A Pyrrhic Encore

"Wonderful!" Ashtra babbled with a hearty roar. 

Nathan, out of all of them in there, pumped his fist with a triumphant shout, "Yes!" with his round of applause that was loud enough to rumble in the area.

After which, the crowd had a wave of applause amidst all the jumping and screaming from the victory. They threw their weapons up high and whistled as they continued the cheer for the ladies.

Veronica helped Mystique stand from crouching herself, fingertips propping on the frozen ground. 

Meanwhile, Marianne went to hug them all, then waved as wide as she could towards Sylvester. He clapped as loud as he could, of how proud he was to be her brother.

But then, to the side, although Athan pressed his lips, he grinned from ear to ear, nodding as though it was within his expectations.