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Logan groggily opened his eyes. He tried to move but found that he had been strapped down to a steel table. Looking around, he could see Warren to his left, strapped down and unconscious, as well as Daken to his right, also unconscious and strapped down
"Ah,
you're awake"
Logan looked around and saw a tall pale man
standing before him. The man was decked in a black, caped costume and
had deep red eyes, as well as a small red jewel on his forehead.
Logan also noted that the man had a somewhat sinister smile. There
was also another mutant, standing in the back corner, decked out in
combat gear, his face covered by his mask, which also contained
night-vision goggles
"I remember you," Logan growled, "You're the one who killed her!"
"Yeah, sorry about that," Winter Soldier replied, sounding not at all sorry, "Had to draw you out"
"You're the reason Daken is the way he is!"
"Not exactly," Mr Sinister replied, "I kinda helped along the way"
"When I get out of here, I'm gonna kill you both!"
"Hmm, best of luck with that. Now then, shall we begin?"
It was then that Logan noticed a tub nearby with a series of syringes surrounding it. There was something bubbling inside the tub, as Mr Sinister brought it over, revealing the liquid adamantinum boiling away inside
"You're gonna bond it to me, aren't you?" Logan asked, "Why?"
"For my own purposes," Mr Sinister replied, "Hold tight. It's a very delicate process"
He grabbed a syringe and drew it close to Logan's arm. Just as the needle pierced his skin, Logan growled and broke one of his restraints, grabbing Mr Sinister by the throat and tossing him aside into the nearby wall, knocking over the tub of adamantinum in the process. Winter Soldier withdrew a handgun, as Logan broke the rest of his restraints, unsheathing his claws and lunging at Winter Soldier, taking several rounds to the chest. Logan impaled his claws into Winter Soldier's chest, before whirling around to see Mr Sinister getting up. He charged and lunged, slashing at his unprotected back. Mr Sinister cried out when his back was torn to shreds by Logan's ferocity, falling to his knees, as Logan looked around for a way out. However, someone was blocking his only way out
"Time to calm down, Logan," the figure said
"No way that's gonna happen, bub"
The figure was tall and seemed robotic, covered in blue armour. Everything about the mutant seemed blue, from his armour to his large dark blue lips, as he approached Logan, holding his hands up
"Calm down, Logan"
With a growl, Logan lunged at the mutant, only to get smacked down by a massive hammer. Apocalypse sighed, the hammer transforming back into his hand
"Mr Sinister, strap him down with something more resilient. Also, make sure Winter Soldier doesn't die on us"
Mr Sinister got to his feet, his injuries healed as he tended to Apocalypse's orders
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"What is going on here?" Scott asked, "What's with these things?"
Bastion raised his hands, which started glowing purple, before he unleashed a pair of energy blasts. Scott quickly countered with his optic blast, the pair having a standoff. The Sentinels moved forth, as the X-Men and Brotherhood took them on together
"We cannot allow mutants to destroy the world and humanity," Bastion said, "We will succeed where others have failed"
The skies turned dark, as lightning lashed the air, flying down and striking the Sentinels. One of them responded by firing an energy blast at Storm, who flew out of the way, only to get caught by a restraining device. Avalanche stomped his foot, creating an earthquake that caused the Sentinels to fall to their knees. Laura and Sabretooth lunged at the nearest one, attacking it with their claws. Bastion blasted Scott aside and turned his attentions to the two mutants, as Bobby froze the legs of another Sentinel, allowing Pyro to smash them with fireballs. The Sentinel came crashing down, as Juggernaut tore its head off, hurling it at Bastion. He blasted the head aside, then struck Juggernaut with energy blasts, throwing him through the air
Laura and Sabretooth destroyed the first Sentinel, as Bastion struck them with energy blasts, hurling them through the air. The last Sentinel was shooting energy blasts at the X-Men and Brotherhood, as Scott raised his sunglasses, focusing all of his power upon the giant robot. A huge hole was ripped through the Sentinel's chest, destroying it. Bastion saw this and calculating he wouldn't be able to defeat all the mutants, he decided to retreat, taking to the air with the jet thrusters in his boots
"I've got a feeling we haven't seen the last of him," Scott said
"I think you should walk away right now," Xavier said to the Brotherhood, "It seems there are higher things at stake than simple revenge"
"Come on, let's go," Mystique said, glaring at Xavier, "This isn't over"
As the Brotherhood turned to leave, Nightcrawler suddenly appeared before them
"Kurt?" Storm said
"He's being mind controlled," Emma called out
Nightcrawler disappeared in a puff of blue smoke, reappearing behind Sabretooth and grabbing him around the waist, before disappearing once again. However, he didn't reappear for a second time, causing Mystique to get angry
"What the hell is going on here?! What was the go with my son?!"
"Son?" Bobby questioned, "Well, I can see the resemblance"
"I'll locate him, don't worry," Xavier said
"I'll find him my own way," Mystique said, "And you better not get in my way"
She and the Brotherhood left the school grounds, as Xavier headed inside. However, as did so, a large piece of concrete, dislodged in the previous battle, fell from its position, landing upon Xavier and crushing his back. The X-Men flocked to his side, as Jean used her telekinesis to remove the concrete block
"Shit, is he going to be okay?" Scott asked
"Let's get him inside first," Jean said
Using her telekinesis, she took Xavier inside and to the medical ward
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Nightcrawler and Sabretooth appeared in the middle of a room, as Apocalypse walked in with a smile. Sabretooth growled and lunged at Apocalypse, only to be backhanded into the nearby wall, as Nightcrawler bowed before the ancient mutant
"You have done well, Nightcrawler," Apocalypse said, "I am proud of you"
"Thank you, sir"
"Now go and patrol the area. I want no visitors while I am conducting this"
"As you wish, sir"
Nightcrawler disappeared with a crack, as Apocalypse turned to Sabretooth and grinned
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"Well, his back is broken," Jean said, "The spinal cord and vertebrae are crushed. I don't think he'll be able to walk again"
"This is not what we needed," Scott said
"I know, but right now, we have to find Nightcrawler"
Jean led the way out of the medical ward and headed towards Cerebro, but Scott stopped her
"You're not using that thing again. Why not let Emma give it a try?"
"You think I'm that powerful of a telepath?" Emma asked
"Well, at least if you use it, there's a less chance of you transforming into the Phoenix and trying to murder everyone"
"The Phoenix is under control, Scott," Jean said, "Now let me go"
Her eyes blazed like fire and Scott let her go, as she strode into Cerebro with her head held high. The doors closed behind her, as Scott let out a long sigh
"Yeah, you two are getting along just fine," Emma said
A few minutes passed before Jean came out of Cerebro, as Scott and Emma waited
"Nightcrawler's in Canada. But he's not the only one. Logan and Warren are also there, along with at least three other mutants. And one of them is powerful"
"Rescue mission it is then," Scott said, "I'll go prepare the jet. Get everyone ready"
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