Ontario, Canada—
James Logan's point of view—
Hermione, Harry and I were talking and laughing while we were walking back out to my truck from the store after we got some candy, drinks (energy drinks (for me and Harry), soda, sports drinks and water) and other junk foods for the trip down to Westchester. We just got to North bay a half hour ago.
Once we were at the truck I noticed a new lump under a sheet in the bed of it. I poked at it and it moved. Or did it twitch? Before I pulled the sheet off I smelled a person. The mysterious person under the sheet smelled a little scared. So I pulled off the sheet to find a girl under it. And once again my senses were right. The girl does look scared.
She had brown hair, lightly tanned skin and hazel eyes. She wore a green hooded coat that went to the ground, light brown pants and female winter Eskimo type boots.
"Get out of the bed." I demanded
She gets out looking even more scared then before. I keep her bag in the truck bed because I have a feeling that she may need transportation.
"Sorry. I needed a ride. I thought you might help me." She said with a southern accent
"And that is why I'm telling you to get into the backseat of the truck. Now!" I say pointing to the truck
She got in the passenger side of the truck. The girl seems skittish from something. She didn't look right.
"Get in the truck." I say to Harry and Hermione with a sigh
We got into the truck. Harry right behind me and Hermione in shotgun.
"Hey kid, what's your name?" I asked the girl
"I like to go by rouge." She said
"What's your given name?" I ask
"Anna Marie LeBeau." She said
"Well I'm James but I prefer my middle name of Logan to those who are not close friends or family, this is my son Harry and daughter Hermione." I say
I looked to Hermione and nodded. I know she will get the answers we need.
"Why are you here?" Hermione asked
"Something happened and I ran away." She said
"What happened?" Hermione asked
"Each time I touched someone with my bare skin they would get hurt." Anna said
"Oh, honey. There's nothing wrong with you. It means you are a mutant, an absorber." Hermione said
"What's an absorber?" Anna asked
"An absorber is a ability where you can take life forces from people. And if they are mutants then you can take their abilities. Like if you get hurt badly and needed to heal quickly you can touch Dad or Harry and get healed." Hermione said
"How do you know all of this?" Anna asked
"My fiancée Scott and Harry's cousin Jean are mutants at Xaviar's school and told us what the powers may be to each person. It's very rare that there are two of the same power." Hermione said
"How rare?" Anna asked
"The only power that I know that two people share is the power dad and Harry here have." Hermione
Then my phone along with Harry's and Hermione's phones went off. It was a text from Jean saying they needed us to get Anna Marie to Xavier's school.
"Kid I guess you're coming with us down to Westchester." I say
I started to drive away from the store with a new passenger onboard. This will be a long drive to New York. Maybe we should stop in buffalo at Hermione's house for the night. I looked in the rearview mirror. I saw Harry reading a book that he probably got from either Hermione or Jean as a birthday present or he borrowed it and Anna Marie looking out the window.
"So Anna Marie. Where you from?" I ask
"I'm originally from Mississippi. But I moved up here last year after my dad got a new job." Anna said
Westchester, New York—
Storm's point of view—
"Why didn't you let us go get her?" I asked
I really wanted to go out and get Anna Marie LeBeau myself this morning but everyone stopped me.
"Because it will be easier if Uncle James does gets her because he is already coming down here to talk to Professor Xavier and is basically closer to her." Jean said
I still didn't understand it fully. We've done this hundreds to thousands of times before. Why did we have to wait.
"Storm listen. Uncle James, Harry and Hermione will be able to protect her. They will also be able to tell her what she is." Jean said
"Are you sure about that Jean?" I ask
I only asked because magneto is planning something and it involves Anna Marie.
"Then you don't know them at all, do you Storm?" Scott said behind me
I turned to look at him. All I know is that Hermione is his fiancée and she is very kind and selfless.
"What do you mean Scott?" I ask
"I mean is that all three been through war over in Britain. Fighting an evil mother fucker who thought it would be fun killing people who opposed him or got in his way or just sitting at a café. And he tried to kill James and Harry several times. He almost killed Hermione because of who she is." Scott said
I was shocked beyond belief. How could people do that to other people.
"Why would someone do that to others?" I ask
"He wanted to purify the world around him even though he wasn't exactly pure himself." Scott said
Scott somehow knows a lot about what was happening.
"How do you know so much?" I ask
"Hermione tells me everything. And James and Harry tell Jean everything." Scott said
Shit. That's a lot of conversations about evil people. Now I fully understood why Jean and Scott like to fight evil. Their loved ones were almost taken away from them because of evil people.
Buffalo, New York—
Harry's point of view—
I looked at the clock again. It's 12:00 AM. We reached Buffalo a couple of minutes ago. We decided to head to Hermione's house for the night. Anna Marie had dozed off about two hours ago along with Hermione. Well, Hermione just flat out pass out onto Dad's shoulder.
"Okay we're here. You get Anna Marie and I get Hermione." Dad said as we pulled up to Hermione's house
"Okay Dad." I said
Once Dad stopped the engine I unbuckle and get out and walk over to the passenger side of the truck. I gently grab Anna Marie and made sure I didn't let my skin touch hers by accident. We walk into the house and decided that it would be the best if Rogue would do the best if she was down here.
After we put the girls to bed me and Dad went to sleep. GOOD NIGHT VIETNAM! I chuckled to myself thinking of the Robin Williams movie "Good morning Vietnam" as my head hit the pillow. This will be a good night indeed.
Anna Marie's point of view—
I woke up in a strange bed this morning. It took me a couple of seconds to figure out why I would be here. Then I remembered Logan, Harry and Hermione. They were nice enough to let me stay with them. But I also remember that they were asked to bring me to this mutant school after they told me what I was.
Then I found a note from Harry on the bedside table.
"Dear Anna Marie,
Welcome to Buffalo New York. We're almost to Westchester darling don't worry. Come out for breakfast when you're ready.
—Harry"
I get out of bed and walk to the kitchen to smell food. I see Harry and Hermione sitting at the table and Logan cooking.
"Now if you EVER let Sirius cook for you you better have something as back up. Because his food comes out like his surname. Black." Logan said
They all busted out into laughter as Logan made fun of his friend like that. I walk closer to them. They all seem happy like I once was.
"Good morning sleeping beauty." Harry said
Logan looked to me quickly and smiled. Logan doesn't seem like the father type till I saw him not in the truck setting driving to a new city.
Washington DC—
Jean's point of view—
"We're in another stage of human evolution. These mutations manifested puberty and often triggered by periods of heightened emotional stress." I say
"Thank you Miss. Grey. That was quite educational. However it fails to address the issue that's the focus of this hearing. Three words. Are. Mutants. Dangerous." Senator Kelly said
"I'm afraid that's an unfair question Senator Kelly. After all the wrong person behind a wheel of a car can be dangerous." I say
"But we do license people to drive." Senator Kelly said
"Yes, but not to live. Senator Kelly it's a fact that the mutants that came forward and revealed themselves publicly have been met with fear, hostility and even violence. It is because of that ever present hostility that I'm urging the senate to vote mutant registration. To force mutants to expose themselves will only further the fear." I say
"Excuse me Miss. Grey. Expose themselves? What does the mutant community has to hide, I wonder, that makes them so afraid identity themselves." Senator Kelly said
"I didn't say they were hiding." I say
"Let me show you what's been hidden Miss. Grey. I have here a list of names of identified mutants living here in the United States. There's a girl in Illinois that can walk through walls. Now what's to stop her from walking into a bank vault of the White House or their houses? Now there are even rumors Miss. Grey, that there are mutants so powerful that they can enter our minds and control their thoughts. Taking away our god given free will. Now I think that the American people deserve the right to decide weather they want their children to be at school with mutants, to be taught by mutants." Senator Kelly said
Everyone began to clap despite what I said before. I tried to interrupt several times but it was no use.
"Ladies and gentlemen the truth is that mutants are very real. And they are among us. We must know who they are and above all what they can do." Senator Kelly said
Then Senator Kelly left the auditorium. Some people were still clapping for him. I soon left to go back to Westchester to meet up with uncle Jamie and Harry.