Kaylee and Raven got back to the car, out of breath but laughing hard. They opened their doors and got inside. Raven noticed that Mystique was asleep in the front.
"That didn't take long," she whispered to Kaylee.
"We should probably get some rest, too," Kaylee sighed. The two girls attempted to go to sleep by leaning against the door of the car. The car was cold, though, and not at all comfortable. In the end, Kaylee and Raven fell asleep leaning against one another.
***
Quicksilver sat on the beach for well over an hour, gazing at the stars. He couldn't help but think about Kaylee. Still, he wasn't sure why he was so drawn to her. He sighed. She would never love him, not after seeing him cry like that. He was too emotional for his own good. Still, he hoped she was somewhat drawn to him.
Finally, he got up and headed back to the car. Even though he could have run and made it back to the car in seconds, he chose to walk. He reached the black car and got carefully inside. He figured everyone would be asleep and he was right. Mystique was snoring gently as she leaned against the door and Kaylee and Raven where using each other as pillows. He smiled, closed his eyes, and was soon asleep.
***
Raven was the first one up the next morning. It was well past dawn and a few people where already strolling the beach.
"Um, Mystique? Quicksilver?" Raven asked timidly. She tapped Mystique but she didn't move. Then she poked Quicksilver who sat up in the blink of an eye.
"Uh, hello," Raven said a little startled, "Um, it's 10 o'clock already, should we be going?" Quicksilver nodded and turned to look at the beach. He saw the citizens and sighed.
"Well, we can't very well drive into the water with all of these people here can we? Might raise suspicions. Mystique!" Quicksilver yelled shaking her. Mystique woke up and blinked at him.
"You think you can get everyone out of our way?" Quicksilver asked. She surveyed the beach and nodded.
"Wait," Raven said suddenly, "Did you say we were going to drive into the water??"
"Of course," Quicksilver answered as if this made perfect sense, "Traveling the ocean by car is much more fuel efficient and cheaper than a jet." Raven decided not to argue. After all, they were mutants and they seemed to know what they were doing.
By now, Mystique had gotten out of the car. She transformed into a middle-aged police officer and started to walk towards the beach. She cupped her hands around her mouth and started shouting to the beach-goers. Raven couldn't make out what she was saying, but whatever it was, the visitors began to leave.
Quicksilver seized the chance and started the car. As soon as it began to move, Kaylee opened her eyes.
"What are we doing?" she asked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Driving into the ocean, just sit back," Quicksilver said. It didn't register to Kaylee what Quicksilver said, so she simply nodded
Quicksilver stopped the car at the waterline and Mystique got in. She became herself, once again, and buckled her seatbelt. Quicksilver hit the gas and the car sped into the water. He hit a blue button on the dashboard as soon as the water covered the wheels of the car. The car began to coat itself in a thick layer of clear film, which seemed to emit from somewhere on top of it. It closed every crack in the car, to prevent water from seeping in. Surprisingly, it worked.
Raven looked over to see Kaylee's eyes widen as the car became completely submerged in water.
"Uh...oh never mind," Kaylee sighed. There was no use trying to put any sense to anything anymore, because it really was happening and that was the only explanation.
***
Later the car was traveling more like a submarine rather than a car. The wheels had turned perpendicularly to the car's body and fans inside the wheels where propelling the car.
Raven and Kaylee had made a game of finding the most colorful fish. Kaylee was winning with a purple and yellow-stripped fish that neither girl knew existed. After an hour or so, the fish were few and far between. They were somewhere near the middle of the ocean.
Raven stared out the window mindlessly thinking of nothing but her powers.
"I wonder what my power is," Raven thought to herself, "And I wonder what it's like to be able to have that kind of control. I wonder how Quicksilver likes his...wait...what is his power?"
"Um, Quicksilver?" Raven asked. Quicksilver woke suddenly after napping in his seat. Raven couldn't see any problem with this. After all, how much traffic was in the ocean?
"Yeah?" he mumbled.
"What is your power?" Raven questioned.
"Basically I'm really fast. There is more to the mechanics behind it, but you get the idea, right?" Raven nodded. After that, everyone was silent again. Raven felt her eyes start to droop and soon she slipped into oblivious dreams.
Raven was standing on a hilltop surrounded by budding tulips. She could see Kaylee at the bottom walking away. She walked right into a forest that surrounded the knoll, which was dark and forbidding. Rave yelled at Kaylee to stop and come back. Still, no matter how loudly she called, Kaylee would not heed her and continued walking. Raven panicked. She knew there was an evil force in that darkness and she wanted to get Kaylee out. Then, a glimmer of light appeared next to her and floated down the hill and into the forest. Suddenly, Raven felt an ache unlike that of when Kaylee disappeared into the forest. Streaks of light began to emit from the forest's depths and grew in intensity. She saw three figures emerging from the forest and then...the image was gone.
***
Raven woke suddenly to find Kaylee shaking her awake. Raven blinked a few times and noticed a ball of light approaching in the distance.
"We're almost there. Mystique said it'll be another 20 minutes," Kaylee whispered.
"And you decided to not let me sleep those last 20 minutes?" Raven groaned. Kaylee looked hurt.
"Never mind," she retorted. She turned to face the window.
"Oh, come on, I was kidding!" Raven sighed. Kaylee didn't move. Raven leaned in close next to Kaylee's ear.
"Helicopter," Raven whispered. Kaylee grinned and both girls began to giggle. Their inside jokes always seemed to cheer Kaylee up.
"So how long was I asleep?" Raven yawned.
"A few hours," Kaylee answered.
"And we're there already?" Raven asked, surprised.
"Faster than a jet, too," Quicksilver interjected, referring to the earlier conversation. Raven shrugged.
Over the next 20 minutes, the light grew brighter until a dock became visible above the water as they passed through an underground cave. The car rose and water streamed off of it as it shed its clear encasement. The doors next to the dock opened and everyone got out of the car. The car closed its doors and submerged again, exiting the cave.
Mystique led them to a flight of stairs. Quicksilver looked at her pleadingly.
"Fine, go ahead," Mystique mumbled. Quicksilver smiled and in a green flash, was gone. Apparently he was tired of waiting around for his slower counterpart and their guests.
"Follow me," Mystique instructed. The girls followed her up the stairs. It was a spiral staircase and paired with the darkness, it was a disorienting experience. Finally they heard Mystique push open a heavy, wooden door. Then, her voice flowed through the darkness.
"Welcome to the Savage Island."
"That didn't take long," she whispered to Kaylee.
"We should probably get some rest, too," Kaylee sighed. The two girls attempted to go to sleep by leaning against the door of the car. The car was cold, though, and not at all comfortable. In the end, Kaylee and Raven fell asleep leaning against one another.
***
Quicksilver sat on the beach for well over an hour, gazing at the stars. He couldn't help but think about Kaylee. Still, he wasn't sure why he was so drawn to her. He sighed. She would never love him, not after seeing him cry like that. He was too emotional for his own good. Still, he hoped she was somewhat drawn to him.
Finally, he got up and headed back to the car. Even though he could have run and made it back to the car in seconds, he chose to walk. He reached the black car and got carefully inside. He figured everyone would be asleep and he was right. Mystique was snoring gently as she leaned against the door and Kaylee and Raven where using each other as pillows. He smiled, closed his eyes, and was soon asleep.
***
Raven was the first one up the next morning. It was well past dawn and a few people where already strolling the beach.
"Um, Mystique? Quicksilver?" Raven asked timidly. She tapped Mystique but she didn't move. Then she poked Quicksilver who sat up in the blink of an eye.
"Uh, hello," Raven said a little startled, "Um, it's 10 o'clock already, should we be going?" Quicksilver nodded and turned to look at the beach. He saw the citizens and sighed.
"Well, we can't very well drive into the water with all of these people here can we? Might raise suspicions. Mystique!" Quicksilver yelled shaking her. Mystique woke up and blinked at him.
"You think you can get everyone out of our way?" Quicksilver asked. She surveyed the beach and nodded.
"Wait," Raven said suddenly, "Did you say we were going to drive into the water??"
"Of course," Quicksilver answered as if this made perfect sense, "Traveling the ocean by car is much more fuel efficient and cheaper than a jet." Raven decided not to argue. After all, they were mutants and they seemed to know what they were doing.
By now, Mystique had gotten out of the car. She transformed into a middle-aged police officer and started to walk towards the beach. She cupped her hands around her mouth and started shouting to the beach-goers. Raven couldn't make out what she was saying, but whatever it was, the visitors began to leave.
Quicksilver seized the chance and started the car. As soon as it began to move, Kaylee opened her eyes.
"What are we doing?" she asked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Driving into the ocean, just sit back," Quicksilver said. It didn't register to Kaylee what Quicksilver said, so she simply nodded
Quicksilver stopped the car at the waterline and Mystique got in. She became herself, once again, and buckled her seatbelt. Quicksilver hit the gas and the car sped into the water. He hit a blue button on the dashboard as soon as the water covered the wheels of the car. The car began to coat itself in a thick layer of clear film, which seemed to emit from somewhere on top of it. It closed every crack in the car, to prevent water from seeping in. Surprisingly, it worked.
Raven looked over to see Kaylee's eyes widen as the car became completely submerged in water.
"Uh...oh never mind," Kaylee sighed. There was no use trying to put any sense to anything anymore, because it really was happening and that was the only explanation.
***
Later the car was traveling more like a submarine rather than a car. The wheels had turned perpendicularly to the car's body and fans inside the wheels where propelling the car.
Raven and Kaylee had made a game of finding the most colorful fish. Kaylee was winning with a purple and yellow-stripped fish that neither girl knew existed. After an hour or so, the fish were few and far between. They were somewhere near the middle of the ocean.
Raven stared out the window mindlessly thinking of nothing but her powers.
"I wonder what my power is," Raven thought to herself, "And I wonder what it's like to be able to have that kind of control. I wonder how Quicksilver likes his...wait...what is his power?"
"Um, Quicksilver?" Raven asked. Quicksilver woke suddenly after napping in his seat. Raven couldn't see any problem with this. After all, how much traffic was in the ocean?
"Yeah?" he mumbled.
"What is your power?" Raven questioned.
"Basically I'm really fast. There is more to the mechanics behind it, but you get the idea, right?" Raven nodded. After that, everyone was silent again. Raven felt her eyes start to droop and soon she slipped into oblivious dreams.
Raven was standing on a hilltop surrounded by budding tulips. She could see Kaylee at the bottom walking away. She walked right into a forest that surrounded the knoll, which was dark and forbidding. Rave yelled at Kaylee to stop and come back. Still, no matter how loudly she called, Kaylee would not heed her and continued walking. Raven panicked. She knew there was an evil force in that darkness and she wanted to get Kaylee out. Then, a glimmer of light appeared next to her and floated down the hill and into the forest. Suddenly, Raven felt an ache unlike that of when Kaylee disappeared into the forest. Streaks of light began to emit from the forest's depths and grew in intensity. She saw three figures emerging from the forest and then...the image was gone.
***
Raven woke suddenly to find Kaylee shaking her awake. Raven blinked a few times and noticed a ball of light approaching in the distance.
"We're almost there. Mystique said it'll be another 20 minutes," Kaylee whispered.
"And you decided to not let me sleep those last 20 minutes?" Raven groaned. Kaylee looked hurt.
"Never mind," she retorted. She turned to face the window.
"Oh, come on, I was kidding!" Raven sighed. Kaylee didn't move. Raven leaned in close next to Kaylee's ear.
"Helicopter," Raven whispered. Kaylee grinned and both girls began to giggle. Their inside jokes always seemed to cheer Kaylee up.
"So how long was I asleep?" Raven yawned.
"A few hours," Kaylee answered.
"And we're there already?" Raven asked, surprised.
"Faster than a jet, too," Quicksilver interjected, referring to the earlier conversation. Raven shrugged.
Over the next 20 minutes, the light grew brighter until a dock became visible above the water as they passed through an underground cave. The car rose and water streamed off of it as it shed its clear encasement. The doors next to the dock opened and everyone got out of the car. The car closed its doors and submerged again, exiting the cave.
Mystique led them to a flight of stairs. Quicksilver looked at her pleadingly.
"Fine, go ahead," Mystique mumbled. Quicksilver smiled and in a green flash, was gone. Apparently he was tired of waiting around for his slower counterpart and their guests.
"Follow me," Mystique instructed. The girls followed her up the stairs. It was a spiral staircase and paired with the darkness, it was a disorienting experience. Finally they heard Mystique push open a heavy, wooden door. Then, her voice flowed through the darkness.
"Welcome to the Savage Island."
