The group all met up at the airbase in their yellow suits. Isabella still detested the yellow suit, but she couldn't complain if it meant that her skin wouldn't rip to shreds from the G-force. The group stood in a line as they waited for Hank.

"Where is Hank?" Raven eventually asked.

Isabella sighed as she tapped her foot. Waiting around made her ten times more nervous for the fight that was to come.

"I'm here," Hank voiced out.

The group turned their heads and watched as Hank's outline approached them. When he got into view, Hank was completely blue and furry, the same blue as Raven.

"Hank?" Charles asked.

"It didn't attack the cells, it enhanced them. It didn't work," Hank looked down.

"I think you look cool," Bella smiled at him. She wasn't going to make him feel bad about it not working.

"Yes, it did, Hank. Don't you see? This is who you were meant to be," Raven spoke as Hank walked up to her. "This is you." Raven caressed his cheek. "No more hiding."

"You've never looked better," Erik smacked his arm with a smile. Hank abruptly grabbed onto Erik's neck and began choking him with a growl.

"Hank!" Charles warned.

"Don't mock me!" Hank warned Erik before releasing his neck.

Erik landed on his knees with a cough and then looked up at Hank. "I wasn't."

"Even I got to admit you look pretty badass," Alex crossed his arms against his chest. "I think I got a new name for you. Beast." Great minds.

Sean looked up at the jet. "Are you sure you can fly this thing?" He asked Hank.

"Of course, I can. I designed it," Hank gave him a smug smile before making his way toward the jet.

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Everyone was dead silent in the jet. All of them thought of ways the mission could turn out.

"It looks pretty messy down there," Hank mumbled as he flew the jet around the Embargo Line.
Charles briefly glanced at his sisters before raising his fingers to his temple. He invaded one of the minds of the men on one of the Russian ships and saw that the red guy from a few weeks ago - Azazel - had killed everyone onboard.

"The crew of the Aral Sea are all dead. Shaw's been there," Charles announced to the group.

"He's still here, somewhere," Erik insisted.

"He set the ship on course of the Embargo Line," Charles said.

"If that ship crosses the line, our boys are going to blow it up and the war begins," Moira spoke.

"Unless they're not our boys."

Charles shut his eyes again in concentration as he possessed another man on the ship controlling him to destroy the Russian ship that was about to cross the line. The rocket shot up and nearly hit their jet if it wasn't for Hank dodging it just in time. The jet went completely upside down, and Alex's hand immediately pressed against Belle's stomach to stop her from falling out of the seat. The missile crashed into the Russian warship that had been commanded by Shaw's men.

"A little warning next time, Professor," Hank said as he glanced over his shoulder at them.

"Sorry about that," he quickly apologized.

"You ok?" Alex muttered to Bella.

"Never been better," Isabella sarcastically said.

"That was inspired, Charles," Moira commented.

"Thank you very much, but I still can't locate Shaw," Charles tried to go through his mind again.

"What if he's wearing that helmet that blocks telepaths?" Isabella asked.

"Then that's going to cause us a big problem," Charles said.

"He's down there. We need to find him now," Erik pushed.

"Hank?" Charles asked.

"Is there anything unusual on the radar or scanners?" Hank asked Moira.

"No," Moira spoke, looking down at the panels. "Nothing."

"He must be underwater," Belle spoke up.

"We don't have sonar," Hank announced.

"Yes, we do," Sean spoke up immediately. Isabella looked at him and smiled.

"Yes, we do," Charles agreed. Charles, Erik, Sean, and Belle were quick to rip off their headsets and unbuckle their seat belts. Bella thought she might be a good help to Sean if something went wrong. They all gripped the railings as they made their way toward the back of the jet.

"Hank, level the bloody plane!" Charles yelled out.

"Whoa!" Sean held his hand out to Erik and made him halt in his steps. "You back right off!" A chuckle escaped Belle's lips as Erik held his hands up in surrender.

"Beast, open the bomb bay doors!"

The doors below opened up and they could see the ocean racing past them.

"Remember! This is a muscle," Charles pointed to Sean's neck.

"You control it! I'll be in here the entire time!" Charles pointed towards his head.

"And I'm here to catch you!" Bella called out.

"We'll see you soon! On my mark! Three! Two! One! Go!"

Sean whooped as he jumped out of the plane before spreading his arms out like a bird and using his supersonic scream against the surface of the water to fly himself upwards. Sean glided against the water for a short while, before diving into the ocean and out of sight.

Sean abruptly let out a sonic scream in the water and it immediately found the ship. The coordinates were sent straight to Charles.

"Banshee has a location on the submarine," He told them.

"Nice job Professor X" Belle smirked at her brother, patting his back.

Charles turned towards Erik. "You ready for this?"

"Let's find out," Erik said as Hank circled the plane back around and they began to hover just above the water. Erik carefully climbed down the jet's wheel. He grabbed onto the metal with one arm and held his hand out above the water with the other. Erik struggled to get the enormous submarine up, and without much thought, Isabella lurched down the wheel of the jet and held onto the metal despite Charles's grip and Alex's yells. Erik encased Isabella's shoulder so she was stable on the wheel. She held her hand in the direction of the submarine, enveloping it in her forcefield, attempting to lift it up. She closed her eyes, her whole body fluttering in and out of visibility, pushing the limits and boundaries of her powers.

When Isabella opened her eyes again, the submarine was breaking through the water's surface. She let out a small chuckle as the whole submarine emerged with gold and purple shimmering around it. Erik and Isabella then directed it towards the beach so that they could safely land it.

One of Shaw's mutants, Riptide, opened up the hatch and stood on the roof of the submarine. His eyes were filled with anger as he held his arms out and spun around. A tornado formed in thin air from where he spun and made its way toward the jet.

"Bella! Erik! Take my hand!" Charles called out to the pair. Isabella let go of her forcefield, falling in and out of consciousness. Erik grabbed her before she could fall.

"Erik! Grab my hand!" Erik pushed Isabella up to her brother, letting her go first. Alex grabbed her from behind Charles, holding her safely in his arms.

When Charles had a good enough grip on Erik's hand he pulled him into the jet. It then began to spin around and Isabella fell closer into Alex's arms, falling fully unconscious.

authors note
one chapter left of first class :')
also Isabella thought 'great minds' because a few chapters earlier belle called hanks feet beastly
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