The Rider Rides In

[havok]

Alex sighed at the lack of response from Scott but then his phone beeped as he finally got the message from his older brother, there was no Robert James or Felix at the school ever, which meant that the guy was lying or he was hiding something turning around he walked back to the room he didn’t like the thought of leaving Rogue alone with this guy especially since they had worked out that he had been lying to them, that was something that worried Alex the most the fact that he seemed to believe they trusted him, after al he surely would have realised that Alex had pushed him out of his head yet he didn’t seem to have been concerned with that.

Walking back into the room he looked directly at rogue and shook his head indicating that there was no reference of the man.

[war]

Rogue it seemed was beginning to believe him, but it was a twisted version of the truth, so even a search through the archives would show a winged telepath named Charles, and that would only cement his story. As a last show of faith, War unbuttoned his shirt to reveal his black tank top, and the silver stumps below.

"I hope this helps you believe me, I'm not lying, its perfectly fine if you don't I can understand why you'd be hesitant to trust people in these trying times Mrs Rogue ah'll just stay in town today, can I spend the day here at least?"

War was sure Rogue would soon be closer to trusting him, if all went to plan War would soon be able to move on with his mission. Then War heard it, he'd sensed Alex, Alex was coming, and War could tell he wasn't here to be friendly. War turned around and looked at Alex, "Nice of you to join us Mr Summers, as I just explained to Rogue, I changed my name to Robert when I got the cure after I lost my wings, but since then it has worn off, I have come to accept my powers without the wings. As for the Felix it was my unofficial mutant name when I was just a telepath." War remained calm, he couldn't let Alex phase him, and War couldn't risk using his powers, Alex had fought them off before, and if War used them now Alex would only get more hostile.

[beckii]

Alex's gesture just reinforced Charles' story. In a way Rogue hated it, but so far she had no reason not to believe this guy. She would still be wary, of course, but she would have to believe him. Innocent until proven guilty, as the saying goes. Besides, if he was a bad guy there had to be a chance if shown their side of life he could be brought back onto the straight and narrow. She smiled softly at Alex and then stood up to walk over to Charles. She looked at his stumps with an apologetic look in her eyes. They looked like it must have been extremely painful when he lost his wings. It must also be awful to have a reminder of something he once had and probably cherished. She bit her bottom lip briefly before looking at Charles in the eye. They had Hank and Sabrina here. Rogue decided she couldn't just let someone be in such emotional pain. She knew how it felt.

"Charles... we have two doctors here. If ya like, we could see if they can do anything to encourage a new growth of wings from those stumps. You may still have some alive tissue in there. It could be possible to regrow them. Ah know it is a slim chance, but ya are more then welcome to see the doctors and use their extensive knowledge to see if it could be possible, and any treatment that comes with it."

Rogue offered softly. Maybe if she showed him some affection, some understanding, and a friendly hand she could make Charles into the good man he must have been when he attended school here.

[havok]

Alex didn’t trust the guy at all, the fact that he had lied to them was one thing, the fact that he had another story ready for when Alex had cut that story down was something that he liked even less, did have another story if Alex disproved this one as well? When Rogue mentioned there being doctors that he could see Alex sighed, he wasn’t going to let this stranger anywhere near Charles regardless of who he claimed to be because of the fact that he didn’t want to see anything happen to Charles and he didn’t trust the man at all. He would have let Magneto near Charles right now more than the man as he knew that Magneto wasn’t going to try and attack Charles whilst he was there.

Also Magneto hadn’t used his powers on him and attempt to enter his mind, that was something that had sent warning lights to Alex, he knew that he would have to be seen as on Rogue’s side for this but at the same time he wasn’t going to let Charles be placed in danger in his weak state. “One of the doctors will examine you in one of the rooms though.” He said “the medical bay is out of order right now, only the doctors and a select few are allowed down there.” Then he gave Rogue a look that suggested that he wouldn’t budge on this.

[war]

War didn't like Alex Summers one bit, he refused to believe Alex no matter what he did, War had revealed his birth name, showed off his stumps, but Alex wouldn't listen, so far Alex had explained every discrepancy.

"Alex I'm telling you the truth, check my facts Look ups Charles Henry Knox, you'll find me, And I'll be listed as a winged telepath, who left the school on good terms." War knew that is what the file would say, War had told Xavier he was leaving, he hadn't said why, but Xavier hadn't tried to tell him to stay or ask why.

War put his shirt back on, and buttoned it up. "It's alright my wings were cut off and cauterized there's no way they'll ever grow back, I don't need to see any of your doctors."

"what I would like is to visit my old mentor, I'll go with both of you on guard, I'll even where a telepathic dampener and everything, I'll agree any clauses you wish." In truth War didn't care about seeing Xavier, but visiting him supplemented his story, Xavier was not part of his mission.

[beckii]

Rogue sighed. Alex wasn't making this easy. Biting her bottom lip she knew she had to do something she really did not want to do. She walked over to Alex, putting herself between him and Charles Knox, before speaking to him.

"Alex, ahm in charge here. Ah appreciate you being overprotective but ah can handle this. If ya aren't gonna be at least civil to our guest then ahm gonna have to ask you to go back to your day and leave us in peace."

She hated to do this, she hated pulling rank, but she just couldn't let this continue. Even if she did have bad vibes about Charles - which she sure as hell did - no one had any proof he was a bad guy. He had done nothing wrong thus far, and so Rogue felt she could not act hostile towards him. She was a fair person. Innocent until proven guilty. She would not be like the awful people in history which judged people on skin colour, race, or other things. When Charles did slip up, if he did, then Rogue would act swiftly. Until then she would be at least polite. That didn't mean though she was going to show Charles the inner workings of the mansion either. She then turned her attention back to Charles and gestured to the door.

"We can go see Xavier. Ah hope ya understand though it is on a private floor, and so, ahm gonna have to blindfold ya. Not even our students go down there unless approved by all our staff."

She explained. Perhaps a telepathic dampener would be good too. Only because she didn't want Charles to know the way there.

"Can ah ask ya to wear a telepathic dampener? Its only so ya don't know the route, no offense. We have to be guarded right now. With all that is going on, its not the best of times to be entirely trusting."

Rogue spoke softly, hoping he wouldn't get upset.

[havok]

If there was one thing that Alex Summers hated it was being talked down to, especially by someone that had either been replaced by a mental idiot or she had not been smart enough to see what had been in front of her. The fact that she had been able to trust this guy so easily was something that he didn’t like, also the fact that he wasn’t some child that she could speak down to when she saw fit, he was someone that could destroy her beloved students if he had been a part of the brotherhood, he was arguably powerwise stronger than Scott yet she didn’t seem to believe that she should have had a different tone. Pulling her to the side her whispered in her ear.

“I am telling you now, I know that you only have this position because Charles is out of action and that Scott, Jean and Storm aren’t hear and you are trying to do the beat with what you have,” he said “but trust me when I say that you are going about this the wrong way and that you would much rather have me working with you than against you right now, I don’t care who this man claims to be I am not having him in a position that he can do anything to Charles, if he wants to do anything then you slap a telepathic block on him and you handcuff him to me so that he can’t take a swing at Charles in his weakened state, I swear to god that if we let anything else happen to Charles nothing that did happen would be a fraction of what Scott and Jean did to us and you have seen phoenix Jean, pissed off Scotty is ten times worse.”

[war]

Charles was more than happy to comply to every wish they had, all he wanted to do was confirm Xavier's condition, and make an appearance by seeming distraught at Charles' injury. "Of course Alex I'll agree to whatever you want, I just want to see Xavier. Tie me up, blindfold me, put me on a psychic dampener, bring a whole army to escort me I really don't mind."

War knew he'd made a mistake when he probed Alex's mind, Alex was the wrong enemy to have right now. Alex' mind was strong, and War couldn't risk unleashing his full power on the other man, because that would jeopardize his mission.

War sent Apocalypse a telepathic message, willing him to send some forces to draw the X-Men out on a mission, anything to give War some time.

[beckii]

Rogue felt like she had been slapped and her heart cut into shreds when Alex spoke to her. She couldn't believe he had just said that. Implying she was not fit to look after this place, that she was doing a bad job, and that she'd pay if anything bad happened. Before she knew what was happening her emotions were spiralling, heightening, as she looked at him with shock and raw pain. Metal began to shake, drawn to her, ice covered the ground and her feet as it slowly drifted it up her ankles clearly intending to cover every inch of her. Her hands itched for a zippo or any source of fire but there was none. The light in the room began to brighten thanks to Sunrider's powers, and Wolverine's bone claws shot out of her hands, as the courage of all the different psyches flowed through her bringing out her dominant side. Even Xavier's power awakened, and before she knew it she could read every mind in the mansion and on its grounds. The ice covered up to her waist at this point, her body tense and ready for a fight.

Clearly Rogue did not want to be underestimated.

Her voice came out in a hiss.

"Right now ahm in charge Alex. You may be Scott's brother but that doesn't mean anything. PEDIGREE DOES NOT MATTER! You're right. Storm isn't here. Scott isn't here. Jean isn't here. Xavier is in a coma. AHM IN CHARGE. Ah ahm what you have right now to protect this school and its residents. Ahm in charge of the students, and ah will still be when Xavier wakes up. Ahm not some weak moron you can order about. Ah have so many powers in meh ah could beat you without even trying. Ah can take care of mehself and everyone in this place. Now, stand down. Before ah make ya! Ah know exactly what ahm doing."

She snapped, furious. She then turned to Charles, and suddenly heard his thoughts. With Xavier's powers at full force in her it wasn't hard to hear them. She looked at him in shock. War. She knew there was something iffy about him. Why the hell was he here though without any of the other riders or even Apocolypse himself? It didn't take long after that to figure it out. He must not have all four riders yet. Maybe veen just War. He was trying to recruit. A growl rumbled in her throat, a trait from Wolverine's personality, and within seconds she had her hand out, ice shooting to his feet to freeze Charles to the spot.

"Hello War."

[havok]

Alex sighed at rogue’s reaction he hadn’t been meaning it in the slightest in the way that she had take it, he had been meaning more she had become head of the students and then everything had happened, Scott, Jean and Storm where gone Beast was normally in Washington, needless to say they had been lacking senior members of the school when Charles had been hurt, he hadn’t meant it in a derogatory manner he had been meaning it in more that whilst they where away Rogue had a lot to do on her own and that he was willing to help.

“I wasn’t meaning that but maybe you should take the bass out of your voice with me before I show you how different me and Scott are, I have no problem slapping you around a room.” He growled out, he didn’t mean it but the fact he didn’t trust the guy and the way rogue had spoken to him had prompted him to anger. However when Rogue called the other man war he stood in front of her his power raging.

“Rogue go get Logan” he said quickly.

[cable]

Cable had been meditating out side when he sensed a lot of telepathic traffic. his eyes opened when he heard one word and one word only. It was enough to bring back a life time of hell. Grate this was all he needed not now. So much was going on and it looked like that part of his life had come back early than he had hopped. Slowly he turned the right way up and stood up. he started to walk towards the Office.

He could sense the stress in the room as he reached the door he heard his uncle talk. "you don't need Logan i got this." his eye glowed bright as he looked at the man "so your the war of this time? " he smiled he seen this one in the history books and well he was ready. Cable had killed his master In his own time and with all that head been going on he was itching for a fight. he used his powers to enforce rogue and havoc's own mental defenses.

It looked like cable was going to have to show his hand to his enemy sooner than latter. " Rouge i suggest you get the students to safety because this man is going back to his master in a full body cast." he looked to his uncle with a smile. "lets hope that combat training has paid off." he moved quickly taking his trench coat off reveling the metallic side. of him. Cable moved quickly pulling a pistol out and fired it at war. the shot would be enough to send him threw the wall.


(((ooc if you want me to remove it give me a pm)))

[war]

(Since Rogue broke through my telepathic barriers, without even a struggle I'm gonna post an interesting reply. And destroy the continuity of all other War Threads)

War enjoyed watching the in fighting between Alex and Rogue, it made him feel whole, War wondered if it was partially due to the aggression causing side effects of his powers and his presence.

Then he felt it a huge surge of power flowing into Rogue's mind, hastily War threw up extra telepathic barriers. War hadn't expected the boost all those personalities within Rogue had given Xavier's telepathic powers. Rogue burst through War's barriers and then all Hell broke loose.

As soon as Rogue called him out, War sensed another telepath coming his way. War sprang to action, he pulled out his sword from where he hid it under his jacket. War let out a cackle, time for some fun.

War ignited his wings, and turned to melt the bullet a massive mutant had just shot at War, leaving behind a trail of fire behind him. Then War unleashed the full force of his powers, War reached into Alex and Rogue's minds, the large mutant's mind was blocked, War pushed anyway, and suppressed their bravery, War would make Alex and Rogue petrified with fear in no time.