Kings Lair:
Presha didn't think she could stand another mindless chanting ceremony. She would have prefferred finishing her conversation with the Queen. In 6 years there hadn't been another person to make her feel the way she did. The Queen had said such nice things.... Presha began to wonder if she deserved what the master was doing to her....holding her against her will? "She will resist at first only because it is in her nature to do so" he had said. Yet Ororo Monroe did not deserve this...no one did. She had to do something, but what? She was only one person. Presha lined herself up with the rest of the servants and bowed as they were all annointed with oil atop their forheads to prepear for the chant. She couldn't let this go on.
Queens Quarters:
Ororo had been left alone for the past two hours....and she was rapidly regaining control over her own mind and body. That was a good thing. Obviosly the effects of the chocker were temporary........Why hadn't anyone come for her yet? Maybe they didn't care......How could they? After the things she had said...the things she had done. She wondered, silently, if Logan had at all given her a second thought. He was after all pineing after Jean....or was he? Ororo shook her thoughts she refused to believe that everything she had felt the night before....with him was a lie. What they shared was to precious for either one of them to give up on. Thinking quickly she struggled to reach for one of the hair pins within the mass of curls that was her hair. She could use it to pick the lock one the chains binding her hands. How ironic she had thought that her skill to do so had run it's course....it's good to have bad habbits.
Tunnels Near The Kings Lair:
"She's close---I can smell her" Logan growled as they made their way down the crowched tunnel.
"Who Storm?" Jean asked in a hushed voice.
"No---Tacar I can smell her stink all over this place. But I can't get a fix on Storm." Scott turned to Jean
"See if you can get a fix on her mentally." Jean shrugged
"It won't work if Tacar is inside of her mind."
"Try it anyway....we just need to know if she's ok" Jean knodded and closed her eyes focusing on Storm's essence. Her mind swan through the halls of the Kings Hallways a place ahe did not recognize....but she could sense Storm she was alright but locked some place....she wasn't sure where.....east. Jean pointed
"She's this way. He hasn't hurt her like I thought but she's locked someplace"
"Ok" Scott said relieved "Lets go---we get Storm and get out if possible" Logan shook his head
"I'm going after that Son of a bitch" he proclaimed reffering to the Shadow King. Scott turned to protest but the look on Logans face said that there wasn't going to be anyroom for negociations and they didn't have time to sit and argue.
"Fine" he said finally.
Near the East side of the Lair:
"I told you we should have stuck close...now we'er lost" Kitty complained.
"Hey if we had stuck any closer they would have caught us" John answered.
"Well who made you leader of this operation" she hissed back.
"Guys we don't have time for this. We've got to find Storm" Jubilee reminded.
"Jubes is right you have your little lovers quarrle some other time" Bobby grunted holding his side.
"Lover's? As if" Kitty crossed her arms over her chest.
"You ok Bobby" Rouge looked to him with concerne.
"Yeah---I will be when we find Storm. Jubilee try some of the doors maybe she's in one of those rooms. Jubilee did and found that all were empty.
"I doubt we ever find anything this place is under ground but it's big as hell" Then they began to walk again
"Try this room" Kitty said stopping in front of a gold plated door way. Bobby tried to turn the knob. Nothing.
"It's locked--I think she might be in there" he said. "Kitty phase us through" Jhon took hold of her arm as did all the other's and she wlaked them through the solid door.
Queen's Qaurter's: At the same time
Tacar entered Storm's room closing the door behind her.
"It's time! Ms Munroe the day of reckoning is upon us." She turned her ugly form to the bed where Storm should have been...but wasn't. "What the Hell!" She stepped toward the bed the ensure that her eyes weren't playing tricks on her...It was true she had escaped...but how? Her world almost caim crashing down when she was struck from behind. Tacar fell to the floor holding the back of her head and Turning to see who had hit her in the back of the head. Storm stood over her holding a light wieght metal pole that had obviously belonged to one of the gaurds that should have been watching her in the room...those bastards always picked the wrong time to fall asleep on the job. Tacar exspecting the worse closed her eyes and waited for the end. Instead she heard the clank of a metal pole fall against the floor.
Storm offered her a weapon. "I do not believe in cold blooded murder Tacar. If your going to die I would sleep much better knowing that you had means to defend yourself" she said placeing herself in the fighting position.
"You sure about that Storm...killing me would just make it easier wouln't it?" Tacar grabbed the poll and stood to her feet "X-Men don't kill for Sport" Tacar frowned her ugly face "Well I do" With that she chsrged for Storm at full speed.
Ceremony room:
Logan crept behind a Large pillar....He had ditched Jean and Scott only minutes ago to find the King...He wanted to seek revenge. Looking about the room he could only see a group of women very young women nealing to the ground in front of two empty chairs set on a golden platform. They appeared to be worshipping something or someone. Logan didn't have time to care. Three men soon appeared, but it was the tallest one of the three that caught his eye. He was draped in gold lace and a crown spread across his head.....the King. Logan's first instinct was to rush in on him like a line backer but there were to many people around...somehow he had to get the King alone. Logan spotted a nearby gaurd about his own size and decided that he need the change of clothes.
Queens Quarter's:
Tacar's small body slammed against the far wall crashing through the thin plaster. Kitty gave a scream at the sudden move and realised that they had been searching the wrong room. Storm stepped through the cloud of floating dust a destuctive look on her face. Before anyone could react to the site of her Tacar was on her feet again barging toward her.
"You Bitch! He should have been mine!" she screemed swinging the pole toward Ororo's face. Storm easily stepped away from the clumsy move and slammed the pole into Tacar's back.....the ugly beast layed on the floor.........silent.
"Storm!" John and the other's seemed to say in unison. Storm dropped the pole
"Children?! What are you doing here?" she approached them hugging them all at once. "We came to save you teach" John spoke up.
"We couldn't just leave you hangging!" The room doors suddenly burst open and presented Jean and Scott. Storm wanted to jump up and down and kiss them all, but there would be time for that later.....right now they had to get out.
"Storm your ok" Jean grabbed her friend. Ororo smiled
"Yes but there is no time we have to get out." They all began to move toward the door.
"Wait what about Logan!" Jean asked. Storm was glad to hear his name and happy that he had come.
"Logan? where is he?" she asked.
"He's gone after the King" Scott informed.
"Im not leaving just yet. Jean you take the children back to the BIRD Scott and I will go after Logan" Storm ordered. There was no argument, and in the next moment they were gone.
Ceremony room:
The gaurds clothes were a tight fit but Logan decided that he wouldn't need them for long. He had fallen in easily with the crowd. After all there chanting was done and over with the King had demanded to take some time alone before the source was to be filled....Whatever the hell that ment. But the room had been cleared. No gaurds and no interruptions. Perfect. The Kings large frame was posed on his knees more then likely praying to himself. Logan didn't hesitate to make his pressence felt.
"Hey Bub! lets see how Lucky you are without the mind games!" his claws presented themselves. The King began to laugh turning to him
"Ah yes it's the boyfriend.....I've been exspecting you"
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