Got it done! Now we last saw our hero fighting for his life...will he survive? let's find out.
Chapter 11: Down but not out
It was all just panic, fear, terror and guilt as Scott, Emma, Bobby, Kitty, Rachel, Kurt, Danni and Logan were all just in waiting for Hank and Ororo as they were still in theatre trying to save Connor after he had been shot by the madman known as BoneYard.
"Dammit! Why didn't we make sure he was down?" Scott said blaming himself.
Emma went to comfort him as he was kicking himself mentally for letting Connor get hurt.
Bobby or Logan were still in shock as they saw Connor, a super powered being taken down by a mere bullet.
"How's that even possible? That would've bounced off him." Bobby whispered.
"I know but he did say he got gassed by that nut job, it must've stripped him of his powers, he got him while he was vulnerable." Logan also said in a low voice.
"Does he even have a weakness?" Bobby asked.
Logan had no answer to that as they were all still in shock to what had happened to Connor.
The person who got hit hard by this was Rachel, everyone knew how much she cared for Connor and seeing herself almost turning a guy into a vegetable, but luckily her dad stopped her making something she'd regret doing.
Connor looked around as it was dark and no idea where he was at as all he could remember was the moment where he got shot as for the rest he blacked out.
"Am I dead?" Connor asked himself as he opened his eyes.
"It finally happened…
Connor looked and saw a shadowy figure standing behind him.
…they used your weakness against you." he knew that voice to be his father's.
"Dad…what do you mean?" Connor asked.
He remained in the shadows. "You inherit my powers, you also get my weaknesses."
"What do you mean? We don't have any weaknesses!" Connor shouted as everything went black.
It had been two hours as the operation was over and out stepped the blue mutant and the weather witch both in scrubs as they had blood on them as Hank removed his disposable gloves off and had his head down as they all looked to the doctor for the verdict.
"It was a hard battle but…
"He's going to be ok." Ororo assured them as sighs of relief were heard as Connor would pull through.
"The bullet missed his internal organs, they hit an artery but we managed to stop the bleeding." Hank explained.
"When can we see him?" Bobby asked wanting to check on his friend.
"He needs rest he's still unconscious from the anaesthesia, I suggest waiting a few hours, we're going to take him to the recovery room." Hank said as they went back in to wheel Connor out.
They all saw him being brought out as he was out, with his abdomen bandaged up, he was on an breathing machine keeping him stable, it was hard on them all seeing him like that as they took him to the recovery room.
Connor opened his eyes as he knew it was yet another dream in which once again his dad had to invade but it was always helpful.
He sat up but it hurt, as he looked down to his abdomen and saw the bandages as he saw where he was shot and knew he was alive but still how did this happen?
The gas must've done something to me, but what was it?
Maybe I should pay a visit to Emmet, he might know what it was that got me.
As Connor took the breathing mask off as he felt he could breathe on his own he then saw his arm was hooked up to an IV drip and this was his first time on one and it actually was making him feel better.
The door opened to reveal Bobby as he looked pleased to see him.
"Dude do not scare me like that again!" Bobby said as Connor chuckled at that.
"I'll make sure not to next time." Connor answered as he came to sit next to his bedside.
"So what happened to BoneYard?" Connor asked.
"The cops took him away, but man you should've seen what happened to him." Bobby said.
"Yeah I was wondering how'd you guys take him down?" Connor asked.
"It wasn't us actually…it was Rachel, you should've seen her, she completely went berserk, throwing him around then almost making him a zombie." Bobby explained as Connor could not believe it of all the people who stopped the madman was Rachel.
"Seriously?…wow, never thought she would go that far." Connor said who was a bit shocked hearing that.
"I know we all were and yet she's the most level headed of us all and her losing it like that is…well really I couldn't blame her." Bobby said.
"What do you mean?" Connor asked.
"Don't you see it?" Bobby said hinting at something.
Connor had no idea what he was trying to tell him as he thought about it, but then his trail of thought was interrupted by Hank as he came to check in on Connor.
"Ah you're awake, that's good we would like to talk with you." Hank said holding a clipboard.
"What about?" Connor asked.
"It's about your medical history, I found some interesting things here." Hank said looking at his notes
Connor went wide eyed. "Oh…you found out, now before you say anything I caught that off some girl, I mean it was raining, she was a Jehovah's witness and I let her in cos I thought it would be bad of me to leave her out in pouring rain and it was hard not looking at her in those soaking clothes and with my mom out one thing led to another and…oh come on who expects that to happen and it comes back to bite you in the…" he realised their surprised, shocked and aroused hearing that random tale.
"It's not that is it?" Connor asked in an embarrassed sense.
"No it's not that for sure! It's something you've neglected to tell any of us." Hank said.
Connor saw the look on his furry face and realised what he meant. "Oh that, well how'd you know?" Connor asked.
"Well for a starters your vitals and chromosome count were abnormal and second I discovered that you have a blood type not listed anywhere in the world, but I didn't know until he told me." as then Logan entered as they knew how he found out.
"So you're gonna keep this secret?" Connor asked.
"It's between us all and anyway I also came to tell you that you're healing quicker, your powers are returning." Hank said.
"That's good, so what now?" Connor asked.
"You need your rest, we'll leave you to that, Robert we'll be having an assembly and inform the students of what had just happened so when you're ready." Hank said as he and Logan left.
"I guess I'd better be going and by the way…when I do come back for visiting hours I wanna hear every detail of that story." Bobby said with that look in his eye.
Connor just gave a chuckle to that as he waved and left while Connor decided to get some shut eye.
Meanwhile as the students got the announcement of their teacher was hospitalised the students were all in shock and worry but were relived that he was ok and wanted to see him.
"I know you're all hoping to see him but he needs his rest but you can see him tomorrow." Hank assured them.
They all accepted that as they all went back to their dorm rooms to wait as the staff were in talks on what had happened.
"The kids know what happened but still they're all a little shocked, this is now the second attack on the school, Warren when will the defences be ready?" Scott asked.
"Two days, they will be up and running." Warren said.
"What about Connor?" Emma asked.
"He's resting, I'll discharge him in the morning, he'll need a few days off for recovery." Hank explained.
"No problem then I guess dismissed." Scott said as they all went off.
In the hallways Kitty and Rachel were talking with one another.
"I hope he's up for a visit." Kitty said.
"You only want to see him so you can see Bobby." Rachel replied with a grin as Kitty blushed at that.
"Stop it! And anyway I do and also you wanna see Connor just as bad." Kitty came back as Rachel blushed at that as it was an obvious fact.
"You like him don't you?" Kitty asked her friend.
The red head looked down as it was an obvious sign for yes as Kitty smiled at her friend's shyness.
"You should tell him, I mean he almost died today." Kitty suggested in a decision making tone.
Rachel now thinking about it as they both entered the room to see Bobby and Connor having some laughs about something and even playing paper foosball as Connor flicked the triangle paper through Bobby's finger which were shaped as goal posts.
"He shoots he scores!" Connor exclaimed raising his arms up in celebration.
As then they saw both women enter and felt a little embarrassed as they both just slightly chuckled at their childish game.
"I see you getting shot hasn't changed you at all." Rachel said as Connor laughed.
"Guess not better than being all depressed and scared." Connor said as she went to sit next to him as they were talking.
Meanwhile in the corner of the room Kitty was talking with Bobby as they were whispering.
"What do you think?" Kitty whispered to him.
"Why are we whispering?" Bobby whispered looking confused.
"I want to ask something but not in front of them." Kitty said.
"It's not a secret that we're dating, heck I told Connor last week." Bobby said as she nudged him in the shoulder.
"No not that you idiot, about them." she said motioning to Connor and Rachel.
"Wait you mean you think that they…them!" Bobby sort of knew what she meant but was unsure what she meant.
"You can't see it? One is crazy about the other, but neither want to make a move…we need to get them together." Kitty exclaimed.
"Are you serious? What if you're wrong, what if they do and we end up messing their friendship up over this?" Bobby worried as he did not want to do this to two of his closest friends.
As then both Connor and Rachel turned their attention to the two mutants in the corner and were clearly arguing about something between themselves.
"You guys ok over there?" Rachel asked.
They quickly responded trying not to look suspicious. "Uh yeah no problem!" Kitty said.
"Nothing's wrong just talking…stuff!" Bobby also came in as they went back to their conversation but still a little suspicious.
"I'm telling you she likes him, for god sakes you saw what she did to that nut job, she almost made him into a zombie!" Kitty whispered in defence of her idea.
"Yeah I saw her face, she was pissed, luckily she didn't go full force on him, who knows what could've happened if she lost control?" Bobby said as they continued to argue over the Zargonian and Mutant telekinetic.
It was now the next day and Connor was being taken back to his apartment for the few days rest he needed as he had Bobby do that and help him in as he needed to get to the bottom of how he got hurt so easily.
"So you said you knew someone who could analyse what was used on you?" Bobby asked.
"Yeah he's a friend of mine, we go way back he's a scientist who met while I was in space." Connor explained.
"Okay so you're sure your gonna be okay on your own?" Bobby asked.
"Nah I'm good, I'm gonna get some rest, I'll talk with you tomorrow." Connor said as he made his way to his room.
"I'll talk with you then." Bobby said as he left and Connor collapsed on his bed.
In a small well lit lab a scientist was at work at his console as he was researching into how to convert hydrocarbons into energy.
As then the sound of the wind was heard but he ignored it. "I was wondering when you would pop by for a visit again, so what brings you here?"
"Sorry for not calling Emmet, been busy with stuff." Connor said.
"I heard, how's the wound?" Emmet asked.
"Better thanks, for my first time getting shot." Connor said as he handed him a plastic bag.
"What's this?" Emmet asked.
"My jacket I need you to run an analysis on it for what got me." Connor asked.
"No problem it'll take me a few minutes." Emmet said as he went to start analysing the fabric.
Connor looked around as it was just a lab filled with experiments, tech and rocks lots and lots of rocks.
After waiting a while Connor saw Emmet emerging and had his coat with him as he just took it out of the sealed bag and threw it to him as Connor quickly got out of the way afraid the stuff will get on him again.
"Emmet! You trying to kill me?" Connor whined as he did not want anymore of the gas on him.
"Don't worry…it's safe to hold it." Emmet said as Connor carefully picked his jacket up.
"Why isn't it hurting me?" Connor asked.
"Because the gas has worn off, it was a substitute for the real thing, that would've killed you." Emmet explained.
"What was the real thing?" Connor asked.
"Zokrin…it's a rock which was rumoured to be laced with a poison designed to kill Zargonians, specifically but after the destruction of your people the stuff was supposedly destroyed, but someone's trying to manufacture their own version." Emmet explained.
"Who?" Connor asked.
"No idea but whoever it was, they want you dead, I'm going to dig up anything I can find on whoever this may be but until then watch your back." Emmet said.
"No problem I will." Connor said.
"And take this." Emmet threw to him a small device of sorts.
"What is that?" Connor asked.
"It's a particle destabilizer it will cancel the effects of any future gas or any sort of Zorkin attack on yourself…it was the same one I gave to your father, it's got him out of a lot of jams in the past." Emmet explained.
"Nice…I have a secret weapon for next time, thanks Emmet I owe you one." Connor thanked the scientist.
"Hey anything for your father and you." Emmet said.
It was two days later and all was peaceful in downtown New York…
BOOM!
An explosion is heard as then gunshots rang throughout the streets as the chaos was caused by one lone figure in armour and laughing as he threw grenades at oncoming police cars and more explosions sounded.
"HA-HA-HA-HA-HA…is this the best that Earth has? My I am disappointed and-
He was cut off as then something just flew past him at super speed and appeared in front of him.
"Ah Son of X'ondir…you've recovered I see." BoneYard said.
"Yeah I'm surprised myself…but you tried to blow a school full of kids up but you ended up shooting an innocent teacher! You're lucky he's ok, now I'm gonna take you down and send you back to prison where you belong." Xtreme said as he was now all business.
As then BoneYard just laughed again as he then threw a grenade at him as it just came at him he stood there awaiting it as it exploded, but this was not a grenade it was a gas grenade and the same substance he used last time was the contents of it as it all dispersed all over the man in black.
"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, you've fallen into my trap yet again Son of X'ondir…Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha…
He then saw he was still standing as he just went or his gun and fired at him with no mercy.
But to his shock the bullets…bounced off him as the madman was stunned.
"How? I mean how are you still standing? That gas should've weakened you?" BoneYard said in disbelief.
"You can't trick me the second time with the same thing, I came prepared…now count to three!" Xtreme said as he vanished from sight.
BoneYard looked around for him as he reappeared in front of him and just grabbed his gun and crushed it like that as he went to pull out more grenades he caught him doing so and ripped the belt of explosives off him and threw them aside as he was now defenceless.
The crazed bomber was on his knees in surrender as the man in black looked down upon him. "One last chance you come with me back to Federation prison…Now!" Xtreme demanded.
"Yes…I will do as you say." BoneYard said as Xtreme went to pull him to his feet the madman pulled out a gun and shot him in the face.
The bullet just turned into a silver disc on his face as he wiped it away like nothing and looked annoyed with him. "Tried to be reasonable." he said as he grabbed his gun crushed that as well and just got him by the front of his armour and threw him as high as he could in the air.
Pacing around after doing that he looked at his wrist like there was a watch and then just held his hand out and grabbed something that fell from the sky as it was BoneYard.
He looked shaken as he staggered away from the man in black and just collapsed on the floor.
"They never take the easy way out…has to be the hard way, why do I even bother?" Xtreme asked himself as he grabbed the unconscious villain and opened a prtal to Federation prison.
Yeah he's still kicking! But now with that out of the way what else will come our hero's way?
What you think? Reviews please!