*Andromeda Past P.O.V*

My father's hand tightened around my throat lifting me into the air. I gasped for breath, clawing against his hand, but he was inhumanly strong. My lungs fought for air, begging, pleading, for air that would never come.

"Oh Andromeda, you thought this was all over?" He taunted me. He yanked me forward so that our faces were inches apart, his dark blue eyes coldly staring at me.

"We're just getting started." He whispered, as pain exploded all over my body.

My eyes shot open, sitting up in bed, my lungs gulping in air greedily.

Charles stirred next to me, but he didn't wake up. I turned to look at his sleeping form. He looked years younger, calm and relaxed, just like the man I used to know. In his sleep he mumbled something, and curled himself into my side, his hand finding mine in his sleep. I reached over with my free hand and stroked his hair softly, feeling the soft strands run through my fingertips.

Calm down, Andromeda. Everything is fine. Your father isn't here, he isn't going to hurt you. I felt my heartbeat slow down, my lungs finally calming down to the point of normalcy.

I may be fine, but I really need to get something to drink. I reluctantly removed my hand from Charles's grasp and slipped out of the bed as softly as I could. I quickly pulled on my sweatpants and a t-shirt and took a few steps, my hand closing around the door knob, but then looked back at Charles.

He was still sleeping softly, and I realized once again how much I missed him.

"I love you Charlie."

He mumbled something in his sleep, but didn't wake up. I walked out of the room and down the stairs, but as I walked towards the kitchen, I noticed that the back door of the house was slightly open, moving back and forth in the breeze flowing from outside. I crept forward slowly, ready for anything. The grandfather clock on the wall chimed 2:00 a.m and I jumped slightly. The door continued to sway in the breeze and my hand finally closed around the knob. I threw open the door, and found Logan sitting on the back porch with a bottle of whiskey.

He looked surprised to see me, but then took a big swig of whiskey. He then raised the bottle to me, I took it, feeling the coolness of the bottle in my hand.

"Scoot over." I told him. He scooted out of the way to the left so that I could sit down.

I took a gulp of the whiskey, burning as it slid down my throat.

My mind suddenly flashed back to that day so long ago, when Raven and I had a drinking competition. It was so long ago that it hurt to think about it, it hurt to think of a time that Raven was my friend.

"Couldn't sleep?" Logan asked me, taking the bottle back from me.

"Bad dreams." I mumbled.

He nodded. "Me too."

"You wanna talk about it?" I asked him calmly, meeting his eyes.

He shrugged and took another gulp of whiskey.

The cool night air blew, ruffling my hair.

"What was the dream?" He murmured against the lip of the bottle.

"It was my father," I said vaguely, looking away from Logan and out over the backyard.

Logan pursed his lips together. "Experimentation?"

I nodded, still not meeting his eyes.

"Charles told me about what happened to you. It must have been rough." He continued. I could feel his eyes on me, but I still didn't turn to look into his face.

"It was, but you have had it just as bad James." I spoke clearly. "You have been through just as much experimentation as I have, and you have fought in as many wars as I have." I paused, not wanting to say what came next.

The moon hung full and fat in the sky, bathing the backyard in silvery light.

"And you have lost as many people as I have." I whispered to the night.

Logan was quiet for a few moments. "Yeah, we both had it pretty bad. But now we have to make sure no one else has that happen to them Andromeda." He replied strongly.

I looked over at him, and met his gaze, which pierced through mine.

"The future I live in is bad, beyond anything you have ever experienced. Andromeda we have to make sure this doesn't happen, and I don't know if I can change Erik's mind." He continued.

"Erik is always difficult. I'm more worried about Raven right now. She really is going to go after Trask, no matter what we say or do she is going to go after him and-" My head shot to the door behind us.

Something is wrong.

I made eye contact with Logan, he sensed it too. I was on my feet in a second, moving to the door swiftly. It slowly creaked open, and I took a step into the dimly lit hallways. The front door of the house was open completely, drifting back and forth in the breeze.

Charles.

I ran up the stairs, ignoring Logan's frantic whispers behind me.

If something happens to him, I will never forgive myself.

I opened the door to his bedroom and saw him there sleeping soundly.

I closed the door smoothly, twisting the metal of the doorknob to wrap around the wood of the doorway so no one could get in. I could sense Logan stalking around on the ground floor looking for the intruder, but something felt wrong. I focused my mind to find the intruder, but there was no one here. No one except the four of us, but why did something feel wrong.

I walked down the stairs and onto the ground floor, where Logan stood by the open door. His nose was in the air, like he was smelling something.

Well, it makes sense that ever since I absorbed his powers that I can smell a pizza from a mile away. Now I have a super nose, great...

He opened his eyes to look at me.

"Is Charles all right?" He asked me gruffly.

"Yes he's fine, and Hank is fine too. I checked his mind, he's just working late." I replied quickly.

If everything is fine, then why does something feel wrong.

"Well Mystique was here." Logan murmured. "But why?"

I froze. "Raven was here?"

"Yeah. Her scent is all over the door and the stairs. It's hard to place at first, but if you know what you're looking for you can find it pretty quick." He explained. "I've been around her a few times to know what her scent is."

"Why was she here?" I wondered out loud. Then all of a sudden my blood ran cold. "Cerebro." I shouted and ran for the elevator.

Cerebro was in ruins, the headpiece was on the floor, and sparks were coming out of the console.

Well this isn't good.

"Shit." I heard Logan swear behind me. "Why would she do this?"

"She knows that the only way for Charles or me to find her is with Cerebro. She wants to be invisible to us. Unfortunately now we can't find Erik either. She must be about to do something big." I thought out loud.

"But what?" Logan questioned.

"I don't know, but I can just find her the old fashioned way." I threatened. I felt my eyes shift to gold, glowing brightly in the room.

She wasn't going to be able to escape us this easily.

When I finally got back into bed it was 4:00 in the morning. I had stayed up with Logan trying to figure out what her next move was, and we decided that it was probably the Sentinel launch ceremony.

Charles stirred from his sleep, and looked up at me, his blue eyes piercing through the dim light.

"Andy what's wrong? Where did you go?" He asked me, trying to sit up in bed.

I put my hand on his chest pushing him down into the bed, and slid under the covers curling up next to him, my hand still on his chest.

"I just had a bad dream that's all." I said trying to calm him down.

His hair had flopped into his face, and he looked absolutely adorable. I kissed him quickly, binding my lips to his. I pulled back and put my head against his bare chest.

"Are you okay?" He whispered against the top of my head.

"Yes, but Charles something happened." I bit my lip, but turned to face him. He captured his lips in mine, pulling me up so that he didn't have to lean down to kiss me.

He pulled away, but held my face in his hands. "You are so beautiful." He breathed, a goofy smile on his face, his thumbs stroking my cheeks.

I felt my entire body blush, but then remembered what I had to tell him.

"Charles, Raven was here tonight." I said suddenly.

His smile dropped off of his face. "What?" He let my face go.

"Yes, and she was here because she wanted to destroy Cerebro." I continued slowly.

"She destroyed Cerebro?" He shouted.

I sat up crossing my legs under me, and nodded.

He struggled to sit up, so I casually leaned over and lifted him forward, pressing another pillow against his back so he could sit up straight.

"Why would she do that?" He asked me, betrayal flashing in his eyes.

"She doesn't want us to know what she's planning, but Logan and I were talking and we think both she and Erik are going to crash the Sentinel launch ceremony this afternoon." I sighed.

"Then we have to leave now." Charles exclaimed throwing the blankets off of himself.

"Charles wait, we can't just go. We need to think about this we need a plan." I said trying to calm him down. I moved over so that both of my hands were pressed against his chest, my knees on either side of him on the bed, pressing him down into the pillows.

"Andy, we have to talk to her we have to stop her."

"Charles, she isn't the same person. I tried talking to her and she lost it. She attacked me Charles. I had to do something I didn't want to do." I paused, and bit the inside of my cheek. "Maybe I can just go. I can stop her and Erik. It won't be easy, but I can do it."

He shook his head hard. His hands came up to my shoulders. "Andy whatever we do, we do as a team. I'm not going to let you go in there alone. I'm not going to let you be alone ever again." He exclaimed, pleading with his eyes.

I took a deep breath.

"Okay. Then let's go."I replied moving over off the bed. I manipulated the metal in his chair and pulled it towards the end of the bed.

Charles started to get up, but I picked him up easily and placed him into the wheelchair carefully.

He pursed his lips together and frowned at me.

"What?"

"You just do that so easily." He mumbled.

"Well thanks I try. Plus I have super strength Charlie, comes with the whole power absorption thing. The energy make Andromeda strong!" I shouted smiling widely at Charles. He laughed at my joke, making my entire body warm, I loved the way he laughed.

I helped him get dressed and finally we were ready to go. He followed me out into the hallway, and I walked towards my room to change and grab my black leather jacket.

"Hank, Logan, we have to leave now if we are going to stop Erik and Raven. Meet us in the kitchen in 10 minutes ready to go." I said telepathically.

10 minutes later we were all in the car on the way to the airport.

When we were stopped at security I took control of their minds, and they let us pass no problem.

15 minutes later we were in the air, with Hank safely at the controls, on our way to stop our friends from making a horrible mistake.

I just hope this goes smoothly.