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DarkNightFalls
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"You okay?" Sanil frowned in concern.
"You know what I had to do," Analira swallowed hard as she looked him anywhere but in the eyes.
"I'll drive the vehicle, you take the bike," Sanil sighed.
"I'm sorry, San," Analira lost it when she saw that all the kids, including Laffayetta, asleep in the vehicle.
"I know, Lira. You're safe, you're keeping them safe, they'll understand," Sanil pulled the girl into a hug. He held her for a few moments, "We have to keep moving until we find a safe place, Lira."
"New York," Lira whispered into his ear. "There is a safe place for us in New York."
"Then that's where we'll go," San pulled away from her and stared deeply into her eyes before he handed her a helmet and Marcus' leather jacket.
"I'll lead," Lira swallowed hard and made her to the motorcycle, put on the jacket and helmet, and plopped down onto her ride. Soon the engine came purring to life and she led the van out of Minnesota and towards New York.
The group of kids had almost reached the borders of Bayville, when Analira pulled her bike to ride alongside Sanil in the car, "San, make the car and everyone in it disappear for a little while…"
"Someone is coming?" Sanil frowned.
"Yeah, and I can't sense their intentions," Analira spared him a short glance before turning her gaze back to the road. They continued onward with the vehicle now under Sanil's invisibility gift.
Analira sped a little ahead of the car, being able to sense all of her surroundings. She spied a man astride his motorcycle coming their way. She could feel his piercing gaze on her, and she tried to calm her nerves to prepare her if she needed to hurt this man.
The man stopped directly in front of her, she felt Sanil stop a mile or so back to keep the rest of them safe. The man turned off his bike and took off his helmet, "Somethin' about you don't smell right."
Analira stopped her bike and pulled off her helmet, "What do you want?"
"I want to know who you are," the man growled out. "Especially since you smell like blood." The man watched as the girl flinched slightly.
"That is none of your business," Analira replied in an icy tone.
"But you're heading towards my city," the man growled again.
"Look, I'm not here to hurt anyone, unless they attack, chase, shoot, fire, or try to harm me or anyone I know. That a good enough explanation for ya?"
"N…" the man began, but watched as the girl turned towards a bush near the side of the road.
"Shit!"
"Wolverine!" a large muscled brute that resembled a cat charged at the man, but at the last second charged Analira.
Analira knew he would change his target, and at the last possible moment, she dodged the cat-man, "I take it he's an old acquaintance of yours?"
"You could say that…" the man called Wolverine growled.
"He's behind you."
Wolverine growled as he stopped the cat-man from getting him in the back, "Sabertooth."
"He's got back-up!" Analira notified Wolverine.
"Really? And how do ya know that?!" Wolverine growled as metal claws came from his hands.
"I can sense… SHIT!" Analira took off to her bike, leaped on it and took off towards where she had seen Sabertooth headed. Wolverine wasn't far behind her.
"So, what's he after now?"
Analira growled angrily as she kicked her bike into overdrive. She angrily sped down the road until she saw a pleasing surprise. "I should have known that they'd be okay."
"Lira! Jinks, Colt, Rye, and me all tied the kitty-man up!" Indy grinned happily as she ran up to Analira.
"That's good Indy," Analira sighed happily. "San, is everyone okay?"
"Yeah," Sanil appeared from seemingly nowhere with the vehicle, Faye in his arms and Qentega clutching his ankle.
"Who are you?" Wolverine gave a worried glance at the girl that had been called 'Lira.'
"I'll tell you if you answer me one question."
"Depends on the question, but go ahead and ask away," Wolverine huffed.
"Do you have any sirens? Have they affected Bayville?"
"Sirens? As in the things on cop cars?" Wolverine blinked in surprise.
"That's a good thing," Analira sighed tiredly. "My name is Analira, these are my traveling companions: Sanil, Laffayetta, Qentega, Haryen, Colketta, and Indiri."
"You all mutants?" Wolverine frowned.
"That is a question for another time," Lira replied coolly. "Quin, go ahead."
"Urgh!" Wolverine growled in irritation as he was blinded by light.
"Back in the vehicle, and no disappearing," Lira watched as her group piled into the vehicle they had commandeered in Rochester, and she mounted her bike. Then they all took off towards Bayville, leaving an angry, blind Wolverine, and an enraged, tied-up Sabertooth.