Ok, so these were the main points of my last 2 chapters which are currently in a laptop which will be owned by Best Buy for the next 6 weeks:
Episode 9 was the Juggernaut, It was basically a fight with Cain, which ended in an ass-kicking, until the remaining Fantastic Four members came to save the day. Johnny goes back with them.
Episode 10: Colossus comes to America to make money but can't get a job so he resorts to petty crime, which he feels very bad about. Some of the X-men come, and are battled to a stalemate, they all leave but Xavier who makes Colossus a spy on Magneto. Other points were Wolverine and Iceman reconciling, and Jean's family visits the Mansion, with Bobby, Kurt, Kitty, and Jean to entertain them, which Kitty isn't happy about because Bobby had a childhood crush on Jean's sister Sarah.
Now, on to:
The Selection
Asteroid M:
A hovering rock floats above the polar ice-caps. This is no ordinary rock. From the outside gaping holes covered in vents can be seen leaking hot air, and occasionally garbage comes out of a small cute at the bottom. A tall man in purple and red body armor looks over the side of a ledge of the rock, like a king surveying his kingdom. He is Magneto.
"Father?" A voice says, timidly, but with a forceful edge to it. "The others have arrived, everyone else is waiting for you downstairs."
Magneto didn't turn to meet his son's eyes. "I'll be with you momentarily Pietro. Tell them I will soon be there."
Pietro nodded, "Of course father." He sped down the stairs and sat down in a room filled with his fellow Brotherhood members, Avalanche, Pyro, Blob, Sabertooth, Toad, and his sister, the Scarlet Witch.
Back upstairs Magneto called out, "Colossus?"
A tall Russian man with black hair and a red and gold body suit stepped out. "I am ready sir."
Magneto turned to meet the Russian's gaze, "Why are you like that?" he said evenly, trying to contain his disgust.
"Like what sir?"
Magneto looked him up and down, "In that form. You know it sickens me to see you not using your power."
"Yes sir." Colossus concentrated and turned into steel.
"Shall we proceed to the others Colossus?"
"Of course."
As he followed Magneto out, Peter looked at the older man's cape in disgust.
Magneto looked at his assembled followers.
"The time has come friends."
"For what?" Pyro interrupted loudly.
Magneto looked at him tolerantly, Mystique's group seemed to be more trouble then they were worth. Actually, Avalanche was a fairly good soldier, as was Blob if you used one syllable words. Maybe it was just this jackass Pyro.
"I am getting there Pyro, be silent. While I do believe that mutants are and will eventually be recognized as the dominant species, we must weed out the weak, and make it so that only the strong survive."
"How?" Pyro interrupted again.
Avalanche glared at him, "Will you shut up? Please, sir, you were saying?"
Magneto glared at Pyro once more before smiling at Avalanche, "Thank you. The X-men have defeated all of us. The only time when members of our forces were able to defeat them was when they were outnumbered, surprised, and we counted young Summers among our ranks." The members of his original team shifted in their seats, they were still relatively annoyed with Havok, who abandoned them after their confrontation with the X-men.
Pyro announced loudly to the others, "Well Oi dunno abou the rest'a ya, but Oi'm roight glad Oi didn't meet tha' filthy tossa.." This time he was silenced by Colossus's giant metal arm, which shot out to grab him around the throat.
Colossus raised Pyro to eye level, "Be. Silent." He threw Pyro back onto the couch.
Magneto nodded to Colossus, "Now, what I have in mind will be a test for all of you. I have no doubt, while some of you will be able to defeat the X-men, with their training, some will best you. If you are defeated, you will not complain and allow those who win to take their place among the elite. You will each be required to engage an X-man in one on one combat. The winner will join me here, the loser will remain. Pyro, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Toad, Sabertooth, Blob, Avalanche. Do you accept this challenge."
The group all nodded but Avalanche raised his hand. Magneto nodded kindly toward him. Pietro took notice of his father's smile and grimaced. "Yes Avalanche?"
"What about Colossus sir?"
"As you can tell, not all of our numbers match up equivalently with those of the X-men. Therefore certain people will be allowed entrance to our mutant paradise without test. Colossus is physically the strongest of us all..." the Blob snorted derisively but Magneto continued, "so he will not be tested. Likewise, Xavier, the Beast, and Storm, will all be taken, and none of them tested. Xavier is the world's most powerful telepath, while Beast possesses one of the most brilliant minds we have ever seen, and Storm's power is too great not to have here."
"But, sir, I know you've mentioned before that Drake and Grey's powers can potentially be limitless? Why not bring them and have McCoy and Munroe tested."
"I have my reasons Avalanche. I will say, my boy, that while I have great respect for you, your questioning is wearing me thin. Unless there is any other part of my plan, a plan which I have worked hard on for a very long period of time, a plan drawn up by a man much smarter than yourself, which you see flaw in as well, this meeting is over."
Pietro caught Avalanches eye and gave him a satisfied smirk before beginning conversation with Toad and Wanda. Avalanche sighed, he knew he was on the fast track to becoming the new leader of the Brotherhood, but Pietro wanted his daddy's approval, and Avalanche felt bad that he was taking it away. Not really...but a little.
Meanwhile, at the Xavier Institute, Charles Xavier's office was filled with as much, if not more, tension then Asteroid M. Warren Worthington was leaning over his desk, face contorted with fury, while Bobby, Kitty, Kurt, Scott, and Jean were standing behind him looking shocked and fearful.
"I just don't get how you all can't see it!" Warren yelled.
"Young man," the Professor said, "you will lower your voice in my office. Now, where is this coming from son."
Warren sighed and said as evenly as he could, "Look. I'm not comfortable with Wolverine here, okay? The guy is dangerous! And this isn't coming from nowhere man. What was he doing when we first met him? Throwing guys around a bar. We bring him home, and IMMEDIATELY the Saber-toothed-psycho is knocking on our doorstep. Plus, look what happened up in Canada with Bobby!" Warren looked helplessly at Iceman, "Come on dude, give me something here."
Bobby nervously ran his hand through his hair and tightened his grip on Kitty's shoulder, which his other arm was draped across. "Look, none of you were up at Weapon X with me. I saw some scary shit. Logan did some bad stuff."
"See?!"
"But...after seeing everything that they did to him, it surprises me that he isn't even more messed up."
Warren looked shocked and outraged, "How can you SAY that. This man is DANGEROUS."
Bobby now stood up, "Look man! That 'dangerous' guy has saved your feathered ass as well as mine and everyone else in this room's. Maybe you should try being a little more grateful instead of trying to get him kicked out for being a dick to you in the Danger Room."
"Bobby...", Kitty said quietly, fearing that her boyfriend may have crossed a line, which judging by Warren's face, he did.
"Well then if I'm dead weight, and my ass needs constant saving, then maybe I should save all of you crap heads the trouble and leave." Warren walked pompously over to Xavier's window and threw it open. He spared the crowd watching him one last look and flew out the window.
Bobby watched Warren fly away and gaped at his form heading towards the sun. Scott finally got up and placed a hand on Bobby's shoulder, "Well that could have gone better."
Bobby shrugged off Scott's hand, "Not funny. I didn't want him to leave...just to...you know...talk a little less."
Jean got up and stood at Bobby's other side, "Imagine that. YOU telling someone else to shut up. Ironic isn't it?"
Bobby went to make a rude gesture with his hand but a glare from the Professor stopped him. "Mr. Worthington will be back soon enough. I am sure that all of us can continue to function normally without him. And with that, I return you to your regularly scheduled program."
Nightcrawler laughed, "Was zhat a joke Herr Professor?"
The Professor smiled wearily, "Well I have been living with you and Bobby for a while, Kurt, it was bound to happen at some point."
Kitty smiled playfully at Cyclops and said, "Too bad it hasn't worked on you yet."
Jean put her arms around Scott from behind and looked over his shoulder, "That's not really fair Kitty. Scott can be VERY fun when he wants to be." She bit his earlobe gently causing him to shudder.
Bobby immediately turned around and raised his hand, "Excuse me. Over protective brother figure who is willing to punch Scotty in the nose should he feel it necessary standing by."
Scott grinned at Bobby, "You wouldn't hit a guy with glasses."
Bobby gave a look of mock outrage, "You speak to me as if you thought I had moral standards. Scott Veronica Summers I am SHOCKED!"
Kurt laughed, "Veronica?"
Bobby nodded, trying to keep a straight face, "Fit's him doesn't it?"
"Ja."
Bobby looked at Scott who had suddenly frowned and grabbed Kitty and Kurt. "Teleporter to maximum Mr. Wagner."
Kurt saluted, "Aye cap'n." They teleported away.
Jean still hadn't detached herself from Scott, "Don't let him grind your nerves Scott."
Scott rolled his eyes behind his glasses, "How have you put up with him for, what, fourteen years?"
Jean looked thoughtful, "Well for the first year and a half he couldn't talk so it was really only twelve and a half."
Scott groaned, "And he rubbed his wit off on you during those twelve and a half."
Jean smiled, "The key to Bobby is that you have to know when he's joking, and when he's bull shitting. Once you know, you can laugh when he's joking, and ignore him when he's b. s.ing you."
Scott rolled his eyes, "That is the secret formula for dealing with Bobby? That is not helpful at all."
Jean laughed, "Well what got me through it was that I know that Bobby would do almost anything for me, and I would do the same for him. He has moved from disliking you to liking you enough to make fun of you every five seconds. Once you get to the point I'm at with him, you two will be tight."
"But why did he get to that point with everyone else and not me? Beast, Kurt, Kitty, Logan, even Warren who he hated more than me to start."
Jean sighed, "He's protective of me love. He only hated Warren until you and I started dating. He never HATED you. He likes you. Just not as much as everyone else."
"But why not?!"
Jean looked at him sternly, "Why does this have you so worked up." She looked around nervously, "Your middle name isn't really Veronica is it?"
Scott sputtered incoherently but Jean silenced him with a kiss, "Now I know why. You're such an easy target...even I can hardly resist." She grabbed his hand and the two decided to stroll outside.
Meanwhile, Bobby, Kitty, and Kurt were watching Family Guy in the rec room. Kitty had snuggled up to Bobby, something Kurt always sniggered at, when Stewie and Brian came on camera singing, "I wanna have intercourse with you...relations...intercourse with you-oo-oo-oo." Bobby turned to Kitty and wagged his eyebrows.
She cocked an eyebrow at him and said, "Kurt, channel." Kurt groaned and flipped up to the next channel. There was a couple ball room dancing on it. Kitty pointed at the TV, "See?! Why can't we do that? You and I have only gone to two parties together. One was Duncan's when he got you drunk, and the other was when we got attacked by the mole people." She stamped her foot, "I want to go dancing."
Bobby nodded thoughtfully, "Ok." He stood up and offered her his arms. Kitty grinned and put her arms around his neck. He turned so Kitty's back was to Kurt and mouthed, "Watch this."
They danced for a few minutes, and Bobby began to draw Kitty in closer. He suddenly grabbed her chin and pulled it up, leaned in, and then stopped. Kitty, whose eyes began to close when she saw Bobby lean in, opened one eye and began to open and close her mouth as if willing his closer. Bobby put on a look of confusion and pulled her back into him. He began massaging her back until a low moan escaped her. He grinned at Kurt and slid his hand down her back, below her skirt, and it rested on the back of her thigh. He began to move his hand higher...and higher...
"Bobby!" Kitty said sharply.
Iceman quickly let go and said, "What?"
She frowned at him and then smiled, "There are other people here."
Bobby, without missing a beat, turned to Kurt and said, "Leave."
"No!" Kurt said indignantly.
Bobby shrugged, "Fine." He turned and picked up Kitty and began running to the stairs.
After they left Kurt rolled his eyes and called, "If you need me I'll be here, don't vorry." He changed the channel and his eyes widened, "YES! DORA'S ON!"
Wolverine burst through the Professor's door, and looked around at Xavier, Storm, and Beast.
"What's this about Wings leaving?"
Beast nodded, "Yes, Warren felt it was time to move on."
Wolverine growled, "I know your smart Hank, but you repeated what I just said. My question is why?"
The Professor looked at the ground, "Well, we aren't exactly sure..."
Wolverine growled again, "Charles."
Storm sighed, "He felt that he was not in a safe environment with certain members of the faculty here."
"Meanin' me?"
"Yes."
"Shit."
"This isn't your fault Logan." Xavier said, "We must remember the type of environment young Angel comes from."
"Still don' make it any better. Where is he?"
"He isn't far, I've been tracking him with Cerebro." Xavier replied.
"Let's go catch a bird."
"Logan I will be joining you."
"Alright then Chuck, let's go then."
Watching from the outside of the Mansion, Pietro saw the X-Jet fly out of the hanger. He took out his cell phone and dialed a number, "Father? Xavier and the animal just left the Mansion. Should we mobilize?"
Magneto spoke from the other end of the phone. "No. Wait until my orbs are able to capture Storm and Beast, then your group deal with the others."
Quicksilver then spoke in a hushed voice, "Father? My target, Angel, isn't showing up on our scanners. What should I do?"
Magneto laughed, "Pietro, Pietro. You are my first born son. Do you truly believe, despite your poor leadership abilities, I would not welcome you to my sanctuary win or lose? Aid your comrades in battle, but do not finish off their targets. You will join me when the battle is over."
"What about Wanda."
Magneto sighed, "I wish I could have it another way, but Wanda must prove herself as well."
Pietro nodded, and they ended the conversation. Toad whispered next to him, "Hey, Speedy? Weather girl and brain boy are together, alone, upstairs."
"My father will strike soon."
Storm and Beast were having a discussion in the room in question. Beast was asking, "Do you think that they will be able to persuade Warren to return?"
Storm sighed, "If just Xavier had gone? Then yes. However, I do not believe that Logan has quite the temperament to assist Charles. If anything he will make Angel spiteful."
Beast nodded, "A solid observation, I find myself agreeing, but I will continue to hope."
Storm placed a hand on Beast's furry shoulder, "In times such as these, Henry, that's all we can do."
At just that moment, two giant metal spheres burst through the window of Xavier's study. Each orb cracked in half and four tentacles emerged from each. Storm immediately took to the air while Henry lowered his shoulder and rammed one orb back out the window it came from. He grinned up at Ororo and dusted himself off. Behind his turned back, the orb flew back in the window.
"Henry!" Ororo shouted and sent a gust of wind at him that caused him to fly out of harms way. When the tentacles reemerged from the orb, they wrapped themselves around Storm. Her eyes glowing with fury, Ororo sent electricity coursing through them, only to have it sent back into her body. She convulsed momentarily, but then went limp.
"ORORO!" Henry bellowed and jumped on the orb that was holding her. He did everything he could to release its hold on her, biting, scratching, kicking, punching, but nothing worked. Just when he made a dent into one of the tentacles, the other orb grabbed him and pulled him inside. The two closed and they shot off to parts unknown to either of the unconscious X-men inside
Just in time to catch a fleeting look at the orbs, Cyclops and Nightcrawler ran into Xavier's office.
Nightcrawler looked around at the office, "Oh shit, oh damn, this is a problem, we're in trouble."
Cyclops grabbed him hard, "Kurt, chill. Go get Bobby and Kitty, I'll find Jean."
Meanwhile the Brotherhood assembled on the front lawn. Pyro ignited his flamethrower and caused a ball of flame to hover around his head. "Now?" He asked Quicksilver.
Pietro shook his head, "We're supposed to be in a fair fight. Wait until they come out here."
Kurt was running through the halls of the Mansion up to Kitty's room. He stopped for a second and asked himself, "Vhat am I doing?" He teleported up into Kitty's room and immediately teleported outside the door and covered his eyes. "They are going to kill me."
A second later Kitty, wearing a bathrobe, and Bobby in a pair of boxers stepped out of the room. Kurt put on his least awkward smile and said, "So–"
"Don't," Kitty cut across him.
"But,"
"Stop", Bobby said.
Kurt looked up from the ground and said, "But I thought you are a vegetarian Kitty."
Kitty looked confused but Bobby clearly understood the crack, but was interrupted from an obviously angry retort by Scott and Jean, wearing their uniforms, running up the stairs. Jean had the decency to avert her eyes, something that Scott didn't do, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THREE DOING?! WE'RE UNDER ATTACK HERE."
Bobby and Kitty quickly nodded. Kitty ran back into her room, but Bobby ran alongside Jean back into his room where he threw his uniform on over his boxers. Jean was looking at him appraisingly, "You realize that if Logan was here you'd be dead right now."
Bobby gave a weak smile, "It was worth it."
Jean covered her eyes, "I am now ending this conversation. Even that was too much information." After Bobby finished dressing, Jean grabbed his hand and the two burst through the glass of Bobby's window outside. Kurt and Scott soon teleported in and Kitty dove out of a wall of the lower section of the Mansion.
Scott looked at Jean, "What do we have?"
Jean put her hands to her head and concentrated, "Brotherhood. Pietro, Wanda, Pyro, Toad, Blob, and Avalanche."
Bobby looked confused, "What are they doing."
"They're just standing in a line, waiting for us."
Scott nodded, "Then let's go."
The five X-men walked to the front of the grounds. The six brotherhood members stood shoulder to shoulder and the X-men formed a similar line.
Pietro grinned across the way at Cyclops, "Well?"
Cyclops looked at Jean, Bobby, Kitty, and Kurt. They all nodded, "Say it Bobby."
Bobby erupted into an ice form he had never used before, he was larger and more jagged, and bore a striking resemblance to the Thing, who, after Johnny, had become Iceman's favorite member of the Fantastic Four. "IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME SHITHEADS!"
Meanwhile, Xavier and Logan had landed in an area neither had been familiar with. "You sure that wings is here?" Logan asked.
Xavier nodded, "I believe so."
Wolverine pushed Charles's wheelchair along the ground as he sniffed the air for a sign of Warren. He stopped suddenly and released his claws, "Uh-oh."
"What?"
"Problem."
"Care to elaborate?"
Before Logan could answer, Xavier's wheelchair rocketed back up into the X-Jet. It immediately soared off into the sky, but not before Logan was able to jump onto the back of it. Magneto's figure appeared at the front of the Jet.
"Charles."
"Erik what are you doing?"
"I am creating sanctuary. You are lucky enough not to be among those who have to earn their place. Your power is great enough for us to bring you without testing."
Xavier cut in sharply, "There are others of mine whom you have taken?"
Magneto's image nodded, "The Beast and Storm were brought to my headquarters a few hours ago." The false Magneto's eyes flicked up to Wolverine's claws, which were impaled in the X-Jet's roof. "The animal however, must earn his place." He pointed a hand at the claws, which flew from the top of the X-Jet. Wolverine shot off of the plain and landed in the water underneath. He groaned and swam to shore where he saw a tall blonde figure waiting for him.
"Why are you losers even trying here?" Bobby asked the Brotherhood as the two groups threw everything they had at the other. "You can't beat us. Never happened never will." At that moment Quicksilver charged Iceman, whose new icy form seemed to be impenetrable by Pyro, who had been given the task of dispatching Bobby. Bobby looked down at Quicksilver's small form and laughed. He raised a massive hand and swatted Pietro away. "Yeah, okay."
Kitty, was having a slightly more difficult time with the Blob. She was fast enough to avoid his punches, and continue to move backward, but nowhere near strong enough to take him out.
Scott on the other hand, seemed to be dealing with Toad fairly easily. Todd shot his long elastic tongue at Cyclops, who easily grabbed it before it reached his throat. Toad sputtered with rage and yelled, "'Et O a'ee 'um'ers." Scott seemed to thought fully consider it, but decide to flip Toad over by his tongue and shoot a powerful optic blast at his opponent. He called to the others, "One down."
Kurt turned and gave him a thumbs up, "About to be two mein freund." He was teleporting around Avalanche, punching him in the head, and before Avalanched could retaliate, teleporting elsewhere. Avalanche let out a grunt of rage and sent a ton of earth flying at Nightcrawler, who laughed and teleported away from it. "Is zhat all you've got?" Suddenly, a silver and green blur shot at him and rammed him into a wall. A second later, Kurt was buried underneath a mountain of rock.
Avalanche rounded angrily on Quicksilver, "Where's your target?"
Quicksilver snorted derisively, "Please. Magneto told me I was getting taken no matter what. I'm his first born remember?"
Scarlet Witch looked up from her battle with Jean Grey, "WHAT?!" she shouted angrily. This short distraction was all Jean needed to end the stalemate that was formerly occurring by throwing Wanda into a wall.
Jean looked over at Scott, "Two."
"Three." Bobby's voice called as he quickly iced Pyro up.
"Four" yelled Kitty, who had just phased threw the Blob, who had decided to belly flop on her. She paused for a moment and swayed on the spot. She then leaned over and threw up. Bobby ran over to try to pick her up, but she had passed out. Blob got up laughing, and dusted himself off.
The three X-men lined up, preparing to square off against the remaining three Brotherhood members, but Quicksilver held up a hand. "That was a test. You three passed. They failed. You're coming with us."
"Like hell we are." Bobby said angrily.
Quicksilver laughed and pointed to the sky, "See those six orbs coming. They're taking us to my father. Which is where your Professor, McCoy, and Storm are. Beast and Storm couldn't stop themselves from being taken, what makes you three think you can?"
Scott and Jean looked dejectedly at the ground but Iceman still looked ready to fight. Avalanche stepped in, "Don't worry kid, maybe Magneto will spare your stupid girlfriend and the elf. Maybe they can be slaves." He looked over at Kitty's unconscious form. "We don't have a prostitute up there yet." He turned back around to laugh at Iceman, but was met with an icy fist to his face.
Bobby addressed Pietro, "We'll come." He jerked his head at Avalanche, "He looks at me again, I kill all of you."
Pietro shot an amused smile at Avalanche who looked ready to retaliate, "Wouldn't screw with him. Remember what Magneto said about his and Grey's powers." Avalanche resigned to make a rude hand gesture and turned away. When the six orbs landed, two sets of three formed into two large balls. The one apparently for the Brotherhood opened up, the one set for the X-men spouted twelve tentacles menacingly. Bobby held up his hands, "We're coming, we're coming. Scott and Jean stepped cautiously inside, but right before he was about to step in, Bobby turned and made a dash for Kitty. He stretched out and almost grabbed her hand, when he was seized around the waist by a tentacle. He crossed his arms and sighed, "Fine" as the machine unceremoniously threw his body inside of it. The two orbs shot off.
"So, after I decided to spare your life you crawled right back to Magneto, eh?" Wolverine roared at Sabertooth and took a ferociously swipe at him with his claws.
Sabertooth responded by barreling straight on into Wolverine, causing him to fly back into a rock, "Damn straight I did. The Brotherhood's benefits package is much better then Weapon X's. Now I get dental." He tried to flying kick Wolverine, who rolled out the way and slashed Sabertooth's leg as it went by.
At the top of a nearby ledge a voice called out, "What the hell is going on down there?"
Wolverine looked up to see Angel's blonde winged form step near the edge of the platform. He elbowed Creed in the face and yelled at him, "WINGS! GET HELP!" Warren looked from Logan to Sabertooth, and nodded. He flew away as fast as he could.
Back at the X-Mansion, Kurt had dragged the bodies of Kitty, Scarlet Witch, Toad, and Pyro into the infirmary. He had revived Kitty and Wanda, who refused to discuss why they had attacked. Kitty resolved to phase Pyro from his icy prison, and in the time it took to revive him, removed his flame thrower. After he had slightly recovered, she pushed him up against the wall.
Pyro laughed maniacally, "Foisty, eh Cat?"
Kitty snarled, "Where are the others?"
Pyro grinned, "Oi dunno."
Kurt stood right next to her, "Tell us now, our ve vill hurt you."
"I'll talk," said a voice behind them. Toad sat up and examine a slightly bloody wound on his side.
Kitty tossed him a bandage while Pyro sputtered to Wanda, "Do you 'ear this filthy turncoat? Hex 'im woy don'tcha?"
Toad interrupted him, "We don't owe nothin' to Magneto. He left us here. He's gonna build his mutant empire with all the winners, and leave us to the dogs."
Scarlet Witch looked at Toad, and an impressed smile graced her features for a moment, but then a hardened look returned to her eye. "He's right. Magneto betrayed us. We have to bring him down. The only thing that means a thing to him is his own ass, and darling Pietro I supposed."
Pyro began to breathe heavily, "Sheila, Oi don't think you realize what ya sayin'. Magneto's one 'a the most pow'ful mutants out there. We don't stand a chance."
Kurt looked around the room, "Ve're going to take that chance. Ve are going to liberate the others."
Up at Asteroid M, Cyclops, Iceman, and Jean had been deposited into various stasis tubes along side of Xavier, Beast and Storm. The X-men acknowledged each others presence while Magneto congratulated Quicksilver, Avalanche, and Blob on their victories.
"It seems your sister was not so fortunate, my son."
Quicksilver smiled uneasily, "Well you know I got the good genes."
Magneto slowly walked over to the cages of the X-men. Xavier was surveyed him with an oddly amused expression. Beast, Storm, and Jean were, as Magneto believed, having a telepathic discussion about some probably useless matter. Cyclops and Iceman seemed to interest Magneto the most, the both of them were pounding on their restraints, Cyclops silently so, but Iceman was using a mix of words that Magneto had never heard of, but from Iceman's tone he understood then general idea.
Magneto laughed at Bobby struggling, "Ah young Iceman. How you waste your time with this fool. You and young Miss Grey can do so much more. Neither of you even realize what you are. Don't you want to become even more powerful Bobby?"
Bobby sputtered out curses at Magneto who silenced him with a hand, "Why do you wish so much to be with that silly Pryde girl and Wagner boy." At the mention of Kitty's name Bobby began to pound against his restraints again.
"Ah. You and the girl have a relationship. Oh please dear boy, once my new world order has been created, you will do better than her. While of mutant blood, she is weak, and undeserving. She will suffer the human's fate."
Bobby again began mouthing derogatory words, and from the limited lip reading ability that Magneto had, he, if Bobby had his way, would apparently be mating with his own mother. "Enough" Magneto said, angered. He flipped a switch on the wall and the chambers immediately filled with gas. The last thing that Xavier was able to do was get off a final mental command,
Many miles away, still locked in the thick of battle, Wolverine heard Xavier's mental command. He groaned
and rolled his eyes while delivering a kick to Sabertooth's abdomen. Sabertooth got up and Wolverine retracted his claws, allowed Sabertooth to successfully knock him off of a cliff. The last thing Wolverine heard before he hit water, was a maniacal laugh and the sound of something whizzing overhead to the ledge where he had just been.
A while later, Kitty, Kurt, Pyro, Toad, and Wanda were sitting in the Xavier common room. Pyro jumped off the couch and began pacing.
"Let's review, shall we? None of you sods can fly that bloody plane of yours. We can't use the auto-poilet 'cause we don't know the bloody coordinates. You also don't want to steal any koind of plane 'cause you're the "good gois". HOW THE BLOODY HELL D'YA WANNA GET THERE?"
Wanda looked at Kurt who blushed, "Can you teleport us."
Kurt nodded. "To a certain point. But I can't go anyvhere if I don't know vhere I am going. I may end up inside of a tree, or another person."
Kitty looked around, "Other ideas?"
"Yeah, we fly." The group looked around to see Logan. Kitty squealed and jumped off the couch to hug him, quickly followed by Kurt who shook Logan's hand furiously. "Fightin' Sabertooth for a while. Got Chuck's mental call to let the idiot win."
Kitty said, "What about the 'bird?"
"Magneto took it, with Charles."
"So how are we going to get there?"
"Charles flashed the coordinates into my head with his message. We're gonna take the plastic Velocity prototype and take on Magneto."
"What about the mini-bird?" Kitty asked.
Logan shook his head, "Made of metal, we'd be ripped apart the second Mags sees us."
Pyro shook his head in disbelief, "We're gonna fly in plastic?"
Logan nodded, "Scarred?"
"Damn roight Oi am!"
"Then stay here. X-men, let's go." Wolverine walked out followed by Kitty and Kurt. Scarlet Witch and Toad quickly got up to follow and after shooting him a disdainful look, Pyro joined them as well. Seconds later, the Velocity took off.
Almost immediately after they took off, Warren flew in through the broken front door of the Mansion. He was speaking frantically, "Get help, get help. PROFESSOR?! STORM?! HANK, SCOTT, BOBBY, JEAN?! Oh man, oh man. The others are gone. Who do I get? Think Worthington." He paused for a second and then his face lit up, "Ah. Idea."
Up on Asteroid M, Sabertooth had just exited his orb and joined Magneto and Colossus at the front of the room. Magneto addressed the crowed, "My inner circle has now been completed for our new world order with the addition of Sabertooth, who successfully defeated Wolverine in combat. Now, as powerful as you all are, none are at the level that I wish you to be. I have created a device, that will advance our powers to their highest levels. As the new king of this Mutant Regime, I will be using it after one of you tests it." He seemed to size up Sabertooth and Colossus. "Sabertooth, you will go first." Sabertooth stepped up to an arch way. He stepped through it and the door closed. Everyone held their breath as a purple light flashed from inside. A moment later Sabertooth stepped out. His muscles had become so large that they had ripped through his shirt. His teeth were longer and sharper. He raised his hands and flexed, causing four, new, bone claws to pop out of his knuckles.
"Thank youuuu." Sabertooth hissed to Magneto in a more guttural voice then he previously had.
Next Magneto moved to Bobby and Jean, "Next will be Iceman and Jean Grey. I am curious to see how this will affect the two of you, for you both have fairly limitless potential."
Xavier interrupted him, "Actually Magneto, you will not be touching a single one of us."
Magneto laughed, "And why is that Charles?"
Xavier smiled, "Your lack of a decent telepath was your first mistake." He shot a look directly behind Magneto, who spun around to see the fleshy fist of Colossus collide with his jaw.
Colossus looked at Xavier, "That was close Charles."
Colossus triggered his armor and punched holes in Iceman's and Cyclops's chambers. He pulled Bobby out while Scott released Jean and Beast. Iceman shot a confused look at Colossus, "Why the change of heart big guy?"
"After my fight with you, the Professor realized that I was innocent and asked me to become his spy upon Magneto, which I gladly accepted the task of."
"Well it was a fool's errand for I will still win!" Magneto yelled, while being supported by Pietro.
"We'll still beat you bucket head" Cyclops yelled.
"Oh really," Magneto asked. He flicked his wrist and a metal pipe quickly shot towards Xavier and hit him directly in the head, knocking him out. Magneto tapped his helmet, "He may be able to hide his plans, but he can never read mine."
Suddenly the Velocity rammed through the back end of asteroid M. Shadowcat phased out of the bottom with Wolverine, while Nightcrawler teleported out with Toad and Pyro. Scarlet Witch kicked open the door, eyes blazing with pink energy. "Hello Daddy."
Nightcrawler and Shadowcat ran immediately to join the X-men. Bobby pulled them both into a quick hug but let go and turned his attention back to Magneto. Toad and Scarlet Witch joined them but Pyro walked over to the Brotherhood. "Sorry folks, Oi just needed a ride here."
Scarlet Witch spat at him, "We don't need you anyway."
Magneto sighed and said, "I wish this didn't have to happen." He casually flung Wanda into a wall and bound her at the hands and feet. He picked up a sharp piece of metal and aimed it at her heart, "Toad, to my side." Toad look from Magneto to Wanda and shot an apologetic look at the X-men. He walked over to the Brotherhood's side.
Magneto laughed at the X-men, "Well?"
Beast let out a feral roar and he and Wolverine barreled toward Blob and Sabertooth, hitting each other like trains, a sign that the battle had begun.
But, as hard as the X-men were fighting, with Charles down, along with an upgraded Sabertooth, Magneto, and a generally more cohesive Brotherhood team, they weren't able to cause much damage. Blob was able to easily throw Beast aside, while Sabertooth, en route to Wolverine, had dispatched both Kitty and Colossus. Bobby and Jean were trying to contain Magneto, while Cyclops, Nightcrawler, and Storm tried to deal with the combined power of Avalanche, Pyro, Quicksilver, and Toad. Blob had just ripped Cyclops away from his teammates and was poised to perform the killing blow when the mini-Jet crashed through the Asteroid into Blob, pinning him up against a wall. The hatch was thrown open and Warren gracefully leapt out.
Bobby grinned at him, "Nice of you to join us."
Warren grinned back, "Well, I figured you guys might need saving this time. And I brought some help."
Avalanche had walked over to Cyclops's unconscious form, but was thrown away by a yellow beam. Havok jumped out of the X-Jet after Warren and said, "Get away from my brother you lousy piece of shit."
Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, flew out of the X-Jet next and landed next to Bobby, who quickly patted him on the back. "Look at these losers, why do I always have to save your ass?"
"Shut up."
Finally, Rogue floated out of the top of the Jet and gave a sarcastic wave to Magneto, "Miss me Mags?"
A few moments later, Storm was able to defeat Avalanche, while Rogue absorbed Quicksilver, causing him to fall unconscious, Toad fell to Nightcrawler, and the combined strength of Colossus, Beast, and Wolverine was able to stop Sabertooth. Now, Cyclops, Havok, Iceman, Jean, and the Human Torch ran at Magneto shooting their respective energies at his Magnetic force field.
"YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN DEFEAT ME?! THE MASTER OF MAGNETISM?!" Magneto bellowed.
"No they can't Father, but I can." A voice whispered behind Magneto. Scarlet Witch was still bound, but her eyes were glowing with pink energy and a small bubble formed around her. The half of spiked metal inside of the bubble turned to ash, while the other half fell. The bubble began to expand and expand, until it exploded and Asteroid M began to shake violently. Magneto was buried under rock in the chaos, but the rock still trembled.
Iceman looked around, "On that note, I think we should leave."
"Ditto" Torch said.
Xavier, who had just been revived looked at Wanda and said, "Sleep." Her eyes began to close, and Colossus ripped her off the wall. Toad picked up Avalanche, while Beast and Wolverine hauled the bodies of Quicksilver and Pyro down the hall. Iceman and Storm led the way, flying down the corridor to the Jet. The X-men, Brotherhood, and Torch piled in to the Jet and flew down the run-way out of the Asteroid. Just after the Jet escaped, a metal orb launched out of the asteroid, but Xavier and Wolverine were the only ones to see it. They exchanged silent grimaces.
"Sir?" Cyclops yelled, "We're carrying too much weight, we're losing altitude, we have to crash land NOW!"
Toad whipped around to look at Blob in accusation, "MAN?! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO FAT?! NOW WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!"
Xavier managed to land the Jet smoothly enough, but after the others piled out, Kurt pointed up to the sky, "I don't believe ve are out of the hot vater yet mein freunds!"
The others followed his finger and saw Asteroid M slowly descending down upon them. The Brotherhood all screamed and began to back away but Xavier yelled, "It's too big, we can't get anywhere."
Cyclops began shouting orders, "KURT! Teleport as many people as you can away. Jean try and revive Pietro and get him to do the same. Kitty get yourself phased-"
Xavier shook his head, "No Scott, it will not help, but one thing will." He looked at Bobby and Jean.
"Sir?" Jean asked.
"Magneto told you that you both had power beyond what you had realized. He was correct. You two have the potential to be two of the most powerful beings on the Earth. I knew from the beginning, you discovered your powers earlier than most, and have an uncanny mastery of them. You need to stop this asteroid."
"But how?" Bobby yelled, "We might potentially be crazy powerful, but we can't get to it like, right now!"
Xavier nodded, "Yes you can." He touched his temple and both Iceman and Jean fell to the ground in pain clutching their heads. A moment later the both rose to their feet tentatively and looked at each other.
"Well?!" Xavier demanded. The two nodded and stood directly under the asteroid. Bobby closed his eyes and joined his hands together. He inhaled, and when he exhaled, a massive stream of ice shot out of his hands and began to slow the asteroid.
Jean stood next to him and inhaled as well. When she let out her air, a fiery aura spread over her body. Her telekinetic energy, formerly green, was hot pink, and this beam joined Bobby's grey-blue one and the asteroid began to stop in mid-air. But it was still too close and moving to fast.
Scott stepped up next to them and ripped off his visor. A red blast joined the others, and right after, a white. Bobby looked and saw that Alex Summers had joined in with them. Next a colorless burst was added in as Storm added the power of the wind, while Johnny Storm came next and his fiery orange joined the rest. Even under all of this, the asteroid still fell, and everyone began to weaken
Xavier mentally told them, One last heave. They all responded with a final burst of energy and all six colored bursts hist the asteroid at the same time, and after a great tremble, it exploded, and Iceman, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Havok, Storm, and Human Torch all fell to their knees. Beast, Rogue, Colossus, Shadowcat and Nightcrawler all let out roars of triumph and jumped on top of them, even Toad and Blob looked as though they wished to join in, but didn't.
After everyone was on their feet, Xavier walked up to Bobby and Jean. He touched his head and Bobby immediately stood up and grinned. Jean, however, wobbled to her feet, and gave a slight grimace and her eyes flashed red for a moment. A second later, they returned to normal.
"I am very proud of you all," Xavier said. "You've done well today. This was the first adventure that we've all been on together, that truly threatened your lives. You all acted with quick thinking, and efficiency. I have never been happier than I am right now."
Angel turned to the others, "I was a dick. I'm sorry for the way I acted, especially to you Wolverine."
Logan punched him on the shoulder, "It's alright Win..Warren."
Xavier turned to Rogue, Colossus, Torch, and Havok, "Johnny, you are always welcome here, but I believe that you will want to return to your family. Rogue, Colossus, Havok, there is always a place for you at my school."
Colossus shook the Professor's hand, "I will be taking that place, sir."
Rogue looked around, "If y'all don't hate meh too much for what Ah used ta be, then sure."
Havok rubbed the back of his neck, "I have to think about it man. But it is something I'll seriously consider."
Cyclops clapped him on the shoulder, "If not I'll kick your butt."
Xavier smiled, "No matter what happens, you have all exceeded your expectations today. You have proven that you know your limits, but are willing to push beyond them, and to further evolve. You have proven that you are all X-men."
Cheesy ending by a lot. Sorry. Season 2 will be arriving shortly.
