-Upon Flaming Wings-
8-17-04
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Amara walked forward, her steps as quiet as she could make them.
"Going somewhere?" She froze. Her brown eyes found Sabertooth, standing on top of a stack of crates.
"Actually, I was hoping for a game before I left." He growled and jumped down at her. She moved quickly out of the way, forming magma in her hands.
"Too bad. 'Cause if I win, you ain't goin' anywhere."
"And if I win, I can leave." She smiled sweetly at him, making sure that she didn't walk into any crates as she backed up. He moved forward and lunged. "Too bad, fleabag!" She launched her magma at him, hoping at least to wound him enough so that she had the advantage. He managed to dodge and hit her, both flying back into the crates. Amara punched and kicked at him, her hands flaming with her power. She connected twice before he grabbed her arm and flung her into the wall. She cried out and made an effort to get up. She could take a few hits..
"Looks like you're just a little girl with big dreams. You'll never get out of here alive." She winced and panted, taking caution not to breathe too deeply in case she got dizzy.
"That's what you think, fur ball.." She said in a pained voice.
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"I'm not sittin' here while Mags could be torturing them!" John exclaimed, his emerald eyes filled with anguish.
"We cannot do anything about it." Ororo said calmly. "We cannot attack Magneto's fortress without a plan first."
"How about we blast in there and fight until we beat them?" Remy asked, crossing his arms. "Save your planning for when they're safe. I'm an ex-thief. I can get in there."
"With Sabertooth on the lookout?" Logan asked, crossing his arms. Remy's dark eyes narrowed.
"I can get in there." He stated coldly.
"Use your head for once, Gumbo."
"Stop fighting, you two."
"Storm is right. Fighting amongst ourselves will get us nowhere. And planning is what we need to do." Xavier wheeled in, basically out of nowhere, like he always does.. and did that steeple thing with his hands. "In any case, I am certain that Magneto has planned that we go there."
"Look, pal, I don't care if you don't want me to or not, I'm going." John scowled. "If you ain't gonna back me up, that's fine with me. I'll have my mate, Gambit, help me."
"Sure, mon ami." Remy gave him a small smile.
"'Sides, there's a lot more to lose than a battle." The pyromaniac gave them all a look.
"It is not wise-"
"I don't care what's wise!" Both John and Remy exclaimed in unison. Scott came in from outside and looked around. Pyro turned and saw him standing in the way.
"Move it, Scooter." He pushed Scott out of the way and left. Remy followed shortly after.
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Rogue moved as quietly as a shadow, hearing the commotion of Amara battling Sabertooth. She froze when a shadow fell on her from above. She looked up and scowled.
"Y'all have ESP or somethin'?" She asked sarcastically. Magneto lowered himself down to the floor, his cape billowing around him. "Okay, buckethead, I understand that we're being held captive. Well, that's just peachy and all but I have a date with some text books."
"You are not leaving, Rogue."
"Purdy please, Sugah? I really need to keep that date." He stared at her. She stared back, just as hard. "If y'all ain't gonna let us go nicely, then I'm gonna have to use my skills on your-"
"Enough talking. You have no hopes of getting out of here alive."
"HAH!" She put her hands on her hips and smirked. "See, now, that's the thing. We're gonna have to work on that attitude problem of yours, Sug." He held his hand out and she felt the pull of his powers against some of her metal possessions.
"Enough talk."
"So, you're all action, huh? Better that way." She concentrated Amara's powers that she had absorbed before and threw it his way. While he was concentrating on getting out of the way of her attacks, she ran at him and reached for his neck. She froze before she made it, however. But she got her chance when Amara flew at them, having been thrown by Saberooth, hitting Magneto before he could react. Rogue worked quickly, wasting no time in hesitating. "Gotcha." She winked at him, sucking away at his power and life-force.
"Come on, we gotta.. get out of here.." Amara looked pretty beaten up but so did Sabertooth. She noticed, with a snicker, that some of his fur was singed and even, in some places, missing. Mags passed out and they got up, running away from the mad kitty.
"Looks like you did a number on him, 'Mara. It'll take him months to get rid of those bald spots." Rogue was very amused. But there was no time for that. She went through the dose of memories she had and picked out the closest exit. "This way." Rogue used her new powers, courtesy of your evil neighborhood Magneto. "There's a dark hallway down there. Think ya can help light the way?" Amara nodded and smiled slightly. They climbed down as quickly as they could and then lit their hands up, running as fast as they could. Too bad they weren't even halfway there when the metal ceiling began to creak and shift.
"He must be conscious!" Amara said worriedly just as the ceiling began to fall.
X
"Hurry up, would you!?" St. John cried as he thought about what might be happening to the girls. "My grandma can drive faster than you!"
"Yeah, well, not everyone's grandma qualified for the Senior Grand Prix." Remy snapped, tightening his grip on the steering wheel.
"Hey, hey, hey. No dissing the Senior Grand Prix."
"Oh, so I can't say that I could beat them on a bicycle?" John glared at him.
"Then why can't you floor it?"
"Because of the cops. They hate us 'muties' as it is." Remy rolled his eyes. "'Sides, I'm already goin' 20 miles per hour over the speed limit!"
".." They saw the place come into view. "That's it!"
"Thank you, Captain Dip-"
"Enough of the sarcasm, okay?" As soon as the car stopped, both of them were out the doors. "Which door to use.. There's six of them!"
"I don't know."
"Well, you're the ex-thief!" Remy sighed and slapped his forehead. The ONLY reason he was here was because of Rogue.. and Amara. He sort of wished he could hog-tie and gag his Austrailian buddy. He pressed his ear to one door and heard something odd so he fiddled with the lock until the doorknob turned and..
"Bingo."
"I know that song! B-I-"
"If you don't stop that, I'm going to hurt you." John started to whistle innocently until they heard cries from inside. "That's them.."
"We have to hurry, mate! Open the damn door!" Remy opened the door and was shocked to see that Rogue had her hands in the air, her eyes glowing and sweat rolling down her forehead. Amara couldn't control metal but she could melt it to help. "Hurry up!" John ran forward and grabbed Amara around the waist, Remy did the same to Rogue.
"It's okay, Rogue. I've got you." He said in her ear so that she didn't go all kung-fu on him. They left as quickly as possible and before Magneto realized that they got out alive.
X
There were open-mouthed, shocked stares all around. Amara and Rogue had just told them of their brave escape.
"Well, it's obvious that he'll be pissed off about this. We should-"
"Avoid fighting him now at all costs." Professor X frowned. "He is no doubt angered at our obvious advantage."
"Professor, I got a dose of his thoughts. You know, he was plannin' to use us. He wants us to lose our powers 'cause he knows that we ain't gonna agree with him about his opinion. He was gonna use us to show you that his choice should prevail. Whether we were normal or not now, we would still be called freaks and mutants." Rogue spoke up, frowning. "That's what he did to St. John."
"Professor! I have great news!" Mr. McCoy raced in and held up papers. "I did as you requested."
"Rogue, then, you will need to come with us." The three left and, while their attention was on their thoughts, Amara slipped away. But she was unaware that someone followed her. She went into her room and to her balcony, leaning on the railing.
"Love? You all right?" She jumped at the sound of the Austrailian's low voice. She whirled around and smiled at him.
"Yeah, I'm okay. Just a little sore from the beating I got.."
"You did good, from what you told us and what Rogue said. I'm proud of both of you for teaching that bastard a lesson." He took her hands and grinned. She blushed.
"W-Well.." She took her hands from his and turned back around, letting the calm breeze play with her hair. "I want to thank you for coming and getting us. That was brave to defy orders and try to set us free."
"Well.. I just couldn't stand by and let you get hurt." He turned her around and gave her a soft kiss, his arms dropping to encircle her waist. Her arms went around his neck. Then he broke it and pulled away, a secretive smile on his face. "I'll let you get yourself situated. Don't be afraid to knock." He left and she stood there, her eyes stinging slightly from tears. She brought her hand up to her lips and smiled.
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I told you! I kept my promise of the end of the week! Hope it makes up for all the time I lost.. I'll try to update.
-Jess