HEre's Chapter Ten! :)

The air was very tense in the X Jet as the students waited for the adults to come back. Pyro was sitting in a chair and he was opening and closing his lighter while Melissa was pacing back and forth. The constant clicking from Pyro's lighter and the pacing back and forth from Melissa was really starting to get on the others nerves.

"Okay will you two cut it out all ready," Kitty asked.

"Yeah that's starting to get really annoying," Mike added.

"You know what else is really annoying," Pyro asked as he looked up at them. "Not being able to go with the others."

"Get over it all ready," Mike told him.

"They're trying to protect us," Bobby added.

"We've got powers to protect us," Melissa said as she stopped pacing and turned to face them.

"You two are just angry," Bobby said. "Just take a moment to calm down."

"Calm down," Melissa asked with anger in her voice. "Don't tell me to calm down Bobby. I should be in there right now."

"Well what do you plan on doing about it," Mike asked. "Leave the jet and march into the base?"

A smirk appeared on Pyro's face after Mike said this. "That's exactly what we're gonna do," Pyro said as he got to his feet and grabbed his jacket.

"Pyro sit back down you can't just march in there," Kitty told him.

"Watch me," Pyro said. He then grabbed Melissa's jacket and he tossed it to her. "You coming?"

"Yep," Melissa said as she put her jacket on and walked over to him.

"Guys this is crazy," Rogue said as she got to her feet. "They told us to stay here."

"Do you always do as you're told," Pyro asked as he turned to face her.

Melissa lowered the ramp and Pyro grabbed her hand and the two left the jet. After walking in silence for a few moments Melissa spoke.

"Thanks," Melissa said as she glanced at Pyro.

"For what," Pyro asked.

"For coming with me," Melissa said. "You didn't have to you know."

"I know," Pyro said as he stopped walking and turned to her. "I just think it's bullshit that you aren't allowed to go in there. Like you said before, this involves you just as much as it involves Wolverine."

Melissa smiled and she leaned in and kissed him. "You're the best you know that?"

"I know," Pyro said with a smirk on his face causing Melissa to chuckle a little.

The two then continued to walk towards the base.

***

Back at the X Jet, the kids were trying to figure out what they should do.

"What do we do now," Kitty asked her friends.

"Should we contact Logan and the others and tell them that John and Melissa left the jet," Rogue asked.

"They said only contact them if it's an emergency," Bobby reminded them.

"But doesn't this count as an emergency," Kitty asked.

"I'm not entirely sure," Mike said. "I mean I know it was wrong for them to leave and all but it's not like those two can't take care of themselves."

"Quake has a point but I can't help but worry about them," Rogue said.

"Maybe we should get out and look for them," Kitty suggested.

"No," Mike said. "That will only make the situation worse."

"So what do you think we should do," Bobby asked.

"I say we sit tight for now," Mike said. "I'm worried to but maybe they'll come back. If they don't come back in a half an hour or so we'll contact the others."

***

Back at the base, Mystique continued to type away at the keyboard but stopped when she heard sounds outside the door. She slowly got up and stared at the door bracing herself for whatever was about to come through. Then a look of relief appeared on her face when the door was ripped off of the hinges and Magneto and the other X-Men walked in.

"Have you found it," Magneto asked Mystique as he and the others walked over to her.

"A large portion of energy from the dam has been diverted to this chamber," Mystique told them as she continued to type away on the keyboard.

"Cerebro," Storm said when she saw the image appear on the computer monitor.

"There it is," Magneto said.

"Can you shut it down from here," Storm asked Mystique.

"No," Mystique said.

"We have little time," Magneto told them.

"Not without us," Jean told him.

Magneto turned around and glanced at Jean. Mystique stopped typing for a moment and she looked at Magneto.

"Oh my god," Storm suddenly said as she rushed over to another monitor. Everyone turned in her direction and they saw some of the children that were taken from the mansion. "The children," Storm said. She then turned to Kurt. "Kurt, will you come with me?"

"Yes," Nightcrawler told her.

"Where are they," Storm asked.

"They're being held in a containment cell one level down," Mystique told her.

"Stryker," Logan said as walked over to a few other monitors and saw Stryker walking down the halls.

"Alright," Storm said as she turned to everyone. "We'll get the children and meet you at Cerebro."

"Okay," Jean said. "I'll try and find Scott and the Professor. Gambit I'll need your help."

"You can count on me," Gambit told her.

"Will you be alright without us," Storm asked Jean and Gambit after glancing at Magneto.

"Yeah, we'll be fine," Jean assured her.

"Uh I think we're missing someone," Gambit suddenly said as he looked around the room. "Where's Wolverine?"

Everyone looked around and saw that he was gone. Jean then noticed his earpiece lying on a wooden box and she spoke. "He's gone."

***

Meanwhile, Stryker had made it to the replica Cerebro that he had built. He told his guards to wait outside while he entered the room. Once he got there, he saw that his son Jason was sitting behind Professor Xavier and he saw that the Professor was getting ready to use the machine. Stryker walked over to his son and he leaned in close to his ear.

"Jason," Stryker whispered in his son's ear. "It's time. Time to find our friends.

Jason then continued to use his power to make Professor Xavier think he was talking to and seeing a little girl. The little girl walked over to Professor Xavier and she spoke.

"All of them," Stryker whispered into Jason's ear. "All of the mutants."

"Is it time to find our friends," the little girl asked Professor Xavier. "All of them? All of the mutants."

"Everywhere," Stryker whispered with a smile on his face.

"Everywhere," the little girl repeated.

"That's right," Professor Xavier said in trance.

"Everyone of them," the little girl asked.

"Oh yes," Professor Xavier told her.

"Good," the little girl said.

"It's time to bring it to an end," Stryker whispered into his son's ear. "Make me proud."

With that said, Stryker stood up straight and he left the room. Once he left, he punched in a few combinations and he sealed the door shut. The room that Professor Xavier was in suddenly turned pitch black as he placed the helmet on his head.

"Just, don't move," Professor Xavier warned the girl.

"Kill anyone who approaches," Stryker said as he turned to face the guards that were surrounding the door. "Even if it's me," with that said he left.