Rea'y petit? Ah tink dat de X Men regret crossing de acolyte eh" Gambit's ringing tones swang by some impossible means through the two layers of Metal between them.
"Remy, ah nervous 'nough as it is. Don' need yo' 'elpin'" Daphine said between clenched teeth as she looked to where approximately Remy was smirking.
"Right petit. Right" His slightly 'injured' tone reminded Diamond of the puppy's whining at her when she walked by to the mall.
"Remy. Ferme le bouche? Comprend" She said slowly and the silence that answered her was enough to make her sigh in relief.
"Get Ready We are Commencing Landing Now" Came the deep resonant tones of the Fûrer Magneto.
A light tap at the bottom of the bubble made Daphine smile in anticipation, the smooth silver of the bubble was beginning to make her feel trapped. That was saying something considering this Cajun had been in more scrapes with not enough room to swing a stunted hamster let alone a cat.
The ceiling folded away to reveal the piercing blue sky and the remains of what was once a glass ceiling of the Bayville Mall; Daphine rubbed her eyes and looked around. It was a sharp comparison to the busy and bubbling mall that she had purchased good from. Now there was running and screaming, a woman huddling her child in her arms as she ran to the exit, trailing groceries behind her.
For a moment Daphine felt ashamed, how could they cause such chaos without any reason. Suddenly an image flashed in her mind. Snake Eyes staring over her, grinning inanely as he ran out the window, leaving her and the others looking petrified at the sounds of sirens.
Her resolve hardened and she looked towards the trashy female lingerie store. "Arivoir" She said and five razor diamonds flew from her hands to explode at the shop. Millions of shards shot everywhere and the glass at the front of the shop shattered adding to the danger. Daphine smiled evilly and turned her attention to the hot dog stand...
"STOP RIGHT NOW" The up himself tone of a Mr. Scott Summers sounded from the entrance to the Mall.
"Well Hello Mate" Pyro said and smiled, Daphine turned her gaze to see Pyro chasing Scott around with a giant fire hammer.
"Cartoon" Diamond called to Pyro wryly.
"Only if you want it Sheila" Pyro said, laughing manically and running after Ms Jean 'Yes that's my natural colour' Grey with a giant fire rat.
"Hey, swamp rat" Rogue called and Diamond turned her head to look at the furious southern girl.
"Yo' talkin' to moi. Ah don' tink ah a rat. More of de mouse" Diamond bantered back and flipped backwards as Rogue came towards her with a flying kick.
"Misse' me petite" Gambit sounded as he placed a charged card in Rogue's hair. "Ah miss yo' non"
Rogue yelped and swang around, glove taken off and Gambit backed off worriedly. "Now chere, dose be lethal weapon' non?" With that Rogue reached towards a cornered Remy, fingertips brushing his nose.
With a yell Daphine forgot about her powers and a roundhouse kick sent Rogue to the floor, spitting blood.
"That's it. Ah'm really mad now." She said and stood up. Her glove was still off as she ran towards Diamond, who stepped back. Her heel caught and she was sent sprawling, with a glaring Rogue approaching.
As her deadly fingers came close to Daphine, a yell and a push sent Daphine rolling. In her place, the one to receive the cold touch was one Australian pyromaniac. He lay weakly on the floor as Rogue looked horror struck as Diamond.
Daphine crawled closer to Pyro, who was holding onto consciousness, barely.
"Yo, imbecile fire startre. Why yo' do dat?" She asked furiously, not noticing the advancing Rogue once again.
"Hey, Diamond. I didn't want that bitch to hurt ya. What can I say?" Pyro attempted a smile weakly as he lay in Daphine's eyes.
"Stupid. Wai' you call moi Diamond" Daphine said with a confused smile. "Res' we get yo' back t'base t'sleep it off non?"
"Hey I always knew you liked me" Pyro said with a trace of his usual cocky air.
Diamond growled under her breath, but the retort died on her lips. Something was taking her strength away, sapping slowly. The edges of her vision began to blur, grey swamping the picture around her. With a last ounce of strength she flew her head forward and took a last look of her teammates.
There was Remy, dueling with Bobby and Ray. Colossus looking slyly towards Shadowcat whilst being distracted from charging Nightcrawler. Pietro running around an angry Scott and Jean.
And finally there was a furious but still weak John as she was picked up and carried away by a blur of blue. He looked towards her and a cry silenced by the bolt of lightening and the rain that fell from the sky centered on a white haired weather witch.
Then it all went black.