[OPEN POST] SNEAKY X-MEN TEAM

[forgingthings.livejournal.com]

Characters: Bobby, Kitty, Julian, anyone feasible.
Setting: Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Awesometown.
Content: EPIC.
Status: OPEN AND READY.


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IMPORTANT NOTE: REFER HERE before jumping in.

SECOND IMPORTANT NOTE: It's been nearly a day since John has disappeared, along with Logan. There are whispers and rumors floating around school that John has left for the Brotherhood again and Logan has followed to skewer him. Some people say they ran away together to fall in love and join the circus though. Keep it in mind!

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[canstillkickass.livejournal.com]

She's Magneto's daughter. [Rogue has to quickly shoot another half dozen feet into the air to avoid the grenade. Taking advantage of her momentum, she moves in closer, managing to land one solid punch before getting knocked away and to the ground by something very much metal and heavy. She winces as she gets to her feet.] Anything metal's a real bad idea right now.

[forgingthings.livejournal.com]

Great. Forge frowns at his tech, discarding a large majority of it, ripping loose any snythetic and plastic wiring, casings and other parts for later use. He glances up quickly, then launches himself at Polaris, tackling her from the air for a moment, getting in only one square hit across the jaw before he's ducking for cover.] Got any tricks up your sleeves there, girl?

[canstillkickass.livejournal.com]

[Rogue shakes her head, quickly growing more frustrated with the situation. Forge was right: maybe they should've been running sims against the Brotherhood yesterday.] None that aren't incredibly stupid. [She tries using another telekinetic blast only to have it countered by on from Lorna and finds herself hitting the ground yet again. Time for a change in tactics or rather in psyches. Bone claws pop out and she might just let a little bit of Logan's personality slip through too.]

[newbrohood.livejournal.com]

[Lorna can't help but laugh as Rogue lunges at her, bone claws bared. The wrought iron of the garden's fencing comes up on Rogue's left, sending her flying. Polaris follows, hovering over the smaller girl.]

Friend of Wolverine's, I take it? [She offers a sympathetic smile.] I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the Old Man is dead.

[canstillkickass.livejournal.com]

[Rogue doesn't even think as she hears the words, only reacts instinctively and launching herself at Lorna again. Solid tactical thinking is gone right now. She's just pissed.] Like hell he is. [She manages to at least draw some blood this time before Lorna uses the iron fencing to send her flying backwards yet again.]

[newbrohood.livejournal.com]

Oh, I promise you he is. Here. [Lorna just smiles, offering the saved orb of adamantium from Logan's skeleton, letting it drift to drop in front of Rogue, pinned by the fence.] Something to remember him by, perhaps.

[There is a sharp, pained cry not too far away, one too familiar for her to ignore. She thrusts the iron grate against Rogue, warping it enough that it pins contains her, even with the borrowed strength of Wolverine, in a barred cage.]

Don't go anywhere. [She sing-songs, forgetting Forge in her haste to help her lover.]

[canstillkickass.livejournal.com]

[Rogue's calm is beyond gone right now and it's not just because she's been channeling Logan's psyche lately. She strains against the metal bars, gaze falling upon the adamantium bead and her anger increasing. She's still struggling against the bars when Forge reaches her side.] I'm going to kill that green haired bitch.

[forgingthings.livejournal.com]

Don't let me stop you! [Forge yanks on the bars, but they don't want to budge. They're sunk deep into the earth. He considers the metal-free tech makings, trying to devise something that would help to free Rogue.] I feel like we need more of a plan for that. Something beyond, "get thrown around and fenced in like the gardens."

[canstillkickass.livejournal.com]

A plan would be real good about now. [The claws resheath themselves as Rogue takes a deep breath, trying to make herself focus. The more she thinks about it, the more she realises that they're quickly coming down to one course of action. It has always been the endgame... she just hasn't wanted to admit it.

Closing her eyes, she focuses upon the psyches in her mind, and then calling one forth, trying to push the personality back and honing in on the powers. Her eyes snap open, glowing with power.] Back up. [Forge is barely out of the way before she uses Magneto's powers to send the iron fence flying.]

[forgingthings.livejournal.com]

Woah! [Forge is glad he sprang back when he did, otherwise he's be gone with the iron fence. He stands facing Rogue, still Rogue for now, but he can't help but remember Logan's warning words, the incident in the danger room only a few short days before.]

Are you...is this... [He doesn't want to second guess her, that's the last thing anyone needs in a battle situation, so he cuts off his doubtful words in favour of this:] Tell me what you need me to do to back you up.

[canstillkickass.livejournal.com]

You did ask if I had any tricks up my sleeve. [Her voice is dry as she glances over to where Polaris is now causing trouble for Josh and Laura.] And I have no idea. I ain't exactly the plan making sort. Just... [Her gaze meets his again and she bites her lip nervously for a minute.] Knock me out again if things go wrong?

[forgingthings.livejournal.com]

That's it? [He's more than a little skeptical, but...he glances in the direction of Polaris as well. They don't have much of a choice right now, not if Polaris is clocking Laura at all.

He gives her a look, going on faith. Logan's trained her, he's not one for planning a lot of the time, either. Maybe that's where she's learned this.] If that's all we've got to go on, I think I can handle it. I'll do what I can to keep Havok out of your way.

[canstillkickass.livejournal.com]

[Rogue grits her teeth, trying to steel herself for what's ahead.] Look, if you can think of a plan, I'm all ears but until then... [She nods towards their teammates before turning towards some of the forgotten metal left behind by Lorna, experimentally using the powers to remold it.] Let's go.