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Time seems to slow down. The Professor opens his mouth in a soundless scream and collapses to the ground.
"No.." I breathe.
Moira drops her gun.
Magneto slides to the Professor's side. He uses his powers the pull the bullet out of the Professor's back, letting the rest of the missiles explode harmlessly in the air.
"I'm so sorry." Magneto says, cradling the Professor in his arms.
We tried to approach them.
"I said, back off!" Magneto roars.
We freeze.
"You." He says, turning to Moira. "You did this." He raised his hand, using his powers to pull Moira's dog tags tight against her neck; choking her.
"Please." Professor X begs. "She didn't do this, Eric.. You did."
Magneto looks down at him, before slowly lowering his arm, releasing Moira. She falls to her hands and knees, gasping for air.
"Us turning on each other.. It's what they want." Magneto says. "I tried to warn you, Charles... I want you by my side. We're brothers, you and I. All of us together, protecting each another. We want the same thing."
"Oh, my friend." The Professor says sadly. "I'm sorry, but we do not."
They stare at each other for a moment, before Magneto waves Moira over.
She drops to the Professor's side. "Charles." She breathes, taking Magneto's place and cradling the Professor in her arms. "I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!" She cries.
"It's all right. It's all right." Professor Xavier assures. Then he groans in pain.
Magneto stands and faces us. "This society," he says, pointing to Moira, "won't accept us. We form our own. The humans have played their hand, now we get ready to play ours. Who's with me?" He holds out his hand towards Raven. "No more hiding."
Slowly, Raven makes her way towards him. She pauses a few feet away, and drops down next to the Professor. They speak for a moment, but it's too quiet for us to hear. The Professor kisses Raven's hand, and she in turn kisses his forehead. She says something to Moira, before taking Magneto's hand and standing. Angel, Azazel, and Riptide join them, holding hands.
"Raven.." I say.
She just looks at me sadly. She cuts eyes at Alex then winks at me as if to say, 'Go get him.'
I nod, trying to hold back tears.
"And Beast!" Raven calls out to Hank. "Never forget.. Mutant and proud!"
Beast looks away, unable to meet her gaze.
Then they're gone in a puff of red smoke.
The rest of us dash to the Professor's side.
"Hank!" I call, temporarily forgetting code names as we run to the Professor. "How much of the body is made of water?" If anyone knows the answer to a science question, it's Hank.
"About 60%." He replies.
"Is there water in blood?" I ask.
"Well, plasma is the liquid portion of-"
"The short version!" I yell.
"Yes!"
"That's all I needed to know." I stay standing as the others kneel at the Professor's side.
"I'm going to get you to a hospital." Moira promises. She and Hank try to move the Professor, but he lets out a scream of pain.
"Wait, don't." Hank says, laying Professor back down. "Charles, don't move, okay?"
"I won't." Professor X promises. "Actually I.. I-I can't feel my legs. I can't feel my legs. I can't feel my legs.." He begins to mumble, over and over.
A cold wave of horror washes over me.
"He's going into shock." Hank announces.
"I know an off-the-books facility that can help him. A guy there owes me a favor. It's secure, I promise. But I don't know how to get us there." Moira says.
I had a plan to help the Professor until we could get him to a doctor, but I didn't know if it would work. Am I even powerful enough to do it?
"Since the wound is not a through-and-through we need to control the internal bleeding, but keep him from bleeding out, yes?" I ask.
Everyone looks at me in shock.
"Y-Yes." Hank replies. "But how did-"
"I like to read." I say brusquely. "Now everyone who's nonessential, back up!"
Alex and Sean backed away, as Hank and Moira were supporting the Professor.
I focused on steadying my breathing. I knew with a most-likely sprained wrist, this was going to hurt. I closed my eyes and carefully moved my arms in circular motions, focusing on the water inside the Professor's body. All I could hear was the sound of the ocean and the steady pounding of my own pulse in my ears. Somehow, I could sense the internal bleeding. I controlled the blood, pushing it back into the blood vessels it came from and circulating it, so it didn't build up and cause more damage. Continuing to swirl my arms, I made a water barrier over the bullet wound; keeping the Professor from bleeding out. My wrist was throbbing horribly and my headache was back, but I knew my powers were working. I open my eyes.
I distantly hear the others gasp.
"Y/N, keep doing what you're doing!" Hank's voice sounds far away, but I still manage to hear it.
I nod. Pain shoots through my head with the action. I grit my jaw, nearly losing my concentration. I could feel the Professor going cold from the blood loss.
'Focus.. Focus on what really matters.' I hear the Professor's voice.
Alex.
I slam my eyes shut and focus all my energy. I could sense the waves crashing on the shore. The way the water built up power before it came crashing down upon the sand. I imagined my powers building up the same way. I put all my energy into it, sparing nothing. With a loud yell, I thrust my arms out. I open my eyes to see the others looking at me in awe.. And slight fear. The Professor was levitating, surrounded in a water cocoon with only his face uncovered. I could feel the cocoon warming him and holding the blood in. His face was lax. He seemed to be unconscious.
Memories flashed through my mind. All of them revolving around Alex.
..."Wanting to feel at home when all you've done is run and hide.. It's not ridiculous.."...
..."We gotta stop meeting like this. Me, cleaning up your messes.."...
..."Y/N!"
"Calm down, Y/N. He's not worth it.."...
..."Well, I guess this is goodnight."
"Goodnight, Alex.."...
..."Please be careful."
"I will. Promise.."...
"We have to get him to a hospital." I say, my voice sounding louder than normal, like my voice had been multiplied. It made me sound more commanding. Powerful.
"How?" Beast asks.
"Hang on."
I dropped my arms, holding the water cocoon with just my mind. I thrust my arms towards the ocean, slowly raising them up. A huge wall of water rises up from the surface. Swirling my arms, it wraps around us, creating a funnel. We rise into the air. We climb higher and higher, traveling over the ocean.
More thoughts of Alex flood my mind.
...The way his muscles ripple as he uses his powers...
...The golden color of his hair...
...The deep blue of his eyes...
...The way flames compliment both...
...How infectious his laugh is...
...How his arms feel around me...
...The way his hand fits perfectly around mine...
...His unique scent...
...The warmth of his cheek against my lips...
Alex.
Suddenly, coordinates were in my mind. Somehow I knew that that's where we had to go. The Professor. It has to be.
Alex.
Alex.
Alex.
Next thing I know, my feet hit the ground outside of a facility. The funnel collapses.
Doctors with a gurney come running out of the building. I gently levitate the Professor onto the gurney, before releasing him from the cocoon and leaving him completely dry.
"What happened?" One of the doctors asks.
"GSW to the back. Bullet was removed on site. Loss of feeling in his legs-" Hank continues to rattle off information. Once the doctors took a good look at our appearance, they were obviously shocked, freezing in their tracks.
But with a quick reprimand from Moira, and her reminding a "Dr. Marcus" that he owed her a favor, they jump back into action.
They rush ahead with the Professor, along with the team.
I stay rooted to my spot. The surge of adrenaline and power had left me. Dizziness, and horrible pain in my wrist and head, slams into me like a truck.
My head throbs. I can feel blood trickling down the neck of my suit. Sharp shooting pains radiate from my wrist and up my arm. Black spots begin dancing in my vision.
Alex starts to follow the group but stops, and looks back at me.
"Ocea.. You okay?" He asks worriedly.
I could feel myself swaying. My vision starts greying at the edges.
Alex quickly makes his way towards me. "Y/N?!"
I meet Alex's eyes.. And my knees buckle.
"Y/N!"
Right before I hit the ground, I feel Alex's strong arms wrap around me. He carefully cradles me against his chest.
"Help!" He calls out. "I need some help over here!"
It was getting harder and harder for me to keep my eyes open.
"Hey, hey. Stay with me. Stay with me, Y/N! Oh my gosh, you're bleeding. Stay awake!" Alex says, frantically.
I've never seen him this scared.
Something wet trickles out of my nose and ears. A metallic taste in my mouth lets me know it's blood.
"HELP!" He screams.
"A-Alex.." I whisper.
He looks down at me.
Are those tears in his eyes?
"It's okay, Y/N.. We'll get you help.. You'll be fine." He tries to assure.
My breathing feels labored, and I'm losing the battle with consciousness. Another stab of pain in my head makes me groan.
"A-Alex.." I say.
Gently, I place my hand on his cheek and gaze into his frantic, blue eyes. I felt my own filling with tears. "M'sorry.." My voice is barely audible.
With the last of my strength gone, I fall limp in his arms.
The last thing I hear is Alex screaming my name.
Then everything goes black.
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