Chapter Six
The next morning they were all sat outside what remained of the base. Darwin was sat by Sandy rubbing her back since she had yet to stop trembling. After she had saved his life she had only been unconscious for a few minutes before she woke up. Darwin didn't care that she was Shaw's daughter. She had tried to save his life at the risk of her own, and succeeded. He didn't care who her dad was, she was obviously nothing like him. He looked up as Charles and Erik quickly approached.
"Raven." Charles immediately said embracing his sister. He pulled away running his eyes over the group, noticing that Sandy was safe he exhaled in relief.
"We've made arrangements for you to be taken home immediately." Charles said to the group. He was a fool to try and fight such a powerful mutant with a bunch of teenagers.
"We're not going." Sean declared for the group.
"What." Charles asked dumbfounded.
"And he's not going back to prison." Sean continued as if Charles hadn't spoken.
"He almost killed Darwin and Sandy." Alex pointed out resting his hand on Sandy's shoulder, gently rubbing it. He too didn't care that she was the daughter of such a vile man, she'd chosen them, and that's what mattered.
"All the more reason to leave, this is over." Charles said quickly flicking his gaze over to Sandy.
Are you ok? He whispered in her mind.
She looked up and met his eyes for the first time since he entered the quad. Her eyes were full of sadness and pain but she simply gave him a small smile for a second before her face fell again. I've been better. She replied back.
"Darwin is only alive because of Sandy Charles, otherwise we wouldn't even be able to bury him" Raven stated, drawing his attention away from the women that filled his thoughts.
"We can avenge him." Erik called. He had come this far, he didn't want to waste the best chance he had at getting his revenge on the man that killed his mother.
"Erik a word please." Charles called, grabbing Erik's arm and pulling him slightly away from the group. "They're just kids. " He hissed at the taller man.
"No, they were just kids. Shaw has his army we need ours. " Erik attempted to persuade. But Charles didn't look at all convinced.
"Erik's right." A voice declared behind them. They turned around to see Sandy standing with a look of determination on her face.
"He can't be allowed to continue." She continued. "He must be stopped."
"Sandy..." Charles whispered, walking forward. He wanted to comfort her, hold her. Envelope her in his arms and run away to his home and keep her safe there forever, just him and her. She may have been standing with confidence, but he could see she was shaking.
"I have spent fifteen years of my life running from that man. The one man in the world who is suppose to love and protect me, and he is the one that has hurt me the most." She spoke, directly speaking to him, hardly noticing that everyone else was staring at them.
"Please Charles, help me." She whispered to him. He looked into her eyes, he could see the determination. She would do it, with or without his help. And finally he gave in.
"We'll have to train. All of us. Yes?" Charles addressed the group.
"Yes." Alex answered for them all. They wanted to stop the psychopath.
"We've got no where to go. Even if they reopen the department it's not safe. We've got nowhere to go. " Hank spoke. That was Hank all over, always the practical thinker.
"Yes we do." Charles replied smiling. He glanced over at Sandy, he was going to get his wish, he got to take her home. Little did he know that someone else was staring at her. Erik wanted to know what her previous comments about Shaw meant. And he would find out, as soon as her bodyguard, Charles, was gone, and she was alone.