Here's chapter 2. Hope ya'll like it. Don't forget to review at the end, thanks! ^^

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Chapter 2

"Töten den Dämon!"{1}

"Lassen Sie ihn nicht entkommen!"{2}

People shouted and cheered as the demon, which had been terrorizing their town for nearly two years, was finally caught. Tying it up so it couldn't escape, the townsfolk prepared a place in the town square to burn it. The demon looked at the people, his pink eyes wide from fear. Believing that look to be a trick, the people ignored it. A few brave men and boys came up to the demon and began to kick and beat him. As they did that, the remaining people cheered and applauded them. The defenseless creature tried to fight back, but thanks to the ropes and chains around his legs, arms and wings, he was nearly defenseless. His long bladed tail was still free, but he was afraid to use it, not wanting to hurt anyone with it.

Having enough of the beating though, he decided to use his tail to knock the others off their feet. Wrapping his tail around the ankle of one of the boys, he made him trip, causing him to stumble sideways into one of the men. From that point on, the men and boys fell, creating a bit of a domino effect. While they were down for the count, the demon quickly cut the ropes and chains with his tail, the blade at the tip being modified into a type of blade that could easily cut through most objects, including most metals. Once free, he quickly got up and took off on all fours, running as fast as he could go and as fast as the snow covered ground would let him. He didn't get far however. Turning a corner, he ran into one of the men who had gone to help set up a burning stake in the square. Being a big grizzly of a man, he frowned and grabbed the demon, preventing him from escaping again. Raising his fist, the man struck the demon's head, knocking him out instantly.

With a cruel laugh, the man yelled for his fellow towns' people that he had caught the demon. Dragging the unconscious creature to the square, they tied him to a heavy stake in the middle of a pile of wood and dried grass. Making sure there wasn't any way for him to get away, the townsfolk backed away to wait for him to regain consciousness.

Awhile later, the demon's eyes fluttered open. With a soft groan, he lifted his head, taking a moment to take in his surroundings. Finding that he was unable to move, he frowned and looked at himself. Strong ropes were wrapped around his chest, stomach and legs. His wings were pinned tightly between his own body and the large stake behind him, his tail tied up with his legs. Hearing people talking and moving around, the demon looked up. Looking upon the crowd, the demon couldn't help but look above, waiting for this to end swiftly. The crowd cheered as they prepared to burn their victim. Out of the corner of his eye, the demon spotted a strange man in a cloak. The man moved fast, but it was enough to have caught his attention. He could not see this stranger's face but something told him that he was different. Something special. This man did not cheer like so many others but stood there and trembled. Was it anticipation? Was he overjoyed? Or... was that not anger? As the demon looked closer, he could see other people dressed in the same cloaks as this newcomer. It disturbed him more than the fire that was to come. What where they? Who where they? There was a small flash of silver and a woman's scream. The crowd began to run at all sides. Seeing the cloaked people now running straight towards him, the demon began to feel himself starting to panic.

Fabric tore through the air to reveal a man with metal claws, hitting and knocking the man out, who was about to set the flame. The demon watch, a small bit of his fear being replaced by confusion. Was he not the only demon here? The man with claws let out a scream that belonged to no man or animal. Facing his claws towards the now scattered crowd, the big burly man watched one of his companions appear.

There was another wave of screams as a black figure flew towards the sky with its hands raised above its head. Storm clouds gathered and fog swept the town, making it next to impossible to see more then a few feet away.

Now the demon feared more of these beings than the fire he was suppose to have been swallowed by. He struggled with the ropes to brake free, but to no avail. Fear struck him as he saw the man climb to him. Claws came over his head. Fearing he was about to be killed right there, he closed his eyes and cringed.

He felt no pain. Only release. He opened his eyes to see that his hands and feet where now free. He looked up at the strange man almost in shame for some strange reason. "C'mon kid, we need to get outta here." The man said with a gruff voice. He was pulled at by the wrist and nearly dragged. Had the man not been holding onto his wrist and keeping him from falling, the demon surely would've ended up on his face several times, both from the fact he couldn't run well on two legs, and from his injuries he sustained earlier.

The cloak people where now gone. Only the clawed one and the one in the sky remained. Nobody was left in the village. All maybe locked in their houses in fear. He was taken into the forest and up near the mountains where a cave he knew of was hidden. After several minutes of running, the two finally reached the cave. Once in the safety of the cave, the larger man let the demon go. Falling backwards from being worn out, the demon sat there, panting hard. Finally catching his breath, he looked up, seeing three cloaked figures standing off to the side, the big man with the metal claws standing off to the side. Scooting back against the wall of the cave, the demon watched the four strange people, wondering what they wanted with him.

"Do not fear us," One of the cloaked figures said. It was obvious they were female from their voice. "We're your friends and we're here to help you." She finished, walking over and kneeling down next to the demon. Removing her hood, she revealed herself. She had dark skin and snow white hair, added with the face of an angel.

"Wer...wer bist du?" The demon asked his voice shaky.{3}

The woman looked at him and smiled softly. "I'm sorry, but I don't understand."

At that moment, one of the other cloaked figures walked over. Looking up at them, the demon bit his lip. However, when the figure removed their hood, he was shocked. Instead of what he was expecting to be a human, was someone who looked similar to him. Minus the wings, horns, claws and bladed tail. Not to mention the more human looking of the two was blue, while he was as white as snow.

"Mach dir keine Sorgen. Wir sind Freunde."{4} The blue furred teen smiled. Because he could relate to the demon, he wasn't afraid at all like most people were. He could tell that even his friends were a little wary of the stranger. He knew that was mostly because this new person resembled a demon more then he did himself. "Mein Name ist Kurt. Was ist Ihr's?"{5}

Hesitating a moment, the white furred teen wasn't sure if he wanted to tell them his name or not. Deciding that they had a right to know after saving his life, he spoke. "James. Mein Name ist James."

"Es ist gut, Sie kennen zu lernen James. Das sind meine Freunde. Logan, Ororo, und Hank." {6}Kurt smiled. James looked at the others then smiled a little. Hank and Ororo smiled back, but Logan just gave him a nod, his arms crossed as he leaned against the wall of the cave.

Walking over, the ape man stopped next to James. "Lets take care of those injuries, shall we?"

Blinking, James looked at Kurt, not sure what Hank said. Chuckling, Kurt translated, "Er sagte:" Lassen Sie uns kümmern sich um die Verletzungen, ja?"{7}

Nodding, James moved so Hank could get a better look at his injuries. After a thorough exam, Hank found the most severe injury James had, was a few badly bruised ribs. "Well, not much I can do for you here. But once we get home, I'll be able to wrap your ribs for you." After a quick translation from Kurt, James nodded and got to his feet.

"Do ve have time to visit mein parents?" Kurt asked, looking hopeful.

Hank looked at him a moment, then smiled. "I think we can make up some time to visit them before we go, Kurt."

"Danke Herr McCoy." Kurt grinned.

"You're welcome Kurt. Now then, lets get to the X-Jet and get James here a disguise before we go." Hank said. Grinning, Kurt grabbed Ororo's hand, taking Hanks hand in his free hand before wrapping his tail around Logan's waist. Taking James' hand, Hank smiled at him, letting him know to hold on. Before James could ask why, the five of them reappeared in the X-Jet. Startled, James backed away from the group of mutants, nearly tripping over his own tail.

Kurt looked at him and smiled. "Es ist in Ordnung. Ich habe gerade teleportiert uns in die X-Jet."{8}

"Teleportiert?"{9} James asked, watching him.

"Ja. Das ist einer meiner Mutante Fähigkeiten."{10} Kurt replied.

Nodding some, James looked around before sitting down in one of the back seats. It was a bit awkward to sit there because of his wings, but after a bit of moving around, he found a comfortable spot. While he got comfortable, Hank went about finding him a disguise. It proved to be a challenge, mostly because he couldn't find anything to hide James' wings as well. In the end, he gave up, unable to find anything that would work. It was then decided that James would have to stay on the plane while Kurt visited with his parents, which suited James just fine. It meant that he could get some rest, which he felt he desperately needed after the night he had. While Kurt left, Hank, Ororo and Logan stayed behind, though they waited outside for their friend to return. They decided to let James have some peace and quiet before they left.

A/N: Lots of German here ^^ For those of you who speak German, sorry if any of it is wrong. My only resource was some online translators, so no guarantees that any of it is right. I did try to get it as right as I could though.

{1} "kill the demon!"

{2} "Do not let him escape!"

{3} "Who..who are you?"

{4} "Do not worry. We are friends. "

{5} "My name is Kurt. What is yours?"

{6} "It's good to meet you James. These are my friends. Logan, Ororo and Hank. "

{7} "He said, 'Let us take care of the injuries, alright?"

{8} "It's okay. I just teleported us into the X-Jet."

{9} "Teleported?"

{10} "Yes. That's one of my mutant abilities."