UNIVERSE BOWL VI: CHAPTER XXVI: TELEPATHIC TRIUMPH

            Exodus teleports to his desired destination.  He is confronted by Professor X and Vampire Jean Grey.

“I have received reports from my team of your Enterprise exploits.  So, you have since abandoned your shuttle and have decides to stand on your own two feet. . .” smiles Exodus.  “Oh. . .  sorry, Charles. . . my bad.”

“You will pay for that insult,” claims Grey.  She turns to Xavier, who hovers on a sled-like structure.  “Let me rip out his throat!”

“Jean, you must excuse his arrogance and lack of manners,” states Xavier.  “He is French.”

Grey smiles, her long canines protruding from her red lips.

“Enough talk,” says Grey.

The vampire springs at Exodus, but is unable to latch onto the mutant since he teleports away.  When the man returns, Professor X telekinetically pulls him toward his accomplice.  Grey latches on to Exodus and tears into his throat.  Exodus teleports again, bringing Grey with him.  When he reappears this time, Grey is being shoved to the ground by Bennett.

Xavier knows that he must instantly react in order to save his teammate and thus, projects a psionic blast at Exodus.  The Frenchman is struck savagely and as a result, releases Grey from his hold.  Grey skitters away to safety. 

“A fun time is being had by all!” shout Exodus.

“Not for long,” mutters Professor X.

Xavier utilizes his superior intellect to derive a tactical advantage and instigate a strategy to defeat the enemy. 

Jean, Professor X telepathically calls to his teammate.

I am here, Charles, responds Grey.

I need for you to keep him distracted, orders Xavier.

An easy task, answers Grey.

The vampire leaps at Exodus, who decides to fight the woman instead of teleporting away.  A serious of blows is suffered by each as they both strike one another several times.  Neither combatant shrugs away from the other.

While the two battle, Xavier’s essence leaves his body by a means of astral projection.  He travels to the mind of Exodus to find a weakness in his enemy.  Eventually finding one, he floats back to his physical form.

“Seems like we have a stalemate,” says Exodus to Grey.

Grey turns to Xavier and sees her teacher’s face.

“I don’t think so anymore, mon ami’,” states Grey.  “Charles?”

Professor X concentrates and thrusts forth a mental blast that renders Exodus’ brain into overload.  The eyes of Exodus turn empty as his mind transforms into a puddle of goo.  Exodus’ body shuts down and he falls to the ground.

“My turn,” says Grey.

Jean Grey walks toward Exodus and unleashes a fury, turning the mutant’s body into a gory mess.  Being that both the body and mind of Exodus are decimated, the mutant is unable to heal and eventually dies.

 “You know what they say,” rhetorically states a bloodied Grey, “only good Frenchman is a dead one,”

Professor X laughs until he looks to the sky.  Grey follows Xavier’s eyes.

“I must do this alone,” says Grey.

“I know,” responds a solemn Xavier.