Another one for AngelofDeathofWrestling, who requested Erik not knowing what Apocalypse planned to do to Charles in X-men Apocalypse, and instead of Nightcrawler saving him, it's Erik. Obviously spoilers ahead for those who haven't seen X-Men Apocalypse.

Erik doesn't know what Apocalypse plans to do with Charles, now that he has sent out the telepathic message that was almost what Apocalypse had wanted. Erik almost expects Apocalypse to kill Charles for his disobedience, but he doesn't. Which is good. Erik wouldn't want to see Charles killed. He wants to see Charles become a part of the new world they are creating. Apocalypse takes Charles somewhere else while Erik and the others begin to work, presumably to keep him out of the way until it's all over. Charles seems to be important to Apocalypse, and Erik doubts he will harm Charles.

It isn't until Raven shows up that he begins to suspect something else.

"I know you think you've lost everything," She says, "But you haven't. You have me, you have Charles… You have more family than you know. You never had the chance to save your family before, but you do now. That's what I've come here to tell you."

"And you," Erik asks the silver haired boy, Peter, if he remembers correctly.

"I'm your," He begins, but then he corrects himself, "I'm here for my family too."

"I'm gonna go fight for what I have left," Raven says, with an air of finality, "Are you?"

Something in her inflictions gives Erik pause. Something in the way she speaks makes him think that Charles is in danger. But before he can ask what's going on, she's gone. To fight for what she has left. And what will Erik do? He drops what he's doing and goes to find Charles.

He finds Charles strapped to a table, and it doesn't take long to figure out what's going on. It's what has made Apocalypse so powerful. But this is Charles, and Erik won't allow it. One of Charles' X-Men is trying to fight his way towards Charles, but by the way Charles' eyes are going black, Erik doesn't think he will make it to Charles in time.

So Erik steps in. He snaps the bindings with ease and tries to lift Charles off the slab. It's not easy, the energy around Charles doesn't want to let go. But Erik is stronger, and he manages to get Charles of the slab and break the connection. Charles doesn't wake up though, he's a dead weight in Erik's arms. But, Erik can still see his chest rising and falling. He must be alive then.

Finally, the blue teleporter arrives in a cloud of sulfur. He would have been too late. He looks at Erik with distrust and Erik thinks he might have to fight one of Charles' students, regardless of what Charles might say. But then Apocalypse gasps back to reality and the teleporter just grabs ahold of them and takes them back to the plane.

Once they've landed, Erik lays Charles out on the floor of the plane, gently. He rests Charles' head in his lap. The teleporter is still looking ready to fight.

"I won't hurt him," Erik says. The teleporter looks wary.

"Just go get the others," Moira says. She's glaring at Erik too, but she, at least, seems to believe that Erik won't hurt Charles.

"I'll be right back," The teleporter says. Then he's gone.

Moira is watching Erik like a hawk, and each new person the teleporter brings into the plane does the same. But Erik pays them no mind. He's focused on Charles, who has yet to wake up.

"I'm sorry," Erik says. He's not sure Charles can hear him. He reaches up and removes his helmet, slowly and with a wary glance at the redhead he's fairly sure is also telepathic. He hopes this way, Charles will be sure to hear him, even if he can't hear Erik's voice.

"I didn't know that was his plan," Erik says.

Charles still doesn't wake. He's lost all his hair, and Erik rubs his hand gently over the top of Charles' head. Charles is bleeding too, and when Raven hands him a cloth, Erik begins to dab gently at the wound.

"I'm sorry," Erik says again. He presses a gentle kiss to Charles' forehead, before resting his own forehead against Charles'.

[I'm sorry.] He projects. He's taken off his gloves so that he can rest his fingers against Charles' neck and feel the pulse there, just to keep track of it. It's a little slow, a bit weak, but it's there. And it's reassuring.

[Please wake up.] He projects. The others are staring at them, save Raven; who is just smiling knowingly. She's always known how much Erik cared for Charles. Erik just keeps ignoring all of them, in favor of waiting for Charles to wake up. He's lost everything else. He can't lose Charles too.