X-MEN

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When John opened the door to the back courtyard, a powerful yell and the sound of rushing water cut into the silence of the evening. Immediately he dropped the bags and rushed over to where the commotion was coming from. He got there just in time to see Mya tearing down everything that was in the way of the massive jets of water that surged from her hands. Before John could find and flick his lighter, one of the men hit her from behind, slapping something on the back of her neck and causing her to fall screaming to the ground.

          "Hey!" John yelled, catching the attention of her attackers. "Try this one on for size." With that, he flicked his lighter, producing one large ball of flames in his hand and then splitting it into two with the other. Mya lay curled on the ground, not knowing what he was about to do. With an outstretched arm, Pyro's hands had become ultimate flame throwers, sending streams of fire over Mya and setting two of the men on fire, causing them to collapse and roll around on the ground screaming and removing their clothes.

          In seconds, Wolverine, Cyclops and Jean were on the scene, having been told by the Professor that something was wrong. While the other's fought, John hurried over to Mya, helping her, scared and shaking off the ground. When she was on her feet, Mya held onto John as tight as she could, shivering furiously in his arms.

          "It's okay," he reassured her, as she burrowed her face into the nape of his neck.  He could feel the hot, wet tears soaking into his skin, and all he could think about was frying those who had done this to her. All of a sudden, Mya let go and pushed him away, firing a bolt of water at an oncoming attacker. As soon as the water hit him, the device on the back of her neck beeped loudly, flashing red and green and sending Mya screaming horrifically to the ground. Mya's screams caused the others who were fighting to quickly look over to see what had happened. John glanced over at the attacker who had been knocked unconscious by Mya's surge, then crawled over to see what had happened to her.

          She screamed again, clenching the back of her head and curled up in a ball on the grass.

          "Get it off John, please! Get it off!" She screamed with her eyes squeezed shut. Unsure of what to do he moved her hair away from the scorpion looking metal device on the back of her neck. As he watched he saw the lights on the back of the device flash and the six legs of the device drilling into her skin and towards her brain and spine. Just as he reached for it, a shot of electricity was sent through his hand and into Mya, causing her whole body to seize on the ground. Not knowing what else he could do, looked up at the other three helplessly.

          "Somebody help her!" He called out to them.

          "What happened?" Cyclops looked Mya over, seeing the ultimate pain she was in.

          "There's a thing on her neck, I can't get it off," John pointed to it as Cyclops knelt down to take a look.

          "Mya," Scott tried to get a look at her face. "Mya can you hold still, I'm gonna try and get this thing off okay?" Mya didn't answer, but shook in her spot across John's lap, still with her eyes closed. John held her as still as she could as Cyclops stood back preparing his visor for the shot he was about to take.

          "Scott, no!" Jean held his arm back. They both turned to her. "We don't know what that thing is, or what would happen if we tried to remove it." John, still cradling Mya across his lap, took a deep breath, relieved that she had stopped them. "Logan, don't!" Jean called over to him as he was just about to finish his last victim. Jean stepped closer to them. "If you're smart, you'll tell us how to get that thing off of her," using her powers, she picked him up just inches from the ground as Wolverine stood aside and watched smirking. The man said nothing, but clenched his lips and stuck up his nose.

          "Listen pal," Wolverine bared his metallic claws, "I'm not as nice as the lady and I'm not gonna ask ya nicely." The man just looked at the two and chuckled, shaking his head.

          "As long as that unholy freak of nature can work water like that, that thing is there for life," he smiled again, "however short that may be." Before the last word could leave his mouth, Wolverine's claws were poking through the other side of his body. As he retracted his claws, the man fell dead to the ground.

          "Mya!" John yelled as the device clicked noisily and she fell unconscious. The others gathered to see Mya's limp body strewn across John. The scorpion on the back of her neck and stopped flashing erratically and now only the red light flashed in a constant rhythm.

          "She's not breathing," Scott informed Jean and Logan as they approached.

          "Let's get her inside quickly!" Jean instructed.

          "Watch out kid," Logan moved John aside and picked up Mya's flaccid body and carrying her back into the building. John ran beside him, only taking his eyes off of her to open the door for Logan. When they were inside, the halls were blessedly empty, except for Bobby and Rouge who were just making their way to the den. When they saw the group they followed along.

          "John, what happened?" Rogue asked as they ran down the hallway, but he didn't answer and continued into the lab leaving them behind. Outside the doors, Bobby and Rogue looked at each other then back at the door that separated them and the answer to their questions.

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