Ahhhhh . . . I've cut loose on the cranberry juice. I'm feeling better and
I just wrote this chapter, to . . . euh . . . well to continue the story.
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Chapter 15: decisions
Using his power, the professor called his older X-Men to his office. He had to tell them something important that had happened a few days ago, that the authorities had kept under a low profile.
Jean and Ororo were sitting in the two armchairs in front of his desk, and Logan and Scott were standing up behind them, waiting to hear what the professor had to say. Xavier sighed deeply and shook his head.
"I've just heard terrible news," he started. "It seems that Magneto has escaped his plastic prison."
Jean leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms in front of her, Logan cursed, Ororo sighed loudly and Scott just snarled, his visor glowing bright red.
"Mystique found a way to get in?" Jean asked, wanting to know exactly what had happened.
"Yes," the Professor said. "She killed a guard and took his appearance to get past security. It seems that they have new followers. Three to be exact. There's nothing we can do, since they have all completely disappeared. My theory says that they're probably in New York, but I could be wrong. He could be anywhere in the states by now."
"So all we can do is wait until we have clues or traces?" Scott asked, dumbfounded.
"Unfortunately, yes, it's all we can do," the professor answered.
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Max ran to his room, got dressed as fast as he could, combed his hair, brushed his teeth and stormed out in the hallway. He ran to the first floor, asked a boy his age for directions and finally found Professor Xavier's office. He knocked on the door and waited for a response, that he got a few moments later, as Ororo opened the door to let him in.
He started fidgeting in front of the professor's desk, playing with the rim of his long sleeved shirt.
"I'm sorry to bother you so early in the morning, professor," he said politely.
"I don't mind at all, Maxim," he said, the same forthcoming smile on his face. "Please, take a seat."
Max sat down, half ignoring Scott, Ororo, Logan and Jean sitting farther in the back.
"I . . . I was wondering if you've noticed Nathan's attitude," he started, still playing with the rim of his sleeve.
The professor nodded, and he continued.
"He's really not like that normally . . . It started since we've arrived here, and I've talked to him this morning and I think he's going nuts," Max said frankly. "He keeps talking about a voice changing his mind or something like that. He says that the voice is talking to him and other weird stuff. Do you think you could sort of help him?"
"I think I made a terrible mistake," the professor said, looking down. "Scott, can you bring Nathan to me? I think you'll find him on the roof."
Scott rose and walked out.
"What exactly did Nathan say about this voice?" The Professor asked to Maxim.
"He said that it changed his ideas and mixed him up by telling him other ideas. He said something about it getting stronger and hard to control. He said that the voice won over him when I was hurt and that those men were coming. He said that he didn't want to let it win again and that he had to be strong. What does it mean?"
The Professor stayed silent, knowing that Logan, Jean and Ororo also wanted to know.
"I don't know exactly what Nathan's power is," he said finally. "But this 'power' seems to have a mind of it's own and to take over him by his emotions, mostly anger. Before he got here, he locked this 'other mind' away, but it is getting stronger and will take over Nathan's mind if we don't stop it. I'm afraid this other self of him isn't very sociable and is much more dangerous."
"How can Nathan's power be stronger than his will to dominate it?" Jean asked.
"Because of two things: One is that he hates being a mutant himself, so his body rejects his mutation. Second, a part of his mind has been absorbing everything negative he has met to date since his birth. Absolutely everything that made him mad is stocked in that second self of him. His mind shield was surrounding this second mind and I didn't want to break in it when I first met him, but I should have."
He paused, thinking.
"Jean, I'll need you to go in his mind and to tell me what you see. I'll try to control this second mind while you go see," he said after a while. "Ororo, I need you and Scott to try and keep him calm if he gets angry, nervous or scared. This second self could take over and I don't want to think of what will happen next. Maxim, I think it would be better if you didn't go telling people about this."
Maxim nodded vigorously, fully understanding.
"But what if this 'second self' takes over?" Ororo asked.
"Well, Logan will try to use the tranquilizer gun, and if it doesn't work, he'll have to knock him out."
Logan grinned sarcastically.
"And don't be too harsh," the professor told him. "He's only a boy, after all."
"I wont hurt the kid, Chuck," Logan said.
"Good," the professor said. "Now, let's go to the medical lab," he said, manoeuvring his wheelchair out of his office. He was followed by the others.
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OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo. next chapter is one of my favourites!!!!!!! (Because there's trouble *niark, niark, niark*) Review, tell me what you think, what you would like to happen. Next chapter is already written, but you can give me ideas for the rest.
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Chapter 15: decisions
Using his power, the professor called his older X-Men to his office. He had to tell them something important that had happened a few days ago, that the authorities had kept under a low profile.
Jean and Ororo were sitting in the two armchairs in front of his desk, and Logan and Scott were standing up behind them, waiting to hear what the professor had to say. Xavier sighed deeply and shook his head.
"I've just heard terrible news," he started. "It seems that Magneto has escaped his plastic prison."
Jean leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms in front of her, Logan cursed, Ororo sighed loudly and Scott just snarled, his visor glowing bright red.
"Mystique found a way to get in?" Jean asked, wanting to know exactly what had happened.
"Yes," the Professor said. "She killed a guard and took his appearance to get past security. It seems that they have new followers. Three to be exact. There's nothing we can do, since they have all completely disappeared. My theory says that they're probably in New York, but I could be wrong. He could be anywhere in the states by now."
"So all we can do is wait until we have clues or traces?" Scott asked, dumbfounded.
"Unfortunately, yes, it's all we can do," the professor answered.
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Max ran to his room, got dressed as fast as he could, combed his hair, brushed his teeth and stormed out in the hallway. He ran to the first floor, asked a boy his age for directions and finally found Professor Xavier's office. He knocked on the door and waited for a response, that he got a few moments later, as Ororo opened the door to let him in.
He started fidgeting in front of the professor's desk, playing with the rim of his long sleeved shirt.
"I'm sorry to bother you so early in the morning, professor," he said politely.
"I don't mind at all, Maxim," he said, the same forthcoming smile on his face. "Please, take a seat."
Max sat down, half ignoring Scott, Ororo, Logan and Jean sitting farther in the back.
"I . . . I was wondering if you've noticed Nathan's attitude," he started, still playing with the rim of his sleeve.
The professor nodded, and he continued.
"He's really not like that normally . . . It started since we've arrived here, and I've talked to him this morning and I think he's going nuts," Max said frankly. "He keeps talking about a voice changing his mind or something like that. He says that the voice is talking to him and other weird stuff. Do you think you could sort of help him?"
"I think I made a terrible mistake," the professor said, looking down. "Scott, can you bring Nathan to me? I think you'll find him on the roof."
Scott rose and walked out.
"What exactly did Nathan say about this voice?" The Professor asked to Maxim.
"He said that it changed his ideas and mixed him up by telling him other ideas. He said something about it getting stronger and hard to control. He said that the voice won over him when I was hurt and that those men were coming. He said that he didn't want to let it win again and that he had to be strong. What does it mean?"
The Professor stayed silent, knowing that Logan, Jean and Ororo also wanted to know.
"I don't know exactly what Nathan's power is," he said finally. "But this 'power' seems to have a mind of it's own and to take over him by his emotions, mostly anger. Before he got here, he locked this 'other mind' away, but it is getting stronger and will take over Nathan's mind if we don't stop it. I'm afraid this other self of him isn't very sociable and is much more dangerous."
"How can Nathan's power be stronger than his will to dominate it?" Jean asked.
"Because of two things: One is that he hates being a mutant himself, so his body rejects his mutation. Second, a part of his mind has been absorbing everything negative he has met to date since his birth. Absolutely everything that made him mad is stocked in that second self of him. His mind shield was surrounding this second mind and I didn't want to break in it when I first met him, but I should have."
He paused, thinking.
"Jean, I'll need you to go in his mind and to tell me what you see. I'll try to control this second mind while you go see," he said after a while. "Ororo, I need you and Scott to try and keep him calm if he gets angry, nervous or scared. This second self could take over and I don't want to think of what will happen next. Maxim, I think it would be better if you didn't go telling people about this."
Maxim nodded vigorously, fully understanding.
"But what if this 'second self' takes over?" Ororo asked.
"Well, Logan will try to use the tranquilizer gun, and if it doesn't work, he'll have to knock him out."
Logan grinned sarcastically.
"And don't be too harsh," the professor told him. "He's only a boy, after all."
"I wont hurt the kid, Chuck," Logan said.
"Good," the professor said. "Now, let's go to the medical lab," he said, manoeuvring his wheelchair out of his office. He was followed by the others.
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OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo. next chapter is one of my favourites!!!!!!! (Because there's trouble *niark, niark, niark*) Review, tell me what you think, what you would like to happen. Next chapter is already written, but you can give me ideas for the rest.