Disclaimer: I do not own X-Men

BW: Oh, I just remembered something. I'll explain it in the next chapter though.

What Happened?

Jubilee sunk to her knees and let her shoulder sag. "I'm so glad that's over and done with."

Hank had a look on his face that said he was trying to think. "But I don't understand something. It would appear Death isn't completely under Apocalypse's control... but if she isn't, why would she attack us?"

Jean shook her head. "We should get back to the Professor." She said with an anxious look at the still unconscious Alex.

Kitty nodded, her eyes still wide. "Yah, he'll know what to do!"

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Apocalypse watched as his three horsemen entered the main chamber. His eyes narrowed slightly. "Death? Where's Famine?" He asked.

Death growled. "The X-Men got him."

Stryfe had a smug look on his face. Apocalypse's face twisted in anger. "WHAT?!" He roared.

"I said the X-Men got him." She repeated.

Pestilence looked between Death and Apocalypse. "We tried to keep him on our side.... but the strength of their will power was... too strong." Pestilence finished slowly.

Apocalypse ignored Pestilence and got right in Death's face. "How could you possibly lose Famine to them?!" He had his face inches from Death's as he continued to yell. "How could you fail me?!" Death turned her head away slightly, squeezing her eyes shut. "You stupid, pathetic, worthless horseman!"

Death opened one eye, and then another and turned to look at him. "I'm sorry." She said extremely quietly.

Apocalypse opened his mouth to yell some more but stopped himself. "No you're not." He muttered.

Death smirked and tilted her head towards him. "No. I'm not." She agreed.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

"Professor! We have a lot to tell you!" Scott said as he pushed open Xavier's office door.

Magneto who was standing before Xavier's desk turned around. "Do you now?"

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

"Here. Just lay him on this bed." Jean pulled the covers back on one of the hospital beds.

Nightcrawler had teleported them inside the room, Danielle had taken the elevator down to the hospital room.

She entered the room just as Jean started pulling the covers back up over Alex, and Kurt teleported out of the room to see what had happened on the mission from Scott.

Danielle watched Alex as his breathing seemed to quicken and he began coughing, his cheeks turning red.

"Jean?" She panicked looking over at the other woman.

Jean ran over to him. "Shit!" She hissed under her breath. "He's burning up." She ran out of the room towards the storage cabinet where all the medicine was kept.

Danielle ran forward and wrapped her arms around Alex's shoulders. Oh, please be okay! Don't do this to me! I can't lose you again!

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Death demolished target after target in the training room, emitting high pitched screeches with every movement.

She heard someone enter the room, but ignored it for a bit. She stopped and looked at the doorway, her eyes hardening when she saw who it was.

Stryfe smirked. "We have a special mission my dear Death."

---------------------------------------------------------------------

The X-Men were gathered in the War Room. "And then they just teleported away and we rushed back here." Scott finished the story. "Does that make any sense to you Professor?"

Xavier had his chin resting on his fist. Magneto stood beside him looking at Xavier with a curious look. "What's running through that head of yours Charles?"

Xavier opened his mouth to speak when a BAMF came from the back of the room. Everyone turned to look but gasped at the sight.

Kurt stuttered. "D...De...." He stopped, not bothering to finish.

A grin came across Stryfe's face. "And don't forget me!"

Death turned to glare at Stryfe. "Hurry up and give them the message, or I might just be tempted to kill them all now." She hissed at him, cracking her knuckles, tilting her head in a mocking way.

Scott stood up, putting a hand to his visor. "You can bet you won't take us down without a fight!" He yelled.

Stryfe smirked. "Perhaps, but it'd be all too easy to kill you."

Xavier turned his wise face to Scott. "Sit down!" He said with a stern tone, that made Scott look at him in shock, before sitting down, lowering his hand.

Death had begun walking around the table slowly, making everyone shiver as if the tempertature had begun dropping. Kitty was shaking the most as she tried not to notice the fact that Death had stopped right behind her chair.

Death began to lean in, but Peter gave her a sharp glare from across the table. Death stood up straight. "Watch your back..... coward." She raised one finger and poked the other girl inbetween her two shoulder blades. Kitty's breath caught in her throat, as if a jolt had passed through her. Death started laughing.

Stryfe rolled his eyes. "Death! Stop playing with them. We have a message to deliver."

Death reappeared next to him. "So deliver it!" She snapped, while turning her back on the group.

Stryfe growled. "Now is not the time for your smart mouth." He hissed under his breath to her.

Death glared at him. "Now is not the time to be so annoying."

Stryfe glared at her and Death growled back. They seemed to come to a stalemate so Stryfe finally shook his head and turned to the group. "Apocalypse wants to give you a message, so settle down Cyclops. We don't plan on attacking you... Though keep up the challenges and I won't be able to control Death for much longer."

Death was now at the other end of the table. "HA!"
"Here's the deal. You leave the horsemen to what they do best, and we promise to let you live your lives out in peace. Get in our way and we will make sure you don't last another minute."

Scott growled. "No deal!"

Death was suddenly standing in front of him. "Are you sure about that?" She asked as she caused a shiver to go down his spin. She spun around and continued walking around the table. "Would you really risk your own lives for those who are weak and undeserving of this life?"

No response. She smirked. "I'll assume your silence means you'll be sticking to the deal." She was now beside Stryfe but looked at the group. "Do not try to take away another horseman. We lost one. We lose one more and you'll be the reason this planet blows up. But not before I'd tortured every single living thing into insanity."

Death caught the eye of Carol Danvers who was standing at the other end of the room. "Get ready girl. I want you in tip top shape when we fight." Ms. Marvel taunted.

Death glared at the other woman and ran in front of her so fast Carol didn't even have time to breathe. "I should get into shape?" She growled. "I SHOULD? Bitch! I am DEATH!!" She yelled, aiming a punch at her jaw, but she stopped when she was less then an inch from her face.

Stryfe had grabbed her arm by the elbow, halting her in her tracks. "Now is not the time Death!" He yelled.

Death stood frozen for a second, then continued through with the punch, but swung it around, missing Carol and landing on Stryfe so fast he didn't have time to move as she lowered it to hit him in the gut. "Don't ever try to tell me what to do!" She screamed as he hit the wall.

She stormed over to him and picked him off the ground and slamming him against the wall. "Get in my way again and you're dead!" She hissed as she dropped him.

She stood looking at the wall for a second, before spinning around to look at the group. She tipped her head slightly. "That goes for all of you! Get in my way and you're dead! Stay out of my way!" She growled. Taking the time to glare at every single person in the room in turn. "Stay away!" She hissed and teleported away.

Stryfe stood up slowly and looked at the group as held his side. "Kill her!" He too teleported away.

Jubilee jumped up. "Oh my God?! Did he just say what I think he said? He wants us to kill Rogue?"

AN: I like reviews :)