A/N: This is a sequel to 'The Fight for Survival'. I suggest you read that first. Otherwise, you won't understand much. I did not take the time to explain each of my characters and their mutations. So go read the other one then come back. Thanks and remember to review.

Disclaimer: I don't own the X-men or the idea of mutations. I do own the characters I have created, however. Most of their powers are original. I thought of them myself. Some of them I thought of, but I think X-men stole my ideas. (Just kidding).

The following poem does not belong to me either. It belongs to one of my best friends, dreaminoflorien. She aloud me to use it here because it works so well with my story.

'Shadows in the mist

taking my clear vision

Puddles of nonsense

Raining in my soul

No focus

thoughts like lightning

flashing bright

then dimming to the night

Mind wandering

trying to find my way

through this clouded world

Handprints on the glass

Remaining

like scars upon my frozen heart

Objects slurred by fog

like my conscience by thoughts

Freezing rain

hitting my face

bringing me from this daze

Looking inside

going to get warm

but as I leave

my thoughts behind

a fleeting image in my mind

me and my silent storm'

Chapter 1

Attacked

Katy stirred in bed. She opened her eyes and looked around the room. Her two friends were asleep in the beds next to her. Everything was quiet, but she knew she heard something. She pushed the thought out of her mind. Perhaps one of the other students could not sleep and had gotten out of bed.

She tried to go back to sleep, but something told her that something was wrong. Something did not feel right. She looked around the room. Suddenly Audrey sat straight up in bed.

"Did you hear that?" Audrey asked.

"No, what?" Katy whispered as she was already retrieving her visor from her nightstand.

"It sounded like footsteps." Audrey said.

"It's probably just Kyle getting up to go to the bathroom," Katy said though not really believing herself.

Audrey shook her head. "No, I can hear lots of footsteps. Something's wrong."

Katy bit her lip. "You go tell Professor James. I'll go see if Megan and Alicia are okay." Katy looked at Joanne who was now awake and listening. "You go find the boys." Katy said.

Everyone nodded. Katy opened the door first. She did not see anyone. She looked down the hallway and silently ran across the hall and slipped into a bedroom. Two girls lay asleep. That was good. She turned to leave.

Suddenly she heard a scream come from the one of the boy's room. It sounded like Aaron. Katy peaked out of the door. She saw three men at the end of the hallway. They were dressed in black and held guns. Suddenly she heard gunfire from the boy's room.

She quickly closed the door and grabbed the two young girls who were now wide-awake.

"What's going on?" Megan asked, fear obvious in her voice.

Katy hushed her. She knew she needed to get the children to safety. She looked out the window. Two men were outside also dressed in black. They would have to escape through the back door. Katy took a deep breath. Fear started filling her, but she quickly pushed it away. She did not have time to panic.

She quickly picked up Alicia and held Megan by her side.

"We need to get out of here," she whispered.

Alicia had tears in her eyes. Megan nodded. "I can blend into the wall. Let me see what's going on and if I can help anyone."

Katy shook her head. "We need to get out."

They heard more gunfire. There was some shouting and it sounded like some of the boy mutants were battling with the men.

Megan quickly opened the door and using her mutation, camouflaged herself like the wall.

"Megan," Katy whispered worriedly.

The girl did not respond. Katy looked down the hall and saw Matt wrestling with one guy. Kyle was unconscious on the floor and one of the men picked him up. Rich was in his metallic form and quickly rushed to defend Kyle. He hit the man as hard as he could sending him flying back towards a wall. He quickly caught the hurt boy before he fell. Another man fired a weapon, but it bounced off as it Rich's body.

Katy turned and ran toward the exit. Jake, Matt and Rich were right behind her. She heard more gunfire behind her. She exited the back door. No one was out there. She quickly ran into the woods and put Alicia down. Audrey silently landed on the ground next to them.

"Are you okay?" Rich asked as he put Kyle down.

Katy nodded.

"I'm going back in there." Rich said as he turned to leave.
"I'm coming with you." Katy said.

"Stay and protect the children." Rich ordered.

"Matt and Audrey will protect them. We need to help the others get out." Katy said quickly.

Rich nodded. The two quickly ran back toward the house. Suddenly they noticed flames beginning to erupt in the house. Joanne was desperately trying to put them out, but she was no match for the expanding flames.

Katy and Rich ran in the house. Inside it was chaos. Men with guns were scattered around setting fire to the mutant school. Their purpose was unclear. Professor James was using electricity to fight them. Aaron was on the floor next to him, cradling Megan in his arms. Katy gasped as she them. Megan's shirt was covered in blood.

"Find Sean and Josh." Professor James shouted.

Rich nodded and headed into one of the bedrooms.

Katy knelt down by Megan side. She was still alive. She had been shot and blood stained her clothes. Jake came up beside her.

"We need to get out." He said as he picked up Megan. "Help the Professor. I'll get them out of here." He said as he quickly sped off.

Katy nodded and fired at one of the men. His gun began to melt as her firepower hit it.

The house soon began to cave in from the flames. "We need to get out of here, Professor."

The professor nodded as the men began to retreat. They fled from the house. The professor turned and headed back with Katy.

Katy started heading out of the house when she saw Rich and Sean. Sean was trapped in a room filled with fire. He lay unconscious on the floor. The roof was about to collapse.

"It's too hot. I can't get through." Rich said desperately. He was not in his metallic form any more and Katy guessed he was too weak to keep it up any longer.

Katy nodded. She quickly ran through the flames. She felt the heat of the fire, but it did not burn her. She knelt by Sean. He was groggy like he had been hit over the head.

"Hang on, Sean. We'll get you out of this." Katy said.

She looked at the Professor and Rich through the flames.

"You need to go through and get him out." The professor said

Rich nodded and recoated himself with metal. He cringed as he passed through the flames. He quickly picked Sean up and coated him with the same metal. Rich struggled to make it through the flames and was almost burned by the heat. Katy followed behind as they began to run out of the house.

"Get down," the professor suddenly yelled as he pushed Katy out of the way.

At that moment a ceiling beam crashed down right where Katy had been. The Professor lay underneath it.