So this chapter took me a while to publish. I'm really sorry for that. I actually had this chapter done weeks ago, but I haven't gotten around to publishing this since I was busy with schoolwork. I hope you enjoy!
The next morning...
Jubilee woke up just in time for breakfast and noticed her roommate was absent. Thinking Max just went out of bed early to take a walk, or having an early training session, she went to the dining room.
"Hey. Is Max around?"
The rest of the students sat around and looked at each other in confusion. Professor Xavier, who was also in the room, did not of her whereabouts either.
"I'm sorry, Jubilee. I'm afraid not." Charles responded. Jubilee frowned and proceeded to eat anyway.
Logan and Ororo came bursting in the room to also speak to Charles.
"Charles. I just had this nightmare. Somehow, I feel that Max was the one responsible for it!" Ororo told Charles.
Logan sniffed something in the air. "Chuck. I'm smelling something, and it ain't right!"
"What is it, Logan?" The professor asked the burly man.
Logan sniffed again, but flinched after realizing what it was. "Someone's hurt, Charles! I can smell someone bleeding in the Institute! It's coming from outside!"
"That might be Max!" Ororo gasped.
"Then go look for her!" Charles ordered Logan to track down Max.
Just then, Chloe had also just woken up and made her way to the dining hall.
"Yo. What's all the fuss about?" The blue-haired girl looked around the room. "Hold on. Where is Max!?"
Charles told Chloe. "Logan's looking for her outside."
"I'm going with him!" Chloe rushed out, following the man.
"Leave it to me, blue!" Logan tried to push Chloe away when she caught up to him, but she refused.
"I'm not leaving my friend!" Chloe snapped.
"Fine, but stay behind me at all times!"
Logan and Chloe tracked down Max's scent near the cliffside, near the gazebo and the forest where the trees are still intact. There they found the girl, who was still sleeping, but apparently unconscious.
"Hey kid. Kid!" Logan tried waking the girl up.
"Max, please! Wake up!" Chloe also tried waking up her best friend.
After a few moments, Max started moaning and her body began twitching, squirming, and kept on mumbling something.
"THERE'S A STORM COMING!" She suddenly sat up, fully awake at last. She took a few seconds to look at her surroundings. Logan and Chloe were confused with what the girl just said.
Max spotted Chloe and she immediately hugged her, to her surprise. "Chloe! You're here!"
"Hella yes I am! Always was and forever will be!" Chloe sarcastically responded, making Logan snicker.
Max soon broke her embrace and took another moment to look around her.
"How did I get here?" She asked, still in a slight daze.
"Same thing we're asking you, kid. Now how about we get your asses back inside before breakfast is over?" Logan helped Max get up.
"And apparently, you left a lot of blood at your wake. I could smell it from inside; thought somebody was dying out here!" Logan jokingly continued as he pointed to Max the blood pool she left.
Chloe also noticed the blood pool. "Holy shit, Max! You lost a hella lot of blood there!" Then she noticed her face. "And there's also blood on your face."
Half of Max's face was covered in blood, and the reddest area was from her nose.
"What!? Are you fucking serious, Chloe!?" Max was surprised.
"You need a mirror, girlfriend."
Logan accompanied Max and Chloe back to the mansion, where Charles and Ororo were waiting for them.
And there's Chapter 2, folks! Chapter 3 is coming very soon! Please Review, Follow, and Favorite!