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» CHAPTER FIVE
❛ World war III ❜
( part one. falling empires )

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𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚
the hole team stood infront of the big door to Hanks Laboratory as they read the note he had left on the door.

❝ GOING TO CATCH AIRBASE. BRINGE THE CREATE MARKED X❞

-Hank

Sean snorted before Charles quickly ripped of the paper and opened the door.

Their eyes immediately widended, the lab was completely wrecked. Everywhere were laying tables and other stuff

"What happened here?"

"Looks like your room", Alex commented looking at Sean who rolled with his eyes in annoyance.

The hole crew walked over to the big crate that stood on the other end of the room and Charles opened it while Sean stummbled over a box that laid on the ground and pushed Elenor again Erik.

"Sean, watch where you goin'", the brunette muttered before she slowlyFour turned to Erik, "I'm sorry."

"Don't be", the tall man assured her smiling lightly, El blushed a bit as she turned to looked into the crate. "Hank has been busy", Erik remaked as he looked at Charles.

Alex eyed it a bit disgusted, "Do we really have to wear these?"

"As none of us have mutated to endure extreme g-force or being riddled by bullets. I suggest we suit up", Charles said as he closed the crate again.

"But do we-"

"Urgh, shut up Alex!"

Not even an hour later the hole team stood in a straight line looking at the big jet that stood infront of them.

Elenor was a bit nervous as she stood in between Erik and Raven. She and Erik hadn't talked about the kiss and Elenor was a bit embarrassed.

Raven who stood besides her grabbed her arm and gave her an assuring smile to which El nodded thankfully.

"Where's Hank?", Raven then asked them curious as she looked around.

"I'm here."

Their eyes all shifted from Raven to the direction Hanks voice had came from. Elenor squinted her eyes together and could make out a silhouette that approched them form afar.

And after a moment the big silhouette stepped into the light. "It didn't attack the cells. It enhanced them. It didn't work", the boy explained to them sadly.

His body had now grown blue hair everywhere and his height had grown.

"Yes it did Hank. Don't you see? This is who you were meant to be. This is you." Raven told him as she placed a hand on the side of his face. "No more hiding."

Erik slapped his shoulder, "Never looked better, man." Elenor didn't even had the time to process what was happening before Hank grabbed Erik by the throat and lifted him into the air.

"Don't mock me."

Elenor immediately lifted her hands into the air, red sparks surrounded her fingertips and she let the red mist surround Hanks arm and fingers, loosing his grip on Eriks throat.

The man fell to the ground coughing as Elenor slowly pulled him up from the floor.

"I wasn't", Erik said as he had his arm around Elenor for support. "Even I got to admit you're pretty badass", Alex eyed at him. "I think I got a new name for you- Beast"

"Thank you", Erik whispered as he stood by himself again looking down at the smaller woman.

A smile made it's way onto her face, "Any time."

"You're sure you can fly this thing?", Sean eyed the jet sceptical.

Hank just looked at the boy, a blank expression on his face, "Of course I can, I designed it."

Hank stirred the big jet while Elenor sat in between Raven and Charles as she watched Charles who just tried to reach the group of the Areal Sea.

The man opened his eyes again, his hand still on his temple. "The crew of the Areal Sea are all dead. Shaw's been there."

Erik looked at Charles, "He's still here, somewhere."

"He set the ship on course of the embargo line." Charles infromed them as his gaze fell on Moira.

The brunette woman looked back at him worried, "That ship crosses the line, our boys are going to blow it up. And the war begins."

"Unless they're not onboard", Charles said as he looked at the others. He laid his hand on his temple again and a moment after that the russians had fired on their own ship, destroying it in the process.

Moira looked at the man sitting a bit away from her. "That was inspired, Charles."

"Thank you very much. But I still can't locate Shaw."

Erik who sat next to Alex spoke up again, "He's down there, we need to find him now!"

"Hank!?"

The blue and hairy man turned around to them, "Is there anything unusual on the radar or scanners?"

Moira shook her head, "No, nothing."

"Well, then he must be under water. And obviously we don't have sonar."

"Yes, we do", Sean suddenly spoke up from where he was seated making them all look at him. Charles took of his headset as he repeated Sean's words. "Yes, we do."

Charles, Erik an Sean all quickly made their way to the end of the jet.

"Hank, level the bloddy plane!"

Sean turned towards Erik and held up his hand, "Oh woow, You back right off!" Erik smirked at the boy as he raised his hands into the air.

"Beast, open the Bombay doors!", Sean shouted at the blue haired pilot who immediately opend the doors for him.

Elenor who had also made her way down to Sean now looked at the boy, "Sean, please don't die."

The boy looked at her and nodded smiling. "Remember, this is a muscle. You control it! You'll be in here the entired time! ", Charles shouted at Sean as he touched his temple.

"We'll see you soon! On my mark - 3 -2-1-Go!" And with that Sean let out a scream and jumped out of the jet.

They looked after him until he disappeared and after a short moment Charles spoke up again, "Beanshee's got an location on Shaw!"

The three exchanged looks as Erik positioned himself at the doors. "You're ready for this?"

Erik looked at Charles confident, "Let's find out."

"You can do this Erik!", Elenor assured him with a smile on her face.

Erik was lead down as he held onto one of the thick Jet's pipes, Elenor and Charles watched as he streched his hand out, but after a moment the two could see that Erik wasn't concentrated enough.

Charles lifted his hands up to his temple and looked at Erik intensive and a moment later the huge Submarine suddenly broke through the surface and flew into the air.

Elenor started smiling to herself as she watched Erik, but after a while one of Shaw's mutants climbed out of the Submarine and turned into a big hurricane as he approched the jet.

"Erik, take our hands!", Charles shouted at his friend but Erik ignored them still not letting go of the Submarine.

"Hold on guys, it's gonna be bumpy!", was all Hank said before the jet began to shake, making Elenor grab onto whatever was besides her.
They reached the island and Erik finally let go of the Submarine which crashed on to the sand.

"Erik take my hand!", Charles screamed at the man. "For god's sake, Erik!", Elenor shouted at him panic in her voice. The man snapped out of it and quickly grabbed Charles hand, who dragged him bag inside the Jet before they collided with the floor.

They all started screaming as the Jet strated to roll a few meters. The red mist flew around Elenor's fingers as it made it's way around Charles, pinning him to the floor so he couldn't get hurt.

Erik threw himself onto her, pinning them both to the floor with his powers as they still screamed. The ship landed on it's back and they all stopped screaming.

Erik let Elenor and himself slowly fly down to the ground while El did the same with Charles. "Thank you", she grunted as she rolled down from the man beneath her.

He helped her up and they all helped the others to get out of their seats. "Alex, Raven! You're okay?", she asked them worried as she opened their seat belt telekinetic.

"Yeah, I'm fine"

"Yes, I'm all right"

"I read the teleporters mind, Shaw's drawing all of the power out of his sub. He's turning himself in some kind of nuclear bomb!", Charles explained to the others a little out of breath.

"We've got no time, the geiger counter's going out of control!", Moira exclaimed a bit hectically.

"All right Moira, this is what we're going to do! Get on the radio and tell them to clear both fleet's out immediately."

"I'm going in!", Erik exclaimed from besides Elenor convinced.

"Beast, Havok, Scarlet witch, back him up! Erik I can guide you through once you're in, but I need you to shut down whatever it is blocking me! Then we just hope to God it's not to late for me to stop him."

"Got it", was all Erik exclaimed as the four made their way to the doors.

"Good luck!"

Raven followed them but Charles saw her, "Raven stop!" The blue skinned women turned towards him angryly, "I'm goin' to help them!"

But that was the last El heard from them because she got out of the Jet after Alex facing the others. Alex immediately attacked the mutant who began to form a Cyclone in his hands.

The black haired man flew against the Submarine, but at the same time the red skinned mutant teleported himself behind Alex and tried to stab him.

But Hank grabbed the man and pushed him away but then suddenly then the three of them got into a fight and the red man teleported away with them.

Erik and Elenor looked at each other before the brunette nodded at him. Erik started to run towards the Submarine as he threw a hunk of Metal at the other mutant and buried him underneath it before he stepped into the Submarine.

Elenor quickly flew into the air with the help of her powers and made her way towards the ship where she saw Alex and Hank from the distance.

But when the brunette arrived she saw Angel spitting fireballs at the crew and Alex who now had a big hole inside his x-men suit.

She quickly formed a red energy-like ball with her hands and began to throw one after the other at the woman. Angel avoided her attacks , flew towards Elenor and kicked her into the stomach.

Elenor lost her balance and fell onto the ship grunting in pain as Angel tried to burn her with her fire balls. But then out of nowhere Banshee suddenly broke through the surface and started to attack Angel, drawing the girls attention towards him.

As they both flew away Elenor stood up again raising her hands into the air as Alex and her were surrounded by several men with guns in their hands.

But Banshee came back, knocking them all to the ground with his scream. Alex and Elenor both took the opportunity to escape, so El grabbed Alex by the arm and immediately flew after Banshee back to the Island.

"Whuhu! Yeeaahh!", Alex screamed as he grabbed onto Elenor laughing loudly.

They three looked straight ahead so they didn't saw Angel quietly approching them from behind.

The dark haired women inhaled and spatted a fire ball at Sean making him struggle with his flying. For a moment Elenor thought that we wouldn't make it but they all reached the island as Shaw's suit suddenly gave up.

Elenor and Alex collided with the sand, the brunette breathed out as she shook lighty, all the flying really had strained her.

She laid next to Sean on the ground while she suddenly felt Alex relase a plasma blast as he loudly screamed.

The young woman quickly sat up as she saw Angel falling down onto the sand. Sean breathed out heavily as he sat up as well, laughing in relive while he patted Alex shoulder excited.