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Chapter 7
The Night is Long and the Morning brings no relief.
A few minutes later Logan walked into the medical room. Katy still sat by Matt's bedside.
"Why don't you go get some rest." Logan said. "I'll stay here for you."
Katy looked up. "Thanks, but no thanks. I want to stay by his side."
Logan placed a hand on her shoulder. "I promise to let you know if there's any change in him. Go get some rest."
Katy slightly smiled. "Any change?"
Logan nodded.
Katy silently walked out. She walked to the kitchen to find something to drink. Professor James sat with his head in his hands. Katy took a can of coke out of the fridge and sat next to him. They were both silent.
"Now do you see why I didn't want you going?" Professor James said breaking the silence.
"We saved many civilians and even the President's daughter. We took a risk by going, but we take risks everyday." Katy said.
Professor James looked up at her. "Yes we do take risks. It's part of life. But why should we risk our lives for people who hate us. Matt might die because he helped save the President's daughter, but will she ever know? Will she even care?"
Katy bit her lip as she tried to think of an answer. "Matt did what was right and I am sure he does not regret it." Katy said as she stood up. She began to walk out of the room, but turned around. Professor James still sat with his head back in his hands.
Katy turned and left. She went into the recreation room. It was empty. Everyone was asleep. Sleep sounded like a good idea. She lay down on the sofa and tried to close her eyes. She was worried about Matt, but weariness soon overtook her. She fell into a deep sleep.
Four hours later Katy awoke to voices of kids running down the stairs. She sat up on the couch and rubbed her temples. Looking at the clock across the room, she saw that it was 7:30. She quickly placed her feet on the floor and headed toward the medical room. She didn't mean to sleep that long.
Kids passed her on their way to class, but they were all too busy talking to notice her. Katy slipped into the medical room and saw Joanne sitting on a chair. Joanne sadly looked up at her.
"Any change?" Katy asked.
Joanne shook her head. "Did you get any rest?"
"A little. You?"
Joanne nodded. "Professor James is going to be leaving in a few minutes. He told me to tell you to go to Professor Xavier's office. He wants to talk with you there."
Katy nodded and headed out the door. She passed Kitty on her way. Kitty stopped and called to her.
"Katy, any change with Matt?" she asked.
Katy shook her head.
"I hope he gets better." Kitty said.
"Thanks." Katy replied.
Kitty turned and headed into class.
Katy continued walking down the hall and knocked softly on Professor Xavier's office.
"Come in." Professor Xavier said.
Katy opened the door. Professor James was sitting at the desk. Professor Xavier sat behind the desk.
"Good morning, Katy." Professor Xavier said. His voice sounded sad and tired.
Katy nodded. "You wanted to see me Professor?" Katy said looking at Professor James.
Professor James nodded. "I need to get back to our school. Professor Xavier does not think it would be wise to move Matt again so I am going to leave him in his care. If you wish to stay here, you may. However, as soon as Matt recovers we are leaving. Understood?" His voice was harsh, yet he sounded weary.
Katy slowly nodded. "Thank you for letting me stay."
Professor James rose. Seeing the concern on his student's face, he placed a hand on Katy's shoulder. "He'll be okay, Katy. He's strong." James said comfortingly. Then he turned toward the door and opened it. He stepped outside, but turned around. "Notify me if there is any change." With that, he walked off.
Katy walked back down the hallway. She found Joanne still in the medical room talking with Professor James. When Professor James left, Joanne followed.
"I'm going back to school. Let me know if anything changes." Joanne said as she gave Katy a hug.
Katy nodded. Wearily she walked into the room and sat down on the chair.
Professor Xavier came in sometime later. "Why don't you grab a bite to eat. You've been here a while." He said to her.
Katy nodded. "Okay"
She left and went into the kitchen. Ororo and Scott were at the table. Each had a sandwich and were looking over some papers. They looked up as Katy came in the door.
"Any change?" Ororo asked.
Katy shook her head.
"Would you like a sandwich?" Scott asked.
Katy nodded. Ororo got up from the table and quickly made her a sandwich. Placing it on a plate, she put it before Katy at the table. Katy sat down and took a bite.
"What are you working on?" Katy asked Ororo.
"Just looking over the students homework assignments." Ororo replied.
"What class do you teach?"
"I teach history and science. Scott teaches math and literature." Ororo replied as she studied something on her paper. Suddenly her shoulders slumped and she sighed.
"What'd you find now?" Scott asked.
"Look at this." Ororo said showing the paper to Scott and Katy. "This short answer problem says describe the settlement of Jamestown. Everyone else had some good answers, but this one is ridiculous. It says 'Jamestown was a town developed by James in the late 1900's. James came to America and built this town for his family so they would be safe from the Indians that lived around them. Such Indians like Samoset and Squanto were always a threat to them.'" Ororo sighed again. "Don't these kids learn anything?"
Katy shook her head. "I hate history and I'm not too good at it, but at least I know the story of Jamestown."
Scott shook his head. "Maybe it's not the kids, maybe it's the teacher." He said jokingly to Ororo.
"Oh, stop it." She said hitting him playfully on the shoulder. "At least my kids can add two plus two and not come up with five."
"Hey, Mark said that was a mistake. He did not mean to put that." Scott said defensively.
Ororo nodded sarcastically and mouthed to Katy 'sure'. Katy smiled. Ororo looked down at her watch. "We better get back. Lunch break is almost over." Turning to Katy she added, "Why don't you come to science class with me. It will take your mind off of things for a while."
Katy thought about. "Okay, I guess it might help."
The next hour Katy sat in Science class. She sat beside Kitty and a girl named Rose. The class was interesting, but Katy found herself struggling to stay awake. She was weary from lack of rest. As soon as class was over, Katy headed to the Medical room to check on Matt.
There was no change so after a couple of hours, Katy decided to go for a walk. As she began walking towards the door, she saw Jean.
"I'm going to get some fresh air." She told her.
"Alright, would you like some company?" Jean asked.
"No, I just want to be alone for a while."
Jean nodded as Katy headed out the door. Katy walked for a while. The fresh air refreshed her. As it started to get dark, Katy decided to head back.
Suddenly three boys stood in front of her. Not wanting to cause trouble Katy turned the other way.
"Hey, babe," one of the boys called out.
Katy avoided eye contact and kept walking.
"Hey, I'm talking to you." The boy said again stepping to block Katy's path.
"I'm in a hurry." Katy mumbled.
"Oh well, that's okay." He said as he stepped closer to her.
Katy stepped back. She saw the boy nod to his companions. Suddenly two boys grabbed her arms. She tried to struggle free, but the two boys were strong and they held their grip.
"Let me go." Katy whined.
"They will in time." A voice called out.
Katy stopped struggling when she heard the voice. It was the unmistakable voice of Mystique. She walked out from the darkness. She was still injured from the battle with Logan and her arm was sore from being burnt by Katy.
"What do you want Mystique?" Katy asked her, anger in her voice.
"Simple revenge, and I know the perfect way to get it." She said as she came nearer to Katy.
Katy tried to reach up to shoot her fire, but she had her glasses on instead of her visor. Aiming and firing at Mystique would be a lot harder with out it.
Mystique came close and grabbed Katy's neck with one hand and with the other she placed something on Katy's neck. Mystique let go and stepped back. Katy began to become dizzy and lightheaded. Then suddenly she neither felt nor remembered anything. She just stood there and listened to the voice of Mystique.
"Now I want you to go back to Xavier's school." Mystique began. "Act perfectly normal. However, when you see Scott and Jean together I want you to kill Scott. Accuse Jean of hurting your friend and tell her she must suffer like you are. Use your fire to destroy Scott. Once he has been killed come back here. Understood?"
Katy had been listening and subconsciously she nodded.
"Good, now you will not remember our conversation." Mystique quickly hurried off.
Chapter 7
The Night is Long and the Morning brings no relief.
A few minutes later Logan walked into the medical room. Katy still sat by Matt's bedside.
"Why don't you go get some rest." Logan said. "I'll stay here for you."
Katy looked up. "Thanks, but no thanks. I want to stay by his side."
Logan placed a hand on her shoulder. "I promise to let you know if there's any change in him. Go get some rest."
Katy slightly smiled. "Any change?"
Logan nodded.
Katy silently walked out. She walked to the kitchen to find something to drink. Professor James sat with his head in his hands. Katy took a can of coke out of the fridge and sat next to him. They were both silent.
"Now do you see why I didn't want you going?" Professor James said breaking the silence.
"We saved many civilians and even the President's daughter. We took a risk by going, but we take risks everyday." Katy said.
Professor James looked up at her. "Yes we do take risks. It's part of life. But why should we risk our lives for people who hate us. Matt might die because he helped save the President's daughter, but will she ever know? Will she even care?"
Katy bit her lip as she tried to think of an answer. "Matt did what was right and I am sure he does not regret it." Katy said as she stood up. She began to walk out of the room, but turned around. Professor James still sat with his head back in his hands.
Katy turned and left. She went into the recreation room. It was empty. Everyone was asleep. Sleep sounded like a good idea. She lay down on the sofa and tried to close her eyes. She was worried about Matt, but weariness soon overtook her. She fell into a deep sleep.
Four hours later Katy awoke to voices of kids running down the stairs. She sat up on the couch and rubbed her temples. Looking at the clock across the room, she saw that it was 7:30. She quickly placed her feet on the floor and headed toward the medical room. She didn't mean to sleep that long.
Kids passed her on their way to class, but they were all too busy talking to notice her. Katy slipped into the medical room and saw Joanne sitting on a chair. Joanne sadly looked up at her.
"Any change?" Katy asked.
Joanne shook her head. "Did you get any rest?"
"A little. You?"
Joanne nodded. "Professor James is going to be leaving in a few minutes. He told me to tell you to go to Professor Xavier's office. He wants to talk with you there."
Katy nodded and headed out the door. She passed Kitty on her way. Kitty stopped and called to her.
"Katy, any change with Matt?" she asked.
Katy shook her head.
"I hope he gets better." Kitty said.
"Thanks." Katy replied.
Kitty turned and headed into class.
Katy continued walking down the hall and knocked softly on Professor Xavier's office.
"Come in." Professor Xavier said.
Katy opened the door. Professor James was sitting at the desk. Professor Xavier sat behind the desk.
"Good morning, Katy." Professor Xavier said. His voice sounded sad and tired.
Katy nodded. "You wanted to see me Professor?" Katy said looking at Professor James.
Professor James nodded. "I need to get back to our school. Professor Xavier does not think it would be wise to move Matt again so I am going to leave him in his care. If you wish to stay here, you may. However, as soon as Matt recovers we are leaving. Understood?" His voice was harsh, yet he sounded weary.
Katy slowly nodded. "Thank you for letting me stay."
Professor James rose. Seeing the concern on his student's face, he placed a hand on Katy's shoulder. "He'll be okay, Katy. He's strong." James said comfortingly. Then he turned toward the door and opened it. He stepped outside, but turned around. "Notify me if there is any change." With that, he walked off.
Katy walked back down the hallway. She found Joanne still in the medical room talking with Professor James. When Professor James left, Joanne followed.
"I'm going back to school. Let me know if anything changes." Joanne said as she gave Katy a hug.
Katy nodded. Wearily she walked into the room and sat down on the chair.
Professor Xavier came in sometime later. "Why don't you grab a bite to eat. You've been here a while." He said to her.
Katy nodded. "Okay"
She left and went into the kitchen. Ororo and Scott were at the table. Each had a sandwich and were looking over some papers. They looked up as Katy came in the door.
"Any change?" Ororo asked.
Katy shook her head.
"Would you like a sandwich?" Scott asked.
Katy nodded. Ororo got up from the table and quickly made her a sandwich. Placing it on a plate, she put it before Katy at the table. Katy sat down and took a bite.
"What are you working on?" Katy asked Ororo.
"Just looking over the students homework assignments." Ororo replied.
"What class do you teach?"
"I teach history and science. Scott teaches math and literature." Ororo replied as she studied something on her paper. Suddenly her shoulders slumped and she sighed.
"What'd you find now?" Scott asked.
"Look at this." Ororo said showing the paper to Scott and Katy. "This short answer problem says describe the settlement of Jamestown. Everyone else had some good answers, but this one is ridiculous. It says 'Jamestown was a town developed by James in the late 1900's. James came to America and built this town for his family so they would be safe from the Indians that lived around them. Such Indians like Samoset and Squanto were always a threat to them.'" Ororo sighed again. "Don't these kids learn anything?"
Katy shook her head. "I hate history and I'm not too good at it, but at least I know the story of Jamestown."
Scott shook his head. "Maybe it's not the kids, maybe it's the teacher." He said jokingly to Ororo.
"Oh, stop it." She said hitting him playfully on the shoulder. "At least my kids can add two plus two and not come up with five."
"Hey, Mark said that was a mistake. He did not mean to put that." Scott said defensively.
Ororo nodded sarcastically and mouthed to Katy 'sure'. Katy smiled. Ororo looked down at her watch. "We better get back. Lunch break is almost over." Turning to Katy she added, "Why don't you come to science class with me. It will take your mind off of things for a while."
Katy thought about. "Okay, I guess it might help."
The next hour Katy sat in Science class. She sat beside Kitty and a girl named Rose. The class was interesting, but Katy found herself struggling to stay awake. She was weary from lack of rest. As soon as class was over, Katy headed to the Medical room to check on Matt.
There was no change so after a couple of hours, Katy decided to go for a walk. As she began walking towards the door, she saw Jean.
"I'm going to get some fresh air." She told her.
"Alright, would you like some company?" Jean asked.
"No, I just want to be alone for a while."
Jean nodded as Katy headed out the door. Katy walked for a while. The fresh air refreshed her. As it started to get dark, Katy decided to head back.
Suddenly three boys stood in front of her. Not wanting to cause trouble Katy turned the other way.
"Hey, babe," one of the boys called out.
Katy avoided eye contact and kept walking.
"Hey, I'm talking to you." The boy said again stepping to block Katy's path.
"I'm in a hurry." Katy mumbled.
"Oh well, that's okay." He said as he stepped closer to her.
Katy stepped back. She saw the boy nod to his companions. Suddenly two boys grabbed her arms. She tried to struggle free, but the two boys were strong and they held their grip.
"Let me go." Katy whined.
"They will in time." A voice called out.
Katy stopped struggling when she heard the voice. It was the unmistakable voice of Mystique. She walked out from the darkness. She was still injured from the battle with Logan and her arm was sore from being burnt by Katy.
"What do you want Mystique?" Katy asked her, anger in her voice.
"Simple revenge, and I know the perfect way to get it." She said as she came nearer to Katy.
Katy tried to reach up to shoot her fire, but she had her glasses on instead of her visor. Aiming and firing at Mystique would be a lot harder with out it.
Mystique came close and grabbed Katy's neck with one hand and with the other she placed something on Katy's neck. Mystique let go and stepped back. Katy began to become dizzy and lightheaded. Then suddenly she neither felt nor remembered anything. She just stood there and listened to the voice of Mystique.
"Now I want you to go back to Xavier's school." Mystique began. "Act perfectly normal. However, when you see Scott and Jean together I want you to kill Scott. Accuse Jean of hurting your friend and tell her she must suffer like you are. Use your fire to destroy Scott. Once he has been killed come back here. Understood?"
Katy had been listening and subconsciously she nodded.
"Good, now you will not remember our conversation." Mystique quickly hurried off.