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Chapter 3
The Secret Pain Hidden Inside
When Katy and Jean reached into the recreation room, Professor James was pacing. Professor Xavier sat in his wheelchair looking at him.
"Just get out." Professor James said to Professor Xavier.
"What's wrong?" Jean asked.
Just then, Scott and Ororo came running in.
"It is time to leave." Professor Xavier said to his mutants.
Katy went over to Professor James. "Professor are you okay?" she asked worriedly.
"Just leave me alone." He shouted. He turned and walked into his office, slamming the door.
"What happened?" Joanne asked stepping into the room.
Katy shook her head and looked at Professor Xavier. He looked at them and said, "Professor James was telling me of some of his past. I could sense some great pain in his past. I tried to talk with him about it, but that's when he got angry."
Katy looked at Rich. They both had seen Professor James act like this only twice before. Something of his past was very painful to him. When he thought of certain memories he became upset and stayed in his room or office for days. When he immerged, he seemed fine.
"He's never told us of his past, but every time the subject of his parents are brought up it is like he goes into shock. He seems to blame everyone around him for something that happened." Katy said.
"We will come back later to check on you and see if everything is okay." Professor Xavier said. Then he looked at the office door. "I don't know what causes him so much pain, but it may be another reason he hates humans and other mutants."
"Will he be okay?" Joanne asked.
Professor Xavier nodded. "He should be. It was nice talking with all of you." With that Professor Xavier and the three other mutants left. Katy waved to Jean, Ororo, and Scott. Katy sat down on the couch. "I hate when Professor Scandivain gets like this. I wish I knew what was wrong." Matt came and sat beside her. "We all do, Katy. Perhaps we should all get a good night rest. He'll probably be fine in the morning." "Maybe you're right and I hope you are, but I can still here him pacing in his office. He has to at least calm down a bit before I could sleep." Katy said. "I wouldn't be able to sleep either." Joanne said. "I guess I probably couldn't sleep either with him in there." Matt added. "Well, somebody needs to be awake enough to teach classes tomorrow. I'm going to bed." Rich said. "Me too. See you three tomorrow." Jake followed. Katy, Joanne, and Matt sat on the couch quietly for some time. They could hear Professor James pacing across the floor. They could hear the squeak of the boards under his feet. Suddenly a crashing sound made them all jump. "What was that?" Joanne asked. "Sounds like he broke something." Matt replied. Katy starred at the door. "That's it. I am going in?" she said rising. Matt stood to his feet. "Katy, be careful. He is unpredictable at time like these." Katy nodded and walked toward the door. She knocked silently. No answer. She knocked again and called, "Professor Scandivain, its Katy." Still no answer. She opened the door slightly and saw him pacing the floor. Sweat covered his face and his eyes were red from tears. A broken vase lay on the floor and a few light bulbs were out. Katy hesitated but stepped into the room. "Professor Scandivain, we all worried about you." She said leaving the door slightly open. "Leave me alone," he yelled. "Is there anything we can get you?" she asked unsure of what to say. "Get out!" he yelled. "It's your fault, now leave!" he yelled raising his hand toward her as if about to strike her with electricity. Katy shrieked back and closed the door. "Well, that didn't go so well." Katy said turning to her friends. "What did you see?" Joanne asked. "He has been crying, I know that much. It looked like he shot electricity at a vase causing to break. I also think in his anger he blew out some of the light bulbs in his office." "What are we going to do?" Joanne asked. Katy shook her head. "I don't think there is anything we can do except wait it out." "Wait, there is something we have to try." Matt said. "What?" Joanne and Katy both said in unison. "Alicia. If anybody can calm him down, Alicia can." Matt replied. "You're right. Alicia is like him in so many ways and he loves her dearly." Joanne said. "I'll go get her." Katy volunteered. "This might just work." A few minutes later Katy came back holding a tired girl in her arms. She gently placed her on the couch. "Alicia, we need you to do something for us." Katy began. The girl nodded. "Professor Scandivain is really angry about something. Matt, Joanne, and I think you are the only one who can calm him down. We need you to go in there and talk with him. Can you do this?" Alicia nodded again. "I think so. He won't hurt me, will he?" "He would never hurt you, Alicia. You know that." Joanne said. She nodded and walked over to the door. She knocked and opened it slightly. "Professor Scandivain." She stepped inside. "Professor Scandivain are you okay," she asked. He looked at her. "Leave me alone." He said in a quiet voice. Alicia walked closer. "Professor Scandivain, whatever is bothering you, its going to be okay. We're all worried about you though." She said in a sweet little voice. Professor Scandivain covered his face in his hands. "Just leave." He said in a muffled tone. "I am not moving. I am going to stay right her so when you decide you are ready to talk, I'll be here." She said. "Get out." He yelled. Alicia gasped, but held her ground. She sniffed and tears began to form in her eyes. She bit her lip. Professor Scandivain bent down by her and pulled her close to him saying, "Shh, don't cry, Alicia. I did not mean to yell at you. I'm sorry." He picked her up and sat down on a chair. Holding her close to him, he stroked her head. Looking at the door, he saw Katy, Joanne, and Matt trying to peak in the door. He smiled. "Come on in." he said. They stepped inside. "Are you okay, Professor?" Joanne asked. He nodded. "I am sorry I yelled at you, Katy." "It's okay, but what made you so angry." Katy asked. "I guess I do owe all of you an explanation. Tomorrow we will have a meeting before classes. I need to talk with all of you." He looked down at Alicia who was resting against him. "For now, I want all of you to get some rest. I'll see you tomorrow." They all nodded and turned to leave. Katy turned around. "Would you like me to take Alicia back to her room?" she asked. "No, that's okay. I'll put her to bed in a few minutes." Professor Scandivain replied. Katy nodded and headed off to bed. She lay in bed for some time and heard Professor Scandivain put Katy to bed. Some time later, she fell asleep.
***
The next morning, Professor James brought everybody together for a meeting. All the kids gathered around in the recreation room. Katy sat on the couch with Alicia in her lap. She talked with Matt until Professor James entered the room. He sat down in one of the chairs. "Good morning," he said. "Good morning, Professor James," everyone said in unison. "I have called this meeting because there are a few things I need to tell you. I am going to tell you of some of my past life. Because of things in my past is why I have tried to keep all of you away from humans or other mutants. "It was ten years ago. I didn't even have my school yet. I was living on my own and going to college. I was in my last year and I tried as best, as I could to keep my mutant powers a secret. I knew somewhat how to control it, yet sometimes when I walked in a room the power would suddenly blow. Still I kept on studying. Then one of the boys, Greg, suspected something. He got together with a few of his buddies and met me on my way home from school. They asked me if I had some kind of mutation. I pretended like I did not know what they were talking about. Day after day, they tried to make me angry so I would show them my mutant powers. "Then one day I saw them picking a young girl only about five. She had glasses on her face. The bullies pushed her and shoved her. Then they took the glasses of her face. She quickly closed her eyes, but not before fire shot from them." Katy eyes widened. "That was me, wasn't it?" Professor James nodded. "Yes, Katy, it was. I went to go help the girl, but by the time I made it across the street, they were gone. They had left with the girl. After that, I realized I was not the only one with a mutation. There were others. I tried to look for more of them. I found three, but Greg would also find them and he would take them. Suddenly news reports began coming in with attempted assassinations of the president from someone who could walk through walls, or a mysterious fire on the White House." "The person that could walk through wall, was that Priscilla?" Joanne asked. James nodded. "Then one day, Greg and his buddies met me again. They told me to help them assassinate the president. When I refused, they told me I would never see my parents again." Professor James paused and took a deep breath. "He wouldn't tell me why, so I rushed to my parents house. When I got there, the house was on fire and you," he pointed to Katy, "were standing there. Fire was shooting from your eyes." Katy gasped. "But how and why do I not remember?" "I'm getting to that." James said. "After a few seconds you ran off and were met by some of Greg's buddies. You followed them. I tried to run into the house to save my parents, but Greg's buddies held me back. I became angry and used my electric power. I didn't kill them, but I hurt them. They let go, but it was too late. The house was already fully consumed in flames." A tear slipped down Professor James's face. Katy placed her hands in front of her face and was barely aware of Matt's arm around her. "I'm sorry, Professor James." She said as a hot tear stung her face. She quickly wiped it away. She got up and ran out of the room. Matt jumped up, but Professor James motioned him to sit. "I'll talk to her. All of you wait here, the story is not over" Professor James left the room. He found Katy outside starring at the trees. He walked beside her. "Katy I know this makes you upset. That is one of the reasons I never told you, but you must listen to the end of the story. It wasn't your fault." Katy looked at him as she tried to keep back tears. She bit her lip, but walked back with him. She sat back down on the couch. Alicia sat on Matt's lap. "I was so angry after that," James began again. "I hated all humans for doing this and all other mutants. I started walking through town. Then I saw the young girl who had burnt my house down. I went up to her and I wanted to hurt her so bad. 'It's your fault' I said angrily to her. She looked at me, but she looked dazed. I was too angry though to care. I shot electricity at her. She flew back and hit her head. I went over to her hoping I had not killed her. She was not dead, but she was hurt. "That's when noticed a small chip on her neck. I didn't know what it was, but after I had brought the girl to hospital, I investigated. After some time, I found that it was a control chip that had been on her. Greg and his buddies had controlled her somehow. I went back to hospital to talk with her, but I found that her parents had taken her home. Sometime after that I graduated from college and moved to a new town. I realized I could not be mad at mutants so I started a school there for other mutants. I got a few and I began to help them. "One day I found Priscilla. She told me all about the control chip. One had been used on her too. Two years after my parents died, you came to my school, Katy. Your parents didn't want a mutant in their house. You had heard about my school and wanted to be with others like you. I realized it was you, but when you had hit your head, you lost your memory. It had only slightly returned. I decided I would not burden you with it, but I still had a grudge in my heart." James looked down one the floor, sighed, and then continued. "Some time after that we moved again for fear of the humans. We had to keep moving because people began to get suspicious. After many years, everyone realized that there are mutants in the world. Some people attacked our school. They set fire to the school. Four of the children didn't make it out. That's when we moved here. Some were tired of moving so they stayed. "I wanted to keep all of you away from Xavier and his mutants because he believes humans and mutants can live together, but I know they can not." "So why do you get really angry sometimes?" Rich asked. "When I think of my parents all the memories come flooding back and I loose control. I pace my room, wishing there were something I could have done to save them or the other children that died later. I am sorry I got angry yesterday. I have decided that if any of you wish to hang out with Xavier's mutants, you may. It's your decision to make, if mutants and humans can live together. I will not make it for you." Katy sat with her elbows on her knees, staring at the floor. She looked up. "Just because some humans burnt down your house and our school, doesn't mean that all humans are bad. There are some that want to help us." Katy said. Joanne nodded. "Katy has a point. There are some bad mutants, but that doesn't make all bad." Professor James nodded. "I want you all to consider it. For now, all you must get to school." Everyone moaned. "I want everyone to go into Math class. Rich will be teaching. Now get going." Professor James added. Everyone piled into class. Rich went to the front and began teaching. He taught everything from basic math to trig. He was skilled in math and was able to teach all the students. The rest of the day was normal. Katy taught English class. She had to teach everything from the basics to the more advanced. After school was over a knock was heard at the door. "There's six mutants outside." Kyle said as he sensed them. (He could sense when there was danger or when other mutants were around.) Matt opened the door and was not surprised to see Professor Xavier and five other mutants beside him. He smiled as they walked in.
Chapter 3
The Secret Pain Hidden Inside
When Katy and Jean reached into the recreation room, Professor James was pacing. Professor Xavier sat in his wheelchair looking at him.
"Just get out." Professor James said to Professor Xavier.
"What's wrong?" Jean asked.
Just then, Scott and Ororo came running in.
"It is time to leave." Professor Xavier said to his mutants.
Katy went over to Professor James. "Professor are you okay?" she asked worriedly.
"Just leave me alone." He shouted. He turned and walked into his office, slamming the door.
"What happened?" Joanne asked stepping into the room.
Katy shook her head and looked at Professor Xavier. He looked at them and said, "Professor James was telling me of some of his past. I could sense some great pain in his past. I tried to talk with him about it, but that's when he got angry."
Katy looked at Rich. They both had seen Professor James act like this only twice before. Something of his past was very painful to him. When he thought of certain memories he became upset and stayed in his room or office for days. When he immerged, he seemed fine.
"He's never told us of his past, but every time the subject of his parents are brought up it is like he goes into shock. He seems to blame everyone around him for something that happened." Katy said.
"We will come back later to check on you and see if everything is okay." Professor Xavier said. Then he looked at the office door. "I don't know what causes him so much pain, but it may be another reason he hates humans and other mutants."
"Will he be okay?" Joanne asked.
Professor Xavier nodded. "He should be. It was nice talking with all of you." With that Professor Xavier and the three other mutants left. Katy waved to Jean, Ororo, and Scott. Katy sat down on the couch. "I hate when Professor Scandivain gets like this. I wish I knew what was wrong." Matt came and sat beside her. "We all do, Katy. Perhaps we should all get a good night rest. He'll probably be fine in the morning." "Maybe you're right and I hope you are, but I can still here him pacing in his office. He has to at least calm down a bit before I could sleep." Katy said. "I wouldn't be able to sleep either." Joanne said. "I guess I probably couldn't sleep either with him in there." Matt added. "Well, somebody needs to be awake enough to teach classes tomorrow. I'm going to bed." Rich said. "Me too. See you three tomorrow." Jake followed. Katy, Joanne, and Matt sat on the couch quietly for some time. They could hear Professor James pacing across the floor. They could hear the squeak of the boards under his feet. Suddenly a crashing sound made them all jump. "What was that?" Joanne asked. "Sounds like he broke something." Matt replied. Katy starred at the door. "That's it. I am going in?" she said rising. Matt stood to his feet. "Katy, be careful. He is unpredictable at time like these." Katy nodded and walked toward the door. She knocked silently. No answer. She knocked again and called, "Professor Scandivain, its Katy." Still no answer. She opened the door slightly and saw him pacing the floor. Sweat covered his face and his eyes were red from tears. A broken vase lay on the floor and a few light bulbs were out. Katy hesitated but stepped into the room. "Professor Scandivain, we all worried about you." She said leaving the door slightly open. "Leave me alone," he yelled. "Is there anything we can get you?" she asked unsure of what to say. "Get out!" he yelled. "It's your fault, now leave!" he yelled raising his hand toward her as if about to strike her with electricity. Katy shrieked back and closed the door. "Well, that didn't go so well." Katy said turning to her friends. "What did you see?" Joanne asked. "He has been crying, I know that much. It looked like he shot electricity at a vase causing to break. I also think in his anger he blew out some of the light bulbs in his office." "What are we going to do?" Joanne asked. Katy shook her head. "I don't think there is anything we can do except wait it out." "Wait, there is something we have to try." Matt said. "What?" Joanne and Katy both said in unison. "Alicia. If anybody can calm him down, Alicia can." Matt replied. "You're right. Alicia is like him in so many ways and he loves her dearly." Joanne said. "I'll go get her." Katy volunteered. "This might just work." A few minutes later Katy came back holding a tired girl in her arms. She gently placed her on the couch. "Alicia, we need you to do something for us." Katy began. The girl nodded. "Professor Scandivain is really angry about something. Matt, Joanne, and I think you are the only one who can calm him down. We need you to go in there and talk with him. Can you do this?" Alicia nodded again. "I think so. He won't hurt me, will he?" "He would never hurt you, Alicia. You know that." Joanne said. She nodded and walked over to the door. She knocked and opened it slightly. "Professor Scandivain." She stepped inside. "Professor Scandivain are you okay," she asked. He looked at her. "Leave me alone." He said in a quiet voice. Alicia walked closer. "Professor Scandivain, whatever is bothering you, its going to be okay. We're all worried about you though." She said in a sweet little voice. Professor Scandivain covered his face in his hands. "Just leave." He said in a muffled tone. "I am not moving. I am going to stay right her so when you decide you are ready to talk, I'll be here." She said. "Get out." He yelled. Alicia gasped, but held her ground. She sniffed and tears began to form in her eyes. She bit her lip. Professor Scandivain bent down by her and pulled her close to him saying, "Shh, don't cry, Alicia. I did not mean to yell at you. I'm sorry." He picked her up and sat down on a chair. Holding her close to him, he stroked her head. Looking at the door, he saw Katy, Joanne, and Matt trying to peak in the door. He smiled. "Come on in." he said. They stepped inside. "Are you okay, Professor?" Joanne asked. He nodded. "I am sorry I yelled at you, Katy." "It's okay, but what made you so angry." Katy asked. "I guess I do owe all of you an explanation. Tomorrow we will have a meeting before classes. I need to talk with all of you." He looked down at Alicia who was resting against him. "For now, I want all of you to get some rest. I'll see you tomorrow." They all nodded and turned to leave. Katy turned around. "Would you like me to take Alicia back to her room?" she asked. "No, that's okay. I'll put her to bed in a few minutes." Professor Scandivain replied. Katy nodded and headed off to bed. She lay in bed for some time and heard Professor Scandivain put Katy to bed. Some time later, she fell asleep.
***
The next morning, Professor James brought everybody together for a meeting. All the kids gathered around in the recreation room. Katy sat on the couch with Alicia in her lap. She talked with Matt until Professor James entered the room. He sat down in one of the chairs. "Good morning," he said. "Good morning, Professor James," everyone said in unison. "I have called this meeting because there are a few things I need to tell you. I am going to tell you of some of my past life. Because of things in my past is why I have tried to keep all of you away from humans or other mutants. "It was ten years ago. I didn't even have my school yet. I was living on my own and going to college. I was in my last year and I tried as best, as I could to keep my mutant powers a secret. I knew somewhat how to control it, yet sometimes when I walked in a room the power would suddenly blow. Still I kept on studying. Then one of the boys, Greg, suspected something. He got together with a few of his buddies and met me on my way home from school. They asked me if I had some kind of mutation. I pretended like I did not know what they were talking about. Day after day, they tried to make me angry so I would show them my mutant powers. "Then one day I saw them picking a young girl only about five. She had glasses on her face. The bullies pushed her and shoved her. Then they took the glasses of her face. She quickly closed her eyes, but not before fire shot from them." Katy eyes widened. "That was me, wasn't it?" Professor James nodded. "Yes, Katy, it was. I went to go help the girl, but by the time I made it across the street, they were gone. They had left with the girl. After that, I realized I was not the only one with a mutation. There were others. I tried to look for more of them. I found three, but Greg would also find them and he would take them. Suddenly news reports began coming in with attempted assassinations of the president from someone who could walk through walls, or a mysterious fire on the White House." "The person that could walk through wall, was that Priscilla?" Joanne asked. James nodded. "Then one day, Greg and his buddies met me again. They told me to help them assassinate the president. When I refused, they told me I would never see my parents again." Professor James paused and took a deep breath. "He wouldn't tell me why, so I rushed to my parents house. When I got there, the house was on fire and you," he pointed to Katy, "were standing there. Fire was shooting from your eyes." Katy gasped. "But how and why do I not remember?" "I'm getting to that." James said. "After a few seconds you ran off and were met by some of Greg's buddies. You followed them. I tried to run into the house to save my parents, but Greg's buddies held me back. I became angry and used my electric power. I didn't kill them, but I hurt them. They let go, but it was too late. The house was already fully consumed in flames." A tear slipped down Professor James's face. Katy placed her hands in front of her face and was barely aware of Matt's arm around her. "I'm sorry, Professor James." She said as a hot tear stung her face. She quickly wiped it away. She got up and ran out of the room. Matt jumped up, but Professor James motioned him to sit. "I'll talk to her. All of you wait here, the story is not over" Professor James left the room. He found Katy outside starring at the trees. He walked beside her. "Katy I know this makes you upset. That is one of the reasons I never told you, but you must listen to the end of the story. It wasn't your fault." Katy looked at him as she tried to keep back tears. She bit her lip, but walked back with him. She sat back down on the couch. Alicia sat on Matt's lap. "I was so angry after that," James began again. "I hated all humans for doing this and all other mutants. I started walking through town. Then I saw the young girl who had burnt my house down. I went up to her and I wanted to hurt her so bad. 'It's your fault' I said angrily to her. She looked at me, but she looked dazed. I was too angry though to care. I shot electricity at her. She flew back and hit her head. I went over to her hoping I had not killed her. She was not dead, but she was hurt. "That's when noticed a small chip on her neck. I didn't know what it was, but after I had brought the girl to hospital, I investigated. After some time, I found that it was a control chip that had been on her. Greg and his buddies had controlled her somehow. I went back to hospital to talk with her, but I found that her parents had taken her home. Sometime after that I graduated from college and moved to a new town. I realized I could not be mad at mutants so I started a school there for other mutants. I got a few and I began to help them. "One day I found Priscilla. She told me all about the control chip. One had been used on her too. Two years after my parents died, you came to my school, Katy. Your parents didn't want a mutant in their house. You had heard about my school and wanted to be with others like you. I realized it was you, but when you had hit your head, you lost your memory. It had only slightly returned. I decided I would not burden you with it, but I still had a grudge in my heart." James looked down one the floor, sighed, and then continued. "Some time after that we moved again for fear of the humans. We had to keep moving because people began to get suspicious. After many years, everyone realized that there are mutants in the world. Some people attacked our school. They set fire to the school. Four of the children didn't make it out. That's when we moved here. Some were tired of moving so they stayed. "I wanted to keep all of you away from Xavier and his mutants because he believes humans and mutants can live together, but I know they can not." "So why do you get really angry sometimes?" Rich asked. "When I think of my parents all the memories come flooding back and I loose control. I pace my room, wishing there were something I could have done to save them or the other children that died later. I am sorry I got angry yesterday. I have decided that if any of you wish to hang out with Xavier's mutants, you may. It's your decision to make, if mutants and humans can live together. I will not make it for you." Katy sat with her elbows on her knees, staring at the floor. She looked up. "Just because some humans burnt down your house and our school, doesn't mean that all humans are bad. There are some that want to help us." Katy said. Joanne nodded. "Katy has a point. There are some bad mutants, but that doesn't make all bad." Professor James nodded. "I want you all to consider it. For now, all you must get to school." Everyone moaned. "I want everyone to go into Math class. Rich will be teaching. Now get going." Professor James added. Everyone piled into class. Rich went to the front and began teaching. He taught everything from basic math to trig. He was skilled in math and was able to teach all the students. The rest of the day was normal. Katy taught English class. She had to teach everything from the basics to the more advanced. After school was over a knock was heard at the door. "There's six mutants outside." Kyle said as he sensed them. (He could sense when there was danger or when other mutants were around.) Matt opened the door and was not surprised to see Professor Xavier and five other mutants beside him. He smiled as they walked in.