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Well, it's Chapter 7. Next is the Final Chapter. Note the cliffhanger. I might have an added chapter after that, one that sort of explains why I wrote what I did. You don't have to read that one, it'll be boring.

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Chapter 7: Have To Fight

Ray's heart rate quickened upon just seeing the X-Men. He didn't want to fight his friends, at least not already! The way he saw it, he had only two options; fight his friends and former teammates and feel guilty about it later, or stay out of the fight and quite possibly get kicked out of the Brotherhood the same day he joined. And besides, if he did attack the X-Men, then he wouldn't have anywhere else to go if being a Brotherhood member didn't work out later. But if he turns on the Brotherhood like that, he might blow his only chance at being able to stay somewhere where he finally feels like he belongs and fits in just right. The Brotherhood was just right for what the others called Ray's "wild streak".

Ray looked at his friends, the ones he trained with through the danger room and Wolverine's "special" training sessions. Amara, Sam, Roberto, and Bobby were all lined up with the X-Men. They were all looking at him, and the looks on their faces seemed to challenge Ray, as if they knew he wasn't going to attack them. Ray caught himself wondering where the others were but decided he had other things to think about.

Ray's thoughts were interrupted by Cyclops calling out for his teammates to attack. Ray realized immediately that he probably wouldn't be able to get out of this one without fighting somebody. Reluctantly, he charged up bolts of electricity in his hands…

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Scott took a good look at the Brotherhood before attacking. As usual, most of the members seemed like they were ready to fight. But Ray seemed to look panicked at the sight of his former teammates. Scott could tell from his eyes alone that Ray was considering the consequences of every move he could make. For a second, Scott realized that he sort of felt bad for Ray. But then Scott realized that their mission was to take down the Brotherhood. New members and all.

Avalanche was not in a mood to think about everyone and everything around him, though.

"Take this!" He mustered up some strength, punched the wooden planks of the docks below him, and sent a quake towards the X-Men. It was powerful enough to knock the X-Men off their feet, yet small enough to ensure no damage was done to the docks. If enough planks went down, it would send everyone under them into cold, dark water, which on that late fall night, was more like a graveyard than ocean water.

While the X-Men were temporarily off their feet, Toad jumped high into the air and shot his slime spit repeatedly at the X-Men, hoping it would hit someone's face and give them a temporary blindfold.

Cyclops was able to use his optic blasts to get the slime off his face. Jean was using her powers to help get it off the others. Cyclops turned towards his team and signaled a few members. Nightcrawler teleported off, probably somewhere near the Brotherhood to launch his own attack. Shadowcat phased under the planks, keeping a grip to prevent herself from falling under completely, and probably went for the same cause Nightcrawler did. Cannonball used his powers and flew through the air, charging at the Brotherhood.

The others scattered.

Then there was a bump to Cyclops from behind…

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Uh-oh! What's going to happen? You'll see! Oh, and a huge thank you to all my readers and reviewers! Without you...this story never would've gotten past Chapter 2. That would've sucked.