Ch.7
Logan rushed into the mansion hurriedly.
"Storm! Storm!" He yelled.
"What are you doing back here?" Storm questioned, descending the stairs.
"I need help."
Storm caught on. "You found them."
Logan nodded. "Yeah, they're with Magneto." He informed.
"Where are they?" Storm asked as Hank entered the room. Logan answered "They're on the move. I know where they're going."
"You saying you saw Magneto?" He asked.
"Yeah. We gotta go now. They're going to attack Alcatraz."
They started their journey down the hall.
"You know there are troops on that island." Hank said.
"That's not going to stop him." Logan responded.
"Let's suit up." Storm said, and they headed down the elevator. They didn't know Warren heard everything.
"I don't believe this once fit me." Hank said, putting on a vest. Logan ignored him. "If Magneto gets a hold of that cure, there's no stopping him."
Hank looked at him. "Can you estimate how many he has?"
Logan put on his gloves. "An army and Jean and Danny."
Hank looked at him seriously. "His powers have limits. Theirs do not."
"There's only six of us, Logan." Bobby said, stopping Logan from going in the hanger. There was a pause before Logan spoke. "Yeah, we're outnumbered. I'm not going to lie to ya. But we lost Scott. We lost the Professor. If we don't fight now, everything they stood for will die with them. I'm not going to let that happen. Are you?"
Bobby shook his head, eyes glassy.
"Then we stand together… X-men, all of us." Logan said. Bobby looked at the other teens, and then back at Logan. "We're in."
Logan nodded. "Let's go."
The hanger doors opened, and Hank, Bobby, Kitty, and Pete walked in.
"They're ready." Logan said. Storm looked at him. "Yeah, I know. But are you ready to do what you need to do when the time comes?"
She walked in after the kid's, leaving Logan there for a minute, before he followed.
Golden Gate Bridge
Cars were driving peacefully over the bridge... until every car crashed into one another. People got out and started running for land, saying it was an earthquake. They weren't so sure about that idea when Magneto started to move the cars out of the way of his army.
Callisto, Quill, Pyro, Juggernaut, and Arclight were immediately behind him. Jean and Danny, holding hands once again, were next to him. Danny was in his ghost form, only he was able to get his hair and eyes to stay their original black and blue.
All the mutants stopped when Magneto did. He walked away from the group some, and stretched his hands to either side of the bridge. The metal supports shattered on both sides, and the bridge floated into the air.
Callisto, Arclight, Danny, Jean, Juggernaut, Pyro, and Quill were the only ones who dared to get near him. The bridge floated to Alcatraz Island. Magneto let it fall and land, connecting San Francisco to the island.
"Charles always wanted to build bridges…" Magneto mumbled, right before the bridge dropped.
Magneto floated to the ground and turned to a car, which held a small family. The mother turned and locked the doors. Magneto turned back around smirking. The army headed for the island. They climbed to the top of the crest of the bridge. Pyro and Callisto took Magneto's side, while Juggernaut took his rear.
"The boy is in the southeast corner of the building." Callisto informed.
"Send them." Magneto whispered and Pyro turned to the group. "Let's take it down!"
The mutants cheered and charged at the oncoming troops.
Before any of Magneto's special force (Callisto, Arclight, Quill, Juggernaut, and Pyro) could go, he stopped them. "In chess, the pawns go first."
His special force stayed with him hissed and tried to take them, but they weren't metal; they were plastic.
"Plastic. They've learned." Magneto commented.
The special force watched as more and more of their kind was eliminated.
"That's why the pawns go first." Magneto said. They watched as the soldiers brought a few big guns and aimed it at the bridge. They fired and a ton of Cure darts started to rain down. Magneto used his powers to get a few metal shields from nearby and held them up, blocking the darts.
"Arclight, use your shockwaves. Target those weapons." Magneto said. Arclight stepped forward and Magneto put down the shield. She clapped her hands together and a wave went forth. It destroyed many of the guns. She clapped again, taking out the rest.
Jet
The X-men were coming up on Alcatraz Island. They saw a great battle going on.
"Oh my stars and garters." Hank mumbled.
"Going into stealth mode." Storm said and switched the mode.
White House
"What about jets, tanks?" MacArthur asked Trask.
"Against Magneto, he'll turn them inside out." Trask said.
"Where are our ground troops?" MacArthur asked.
"Thirty minutes away." Trask said, as they watched mutants and troops collide. MacArthur sighed. "Then, God help us."
Alcatraz Island
Another round of mutants charged, and easily started to take the unarmed troops out. Worthington and Rao were watching from the building.
"They're coming for him." Worthington said, and they headed to where Jimmy was staying.
Callisto, Jean, and Danny felt the jet land. Storm came down, shocking a ton of mutants on the way. Hank, or Beast, jumped down from the roof, as did Kitty, Bobby, Pete, and Logan. The six got in a line, protecting the troops and the lab.
"You men, cover the doors! Everybody get together and hold this line!" Logan shouted.
"Traitors to their own cause." Magneto mumbled, upon seeing the mutant safety line.
"Finish them!" Magneto shouted, and the mutants charged. The battle has begun. The X-men, for only six people, did a pretty good job at holding the line.
Magneto looked at Arclight and Quill. They nodded and walked off. Callisto spotted Storm and ran to the roof. The younger girl knocked Storm from the sky.
Callisto vs. Storm Round 2.
Pyro saw Bobby make an ice shield, knocking a few mutants out. He tensed his muscles to sprint after but Magneto cut him off. "Not yet."
Callisto kicked, punched, and punched Storm again. She ran at Storm, but the weather witch clothes lined her with her fist.
Winner Storm!
"Go inside, get the boy, and kill him." Magneto said to Juggernaut, who nodded. "With pleasure."
Juggernaut ran through the crowd, knocking people out of the way, and then busting through the wall.
"He's going for the boy!" Hank shouted, strangling a baddie.
"Not if I get there first!" Kitty shouted, and ran after Juggernaut.
"Kitty!" Logan shouted, but got stuck with a limb growing mutant. He cut off the guy's arms, but they just grew back.
"Come on!" The mutant said. Logan looked like he was about to back down, but he kicked the mutant in the nuts with all his power. Logan smirked at the downed mutant. "Grow those back."
Juggernaut walked down the hall but Kitty tackled him, and they sunk into the ground, Juggernaut halfway. Kitty came back through the floor, smirking.
"Don't you know who I am?" Juggernaut said, but Kitty didn't stick around.
"I'm the Juggernaut, freak!" He shouted, and broke out of his prison.
Kitty ran through a wall, and Juggernaut would bust through said wall with his head. This continued for some time, till Kitty stopped, and leaned against a wall. Juggernaut went through said wall and the next one after that and the next one after that... Kitty sprinted down the hall to the kid.
Rao and Worthington were walking to Jimmy's room when Quill and Arclight came around the corner. The two turned around and headed the other way, but Psylocke appeared.
"Going somewhere?"
Rao and Worthington looked at the mutants around them.
"You're the guy who invented the Cure, right?" Quill asked.
Worthington nodded. "Yes, I am."
"Girls."
Arclight and Psylocke stepped forward and took Worthington away.
"No, don't! Don't hurt him!" Rao shouted, trying to run after them, but Quill held her back. "Hey, calm down. Calm down. Everything's going to be OK."
Rao stopped struggling, and the quills came out, piercing her skin and ripping her insides to shreds. She gasped and then Quill let her drop, dead. He cracked his neck and the spines went back in.
Beast jumped in and saved Logan from an attack.
"I thought you were a diplomat." Logan commented.
"As Churchill said 'There comes time when all men must-" Beast took a minute before he took out three other baddie's. "Oh, you get the point!"
Arclight and Psylocke were pushing Worthington up the stairs, when Quill caught up with them. Worthington was begging all the way.
Kitty phased into Jimmy's room, and found him hiding beside a nightstand. The kid looked at her in fear.
"No. Don't worry. I'm here to help you. I'm going to get you out of here." Kitty said and helped Jimmy up. The two headed for the door but they heard Juggernaut coming.
Kitty turned them to the opposite wall, and tried to faze them through, but they couldn't.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"Your powers won't work with me." Jimmy said. They both leaned against the wall when the footsteps got bigger.
"Stay close, alright?" Kitty said.
"OK."
Juggernaut busted through the wall, and debris showered upon them.
"I'm the wrong guy to play hide-and-seek with." He said.
"Who's hiding, tin head?"
Juggernaut ran towards them, head first, screaming in fury. Kitty pushed Jimmy out of the way, and his head hit the wall, knocking him back and out of the game. Kitty looked at him, and then they ran out.
Arclight and Psylocke hung Worthington over the side of the building, Worthington shouting the entire time.
"Please, don't so this. I only wanted to help you people." Worthington said.
"Do we look like we need you help?" Quill said, and the girls pushed him over the edge.
Worthington fell, but was suddenly caught by his son, Warren. His son put his arm around his neck, and they flew away.
Storm had Callisto in a head lock. The white-haired woman threw the girl onto a metal fence, right next to the electric unit. Storm threw a bolt of lightning, and it shocked Callisto to high Heaven.
"It's time to end this war." Magneto said, and threw up his hands. Cars floated into the air, and Pyro ignited a flame. Magneto started throwing the cars, while Pyro set them on fire.
"Take cover!" Logan shouted to the soldiers, as more came raining down.
Logan found shelter up against a car, and Storm came running over. Logan got the weirdest sense of déjà vu right about then. As another car came flying down, he spotted a few Cure cartridges and darts. Everyone looked at each other, and they all shared a silent message.
"We work as a team." Logan said.
"Best defense is a good offense." Storm responded.
Logan turned to the cryokinetic kid.
"Bobby, think you can take out your old friend?" He asked. Bobby nodded and ran into the battle field. As a flaming car came down, Bobby froze and stopped it.
"Go ahead." Magneto said to a seething Pyro. He instantly set off.
"Storm, we're going to need some cover." Logan hinted. Storm nodded, and her eyes clouded over. A deep fog rolled in.
Bobby took off his gloves as Pyro walked up. His hands ignited a flame, and he threw it at Bobby, while Bobby shot an ice beam. The two powers clashed, and Pyro started to overpower Bobby. The cryokinetic was forced to his knees, and he was barely keeping the flames from smoldering his skin.
"You're in over your head, Bobby. Maybe you should go back to school." Pyro said, and then Bobby's whole figure iced over. He grabbed Pyro's wrists, and stood up. Bobby then head butted him, knocking him out. "You never should've left."
Pete and Logan walked to where they could see Magneto.
"This is it. OK, let's give him a strike." Logan said, and Pete threw him. Logan flew through the air, and then crash-landed at Magneto's feet. He was, then, flipped onto his back.
"You never learn, do you?" Magneto asked. Logan looked at him with a smirk. "Actually, I do."
Beast jumped out from nowhere and plunged the darts into Magneto's chest. Magneto fell to the ground in shock, as Logan started to get up.
"I'm…" Magneto started.
"One of them?" Logan finished. Magneto fell and looked to where Jean was standing, Danny being pushed behind her protectively.
"This is what they want for all of us." Magneto said, and took out the darts. Logan looked from Magneto to the two above him. "It's over, Jean, it's over."
Suddenly, a ton of troops appeared, Cure guns in hand. They were the ground troops MacArthur wanted.
It will do anything to protect the Blue Phoenix, because if one goes, they both go.
"NO, don't shoot!" Logan shouted, but it was too late. Many Cure darts were headed straight for Danny and Jean. Jean's eyes went black, as did her veins. All the darts stopped a few inches from the two. Jean latched onto Danny, and the darts disintegrated. She put Danny in a protective bubble, before she flew into the air.
"NO!" Logan shouted, as things started to move around, and all the ground troops were turned to dust.
Jean looked at Logan in anger, and then everything begun to get destroyed and targeted people, but nothing touched Danny. She landed on her mountain of cars and other metallic things she made. Danny ran up to her and Jean embraced him.
"Everybody get out of there!" Beast shouted, and all the troops and mutants started to head for the bridge, the junior X-men among them.
"What have I done?" Magneto, Eric, said, and ran off with the others.
Logan was the only one who stayed. Storm stopped running, and looked between the three; Danny, Jean, and Logan. Logan saw this. "I'm the only who can stop them. Get everyone to safety. Go."
Storm did as she was told, and floated into the air.
"Jean!" Logan shouted. Jean continued to hug Danny, stroking his hair. Logan heard the people that didn't make it out disintegrate, as did many other things. Water from the ocean rose around the island like a barrier.
Logan looked at the destruction, and then at the women he loved, who was embracing what he thought of as his son, just like he thought of Rogue as his daughter.
"Jean, I know you're still there!" Logan shouted, but was met with his skin peeling away.
He started to walk towards them, his shirt disintegrating, and his skin healing and being torn off again. When Jean saw Logan actually making some process, she put Danny behind her. Logan, after much pain, finally was able to stand in front of Jean and Danny.
"You would die for them?" Jean hissed.
"No. Not for them. For you. For you and for Danny." Logan said, and Jean's angered face turned sad. "Save me."
Logan looked at her with glassy eyes. "I love you."
Right as he was about to stab her, something stopped him.
Danny stepped out from behind his mother with a determined face. Logan was confused, but Jean's eyes widened as she looked at him. "Danny, don't do this."
Danny didn't say anything, but put his hands on her head, and closed his eyes. The wind started to pick up, and Logan was thrown away. He watched as Danny took a step back. The black veins disappeared from Jean's face and neck, and her eyes went back to normal. She collapsed and Danny faced Logan. His veins and eyes were black and he wore a cruel smile.
His hair turned white, but his eyes stayed the same. He looked at Jean, and his smile faltered. "Sorry, Mother. Had to do what I had to do."
He closed his eyes, and he turned into a giant red phoenix. He flew into the sky, and went off in a random direction. Then, Logan watched astonished as the red phoenix turned blue, and quickly changed directions, heading off somewhere else.
Logan ran up to Jean, and started to shake her awake. "Jean, wake up. Wake up."
Jean's eyes fluttered, and then opened. They widened instantly.
"Where's Danny!" She shouted, gripping his arms.
"He took off. I don't know where to."
Jean's eyes went glassy, and she started to sob. Logan held her close, and wondered what just happened.
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