3am, Thursday, April 12, 2013
The entire table got up from where they were sitting and raced after the scientist.
"T'Chaka, what's going on?" Natasha asked.
"Miss, we are able to confirm that the electricity that the children were experimenting with and the electricity we got from the woman are the same." a young man tells them.
"This can't be a coincidence." Natasha whispers under her breath so that only Steve could hear, this idea chilled him to his bones. This raised another question in him.
"Do we have an ID on the woman?""Not yet"
The computer screen had a program running through it that Ronnie had created to search people's profiles if they might in any way mean harm. Suddenly a name pops up on the screen. "Ororo Munroe"
"Get it up," Xander tells the staff. A large picture of the woman, her name, and place/date of birth was there but nothing else. "Doesn't even say who her parents are. Wait, match" he programs the computer for look alikes and he found one. "These are her parents, David and N'Dare Munroe. They met when he was an archaeologist studying the area that she was in, Ororo was born a year later on August 14, 1969."
"She does not look like she is in her forties" Nakia scoffed.
"Neither does Dad and he's ninety-four. While I was fighting her I saw a unique emblem, something I learned about last year. It was the symbol of an Egyptian Priestess. I know it sounds crazy but my parents have fought aliens so a slow ageing priestess isn't the craziest thing I've heard. If we could find out what the extent of her powers or just what they are could be a huge aid. Shuri and I will continue to analyze everything that she touched. So far she has control of water, she can control electrical currents and she can fly. Her name is Storm...fitting." he grinned only to suppress a shiver, it felt so unnatural to him to joke without his siblings.
"We must track this, but you two stay far away," T'Chaka told the children.
"Father""Uncle"
"No, he is right" Ramonda steps out, speaking for the first time in what seemed hours.
Shuri looked at her mother and searched for any sign that she wasn't serious, she failed. She shook her head at Xander.
"Look, at least help me track them. I know more about Tesla's tech than anyone else besides Salk" he argued. "And why can't we help? Me and Shuri are probably smarter than a few of the people in this room."
"I'm sorry Xa-"
"Please, it's my fault, I need to find them" Xander pleaded. His parents' hearts broke at his face. They knew he felt ad but they didn't realise that he blamed himself, it was so unlike him. Silly, loving Xander, had never shown being down. He was the very definition of a ray of sunshine.
"Xander come here" Steve wrapped his arms around his son. Natasha joined in with the hug, making a sandwich out of the boy. The rest of the spectators took their leave and the scientists could care less.
Xander let a few tears drop onto his dad's shirt but Steve didn't seem to mind. Natasha felt him and she wanted to cry two. Her kids were her everything and she held back everything or else she might start crying next. She knew that this trip was too good to be true.
"It's ok baby, it's ok" she whispered into his short hair. "We'll find them, it's not your fault."
If he was anything like her, that statement wouldn't help with his feelings, just push them back until he was in an environment where he could express them. It seemed to do the trick because he dried his eyes and stepped back.
"I must be a pretty crappy prince to cry in the middle of a lab" he says in a bad attempt at humor. Natasha smiled but it didn't quite make it to her eyes. "What are we going to do? They seemed like they made up their minds."
"You know us, we can be persuasive if we want to" Steve glides her hand around Natasha's waist.
"He means pulling the 'I'm an Avenger' card on bullies at the mall" She corrected. "Come on" she took her son by the hand and led him out into the council room where everyone had gathered.
"Steve, Natasha, these are our Elders, they oversee Wakanda and I hope they can help." T'Challa announced their presence and they stepped into the room.
The air was uncomfortable and a totally expected tension between everyone was felt like someone staring daggers into your head.
"T'Chaka, when will he become his destiny, how is this possible?" one of the oldest and wisest members asked.
"There has never been two, but Bast has chosen it. Who are we than to question?" the King replies. "We were planning for him to become the Panther on his thirteenth birthday but that might be impossible due to recent affairs"
"I just want to find my siblings, safe. I don't know many of your traditions and I live in America with my family, but I'm willing to learn if it can help them" Xander spoke with a confidence that was thankfully fitting to him"
"It is settled. They will be found, Klaw will be brought to justice and Xander will become a Prince out of the public eye" Zuri told everyone and they departed. Only then did Xander process Zuri's words, thirteenth birthday, nine days away. Xander went to find Shuri, she was the only person who he could really talk to about his. Natasha looked at Steve and put her head to his chest. Steve wrapped his arms around her. "Oh god" he swore and nestles his face in her hair. First the fight, then losing Ronnie and Xander, now this, Steve honestly had no idea of what to do.
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