When the smoke cleared, Erik stood over Charles, who lay broken on the sand. Raven stood between them, her blue skin finally uncovered, refusing to hide.
Alex's plasma blasts ignited the sky. Hank, transformed by a failed serum into a blue-furred beast, tore through bulkheads. Raven, shifting from a soldier to a general to a nurse to a ghost, sowed confusion in the enemy ranks. And in the center, Charles and Erik fought Shaw. X-men- First Class
"You wanted a world where they accept us," Erik said, his voice hollow. "Look at what they did to you, Charles. Out of fear. Out of hatred." When the smoke cleared, Erik stood over Charles,