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Chapter 5
We Must all Make the Choice Ourselves
In no time at all, Katy was back at her school. She walked in the door. Everything was quiet. She glanced at the clock on the wall. It read 11:53. She noticed a light on in Professor James's office. She went to it and silently knocked.
"Come in." came his reply.
Katy stepped inside. "Hello Professor. I'm back."
"Hey Kate, did you have fun?"
"Yes. Professor Xavier gave me these." She said handing him her new visor. She had already put her glasses back on after the accident earlier.
Professor James took the visor and nodded. "They look nice. I hope they work well for you." He said handing them back.
"Well, I better get to bed. Goodnight Professor."
"Goodnight." Professor James said.
Katy turned to leave, but when she made it to the door, she turned back. "Are you okay Professor?"
He nodded and sighed. "Just be careful Kate. Don't let other people make decisions for you. Make your own choices. Now get some rest."
Katy nodded and walked off to her room. She silently changed and climbed into bed.
The next day in classes, Alicia and Aaron were tired, but they excitedly told the others about the training course. Jake bragged that he won and whipped everybody. Later after classes were over Matt and Katy took a walk outside.
"You really enjoy spending time with Jean and the others, don't you?" Matt asked.
Katy smiled. "Yes and I believe humans and mutants can get along together."
Matt nodded. "I'm not sure what I really believe. I want to believe that mutants and humans can coexist, but sometimes it seems like that will never happen."
Katy sighed. "I know."
For some time they both talked. The next two days were normal. On Wednesday night, Katy decided to go back to Professor Xavier's school to train again. Joanne, Matt, Audrey, and Rich also decided to go along. Aaron and Alicia wanted to go, but Professor James told them that they should stay so they would not be tired the next morning.
Katy had already arranged it that Scott would pick them up. Katy went outside to wait. Suddenly Audrey spotted a huge jet coming towards them.
"What in the world?" She asked.
Katy and Matt both starred. Professor James joined them outside and soon everyone was outside. Everyone watched as the jet descended and landed on the ground. A ramp came down and Professor Xavier came out in his wheelchair. Scott and Jean followed him.
"What are you doing here?" Professor James asked.
"I am sorry to intrude on you, Professor." Xavier said. "But an emergency has come up. Magneto's mutants, the Brotherhood as they are called, are planning an attack on the State Fair tonight. The presidents daughter will also be there and they on planning to take revenge on her and the other civilians. We could really use the help of some of you students if you would allow them."
James stepped forward. "It's way too dangerous. There no way I'm letting my mutants go and protect the people that hate us. I'm not going to risk."
Katy stepped forward and interrupted Professor James. "I'll go and help."
Professor James stopped midsentence and turned to stare at her. "No you won't." he said.
"Professor you said it yourself that you want us to make our own decisions. You want us to decide if humans and people can coexist and I believe they can. If the president's daughter is in trouble I want to help." Katy said.
Professor James opened his mouth to speak, but quickly closed it.
"Katy has point. Sometimes civilians might need our help and it's a great way to show them that not all mutants are bad." Joanne spoke up stepping beside Katy.
"Don't tell me you want to go with." Professor James said.
"I'm going too." Matt spoke up.
Professor James sighed.
"You are all crazy. You're gonna risk your life for humans." Jake said. "I rather be on the other side and take revenge on them."
Katy looked at him, but said nothing.
"We better get going." Scott said.
Professor James sighed. "Be careful!"
Katy nodded.
"I want to go too." Alicia said letting go of Rich's hand.
"NO WAY!" James said picking her up.
Katy agreed with Professor James on this. She walked up to Alicia. "You better stay here, Alicia. You're way too young and you're still learning how to control your powers."
Alicia crossed her hands. "Not fair." She said.
Katy rubbed her arm. "Maybe one day." With that she hurried off to the jet and climbed on board.
Katy also saw Logan, Ororo, and Rogue on board. Once the jet had lifted off, Scott and Jean gave them each an X-men uniform. Katy quickly changed and placed her visor over her eyes.
"Have you learned how to control that better?" Scott asked Katy when he saw her put on her visor.
"Yes, I have been practicing. It works a lot better." Katy said as she took a seat beside Jean. "So how does Professor Xavier know that the Brotherhood is going to take revenge in the State Fair tonight?" Katy asked.
"He used Cerebro and learned what they were up to." Jean said
"Cerebro?" Joanne asked confused. "What is that?"
"Cerebro is a machine that Professor Xavier can use with his powers. With it, he can tell where every mutant is. He uses it to monitor the plans of the Brotherhood." Jean said.
When they finally arrived at the fair, Scott landed the jet near a lake and Ororo provided a fog to cover it.
Katy, Matt, and Joanne followed Scott, Jean, Logan, Rogue, and Ororo off the plane.
"Alright let's split into four groups." Scott said. "Jean you take Rogue, Ororo take Joanne, Logan take Katy, and I'll take Matt. Stick with your teammate and try to see if you can find anyone on the Brotherhood. Be careful."
***
Logan and Katy started walking. Logan was alert, looking for anything unusual. Suddenly the ground shook violently and screams were heard throughout the area.
"This way." Logan shouted as he ran toward the area from where the tremor had come from.
Katy ran to catch up with him. "Where are we going?" She asked. "That was no regular tremor. Avalanche must have caused it." Logan said.
"Avalanche?" Katy asked confused. She had never heard of him.
"I'll explain later." Logan said as he dodged between people. Suddenly he stopped and sniffed the air.
"What is it?" Katy asked.
Logan hushed her. "Saber Tooth." He whispered. "And Mystique."
"How do you know?"
"I can smell them."
Suddenly someone jumped down in front of Logan. It was Saber Tooth. His claws were ready. Logan quickly put out his claws and quickly moved as Saber Tooth came at him. He slashed back, but Saber Tooth hit him making Logan fly backwards. Saber Tooth jumped up to land on him, but Katy quickly adjusted the knob on her visor. Fire shot out at Saber Tooth. He flew backwards.
"You fool." He shouted as he stood up. His chest had been burned, but he was okay.
Logan quickly recovered, but was met by Mystique. She quickly changed and became him, claws drawn. Logan took a quick glance at Katy. Saber Tooth was heading toward her. She would have to take care of herself for the moment. He quickly dodged Mystique, but caught a slash on his arm.
Katy kept firing at Saber Tooth, but he was good at dodging and there were many civilians around. Saber Tooth, suddenly jumped toward Katy. Katy moved but he slashed Katy in the side with his claws. Katy screamed in pain and grabbed her side.
***
Ororo and Joanne walked silently keeping their eyes open. Joanne was the first to spot the president's daughter. She was trapped, along with a few other civilians and bodyguards, by Magneto. He had them trapped inside a metal cage.
"What do you say we make some water come down on Magneto?" Ororo said.
"Right." Joanne said. She lifted her hands. Water shot from her fingers.
Suddenly clouds began to cover the area. Rain began to pour down with a mighty gush of wind at Magneto.
Magneto turned and saw the two. "Fools." He said. He nodded toward Avalanche who stood beside him. Just as he did a Ororo made lighting hit him. Magneto quickly recovered and began controlling some metal objects to trap Ororo and Joanne. Avalanche made the earth tremor and Ororo and Joanne were knocked off their feet. Magneto quickly trapped them in a cage of metal.
***
Scott and Matt were walking around. They felt the earth tremor beneath them and they fought to keep their balance. Suddenly Toad jumped out. With his long tongue, he grabbed Scott's Visor. Laser shot out and Scott quickly closed his eyes.
"Matt?" Scott called out.
"I'm right here." Matt said. "The frog got away before I could grab him. Guess I'll have to be your eyes." Matt paused. "Uh-oh trouble."
"What?" Scott asked.
"Watch out." Matt pushed Scott and jumped out of the way as fire began coming towards them.
"Pyhro?" Scott asked.
"Yes, and I'm going after him." Matt said.
"Matt wait!" Scott yelled, but he could hear Matt running on all fours toward him.
Scott wished he could open his eyes and see what was going on. He felt as if someone was watching him and suddenly felt a kick in his stomach. Before he could react Toad jumped on him and pinned him to the ground. Scott tried to guess where he was. He opened his eyes just slightly. Lasers shot out, but barely missed Toad. Toad grinned and punched him in the face.
***
Logan looked over at Katy as he heard her scream. She held her side tightly with one hand and with the other she would fire at Saber Tooth. A few small fires burned around the area. Logan knew this battle needed to end. Suddenly fire was coming at Logan from Mystique. He moved, but the fire hit his arm. He cringed, but advanced toward Mystique. She kept firing at him, but Logan ignored the pain. He grabbed Mystique and threw her as hard as he could down the hill.
Chapter 5
We Must all Make the Choice Ourselves
In no time at all, Katy was back at her school. She walked in the door. Everything was quiet. She glanced at the clock on the wall. It read 11:53. She noticed a light on in Professor James's office. She went to it and silently knocked.
"Come in." came his reply.
Katy stepped inside. "Hello Professor. I'm back."
"Hey Kate, did you have fun?"
"Yes. Professor Xavier gave me these." She said handing him her new visor. She had already put her glasses back on after the accident earlier.
Professor James took the visor and nodded. "They look nice. I hope they work well for you." He said handing them back.
"Well, I better get to bed. Goodnight Professor."
"Goodnight." Professor James said.
Katy turned to leave, but when she made it to the door, she turned back. "Are you okay Professor?"
He nodded and sighed. "Just be careful Kate. Don't let other people make decisions for you. Make your own choices. Now get some rest."
Katy nodded and walked off to her room. She silently changed and climbed into bed.
The next day in classes, Alicia and Aaron were tired, but they excitedly told the others about the training course. Jake bragged that he won and whipped everybody. Later after classes were over Matt and Katy took a walk outside.
"You really enjoy spending time with Jean and the others, don't you?" Matt asked.
Katy smiled. "Yes and I believe humans and mutants can get along together."
Matt nodded. "I'm not sure what I really believe. I want to believe that mutants and humans can coexist, but sometimes it seems like that will never happen."
Katy sighed. "I know."
For some time they both talked. The next two days were normal. On Wednesday night, Katy decided to go back to Professor Xavier's school to train again. Joanne, Matt, Audrey, and Rich also decided to go along. Aaron and Alicia wanted to go, but Professor James told them that they should stay so they would not be tired the next morning.
Katy had already arranged it that Scott would pick them up. Katy went outside to wait. Suddenly Audrey spotted a huge jet coming towards them.
"What in the world?" She asked.
Katy and Matt both starred. Professor James joined them outside and soon everyone was outside. Everyone watched as the jet descended and landed on the ground. A ramp came down and Professor Xavier came out in his wheelchair. Scott and Jean followed him.
"What are you doing here?" Professor James asked.
"I am sorry to intrude on you, Professor." Xavier said. "But an emergency has come up. Magneto's mutants, the Brotherhood as they are called, are planning an attack on the State Fair tonight. The presidents daughter will also be there and they on planning to take revenge on her and the other civilians. We could really use the help of some of you students if you would allow them."
James stepped forward. "It's way too dangerous. There no way I'm letting my mutants go and protect the people that hate us. I'm not going to risk."
Katy stepped forward and interrupted Professor James. "I'll go and help."
Professor James stopped midsentence and turned to stare at her. "No you won't." he said.
"Professor you said it yourself that you want us to make our own decisions. You want us to decide if humans and people can coexist and I believe they can. If the president's daughter is in trouble I want to help." Katy said.
Professor James opened his mouth to speak, but quickly closed it.
"Katy has point. Sometimes civilians might need our help and it's a great way to show them that not all mutants are bad." Joanne spoke up stepping beside Katy.
"Don't tell me you want to go with." Professor James said.
"I'm going too." Matt spoke up.
Professor James sighed.
"You are all crazy. You're gonna risk your life for humans." Jake said. "I rather be on the other side and take revenge on them."
Katy looked at him, but said nothing.
"We better get going." Scott said.
Professor James sighed. "Be careful!"
Katy nodded.
"I want to go too." Alicia said letting go of Rich's hand.
"NO WAY!" James said picking her up.
Katy agreed with Professor James on this. She walked up to Alicia. "You better stay here, Alicia. You're way too young and you're still learning how to control your powers."
Alicia crossed her hands. "Not fair." She said.
Katy rubbed her arm. "Maybe one day." With that she hurried off to the jet and climbed on board.
Katy also saw Logan, Ororo, and Rogue on board. Once the jet had lifted off, Scott and Jean gave them each an X-men uniform. Katy quickly changed and placed her visor over her eyes.
"Have you learned how to control that better?" Scott asked Katy when he saw her put on her visor.
"Yes, I have been practicing. It works a lot better." Katy said as she took a seat beside Jean. "So how does Professor Xavier know that the Brotherhood is going to take revenge in the State Fair tonight?" Katy asked.
"He used Cerebro and learned what they were up to." Jean said
"Cerebro?" Joanne asked confused. "What is that?"
"Cerebro is a machine that Professor Xavier can use with his powers. With it, he can tell where every mutant is. He uses it to monitor the plans of the Brotherhood." Jean said.
When they finally arrived at the fair, Scott landed the jet near a lake and Ororo provided a fog to cover it.
Katy, Matt, and Joanne followed Scott, Jean, Logan, Rogue, and Ororo off the plane.
"Alright let's split into four groups." Scott said. "Jean you take Rogue, Ororo take Joanne, Logan take Katy, and I'll take Matt. Stick with your teammate and try to see if you can find anyone on the Brotherhood. Be careful."
***
Logan and Katy started walking. Logan was alert, looking for anything unusual. Suddenly the ground shook violently and screams were heard throughout the area.
"This way." Logan shouted as he ran toward the area from where the tremor had come from.
Katy ran to catch up with him. "Where are we going?" She asked. "That was no regular tremor. Avalanche must have caused it." Logan said.
"Avalanche?" Katy asked confused. She had never heard of him.
"I'll explain later." Logan said as he dodged between people. Suddenly he stopped and sniffed the air.
"What is it?" Katy asked.
Logan hushed her. "Saber Tooth." He whispered. "And Mystique."
"How do you know?"
"I can smell them."
Suddenly someone jumped down in front of Logan. It was Saber Tooth. His claws were ready. Logan quickly put out his claws and quickly moved as Saber Tooth came at him. He slashed back, but Saber Tooth hit him making Logan fly backwards. Saber Tooth jumped up to land on him, but Katy quickly adjusted the knob on her visor. Fire shot out at Saber Tooth. He flew backwards.
"You fool." He shouted as he stood up. His chest had been burned, but he was okay.
Logan quickly recovered, but was met by Mystique. She quickly changed and became him, claws drawn. Logan took a quick glance at Katy. Saber Tooth was heading toward her. She would have to take care of herself for the moment. He quickly dodged Mystique, but caught a slash on his arm.
Katy kept firing at Saber Tooth, but he was good at dodging and there were many civilians around. Saber Tooth, suddenly jumped toward Katy. Katy moved but he slashed Katy in the side with his claws. Katy screamed in pain and grabbed her side.
***
Ororo and Joanne walked silently keeping their eyes open. Joanne was the first to spot the president's daughter. She was trapped, along with a few other civilians and bodyguards, by Magneto. He had them trapped inside a metal cage.
"What do you say we make some water come down on Magneto?" Ororo said.
"Right." Joanne said. She lifted her hands. Water shot from her fingers.
Suddenly clouds began to cover the area. Rain began to pour down with a mighty gush of wind at Magneto.
Magneto turned and saw the two. "Fools." He said. He nodded toward Avalanche who stood beside him. Just as he did a Ororo made lighting hit him. Magneto quickly recovered and began controlling some metal objects to trap Ororo and Joanne. Avalanche made the earth tremor and Ororo and Joanne were knocked off their feet. Magneto quickly trapped them in a cage of metal.
***
Scott and Matt were walking around. They felt the earth tremor beneath them and they fought to keep their balance. Suddenly Toad jumped out. With his long tongue, he grabbed Scott's Visor. Laser shot out and Scott quickly closed his eyes.
"Matt?" Scott called out.
"I'm right here." Matt said. "The frog got away before I could grab him. Guess I'll have to be your eyes." Matt paused. "Uh-oh trouble."
"What?" Scott asked.
"Watch out." Matt pushed Scott and jumped out of the way as fire began coming towards them.
"Pyhro?" Scott asked.
"Yes, and I'm going after him." Matt said.
"Matt wait!" Scott yelled, but he could hear Matt running on all fours toward him.
Scott wished he could open his eyes and see what was going on. He felt as if someone was watching him and suddenly felt a kick in his stomach. Before he could react Toad jumped on him and pinned him to the ground. Scott tried to guess where he was. He opened his eyes just slightly. Lasers shot out, but barely missed Toad. Toad grinned and punched him in the face.
***
Logan looked over at Katy as he heard her scream. She held her side tightly with one hand and with the other she would fire at Saber Tooth. A few small fires burned around the area. Logan knew this battle needed to end. Suddenly fire was coming at Logan from Mystique. He moved, but the fire hit his arm. He cringed, but advanced toward Mystique. She kept firing at him, but Logan ignored the pain. He grabbed Mystique and threw her as hard as he could down the hill.