I still don't own them. Never will at the rate I'm going. ^_^;
Chapter Six
By: Bladefire
"Well that was interesting." Whitewing said. They were lounging outside in the grass by the pool. The Professor said they could have free run of the place while Logan said they'd be joining the training sessions.
"I think so too. Even if we had to tell them most of our problems." Draco sighed, "I get the feeling we're going to be fighting more now than we did before. These people want to protect everyone."
"We can do it." Ken said confident in his friend's abilities.
Whitewing and Draco nodded; they could and would do what they needed to do to survive.
"Um…I don't want to change the subject but had anyone seen Amanda?" Draco suddenly asked, looking around.
"She said she was going to find somewhere quiet to sleep."
"Oh." Draco sighed, "That girl needs to stay in one spot. We're always the ones who have to find her." Draco got to her feet, "Come on. We've been aloud free reign so let's take advantage of it!"
Whitewing grinned and leapt to his feet, "Yeah!"
Ken shook his head, "I don't know you guys. I'm a little hungry."
"Our first adventure, the search for the missing kitchen!" Whitewing said, grinning as he took to the air flying toward the mansion while Ken and Draco ran after him.
"It's hard to believe that those children were the same one's who beat the Brotherhood." Logan said as they looked out one of the window to see Whitewing, Draco and Ken all running towards the kitchen with Kurt now in tow.
"They've been wandering for quiet sometime. I think they can be permitted to have fun." Xavier said with a smile.
Logan shrugged, "It's you decision Charles."
Amanda rolled her eyes from where she was laying several windows down. Her cat's body was stretched out along one of the windowsills.
"Let them play. They're only teenagers Logan. They still have much to learn. They all do."
"Not all. Am I right Amanda?" Logan asked.
Amanda just hissed at the big burly man.
The Professor turned in surprise, "Amanda?" He looked and saw her lying in the sun.
"I didn't realize you were there. How is it that you and your friends seem to be nothing to my telepathy?"
Amanda shrugged her tiny shoulders as she laid her head back down on her paws.
"Hey, kid. Why don't you answer the man?" Logan asked.
Amanda raised her head regally and glared at Logan. Even though he was taller than her she made it seem as if she were looking down at him all the same.
"It's okay Logan. I don't think she knows. Do you know why the Brotherhood is looking for telepaths?"
Amanda shook her head. She just couldn't use her telepathy so much. The voices were already starting to wear down upon her. The longest she had ever been in a populated place was 4 months as a cat but that had been coming and going. There had been the silence of the forest and such. But the constant voices of the city for a whole week were starting to take its toll.
"Is there anything you do know?" Logan growled.
Amanda only glared at him and laid her head back down. Fully intending to fall asleep this time.
Logan and Charles turned away and walked down the hall.
"That kid has some attitude."
"Actually she reminds me of you." Xavier said with a slight smile.
Logan glared at the Professor as they made their way to the kitchen.
A whole month passed quietly allowing Ken, Draco, Whitewing and Amanda to get used to living with the X-men. Well, it wasn't exactly quiet with Lance and his group around but it was quiet enough, and Amanda wasn't adapting quite as well as her friend and they were worried about her. So worried that they cornered her on Saturday morning.
"Amanda, what's wrong?" Whitewing asked as soon as they found her sitting outside by a tree.
"Nothing."
"Liar." Draco said as she sat across from her friend. Ken sat between Amanda and Draco so that the four were sitting in a circle.
"Tell us what's wrong so we can help." Ken smiled, "We want to help."
"I don't need any help. I'm just fine." Amanda insisted.
"Then why haven't you been talking with us." Draco demanded.
"What do you think I'm doing now?"
/You know what I mean./ Draco said telepathically.
Amanda flinched at Draco's voice.
"I didn't think I needed to." Amanda said trying to cover for her weakness, "We see each other all the time."
Draco glared at Amanda, "Don't make me light your tail on fire." She threatened, "Why'd you flinch."
Amanda said nothing. Whitewing looked at Amanda carefully and then without warning tested her metal shield. The barrier around her mind wavered but held.
"Amanda!!" Whitewing yelped.
Amanda winced.
"Why didn't you tell us you were having trouble?" Whitewing asked, he looked hurt that she hadn't said anything.
Amanda sighed, "I didn't want to say anything. Is that okay?"
"You should have." Ken said. Both he and Draco had felt Amanda's tattered shield.
"Let us help. We'll show you how it's done." Draco held out her hands and Whitewing and Ken took them in their own. That left Amanda to join hands with Ken and Whitewing, completing their circle.
Hesitantly Amanda reached out and was just about to grab their hands when a familiar shaggy man tackled Amanda. Instinctively Amanda brought up her foot and pushed him off of her. She stood up quickly as Draco and Ken came to stand beside her. Whitewing flew up into a tree. His physical body wasn't much good in a battle.
Amanda snarled at the other man, "Sabertooth, what the hell are you doing here."
"Doing someone a favour in return for something I want." Sabertooth growled.
Amanda's tail swung back and forth betraying her anger. She was about to leap forward when the ground under her feet suddenly swayed.
"What the hell?" She swore as she turned. Her friends where on the ground while Whitewing was in the air as the ground heaved like ocean waves. Amanda sent out her own power. She pushed the ground down as she glared at Lance and his group.
"Catseye! Watch out!!" Whitewing called but it was to late.
A heavy fist stuck the back of her head and she was out like a light.
Amanda fell and the ground started to shake and sway again. Ken was looking a little green and Whitewing could do nothing until he could land. Draco fought against the rolling earth as she got to her feet.
"That's it!" Draco screeched, "I've had enough of this shit!!"
Flames erupted from her tight fists. But instead of her normal flames that just sat obediently in her hands, these one's engulfed her hands and stretched up a meter or two to make two flaming fists. Draco opened her and the flame hands opened. An evil grin crossed her face.
"Cool." She reached out and a flaming hand picked up Lance and tossed him into a tree. Once the rolling ground stopped, Ken got to his feet and Whitewing was able to land.
Once his feet touched a branch Whitewing's astral self appeared this time as a really pissed gyrfalcon. The speed demon started running circles around them but slid into the wall as Ken laid a sheet of ice down in front of him. Whitewing picked Toad up, his large body easily taking the weight of the smelly spiting teenager. Draco then picked up Fred and being careful not to burn him too much sent him flying over the wall of the estate.
"Now as for y…" Draco turned but Sabertooth was gone as was Amanda.
To be continued…
Had to stop it there. Next one will be longer. I promise. Not much longer to go now, maybe 3-4 more chapter left. I for one will be glad it's over so I can work on all my other stuff and believe me I's got a lot of it. ^_^ Hope you like it, if not I's don't care. Bye!!
Chapter Six
By: Bladefire
"Well that was interesting." Whitewing said. They were lounging outside in the grass by the pool. The Professor said they could have free run of the place while Logan said they'd be joining the training sessions.
"I think so too. Even if we had to tell them most of our problems." Draco sighed, "I get the feeling we're going to be fighting more now than we did before. These people want to protect everyone."
"We can do it." Ken said confident in his friend's abilities.
Whitewing and Draco nodded; they could and would do what they needed to do to survive.
"Um…I don't want to change the subject but had anyone seen Amanda?" Draco suddenly asked, looking around.
"She said she was going to find somewhere quiet to sleep."
"Oh." Draco sighed, "That girl needs to stay in one spot. We're always the ones who have to find her." Draco got to her feet, "Come on. We've been aloud free reign so let's take advantage of it!"
Whitewing grinned and leapt to his feet, "Yeah!"
Ken shook his head, "I don't know you guys. I'm a little hungry."
"Our first adventure, the search for the missing kitchen!" Whitewing said, grinning as he took to the air flying toward the mansion while Ken and Draco ran after him.
"It's hard to believe that those children were the same one's who beat the Brotherhood." Logan said as they looked out one of the window to see Whitewing, Draco and Ken all running towards the kitchen with Kurt now in tow.
"They've been wandering for quiet sometime. I think they can be permitted to have fun." Xavier said with a smile.
Logan shrugged, "It's you decision Charles."
Amanda rolled her eyes from where she was laying several windows down. Her cat's body was stretched out along one of the windowsills.
"Let them play. They're only teenagers Logan. They still have much to learn. They all do."
"Not all. Am I right Amanda?" Logan asked.
Amanda just hissed at the big burly man.
The Professor turned in surprise, "Amanda?" He looked and saw her lying in the sun.
"I didn't realize you were there. How is it that you and your friends seem to be nothing to my telepathy?"
Amanda shrugged her tiny shoulders as she laid her head back down on her paws.
"Hey, kid. Why don't you answer the man?" Logan asked.
Amanda raised her head regally and glared at Logan. Even though he was taller than her she made it seem as if she were looking down at him all the same.
"It's okay Logan. I don't think she knows. Do you know why the Brotherhood is looking for telepaths?"
Amanda shook her head. She just couldn't use her telepathy so much. The voices were already starting to wear down upon her. The longest she had ever been in a populated place was 4 months as a cat but that had been coming and going. There had been the silence of the forest and such. But the constant voices of the city for a whole week were starting to take its toll.
"Is there anything you do know?" Logan growled.
Amanda only glared at him and laid her head back down. Fully intending to fall asleep this time.
Logan and Charles turned away and walked down the hall.
"That kid has some attitude."
"Actually she reminds me of you." Xavier said with a slight smile.
Logan glared at the Professor as they made their way to the kitchen.
A whole month passed quietly allowing Ken, Draco, Whitewing and Amanda to get used to living with the X-men. Well, it wasn't exactly quiet with Lance and his group around but it was quiet enough, and Amanda wasn't adapting quite as well as her friend and they were worried about her. So worried that they cornered her on Saturday morning.
"Amanda, what's wrong?" Whitewing asked as soon as they found her sitting outside by a tree.
"Nothing."
"Liar." Draco said as she sat across from her friend. Ken sat between Amanda and Draco so that the four were sitting in a circle.
"Tell us what's wrong so we can help." Ken smiled, "We want to help."
"I don't need any help. I'm just fine." Amanda insisted.
"Then why haven't you been talking with us." Draco demanded.
"What do you think I'm doing now?"
/You know what I mean./ Draco said telepathically.
Amanda flinched at Draco's voice.
"I didn't think I needed to." Amanda said trying to cover for her weakness, "We see each other all the time."
Draco glared at Amanda, "Don't make me light your tail on fire." She threatened, "Why'd you flinch."
Amanda said nothing. Whitewing looked at Amanda carefully and then without warning tested her metal shield. The barrier around her mind wavered but held.
"Amanda!!" Whitewing yelped.
Amanda winced.
"Why didn't you tell us you were having trouble?" Whitewing asked, he looked hurt that she hadn't said anything.
Amanda sighed, "I didn't want to say anything. Is that okay?"
"You should have." Ken said. Both he and Draco had felt Amanda's tattered shield.
"Let us help. We'll show you how it's done." Draco held out her hands and Whitewing and Ken took them in their own. That left Amanda to join hands with Ken and Whitewing, completing their circle.
Hesitantly Amanda reached out and was just about to grab their hands when a familiar shaggy man tackled Amanda. Instinctively Amanda brought up her foot and pushed him off of her. She stood up quickly as Draco and Ken came to stand beside her. Whitewing flew up into a tree. His physical body wasn't much good in a battle.
Amanda snarled at the other man, "Sabertooth, what the hell are you doing here."
"Doing someone a favour in return for something I want." Sabertooth growled.
Amanda's tail swung back and forth betraying her anger. She was about to leap forward when the ground under her feet suddenly swayed.
"What the hell?" She swore as she turned. Her friends where on the ground while Whitewing was in the air as the ground heaved like ocean waves. Amanda sent out her own power. She pushed the ground down as she glared at Lance and his group.
"Catseye! Watch out!!" Whitewing called but it was to late.
A heavy fist stuck the back of her head and she was out like a light.
Amanda fell and the ground started to shake and sway again. Ken was looking a little green and Whitewing could do nothing until he could land. Draco fought against the rolling earth as she got to her feet.
"That's it!" Draco screeched, "I've had enough of this shit!!"
Flames erupted from her tight fists. But instead of her normal flames that just sat obediently in her hands, these one's engulfed her hands and stretched up a meter or two to make two flaming fists. Draco opened her and the flame hands opened. An evil grin crossed her face.
"Cool." She reached out and a flaming hand picked up Lance and tossed him into a tree. Once the rolling ground stopped, Ken got to his feet and Whitewing was able to land.
Once his feet touched a branch Whitewing's astral self appeared this time as a really pissed gyrfalcon. The speed demon started running circles around them but slid into the wall as Ken laid a sheet of ice down in front of him. Whitewing picked Toad up, his large body easily taking the weight of the smelly spiting teenager. Draco then picked up Fred and being careful not to burn him too much sent him flying over the wall of the estate.
"Now as for y…" Draco turned but Sabertooth was gone as was Amanda.
To be continued…
Had to stop it there. Next one will be longer. I promise. Not much longer to go now, maybe 3-4 more chapter left. I for one will be glad it's over so I can work on all my other stuff and believe me I's got a lot of it. ^_^ Hope you like it, if not I's don't care. Bye!!