Chapter 10 – Now They Show

Ever since the incident in the Danger Room, Morgan tried to stay away from the other students let alone the X-Men. She went to her classes and most of the students stayed away from her. She was surprised how fast the information went around. Morgan kept to herself and avoided almost everyone. She couldn't face Logan because she couldn't forgive herself for what she did. The Professor was right about her magnetism power, she shouldn't have used them. She thought she had them under control but from what happened she was wrong.

It was late at night and Morgan was drinking some tea in the kitchen. It was really quiet in the school and most of the students were sleeping or away. She sighed and made another cup of herbal tea. She slowly walked through the halls making sure she didn't spill any of the tea. The hall was quiet and the silence didn't help with her nerves.

Morgan knocked lightly on the door before opening it. Logan was drying his hair with a towel when he saw her. She gave him a nervous smile as he lay down the towel and put on a shirt. She handed him the cup and stepped a few feet back. He sniffed the tea and looked down at her nervously playing with her hair. She didn't know what to say and with him starring at her didn't quite help.

"Its herbal tea," she looked up at him, "It's supposed to calm you down."

"Thanks," he took a sip.

"I'm sorry," she blurted out and looked away.

"For what?" he put down the mug on his night table.

"The other night," her eyes burned from the tears. "I should have known when to stop."

"Morgan," he whipped away her tears. "It's alright. I'm fine."

"I didn't mean to hurt you," she held his hand and looked up at him. "I don't want to hurt you."

"Don't worry," he stepped closer and placed his hand on her shoulder.

"So am I forgiven?"

Logan looked down at her for a few moments. She was being serious about the apologizing thing too. The expression on her face made him smile. He couldn't help himself; it had been there for a while now. He stepped closer and kissed her. To him, it felt great. He wanted to do it since before she was kidnapped. Morgan placed her hands around his neck and brought him closer. She didn't know what was controlling her but she didn't want it to stop. Logan pulled away slowly and looked at her.

"Does that mean yes?" she giggled.

"Yes," he cupped her face and kissed her.

"Logan, I –"

There was a knock on the door and Logan quickly backed away from her. He went to open the door and Scott was standing there. He was told by the Professor to check up on them both but he wasn't expecting them to be together. Morgan was just about to head to her room anyway. She said good night to the both of them and headed to her room.

Morgan woke up to a panic in the school. She walked through the halls trying to find out what was going on. She would ask a student but they would simply stare at her and walk away laughing. The only person she was sure of knowing the answer was the Professor. She knocked on the wooden door before going in and it seemed he was holding a meeting. Charles gestured for her to come in so she closed the door and turned to lean against the wall.

"Now," the Professor began. "It has come to my attention the events of last night."

Morgan stood up straight and started to panic. Is that what everyone was laughing at? Was it that weird for her to have feeling for him? She looked over at Logan who was smirking at her and she smiled shyly. It was harder to hide them now and she was going to have a hard time explaining.

"We have a problem," the Professor continued. "Last night, Rogue ran away. No one knows where she went but we have to find her, she could cause some damage to herself and other around her."

"But how will we find her." Ororo said. "She could be any where by now."

"I will look for her with Cerebro. In the meantime, everyone should stay calm."

Some of the adults seemed very uneasy. There was a high chance that Magneto would go after Rogue. They hated loosing a gifted student to the wrong hands. Magneto's values were different than the Charles's. Magneto believed in eliminating the human race completely since they were the enemy. The Professor, on the other hand, believed that humans and mutants could live in unity. A student like Rogue could cause a lot of damage to the human race even without Magneto's help.

"Morgan, can I have a moment," the Professor wheeled up to her.

"Sure, Professor," she was a little nervous.

"Morgan, when you were with Magneto, what was that machine?"

"That machine," she looked down at her scars on her palms. "I can hardly remember but I know it drained all my energy. I couldn't move."

"Interesting," he thought for a moment.

"I'm sorry I can't tell you more," she looked at him.

"Do you mind if I take a look," he gestured at her head.

"Sure," she bent down on one knee.

The Professor placed his hands on her head and closed his eyes. Morgan tried to keep her head clean from thoughts but she was scared about what he would find. There were a few events that she wanted to keep to herself. She felt his hands move away from her head and she stood up. He was smiling and Morgan's face turned red. He had only given that smile once or twice before and it always made her nervous.

"Thank you," he smiled. "Just one more thing before you go."

"What is it?"

"Getting too close might cause you pain. Just be careful."

Morgan sat in the grass outside playing with Mango and just relaxing like the Professor advised. He had been gone for a pretty long time. She guessed that Rogue could have made it out of the state by now or at least out of the city. It didn't really matter to her though. She didn't quite understand why it was so bad that they lost a student to Magneto. His machine would have no effect on Rogue.

"Life can be so confusing," she rolled on to her stomach.

Her stomach grumbled and she tried to ignore the sound. It was late afternoon but it was too early to have dinner but yet too late to have lunch. She finally got up and headed to the kitchen. Most of the students were in their classes and learning. Morgan was ahead of everyone schooling wise. She sighed as she entered the kitchen knowing she would never fulfill her career choice.

"Life can really suck," she grumbled as she grabbed on orange.

Mango jumped after her hoping to get a piece of the orange out of her. He climbed onto her shoulder and started to pull on her hair. She glared at the monkey and gave him a piece if he promised not to do that again. Suddenly Ororo ran past her and she seemed to be looking for something or someone.

"What's wrong Ororo?" she finished her orange.

"Have you seen Logan?"

"Not since this morning. Why?"

"We think he went to look for Marie. For all we know Magneto might have the both of them."

"Has the Professor found Marie with that machine?"

At that very moment the wall moved away and the Professor came out in a rush. He was surprised to see the two girls standing there and he quickly told them where the young student was. Morgan quickly followed them to the lower levels where they stored most of the cars and motorcycles. They were joined by Jean and Scott who helped the Professor into the car.

"Morgan you stay here," Jean said before opening the door.

"I want to come too," she insisted.

"No," she turned around. "We can risk Magneto taking you too."

"Please," Morgan looked up at her. "I want to help."

"Fine but don't get into trouble."

Morgan smiled and quickly got into the car. Mango jumped in right before she closed the door. Before anyone noticed, she opening her jacket and he jumped inside. The car was pretty big inside than it looked. It fit the five of them and there was still a little room left. Morgan was stuck in between Scott and Ororo but she didn't mind.

The car stopped and Cyclops and Storm got out. The Professor and Jean stayed behind and made sure that the area outside the train station was clear. Morgan wasn't sure of what to do so she just sat in the back of the car hoping someone would tell her. Jean turned around and smiled. It was the girl first mission and she seemed a little lost.

"Are you okay?"

"Yah," she nodded. "Do I get to call you by your other name now?"

"Yes," she turned around. "It helps in public."

"So does that mean I am Ani now?"

"Well only when you have a uniform on."

Morgan understood the reason they had two names. She guessed it was to protect themselves in public and plus who would have a name like Storm or Cyclops. She giggled to herself as Mango popped his head out from her jacket. Jean noticed and she thought she was going to get in trouble but she just smiled and continued to look outside.

They had been gone for a pretty long time and the Professor was starting to get worried. There was no action inside the station itself and there was no sign of Magneto anywhere. Morgan had gotten out and started to look around above the station as a bird.

Morgan flew in circles trying to look for things that were out of place but everything seemed fine. The Professor had stayed connected to her but he just couldn't understand where Magneto was. Morgan landed on one of the lamp posts and the train started to depart. She was cleaning her feathers when the train came to a sudden stop.

"That's odd…"

Suddenly there was a huge crash in the second to last cart and she quickly flew over to see what was going on inside. She almost stopped flying when she saw Magneto and Sabertooth walking out of the car with Marie. She quickly flew to the ground a few meters in front of them and changed back into a human. Magneto was surprised to see her as a sly smile crossed his face.

"I see you have come to join the party," he laughed.

"No! I'm going to crash it."

He raised his hand and an empty cart flew towards Morgan. She quickly jumped out of the way and turned into an eagle. She thought there would be no way he could be fast enough to hit a bird. Magneto gave the girl to the man next to him and used both his hands. Morgan couldn't believe how fast the movements of the metal became. For such an old man, he was very power and confident in his movements.

"Not so fast!"

Morgan made a few sharp turns and flew down towards Magneto. She was a few feet in front of him and she changed back into a human just in time to tackle him down. He quickly threw her off with a huge metal column and pinned her against one of the train carts. When he got up he simply smiled and turned to face her.

"You best worry about your friend in the cart than the girl."

Magneto turned around and walked away. Morgan tried to wiggle free from the metal that was pinning her down but it was no use. Then she remembered the metal bolt from so long ago. She looked down at the metal and concentrated on moving it. A few moments later the metal moved enough for her to get out. It was a strain on her mind but she was determined to get out of there.

She quickly ran into the cart where Magneto had come from and everyone looked at her. She had a few scrapes on her body and some of her clothes were torn. Some of the people looked horrified then she spotted him. Logan was lying unconscious on the other side of the cart. She quickly ran down and tried to wake him up but it was no use. Since he wasn't waking up she had no choice but to carry him. She was hoping her other powers would help her carry him.

Morgan hunched over and placed him on her back. She was using all her mind power to lift the metal in his body so that it would easier to carry him. She knew he was muscular but muscle itself didn't weigh three hundred pounds. All the people in the cart were looking at her but she simply ignored them. The only thing that mattered at that moment was getting Logan out of there in one piece.

Her head snapped up at the sound of a helicopter leaving. It was impossible that Magneto could have escaped so she guessed it was a police helicopter taking him away. She walked through the station and it looked like a hurricane had passed through it. Morgan walked out of the station to see all the police were there and the two X-Men ran up to help her carry Logan.

"What happened?" Cyclops looked down at her.

"Magneto came out…" she was exhausted. "Then he used this metal… carried Logan here…"

Morgan was having trouble thinking of what just happened and she couldn't catch her breathe. Cyclops seemed to be concerned and quickly call over Storm who had just put Logan in the car. When she ran to Morgan's side she collapsed from exhaustion. They figured from carrying a big guy like Logan she would be tired but not tired enough to fall unconscious.

The sky was dark and full of stars when Morgan opened her eyes. She was back in the school. Her body acted when she sat up and she tried to wake up. She wasn't sure how long it had been but it felt like weeks. She was half way out of bed when she heard a knock and Jean came in. She was carrying a tray with a few medical items on them. Then she remembered carrying Logan out of the train station.

"I thought you would be awake," she smiled.

"How long was I asleep?"

"About eight hours," Jean was checking her pulse. "You really pushed yourself. What were you doing?"

"I was carrying Logan," she looked away from the needle. "I was lifting with my power."

"Your metal manipulation," Jean placed a bandage on her arm. "You shouldn't try that again. You weren't meant to use those powers. They aren't natural."

"What do you mean not natural?"

"When you were taken to the government they did a few tests on you. That's when your manipulation powers developed. They are there but you can't excel in them. They have limits."

"Alright," she sighed. "I won't use them anymore."

Jean was cleaning up her items up when there was another knock on the door. She opened it on her way out and Logan walked in. He smiled at her and watched her leave. Morgan stood up and her body didn't hurt as much. The medicine Jean gave her was working faster than most and she was feeling much better. Logan walked up to her and smiled.

"I hope you're alright," he looked at her.

"I'm fine. I just over exhausted myself."

"You shouldn't have done it. You could have waited for the others."

"I didn't want to take the chance," she looked at him.

"Thanks," he smiled.

Logan stepped closer to her and kissed her. He was worried that she might have been injured worst than she was. Morgan wasn't sure of what to think. She never thought of Logan being the emotional type. It was weird to her like something was wrong with this picture. She pulled away from him and looked into his eyes. He had his arms wrapped around her as he looked down to see what was wrong.

"I'm not feeling that well," she put a hand to her forehead.

"Fine," he pulled away. "I'll see you later then."

Morgan watched as he quickly walked out of the room. She sat down on the edge of her bed and thought. She wasn't quite sure what she was getting herself into. Ever since she arrived at the school, she changed physically and emotionally. She wondered if she even knew herself. Does mutation also change a person deep down?

A/N: Well…. Yah…. I guess this is chapter 10. :D I have exams this week so don't expect the next chapter until Saturday or something. PLEASE REVIEW!