Blix: Lol, thank you! You don't know how long I've been waiting to write that scene!
Racetrack's Goil: Sometimes I can't decide what I like writing best, angst or action. Lucky this story has both though!
Chapter 54Siren was sprawled ungracefully as she sat staring at Scott. She had shot back from him as the flames had burst towards him. But he had not caught fire, nor did he show any signs of being scorched. He just lay there, as still as ever. Siren, feeling herself tremble, turned her head slowly to peer through the dark falling rain to Logan who had collapsed into an unnatural slump on the floor. The terrifying silence was broken as an engine sounded from behind the building and Siren whipped her head round to see a helicopter rise up from the back of the building. It's engine rumbled loudly as it rose up and flew overhead, the whirring blades sending cyclones of wind spiralling around her. As it passed, she saw a man sat inside, clutching a briefcase in his lap. He glared down over the scene with a flicker of a smile over his face. Siren could see two Sentinels sat rigidly behind him. Her head turned, watching it venture off the roof and down to fly towards the jungle treetops.
But she wasn't the only one to notice the helicopter. As her eyes followed it across the rain filled sky, the smoothly flying helicopter jerked in the air before it rolled onto its side. Siren's eyes widened as the helicopter was suddenly thrown against the wall of the building as easily as if it were a toy. It exploded in a burst of rearing flames and a terrorising rumble. Metal flew from the flames, as did a brown briefcase. The briefcase soared away from the blazing inferno that was the helicopter, which was now falling down through the air to crash and explode to the earth. Siren gasped, scrambling to the edge of the roof to watch the briefcase land in Magneto's outstretched palm. He calmly flicked finger and the briefcase tumbled open, a file falling out.
Siren, having little clue what that was all about, turned back to where Scott lay. There was nothing else remotely on her mind now other than Scott. She slumped onto the grit besides him, sighing as she draped her arms around his neck, her eyes closing. She didn't ever want to move. There was no point. Everything in life felt so worthless now. Briefly, her eyes cracked open, peering morosely over Scott's rain washed face. His features just lay so relaxed, just like he was sleeping.
But then, a wisp of smoke formed in the air above him. Siren's eyes were so tear-filled and resolute on watching Scott's face that she did not notice the faint smoke that rose out of his body in the form of a figure. Like some spirit, the smoke whirled slowly to shape into a form of a ghostly woman before she lifted gracefully and soared off into the dark sky. And it was then when it happened. As if he had been holding his breath for a long period of time, Scott made a raspy gasp of air, his eyes flying open behind his glasses. Siren shot up into a sitting position, her face etched into a shocked expression. Her eyes stared at him widely. She tentatively leaned forward, saying in a worried whisper, "Scott?"
He was not breathing erratically as though his heart was pounding. His head turned, staring at her. Looking as surprised as she felt. "Adrienne?" He looked utterly nonplussed.
But Siren didn't respond vocally, she just flung her arms around him, holding him tightly as though he may slip away again. Eventually, she let him sit up. His hands moved to his chest, feeling the bullet holes in his uniform. He glanced to her for a moment before he unzipped the uniform down his chest. The rain swished as it fell, dropping upon his now bare chest. Scott ran his fingers over his chest, across where dried blood marked in ominous circles. No wounds were visible. No bullets. Just smooth flesh. He looked up slowly, sharing a confused expression with Siren. Together, they looked over to Logan, who was stirring.
"What the hell? Did I just black out?"
"Logan.." said Siren softly, causing him to look her way. His eyes met hers before they trailed off onto Scott.
"Scott! He's not dead? Ok, what's just happened?"
Siren was standing to her feet, helping Scott up, but he wasn't at all injured now and rose with ease, "No idea. I'll try and explain back at the mansion, but let's just get out of here." She walked to the edge of the roof, whistling down to the group with her fingers to her lips. "Magneto!"
Magneto turned from looking at the files, noticing the trio on the roof. He sighed quietly before he raised the battered car bonnet again. It shot up in the air before hovering at the edge of the roof. The three mutants stepped off the roof and onto the metal, which lowered slowly to the floor.
"Logan!" cried Madeline, who was now free of her chains, which were in a pile besides Magneto who had gone back to reading the documents. Madeline scrambled forward as Logan stepped off the metal bonnet. Logan looked up to see his daughter running towards him. He was heavily hit as she threw herself into his arms, holding him tightly.
"I thought he was gonna kill you," murmured Logan softly into her ear as he held her tightly.
All of a sudden, a low rumbling echoed behind them, and the mutants slowly turned their heads to curiously look at the building. Scott and Siren began to back away, follow by Logan and Madeline.
"What is that?" murmured Siren softly. But no one could answer her.
From within the building echoed an unearthly roar and a shuddering explosion that sounded like a wall had collapsed. Magneto looked up from the papers slowly, watching the roof. All fell silent for a small moment, before the rumbling came louder, and out of the rooftop burst a human-sized figure. Tiles and debris scattered as it flew up out of the roof. Broke chains dangled from his limbs. He flew across the sky in the falling rain silently. His form was dirtied and bloodied, but still he showed no signs of weakness. He cast no glance to the mutants below as he flew off into the sky.
"Who the hell is that?" cried Logan, spinning to look at the X-Men, hoping they could answer. But they all looked as shocked as him. Magneto however had a grim expression on his face as he closed the folder.
"That's Apocalypse."
"A mutant?"
Magneto sounded hesitant, "Yes.."
Storm followed the dot in the sky with her eyes, "Where is he going?"
"He's being summoned," said Magneto calmly as turned with a swish of his cloak back towards his helicopter. Serpentine and Psylocke followed without a word.
"Wait," said Scott, glaring over to Magneto, "By who?"
Magneto paused to look over his shoulder slowly. He gestured with the files, "The humans are now controlling him."
"But they are controlling the Sentinels?"
Magneto stared down at the file slowly, "The Sentinels are nothing compared to Apocalypse. He is a body infused with numerous mutations of other mutants."
"Surely he's not that powerful," murmured Gambit quietly, glancing over to Magneto worriedly.
"We have a new enemy," said Magneto, heaving a sigh before he straightened and pulled back the door of his helicopter, "The most powerful mutant in the world." He watched them calmly through the falling rain, "This means war, X-Men.." He hesitated before he shut the door."Till we meet again.."
TO BE CONTINUED..
Finished! Review! Hope you like it! I'm going to be concentrating on my other stories a bit before the sequel begins. But knowing me, it'll be up by the end of next week, hehe.