Disclaimer: Same as chapter 1
A/N: Okay I lied. I said this would be up by Thursday, but it never got up. I also said that this would be the end. Well, that isn't not true either. I was hoping this chapter would be the last, but it started getting too long. I was trying to finish it all, but decided I would need one more chapter. So I cut this one down and decided to post it. So, that's the reason that this is late. I was trying to finish it. The next and last chapter is partially written so it shouldn't be long before that is posted. Thanks for reading and please review.
Chapter 13
The Battle's End
Magneto could not believe it. His perfect plan was falling apart. Joshua had not transferred all of his power to him, so what he had transferred quickly drained. Magneto was left with his normal mutant ability. He didn't understand what it was that Nightcrawler had placed on Joshua, but knew he needed to remove it. Suddenly a commotion came over the crowd as all the lights suddenly dimmed. The only light now, was from the dawning sun. Magneto looked for the source of the power failure and noticed a teenage girl stepping through the crowds.
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As the lights, dimmed Katy and the others looked around.
"I can't be in my metallic form any more." Richard announced suddenly.
Everyone looked at him. "Our mutant powers are gone." Ororo announced.
"But how?" Joanne asked.
Before anyone could answer, a young teenage boy walked up to the stage.
"Everyone listen to me. Please do not try to run. At least listen to what I must say." He said in a gentle yet loud voice.
"But what about the mutants?" A man from the crowd asked.
"The mutants are temporally powerless. Now listen to what I must say."
Everyone in the crowd was silent. Scott and his friends were silent as well. Even Magneto was quiet and seemed to be listening. Katy noticed that Joshua sat up and though he still seemed dizzy, he was able to listen.
"Humans, I am sorry for what has happened here today. I hope you will learn a lesson through your experience. While some of the mutants were trying to take over, there were those that were trying to protect you. Not all mutants are bad. Not all mutants wish for control. There are those of us who wish for mutants and humans to be able to coexist. Many of you think this is impossible, but I tell you it is not.
"I have seen it before. In fact, I see it everyday. In my school, humans and mutants coexist daily with each other. We have learned how to work together. We have learned how to trust each other.
"Now it's up to you. You can go on in your life, trying to rule over each other and be dominant or you can learn how to coexist with the each other. You can learn how to trust. I warn you it will be no easy task, but it is possible."
"What Luke has said is very true." Professor Xavier said suddenly as he rolled onto the stage.
The boy looked at him and smiled. "It is an honor to meet you, Professor Xavier, but how did you know who I am?"
Professor Xavier smiled. "It doesn't take telepathic abilities to know you. Thank you for stopping the battle and for deactivating the control chip that was on me."
"I might have stopped the mutants from using their power, but it was Kari who stopped the electronic devices." Luke said as he pointed towards a young woman by the stage.
Professor Xavier looked at her, then back at the crowd. "I have heard of this school that Luke attends. At the time being, it is a small school, consisting of ten mutants and ten humans. For three years now, these twenty students have learned to coexist with each other. Under the gentle leadership of a human and a mutant, they have learned to trust each other. A once seemed impossible feat, is no longer impossible."
Everyone seemed to be listening to what Professor Xavier and Luke had said. Some murmured amongst themselves.
"Now I ask you all to go in peace." Professor Xavier said. "I urge you though to remember what has been said here to today."
The crowds began to scatter. Soon only, a few policemen and the mutants were left.
"You have ruined my plan again, Charles." Magneto shouted. "Humans and mutants can not coexist. Mutants must take over. One day you will realize this."
"I hope one day you realize that they can Magneto. For now, you must be detained." Professor Xavier replied.
Magneto shook his head. "Not today, Charles." Magneto said as he backed away.
Suddenly a helicopter flew above them. Someone from inside let a ladder down and Magneto quick climbed aboard. Mystique was flying the helicopter. Magneto's other mutants quickly rushed aboard as well.
"Kari, stop that helicopter!" Luke yelled to his friend.
The young teenage girl placed her hands on her head. "She focused hard. I can't stop it." She called.
Suddenly two strong vines wrapped around the tail of the helicopter. Kyle held tightly. Jean raised her right hand towards the helicopter. Together Kyle and Jean slowly brought the helicopter down.
Soon the blades stopped swirling as Kari managed to disable the engine.
Police immediately moved in to capture the six mutants. Mystique put up the worse struggle. Though, Luke was stilling keeping her powers at bay, she could still kick and punch. Xavier's mutants quickly rushed in to help the police and Magneto and the others were soon subdued. The police led them away.
"You might want to take these two as well." Rich said as he held tightly to the boy Stephen. Scott was holding Adam securely as well.
"They were trying to escape, but I think they have some explaining to do." Scott said.
"If you don't mind, I would like to question these two." Professor Xavier told the police officers that came towards Scott and Rich.
The head police officer hesitated for a moment, but nodded. "Alright."
Professor thanked him and turned toward the two mutants. "You have some explaining to do Adam. I suggest you speak up."
Before he could say anything, Joshua spoke up. "They are the ones that have been after me to use my power. They wanted to use me just like Magneto. They wanted to harness my power to create the most powerful mutant imaginable."
Adam glared at Joshua, but did not say a word.
"It's true, Professor." Katy spoke up as she walked towards them. "I saw this man the day our schoolhouse burned down. He was one of them responsible for killing our professor and one of our students." Katy voice cracked as she spoke. Tears filled her deep green eyes that were now visible.
Rich nodded his head. "I believe the Professor said his name was Edward Strofe."
Joshua nodded. "Yes. Professor Scandivain said he would protect me from him for as long as he could. I did not think he would find me again, but he did. Stephen's mutation led him right to me."
Professor Xavier sighed. "I believe we have all that we'll need."
The policemen nodded and led the two away.
Matt placed his arm around Katy and looked into her eyes. "Katy, your visor?" He asked as he noticed she did not have it on.
Katy smiled. "Luke is still preventing us from using our mutation. It's nice to be able to see normally for once."
Scott smiled at her. He had his visor off as well. It was nice sometimes, yet he had come to accept his mutation. He no longer looked at it as a curse; he looked at it as a way to help others.
"So where are you going now?" Professor Xavier asked Rich. "You know you are welcome at my place."
Rich sighed, but before he could answer, Luke spoke. "Perhaps they would like to come with me. It would be a great way to learn how mutants and humans can coexist."
Professor Xavier nodded. "I think that would be a great idea." He looked over at Katy and Rich. "What do you think."
Katy stayed quiet, allowing time for Rich to answer.
Rich sighed and looked around at the faces of his friends. "I guess we can give it a try. Perhaps humans will learn to accept us if we learn to let them."
Katy smiled. Kyle, Audrey, Matt, Joanne, and Joshua nodded in agreement.
"What about you?" The teenage mutant, Kari, asked Jake.
Jake stood a little distance from the group, his arms folded over his chest. "I still don't believe humans will ever accept mutants. They fear us. They always will. Because of that fear, they try to get rid of us or use us. There is no way we can learn to trust each other."
Katy sighed, though she noted that Jake's voice was filled with more pain and sorrow than anger and contempt.
"You are right, Jake." Jean spoke up. "Humans do fear us, but that's why we must show them that we aren't that different from them. We have show them not to fear."
Jake looked down on the ground. "I know, but I just can't believe that it will work."
"That's why you should come to our school." Luke said. "Come see for yourself."
Jake nodded. "Alright, I will."
Katy smiled happily. "Hey where's Aaron and Sean?" She asked suddenly as she thought of her other friends.
"Magneto didn't need them, so he left them back at the warehouse. What about Alicia?" Rich asked.
"She's still at Xavier's mansion. We didn't want her to come and get hurt." Katy replied.
"Why don't we all go back to the mansion and sort things out." The Professor offered.
Everyone agreed. Rich and a few others headed back to the warehouse, while everyone else headed back to Xavier's mansion.
A/N: Okay I lied. I said this would be up by Thursday, but it never got up. I also said that this would be the end. Well, that isn't not true either. I was hoping this chapter would be the last, but it started getting too long. I was trying to finish it all, but decided I would need one more chapter. So I cut this one down and decided to post it. So, that's the reason that this is late. I was trying to finish it. The next and last chapter is partially written so it shouldn't be long before that is posted. Thanks for reading and please review.
Chapter 13
The Battle's End
Magneto could not believe it. His perfect plan was falling apart. Joshua had not transferred all of his power to him, so what he had transferred quickly drained. Magneto was left with his normal mutant ability. He didn't understand what it was that Nightcrawler had placed on Joshua, but knew he needed to remove it. Suddenly a commotion came over the crowd as all the lights suddenly dimmed. The only light now, was from the dawning sun. Magneto looked for the source of the power failure and noticed a teenage girl stepping through the crowds.
~~~
As the lights, dimmed Katy and the others looked around.
"I can't be in my metallic form any more." Richard announced suddenly.
Everyone looked at him. "Our mutant powers are gone." Ororo announced.
"But how?" Joanne asked.
Before anyone could answer, a young teenage boy walked up to the stage.
"Everyone listen to me. Please do not try to run. At least listen to what I must say." He said in a gentle yet loud voice.
"But what about the mutants?" A man from the crowd asked.
"The mutants are temporally powerless. Now listen to what I must say."
Everyone in the crowd was silent. Scott and his friends were silent as well. Even Magneto was quiet and seemed to be listening. Katy noticed that Joshua sat up and though he still seemed dizzy, he was able to listen.
"Humans, I am sorry for what has happened here today. I hope you will learn a lesson through your experience. While some of the mutants were trying to take over, there were those that were trying to protect you. Not all mutants are bad. Not all mutants wish for control. There are those of us who wish for mutants and humans to be able to coexist. Many of you think this is impossible, but I tell you it is not.
"I have seen it before. In fact, I see it everyday. In my school, humans and mutants coexist daily with each other. We have learned how to work together. We have learned how to trust each other.
"Now it's up to you. You can go on in your life, trying to rule over each other and be dominant or you can learn how to coexist with the each other. You can learn how to trust. I warn you it will be no easy task, but it is possible."
"What Luke has said is very true." Professor Xavier said suddenly as he rolled onto the stage.
The boy looked at him and smiled. "It is an honor to meet you, Professor Xavier, but how did you know who I am?"
Professor Xavier smiled. "It doesn't take telepathic abilities to know you. Thank you for stopping the battle and for deactivating the control chip that was on me."
"I might have stopped the mutants from using their power, but it was Kari who stopped the electronic devices." Luke said as he pointed towards a young woman by the stage.
Professor Xavier looked at her, then back at the crowd. "I have heard of this school that Luke attends. At the time being, it is a small school, consisting of ten mutants and ten humans. For three years now, these twenty students have learned to coexist with each other. Under the gentle leadership of a human and a mutant, they have learned to trust each other. A once seemed impossible feat, is no longer impossible."
Everyone seemed to be listening to what Professor Xavier and Luke had said. Some murmured amongst themselves.
"Now I ask you all to go in peace." Professor Xavier said. "I urge you though to remember what has been said here to today."
The crowds began to scatter. Soon only, a few policemen and the mutants were left.
"You have ruined my plan again, Charles." Magneto shouted. "Humans and mutants can not coexist. Mutants must take over. One day you will realize this."
"I hope one day you realize that they can Magneto. For now, you must be detained." Professor Xavier replied.
Magneto shook his head. "Not today, Charles." Magneto said as he backed away.
Suddenly a helicopter flew above them. Someone from inside let a ladder down and Magneto quick climbed aboard. Mystique was flying the helicopter. Magneto's other mutants quickly rushed aboard as well.
"Kari, stop that helicopter!" Luke yelled to his friend.
The young teenage girl placed her hands on her head. "She focused hard. I can't stop it." She called.
Suddenly two strong vines wrapped around the tail of the helicopter. Kyle held tightly. Jean raised her right hand towards the helicopter. Together Kyle and Jean slowly brought the helicopter down.
Soon the blades stopped swirling as Kari managed to disable the engine.
Police immediately moved in to capture the six mutants. Mystique put up the worse struggle. Though, Luke was stilling keeping her powers at bay, she could still kick and punch. Xavier's mutants quickly rushed in to help the police and Magneto and the others were soon subdued. The police led them away.
"You might want to take these two as well." Rich said as he held tightly to the boy Stephen. Scott was holding Adam securely as well.
"They were trying to escape, but I think they have some explaining to do." Scott said.
"If you don't mind, I would like to question these two." Professor Xavier told the police officers that came towards Scott and Rich.
The head police officer hesitated for a moment, but nodded. "Alright."
Professor thanked him and turned toward the two mutants. "You have some explaining to do Adam. I suggest you speak up."
Before he could say anything, Joshua spoke up. "They are the ones that have been after me to use my power. They wanted to use me just like Magneto. They wanted to harness my power to create the most powerful mutant imaginable."
Adam glared at Joshua, but did not say a word.
"It's true, Professor." Katy spoke up as she walked towards them. "I saw this man the day our schoolhouse burned down. He was one of them responsible for killing our professor and one of our students." Katy voice cracked as she spoke. Tears filled her deep green eyes that were now visible.
Rich nodded his head. "I believe the Professor said his name was Edward Strofe."
Joshua nodded. "Yes. Professor Scandivain said he would protect me from him for as long as he could. I did not think he would find me again, but he did. Stephen's mutation led him right to me."
Professor Xavier sighed. "I believe we have all that we'll need."
The policemen nodded and led the two away.
Matt placed his arm around Katy and looked into her eyes. "Katy, your visor?" He asked as he noticed she did not have it on.
Katy smiled. "Luke is still preventing us from using our mutation. It's nice to be able to see normally for once."
Scott smiled at her. He had his visor off as well. It was nice sometimes, yet he had come to accept his mutation. He no longer looked at it as a curse; he looked at it as a way to help others.
"So where are you going now?" Professor Xavier asked Rich. "You know you are welcome at my place."
Rich sighed, but before he could answer, Luke spoke. "Perhaps they would like to come with me. It would be a great way to learn how mutants and humans can coexist."
Professor Xavier nodded. "I think that would be a great idea." He looked over at Katy and Rich. "What do you think."
Katy stayed quiet, allowing time for Rich to answer.
Rich sighed and looked around at the faces of his friends. "I guess we can give it a try. Perhaps humans will learn to accept us if we learn to let them."
Katy smiled. Kyle, Audrey, Matt, Joanne, and Joshua nodded in agreement.
"What about you?" The teenage mutant, Kari, asked Jake.
Jake stood a little distance from the group, his arms folded over his chest. "I still don't believe humans will ever accept mutants. They fear us. They always will. Because of that fear, they try to get rid of us or use us. There is no way we can learn to trust each other."
Katy sighed, though she noted that Jake's voice was filled with more pain and sorrow than anger and contempt.
"You are right, Jake." Jean spoke up. "Humans do fear us, but that's why we must show them that we aren't that different from them. We have show them not to fear."
Jake looked down on the ground. "I know, but I just can't believe that it will work."
"That's why you should come to our school." Luke said. "Come see for yourself."
Jake nodded. "Alright, I will."
Katy smiled happily. "Hey where's Aaron and Sean?" She asked suddenly as she thought of her other friends.
"Magneto didn't need them, so he left them back at the warehouse. What about Alicia?" Rich asked.
"She's still at Xavier's mansion. We didn't want her to come and get hurt." Katy replied.
"Why don't we all go back to the mansion and sort things out." The Professor offered.
Everyone agreed. Rich and a few others headed back to the warehouse, while everyone else headed back to Xavier's mansion.