X-men, Faith and Gwen
Storm lowered the jet a few yards away from Glory's compound, where they'd agreed. She opened the door and stood up.
"Ok, we're undetected. Now or never guys."
Rebekah nodded and went to the font seat, and concentrated on sensing the guards around the compound.
Bobby stood, and nodded to Mariette, Remy and Rogue.
Faith grabbed Olaf the Trollgod's hammer and the Dagon's Sphere, and walked out, Gwen following close behind.
Logan and Sergei
The teams swung into action, using the same pattern of attack they'd used in the training room.
Logan and his team were soon heading rapidly to the professor's room.
Sergei melted the walls so that the rest of his team could get through.
Xavier sat up slightly on his bed, and smiled.
Rogue, Gambit and Shannon
Rogue and Gambit followed Bobby and Mariette to the main gate.
"After yo'," Gambit grinned at Bobby.
Meanwhile, Shannon slung her quiver over her shoulder and took up her bow.
"Scouting the perimeter," she explained with a nod.
Putting arrow to the ready, she lightly stepped out of the Blackbird and silently began to scout the surrounding territory for Glory's soon to be escaping minions.
Storm, Bobby, Gwen and Rebekah
Storm nodded and focused on the sky, causing lightning to flash and thunder to sound.
Bobby grinned and extended his hand, freezing the gate and stepping back. "Go for it."
Gwen broke into the door and let Faith go first. She smashed the face of a demon who was standing watch at the door, with the hammer. "Hi guys," she said cheerfully, springing into action, and killing demons, aliens, whoever came to stop them.
Rebekah closed her eyes and focused on the outside guards, paralysing them with fear. Her eyes lit up gold. "The guards are paralysed, easier targets," she explained to the perimeter team.
Jono, Sabretooth, Mordred and Vortigern
Sabretooth growled and padded off to hunt and kill.
Angelo gulped slightly and flicked the safety of his sniper rifle. He was going to kill people...evil people, but people all the same. He saw a target and shot.
Jonothon sent a questing thought down to the room below.
Prof? You 'ere?
I am.
Ok, where in the room are you?
Jonothon moved slightly away from where Xavier was and started to burn through the roof. Logan and the others stood gaurd.
We found the professor! Jonothon announced.
"Fanbloodytastic," Mordred grunted as he swung his sword and drove it straight through a woman's body. She had the ridged face and golden eyes of a vampire, but he'd still hesitated for a moment. With another movement, he brought the sword around and sliced off her head.
Moving in to get the kids, Vortigern informed them all as he and his team battled their way through the halls. There's a heap of burnmarks everywhere...I think Ashtoreth has been this way already.
Gambit, Rogue and Shannon
Shannon took aim and shot one of the guards. She had already reloaded by the time the guard fell.
Gambit flicked a card at the gates and they shattered with a satisfying boom. Only to be greeted by the welcoming commitee.
"Umm, hi," Rogue said, dusting one's sword just moments before it peirced her skin.
Gwen, Faith and Bobby
Gwen pressed her hands to the control pads, the alarm systems flickering out. Faith used the hammer to smash in a few demons, then using her left hand, she decapitated them with her broad sword. More and more kept coming. "Ah, I kinda love this job," Faith grinned as she killed three demons in one swing.
Bobby kept freezing walls and small areas, standing back for Gambit to blow them up. Just like they'd practiced.
Logan, Vortigern and Demetria
The room's empty! Vortigern told everyone via the telepathic linkup. Everyone, be really careful where you're shooting. The location of the students and other kidnap victims is unknown.
Demertia floated down and touched Xavier's arm.
"I'll take the professor."
"Go."
Logan nodded.
The two disappeared.
The professor's out. Everyone, let's find those kids. Logan ordered.
Gambit and Rogue
Gambit blew up a few more walls and minions. Rogue manipulated the floor like she had in the training and tripped them up.
"Careful guys," she said to Gambit and Bobby. "Don't wanna blow up the wrong wall."
Bobby, Mariette and Faith
Bobby nodded and froze a few minions. "Instant ice statues." Mariette did the same and blew them up.
Faith smashed through a door and came across more minions in the midst of a ritual. "Ooh, can we join?" Faith grinned and used her hammer to smash away all the ingredients and half the minions with them.
The Mavericks, Displaced, Ashtoreth, Logan and Sabretooth
Sabretooth prowled along in the storm that Storm kept blowing. He snapped necks and killed whoever he found.
Angelo kept picking off guards on the walls with his rifle.
Jonothon, Logan and Octavian dropped into the professor's room and went to go find the kids, fighting as they went.
Ashtoreth turned and looked around. Where was that miserable excuse for a god, Glory? She screamed in rage and fire raced along the walls.
Mordred joined Faith in killing the minions.
"Jubilee!" Vortigern said as they opened the door of a cell.
Ok, we found Jubilee!
"Good to hear," Logan grunted as he swung his claws through a minion's neck, decapitating it.
"Do you know where the others are?" Vortigern asked Jubilee. The Asian girl shook her head.
"Let's get you out."
Vortigern teleported and deposited her in the Medlabs then teleported back. Hank was already tending to the professor.
Demetria materialised next to her brother.
"Let's go find everyone else, shall we?" She smiled as he kicked out and drove a vampire into reach of Jonothon's flames.
"Yes, let's," he agreed.
Gambit, Rogue and Shannon
Rogue slipped into a wall to dodge a blow.
"Rogue?" Gambit called.
"Over here," Rogue replied from behind. "Guess Calvin turned out to be good for something."
What she didn't mention was that he was thoroghly enjoying this. Especially when she created an atomic shook large enough to blow a hole in a minions throat, therby producing death.
Shannon paused, listening, then scampered softly back a bit, arrow at the ready. There was something moving back there...
Bobby, Mariette and Gwen
Bobby froze a few more people and stood back as Mariette blew them up.
Gwen stepped into the centre of the room and focused her power to electrocute all the minions, but miss Faith and Mordred. It worked and the minions fell, twitching.
Sergei and Spike
Sergei's eyes glowed as he created small nuclear blasts underneath minions. They screamed, then collapsed twitching as the radiation flooded their bodies.
Spike opened another door, and found a girl. She looked to be about 12 years old and eyed them with fright.
"Please don't hurt me!"
"We're here to get you out," Spike said gently.
"What's your name?"
"Kat Black..."
"Do you know where any others who are here when they don't want to be are?"
"N-n-no. I was just thrown in here."
"Mirabelle, take her to the mansion," Spike ordered.
Rogue, Gambit and Shannon
Rogue and Gambit continued fighting away.
Shannon slipped closer. What was back there? Then a smile crossed her face. Well, well, seems there were underground exits. She let loose her arrow and hit one. She reloaded and shot another.
Then she realised she was too close and they were coming too fast.
Uh oh.
Mirabelle, Mariette, Bobby and Storm
Mirabelle took the girls hand and ported into the medlabs, and left her with Dr McCoy, then ported back to the others.
Bobby and Mareitte kept fighting.
Rebekah concentrated and paralysed half the guards coming after Shannon.
Storm kept the lightning going, with the thunder.
Sabretooth, Logan, Demetria and Jono
Sabretooth dropped the guard he was holding and padded to Shannon's side.
"Don't shoot me," he ordered tersely and then dove into action. He ripped throats and broke necks with abadon, growling and snarling.
Logan froze suddenly.
"Get out."
"Why?" Demetria asked, confused.
"I...can't move."
Jonothon cursed. Magneto!
"And you must be Chamber...we meet again, Wolverine," Magneto purred.
Rogue, Gambit and Shannon
Shannon shook her head in agreement. An arrow went through an eye of a demon, but she knew that wouldn't be enough. She sent arrows through the rest of its eyes (it was a good thing she had a never ending supply of arrows!).
Gambit threw a card into the mouth of a minion, thereby blowing its head off. Rogue fought like a madwoman (and later realised that she and Calvin had actually been working together, which would explain it.)
Faith, Bobby and Mariette
Faith finished off the demon she was fighting with then signalled to Mordred and Gwen. "Let's go play elsewhere." She moved out of the room and came face to face with another group of minions. She staked a vampire and dove into the fight.
Bobby kept freezing things and letting Mariette blow them up.
Demetria, Octavian, Jono, Logan and Sabretooth
Jonothon fired a blast of astral fire at Magneto, and Demetria touched Logan's arm and teleported them out of the bad mutant's area of influence.
Octavian threw a stake at Mageneto, then Demetria teleported back and took Jonothon and Octavian to where she had 'ported Logan.
"Don't think you children will win," Magneto threatened, then left to find his own way out.
Spike and his team kept looking for any more captives, but all they found were more minions and other people working for Glory.
Sabretooth roared as a sword entered his arm, and yanked it out, the horrendous wound closing over in front of the horrified minion's eyes. Right before Sabretooth put the sword through his neck.
Gambit, Rogue and Shannon
Shannon tripped just as a minion approached her. She yanked her magically charged dagger from her boot and thrust it into his stomach.
"How much longer do you think we have to keep this up?" Rogue asked.
"I don' know cheri," Gambit replied.
Faith and Storm
Faith twisted the head of the demon, breaking it's neck and she dusted her hands as she turned to Mordred and Gwen. "We've gotta get out of here." She started to lead them back to their exit, killing any minions that crossed her path.
Storm calmed the weather slightly, still causing distractions for the guards outside.
Logan, Vortigern, Spike and Sabretooth
"Everybody out," Logan ordered tersely into his radio head piece.
"We haven't found everyone!" Vortigern objected.
"Spike, get control of your team. I want everybody to disengage and make their way back to the Jet. *Now*."
"C'mon." Spike turned and started fighting his way back to the wall where'd they'd come in.
Logan's team went back up through the roof and ran lightly over it as they headed for their rappel line.
Sabretooth snarled and broke off, fighting backwards slowly. He wanted to take as many down as possible before he had to leave.
Gambit, Rogue and Shannon
"Goin' now, cheri," Gambit said to Rogue.
Rogue nodded and began to follow them towards the exit.
Shannon picked her self off and began to scamper lightly back to the Blackbird, bakwards, and acontinuing to shoot arrows.
Faith, Gwen, Bobby and Storm
"Come on, back to the uhhhh!" Faith looked down to see a knife sticking through her stomach. She pulled it out, her hands shaking, then pushed the thought aside and kept going, holding her side.
"Faith!" Gwen yelled. "You're - "
"Just go! I'm ok." Faith pushed her out the door, and let Mordred go, then followed, running as quickly as she could back to the Jet. She ran in and collapsed onto a seat, hands still shaking.
Bobby grabbed Mariette's hand and they ran to the Jet, blowing up minions on the way.
Storm focused and concentrated the lightning in one particular spot then ran back to the Jet and hopped in, strapping herself up.
Logan, Spike, Vortigern and Sabretooth
Angelo shot his last target and ran for the safety of the Blackbird.
Logan watched everyone in his team over the wall and head towards the jet. Then he dropped over the wall himself and jogged after them.
Vortigern cried out as a bullet hit his shoulder and slumped into Spike's arms. The vampire ran, the other two members of his team following him. They made it to the jet.
Sabretooth broke a few more necks, then jumped away and landed halfway to the jet. He made it onboard and strapped himself in his seat.
Gambit, Rogue and Shannon
Shannon arrived at the Blackbird, but didn't board. Instead she continued to shoot the evil creatures until her friends had all arrived.
Gambit and Rogue raced after Boby and Mariette, continuing to battle their way to the jet.
Gwen, Faith and X-men
"Everyone's in!" Gwen yelled to Storm.
Storm nodded and she started to fly the jet, using the shields to be undetected again. They reached the school shortly, and everyone piled out.
Faith drew in a pained breath as Gwen helped her to her feet. "It's ok..." Gwen murmured as Faith's legs started to give out. She supported her weight and helped her down to the medlabs.
Bobby winced as he felt a cut on his face and followed after them. Mariette, Mirabelle and Rebekah went after him.
Displaced, Mordred and Spike
Spike carried Vortigern down to the labs, Mordred fussing all the while.
Octavian went to help Gwen carry Faith.
Jonothon sighed and started to rewrap his face in the spare banadges he carried.
Sergei winced slightly as he felt his face. His fingertips came away red, so he went down to the Medlabs.
Hank was treating everyone as they came in with brisk efficency.
Gambit, Shannon and Rogue
Rogue and Gambit both had cuts to be treated. Shannon, being a primarily ranged fighter, was pretty much unscathed, but she offered to help Hank treat the others.
Gwen, Faith and Bobby
Gwen helped Faith onto a bed, laying her out flat. "You ok?"
"Five by five," Faith replied weakly, a hand curled over her stomach. "Had one of these a few times..." She tried to smile.
Gwen touched her forehead and winced as she touched a cut. She went to clean it up.
Bobby got cleaned up and went up to the kitchens to get food for everyone. Rebekah went to help him.
Spike and Vortigern
Hank started to treat Faith, correctly diagnosing her as one of the more wounded cases.
Lance smiled at Spike as the vampire laid Vortigern down on a bed.
"Don't worry, he'll be fine."
"Yeah...I already survived one bulletwoooo-SWEET HOLY F*CK!" Vortigern screamed as Lance deftly extracted the bullet with a flick of a knife. Spike growled.
Julie
Julie looked up as Bobby entered the kitchen.
"You're back," Julie smiled broadly. "How'd it go? Is everyone okay?"
Bobby and Faith
Bobby smiled slightly and pointed at the bandage on his arm and head. "I got off lightly. Mostly everyone's ok. Vort got shot, Faith got stabbed."
Faith whimpered slightly as her vision dimmed. "Zac..." she whispered.
Hank
"Lance..." Hank said and the Australian moved over to help the blue furred medico. He inserted an IV line into Faith's arm to give her more blood.
"Shannon, can you patch up the people with minor wounds?" Hank asked, hands moving deftly to stitch up Faith.
Julie and Shannon
"Ow," Julie winced. "I'd offer to help, but my hands are slightly full at the moment."
She nodded at Tom who was feeding from a bottle.
"Okay," Shannon agreed, picking up the appropriate tools.
BObby, Rebekah and Gwen
Bobby shrugged. "It's ok."
Rebekah sighed as she walked into the kitchen. "Hello Julie." She went to help Bobby make sandwiches and gather drinks.
Gwen went over to Mordred and stroked his hair, she took his hand and squeezed it. "Are you ok?"
Mordred, Vortigern and Spike
"I'm fine." Mordred kept his eyes on Vortigern as he succumbed to the sedatives he was given and fell asleep. Spike holding his hand.
"Are you alright?"
Hank and Lance worked quicker.
Shannon and Gambit
Shannon carefully patched up Gambit's injuries.
"Worse?" she asked.
Gambit gave her a confused look.
"Erm, I mean, better?"
"Yes," Gambit smiled.
Gwen, Faith and Angel
"Yeah a few scratches. Nothing I can't take." Gwen smiled sadly.
"Zac!" Faith cried loudly.
Gwen went back over to her. "You know, you may have to give her a double dose, she's stronger than most."
Angel came down to the medlabs, and went over to Faith, and sat near her as Hank stitched her up. He took her hand and squeezed it lightly.
Sergei and Mordred
"Ok..." Hank injected Faith with more anesthetic.
Lance worked quickly, glancing at Angel for a moment, then back to his work.
Sergei held a piece of cloth to his scalp wound, cursing softly in Russian.
"Same," Mordred said briefly. Vortigern looked so white...
"Dammit, I shouldn't have let him come."
Shannon and Julie
Shannon approached Gwen.
"Patching?" she asked.
"Did we save everyone?" asked Julie.
Bobby and Gwen
Bobby shook his head. "No, but we got the professor. And most of them."
Gwen nodded. "Thanks." She winced as she touched her cut on her stomach. She wrapped her arm up and went back over to Mordred, entwining their fingers. "It's ok, he'll be ok," she said softly.
The Mavericks
Angelo, Octavian and Demetria joined the group in the kitchen.
Demetria sank down onto a chair gracefully and Octavian went to start making tea.
"Goodness, I'm exhausted. So much teleporting..."
Mordred squeexed her hand lightly.
"I know. I just..."
Gwen and Angel
Gwen squeezed his hand back and kissed his cheek. "I'll go get you some food, ok? You can stay here." She touched Spike's shoulder and rubbed it gently as she went past and upstairs.
Angel squeezed Faith's hand again, watching as she was stitched up.