This chapter is a little rough. I have to say that I'm not all that great at righting action scenes, so this is what you'll have to suffer through.

Also, I have to say that I know you all love ROMY (Myself included) but I just have this ethical issue of having a couple of 5 year olds getting it on. Sorry, those ethics and all get in the way sometimes. Don't worry though, when they're back to normal I will let out all of this pent up fluff inside me!

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Magneto was back, and his anger radiated off of him. He flew into the property with his cape billowing behind him. And he wasn't alone. The Professor, Jean, Scott, Pietro, and Hank raced to the front porch, the kids peeking out from behind the legs of the taller mutants, curious of the spectacle.

There were 7 of them. Magneto had pulled together the remnants of his disbanded Acolytes, as well as enlisting the help of Mystique's Brotherhood. It was going to be a full out battle, and the X-men feared the worst. They were all dressed for a fight, and ready to protect the children at all costs.

"Charles, you are outnumbered and out numbered! You will lose! And you refused me my daughter, so I will now be forced to take them all and train them! Your teachings will fail, and I will have an unstoppable mutant army!"

"Erik, you do not know what you're doing! These are not simply children! They are…"

"Save the lecture for your remain students Charles! Hand them over!"

"You will not take them!" Scott yelled.

"Then you leave me no choice! Attack!"

The battle began. Scott started blasting at Pyro, knowing he could do the most damage to their home and to the kids. Beast took on Toad and Blob, who were tag teaming, Pietro took Avalanche, while Jean started to battle Magneto.

Mastermind and the Professor were distracted mentally dueling, themselves. With all the parties of the X-men tied up, Mystique raced to the children, her focus on one child in particular. Rogue was standing silently in the back of the crowd of kids, Kitty, Kurt, and Remy in the front. Kurt and Remy were ecstatic at having something to do, while Kitty was trying to boss everyone around.

Mystique arrived at her destination, only to hear a small but loud voice interrupt her mission.

"Listen, lady, I don't really like you and you're mean and blue. I mean, Kurt is blue too, but he's nice! Go away, blue lady! I don't like you!" Kitty had her hands on her hips, glaring up at the woman. Mystique laughed, grabbing the girl by her pink shirt's collar, lifting her into the air.

"You insolent child. Get out of my way." Mystique threw Kitty out of her way and to the side. Jean turned to look, but was too late as she saw the girl hit the grass hard. Jean's eyes flared red.

"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH THEM!"

Everyone stopped for a moment. Jean's powers flared and she Rose even higher in the air. She flicked her hand at Magneto, sending him flying a mile out of the property. She did the same to Mystique in the other direction. The telepath's eyes were still growing red as she started helping Beast with Toad and Blob.

Avalanche had knocked Pietro out, and headed to the kids, picking kitty up and slapping a power-inhibitor around her neck quickly.

"What did you do to me you big bully? Put me down! Put me down now!"

"Nah, I don't think so, pretty Kitty. You were never really that manageable when we were dating, but I think I can control you now!"

Kitty's eyes got wide. This guy was not going to be nice to her at all. She started screaming, loudly and non-stop. The other children noticed and raced to help their friends in battle, al going their separate ways. Wanda ran to her brother who was still unconscious on the ground where Lance had knocked him out, Remy started throwing charged items at Pyro, who Scott was fighting and losing. Kurt was teleporting all over the battlefield, unsure of where to go. Storm shot lightening at Blab and Toad, who were almost completely finished.

Piotr in his metal form started to kick lance in the shin. "Let. Her. Go!" He said, his metal foot connecting with it's target every time.

"OW YOU LITTLE 'TARD!" Lance yelled, still holding the screaming girl in one arm, while trying to kick Piotr away. Unfortunately, it backfired and Lance dropped Kitty on the ground, who hit hard, again. She started to cry, and Piotr went to her and sat beside her while she cried not knowing what else to do.

"That is NOT a nice word!" Rogue yelled at the guy before Wolverine threw her into the air and Rogue grabbed Avalanche's face, knocking him out completely. Kurt teleported and caught Rogue before she fell and hit the ground. The two hugged, not noticing the metal-bender who had returned from his shallow defeat. Not far behind him was the shape-shifter.

Jean finished off Toad and Blob, who also now had charred skin courtesy of Ororo. She turned to see Scott and Remy finish off Pyro, but missed when Mystique grabbed Kurt and Rogue, putting the same power-inhibitors on them as Kitty had. She snatched them up and raced away from the battle, unseen by her adversaries.

Pietro was waking up and Wanda hugged him. "Troll! Yay! Now you can play with me!"

"Pietro, I will give you one more chance. If you bring your sister and follow me, I will forget about your disloyalty and traitorous actions." Magneto stood close to the siblings. Pietro, glared at his father.

"You know what? HELL NO!" Pietro jumped to his feet, grabbed his sister, and ran to the other side of the mansion. "JEAN! Magneto!" The redhead turned, lifted Magneto into the air, and dropped him down. She used her telepathy to break both of his legs and arms.

"Magneto, you will NEVER touch those children! If you do," she threatened, lowering herself into the crater she had created. "So help me I will personally use my powers to condense your lungs and rip every skin cell from your body. One. By. One." At this, she lifted him into the air again with Pyro, Toad, Blob, Mastermind, and Avalanche, sending them over the gates of the mansion and far, far, away.

The kids were all in one place again, crowded around Pietro, who was still holding his sister. Jean, Scott, and Beast trudged over to them. Jean's eyes had gone back to normal, that was until she realized there were a couple people missing.

"Scott! Where is Rogue and Kurt? I took care of all the Brotherhood and Acolytes! Where did they…" Scott and Jean starred at each other for a minute, realizing whom they'd missed.

"MYSTIQUE!"

Scott's eyes glowed red through his glasses, anger in every line of his face. Jean picked him up telepathically and they Rose into the air, spotting Mystique racing towards the back of the property with the two children in her arms. The two quickly flew and landed in front of the trio.

"Mystique, you're done." Jean removed Kurt and Rogue from the woman's arms, who roared in anger. Scott whipped off his glasses and sent the blue woman flying into the air, and Jean sent her even farther, channeling the Phoenix Force, and making sure that she wouldn't come back.