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"They are ready?" President McKenna asked

He was with Trask, standing before the behemoth robots, awe on his face

"Ready for your command, Mr President," Trask replied, "They will track and capture Magneto with greater efficiency than any SHIELD agent"

"Alright then, let's activate them," McKenna said

Trask took out a small remote control and pressed a button. The eyes of twelve Sentinels lit up and began moving around, as McKenna and Trask stepped back

"Find and destroy all mutants," one of the Sentinels said

"'Destroy all mutants'?" McKenna said, "I don't want to destroy all mutants"

"Must be a glitch or something. Don't worry, their primary target is Magneto"

A large hatch appeared in the ceiling, opening up wide, as one by one, the Sentinels flew through with aid from the jet thrusters in their boots

"With any luck, we'll have Magneto taken care of by tonight," Trask said

"Let's hope it's just Magneto," McKenna said

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"Sir, you should take a look at this," a SHIELD agent said

Nick Fury joined the agent at the radar, seeing twelve large blips on the screen, all in a V formation and moving at a steady rate

"What are they?" Fury asked

"No idea, sir, we've scanned them and they're unidentifiable"

"Get me Tony Stark. He might know something about this"

"On it, sir"

The agent grabbed a phone and started calling Tony Stark, as Fury continued watching the radar, trying to figure out what these new bogeys were

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Logan woke up to the agonised cries of Warren. He sat up and looked over at his teammate, who was crying at the sight of his back. Logan was horrified to see that Warren no longer had any wings, as they had been amputated. Then he remembered what had happened to him. Logan looked down at his body, then at his left hand, before clenching his fist. Three bone claws shot out of his hand, catching him by surprise. He retracted his claws and got out of bed, heading over to Warren

"What happened to you?"

"I don't know," Warren replied, "I attacked Magneto after you passed out and then I felt this unbearable, burning sensation in my wings. I wake up to find them gone"

Logan was about to say more, but in that moment, both Rogue and Laura entered the medical ward. Rogue pulled Logan into a hug, as he held her close. A tear ran down her face, as she let him go and stepped back

"You're awake. And so are you, Warren. How are you feeling?"

"What do you think?" Warren asked bitterly, "I'm outta here"

He stormed out of the medical ward before anyone could say anything

"Yeah, he's pissed," Laura said, before turning to Logan, "Good to see you're awake"

"So, do I get a hug or not?" Logan asked

Laura gave him a brief smile and put her arms around him, as he hugged her back

"And let's go and see everyone else"

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"Scott, is everything okay?" Jean asked

"Everything's just peachy," he replied bitterly

"It's not, I can tell, but I don't know what it is"

"Can't you read my mind?"

"No, I can't. The Professor put those psychic blocks in, remember?"

"Why him?" Scott asked without facing Jean, "Why him?"

"Logan?"

"No, I mean the Cajun. Of course I mean Logan"

"You saw that?" Jean asked slowly

"It was freaking hard to miss. I thought we were to be together forever"

"Not all stories have a happy ever after"

"You love him, don't you?" Scott asked

Jean couldn't see his eyes, but she could feel the emotion rolling off him

"I care about him"

"You didn't answer my question"

At that moment, an energy blast slammed into the school, tearing a huge chunk out of the building. Jean and Scott turned their eyes upwards, seeing three massive robots hovering in the air. The robots were about three storeys high, with red heads, forearms and boots and a purple torso. They landed on the ground and headed towards the school, as one of the Sentinels looked down at Jean and Scott

"Mutants detected. Destroy all mutants," the Sentinel said

It faced the pair, as Scott raised his sunglasses and unleashed a powerful energy blast. The Sentinel stumbled, recovering from the attack and held out its hands, as tentacles similar to Omega Red's shot out of its palms and towards the two mutants. Jean deflected them with telekinesis, as Scott fired another optical blast

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"Any ideas what they could be?" Nick Fury asked

"No idea," Tony Stark replied, "I sure as hell haven't been building robots"

"Well, we've got a report of several of these things tearing up part of Manhattan, as well as a few robots attacking Xavier's Institute"

"Isn't that a school?"

"For mutants, yes. Now I suggest you go over there and find out what they are"

"Do I look like a drone that you can order around?" Stark asked

Fury gave him a glare with his one eye, but Stark didn't back down

"Fine then. Do what you please"

"Finding out what these things are. I'll be in contact soon"

Fury turned back to the screen as Stark took his leave

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"What the hell is going on here?" Logan called

"We're under attack, but I don't know what from," Bobby replied

The two mutants raced outside, finding Jean and Scott standing over the wreckage of one Sentinel, while the other two Sentinels were busy destroying the school. However, the students were retaliating, using their powers against the Sentinels, but it seemed to be no use against the behemoth robots. Logan unsheathed his claws, as Jean saw him, her eyes widening

"You're awake," she cried, "And you have bone claws?"

"Yeah I do. Now, we're gonna stop these things, alright"

"For once, I agree with you, Logan," Scott said

The pair raced towards the nearest Sentinel. Scott unleashed an energy blast, as two more energy blasts attacked the same Sentinel, thanks to Alex. The Sentinel captured Alex with a tentacle, as Bobby struck with an ice beam, freezing the tentacle. Alex shattered the tentacle and rolled onto his feet when he landed. The second Sentinel fired an energy blast at the five mutants, taking Logan down. Cards appeared in the first Sentinel's chest and exploded, as Laura leapt through the air, her claws extended. She hacked furiously at the Sentinel's neck, beheading the robot, as the second Sentinel turned towards her. However, twin energy blasts struck the robot from the sky, as Iron Man flew down and fired several small rockets. This, combined with Scott's, Alex's and Bobby's powers, destroyed the Sentinel, as Iron Man landed

"Tony Stark. It's been a while," Scott said

"What's going on here?" Stark asked, opening up his helmet

"No-"

"Oh my god, Logan!" Jean cried

She fell to his side. The energy blast had stripped away most of his skin, exposing his bones, while two of his claws had been broken. However, as they watched, his wounds closed up and instantly healed, while his claws grew back and retracted. Logan opened his eyes and sat up, as Jean supported him

"So, we did it?" he asked

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