X-Men: Trinity

Chapter Four: Rescue

Trinity walks out of the mansion and flips the black leather hood of her vest up. She reaches behind her, pulling a metal skateboard deck out of its holster. She concentrates, and electricity begins to dance over her fingers and into the deck. She lets the board go and it stops a few inches above the ground, hovering. She smiles and steps onto the board. She lifts herself higher and flies off.

In the Blackbird, Logan zips up his new uniform. "You actually go out in these things?"

"What would you prefer...yellow spandex?" Cyclops says as he pilots. The Blackbird comes around the bridge. "There's the bridge. Storm, some cover, please."

Storms eyes go white and fog rolls up. The Blackbird sweeps into it, then turns on its infrared scanner.

At the Statue of Liberty, Magneto observes the sudden fog and knows what it means. "Mystique, Toad, stay sharp. We're not alone." He turns to Sabretooth. "And you stay here. Once I give my power to the girl, I'll be temporarily weakened. You'll be my only defense."

Underneath the fog, the Blackbird returns to full visibility. It hovers about fifteen feet above the water. Cyclops turns off a few switches, too quickly and the Blackbird slams into water, floating. "Sorry."

Logan looks at him. "You call that a landing?"

The X-Men exit the Blackbird and walk onto the deck. Cyclops looks at the statue. "The torch."

Logan sniffs the air and turns around, claws extended. The others turn around as well, ready for an attack.

Trinity flies into view. She hops off the board and pulls back her hood. "Relax, it's just me." She tucks the board into its holster on her vest. The X-Men look at her with wide eyes. She smiles. "Oh, I can fly now. How cool is that?"

"Trinity, what are you doing here?" Storm asks.

"I came to help."

"I told you to stay at the school" Scott says.

"I'm not just going to sit and do nothing while someone I care about could die." She argues.

"She's here." Logan says. "She can obviously take care of herself. Just let her come."

They quietly walk through the Statue of Liberty gift shop. Logan sets off the metal detectors. He puts his claw through one as Trinity reaches out, shocking the other one with her power, silencing them.

Logan looks up and sees Cyclops unamused face. He retracts the outside claws, leaving the middle one out. Cyclops smirks.

Behind them, a scale-model Statue of Liberty opens its yellow eyes.

Logan sniffs. "Someone's here."

The others look around. "Where?" Cyclops asks.

"I don't know. Keep your eye open." He goes off on his own.

"Logan!" Scott says, but is ignored. "Dammit." Logan comes back. "Anything?"

"I know there's someone here. I just can't see him." As Logan passes Cyclops, he extends his claws. Another 'Logan' tackles him. The two tussle briefly, moving into a side room. Cyclops aims his visor, not sure which to blast. "Wait!" Both Logan's shout. One of them slashes a panel and a door closes them off.

Cyclops steps back a couple of paces, ready to blast it open. "All right, back up..." Out of nowhere, Toad leaps out. He kicks Cyclops and Trinity in their chests, sending them far back into the glass case. He grabs a door with his tongue, closing them off from the rest of the group. He sticks his tongue to the ceiling and kicks both Jean and Storm. Then he sticks his tongue to Storm's leg. Storm tries to summon wind, but she can't get up enough to stop Toad from hurling her onto the second-floor catwalk.