"Cerebro"
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The next morning, Davey took a shower and then set up the tub in her bathroom for Rogue to bathe in and relax before facing the day ahead of her.
Dressing into a pair of jean shorts and a yellow crop top, Davey made her way downstairs and found no one was in the kitchen yet.
Climbing up onto the counter, she pushed aside the food and opened the hidden compartment where her secret stash was located.
She pulled out a jar of konpeito, which are Japanese sugar crystal candy that came is various shades of colors that she tended to take out when she was feeling stressed.
While she was taking the candy out of the cupboard, she heard the familiar heavy footsteps that belonged to Logan and soon his scent was close enough for her to smell it.
"Hey, kuzuri." Davey greeted as she turned around to face him.
Pausing in his steps, Logan gave the girl a confused expression.
"What did you call me?" He asked.
"Kuzuri means wolverine." Veemon spoke up.
Looking over to where he heard the voice, Logan cried out and jumped back in shock at the sight of the small blue dragon.
"What the hell is that thing?!" He yelled.
"I'm not a thing, I'm Veemon. And really? You're in a school filled with mutants and I'm the one who scares you? Unbelievable." Veemon rolled his eyes.
Davey giggled, enjoying the look that was on Logan's face as he was being sassed by Veemon.
Groaning in disbelief that he was being made fun of by two children, Logan made his way over to the coffee makers.
"Where are the mugs?" He asked.
Eyes flashing pink, Davey controlled the shadows to make a cupboard door open and levitated a plain white mug over to Logan who stared at it in slight surprise.
"Is there anything you can't do?" Logan asked as he grabbed the mug.
"I can't fly." Davey shrugged.
"I can!" Veemon grinned smugly.
Logan nodded at that and brewed the coffee, glancing over at Davey who was setting up a tray with eggs, toast, orange slices and a glass of apple juice.
"What're you doing?" He asked.
"I'm making breakfast for Rogue. I don't think she'll be up for coming down and facing everyone." Davey said.
"Why do you care so much? I mean, you only just met Rogue, but you seem pretty focused on taking care of her." Logan said as he watched the girl.
"Because I want to help her. Is it really so hard to believe that some people just want to help for no other motives than the desire to help people?" Davey asked.
Staring at the girl intently, Logan was able to tell from the way her heart beat and by her scent that she was telling the truth.
The weasel girl was a genuine and kind person, which took Logan by shock since he didn't think there was people like that who actually existed.
Everyone always had some type of motive and he was still suspicious of Charles, thinking the old telepath needed him for something, most likely to draw Magneto out.
"Well, you're definitely a rare find, kid." Logan commented.
"Thanks, I think. Anyway, you want breakfast; you better hurry before the students all pile in. It'll be a huge mess soon." Davey commented.
Setting the jar of candies on the tray, Davey then carried it upstairs to her bedroom with Veemon following after her.
"Hey, Davey!" Someone called.
Stopping, Davey looked behind her to find Willis was awake and was making his way over to her with Lopmon sitting on top of his head.
"Hey, where's Terriermon?" She asked.
"Still sleeping. You know how he is. Anyway, how's Rogue? The guys were pretty worried over what happened last night." Willis frowned.
"She's still a little shaken up over what happened. I'm not sure if she'll be going to class today." Davey informed.
"Do you think Rogue will be comfortable around us?" Lopmon questioned.
"I don't know. We'll just have to see." Veemon shrugged.
Continuing on to the bedroom, the Golden Radiance team stopped outside of the door and Willis knocked on it.
"Who is it?" Rogue called.
"It's me. I also brought Willis and Lopmon with me. Are you fine with some company?" Davey called through the door.
It was silent for a few seconds before Davey, Veemon and Lopmon, who all had sensitive hearing, could hear Rogue clearing her throat as she sat down on the bed.
"Okay." She said.
Willis then opened the door, allowing them to walk inside and found Rogue sitting on the bed dressed in some clothing Davey let her borrow and her hair was still damp from her bath.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" Willis asked as he followed Davey into the room.
"Okay." Rogue said shyly.
"Here, I brought you some breakfast. Didn't know what you would like, though, so I hope this is okay." Davey said as she placed the tray down on the bedside table.
"Thanks." Rogue sent her a small smile.
Moving to sit down, Davey gave a startled yelp when Willis sat down on the bed and pulled her to sit on his lap, making the Digimon and Rogue giggle as the weasel girl gave the American a glare.
Sending his fellow Keeper of the Golden Radiance an innocent grin, Willis then turned his attention onto Rogue.
"So, do you think you'll be able to come to class today? Bobby is pretty worried about you. I mean, you did almost die last night." Willis said.
That made Rogue stare down at the mattress with an uneasy expression and Davey slapped Willis' arm, giving him a look of disproval.
"I-I don't know if I'll be comfortable with that. I feel like everyone is gonna stare at me and talk about me." Rogue said.
"That is a possibility, but you shouldn't let that bother you." Veemon told her.
"That's right. You're going to have to face them soon, so you should get it over with soon so it doesn't bother you as much." Lopmon spoke up.
"The boys are right. If you hide yourself away, then it'll make it harder to move past this. Also, you'll have us with you the entire time. Don't worry about it." Davey gave Rogue a comforting smile.
Looking up from the mattress, Rogue found the four were all sending her smiles of encouragement and she found herself smiling back, feeling safe in the presence of them all.
"Thanks, but I still think I want to take today off. Will that be okay?" Rogue asked.
"Don't worry; I'll talk to the Professor about it." Davey assured.
"Can you really just do that?" Rogue questioned.
"Yeah. Davey and Jean both happen to have special privileges around here since they've basically been taken in as the Professor's daughters." Willis smirked.
He wasn't jealous about this fact at all.
He was actually happy because it meant Davey now had a family that cared for her better than her birth parents and sister did.
She had a better, happier life at the school and was loved by all.
Rolling her eyes at what Willis had said, Davey then stood up and placed a hand on Rogue's shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze.
"You just relax. I'll tell Charles you're skipping today. Tomorrow, me and Willis will walk you to class and make sure no one bothers you. Everything will be fine." Davey said.
Rogue felt herself smiling up at Davey, nodding to her words.
"Okay. Do you think we can still have lunch together?" She asked.
"Of course." Davey gave her a grin.
With that done, Davey and Willis left the room, allowing Rogue to eat breakfast while they got their own food and then rushed off to their classes.
(Later on...)
Arriving in Charles' office, Davey stared at the X rays that had been taken of Logan's body and stared at them feeling slightly horrified.
His skeleton was completely made of metal, something that had been done to him by whoever had captured him and experimented on him.
It was frightening to know that Logan had gone through something so painful and had survived it, but he had no memory of how it happened or who had done it to him.
"What are you looking for, Eric?" Charles asked to himself.
Scott was standing in the room as well, simply watching as the telepath muttered to himself, wondering what his old friend was planning.
"It's strange. There are more powerful mutants out there. Why should this one be so important to him?" Charles wondered.
When Eric had been seen at the meeting, following after Davey and trying to speak with her, Charles had been worried that the man was after her.
Davey was an Omega level mutant and still had so much more power that wasn't tapped into yet.
If Eric had managed to sway her to his side, he would have an unstoppable force under his thumb and would cause the most chaotic damage.
"Maybe it's his way with people." Scott muttered.
"You don't like him." Charles stated.
Gaining a small, wry grin on his face, the sunglasses wearing male turned to look over at the telepath and the weasel girl.
"How could you tell?" Scott asked.
"Well, I am psychic, you know." Charles commented.
"You also make it pretty obvious. You two have this annoying alpha male play for power thing going on. Y'Know, I'm sure if you guys actually tried to get along, you could make a pretty good team." Davey said.
Scott shook his head in amusement at the teen, knowing that she was the type who believed people that were complete opposites could work together if they resolved their differences.
She had managed to prove that when she and the DigiDestineds had saved the world, but Scott wasn't so sure if he and Logan would ever get along.
Just then, Logan and Ororo came rushing into the room, the male looking angered while the woman was worried.
"Where is she?" Logan demanded.
"Who?" Scott asked.
"Rogue. She's gone." Charles said after a quick sweep of the duo's minds.
"What? What do you mean she's gone?" Davey demanded as she turned to look at the man.
"We looked everywhere for her. She's not in her room, she isn't anywhere on campus. Some students have said they saw her taking off, but have no idea where she ran off to." Ororo explained.
"Why would she leave? She was fine when I saw her this afternoon." Davey said.
"Davia, calm yourself." Charles said as he sensed the girl's powers growing with her worry.
"No! There's some evil sociopath out there who's after Logan. And since he knows Rogue was with him, he'll send out his demented minions to capture her! We need to find her and fast!" Davey insisted.
Sighing, Charles reached up and took Davey's hands in his own, hoping the physical contact would calm her.
Unlike with Jean, he couldn't reach into Davey's mind and control her powers, so he had to allow her to find a way to keep them calm and submissive to her on her own.
"Don't worry, we'll find her. Come." Charles said.
Jean soon joined the group and they all rushed off to Cerebro, the machine that was invented by fellow mutant and scientist Henry "Hank" McCoy to enhance Charles' powers to find other mutants.
Sitting in front of the eye scanning machine, Charles stayed perfectly still as the blue light shone over his eyes.
"Welcome, Professor." The machine spoke in a female voice.
The door then opened, revealing the large room along with the helmet and keyboard that were in the center of it all.
"Welcome to Cerebro." Charles said to Logan.
"This certainly is a big, round room." Logan commented as he ventured inside, peering around.
"The brain waves of mutants are different from average human beings. This device amplifies my power, allowing me to locate mutants across great distances. That's how I intend to find Rogue." Charles explained.
"Why don't you just use it to find Magneto?" Logan asked.
"I've been trying. But he seems to have found some way to shield himself from it." Charles said as he picked up his helmet.
"How would he know how to do that?" Logan questioned.
"Because he was around when it was built." Davey revealed making Logan look back at the girl, finding her leaning against the wall with an expression that was as cold as ice.
"Now, if you'll excuse me." Charles said as he set the helmet on his head.
Taking that as his cue to leave, Logan turned and followed Davey out of the room, watching as the doors to Cerebro closed.
"Have you ever-"Logan trailed off as he glanced at Jean.
"Used Cerebro? No. It takes a degree of control, and, uh, for someone like me, it's-"Jean trailed off.
"Dangerous." Scott supplied.
Even though they were two of the most powerful mutants in the school, Scott and Jean had no control over their powers.
Scott had received cerebral trauma when he was a child and it affected his ability to use his powers properly and couldn't turn it off and on like his brothers could.
As for Jean, her powers had a way of taking on a life of their own and constantly tried to take over her body, until the Professor sealed the dangerous personality her abilities had created away.
It was upsetting, but something they both had to live with.
A few minutes later, the doors opened and Charles wheeled out to meet everyone who turned to look at him in anticipation.
"She's at the train station." Charles revealed.
"Where is it?" Logan asked.
"A few miles west of here. Logan, you can't leave the mansion. It's just the opportunity Magneto needs." Charles told the man.
"I'm the reasons he took off." Logan said.
"We had a deal." Charles said making Logan and Davey look at him with angered expressions.
"She's all right. She's just upset." Ororo assured.
"Storm, Cyclops, find her. See if you can talk to her." Charles ordered.
Nodding, the duo took off, leaving the others behind.
Not wanting to be left behind, Davey walked by Logan, sending him a look and he followed after her, having a feeling that she knew a way to leave the mansion before Ororo and Scott could.
Once they were out of hearing distance of Charles and Jean, the wolverine looked down at Davey who looked serious and strode off with a confident swagger.
"So, what's the plan? How do we get to the train station?" He asked.
"You ever wonder what it's like to ride a dragon?" Davey asked.
Sending her a confused expression, Logan followed her up to her room where they found Veemon sitting on the bed, reading a magazine.
"Hey, guys. What's going on?" Veemon asked when he noticed the serious expressions on their faces.
"Rogue's at the train station. We need to get her before Magneto shows up." Davey informed as she grabbed her leather jacket and a mask.
"How is he supposed to take us there? And what did you mean about riding dragons?" Logan asked as he watched the girl.
Smirking, Davey held up her D-3 and motioned for Veemon to climb out the window, not wanting him to Digivolve while he was still in the room.
"Just watch." Davey said.
Her Digivice then released a bright blue light and Veemon was covered in it as he grew larger and wings appeared on his back.
"Veemon Digivolve too...EXVEEMON!"
At the sight of the nine foot tall dragon with white wings and a blade on his nose, Logan's jaw dropped in shock, unable to comprehend what was happening.
"Come on. It's getting dark out, so no one will notice us." Davey said as she climbed out of the window and jumped onto ExVeemon's back.
"This place is completely insane." Logan muttered.
Carefully climbing out of the window, Logan climbed onto the dragon's back and yelped when ExVeemon took off, grabbing onto Davey's waist as quickly as he could before he fell off.
To be continued...