On the outside, the house looked like all the others in this decaying part of town. A once beautiful brick townhouse, now had boarded up windows and a condemned sign tacked to the front door. The sign did not stop the homeless coming in looking for a place to hide from the elements. It was the two, unknown lower levels of the house that made this one special though. The special living quarters, state of the art medical facilities, and research lab did little to help ease her mind that this was still a prison to the others. Like the others she was trapped in this hellhole, even though she was a "trusted" employee, she was still unable to leave whenever she felt the whim and so with the others she was a basic prisoner.

She had been hired not only because she was an excellent doctor but also the leading researcher in the cure for the Legacy Virus, she however accepted the job for personal reasons. Her employer knew she was a mutant, he did not understand the extent of her powers though. Taking a second to scan the room that was her research lab, she knew what she had to do. Illyana wasn't going to live much longer, the poor girl was suffering in this hell hole when she should be spending the last of her days in her home in Russia. She knew the others did not trust her and at this point that couldn't be helped, but it was past time to put her plan in to action. It was not the best plan and it could fail in so many ways but at least it was a plan to get them all safely out of here for good. Turning to her computer, she began to run the programs that would save all of the valuable research onto discs and as soon as that was done they were outta here . . .

The Park:

Storm was trying to keep up with Wolverine as he ran like a maniac through the park. Something was wrong she didn't know what and there was no way to slow him down long enough for her to ask. The sound of metal claws sliding through human flesh signaled her out of her worries and forced her to set her mind on the up coming battle before them. . .

He watched the battle from afar. Wolverine has come in claws slashing. The mutant had no idea that the two girls were so close to that battle. He watched as the girls turned and the one that goes by Rogue rushed into the battle. A hotheaded girl and her action cost her. She had been slashed by Sabortooth and knocked unconscious. Her perky little friend had followed her to the trio that stood nearby and had no clue as to what was going on. That trio had betrayed him, they had actually protected the Wind Goddess and the girls when Sabortooth and managed to dislodge Wolverine for a few precious moments. Not that it had been a complete loss he mussed. Not by far, he now knew that the contract conducted by him and those three would no longer hold. The battle was lost and he watched as Sabortooth fled, Wolverine hot on his trail. He watched as the trio helped the Wind Goddess move the unconscious form to safety. The day was over, and those who had betrayed the contract would pay dearly now. He left to go to the hideout that he was sure Sabortooth would run and hide in. After the lost battle he would need to work out his anger and Magneto knew of three females that he could take his beastly anger out on.

Decaying Building:

So little time was all she could think as she rushed to but the discs safely in her bag. She had to hurry time was out from them. Her mutant powers, such a curse at first were now her greatest blessing. She had everything she needed now she just needed to get to the other three women before the man of metal and the beast got there. Shoving the discs in her bag as she ran down the stairs to the sleeping quarters. She stopped in the room and saw that only Mercy was there with Illyana.

"Where's Carmen?" she asked. Mercy wondering what was wrong just pointed in the direction of Carmen's room. Running into Carmen's room she quickly woke the older woman. "Quickly get up and get ready we have to leave now!" With those instructions she left the room waiting for Carman to follow and preparing herself for the energy she would need to get them out of there.

"Are you crazy?" Carmen asked walking into the room. "Incase you haven't noticed he sealed us into this hell hole. No way in or out without his powers, which I might add none of us have."

"I don't have time to explain everything to you right now, but know this he is on his way here to kill the three of you. Something is wrong and unless we are ready to go at the brief moment he lets the barrier around this place down, then the three of you are going to die here. . . TONIGHT!"

"Why should we trust you?" Mercy asked.

"Because its either you trust me or face certain death," came her quick reply.

"What do you want us to do," asked Carmen.

"Quick, gather around Illyana and hold on to me." Doing as they were told Mercy and Carmen came to stand on either side of the younger girl and each grabbing a hold of one of her arms as she grabbed one of Illyana's hands. The last thing that either of the two women remember was hearing the sound that signaled the arrival of Magneto as he lowered the barrier so that he could enter the prison, a bright light surrounding them, moving at some uncontrollable speed to a place they didn't know.

Okay it has taken me three years to get back into things. Though now that I am back I have tons of ideas for my story. I promise not to keep you waiting so long for the next chapter. Sorry that this one was so lacking in dialogue but I feel that I had some explaining to do, and still have some to do though with dialogue. Thanks for the reviews. Oh a couple of fair warnings to those who read on, at least one person is going to die, and Magneto is going to be a complete psycho in this story.