Okay, here's the first part of Sinister's Scheme.
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Standing in front of the main entrance to Mr. Sinister's lair was the X-men, all prepared to do what was needed. Their objective was to save Jean and Ororo, rescue the captive mutants, and defeat Mr. Sinister and his team. It was not a simple matter though.
Professor X kept the Blackbird stationary behind a cluster of clouds, Forge with him. Hank did the same with the X-jet, keeping it close, but hidden. The rest of the X-men, along with X23, were all situated around the entrance. Most of them were in hiding spots, checking for cameras.
The rock path in front of the lead downhill slightly, and the sides curved up. A metallic black wall blocked the entrance into the lair. But it would be easy for the X-men to demolish. Now, they were trying to figure their options.
Hidden behind large boulders, clusters of palm trees, and the higher formations of the rocky surface, they discussed.
Finally, it was decided.
The Alpha team, excluding Hank, would be the rescuers. The Professor had found mutant signatures in the higher levels of the lair, the part that was covered by the top of a small mountain like formation and a waterfall.
The Beta team would be the defense. They would follow and guard the Delta team, who would be the barrage attack. It had taken some convincing to make the Professor accept that tactic. It was though, more of a diversion.
Everyone was ready. Until Logan and X23 cautiously sniffed the air.
"Everyone get ready!! We've got company!!" Wolverine shouted in his gruff voice. Just as he did, the wall in front of them opened up, revealing three fighters.
All of the X-men except the new recruits recognized Sabertooth and Mystique. But only Logan noticed the redhead fighter. And it pained him to see her.
"Yuriko, why are you here? What has Sinister got on you?" He whispered rhetorically. Flashbacks urged for his attention, but Wolverine did not succumb to bad memories. All he had to do was stay away from her. He didn't want to hurt her. But if she was with Sinister, then Wolverine was sure she was out for revenge. But he didn't know what had been done to her.
Whatever it was, I'm guessing it's something powerful; otherwise she wouldn't be here, the gruff mutant thought.
The Beta and Delta teams charged in, drawing the threesome's attention. So as the fighters turned to meet their opponents, the battle was on. Only Cyclops slipped past to join the Alpha team as they charged into the lair.
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Cyclops found a switch next to the entrance, and flipped quickly. Just as he had hoped, it activated the entrance wall. It sealed the Alpha team inside, but now they could focus on their objective.
Cyclops just wanted to blow the lair to bits, unleash his anger on the surroundings. But he knew it wouldn't do any good. He'd rather save Jean than demolish the lair.
"Are you coming, Scott?" Nightcrawler asked as he saw his friend stop. Noticing his hesitation, Scott took off, easily catching up with the blue elf.
The Alpha team ascended a large staircase of metal step, coming to a stop along a hall that connected to a catwalk.
The four mutant teens made their way to the catwalk, glancing down beneath them.
The room was gigantic. It was more like a hanger, with small buildings scattered about on the floor. There were glowing lights along the walls and catwalk, but that still didn't provide much light.
Well that was a quick find. Four buildings, one in each corner. These must be where the captive mutants are. Scott nodded to the others, and teleported to the ground with Kurt. The two waited as Betsy and Ray descended to the ground with Betsy's TK.
"Alright, here's the plan. Each of us will take a building. If there are captives, we break them free. If anyone runs into trouble, break the closest light. The rest will come running." Scott stated, looking from one teammate to the next. When he finished, they separated. Scott took the closest right building, as Kurt took the one to his left, and Betsy and Ray separated to the other buildings.
Not slowing any, Scott fired an optic blast into the wall with enough force to break it, but not cause any flying debris. He then waited for anyone to come out. But only the shadows greeted him.
The light from the wall lamps weren't strong enough to give Scott some view into the room, but the fearless leader still took his chances.
Scott moved into the room, feeling around for anything. There was nothing, until a glowing light illuminated from the side. It started sailing toward him.
"Hello?" The X-men leader asked only to come to the realization of what was in front of him.
Scott pushed off the ground in a defensive dive, just as the glowing like exploded in the air.
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Ray blasted open the wall of the building in front of him. But there was a second blast just after.
What the hell?! Did Scott fire to hard? Ray turned to see half of Scott's building decimated, debris still sailing through the air.
Alerted, Ray got ready to take off to help his teammate. But something behind him struck him down, and it felt like heated electricity.
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Kurt saw Ray go down. A red lightning bolt had struck him in the back, clarifying who the attacker was. But before Kurt could even make his move, the building in front of him exploded in a fireball. Kurt had no time to teleport as the explosion swarmed him.
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At the final building, Betsy was prepared for something. She immediately knew this was a trap. Her three other teammates had just been attacked, and the psychic ninja was awaiting her confrontation.
Soon enough, a beam of fire shot through the ceiling, starting increase in size. Betsy was ready, so she quickly flipped backwards, putting distance between her and the beam.
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Alone in his chambers, Sinister watched the battles. The fighting brought joy to him, as it was prolonging the attempts of the X-men to thwart his plan. His plan, that they had no idea about.
Of course, Sinister was sure his opponents knew he was using Jean for something. But they did not know for what. And that made him feel strong.
Even if they could figure it out, and possibly get by my defense, it would be to late, the menacing mutant thought happily.
Sinister turned his attention to a screen that showed the lowest room of his lair. Countless equipment and machines lay about, but one portrayed significance as it stood out among the others.
Jean Grey, the host of the Phoenix was unconscious and on her knees, held up by a clasp that would be used to convert her power. The clasp reached to a machine with two pillars on a platform with stairs leading up to them. On top of the two pillars were orbs, which were empty now.
Sinister decided it was time to start the plan.
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It had taken twenty minutes two prepare, but now it was ready.
Sinister admired his work, casually smirking to his younger minions. Petra, Paul, and Paul's three clones stood waiting. Sinister never did like referring to the clones by their names, even though it angered Paul. It made Paul seem all the stronger when he was angry.
Sinister turned his attention back to the machine in front of him. The clasp was now absorbing the Phoenix's energy, and the orbs on the pillars were glowing a yellowish orange. A red portal had started to form in between the pillars. But just as Sinister started to turn around, a red beam exploded through the door.
"Jean!!!" Scott Summers screamed when he saw his girlfriend being trapped. Sinister knew him well. He knew all of the X-men well. Except for the newest additions. His spy had informed him of them to some extent.
That reminded him that the spy had probably been found out. Sinister had ordered Mastermind to keep up his disguise as Roberto DaCoasta only until the battling started. He had made sure the Professor would not have been able to sense Mastermind.
Scott stood with his uniform in tatters, breathing hard. Most of his upper uniform was in shreds, mostly along his arms and chest. His visor was also cracked slightly.
A few more mutants came up behind them. Sinister recognized them. There were three captives and three X-men behind him. The X-men's uniforms were in tatters, as the captives' ones, which Sinister had provided, were not. Sinister had given new uniforms to two members of the Brotherhood after their scuffle with Sabertooth, Mystique, and Lady Deathstrike. He had also led the two mutants, along with their teammates, the Brotherhood, through Sinister's own healing machine, which healed their injuries quickly.
Behind Scott were Lance Alvers, Kitty Pryde, Wanda Maximoff, Ray Crisp, the real Roberto DaCoasta, and a girl Sinister did not know by name. He did know that she was a female clone of the mutant known as Wolverine. Sinister did not doubt that more mutants were on their way.
A deep but faded explosion sound echoed oddly, and that told Sinister that his machine was ready. He had briefed his youngest fighters, so he decided to let them go.
"Scorpion team, Harbringer, go now and wait for me when you reach the destination." Sinister ordered. It pleased him to hear no objections, as he watched his mutants jump into the large red portal. He had other matters now.
"Sinister, let Jean go!!!" Scott cried out furiously.
"But I cannot Cyclops. You see, she is the key to my plan. I must have her."
"What is your plan anyways?!" Bobby shouted angrily. Sinister smirked.
"I suppose there is no reason not to reveal my intentions. It will make this all the more exciting." Sinister answered, grinning at the glares of the X-men. "I plan to simply go back in time. With the Phoenix's power, I can travel to an alternate period of time. Sadly, the consequences will not affect your world. But in this alternate time period I will be able to destroy you X-men when you are not as strong. I will be able to rule this alternate world with the Phoenix. I think I might enjoy it, too." Sinister finished with a menacing glare.
"But how will you take the Phoenix if she is the source of the time traveling?" Wanda asked quickly, hoping she had found a flaw in the plan.
"Oh don't worry about her. The vacuum will drag her with me when the portal seals off."
"You're not going to get away with this!!" The X-men leader yelled.
"Well, this thing is closing in two minutes. So if you're going to follow my, look forward to being defeated by the woman you love in a world that is not your own." And with that Sinister finished, then dove into the portal.
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Scott growled in anger, as he rushed over to Jean. His hands went to the clasp, ready to rip it apart. But a flaming sensation surged through him. Then he was flung backwards into the wall. The others quickly ran over to him.
As Scott got up, he stared straight into the portal. The young leader took off into a sprint, ignoring all the others behind him, and rushed into the glowing portal.
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Kitty watched as Scott took off. The others shouted after him, but she had known him for a long time. Scott Summers wasn't going to stop when it was involving something like this. His anger toward Mr. Sinister and his lust to save Jean drove him straight into the portal, and then he was gone.
"Guys, we need to follow him. Scott can't stop Sinister by himself." Kitty stated, and the others instantly agreed. But then some more X-men appeared behind them. It was Betsy, Envee, Phoebe, and Danny, all out of breath.
"What happened?" Betsy asked quickly.
"Mr. Sinister just explained his plan and he's already in motion. Scott went after him, but we need to follow." Kitty answered quickly, knowing it wasn't much of an explanation. But the other's seems to understand.
"Well, let's go, wherever we are going." Betsy added. The group nodded. They knew they should wait for the others but the portal was already starting to close.
"Here goes!!" Kitty yelled, taking off into a sprint with the group.
It's now or never, Kitty thought as she dove into a shrinking portal, hoping she and the others had made the right decision.
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Charles Xavier was worried now, even more than he had been. Some of his X-men had just followed Sinister into an uncertain place, and Charles didn't know what was going to happen to them.
But then an earsplitting inhuman screaming cacophony tore into Charles' ears. It was Jean, or more over, the Phoenix. And it was being sucked into something. The screeching did not cease, and it was starting to hurt Charles' mind. But then an immense orange glow emitted out of Sinister's lair. The blinding light stayed, as the lair shook. And then to Charles' surprise and horror, a cosmic fireball suddenly encased the whole lair with a thunderous explosion, and Charles with it.
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A/N: Sorry if that was too rushed with all the battling stuff. Just to clear things up, Scott and the others had faced Gambit, Firestorm (Ororo), Ember (Duncan), and Flare (Taryn).
I had the OCs join in on this part so they can have more focus on them with the others. And I hope the cliffhanger was ok.
Please, please review. And suggestions or questions welcomed too.
On another note, I am seeking readers for my new story called Unknown Realities, so if your up for it, please check it out. Thanks.
