I am very sorry for not updating that much this week -I'm exhausted. To top of a good week -the begining seeing me trying to put Diesel in my car,... has now ended with having a sprained wrist! Grrr... what can I say "-I suffer fo my art". Its because of all those damn spray can's you know, tut, sigh -ah well. I suppose tomorrow I could be hit a bus...
Although,... (heh heh heh) my luck could change. Just down from where I work there is a charity car wash, by none other than our very own local firemen!!!!!!!!!!!! and believe me.... my car needs a good clean -its absolutely nothing to do with the firemen at all. (evil grin)
Anywho's... LadyWolf -thanking you. I dont think I could let Piper go evil. I like her too much. But we'll see.
X - Angel
Chapter 21
Jean concentrated hard, as numerous amounts of Fireball's hit the caccoon, that encircled, herself and Cyclops. Pyro stopped suddenly, with a large Fireball at his disposal, waiting to be released in his hand's. He heard something, distinctly below him, and before he knew it, the water in the lake below him, divided into two large, growing tidal wave's, descending down upon him.
He froze in his step's, too frightened to move, as the Fireball extinguished itself. He tried to protect himself from the blow, by covering his arms against his face. But his expectancy did not come. He looked up, to see the two wall's of water, had frozen in mid-flight, and were just a few meter's from his form.
"You have a choice Pyro..." Jean told him.
"I wont go back, my place is here. This is where I belong!" He shouted back at her.
"So be it." She said, just as the two cascading wave's began to fall.
But then, they began to funnel themselves, into two giant Vortex's. The two whirlpool's, swept their way around him, inching themselves neer him, and then swaying away, only to return a few seconds later.
Pyro was trapped, unable to think what to do. Jean could feel his panick rising, as he let out a yell.
"Magneto!" He shouted, back at the point to where Eric was last seen.
The Vortex's descended, crashing against one another, and taking the bridge of which Pyro was standing down with it. John had just enough time, to cling his finger's to the neerest ledge, before he felt a growing power beneath him. He looked up amaised to see Magneto hovering above him, with his hands outraised.
"If I were you Miss. Grey, I wouldnt try to use your Power's on me... for I am in complete control... and you do not affect me what so ever." Magneto said, as John reached infront of him, as they were taken to the far side of the cave.
Within, a few second's part of the ceiling began to fall, and crumble, landing into the deep turbulant water below.
Ororo and Kurt however were set upon by a trap. Storm was walking ahead in the tunnel, and walked into a trip-wire. Nightcrawler's reflexes were just fast enough for him, to Teleport her ahead a few meter's, as the floor gave way beneath them, where they had just been standing.
"That was close..." Kurt sighed, relieved.
"Too close." Storm added, just as a hand, lurched out of a doorway they had not seen, and pulled Storm back by her shoulder. Again Kurt teleported, into the room, just to reapear to kick Sabertooth in the back, before dissapearing again. Sabertooth, spun round, only to hear the familiar 'Bamf!' as Storm dissapeared behind him.
"I got him... they wont be leaving us this early." Lance swiped, as Kurt and Storm reappeared. "You obviously havn't met 'The Avalanche' yet..." He grinned, fiercly moving his hand's infront of him, as segments of the wall, shot out, pelting themselves at the Two intruder's. Kurt was struck to the head, and knocked unconscious.
The wall's were heard to rumble, as Avalanche looked around cautiously. But, Sabertooth took his chance, taking hold of Storm, by the neck, as he had alway's hungered to do, after so long a time.
"By the way... you still owe me that Scream." He snarled, as the wall began to crumble. "Avalanche?!" He growled, turning around to Lance.
"Dude, I'm sorry... guess this place is more unstable than I thought." He excused himself, as the smell of Brimstone entered his nose. He had failed to hear Kurt teleport, and within a portion of a second, he was hanging from the ceiling, with Kurt, gripped to the wall, holding Lance by his feet.
"Let me go you freak!" He protested, as he saw a white set of teeth, grin in the shadow's, and a pair of bright yellow eyes begin to glow.
"If you say so..." Nightcrawler replied, and let go. Lance descended to the floor, his mutation spiraled out of control, as the wall's moved around them, dropping chipping's, and numerous stones, against the floor.
Sabertooth was watching, whilst all this happend, and turned back around, to let out a snarl, as for a split second, a Blue shadow crossed his face. And with the shadow gone, so was Storm.
"Piper wait... where are we going?" Warren gasped pulling her to a halt, elsewhere in the maze.
"I know the exit is around here... I just can't exactly remember where. This place has changed." She huffed, as they walked through a steel doorway, into a dug-out room. Little did they know, that Logan and Cabbie were only down the hallway.
"We're not going to find it at this rate-" Warren stopped dead, and listened to the groaning noice around them. Piper, and himself watched as the wall's, began to shake, around them, and a large crack, shot through one of the wall's.
Piper let out a scream, as she jumped, missing a large section of the ceiling, as it just missed her.
"It must be Lance... he's bringing the place down!" She shouted over the increasing noice.
"What are we going to do?! We have to get out!" Warren shouted in reply.
"There's no time,.. we wont make it."
Warren looked at her, tear's were swelling in her eyes, as she brought herself into his arm's, and held him tight. He looked down at her, as he saw, tiny minute black clouds form in her eyes, and slowly they fogged to her angered Metallic black state, and she rested her head against his shoulder's, squeezing her arms around him.
Storm, and Nightcrawler appeared in the X-Jet, waiting outside. Professor Xavier was sitting in the Cockpit, with the engines roaring.
"We have to move back... the Island's collapsing." Storm said, moving into the co-pilot's seat.
"What about the other's?" Kurt asked, strapping himself into the seat behind Xavier, who sat in the Pilot's seat.
"They should be fine... I'll keep hold of them." Xavier said, as he kept a mental link with the six of his Pupil's left inside, as he moved the Jet to a safer, further Loacation.