Chapter 97 - The Arrival part 1 (1/2)

Hawkeye looked from his perch at the scene below, slowing his breath as he aimed an arrow at Magneto. He knew they were made of metal and he had just seen what had happened to Natasha's guns. Honestly it freaked him out more than he would like to admit. But he had faced a god before, a freaking god.

He was just waiting for the opportune time, a moment when his concentration would slip and he could nail him. *Puff* From the side Nightcrawler appeared next to him looking at where he was aiming. Clint didn't move, after saving him before, he was sure that they were on the same side, probably.

”I don't think those arrows are going to work mein friend.” Clint still kept his back tensed. ”It will if you give me a moment to focus.” Nightcrawler just rolled his eyes. Just as Barton was about to let loose his arrow, Magneto sent a glance his way. He could feel the gaze on him, and he could also feel the metal in the arrow.

The look that passed between them was all Clint needed to know that his shot would fail. *Sigh* He lowered his arrow as his eyes spied on the rest of the Avengers. Cap was in the most danger, starting to help out the yellow clad short mountain of muscle that was wailing into the beastly looking one.

The two had surprisingly good team work as another group of people joined the fight. They were on the top of another building getting ready to join in. At the lead was a woman with pure white hair and black skin.

Though their outfits looked a bit weird to Hawkeye, he was glad for the assistance. Night crawler was still next to him as he pointed down to Tony, who was still not moving in the street. ”Hey, blue man, could you grab my friend and pull him up here?”

Nightcrawler looked at where he was pointing for a second before nodding. ”Sure, and by the way, the names Nightcrawler.” With that he was gone. *Puff* Clint spoke to himself as he disappeared into the blue smoke. ”Nightcrawler? That's not a frightening name at all, totally trustworthy.” *Puff* It was only a few seconds later when he returned, Iron man landing on the roof with a dull thud. ”What the hell?” ”Will the suit still work Stark?” Disorientated for a few seconds Tony's head snapped to Clint as he regained his bearings.

He looked at Nightcrawler for a second before he replied, reaching up to tap on a holographic screen. ”It's pretty damaged after chrome dome down there did whatever he did. I can get back in right now but I'm trying to create a way to take him down.”

Nightcrawler, who had been listening in, decided to butt into their conversation. ”His names Magneto and he's the leader of the Brotherhood, all those mutants down there. To sum him up, he basically believes that Mutants are superior to humans and should rule the world.” Both avengers stopped for a second as they turned to look at Kurt, a bit dumbfounded at the name.

”Magneto really? Because he can control Magnetism?” Clint scoffed. ”How original. But…” His face turned serious as he looked back at him. ”He's an insanely powerful supremacist who hates humans. That's not good. The Brotherhood is basically his cult.” The two looked at each other for a few seconds before looking back at the fight. Tony got back to work on whatever he was doing while Clint pointed at the X-men who had already engaged.

”Your friends going to be alright blue man?” There was a small smirk on Clint's face as he said the name, purposely not using Nightcrawler. Kurt looked at the small smile and sent one back of his own. ”Yeah they'll be fine. We've clashed with the Brotherhood many times. There probably here to recruit Laura to their cause.”