Disclaimer: See chapter 1
A/N: Sorry it took so long for this one. This chapter is longer though so
I hope that makes up for the wait. I will try to have the next one up
soon.
Chapter 8
Magneto's Plan
The next few weeks passed quickly. Katy, Joanne, Matt, and Alicia had enrolled in Professor Xavier's School for the Gifted. They were all learning how to control their power better. They were also making friends with the some of the other students. Things were going well for the young students and Katy was happy that everyone was recovering from the tragic night only four weeks ago.
*~*~*
The weeks passed quickly for Rich, Joshua, Jake, Audrey, Kyle, Sean, and Aaron as well. Magneto had taught them how to control their powers better and they had made a few friends. Jake and Pietro had become fast friends.
Joshua had learned how to control multiple mutant powers and he could hold them all for almost an hour. Magneto was quite pleased with his results. He knew his plan would soon be able to come into effect.
*~*~*
"I miss Rich and the others." Alicia said to Katy as she sat on a bench outside.
Katy smiled sadly at the young girl. "We all do, Alicia." She said gently.
"We should give him a call and see how he is doing." Joanne suggested.
Katy nodded as she took her cell phone from her pocket. "Here Matt you go ahead and call." She said as handed the phone to him.
Matt took it and quickly dialed the number. "He must have it turned off." Matt said after a few seconds.
"That's strange." Katy said. "Oh, well! We will try again later." Katy said with a shrug.
Suddenly Katy received a mental message from Xavier. ~Katy can you please come in my office?~
~I'll be right there.~ Katy mentally replied as she shivered.
"I don't think I will ever get use to that." She said as she stood.
"To what?" Joanne asked.
"Professor Xavier's mental messages." Katy replied. "I'll be right back. He wants to see me in his office."
Everyone nodded as Katy walked toward his office.
"You wanted to see me Professor?" Katy said as she entered the room.
"Yes, please close the door and have a seat." Professor Xavier replied.
Katy did as she was told as Professor Xavier began speaking.
"Katy, I have reason to believe that Magneto is taking mutants prisoner. There is a band of mutants that lives underground. For the past two days, Magneto's mutants have captured four of them. I know someone that lives down there and he has asked for my help."
Katy was confused. "I understand that this is terrible, but why tell me?" Katy asked.
Professor Xavier sighed. "Evan, the boy that I know, he told me that he saw two of the mutants. One of them could coat his body in metal and the other created vines with his hands."
Katy gasped. "Rich and Kyle? They would never do something like that." Katy protested.
"There is no guarantee that it was them." Professor Xavier encouraged.
Katy nodded.
"Scott and Ororo are going to go investigate and see if they can offer any help. Would you like to go with them?" Professor Xavier asked.
Katy nodded. "Thank you, Professor."
"They are already prepared to go. I will inform Scott that you are coming."
Katy quickly got up and left the room.
*~*~*
"We have captured all of the mutants living underground." Mystique reported to Magneto.
"Good. Now I can put my plan into effect." Magneto said with a grin.
"What exactly do you have planned?" Mystique questioned.
"Joshua will gain the power from as many mutants as possible. With all that power, he will be unstoppable. He will then transfer the power to me. I will then use the power to destroy any that oppose me. The world will become a save haven for mutants to live." Magneto said. "Don't reveal it to any of the others yet." Magneto cautioned. "I don't want anyone foiling my plan."
Mystique nodded and left the room, thinking that no one else had heard the plan. One person; however, had heard. She had listened to the plan.
*~*~*
Two Hours Later
Scott, Ororo, Katy, and Evan entered Xavier's office.
"Evan? It is good to see you again." Professor Xavier said.
"They took them all Professor." Scott said immediately.
Professor Xavier sighed. "Tell me what happened."
"I left for a couple minutes." Evan began. "When I came back all my friends underground were gone."
"I am sorry, Evan. We will find Magneto and find your friends." Professor Xavier encouraged.
"What does Magneto want with them?" Ororo asked.
"I don't know. I will go see what Cerebro can tell me." Professor Xavier said as he left the room.
Katy left the room as well and decided to try calling Rich again.
"Hello?" came Rich's voice.
"Rich, I need the truth." Katy said immediately.
"About what?" Rich asked.
"Did you help Magneto capture some mutants that lived underground?"
Rich sighed. "We didn't capture them. We just took them for a little while."
"So you did?" Katy fumed.
"It's just for a little while, Katy. After Magneto is done using them, he will let them go, unharmed." Rich said calmly.
"Using them? You talk as if they were just puppets that you can do what you wish with. I can't believe you would help Magneto with something like this."
"I am helping Magneto for the good of all mutants." Rich replied.
"Professor Xavier says that Magneto's plans are dangerous. He will try to hurt others to get what he wants." Katy warned.
"Look Katy! I'll live my life how I want to live it." Rich said angrily as he hung up the phone.
Katy sighed. She feared there was more to this plan, than Rich knew.
*~*~*
Audrey quickly sneaked away from the room. She had not liked the plan that she heard and she knew she needed to warn her friends. She knew; however, that Rich would not believe her. He had been so caught up lately in Magneto's plans that she feared he would do anything for Magneto. Magneto had talked of peace between mutants and humans. Rich believed him and would do anything to help Magneto achieve this goal. Audrey; however, knew how he wished to obtain it. She disagreed with his method and knew she had to warn Katy and the others.
*~*~*
Katy sat with Joanne and Matt in the recreation room. It was getting late and most of the kids were already in bed. Katy had informed her friends about the mutants that had been captured and Rich's involvement. Just as they were about to head upstairs, Katy's phone rang. Katy looked down at the caller ID and stuffed the phone back into her pocket.
"Who is it?" Matt asked.
"It's Rich and I don't feel like talking to him." Katy said.
Matt and Joanne just shrugged.
Suddenly Katy's phone rang again.
"Let me talk to him. Maybe I can talk some sense into him." Matt suggested. Katy agreed and handed Matt the cell phone.
"Hello?" Matt said.
"Matt? Where's Katy? I need to talk with her." Audrey said all in one breath.
"She's right here." Matt said as he handed the phone to Katy.
Katy starred at him, but took the phone. "Hello?"
"Katy, I have to warn you." Audrey whispered. "I heard Magneto's plan. I have to be quick because I don't know how much time I have."
"What did you hear?" Katy questioned.
"Magneto is planning to use Josh to gain all the mutant powers around him. Then he will use it to destroy any humans or mutants for that matter, that oppose him." Audrey said.
"What? That's crazy." Katy said not believing.
"I know it is. No one else knows yet, except for Mystique."
"Once Rich and the others hear about this, they won't follow along." Katy said confidently.
"That's what I thought too, until I found that Magneto has another plan. Do you remember the control chip that Mystique used on you a long time ago?" Audrey asked.
"Yes, I remember."
"Magneto is going to use those to control us. He wants to make sure we won't turn on him."
Katy stood speechless. "You need to get out of there, Audrey. Escape!"
"Rich and the others won't come. They won't believe me if I tell them this. Besides, there is not enough time. He is planning his attack tomorrow night at the New Years Celebration."
"With all those people there? I have to warn the Professor." Katy said.
"Good luck, Katy. I have to go." Audrey replied.
"Thanks for the warning Audrey." Katy said as she hung up the phone.
Katy looked at her friends who stood with questioning looks on their faces. "Come on, we need to talk with the Professor."
Chapter 8
Magneto's Plan
The next few weeks passed quickly. Katy, Joanne, Matt, and Alicia had enrolled in Professor Xavier's School for the Gifted. They were all learning how to control their power better. They were also making friends with the some of the other students. Things were going well for the young students and Katy was happy that everyone was recovering from the tragic night only four weeks ago.
*~*~*
The weeks passed quickly for Rich, Joshua, Jake, Audrey, Kyle, Sean, and Aaron as well. Magneto had taught them how to control their powers better and they had made a few friends. Jake and Pietro had become fast friends.
Joshua had learned how to control multiple mutant powers and he could hold them all for almost an hour. Magneto was quite pleased with his results. He knew his plan would soon be able to come into effect.
*~*~*
"I miss Rich and the others." Alicia said to Katy as she sat on a bench outside.
Katy smiled sadly at the young girl. "We all do, Alicia." She said gently.
"We should give him a call and see how he is doing." Joanne suggested.
Katy nodded as she took her cell phone from her pocket. "Here Matt you go ahead and call." She said as handed the phone to him.
Matt took it and quickly dialed the number. "He must have it turned off." Matt said after a few seconds.
"That's strange." Katy said. "Oh, well! We will try again later." Katy said with a shrug.
Suddenly Katy received a mental message from Xavier. ~Katy can you please come in my office?~
~I'll be right there.~ Katy mentally replied as she shivered.
"I don't think I will ever get use to that." She said as she stood.
"To what?" Joanne asked.
"Professor Xavier's mental messages." Katy replied. "I'll be right back. He wants to see me in his office."
Everyone nodded as Katy walked toward his office.
"You wanted to see me Professor?" Katy said as she entered the room.
"Yes, please close the door and have a seat." Professor Xavier replied.
Katy did as she was told as Professor Xavier began speaking.
"Katy, I have reason to believe that Magneto is taking mutants prisoner. There is a band of mutants that lives underground. For the past two days, Magneto's mutants have captured four of them. I know someone that lives down there and he has asked for my help."
Katy was confused. "I understand that this is terrible, but why tell me?" Katy asked.
Professor Xavier sighed. "Evan, the boy that I know, he told me that he saw two of the mutants. One of them could coat his body in metal and the other created vines with his hands."
Katy gasped. "Rich and Kyle? They would never do something like that." Katy protested.
"There is no guarantee that it was them." Professor Xavier encouraged.
Katy nodded.
"Scott and Ororo are going to go investigate and see if they can offer any help. Would you like to go with them?" Professor Xavier asked.
Katy nodded. "Thank you, Professor."
"They are already prepared to go. I will inform Scott that you are coming."
Katy quickly got up and left the room.
*~*~*
"We have captured all of the mutants living underground." Mystique reported to Magneto.
"Good. Now I can put my plan into effect." Magneto said with a grin.
"What exactly do you have planned?" Mystique questioned.
"Joshua will gain the power from as many mutants as possible. With all that power, he will be unstoppable. He will then transfer the power to me. I will then use the power to destroy any that oppose me. The world will become a save haven for mutants to live." Magneto said. "Don't reveal it to any of the others yet." Magneto cautioned. "I don't want anyone foiling my plan."
Mystique nodded and left the room, thinking that no one else had heard the plan. One person; however, had heard. She had listened to the plan.
*~*~*
Two Hours Later
Scott, Ororo, Katy, and Evan entered Xavier's office.
"Evan? It is good to see you again." Professor Xavier said.
"They took them all Professor." Scott said immediately.
Professor Xavier sighed. "Tell me what happened."
"I left for a couple minutes." Evan began. "When I came back all my friends underground were gone."
"I am sorry, Evan. We will find Magneto and find your friends." Professor Xavier encouraged.
"What does Magneto want with them?" Ororo asked.
"I don't know. I will go see what Cerebro can tell me." Professor Xavier said as he left the room.
Katy left the room as well and decided to try calling Rich again.
"Hello?" came Rich's voice.
"Rich, I need the truth." Katy said immediately.
"About what?" Rich asked.
"Did you help Magneto capture some mutants that lived underground?"
Rich sighed. "We didn't capture them. We just took them for a little while."
"So you did?" Katy fumed.
"It's just for a little while, Katy. After Magneto is done using them, he will let them go, unharmed." Rich said calmly.
"Using them? You talk as if they were just puppets that you can do what you wish with. I can't believe you would help Magneto with something like this."
"I am helping Magneto for the good of all mutants." Rich replied.
"Professor Xavier says that Magneto's plans are dangerous. He will try to hurt others to get what he wants." Katy warned.
"Look Katy! I'll live my life how I want to live it." Rich said angrily as he hung up the phone.
Katy sighed. She feared there was more to this plan, than Rich knew.
*~*~*
Audrey quickly sneaked away from the room. She had not liked the plan that she heard and she knew she needed to warn her friends. She knew; however, that Rich would not believe her. He had been so caught up lately in Magneto's plans that she feared he would do anything for Magneto. Magneto had talked of peace between mutants and humans. Rich believed him and would do anything to help Magneto achieve this goal. Audrey; however, knew how he wished to obtain it. She disagreed with his method and knew she had to warn Katy and the others.
*~*~*
Katy sat with Joanne and Matt in the recreation room. It was getting late and most of the kids were already in bed. Katy had informed her friends about the mutants that had been captured and Rich's involvement. Just as they were about to head upstairs, Katy's phone rang. Katy looked down at the caller ID and stuffed the phone back into her pocket.
"Who is it?" Matt asked.
"It's Rich and I don't feel like talking to him." Katy said.
Matt and Joanne just shrugged.
Suddenly Katy's phone rang again.
"Let me talk to him. Maybe I can talk some sense into him." Matt suggested. Katy agreed and handed Matt the cell phone.
"Hello?" Matt said.
"Matt? Where's Katy? I need to talk with her." Audrey said all in one breath.
"She's right here." Matt said as he handed the phone to Katy.
Katy starred at him, but took the phone. "Hello?"
"Katy, I have to warn you." Audrey whispered. "I heard Magneto's plan. I have to be quick because I don't know how much time I have."
"What did you hear?" Katy questioned.
"Magneto is planning to use Josh to gain all the mutant powers around him. Then he will use it to destroy any humans or mutants for that matter, that oppose him." Audrey said.
"What? That's crazy." Katy said not believing.
"I know it is. No one else knows yet, except for Mystique."
"Once Rich and the others hear about this, they won't follow along." Katy said confidently.
"That's what I thought too, until I found that Magneto has another plan. Do you remember the control chip that Mystique used on you a long time ago?" Audrey asked.
"Yes, I remember."
"Magneto is going to use those to control us. He wants to make sure we won't turn on him."
Katy stood speechless. "You need to get out of there, Audrey. Escape!"
"Rich and the others won't come. They won't believe me if I tell them this. Besides, there is not enough time. He is planning his attack tomorrow night at the New Years Celebration."
"With all those people there? I have to warn the Professor." Katy said.
"Good luck, Katy. I have to go." Audrey replied.
"Thanks for the warning Audrey." Katy said as she hung up the phone.
Katy looked at her friends who stood with questioning looks on their faces. "Come on, we need to talk with the Professor."