A/N: Hi again! Well, here's chapter seven of my story. I'm thinkin there's
only gonna be about two or three more chapters till it's done. Well, on
with the story, and please review!
*Where am I?* Kyle thought groggily as she opened her eyes. She saw only blackness, but she felt the presence of someone. "Bobby?" she called out weakly. She was lying flat on a soft surface, and couldn't sit up. Kyle gasped as a low chuckle came from the shadows.
"I'm not Bobby" the voice said. A light turned on, illuminating the room only slightly. Kyle's eyes widened. "Pacac" she whispered. She tried to sit up, but he held her down with his hand. "You're a mutant" Kyle said, her eyes narrowed at him. Pacac laughed. "So you've found me out." He grabbed a rope from the floor and wrapped it around her wrists. When he was done, he bend down and whispered in her ear "Welcome home."
Miguel's empathic ability let him pick up people's feelings, memories, and also their ideas. Therefore, he knew what Pacac wanted to do, and where he was going.
*Left at the stop sign, half a block past the lamp post.* Miguel thought to himself. *Room 66* Head bent down, he ran like a track star. Busting through the front door, he ran past the welcome desk.
Kyle struggled in vain as Pacac tied her arms above her head. She felt the ropes cutting into her skin. Knowing there was electricity flowing from the lamp, Kyle tried to shock Pacac, but she couldn't concentrate long enough. Laughing at her attempt to escape, Pacac climbed on the bed. Kyle screamed.
Suddenly, the door flew open, and Miguel ran in. "Kyle!" he shouted. He saw Pacac on the bed and jumped at him. Pacac growled and turned invisible.
"Miguel!" Kyle cried. "Be careful, he's a mutant!"
Cautiously, Miguel walked over to her and untied her. "Are you ok?"
Tears streaming down her face, Kyle nodded. "He didn't get anywhere" she whispered.
Miguel shouted as he was suddenly thrown back against the wall. Invisible punches landed. "Miguel!" Kyle cried. She concentrated her energy and the electricity from the lamp burst foreword. "Dammit, I missed" she whispered. She tried again, and the room plunged into darkness.
"He pulled the plug!" Miguel yelled, standing up. He backed up against the wall and closed his eyes.
**Flashback**
"Miguel" the Professor said. "You must learn that everything has a band of energy that it gives off. An aura that surrounds it. You need to expand your empathic abilities to see those auras. Now, concentrate."
**End Flashback**
Miguel concentrated with all his being and exhaled sharply. Opening his eyes, he saw everything in the room outlined in a band of color. Looking at his hands, he saw a bluish glow around them. Kyle, still sitting on the bed, had a turquoise-like aura, and approaching him, he saw the purple/blood red aura of a man. "Pacac"
Miguel sprang at him, taking him by surprise. They fought on the ground as the other X-Men bust in.
"Hey Bub" Wolverine growled as Pacac reappeared. "Time to teach you a lesson." He unsheathed his claws with a loud *SKNIT* and stabbed Pacac in the shoulder. Screaming, he passed out.
Miguel walked over to Kyle. "Are you alright?" he asked, kneeling down to her level. She hugged him tightly. "I am now" she whispered.
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In the van on the way back, Kyle sat next to Miguel when Logan carried her out. Bobby, still feeling a little guilty, avoided her.
"Bobby told me what happened with your parents" Kyle said. Miguel sighed. "He doesn't know the whole story" he said. "When I first discovered I was a mutant, I kept it to myself."
"How old were you?"
"Fifteen. My gram had just died, and I was grief-stricken. She was like a second mother to me... maybe even more of a mother than my own mother was. Anyway, I was going through her stuff afterwards, and I saw this flash of white light... then my gram and her mother playing on a swing when my gram was younger. It was amazing" he paused for a moment, then continued.
"When my parents found out, they told me flat out that I didn't belong in the family. That I was a freak of nature. I've been on my own since then, well, until the Professor found me. Then, just about a week ago, I found out my sister is also a mutant, but they had a party, celebrating it" he wiped a tear from his eye. "I never did fit in, even when I thought I was human." Kyle looked at him sympathetically. "Well, that's my story." He finished.
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A/N: well, how was it? Next chapter, Kyle has a decision to make. What will it be?
*Where am I?* Kyle thought groggily as she opened her eyes. She saw only blackness, but she felt the presence of someone. "Bobby?" she called out weakly. She was lying flat on a soft surface, and couldn't sit up. Kyle gasped as a low chuckle came from the shadows.
"I'm not Bobby" the voice said. A light turned on, illuminating the room only slightly. Kyle's eyes widened. "Pacac" she whispered. She tried to sit up, but he held her down with his hand. "You're a mutant" Kyle said, her eyes narrowed at him. Pacac laughed. "So you've found me out." He grabbed a rope from the floor and wrapped it around her wrists. When he was done, he bend down and whispered in her ear "Welcome home."
Miguel's empathic ability let him pick up people's feelings, memories, and also their ideas. Therefore, he knew what Pacac wanted to do, and where he was going.
*Left at the stop sign, half a block past the lamp post.* Miguel thought to himself. *Room 66* Head bent down, he ran like a track star. Busting through the front door, he ran past the welcome desk.
Kyle struggled in vain as Pacac tied her arms above her head. She felt the ropes cutting into her skin. Knowing there was electricity flowing from the lamp, Kyle tried to shock Pacac, but she couldn't concentrate long enough. Laughing at her attempt to escape, Pacac climbed on the bed. Kyle screamed.
Suddenly, the door flew open, and Miguel ran in. "Kyle!" he shouted. He saw Pacac on the bed and jumped at him. Pacac growled and turned invisible.
"Miguel!" Kyle cried. "Be careful, he's a mutant!"
Cautiously, Miguel walked over to her and untied her. "Are you ok?"
Tears streaming down her face, Kyle nodded. "He didn't get anywhere" she whispered.
Miguel shouted as he was suddenly thrown back against the wall. Invisible punches landed. "Miguel!" Kyle cried. She concentrated her energy and the electricity from the lamp burst foreword. "Dammit, I missed" she whispered. She tried again, and the room plunged into darkness.
"He pulled the plug!" Miguel yelled, standing up. He backed up against the wall and closed his eyes.
**Flashback**
"Miguel" the Professor said. "You must learn that everything has a band of energy that it gives off. An aura that surrounds it. You need to expand your empathic abilities to see those auras. Now, concentrate."
**End Flashback**
Miguel concentrated with all his being and exhaled sharply. Opening his eyes, he saw everything in the room outlined in a band of color. Looking at his hands, he saw a bluish glow around them. Kyle, still sitting on the bed, had a turquoise-like aura, and approaching him, he saw the purple/blood red aura of a man. "Pacac"
Miguel sprang at him, taking him by surprise. They fought on the ground as the other X-Men bust in.
"Hey Bub" Wolverine growled as Pacac reappeared. "Time to teach you a lesson." He unsheathed his claws with a loud *SKNIT* and stabbed Pacac in the shoulder. Screaming, he passed out.
Miguel walked over to Kyle. "Are you alright?" he asked, kneeling down to her level. She hugged him tightly. "I am now" she whispered.
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In the van on the way back, Kyle sat next to Miguel when Logan carried her out. Bobby, still feeling a little guilty, avoided her.
"Bobby told me what happened with your parents" Kyle said. Miguel sighed. "He doesn't know the whole story" he said. "When I first discovered I was a mutant, I kept it to myself."
"How old were you?"
"Fifteen. My gram had just died, and I was grief-stricken. She was like a second mother to me... maybe even more of a mother than my own mother was. Anyway, I was going through her stuff afterwards, and I saw this flash of white light... then my gram and her mother playing on a swing when my gram was younger. It was amazing" he paused for a moment, then continued.
"When my parents found out, they told me flat out that I didn't belong in the family. That I was a freak of nature. I've been on my own since then, well, until the Professor found me. Then, just about a week ago, I found out my sister is also a mutant, but they had a party, celebrating it" he wiped a tear from his eye. "I never did fit in, even when I thought I was human." Kyle looked at him sympathetically. "Well, that's my story." He finished.
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A/N: well, how was it? Next chapter, Kyle has a decision to make. What will it be?