After Charles had made that announcement, there was silence.
Questions wouldn't get them anywhere for now. Hopefully the girl would wake
up and be able to explain everything soon. However they couldn't just sit
and wait in Xavier's office, looking around, waiting for time to slowly
wind around. Finally Storm decided to clean up the blood before it set.
Wolverine decided to try to figure out how she got through the gate. He
didn't have any luck. She hadn't climbed it. She hadn't walked through it.
What had she done? What were the kid's powers anyway? And what happened to
her? She showed up nearly dead on their doorstep. Why here? How did she
find out? Was she a spy? He snorted. Even a spy couldn't fake being that
injured. But he still made up his mind to be cautious.
Both Storm and Logan 'somehow' found themselves back in the study within fifty minutes. Logan didn't like not knowing what was going on. Storm was worried. He could smell it. She was likely sad too. He knew why. The girls face was haunting them. It was hard to believe that someone could be hurt so badly in the mansion. The way she had been clinging to the doorframe, she had probably used up all of her energy getting there and could barely stand.
His thoughts were interrupted when Hank came in. He sat down and nodded to everyone. "She's stabilized, I think. She'll be alright.. Eventually. It will take some time though." Everyone relaxed some.
"What happened to her?" asked Storm.
"I can't quite be certain. She has severe blood loss, is severely malnourished, and is heavily bruised. She also has a number of scars. You couldn't tell because of her jacket, but her shirt was almost entirely stained red. I'm a bit surprised she made it this far. However, she appears to be responding well to the treatment, and if she continues to improve, will likely be out of danger some time tomorrow. By the way, I can't ascertain how she was injured precisely, but in my opinion, someone deliberately tried to kill her. She may not wish to talk about it when she recovers though."
Emotions were definitely rising. "Could you track the attacker by smell, Logan?" Storm asked.
"Kid was out in the rain too long, washed away any scent but her own." He responded gruffly. He wished he could track whoever it was down. He might be fairly aggressive, and got into a lot of fights, but some one trying to kill a kid. well, it made him feel a little sick. Who would do that? And would she tell? She might be too frightened. How long had she been injured? The rain stopped two hours before she arrived, and she would have had to have been out in it for awhile to wash away anyone else's scent. Unless she took a short cut through water. Well it would wait. Questions would have to wait until she was strong enough to answer them.
"How much longer do you think she'll be out?" asked Storm.
"She might not regain consciousness for a few days, and then it could take even longer for her to be able to answer questions. She may even have blocked the attack, or perhaps attacks from her memory."
"What makes you say 'attacks'?" Logan had to know.
"She had scars. Not ordinary scars either. She could quite possibly have been attacked more than once. By the way, her story about being a mutant checks out. She was bleeding so much; I collected a small sample so I would know her blood type. She has an X-gene. Now clue about her powers though. Just have to wait till we can ask her. I should probably go back. She shouldn't be left alone for too long." With that he left.
Of course, now they had no answers, only questions. What happened? Who attacked her? Why? How many times? How had she gotten away? What where her powers? How did she know about them? Why had she come here? Was the way she responded to Hank, that it didn't faze her at all a clue, or was she so out of it that she wouldn't have responded if the room filled up with pink and purple pachyderms? How much did she know anyway? When were they going to find out? And how would the student's respond? How much should they be told even? Yes, they should probably be told the basics but how many details did they need to know, if any? Who is this girl anyway?
Time passed. The students returned. The adults informed them that a seriously injured young woman had shown up at the doorstep and was recovering in the infirmary. That was about all they needed to know for now. After finding out they couldn't go and see her, they generally forgot about her, with the exception of the house being a little quieter. A change the adults were profoundly grateful for. Two more days passed. She had been pronounced out of immediate danger but still not a lot of change. The students almost forgot about her entirely. Even the adults, with the exception of Hank, were finding hard to believe she was really there. At least until, three days after she had shown up, Hank said that she had finally woken up.
Both Storm and Logan 'somehow' found themselves back in the study within fifty minutes. Logan didn't like not knowing what was going on. Storm was worried. He could smell it. She was likely sad too. He knew why. The girls face was haunting them. It was hard to believe that someone could be hurt so badly in the mansion. The way she had been clinging to the doorframe, she had probably used up all of her energy getting there and could barely stand.
His thoughts were interrupted when Hank came in. He sat down and nodded to everyone. "She's stabilized, I think. She'll be alright.. Eventually. It will take some time though." Everyone relaxed some.
"What happened to her?" asked Storm.
"I can't quite be certain. She has severe blood loss, is severely malnourished, and is heavily bruised. She also has a number of scars. You couldn't tell because of her jacket, but her shirt was almost entirely stained red. I'm a bit surprised she made it this far. However, she appears to be responding well to the treatment, and if she continues to improve, will likely be out of danger some time tomorrow. By the way, I can't ascertain how she was injured precisely, but in my opinion, someone deliberately tried to kill her. She may not wish to talk about it when she recovers though."
Emotions were definitely rising. "Could you track the attacker by smell, Logan?" Storm asked.
"Kid was out in the rain too long, washed away any scent but her own." He responded gruffly. He wished he could track whoever it was down. He might be fairly aggressive, and got into a lot of fights, but some one trying to kill a kid. well, it made him feel a little sick. Who would do that? And would she tell? She might be too frightened. How long had she been injured? The rain stopped two hours before she arrived, and she would have had to have been out in it for awhile to wash away anyone else's scent. Unless she took a short cut through water. Well it would wait. Questions would have to wait until she was strong enough to answer them.
"How much longer do you think she'll be out?" asked Storm.
"She might not regain consciousness for a few days, and then it could take even longer for her to be able to answer questions. She may even have blocked the attack, or perhaps attacks from her memory."
"What makes you say 'attacks'?" Logan had to know.
"She had scars. Not ordinary scars either. She could quite possibly have been attacked more than once. By the way, her story about being a mutant checks out. She was bleeding so much; I collected a small sample so I would know her blood type. She has an X-gene. Now clue about her powers though. Just have to wait till we can ask her. I should probably go back. She shouldn't be left alone for too long." With that he left.
Of course, now they had no answers, only questions. What happened? Who attacked her? Why? How many times? How had she gotten away? What where her powers? How did she know about them? Why had she come here? Was the way she responded to Hank, that it didn't faze her at all a clue, or was she so out of it that she wouldn't have responded if the room filled up with pink and purple pachyderms? How much did she know anyway? When were they going to find out? And how would the student's respond? How much should they be told even? Yes, they should probably be told the basics but how many details did they need to know, if any? Who is this girl anyway?
Time passed. The students returned. The adults informed them that a seriously injured young woman had shown up at the doorstep and was recovering in the infirmary. That was about all they needed to know for now. After finding out they couldn't go and see her, they generally forgot about her, with the exception of the house being a little quieter. A change the adults were profoundly grateful for. Two more days passed. She had been pronounced out of immediate danger but still not a lot of change. The students almost forgot about her entirely. Even the adults, with the exception of Hank, were finding hard to believe she was really there. At least until, three days after she had shown up, Hank said that she had finally woken up.