Title: "For the Sake of the Children"
Author: Pirate Turner
Rating: R
Spoilers: Sean's and Emma's pasts
Summary: Can the White Queen and Banshee rescue their students from the clutches of Selene and the Vanisher?
Disclaimer: Emma "White Queen" Frost; Sean "Banshee" Cassidy; the Vanisher; Selene; the X-Men; Generation X; and all other characters are © & TM Marvel Comics and are used without permission. Everything else is © & TM Pirate Turner.

Chapter One: Kidnapped!

The limousine pulled up and stopped in front of Xavier's School for Gifted Children. The bottom of two white boots peeked out from underneath the door as Emma Grace Frost, the headmistress of the private school, stepped out. "Park her in the garage before coming inside," she instructed her driver before motioning for her other servant to shut the door securely behind her.

Emma strode into the open door of the school. She didn't think anything of it as she figured one of her students had left it open. "Carelessness," she commented under her breath as she turned around to shut it.

There was swift movement from behind Emma. Her right blue eye saw the shadowy figure just as a scream began. The scream was so loud that it caused the windows to shatter and shake as if they were fixing to break. Emma's gloved hand instantly balled up into a fist. As she twirled around, the figure dropped down on her. A quick shot of her telepathy caused the figure to fall on top of her.

Surprise filled Emma's blue eyes when she saw who the figure was. "Sean! Why in the world did you attack me!"

"Ack! Em, it's ye!" was Sean Cassidy's response as he lifted himself back up onto his own two feet.

"Of course it's me! Who else would it be?"

Sean offered her his hand which Emma accepted. Sean lifted her up and took both of her hands in his.

Emma was thrilled. Am I finally going to get the loving attention I have waited so long for Sean to give me? She smiled at him as her face met his, but the smile quickly washed away when she saw how serious he was. Oh no! Something must be wrong!

"Em, the children have been kidnapped."

"WHAT! Sean are you sure?"

"Aye, lass. I saw it with my own eyes."

"And you didn't try to stop the kidnappers?"

"O' course I tried tae stop her, but I did nae see the other one until it was too late."

"Who did it, Sean? Who dared to kidnap our students?"

"Selene. And the Vanisher."

"Oh, Sean!" Emma sniffed as tears filled her eyes. "We HAVE to find them! I won't allow what happened to my Hellions to happen to them, too!"

"And neither will I." Sean took Emma in his arms and let her cry on his shoulder. "We'll find 'em, lass," he tried to reassure her. We'll find them, he thought again to himself in an attempt to assure himself that his words were the truth.

To Be Continued . . .