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"I'm telling yeh, there isn't any adult down there, it's a bunch of kids that wander around!" Logan said. Xavier held up his hand.
"Yes, I know, but there is nothing we can do at this moment. We must wait until they re-group before going and talking to them, and I don't think you should go anyway, they don't seem to trust you much since you barged in their camp." He said. Scott, who was standing beside him, nodded. Logan fumed inwardly, but said nothing and instead turned around and stalked off, muttering under his breath.
"Do you want me to go?" Scott asked.
"No, I think we should let Jean and Ororo handle this," Xavier answered. "I have no idea, but maybe a lady's touch may be better than a man's."
"But backup, in case of trouble?" Scott said. Xavier chuckled.
"You really want to go, don't you?" he said smiling. Scott also smile and looked down at his feet.
"Yes," he answered truthfully.
"Very well, you, Logan, and perhaps Kurt would like to go also." Scott's face fell.
"Logan? But I thought you said-" he fell silent at the look Xavier gave him, and went to go get the other mutants.
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"Ben! Come back here! Stop wandering off!" Ink shouted. The little boy started to laugh as he came back.
"More people commin, Ink!" he chirped. Ink immediately got to his feet and the knife re-appeared in his hands. The children around him were asleep, but some stirred.
"Wait, please don't run, we just want to talk to you," Ororo called as she and Jean approached. They stopped a little ways away from the clearing, and after a moment Ink appeared, holding the knife in his hand and Ben behind him, looking at the two women curiously.
"What do you want, and who the hell are you?" Ink demanded.
"They're from dat school!" Ben said, smiling. Ink looked at him, and scowled.
"Get back to the others, wake'm up and keep them there!" he ordered. Ben smiled at Jean and Ororo and then ran back out of sight. Ink also turned back to the pair, but he was far from smiling.
"What do you want?" he growled.
"Only to offer a place for you and your siblings to stay," Ororo said gently. Ink stiffened.
"I know what you mean, now get outta here before I kill you," he said.
"We're not here to put you into a foster home, or take away your brothers and sister," Jean said. Ink's eye snapped over to her.
"Who said anything about foster homes?" he asked wearily.
"You were projecting a fear of them, I am a psychic," the red haired woman replied.
"Yeah, well," Ink seemed at loss for words and the knife hung a little lower by his side. Suddenly a little girl ran out and grabbed his legs, she looked no older than four.
"Inky!" she wailed, tears cutting through the dirt on her face. "Belle say no foo! Ungry! Inky!"
"Shh, what? Common, Betty, go back, I'm busy!" Ink said gently, trying to pry the little girl off his leg, with no success. He looked back at the two mutants and then put away his knife, bending down and picking up his sister and walking back quickly. Ororo and Jean looked at eachother and then followed him.
"What do you mean, we're out already?!" They heard Ink shout. "That food was supposed to last for another two days!"
"Well I don't know! We had dinner yesterday and we ran out! It's not my fault!" Came a female voice.
"Well, we have those damn social workers on our tails again," Ink said, sitting down and outing his head in his hands. Betty, the little girl that had came up to him before, hugged him tightly.
"I ungry Inky!" she said again. Ink wrapped his arms around her tiny body and hugged her.
"I know, but we need to go now," he said. Ororo and Jean sighed, then contacted Kurt, Scott, and Logan.
Five minuets later the camp was packed up, each able child holding a rolled up blanket, Ink holding all the others and wearing one of the backpacks. The second oldest girl was also wearing a backpack, and they seemed quite empty. The fire was put out and Ink looked at all of the children and then picked up the little girl.
"Common, we got to move on now, I'll get us some food when I can. Calvin, you and Christina keep your mouths shut, and try and keep the younger ones from complaining too much. We need to go." Ink announced. Two kids who looked about ten and like they were twins nodded and the boy glared at a younger child who was about to speak.
"Alright, forward march!" Ink said loudly. But as he went forward he heard none of his siblings move or reply. Turning around he saw them all gapping at a human-like creature that had come out of the woods. Blue fur covered his whole body, and his ears were pointed, like an elf's. He had yellow eyes and a tail that swished behind him, and when he smiled at the children he revealed pointed white teeth. Tattoos covered his face and the bit of hand they could see. Ink grabbed his siblings and pulled them behind him, set Betty down, and flicked out his knife.
"What the hell?" he said. To his left Ororo and Jean appeared, and he heard a noise behind him, and turned around to see Logan standing there, a man with a red visor around his eyes and brown hair standing beside him. Checking to be sure there was a place he could get his brothers and sisters out Ink pushed them a little further away.
"What is up with you people?" he yelled.
"Listen, Ink, we only want to help," Ororo said calmly. A little boy started to walk towards Kurt, his eyes wide, but Ink grabbed him and pulled him back.
"Yeah, well, help by leaving us alone!" Ink said, trying to keep his siblings close to him. Suddenly he felt like a black fog was creeping up inside of him, and he closed his eyes. "Oh god, not now, shit," he whispered.
"Ink?" the twelve year old said, looking at her older brother. He fell backwards and seemed to be unconscious. Jean and Ororo rushed forward and gently pushed the younger children aside. But one of the twins, the boy Calvin, moved in front of them and snatched his brother's knife, holding it front of him but looking very unsure of what to do with it.
"Calm down, we're not going to hurt him, I'm a doctor," Jean said. Calvin looked at his older sister and twin, the two girls shrugged, and he moved aside. Jean looked the fallen teen over for a moment and then stood up.
"We need to get him back to the school, and we need to get these children cleaned up and fed a bit, they look like they could use it," she said. Scott and Logan came and picked up Ink, and Ororo addressed the children.
"We are going to take your brother up to the school for medical attention, and we would like you to come with us. We can get you some food and clothes," she said.
"My name is Belle," the oldest girl said, stepping forward. "I take charge when Ink is not here or, um, like this. We'll go with you," she added.
"Yay! We gonna go to a school!" Ben yelled, jumping up and down. "We gonna be rich people!"
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Kkk, bad ending, I know I know, don't slaughter me, but I think next chapter will be a bit... surprising. I'm planning a few twists, please review so I can start to write it and post it!
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"I'm telling yeh, there isn't any adult down there, it's a bunch of kids that wander around!" Logan said. Xavier held up his hand.
"Yes, I know, but there is nothing we can do at this moment. We must wait until they re-group before going and talking to them, and I don't think you should go anyway, they don't seem to trust you much since you barged in their camp." He said. Scott, who was standing beside him, nodded. Logan fumed inwardly, but said nothing and instead turned around and stalked off, muttering under his breath.
"Do you want me to go?" Scott asked.
"No, I think we should let Jean and Ororo handle this," Xavier answered. "I have no idea, but maybe a lady's touch may be better than a man's."
"But backup, in case of trouble?" Scott said. Xavier chuckled.
"You really want to go, don't you?" he said smiling. Scott also smile and looked down at his feet.
"Yes," he answered truthfully.
"Very well, you, Logan, and perhaps Kurt would like to go also." Scott's face fell.
"Logan? But I thought you said-" he fell silent at the look Xavier gave him, and went to go get the other mutants.
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"Ben! Come back here! Stop wandering off!" Ink shouted. The little boy started to laugh as he came back.
"More people commin, Ink!" he chirped. Ink immediately got to his feet and the knife re-appeared in his hands. The children around him were asleep, but some stirred.
"Wait, please don't run, we just want to talk to you," Ororo called as she and Jean approached. They stopped a little ways away from the clearing, and after a moment Ink appeared, holding the knife in his hand and Ben behind him, looking at the two women curiously.
"What do you want, and who the hell are you?" Ink demanded.
"They're from dat school!" Ben said, smiling. Ink looked at him, and scowled.
"Get back to the others, wake'm up and keep them there!" he ordered. Ben smiled at Jean and Ororo and then ran back out of sight. Ink also turned back to the pair, but he was far from smiling.
"What do you want?" he growled.
"Only to offer a place for you and your siblings to stay," Ororo said gently. Ink stiffened.
"I know what you mean, now get outta here before I kill you," he said.
"We're not here to put you into a foster home, or take away your brothers and sister," Jean said. Ink's eye snapped over to her.
"Who said anything about foster homes?" he asked wearily.
"You were projecting a fear of them, I am a psychic," the red haired woman replied.
"Yeah, well," Ink seemed at loss for words and the knife hung a little lower by his side. Suddenly a little girl ran out and grabbed his legs, she looked no older than four.
"Inky!" she wailed, tears cutting through the dirt on her face. "Belle say no foo! Ungry! Inky!"
"Shh, what? Common, Betty, go back, I'm busy!" Ink said gently, trying to pry the little girl off his leg, with no success. He looked back at the two mutants and then put away his knife, bending down and picking up his sister and walking back quickly. Ororo and Jean looked at eachother and then followed him.
"What do you mean, we're out already?!" They heard Ink shout. "That food was supposed to last for another two days!"
"Well I don't know! We had dinner yesterday and we ran out! It's not my fault!" Came a female voice.
"Well, we have those damn social workers on our tails again," Ink said, sitting down and outing his head in his hands. Betty, the little girl that had came up to him before, hugged him tightly.
"I ungry Inky!" she said again. Ink wrapped his arms around her tiny body and hugged her.
"I know, but we need to go now," he said. Ororo and Jean sighed, then contacted Kurt, Scott, and Logan.
Five minuets later the camp was packed up, each able child holding a rolled up blanket, Ink holding all the others and wearing one of the backpacks. The second oldest girl was also wearing a backpack, and they seemed quite empty. The fire was put out and Ink looked at all of the children and then picked up the little girl.
"Common, we got to move on now, I'll get us some food when I can. Calvin, you and Christina keep your mouths shut, and try and keep the younger ones from complaining too much. We need to go." Ink announced. Two kids who looked about ten and like they were twins nodded and the boy glared at a younger child who was about to speak.
"Alright, forward march!" Ink said loudly. But as he went forward he heard none of his siblings move or reply. Turning around he saw them all gapping at a human-like creature that had come out of the woods. Blue fur covered his whole body, and his ears were pointed, like an elf's. He had yellow eyes and a tail that swished behind him, and when he smiled at the children he revealed pointed white teeth. Tattoos covered his face and the bit of hand they could see. Ink grabbed his siblings and pulled them behind him, set Betty down, and flicked out his knife.
"What the hell?" he said. To his left Ororo and Jean appeared, and he heard a noise behind him, and turned around to see Logan standing there, a man with a red visor around his eyes and brown hair standing beside him. Checking to be sure there was a place he could get his brothers and sisters out Ink pushed them a little further away.
"What is up with you people?" he yelled.
"Listen, Ink, we only want to help," Ororo said calmly. A little boy started to walk towards Kurt, his eyes wide, but Ink grabbed him and pulled him back.
"Yeah, well, help by leaving us alone!" Ink said, trying to keep his siblings close to him. Suddenly he felt like a black fog was creeping up inside of him, and he closed his eyes. "Oh god, not now, shit," he whispered.
"Ink?" the twelve year old said, looking at her older brother. He fell backwards and seemed to be unconscious. Jean and Ororo rushed forward and gently pushed the younger children aside. But one of the twins, the boy Calvin, moved in front of them and snatched his brother's knife, holding it front of him but looking very unsure of what to do with it.
"Calm down, we're not going to hurt him, I'm a doctor," Jean said. Calvin looked at his older sister and twin, the two girls shrugged, and he moved aside. Jean looked the fallen teen over for a moment and then stood up.
"We need to get him back to the school, and we need to get these children cleaned up and fed a bit, they look like they could use it," she said. Scott and Logan came and picked up Ink, and Ororo addressed the children.
"We are going to take your brother up to the school for medical attention, and we would like you to come with us. We can get you some food and clothes," she said.
"My name is Belle," the oldest girl said, stepping forward. "I take charge when Ink is not here or, um, like this. We'll go with you," she added.
"Yay! We gonna go to a school!" Ben yelled, jumping up and down. "We gonna be rich people!"
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Kkk, bad ending, I know I know, don't slaughter me, but I think next chapter will be a bit... surprising. I'm planning a few twists, please review so I can start to write it and post it!