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An opening in the ceiling, thanks to Havoc, allowed Storm to summon and strike the new mutant Blob with a lightning bolt. He stumbled, chuckling a little and advanced on Storm. Quicksilver danced around Rogue, striking her with swift and light attacks, but they were slowly getting the better of her. Gambit charged up a few cards with kinetic energy and launched them at Pyro, blasting him into another room
"I really hate that move," Pyro growled, getting up and launching a fireball
Wolverine slashed at Sabretooth, who ducked and punched him in the gut, before throwing him out onto the rooftop and following after him, reminiscence of their last battle atop the Statue of Liberty. Both mutants growled, before lunging at each other. Toad was battling against Shadowcat, while Mystique was taking on Phoenix and Cyclops was fighting Avalanche, countering his attacks with skill and ease. X23 was having trouble fighting Deathstrike, who seemed to block and parry each move she made, continuously drawing her blood. It was starting to irritate X23, as she slashed, only to be stabbed in the torso and thrown across the room. Slamming against the wall, X23 got to her feet, letting out a small angry growl, before lunging
Meanwhile, Colossus and Juggernaut were causing massive amounts of damage on the bottom floor, tearing down the walls as they fought against each other furiously. Havoc fired twin energy blasts at Omega Red, who was blasted through into a room, before using his tentacles to strike Havoc down and slam him against the ceiling. Cyclops scored a direct hit to Avalanche's chest with a close-range laser blast, knocking him out, then turning his attention to Quicksilver, missing him with a laser and taking out a huge chunk of the wall
"Try again, One-Eye," Quicksilver grinned
Emma narrowly dodged a fireball from Pyro and tried to assault his mind with her telepathy, but to no avail. She growled in frustration at the fact that she would have to get in close to attack him, as Wolverine came crashing back into the room, Sabretooth soon following after him. Phoenix blasted Mystique with telekinesis, as Magneto caught Wolverine with his powers and threw him at Phoenix, taking them down
"You will not stand in my way of destroying humanity," Magneto said
He had to duck suddenly when three playing cards charged with energy flew at him. Magneto glared at Gambit and used his powers to take the staff and strike him multiple times with it. Meanwhile, Blob was dropped through the floor with help from a powerful gust of wind conjured up by Storm
"You know, this whole thing started with you and it'll end with you," Wolverine growled
He lunged at Magneto and slashed at his face. Magneto ducked, but then Wolverine whirled around and ripped his claws through Magneto's stomach. Magneto groaned in pain, blood trickling down his clothes. Wolverine went to strike again, but rage flashed through Magneto's eyes and he held out his hand. Wolverine seized up as he was lifted into the air. Suddenly, intense pain ripped through Wolverine and he roared in agony, as the adamantinum was slowly stripped from his bones and torn out through his body. Magneto violently tore the indestructible metal from his skeleton, causing immense agony in Wolverine, as his healing factor burned out trying to repair the wounds. Phoenix blasted Mystique aside and used her telekinesis to hold Wolverine's body together. Numerous lacerations covered his body, as Magneto used the stripped adamantinum to strike down Gambit, Cyclops and Havoc
"Magneto!"
He whirled around, as Angel came crashing through the window and flew at him, striking him down. Landing, Angel whirled around to strike again, but he had forgotten that Pyro was behind him. The mutant grinned and launched a stream of flames that incinerated Angel's wings. Angel fell to his knees crying out in pain, his wings were burned away to stumps
"We have to get out of here," Emma said, "We have to retreat"
"I don't think so," Magneto said
Suddenly, he seized up, his helmet cracking and splitting apart. Magneto's face contorted into agony, as he finally fell over, unconscious. The Brotherhood noticed this, as Quicksilver picked his father's body up and left. The rest of the Brotherhood quickly retreated, as the X-Men slowly picked themselves up. Wolverine and Angel had fallen into unconsciousness, Jean using hold the former together with telekinesis. Rogue and Shadowcat both sported bruises from their fights, while X23 was torn up and bloody. Half her clothes were hanging off her, as her large injuries slowly healed
"Will he be okay?" she asked, looking at Wolverine
"Only time will tell," Jean replied, "Let's get them to the jet"
The X-Men picked up their fallen comrades and hurried back to the jet, before flying back to the mansion as quick as they could
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Xavier sighed and rubbed his brow. He couldn't believe what he had just done. He had mentally watching the entire battle, watching as Magneto violently tore the adamantinum from Wolverine's skeleton. Enraged at what his old friend had done, Xavier launched a powerful mental assault upon him, breaking his helmet and wiping his mind clean, placing Magneto into a coma
"How is he doing?" Xavier asked without turning around
"He'll be fine. They'll both be fine," Scott replied, "But we can only wait to see what happens when they wake up. It won't be pleasant"
"No, I imagine it won't be. How is everyone else?"
"A little depressed. Okay, I lie, seriously depressed. Jean, Rogue and Laura are all hanging around Logan's bed. Emma managed to calm Laura down mentally, seeing as she was about to go berserk on us"
"For the best," Xavier said, "The Brotherhood won't show up for a while, so we have a chance to breath finally"
"Yeah, something happened to Magneto. He just…fell unconscious"
Xavier sighed and faced Scott
"That was me. I wiped his mind clean, putting him into a coma"
"Professor? You…did that? But…why?"
"I was so furious at what he did. I couldn't believe it and let my anger take over"
"Well, at least the Brotherhood is out of action"
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"How is he?" Wanda asked
"He's in a coma," Mystique replied, "It was a mental attack"
"We took out two of their guys and someone takes out our leader," Blob said, "So, when will he wake up?"
"Only time will tell. I'm guessing a lot of time. Until then, I am your new leader"
"Wait a second," Pyro said, "You? I was leader before he came back, so it's only right that I become leader again now that he's gone"
"I have been his second-in-command longer than you were leader," Mystique argued, "If you don't like it, you can always leave"
"I'm cool," Pyro surrendered after a few minutes
"I don't mind," Sabretooth said, "As long as we get to smash some skulls"
"Magneto is not to be disturbed. Now come, we have much to do. Hopefully, when he wakes up, the world will belong to the mutants"
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"You two should get some rest," Jean suggested softly
"No, I want to stay here," Laura said, "I want to make sure he's okay"
"He'll be fine. Seriously, you need the rest. Go to bed"
"Okay then. Let me know the minute he wakes up," Rogue said
She headed upstairs, as Jean turned to Laura with a pointed look on her face. Laura stared back at her, not wanting to give in, but Jean's telepathy was not making it easier for her. In the end, she gave in and headed upstairs, as Jean sat down on the side of Logan's bed. She looked over at Warren, who had his chest and back strapped. His wings had to be amputated, they were that badly damaged
"Hope you wake up soon, the both of you," Jean said softly to Logan, running a faint finger over his coarse cheek, "We're gonna need you for this"
She then leaned down and pressed her soft lips to Logan's, not knowing that Scott was standing in the doorway behind her, watching her kiss the comatose mutant
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