Magneto flew through the storm, unhindered by the winds. The bubble of electromagnetic force shifted at his command, finding new anchor point to keep him secure and afloat. He reached the coast and came to a halt in the air, his cape whipping behind him in the gale of wind and rain. The body of the hurricane still churned out at sea, approaching slowly, but he couldn’t see anyone who appeared to be controlling the storm from his vantage point. His silver brows knitted in frustration. He couldn’t risk floating over the ocean; there weren’t any anchor points for him out there, and staying afloat off the force of the Earth’s magnetic field would leave him vulnerable to the winds.

[color=#E30660]”What is your progress on getting the civilians to safe locations?”[/color]

Magneto’s voice came over the communicators each team member had on them, but the storm was interfering with the signal, and they only heard a few brief and garbled words. Quicksilver skidded to a stop and looked to Jean as she hovered inches off the ground.

[color=silver]”Can you reach him with your telepathy from here?”[/color]

[color=ec008c]”Maybe. Give me a minute. You and Sc- Cyclops continue getting these people to the safehouses. I’ll be fine.”[/color]

Quicksilver nodded before racing off in a silver blur once more. Cyclops looked to Jean for a long moment before nodding himself and jogging off toward a cluster of people up ahead. She watched him go, his form soon lost in the sheets of rain from the storm. Jean knelt down in the alleyway and closed her eyes shutting everything out. The sound of the storm died down and was gone. It was difficult to get through the dampening on her powers, but she managed to fight through it and focus in on Magneto.

[i][color=ec008c]”Max! The comms are receiving too much interference from the hurricane. Scott and Pietro are ushering the last few groups into shelters on our end. I’ll check with Garfield on their end.”[/color][/i]

Jean’s words floated into his mind as if she were right there next to him. How remarkable! She fought through the dampening Charles was placing on her telepathic powers.

On the other side of town, a green ox carried several people toward one of the shelters. Terra used her powers to begin forming walls to protect the people as they made their toward the shelters and to reinforced the shelters in some places. Jubilee ushered people towards the shelters, using her powers to fire lights up into the sky to help guide them through the heavy sheets of rain.

[i][color=ec008c]”Garfield! How is it going on your end with getting the people into the shelters? We’re just about done here.”[/color][/i]

The voice caught him off guard for a moment, but he recovered and kept from dropping the people riding on his back.

[i][color=1a7b30]”Uh… Jean? Yeah, yeah… We’re just about done here. Maybe one or two more groups left to get into the shelters. Where’s Max?”[/color][/i]

[i][color=ec008c]”Magneto, Garfield, Terra, and Jubilee are finishing up on their end now. What’s our next move?”[/color][/i]

Again, Jean’s voice floated back into his mind as he floated at the edge of the coast watching the hurricane churn and swirl toward his position. How were they to find who was creating this storm, and if they did how were they suppose to stop them?