Disclaimer: I still don't own X-Men, no matter how hard I try to convince
the Marvel people it would be a good idea.
Well, thanks again to all my reviewers. I know that you may just write, "This is good," or "Keep writing," but it still makes a difference. It makes me really happy. You may see that I only have 13 reviews, but that's at least 13 minutes of joy that I normally wouldn't have. So, thanks.
Okay, I still haven't decided how many teammates I'm going to show visiting Kitty, but I think it will be a few more than planned. Okay, so here it is. Another non-actiony chappy, [Except for the Kitty flashback ;)]
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Chapter 6
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The X-Manor was empty. Well, it was almost empty. Upon Xavier's insistence, the children had gone to school. Xavier was out along the perimeters, going out for "a breather." Ororo was out doing errands for the Professor, anything to get her mind off her troubles. That left Logan alone with her. The one he had christened "Half- Pint." Whose life had been ruined by, what? She had never told them what had happened at the doctor's office that had left her so shaken.
Logan got the feeling Rogue knew, but she was in so much pain right now, even he couldn't bear to force it out of the poor girl. He had always seen the little one as a sort of, well, he had to admit it to himself, daughter. She was the closest member of the team to him. And now her life hung in the balance.
He remembered carrying her body from her room to Hank's lab. He had thrown the doors open and lay Kitty on the cold, metal table. Bursting into the adjoining room, Hank grumbled to his feet. "What's going on?" he had asked. The mutant had simply turned and walked toward the frail girl, still seizing from the drugs she had pumped into her own body.
Hank had screamed, "What in the hell?" and ran over checking her pulse, and blood pressure and so on. He took some blood tests, found the drugs, and quickly, before the drugs could completely get through the system, pumped them from her stomach. Logan had never been so scared in his life. He had never felt like things were so out of control. Here, he couldn't help "Half- Pint." He was a sitting duck; he could only watch. She was carried to the infirmary, where a soft, linen covered bed had been awaiting her.
She was hooked up to an IV so she could still get nutrients and antibiotics. And there she still lay, not a sign of life in her frail body but the droning beeping of the machines.
* * * * * 'Ya might as well,' he thought. 'It's no coincidence that everyone's left. They want me to spend time with her.' Logan thought to himself bitterly. He took a deep breath, and sat down next to the frail girl. He didn't say anything, and he knew she felt his presence, coma or not. He just sat there, keeping her company.
* * * * AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I HAVE JUST LOST ABOUT 2 HOURS OF MY LIFE THAT I WILL NEVER GET BACK. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I'VE TRIED DOWNLOADING THIS CHAPPY. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IT WAS DELETED!!! YOU'D BETTER BE DAMNED WELL PLEASED WITH IT!!!!!
Well, thanks again to all my reviewers. I know that you may just write, "This is good," or "Keep writing," but it still makes a difference. It makes me really happy. You may see that I only have 13 reviews, but that's at least 13 minutes of joy that I normally wouldn't have. So, thanks.
Okay, I still haven't decided how many teammates I'm going to show visiting Kitty, but I think it will be a few more than planned. Okay, so here it is. Another non-actiony chappy, [Except for the Kitty flashback ;)]
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Chapter 6
* * * * *
The X-Manor was empty. Well, it was almost empty. Upon Xavier's insistence, the children had gone to school. Xavier was out along the perimeters, going out for "a breather." Ororo was out doing errands for the Professor, anything to get her mind off her troubles. That left Logan alone with her. The one he had christened "Half- Pint." Whose life had been ruined by, what? She had never told them what had happened at the doctor's office that had left her so shaken.
Logan got the feeling Rogue knew, but she was in so much pain right now, even he couldn't bear to force it out of the poor girl. He had always seen the little one as a sort of, well, he had to admit it to himself, daughter. She was the closest member of the team to him. And now her life hung in the balance.
He remembered carrying her body from her room to Hank's lab. He had thrown the doors open and lay Kitty on the cold, metal table. Bursting into the adjoining room, Hank grumbled to his feet. "What's going on?" he had asked. The mutant had simply turned and walked toward the frail girl, still seizing from the drugs she had pumped into her own body.
Hank had screamed, "What in the hell?" and ran over checking her pulse, and blood pressure and so on. He took some blood tests, found the drugs, and quickly, before the drugs could completely get through the system, pumped them from her stomach. Logan had never been so scared in his life. He had never felt like things were so out of control. Here, he couldn't help "Half- Pint." He was a sitting duck; he could only watch. She was carried to the infirmary, where a soft, linen covered bed had been awaiting her.
She was hooked up to an IV so she could still get nutrients and antibiotics. And there she still lay, not a sign of life in her frail body but the droning beeping of the machines.
* * * * * 'Ya might as well,' he thought. 'It's no coincidence that everyone's left. They want me to spend time with her.' Logan thought to himself bitterly. He took a deep breath, and sat down next to the frail girl. He didn't say anything, and he knew she felt his presence, coma or not. He just sat there, keeping her company.
* * * * AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I HAVE JUST LOST ABOUT 2 HOURS OF MY LIFE THAT I WILL NEVER GET BACK. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I'VE TRIED DOWNLOADING THIS CHAPPY. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IT WAS DELETED!!! YOU'D BETTER BE DAMNED WELL PLEASED WITH IT!!!!!