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[Laura is likewise unhurt, huddled in the grass for the time being, the shield also protecting her. Besides a few rapidly healing cuts and scrapes, she is fine.

Josh is not. She sees this plainly. He is closer, and Havok used the distraction to stumble to his feet, his eyes burning with annoyance as they land on Josh.

She is merely yards away now. It will not take her more than two seconds to close that gap. Large blue circles of energy pulse out from his hands - he directs one at her; the rest at Josh.

This is not prudent. She is quick. She dodges it easily, letting out a guttural, feral yell of her own - so much like Logan's, only smaller and feminine. She is on Havok before he realizes, but she knows she must move fast. Her claws rip out of her skin and she jumps, slicing him across the chest and slides past him to dodge another panicked blast from him, as if she were sliding home in baseball.

Her claws slice open the back of one of his calves before he turns around, now bloody and limping, to face them both.]

Edited 2011-02-24 16:25 (UTC)

[The next blast doesn't come from Alex's hands, but emits from the centre of his chest. Throwing his arms wide, the globe of blue destruction sends Laura and John flying back, a path of smoldering debris in it's wake.

Clones. [He complains as he looks down to inspect his injuries, taking a quick second to tie off his bleeding calf.] Madrox is bad enough, now Wolverine has a god damn clone, too?

[He fires off another two energy pulses, searing the flesh of the oncoming Laura, a third targeting the half-hidden Josh.]

[Laura is pushed back by those two energy pulses - she falls onto the ground, her shoulders, arms, and face eroded by the hot energy. She does not not cry out, simply heals as she pushes herself to her knees and peers up at Havok sending a pulse towards Josh. It hits the bench he's under; Laura takes the opening as Havok is distracted.

Her claws slice out of her hands - she jumps Havok, narrowly avoiding the full force of a pulse. She wraps her thighs over his broad shoulders and brings her elbow back to impale him in the skull.

But Havok uses the extra weight to throw them both down. Laura's back hits the ground hard and a talon slices through her boot, swipes and punctures his wrist.

Laura rolls back as he cries out and scramble up, blood spurting from the wound.]

[Josh lunges with his bat and aims for the wound, exacerbating the damage dealt by Laura. Meanwhile, he works on healing his own wounds as fast as he can.]

[Havok is struggling, his energy bursts violent, but erratic, rapidly lashing out at Josh and Laura in an effort to protect himself. Laura launches herself at him again, but she freezes in midair, seemingly suspended by her claws. Polaris (http://community.livejournal.com/xmutanthigh/243305.html?thread=2678121#t2678121) rises out of the distance, furious, wanting nothing more than to rip the adamantium form this puny child's claws but senses that, unlike Wolverine, the metal doesn't extend through the rest of the girl's body.]

Let's put those somewhere safe, shall we? [Laura's arms are forced to twist, cutting upward, impaling deep into her abdomen, on even puncturing a lung. Lorna turns her attention to Havok, her face filled with worry as the vast rivers of blood gushing from his wounds. Her eyes fall to Josh, his energy shield suddenly crushing down around his wrist, rivulets of crimson parodying those dripping from Alex's fingers.] You're the healer. Heal him.

OOC: Just putting a little note here to clarify stuff, heh. Deleted the other comment in the other thread, we'll just take it from here!

OOC: You're amazing! Don't worry, Rogue and Forgeyface will be along shortly!

[Josh stares wide-eyed at Laura's state, wondering if she'd be unable to heal from too much blood loss. He doesn't like his chances, between Polaris and Havok, and Polaris having destroyed his energy shield.]

Let her go first. I'll have her stay back. [Josh doesn't think they're in much position to argue with his demands, so he goes for it.]

[Laura merely gasps, chokes at the turning odds, the blades deep into her gut. Rivulets of her blood trickle down from her suspended form, soak into the grass and dirt. She does not move or struggle; that would be unwise. Instead she hovers still, her green eyes seeking out Rogue and Forge; they are stuck. Her visions swims as the coppery taste of blood fills her mouth, choke her breath. She has punctured a lung. Two ribs. Stomach. She moves her gaze to Josh at his authoritative words, only his eyes giving his emotions away - he is... worried. She is... scared.

Bargaining. This is futile. She has read Polaris' file.]

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[Out of options. Polaris out of reach and unresponsive to his demands. Havok down, but soon back up. Josh's mind races. His expression is strained as he watches Laura struggling against Polaris's control over her adamantium, and watching her bleed out makes him desperate.]

Meet Louisville Slugger, Polaris.

[Josh throws his wooden bat directly at her -- Polaris could now either duck out of its way or be hit by it, but either way, he hoped it'd make her lose her focus just long enough for Laura to pull her claws out of her torso.]

Laura! Now!

[Havok lunges, getting between Josh and Lorna, taking the hit wide across his ribs. Something cracks, he hisses, staggers, throws a blast of energy toward Josh. Polaris is protected, though, that's what's important.

He collapses, catching a glimpse of something coming fast upon them from the horizon.]

Babe, your six o'clock...someone's coming...

[He coughs, slowly returning to a battle stance, some blood staining his lips. A broken rib? Punctured lung? From a golden kid and a baseball bat. It doesn't seem fair. Lorna notices, twists Laura's claws deeper inside her self, the cry of Alex's name pained and urgent.

"Heal him now, boy, or I'll make the little whelp wear her insides on her outsides."

Hvok advances, calmly, beedling...everywhere it seems, and grabs Josh, defenseless (it seems) without the help of his Louisville Slugger.]

Do what she says, all star. Maybe you'll live long enough for Magneto to find you useful.

Nghhh!

[Josh struggles against Havok's grasp. Laura's so tough. He thinks she can hold out just a bit longer. And hopes to God he's right.

Please be okay, he thinks to himself.

Then he takes advantage of Havok's hold on him to turn his own healing power around. There's a strangled yelp from Havok as red welts rise from where he had been touching Josh. Immediately Josh is let go and he races towards Laura.]

[Unfortunately for Havok, Polaris is about to have a problem of her own. Rogue's embraced the powers from Magneto's psyche. Her jaw is set as she and Forge both throw themselves back into the fray.]

Hey Polaris! [The former make-shift cage has been broken into individual iron poles that floating in the air around her.] Didn't your daddy ever teach you that it's rude to leave a conversation before it's finished? [With a thought, she sends half a dozen of them hurtling straight at Lorna.]

[Polaris whirls around, her hand reaching out to still the oncoming assault. It's enough to take her attention away from Laura, dropping her unceremoniously to the ground, lodging the girl's claws deeper still upon impact.]

My father taught me many things. [There is a humm of power as the bars are redirected toward Rogue, though they fly askew under the smaller girl's deflection. A stray one impales Forge, luckily in his false leg.] But I learned first from your precious White Queen.

[She hears Havok's cry as Josh attacks him, her eyes narrowing, possessed by vengeance and rage. There is a creak, a groan, and the earth beneath them shakes, the metallic supports of the tunnels beneath the mansion rattling as Polaris calls them to the surface. Nearby, the chrome substructure of the blackbird hangar rips free of the basketball court, flying towards Rogue.] I think you'll find I'm a force unto myself. Can't quite say the same for you.

[While Havok is distracted by the boils, Josh is able to further manipulate his body to shut down some of his brain functions. Havok drops to the ground, and Josh is uncertain of how much damage he did or even how long he'd be out. He wasn't concentrating too much on making his physiology manipulations precise.

Now freed up, he runs back to Laura and tries the same maneuver once again. Probably not the smartest idea, but the bat's wood, so he gives it a shot -- Josh whips the bat back towards Polaris and grabs Laura's wrists, trying as best he can to pull her claws out.]

Hang in there.

[Laura has rolled onto her back by the time Josh has arrived at her side, coughing up blood. Josh's hands on her wrists are a warm comfort; so are his words and reassuring face hovering above her. She thinks it is... special, how much he seems to care about everything, even her.]

I am fine.

[She rasps the words out, wincing as she detracts her claws, free of Polaris' control, her wounds closing quickly. She wheezes and coughs as she rolls over to kneel, blood still in her lungs.]

Our mission. Havok.

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Yeah, I know. [Those are the words Josh says out loud, but he doesn't move for another few seconds, instead keeping his hands on her wrists. Laura's healing factor is incredible, and soon she'll be up again, but Josh gives her a little boost of his own -- together, their combined healing forces make Laura's recovery almost instantaneous. Josh even does what he can to replenish her blood supply.]

Back to business.

[Josh gets up, faces their attackers, and looks at his bat out of the corner of his eye. Too far away to retrieve after the last throw. Here goes nothing.]

[Laura does not question the prolonged contact, takes it for well-intentioned help, and only understands it when she feels the warmth of Josh's powers - she has never felt it before, never required to. It is more than a simple healing touch - it is rejuvenating, infusing her with strength.

She turns her head just so to look at him in slight wonder at it, pushes herself to her feet, claws erupting from her knuckles.]

I will take his fire, feign attack. You will debilitate him.

[Josh eyes the approaching Havok, who has now managed to wake up and get back up on his feet. Damn, Josh thinks to himself, really should've held on to him a second longer. Havok hasn't been out for long.

Now, Josh gets ready to face him again, and is liking his chances of squaring off with Havok better than Polaris, who could fly.

Josh meets Laura's eye contact, breaks away from her, and goes around. Laura will meet Havok head-on and engage him. Josh will attack from the side or behind and use his destructive touch. It's a move they've practiced before.]

[Havok is dazed and disoriented; Laura approaches fast and purposefully, zigzagging just enough to be a target. His lip curls up in annoyance; he doesn't look for Josh right away, instead raises his hand and lets out a violent pulse.

Laura dodges it just barely, rolls out of the way although it skims and sear her side. She's off the cool grass in an instinct letting out a guttural growl; at the last moment Havok lets out a pulse from his chest, throwing Laura back; she lands on her back several yards away.]

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