Diamonds are a Fuzzy Dude's Best Friends

Chapter 15: Hell Hath No Fury Like Xavier Pissed

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel.

Shout Outs-

GothikStrawberry- Oh yeah, Xavier is gonna open up a can of telepathic whupass. Of course I won't let anybody die. Or would I…?

Needles- Nope, Sinister isn't creating Nate Grey.

Agent-G- Yup, this arc is about to come to and end. Maddie can do practically anything with her telekinesis. Oy. Again with the switch thing. You never give up, do you? Nobody else seems to care.

Quote of the day- 'Oh boy, sleep! That's when I'm a Viking!'

The roof-

Maddie grinned evilly as she saw Xavier's astral form floating before her.

'What's the matter, Chuck?' Maddie grinned. 'You gonna give me a spanking?'

'I shall do far more than that, Madelyne.' Astral Xavier frowned. 'Prepare yourself for Astral Combat!'

'Oh goodie.' Maddie clapped her hands excitedly. 'The Astral Plane! That's where I'm a Viking!'

Reality seemed to warp around the two telepaths as they transported themselves into the Astral Plane. The whole place looked like a hellish wasteland. There were huge lava pits erupting all over and rocky staircases in every direction: left, right, upside down. It was like a surrealist's nightmare.

'You shall pay for betraying the X-Men, Madelyne!' Astral Xavier frowned.

'Just get on with it, Baldy.' Astral Maddie rolled her eyes as Astral Armour began to join together around her body to form a fearsome suit of armour.

'Your powers are weak, old man.' Maddie said as she conjured an Astral Sword. 'But I am the Mistress here!'

'You may strike me down but I will come back even stronger than before!' Xavier retorted as he conjured his own sword. 'Now, to battle!'

'You got it, Chuck!' Maddie grinned evilly as she charged at Xavier with a vicious battle cry.

Meanwhile, back in the real world-

Unaware of the battle on the roof above, Mr Sinister was packing up his machines. He had all the information that he needed from Maddie, Jean and the baby. It was time for him to leave before he was trapped under the wreckage of the building.

Sinister turned to the tank that held the newborn baby. Sinister had removed the baby from Maddie via caesarean mere minutes before the X-Men attacked. The child's DNA would have been easier to harvest at an early age.

Sinister went to open up the tank when he heard the cracking of glass behind him. The evil mutant geneticist frowned as he saw a small crack on the tank that held the unconscious form of Jean Grey.

'Typical shoddy American workmanship.' Sinister muttered as he tapped the crack. 'No matter. I have all the information that I need. Ms Grey is of no further use to me.'

Sinister was about to switch of the tank's life support systems when the solution within the tank began to bubble.

'What in Darwin's name?' Sinister blinked.

'Not Darwin…' A voice snarled angrily in Sinister's head. 'Jean Grey!'

Sinister's eyes snapped open in fear. Jean Grey was conscious, and she didn't look happy!

The tank shattered into a thousand pieces as Jean freed herself with a telekinetic blast, cutting Sinister with shards of glass.

'Who are you?' Jean hissed as she hovered towards the injured Sinister. 'And where is Scott?'

'II am afraid that the young Mr Summers is presently indisposed.' Sinister hissed in pain as he got to his feet. 'Perhaps you would prefer it if I dealt with your troubles?'

'WHERE IS HE?' Jean yelled as she ripped a bank of computers from the wall with her telekinesis and threw it at Sinister. 'TELL ME WHERE HE IS!'

Sinister was knocked to the floor as the computer bank fell on him. The evil geneticist struggled to free himself.

'You are strong, Ms Grey.' Sinister chuckled. 'Join me and we can become unbeatable! Madelyne was nothing but a pale reflection of your power!'

'Monster!' Jean hissed as she ripped an empty tank from the wall and dropped it on Sinister's head.

Jean lowered herself to the ground and freed the baby from his tank.

'You're safe now, little guy.' Jean cooed gently. 'I'll get you away from this horrid place.'

'I would not be so hasty, Ms Grey…' Sinister warned as he struggled free of the wreckage. 'I am not beaten that easily!'

'If you've hurt Scott…' Jean hissed.

'Mr Summers is quite safe.' Sinister replied. 'Why don't you ask him yourself?'

'Scott?' Jean gasped as she saw her boyfriend walk from the shadows. 'What did he do to you? Please, talk to me, it's Jean.'

'I only serve Sinister now.' The mind-controlled Cyclops said evenly. 'You have no use to us anymore.'

Jean recognised the telltale red glow around Scott's eyes as he readied to take her down with an optic blast.

'Scott, please…' Jean begged. 'You can't do this. You're better than this. Don't let yourself be controlled by this monster!'

'He cannot hear you, Ms Grey.' Sinister grinned evilly as he walked up beside Scott. 'Scott only obeys my orders now.'

'Scott, please…' Jean continued to beg, her eyes tearing up. 'Please don't do this. I love you…'

Scott felt himself falter as his memories began to flood back. Yes, he loved Jean, not Madelyne. He had been conned from the very beginning. Sinister had used him!

'Do it, Scott…' Sinister whispered in his ear. 'Destroy her. Prove your loyalty…'

'Yes master…' Scott said evenly as he let rip with a colossal optic blast. His target wasn't Jean, however. It was Sinister. The evil geneticist was blasted through the wall by the unbridled force of Scott's blast.

'Scott, is that you?' Jean asked tearfully.

'Yes, I'm back…' Scott replied solemnly. 'Oh God, what have I done? I've betrayed the X-Men. I betrayed you…'

'Don't start angsting yet, Slim.' Jean replied. 'I have just the idea to help them…'

The Astral Plane-

Xavier was fighting for his life under Maddie's onslaught. The evil redhead was one of the toughest opponents Xavier had fought. Whereas Xavier was undoubtedly more powerful than his opponent, Maddie had no trouble with killing her opponent to ensure her victory.

'This must be a first for you, Xavier…' Maddie grinned evilly as she kicked the downed Xavier in the ribs. 'Getting your butt kicked by a woman. You'd be a laughing stock if I wasn't about to kill you!'

'Madelyne, don't do this…' Xavier begged as he held out his hand towards his opponent. 'Sinister is controlling you. Do not let him make a killer out of you!'

'Oh cram it, you stupid cripple!' Maddie snorted as he kicked Xavier once again. 'I enjoy killing! I like doing Sinister's dirty work! And once I've finished with you, I will be the most powerful telepath in the world!'

'Then I am afraid that there is no hope for you…' Xavier bowed his head solemnly. 'I am sorry that the fight must end this way.'

'What are you talking about?' Maddie blinked. 'You're beaten. You've lost your sword. You're defenceless!'

'I am never defenceless whenever my X-Men are here.' Xavier replied. 'Now, Jean!'

Maddie turned around just in time to see Jean run her through with Xavier's own sword.

'Wha…?' Maddie gasped as she felt herself growing weak. 'That's not fair…'

'I am truly sorry that we had to do this, Madelyne.' Xavier said solemnly as Jean helped him up. I do so detest killing, but there was no other way…'

Maddie's Astral Form disappeared with a scream of defeat.

'Thank you, Jean.' Xavier nodded as he got to his feet. 'I should have come here sooner, then the X-Men would not have been injured so.'

'Perhaps I should be the one that should be thanking you.' Astral Jean corrected. 'You were the one that was responsible for waking me up in Sinister's lab. Don't worry. This wasn't your fault. We were all suckered by this woman.'

'And what of Scott?' Xavier asked. 'Is he still under Sinister's control?'

'Scott snapped out of it.' Jean replied. 'Sinister's down for the count as well.'

'I guess that all that is left for us to do is help the injured.' Xavier sighed. 'But I am afraid that some of the X-Men may be beyond help.'

'Fear not, Professor…' Jean smiled as she tapped her temple. 'I have a cunning plan…'

TBC…

Next: Recovery

Just how will Jean help X-Men that have been shattered to pieces, had adamantium ripped from their bones or impaled? Tune in to the penultimate chapter of 'Diamonds are a Fuzzy Dude's Best Friend' to find out…