A/N: Thankies for being mostly patient with me. This is the beginning of the end. The
finale, so to speak, will either be next chapter or the chapter afterwards. I still gotta work
the Todd and the MIAs in somehow. Maybe this one. Anywayz, you've waited long
enough, so onwards to thy greatest story! (Gotta stop reading King Arthur.)
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I ran. We were so far from the nearest hospital. It was a half hour (at my speed) away
from the Boarding House, plus another hundred miles..... And the road wasn't flat, so I
could only run so fast. But I made up in endurance. I pushed myself hard. I was running
on pure adrenaline.
I wanted to just break down and cry right there in the middle of the forest. So much had
been taking from me, and now my sister was probably going to die.... Not to mention the
others. The X-Men never meant much to me, because I didn't really know them, but I
didn't want them to die. Not by my father's hands! If they were to die, they should at least
have some pride, dignity, and honor in it. Not defeat by a mad man.
I finally reached the city. I didn't slow down, in fact I pushed harder. Flat surfaces,
finally. Now I could double my speed. I went so fast that people were being blown over
by my wake. Right now that didn't matter. My only thought was to get to the hospital and
save my sister.
I had to slow down, as to not knock any of the patients at the hospital over. I ran into the
Emergency entrance, stopped dead center, threw my mask off, and cried out to anyone in
hearing distance.
"Help! My sister and others are in trouble! They're in woods, somebody help me!" Then I
let myself collapse to my knees, exhausted from pushing myself so hard. I normally have
the endurance of a wolf when it came to long range, but this run had emotionally drained
me. "Help me, please...."
A doctor appeared, a kind looking man with a very worried expression on his face. I
looked up and pleaded with him with my eyes, silently begging for help. My ego took the
back burner. I was crying.
"Please help me..." I said in almost a whisper. The man gritted his jaw and looked around.
"Well? You heard the boy, he needs help! Get to it! Ready the ambulances!" He ordered.
He obviously pulled some weight around here. Like Head Doc or something.
"You need SUVs or something to get back where we are, I don't think ambulances will
make it." He nodded and repeated his order, this time calling for Emergency Vehicles.
"One boy, Scott Summers, he's got some internal bleeding. He's unconcious and coughs
up blood. Another woman, uh, Raven Darkholme, is in a coma or something. My
sister...." I choked on my words. A nurse knelt down beside me and hugged me,
reassuring me it was okay, everything was going to be fine now. I tried again. "My sister,
Wanda Maximoff, there's something wrong with her back.... I think it's broken. There's
also some kids missing.... Three boys named Todd, Ray, and Roberto, and girl named
Amara.... A coupla of others have minor injuries but still are weak.... There's a boy
named Jamie taking care of things while I ran here....."
"A boy? How old?" The doctor asked.
"I think he's eleven or twelve." He nodded.
"And the ages of the others?"
"15 to 19. Raven is, uh, I don't know, late twenties, early thirties maybe." Mystique
wasn't one for revealing her true age.
"Now where is this?"
"About 130 miles south east of here, in the West Wind Forest. I came here because you
were the biggest in the entire area.... More equipment....." My breathing was still ragged,
and I tried to even it out as best as I could.
"And you ran the entire way?!" The nurse said. I was so tired. So very tired. I nodded
before letting myself fall into the black world that crept upon me.
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I woke up in an ambulance. No sirens, just quiet. I sat up slowly, so as not to make myself
black out again. I looked around, and through the front windshield I saw forest. I pushed
and pulled at the doors until they finally came open. I hopped out, my legs still aching
from run.
"Ah, you're awake. You should lie back down." I saw someone dressed as EMT walk
over. He looked barely older than myself. Must be college kid or newbie.
"Where are we? Have they found my sister? What of the others?" I began rapid firing
questions. He finally got a few words in edge-wise.
"They're going after them now. Now go lay down before my boss gets back I get chewed
out and we'll both end up with headaches." He said. I sat down on the edge of the
ambulance in defiance. I didn't want to rest until I knew my sister was safe. "Fine! Knock
yourself out." He paused. "Ignore that last comment."
"Whatever. I just gotta know if Wanda's safe. And the others." Then it hit me full friggin'
force. They didn't know we were mutants!! I sat there, mouth open, eyes wide, fears
going full force. I was up the creek with out a paddle and leaky boat, so to speak.
"Hey, you all right? You look you just saw a ghost." The guy said.
"Now, but I got a feeling I'm gonna be one....." I muttered.
"What? Did you just figure out the mutant factor?" He asked. I looked at him, my jaw
dropping ever further. Oh shit..... Better start praying now..... "Don't act so surprised. Did
you know that by going to St. Brigid's Hospital you came to one who openly, at least to
certain people and groups, acknowledged care for mutants? You made one damn lucky
choice, my friend."
"Oh. Thank. God." I said, looking upwards and actually meaning that as a prayer. "I will
forever be a believer...."
"Ying-yang." The guy said.
"Excuse me?"
"Ying-yang. Did you ever notice that in the white part there was a little black, and in the
black a little white?" I nodded. "Well, it means there is always a little bad in something
good, and always a little good in something bad."
"Taoism, right?"
"Yeah. By the way, I'm Mike."
"Pietro." I said. "Mike, I will forever be thankful for this. I just hope everyone makes it.
I'd pray for it, but I don't know how."
" 'I went to see a preacher, to teach me how to pray. The preacher smiled at me and then
that preacher turned away. He said if wanna tell Him something, I ain't fold my hands.
Say it with your heart, your soul, and believe it, and I'll say Amen.'" Mike sang quietly.
"It's from a song I know."
"I hope it's right." I said, looking upwards again.
Dear God, or whoever is up there, please save my sister and the others. If you wanna
punish somebody, do it to me. But leave them out of it. I guess it's wrong to pray for
something bad to come to someone, but I can't help wishing for my father to fall from his
evil throne. I wonder if he was like Lucifer, a fallen angel cast out from Heaven. Does
that mean he cannot re-enter it? Am I and my sister to be punished for being children of
this fallen angel? I have so many questions. I just need some sort of sign.... To prove that
I need not fear or doubt.
Lost in my reverie, I didn't hear Mike calling my name. Finally he nudged me and looked
up. Smiling he pointed off in the distance. I joined him with a smile of my own, knowing
my sign had come. There, on the horizon, in the far distance, shining bright, was my sign
of hope.
A rainbow.
A/N: Okay, still not sure chapter wise. Will get back to this reeeaaaally soon, just please
keep being patient. I know how it is waiting, it's a big pain, so please oh please try not to
flame me. If you must, go ahead, but know that I won't respond to them! Otherwise,
reviews welcome!
finale, so to speak, will either be next chapter or the chapter afterwards. I still gotta work
the Todd and the MIAs in somehow. Maybe this one. Anywayz, you've waited long
enough, so onwards to thy greatest story! (Gotta stop reading King Arthur.)
--------------
I ran. We were so far from the nearest hospital. It was a half hour (at my speed) away
from the Boarding House, plus another hundred miles..... And the road wasn't flat, so I
could only run so fast. But I made up in endurance. I pushed myself hard. I was running
on pure adrenaline.
I wanted to just break down and cry right there in the middle of the forest. So much had
been taking from me, and now my sister was probably going to die.... Not to mention the
others. The X-Men never meant much to me, because I didn't really know them, but I
didn't want them to die. Not by my father's hands! If they were to die, they should at least
have some pride, dignity, and honor in it. Not defeat by a mad man.
I finally reached the city. I didn't slow down, in fact I pushed harder. Flat surfaces,
finally. Now I could double my speed. I went so fast that people were being blown over
by my wake. Right now that didn't matter. My only thought was to get to the hospital and
save my sister.
I had to slow down, as to not knock any of the patients at the hospital over. I ran into the
Emergency entrance, stopped dead center, threw my mask off, and cried out to anyone in
hearing distance.
"Help! My sister and others are in trouble! They're in woods, somebody help me!" Then I
let myself collapse to my knees, exhausted from pushing myself so hard. I normally have
the endurance of a wolf when it came to long range, but this run had emotionally drained
me. "Help me, please...."
A doctor appeared, a kind looking man with a very worried expression on his face. I
looked up and pleaded with him with my eyes, silently begging for help. My ego took the
back burner. I was crying.
"Please help me..." I said in almost a whisper. The man gritted his jaw and looked around.
"Well? You heard the boy, he needs help! Get to it! Ready the ambulances!" He ordered.
He obviously pulled some weight around here. Like Head Doc or something.
"You need SUVs or something to get back where we are, I don't think ambulances will
make it." He nodded and repeated his order, this time calling for Emergency Vehicles.
"One boy, Scott Summers, he's got some internal bleeding. He's unconcious and coughs
up blood. Another woman, uh, Raven Darkholme, is in a coma or something. My
sister...." I choked on my words. A nurse knelt down beside me and hugged me,
reassuring me it was okay, everything was going to be fine now. I tried again. "My sister,
Wanda Maximoff, there's something wrong with her back.... I think it's broken. There's
also some kids missing.... Three boys named Todd, Ray, and Roberto, and girl named
Amara.... A coupla of others have minor injuries but still are weak.... There's a boy
named Jamie taking care of things while I ran here....."
"A boy? How old?" The doctor asked.
"I think he's eleven or twelve." He nodded.
"And the ages of the others?"
"15 to 19. Raven is, uh, I don't know, late twenties, early thirties maybe." Mystique
wasn't one for revealing her true age.
"Now where is this?"
"About 130 miles south east of here, in the West Wind Forest. I came here because you
were the biggest in the entire area.... More equipment....." My breathing was still ragged,
and I tried to even it out as best as I could.
"And you ran the entire way?!" The nurse said. I was so tired. So very tired. I nodded
before letting myself fall into the black world that crept upon me.
-------------------
I woke up in an ambulance. No sirens, just quiet. I sat up slowly, so as not to make myself
black out again. I looked around, and through the front windshield I saw forest. I pushed
and pulled at the doors until they finally came open. I hopped out, my legs still aching
from run.
"Ah, you're awake. You should lie back down." I saw someone dressed as EMT walk
over. He looked barely older than myself. Must be college kid or newbie.
"Where are we? Have they found my sister? What of the others?" I began rapid firing
questions. He finally got a few words in edge-wise.
"They're going after them now. Now go lay down before my boss gets back I get chewed
out and we'll both end up with headaches." He said. I sat down on the edge of the
ambulance in defiance. I didn't want to rest until I knew my sister was safe. "Fine! Knock
yourself out." He paused. "Ignore that last comment."
"Whatever. I just gotta know if Wanda's safe. And the others." Then it hit me full friggin'
force. They didn't know we were mutants!! I sat there, mouth open, eyes wide, fears
going full force. I was up the creek with out a paddle and leaky boat, so to speak.
"Hey, you all right? You look you just saw a ghost." The guy said.
"Now, but I got a feeling I'm gonna be one....." I muttered.
"What? Did you just figure out the mutant factor?" He asked. I looked at him, my jaw
dropping ever further. Oh shit..... Better start praying now..... "Don't act so surprised. Did
you know that by going to St. Brigid's Hospital you came to one who openly, at least to
certain people and groups, acknowledged care for mutants? You made one damn lucky
choice, my friend."
"Oh. Thank. God." I said, looking upwards and actually meaning that as a prayer. "I will
forever be a believer...."
"Ying-yang." The guy said.
"Excuse me?"
"Ying-yang. Did you ever notice that in the white part there was a little black, and in the
black a little white?" I nodded. "Well, it means there is always a little bad in something
good, and always a little good in something bad."
"Taoism, right?"
"Yeah. By the way, I'm Mike."
"Pietro." I said. "Mike, I will forever be thankful for this. I just hope everyone makes it.
I'd pray for it, but I don't know how."
" 'I went to see a preacher, to teach me how to pray. The preacher smiled at me and then
that preacher turned away. He said if wanna tell Him something, I ain't fold my hands.
Say it with your heart, your soul, and believe it, and I'll say Amen.'" Mike sang quietly.
"It's from a song I know."
"I hope it's right." I said, looking upwards again.
Dear God, or whoever is up there, please save my sister and the others. If you wanna
punish somebody, do it to me. But leave them out of it. I guess it's wrong to pray for
something bad to come to someone, but I can't help wishing for my father to fall from his
evil throne. I wonder if he was like Lucifer, a fallen angel cast out from Heaven. Does
that mean he cannot re-enter it? Am I and my sister to be punished for being children of
this fallen angel? I have so many questions. I just need some sort of sign.... To prove that
I need not fear or doubt.
Lost in my reverie, I didn't hear Mike calling my name. Finally he nudged me and looked
up. Smiling he pointed off in the distance. I joined him with a smile of my own, knowing
my sign had come. There, on the horizon, in the far distance, shining bright, was my sign
of hope.
A rainbow.
A/N: Okay, still not sure chapter wise. Will get back to this reeeaaaally soon, just please
keep being patient. I know how it is waiting, it's a big pain, so please oh please try not to
flame me. If you must, go ahead, but know that I won't respond to them! Otherwise,
reviews welcome!
