Dusk fell—Bill prepped, Upgrade merging with turrets, boosting firepower—Steve-crafted arrows now explosive. Clara armed Lena's group—vibroblade for Rok, torches for the winged teen, Buzz. Lily trained with the sparking girl, Ellie—fire and electricity syncing. The haven hummed, family and mutants united—comics' X-Men ethos alive.A roar shattered the calm—Trask's forces descended: antidote drones, Prime Sentinels, armored mutants with injector fists, and a massive tank, cannons glowing. The enforcer's voice boomed: "Surrender the fugitives—or burn."Bill faced them, Upgrade flowing—moat pumps enhanced, Lily's fire surging into a blazing wall. "This is our home," he roared, digital voice fierce. "You don't get in."Drones fired—Bill merged with a turret, blasting them—Lena's night vision guided shots, Buzz's wings harrying stragglers. Sentinels charged—Four Arms surged, four fists smashing one—Rok piled in, stone fists cracking metal. Upgrade flowed back, merging with the wreckage—turning it into a launcher, blasting another.The tank fired antidote rounds—Bill swapped to Steve, crafting a dirt shield—Upgrade enhanced it, reflecting the blast. Armored mutants rushed—Clara's vibroblade slashed, Bill upgrading it mid-fight—edge seared flesh. Lily and Ellie struck—fire and sparks frying a Sentinel—Bill merged with it, boosting its collapse.The quilled mutant—Spike—launched spines, pinning drones—Bill upgraded them into explosives, raining chaos. The enforcer's tank rolled—Bill's dread flared, SCP-096 howling—but Upgrade countered, merging with a cannon—firing at its kin—Four Arms ripped its treads, SCP-173 snapped its barrel unseen.Sentinels adapted—antidote mist thickened—Bill flowed to a drone, neutralizing it—comics' Weapon X fueling him—then spread, disabling the cure. Lena's glow blinded a mutant—Rok crushed it—Buzz and Spike harried the tank—Clara and Lily held the line, fire and blade relentless.The enforcer laughed, deploying a final wave—Prime Sentinels with injector claws—Bill's comics fear hit—mutant genocide—but family and mutants rallied. He merged with the moat—fire and tech exploding outward—Four Arms hurled a Sentinel, Upgrade turned it into a bomb—SCP-096 tore the enforcer's platform mid-blink.The enemy broke—tank smoking, Sentinels ash—Bill reverted, panting—Upgrade's renewal held, SCP's rage a whisper. Clara and Lily hugged him—Lena's group stared, awed. "You saved us," Lena said."You fought too," Bill replied, winded—comics' unity shining. "You're welcome here."The system chimed:
"Host emotional state: Exhausted but resolute. Templates utilized: Upgrade, Four Arms, Steve, SCP-173, SCP-096. Haven damage: Moderate. Objective: Integrate mutants, fortify sanctuary."The haven stood—walls scarred, moat dim—but stronger with new blood. Bill sank, Clara and Lily beside him—family and mutants now one, Trask's cure defied.