Victor Creed sat on a perch by the window. Was he a pawn? Why did she smell of that runt? Telepaths he grunted, who needed them? He thought back to the battle, she had thrown him very hard without hands. Eric hadn't even told him she was a mutant. She fought Mystique hand to hand pretty well but Mystique was better. Why had she fought hand to hand in the beginning when she had some an awesome power? Was she trying not to use her power? Why? That was dumb. He gave a light growl, as he could smell Eric's approach.

"Still brooding?" Eric came up from behind with a confident stroll.

"You wouldn't let me kill her" he grunted at him.

Eric scowled at Sabertooth. Why must he be so primitive? "You can kill her but not yet?" he gave him a taunting glance, "that is if your able."

"She dropped a wall on Mystique and she was healing herself."

Strangely, Eric looked pleased as he turned up a corner of his mouth in an evil smile as he stared and the wall. Was he making plans? A member of the Brotherhood he would guess.

"Why do you want her? Is it Because of that runt? She smelled like him."

"You still hate Wolverine?" Sabertooth amused Eric. He was so easily angered and tamed. "Let's say her family and I are old friends and not good ones."

Logan jumped out of bed. 'Why did everything happen at night?' Another thump hit the mansion. It rocked so hard he almost lost his balance. He made his way to the door with a cigar stuck in his mouth and a shirt in hand. He threw the door open to see Jean making her way down the hall.

"Her siblings are here," she called to him.

"I figured."

"Ally awake yet?" He asked as he pulled his flannel shirt over his arms. Then his pace became a run. She shook her head at him. "Don't let them in your head, Jeannie" He shouted over his shoulder as he left her to catch up to him.

He made it outside to see a flurry of activity. Hayley was perched throwing fireballs hard at the school from the air. Storm took to the air to stop her. She controlled the wind to through Hayley off balance, Hayley was used to being in the air a turned over quickly and easily enough as Storm's windstorm flew around her. She gave Storm a coy smile as she threw a fireball at Storms head. Hayley would not take it easy and Logan knew it.

He noticed parts of the school were covered with ice and parts had taken hits from Justice. Logan could see Justice pounding at the wall. Logan knew Justice was not hitting the school as hard as Logan knew he could.

Jean joined Logan, "Who is that?"

"Justice," he starting to run at him, "try to reach him."

Justice stopped. The voice was female and it was not Alex or Hayley but it was in his head. 'Ally? Is it you? Are you okay?'

Before he got an answer he fell to the ground with Logan on top of him.

"Hey, muscle-boy," he grinned at Justice.

Justice sighed at the sight of him. He should have known, "Wolverine," he mumbled as he kicked him off. He stood up and wiped sweat from his forehead and eyes, "Where's Ally?"

"Safe," he motioned to Hayley in the air with Storm, "Stop them." Logan caught a glimpse of the Professor slumped in the chair. "What did you do to him?" he grabbed Justice threatenly.

"Alex froze his mind in a way, It has to take its course it's not dangerous though." He smiled as he pushed Logan's hands off him.

"Stop them Justice. It's a school man" Logan growled he was losing his patience.

He nodded and ran off. He jumped and maneuvered his way to the roof. He started gesturing to Hayley. She wouldn't listen to his mental or gesturing.

Logan started sniffing Alex out. 'I know she is here, I can smell her. He knew better than to try to go after Hayley first. He sniffed again she was close. He turned to see an ice cage enclosing him but no Alex.He saw a pair of deep blues eyes staring at him. Invisible? Transparent? What was she a Cheshire cat? She never did that before. Did she grow stronger? Hayley seemed stronger too. His claws cut through the ice easily enough. She looked at him and her eyes glowed she took a fighter's stance. Logan moved at with his claws in. He wanted he to realized he wasn't threatening her. He moved slowly.

"Alex you need to listen."

Alex stopped. She became transparent. She walked cautiously to him. Knowing she could stop him in his tracks at any time. Her eyes stopped glowing.

"Ally is okay. This is a school and they are helping her. Stop Hayley." He ordered.

Her face fell. A school? "We weren't tying to hurt anyone," Alex said. 'At least not yet she thought.'

"Maybe you wouldn't but Hayley doesn't know when to hold back," he pointed to Hayley who was holding Storm's attacks and countering easily. One of her fireballs crashed near them.

"Do you have a good infirmary?" she looked at her sister and knew Logan was right. "Because if I can't reach Hayley."

Hayley tossed a fireball at Logan. Jean jumped out of the way. Logan and Alex scattered to move. She missed them but hit the ground wrong. She yelped in pain. Logan and Jean got up and helped Alex up carefully. They let go quickly. Jean screamed as she released Alex's arm. She turned cold, so cold it hurt'.

Alex took a deep breath and her eyes were glowing. " I hope you have a great doctor."

Justice who had been making his way over stopped in his tracks. He saw Alex's intense, glowing stare at Hayley.

Hayley was still flying as if she was participating in water ballet. She had fought Storm with an easy attack and now started getting very cold. She looked at Alex on the ground and she touched her mind 'Alex why?' she was upset. She began to stiffen. Then she got pissed at Alex. 'Bitch,' she hissed in Alex's mind. Now she was too frozen to fight.

Storm noticed as the attack slowed and she began to hold back a little more. Then she saw Hayley starting to fall. She was too could too grip. She only managed to slow her descent.

Justice and Logan both started to race for the falling figure. Justice got there first.

Beast now awake ran to help the wounded. He found Scott lying on the ground.