Here's a new chapter, hope you enjoy it.

Strayphoenix-Thanks again for the reviews you rule. That girl with Rogue, Cannonball and Boom Boom was Danielle Moonstar (she appeared in evo episode Ghost of a chance in series 3 or 4. She was one of the original new mutants in the comics under the name Mirage) that concludes another edition of Crutey explains it all. I haven't thought about doing a story set in ancient Egypt but I do have two ideas for more X-men in different time periods but I'm keeping them under my hat for the minute so no one steals them.

Marvlix- I have no idea if you nominated me or if you're just telling me but either way dude you rock harder then a really hard rock like thing, Cheers.

The Goddess Storm

"You okay Scott?" asked Alex as they lay in their room in the temple, Destiny had left a few hours earlier and after a meal Kurt had shown them where they would be staying, Jean and Rahne were in the room next door.

"Yeah I'm fine…Just thinking about what the oracle said…blood set a sunder" he sighed as he rolled over and looked in the direction of Alex, Jean gave him sight with her powers but only when she was there. Scott struggled for a second to get an exact lock on his brothers location, being blind night and day were the same to him but this was the first time he noticed that his time since they rescued Jean had dulled his hearing and smell as his sight slowly began to take over as his dominant sense.

"She may be an oracle Scott but no one knows the future, not even the gods. They asked us for our help because a war is coming, if they knew the future what would be the point because they would already know what would happen…I don't believe in destiny" said Alex as he pushed some of his blonde hair from his face.

"I suppose you're right" smiled Scott in his bed as he began to think about the red haired girl in the next room.

"Scott do you think that…that…oh never mind" said Alex as he rolled over to face the wall.

"If this is about Rahne, yes she likes you it's obvious even to the blind" laughed Scott gently, his eyes creased as he smiled beneath his bandages.

"I wasn't going to…okay you know me to well bro" smirked Alex "Do you think we could ever lead a normal life?" asked Alex.

"Well she's a wolf and you're a man…yeah I think it could work, love finds a way" said Scott with a smile.

"You are such a sap" laughed Alex "thanks."

"You're welcome" smiled Scott "So…you think I have a chance with Jean?"

"Let me put it this way Scott…from what Mother and Father taught us I cant think of a better way to describe it then live can make the blind man see" laughed Alex "Look you guys have this link thing that got created from before you even met, you're destined to be together."

"I thought you didn't believe in destiny?" asked Scott. He got no answer.

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"We should head towards the temple of Storm, she is the third most powerful of the gods after Xavier and Magneto" said Kurt as he jumped from tree to tree above their heads, he was glad to be free of the restricting robes he had to wear when he was in the human world.

"Lead the way my friend" called Scott into the tree's, he couldn't see Kurt in the shadows where he was nearly invisible but he knew he was there. The greens and browns of the trees were beautiful to Scott he never thought he would see such beauty again "But the beauty of such things pales in comparison to you" thought Scott to himself as he glimpsed at Jean who walked next to him.

Jean blushed as she walked through the forest "You were never told I was a telepath were you?" asked Jean, Scott blushed bright red until Jean snaked her arm around his and grabbed his hand with a smile.

Rahne stood by Alex again, she had just transformed to a wolf to mark her territory but she was now back in human form and walking next to Alex. "Sorry about that" she smiled "Instinct."

"You don't have to keep apologizing" smiled Alex as his hand gently brushed against Rahne's while they walked.

"They seem to be making friends fast" nodded Rahne with a smile to the pair who walked in front of them holding hands.

"Being soul-mates helps with that" smiled Alex as he remembered his conversation with his brother the night before.

"What is a soul mate?" asked Rahne, she had not been in the human world long so many terms were still lost to her.

"A soul mate is the person you are meant to be with, the one person in the whole world that from the very first time you see or meet them you know that you are supposed to be with them" said Alex as he searched for the words to describe the abstract concept.

"Then we are soul mates?" asked Rahne as she walked next to Alex who looked a little confused.

"What makes you say that?" asked Alex, he was confused why the girl would say such a thing, he felt strongly for Rahne but he would not have used the term soul mate…the first time he had met Rahne she was a dog.

"I have known we have to be together since the first time I caught your scent" smiled Rahne as she gently blushed, she wasn't sure why she was blushing but that's what her body told her to do.

Alex also blushed as he smiled and held Rahne's hand "I guess that means we are soul mates."

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"I was washed down stream…that is where Kain and Xavier found me. We should continue moving" said Kurt as he wiped the last of his tears from his face, ate the last of his bread and climbed a nearby tree.

Jean and Rahne wiped the tears from their faces as Scott and Alex stared at the floor unsure of what to say after Kurt's story, the four stood in silence and began to follow the blue elf in the trees.

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The usual level of merriment had again arrived by sunset as they broke free of the line of the forest, before them on top of the hill lay a giant temple, several huge spires launched into the air.

"The temple of Storm is just a head…I shall announce our arrival" said Kurt as he bamfed away leaving his familiar scent. In the low levels of light it was difficult to see but the Rahne was sure she saw a familiar plume of smoke rising at the entrance of the temple as Kurt appeared. It took them a few minutes to climb the hill, Rahne was there first after she transformed and sprinted up in her wolf form. When the other three arrived they were greeted by Kurt and a large figure with dark skin.

"I'm Spyke…ward of Storm" said the man, his skin was covered in large pieces of armour which covered his entire body except his face. "She wishes to see you immediately we don't have much time" said Spyke as he turned and walked into the temple quickly, the others followed him down corridors and through giant halls which were all beautifully decorated, the thing which surprised the teens was the entire temple was filled with plants, flowers and shrubs many of which they had never seen spread throughout the entire temple making it look like an indoor forest. They finally approached a gigantic door which Spyke banged on three times before pushing on it, his face strained as slowly the giant door began to give way and opened.

A giant hall bigger then any of the others lay before them, it was filled with plants of every description, giant trees seemed to stretch on forever into the roof of the building, a path lay in the centre which Spyke began to walk, at the end of the path lay a gigantic throne on which sat a tall woman, her skin was also dark like Spykes but her hair was a klong flowing mass of pure white. The group drop to a knee before her and bow down to the goddess Storm.

"Rise my friends we are all equals" says Storm with a smile, the group slowly stand up as Storm stands from her throne and begins to walk towards them.

"We have come to request you're assistance in the coming battle with Magneto my lady" says Kurt as he begins to bow again but Storm stops him.

"You have both the help of Spyke and myself…I fear it will be no help however…" began Storm with a sigh as she looked downwards.

"Aunty O…" began Spyke, he knew what she was about to say and he was worried that the visitors would try to take advantage.

"I have lost my powers" she said to a startled gasp "A powerful wizard named the Hungan has stolen my powers and imprisoned them in a gem he carries, without my powers I am unable to help you."

"If you had your powers would you come to our aid when we need you?" asked Alex, he knew she had just said she would but e wanted her to say it again to bind the agreement he had in mind.

"In a heart beat without hesitation my life would be yours" said Storm.

"Then tell us where we can find this wizard and we shall free your powers" said Alex with a determined look on his face, the others nodded in agreement.

"I thank you…Spyke you will go with them and show them the way to The Hungan" ordered Storm to her nephew who did not seem happy about the idea.

"What will happen to the Morlocks while I am away?" asked Spyke, his Morlocks were his people, he guarded them from those who wished to harm them, they lived in the caverns under the temple which ran for a great distance to near by towns.

"I have lost my powers Evan but I am still a force to be reckoned with…as is Callisto and the others, we shall be fine" said Storm as she kissed Spyke on the forehead.

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"My aunt raised me from when I was a child…she didn't know about the curse that turned me into this monster" said Evan as his head hung low while they walked.

"You are no monster my friend…no more then I at least" said Kurt as he walked on all fours at Evans feet as they walked through a forest, they had just passed the city of Westchester and were heading towards the plains where apparently The Hungan and his people lived.

"That is not the most comforting thought my friend" smiled Evan which caused Kurt to laugh.

"I suppose you are right" laughed the blue furred creature heartily, Rahne in wolf form ran up behind the group, she had once again been marking but kept constant focus on the group. She bounded into the air and transformed before hitting the floor.

"We all have dark monsters within us but some keep them closer to the surface then others" she said as she transformed walkway between girl and wolf, she looked like the wolfmen of legends as she walked by Kurt and Spyke before transforming back to human and moving towards Alex, the both smiled as their hands once again interlaced.

The group had been on the plains for hours when they first noticed they didn't know exactly where they were, the thick pea soup fog that rolled around them didn't help. "I'll see if I can get a scent" said Rahne as she transformed, she sniffed the air a few times and then transformed back. "Someone is there" she growled, the sound was low in her throat and it put the others on edge as they searched through the fog for signs of who was there.

A bolt of lightning shot from the sky lighting the area and striking the ground just to the left of Rahne, she leapt out of the way just as another slammed the ground, the light illuminated the area enough to show that the group was surrounded. "Everyone back to back" ordered Scott as the group fell into a tight circle, the fog grew even thicker and the wind began to howl making it impossible to see or hear anything. Scott got a blow across the side of the head by a staff before Jean could defend him, the man twirled as he landed on the floro smiling, he wasn't smiling for long as Jean locked onto him psychically and flung him with her telekinesis into some of the fellow attackers.

Havok began to blast wildly at the fog, occasionally a grunt would come from where he fired followed by the thud of someone hitting the floor. Rahne used her heightened senses as she darted through the fog biting and clawing at dark silhouettes, the lighting continued to fall on the group but luckily The Hungan was not skilled with the powers and missed.

Spyke created a perimeter as he blasted flaming spikes around the group in a circle so no one could get within a few feet, anyone who tried to make it past the perimeter was being blasted by Jean and Scott, he had removed his bandages and was using the locations of the men Jean sensed to blast them away.

Spyke continued to blast spikes past the boundaries toward the attackers until he saw a glowing red circle hovering in the air above them. "Jean fire me up there" ordered Spyke, Jean focused her powers and Spyke was hurled skywards.

Spyke fired a giant spike out of his arm which was long enough to be used as a staff, he cleared the fog to see it was completely localised around his friends, unconscious bodies of the tribesmen lay around as more tried to break through at the group. The Hungan hung in mid air using the wind to keep him aloft, Spyke sailed straight past him until Jean's powers became focused elsewhere (on an attacker). Spyke came down fast and collided with The Hungan, Spyke pinned him to the floor by his throat using the staff, Hungan flipped him off before jumping in one motion to the feet. A crack of lightning exploded down onto Spyke but he simply stood up "Lighting cant hurt my shell" he grinned and rushed at Hungan again.

Hungan was a skilled fighter, it was he who taught Storm who in turn taught Evan, he side stepped Evan and caught him on the back of the head with the staff. Spyke began to get angry as he lunged at Hungan, Hungan dodged the attacks easily and tripped Evan so he landed face down in the mud. Evan growled ready to fight again as Hungan jumped on his back using the staff as a bar across his neck. Spyke was being choked slowly but he managed to hurl Hungan to the floor, "This ends now" growled Spyke as he popped two bone blades and drove them into Hungan's wrists, Hungan screamed in pain as he struggled. Evan laughed as he leaned over and grabbed the gem from the staff, it was bound tight but with Spyke's super strength it snapped off easily.

The fog, the wind, the rain and the lightning stopped instantly, the remaining tribes men stood in full sight of the teenagers and began to run. Spyke walked confidently up to the group.

"Took you long enough" said Kurt as he motioned for the others to come closer, he made sure they were all touching when he bamfed away.

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They reappeared just over the ridge from the nearby city they had to pass through to get back to the temple, they slowly began to make their way down to the town in high spirits.

They walked through the town, Spyke and Kurt dressed once again in their monk's robes to hide from prying eyes. Alex bit down on the apple he jus bought as he walked hand in hadn with Rahne, Scott and Jean also walked hand in hand. The group was laughing and smiling until they heard someone shouting. "HELP!" screamed the voice down one of the alleys, the group was passing at just the right time to hear and they all stood still.

"Hello" said Alex as he began to walk down the alley.

"Alex we have to get this back to Aunty O" said Spyke as he urged the group forward.

"We have to help them, whoever they are" said Scott as he walked forward guided by Jean's powers towards Alex. Spyke rolled his eyes and began to follow the rest of the group.

They got further into the alley and saw a group of monks, faces hidden advancing on a small boy with brown hair. "Help Me!" yelled the boy as the men continued towards him. The gang rushed into action and managed to take down each of the monks with a single blow from their powers or fists, Spyke hoisted the boy up into his arms.

"Thank you kind sir I thought it was the end for me" said the boy as he hugged Spyke, Alex grabbed one of the monks and lifted him up before pulling his hood off. The monk had the same face as the boy, he smiled and then suddenly vanished leaving nothing but a cloak in Alex's hands the others vanished dropping clothes onto the floor, the boy who sat in Spyke's arms quickly flipped backwards and began to run down the alleyway.

The group stood shocked at what just happened till Spyke cried out in anger "He's got the jewel." Spyke was the first to give chase followed by the others, the turned the corner in the twisting alleyway and came to a dead end, the wall stretched high into the air and there was no way passed. "He's vanished" gasped Spyke as he slammed his fist into the wall in anger.

To Be Continued…

So that's it for this week…review, review, review please.

Btw Next time- Who was that boy? How did he vanish? Why did he steal the stone? What will our heroes do next? All these questions and more will be answered next time (actually it's probably just these questions but you never know and that's mainly because neither do I.)