Here continues my new epic saga of the X-Men. Inspired by a number of groovy fic-writing friends!
Credits and acknowledgements will follow the final installment. Chocolates go to the original X-Factor.
Challenges are Field Trip and Murphy's Law and apply to all of the drabbles in this part except part # 8, which is just Murphy's Law, and # 9 which I dont think qualifies for any of them.
Most of the characters are not mine but belong to various weird companies. Dont sue.
Epic : The Field Trip Across Country, X-Men Style, Part Three : Enemies Galore
Characters: X-Men, Xavier institute students, plus a few original characters
'Verse: X-Men Evolution post-series
Ratings: PG This is a family friendly story.
Words: 100 each
1 Ambush
Scott rode his bike on the third day of the X-Mansion field trip.
Motoring ahead of the others about a mile he enjoyed letting the bike eat up the miles.
Until he ran right into Blob, Sabretooth, Pyro, and Dragonfly springing from ambush.
Pyro washed the road with flame.
Scott sought cover and blasted Blob into the distance.
Using his force beams he kicked up dust to cause concealment and then blasted Dragonfly down as he moved to a new cover.
Sabretooth charged at him and he met Sabretooth and got a wound across the abdomen.
He dropped all restraint.
2
Logan cursed as he saw the dustcloud up ahead and then saw a red blast shoot into the sky.
He jammed the accelerator into the ground.
The kids all readied themselves for whatever might arise out of that cloud.
As they came over a hill, they saw Scott battling against Pyro, a battered Sabretooth rising from the ground, Dragonfly circled trying to get a good shot, and Blob trudging up from a distance.
The wagon skidded in and they piled out together, charging into battle.
Logan grinned fiercely.
Now this was his kind of educational experience!
He roared and charged.
3
Dis felt the sweat on his brow as he channeled his power into the ground at Blob's feet, creating a hole in the ground that blob slid into and couldn't get out of.
He hoped.
He cheered then paled as he saw Sabretooth charging at him.
He fired built missed and Sabretooth swung at him as he dodged.
He felt Sabretooth's claws slice across his back and pain flooded through him as he went down.
He twisted painfully to see Sabretooth lift one hand over him, and then cheered as a rock slammed into Sabretooth's head.
The Calvary had arrived.
4
Jean sensed Scott's danger and started spouting directions to the X-team as they sped up and saw the battle site.
She screamed as she saw Scott go down from a blow from Blob and her mind turned red and she slung Blob up into the sky and down a long ways off.
As they arrived, she saw Gene's danger and slammed a boulder against Sabretooth, causing him to stagger as Wolverine arrived.
The vehicles with the X-Mansion residents arrived and they all piled out and charged in.
Over thirty against four meant that the battle quickly ended.
5
The X-men, wounded from another battle, went to Clarington Clinic, a small clinic for mutants.
The administration gave Scott a bit of trouble when he wanted to charge it all to the Professors credit.
And sent in security when he refused to clear out his people until this could be settled.
A grimly smiling Scott, Logan, Jean, Storm, Rogue, and Professor X returned from the admin room a few minutes later, even more battered but with treatment authorization papers in their hands.
Scott sent a doc to treat the idiots in the admin room and then saw to his people.
6
On the third day of their journeys, they ate lunch in the Clarington, a small mutant-populated town.
They tried to have a nice quiet dinner, and settled down at a very good steak place.
But, without warning, Scott, and Jean, and Logan, and several of the others were recognized.
Suddenly they were being swarmed by fans and critics. people who wanted to just touch them, or talk to them.
As it rose to near riot level, Scott was knocked down and rolled under the table.
There, Considering his options, he snagged his plate and ate while chaos reigned above him.
7 Acolyte Dooms
Wanda, meeting up with them in Clarington, was truculent, but needed the extra-credit.
She was with them when their exit from Clarington was disrupted by the Acolytes.
She ground her teeth as she saw Pietro, also called Quicksilver, with the Acolytes.
She had fully remembered the truth about her past and hated her brother and father with a passion.
She and the others managed to beat the Acolytes after a short battle and watched them escape but as a parting shot one new Acolyte called Magus hit her with a blast of mystical energy that made her fall forward into unconsciousness.
8 The Long Arm of Murphy
In his quiet sprawling home on Muir Isle, Sean Cassidy was having a leisurely day off when suddenly a young man visiting Muir Institute from another school bolted upright from studying and screamed, shaking, surrounded by intense light.
Agatha Harkness swept into the room and chanted a few guttural words, a bolt of darkness striking the boy and making the light vanish and he collapse.
She gestured for Sean's help and he carried young Harry to his room where he was shut out of whatever was going on.
He stumped back to his chair and worriedly went back to reading.
9 Intervention
In her dreams, Wanda was chased by darkness.
She knew this dark king of shadows wanted power.
She shivered at the loathing that leaped up at the thought.
She felt the shadow king's anger and an onslaught of fresh pain lashed through her.
Suddenly there was a shadowy form there that shouted at the darkness.
"What are you doing to her? Let her go!"
When it didnt respond the newcomer shouted again, louder.
"EXPECTO PATRONUM!"
Suddenly the dark presence was gone chased off by a light and the newcomer was fading too, shouting.
"I will find you again. My name is Harry P-"
10
The field trip found it's day ending with the group in a new town and half distraught and half determined.
They had been attacked and wounded and encountered misfortune after unluck and one of them slept in the hospital tonight, thought Wanda seemed fine now.
They were in bad spirits as it seemed that Murphy's luck had been ahead of them the entire time.
That night they planned to take the others to a nearby spa resort as a way station and a way to let off steam.
It had a Gym and courts and even a fighting ring and more delights.
11
The announcement of a stopover at the spa caused a bit of cheering.
The luggage being lost temporarily was understandable, as were the minor fights.
The teachers did their best to keep the peace as long as possible.
They took the cars being drained of fuel in stride, refueling quickly and getting on the road.
They slid into the spa within four hours.
They all felt the peace of the place settle over them and sighed, relaxing.
Murphy howled as the protections placed there long ago by a shaman prevented him from getting in directly.
He scowled and plotted carefully.
12
The day seemed to go peacefully, as the X-men and students all relaxed and enjoyed themselves and played and a few made love.
Even the grim Logan and the ever vigilant Scott relaxed and night fell on a much more relaxed and stress free group.
A party dinner was declared and when they all were in the dining room they feasted and laughed listening to a live band.
Until the masked men burst in, their weapons deadly serious as they tried to hold up the place.
Even relaxed the X-men were good and, in the end, the bad guys had a very bad day.
13
Murphy howled as his plans backfired.
He shouted imprecations at the spirits protecting the place and stalked around, then his eyes gleaming with thought set out to arrange a nasty surprise.
In Muir, Sean and Agatha and Harry were getting ready for a trip as well.
Using the mini-jetship provided by the X-Men for emergencies, they were about to set off for America.
Harry stared off into the night.
She was out there somewhere in danger.
He had to find her.
He knew the presence he had felt.
He Who Cant Be Named was back and more powerful than ever!
To Be Continued...
There ya go, the third part of this insanity is complete! Feedback is adored and the next piece will be posted sometime tomorrow.