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Chapter Six
Abduction
Theo was walking with Atar into the woods a few days after her first and last training session with Xavier. She had spent all afternoon going over the quizzes she had given in each of her classes and was outside for some fresh air.
"Go along Atar," Theo said, waving at the dog. As he ran towards the woods, she sat down in a wrought-iron chair.
"Hey Thee," Logan drawled, walking up to her and sitting in the chair next to hers.
"Oh, hello Lo," Theo answered.
"'Ro told me that you've been withdrawn for the past few days," Logan said.
"Well isn't it obvious?" Theo said in a light tone of voice. "I'm worried as to whether or not I'll ever be accepted here."
"Don't worry about that Thee," Logan said seriously. "Everyone one here loves ya."
"Really?" Theo said, raising an eyebrow. "Everyone, Logan?"
Logan sighed and then said, "Okay, so maybe Scott's not a fan of yours, but he'll come around eventually."
"Didn't he object to you when you came to the Institute?" Theo asked.
"Yeah," Logan answered. "But he eventually got used to me, and we rarely fight nowadays."
"And when did that happen," Theo said.
"After Jean accepted Scott's proposal," Logan said sheepishly. "That was six months ago."
Theo smiled a little sadly and then nodded.
"Look Thee," Logan said, leaning towards her. "'Ro and Jeannie both love ya; they think that you're a great friend. And I know all of the kids like ya. And Thee, I think of ya as a friend too. And the Professor- " Here Logan stopped, not knowing what to say.
"He accepts me," Theo said, standing up. "Thanks for trying to reassure me Lo." She walked down the stairs and towards the woods to get Atar.
Logan ran his hands over his face and growled low in his throat in frustration. He could smell the sadness coming off of Theo. It almost choked him.
"I take it didn't go too well?" a soft voice asked behind him.
"I told ya 'Ro," Logan said without turning around. "Ya should've talked to her, not me."
Ororo sighed and sat down in the chair next to him. "She's seen enough of Jean the past few days," she said. "And I know that if I had talked to her, I wouldn't have been able to get through to her. That left you Logan."
"Damn Scott," Logan growled. "Why the hell can't he see that she's dedicated to the X-Men?"
"You know that Scott worries most about the X-Men being divided," Ororo answered. "He would rather the group stay the same, without any new members. But he's going to have to face the fact that it can't stay like that."
"I feel bad for her," Logan said. "She said all she wants is to be accepted."
"Well she knows that all of us, except for Scott, do," Ororo said.
"Then what the hell does she want?" Logan asked.
"I think it's got to do with the Professor," Ororo said. "She wants his love, but she doesn't think that he could give her that."
"What, does he love her?" Logan asked, surprised.
"Jean has hinted as much," Ororo answered.
"This is way too complicated," Logan said, slumping in his chair.
"No one said that love is easy Logan," Ororo said, a little sadly.
Logan looked up at her, surprised at her tone of voice. He stared at her for a few moments, and felt a twinge in his stomach.
"I... I must go," Ororo said, flustered. "It's getting rather late." She stood up and hurried back to the mansion.
Taking a cigar out of his jacket, Logan shook his head, trying to get the thoughts about what a beautiful woman Ororo was out of his mind. He was about to strike a match, when he blacked out and fell out of the chair onto the ground.
~~~
Theo walked along the edge of the woods, whistling and calling out to Atar. "Come on boy," she said looking through the trees. "Time to go."
"Eleanor," a voice said behind her.
Theo whirled around and was surprised to find the professor behind her. "Sir, I didn't know that you could go on the grass," she stammered.
"You must come with me," he said stoically.
"Why?" Theo asked, confused.
"I must show you something," he said calmly. He turned his wheelchair and entered the woods through a dirt path.
Theo walked to the dirt path, and stopped at the entrance to the woods. There was something about this that didn't seem to be right. Shaking her head, Theo followed Xavier down the path, not seeming to notice the fog creeping around her.
~~~
Mesmero watched as Theo approached the small clearing where he, Magneto and Mystique were standing. His hands were at his temples, projecting the image of Professor Xavier in Theo's head.
"Put her out now Mesmero," Magneto said, watching the woman's progress.
Closing his eyes and focusing, Mesmero pressed Theo's mind, and she fell to the floor.
"Help me Mystique," Magneto said, walking over to Theo and pulling her onto her feet. With Mystique's help, he was able to start walking back to the helicopter. "Keep your hold on the mansion," he said to Mesmero. "Once we have lifted off, you can let go."
The three walked thought the forest back to the helicopter with the unconscious woman between Magneto and Mystique.
When they got back on the helicopter and it had taken off, Mesmero relaxed his grip on all the people in the mansion and slumped in his seat, exhausted.
~~~
Logan opened his eyes and realized that he was lying on the ground. He stood up immediately and ran to the mansion. "'Ro!" he called out to the white haired woman who was standing up off the ground. "What happened?"
"I'm not sure," Ororo said, brushing herself off. She turned to the open door in front of her and saw that the students inside were picking themselves up off the ground.
"Come on, we need to find Scott and Jean," Logan said, taking Ororo's arm and pulling her into the mansion.
"Has any of you seen Scott or Jean?" Ororo asked the students when they walked into the room.
"They're at the stairs," a girl said.
Logan started jogging, Ororo behind him, and went into the entryway of the mansion.
There, Jean was helping Scott put his glasses on.
"What happened?" Ororo asked when she had seen what was going on.
"I blacked out and when I got up, Scott's glasses had fallen off and-" Jean began to say.
"They fell off when I went down," Scott interrupted.
"The Professor," Ororo suddenly said, she turned and ran towards his study, the other three on her heels.
Inside the study, Xavier was on the ground, trying to push himself up. "I was wondering when you were going to come," he said as Logan and Scott helped him up and into his chair.
"What's going on Professor?" Jean asked once he was situated in his wheelchair.
"I believe that was Magneto's doing," Xavier answered. "Logan, would you be so kind as to go out to the woods and get Atar."
"But what about T-" Logan began.
"Just do that first please," Xavier said calmly. "And Ororo, please accompany him."
~~~
Outside at the edge of the woods, Logan's heightened sense of smell picked up Theo's perfume that she wore. "Well I can smell Thee's perfume," he said to Ororo. "I think she went into the woods."
"The Professor told us to find Atar," Ororo said simply.
"Yeah, but where Thee is, that dog isn't far behind," Logan said. With that he walked over to the path that went into the woods.
As they walked, Ororo noticed the fog that was starting to cover the forest. "Wait a minute Logan," she said, stopping. She concentrated for a moment and her eyes turned white. Then she opened her arms wide and the fog disappeared from the forest.
"Thanks 'Ro," Logan said, glancing back at her. He started forward again and then he smelled a scent that was familiar to him. "This way." Without another word, he turned off the path and walked through the forest.
There was a panting sound near the two and Ororo said, "We've found Atar."
Suddenly, the large Irish wolfhound appeared in front of them. It went over to Logan and grabbed his jacket sleeve gently in between his teeth, pulling him towards the east.
"I guess we should fallow him," Logan said to Ororo. "Go on boy, we'll follow ya."
At that, the dog let go of the jacket and headed of in the direction he'd pulled Logan. After a few minutes of walking, Atar led Logan and Ororo into a small clearing.
Logan sniffed around a few times and then shook his head slowly.
"What is it Logan," Ororo asked, seeing his sad expression.
"I can smell three people that were here besides Thee," Logan said. "Magneto, Mystique, and someone I don't recognize."
~~~
"I had a feeling that Magneto was behind this," Xavier said once Logan and Ororo had returned and told him what they had found.
"So they kidnapped her?" Jean asked, a troubled look on her face.
"Maybe she went willingly with them," Scott then said.
"A possible theory Scott," Xavier said, surprising everyone. "But you are forgetting the fact that somehow, everyone in the mansion was put unconscious. Now I said that Eleanor's powers are strong, but not that strong."
"But why would they want to kidnap her?" Ororo asked.
"I do not know," Xavier said sadly. "But I fear that we shall find out in a few days."
Chapter Six
Abduction
Theo was walking with Atar into the woods a few days after her first and last training session with Xavier. She had spent all afternoon going over the quizzes she had given in each of her classes and was outside for some fresh air.
"Go along Atar," Theo said, waving at the dog. As he ran towards the woods, she sat down in a wrought-iron chair.
"Hey Thee," Logan drawled, walking up to her and sitting in the chair next to hers.
"Oh, hello Lo," Theo answered.
"'Ro told me that you've been withdrawn for the past few days," Logan said.
"Well isn't it obvious?" Theo said in a light tone of voice. "I'm worried as to whether or not I'll ever be accepted here."
"Don't worry about that Thee," Logan said seriously. "Everyone one here loves ya."
"Really?" Theo said, raising an eyebrow. "Everyone, Logan?"
Logan sighed and then said, "Okay, so maybe Scott's not a fan of yours, but he'll come around eventually."
"Didn't he object to you when you came to the Institute?" Theo asked.
"Yeah," Logan answered. "But he eventually got used to me, and we rarely fight nowadays."
"And when did that happen," Theo said.
"After Jean accepted Scott's proposal," Logan said sheepishly. "That was six months ago."
Theo smiled a little sadly and then nodded.
"Look Thee," Logan said, leaning towards her. "'Ro and Jeannie both love ya; they think that you're a great friend. And I know all of the kids like ya. And Thee, I think of ya as a friend too. And the Professor- " Here Logan stopped, not knowing what to say.
"He accepts me," Theo said, standing up. "Thanks for trying to reassure me Lo." She walked down the stairs and towards the woods to get Atar.
Logan ran his hands over his face and growled low in his throat in frustration. He could smell the sadness coming off of Theo. It almost choked him.
"I take it didn't go too well?" a soft voice asked behind him.
"I told ya 'Ro," Logan said without turning around. "Ya should've talked to her, not me."
Ororo sighed and sat down in the chair next to him. "She's seen enough of Jean the past few days," she said. "And I know that if I had talked to her, I wouldn't have been able to get through to her. That left you Logan."
"Damn Scott," Logan growled. "Why the hell can't he see that she's dedicated to the X-Men?"
"You know that Scott worries most about the X-Men being divided," Ororo answered. "He would rather the group stay the same, without any new members. But he's going to have to face the fact that it can't stay like that."
"I feel bad for her," Logan said. "She said all she wants is to be accepted."
"Well she knows that all of us, except for Scott, do," Ororo said.
"Then what the hell does she want?" Logan asked.
"I think it's got to do with the Professor," Ororo said. "She wants his love, but she doesn't think that he could give her that."
"What, does he love her?" Logan asked, surprised.
"Jean has hinted as much," Ororo answered.
"This is way too complicated," Logan said, slumping in his chair.
"No one said that love is easy Logan," Ororo said, a little sadly.
Logan looked up at her, surprised at her tone of voice. He stared at her for a few moments, and felt a twinge in his stomach.
"I... I must go," Ororo said, flustered. "It's getting rather late." She stood up and hurried back to the mansion.
Taking a cigar out of his jacket, Logan shook his head, trying to get the thoughts about what a beautiful woman Ororo was out of his mind. He was about to strike a match, when he blacked out and fell out of the chair onto the ground.
~~~
Theo walked along the edge of the woods, whistling and calling out to Atar. "Come on boy," she said looking through the trees. "Time to go."
"Eleanor," a voice said behind her.
Theo whirled around and was surprised to find the professor behind her. "Sir, I didn't know that you could go on the grass," she stammered.
"You must come with me," he said stoically.
"Why?" Theo asked, confused.
"I must show you something," he said calmly. He turned his wheelchair and entered the woods through a dirt path.
Theo walked to the dirt path, and stopped at the entrance to the woods. There was something about this that didn't seem to be right. Shaking her head, Theo followed Xavier down the path, not seeming to notice the fog creeping around her.
~~~
Mesmero watched as Theo approached the small clearing where he, Magneto and Mystique were standing. His hands were at his temples, projecting the image of Professor Xavier in Theo's head.
"Put her out now Mesmero," Magneto said, watching the woman's progress.
Closing his eyes and focusing, Mesmero pressed Theo's mind, and she fell to the floor.
"Help me Mystique," Magneto said, walking over to Theo and pulling her onto her feet. With Mystique's help, he was able to start walking back to the helicopter. "Keep your hold on the mansion," he said to Mesmero. "Once we have lifted off, you can let go."
The three walked thought the forest back to the helicopter with the unconscious woman between Magneto and Mystique.
When they got back on the helicopter and it had taken off, Mesmero relaxed his grip on all the people in the mansion and slumped in his seat, exhausted.
~~~
Logan opened his eyes and realized that he was lying on the ground. He stood up immediately and ran to the mansion. "'Ro!" he called out to the white haired woman who was standing up off the ground. "What happened?"
"I'm not sure," Ororo said, brushing herself off. She turned to the open door in front of her and saw that the students inside were picking themselves up off the ground.
"Come on, we need to find Scott and Jean," Logan said, taking Ororo's arm and pulling her into the mansion.
"Has any of you seen Scott or Jean?" Ororo asked the students when they walked into the room.
"They're at the stairs," a girl said.
Logan started jogging, Ororo behind him, and went into the entryway of the mansion.
There, Jean was helping Scott put his glasses on.
"What happened?" Ororo asked when she had seen what was going on.
"I blacked out and when I got up, Scott's glasses had fallen off and-" Jean began to say.
"They fell off when I went down," Scott interrupted.
"The Professor," Ororo suddenly said, she turned and ran towards his study, the other three on her heels.
Inside the study, Xavier was on the ground, trying to push himself up. "I was wondering when you were going to come," he said as Logan and Scott helped him up and into his chair.
"What's going on Professor?" Jean asked once he was situated in his wheelchair.
"I believe that was Magneto's doing," Xavier answered. "Logan, would you be so kind as to go out to the woods and get Atar."
"But what about T-" Logan began.
"Just do that first please," Xavier said calmly. "And Ororo, please accompany him."
~~~
Outside at the edge of the woods, Logan's heightened sense of smell picked up Theo's perfume that she wore. "Well I can smell Thee's perfume," he said to Ororo. "I think she went into the woods."
"The Professor told us to find Atar," Ororo said simply.
"Yeah, but where Thee is, that dog isn't far behind," Logan said. With that he walked over to the path that went into the woods.
As they walked, Ororo noticed the fog that was starting to cover the forest. "Wait a minute Logan," she said, stopping. She concentrated for a moment and her eyes turned white. Then she opened her arms wide and the fog disappeared from the forest.
"Thanks 'Ro," Logan said, glancing back at her. He started forward again and then he smelled a scent that was familiar to him. "This way." Without another word, he turned off the path and walked through the forest.
There was a panting sound near the two and Ororo said, "We've found Atar."
Suddenly, the large Irish wolfhound appeared in front of them. It went over to Logan and grabbed his jacket sleeve gently in between his teeth, pulling him towards the east.
"I guess we should fallow him," Logan said to Ororo. "Go on boy, we'll follow ya."
At that, the dog let go of the jacket and headed of in the direction he'd pulled Logan. After a few minutes of walking, Atar led Logan and Ororo into a small clearing.
Logan sniffed around a few times and then shook his head slowly.
"What is it Logan," Ororo asked, seeing his sad expression.
"I can smell three people that were here besides Thee," Logan said. "Magneto, Mystique, and someone I don't recognize."
~~~
"I had a feeling that Magneto was behind this," Xavier said once Logan and Ororo had returned and told him what they had found.
"So they kidnapped her?" Jean asked, a troubled look on her face.
"Maybe she went willingly with them," Scott then said.
"A possible theory Scott," Xavier said, surprising everyone. "But you are forgetting the fact that somehow, everyone in the mansion was put unconscious. Now I said that Eleanor's powers are strong, but not that strong."
"But why would they want to kidnap her?" Ororo asked.
"I do not know," Xavier said sadly. "But I fear that we shall find out in a few days."