The dinning hall was still fuming with angered voices, a unsuccessful bid to calm those who's in a state of mind as they are waiting for answers. Scott, Nightcrawler, Storm and Jean managed to sneak away from the sea of flaming mutants, and into the nearby hallway. Jubilee, being Jubilee, she went and joined them.
IN THE HALLWAY
" seriously Scott, do you really expect us to believe that Apocalypse is back" said Jean. Her anger still hasn't defused. Storm was also in the mist as Jean, the way her eyes started to turn icy white.
" It's true" said Scott, as he nudged Nightcrawler on the shoulders. " Dude help me here"
" stop doing that then..." said Nightcrawler with a mockery tone. In turn, they began to push each other, trying to knock the other person over. The girls joined in to break them apart but with no success. Jubilee who was hiding behind a corner immediately came and helped them. This only made situation worst. A punch, then a kick then a scream before somehow as quick as the flash, yet in a moment of slow action, they've broke apart.
IN THE DINNING HALL
The noise increased and what seemed to be an insult made to one other mutant made Raven want to scream. Students argued for so long that some of them nearly lost their voices but those who were stronger kept on going. It's only when a tremendous growl penetrated the rest of the younger mutants. Dead silence once more.
" thanks Hank" said Raven. " Now listen, I want you all to go back to your rooms, NOW!" Raven's voice echoed the room.
" and why should we do that?" Said one mutant with dirty blonde hair. Raven rolled her eyes and simple turned back to her mutant form.
" because I told you so" and with one fluid motion everyone left. Erik and Hank turned to face her with a grin.
" what?"
" we told you, you are their hero" Said Erik.
" they look up to you" said Hank. Raven looked at her reflection in the windows and saw she was blue. She quickly turned back to being Raven and sighed.
" what's wrong?" Asked Erik and Hank in unison.
" it's just that if what Scott and Nightcrawler say is true then Charles is out there, we need to do something. What if...?" She didn't have time to finish her words when Erik decided to place he's hands on her shoulders.
IN THE HALLWAY
Quicksilver was leaning against the wall, he's hands on he's knees and breathing heavily.
" wow that's...intense"
All heads turned and all eyes rolled as they figured out who it was, there he stood, sliver hair and clothing to match his name.
" why are you here, Sliver?" asked Scott who seemed like he's the leader of them all.
" wait...Wait..wait... Okay I'm good" said Quicksilver and made a quick motion to Scott.
" I prefer Quicksilver or Peter... Actually Peter sounds lame... Probably go for Quicksilver"
Scott didn't like he's tone with him, but he continued what they we arguing about in the first place.
" but seriously me and Nightcrawler are telling the truth, as if you guys want prove then we'll show you, right Clawer?"
" it's actually Nightcrawler or..."
" never mind, let's go" commanded Storm.
IN THE DINNING HALL
"Raven listen to me, to us if you have to, you don't have to hide anymore. Be Mystique again. Be Mutant and Proud" Erik said and its her words, the words she had said to Charles.
" thanks Erik... Wait, where's Scott and Nightcrawler?"
" wait, where's that Kid? With that hair of he's, I can't see him" replied Erik.
" he's name is Quicksilver, and..."
" Jubilee isn't with the others, I've checked" said Hank, he's glasses askew. None of the grown mutants knew where the youngsters were but they knew too well that this wasn't a good sign.
Meanwhile, the six mutants started making their way through the school, not knowing what they'll find. They've only been here for three weeks, except for Jean she had been in the school for ages now, but made friends with Jubilee and now making good friends with new member, Storm. The girls quickly become friends, close friends for that matter, but it was the opposite for the guys. Scott is a lone wolf, he doesn't like making much friends and since he's brother Alex died that day, it wasn't in he's agenda to make friends but it was safe to say that he only made at least one that won't be as bad.
" where are we going exactly?" Asked Jubilee as they turned a right then a left. It felt as if they were going through every hall, in every room but they always ended up lost.
" we're heading towards the Professor's office, it's just that we can't..."
" we're lost aren't we Scott?" Said Jene, as she walked in front of Scott.
" No, we're not lost"
" oh really..."—"we're lost, you can admit it, you don't know where it is do you?"
" STOP! Get out of my mind" screamed Scott, who's about to take off he's glasses when...BANG! BANG! What sounded like an explosion was coming from a class room from the right. All six of them turned and ran at that direction, and just stopped at the the side of the door.
" please... Please, d...don't"
" Shut up Xavier"
Screaming echoed the room and soon with a nod from Scott, they entered the room, all of them came bursting through the door ready to strike. What they found was utterly disturbing and not what they were expecting.
Inside was littered with trash, the desks on their sides, chairs thrown in different directions and papers ripped to shreds. But what shocked them most of all was blood could be found mostly in every part of the room. Quicksilver wasn't the person to be near the sight of blood. Soon he felt dizzy and soon after all the lights went black.
" dude, are you alright? You fainted" asked Scott, leading a hand despite he's efforts of avoiding Quicksilver he knew he wasn't a jerk, he's brother taught him not to be one, despite Alex's known agenda of picking on Hank.
" yeah, yeah I'm okay"
Jean, Storm and Jubilee couldn't contain a laugh and went over to where the guys were standing.
" are they always like this?" Asked Storm, surprisingly finding it amusing.
" I don't know, I barely knew them before they came to the school"
Jubilee wondered off on her own for a while, searching the damaged classroom. Her hands trailing the rough edges of the wooden desk and her eyes scanning every inch of the trashed chairs and papers in random placing. She soon noticed Nightcrawler, apperating and disapperating in a cloud of dark blue smoke.
Her feet crunches on the littered pieces of paper and with careful eyes she spots a name written in a neat handwriting, a name she recognised it immediately. Jubilee. This was her classroom. This was the room she had class with the Professor before the attack on the school.
" hey, what's wrong?" Said a voice and without warning, an explosive force came shooting from her hands. Nightcrawler and the other manages to escape the blast but the wall outside the hall did not.
" sorry" said Jubilee, her eyes darting to Nightcrawler who had spoken to her first.
"ah sorry about that, but I was concerned and thought you needed..." Started Nightcrawler but never finished for Jubilee held her hand.
" it's okay, just remembering"
" remembering what? That the Professor had just been attacked here" said Scott. Once again Jean had to punch Scott but this time on his shoulders.
" Jubilee, what's wrong?" Asked Jean. Jubilee looked at time all, and simple said: " This was where he taught us before the attack three weeks ago, before he came here" she pointed towards Scott.
The Metal Bender and the two First Class mutants had heard the explosive noise coming from a couple of blocks away from them. Immediately, Hank knew where they went.
" ah, Jubilee"
" who's Jubilee?" Asked Erik.
" new student, you'll love her but don't scare her " replied Hank who quickly asked the two mutants to follow him. They managed to find them, safe but the room was trashed and painted with blood.
" what the..." Said Erik he's mouth hanging over, so were the others too. Their shocks were too overwhelming.
" what in the world is going...on?" Said Raven, her eyes couldn't look away from the sight of the blood.
" we can explain, please" pleaded Scott and Jean together.
" then explain" asked Hank.
So they told them about the suspicions and how Scott and Nightcrawler wanted to prove their story and so they followed them. They talked about the screams and the loud bangs coming from the room, so with curious eyes they went in.
" -And then Jubilee blasted the poor wall" said Quicksilver.
" well... Quicksilver fainted" said Jubilee.
" okay... We don't have time to blame other people. We need the Professor" said Raven, her hair falling blonde and shoulder length. Her eyes widening and made a slight gasp.
"Raven... Raven are you alright?" Asked Hank.
" yeah I'm fine, um I think we should go to the Danger room. We need to discuss this"
Without a word they followed their hero out of the door ( or what was left of it) and headed for the Danger room. Erik went through first followed by Hank then Raven. Before Raven left though, she looked at the room one last time.
" Where are you Charles? Please tell us" pleaded Raven in her mind before she ran after the others.