DemonRogue13: Yeah she's a tough girl, so I wanted to keep her like that.
Red Witch: Tell me about it, and this is only the first of two major fights, instead of the usual one big one at the end.
The Uncanny R-Man: Don't worry Mags is next, but no I don't have any Wanda/Remy thing.
Ruby: Well she's certainly interesting, kind of sounds like she was from Buffy TVS or something. As for a codenames how about Scorn (Being a vengeance demons and all)
celtcath74: Hey thanks, and also for reminding me about that duel I nearly forgot about it.
FAMILY AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 18: TO GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUES
Everyone who had gathered in the X-Jet was strapping down for take off. Up front were The Professor, Logan, and Strom. Everyone else was in the back. Amanda was fitting on the yellow gloves the new mutant uniform seeing she never had the chance to design her own yet. [I'm still trying to think of one also]
Dr. Strange was with them only to be meditating, looking like he was preparing himself for the fight ahead. Bobby was next to him a little nervous being next to a guy who was supposed to be the world's most powerful magic user.
"So...what is it a sorcerer supreme does?" Bobby asked trying to start a conversation.
Dr. Strange only smiled then opened his eyes to look at the boy. "A lot actually. Not only am I responsible for training those with the gift of magic, but I also protect the world from any magical threats."
"But I thought Azazel was a mutant?" Jean said to him.
He nodded. "Yes but he has been around for quite some time, and in that time he has leaned much of the dark arts." None of them had heard of this and that was something they wished they hadn't heard.
"Well I guess that explains why you're coming along." Vincent said to him. "Nothing like having our own magic to back us up."
Dr. Strange nodded in agreement. "Yes in fact I was doing a masking spell that would hinder any attempt by Azazel to sense us coming. Also I doubt he will expect to see me so soon after his release." He said smiling.
NEYAPHEM BASE
Kurt was waking up from sleep. He didn't mean to but he just nodded off. He looked around and saw his mother on the bed across from him also awake but after last night they hadn't said a word to each other.
He saw the same little guy with the four eyes looking at them, if he didn't know any better he swore the little guy didn't move a muscle. 'Doesn't he ever sleep?' Kurt thought to himself. Then he noticed the little guy turn slightly to a noise of a door opening.
Kurt looked and saw his biological father walk in and of course Jillian was right behind him. He came walking up to him smiling as usual, like nothing in the world bothered him. "Well son, I know this is drastic measures but you must understand this from my position. On the one hand I can't let you leave this place and tell anyone where it is. On the other I really do want to have you here."
"I mean I was absent for you're entire life because I was trapped in that brimstone dimension. I missed out on a lot son, I mean I have had other children in the past and I always cared for them. I may be a lot of things, but I do take being a father to heart."
Kurt wasn't sure what to think, he already had been through all of this before with Mystique and he didn't want to make the same mistakes again.
"Come now will it really be so bad?"
Kurt looked at his father through the glass. "I'm sorry I can't. I have a life vith my friends, vith my family and vith my girlfriend Amanda. I couldn't just leave zem, they are my life now, and forever." Kurt said with passion in his voice.
Azazel looked disappointed. "You know you are the only child to ever refuse me, pity. I think I would have liked you Kurt, but if you're not with me then you're against me."
"Master you're not going to kill him are you?" Jillian said with true concern.
Azazel glared at her. "Of course not! He may not stand with me but he's still my son." He said angrily then he changed into a more pleasant look and tone of voice. "I'll just have one of the telepaths erase his mind and rebuild."
"VHAT?" Kurt yelled out shocked and appalled.
Mystique gets up off her bead as well. "Now I may not be the world's greatest parent, but even I wouldn't stoop that low, Azazel!"
He merely turned to her and grinned. "This from the woman who spent the last few nights spying on her son?" Kurt turns to his mother, but Azazel speaks to him before he has a change to say anything. "No you Kurt her other son."
Now in the past few days Kurt has had many surprises and shocks about his family history and learning that he has a brother was another major one. He just stood there motionless and the information kept turning in his mind over and over again.
"Oh so you didn't know you had an older half-brother in the world did you?" Azazel said grinning, especially the look on Mystiques face as he was divulging something she didn't want him to know about. "So you had no idea that you have a human brother named Graydon Creed?"
The name perked his interest he knew he heard that name from somewhere but couldn't exactly remember from where, then it suddenly hit him. They had learned that a man named Graydon Creed in the FOH was part of the kidnapping plan awhile back.
Know Kurt didn't know what was worse, the fact that he had a half brother he didn't know about or the fact that he was a mutant hating human. "Vait you said half brother. If you're not the father zen who is?"
Azazel turned to Mystique. "Not that I really care, but I must admit it is a good question. Whoever it was their last name is most likely Creed."
Kurt thought about it and if his face could pale or turn green it would have. "No...please tell me you didn't sleep vith...AH! I don't vant that image in my head! How could you sleep with Victor Creed?"
Mystique looked annoyed. "Look it was a one night thing with Sabertooth nothing more then that, it was a mistake."
"Sleeping with that hairy brute, which I might add I thought you had better standards then that or the kid?" Azazel said.
"Screw you." She snarled.
"I believe you already did that my dear." He said with a lecherous grin.
Kurt covered his ears at that point talking quickly in German, about how he really didn't need to hear about that. "This is just too disturbing." He muttered, hoping that if he got out of this intact he wouldn't need therapy, from hearing about the sex life of his biological parents.
Then a mutant with large green scales and his left arm in some kind of armor ran in from the door. "Master, Master! We have intruders!"
"What!" Azazel bellowed. He checked through his mystical senses and tried to find them, but sensed nothing, then he notice he was sensing nothing, nothing at all. "A masking spell...the sorcerer." He said with a great deal of scorn in his voice. "Get the guards out there and tell everyone else we're leaving. I'm going to deal with this personally."
In the abandoned Church the X-men and Dr. Strange were walking through it. The Church looked run-downed and deserted "So where's this secret base of his?" Bobby asked looking around.
Then at the front near the alter a trap door opened up and swarms of demon looking mutants started pouring out. "That good enough for ya?" Logan said to Bobby who gulped and iced up.
NEW YORK AREA
After the morning she had told everyone that she was going out. Since no one really wanted to ask her where since her expression told them not to ask if they wanted a hex bolt they left her to herself.
She had to wait in an alley not far away for Remy to make an excuse to leave also, he brought his bike and they rode off to find Colossus. They knew he and Sabertooth were watching this Graydon Creed, but after what happened with the Brotherhood, Magneto had sent for Sabertooth but had ordered Piotr to stay.
They got to the door of the room that they had been using to spy on Graydon. Piotr answered and was not expecting to see her there, in fact he hadn't known anything about what was going on. "What are you doing here?"
"We know where you're sister is and we want to help you get her." Wanda said getting right to the point. The told him the entire story of what had gone on the last few days and what Magneto was planning. Sufficed to say, he hit the wall. Not the roof the wall, and I mean he literally rammed an armored fist through it.
It took a little while for Gambit to calm him down and stop speaking in Russian, although they both had a very good guess as to what he was saying. "I will kill that man! All this time he had my sister, all this time he was using me!"
"Join the club." Wanda said dryly. "Look we can get her and the others out, but not with just us three...we're going to need help."
Remy snorted out a laugh. "And where might we find dis help? De X-Men?"
"Yes." She said and both of the boys' faces fell. She turned around and headed out but when she noticed that they weren't moving she stopped for a second. "You coming or am I going to have to take your bike?" Then she walked off again.
"Dis...is going to be interesting." Remy sighed.
"Da, comrade, I just hope they listen, because there are the only ones that can help us." Piotr said to him.
Remy nodded, then grinned. "Well at least I'll see Rouge again."
NEYAPHEM BASE
For the past thirty minutes the X-Men had battled their way through the church, down into the main base and were still searching for Kurt. Jean had located him but it was kind of fuzzy for a while and she didn't know why. It was almost like something was blocking her.
They made their way down several floors and came into what looked like a giant throne room. It was huge and there were great stone pillars adorned with various weapons and suits of armor and also there were deep shadows everywhere. But there at the back and sitting in a throne of pure gold with red silk was the man himself.
He clapped as they approached. "Bravo, I must admit you people are good, and I see you brought the sorcerer too, I was planning my own unique style of revenge on you, but since you're already here I might as well get it over with."
"Where's Kurt?" Rogue demanded.
"You should worry more about yourselves then him my dear." He said coldly. "Oh and don't bother with the same spell you used last time, the machine I had Jillian take is long gone from here, so it would be pointless to try."
Dr. Strange seemed unaffected by his words. "I figured as much, so I had planned something else in mind for you."
"Well then good for you." Azazel said then clapped his hands together with a grin on his face. "Well now that we got the cliché and obligatory villain/hero talk I guess it's time for the even more cliché fight I take it, but then again I love clichés."
He snapped his fingers and several dozen mutants came out of the shadows, in fact even several of suits of armor started to move. "This isn't good while we're distracted Kurt there's no telling what he's doing to Kurt." Amanda said as the X-Men formed a circle as they were surrounded.
"The kids right, Jean is Kurt close?" Logan asked her.
She concentrated. "Yes...on this level...in that direction." She said pointing at a door.
"All right then, Amanda you and Rogue go and find the elf." Logan said.
Dr. Strange floated up off the ground. "I shall keep Azazel busy."
"I guess that leaves the rest to use then." Scott said and blasted a suit of armor into scrap metal. While Amanda and Rogue fought their way through to the side door, Rogue merely flew slightly off the ground attacking anything in her path while Amanda stay behind her and blasted anything else in their way.
While in the cell Kurt was wondering what was going on. He was pacing back and forth hoping that the little guy blocking his powers would leave but he just stood there staring at him with unblinking eyes. It was a little creepy.
Jillian was also there sitting on a stool not too far away. "Come now Kurt, you should join us, I mean you'd fit in here and plus we can get to know each other better." She said smiling.
Kurt shook his head. "Don't you ever give up?"
"No. Not when it's something I want, and I want you." She said to him.
"Well the girl sticks to her goals I'll give her that." Mystique said.
"Why thank you." Jillian said pleased at her words.
"You're not helping." Kurt said sourly to her. She only smiled at her son then the sound of fighting could be heard then the door was forced in and flew across the room. Rogue and Amanda came through it.
"There ya are! We've been lookin' all over for ya!" Rogue said then saw Mystique. "You! What are ya doin' here?" She demanded.
"It's a long story." Mystique said. "So you might want to get us out of this first."
"I don't think so, Shorty keep them guarded." Jillian commanded.
Amanda stepped up to Rogue. "I'll take Jillina, she and I have unfinished business, you get Kurt out." Rogue nodded and went to the cage but when she got close to the little demon looking guy with four eyes she fell to the ground.
"Ouch...what the hell?"
"Rogue he can jam your powers." Kurt called out.
"Now ya tell meh." She grumbled.
Jillian didn't waste anytime and went straight for Amanda, but she teleported behind her and kicked her in the back making her stumble forward. Jillian turned and snarled and threw several punches. Amanda did her best to block them but Jillian was too good and stronger then she was. First came a punch to her gut then a kick to her side.
Amanda propped herself on one arm and used her other to fire a force bolt at her. With her wings Jillian dodge it and flapped her great wings hover there in mid air. "Ha, even with you're teleportation powers you can't get me from up here."
"You forget my other power." Amanda said and morphed two identical wings that were copies of Jillian's on her own back. Jillian ways surprised she could do that and Amanda flew up to her and met her head on.
Rogue on the other hand was have a surprisingly difficult time. The little guy was quick and agile too much to her annoyance. Then he leaped on her back had her in a sleeper hold, only this was actually working. She knew if she didn't get the little troll off of her soon she would blackout.
She moved to the clear plastic wall and slammed her back with him on it hard into it. After the first one she felt him loosen his grip and she kept on slamming him until he let go and fall to the ground moaning.
Amanda had gotten Jillian to the ground, mostly since she had never used wings before and wasn't flying that well and it was tiring her out keeping the shape. As soon as they landed together she retracted them and while rolling on the ground she got into a crouching position while Jillian was shaking her head and getting up.
"Piece of advice, never go after another girl's boy." She said before hitting her with a powerful force bolt sending her into a table. Jillian slumped down unconscious. Amanda was breaking hard when she looked over at Rogue. "How are you doing?"
Rogue who had regained her powers when the little guy was out cold smashed the plastic wall of the prison. "Much better."
The others were having a hard time however since they were surrounded by Azazel's minions. They were trying to hold out, but with so many enemies it wasn't easy. Logan concentrated on using his claws to shred the walking suits of armor, Jean was using TK blasts against them, Bobby was making ice barriers to block in as many as he could, and icing up some of the ground.
Storm was in the air with Vincent taking on the flying minions. Scott was doing his best with his blast and the good doctor was battling it out with Azazel. They were still struggling when Rogue, Amanda and Kurt came in.
"Looks like the others could use a hand." Amanda said and with that said the three of them jumped into the battle. With their help they were making some headway.
During the fight between Azazel and Dr. Strange they both used mystical forces at their command, matching spell for spell. "This is getting us no where, we could be at this for hours." Azazel said to him.
"Then what do you suggest? Surrender?" The Doctor said to him.
"No of course not." Azazel scoffed. "I'll cheat." He snapped his fingers and several of his servants closest to him attack the sorcerer. He smiled at his handy work and teleported. He arrived next to Kurt. "Now look Kurt I now things aren't great but this is you're last chance he said pointing a sword at him."
"Leave him alone." Amanda said and attempted to blast him, but he waved his hand and she went flying into a pillar. Kurt called out for her and Azazel teleported again standing over her. "You really are a most troublesome girl, if he won't join me then he'll find out what happens to those that stand against me."
Kurt saw him raise his sword and Kurt frantically looked around and found a short sword dropped by a ruined suit of armor. 'It's not a flail or a saber but it will do.' Ht thought then teleported.
Amanda's vision un-blurred just in time to see the sword coming down on her. Then suddenly Kurt was there and had blocked the sword with one of his own. Azazel took a step back and went into a fencing stance.
"You vill not hurt her!" Kurt shouted at him, and lunged into an attacked. Kurt had spent a few years of his young learning to fence, he had never had the chance or the reason to use it since coming to America, and since Bayville didn't have a fencing team so he had no real time to practice.
But Kurt was told he was a natural and his attacks were quick and agile. Azazel was slightly impressed with his skills. Kurt did his best at the beginning he had the advantage of surprise but Azazel was the better swordsman. Soon Kurt was on the defensive parrying high, low and mid blows and slashes.
Then when Kurt tried to counter, Azazel with a quick movement of his wrist disarmed Kurt. "Nice try my boy but you need a lot more practice then that."
"Ahem. You better put that thing down bub or else." He heard Logan say from behind him. He turned and saw that his followers were either defeated or fleeing.
"Well this is an interesting turn of events." He said clearly not happy with this. "Well I guess this is where I make some cliché speak or threat...well you're right, you may have defeated me this turn, but I have the patience of the centuries and I do not forget or forgive those that cross me. Mark my words I will return!" With that he vanished in a cloud of red smoke.
"He always was a drama queen." Dr. Strange said.
After they had left Azazel's base with Kurt, they had noticed that Mystique was missing, they figured she had taken advantage of the battle and took off. When they got back home and landed back at the hanger everyone either walked, or limped out. "I think some of us could use Gale's special touch at this moment." Bobby muttered.
Just then Jubilee came running over to them. First she hugged Bobby who winced slightly and she pulled back. "Oh sorry. Guys you need to come upstairs you won't believe who just came while you guys were gone."
"Now what?" Rogue muttered to herself. They went up to the main lever and when Jubilee walked them into the living room everyone was shocked to see Wanda, Piotr and Remy sitting in the room.
"About time you all got back, I've been waiting for hours." Wanda said to them.
NEXT UP CHAPTER 19: BACK INTO THE FRAY
Red Witch: Tell me about it, and this is only the first of two major fights, instead of the usual one big one at the end.
The Uncanny R-Man: Don't worry Mags is next, but no I don't have any Wanda/Remy thing.
Ruby: Well she's certainly interesting, kind of sounds like she was from Buffy TVS or something. As for a codenames how about Scorn (Being a vengeance demons and all)
celtcath74: Hey thanks, and also for reminding me about that duel I nearly forgot about it.
FAMILY AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 18: TO GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUES
Everyone who had gathered in the X-Jet was strapping down for take off. Up front were The Professor, Logan, and Strom. Everyone else was in the back. Amanda was fitting on the yellow gloves the new mutant uniform seeing she never had the chance to design her own yet. [I'm still trying to think of one also]
Dr. Strange was with them only to be meditating, looking like he was preparing himself for the fight ahead. Bobby was next to him a little nervous being next to a guy who was supposed to be the world's most powerful magic user.
"So...what is it a sorcerer supreme does?" Bobby asked trying to start a conversation.
Dr. Strange only smiled then opened his eyes to look at the boy. "A lot actually. Not only am I responsible for training those with the gift of magic, but I also protect the world from any magical threats."
"But I thought Azazel was a mutant?" Jean said to him.
He nodded. "Yes but he has been around for quite some time, and in that time he has leaned much of the dark arts." None of them had heard of this and that was something they wished they hadn't heard.
"Well I guess that explains why you're coming along." Vincent said to him. "Nothing like having our own magic to back us up."
Dr. Strange nodded in agreement. "Yes in fact I was doing a masking spell that would hinder any attempt by Azazel to sense us coming. Also I doubt he will expect to see me so soon after his release." He said smiling.
NEYAPHEM BASE
Kurt was waking up from sleep. He didn't mean to but he just nodded off. He looked around and saw his mother on the bed across from him also awake but after last night they hadn't said a word to each other.
He saw the same little guy with the four eyes looking at them, if he didn't know any better he swore the little guy didn't move a muscle. 'Doesn't he ever sleep?' Kurt thought to himself. Then he noticed the little guy turn slightly to a noise of a door opening.
Kurt looked and saw his biological father walk in and of course Jillian was right behind him. He came walking up to him smiling as usual, like nothing in the world bothered him. "Well son, I know this is drastic measures but you must understand this from my position. On the one hand I can't let you leave this place and tell anyone where it is. On the other I really do want to have you here."
"I mean I was absent for you're entire life because I was trapped in that brimstone dimension. I missed out on a lot son, I mean I have had other children in the past and I always cared for them. I may be a lot of things, but I do take being a father to heart."
Kurt wasn't sure what to think, he already had been through all of this before with Mystique and he didn't want to make the same mistakes again.
"Come now will it really be so bad?"
Kurt looked at his father through the glass. "I'm sorry I can't. I have a life vith my friends, vith my family and vith my girlfriend Amanda. I couldn't just leave zem, they are my life now, and forever." Kurt said with passion in his voice.
Azazel looked disappointed. "You know you are the only child to ever refuse me, pity. I think I would have liked you Kurt, but if you're not with me then you're against me."
"Master you're not going to kill him are you?" Jillian said with true concern.
Azazel glared at her. "Of course not! He may not stand with me but he's still my son." He said angrily then he changed into a more pleasant look and tone of voice. "I'll just have one of the telepaths erase his mind and rebuild."
"VHAT?" Kurt yelled out shocked and appalled.
Mystique gets up off her bead as well. "Now I may not be the world's greatest parent, but even I wouldn't stoop that low, Azazel!"
He merely turned to her and grinned. "This from the woman who spent the last few nights spying on her son?" Kurt turns to his mother, but Azazel speaks to him before he has a change to say anything. "No you Kurt her other son."
Now in the past few days Kurt has had many surprises and shocks about his family history and learning that he has a brother was another major one. He just stood there motionless and the information kept turning in his mind over and over again.
"Oh so you didn't know you had an older half-brother in the world did you?" Azazel said grinning, especially the look on Mystiques face as he was divulging something she didn't want him to know about. "So you had no idea that you have a human brother named Graydon Creed?"
The name perked his interest he knew he heard that name from somewhere but couldn't exactly remember from where, then it suddenly hit him. They had learned that a man named Graydon Creed in the FOH was part of the kidnapping plan awhile back.
Know Kurt didn't know what was worse, the fact that he had a half brother he didn't know about or the fact that he was a mutant hating human. "Vait you said half brother. If you're not the father zen who is?"
Azazel turned to Mystique. "Not that I really care, but I must admit it is a good question. Whoever it was their last name is most likely Creed."
Kurt thought about it and if his face could pale or turn green it would have. "No...please tell me you didn't sleep vith...AH! I don't vant that image in my head! How could you sleep with Victor Creed?"
Mystique looked annoyed. "Look it was a one night thing with Sabertooth nothing more then that, it was a mistake."
"Sleeping with that hairy brute, which I might add I thought you had better standards then that or the kid?" Azazel said.
"Screw you." She snarled.
"I believe you already did that my dear." He said with a lecherous grin.
Kurt covered his ears at that point talking quickly in German, about how he really didn't need to hear about that. "This is just too disturbing." He muttered, hoping that if he got out of this intact he wouldn't need therapy, from hearing about the sex life of his biological parents.
Then a mutant with large green scales and his left arm in some kind of armor ran in from the door. "Master, Master! We have intruders!"
"What!" Azazel bellowed. He checked through his mystical senses and tried to find them, but sensed nothing, then he notice he was sensing nothing, nothing at all. "A masking spell...the sorcerer." He said with a great deal of scorn in his voice. "Get the guards out there and tell everyone else we're leaving. I'm going to deal with this personally."
In the abandoned Church the X-men and Dr. Strange were walking through it. The Church looked run-downed and deserted "So where's this secret base of his?" Bobby asked looking around.
Then at the front near the alter a trap door opened up and swarms of demon looking mutants started pouring out. "That good enough for ya?" Logan said to Bobby who gulped and iced up.
NEW YORK AREA
After the morning she had told everyone that she was going out. Since no one really wanted to ask her where since her expression told them not to ask if they wanted a hex bolt they left her to herself.
She had to wait in an alley not far away for Remy to make an excuse to leave also, he brought his bike and they rode off to find Colossus. They knew he and Sabertooth were watching this Graydon Creed, but after what happened with the Brotherhood, Magneto had sent for Sabertooth but had ordered Piotr to stay.
They got to the door of the room that they had been using to spy on Graydon. Piotr answered and was not expecting to see her there, in fact he hadn't known anything about what was going on. "What are you doing here?"
"We know where you're sister is and we want to help you get her." Wanda said getting right to the point. The told him the entire story of what had gone on the last few days and what Magneto was planning. Sufficed to say, he hit the wall. Not the roof the wall, and I mean he literally rammed an armored fist through it.
It took a little while for Gambit to calm him down and stop speaking in Russian, although they both had a very good guess as to what he was saying. "I will kill that man! All this time he had my sister, all this time he was using me!"
"Join the club." Wanda said dryly. "Look we can get her and the others out, but not with just us three...we're going to need help."
Remy snorted out a laugh. "And where might we find dis help? De X-Men?"
"Yes." She said and both of the boys' faces fell. She turned around and headed out but when she noticed that they weren't moving she stopped for a second. "You coming or am I going to have to take your bike?" Then she walked off again.
"Dis...is going to be interesting." Remy sighed.
"Da, comrade, I just hope they listen, because there are the only ones that can help us." Piotr said to him.
Remy nodded, then grinned. "Well at least I'll see Rouge again."
NEYAPHEM BASE
For the past thirty minutes the X-Men had battled their way through the church, down into the main base and were still searching for Kurt. Jean had located him but it was kind of fuzzy for a while and she didn't know why. It was almost like something was blocking her.
They made their way down several floors and came into what looked like a giant throne room. It was huge and there were great stone pillars adorned with various weapons and suits of armor and also there were deep shadows everywhere. But there at the back and sitting in a throne of pure gold with red silk was the man himself.
He clapped as they approached. "Bravo, I must admit you people are good, and I see you brought the sorcerer too, I was planning my own unique style of revenge on you, but since you're already here I might as well get it over with."
"Where's Kurt?" Rogue demanded.
"You should worry more about yourselves then him my dear." He said coldly. "Oh and don't bother with the same spell you used last time, the machine I had Jillian take is long gone from here, so it would be pointless to try."
Dr. Strange seemed unaffected by his words. "I figured as much, so I had planned something else in mind for you."
"Well then good for you." Azazel said then clapped his hands together with a grin on his face. "Well now that we got the cliché and obligatory villain/hero talk I guess it's time for the even more cliché fight I take it, but then again I love clichés."
He snapped his fingers and several dozen mutants came out of the shadows, in fact even several of suits of armor started to move. "This isn't good while we're distracted Kurt there's no telling what he's doing to Kurt." Amanda said as the X-Men formed a circle as they were surrounded.
"The kids right, Jean is Kurt close?" Logan asked her.
She concentrated. "Yes...on this level...in that direction." She said pointing at a door.
"All right then, Amanda you and Rogue go and find the elf." Logan said.
Dr. Strange floated up off the ground. "I shall keep Azazel busy."
"I guess that leaves the rest to use then." Scott said and blasted a suit of armor into scrap metal. While Amanda and Rogue fought their way through to the side door, Rogue merely flew slightly off the ground attacking anything in her path while Amanda stay behind her and blasted anything else in their way.
While in the cell Kurt was wondering what was going on. He was pacing back and forth hoping that the little guy blocking his powers would leave but he just stood there staring at him with unblinking eyes. It was a little creepy.
Jillian was also there sitting on a stool not too far away. "Come now Kurt, you should join us, I mean you'd fit in here and plus we can get to know each other better." She said smiling.
Kurt shook his head. "Don't you ever give up?"
"No. Not when it's something I want, and I want you." She said to him.
"Well the girl sticks to her goals I'll give her that." Mystique said.
"Why thank you." Jillian said pleased at her words.
"You're not helping." Kurt said sourly to her. She only smiled at her son then the sound of fighting could be heard then the door was forced in and flew across the room. Rogue and Amanda came through it.
"There ya are! We've been lookin' all over for ya!" Rogue said then saw Mystique. "You! What are ya doin' here?" She demanded.
"It's a long story." Mystique said. "So you might want to get us out of this first."
"I don't think so, Shorty keep them guarded." Jillian commanded.
Amanda stepped up to Rogue. "I'll take Jillina, she and I have unfinished business, you get Kurt out." Rogue nodded and went to the cage but when she got close to the little demon looking guy with four eyes she fell to the ground.
"Ouch...what the hell?"
"Rogue he can jam your powers." Kurt called out.
"Now ya tell meh." She grumbled.
Jillian didn't waste anytime and went straight for Amanda, but she teleported behind her and kicked her in the back making her stumble forward. Jillian turned and snarled and threw several punches. Amanda did her best to block them but Jillian was too good and stronger then she was. First came a punch to her gut then a kick to her side.
Amanda propped herself on one arm and used her other to fire a force bolt at her. With her wings Jillian dodge it and flapped her great wings hover there in mid air. "Ha, even with you're teleportation powers you can't get me from up here."
"You forget my other power." Amanda said and morphed two identical wings that were copies of Jillian's on her own back. Jillian ways surprised she could do that and Amanda flew up to her and met her head on.
Rogue on the other hand was have a surprisingly difficult time. The little guy was quick and agile too much to her annoyance. Then he leaped on her back had her in a sleeper hold, only this was actually working. She knew if she didn't get the little troll off of her soon she would blackout.
She moved to the clear plastic wall and slammed her back with him on it hard into it. After the first one she felt him loosen his grip and she kept on slamming him until he let go and fall to the ground moaning.
Amanda had gotten Jillian to the ground, mostly since she had never used wings before and wasn't flying that well and it was tiring her out keeping the shape. As soon as they landed together she retracted them and while rolling on the ground she got into a crouching position while Jillian was shaking her head and getting up.
"Piece of advice, never go after another girl's boy." She said before hitting her with a powerful force bolt sending her into a table. Jillian slumped down unconscious. Amanda was breaking hard when she looked over at Rogue. "How are you doing?"
Rogue who had regained her powers when the little guy was out cold smashed the plastic wall of the prison. "Much better."
The others were having a hard time however since they were surrounded by Azazel's minions. They were trying to hold out, but with so many enemies it wasn't easy. Logan concentrated on using his claws to shred the walking suits of armor, Jean was using TK blasts against them, Bobby was making ice barriers to block in as many as he could, and icing up some of the ground.
Storm was in the air with Vincent taking on the flying minions. Scott was doing his best with his blast and the good doctor was battling it out with Azazel. They were still struggling when Rogue, Amanda and Kurt came in.
"Looks like the others could use a hand." Amanda said and with that said the three of them jumped into the battle. With their help they were making some headway.
During the fight between Azazel and Dr. Strange they both used mystical forces at their command, matching spell for spell. "This is getting us no where, we could be at this for hours." Azazel said to him.
"Then what do you suggest? Surrender?" The Doctor said to him.
"No of course not." Azazel scoffed. "I'll cheat." He snapped his fingers and several of his servants closest to him attack the sorcerer. He smiled at his handy work and teleported. He arrived next to Kurt. "Now look Kurt I now things aren't great but this is you're last chance he said pointing a sword at him."
"Leave him alone." Amanda said and attempted to blast him, but he waved his hand and she went flying into a pillar. Kurt called out for her and Azazel teleported again standing over her. "You really are a most troublesome girl, if he won't join me then he'll find out what happens to those that stand against me."
Kurt saw him raise his sword and Kurt frantically looked around and found a short sword dropped by a ruined suit of armor. 'It's not a flail or a saber but it will do.' Ht thought then teleported.
Amanda's vision un-blurred just in time to see the sword coming down on her. Then suddenly Kurt was there and had blocked the sword with one of his own. Azazel took a step back and went into a fencing stance.
"You vill not hurt her!" Kurt shouted at him, and lunged into an attacked. Kurt had spent a few years of his young learning to fence, he had never had the chance or the reason to use it since coming to America, and since Bayville didn't have a fencing team so he had no real time to practice.
But Kurt was told he was a natural and his attacks were quick and agile. Azazel was slightly impressed with his skills. Kurt did his best at the beginning he had the advantage of surprise but Azazel was the better swordsman. Soon Kurt was on the defensive parrying high, low and mid blows and slashes.
Then when Kurt tried to counter, Azazel with a quick movement of his wrist disarmed Kurt. "Nice try my boy but you need a lot more practice then that."
"Ahem. You better put that thing down bub or else." He heard Logan say from behind him. He turned and saw that his followers were either defeated or fleeing.
"Well this is an interesting turn of events." He said clearly not happy with this. "Well I guess this is where I make some cliché speak or threat...well you're right, you may have defeated me this turn, but I have the patience of the centuries and I do not forget or forgive those that cross me. Mark my words I will return!" With that he vanished in a cloud of red smoke.
"He always was a drama queen." Dr. Strange said.
After they had left Azazel's base with Kurt, they had noticed that Mystique was missing, they figured she had taken advantage of the battle and took off. When they got back home and landed back at the hanger everyone either walked, or limped out. "I think some of us could use Gale's special touch at this moment." Bobby muttered.
Just then Jubilee came running over to them. First she hugged Bobby who winced slightly and she pulled back. "Oh sorry. Guys you need to come upstairs you won't believe who just came while you guys were gone."
"Now what?" Rogue muttered to herself. They went up to the main lever and when Jubilee walked them into the living room everyone was shocked to see Wanda, Piotr and Remy sitting in the room.
"About time you all got back, I've been waiting for hours." Wanda said to them.
NEXT UP CHAPTER 19: BACK INTO THE FRAY