Noah Trydak? You got your wish! Believe it or not . . .hehehe. . .warning:
x-2 spoilers!!!
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Angela opened her eyes, and for an instant thought that this had all been a horrible dream, and she was back at the academy. Then, the moment passed and she saw Kitty sitting next to her.
She cleared her throat, "Kitty?"
Kitty glanced up at her, "Yes, Angela, it's me. How do you feel?"
"Better. How is-um-how has everyone been since-you know."
Kitty frowned, "Just fine. Most of our team had to stay in the infirmary for about a week after our last meeting. You didn't show any mercy."
Angela felt a hot tear leak from her eyes, "I'm so sorry, Kitty. I really am."
A bitter smile tugged at the corners of Kitty's mouth, "Whatever you say, Angela."
Angela paused, then asked, "Can I talk to each one of the team alone? I've got some things I've gotta say."
"Oh yeah? Like what? 'I'm sorry I tried to kill you. I didn't know what I was doing.' Something along those lines?"
Angela sat up abruptly, struggling to hold back another flood of unwanted tears, "So what if it was? Why would you care? We both know you guys are either gonna kill me after this or leave me to die in this frozen wasteland! So why not just get it over with huh? I don't care anymore."
The team came in and interrupted Kitty's scalding reply.
Bobby spoke first, "Explain."
So she did, every detail she could stand to remember was brought to their attention and noted. When she finished, they stood around her in silence.
Storm folded her arms and stared at her solemnly, "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you where you sit right now."
Angela smiled weakly, "There is no good reason. I think you would be doing everyone a favor if you just killed me now. So, I won't hold a grudge if you decide to."
Kurt shook his head slowly, "I think there is a worse way we could punish you."
"And that is?"
Angela prompted. "I think we should all tell you our opinions of you and what we think should happen to you."
"Crud," she said finally, "I think I'd rather you killed me."
Rogue smiled, "That's not gonna happen."
So she listened, in excruciating detail, to their accounts of every time they had been hurt by her. Finally, the ordeal was over.
Jean dusted imaginary dust from her uniform, "You are free to go now. Wait, let me rephrase that, you have to leave now. We can't ever take the chance that you'll do anything to us again. You have to go."
Angela cringed inwardly, "Wait, where's Professor Xavier? Can't he read my mind and convince you that I've changed?"
No one met her eyes except Logan who glared at her fiercely, "That's none of your business."
She sank back onto the pallet and took in a painful breath, "I'll go then. Could you at least give a ride back to the States?"
His only reply was a stony scowl.
"That would be a no." She pushed herself up and staggered to her feet, trying to catch someone's eye.
Jean herded the junior members of the x-men into a spare chopper and instructed them to return to the mansion.
Angela watched them lift off and stood her ground as Logan approached, "Get out of here!" he growled, "Before I finish the job I started earlier."
She smiled bitterly and turned to leave, with a song ringing in her ears.
~Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got til its gone. . .~
As soon as Angela was out of sight, she shifted into the form of an arctic wolf and watched them from a distance. For the second time that day, she was shocked beyond reasoning.
Magneto, Pyro, and Mystique joined the X-men and began a hike toward the dam nearby.
Curious, she followed them into a spillway, watching with a trace of amusement, a battle between the teams and the paramilitary troops.
~Professor X must be in there.~ she mused ~I wonder if I follow them, he might help me redeem myself.~
So she followed them silently, shifting again into the form of a soldier.
After a tense hour passed, she was losing her patience. ~This is no good. I'll just knock one of them out and drag them back to the plane, and take their place.~
Eventually, Jean went off to find Scott, and Angela followed her. She hung back momentarily and gasped, for Jean was fighting Scott furiously.
When the dust cleared, Scott returned to normal and was embracing Jean tightly.
~Now!~ she thought, as they moved to rejoin the others, Jean lagging slightly behind.
~Now or never~
Angela sneaked up behind Jean and cold-cocked her silently. She ported Jean's unconcious body to the jet and *poofed * in just behind Scott as he rejoined the others.
The next minutes were a blur, the only event truly remembered was the fact that they had saved Professor Xavier.
They ran out to the jet, racing against time. The dam was beginning to collapse and water was beginning to spurt out towards them.
Angela watched the terrified faces of the rescued children and desperate faces of the X-men, and made a decision. She walked resolutely towards the dam and began to concentrate. She could dimly sense the frantic minds back onboard and realized they believed that she was Jean. She shut them out of her mind, after sending one final burst of thought to the Professor, and levitated the jet out of harms way.
The waters broke upon her mental shield, straining her capacity to the maximum.
After Angela was certain the jet's power was functioning, she released her hold on everything, letting the wild and rushing waters sweep her away forever.
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I will start another story soon! Look for it soon! It's called: Imposter. Hehe! It does come right after this, so if you'd like to know what happens next, then read!!! One last chapter is coming. . .
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Angela opened her eyes, and for an instant thought that this had all been a horrible dream, and she was back at the academy. Then, the moment passed and she saw Kitty sitting next to her.
She cleared her throat, "Kitty?"
Kitty glanced up at her, "Yes, Angela, it's me. How do you feel?"
"Better. How is-um-how has everyone been since-you know."
Kitty frowned, "Just fine. Most of our team had to stay in the infirmary for about a week after our last meeting. You didn't show any mercy."
Angela felt a hot tear leak from her eyes, "I'm so sorry, Kitty. I really am."
A bitter smile tugged at the corners of Kitty's mouth, "Whatever you say, Angela."
Angela paused, then asked, "Can I talk to each one of the team alone? I've got some things I've gotta say."
"Oh yeah? Like what? 'I'm sorry I tried to kill you. I didn't know what I was doing.' Something along those lines?"
Angela sat up abruptly, struggling to hold back another flood of unwanted tears, "So what if it was? Why would you care? We both know you guys are either gonna kill me after this or leave me to die in this frozen wasteland! So why not just get it over with huh? I don't care anymore."
The team came in and interrupted Kitty's scalding reply.
Bobby spoke first, "Explain."
So she did, every detail she could stand to remember was brought to their attention and noted. When she finished, they stood around her in silence.
Storm folded her arms and stared at her solemnly, "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you where you sit right now."
Angela smiled weakly, "There is no good reason. I think you would be doing everyone a favor if you just killed me now. So, I won't hold a grudge if you decide to."
Kurt shook his head slowly, "I think there is a worse way we could punish you."
"And that is?"
Angela prompted. "I think we should all tell you our opinions of you and what we think should happen to you."
"Crud," she said finally, "I think I'd rather you killed me."
Rogue smiled, "That's not gonna happen."
So she listened, in excruciating detail, to their accounts of every time they had been hurt by her. Finally, the ordeal was over.
Jean dusted imaginary dust from her uniform, "You are free to go now. Wait, let me rephrase that, you have to leave now. We can't ever take the chance that you'll do anything to us again. You have to go."
Angela cringed inwardly, "Wait, where's Professor Xavier? Can't he read my mind and convince you that I've changed?"
No one met her eyes except Logan who glared at her fiercely, "That's none of your business."
She sank back onto the pallet and took in a painful breath, "I'll go then. Could you at least give a ride back to the States?"
His only reply was a stony scowl.
"That would be a no." She pushed herself up and staggered to her feet, trying to catch someone's eye.
Jean herded the junior members of the x-men into a spare chopper and instructed them to return to the mansion.
Angela watched them lift off and stood her ground as Logan approached, "Get out of here!" he growled, "Before I finish the job I started earlier."
She smiled bitterly and turned to leave, with a song ringing in her ears.
~Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got til its gone. . .~
As soon as Angela was out of sight, she shifted into the form of an arctic wolf and watched them from a distance. For the second time that day, she was shocked beyond reasoning.
Magneto, Pyro, and Mystique joined the X-men and began a hike toward the dam nearby.
Curious, she followed them into a spillway, watching with a trace of amusement, a battle between the teams and the paramilitary troops.
~Professor X must be in there.~ she mused ~I wonder if I follow them, he might help me redeem myself.~
So she followed them silently, shifting again into the form of a soldier.
After a tense hour passed, she was losing her patience. ~This is no good. I'll just knock one of them out and drag them back to the plane, and take their place.~
Eventually, Jean went off to find Scott, and Angela followed her. She hung back momentarily and gasped, for Jean was fighting Scott furiously.
When the dust cleared, Scott returned to normal and was embracing Jean tightly.
~Now!~ she thought, as they moved to rejoin the others, Jean lagging slightly behind.
~Now or never~
Angela sneaked up behind Jean and cold-cocked her silently. She ported Jean's unconcious body to the jet and *poofed * in just behind Scott as he rejoined the others.
The next minutes were a blur, the only event truly remembered was the fact that they had saved Professor Xavier.
They ran out to the jet, racing against time. The dam was beginning to collapse and water was beginning to spurt out towards them.
Angela watched the terrified faces of the rescued children and desperate faces of the X-men, and made a decision. She walked resolutely towards the dam and began to concentrate. She could dimly sense the frantic minds back onboard and realized they believed that she was Jean. She shut them out of her mind, after sending one final burst of thought to the Professor, and levitated the jet out of harms way.
The waters broke upon her mental shield, straining her capacity to the maximum.
After Angela was certain the jet's power was functioning, she released her hold on everything, letting the wild and rushing waters sweep her away forever.
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I will start another story soon! Look for it soon! It's called: Imposter. Hehe! It does come right after this, so if you'd like to know what happens next, then read!!! One last chapter is coming. . .