Chapter 9: Anger
Xavier had just informed Beast of the predicament of Daphne's parents and he was now attempting to trace Juggernaut and Avalanche in the hopes of finding Magneto's hideout. As he wheeled to his office, he sent out, [Jean, I wish to speak with you right away. And bring Daphne with you.]
Jean picked up the message and went white when she realized that his tone didn't sound pleasing. Jean silently prayed that her instincts were wrong, but something told her that her secret was getting out. As Jean and Daphne entered Xavier's office, he was already at his desk. Xavier looked and Daphne and said, "Daphne, I want you to sit down. I have some bad news." To say that Daphne was nervous would be an understatement. Once she sat down, the professor said, "After your friends left, I sent Logan, Peter, and Kitty to Coolsville to try and talk to your parents. But I just received word from Logan that your parents were kidnapped."
"What?" asked Daphne in shock. "What happened? Are they alright?"
"I'm not entirely certain," admitted Xavier. "Kitty managed to plant a tracer on one of their transportation orbs. Right now, Hank is attempting to locate them. But there's also another reason why I called you in." He then looked up sternly at Jean and said, "I believe you should be the one to tell her."
Jean felt her heart sink. Daphne wondered what had the professor upset. Jean knew exactly what he was talking about. Jean turned away from the professor and Daphne and stared out the window. Finally, Jean spoke and said, "Daphne, what I'm about to tell you is something that only your mother and I know about. Even the professor didn't know until now. Daphne . . . I'm your aunt."
"What?" asked Daphne in complete surprise. "You . . . you can't be my aunt! My mother . . ."
"Is my older sister," interrupted Jean. "When I first discovered my powers, she hated me with a vengeance. She moved out and has never contacted me or the rest of my family since."
Daphne stood up angrily and said, "How could you not tell me this? How could you keep this from me?" Daphne stormed out of the office.
After Daphne left the room, Jean mumbled, "That went well." Xavier couldn't help but notice a single tear running down her face. Jean quickly wiped it away.
As Daphne headed to her room, tears began to well up. When she got to her room, she locked the door, plopped down onto the bed and cried. As she cried, she remembered Jean's words, "She hated me with a vengeance." Daphne thought to herself, 'What will my parents think of me now?'
When she was done crying, she sat up and looked at herself in the nearby mirror. "At least I know where my red hair comes from," she mumbled to herself. Her mother's hair was brown and her father's was black. She then began to wonder, "What about my friends? Could they have been kidnapped too? I sure hope we can save them."
Meanwhile, Magneto and Mystique watched as two of Magneto's orbs landed. They opened up revealing Juggernaut and Avalanche with their two captors. Magneto smiled and said, "Well done. Go, Mystique will show you where to take them." Mystique led her two teammates through the base. When they were gone, Magneto looked at his orbs. He had magnetically felt something on them when they arrived. He spun one of the orbs around with his power and found what he was looking for. He then pulled it into his hand and stared at the tracer. He snarled as he knew that it was possible that the X-Men now knew where he was. But his snarl turned to a smile. He said to himself, "Let them come."
To Be Continued
Xavier had just informed Beast of the predicament of Daphne's parents and he was now attempting to trace Juggernaut and Avalanche in the hopes of finding Magneto's hideout. As he wheeled to his office, he sent out, [Jean, I wish to speak with you right away. And bring Daphne with you.]
Jean picked up the message and went white when she realized that his tone didn't sound pleasing. Jean silently prayed that her instincts were wrong, but something told her that her secret was getting out. As Jean and Daphne entered Xavier's office, he was already at his desk. Xavier looked and Daphne and said, "Daphne, I want you to sit down. I have some bad news." To say that Daphne was nervous would be an understatement. Once she sat down, the professor said, "After your friends left, I sent Logan, Peter, and Kitty to Coolsville to try and talk to your parents. But I just received word from Logan that your parents were kidnapped."
"What?" asked Daphne in shock. "What happened? Are they alright?"
"I'm not entirely certain," admitted Xavier. "Kitty managed to plant a tracer on one of their transportation orbs. Right now, Hank is attempting to locate them. But there's also another reason why I called you in." He then looked up sternly at Jean and said, "I believe you should be the one to tell her."
Jean felt her heart sink. Daphne wondered what had the professor upset. Jean knew exactly what he was talking about. Jean turned away from the professor and Daphne and stared out the window. Finally, Jean spoke and said, "Daphne, what I'm about to tell you is something that only your mother and I know about. Even the professor didn't know until now. Daphne . . . I'm your aunt."
"What?" asked Daphne in complete surprise. "You . . . you can't be my aunt! My mother . . ."
"Is my older sister," interrupted Jean. "When I first discovered my powers, she hated me with a vengeance. She moved out and has never contacted me or the rest of my family since."
Daphne stood up angrily and said, "How could you not tell me this? How could you keep this from me?" Daphne stormed out of the office.
After Daphne left the room, Jean mumbled, "That went well." Xavier couldn't help but notice a single tear running down her face. Jean quickly wiped it away.
As Daphne headed to her room, tears began to well up. When she got to her room, she locked the door, plopped down onto the bed and cried. As she cried, she remembered Jean's words, "She hated me with a vengeance." Daphne thought to herself, 'What will my parents think of me now?'
When she was done crying, she sat up and looked at herself in the nearby mirror. "At least I know where my red hair comes from," she mumbled to herself. Her mother's hair was brown and her father's was black. She then began to wonder, "What about my friends? Could they have been kidnapped too? I sure hope we can save them."
Meanwhile, Magneto and Mystique watched as two of Magneto's orbs landed. They opened up revealing Juggernaut and Avalanche with their two captors. Magneto smiled and said, "Well done. Go, Mystique will show you where to take them." Mystique led her two teammates through the base. When they were gone, Magneto looked at his orbs. He had magnetically felt something on them when they arrived. He spun one of the orbs around with his power and found what he was looking for. He then pulled it into his hand and stared at the tracer. He snarled as he knew that it was possible that the X-Men now knew where he was. But his snarl turned to a smile. He said to himself, "Let them come."
To Be Continued