Chapter 4 – Panic

The Professor was waiting for them when the three adults arrived back at the academy. Scott was holding the girl and he was surprised how light she was. Most of her wounds and bruises were wrapped in bandages and Charles could tell she had been through a lot. The Professor nodded as Scott brought the girl inside and Jean quickly followed. Now that they had her at the school they had to make sure she would survive.

Jean quickly put on her lab jacket and walked through the automatic doors. She had been talking care of this teenage girl for the past few days and it seemed she was in a deep coma. The Professor's requests were to keep her healthy until she woke up, then she had to bring her to him. Jean began to set up a few needles with vitamins in them when the table began to shake slightly. She would have guessed it to be a slight earthquake but they never happened in New York.

"Scott," she yelled. "Can you some here for a second."

Scott walked into the room and noticed a few metals tables were shaking. He wondered what was going on but then he was stabbed with a sleeping injection. Jean screamed as she looked down at the girl. Her eyes were slowly opening and her whole body was shaking. The red head ran to the other side of the room where she found another sleeping injection. She had to get the formula into the girl before she caused anymore damage.

"Scott!" she screamed. "Get up. I need your help."

Suddenly all the shaking stopped and she turned around to see the girl sitting up starring right at her. Jean stood still for a moment as the girl slowly climbed off the bed and went to stand but her legs gave way. She looked up at Jean with teary eyes and her body began to shake. Jean braced herself but nothing happened.

"Brother?" she whimpered

"Oh, you poor thing," she walked up to her.

"Brother…"

The girl looked so hopeless in this state. Jean was hoping that the Professor could help her. Only a few mutants before her came to the school in this condition and they turned out fine. She wrapped her arms around the girl and hugged her. The girl calmed down and wiped away her tears. Jean brought a wheelchair over and she placed her inside. There was no way the girl was in any condition to walk.

Jean quickly walked through the halls of the school looking for the Professor's office. She was hoping he was there since she didn't know when the girl was going to do something that would endanger the other students. Before going into the Professor's office, she wrapped the girl in a blanket just in case some of the students were in there. The girl was still covered in hair and her claws weren't going away anytime soon. Jean had guessed that the girl couldn't control any of her powers and that only could be dangerous.

She opened the door to see that the Professor was all alone reading a book. When she closed the door he turned around and noticed the girl in the wheel chair. He nodded and Jean left the room. The girl looked up at the Professor and then around the room. She began to panic and items in the room began to move. She had never seen this place or this man before and she was afraid he might be part of the government.

"There is no need to be scared," he said in a soothing voice.

The girl's head moved around the room to see where the voice came from but there was only the man. She gripped around the side of the wheel chair with her claws and started to strip the metal. The Professor didn't under what she was doing but he soon found out when pieces of metal flew past his head. He didn't understand how this girl could have such power. He closed his eyes and tapped into her mind.

"Morgan," he called to her.

"Brother…" she stopped dead in her tracks.

"I won't hurt you. I am here to help you."

Logan was walking down the halls of the school smoking his cigar when he saw shards of metal fly past his face. He looked where it came from and, to his surprise; it was the Professor's office. He slowly opened the door to see Charles in one of his mind trances and a creature in a wheel chair. There was something different in the air and he knew it was bad. He didn't let his guard down for a moment as he waited for the Professor.

He looked down at the creature in the wheel chair and noticed its arm was changing. The black fur on its forearm was disappearing and the claw was slowly turning into a human hand. Logan looked up to see the Professor was looking right at him. He smiled slightly and then faced the human. Logan knew he was talking to it in his head. The Professor always did that, he was a man of few words.

"Are you alright?" the Professor wheeled over to her side.

"…" she couldn't bring herself to talking.

"You're in a safe place."

The door opened and Jean walked in. She smiled when she saw the Professor and nodded to Logan. She also noticed the girl was unconscious and back to normal. Charles asked her to escort the girl back to her room for some rest since she really needed it. The redhead did as she was told and wheeled the girl out of his office. Logan caught a glimpse of the new student and he knew there was something about this one that made her different.

Jean walked into the girl's new bedroom and pushed her over to the bed. She seemed to be sleeping and the redhead didn't want to wake her. She knew the Professor could help her out and she would be back to normal in the next week. Jean quickly left the room to let the girl have a good night sleep since she really needed it.

Morgan rolled over and nearly fell off the bed. She rubbed her eyes and sat up in her bed. She suddenly stopped what she was doing when she realized she wasn't in her room. It was smaller, there was a closet door, a brown dresser and it seemed different. That is when she remembered everything, the events at the gymnasium, the government attack and then everything going blank.

She quickly stood up and was about to run out of the room when she noticed what she was wearing. She would be spotted so easily by other people so she went into the closet and quickly put on the clothes that were there. Morgan slowly walked down the halls of the building and kept alert for any signs of life. There were people laughing and talking but she wasn't sure where they were coming from.

She turned a corner and right in front of her was a huge window that showed outside world. She slowly walked up to the window and looked outside at all the people that were in the courtyard. Her eyes widened as she saw children teleporting across the basketball court, another child running on water and some were spitting out fire and ice.

"They're all mutants…"

Images from eight years ago flashed before her eyes and she backed away from the window. She couldn't believe where she was. There were mutants every where and if the government found out about this place they were all die. Morgan turned around to run away but she bumped into someone. He was a tall with brown hair and he was wearing red sunglasses. She thought she had met this man before but she didn't know where.

"When did you wake up?" he smiled.

"No," she backed away. "Get away from me."

Before he could stop her, she ran off down the stairs and around the corner. He quickly ran off to tell the others about the girl. Morgan ran down the stairs and nearly ran into a group of students that just came out of class. They all gave her dirty looks but it didn't bother her as she ran down the hall. The mutants were every where and she had to get away from them.

Morgan finally found the front door and was just about to head towards it when two adults ran around the corner. One of the adults had somewhat long red hair and the other had dark skin and white hair. They were surprised to see her in the lobby and they seemed to be worried about her. One of them stepped closer and Morgan jumped back. She didn't want to get to close to them.

"It's alright," said the dark skin one. "We won't hurt you."

"How can I trust you?"

"We wouldn't hurt our own kind. Not in a lifetime."

"I'm not like you," Morgan yelled.

She turned around and two more adults came around the corner that appeared to be men. One was quite big and he starred at her intently. The other was the man from before and he had his hand next to his glasses. Morgan looked around her and began to panic. She had no clue where she was and these mutants were popping up all around her. One of them moved towards her but she moved closer to the front door.

One of the women tried to convince her to calm down but she couldn't. The ground started to shake and it made Morgan's heart jumped. Her eyes darted around the room as she tried to regain her balance. The redhead grabbed her arm to help her back up. Morgan reacted in pure instinct and swung her arm to get the woman off. The woman flew across the hall and into the wall.

Morgan's eyes grew wide as the man in the glasses went to help her. The room stopped shaking and she ran for the door. She couldn't imagine herself hurting anyone else. She didn't even know how she managed to throw that woman across the room. Nothing was making sense. She remembered what happened at the gymnasium, and then she suddenly woke up here. It didn't make sense. What happened between than and now?

The sun blinded her as she looked around for a way out. She turned her head to see the entrance of the property and headed towards it. She had to find a way back to Canada where she would be safe from American government. They had the biggest problem about the mutants and plus she could go up north where no one would know she lived there.

She ran up to the entrance and tried to open the gates. She looked around for a button to push to make then open but there wasn't anything. Morgan looked over her shoulder to see the people running out of the building and looking around for her. If she didn't find a way out of there, they would for sure get her. She had no choice. She was going to have to jump the gate or at least climb over it.

The people were calling after her but it didn't stop her from backing up and running for the gate. When she was a few feet in front of the gate she jumped and gabbed on to the metal bars. She had a good grip on the top of the gate and she quickly flipped over it. When Morgan landed on the ground she nearly lost balance and almost sprained her ankle. She turned her head to see the adults a few away from the gate but before they could call for her she ran down the street.

It was late at night and the city seemed livelier than during the day. All the flashing lights on the building were on, people were walking everywhere and Morgan seemed out of place. She crossed the street and headed into the park. It seemed to be very deserted except the odd couple now and then. She sat down on a bench and brought her legs up to her chest.

After a few moments, she heard voices and she looked up to see no one there. She closed her eyes to think a little and the voices started again. Her head snapped up to see two squirrels chasing each other. Her eyes widened as they began to yell in English at each other. When they were done yelling they both looked at her and then ran away. She looked around to make sure no one else was there. She lowered her head onto her knees and tried to block out the yelling.

Morgan heard footsteps coming towards her and she looked up to see one of the men from before. She sat up and was ready to stand but he put up his hand to calm her down. She didn't have the potential to run away again so she hung her head and sighed. He sat down on the bench and looked over at her. She looked like a walking disaster with the sweat suit and some of her bandages could be seen.

"Are you alright?" he finally said.

"No," she rubbed her eyes to stop her from crying.

"Come on," he moved closer. "Don't cry. Everything will be fine."

"No, it won't," she looked at him with teary eyes. "I killed government officials. They are going to find me and kill me."

"Don't say that," he wrapped his arm around her. "Everything will be fine if you come with us. Back at the school, they will help you."

"How do you now?"

"I was a lot like you when I first got there. But they helped me like they will help you."

Morgan agreed and stood up. He didn't seem as bad as she thought. But she didn't understand how he could be a mutant. There was nothing wrong with him. She guessed that some mutants could hide their special abilities more than others. He stood up and she followed him. At this point the park was deserted and hardly anyone was on the streets.

They were walking to the other side of the park so they could meet up with the others. Morgan stayed behind the man as they walked because she was still a little unsure of him. He seemed like the kind of guy you wouldn't want to bee late at night in a back alley. She looked up at him and opened her mouth to break the silence when he was attacked by a blue flash.

Morgan turned to see the man's body half way into a tree and a blue woman on top of him. The woman turned around and started to walk towards her. Morgan froze and didn't know what to do. It didn't make sense to her, a mutant attacking another mutant. The woman pulled out a syringe with a red liquid in it and grabbed her.

"Nighty-night," she smiled.

The woman was about to inject her with the syringe when the man came up from behind her. Morgan pulled away as three metal claws came out of his knuckles and attacked the woman. She dodged his attack and flipped behind him. Morgan noticed she was a martial arts master as she attacked man with numerous kicks and pushes.

Morgan watched in horror as the two adults fought each other. She had no clue what was going on but she wanted it to stop. The next time she looked up the woman had knocked him into a tree again and she had the upper hand. Morgan couldn't stand watching so she decided to help. There was no point standing around and letting him get hurt.

When the woman was looking around she ran up behind her, grabbed her arm and flipped her over. This gave the man a chance to stand up and attack the blue woman. Morgan turned around to help the man up but instead two strong arms grabbed her. The man quickly stood up and wanted to attack but he found no way around Morgan.

"Sorry," she laughed in her multi-toned voice. "She's mine."

Morgan struggle to break free but she stopped when the woman stabbed her in the neck with the syringe. She felt the liquid course through her body and her vision was becoming blurry. Her heart began to race and she could feel her body temperature rising. It was the same sensation she felt when she was escaping from the government building.

It felt like instinct as her senses were heightened and she felt more confident in her thoughts. Morgan grabbed the woman arm and dug her nails into her flesh. The woman screamed and she released her. The man was surprised to see Morgan still moving even after the injection and he watched as she fought the blue woman.

"It's impossible," the woman said. "You're supposed to be out cold."

"You will need more than that."

Morgan lunged forward and tackled the woman. She didn't know what she was doing but she couldn't bring herself to stop. It was like the syringe was some sort of fluid that triggered panic in the body. It wasn't good for Morgan because she could feel her body draining but she kept pushing herself. She finally knocked out the woman and she stood trying to catch her breath. Droplets of sweat were dripping from her body and she couldn't keep her vision focused.

Logan ran to the girl's side as she collapsed to the ground. Her whole body was soaked in sweat and her breathing was rapid. He picked her up in his arms and ran out of the park. He had to find the others and find out what was in that syringe. After a few minutes of running around, he ran into the others and quickly told them what happened. They didn't believe him until they saw the girl in his arms.

"A blue woman?" Ororo looked up. "It must have been Mystique."

"But what was she doing there?" Jean started up the Blackbird.

"I don't know," Logan looked down at the girl. "But she said clearly wanted the girl."

"We better get her back to the Professor. He will know what's going on."

On the trip back to the school, Ororo kept watch over the girl. She kept whipping away the sweat and trying to keep her body temperature down. The others stayed in their seats but Logan kept looking back to see if she was alright. The girl did remind him a lot of himself when he was that age. Being scared about their powers and thinking it's wrong to have them. He just hoped she would make it.

A/N: Well that is chapter four. Thank you guys for your reviews. I really appreciate it. I would like more though. More reviews equals for chapters. :D