Return To Wakanda

(Um, we are already at 14th place. I thought there was a larger divide between the ranks. Is there any way that we can negotiate on a new condition for the 10-chapter mass release?)

-- Back in New York --

J'Zaki was planning out his next steps when he saw some familiar figures approaching. They were still several blocks away which meant he had more than enough time to set up an ambush.

'I was right. Xavier definitely knew where we were.'

J'Zaki looked over at Ororo and saw that her mind looked the same. There was no extra psionic energy there or trace that Xavier had gotten to her. He also used his vision to check on himself and saw that he hadn't been affected either.

Seeing that they were both fine, he set an alarm and placed his phone next to Ororo. If it took him more than 2 minutes to come back, the phone would walk her up and let her know what was going on.

J'Zaki jumped out of the window to set up an ambush in the alley they had to cross to get to the motel. He waited on the fire escape a few floors up until the group walked through the room. As he saw them approaching, J'Zaki pounced and got ready to make his move when he saw something strange.

The same energy he saw in his own mind and what was in Ororo's mind earlier was in 4 of the 6 individuals' heads.

'Besides the metal skeleton and the one that resembles an ape, the other 4 are all being controlled or at the very least influenced. Which means I can't kill them for coming after me.'

Since he couldn't kill them without feeling guilty, J'Zaki did the next best thing. He simply kicked their asses. He activated Ingcuka's blessing and began his assault. The fight didn't last very long.

Because of the ambush, he was able to knock out their youngest member that made ice and the only woman in the group that had red hair. The others were not much harder. The boy in the visor and the one with angel wings were the next to fall. The ape-like one held out the longest of the younger fighters but he was still no match for J'Zaki's in CQC.

Logan watched as J'Zaki methodically took down each of the other X-Men with ease. When the prince was finally done, he actually started clapping, ignoring the rain that started falling down.

"Not bad, kid. I can see why the Professor wants you to join the team," the man got off the wall before he extended the claws from both of his hands. "Best you come quietly now. I'm not as fresh as those kids you just took down."

J'Zaki smirked at the man which drew his attention.

"What's so funny?"

"Hehe. Cause for once, she is on time."

Logan didn't get it. Until several bolts of lightning struck him from above. The ground beneath Wolverine was turned into molten rock that he ended up getting melted into. Ororo lowered herself from the air and glared at J'Zaki.

"It takes a bit for me to get ready. The dresses I have to wear take extra effort to put on properly."

J'Zaki rolled his eyes. She always used this excuse.

"Then just start getting ready earlier."

"Whatever. Let's go pack up and find another place to go. Our flight leaves later today so we just have to last until then." Even though she was sure that J'Zaki had knocked the rest of them unconscious, it was always better to be careful.

The pair were ignoring the man that they had just killed. Or at least who they thought they had killed.

"And that's why he wants her." When the disembodied head began speaking, it was quite the jumpscare for them both. "Even if you two do this, you won't be safe. Magneto knows about you and is planning to come after you. It will be safer with us."

But Ororo and J'Zaki were unwilling to listen to the henchman of the man that tried to control their minds and was hunting them. So they ignored his words and returned to the motel before grabbing their stuff and leaving.

Over the next 36 hours, Ororo and J'Zaki moved from place to place to keep Xavier off their tail. It wasn't until they had finally gotten on the plane they had originally gotten tickets for and were halfway to Africa did they finally let out a breath of relief.

"Ki, why didn't you just let me kill that guy?"

"The aftermath. We don't know whether he has set the information about Wakanda to be released on his death, what his team will do, or what those other forces he is opposing will do if he isn't there to keep them in check."

Ororo looked enlightened.

"So we are just using him then while also playing safe. That makes sense. When we get back, we need to have Shuri help us build our defenses. One that protects from psionic energy and another that will keep our mutant gene hidden. No telling which he used to find us and if there are others that can do the same."

The pair didn't realize how similar they were while they were discussing countermeasures. Most others would be afraid of people like Xavier who could get into someone's mind like that but these two were already thinking about ways to deal with it. They were true royalty.

The plane landed in Kenya where they had taken off from the week before. From there, they found their jet and returned to Wakanda. But upon their arrival, they were surprised when they were called before T'Chaka and were reprimanded.

"I told you both to learn under the War Dogs in New York and expand our information network! Why have you returned in barely a week?!?! Do my words mean so little to you now that you are the so-called king of the mountain? Do not let the title that those savages have given you inflate your ego!"

J'Zaki was about to speak out when he felt a small hand grab his arm. He turned to Ororo and saw her shaking her head.

'Xavier,' she mouthed silently

Even though he knew it was the truth, he hated that he had to deal with his father's wrath because of it. But all he could do was bow his head before his father.

"I understand, Father. I am sorry for disappointing you."

Even though he said this, J'Zaki was already planning on whether he would leave Xavier with enough of a body to be buried in an unmarked grave or if he would burn his ashes to ashes.