As he fell into her arms he said "I'm just stubborn, I suppose." He relaxed into her hold and noticed Laura picking up the mask fragments.
When she touched the pieces the mask whispered "Take care of him. If he dies that's a big problem to me. He talked me into yielded, but his special techniques were what I demanded in return for my promise to leave you alone. So take care of him, all his powers will be mine... eventually."
Jacques asked Laura "What did I miss? Looks like you did a number on them." He honestly thought Laura thrashed everyone like Bruce Lee or something crazy epic like that.
It was somewhat windy and leaves were blowing from the trees. Jacques saw distant lightning flashes and could hear the rumbles of thunder and he just relaxed into her arms and said "It's a beautiful night. Nights like this are what I missed most about home. It looks like its going to blow over. But either way its a good thing I'm stubborn about not being basically naked. It's slightly chilly. I'm sure Creed is freezing in his terribly tacky polyester and fur." Jacques drew a picture that when they had stopped of Sabertooth with a mullet and Elton John glasses. He handed it to her and chuckled. He'd drawn a handlebar mustache and said "This is why I'm thankful I missed the 1980s."