Attention: Generation X and their villians, as well as any other mutant mentioned in this story, is property of Marvel Comics. The character Richard Cale is named after family relations. Any other reference to anything copywrighted is a chance happening.

That's What It's All About

End Of The Game

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I. Yvette
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Yvette looked straight at the girl named Abcissa. This wasn't her 'sister', and she knew it. As the guns continued to roar to life, she faced the sabatour and said, "Why, and when did this all start?"

She watched as Abcissa had grabbed a pipe. The girl looked at her and said, "I replaced Jubilee the very night before. She thought I no longer existed. Do you know how much I hate her? She escaped my existance. She managed to break free, but I must constantly serve that fat blob."

Penance had an idea of what that must be like. As she slowly approached Abcissa, she said, "And how were you able to fully look like Jubilee?" She had a hunch on how it was done, but didn't want to say it.

Abcissa swung the pipe, and Yvette jumped back. "He put those nanobots in me. That way, if my sabatoge was successful, I wouldn't be at risk of death. " This made Yvette totally upset. She couldn't hold back her anger anymore. She took a swipe at Abcissa, only to be sent flying by a swing of the pipe. She flew right into the one container and started a chain reaction. As she got up, Abcissa said, "See. I already have the upperhand. You can't think straight with your husband in trouble." She also noticed that one of the containers that had a live facehugger in it was now open.

Abcissa appeared to be right. She noticed that Abcissa was swinging again. She quickly rolled out of the way, and with the roll, she sliced the pipe Abcissa was holding. She then saw Abcissa's grin. She just changed things in Abcissa's favor. Abcissa rammed the pipe down in her direction, but she quickly jumped out of the way. As she backed away from Abcissa, she heard the guns stop. She turned and said, "Abcissa, if we don't stop this, we will both be dead." She then noticed something on the ceiling above Abcissa. It was the loose facehugger. It was preparing to pounce, but not on her.

She heard Abcissa just laugh and say, "So we die, then Mojo will put us in another show, and I'll use a pipe like this to impale you again. I doubt you can survive that, especially over and over and over again." She could see that Abcissa was getting some sort of perverse pleasure out of this.

As Abcissa neared her, Yvette saw that the creature was ready to pounce. She looked at her attacker and said, "Abcissa, you're forgeting about one thing." She watched as the girl glanced up and the facehugger came right now on her face. She watched as Abcissa tried to force the thing off. She knew that it was hopeless, unless there were more people there, but Abcissa would try to kill them all. She also noticed that the guns were silent. She wanted to save Abcissa, but knew that Abcissa wasn't her friend.

She did the only thing she felt was right. She turned and ran out of the room. She had to save Skitz, her husband, and Jubilee, her 'sister'. When she reached the vent, she ran at full force, making her way to the rest of the group. When she got there, she heard Synch ask, "Where's Jubilee?'

She looked at her teammate and said, "Where she's been since this started. Trapped at the end of this run with Rich. The one that was with up was an imposter." She saw how upset everyone was.

It was then when Banshee said, "Well, we have about an hour to reach then end of this and rescue them. I take it Abcissa is detained, but not dead?"

Yvette looked at Banshee and said, "'Father,' she is not at risk. Mojo had those nanobots in her already." She saw how her father looked at her. She should have done more, but he knew that it would have been hopeless.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
II. Mojo
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mojo was moving around the room like he was running for his life. "I don't believe it. How did they figure out Abcissa wasn't Jubilee. She never tipped them off, unless..." Mojo turned to face Richard Cale and said, "It was you." He watched as Rich smiled and nodded. "That's it. You're dead. You've messed this up too much."

Just as he went to push the release button, he heard Spiral yell, "The ratings are starting to drop." He stopped. He needed the ratings, and killing the prize too soon would kill his ratings.

He turned to Spiral and said, "How much time until they get here?" He watched as Spiral looked up at the screen and then at the console. He didn't like how many times she looked between the two.

She then looked at him and said, "Less than 5 minutes. The aliens are about 10 minutes behind them, and there is about 15 minutes still on the clock. If we delay them, the rating might drop."

Before he could say anything, Mojo heard it. The door started to crack and was blown open. If was Banshee's wail. He felt the force of the scream push him back toward the pit. Last thing he wanted was to fall into the pit with the plant. He would be at least three meals for the plant. He tried to warn Banshee, as he yelled at the top of his lungs, "You win. Come collect your prize."

He watched as the first throught the door was the girl codenamed Penance. She scared him as she moved forward and said, "If you've hurt my husband, or Jubilee, I will make you pay."

He continued to back up, forgeting where he was and said, "Spiral, set them free and send them hommmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee." As he fell backwards, he heard the plant move itself. He didn't want to end up in the plant. He then realized he got his wish as he heard a crunch and the plant was flattened beneath him.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
III. Emma
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Emma looked down into the pit that Mojo had backed up into. At the bottom was a huge plant that had been crushed by his fall. She had a good feeling about what it was, and that it would have been Skitz and Jubilee that would have been dropped in there. She noticed then that Spiral was working some controls. She was about to shout when Spiral went, "As the game goes, you've won, and can collect your prizes."

Emma watched as two walkways extened to the holding devices. As some of the students ran to help Skitz and Jubilee out, she and Sean looked at Spiral and said, "You were going to transport us back to our school." She watched as the six-armed being nodded.

Sean then said, "We want ye to change the destination. We're heading to the X-Mansion." She noticed that Spiral looked perplexed by this, but reluctantly did as she was told.

When the portal was created, she turned to the student and said, "Everyone, get though, and when you get over there call for Hank." She watched as all the students headed into the portal. She then turned to Sprial and said, "And tell Mojo that if he ever abducts my students again, his brain will be vacent." She expect Sean to object, but he didn't. She then jump through the portal with Sean and it closed behind them.

When she got up, she heard Hank say, "Emma, what's wrong? What happened?"

She turned to Dr. McCoy and said, "We were just guests of Mojo, and we think Richard might have had so extra treatment done to him. If you can take care of it, we'd all apreciate it."

She watched as some of the students followed Hank as he took Rich of to the X-Men's med center. As she waited, she head Sean say, "We meant what ye said back there, about wiping his mind." He knew her too well.

She just nodded and said, "We don't need him taking advantage of us. Especially if he plans to tape our very moves through Richard." She watched as he nodded.

Sean then said to her, "At least ye didn't do it then, but the fact that we all survived is better than vengence or threats." She had to agree on that. Sean then said to her, "But right now, the most important thing is that Rich recovers. This might make his life very different." She nodded and hoped all would be ok.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IV. Abcissa
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When Abcissa openned her eyes, she saw Spiral standing to her left. The look she gave her was not a good look. She then heard Spiral say, "Mojo, Abcissa has awakened." She didn't like the tone in Spiral's voice. It had almost a pleasing sadistic sound to it.

She watched as Mojo walked over to her. His spider legs were moving odd, but she didn't know why. The nanobots had her out for some time, keeping her alive as they remended her body after what the alien did. When she finally sat up, she head Mojo say, "Good to see you awake, Abcissa, your new show is about to start."

"New show..." The words caught her off guard, but then she noticed her outfit. She was wearing a string bikini with a yellow cross right at her shoulder. She looked over herself and said, "What is this?"

She saw Mojo smile and said, "Your wardrobe for your new show. I had to do something since you failed to stop Generation X, and the only thing I could do was merge some hit shows from Earth. Now you are Abcissa, Warrior Beach Vampire Hunter. Now hurry on, you've got to make you entrance. And do your best to make the ratings high, like running. That should get every guy watching." She had no choice in the matter. This was her new fate. Now, more than ever, she hated Jubilee.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
V. Grimore
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Grimore looked over at his masters as they entered the apartment. Two days ago, Yvette came to him and told him that Rich had to say with the X-Men for a few days. Now Rich was home, but not much for the better. Both his eyes were bandaged. Grimore looked at him and said, "Sir, what happened to you?"

He listened intently as Rich sat down on a chair Yvette had guided him to and said, "A madman put camera's in my eyes, and Dr. McCoy removed them. It will take time for my eyes to heal." Now he understood why the bandages were there.

He quickly jumped onto Rich's lap and said, "Sir, I've been worried about you." He purred as Rich started to pet him.

Rich just said, "I know, everyone has." Just then the phone rang. Rich acted like he was looking at the phone, but said, "Yvette, luv, can you answer that?" Grimore knew which of the two phones it was. It was the private line that only the two friends knew.

After Yvette picked up, Grimore watched as she faced Rich and said, "It's Cartier, Monet's father. He said he's coming here in a few weeks to discuss something with you and the other member of the group." Grimore knew of what happened with Monet. No one had told Cartier about it yet.

Grimore looked at the two and said, "He must want to discuss about who get's his title when he dies. Marius is too unstable."

He felt Rich pet him again and said, "Let me." He watched as Rich took the phone and said, "Cartier, if you can get here in two weeks, I will be here to talk about everything, and we have alot to talk about." He listened as Rich hung up the phone and then said, "Grimore, is that the only reason he's coming?"

Grimore shok his head and said, "No, he need to sort something out with you, and it's a yearly tradition, to renew their bonds. It date's back to the 900's." He watched as Rich nodded. The boy understood. He got off Rich as Yvette helped him up. He watched as the two walked to their bedroom. Apparently, Rich was feeling washed out. However, from what Grimore had been told, this had taken a toll on all of Generaion X. He never understood the facination with horror, since some of it was real. He wondered how Rich and Yvette would cope after that night would happen.