Disclaimer: To my chagrin, I don't own anything.

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Metal spears flew through the glass windows, sending shards everywhere. Everyone quickly fell to the floor or backed up against the left or right walls. Remy inched his way towards the door but a spear punctured his jacket, pinning him against the wall. He tried to pull away and finally decided he had to rip his precious jacket.

"Y'know, tha' was my favourite jacket. You better watch out, Monsieur Lensherr."

Magneto responded by sending another spear at him. Before it could hit him, Gambit threw several cards at the silver stick, causing it to send debris everywhere. Meanwhile, Ororo was trying to strike Magneto down with bolts of lightning. However, each time she sent down a bolt, Eric managed to move out of the way.

"Such anger and passion. It's a shame you aren't with the Brotherhood."

"Sorry, I don't wear purple tights."

Eric smirked and sent the last few spears towards the X-Men. Again, they expertly dodged them. However, this time, the Master of Magnetism levitated a few feet away from the glassless window. Suddenly, the ground began to slightly tremble, the intensity increasing with each tremble.

"What the Hell is that?" Wolverine growled. His question was answered by a loud, menacing voice.

"It's the Juggernaut!"

A large and huge figure bounded into the room, his sheer size destroying the walls around the door.

"It's time for some spring cleaning!" he yelled. Looking to his left, he saw Rogue lying on the ground. A spear had pierced her leg, pinning her to the ground. The Juggernaut mercilessly took out the spear, grinning as he heard Rogue whimper. He picked her up by the neck; his huge hands began to squeeze her neck.

"Let's see if your head pops off like a cork," he said. Before he could squeeze any harder, someone hit him in the back. Although it didn't injure him, it made him very angry. The Juggernaut turned around, letting Rogue fall to the ground. Before him stood Kurt Wagner, better known as Nightcrawler.

"You're going to pay for that, elf!" The monstrosity charged forward and the blue mutant quickly teleported. He reappeared in front of Magneto and kicked him in mid-air. Magneto began to fall but quickly rose again.

"That's enough, Cain. It's time to retreat."

"But I was just starting." The Juggernaut looked at the broken body of Rogue. "You got lucky. This time."

He ran out of the room, the ground trembling once more.

"I shall see all of you soon, I expect," Eric said. He began to leave when the Professor stopped him.

"Why did you suddenly stop, Eric? It is not like you to leave a job unfinished."

"Oh, but my job is finished. You see, my job was to keep all of you busy while Mystique and the rest of the Brotherhood went after the new mutant. I am sure they have already located him. It will only be a matter of time before mutants receive their rightful place in the hierarchy of society!" Magneto smiled and left.

"X-Men, go after him! Now!" Everyone nodded and quickly ran. Remy stopped by Rogue and cradled her in his arms.

"It'll be okay, cher. I promise." He kissed her forehead and carried her over to the Professor.

"You'll take good care of her?"

"I promise. Now go." Remy nodded and swiftly left. He saw Jean a few feet ahead of him and quickly ran in front of her.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"I'm going to kick Magneto's ass. Where are you going?"

Remy shook his head. "I'm going. You're going to go with the Professor. "D'ya understand?"

"Why can't I go? My powers should reappear soon."

"They should. That doesn't mean they will. If anything happens to you, no one will be able to forgive themselves. Especially Scott and Logan."

Jean sighed and complied with the mutant known as Gambit. She walked back towards the office. As soon as Remy had left, Jean followed him.

"You can't stop me. No one can."

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The entire X-Men were fighting the Brotherhood. The Brotherhood had recruited many new members, allowing the fight to be even. As the mutants fought each other, no one noticed Jean sneak onto the battlefield. She was about to walk into the midst of the battle when a sphere of fire struck the ground a few feet away from her. She looked to her left and saw a young man with dark brown hair and dressed in a long overcoat and a red uniform.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Jean scowled at him. "Who the hell are you?"

"I'm Pyro's apprentice. The name's James Narctin, but you can call me Eruption."

"Pyro has an apprentice? And his name is Eruption? You have to be kidding me. Did you think of that name by yourself?"

Blood rushed to Eruption's face, causing him to blush. He threw another fireball at Jean and she dodged it expertly. Before she could say anything else, the new mutant appeared behind her and threw her forward. She landed in a corner of the exterior of the mansion.

"You're going to witness why they call me Eruption," he sneered. A large ball of fire appeared in front of him, the flames growing with each passing second. As he threw the fireball, Jean screamed.

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Scott sent an optic beam at Quicksilver. He ran out of the way and into Scott, causing him to fall. Logan was about to rip a new member of the Brotherhood apart when he heard the scream.

"Jean," he whispered. It was then that he smelled the blood. Logan threw the mutant aside and yelled out to all the X-Men.

"Something's wrong with Jean!" Everyone stopped and threw aside their member of the Brotherhood. Scott and Logan pushed past everyone and ran to the corner where Jean was. The scent of blood grew stronger and Logan began to worry. He stopped when he saw the scene before him. A man with dark brown hair wearing a long overcoat lay lifeless on the branches of a tree. The branches had punctured him, looking like long, menacing swords. Blood dripped off the branches and onto the ground beneath him. Logan looked towards the wall of the corner and saw Jean, huddled on the ground. Rocks and debris floated around her. Emma rolled her eyes.

"Not again."