Sorry I have taken so long to update, but here's the next chapter.

Clever Fox Child: Thank you so much!

Ares: Thanks! I like the Phoenix Saga a lot too.

lilmiznormal: Thank you, I'm glad you like how I portrayed Envee!

DemonRogue13: Thanks! But the spy is not Kitty. Great guess though. You're close. I'll give you a hint. The spy is actually impersonating someone, and the chapter at the mall might help again too.

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Charles Xavier looked at his students' expressions. They were of sadness, but also anger and excitement. He cleared his throat to start his speech, but then he noticed an absent Logan.

"Hank, have you seen Logan?" Charles whispered into the blue fur mutant to his left. The ingenious chemist nodded quickly.

"He said something about picking up an old friend. I think Logan said he'd be back soon though."

Charles nodded, and started his speech.

"Cerebro has picked up a vast number of mutants somewhere off the coast of Bayville. It seems the captors are with our friends. I have yet to determine the exact location of this place, but I do have a certain vicinity. Some careful looking should lead us to our goal. Now, I want you to divide into teams, Hank, Betsy, Ray, and Kurt on the Alpha team. Scott, if you feel you are able to go on this mission, I would like you to take Envee, Roberto, Bobby, and Phoebe on the Beta team."

Scott, who had awakened from his coma earlier in the day, gave Professor a look of anger mixed with defiance. Charles knew he could not keep the young leader away from this mission. He quickly continued.

"When Logan gets back, he will take Amara, Danny, an Jamie for the Delta team. Now, I want everyone to meet in the hanger. Divide into two groups. We shall use both the Blackbird and the X-jet."

Everyone took off as Charles finished and exited the room except Charles himself and Hank.

"I only hope this won't be a lost cause, Charles."

"So do I Hank, so do I."

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Lance Alvers awoke from unconsciousness with a start. He looked around only to find himself in a large cell like room. The ceiling, floor, and walls were all black. The only light in the room was a cylinder and large bulb that extended from the ceiling to the floor in the center of the room. It gave off a blue and white glow, illuminating only about a seven- foot radius in the center of the room.

Lance noticed that his shirt wasn't ripped, and it wasn't even his. As he looked around, noticing the rest of his teammates, he saw the same purple and black long sleeve and zipped up jacket and black pants. Lance unzipped his jacket and pulled it off, revealing a tight black muscle shirt.

What the hell?! When did we get these clothes? Lance stood up, wobbling at first. He wiped some sweat from his face and moved over to Pietro, the only other one conscious. He had the same black pants and the same jacket that rested on the floor beside him. But instead of a muscle shirt, he had a tight black tank top. Lance noticed something else though. Along Pietro's arm, there were no slash marks. He remembered Pietro getting clawed by Sabertooth, but there was nothing that showed it. The speedy mutant turned around toward Lance.

"We need to escape."

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Mr. Sinister admired his new creations, slowly taking in a slight joy. His thoughts turned to something else, though.

"Yuriko, please check on the Brotherhood. Scanners say they are all starting to awake. I want to make sure nothing is being planned." Sinister was unanswered, but the sound of a door opening and closing was a good enough response for him.

A quiet type she is. But a marvelous fighter. It seems that once se gets her goal though, I will need further ways to bribe her into working for me.

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 The Brotherhood had all regained conscious, and Lance had taken the roll of causing a disturbance.

One minor quake should make an opening. Or at least cause a few guards to open the door for us, wherever the hell it is.



Lance sighed, gathering his strength. Slowly, he stiffed his arms and stretched them out in front of him. The others were behind him, so he made sure to direct the attack away from them. But then something strange happened.

Nothing.

No earthquake, no earth shattering splits in the ground. Lance concentrated harder, but still nothing happened.

Dammit, this place must being nullifying my powers. Or maybe they, whoever the hell that is, injected something into me.



 Lance's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of footsteps just outside the walls. At the same time as his teammates, he ducked into the shadows.

A door opened, and a woman stepped into the glow of the bulb. Her red hair was like a bright fire, and her eyes conveyed the anger. Lance recognized the outfit. It was similar to his and the same as Sabertooth's. But then the woman pulled off her gloves, stuffing them in pockets. As she did, her dark purple fingernails extended about six inches, causing Lance to stare wide-eyed. All ten purple nails were clicking together. Lance knew he had to take the opportunity. He saw Pietro and nodded. If the five of them could take down the lady, then they might be able to escape.

Lance waited for Pietro to signal the others. Then, as the lady started to move toward the shadows, he dove.

The earthquake-starting mutant tackled the lady to the ground, hoping to pin her to the ground. But she was quick and stronger than he had expected. Her arms broke free, and she tore down Lance's chest. The pain seared, and caused Lance to lose his hold. The woman pressed her feet to his broad shoulders, and launched him onto his back.

The lady was instantly on the fallen Lance. Her fingernails tore along his shoulders, and then down his bare arms. Lance struggled, eventually flipped the woman off him. She flipped and landed gracefully behind him.

Lance tried to stand up, pushing through the pain. The front of his muscle shirt was mostly in shreds, leaving his chest and shoulders bare, and revealing claws marks that had started bleeding. But then someone stepped inside the room, moving over to Lance.

Sabertooth.

The feral mutant smirked dangerously, and prepared to give Lance a beating, but Pietro speed forward, and slammed a punch into Sabertooth's side. The momentum and strength caused him to stumble back. Pietro went into a flurry of super fast punches, beating Sabertooth mercilessly. But Sabertooth only flinched.

He suddenly slammed Pietro in the shoulder, causing him to abort his attack. The feral mutant started his now though. His claws slashed across Pietro's muscular chest, ripping through his tank top. The claw marks started to bleed, soaking into the lower part of Pietro's tank top.

Sabertooth was stopped by a hex that flattened him onto his back. Wanda tried to rush over to Pietro, but the redhead flipped through the air, planting a kick into Wanda chest.

Todd tried to help his crush, but someone grabbed his ankles and swung him through the air. The slimy mutant hit the wall a good distance away.

"Miss me?" A female voice asked, as she stepped into the glow of the bulb.

It was Mystique.

Lance was just standing up, gazing at the other redhead, stupefied. He couldn't believe she was here. But he wasn't expecting her to help.

Mystique flipped into the air and spun, catching Fred off guard with an aerial snap kick to the face. He groaned and fell backwards. But then a fourth figure entered the room.

"Stop, we have visitors. Victor, Raven, Yuriko, be ready to greet our guest, as I want to make their stay here as painful as you would like." A man with bluish skin commented and ordered. Then, his gaze fell to Lance. A lime colored glow emitted from the man's palms, and then a flash of energy swept over Lance, and rendered him unconscious.

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A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. If you know who Yuriko is, then you might be able to figure out why she is working for Sinister. It involves one of the X-men...Please review.