A/N: Ach! Thank you all so much! I have 59 reviews...do you know good that makes me feel? We will triumph to 100 with your help!
Anyways, what are you guys thinking? The Creeper versus The Crawler? Who will defeat the other- and perhaps more importantly- declare himself the real Kurt Wagner? Who will win the fair maiden's hand?

I don't know if you guys noticed something, so I'm going to point it out (just for my amusement). The two males in question (Nightcrawler and Nightcreeper) are both OOC. Neither completely act like Kurt. Let that circulate around in that head of yours a little. Who really is who?

And to Kurt, beware. Just beware my little evil self.

Author: Yin

Story: Death Has No Hold

Chapter: The Ultimate Decision

Kurt dove right at Nightcreeper, not paying any attention that his Amanda was still in the arms of the monster. He was blinded by fury and rage, something that had not overcome him in a long time. But now, now was the time to release his anger upon a person whom he thought deserved it.

Nigthcreeper dodged, trying desperately to keep Amanda safe. She had been knocked out from the teleportation- her already weak body to frail to withstand the impact. Despite her eyes being open, she was unconscious, and Nightcreeper prayed to the most gracious Father that she was not dead.

Kurt snarled, nearly roaring. His adrenalin had spiked, and with this, a new form of savagery. He was no longer Kurt Wagner. He was, in every sense, a demon. The one thing he had never wished never to be had exploded from him, and he accepted it with open arms. He cared not who he hurt, as long as he enacted whatever punishment he thought suit to whom.

"Please!" Nightcreeper begged. "Stop! You'll hurt her!" He did not want to, yet he must, for Amanda's safety, teleport once more.

The sound that echoed brought silence for just a moment. Nightcreeper popped back into their reality, beside the astonished X-Men, carefully placing Amanda beside a man he felt like he could trust. He had been his mentor, his trainer. If one could protect Amanda, whether she be his, or the monster who had recently captured her heart, Nightcreeper was for sure Logan could be trusted for the job.

After he had set her down, he looked up. Logan's gaze caught his, and for a split second, Nightcreeper remembered what and who he was fighting. He was no longer going to doubt himself- he believed he was the real Kurt Wagner. And he wasn't going to let this clone of his ruin his, or Amanda's, life. He would fight this self-proclaimed Nightcrawler, and win, even if it killed him.

In that time, Nightcrawler had rushed him, tackling him to the ground. One of Nightcreeper's spikes flew out at the impact, barely missing Amanda's head. This action caused the X-Men, whether still stunned or not, to jump into action.

"Kurt! Listen! You have to stop!" Cyclops yelled, though it made little difference to the homicidal teen.

Hearing Scott's voice triggered something in Nightcreeper, a memory. He grinned, although Nightcrawler was on top of him, and pounding his face into the ground. His eyes glowed red.

Nightcrawler was optic blasted straight up. He had felt the tingling sensation of where he had been hit- his face and his neck. It didn't hurt though, he felt no pain.

Being in the air though, despite being suspended only for a few seconds, brought another light to Nightcrawler. He saw Amanda lying on the ground, helpless, as the X-Men, and Nightcreeper, surrounded her to protect her.

From him.

As he hit the ground, his friends swarmed him like ants, holding and pinning him down. His heart dropped as he realized what had occurred.

He had gone over the edge. Extremely easily. And he liked it.

He liked it.

Smirking, he teleported. He actually quite enjoyed this new-found vigor.

Nightcreeper saw, he felt, where Nightcrawler had teleported, and he barely teleported in time before Nightcrawler slammed into the ground where Nightcreeper would have been.

They both stood, facing each other. One, a monster in a perfect body, and the other, a perfect soul in a monster's body.

"That's enough," A shaky, yet strongly feminine voice said. Glowing orbs surrounded both boys, pulling them away from each other. They couldn't teleport out of it, it was impossible.

The energy that crackled so fiercely in the air had an odd calming effect. The intensity of the fight was gone, but the ferocity still remained.

"I never dreamed of something like this, not even in my worst nightmares. I never thought that I might just have to choose," The woman, as she could no longer be called a girl, or even a teenager, looked at both of them.

Whispering in unison, the two Kurts knew who this formidable enchantress was. It was indeed, Amanda. Whatever Mr. Sinister had done to her granted her a power, a power unlike the world had seen.

"I can feel it though. I can see it," Her big, soft, chocolate-brown eyes turned to Nightcreeper. "You have Kurt's heart. And it was his heart that defined him. It was not what he looked like, not even who he was. It was his heart."

Nothing could be heard except the sob that escaped Nightcrawler's lips. He had not only lost his love, but his identity. He was not Kurt Wagner. The monster was.

Everything was held in a perpetual silence. It was not peaceful though, as even though with no words, there was a sudden buzz.

Taking in a sharp breath, Amanda collapsed, her body much to fragile to be able to channel the capacity and ability any longer. Kurt, once known as Nightcreeper, and Nightcrawler fell to the ground.

They were both shocked, but they only had one priority on their mind.

Amanda.

A/N: Well, was that energetic enough for you? Was it what you were expecting? Do you have questions? Cause I sure hope so!
I mean, what about Sinister? This is all his fault! And was Amanda right? Did she pick the right one? Will she be okay (I'll answer this one for you- of course, DUH!)?

I want to know if I captured the sincerity and the spirit that this chapter so deserved. I feel like I id an inadequate job, so please tell me how I could have done any better. And that means you too Anonymous readers! You can review just like the people who have accounts! And i would be most pleased if you did ^^