"Okay, let's rest here" Tsukune said coming to another cave.
"Good I need a break" Kokoa said as she sat down and leant on Hellion who just smiled
"Tsukune, I think we need to think of a plan just in case we run into any enemies" Havok said sternly
"Yeah I agree, but what would we face here, the dark elves of this world were wiped out by the Frost Giants" Tsukune said scanning the horizon with Havok by his side was the group was soon in a light sleep, they needed it as they had almost been here for an hour and the drain of the dark world
"So what's the plan?" Paige asked looking out at the horizon as a storm brewed
"We hold out until we can get a secure position we keep alert and take enough rest to re-energized ourselves" Tsukune said looking at the yokai members of their party. Havok noticed something on the horizon, he knew it was troubling plus he was technically the field commander of Team Wolverine, he also knew Tsukune was the field commander of the SHIELD Special Project and Operational Division Alpha Unit he was probably more qualified thanks to that then him.
"Havok everything okay?" Tsukune asked
"No, its not I want Angel to scout ahead" Havok said
"Okay," Tsukune said.
"Angel, scout the horizon" Havok requested from his avian friend
"Acknowledged" Angel said taking off.
"Until he gets back we should rest some more here" Havok suggested.
Angel soared high over the dark ground and through the shadowy skies, he mused that these skies felt heavier and more dangerous than the skies on Earth, the feeling was also made worse by the fact he could feel his own darkness welling up inside of your threatening to unleash itself and force him to become darker alter ego Archangel, the vision of nightmare made manifest. He shuddered at that thought, suddenly he saw something below him. "What is that?" He asked going lower.
"Oh no, that is not good" Angel said stopping mid air before turning around.
On the ground marching towards the teams camped were dark elves, stoic white masks were adorned on their faces and they were armed with strange organic looking spears and rifles. Their leader was a dark elf with a scared face making half his face a charred blackish grey colour; his white hair was plated down to his mid back
"Malekith the Accursed" a voice said out of nowhere as Loki appeared
"Loki the Manipulator; what can I do for you?" Malekith asked as his forces stopped.
"A team from Midgard is here and I want you to destroy them" Loki said
"And what is in it for me?" Malekith asked
"A bunch of females so you can increase your numbers" Loki said smirking
"Very well, Men move out!" Malekith said "But be warned Loki, if you have lied to us I will kill you and sent you to a reunion with your daughter in Hel" Malekith said
"Very well" Loki chuckled before walking off.
"Today the beings of Midgard who invade our world will be sent to either Valhalla or Niffleheim" Malekith said as he led his troops to the team's location
"Better buckle in guys, we have company coming!" Angel said landing
"What we got?" Iceman asked concerned
"Looks like elves of some kind" Angel explained as the X-Men were ready to fight
"The Dark Elves!" Moka gasped
"DEAD AHEAD!" Armour shouted activating her armour as Surge powered up
"Guys defend the Yokai" Havok said as Tsukune readied his Youjutsu.
"I'm guessing Loki doesn't want us to be here" Havok said
"Either that or he wants us gone" Moka said
"Either way we're in trouble" Paige said
"I'll cast an illusion over those of us who can't fight" Lady mastermind said
"Good idea" Tsukune said as Lady Mastermind created the illusion of the yokai girls
"Come on here they come" Havok said unleashing the first barraged of his concussive powers, only to receive two dozen energy shots back as an answer
"Who are this guys!" Iceman said shooting out ice darts at the enemy
According to Moka these guys are dark elves, but they should only be a legend" Paige said dodging the shots before gripping teh skin around her elbow
"Paige, I think you need a change" Surge said activating her abilities
"Don't you think I know that!" Paige said ripping the skin she gripped revealing a metallic substance which a dark elf sample first hand
"GROSS!" the grils said squeamishly
"That coming from monsters?" Pixie asked
"PIXIE!" Lady Mastermind chided her
"What, just saying" Pixie shrugged as a Dark Elf appeared
"Don't move" Moka whispered looking directly at the Elven warrior hoping that it would go away only for it to shoot above them
"Se it saw through my illusions?" Lady Mastermind said as Pixie created a portal and pulled her sister through as a boulder nearly crushed her.
"How did it see through her illusion?" Kurumu asked deploying her claws and wings
"WHO CARES!" Paige said slugging the elf before slugging another on
"Right now, fall back to safer ground" Havok said firing out an energy beam.
"Alright" Iceman said creating a blizzard as the others ran away before disappearing himself.
"Nevermind the Midgardians will face our wrath" Malekith said "Send out a squadron of our bet fighters" he said walking away
"Yes sir" an elf said
"Okay what was that thing back there?" Havok asked as the stopped
"The were dark elves, the main residents of the Dark World, according the fables, they are unaffected by Yokai abilities, and as evidenced must include mutant abilities as well" Kurumu said from Angel's winged embrace
"Shit, so how do we beat these things?" Havok asked not liking what exactly he was hearing about these things
"Wait, they seemed to hate the mist Iceman threw up" Paige said as her skin was slowly regenerating.
"Hold on, doesn't legends say that the Dark Elves and Svartleheim were nearly destroyed by the Jotun?" Tsukune asked
"Jotun?" Pixie asked
"The Frost Giant that live in the sub zero conditions of Jotunheim" Mizore said
"They were at the point of extinction, but they vanished" Yukari said
"So they're back and Loki must have requested them hunt us down" Tsukune said.
"Yipee" Hellion deadpanned.
"COme on, we should nearly be near the branch" Iceman said
"Right" the group said moving on
Yokai Academy
"Any luck on that door?" Wolverine asked as his friend Forge analysed the Dark World's gateway
"Negative, as I can see it we have now way in or out of Svartleheim" Forge said
"So the kids are truly on their own" Jean said sadly
"If we could get a hold of the Asgardians then we could surely get help" Beast said
"Something's blocking us from the other Nine Realms and I bet that thing has to do with Loki" Forge said
"I'm not liking this at all" Wolverine said glaring at the gate.