X-Ladies Ficlet
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senmutAO3 Link | Ladies to the Rescue (265 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: X-Men (Franchise)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Nathaniel Essex, Emma Frost, Jean Grey, Ororo Munroe
Additional Tags: +Modern Age (1986-Present), Rescue
Summary:
"You think you can beat me?" Mr. Sinister began, as the White Queen assaulted his mind directly, and he focused on defending himself from her probing searches. Just as he managed to push her away from his mind, a second assault began, and Sinister took a physical step away from the fallen Cyclops.
Phoenix. Of course she would come to the man's aid, and he knew he was no match for her. He had a general direction for her, but she was not in his line of sight. Still, an energy burst in her direction should disrupt her long enough for him to snatch his prize and escape —
— and when he brought his attention back as the assault let up, the clouds were thickening with terrific speed, darkening the skies.
Twin psychic blasts, showing neither of his first assailants had been removed from the fight landed, delaying the synaptic impulse of 'move' to the muscles, and lightning lanced down in the next moment.
The back of his mind actually congratulated the trio of ladies before he engaged his escape via a transport device.
Jean looked at Emma, then held her hand out. "You were right; he probably would have been prepared for me, but you managed to wear him down."
Emma actually did return the friendly gesture, glancing over at Scott who was coming around under Ororo's watchful eyes.
"Make sure he doesn't make a habit of needing his lady partners to rescue him?"
"Too late," Ororo said, her voice amused with too many memories, and Jean had to duck her head against her smile.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: X-Men (Franchise)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Nathaniel Essex, Emma Frost, Jean Grey, Ororo Munroe
Additional Tags: +Modern Age (1986-Present), Rescue
Summary:
Mr. Sinister expected maybe one of them.
"You think you can beat me?" Mr. Sinister began, as the White Queen assaulted his mind directly, and he focused on defending himself from her probing searches. Just as he managed to push her away from his mind, a second assault began, and Sinister took a physical step away from the fallen Cyclops.
Phoenix. Of course she would come to the man's aid, and he knew he was no match for her. He had a general direction for her, but she was not in his line of sight. Still, an energy burst in her direction should disrupt her long enough for him to snatch his prize and escape —
— and when he brought his attention back as the assault let up, the clouds were thickening with terrific speed, darkening the skies.
Twin psychic blasts, showing neither of his first assailants had been removed from the fight landed, delaying the synaptic impulse of 'move' to the muscles, and lightning lanced down in the next moment.
The back of his mind actually congratulated the trio of ladies before he engaged his escape via a transport device.
Jean looked at Emma, then held her hand out. "You were right; he probably would have been prepared for me, but you managed to wear him down."
Emma actually did return the friendly gesture, glancing over at Scott who was coming around under Ororo's watchful eyes.
"Make sure he doesn't make a habit of needing his lady partners to rescue him?"
"Too late," Ororo said, her voice amused with too many memories, and Jean had to duck her head against her smile.
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