-1Chapter 11
As soon as Skyler saw her brothers and sisters emerging from the tree line, she knew that a battle was inevitable. With her mind racing, Skyler ran over to April grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the lounge. "We need to tell Dr. McCoy." Skyler said incoherently.
"Tell him what?" A confused April said as she tried to get more information from Skyler.
"We are under attack."
"What?! By who?" April yelled as panic rippled through her body.
Skyler stopped in her tracks and looked April. "Outside, the people I grew up with are out there ready to attack. I'm sure they work for Gabriel. We need to get to the others and come up with a plan."
April nodded, looking to Skyler for guidance.
Skyler took off towards the lounge again with April close on her heals. When she entered the lounge Skyler found her peers disperse, ready to leave the area in order to find candles.
"Everyone stop!" Skyler yelled.
Dr. McCoy notices the urgency in Skyler's voice. "What's going on Skyler?"
"Outside the mansion at least 30 highly trained assassins are headed straight for us."
McCoy's eyes widened. He did not sign up for this. "Ok, everyone follow me. We are going to bunker down in the X-men head quarters."
McCoy and the students made it to the elevator. "I'm going to send everyone down in groups. I will be the last group. Once we are down there we will lock ourselves in the medical lab."
"I think we should fight." Skyler offered. "They will find a way to get down to us. If we bloody their noses a bit, maybe we can scare them off."
"That is not a possibility. You are all students here. You have not been train for combat. Well, except for you Skyler."
"We might be kids, but we don't have much of a choice. They will get us. But if we build a barricade and choose the people that have the best powers we can surprise them." Skyler explained. "April can shoot electricity, Poitr can cover his body with metal, Jubilee can make explosive balls, Bryce has super human strength, John can fry the bastards, and Jamie can make it appear like we have more people than we actually do."
McCoy knew Skyler was right. He didn't want to make this decision. He could not bare the responsibility if one of the kids did die. "Alright, we will fight. Bryce, Jamie, John, Poitr, Skyler, April, and Jubilee will fight along side of me. The rest will lock themselves in the lab. For the ones fighting, get couches, arm chairs, and tables and make a barricade. We need something to hide and fight behind."
April looked around and saw that Bryce and John were not present. "Where is Bryce and John?"
"They went to their room to get their flashlights. They wanted to play flashlight tag." Rogue told April.
"I will go get them." Skyler said as she sprinted to towards the dormitories.
McCoy was about to send the last students down to the basement when he noticed that Rogue was not in the elevator. "Rogue, you need to go downstairs."
"No. I can help. I can throw Jubilee's energy balls and if things go bad…I can drain their energy."
McCoy placed his hand on Rogue's shoulder. "Help the others make the barricade."
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Skyler made her way to the boys dormitories when she heard the familiar laugh of John. " John! Bryce!"
John smiled. "Why so frantic? You are not afraid of the dark are you?"
Skyler ignored John's comment. "We are under attack. There is no time to explain. We need to get back to the others." Skyler motioned them to follow her. "John, do you have your lighter?"
"Yeah." John answered unable to comprehend the situation.
"Good. You're going to need it." Just as Skyler responded to John, a young man appeared from an adjacent room. The young man had bright green eyes and was approximately 18 years of age. In an instant the man kicked Bryce in the face, knocking him to the ground.
Skyler heard the sound of the kick and turned around. Skyler was about hit the man when she was hit from behind by a woman. Rolling over, Skyler kicked the women in the leg knocking her down. The man was about to attack Skyler when he was hit by a flame. The man removed his coat which was on fire and then the woman and man retreated.
"Thanks John." Skyler said as she stood up.
"No problem." John replied with rapid breath.
"Damnit." Bryce said as he stood up holding the top of his head.
"Come on. Let get to the others." Skyler said as she ran towards the others with Bryce and John close behind.
I know this is short…and kinda crappy but I just don't have the time to do more. I will update next week and in the next chapter the battle will continue at the barricade.