Sounds of the sirens bounced from the walls of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. For anyone who is not in the known what this school actually harbor would actually stand dumbfounded when a large, bulky man appeared on the School ground. This man was easily 9'5, his arm muscles were equally the size of an Olympic runner leg muscles. And his legs easily three time the size of this man own upper arms. "Haaaah… Charles guess who has come home?!" The microphone and the cameras captured the intruder on the screen that Harry, his family, and the X-men looked at.
"Who is that?" Astoria shrieked out, shock and fear clearly in her voice. That man wasn't just huge, but more like a giant from Jack and the Beanstalk which her mother read out before sleep claimed her when she was still a child. "And why did that giant call this his home?! Is that man a part of this school?"
Charles' eyes stayed locked on the screen. A sorrow crossed his face and reflected from his eyes before it turned determined. With a strong voice, Professor Xavier spoke in a commanding tone. "X-men get yourself ready for a confrontation with the intruders. My brother is not on his own."
"Yes sir," Scott Summers saluted before rushing off with the other young mutants which left Harry and his sisters alone with the Professor. Noticing that the man in the wheelchair had at this right moment only eyes for the screen.
"If you have questions, Mr. Potter, please do not hesitate to state them to me." Charles turned his head slightly which showed that the man smiled at them. "But I do think that I know what you want to ask me. That man is my stepbrother, Cain Marko, he had a difficult life which felt heavy on his shoulders. Cain had a difficult childhood which changed him. When we grew up Cain and I both entered the Military of the Unites States. However, that was the start of his change… my brother deserted his post and when I discovered that he was not amongst us. I was forced to bring my brother back, which I tried. We have ended up in a temple of a vengeful God who gifted my brother with inhuman strength by awakening his dormant Mutant-gene."
"I am sorry to hear, I did not mean to pry into your past Professor." Harry apologized. For a moment a flashback to his own childhood flashed through his mind and two emerald orbs flashed for a moment with power. There was a silence between them until the Professor continued.
"No apologies needed, but I do appreciate your sincerity. Back to my History, my brother obtained the gift of a Vengeful God who awakened his dormant Mutant-gene. My step-brother upon awakening of the X-gene developed a Super Human Strength, durability that made him almost unstoppable. For many years after the temple caved in, I thought my brother was death, however, one day Cain reappeared and tried to claim this Mansion. I want to share this place with him, starting a School for Youngsters like you, however, my brother did not share the same thought. Cain wanted this place for himself and that is where we did disagree, I managed to overpower him and send much to my own disappointment to prison."
"And now your brother is back with the intention of wiping away all your work." Daphne joined the conversation. "If that man is so hellbent on taking this from you, what will be the plan then?"
"What do you mean, Ms. Greengrass?" Charles asked, his curiosity peaked. Especially when these three young gifted people did not really blink about this strange turns of events.
"Please Professor, don't take us for a fool. We heard your story of how you want to help the Gifted people. You formed a Team with the intention to stop conflicts, so I ask again: what will be the plan?"
Charles mouth corners curled up into a smile. "My apologies Ms. Greengrass, I did not try to make a fool out of you or your companions. You and your family have just joined my School which I appreciate, but I do not like to throw you in a fight without knowing your capability. You could be serious wounded if you go up against someone like the Juggernaut." Charles explained his reason of keeping them for the moment out of the conflict between his brother and the X-men. "Let us make a compromise if my X-men shows us that they cannot handle the pressure, I let you join them, deal?"
"Deal, Professor," Agreed Daphne, her attention returned to the large screen that captures the fight. She feels Harry's arms wrap around her waist, pulling her closer to his firm, athletic body. A smile appeared on her face. "Did I get a reward, Love?"
Harry lowered his head and pecked her lips gently with his own. His emerald eyes sparkle with amusement. "Of course, you certainly deserves a kiss." The boy stole a second kiss from her before he too returned his attention to the screen. Wondering how experienced they are in fighting.
At the front yard of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, the X-men collided into battle against the Juggernaut. Leading his team Cyclops stand in front of the giant of a man, one hand at his visor which will with a twitch of his finger remove the safety glass that keeps his mutant power in check. "X-men take your position, surround him! Marvel Girl! Try to use your powers to assault his mind!" The field leader, Cyclops shouted. Red beams shot out of his visor which impacted the chest of the Juggernaut with hardly any damage or stopping the giant of a man. "Come on Marvel Girl!"
"I … I cannot … ent ...enter his … mind!" Cried Marvel Girl who stands behind the group. She stands still, her eyes clenched tightly in concentration and her hands at the temples of her head. "Something is … is blocking … me!"
Rogue jumped back, avoiding one of the fists of the Juggernaut. The young woman thought that she could use her mutant powers to absorb some of his powers. Yet, her opponent did not hold back when her companion Wolverine was sent through the air. "He is too strong! I cannot touch him without being crushed by one of his fists." The Southern belle shouted. Rogue suddenly dived out of the way when a tree sped to her position, she rolled and came to a stop in a crouched position. "This is crazy. Oh no … Wolverine is fighting Sabretooth!"
"What!" Cyclops roared while flaring his optic beams to Juggernaut who walk like it did not harm him in the least. "Wolverine is fighting Sabretooth, I thought the Professor removed all knowledge from his mind! Rogue go back and absorb Juggernaut powers!"
"Are you mad?! That is suicide! One hit and the next thing I'm nothing more than a bloody smear on the ground!" Rogue retorted, bitterness grew in her heart when their field leader so casually disregards her safety. She rolled over the ground to avoid a mad charge from the Juggernaut. "Very kind of you to disregard the life of your teammates, Cyclops." Growled the Southern belle.
Kitty ran to Rogue and grasped her clothes and shifted them intangible when the giant of a man charged again. "I got you, Rogue….?!" The slightly younger mutant said to the Southern belle, only to cry out in surprise and pain when they were knocked into the air when the Juggernaut broke through them. Rogue and Kitty landed roughly on the ground, a broken arm for Kitty and dislocated shoulder for Rogue. "Aahn… what … happened?" Kitty hissed out in pain, her arm burns where the bones were broken and she could feel the start of several bruises.
'Children, It seems that my brother, Cain Marko repossessed the Mythical Armor of Cyttorak. His armor nullified certain Mutant powers like Jean and my Telepathic abilities to stop him mentally. And after his display of managing knocking Kitty and Rogue out of Kitty's ability, it seems that too can be nullified by his armor.' Charles spoke to his X-men through his ability of the mind. The man watches how now Storm comes from the air, floating above his brother and send down lightning that crashed against the man's body, only for nothing happening. 'The armor of Cyttorak has a magical forcefield that protects the wearer. Our only chance at bringing him down is to remove his helmet so that Jean or I can put him to sleep.' Charles then glanced at the three people that stand next to him, they too were watching the scenes. 'Perhaps I must ask them for help. They have a magical history and they might know a way to nullified my brother's armor.' The Professor thought to himself and weighed the pros and the con if their help was needed. Coming to a decision that would help them in this fight but that help would also go against some wishes of his X-men who has worked hard for their position in the team. 'X-men, I send our guests to your position. They will try to help to nullify the enchants of the armor.'
'What! Professor, I do not need his help! And Daphne cannot fight...' Scott started which earned him a few glares from his teammate and Charles' guests. Charles who sits next to the three new Mutants could feel the fury flow off of them. 'I mean, Daphne is just like Jean not really ready for a battle like this. What if they got hurt?'
Jean's eyes snapped open and immediately lock on the back of Cyclops. Green eyes blazed angrily at the young man who is the X-men field leader. 'Scott! It is one thing if you try to impress a girlfriend from someone else. It is another thing when you decide for those girls who are both not your girlfriend. And lastly, we had enough of your stupidity. When I softly rejected your advances on me I had hoped you would stop pestering me. Now, you are pestering Daphne while her boyfriend is standing next to her. Grow up and focus on the fight!' Marvel Girl ripostes very angrily, her mental message shot like a bullet through Cyclops mind, partly for punishment.
'Don't think that you and I ever will be friends or anything close to any relation between us. I do not know who you think that you are, Mr. Summers. But I warn you now and this will be your first and your last … stay out of my business!' Daphne angrily retorted, her mental message was possible much more painfully than that of Jean. Scott's body flinched and a cry tore out of his throat. The young man took a deep breath of air, trying to calm his nerves while retreating.
Charles turned around, glancing at the young woman next to him. "Was that really necessary Ms. Greengrass? It was a dangerous intent to hurt him with mental words during a fight with an opponent."
"That might be, but this is the umpteenth time that Mr. Summers tried to get my attention while I have rejected him every time. It seems when that boy could not get the attention of Ms. Grey he then turned to me. A young woman who is already taken, how would you feel if someone you love was taken away from you? No, he deserves this, pure and simple. I am in a good relationship and overjoyed with the man I love. As for now, I think we need to step in and help the X-men."
"I know Professor that it might seem harsh from my girlfriend, but she could do much more worst. I've heard that Mr. Summers stalks her and I warned that boy many times, but it seems that the boy has some kind of obsession. Be warned, if this keep going on it will turn out much worse than it is now. Discipline him or send that boy for a time back to his family, but don't let this happen again." Harry joined and back up Daphne, stepping closer to his girlfriend and stared at the Professor with a warning look. "We will join the confrontation now to put a stop to your step-brother and we'll try to not harm him much. But if he becomes too dangerous I cannot promise that it will end well for him."
Charles nodded at the young man warnings. The Professor knew that one day his pupil will piss off the wrong person. "I would like to apologize for my pupil behavior, however in response, I would like that you do not mentally punish him anymore. It can be bad for his health."
"We accept your apologies, yours not his. He is no longer a little boy who could throw a tantrum or be being cuddled. This discussion has come to an end, done. We will be off, helping your X-men." Daphne told him before she marched off. Her ire will be blushed in this battle and later when she cuddle with her boyfriend in private.
Harry formed a smile again on his face, his eyes twinkling in the sunlight. "Catch you later, Professor. Like my girlfriend says, we are really Sirius about our relationship and we do not like when someone tries to disturb it. We'll speak to you later, a giant of a man is waiting for us for some butt kicking." The raven haired boy walk off, leaving Charles behind who turned his attention back to the screen that showed his team.
Jogging slightly to keep up with his irate girlfriend Harry finally came at the same level of pace like her. "How shall we beat this fellow up?"
"My best bet is to fight a Magical Artifact with Magic. We can use our Anodite mana to take the enchant off of the Juggernaut armor. While we do our part, my sister can try to keep him busy with her own Diamond form. How long can you hold your transformation, Tori?"
Astoria blinked, tilting her head to the side cutely. She brought her hand up and tapped her chin with her index finger. Her lips curled up in a smile before she answered her sister. "Perhaps half an hour if I use partly my diamond form and for my full form I think five minutes. But I do not want to fight him. Why not let the X-men keep him busy while we try to take off his helmet. I think that the helmet prevents us telepathic users from making a connection to his mind." She mutter under her breath, loud enough that her sister and brother could hear her.
"You might be right Tori," Daphne smiled at her sister. She then turned to her boyfriend, "Harry, do you have enough control over your full power to only drain the Magic out of his armor? I know what I ask from you is a pretty dangerous request to ask." She stopped, turning around and wrap her arms around his neck. Blue met green and the two stared into each others eyes, love and trust were all that the pair felt.
"While my full form can be accounted to something dangerous if I only use it for a long time. I think the same time limit like Tori can be counted as safe." Harry said, smiling when he stole a kiss from his girl. "For this battle, I will only use partial my powers and I liked the costumes from the Green Lantern Comics."
Daphne and Astoria laughed at his comment. The girls know exactly why their brother do like the Green Lantern costume. The blonde haired vixen pressed her assets against her boyfriend's chest and her eyes flared a faint green light. "I know your thoughts, mister. Would you like if I adopt Arisia costume..." A bright green light flared up around the duo which would have blind anyone. When the light died away it revealed Daphne and Harry in their mana costumes.
Harry's eyes took in the change of his girlfriend. He had only one word for Daphne and that was that she is a total bombshell. She wears now an emerald six-inch heel that stretches out to her knee. A short green skirt and a low-cut black top that covers her flat, athletic stomach and hugged her firm, round breasts perfectly. Around her neck, she wears a green collar that vanished in the depth of the valley of her breast with at the center an emerald gem. Her hands were protected by long green gloves which look like silk. "How do I look?" She sultry whispered to him with a teasing smile. she trailed her hand down from her chin along the side of her neck and then slid down the curves of her breasts before ending up at her hips, letting her hand rest there.
"Beautiful, however, this is a bit too revealing for others.I do not like it if someone else could share what I now see … something like this is only for me." Harry frowned playfully, stepping closer to her. However, the young man suddenly smiled a bit brighter when seeing Daphne revealing outfit changing to a more covered version. The low-cut black top now gets some green armored patches, and a black tight latex covered her exposed skin like a second layer. Her gloves changed like her low-cut top changed when a layer of armored patches appeared. And covering her face is an eye mask which changed her eyes to two emerald orbs. "Beautiful..." whistled Harry and the girl across of him smiled.
"Thanks for the compliment, Love. You know that I was just teasing you as I won't let anyone else see me so barely clothed." Teased Daphne, a smile on her face. She knew that the little change in her clothes did not help much for any over imagining teenager. Her new costume still clings to her body like a second skin and reveals all her curves and the rounding and size of her breasts which is a 40D. "But perhaps if you play the right card we can try this out in private." She then appreciated Harry's costume. Her eyes began at his feet and slowly crawled its way up until she met his burning gaze which consists out of two emerald orbs.
The blonde bombshell took a step forward, placing the flat of her hand against Harry chiseled athletic chest. Her boyfriend who now wears his own uniform which consists out of a tight green mana constructed layer of vibrant chainmail. His abs and chest muscles are protected by plates of armor. Over his uniform, Harry wears a long raincoat and a face mask protecting his identity. "Really Love, Renegade Hal Jordan Green Lantern uniform?" Teased Daphne while tracing a hand down his jawline. A manly grin appeared on his face that answered her question. "You don't look bad, it cleans neatly for now."
"Sure Love, I know that you don't mind what I wear so long you can strip me with your own eyes," Harry smirked when his comment caused his girlfriend to blush a beautiful deep red color. This banter and using their powers to equip themselves with a uniform all happened when they were on the move towards the front door of the Mansion. "Tori..."
Astoria's left eyebrow twitched. It has happened again! Her brother and sister had an only eye for each other which mostly let her feel like a third wheel. She conjured a face mask with a twitch of her hand and her clothes turned pure white. It was simple, nothing special and especially when this is the first time they would fight. Like her sister, she has long sleeved white gloves and white boots with six inches heel. "If you two are done devouring each other with your eyes. Can we go now?" Whined Astoria.
"Sorry sis, it happened again." Daphne apologized to her younger sister. She wraps an arm around her sister's waist and pulled her close to her. "I cannot promise that this will happen again, but I will promise that you won't feel like a third wheel again, okay?"
Astoria shakes her head. She knew very well that these two are very deep in love with each other. She suddenly smiled when a memory resurfaced in her mind of what her sister had promised to the other girls of the team. "There is only one way to get my forgiveness. I want free reign when we do some shopping with the girls. Which means I can even kiss Harry!"
Daphne's eyes twitched at her sister comment. She, Harry and Astoria arrived at the entrance of the Mansion and with a push the door flew open. The blonde bombshell turned for a second to her sister. "I'll think about it if I let you kiss my Harry, as for now let us kick some villains!"
Astoria could only grin to her sister. "Okay, I let it rest the topic for now, but let me remind you what we had promised when we were still children … we shared everything, our toys, our books … and soon our boyfriend." She playfully said and then send a wink to Harry who had a glossy color dusting his cheeks.
Harry deciding that the best decision is to jump into the fray of the fight than listening to his sister. Using his mana to gather the small water molecules out of the air and gathered the element where it formed in long pointy objects above him, floating and ready to use. "Hey Ugly! You think that your strength made you some tough guy! Eat this!" The raven haired young man insulted the giant of a man in front of him. His mana at work, freezing the water above him into ice-spears and with a twitch of his wrist they launched itself towards the Juggernaut.
"Humph… nothing can stop me! Not even your little ice tooth needles…!" Juggernaut grunted. His hulk like body kept moving forward as if the attacks of Cyclops and Marvel Girl's attack were nothing, however, the man roared out in pain when an ice-spear managed to cut his skin and that spot was immediately gained frostbite. "What?! How is this possible..." Cain Marko roared, not in pain but in anger and disbelief. His eyes glaring at his wound before turning to the raven haired young man. "You hurt me … the Juggernaut. I will enjoy killing you!"
The corner of Harry's lips curled up in a smirk. "Empty threats..." The Anodite said, clapping his hands together into a fist. The ice-spears that now surrounds the Mutant of Strength and Durability melted back into the water and now there is a pool around his opponent. "Storm, Salem… light him up please."
Daphne held a mental conversation with Storm when her boyfriend used his powers to lay down the foundation for the combination attack. 'Miss Munroe, everyone, Harry will cause a distraction and a good opportunity for us to make a hole in his defense. Once he laid down the foundation for our attack Storm and I will use the element of Lightning to fry him. The Juggernaut will be stunned for only a short amount of time. In that timeframe, I want that Kitty, Rogue, and Nightcrawler unclips his helmet so that my sister and Marvel Girl can telepathic attack him.'
'That is a very well thought out plan. I assume that you came up with this plan when you heard and seen our fight where we used our powers. I really like to talk to you after this fight, your powers with the elements intrigue me.' Storm mental voice responded to the mental voice of Daphne. The Weather Goddess molded her power, calling dark storm clouds while she lifted off of the ground. Her eyes pure white, power surging in white lightning around her and the wind picked up. "Storm of the tempest … heed my call! I, Storm call upon the power of the elements and fry my opponent!" Dark storm clouds gathered together and blocking out the sun rays. Casting a shadow over the X-men and those who invaded the Mansion ground. Lightning flashed from the clouds while the wind shrieked through the treetops.
Lightning crashed down on the earth, frying and burning the grass where it impacted. Daphne watches the show and she too summoned the powers to control lightning. Like Storm the young hybrid Anodite floats up in the air, her feet leaving the ground. She stretched out her right arm and curled up her left as if she pull a string. In her right hand, a bow shimmered in existence while a lightning bolt was attached to the string and ready to be used. "Lightning bolt of the vengeance Lightning God … Launched!"
"Nothing can stop the Juggernaut! I'll crush you all into pieces!" Cain Marko shouted towards the raven haired young man who has frozen the water around his feet, halting him for a short amount of time as the ice already start to show some strain. "I'll..." The step-brother of Charles was cut off when the water rose up around him like a whirlpool and drenched him before Storm's Lightning surged out of the clouds and impacted. Sending thousand of volts through him. "...Kill… You … All..." Salem now appeared above the Juggernaut, her bow with the lightning arrow with now the deathly projectile cleaving the air. Surging towards the Mutants of Strength and Durability, however much to the surprise of the others, the arrow which consists out of lightning turned from one to over a hundred, forming one pillar of lightning which crashed down upon the Juggernaut. "...AAAaaaaaah!"
Nightcrawler watches the lightning impact with the Juggernaut who is now a black silhouette in a pillar of white lightning. The blue elf flinched at what that could do to him and when the Lightning dispatched he could see smoke steam up from the giant of the man's skin. Feeling that this is a crucial time, Nightcrawler teleported to Rogue and Kitty where he placed his hands on their shoulders before teleporting to the Juggernaut. Appearing at the side of the Juggernaut, Nightcrawler immediately teleported to the shoulders of the giant and grasped the holders of the mask. Straining his muscles Nightcrawler managed to release one before his tail was grasped by the Juggernaut. Nightcrawler cried out in pain when the man used him like a lasso to keep Kitty and Rogue at a distance.
"Rogue we need to free Nightcrawler. I want you to absorb a little part of my powers so we can unclasp the two last clips to take of his mask." Kitty duck out of the way when Nightcrawler sailed over her head. She then suddenly a drain from her body which means that Rogue has touched her, only for a small second yet it still felt like much longer. "Let's go, Rogue," Kitty turned intangibility and rushed towards the giant. She jumped and phased through his arm and landed on his shoulder. Kitty turned tangibility and grasped clip and pulled. "This is ugh… too heavy. Yes-Aaah!" Kitty was suddenly thrown away when the Juggernaut used Nightcrawler to bask her off him. The two X-men flew through the air where they were caught by Jean Telepathic powers.
"No! I won't be defeated by some kids!" Straining his muscles Cain Marko lifted his leg and the ice cracked around him. He then dug out a large piece of ice with his own hands and threw it towards Rogue who used Kitty mutant powers to turn intangibility.
'Holy shite… if I did not use Kitty powers I would have turned out a red smear right now.' Rogue thought when the ice flew through her. She quickly distanced herself from the Juggernaut. Especially with powers that are not familiar with her and could turn any moment against her. "What now? That man has become dangerous now with ice for ammunition to harm us, sugar."
Harry turned his hand, swirling with the ice vaporizing and turned liquid and followed the movement of his arm. Bending the water to his will and mana which saturated the element. 'Everyone listen! I'll use the ice element to slow down his movement. Using ice to lock down his joints for a short amount of time before he can break out. Use that time to unlock the last clip.' Broadcasted Harry to the others before each of them took a position to take their opponent down.