A.N's: Sorry about the long wait for this bit, I got my ideas sorted now and hopefully I'll be posting every week. This is an AU fic as I'm so far behind with the comics it's beyond a joke. Anyway thanks for the review in the last chapter and I hope people like this one.

It had been several months since the attack and while she still got nervous around too many people Amanda was slowly recovering from what had happened to her. It helped having people to talk to but for the day she was determined to put all thoughts of that out of her head. She had sweet-talked Remy into driving her to Salem Centre so she could try and buy presents for the last few members of the X-men as it was now only ten days till Christmas she still had three presents left to buy. Remembering the antique bookstore that she had seen on a previous shopping trip she took a turn away from the busy main street onto a narrower and more deserted side street.

A note hung on the door saying that the owner would be back shortly and after a glance at her watch she settled back to wait. She had finally managed something for Rogue, settling on makeup and beauty products something that she hoped would be acceptable. Nate and Kurt who she had found herself spending a lot of time with were more problematic and she didn't know what she could get Nate.

"Are you waiting for the bookshop to open again my dear?" A voice said Amanda turned to see an elderly looking man in a long coat standing nearby staring at her, she tightened her grip on her bag and the spray it contained.

"Yes, are you the owner?"

"No just a customer like yourself." He said with a smile. "Pardon my saying so but you do not sound as though you are from around here."

"I don't. I'm a student."

"Ah you would know my old friend Charles Xavier. My name is Eric Lensherr."

Several of the younger children who were at the manor were being amused by Nate levitating various small trinkets and ornaments around the room, Jean who with her husband had returned to the manor for Christmas was joining in and the two telekinetic's were racing angels and Santa Claus figures round the room with loud encouragement.

"Nate!" A telepathic scream rang through the minds of the more powerful telepaths causing Nate and Jean to drop the ornaments.

"Amanda?" Nate sent back looking for any trace of her mind. He had an impression of a face then nothing.

"Nate?" Jean asked.

"It's Magneto. He found her." Nate said looking worried, as he knew what Magneto was likely to try and do with someone of Amanda's abilities.

"Can you sense her? I know you are more in tune with Amanda and her mind than me." Xavier asked having wheeled himself into the room.

"There's nothing, he must have drugged her or blocked her from me. I can't feel anything." Nate said having searched again.

"Jean, contact Wolverine. If I know Eric he will make sure he gets her back to Genosha where he feels safe and he can control her.

Genosha

Amanda woke up; the last thing that she remembered was the old man smiling then a sharp pain in the side of her neck. Sitting up on the bed she was lying on she looked round and then slowly crossed to the window. The city below was in ruins but obviously some effort had been made to repair some of it. There was sea beyond that but she had no idea where they were.

"Nate please find me." She begged sending her thoughts out to find her friend.

"Amanda? Hold on we're coming, just stay with me and I'll find you." His voice said in her head. "Just hold on."

Thanks for reading and any feedback would be very nice however this is the only story I'm going to be updating until it's finished so I won't insist on feedback.