Cyclops Vs Thor
Okay... yeah, Cyclops is outclassed here in all ways power... but I think there's something Cyclops has over Thor, and it's served him well in the past against greater opponants... his mind. He's a strategic genious, and since his posession by Apocalypse, he's more willing to use it in harsher ways. He knows Thor well and knows that he can't win a physical one on one confrontation, so he'd start thinking outside the box, in ways to get around a physical fight, at least at first. He'd know that he's going to the Shield Helecarrior, and he's been there before, so he'd plan as much as he can while there. He won't know any passwords for the Helecarrior, but he has a whole slew of technology that he can play with at the mansion. Shi'ar tech that's more safisticated than the Helecarrior I believe. I can picture him taking a pragram from it with him (cd, a piece of equipment, etc.) that he can use in the helecarrior to override things and get the codes (if he doesn't just go to the pilots and get the codes from them under threat. Not very Cyclopsy, but he's done such things before.
I can see Cyclops finding ways to use the Helecarrior against Thor by setting off security systems and what not. Perhaps in the prison cells (which Cyclops has once been a prisoner himself) he can perhaps try and trap Thor in a cell. This won't hold Thor, but none the less, Cyclops is playing head games. None of this is really that important... again, just mind games. Cyclops' big power play is coming. Oh, and by the way... Phaed did say that the people start on opposite ends of the ship... so this does give Cyke time to get his mind games started and played out.
I don't know what the Helecarrior offers or Cyke to use... and not having Cyke's mind, I don't know exactly what he can come up with, but we've seen in the past how his mind works and I believe he can. However, when push comes to shove I think Cyke knows that he'll need something to wear Thor down before a physical confrontation. My thinking then is that he will find his way to the pilot.while Thor is somewhere toward the middle levels of the Helecarrior. He will see that they are over farm land and no one's around, and he will take the pilot and blast out the front of the helecarrior and blast the controls, and leap. He's done it before where he uses his blast to blast the ground, slowing his decent until he lands fairly decently, and safely. While he is going straight down, the Helecarrior is falling at an angle, as Momentum does that, and then... BOOM it crashes and collides and explodes and so on and so on. Hey... Cyke's never been a big fan of the Helecarrior, or Shield, to begin with.
Now no, I don't think this would take out Thor... though I do feel that it would harm him quite a bit and tire him some. Think about it. In just seconds there's the force of the impact, the explosions and pressure, the fires and flighting and crushing scrapnal, there's the full weight of the helecarrior instantly pressing and crushing against you, potentially stabbing if it can get through Thor's skin. There's also all the electricity and such that could very easily electrocute Thor as it crushes him, etc. etc. etc. Crashes and explosions aren't just fire... it's a devistating thing.
After the Shield guys try to take down Cyke and loses fairly quickly, he will go toward the Helecarrior and somewhere in here I'm sure Thor will bust out and confront him. Now I would imagine that Thor would be warn down (he's a God... but physically he can be warn down, as has been shown time and time again in the past). Now comes the physical confrontation with a 100% Cyclops and a warn down Thor (couldn't tell ya how warn down). Now in a perfect one on one fight, Cyclops would probably fall... but Cyclops has had preptime to plan his attack, and the first stage is done, wearing Thor down some. Now he knows how to attack. Everyone and their brother knows Thor's primary weapon is his Hammer. Everyone also knows it's harder than heck to get him to drop it. Thor can absorb energy I believe through it, so a frontal blast won't do much... but Cyclops will plan this out and he's quite talented at ricocheted shots. Heck, in the Eve of Destruction arc he took out a whole army of Genoshan Warriors with one ricochetting shot in a matter of seconds. I can see him using the reckage behind Thor to ricochette a shot, and then firing another to distract Thor. Thor will think Cyclops missed the first one while dodging the second. Cyclops' shots have the power to shatter mountains. I'm imagining him firing off a little thin blast (he's done it before) that builds intensity and has such power built in that blast that as it ricochets, it turns back and cuts right through Thor's hand, cutting a hole right into it (hand, wrist, wherever). I would imagine this would make his hand reflex and the Hammer fall, and as soon as it does, BAM! Cyclops unleases a full force blast that slams right into Thor's head/chest, knocking him back into the rubble. Thor is a god, and he can take a lot, but as Cyclops keeps pooring these attacks on him, he'll eventually wear. His eye blasts are extremely powerful, and yes, they are powerful enough for Thor to feel them... especially a weakened Thor. Without his Hammer, Thor can't fly or generate or redirect energy, so he's more limited, and Cyclops will continue this onslaught. I don't know exactly what blow would take Thor down... perhaps a full impact blast up close... perhaps a line blast building intensity to Thor's temple... I don't know... but I believe Cyclops can find the method and pull it off.
Personally, I know that Thor will put up a bit more of a fight than I've portrayed, and I'd assume you'd know that as well, but I'm mostly just covering Cyclops' plan and how it would be played out. I don't mean to belittle Thor at all. Remember that Scott's a master strategist and that what Thor counters he can find a way around it. Scott Summers post-Apocalypse knowing all about his foe, his location, and having 24 hours to plan his attack... is a dangerous thing. Even if I haven't captured it well enough here... I firmly believe that the underdog could pull off a win. The underdog's been pulling off wins for years ... no reason to stop now.
And something else to think about: Thor is a powerhouse, but Cyclops is no slouch when it comes to defense. Thor has lightening and other elemental powers... Cyclops has strained many years against Storm and knows how to prepare for it. Thor has might... but Cyclops has trained against Colossus and others for years and knows how to counter it. Thor has flight... Cyclops has trained against Storm, Rogue, Jean, and many others and knows how to counter it. Thor has energy absorbtion.... but Cyclops has trained against Bishop for many years and knows how to counter it. Cyclops may not have fully fought Thor, but he's built up years of experience building to it... and you give him time to plan out his attack. Yeah, Cyke can totally pull this off.
Winner - Cyclops
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