X - Angel
Chapter 20
"You alway's know it's me, don't you Logan?" Mystique asked. "How do you tell?"
Logan glared at her, as he beared his claw's. "It's your stench." He gruffly commented.
Mystique pulled a sarcastic sympathetic look, and glanced over at Cabbie. "What's this? You got yourself a girlfriend?" She asked.
Logan looked over at the woman, just as she flinched. "Look out!" She shouted, as a blow came to the side of his head. He fell to the floor, and rolled over onto his stomach.
Jumping up, Mystique lept for him, as he pushed her back into a desk, sending a bottle of Water spilling over the floor. The two carried on fighting, giving as good as they got.
Cabbie, pushed herself into a corner, retreating from the battle, and looked around the room in a mean to help. That was when her eyes laid down upon the floor. It was riddled with Water.
"Mystique!" She called, above them. Both Wolverine and Mystique froze. Cabbie was holding up an Electrobe Atom in her hand, ready to throw it at the Blue skinned Woman.
"Cabbie stay out of this..." Logan growled.
"No... we do this together Wolverine." She said, distracting Mystiques attention, as she looked at Logan, just as Cabbie centered her attention to the floor where Logan guessed her plan.
Cabbie threw the Electron as hard as she could, just as she fell down, resting her bare fingered hands on the floor. Mystique dropped down also, ducking from the missile, as Logan jumped up clinging onto the Window, as a surge of electricity was transmitted from Cabbie's hand, through the Water, burning into Mystiques skin, untill she was unconscious.
Camelia sat there, out of breath, trying to regain her strength, after Mystique had passed out.
"Is it safe?" He asked. Cabbie nodded, taking in a deep breath. Logan hopped down from the window, and knelt down next to her.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
Cabbie nodded, pulling her fringe back round her ear. "Yeah... I think so."
Meanwhile, Ororo, Kurt, Scott, and Jean were still exploring the tunnel's. "This is useless, maybe we should just head back the way we came." Scott commented, getting sick of not seeing an end to the tunnel.
"No, wait." Jean said, walking ahead. "I think I can see something..." With that, she trotted ahead, and disapeared into the wall.
"Jean?" Scott called out.
Jean's head popped out. "It's okay... there's a door. But it's locked." She said, pulling, and pushing at the large Metal door.
"Stand back." Scott said, pulling everyone back with him, as he set his Visor, onto a Low-to-medium setting.
The door, flew back from it's hinges, and Kurt teleported ahead. "It's clear." He said, as he took a look around. The distinct smell of Brimstone could be smelt around them. The pathway, turned left, and right.
"We could go this way." Kurt said, stepping into the right tunnel, as Scott nodded in agreement.
"Jean and I will head this way then..." Scott replied.
"Goodluck." Jean smiled, as they dissapeared into the darkness.
Elsewhere.
"Piper...?" Warren tried to catch his breath, as he tried to pick himself up from the floor.
"What's wrong with you idiot's... I told you to leave me alone with him." Piper growled, over at Sabertooth and Lance.
"Jeez, chill Hendrix." Lance commented. "Man, your lil' girl sure know's how to boss people around." He said, as they turned around, looking up at Sabertooth.
"What's gotten into you Piper? What have they done...?" Warren pleaded looking up at her.
Piper simply looked over at the door untill Sabertooth, and Lance were out of hearing distance. She quickly dropped down to her knee's, and shut her eyes, momentarily.
"Oh god Warren, I'm so sorry!" She apologised, opening her eyes to their original colour. "I didn't want to hurt you... I had to make them believe me." She pleaded.
Warren looked at her, as he knelt infront of her. He cupped her fce in his hands examining her face. "It is you..." He whispered, and before Piper could reply, he passionatly kissed her, before pulling away. "I thought they had killed you..." He whispered into her ear, as he wrapped his arm's around her.
"They wouldnt have done that." She said, as he pulled away. She stroked her hand down his face. "We had best get out of here..." She said light-heartedly, and pulled him to his feet.
Jean, and Scott came upon a large dug out cave, lit only by small light's, planted into the walls. They could see below them the surface of a lake, of which before them outstretched a long bridge. Scott was about to walk further, when Jean's arm pulled him back.
"Someone's coming." She told him, in her mind.
"Who? And how many?" Scott asked, alway's the militant.
"It's John..."
"Pyro?!" Scott exclaimed, defening Jean, as she raised her hands up to her ears.
"I'm sorry..." He apologised, just as Jean pulled them back into the shadow of the tunnel.
Footstep's could be heard coming, as Magneto and Pyro walked foreward ahead of them. "What do you think she'll do to them?" Pyro asked, with a sly grin, at the corner of his mouth.
"Why..." Magneto smiled turning around. "Kill them ofcourse." With that, he sweeped his cape over his arm, and strode off, leaving Pyro where he stood. But, suddenly he stopped.
"Oh and Miss Grey..." He called aloud. Jean's heart rose to her throat. "As I have said to Charles... it's useless to try and read my mind." He said, turning to look in the two X-Men's direction, as he pointed to his helmet.
Pyro brought out his lighter, and lit up a small fireball in his hand. Magneto looked at him impressed, which made John smile.
A slight rumble to the ground could be felt around them, and Magneto smiled. "Ahh... It seems your other party has been found." He raised his hand, in the direction of the couple, and tore away at some of the tunnel wall, revealing the Two. "Pyro?" Magneto asked expectantly. John nodded, as Eric walked off.
"John... dont do it." Cyclop's tried to negotiate.
"Oh please!" Pyro smirked, as he threw the fireball at them. Jean just about managed to jump to safety, as it just missed her head. She stood up, and held both of her hands infront of her, aiming them at Pyro.
"What are you going to do Miss Grey?" He teased. "Freeze me?" He asked, lighting up another fireball, just as Jean reached one hand to her temple, encasing herself in a protective telekinetic caccoon, whilst with the other concentrated, on the darkened Lake beneath them.