Chapter 12 - Departure

Marie was struggling against her suppressor to free herself. They placed metal clamps on her wrists so that she couldn't run far if she decided to pull a move on them. Magneto raised his hand and automatically it forced the teenager to hold onto the column. The machine started to generate power as soon as he placed his hands upon her face.

Her senses became heightened as new powers were coursing threw her body. The magnetism made all the hairs in the back of her neck and on her arms stand up. Magneto stepped away with the help of Sabertooth. He was going to be temporally weakened but the X-Men were taken care off.

A red wing black bird flew by and landed on the railing. Magneto regarded the bird with much confusion considering these birds were only found in the very north and it was a little early for their migration. Suddenly, as if a blink of an eye, the bird changed into a familiar figure and she didn't seem very pleased.

He quickly suggested for Sabertooth to go check up on the others just in case they had escaped as well. Animorph had a perfect view of the both the machine and where everyone else was. She kept herself on guard as she watched the hairy man go down the stairs to have a little visit. Her eyes grew wide as she watched Logan retract his claws and fall to the ground.

"N-"

She was cut off by Magneto slapping her in the face. She had totally forgotten about him and when she tried to counterattack him, he simply attacked her with a piece of metal. This time she lost her balance and stumbled for the railing. Magneto saw his chance and took it. His hand flew up into the air and the railing gave way. It felt as if time froze as she began to fall. She felt her body collide with the railing before the plunging down the side of the statue and towards the water. There was no sound but yet she could feel herself screaming at the top of her lungs.

Nothing was going through her head but she tried many times to change into something. At the last second before she hit the water she changed into an owl and flew across the great pool. She slowly made her way towards the top of the huge green woman. She flew around looking for Magneto but he was no where to be seen. It was as if he had disappeared again but when she landed a huge piece of metal flew right at her.

She dodged it and was forced to change back into a human. The machine was giving off its rays and she could feel it weaving through her being as if it was encoding something into her DNA. It was slowly drained her energy and she could hardly keep her eyes open.

Logan was holding on tight to the top of the machine. It was his idea for Storm to blow some wind around as Jean used her telekinesis to fly him up to the machine. He drew his claws and thrust them towards the machine but his reached was stop short. He looked up to see Magneto trying to stop him. He didn't want his plans to be spoiled by the X-Men. It was like Charles not to understand their cause. Logan was trying to force pass his magnetism and it was clearly impossible. Suddenly, there was a bean of red and Magneto fell to the ground screaming in pain. The machine broke into pieces as his claws tore through the metal. His body fell into the machine and he quickly scrambled to Marie's side.

Her face had no expression what so ever and some of her hair was white. He held her close trying to wake her up. He remembered when they first met, on the snowy roads of Alberta. She was so helpless and had no where to go. Xavier brought her in and she found a place to fit in. Logan took off his gloves and thought for a moment. The last time she touched him he thought he was going to die. She had the power to suck people's being right out of them. But in his case, she took his healing factor. He placed his hand on the side of her face and prepared for the pain but it never came. He slowly opened his eyes in disbelief, she was really gone. Suddenly, as it caught him off guard, he could feel his life being pried away. His latest wounds were opening up again. Marie's eyes were slowly opening when she realized what was happening; she pulled away and watched him fall to the ground. She tried to wake him but it was impossible. Blood was pouring out of his wounds and she called for help.

The X-Men ran up the stairs and noticed the two bodies. Cyclops and Jean headed towards Logan and Storm quickly picked up Morgan. The area was a total disaster. The machine's pieces were every where and the summit meeting was completely ruined. It was best for the X-men to leave the area before something else happened. Police helicopters arrived before they left and took Magneto away. It was about time, the captured him. They could finally keep away from the world. He would be placed in a safe place until he comes too.

Morgan woke up feeling different. What happened at Liberty Island was fresh in her memory. She sat up and remembered. Was Logan alive? Did they beat Magneto? She ran out of her room and looked around for one of the X-Men. The school was very quiet but when she reached one of the windows, the voices of the students reached her ear. She quickly pressed the button of the elevator to the lower levels and waited.

Jean walked into the room with her white lab coat and walked over to one of the tables. Logan was all patched up and lying on the table. They had to bring him back from the Liberty Island incident immediately since he might have died of major blood lose. She was going to change his bandages and put on new ones. She took off the one on his forehead and noticed it was completely healed. Just in case, she checked the rest and noticed they were all healed. She started to take them all off when she felt him move and grab her hand.

"That tickles," he slowly woke up.

"Welcome back," she smiled.

"How's Rogue"

"She's fine. It seems that she is very fond of you," she leaned in closer to tell him.

"Well, tell her that my heart belongs to another"

At that moment, Morgan ran into the room and she was happy to see Logan was alright. She slowly walked over to the table with a huge smile on her face. He was glad to see her too. Jean gave them some time alone and walked over to see the Professor. He was still in his coma but he was doing better than before. She was hoping that he would come back soon considering all the commotion was over.

Morgan was holding his hand when she looked up to see the Professor blinking and moving around. Jean was right by the side greeting him back to reality. He recovered greatly after that. The redhead helped him in his wheelchair and from there they left the room. Morgan turned to face Logan. He was putting back on his shirt and when he stood up she hugged him. It was great to see him again, to be in his arms.

"I'm glad to see you're alright," she smiled.

"What would you do without me?" he joked.

She giggled and kissed him on the cheek. It is sarcasm was one of his greater traits or at least one of the traits that didn't get him in trouble. He held her for a few moments and he could feel something was different. She seemed the same and looked the same but her presence was different. He brushed it off and he went to get talk to the Professor. Since he was awake now, he was going to ask about his past. It was still a little unclear and he wanted to remember it.

It was a beautiful sunny day, students were playing in the courtyard, some were in their classes and the incident at the island was long forgotten. Morgan was in the stable cleaning. Because of her powers, the Professor nominated her for animal care. She didn't mind it either since she enjoyed talking to the animals and learning about them.

She was putting away some of the cleaning items when she heard footsteps outside the stable. She closed the closet door and turned around just in time to see Ororo walking in. she smiled and told her that the Professor wanted to talk. They walked together as Mango followed them in the trees. Everything seemed very calm now, there was no major danger towards the school but there would be one towards the whole mutant community. The Professor knew it and some of the X-Men would figure it out eventually.

Morgan walked just outside of the Professor's office and he was just coming out. She greeted him and he seemed to back to normal. It was amazing to see how fast he recovered from his coma. They walked together in silence. She was waiting for him to say the first words or she was trying to find something to start a good conversation. He stopped his wheelchair in front of a huge bay window and she stood beside him.

"I see you still haven't heard," he looked out the window.

"Heard what Professor? Is something wrong"

"Logan left this morning. He's going to look for his past"

"Oh," she lowered her head. "He never told me"

"He didn't tell anyone," he looked up at her. "That is why I wanted to talk to you"

"Yes"

"Jean can bring you home and you could go live with your father. You have the chose Morgan. Live here with us or live back home"

Morgan looked down at the Professor. It was hard to choose between this wonderful place and her family back home, or what was left of it. She didn't even know if her father was still alive or if he even lived back at their house anymore. But there was this missing piece in her heart that she wanted to fill. Maybe seeing her family was the thing to fill it back in. She looked back at the Professor and smiled. She knew he was reading her mind and he smiled when he found his answer.


A/N: Well this is the second to last chapter. I hope you guys liked this fanfic. I worked very hard and hopefully you will continue to read the sequel. Thanks a lot and review with any last minute comments.