New chapter. Sorry for the long time between updates!
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For a split second, no one did anything, but when a bubble in the lava burst, they rushed to attention. Anastacia dashed onto the thin path of land that was still untouched, gathering speed. Denise spread her hands and the lava obeyed momentarily before control eluded her. Anastacia caught Cassidy about her waist and used her TK to propel them both to land awkwardly inside the fountain rim. Mike looked to Kurt desperately and pleaded,
"Can't you do anything?"
Kurt shook his head, almost furious.
"No, the lava is too unstable and there's no room left in that fountain." Denise extended her hands again but Jason knocked them down.
"They're the enemy," he reminded. Denise sputtered, looking at him, totally unbelieving.
"She's just a child," Denise shrieked, "it doesn't matter what team she's on!!!!" Anne extended branches, vines, roots, anything organic that surrounded the lake of magma. The hidden Acolytes, once realizing that their refuge was rushing to Anne's command, scrambled over the stone wall. Alyssa glared pointedly at Remy now, her voice highly agitated.
"Can we do something now??" Remy squirmed, glancing at Samantha for help and finding none. She had removed her gloves and was anxiously cracking her knuckles, mirroring Alyssa's glare. Tenzo was utterly fixed on the proceedings, as he was the one holding the video camera, but he shrugged and muttered, "Let's see how they're gonna get themselves out of this first. Then if they need us, or more to the point if they need the girls' special talents with water, then they can have their fun. Just sit tight girls." All present finalized the silent agreement and turned back to the situation at hand. Anne extended the webbing of forestry further, adding strength instead of speed. Pietro pulled her shoulder back and the growth paused.
"Are you sure this is good?" Anne's eyes narrowed as she looked briefly at him before turning back.
"If this is wrong, I don't want to be right," she spat. "I'm not a villain and I won't just sit by as a child gets hurt, especially when I could have done something about it." Pietro took a step back and looked at Jason.
"What are you going to do now, Mr. Magic?" Jason shrugged nervously and Lance shook his head, slightly perturbed.
"Get the kid," he spat at the Brotherhood. "Let the other one find her own way out." He slammed his foot down, the resulting tremor splitting a crack in the earth where some of the lave fell away. He clenched his fist, forcing the gap to spread, but still the lava creeped dangerously close to the fountain rim. Anastacia pushed Cassidy up into the arms of the statue, losing some of her cool when Cassidy noticed the look of restrained panic on her protector's face. Spurred by that look, she climbed farther up the statue and turned toward the stone deck where the Court had taken refuge, screaming,
"Nate!!!!! Natey, get us out of here!!!!!!" Mike would have laughed at the nickname, but the horrible look of helplessness on Nathaniel's face was enough to tear out his heart. Keyaira looked wild, turning on the larger teen.
"Can't you do anything???" Nathaniel grimaced and removed his trench coat, his body armor glinting from the dull light of the magma. He turned towards the fountain and Keyaira was struck with how the armor did not continue along his back and shoulder blades. He looked over his shoulder, brows furrowed minutely.
"You might want to take a step back." The group took a collective leap backwards and waited. Barely five seconds later, the black fabric covering Nathaniel's back burst open, revealing tan skin and two bundled scaly appendages. He stretched the coppery wings without thinking, a ridge of spiked scales rising into view between them from under his hairline to under what remained of the outfit. The Court gaped as he flexed the wings again, stretching the beige membranes that connected the thick bones. He pressed the wings down and lifted off into the air, sending gusts of wind behind him. Anne's web reached out fully now, thick sections of wood and vines reaching out to the two girls. Nathaniel reached the fountain in two wing strokes, hovering as he yelled to Anastacia.
"Give me your hand!" She shook her head vehemently, her hair going crazy from the wind.
"You have to take Cassidy first! Then come back for me." He yelled back without thinking.
"I can carry you both. Now come on!" Anastacia's expression didn't change.
"Liar! You can't hold us both up and fly. Don't forget, I train with you Calina. I know you're limitations and you can't carry us both. Take Cassidy before I pull you out of the sky and use you as a stepping stone. NOW GO!" Nathaniel pulled up the toddler as per instruction, but when she realized what he was doing, Cassidy screamed wordlessly and grasped for Anastacia. She blew the small girl a kiss before climbing up into the upraised arms of the angel statue. Anne relaxed a bit as the tall blonde reached closer to the outstretched branches, but as she did so, the vines rested against the lava and caught on fire. Anne screamed, falling back against Daniel and Seyla, lifting rapidly with her powers. Remy noticed Tenzo twitch from where he was crouched, the teen trying hard not to cry out. Jason acted automatically, shooting a geyser of water from his palm which doused the flame. He paused. Darcy mumbled in a gravelly voice, slumping toward Jason.
"Don't stop now, Hydro, cool the lava." Jason nodded, Todd helping Darcy stand up. Jason was using two hands now, the lava cooling but not quick enough. Anastacia was still reaching for the forestry, but it shrank back from her. Jason reeled, his geysers faltering. From the brush, Alyssa took her cue and spread her fingers, eyes glowing silvery and used her power over water to increase the blasts. Sam took it as well, using the water to create a massive maelstrom which whipped through the branches, cooling the lava all that much quicker. Anastacia abandoned reaching for the webbing as the wind and water worked in vicious swirls, clinging to the statue. Jason looked around bewildered, as did everyone except Remy and Tenzo.
"Who the hell is doing this?" He screamed into the whipping water. "I don't have this much damn power." Nathaniel bent over Cassidy, shielding her with his wings. Mike grabbed Keyaira and forced her down against the stone. Kurt and Ryan wrapped their tails around the low column wall, holding on tighter. Kurt heard a muffled voice chanting in an odd language, until he realized it was Anastacia praying in hurried Russian. Kurt nodded, crossing himself with a three-fingered hand, thinking, 'Seems appropriate.' Remy shook both girls, Samantha's eyes snapping into focus. Alyssa shrugged and stepped away from the wall.
"I think we did good," she muttered sleepily. The maelstrom died down, showing a layer of smoky black rock, the fountain intact. Anastacia slid down and slumped against the statue, her hair and uniform drenched. The Court rose, Nathaniel still holding Cass in his arms. He nodded to Anne and she muttered,
"No big thing. But it won't happen again. Watch out for your girl next time." The Brotherhood took off back to the house with wounds of some kind. Seyla had a vicious scratch from Keyaira and Daniel was nursing a black eye. Anne, Jason, Darcy, and Denise were all suffering from overuse of their powers, Anne and Denise shaking viciously. Fred walked them along, with an arm over each of their shoulders. Quicksilver was sulking though. The only thing that had hurt Pietro Maximoff tonight was that girl and she had hit his pride, the most tender of all. 'Who was that girl?' And somewhere already far away, Tenzo was thinking the same thing about a certain auburn-haired terra-kinetic (1). It had certainly been an interesting night. Back at the mansion, Mike scrambled across the lava and wrapped an arm around her sagging waist, pulling her up a bit.
"We didn't do too bad," he smiled jovially. The double doors burst open, Andrew sliding along the porch to stop in front of Nathaniel and pluck Cassidy from his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her head in his shoulder. Keyaira helped support Andrew as Nathaniel and Ryan picked their way across the lava to support Mike and Anastacia. Ryan nudged Mike, mumbling something about a gash on his back. Mike twisted and looked at the cut, smiling crazily.
"Oh, would you look at that," He said, his voice threateningly light, his eyes rolling back slightly. Ryan pulled him off the tall blonde and started walking him toward the Med Bay. Nathaniel took Mike's place holding up Anastacia. She shivered, snuggling into his chest to keep warm. Her voice was tiny.
"You're a real jerk, Calina. But you're a damn brave jerk." He smiled softly, holding her closer as they began walking.
"You're a damn brave jerk too, Selena." As they entered the mansion, it was just Kurt standing on the Patio looking out on the mess the battle had created.
"Man! How the hell am I going to explain this to the Professor?????"
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I think this was the chapter where I made everybody curse so much. So sorries. Also sorry that this took so long. At least seven reviews for the next chapter, although I'll probably be working on it after I update this. Please review this people. I want to keep updating.
1) Terra-kinetic means able to control earth.
Read+Review pleases.........
Usual rules apply. Don't own anything.........
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For a split second, no one did anything, but when a bubble in the lava burst, they rushed to attention. Anastacia dashed onto the thin path of land that was still untouched, gathering speed. Denise spread her hands and the lava obeyed momentarily before control eluded her. Anastacia caught Cassidy about her waist and used her TK to propel them both to land awkwardly inside the fountain rim. Mike looked to Kurt desperately and pleaded,
"Can't you do anything?"
Kurt shook his head, almost furious.
"No, the lava is too unstable and there's no room left in that fountain." Denise extended her hands again but Jason knocked them down.
"They're the enemy," he reminded. Denise sputtered, looking at him, totally unbelieving.
"She's just a child," Denise shrieked, "it doesn't matter what team she's on!!!!" Anne extended branches, vines, roots, anything organic that surrounded the lake of magma. The hidden Acolytes, once realizing that their refuge was rushing to Anne's command, scrambled over the stone wall. Alyssa glared pointedly at Remy now, her voice highly agitated.
"Can we do something now??" Remy squirmed, glancing at Samantha for help and finding none. She had removed her gloves and was anxiously cracking her knuckles, mirroring Alyssa's glare. Tenzo was utterly fixed on the proceedings, as he was the one holding the video camera, but he shrugged and muttered, "Let's see how they're gonna get themselves out of this first. Then if they need us, or more to the point if they need the girls' special talents with water, then they can have their fun. Just sit tight girls." All present finalized the silent agreement and turned back to the situation at hand. Anne extended the webbing of forestry further, adding strength instead of speed. Pietro pulled her shoulder back and the growth paused.
"Are you sure this is good?" Anne's eyes narrowed as she looked briefly at him before turning back.
"If this is wrong, I don't want to be right," she spat. "I'm not a villain and I won't just sit by as a child gets hurt, especially when I could have done something about it." Pietro took a step back and looked at Jason.
"What are you going to do now, Mr. Magic?" Jason shrugged nervously and Lance shook his head, slightly perturbed.
"Get the kid," he spat at the Brotherhood. "Let the other one find her own way out." He slammed his foot down, the resulting tremor splitting a crack in the earth where some of the lave fell away. He clenched his fist, forcing the gap to spread, but still the lava creeped dangerously close to the fountain rim. Anastacia pushed Cassidy up into the arms of the statue, losing some of her cool when Cassidy noticed the look of restrained panic on her protector's face. Spurred by that look, she climbed farther up the statue and turned toward the stone deck where the Court had taken refuge, screaming,
"Nate!!!!! Natey, get us out of here!!!!!!" Mike would have laughed at the nickname, but the horrible look of helplessness on Nathaniel's face was enough to tear out his heart. Keyaira looked wild, turning on the larger teen.
"Can't you do anything???" Nathaniel grimaced and removed his trench coat, his body armor glinting from the dull light of the magma. He turned towards the fountain and Keyaira was struck with how the armor did not continue along his back and shoulder blades. He looked over his shoulder, brows furrowed minutely.
"You might want to take a step back." The group took a collective leap backwards and waited. Barely five seconds later, the black fabric covering Nathaniel's back burst open, revealing tan skin and two bundled scaly appendages. He stretched the coppery wings without thinking, a ridge of spiked scales rising into view between them from under his hairline to under what remained of the outfit. The Court gaped as he flexed the wings again, stretching the beige membranes that connected the thick bones. He pressed the wings down and lifted off into the air, sending gusts of wind behind him. Anne's web reached out fully now, thick sections of wood and vines reaching out to the two girls. Nathaniel reached the fountain in two wing strokes, hovering as he yelled to Anastacia.
"Give me your hand!" She shook her head vehemently, her hair going crazy from the wind.
"You have to take Cassidy first! Then come back for me." He yelled back without thinking.
"I can carry you both. Now come on!" Anastacia's expression didn't change.
"Liar! You can't hold us both up and fly. Don't forget, I train with you Calina. I know you're limitations and you can't carry us both. Take Cassidy before I pull you out of the sky and use you as a stepping stone. NOW GO!" Nathaniel pulled up the toddler as per instruction, but when she realized what he was doing, Cassidy screamed wordlessly and grasped for Anastacia. She blew the small girl a kiss before climbing up into the upraised arms of the angel statue. Anne relaxed a bit as the tall blonde reached closer to the outstretched branches, but as she did so, the vines rested against the lava and caught on fire. Anne screamed, falling back against Daniel and Seyla, lifting rapidly with her powers. Remy noticed Tenzo twitch from where he was crouched, the teen trying hard not to cry out. Jason acted automatically, shooting a geyser of water from his palm which doused the flame. He paused. Darcy mumbled in a gravelly voice, slumping toward Jason.
"Don't stop now, Hydro, cool the lava." Jason nodded, Todd helping Darcy stand up. Jason was using two hands now, the lava cooling but not quick enough. Anastacia was still reaching for the forestry, but it shrank back from her. Jason reeled, his geysers faltering. From the brush, Alyssa took her cue and spread her fingers, eyes glowing silvery and used her power over water to increase the blasts. Sam took it as well, using the water to create a massive maelstrom which whipped through the branches, cooling the lava all that much quicker. Anastacia abandoned reaching for the webbing as the wind and water worked in vicious swirls, clinging to the statue. Jason looked around bewildered, as did everyone except Remy and Tenzo.
"Who the hell is doing this?" He screamed into the whipping water. "I don't have this much damn power." Nathaniel bent over Cassidy, shielding her with his wings. Mike grabbed Keyaira and forced her down against the stone. Kurt and Ryan wrapped their tails around the low column wall, holding on tighter. Kurt heard a muffled voice chanting in an odd language, until he realized it was Anastacia praying in hurried Russian. Kurt nodded, crossing himself with a three-fingered hand, thinking, 'Seems appropriate.' Remy shook both girls, Samantha's eyes snapping into focus. Alyssa shrugged and stepped away from the wall.
"I think we did good," she muttered sleepily. The maelstrom died down, showing a layer of smoky black rock, the fountain intact. Anastacia slid down and slumped against the statue, her hair and uniform drenched. The Court rose, Nathaniel still holding Cass in his arms. He nodded to Anne and she muttered,
"No big thing. But it won't happen again. Watch out for your girl next time." The Brotherhood took off back to the house with wounds of some kind. Seyla had a vicious scratch from Keyaira and Daniel was nursing a black eye. Anne, Jason, Darcy, and Denise were all suffering from overuse of their powers, Anne and Denise shaking viciously. Fred walked them along, with an arm over each of their shoulders. Quicksilver was sulking though. The only thing that had hurt Pietro Maximoff tonight was that girl and she had hit his pride, the most tender of all. 'Who was that girl?' And somewhere already far away, Tenzo was thinking the same thing about a certain auburn-haired terra-kinetic (1). It had certainly been an interesting night. Back at the mansion, Mike scrambled across the lava and wrapped an arm around her sagging waist, pulling her up a bit.
"We didn't do too bad," he smiled jovially. The double doors burst open, Andrew sliding along the porch to stop in front of Nathaniel and pluck Cassidy from his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her head in his shoulder. Keyaira helped support Andrew as Nathaniel and Ryan picked their way across the lava to support Mike and Anastacia. Ryan nudged Mike, mumbling something about a gash on his back. Mike twisted and looked at the cut, smiling crazily.
"Oh, would you look at that," He said, his voice threateningly light, his eyes rolling back slightly. Ryan pulled him off the tall blonde and started walking him toward the Med Bay. Nathaniel took Mike's place holding up Anastacia. She shivered, snuggling into his chest to keep warm. Her voice was tiny.
"You're a real jerk, Calina. But you're a damn brave jerk." He smiled softly, holding her closer as they began walking.
"You're a damn brave jerk too, Selena." As they entered the mansion, it was just Kurt standing on the Patio looking out on the mess the battle had created.
"Man! How the hell am I going to explain this to the Professor?????"
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I think this was the chapter where I made everybody curse so much. So sorries. Also sorry that this took so long. At least seven reviews for the next chapter, although I'll probably be working on it after I update this. Please review this people. I want to keep updating.
1) Terra-kinetic means able to control earth.
Read+Review pleases.........