Disclaimer: I don't own X-men. I also don't own Java Junction. I just
used their name here because I felt like it.
A/N: Yippee, I have one reader who likes this story. So, this next chapter is just for you Alia G. L. Thanks for reviewing and keeping this story alive. Anyone else that reads this story, please review.
Chapter 2
The Escape
"Professor," Katy yelled.
"Come on. You need to get out." Joanne called from outside.
"The professor is trapped. Go get Matt and Rich." Katy yelled to her friend as she tried to lift the professor out. "Professor can you hear me?" Katy asked.
He didn't respond.
Fire was all around them. The house was about to cave in. The smoke made it almost impossible to breathe and Katy almost choked on the air. She knew there was not much time.
Matt and Rich came running in. Rich quickly lifted the beam off Professor James as Katy and Matt pulled him out. Pieces of burned ember were falling around the three as they dragged the Professor out of the house. As the reached the forest they heard sirens approach their small schoolhouse.
"Is he alive?" Joanna asked as they came into the woods.
Katy and Rich were gasping for air so Matt began to look the Professor over. He had a huge gash on his forehead. Matt felt for a pulse, but he could not feel one.
"I can't feel a pulse." Matt said quickly.
Audrey bent down by him. Tears were in her eyes as she looked back up at her friends.
No one had to say it. They all knew. Professor James Scandivain was dead!
Katy bent down near Megan as tears ran down her face. Megan was still barely alive.
"What are we to do now?" Kyle sobbed.
For a while no one spoke, but then Rich began to take control of the situation. "We need to get help to Megan. We will take her to the ambulance."
Jake immediately interjected. "We can't trust humans. Humans are the ones that did this to us."
"We don't have a choice, Jake. I hate it as much as you do, but otherwise she will die." Rich said.
Katy listened to their arguing as she held Megan in her arms. The girl looked up at her. Megan managed a small smile at Katy and Alicia before she took her last breath. Tears burned at Katy's face.
"We're taking her. That's final." Matt said to Jake.
Katy looked up. "Don't bother."
Matt looked down at her and bit his lip. Rich immediately bent down and looked at the small child, lifeless in Katy's arms.
Katy placed her hands over her face. Matt placed his arm around her. All of the children and young teenagers silently wept.
Suddenly Sean jerked his head up. "Where's Josh?" He asked.
Katy looked up. In all the confusion, the students had forgotten of their newest student, Joshua Thauton.
"He was in the room with me." Sean said. "One of the men came in and grabbed him. The guy hit me over the head and I don't know what happened after that."
Katy mentally kicked herself. "How could we have forgotten about him. It was him that the men wanted."
All of the other students looked at her.
"Remember, Professor James told us that Josh had been kidnapped because of his mutation. The men were using his power. When he escaped they probably tracked him here." Katy explained.
Rich mentally kicked himself. "Great. What are we suppose to do now?"
"I think we should go to Professor Xavier for help." Katy said.
"No way!" Jake spoke up before any one else could.
"Wake up call, Katy. Professor Xavier thinks mutants and humans can get along. This incident proves that they can't." Rich said.
Katy was about to say something else, but they heard voices approaching them. A few police officers were looking around the area.
Rich sighed. "Okay look. I don't want them finding all of us here. All of you split up and meet back at the Java Junction at 9:00 tomorrow morning. I will go and talk to the police."
Everyone nodded. "You shouldn't go alone. I'm going with you." Katy said.
"I need you to stay behind Katy. You need to look after the group, just in case." Rich said.
"Well, you can't go alone." Katy whispered.
"Katy's right, Rich. It's too dangerous." Matt said.
Rich sighed. "Alright, Jake come with me. Now all of you get going and hurry." Rich said as he and Jake headed in the opposite direction.
Katy took one last look at Megan before she turned and left. Alicia held tightly to her hand and Sean followed close behind.
Matt quickly took Aaron and Audrey and headed in another direction. Joanne and Kyle took off right behind them.
Jake and Rich quickly went out and met with the police. Rich explained the situation to the police, leaving out the fact that they were mutants. The police questioned him for awhile, then after Rich reassured them they had a place to stay, the police let them go. He had given the police his cell phone number so the police could reach him with any information about Josh.
Rich sighed as he and Jake walked away. It was hard to take all this in. He didn't know what the group would do now that the Professor was dead. He felt it was his job to take control, but he didn't know how he could after all that had happened. Should they go and talk with Professor Xavier? Should they try to live on their own or should they go back to their parents and hope for a better start? All of these questions gave Rich a headache. Which was the right answer? He sighed again and decided to talk with the other students in only a few hours at Java Junction.
A/N: Yippee, I have one reader who likes this story. So, this next chapter is just for you Alia G. L. Thanks for reviewing and keeping this story alive. Anyone else that reads this story, please review.
Chapter 2
The Escape
"Professor," Katy yelled.
"Come on. You need to get out." Joanne called from outside.
"The professor is trapped. Go get Matt and Rich." Katy yelled to her friend as she tried to lift the professor out. "Professor can you hear me?" Katy asked.
He didn't respond.
Fire was all around them. The house was about to cave in. The smoke made it almost impossible to breathe and Katy almost choked on the air. She knew there was not much time.
Matt and Rich came running in. Rich quickly lifted the beam off Professor James as Katy and Matt pulled him out. Pieces of burned ember were falling around the three as they dragged the Professor out of the house. As the reached the forest they heard sirens approach their small schoolhouse.
"Is he alive?" Joanna asked as they came into the woods.
Katy and Rich were gasping for air so Matt began to look the Professor over. He had a huge gash on his forehead. Matt felt for a pulse, but he could not feel one.
"I can't feel a pulse." Matt said quickly.
Audrey bent down by him. Tears were in her eyes as she looked back up at her friends.
No one had to say it. They all knew. Professor James Scandivain was dead!
Katy bent down near Megan as tears ran down her face. Megan was still barely alive.
"What are we to do now?" Kyle sobbed.
For a while no one spoke, but then Rich began to take control of the situation. "We need to get help to Megan. We will take her to the ambulance."
Jake immediately interjected. "We can't trust humans. Humans are the ones that did this to us."
"We don't have a choice, Jake. I hate it as much as you do, but otherwise she will die." Rich said.
Katy listened to their arguing as she held Megan in her arms. The girl looked up at her. Megan managed a small smile at Katy and Alicia before she took her last breath. Tears burned at Katy's face.
"We're taking her. That's final." Matt said to Jake.
Katy looked up. "Don't bother."
Matt looked down at her and bit his lip. Rich immediately bent down and looked at the small child, lifeless in Katy's arms.
Katy placed her hands over her face. Matt placed his arm around her. All of the children and young teenagers silently wept.
Suddenly Sean jerked his head up. "Where's Josh?" He asked.
Katy looked up. In all the confusion, the students had forgotten of their newest student, Joshua Thauton.
"He was in the room with me." Sean said. "One of the men came in and grabbed him. The guy hit me over the head and I don't know what happened after that."
Katy mentally kicked herself. "How could we have forgotten about him. It was him that the men wanted."
All of the other students looked at her.
"Remember, Professor James told us that Josh had been kidnapped because of his mutation. The men were using his power. When he escaped they probably tracked him here." Katy explained.
Rich mentally kicked himself. "Great. What are we suppose to do now?"
"I think we should go to Professor Xavier for help." Katy said.
"No way!" Jake spoke up before any one else could.
"Wake up call, Katy. Professor Xavier thinks mutants and humans can get along. This incident proves that they can't." Rich said.
Katy was about to say something else, but they heard voices approaching them. A few police officers were looking around the area.
Rich sighed. "Okay look. I don't want them finding all of us here. All of you split up and meet back at the Java Junction at 9:00 tomorrow morning. I will go and talk to the police."
Everyone nodded. "You shouldn't go alone. I'm going with you." Katy said.
"I need you to stay behind Katy. You need to look after the group, just in case." Rich said.
"Well, you can't go alone." Katy whispered.
"Katy's right, Rich. It's too dangerous." Matt said.
Rich sighed. "Alright, Jake come with me. Now all of you get going and hurry." Rich said as he and Jake headed in the opposite direction.
Katy took one last look at Megan before she turned and left. Alicia held tightly to her hand and Sean followed close behind.
Matt quickly took Aaron and Audrey and headed in another direction. Joanne and Kyle took off right behind them.
Jake and Rich quickly went out and met with the police. Rich explained the situation to the police, leaving out the fact that they were mutants. The police questioned him for awhile, then after Rich reassured them they had a place to stay, the police let them go. He had given the police his cell phone number so the police could reach him with any information about Josh.
Rich sighed as he and Jake walked away. It was hard to take all this in. He didn't know what the group would do now that the Professor was dead. He felt it was his job to take control, but he didn't know how he could after all that had happened. Should they go and talk with Professor Xavier? Should they try to live on their own or should they go back to their parents and hope for a better start? All of these questions gave Rich a headache. Which was the right answer? He sighed again and decided to talk with the other students in only a few hours at Java Junction.