Goodbye
Kitty walked into the study, and stopped as she saw Brian talking on the phone. "But mum, I can't believe you never said anything to me. What held you back?" Brian said, onto the phone.
Kitty gasped as she saw Brian look at her. "I-I'm sorry, Brian. I didn't mean to intrude; I didn't know you'd be in here or anything." Kitty shyly said.
Brian placed his hand over the mouth of the receiver. "That's alright, Kitty. I'll be out and off the telephone in a moment." He smiled, through his thick British accent.
Kitty nodded, and turned around. She walked out of the room, wondering what secret had been kept from Brian. Brian turned back to the phone to speak with his mother. Kitty walked into the foyer with a look of confusion on her face. She shrugged, and walked towards the recreational room.
"Brian, I'm sorry, darling. But, your father and I had figured that Betsy would have told you when she felt the time was right. Brian, you don't know how hard that must have been on her to bring herself to tell you. Your sister loves you so much, darling; she didn't want you to think anything else of her." Yvonne explained, over the phone with Brian.
"But, mum! Why would she feel that I would have thought anything less of her? Regardless, she's still my sister. I know that dad would have made sure that I wouldn't have thought less of her at all. Mum, it just hurts that Betsy had kept that from me for so long. Mum, I do love my sister none the less." Brian sighed, and continued, "Mum, I just can't believe that the Betsy I was born with had died. It's just hard to accept, mum."
"I know dear. It was hard on your father and me to accept it as parents. But, regardless, she was still our child." Yvonne said.
"Mum, I want to come home." Brian hesitantly said.
Yvonne was silent for a moment. "Brian, are you sure you want to come home?"
"Just for a while, mum; I want to be able to get myself together. Can you wire some money for me to book a flight home?" Brian asked.
"Well, I can do that. Have you talked to Professor Xavier about this?" Yvonne asked, with a twinge of shock in her voice.
"Mum, I'll talk to him. I'll have to tell Betsy, too. But, I can't let her come back home. She needs help." Brian sighed.
Yvonne sighed as well, "Brian, you know she won't let you leave at all. You two have never been separated save for her abduction. Will you go back to the Institute?" Yvonne asked.
Brian shrugged, "Probably mum. I really need some time at home, and to myself. Just so I can get myself together." Brian sighed.
"Alright, dear; just tell me when you want to flight booked and I'll just go ahead and book the flight for you, darling." Yvonne smiled.
"Thanks mum."
Elizabeth stretched forward to her toes. She laid back, and rolled back onto her feet. She did a couple of back flips. She stopped, as she saw Brian staring at her through the mirror. She turned around, and looked at him standing against the doorway. "What is it?" She asked.
Brian sighed, "I'm going home, Betsy."
Elizabeth's mouth dropped in shock, "No! No you can't leave me here!"
Brian stood up straight, and walked towards her, "Betsy, I have to. I just need to get away for a bit, just to get myself together. I already spoke with Professor Xavier about it."
"Well, I'm going with you." Elizabeth said, beginning to walk towards the doorway.
Brian grabbed onto her arm, "No, Betsy. You're staying here."
"No!" Elizabeth snapped.
Brian sighed. He knew that his sister wouldn't let him go. He felt as if he didn't belong there at the moment, anyway. The only reason he came, was to stay with his sister. They had never been separated. They went everywhere together. They had the closeness, which only twins could have. But, Brian couldn't think straight. Ever since he learned of Elizabeth's secret, he just had to get away. He couldn't be around her, pretending nothing had ever happened, and that everything was okay. "Betsy, I-", He stopped, and looked at her.
Elizabeth looked away from him, and shook her head. "Just go." She snapped.
Elizabeth walked out of the room, leaving him alone. Brian sighed, and walked out of the room.
Brian walked out to Peter's Escalade. Peter had offered him a ride to the airport. Brian looked up, and saw Elizabeth sitting against the balcony railing of his room, with her arms and legs dangling through the posts of the railing, over the edge. They stared at each other. She finally looked away from him. Brian sighed, and got into the truck. Peter started the truck, and drove away. Elizabeth stared at the car, until it drove out of the gates, and away from her sight. Logan stepped out onto the balcony, and knelt next to her. She leaned her forehead against the railing of the balcony. "I think I got something that'll help you feel better, Betsy." Logan said, breaking the uncomfortable silence between them.
Elizabeth's eyes looked forward. "What?" She coldly said.
"Your first mission." Logan said.
Elizabeth looked at him. He raised his eyebrow at her, and smirked. "What is it?" Elizabeth asked.
"There's an old enemy of mine runnin' loose. The Prof is sending me out with Beast and Rogue to track him down; but he suggested I take you along, for your psychic stun abilities. You up for it?" Logan offered.
Elizabeth sighed. "Why the bloody hell not?" She snapped.
"Suit up, and meet me in the hanger area." He said, as he stood up.
Elizabeth looked at him, as he walked back into the room and out the door into the mansion. She sighed, and looked back out to the front courtyard.
Elizabeth looked at herself in the mirror hanging on her closet door. She examined the X Uniform on her body. It was a tight fitting outfit, completely black. She noticed how it formed her figure rather nicely. She let out a satisfied grunt. The belt buckled with the X, and had a pocket for her sword handle. She tied her long black hair back into a ponytail behind her neck. She grabbed her sword handle, and stuffed it in the pocket on her belt. She rushed out of her room.
Logan sat in the Velocity Helicopter, in a pilot seat. "Are we ready to warm up the helicopter, Logan?" He heard from behind him.
Logan turned, and saw Beast walking towards the other pilot seat. He noticed Rogue walking onto the helicopter, and taking a seat. "Not yet, Hank; we gotta wait for Betts." Logan said.
"I'm here!" Elizabeth said, as she rushed onto the helicopter.
"Alright, buckle up; keep your arms and legs close to your body while the helicopter is in motion." Beast grinned, as he began starting the Helicopter's engines.
Logan turned and handed Rogue an earpiece. Rogue placed it into her ear, and adjusted the mouth piece towards her mouth. He then handed Elizabeth an ear piece. "Here's your com link, kid." He said.
Elizabeth crossed her arms, staring at him. "Oh, sorry. Here's your com link, Betsy." He corrected himself.
Elizabeth eased, and took the ear piece. She stuffed it into her hear, and moved the mouth piece down towards her mouth. "Thank you." She smiled.
Rogue let out a small laugh. The latch lifted up to close, and the ceiling above them split open. The Helicopter's blades began to circulate, lifting them up into the air. "So; Logan, who's this old enemy of yours?" Elizabeth asked.
"Sabertooth." Logan sighed.
Rogue looked at her. "Sabertooth's some big crazy fur ball that Logan has been tiffin' with for quite some time. He's part of Magneto's lackey's called the Acolytes." Rogue explained.
"Who's Magneto?" Elizabeth asked in confusion.
"The one you know as Eric Lensherr is Magneto." Beast answered.
"Mr. Lensherr?" Elizabeth asked with shock.
"He was one of the Prof's oldest friends. Yet he's one of the Prof's oldest enemies." Logan sighed.
Kitty walked into the study, and stopped as she saw Brian talking on the phone. "But mum, I can't believe you never said anything to me. What held you back?" Brian said, onto the phone.
Kitty gasped as she saw Brian look at her. "I-I'm sorry, Brian. I didn't mean to intrude; I didn't know you'd be in here or anything." Kitty shyly said.
Brian placed his hand over the mouth of the receiver. "That's alright, Kitty. I'll be out and off the telephone in a moment." He smiled, through his thick British accent.
Kitty nodded, and turned around. She walked out of the room, wondering what secret had been kept from Brian. Brian turned back to the phone to speak with his mother. Kitty walked into the foyer with a look of confusion on her face. She shrugged, and walked towards the recreational room.
"Brian, I'm sorry, darling. But, your father and I had figured that Betsy would have told you when she felt the time was right. Brian, you don't know how hard that must have been on her to bring herself to tell you. Your sister loves you so much, darling; she didn't want you to think anything else of her." Yvonne explained, over the phone with Brian.
"But, mum! Why would she feel that I would have thought anything less of her? Regardless, she's still my sister. I know that dad would have made sure that I wouldn't have thought less of her at all. Mum, it just hurts that Betsy had kept that from me for so long. Mum, I do love my sister none the less." Brian sighed, and continued, "Mum, I just can't believe that the Betsy I was born with had died. It's just hard to accept, mum."
"I know dear. It was hard on your father and me to accept it as parents. But, regardless, she was still our child." Yvonne said.
"Mum, I want to come home." Brian hesitantly said.
Yvonne was silent for a moment. "Brian, are you sure you want to come home?"
"Just for a while, mum; I want to be able to get myself together. Can you wire some money for me to book a flight home?" Brian asked.
"Well, I can do that. Have you talked to Professor Xavier about this?" Yvonne asked, with a twinge of shock in her voice.
"Mum, I'll talk to him. I'll have to tell Betsy, too. But, I can't let her come back home. She needs help." Brian sighed.
Yvonne sighed as well, "Brian, you know she won't let you leave at all. You two have never been separated save for her abduction. Will you go back to the Institute?" Yvonne asked.
Brian shrugged, "Probably mum. I really need some time at home, and to myself. Just so I can get myself together." Brian sighed.
"Alright, dear; just tell me when you want to flight booked and I'll just go ahead and book the flight for you, darling." Yvonne smiled.
"Thanks mum."
Elizabeth stretched forward to her toes. She laid back, and rolled back onto her feet. She did a couple of back flips. She stopped, as she saw Brian staring at her through the mirror. She turned around, and looked at him standing against the doorway. "What is it?" She asked.
Brian sighed, "I'm going home, Betsy."
Elizabeth's mouth dropped in shock, "No! No you can't leave me here!"
Brian stood up straight, and walked towards her, "Betsy, I have to. I just need to get away for a bit, just to get myself together. I already spoke with Professor Xavier about it."
"Well, I'm going with you." Elizabeth said, beginning to walk towards the doorway.
Brian grabbed onto her arm, "No, Betsy. You're staying here."
"No!" Elizabeth snapped.
Brian sighed. He knew that his sister wouldn't let him go. He felt as if he didn't belong there at the moment, anyway. The only reason he came, was to stay with his sister. They had never been separated. They went everywhere together. They had the closeness, which only twins could have. But, Brian couldn't think straight. Ever since he learned of Elizabeth's secret, he just had to get away. He couldn't be around her, pretending nothing had ever happened, and that everything was okay. "Betsy, I-", He stopped, and looked at her.
Elizabeth looked away from him, and shook her head. "Just go." She snapped.
Elizabeth walked out of the room, leaving him alone. Brian sighed, and walked out of the room.
Brian walked out to Peter's Escalade. Peter had offered him a ride to the airport. Brian looked up, and saw Elizabeth sitting against the balcony railing of his room, with her arms and legs dangling through the posts of the railing, over the edge. They stared at each other. She finally looked away from him. Brian sighed, and got into the truck. Peter started the truck, and drove away. Elizabeth stared at the car, until it drove out of the gates, and away from her sight. Logan stepped out onto the balcony, and knelt next to her. She leaned her forehead against the railing of the balcony. "I think I got something that'll help you feel better, Betsy." Logan said, breaking the uncomfortable silence between them.
Elizabeth's eyes looked forward. "What?" She coldly said.
"Your first mission." Logan said.
Elizabeth looked at him. He raised his eyebrow at her, and smirked. "What is it?" Elizabeth asked.
"There's an old enemy of mine runnin' loose. The Prof is sending me out with Beast and Rogue to track him down; but he suggested I take you along, for your psychic stun abilities. You up for it?" Logan offered.
Elizabeth sighed. "Why the bloody hell not?" She snapped.
"Suit up, and meet me in the hanger area." He said, as he stood up.
Elizabeth looked at him, as he walked back into the room and out the door into the mansion. She sighed, and looked back out to the front courtyard.
Elizabeth looked at herself in the mirror hanging on her closet door. She examined the X Uniform on her body. It was a tight fitting outfit, completely black. She noticed how it formed her figure rather nicely. She let out a satisfied grunt. The belt buckled with the X, and had a pocket for her sword handle. She tied her long black hair back into a ponytail behind her neck. She grabbed her sword handle, and stuffed it in the pocket on her belt. She rushed out of her room.
Logan sat in the Velocity Helicopter, in a pilot seat. "Are we ready to warm up the helicopter, Logan?" He heard from behind him.
Logan turned, and saw Beast walking towards the other pilot seat. He noticed Rogue walking onto the helicopter, and taking a seat. "Not yet, Hank; we gotta wait for Betts." Logan said.
"I'm here!" Elizabeth said, as she rushed onto the helicopter.
"Alright, buckle up; keep your arms and legs close to your body while the helicopter is in motion." Beast grinned, as he began starting the Helicopter's engines.
Logan turned and handed Rogue an earpiece. Rogue placed it into her ear, and adjusted the mouth piece towards her mouth. He then handed Elizabeth an ear piece. "Here's your com link, kid." He said.
Elizabeth crossed her arms, staring at him. "Oh, sorry. Here's your com link, Betsy." He corrected himself.
Elizabeth eased, and took the ear piece. She stuffed it into her hear, and moved the mouth piece down towards her mouth. "Thank you." She smiled.
Rogue let out a small laugh. The latch lifted up to close, and the ceiling above them split open. The Helicopter's blades began to circulate, lifting them up into the air. "So; Logan, who's this old enemy of yours?" Elizabeth asked.
"Sabertooth." Logan sighed.
Rogue looked at her. "Sabertooth's some big crazy fur ball that Logan has been tiffin' with for quite some time. He's part of Magneto's lackey's called the Acolytes." Rogue explained.
"Who's Magneto?" Elizabeth asked in confusion.
"The one you know as Eric Lensherr is Magneto." Beast answered.
"Mr. Lensherr?" Elizabeth asked with shock.
"He was one of the Prof's oldest friends. Yet he's one of the Prof's oldest enemies." Logan sighed.
