http://missingthekeep.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] missingthekeep.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] missingthekeep 2011-02-27 05:33 pm (UTC)

Creed's finished mauling the four over by the truck and has picked up a rifle of his own, but instead of mirroring Silver Fox's deliberate cover fire, he starts strafing the refueling station without abandon, forcing Sean to get the hell out of the way in order to avoid getting hit.

"Friendly fire, my arse," he mutters under his breath before turning to take care of the few soldiers who dare to come out of hiding to try taking advantage of his retreat. At first, it seems downright suicidal, but given the way Sabretooth is going at the fuel reserves in addition to whoever he can see, they're probably better off without the cover. It doesn't make a difference either way, their motivations not changing the effect that Sean's scream has on them. He has to force it this time, though, the toll it takes on his throat making itself known as he hits them hard and fast, throwing them back against the wall of the station. If they survive it, he'll have saved their lives, but that's cold comfort with the body count that's already been racked up, that continues to rise as Creed starts picking off the remaining soldiers when Sean finally joins them behind the bullet-ridden truck.

None of it's going to count for anything either way now that reinforcements are starting to pile out behind them, and all Sean can think is that he's going to die trying to look out for these lunatics. He's going to get Meredith killed because of them. He's... going to get let off the hook entirely, apparently, because a commanding Russian voice cuts through the din, shouting something about a training exercise and causing the soldiers to immediately stand down. Sean whirls around to see a man in a Major's uniform barking orders, but it isn't until he spots Wolverine lurking off to the side does it click that this was the plan all along. He still won't trust her for an instant, but at least Mystique's managed to prove her worth somehow. Without even waiting for the area to start clearing out, Sean takes advantage of the momentary confusion to extricate himself and quietly start making his way back down the street to their makeshift base camp.

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