9242/X-MEN: Dino Crisis

X-MEN: Dino Crisis
Date of Scene:	18 September 2019
Location:	Hangar - X-Men Base
Synopsis:	The X-Men arrive at a Science Outpost in the Savage Land to find out why the outpost went dark. Turns out they were being kidnapped by a mysterious band of mercenaries in the jungle who were riding dinosaurs. After being rescued from a convoy of heavily armored trucks, the scientists said they had no idea who these people were or why they were snatched!
Cast of Characters:	Rogue, Cannonball, Cyclops, Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, Jubilee, Colossus, Magik, Emma Frost

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Rogue has posed:
The X-Men had been called together for a mission, as many as they could muster up inside of the hangar. This wasn't a mission to stop Sentinels, or fight off Mutant Protests in and around the New York area.

The briefing had been given by the highest team member in attendance.

Target: Antarctica. The Savage Land.

The mission: Five scientists from a British University have gone missing on a mission that took them in to the wild and untamed land well hidden within Antarctica. The cause of their disappearance is unknown, but the team had one mutant in their group who the Professor locked onto via the use of the Cerebero device. That mutant went 'dark' before Xavier could learn much about their where-abouts, or situation, in-general, but it is known that the team is in the infamous region of the world, and that they're in peril.

The Blackbird had been loaded up with the team members in-attendance and set to the continent of Antarctica. Anyone who has any information about the Savage Land was asked to speak up to give some additional insight into what might be expected while the jet makes its final approach...

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie walks into the room, and says "Ok, is it me or does it seem weird to be wearing the summer costume and bringing a parka?" He asks a bit jokingly He is putting a small digital camera in one pouches, hoping to have some time for pictures after they save the people.

Cyclops has posed:
"Have you finished reviewing your briefing materials of the Savage Lands, Cannonball?" Scott asks through his headset from the front cockpit, voice dry and direct. "Even if so, others might not have. Save the pictures for the celebration, please."

Scott is in the front of the Blackbird as primary pilot, but that does not mean he isn't fully aware of what's going on in the back. He nods aside to Rogue as his assistant copilot, giving her experience here while there isn't immediate danger on them.

"Shadowcat, any additional notes we should know along with what you've prepared?"

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde has no personal experience with the Savage Land. But she's pulled together a quick precis giving the layout of the Savage Land and some of what is known of it. Dinosaurs. Natives. A number of dangers in the primal area.

Kitty sends the briefing to everyone's communicator so they can read up on it while the plane is winging its way down towards the South Pole. "Volcanoes, there are active ones. I don't know the frequency of eruptions, but it's quite possible there will be flowing lava, even nuee ardentes. That's like... fast moving ash and gas that will bake you. Hopefully they stayed away from there," Kitty says. "And there's primitive men, beast men... ah... sorry I didn't have much time to put this together," she says of the briefing as the plane is arriving.

Nightcrawler has posed:
    "I'm reminded of the time we went to that one super-regressed version of earth... Kitty do you remember that time? Brian stepped in that pile of Dinosaur droppings?" Kurt chuckles to himself where he sits in one of the back seats to keep his table from smacking anyone. "Good times, ja."

Jubilee has posed:
As she sits in a seat, popping gum between her teeth, Jubilee bobs her head along with the music in her ear pods as she stares out the window at times. At times she blows on it with her breath, then traces her fingers along the glass to create a :) upon it. She's dressed in her uniform as well, black and gold with her yellow half trench coat and stunner shades on top of her head, along with a parka that's tucked under her seat.

"Hoo boy, active volcanos and primitive man beasts. Sounds like a trip through The Land Before Time." Pop. Her gum cracks again.

Colossus has posed:
Colossus has arrived in his organic steel form, suited up for action in his red and gold tunic, trunks and boots. His freshly shorn hair is perhaps a bit less than the old-fashioned blockhead he used to get upon transformation, but he likes the look and intends to keep it.

"Comrades, it is good to be among you again, even if the mission is a dangerous one. I will do my best to help," he says. He pauses as Kitty speaks, nodding in agreement with the information she offers, "Shadowcat speaks wisely. There are many dangers even beyond foes with whom to trade punches. We should all be careful and watch out for each other."

He makes a moment of eye contact with Kitty and nods softly, "Katya," he says simply.

Magik has posed:
Illyana is seated quietly in her New Mutants costume. Blonde hair hanging straight across the curve of the armored pauldron jutting out across her left shoulder. "Cypher and I am going to Savage Land last month. They are summoning Ancient Serpant God. Probably should be careful of that." She adds after raising her hand and waiting, for as long as she has to wait because she has all the patience in the world. Once she has said her fill, she drops her hand and resumes silence. Staring straight forward like a pale, pale-blue eyed statue.

Rogue has posed:
Rogue is indeed in the co-pilot's chair. Having absorbed Carol Davner's skills behind the flight stick, Rogue is already a very capable jet pilot... but she lacks personal experience with it. Though its gotten quite a bit more extensive in the past two years wher eshe's flown on a number of heated situations, such as the recent fight against Evil Clone Bobby on the Metropolis bridge this past Spring.

With Aviator sunglasses on, Rogue looks over to Scott and just grins at him as she then glances bac over her shoulder at the others, listening to the feedback on the Savage Land. "Sounds like a great place for a summe'ah home." She quietly says then before her eyes drop back to the controls. "There's a good spot." She points to one of the sensor readouts for Scott to take the bird to land. "This is where the British expedition was supposed t'land, via their helicopter's log too." She tells the Team Leader.

As the jet sweeps in over the landscape, what the X-Men find is a very beautiful and tranquil landscape. Except... for a very active series of volcanoes spewing ash and fire into the air to the west, like a sight right out of a Lord of the Rings novel. To the east is a stretch of green rolling hills, deep jungle forests and flocks of massive Pteranodons soaring through the skies.

"I guess we're here." Rogue announces, raises her Aviators up and off of her head, folding their limbs together and setting them aside. She'll help Scott bring the plane in for a landing then. "Everyone get ready, this place looks lively!"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks up to the pilot area, and says "Yes sir, went over it twice, and don't plan on pics till on the way out, unless Ah need to take a record of something for some reason." He is wearing a near costume a pair of dark blue pants with a rest stripe along the outside seam. He has black belt around his waist with a pouch at his hip. He has a dark blue long sleeved jacket on that buttons on a flap across the chest on the left side The buttons each a little X symbol. The classic goggles resting on the top of his head.

Cyclops has posed:
As the landing gets more precarious from wind conditions (and enormous flying dinosaurs), Scott watches over Rogue's landing hawkishly but doesn't intrude. Sure, he's tense as hell, like a father watching his teenage daughter park their expensive car, but he doesn't outwardly show it. Much.

"Well done," he tells her, terse, moving out of the pilot zone and rejoining the team.

"We'll be staying together at first while we scan and check for evidence here, but should we need to split, remember your groupings, and look after each other," Cyclops says, setting his hands against his hips, addressing the group in his usual team chat before a mission 'pose'.

"We're in three teams today. Cannonball, Colossus and Magik. Rogue, Jubilee, Nightcrawler. White Queen, Shadowcat, you're with me; let's learn what we can, to inform our next move."

Shadowcat has posed:
"And Lockheed," Shadowcat adds to the last group. The little dragon on her shoulder gives a nod of his head in agreement. Kitty phases out of the straps of her seat as she rises and gives a stretch after the flight that is long even at the kind of speeds the Blackbird is capable of.

"There's pictures of the people we're looking for, and bios, loaded to your communicators," Kitty says. She'll move over towards the exit ramp, using the door rather than phasing through the plane. She does know where the electronics are, but no need to risk shorting something out when they are so far from home. "What's the world on their last location?" she asks.

Colossus has posed:
Colossus puts a hand on his sister's shoulder, squeezing there supportively, putting his other hand on Sam Guthrie's shoulder, "We shall not let you down, Cyclops," he says simply.

He regards the Savage Land with a curious eye, wondering how much it's changed since he'd been there last. It is a strange place, full of beauty and wonders. And also dangers. He still remembers what it feels like to crack his knuckles across the jaw of a Tyrannosaurus. It is not something one is likely to forget.

Emma Frost has posed:
    Coming prepared for any eventuality, be it cold, or heat (intense in this situation) Emma Frost is wearing her patented BattleCorset. A tight piece with a single red and yellow 'X' clasp at the top center portion of the garment with laces coming beneath the piece and keeping her from being fully exposed. No, the buxom woman has her legs crossed, her gloved hands in her lap and the quick detachable cape she plans on wearing hanging around the back of her chair.

    A tight thong also keeps the blonde woman coverd and the long thigh length boots appear to be painted on they conform to her curves and muscles like a second skin.

    Rolling her neck and lifting her hands to take her wireless earphones out and installing the single comm device in her left ear Emma chimes in. "I'll keep everyone connected mentally as I can, but do be prepared to switch to more analog forms of communication." Emma says from her seat, looking to each of the x-men seated around her, waiting to land before unbuckling and standing, though Kitty's comment about her dragon does get a roll of the White Queen's icy blue eyes.

Jubilee has posed:
"Aye Aye, Captain." Jubilee says after she unbuckles her harness and slides out of her seat to give a long stretch of her body. She gives a pair of fingergun motions to Rogue and Kurt, tipping a wink in their direction. Pew. Pew. After ensuring her boots are snug and tight over her feet, she heads for the exit along with the others to disembark the Blackbird.

Nightcrawler has posed:
    Kurt bobs his head as teams are announced "Copy, Cyclops... Recon, ladies?" Looking to his team mates as he gets unhooked and scuttles for the ramp on all floors. Kurt actually unhooks his swords from the storage rack and sheathes them. "Just in case." he notes aloud.
    The fuzzy blue elf has just been listening, waiting for his 'marching orders' for lack of better terms.

Magik has posed:
Magik stands up from her seat and looks up at Piotr with a tight lipped grin when he lays a hand on her shoulder, "Da." Turning forward to walk casually off the blackbird with measured steps into one of the clearings. The sound of long extinct creatures draw her attention to the sky, "I am going to fly one of those before day is over." Pointing up at the Pteranodons. It isn't a warning or a threat, it is a promise. This will happen. She said so in a matter of fact tone.

"Witch Queen of Limbo on Nazgul."

Clipped nod.

Rogue has posed:
Rogue just grins over at Scott after she gets the jet settled down onto the grassland. "At least, Captain." She says to him. "I learned from the best. Sorta learned. Its complicated." Her own crash webbings are released then as she too rises up from her chair and steps around it to nod to Kurt and Jubilee.

Her eyes go over to Kitty then. "They setup a camp just over the ridge we just landed at. I was gonna do some aerial recon in that direction t'see what I could view from above."

With the hot humid winds from the jungle landscape rushing up into the Jet when its gangplank is lowered in the aft of the vessel, Rogue waits for the others to descend before she lifts up off of the ground and floats out of the Jet with one leg bent at the knee while the other is extended out behind her. Her brown and white hair flows around her head and shoulders as she takes up a bit of altitude a good 10 or 15 feet off the ground.

The Sensors that the Tech Types might have would suggest that there is a recent beacon going off over the ridge like Rogue had said. Its broadcasting a British Naval frequency, like the team that was dispatched here trying to stay in contact with the UK military ship that must've seen to their arrival... but have not yet reacted to any missing people for whatever reasons.

Emma, with her telepathic connection would possibly be able to sense a human life up in the direction of the University Campsite that they're being directed toward, though its faint.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthriesticks with the two Russians as Scott has directed. He looks to Illyana, and says "Just remember they buck and bite a bit more than Ah do." he teases her, as he has been her mode of flight more than once. He does step out looking around hand absently rubbing the pouch with the camera in it, but not pulling it out.

Cyclops has posed:
Cyclops doesn't restrict the team's banter: they're working and know their duties. Should it go off the rails into being distracting, that's where he'll step in, to keep comm chatter down to allow focus. For now, keeping the team from getting overly tense is fine.

"Exactly, Nightcrawler. Recon of the area. If there's any intelligence around that could give us something, White Queen, let's use that avenue; at this point a mental search is priority over our connection internally, but I trust you know your limits and abilities: I leave it to you. Shadowcat, anything from what you can read on your equipment? I'd like to start with the ridge as a focus. Rogue, on point there?" Cyclops moves to assist Shadowcat; he's not a wizard with tech, but he'll be able to look at the data and make some strategic leaps.

Nightcrawler has posed:
    "Kopieren, dass." and Kurt is out of the jet and moving to the thickest of the underbrush, aiming to leap where he can begin brachiating and slinking through the shadows.

    <<"Rogue if you can find me a good place to jump to, could you haf Emma send the sight of it?">> opting over comms for now as he goes, slipping up the bole of a tree like a cat, the shadows trailing after him.

Shadowcat has posed:
The swords in the weapons area of the Blackbird see another person besides Kurt stop to grab the weapons. Kitty very rarely arms herself like that, to the point that some might be surprised to her sling a katana over her back and a shorter sword strapped to her hip. The lack of human opponents likely seems to make a difference though as she skips on out of the plane then, joining Emma and Scott.

Her eyes drift over to Emma for a moment but she doesn't make comment on the grouping she's with. "Piotr, take care of your sister," she tells the big Russian. "Or is it the other way around?" she asks, flashing him a quick smile. "Glad you're back," she adds. That'll have to do for greeting until there is more time. She gives the other groups a wave as she moves to join Scott and Emma. "Anyone out there?" she asks Emma.

Colossus has posed:
Colossus nods to Kitty, "And you, as well," he says. He does keep an eye on the two younger mutants, "Be careful in the skies, Samuel. You are a good scout, but you are also not the most stealthy of fliers. If you are seen, it may give away our position," he says.

He looks down at Illyana, "Sister, how many can you teleport safely? We may have need of your power if things go sideways and the others need a quick exit," he says. He presumes that, in such a scenario, he'd be the one staying behind to make sure everyone escaped. Part of being the big steel guy.

Jubilee has posed:
Giving a glance about, Jubilee lets out a low whistle between her lips. "Look at this place. This is a real life Jurassic Park situation. Okay, if I'm gonna recon with you two, someone has to teleport me or carry me." She says with a raise of her brows over her sunglasses as she tugs them over her eyes. As Rogue goes up in the air and Kurt goes into the trees, she lets out a groan and trots after them on feet. ".. I'm gonna start bringing a jet pack on these things."

Emma Frost has posed:
    Emma, still in her flesh and blood form, takes the liberty of giving everyone the familiar psychic link and she rolls her eyes at the banter coming through though she, like her leader, doesn't stop it from happening. Emma unhooks from the seat and moves her way down the steps after furling the cape around her back and hooking it easily to her corset and the ends of her gloves at her biceps.

    At the bottom of the steps, Emma moves out of the way of anyone behind her and steps towards ... "I have someone Scott." She closes her eyes and lifts a hand to her temple and she reaches out actively to find that mind and pinpoint it while trying to calm the mind down with her abilities. "I'm not getting anything else other than a faint mind." She whispers and starts to trudge in that direction with a sigh as soon as she touches grass with her shoes.

Magik has posed:
"You do not buck or bite... You fly very quickly and hit things with your head." Illyana is still admiring the majestic birdlizardraptor with an easy grin. One eye squints against the sunnyness, her skin kind of sparkling with how pale it is. "Piotr, I am going to fly one." She says to her brother, finally looking back down and away from the aerial creatures to regard Colossus.. "Define 'safely'." She made a joke. She just made it very dryly and without a smile. "All of us and probably Blackbird if I concentrate." If her brother stays behind, apparently, so too does Magik. Crossing her arms and resuming peering up at the flying lizards. "It is hot." Her hand swats a giant mosquitto trying to suck her neck.

Rogue has posed:
Rogue is up into the air and up toward the ridge, sadly leaving Jubilee behind to have to run and follow... at least the grass is only about knee high in this area, so its not too bad a trek for the Fireworks Show to keep up.

Once up there, Rogue hovers above the edge of the ridge. "You can Pop right on up here, Nightcrawler. Its just more grass on the edge'a the trees." There's pause then as Rogue scans more while floating alongside the edge of the tree line.

"The camp's tore-up." She says over the comms. "Looks like some animals went through it maybe, not sure."

Emma's definitely got a lock on a life form in the camp. The closer she gets to them the more she'll be able to see where they are, even into their mind enough to almost see what they say. The person is staring at the X-Men coming up the ridge, hiding behind an over turned table and a tent that is half-way torn down.

They're holding an assault rifle.

Rogue hasn't spotted this person yet. Her eyes are going up into the sky now as those flying dinos are still soaring around up there. She's never seen anything like that, so its a bit of an eye-drawing experience, as are the distant fiery volcanoes off in the distant backdrop.

Illyana is right, its wet here and hot, like it rained hard this morning.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods to Colossus, and says "Am a bit quieter than Ah used to be but true most times you will hear me coming a mile away, probably more so here, as nothing else quite the same type of noise. He sticks with the two he was assigned to. He does head into the air but not towards the ridge hovering above the main group, and looks around in the other directions checking for watchers or signs of people.

Nightcrawler has posed:
BAMF! Kurt appears in proximity to Jubilee, grinning sheepishly. "Short trip out..." head ducking and offering for her his tail. "Hold tight and take a breath, Mein dame?" looking about the landing zone and back to Jubes, ready to take her back if she's ready.

Jubilee has posed:
"Uh huh." Jubilee says to Kurt as she wraps her arms about his waist and steps in to him. She sticks the tip of her tongue out at him. "I'm not holding on to your tail. I may tug it right off. Go, go, go." She insists.

Cyclops has posed:
"Don't spread out too far yet. We have a clear area to investigate now; let's not spread thin and end up with extra opponents," Cyclops warns. They need to stay on target, not pull in extra Tyrannosaur by fanning out into a dinosaur nest. He continues with the bulk of the team towards the ridge, while watching the movement of Rogue in the air, and the appearance of Nightcrawler to help Jubilee keep up. "A survivor, White Queen?" he asks of Emma, concerned.

Nightcrawler has posed:
    Snuggled into, Kurt grins and puts an arm around Jubilation's waist. "Well I know I'm irresistible, but I wanted to give the benefit of the doubt." giving her a bratty wink and enough time to do so after repeating, "Hold your breath, Sparkles." and then BAMF! they disappear to the ridge in a puff of smoke and displaced air.

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty moves quietly, one hand on the sword's pommel but not drawing it. The wades slowly through the grass, eyes scanning from side to side. "Let me know if there's any danger coming," she tells Lockheed.

The dragon gives a nod, looking back at her with a brief, yellow-eyed stare before his wings flap and propel him rapidly up into the air. He doesn't so much curve to change direction as just flows off another way, the agile little flyer circling about overhead, alternating between watching the ground and sky.

Kitty slips forward quietly. "Illyana, don't you have enough pets. Er, subjects?" she says in a teasing voice towards her longtime friend. "Besides, you want something to fly with, we've got Rogue. She makes better quips." Kitty nears the ridge with the others, moving up over the high point slowly, crouched down a bit until she can see down into the camp.

Colossus has posed:
Colossus nods to Illyana, "I do not think riding such things is a good idea. They are not exactly farm animals. Is not the same as getting on Magda the cow and playing swords in the farmyard, da?" he says.

He watches and stands resolute, putting himself between his sister and the would be 'sniper', his large form likely to attract attention, especially since he's so darn shiny.

Emma Frost has posed:
    Emma frowns as she trudges into the grass even further towards the lone mind she's been able to find. "I --- He's got a gun... I'm trying to lock him in place, but I need to get closer to do that." Emma says as she silently wishes she was on Rogue's or Piotr's team so that they could carry her through the grass, or the air. This is going to be hell to get the stains out of.

Magik has posed:
Since Illyana cannot be Killed by Telepathy, she must be communed the old fashion way: Telegraphy. Or communicator.. which ever. Savage Lands!

<<Nyet. Is never enough pets. I am wanting flying lizard bird.>>

Then she peers up at Piotr with a frown, but doesn't teleport herself up to ride a lizard bird.

Yet.

Instead she stands behind him as the rear guard.

Russians are always the last line of Defense.

"I am still riding one." Said under her breath.

Jubilee has posed:
"You are totally irresistible, Elf." Jubilee says, then comes out of the haze with a cough and waving her hand across her face. Whew. Once she steps to the ridge, she straightens up and takes a look over the ridge as she waits for the next round of directions from either Rogue or Scott.

Rogue has posed:
Emma's not yet close enough to successfully lock the person into place, so withthe team ascending the ridge, some of them flying and others BAMFing while some are left to just trudge their knee-high white boots up through the tall grass, the person behind the toppled-over table suddenly jumps up to their feet.

They're disheveled, they're wearing black framed glasses and their hair is a mess, one of the lenses of the glasses are broken and their white dress shirt is a mess with mud, blood, grass and who knows what else stained across its fabric. His black pants aren't much better.

"Wait right there!" He shouts at all of them, British accent. "Do wait! I beg of you!" He says, shaking like the leaves in the trees. He's clearly nervous as all hell.

"I don't know who you people are, but... you're definitely not from our escort! So just, S-STOP!" He tries to keep the gun trained on all of them, whipping it side to side. Anyone with eagle eyes might realize the safety is still on though.

Rogue, up near the tree line, just puts her hands on her hips and looks from the man over to her team mates. "Well, look what we've found. This looks like one'a the team, yeah?" She says. "Where's your friends?" She calls down to the man.

"Taken!" He nervously shouts back. "Taken into the trees!" He motions with the barrel of the gun toward the trees behind Rogue, she glances over her shoulder, then looks back to him, then to Scott and the others.

Nightcrawler has posed:
Once Jubilee is out and stable, he tips a flourished bow to her, "You're too kind." pointed teeth in the smile as he bounds for higher perch, to get a better view and a good hiding spot to do so.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie 's brow raises, a bit and over the telepathic link he will chime in "Seems something odd is going on, looks like the critters don't want to land in the jungle. Ah aint seen these things before, but seems odd behavior for a critter in it's own back yard, know what Ah mean?

Cyclops has posed:
Scott is nowhere close, lacking teleportation or other means; he's not trudging, though, but has moved into a speedy, athletic lope towards the campsite zone.

"Diplomacy," Scott reminds, probably unnecessarily. But that also means don't ambush the guy with swords out. "Show him the list we were sent to rescue; something official looking should help calm him. See if he knows /what/ took his group into the trees." While he continues to jog up a ridge and pretend that heat doesn't bother him.

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty pulls her hand off the sword and holds it up so the man can see she isn't armed. She looks over at him, head tilting for a moment. "Doctor Kinsey? Albert Kinsey? We're not from your escort, but we were sent to retrieve you. Your group went radio silent, so we were called in to see if we could find you," Kitty says.

She takes a step forward, hands up still in a non-threatening way. "Who took them into the trees? Who were they, and how many of them, and how long ago?" she asks. If the man looks less likely to shoot, she'll continue walking forward, arms dropping down to a normal posture. "We'll see if we can retrieve them, but we need to know everything you can tell us of who has them," she says.

Jubilee has posed:
Flashing a grin to Kurt, Jubilee tips a wink, then stands at his side as she watches the interactions curiously. She keeps her head on a swivel regardless, having heard that his team got dragged into the trees.

Emma Frost has posed:
    Emma continues to reach out to the scientist's mind and yet as soon as his gun lowers, the telepath stops her intentions to cause the man to psychically freeze the individual. No, at this point Emma switches to mental espionage as she dives into the mans recent memories to pluck out the visual memories of what happened to his team. If she can find them rapidly that is.

    At this point, Emma is bringing up the rear, her white boots and the lower hem of her cape and even her gloves and part of her corset are starting to shade greenish with each step and the White Queen is not too pleased about this, meaning she's not being entirely easy with the man's mind, she's brute forcing her way into what she needs.

Nightcrawler has posed:
    <<"Cyclops, Queen - need a lift?">> watching it from the area he has ensconced himself near Jubilee until needed, Kurt inquires now, <<"It feels like an eighties action movie, and I'm concerned we'll need to be gathered quickly">>

    He's no good at negotiations, he scares most people... But he can be useful.

Colossus has posed:
Colossus will wait until a destination has been decided and, once it has, nods to Illyana, <Take us to where the action is, snowflake.> he says in Russian. Mostly he just stands there, looming. That's pretty much his job.

Magik has posed:
Illyana is looking up at the lizards flying when Colossus informs her of where they are needed. She nods once and where they were is no longer where they are. Instead they are where Piotr wants them to be, as if they had been there all along. She closes her eyes and lowers her hands down from crossing over her chest to draw up a bit more ambient magical energy around her. A pair of horns curl out from either side of her forehead, curing slightly as they push the short cut bangs from their passage.

Sizzling smoke rolls off her frame as the moisture meets her suddenly grossly exagerated body temperature and the massive length of the Soulsword appears in her outstretched hand. Someone said action movie. The big blade drops down to lay across her shoulder with her palm loosely gripping the hilt.

"Where is thing we are fighting?"

Rogue has posed:
The man with the gun does lower it down so its not trained on the X-Men anymore. His eyes go to Kitty though as she takes the initiative of speaking him down. "Jungle p-people." he tells her, concern strewn across his sweat dripping face. "They came from the-there--" He motions out toward the trees. "They came at the night, they were speaking German, I-I think. I hid under this table that has a storage compartment, they didn't check it. It was to-too dark for me to see how many there were! Lots!"

The man motions up into the sky. "The Pteranodons are still spooked, it happened just like this before they---"

Suddenly from the threes, there's a bunch of moment. The leaves part, branches snap, as blurs of motion leap out of the cover of the trees and onto the grassy plains on the edge of the campsite. Velociraptors! Fifteen of them, all landing almost in perfect unison, all different colors of striped skin, red and white, black and yellows, even one a stranger hue of purples and blues.

The creatures all lean forward and screeech loudly at those gathering at the campsite!

But before that can settle in, larger figures burst from the trees, larger legs... leading up to massive bodies. Seven Tyrannosaurs, with the largest in the middle suddenly raising its head up into the air, yellow boots being lowered down inside of its mouth... Yep. It just ate Rogue whole, snatched her right out of the air!

On top of the Tyrannosaur, each sits saddled men, each holding automatic weapons of their own. The one atop the massive black Tyrannosaur that just devoured the southern belle? He starts to laugh, a slow and meancing motion.

Meanwhile, Dr. Kinsey, starts to turn and run, tripping over the broken tent and camp gear he face plants into the wet grass!


The lead man on the biggest T-Rex just grins. "Looks like we have new visitors after all." He says in a very thick German accent.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will look around and at the people coming in, and the others he will turn to head towards the area, and if Emma is not up fully to the clearing, he will think to her "Lift your arms, Ah got you ." Planning to grab Emma on the go, and get her up to the action. "You ever did a fast ball special miss Frost?' He will ask her.

Cyclops has posed:
Had Rogue not just been EATEN, there might have been some diplomacy. As it is, this is very clearly not a time to offer to make tea and discuss issues. "That's our welcome, then. Let's do it."

Cyclops is still back in the rear near the trailing Emma, but he doesn't need to be close to be effective. A quick tap to visor sends a blast across the treeline at the arranged raptors, intending to respond to their screams in kind by making a very sudden destructive mess of the cover they were just in. If they fail to retreat, he can aim just a bit lower, too.

Colossus has posed:
Colossus points at the dinosaurs, "I am guessing there," he says. He'll wait for Illyana to teleport him but, seeing as how Rogue just got swallowed, he's not going to need much signal to attack. Once he's stepping-disced in, he's going to charge hard and fast at the nearest dino, his metal form gleaming as he lowers his head like a bull.

"I am sure you are very frightening to helpless scientists. You will find the X-men more than you can swallow!" he cries.

Emma Frost has posed:
    Emma is still struggling through the grass when a thought comes through and Emma has very little time to actually react. She hears the thought from Sam and warns everyone, "Mental link severing now." She says before everyone's minds get a bit more private suddenly. She holds her green streaked gloved hand up to Sam and is hefted by the Cannonball before she hears his question. "I don't think I have much of a choice, do I?" Emma asks, as she looks to Sam and then back out to the combat below. "Make it count and you are paying for any cleaning bills." She notes.

Jubilee has posed:
"Holy cheesesticks." Jubilee says at the sight of the new arrivals. She clenches her fists up, firing them up with bright colorful sparkles. She takes in a deep breath, giving a glance over to Kurt at her side, followed by a firm nod of her head. "Looks like we didn't come here just to sight see after all, fuzzy elf."

Shadowcat has posed:
Shadowcat turns towards the approaching dinosaurs, one hand drawing the Japanese sword on her back. As the armed men join the cast of Jurassic Park, Shadowcat doesn't wait for the break down in diplomacy to begin. She darts forward, crouched low as she runs towards Dr. Kinsey, an eye on the opponents that have emerged from the field.

If she makes it to him she takes up a defensive posture as she'll reach to try to help him. "Come on, we're getting you out of here," she says to him, staying close enough she can grab the man to phase him if needed. "Stay at my side, I can protect you."

Nightcrawler has posed:
    "One of these days it's going to be simple. I know it will." Kurt sighs. <<"Queen. Patch me through to what Rogue sees. Now.">> she's his sister, of sorts, and his teeth are out, back arching and tail whipping back and forth. <<"Now...">> she could be hurt. She might not be. But he can get her out in his own unique fashion.

Magik has posed:
"sure would be nice if I am having flying mount right now." Illyana says matter of factly to anyone listening to her when the Tyranoriders come bursting out of the woods at them. One of those damned things just ate Rogue, though. That does not sit well with the tiny pale Russian. "She is not fruit roll-up, you spit her out immediately!" The sword hefts off her shoulder, pointed up at the riders.

"Times up."

Illyana runs at the dinosaur men and leaps, disappears from where she was, and appears with her massive sword swinging around like a giant magical baseball bat at the side of the Tyranosaurs that ate Rogue's face. "SPIT HER OUT!"

Rogue has posed:
Cyclops' optic blast bathes the otherwise green serene landscape in a sudden blanket of red light! The beam splits the humid air and zaps its way across the bodies of two of the Raptors that were lowering themselves down to prepare to charge! The concussive force of his eye-beam sends both of the beasts tumbling backward into the edge of the jungle that they'd leapt from mere moments ago!

Colossus, takes a more hands-on approach and he charges right into the onslaught of Raptors that are now charging toward the very X-Men that he's boasting about! His metal bodied form collides with their rough skinned-own, three of them all attacking the man to try to get their dangerously clawed feet, and razor sharp teeth to do damage to the metal Russian man!

The stumbled-over doctor looks up to Kitty, he landed on the gun he was holding and now his right thumb is completely bent backward, he having obviously snapped it by crushing it beneath the rifle. "Ahhhh. This is intolerable!" But yet still, with Kitty's aide, he's rising up onto his hiking booted feet and moving alongside her.

Some of the Raptors are eying Nightcrawler up and down and they burst for him, two in total, trying to make an arching run on either side of him, to meeting in the middle and hopefully pounce the tasty morsel!

The big dark skinned T-Rex that Illyana appears beside of, the one that swallowed Rogue like a fruit roll-up, starts to roar at the Russian Deoon Queen when her sword starts to swipe at its face. It tries to dodge, but also snap its powerful jaws at her! While the rider on top of the T-Rex raises his own assault rifle and trains it on Illyana, he squeezes the trigger to open fire at her!

This leads to more gunfire from the other riders on the other T-Rex mounts, they're primarily aiming for Cyclops and Jubilee though, as their brightly glowing powers are making them both a big target to the gunmen-riders!

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie comes flying in kicking in full speed on his blast now. "You got the right one Ah got the left one." He says to Emma, and while it may not be a proper fastball special maybe more a bowling for dinos. He throws her toward one of the T-Rex's that is close to another, letting the throw and the momentum carry her to her target, as he turns ever so slightly, and as Illyana likes to say he hits it with his near invulnerable blasting head.

Cyclops has posed:
Seeking cover in the debris of the camp by dodging sideways, Cyclops moves to be a much more difficult target for the gunman. Jubilee and himself are under fire; he isn't just going to ditch her in the open as the only target: "Jubilee, move to cover, and assist Nightcrawler." He also shifts his target from the raptors, to shooting at the gun-toting riders. After all, if they can see him and Jubilee --- Cyclops can see them, with an series of pinpoint blasts, switching between the riders he can get a clear sightline on, hoping to stop the controllers of the T-Rex group.

"Rogue, call out status on comm, please, if you're able. Shadowcat, is our scientist all right?"

Emma Frost has posed:
    Emma really has no say where she's going. Not with someone else at the metaphorical wheel. No, the White (And green) Queen has only her phsycial stance under her control at this moment.

    Emma is released and the glittering diamond woman is sent through the air dropping like a rock with the authority of pure luxury fueling her flight directly at a T-rex's face. Bone and tooth shatter upon impact with hollow cracking and marrow and blood streaking the air as Emma is a diamond bullet into the mouth and down the throat of a dinosaur.

Nightcrawler has posed:
    New plan. Don't end up like Muldoon in Jurassic Park... Kurt watches the raptors coming for him, and the gunfire aimed for Jubilee nearby. BAMF! Disappearing from where thet would have found him, Kurt lurches forward into a run when he disappears, appearing next to her among the gunfire, tail wrapping around Jubilee's waist.
    "When we appear, full force, ja? Just shoot!" BAMF! They disappear, appearing almost instantly above one of the T-Rex mounted machine gunners. Holding her there in the air so that she can fire, giving just enough time before using her as a springboard to get momentum and 'leap' into another cloud. BAMF!

    The action repeated, for as long as he knows that she can take it without harm.

BAMF!

Jubilee has posed:
Bobbing on her feet, Jubilee whips her head over towards Kurt as she sees him coming, then flashes him a bright grin as she feels his tail wrapping about her. As they bamf about the battlefield, the human firework unleashes with her powers.

KA-BOOM! POP! POP! POP!

She's no longer the teenager who just pops sparkles. She now launches actual sub-atomoic booms as they explode around the enemy, looking to knock them over, blind them, or send them off running.

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde and Dr. Kinsey are moving across the destroyed campsite, trying to keep low and avoid notice. <<Yes, I have him and will extract him to safety,>> Shadowcat says over comms, not giving away too much about where that is in case their enemies catch her words somehow.

Kitty and the injured doctor make good progress, until all the sudden the bushes on both sides of them move and a Velociraptor emerges from the leaves on each side of them. Kitty freezes, one hand on the sword and the other on the doctor as she eyes their ambushers, first one, and then the other.

"Clever girl..." she says.

When the Raptors leap at them, Kitty phases herself and the doctor, the dinosaurs smacking heads together as Kitty pulls the man forward out of the way. Getting him behind her she phases back, slashing at one of the Raptors hind legs to slow it before backing up another step reaching back for the doctor, keeping her hand on him as she faces the two dinosaurs down.

Colossus has posed:
Against human flesh, the raptors have talons and jaws that are beyond deadly. They can rip a human being to shreds in mere seconds. They are terrifyingly fast and endlessly hungry. They are perfect predators for anything of the right size, anything made of meat and filled with blood and crunchy, crunchy bones.

Unfortunately, they're going against Colossus.

Claw and fang skate off of his armor harmlessly, shocking the beasts at their failure. This shock lets Piotr seize them, grabbing one by the throat and backhanding another, sending it flying. He isn't particularly prone to animal cruelty. These dumb beasts likely can't help themselves. But they're too dangerous for kid gloves and they've already swallowed one of his friends.

Which is why the raptors rapidly find themselves being pummeled with one of their own, Piotr swinging a velociraptor by the neck, wielding it like a flailt to scatters its brethren and clear the path to the big T-rexes and their riders.

Magik has posed:
In hindsight, things did escalate kind of quickly.

But in Illyana's defense, a Tyranosaurus just ate her friend.

So there's room for presidence.

The Russian Demon Queen is falling down to earth when the T-Rex snaps its jaws at her, but her Eldritch armor appears over her body just in time to prevent bein eviserated, but the constant pelting by machine gun is going to get annoying. Held in the dinos jaws, she reverses her big sword and swings it towards the massive prehistoric beasts right eye like an Eyeswatter.

"Release me."

"Also spit out my friend."

Her hand flings out towards the gunmen, throwing off tendrils of dark energy in his direction. "I am hating guns... so noisy.. so messy.. so useless..."

Rogue has posed:
Cyclops' eye blasts shift focus now after blasting those Raptors back itno the jungle. He now aims up and takes out two of the Riders ontop of their T-Rex mounts. Both of them are knocked back and roll down the beasts they were riding, to land in a very broken looking way upon the jungle floor.

This reaction causes the remaining T-Rex riders to start to move. The massive beasts set forward and start to criss-cross their way around, crushing whats left of the Science Camp beneath their mighty feet!

Its pure Dino-Chaos now... and its only getting worse...

From above, the Pteranodons are growing anxious. Temperamental beasts, they see the fighting going on down below and want to participate out of rage. Two of them swoop down and attack some of the Raptors, picking one up, it gets tossed through the air and down the ridge where it rolls through the tall grass! The Pteranodons assault ceases just as quickly as it begins though...

Because, Jubilee!

Jubilee's sparkly blasts freak the flying dinosaurs out in a very massive way, causing them to shriek and spread their huge wings to send them across the air back into the skies! NOPE NOPE NOPE! All the Pteranodons now are starting to turn tail and fly further back over the jungle canopy!

The Raptor that Kitty slashes, roars in pain, hisses loudly and tries to snap at her again but she's already phased away from it. Dr. Kinsey is stammering, stunned beyond words. "Look what you did!" He shouts. "I can't believe what you just did!" A Science locked away inside of labs his whole life, this adventure was the biggest thing he'd ever set out on and it'd turned into... whatever this is right now?

Colossus manages to fight off his beastly attackers, because, well... he's giant metal man with a heavy punch that those Raptors just can't do much to. He also becomes the target of a rider who remained unblinded by Jubilee's fireworks, and now the tell-tale ringing of ricocheting bullets rings off of Colossus' body.

Covering his eyes, the leader of this dino-war-party shouts something over his own team comms. If anyone is within ear shot (and speaks German) they'll hear him shout for a full retreat back into the Jungle! Just as he commands this, and directs the beast he's riding (the one with Rogue inside it), Illyana plunges her weapon into its eyeball. The giant black and gray dinosaur roars, thrashes its head wildly, but continues on a partially blinded course back to the tree line!

All the dinosaurs left standing and not dazed by the powers of this mutant task force, turn to break back for the jungle cover! With Emma and Rogue inside their stomachs still?

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie hit his dino and after rocking the big critter, he is doing a decent sized loop. He keeps his eyes out looking to see if he can spot any back up the attackers might have as he is looping back around for a second shot. As Emma ends up taking her messy trip, he is glad he had an x-corp credit card, as he is probably going to have to pay for a new JVD Corset outfit for her.

Cyclops has posed:
The T-Rex group, lacking riders, do the thing Cyclops would NOT prefer that they do: meaning, they all rush forward towards the camp debris that Cyclops is using as cover against bullets (both ones that are shot at him or that ricochet off of might Colossus pectorals).

The massive stomping feet crush one piece of the camp, then another, and then a giant foot comes for Cyclops's spot. He twists his gaze up and across, opening the visor WIDE, to defend himself with a huge cone of red energy -- to take off the foot, the side of the dinosaur, and whatever happened to be behind it.

Dodge? Naaah.

Nightcrawler has posed:
    "Jubilee. I'll be right back." Kurt leaves Jubilee standing near a pair of trees, for cover as needed, at the edge of the warzone. <<"Cyclops! Incoming. I'm bringing you up high, air strike, then back down.">> Getting tired. But Emma and Rogue are in trouble. BAMF!
    Landing in a thud with his indigo smoke all around, Kirt actually leaps onto Scott's back. "Hold your breath and hrk like a high-G" he's trying to see how to reduce teleportation strain... Maybe this will work. "Fire in one" he pushes off, his tail around Cyclop's stomach like a drag line, an the moment it goes taught BAMF! They're a twenty feet up, in a space clear of the pterodons. "Feuer at will!!"

Jubilee has posed:
"Got it." Jubilee says as she lands on her feet once she is teleported back to the ground, giving a bit of a wobble. Curling a fist up, a ball of explosions ripples between her fingers, then she turns and flings it at one last dinosaur that comes swooping down. "HA DO KEN!" She calls out, watching the air ripple with o-zone before exploding in a shower of colors, causing the creature to bank and jolt upwards into the sky again.

Shadowcat has posed:
Shadowcat keeps backing up, giving ground before the Velociraptors. They wouldn't be that hard for to fight, really, except she has to keep Dr. Kinsey literally in hand so if they go after him she can phase him as well. The result might as well be fighting with one hand behind her back as she grabs him by the shirt and keeps him moving behind her.

The dinosaurs snap at Kitty and the scientist again and again, causing her to phase first, then dodge back as she slashes to deliver a cut. She's not trying to kill them, but gives them one good slash after another to discourage them.

She goes for the leg on the other one, figuring taking out their mobility is her best bet to get them to retreat and let her get the doctor to the Blackbird. One of the raptors manages a slash across Kitty's side when she's too slow to phase. Kitty staggers, and they might have her but for the order to retreat that sends them limping off. "Come on, we have a plane," she tells the doctor quietly, getting him moving again as she holds her hand over the slashed skin and uniform.

Colossus has posed:
Colossus stands there as the bullets ricochet off of him and shakes his head, "You and your kind never learn. Sometimes I think that I was made bulletproof just to be shot by such men. To teach you that your guns don't make you gods."

Colossus tenses massive legs, squatting for a moment and then springing up into the air to throw an uppercut directly into the jaw of a T-Rex, "Prepare to be humbled." he calls out to the rider as he throws a punch hard enough to snap the beast's teeth in its mouth.

Magik has posed:
Illyana tumbles down to the ground where she was being held in the mouth of a Dinosaur, crashing through limbs, underbrush, and ultimately smacks against the loose soul of the dirt with a grunt. Thankful, at least, for her armor.. which has disappeared with the impact. The young mutant sits up on her elbows and peers around with a little frown then falls backwards, "Ouch."

Rogue has posed:
Cannonball does indeed spot something out in the jungle, something that he has been given the full details on.

Cyclops doesn't have time for dodging, and instead he just blasts the foot right off of a massive T-Rex before it could crush him like a grape! This doesn't have an exactly enjoyable reaction though as the mist and 'grossness' that this creates all comes raining down upon Cyke's body, and it causes the T-Rex to fall over, with its rider tumbling down into the grass.

The T-Rex is now in severe pain, laying on its side and roaring uncontrollable for the suffering that it is enduring now after being de-legged by the X-Men team leader, who was himself just wanting to survive!

The doctor with Kitty does make it to the plane with her directional support and the Raptors that had been purusing them hear the call to retreat, they don't turn back to the camp, instead they run off toward the north, vanishing into the taller grass in that direction, leaving just saying blades of the green and yellow foilage in their wakes.

Jubilee's lightshow isn't just freaking out the Pteranodons either, its got the Raptors retreating with the remaining T-Rex's, but in a wider berth away from the X-Men, choosing to dive back to the jungle far far away from where those very scary (and pretty) fireworks are coming from!

Colossus' words are heard by the rider he's leaping up to attack. The man detaches soemthing from his belt just as the big metal man's upper-cut is delivered and as it strikes his mounts jaw and makes the beast roar in pain, the Rider slaps Colossus' face with a flash-bang grenade that detonates right between them both! This causes the rider to fly back off of his mount, that is now falling over onto the ground... the same T-Rex that has Emma Frost deep inside its gullet, with its teeth heavily damaged now by both of those X-Men's attack against it!

Rogue's voice crackles over the comms. "*** inside ****saur! <bzzzzzt> *uman hea*** inhere!".

Two Raptors run right at Illyana as she drops out of the sky and loses her armor... But neither of them attack her! They zip right past her, causing that Princess Cut hair-doo of hers to get jostled about even more in the wake of their massive bodies zipping past her on either sides!

Whats left of the dinosaurs attackers are making their way back into the jungle now, including the big bad half-blinded T-Rex that had Rogue in its gullet still.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will call out over the coms, "Ah've got their back up at their 6, some semi semi trucks with Raptor guards. Ah will cut their escape plans out." He turns to head downs the trucks. You know right now, having a sword would be a great thing, but his is at home, so instead, he will blast head first into the engine area of the first truck planning to rip through it, and as he passes a tree he cuts the blast for just a moment, grabbing the tree to cut a much sharper turn than he normally can and kicks the field back in aiming to take out the rear axil of the back truck hoping to strand them all there.

Cyclops has posed:
"I'm ready, Nightcrawler. Keep all body parts behind me," warns Cyclops. He's not entirely coated in blood; much of that was blasted off away from him with the beam, but it's still pretty unpleasant with gore splatter. So being snared out of that was just fine.

Given a great opportunity and high ground, Cyclops will do what he can to clear the air. Knowing none of his team is going to get any backlash of the broad beam, he widens the width, and when he senses the location move, sweeps his vision sideways in a pan across the flying creatures.

Tips of trees vaporize into black burned embers, flung with the force of the beam in scattered darkened bits as he pivots in the air, trusting his teammate to not allow them to splatter after the maneuver. He abruptly ends the beam, before they start to really fall.

On the upside, this also gave an instant for Cyclops to survey the battlefield, after he finished being a doomsday lighthouse with Nightcrawler.

"Which one has Rogue? Keep eyes on it, team!"

"There's /what/, Cannonball? Semi Trucks? Those won't get far in jungle terrain. More description here. How many is 'some'?"

Nightcrawler has posed:
    "They're calling a retreat... I know the one who got her... I can land you on it, ja?" Kurt looks down at the carnage, eyes on the one that ate his sister.

"We really should make this a regular thing Scott. It's good working with you directly again, no?" The laugh is in his voice, and if Scott gives the OK they shall BAMF! again, en route as needed.

Emma Frost has posed:
    <<***** Place***UCKS!>> Echos into the teams comms as Emma struggles within the belly of the t-rex she's trapped within. Being diamond is saving her life right now, but even using her finger nails as weapons, she's not making any headway from within as she tries to stab and cut and slice her way out of the beast. <<TE***** GUE TO F****** AIT UP!****>> Emma says over her cracky broken comms.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will come back over the com. "Three, and they got a make shift road, and they are sorta a cross between semis and monster trucks, think they were made for this terrain, Ah have two of them out of commission" He also gives roughly the distance away they are from them.

Colossus has posed:
Colossus gives a yelp as the flashbang hits him in the face, momentarily blinding him, even if it doesn't do any damage. That probably gives the human some chance of getting away, although he's still in trouble if he keeps shooting. Even with his vision compromised, it's not hard to tell what direction bullets are coming from and he'll try to close the gap and crush the gun given the opportunity.

"Do not worry, Miss Frost, you will be extracted soon!"

Whether he's successful with the German or not, he'll turn his attention to trying to help Emma escape, grasping at the scales in the belly of the best and trying to pullt hem open, "I am sorry, Comrade Dinosaur, but you have eaten my ally and I cannot leave her within your belly. May your meat feed many," he says, before trying to wrench the animal open and tear through its viscera to reach the White Queen.

Magik has posed:
Illyana grunts and pushes herself back up off the ground, "Why are tiny birds running past me... Fight me villains!" She swings at one of them, but hitting the ground from T-Rex heights is serious business. It's the heat, really. Russians are not built for heat, just like most peoplea are not built for Russian winters.

That has to be it.

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde is running back from the plane after getting the scientist aboard and turning on the plane's defenses should any dinosaurs wander by. She's only able to listen to what is happening via comms for now.

But Lockheed? He's been keeping an eye on things. Some T-rex thinks he's going to run off with Lockheed's source of Cheesy Poofs in his stomach?

Yeah, think again, lizard-brain.

Lockheed dives down and a plume of fire flashes in front of beast and rider to slow them and drive them back to give the rest of the X-men time to catch up.

Rogue has posed:
Cannonball's efforts out in the jungle pay off. None of the guards around the Armored Truck convoy were ready for his assault. What results from Sam's attack is a plume of dark smoke rising up from above the jungle's canopy, and more Raptors surrounding the vehicles to flee in confusion from the sudden and unexpected assault on their convoy! What Sam will here inside the trucks though are the shouts of people screaming for help!

Cyclops' Eye in the Sky attack manages to take down a lot of the jungle's treeline, causing trees to collapse and more avians to take to the sky, but it also sends the Pteranodons even further away, all the dinosaurs and dino-riders left are in full retreat, though they're cut off by the tumbling trees around them.

Colossus is no longer being fired at, the man that toppled off of the dinosaur is limping with his gun back toward the tree-line, he's blinded himself enough, and has a hurt leg now that he has no intentions of continuing a fight against these wildly over powered foes that they were very much underestimating after picking on the Science Party here.

Colossus doesn't take long to get to Emma inside, he'll see flashy diamond-sparkly light after enough gruesome tearing takes place until finally Emma's sparkling face is revealed to the sky again. The rest of whats happening here is a little rough to explain, but needless to say, Colossus helps rescue Emma!

As Lockheed swopps down in front of the massive black T-Rex who'd rushed into the scorched jungle, it roars at the fire-breathing Dragon, which gives a separate reaction a chance to happen! A spew of vomit and bile fly out of the creature's throat! As well as... a southern belle who soars up into the air and starts to spin wildly in all directions, shedding the filth that was on her, as well as parts of her uniform that were melted away by the beast's stomach acids! No... not to the extent that you might be thinking, just some of her boots, sleeves and leggings are less there than they were before!

Rogue's chin tips up and her eyes close as she sucks in fresh air. "Son of a bitch, it stank in there!" She calls out to the jungle and her team.

Whats left in the chaos? Fleeing dinosaurs, a few riders unconscious on the ground, and the remaining disappearing into the jungle.

As well as that convoy of Scientists that Sam had found off in the jungle on a man-made muddy road within the backs of those very custom-made trucks.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will move to the front of the trucks, and hovers there looking at the men who are left "Out of the trucks and hands up. Don't make me hurt y'all." Over the com he will say "Ah think ah have the rest of the scientists here and then some maybe, hoping the few guards here aint too stupid to give up."

Rogue has posed:
The convoy of trucks are taken down by Cannonball and once the X-Men join him at their location the remaining guards and drivers are interrogated, but don't give much up. Emma is able to find out that they have a base of operations several kilometers further inland, but they were all just following the orders of their leader who escaped on his big black T-Rex.

The Scientists are saved and returned to their camp, then taken back to the naval frigate to the south of Antarctica.

The X-Men return home, battered, bruised, dirty and a little more aware of what its like to be in a Jurassic Park film.