/I'm not that scary am I?/ Ryan thought she watched the girl retreat into the house.
She shrugged her shoulders and walked back the way she had come. She realized that she had not changed back into a cat form but if she saw or heard alarms she would just change into a mouse or something and run off. She realized that the X-men would probably not hurt her if she just came to leave a message but she was still weary. If she were in charge any bad guy that came on the grounds would get squashed.
She thought about that for a moment. She was the bad person in the story now. " How life changes, she thought to herself. She remembered back to when she was little and how everyone said what a good little girl she was. In fact she was a good girl through most of her high school career. She studied and got pretty good grades. Of course she partied on the weekend but not like her friends did. They would leave Friday and not come back until Sunday night.
"Yup things change so much in such short times."
Le Fae
"Breathe," Hank said, looking at her in astonishment. "Now, did you say someone asked you to deliver a message?"
Athena nodded, afraid to speak, she didn't want to make a complete fool of herself again.
"Who gave you the message?" Hank asked, smiling kindly.
"I don't know, I mean I didn't recognize her. She was a stranger to me. Maybe I should have stayed longer, but I just had this funny feeling. A sort of strange tingling sensation, it felt like something was just wrong. I don't know where to find Cara or Maria, and the girl did say to give it to the X-Men. Would you take it? By the way, does Xavier have cats?"
snowbaby
Breathe in, breathe out.
Ryan was practicing taking deep breaths while walking along the grounds of the mansion. It's funny how the walk seemed so much longer back. It probably was because as Ryan was walking to the mansion she had a purpose, something to accomplish. Now as she walked back she was just enjoying the time. She smiled to herself, she was sure that Wolverines nose would have caught her scent on the grounds along time ago.
"Sabertooth would have caught it by now." she said.
As she walked she started to think about her past. She began remembering the girl she had once called her best friend. They did everything together. When Ryan was having problems at home she was beside her to help her deal with them. On the flip side Ryan was always there for her. It was funny how when Ryan needed her friend the most she couldn't be there for her. She would never forget that day… the day she found her boyfriend and her best friend together. It was one of those moments when you run to your best friend to cry and she tells you he wasn't good enough for you anyway. That couldn't happen though because her best friend had hurt her too.
"Wait Ryan I can explain everything. It just happened." Ryan's best friend had told her.
/Things like that don't just happen./ Ryan thought.
She began to sing a song that always cheered her up when she felt down. It was by the Beach Boys. No one could ever feel upset listening to the Beach Boys.
Wouldn't it be nice if we were older Then we wouldn't have to wait so long And wouldn't it be nice to live together In the kind of world where we belong
You know its gonna make it that much better When we can say goodnight and stay together
Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up In the morning when the day is new And after having spent the day together Hold each other close the whole night through
Happy times together we've been spending I wish that every kiss was neverending Wouldn't it be nice
Le Fae
Teb, Angelo and Jonas sat on the roof.
"I hate to break it to you guys, but I need to go shopping."
"Ya sure you don't want to live outta my suit case, chica?"
Jonas smiled. "Ahhh, so they ARE Angelos clothes. I thought so, but I didn't want to offend you."
"No they aren't mine, I'm a tom boy but I'm not THAT boyish. besides, I need more then just pants and shirts if you know what I mean."
"Maybe one of the girls will go out with you later, maybe you and the new girl Athena. she needs stuff too." said Jonas.
"I'll be sure to ask her. What about you grey, you up for it?"
"Ah, si chica, never pass up a chance to see girls modeling underwear."
Teb couldn't help but smile."yea we'll see..." she chuckled.
teb
Ryan began thinking about the note she wrote. /Why did I warn them? They hurt Creed and would probably hurt me too but I don't want to hurt innocent people./
All Ryan really wanted to do was to get back at her ex and she saw the X-men as a way to do it. He loved them... more then her. She wanted to ruin their lives so he would suffer.
Le Fae
Beast took the note. He glanced at what was written on it.
"It would seem our mysterious visitor was bringing a warning. I think we should get this to the attention of the others post haste," he told her as they left the kitchen.
Athena followed him, hoping she hadn't done anything wrong. He certainly seemed concerned about that note. Funny, she was usually so sure of herself, but here she felt so insignificant. Not that falling out of a tree and fainting in front of Iceman had been insignificant to her ego. How could she have done something so stupid in front of her favorite superhero?
/If I could crawl in a hole and die I would,/ she thought. /I am curious about that girl who delivered the note. I could practically feel some sort of mental anguish in her. It was like she had a terrible choice to make, and didn't know what to do./
snowbaby
"Well, I would love to stay and chat, but I feel like scaring you two a little." Jonas smiled and ran behind them.
"Scare us." Teb asked looking at Angelo, Angelo shrugged.
There was a strange sound and a rumble from behind the and they turned back... and looked right into a pair of big blue cat like eyes...
But more to that a dragon, a big one, 40 foot long, and it was smiling, spreading it's wing's 70 feet wide.
"Yes, scare you!" Jonas said and laughed. "Sorry, I just had to change... I don't know it felt like this weird feeling and I had to change."
Teb looked a little pale... you could not really judge Angelo but he looked puzzled.
"Jonas?" Teb asked and looked at the big Grinning Dragon in front of her.
"Yes, you asked about my power, well I'm strong invulnerable, can fly... and change in to a Dragon." Jonas said amused that he had gotten that reaction from the new girl.
"Sorry I had to see what you would do, So what do you think." Jonas said flapping his wings and lifted in to the air.
"Nice..." Teb said still looking puzzled.
"Thanks I had a run in with this..." Jonas froze in mid air, sniffing and swung around, growling.
"She is here? AGAIN!?!" Jonas roared out and started to fly in a direction away from the mansion.
======
Ryan was humming to the song and in a rather weird mood Happy/sad/angry at the same time, singing had made her day a little brighter... until.
A shadow passed over her quick, and before she knew what was going on Jonas was standing in front of her roaring loud. His every Dragon muscles was tightened.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!" Jonas roared out showing every tooth, his breath almost knocking her over.
"ANOTHER COWARDLY ATTACK? IF YOU EVER COME CLOSE TO ANY ONE HERE I WILL KILL YOU!" Jonas roared again this time marking his words by driving his clawed hand deep in to the ground only two-foot in front of her.
Admiral
"I'm bored."
"Me too, chica, me too."
"Shouldn't you be like...teaching me something?"
"Si."
"Oh, just wondering."
The two continued to watch tv.
Bobby Drake walked in and sat between the two on the couch.
"Hello, little lady. and who might you be?"
"Um...I'm Teb."
"Hi, I'm Bobby."
"Gee, ya think?"she mumbled under her breath.
Angelo smiled, Bobby ignored her comment.
"So.." Bobby continued, "you wanna go do something? Ya know.. something a little more interesting then tv?"
"Actually, I do." Teb said and got up and left the room.
".....I meant with me..." Bobby said half to himself and half to Angelo.
Angelo smiled and took a sip of soda.
TEB
Ryan looked at the dragon standing before her. She really didn't want to start a fight but she did have to defend herself. She morphed into the red dragon she had been when she had first come to the mansion.
It was strange siight for anyone to see. Two dragons circling each other, one waiting for the other to make the first move.
Le Fae
Maria blinked at Sammi and asked, "Didn't you know?"
"No."
Maria felt the urge to fall in anime style. She leaned closely toward the girl and whispered, "It's hard to explain. Logan, you shouldn't worry too much about. Except that he _might_ be a Skrull in disguise and that the real one is one of Apocalypse's henchmen."
Sammi's eyes widen as Maria continued, "But the real one turned back to normal and gained his adamantium claws back."
"What about Cyclops?"
"You know about the fated battle between the Twelve and Apocalypse?"
Sammi nodded.
"At the end of the battle, Cyclops sacrificed his life to save Nate Grey from being merged with Apocalypse and got himself merged. He became one with him and it's still being debated on whether or not Scott is still alive in that monster. And at the very end, Apocalypse was still alive."
"That sounds dumb." Sammi said angered.
"I know. We can't afford to let anyone else, especially Nathan, Jean, and Scott about this." Maria said as they walked out.
"About what?" Hank asked as he showed up. "Many apologies ladies but someone told me to give this note to you, my Invisible Maria. She said that she's at the lawn."
Maria accepted the note and looked down at it. "Oh my stars and garters." she muttered.
"That's my line."
"Sorry, gotta go. Tell the others that there will be an attack in a couple of hours." Maria said as she vanished and ran out to the lawn hoping to see Ryan there.
Maria Cline
"An attack," Athena repeated. "What should I do? I don't seem to have any powers, but I don't want to just set here and vegetate!"
She was beginning to get just a little tired of sitting on the proverbial shelf. As she felt the anger welling up inside of her, she realized she was lifting into the air. Suddenly she felt a surge of power, a rush of some kind. Her body engulfed by silver flames. Strange, it didn't hurt, but she did feel a bit chilly.
Hank and Sammi stared as Athena stood covered in flames that seemed to emit a chill rather than warmth. Flames that burn cold.
snowbaby
Gambit rested against the tree as Leilee rested against his chest. She looked up at him. "You know you're very comfy pillow, don't you?"
Remy smiled. "It's one of Remy's best qualities."
Leilee laughed and poked at him. "Flirt."
Remy smiled and leaned forward, kissing her neck.
"Ah! That tickles," She giggled as she turned around, tickling him back.
They ended up wrestling around on the ground for a good five minutes before Remy effectively pinned her. "I win, Chere."
"Don't you mean Cherie?" she grinned.
Remy smiled down and leaned forward to kiss her, but before their lips could touch, a little beeping sound filled the air. They both groaned audibly.
"Of course. Such is the story of my life," sighed Leilee.
Leilee
The smell of the Red dragon filled his nose, the sight of the Dragon that had Attacked him, attacked Sammi... they where circling each other... who would make the fatal move.
Jonas was on the edge of losing it, he had more of the dragon nature, and it was telling him to protect his nest... his home his friends and mate.
"BACK OFF!" He roared and hissed showing his teeth. Never had he felt a rage burning this hard... his instinct's was yelling for him to kill.
"I beat you one's, remember..." Ryan hissed back and her wings was wide apart her head low to the ground looking up at him.
Jonas had a similar posture and growled as he remembered.
Anything could set the situation off, they were both waiting for the other one to either give up, or fight.
Suddenly.....
"JONAS, NO!!!!" Maria yelled out in fear when she got to them and saw them.
Jonas swung around, to yell for her to get out, the sound of her voice cutting into him like a knife.
Ryan, more out of instinct then the desire to fight, or maybe Jonas sudden movement scared her... jumped him.
Now the fight was unavoidable...
Ryan dug her claws in to his side and roared out as Jonas yelled out in pain and side stepped and got away.
His tail came around and smacked the side of her head.
She jumped onto him knocking him over...
Rolling around ripping slashing at each other drawing up a cloud of dust so thick that Maria could no longer see who was who...
Suddenly, one of them lifted into the air. Jonas dug his back claws deep into the back of Ryan, but he was scratched just as badly by her, and was bleeding heavily.
Ryan slashed out at him with one back leg and they both fell down from over 50 meters up, but stood up seemingly unharmed...
Roaring, growling, hissing and screaming... Jonas jumped her and they rolled over on their sides, kicking and slashing while flapping their wings to get on top.
Maria looked on terrified while they battled it out.
Ryan scratched Jonas across the face, and he responded by slashing with his tail over her back and took to the air, this time they both got a lot higher.
Ryan got Jonas over the back grabbing one of his wings, almost breaking it... He roared out and swung around grabbing her by her front legs.
They both started to fall quick, probably not realizing how high up they were.
Crashing into the ground, they tumbled around a bit before final coming to a stop both stood up, glaring at each other...
They were both bleeding and looking rather bruised and obviously in pain, but no mercy was asked or given, Ryan jumped Jonas who was still trembling from the fall.
Jonas got pinned down by Ryan, who bit down on his shoulder and ripped out a big bite, he screamed, slamming everything he had into his feet and threw her off.
Now in complete rage he was slashing and biting Ryan who was taken back by the sudden burst... until he landed on her chest kicking her hard... there was a cracking sound.
Ryan felt the world fade away, and her body went limp. Jonas went down for the kill his jaws hovering over her neck ready to take her life... but he stopped.
Looking at the battered body under him...
"Did I do this?" he yelled and stepped back... "NO!"
He was shaking, he loved it, the taste of her blood... the thrill of the fight, and he had been about to kill her.
"NOOO!" he roared out and ran away in to the Forrest to tired to fly.
Ryan didn't move... her breaths short and heavy.
Admiral
"Oh no." Maria muttered as she ran over to the red dragon. "Hang on, Ryan." She said as she fight the urge to get sick. **I won't throw up. I won't throw up.** she told herself as she took off her jacket and press it against the wound. "Ryan, you're a shapeshifter right? Is that your power? Were you the fake Britney Spears?"
Ryan didn't respond. Maria let out a high pitched shriek in hopes to startle her.
Ryan opened one eye in weariness.
"If you are, just focus. Concentrate. Please, heal yourself. You must have the ability to do so. Just try. Don't die on me."
Ryan closed her eye as Maria barked out, "WAKE UP!"
Ryan jerked her head up as she stared at her. Slowly the wounds start to close together.
"That's it." Maria said as she looked up to see Lielee and Gambit running to her. She focused her voice like Banshee taught her and she yelled behind her, "LIELEE OVER HERE!!! WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!"
Maria Cline
Angelo and Teb had made their way into the kitchen, when they heard all the commotion outside.
"We should probably go do something..."
"Si chica, we should."
The two continued making smores over the toaster.
"WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING?!?" Emma yelled.
"Geeze, she scared the hell outta me. I thought she left."
"I can still hear you!"
"Sorry Ms. Frost." Angelo apologized.
"Don't say you're sorry, Grey, we were just making smores."
"There's a fight outside. You should have been there in case your teammates needed you."
"What am I going to do, huh 'MS. FROST'?!? Stretch out my skin and pat them on the back?! There's enough X folk in this building with useful powers... I don't think it will make a big difference if me and Grey here have a snack!" Teb was yelling.
"Whoa chica."
Emma glared at Teb and walked away muttering to herself about manners.
"I REALLY dislike her," Teb muttered around smore.
Teb
It's funny the things you think of when you are dying. As Ryan lay on the grass she thought of her life back home. It all seemed so frivolous and insignificant. She spent most of her time out at clubs, getting drunk, picking up on guys that wanted nothing more from her then a good time. When she thought about it harder in reality that was all she wanted from them as well. Most people didn't believe Ryan when she said this but she did have some morals. She didn't like to see innocent people hurt.
That's what Sinister was planning to do and she was helping him. Now she was torn between two wrongs. It was wrong to betray Sinister and Sabertooth's trust. She was part of their team and she had grown attached to Victor. The other one was that it was wrong to hurt innocent people. That was why she brought the note to the mansion. She wanted to hurt the X-men not the people that fought with them. She wanted to destroy a little bit of her ex-boyfriends life just like he had destroyed hers.
The whole thing never seemed real to her until now. They only people she saw getting hurt where comic book characters but now it was different. She was hurt and the others would be hurt later when Sinister attacked. Victor might be hurt, she thought to herself.
"WAKE UP!" A voice broke through Ryan's thoughts. "Hold on help is coming."
Le Fae
Leilee ran over and dropped onto her knees, ignoring the pain that shot through her legs.
"Oh my goddess.....What happened? Wait. I don't want to know. Just back up. I'll try and fix this. Somebody go after Jonas."
She looked over Ryan's body, and took stock of her injuries. Ok. Cracked ribs, some deep cuts, possible internal bleeding. Leilee gently placed her hands on Ryan's chest and stomach and closed her eyes. She could feel every body function in Ryan's body. From her heartbeat to the blood cells bumping against the walls of her veins. She helped the platlets close up the wounds all over her body.
Then, she focused on the internal bleeding. Her spleen had been ruptured. Only one thing to do until she could be put in surgery. She carefully cut off blood supply to the spleen. This would slow the internal bleeding and make it easier to remove.
Finally, the bones. Leilee was starting to feel dizzy, and a little nauseous, but she had to finish. Slowly, she could feel the bones knit under her fingertips.
Looking up, she smiled weakly. "Tell Hank she's stablized, but she needs her spleen removed. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to faint." As soon as the words left her lips, darkness claimed her and she slumped onto Ryan.
Leilee
"Leilee!" Maria yelled out as she checked to see if she's okay. "Thanks."
"Cherie!" Gambit said as he picked her up.
"I think she's fine." Maria said in relief. "She must've over exerted her powers. Just put her in the med lab where she can rest."
"That's what I was thinking." Gambit said as he walked off. Maria sighed in relief as she remembered, "Oh no! We gotta get prepared for battle. AMANADA!!!"
Maria Cline
Teb and Angelo strolled out just as Leilee fainted.
Teb finishing her smore, "Damn. Now they're just trying to make me feel guilty."
teb
Sammi and Hank were warning the others, til they heard Maria yell. Sammi didn't think, she just ran. As she got close she smelled it, a mixture of bloods. One she couldn't tell the other she knew was Jonas's. She smelled it when he first got hurt as the Dragon and she knew she would never forget it.
She picked up her speed and as she rounded the last corner to go outside she telepathically yelled,"The Dragon's back and Jonas's is hurt."
As she got outside she saw Maria, Leilee and Gambit over the red Dragon. She popped her claws.
As she got closer she yelled," What happened? Where's Jonas? I know he's hurt." She didn't care about the Red Dragon, all she could think of was Jonas." I called the others they are on their way. Where is he?"
Maria looked up, and said,"He went to the woods, after he did this." She sounded angry.
Sammi couldn't think, all she did was turn and run to the woods. /Jonas, please be OK?/ She thought as she ran. She let her nose lead the way.
When she came to the clearing she saw him. Lying on the ground. He sounded like He was crying.
"Jonas?" Sammi said as she slowed down and walked over to him.
"Go Away!" Jonas yelled not even turning.
"Haven't you figured it out yet. I'm never leaving you. I can't. I love you too much." Sammi said as she reached his side. "Besides, you're hurt and I'm not in the mood to deal with the Red Dragon or Bimbo Spears, so you're stuck with me."
"Didn't you hear? I'm a killer. I did that to the Red Dragon. I did it."
"I heard you. You didn't kill it. You basically just hurt it as much as it hurt you." Sammi said placing a hand on his neck.
"I may have not killed it but I wanted to. I couldn't help it. I needed to protect the house, the others and you." Jonas said turning his head towards her.
"You were doing just that. You were protecting you territory. Why do you think I took off after Creed, by myself, after you were hurt. I was protecting my territory, you." She said as she kneeled down next to his face.
"You didn't go by yourself though. Logan was with you." Jonas said turning his face away to look out into the forest.
"Logan followed me. After I knew you were fine. I heard laughing, and I went towards it. I was ready to kill for what they did to you. I guess Logan followed me. I got Creed to take me as bait, that's when you showed up. I still felt the need to protect you. That's why I still drew him away from you." Sammi said slowly rubbing her hand on Jonas's dragon cheek.
"But you didn't kill him." Jonas said starting to cry.
"No but I wanted to. I almost did. As I was charging my fireworks. I almost let it go on full, I had to stop myself. Just like you did. I have to deal with the beast inside of me, just as much as Logan and you." Sammi said still stroking his cheek.
"But I could have." Jonas said more to himself.
"BUT YOU DIDN'T!" Sammi yelled as she picked his head up so he was looking her in the eye. "YOU DIDN'T!! I know you. Better than you think. I know your not a killer, just as I know that Logan isn't a killer. When he did kill is was because he was programed to, not because he wanted to. He's not Creed, and I'm not and NEITHER are you. Got that? You are not a killer, and if you say that you are then I am too, because when you were hurt the only thing I could think of was KILLING whoever did that to you. I'm not a killer am I? I was protecting you, because I love you. That's all that you were doing. Protecting." She said as she looked in his eyes. "I here right now because I know your hurt. I can smell your blood. And I love you too much to try and kill that dragon over there, while you're hurt. Got that?"
"Yeah. I think. You may have to drill it in to my head a few hundred mor times, because Dragon's have thick skulls, ya know?" Jonas said licking her in the face.
Sammi made a face and said,"So your trying to kill me with that breath again, huh?" She smiled,"But I love you anyway. Bad breath and all." She kissed him on the nose, got up and said,"Now let me see you wounds. Maybe there is a nother claw in there again."
jubilee_79
Amanda had enjoyed her day out with the X-Men women. They had spent a lovely two hours riding horses in the park; but it all ended too soon when their beepers went off.
"There is trouble at the mansion, we must hurry." said Storm, as she turned her horse around and galloped back to the stables at top speed.
Amanda sighed. She had just been feeling a little peace of mind from what had happened the night before. She turned her horse around, and galloped after Jubilee and Rogue.
******
Cara had run outside when her beeper went off; she got there just in time to see the red dragon go down, and Jonas the dragon fly off into the woods. She was terrified; never had she been witness to such carnage...not in real life.
Cara watched as the others ran to the dragon; she herself stood on the sidelines, just watching the events unfold with a sort of unreal, surreal feeling. She felt helpless, and didn't know what to do.
Cara's eyes opened in shock when the dragon changed form; it was the girl from the club...Ryan!
"OH NO!!!" Cara cried, and ran in the direction of the fallen girl.
Maria stepped in front of Cara and grabbed her by the arms.
"It's okay! She'll be okay!" she told the frantic girl, "Leilee stopped the internal bleeding. She'll be okay!"
Rogue came flying onto the property just as Beast made it outside; Rogue had flown ahead of the others because they had gotten stuck in a traffic jam.
"Rogue! Please bring the girl inside; we'll have to operate immediately!" Beast said.
"Sure thing sugah!" Rogue said as she picked up the girl, and flew with her into the house.
Beast followed, leaping and bounding across the broad lawn. All the others could do was wait and see...
*****
Twenty minutes later, Cara's communicator beeped. She was sitting in a tree at the beginning of the forest...She tapped the communicator to turn it on.
"Yeah?" she asked.
"Cara. Please report to the medlab, immediately. It is urgent!" Beast's voice came through.
Cara was surprised; but she dropped down out of the tree and took off in a run at top speed back to the mansion.
*****
Amanda and the others had pulled up at the mansion, and were greeted by a very worried and upset Maria.
"Maria! What's Wrong?" Amanda asked.
Maria began to fill her in on what had happened, and the upcoming battle.
*****
Cara arrived at the medlab somewhat out of breath; Beast greeted her at the door and ushered her in.
"What is it Beast? What's wrong? Is Ryan alright?" asked the worried girl.
"She came out of surgery okay, but she is still in a coma. And is in need of a blood transfusion. I tested her blood; you are the only one out of your group that is a match." Beast said.
"If you need me to donate blood, that's okay," said Cara. She hated needles, but she could take it if it meant helping a friend. She still thought of the girl as a friend, even if she did like Creed.
Cara followed Beast; she got onto a table next to the one that Ryan was on. She turned her head and gritted her teeth as Beast hooked her up. Then she thought of something, and frowned.
"Why did you match her blood against my and my fellow travelers blood?" she asked.
"I believe her to be from your world." said Beast.
Rainfall
