Sins of the Father

Chapter 14: Just a Little Territorial

There was already a flurry of activity when The Marvel arrived at the appointed meeting place. Kree ships were buzzing further out from their position, and one well-adorned one in particular was clearly the Accuser ship that carried their contact. The gathered X-Men were totally ready for a fight, especially when they saw the full armor the Accusers were wearing, but when they met up with Sinta, the blue-skinned Accuser regarded Logan with guarded interest for all of a few seconds before he turned his attention to Noh.

"Anything that you can do to aid us would be appreciated," he said frankly, though he was speaking in the Kree language rather than English. "Unfortunately, the Shi'ar seem to have rallied strength under their new emperor."

"We will do all we can," Noh promised him.

"You brought your Terrans with you," Sinta observed. "I have to ask: for a battle as important as this, can you guarantee we can trust them?"

Noh tipped his head the slightest bit toward Logan and said, in English, "I think you will find that my friends are more than capable."

"You know who we are," Logan said in Kree just to level the field and let Sinta know he wasn't as smart as he thought he was, his arms crossed over his chest before he switched back to English. "I know you've dealt with our usual team leader, but as far as experience goes, you'll be hard-pressed to find anyone with as much wartime under their belt as I got." He glared toward the blue-skinned Kree and was ready to continue, but before he could dive into it, he was quite rudely interrupted.

"Yes, yes." Sinta waved his hand impatiently. "We are well-aware of exactly who you and your allies are." He looked toward Noh for a moment. "It is not your competence but your loyalty that I am concerned for."

"Listen, bub," Logan growled out as he took a step forward and pointed his finger toward Sinta's face. "If we didn't want to help you, we sure as hell wouldn't be here. If you're worried about old ties with the Shi'ar, they were severed long ago when they double-crossed Empress Lilandra and Charles Xavier. Anything we've done with them since that point was to keep them from wrecking our planet. So as long as you don't try to pull anything, we should be fine." Logan hands were in fists at his side as he frowned deeper at the Accuser in front of him.

Sinta tipped his head the slightest before he looked to Noh. "I can offer you very little support, but if you need my aid, I will do what I can," he said, speaking once more in Kree.

Noh just nodded softly before he looked to Logan. "I will let my friend explain our strategy to you. It is, after all, his plan. And I must say, I believe it is tactically sound." He was sure to speak in English, and to make sure that his friends were given the credit they deserved. After all, he'd been living on Earth for some time now, and he knew better than anyone how powerful — and how good — Terrans could be.

Sinta just smirked. "I will decide that for myself, I think."

Noh gave Logan a small smile before he threw forward his holograms and allowed Logan to outline the plan, standing behind him with his arms crossed and a growing smile as he watched Sinta the Accuser lean in a bit closer and really start to get involved in the planning.

By the time Logan and Noh returned from their meeting with Sinta, the rest of the team was ready to go, and Jubilee was manning Noh's observation deck as little holographic indicators went off to show the approaching fleet.

"Looks like we're gonna have our hands full," Kate said as she looked over Jubilee's shoulder, one bamf behind her mirroring her every movement and wearing his own little plastic quiver — he was clearly the one assigned to her for the battle and was loving the assignment.