Disclaimer: Same as always.
A/N: The story should be over soon. I'm getting tired of writing it, but I need to give it a good finish. I cannot just make a stupid ending. Anyway, enjoy. Oh, the stranger is an idea I have for another X-men story that will probably never be written. I have a cool idea and decided to use a very small portion of it in here. So, enjoy.
Chapter 11
Stranger in the Shadows
"Professor! Professor, wake up!"
Professor Xavier slowly opened his eyes. He saw Stephen gently shaking him awake.
"What happened?" Professor Xavier asked as he rubbed his head.
"I don't know." Stephen replied. "I came looking for you and found you and Jean unconscious."
Professor Xavier telepathically lifted himself up and sat back in his wheelchair, just as Jean began to wake up.
She moaned and rubbed her head. Stephen bent down by her.
"It's okay Jean. You were unconscious." He said gently. He stood up and offered her a hand. Jean took it gratefully and pulled herself up. Stephen smiled at her and for some reason, Jean felt herself blush as she smiled back.
Stephen looked back at the Professor. "Did you finish studying my mutant power stopping device?"
Professor Xavier nodded. "Yes, it will work great."
"Good, then we better get to the celebration."
Professor Xavier nodded again. "We can take the X-jet." He said as he led the way out of the room. Jean and Stephen followed behind him.
~~~
Scott tried to make his way closer to the stage. He saw Magneto at the back with Joshua. The president was still speaking and Scott knew he was in danger.
Suddenly random pieces of metal flew into the air and formed together. People began to scream as they saw it happen. Security guards pulled out their guns and began to fire them, but Joshua created a mirror shield to protect them.
Magneto smiled to himself as he trapped the President in his metal cage.
Kurt quickly grabbed Katy and Scott and transported them onto the stage. Scott placed his hand on his visor and fired directly at Magneto.
"Magneto smiled as the mirror shield protected him, sending Scott's laser back at him. Scott flew back. "Nice of you to drop in." Looking behind him, he spoke to two of his mutants. "Take care of them."
Mystique and Rich immerged from the shadows. Katy bit her lip as she saw her friend approached. Mystique ran toward Scott as she changed her form. Rich glared at Katy. Katy tried to move away from his grasp.
"Rich, it's Katy." Katy yelled to him.
Rich ignored her. He punched at her, narrowly missing her head. Katy put her hand on her visor and shot fire at Rich's metal body. It was no use. He could withstand intense amount of heat through his armor plating.
Scott looked up just as Mystique, in the form of Logan, came charging at him. Kurt appeared in front of Scott and transported him a few feet away. Scott thanked him as he stood up.
"Try to stop Joshua." Scott told him. "Katy and I will take care of these two."
Kurt nodded.
Mystique came back at Scott, but this time Scott was ready.
Meanwhile, as the mutants were fighting, Magneto was talking to the crowd. "Do not be afraid. Stay where you are and you will not be harmed."
Joshua saw Kurt and glared at him. He quickly gained Kurt power enabling him to transport where he wished. He now had fifteen different mutant powers. He still needed Wolverine's healing ability and Storm's ability. The other ones were not needed. After he gained those two he would transfer his power to Magneto. They would be unstoppable.
~~~
Kitty looked around for someone to help her. She held her side tightly with one hand and began to crawl with the other. Ororo had dropped her radio and it lay only a few feet away. She picked it up and pressed the intercom.
"Scott?" She said hardly above a whisper.
"Kitty, is that you?" came the reply.
Kitty took a painful breath. "Yes, I've been stabbed."
For a second Scott didn't reply. Kitty could hear people screaming in the background and something crash to the ground.
"Kitty where's Ororo?"
Kitty didn't respond.
"Kitty?"
"Kyle took her and Matt." Kitty said with a groan.
"Okay, hang in there Kitty." Scott said.
Kitty sighed and collapsed on the ground.
~~~
Logan cringed in pain. He willed himself to heal quicker. He heard Scott and Kitty talking and knew she needed help. Suddenly before Logan could stand up, a thick vine encircled him. He looked up to see Kyle and Pyrho.
"Magneto needs him more than the beast." Pyrho said.
Kyle nodded and quickly picked up Logan with his vines. Matt growled as he rolled to the ground. He jumped at Pyrho, but was suddenly encircled in fire. Joanne and Evan were in the circle as well. Joanne raised her hands towards the fire. Water quickly quenched the flames. Kyle and Pyrho; however, were gone.
"They're probably heading towards Magneto." Evan announced. "Come on. I'm sure Scott needs our help." The three nodded and ran off.
~~~
Logan's strength returned and he slashed furiously at the vines that held him. The vines broke and he rolled to the ground. Ororo was free as well.
"You're not getting away that easy." Pyrho yelled as he shot flames at them.
The two rolled aside. "Logan, go help Kitty!" Ororo yelled as she flew up into the air.
"I'm not leaving you." He yelled as he pounced at Kyle.
Kyle using his vines, caught Logan and threw him harshly to the ground.
Ororo's hair flew wildly around her face as she took in power. "Go Logan! I can handle this." She shouted.
Logan nodded and stood. He raced away before Kyle could entrap him again.
As he searched for Kitty, Logan quickly reported his situation to Scott. Scott told him to hurry. Logan soon found Kitty unconscious. He ran over to her.
"Kitty?"
She moaned and opened her eyes. "Logan?" She asked deliriously.
"It's me kid. You're going to be okay." He said as he looked down at her wound. Her wound was deep and she had lost a lot of blood. He carefully tore a piece of his uniform and wrapped it around her wound. He sighed as he looked around. He needed to help Scott and the others, but he couldn't leave Kitty here alone to die. Somehow, he needed to get her to safety.
"Don't leave me alone, Logan." Kitty pleaded.
Logan looked back down at her and smiled. "I'm not leaving you." He said gently as he pushed a piece of her hair behind her ear. "Don't you leave me."
Kitty nodded.
Logan gently picked her up, being careful not to aggravate her wound. He wished he could use his mutation to heal her instead of just himself.
Suddenly Logan heard a voice behind him.
"I can help her."
Logan turned toward the voice and growled. The voice was icy and almost emotionless. "Who are you?" Logan growled deeply still not spotting the person who spoke.
A cloaked figure immerged from its hiding place. Logan could not see a face. He held Kitty protectively close to him.
"Who are you?" He growled again.
"I'm a mutant!" The voice was harsh. "But I can save her life."
The cloaked mutant took a step closer. "How do I know I can trust you, Bub?" Logan asked suspiciously.
"You don't." The voice had no sympathy. "It's your choice."
Logan growled again. He was desperate. Kitty needed help fast and he needed to get back to Scott and the others. "I'll let you help her, but if you so much as harm a hair on her head, I personally deal with you. And it won't be pretty." He growled harshly.
The figure stepped forward and pulled a glove off his right hand. He placed his hand near Kitty's wound. Logan noticed the mutant tense as he did and he could swear he saw him cringe beneath his hood. After only a few seconds, he pulled his hand away and turned to leave.
Kitty looked up and Logan. There was no trace of her wound except for the blood that stained her clothes. Logan gently placed her on the ground.
"Can you stand?"
Kitty nodded. "I feel great." She looked up to thank the mutant, but saw no one. "Where'd he go?"
Logan smelt the air. He didn't even smell a trace of the mutant. "Who knows? Come on. Scott needs our help."
Kitty nodded and turned. She glanced back one more time, but still saw no one.
A/N: The story should be over soon. I'm getting tired of writing it, but I need to give it a good finish. I cannot just make a stupid ending. Anyway, enjoy. Oh, the stranger is an idea I have for another X-men story that will probably never be written. I have a cool idea and decided to use a very small portion of it in here. So, enjoy.
Chapter 11
Stranger in the Shadows
"Professor! Professor, wake up!"
Professor Xavier slowly opened his eyes. He saw Stephen gently shaking him awake.
"What happened?" Professor Xavier asked as he rubbed his head.
"I don't know." Stephen replied. "I came looking for you and found you and Jean unconscious."
Professor Xavier telepathically lifted himself up and sat back in his wheelchair, just as Jean began to wake up.
She moaned and rubbed her head. Stephen bent down by her.
"It's okay Jean. You were unconscious." He said gently. He stood up and offered her a hand. Jean took it gratefully and pulled herself up. Stephen smiled at her and for some reason, Jean felt herself blush as she smiled back.
Stephen looked back at the Professor. "Did you finish studying my mutant power stopping device?"
Professor Xavier nodded. "Yes, it will work great."
"Good, then we better get to the celebration."
Professor Xavier nodded again. "We can take the X-jet." He said as he led the way out of the room. Jean and Stephen followed behind him.
~~~
Scott tried to make his way closer to the stage. He saw Magneto at the back with Joshua. The president was still speaking and Scott knew he was in danger.
Suddenly random pieces of metal flew into the air and formed together. People began to scream as they saw it happen. Security guards pulled out their guns and began to fire them, but Joshua created a mirror shield to protect them.
Magneto smiled to himself as he trapped the President in his metal cage.
Kurt quickly grabbed Katy and Scott and transported them onto the stage. Scott placed his hand on his visor and fired directly at Magneto.
"Magneto smiled as the mirror shield protected him, sending Scott's laser back at him. Scott flew back. "Nice of you to drop in." Looking behind him, he spoke to two of his mutants. "Take care of them."
Mystique and Rich immerged from the shadows. Katy bit her lip as she saw her friend approached. Mystique ran toward Scott as she changed her form. Rich glared at Katy. Katy tried to move away from his grasp.
"Rich, it's Katy." Katy yelled to him.
Rich ignored her. He punched at her, narrowly missing her head. Katy put her hand on her visor and shot fire at Rich's metal body. It was no use. He could withstand intense amount of heat through his armor plating.
Scott looked up just as Mystique, in the form of Logan, came charging at him. Kurt appeared in front of Scott and transported him a few feet away. Scott thanked him as he stood up.
"Try to stop Joshua." Scott told him. "Katy and I will take care of these two."
Kurt nodded.
Mystique came back at Scott, but this time Scott was ready.
Meanwhile, as the mutants were fighting, Magneto was talking to the crowd. "Do not be afraid. Stay where you are and you will not be harmed."
Joshua saw Kurt and glared at him. He quickly gained Kurt power enabling him to transport where he wished. He now had fifteen different mutant powers. He still needed Wolverine's healing ability and Storm's ability. The other ones were not needed. After he gained those two he would transfer his power to Magneto. They would be unstoppable.
~~~
Kitty looked around for someone to help her. She held her side tightly with one hand and began to crawl with the other. Ororo had dropped her radio and it lay only a few feet away. She picked it up and pressed the intercom.
"Scott?" She said hardly above a whisper.
"Kitty, is that you?" came the reply.
Kitty took a painful breath. "Yes, I've been stabbed."
For a second Scott didn't reply. Kitty could hear people screaming in the background and something crash to the ground.
"Kitty where's Ororo?"
Kitty didn't respond.
"Kitty?"
"Kyle took her and Matt." Kitty said with a groan.
"Okay, hang in there Kitty." Scott said.
Kitty sighed and collapsed on the ground.
~~~
Logan cringed in pain. He willed himself to heal quicker. He heard Scott and Kitty talking and knew she needed help. Suddenly before Logan could stand up, a thick vine encircled him. He looked up to see Kyle and Pyrho.
"Magneto needs him more than the beast." Pyrho said.
Kyle nodded and quickly picked up Logan with his vines. Matt growled as he rolled to the ground. He jumped at Pyrho, but was suddenly encircled in fire. Joanne and Evan were in the circle as well. Joanne raised her hands towards the fire. Water quickly quenched the flames. Kyle and Pyrho; however, were gone.
"They're probably heading towards Magneto." Evan announced. "Come on. I'm sure Scott needs our help." The three nodded and ran off.
~~~
Logan's strength returned and he slashed furiously at the vines that held him. The vines broke and he rolled to the ground. Ororo was free as well.
"You're not getting away that easy." Pyrho yelled as he shot flames at them.
The two rolled aside. "Logan, go help Kitty!" Ororo yelled as she flew up into the air.
"I'm not leaving you." He yelled as he pounced at Kyle.
Kyle using his vines, caught Logan and threw him harshly to the ground.
Ororo's hair flew wildly around her face as she took in power. "Go Logan! I can handle this." She shouted.
Logan nodded and stood. He raced away before Kyle could entrap him again.
As he searched for Kitty, Logan quickly reported his situation to Scott. Scott told him to hurry. Logan soon found Kitty unconscious. He ran over to her.
"Kitty?"
She moaned and opened her eyes. "Logan?" She asked deliriously.
"It's me kid. You're going to be okay." He said as he looked down at her wound. Her wound was deep and she had lost a lot of blood. He carefully tore a piece of his uniform and wrapped it around her wound. He sighed as he looked around. He needed to help Scott and the others, but he couldn't leave Kitty here alone to die. Somehow, he needed to get her to safety.
"Don't leave me alone, Logan." Kitty pleaded.
Logan looked back down at her and smiled. "I'm not leaving you." He said gently as he pushed a piece of her hair behind her ear. "Don't you leave me."
Kitty nodded.
Logan gently picked her up, being careful not to aggravate her wound. He wished he could use his mutation to heal her instead of just himself.
Suddenly Logan heard a voice behind him.
"I can help her."
Logan turned toward the voice and growled. The voice was icy and almost emotionless. "Who are you?" Logan growled deeply still not spotting the person who spoke.
A cloaked figure immerged from its hiding place. Logan could not see a face. He held Kitty protectively close to him.
"Who are you?" He growled again.
"I'm a mutant!" The voice was harsh. "But I can save her life."
The cloaked mutant took a step closer. "How do I know I can trust you, Bub?" Logan asked suspiciously.
"You don't." The voice had no sympathy. "It's your choice."
Logan growled again. He was desperate. Kitty needed help fast and he needed to get back to Scott and the others. "I'll let you help her, but if you so much as harm a hair on her head, I personally deal with you. And it won't be pretty." He growled harshly.
The figure stepped forward and pulled a glove off his right hand. He placed his hand near Kitty's wound. Logan noticed the mutant tense as he did and he could swear he saw him cringe beneath his hood. After only a few seconds, he pulled his hand away and turned to leave.
Kitty looked up and Logan. There was no trace of her wound except for the blood that stained her clothes. Logan gently placed her on the ground.
"Can you stand?"
Kitty nodded. "I feel great." She looked up to thank the mutant, but saw no one. "Where'd he go?"
Logan smelt the air. He didn't even smell a trace of the mutant. "Who knows? Come on. Scott needs our help."
Kitty nodded and turned. She glanced back one more time, but still saw no one.