Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
A/N: Thanks for reading. More action is planned in the near future. Not too many chapters left, probably only three or so. Hope you enjoy and continue to read and review.
Chapter 6
Friends Become the Enemy
Mystique landed on the ground and transformed back into her original self. Joshua landed beside and transformed himself back.
"Now why did you save me Mystique?" Joshua asked.
"I want to help you." Mystique replied "I can help you develop your power like you could never imagine."
"Why would you want to help me?" Joshua asked.
"Magneto thinks that if you learn how to control your power you can become one of the most powerful mutants. You see your mutation is almost like a girl named Rogue. However, she can only take the mutants power for a short time. I believe with proper training, you will be able to control more than one power for as long as you need." Mystique said.
Joshua thought about it for a moment. "Where are you planning to take me?" He asked
"We are staying at an abandoned warehouse just a couple blocks from here."
Joshua nodded. He was about to agree, but he remembered his friends. Edward had said that their schoolhouse had been burned down. He needed to worry about them first. "I will come with you, but first I must call my mutant friends. I must see if they are okay." Joshua said.
Mystique nodded.
Joshua soon found a pay phone and dialed Rich's number.
"Hello," came Rich's voice.
"Rich, it's Josh."
"Josh, where in the world are you man?" Rich asked.
"I was captured, but Mystique helped me escape." Joshua began.
"Mystique? What does she want with you?" Rich asked suspiciously.
"She wants to help me develop my powers. She says they can be stronger than I could ever imagine. Her offer is hard to refuse." Joshua replied.
"That's cool Josh." Rich replied.
"So where are you guys staying? Joshua asked.
"Katy is staying with Professor Xavier, but most of us haven't found a place." Rich replied.
"Did everyone make it out alright?" Joshua asked.
Rich sighed. "Megan and the Professor didn't make it."
Joshua cringed and cursed. "Sorry, Rich. Anything I can do?"
"Well, we need a place. If you could think of anything."
"Hold on," Joshua said. He covered the mouthpiece of the telephone.
"Mystique," he called.
Mystique came by him.
"My friends need a place. Is the warehouse big enough?"
Mystique nodded. "The more mutants that can help us the better." Mystique said with an evil glare. "They can come to the warehouse."
Joshua eyed her, but said nothing. He uncovered the phone. "Rich,"
"Yeah."
"Mystique and Magneto are staying at an old warehouse. She agreed to let you all stay there." Joshua said.
"That would be great."
"Good where are you guys at?"
"We are at the park on Jefferson Avenue." Rich replied.
"Alright Mystique will meet you there in a hour."
"Alright. We will catch up then. Bye Josh."
"Bye." Joshua said as he hung up the telephone.
He looked toward Mystique and told her the plan. Mystique nodded her agreement and then flew off to Magneto's place. Josh followed behind.
*~*~*
Katy stared out the window. Professor Xavier had encouraged Katy, Matt, Joanne, and Alicia to start taking some school lessons. He said it would help keep their mind of things and they would start to meet some of the other students. Right now, Katy could care less about school. She was worried about her friends.
Katy looked over at Joanne who usually loved science class. Yet, even she seemed distracted today.
Suddenly Katy's cell phone rang. Ororo looked over at her.
"Cell phones are suppose to stay off during school." Ororo said.
Katy looked at her phone and saw Rich's number. "I know and I'm sorry, but it's Rich. Can I please take the call?" Katy asked.
Ororo sighed. "Because of your circumstances right now, you may take it out in the hall."
Katy smiled and quickly got up. "Thank you, Ororo."
"Hello," Katy said as she left the schoolroom.
"Katy, I wanted to let you know that Josh is safe." Rich said over the phone.
"Where is he?" Katy asked.
"Mystique rescued him. She wants to help him learn to control his powers or something."
Katy sighed.
"Mystique and Magneto have also provided us a place to stay. They are going to help us learn to control our powers too."
"Magneto? Rich you can't stay there. That man is dangerous." Katy said.
"Why because he attacks those that want to kill us?" Rich asked.
Katy sighed and let her shoulders slump. "You aren't going to start working with him are you?" Katy finally asked.
"I don't know Katy. I am sorry. Look I have to go. Tell everyone that we are okay and Josh is too. Bye." Rich said as he hung up.
"Rich wait!" Katy said, but got no response.
Katy closed her phone.
"Bad news?" Someone suddenly asked.
Katy looked up to see Scott standing in the hallway.
Katy sighed. "Rich is staying with Magneto."
Scott raised an eyebrow. "Oh, I see."
Before either of them could stay more the classroom bells rang and children began pouring out of class. Joanne, Matt, and Alicia quickly gathered around Katy to hear the news. Katy quickly explained.
"In a way it's almost like we are enemies against our friends now. We are both on different teams." Joanne said.
Matt nodded. "I know. That's almost what it feels like."
Katy shook her head. "Don't think like that. They are still our friends. Even if we enroll in Professor Xavier's school and they stay with Magneto, it won't change our friendship."
Matt and Joanne nodded.
Alicia looked up at them both and bit her lip. She slowly walked away as tears began falling down her cheeks. She hoped Katy was right, but what if she wasn't? She could not help but feel that her whole little world was being destroyed.
A/N: Thanks for reading. More action is planned in the near future. Not too many chapters left, probably only three or so. Hope you enjoy and continue to read and review.
Chapter 6
Friends Become the Enemy
Mystique landed on the ground and transformed back into her original self. Joshua landed beside and transformed himself back.
"Now why did you save me Mystique?" Joshua asked.
"I want to help you." Mystique replied "I can help you develop your power like you could never imagine."
"Why would you want to help me?" Joshua asked.
"Magneto thinks that if you learn how to control your power you can become one of the most powerful mutants. You see your mutation is almost like a girl named Rogue. However, she can only take the mutants power for a short time. I believe with proper training, you will be able to control more than one power for as long as you need." Mystique said.
Joshua thought about it for a moment. "Where are you planning to take me?" He asked
"We are staying at an abandoned warehouse just a couple blocks from here."
Joshua nodded. He was about to agree, but he remembered his friends. Edward had said that their schoolhouse had been burned down. He needed to worry about them first. "I will come with you, but first I must call my mutant friends. I must see if they are okay." Joshua said.
Mystique nodded.
Joshua soon found a pay phone and dialed Rich's number.
"Hello," came Rich's voice.
"Rich, it's Josh."
"Josh, where in the world are you man?" Rich asked.
"I was captured, but Mystique helped me escape." Joshua began.
"Mystique? What does she want with you?" Rich asked suspiciously.
"She wants to help me develop my powers. She says they can be stronger than I could ever imagine. Her offer is hard to refuse." Joshua replied.
"That's cool Josh." Rich replied.
"So where are you guys staying? Joshua asked.
"Katy is staying with Professor Xavier, but most of us haven't found a place." Rich replied.
"Did everyone make it out alright?" Joshua asked.
Rich sighed. "Megan and the Professor didn't make it."
Joshua cringed and cursed. "Sorry, Rich. Anything I can do?"
"Well, we need a place. If you could think of anything."
"Hold on," Joshua said. He covered the mouthpiece of the telephone.
"Mystique," he called.
Mystique came by him.
"My friends need a place. Is the warehouse big enough?"
Mystique nodded. "The more mutants that can help us the better." Mystique said with an evil glare. "They can come to the warehouse."
Joshua eyed her, but said nothing. He uncovered the phone. "Rich,"
"Yeah."
"Mystique and Magneto are staying at an old warehouse. She agreed to let you all stay there." Joshua said.
"That would be great."
"Good where are you guys at?"
"We are at the park on Jefferson Avenue." Rich replied.
"Alright Mystique will meet you there in a hour."
"Alright. We will catch up then. Bye Josh."
"Bye." Joshua said as he hung up the telephone.
He looked toward Mystique and told her the plan. Mystique nodded her agreement and then flew off to Magneto's place. Josh followed behind.
*~*~*
Katy stared out the window. Professor Xavier had encouraged Katy, Matt, Joanne, and Alicia to start taking some school lessons. He said it would help keep their mind of things and they would start to meet some of the other students. Right now, Katy could care less about school. She was worried about her friends.
Katy looked over at Joanne who usually loved science class. Yet, even she seemed distracted today.
Suddenly Katy's cell phone rang. Ororo looked over at her.
"Cell phones are suppose to stay off during school." Ororo said.
Katy looked at her phone and saw Rich's number. "I know and I'm sorry, but it's Rich. Can I please take the call?" Katy asked.
Ororo sighed. "Because of your circumstances right now, you may take it out in the hall."
Katy smiled and quickly got up. "Thank you, Ororo."
"Hello," Katy said as she left the schoolroom.
"Katy, I wanted to let you know that Josh is safe." Rich said over the phone.
"Where is he?" Katy asked.
"Mystique rescued him. She wants to help him learn to control his powers or something."
Katy sighed.
"Mystique and Magneto have also provided us a place to stay. They are going to help us learn to control our powers too."
"Magneto? Rich you can't stay there. That man is dangerous." Katy said.
"Why because he attacks those that want to kill us?" Rich asked.
Katy sighed and let her shoulders slump. "You aren't going to start working with him are you?" Katy finally asked.
"I don't know Katy. I am sorry. Look I have to go. Tell everyone that we are okay and Josh is too. Bye." Rich said as he hung up.
"Rich wait!" Katy said, but got no response.
Katy closed her phone.
"Bad news?" Someone suddenly asked.
Katy looked up to see Scott standing in the hallway.
Katy sighed. "Rich is staying with Magneto."
Scott raised an eyebrow. "Oh, I see."
Before either of them could stay more the classroom bells rang and children began pouring out of class. Joanne, Matt, and Alicia quickly gathered around Katy to hear the news. Katy quickly explained.
"In a way it's almost like we are enemies against our friends now. We are both on different teams." Joanne said.
Matt nodded. "I know. That's almost what it feels like."
Katy shook her head. "Don't think like that. They are still our friends. Even if we enroll in Professor Xavier's school and they stay with Magneto, it won't change our friendship."
Matt and Joanne nodded.
Alicia looked up at them both and bit her lip. She slowly walked away as tears began falling down her cheeks. She hoped Katy was right, but what if she wasn't? She could not help but feel that her whole little world was being destroyed.