Chapter Three
Disclaimer: Okay, by now, you all get the drill- I own Matrix and nothing else... for that is the sad fate granted to me.
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Jessy stared at the Suburu that pulled up behind the motorcycle and her mouth dropped open. It was the boy. One of the ones who had seen her. So they *were* like the hunters.
"Listen, I'm... I'm s-sorry if I was on your p-property," she said while stumbling backwards. Her eyes never left Bobby's face.
She turned and was about to run, when Logan's hand fell on her shoulder.
"P-please don't hurt me." she whimpered.
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The X-Men stared at the girl in surprise. She was afraid that they would hurt her. Well, it did make sense, considering the way mutants were being treated by humans.
Scott got out of the Subaru and walked over to the girl.
"I'm Scott, and we're not going to hurt-"
Then, he was cut off by a gunshot in the distance. The girl screamed and ran for it, much to the dismay of everyone.
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Jessy ran to the edge of the road and hopped over the guardrail. She didn't have to look back to know she was being followed- she could hear their grunting and footsteps, along with a few shouts from Scott.
As she ran, she recounted the hunters...
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One Month Earlier...
Jessy was skating, doing the one thing that she loved the most. When she was skating, she could block out all thoughts. She especially loved to skate out in the wilderness on frozen lakes, where she could use her powers to perfect her routines.
She hadn't noticed the hunters that were watching her as they made their way by the lake, or the fact that they stopped and gaped when she froze herself mid-air, as she had done before Bobby and St. John. And she certainly didn't notice that when they lifted their guns and pointed them at her, each was wearing a Friends of Humanity badge.
They started shooting at her, rifle shots that split and scattered. She had noticed then, and she had used her powers to avoid the shots, slowing down time and dodging each bullet and its many parts.
She had run then, dodging bullets and slowing down time enough so that they had no chance of catching up to her. When she got back to her little apartment that she had lived in since she was 14, she had vowed never to go back to that lake. And so, the search had begun again for another place to skate. This was the third place she had had to leave.
She had searched for a week, and then found a great pond in Westchester County, the one where the X-Men had discovered her.
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The X-Men ran after Matrix through the forest. She was focusing too much on just running and thinking about the past to slow down time.
She was panting for breath when she came upon the river and had to stop. It was at least 30 ft. across, but she couldn't easily jump it.
Jessy turned and waited for the people to show up.
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Jessy: Wait, that's where you're leaving off!!??
Yami-chan: Well, yeah.
Jessy: Nothing happened!
Yami-chan: You'll get plenty of action in the next chapter.
Jessy: Is that a good or bad thing?
Yami-chan: ... you'll see.
Jessy: Uh oh.
Yami-chan: Alright peoples, wait for the next installment of Winter in Westchester ::pose::
Disclaimer: Okay, by now, you all get the drill- I own Matrix and nothing else... for that is the sad fate granted to me.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jessy stared at the Suburu that pulled up behind the motorcycle and her mouth dropped open. It was the boy. One of the ones who had seen her. So they *were* like the hunters.
"Listen, I'm... I'm s-sorry if I was on your p-property," she said while stumbling backwards. Her eyes never left Bobby's face.
She turned and was about to run, when Logan's hand fell on her shoulder.
"P-please don't hurt me." she whimpered.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The X-Men stared at the girl in surprise. She was afraid that they would hurt her. Well, it did make sense, considering the way mutants were being treated by humans.
Scott got out of the Subaru and walked over to the girl.
"I'm Scott, and we're not going to hurt-"
Then, he was cut off by a gunshot in the distance. The girl screamed and ran for it, much to the dismay of everyone.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jessy ran to the edge of the road and hopped over the guardrail. She didn't have to look back to know she was being followed- she could hear their grunting and footsteps, along with a few shouts from Scott.
As she ran, she recounted the hunters...
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
One Month Earlier...
Jessy was skating, doing the one thing that she loved the most. When she was skating, she could block out all thoughts. She especially loved to skate out in the wilderness on frozen lakes, where she could use her powers to perfect her routines.
She hadn't noticed the hunters that were watching her as they made their way by the lake, or the fact that they stopped and gaped when she froze herself mid-air, as she had done before Bobby and St. John. And she certainly didn't notice that when they lifted their guns and pointed them at her, each was wearing a Friends of Humanity badge.
They started shooting at her, rifle shots that split and scattered. She had noticed then, and she had used her powers to avoid the shots, slowing down time and dodging each bullet and its many parts.
She had run then, dodging bullets and slowing down time enough so that they had no chance of catching up to her. When she got back to her little apartment that she had lived in since she was 14, she had vowed never to go back to that lake. And so, the search had begun again for another place to skate. This was the third place she had had to leave.
She had searched for a week, and then found a great pond in Westchester County, the one where the X-Men had discovered her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The X-Men ran after Matrix through the forest. She was focusing too much on just running and thinking about the past to slow down time.
She was panting for breath when she came upon the river and had to stop. It was at least 30 ft. across, but she couldn't easily jump it.
Jessy turned and waited for the people to show up.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jessy: Wait, that's where you're leaving off!!??
Yami-chan: Well, yeah.
Jessy: Nothing happened!
Yami-chan: You'll get plenty of action in the next chapter.
Jessy: Is that a good or bad thing?
Yami-chan: ... you'll see.
Jessy: Uh oh.
Yami-chan: Alright peoples, wait for the next installment of Winter in Westchester ::pose::