Fighting Again

"It seems to me," Professor Xavier started. "That when Jak saw the creature rushing you, his need to tell you how to fight him opened a door that allowed him to project the image of you and the creature, enabling you to see it for yourself and fight him like that."
"Wow." Jak smiled.
"But why isn't he doing it now?" Koda asked. "I can't see images now."
"It may only happen when you are fighting." Professor Xavier nodded. "The want to protect you and help you, maybe that is the only time the door is open to the images." He thought for a moment. "If you are willing to test this theory, we can go into the lower levels and test it out."
Koda shook her head. "People talk about the facility in class, they say you guys practice with holograms."
"Yes they do." Professor nodded.
"If I fought one," she continued. "I wouldn't feel myself hitting it."
"That's true."
"And I need to feel the contact."
"Why?"
Koda shrugged. "To be sure of myself."
Satine looked at Jackson. "She can fight me."
Jackson looked over at Koda. "Okay, let's say you get all this down, what happens if- and heaven forbid- Jak isn't there to help you because he's, uh-"
"Done in?" Jak said looking over at him.
Jackson shrugged. "Yeah."
Professor Xavier shrugged. "Koda's not telepathic, so if that was to occur, Koda would also be done in unless she heard her opponent."
"But to heighten her senses to that level," Jackson said. "Would take a great deal of time."
"Not necessarily." Professor Xavier said. "There are ways to heighten her senses, chemicals, when placed in the body, have been known to trigger heightened senses and-"
"Just one problem Professor," Koda sighed. "My body doesn't accept anything anymore, medicine is a form of chemical, so my body would reject it."
"Oh, yes." Professor leaned back in his chair. "Then the only thing we have is to take the time to heighten them, it may take a while, but what else can we do?"
Koda rubbed her eyes then her temples.
"But what about the problem with Jak not being there?" Satine asked.
"There is nothing we can do." He said. "After the afternoon classes please meet me in the lower levels, we'll train in there by ourselves."
They all stood up to leave, thanking the Professor.
"Well, I'm off to Medical Science." Jak said. "I'll see you all after school."
"Bye," Koda said. "And Jak?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
Jak kissed Koda on the cheek. "Don't mention it love."
As Jackson, Satine and Koda walked off to Physics class, the other students kept a distance and whispered about the Odd-Quad being wanted by the FBI or CIA. Before class the Odd-Quad was a group to avoid lest you be in danger just by talking to one of them.
"I wish Jak had Physics with us." Satine said. "The rumors about us are spreading faster then a wildfire."
Jackson sighed. "That's life Satine. Shi-"
"Shh." Koda shot. "No cussing, we need to cut back on that. This is a school."
Jackson eyed her then nodded. "Fine, Stuff happens Satine, and there's nothing we can do about it. Let them spread their rumors let them fear us. We have bigger fish to fry."
"Like what was that thing that attack at lunch." Koda said. "And when you attacked it Jackson, why did it not just turn and attack you or Jak?"
"Maybe it has a grudge just against you?" Satine asked.
"But what the heck did I do to it to pis- to tick it off royally?"
Jackson chuckled. "You almost cussed- Whoa! Déjà vu."
"Me too." Satine said.
"Yeah." Koda nodded. "That was weird."
Satine scratched her head. "Wow, I haven't gotten that feeling in ages."
"Me neither." Jackson said.
Koda pointed forward. "We can't be late for class."

After school was out they met up with Jak and the Professor and headed into the lower levels of the school.
Professor led them into a large room with silver paneled walls and a small adjacent room with a large window.
"That is the control room. In this room we can give you the backdrop of any scenery." Professor Xavier explained. "You can fight anywhere you want to in the world. It is a great help when you want to heighten your senses. It creates diversion and noise making you hone in on your opponent's noises."
"Won't it be a little hard for her?" Satine asked. "Not to be mean or anything Koda, but you just started to fight again yesterday, should we already be into diversions?"
"Why not?" Jackson asked. "If that thing attacks her again, its not going to say, 'Hey, let's go to a nice quiet opened spot and fight.' I mean, come on get real. Koda was lucky to have it attack in the open area already. There weren't a lot of people outside, and with Bobby pulling her out of the way," Jackson shook his head. "We need to push her to her limits as of now. She has to be ready."
"Agreed." Koda nodded. "I am ready for it."
Satine sighed. "Koda, I just don't want you to get hurt."
"I know I may end up failing Satine, but I am fine with it, I need to do this, I need to learn."
Satine nodded. "Alright, but are you sure you want to fight me? You know I can't restrain myself, if you fight me, I am going to go all out on you."
Koda nodded. "I need you to be ruthless."
Satine walked to the end of the room muttering to herself. She pulled off her over shirt and threw it in the corner. She began to stretch and then readied herself.
"Where are we fighting?" Koda asked.
"How about," Jackson thought. "The Roman Coliseum when it was in its prime. Can we do that Professor?"
Professor Xavier wheel into the control room, "Yes we can." He said. "Come on Jackson, we'll watch from there. Jak, would you like to be in there with them?"
Jak nodded. "For added emphasis, can you make it so I am, like, chained to the wall or something so I won't be able to help her physically?"
Professor Xavier nodded. "Yes, we can work that in." he began to work with the controls and Jackson closed the door.
The walls exploded and they were standing in the Coliseum. Thousands of Romans were screaming for blood, Jak was chained to a wall with a tiger trying to reach him but chained to its own post.
Satine rushed Koda leaping into a spin kick that caught Koda on the right side of her neck sending her sprawling on the ground. Koda's bones churned and turned into adamantium. She got up and heard Jak shout, telling her to duck-to late, Satine caught her in the neck again with a high kick, but with steel bones Satine's kick didn't waver Koda.
"Ow," Satine said and stumbled away.
Koda dropped the ground and swept her foot out knocking Satine off her feet.
Satine jumped up and morphed into Magneto. With his powers Satine picked Koda up and threw her across the Coliseum, causing her to collide with the brick wall.
Koda's bones turn back into marrow and bone and she got up.
Jak shouted something and an image of Satine as Wolverine reveled itself in her mind. Koda high kicked, catching Satine on the left shoulder. Satine spun around and came into a high kick, Koda dropped to the ground narrowly missing the kick. She swept her foot out, knocking Satine to the ground again. Satine did a back flip, morphing back into herself and grabbing Koda's left leg as it launched out to kick, but Koda could still see though Jak's eyes and she leapt over her left leg, kicking Satine in the neck with her right.
Satine dropped Koda's leg and Koda fell into a crouching position. She leapt up, dodging a sweep kick by Satine and spun into another high kick, catching Satine in the head. Satine rolled to the side and slowly pushed herself up again.
In a fury Satine morphed into Wolverine again and extended her claws.
"Koda!" Jak shouted.
Koda gasped, she saw the claws, and then suddenly felt her own brace on her arm. She flicked her wrist, sending her claws out and locking into place. She raised her hand just as Satine brought hers down in a blow. Koda pushed back and felt as Satine made to cut her with her other hand but narrowly missed, cutting the shirt.
Koda stumbled a few feet back and felt another brace on her other wrist. She flicked it and felt the claws slid and lock into place.
Satine muttered a curse and attacked again. Koda blocked every punch and stab, yet hers were also blocked. Satine and Koda went to stab each other at the same time and locked claws. Koda brought her leg up and pushed Satine away.
She morphed into Pyro and sent a fireball her way. Koda threw herself to a side and felt the heat as it passed, then she felt a stab of pain, Satine had morphed back into Wolverine and had stabbed her in the side.
Koda pulled herself off the claws and slashed out at Satine, she caught her in the side as well, three deep gashes across Satine's left side.
The crowd screamed for more, but their screams were fading, everything was fading, the Roman Coliseum disappeared and they were back in the room, Jak ran over to the girls.
"It was getting to bloody." Professor Xavier said over the intercom.
Koda fell into Jak's arms. "Ow, that hurt Satine." She said in a low tone.
Satine, back as herself, pressed her hands to her cuts smiling. "I know, and you hurt me as well."
"It all evens out." Jak smiled and pulled both girls toward the control room.
Jackson picked Koda up into his arms, leaving Jak to help Satine as Professor Xavier led them out of the room, down the hall and into Dr. Grey's classroom where Jean Grey sat talking with Scott.
"What happened?" Scott asked.
"Practice." Professor Xavier said dismissing him. "Can you please patch them up Jean?"
"Of course." She said getting her medical supplies and walking to the tables where Satine and Koda were laying.
Jean cleaned the cuts and stitched them closed. "No quick movements for at least two days." She explained. "The stitches will disintegrate in about five to eight days and you'll be healed."
They pulled themselves off the table and thanked Jean.
"You're a pretty good fighter Koda." Jackson said. "You fight like you can see again."
Koda put her arm over Jak's shoulders. "With him, I can."
Professor smiled as they left the room, heading back upstairs to study.
"Professor, what was that?" Scott asked.
"They are teaching Koda to fight again, at lunch someone attacked her."
"Who?" Jean asked.
"I don't know, I am guessing it was a mutant, it scaled the wall like it was nothing, it survived a bolt of lightening from Jackson and it still attacked her. Jak can project the scenario of Koda fighting to her mind enabling her to fight the person as if she had eyes again."
"That's good." Jean said.
"But what if Jak is taken out and she's left alone?" Scott asked.
Professor Xavier sighed. "We don't know." Professor Xavier sighed. "We just don't know."