"Ok everyone." Cyclops said, taking over as leader of the team, "These are the images from security cameras the hospital was willing to give us. So apparently this is the girl Wolverine saw in room 419."
"Ah know that gal!" screamed out Rogue, suddenly. "It's Sidney, Ah met her in France on a mission."
"You know this girl Rogue?"
All eyes were staring at her in disbelief, When did Rogue go to France? wondered Gambit with interest.
"F'sure Ah do! She's Sophie's cousin, I think - at least that's what she told meh."
"Well whoever she is, we've got to find her. She may be the mutant who killed that man at the mall."
"Ah dunno Cyke! She was no murderer when Ah knew her. She was mah friend, kinda nice gal though kinda wild!"
"Y'sure pick your amis wisely." Gambit said, a big smile on his face.
"How come you never told me about your mission to France?" blurted out Bobby Drake. He'd known Rogue for some time now and they considered themselves as close enough friends. Since when does she keep secrets to herself! he wondered angrily.
"Has anybody seen Wolverine?" Cyclops was annoyed that one of his team members was missing out an important meeting. "Each of you were warned twice about this meeting through your communicators. Didn't he get the message?"
"Get your FUCKING CLAWS OFF ME!" was heard from outside the war room.
All X-Men turned towards the entrance door and heard Wolverine saying the password to get inside. As the door opened, the team saw him holding by the arm, with a tight grasp, Sidney, the mutant they were just talking about.
"I found her hiding outside the front gate as I came back from Harrys. What do we do with her?"
Behind them came Xavier in his wheelchair. He said firmly, "Let her go Logan, I don't think she's going to run away now."
Wolverine let the girl go and she turned around to kick him hard. "What the fuck do you think you're doing, you big bully! That really hurt!"
Wolverine cried out his pain and took out his claws. She's not gonna get away with that! Gambit in the corner as usual, laughed out amused. Sidney screamed in fear, when she saw the claws and tried to run away but Rogue caught her first.
"Not s'fast missy."
"Let me go! I was wrong to come here - " She turned around to face Rogue and stopped dead. "ROGUE!"
"What are you doing here, Sid?"
"You're a mutie?"
"Hey watch your mouth, kid!" spat out Wolverine, still angry about that kick.
"Sidney, I presume," interrupted Xavier seeing Logan, taking out his claws again, gently but surely. "Let me introduce myself, I am Professor Xavier and - "
"Yeah I know exactly who you are - you're the guy who took care of Sophie for the past two years and were supposed to help her - nice job!" She spat out.
"Hey dat ain't bein' fair, chere!" called out Gambit from his spot.
Sidney, not amused, heard the Cajun but wasn't expecting a Frenchman around. What in the world - ?
"Leave it to me Gambit. To be more precise," he continued, turning back to Sidney. "Jean Grey took care of Sophie and helped her to control and develop her telepathic powers during her stay. Now if you would care to follow me, I will explain everything."
Seeing the exit blocked by a menacing Wolverine and Cyclops, Sidney reluctantly followed Xavier. I guess I don't have much choice - but what is this place? Shit, I think I'm really am in deep trouble this time -
Back to their seats in the war room, Sidney sat next to Rogue, the furthest away from Wolverine. Xavier, next to Cyclops, began to explain as he had said.
"Two years ago, I sent Rogue on a mission to Paris to recruit Sophie, a new potential mutant. I had spotted her thanks to Cerebro and knew her powers were bound to unveil themselves very shortly."
Cerebro? thought Sidney. Huh. What's he talking about?
Gambit looked at Rogue with disbelief as he heard Xavier. "You went to Paris? Without Gambit, chere!"
Sidney turned round sharp at the Cajun and looked at him weirdly. That guy keeps putting on a fake French accent and he's getting words meddled up, are the others aware of this?
She turned to Rogue who just gave Gambit a quick smile before looking back at Xavier. Sidney then noticed Xavier was looking directly at her, waiting for her approval.
"Oh - yeah, that's right. That's how I met Rogue but I just thought she was a normal student. I had no idea that she was a mutant, though she did dress - let's say weird!"
"Yeah - um, Ah'll explain later. Ah'm sorry Ah had t'lie t'ya. Ah only revealed mah secret t'your cousin. Mah orders were t'bring her back if she wanted t'join the X-Men an' so she came."
"She decided to take a trip to America after discovering her powers to do some thinking about who she was and all and as she left, so did you - or rather disappeared!" Sidney was frustrated by Rogue's sudden departure. She had considered the American girl as her friend. Rogue had lived several weeks with her before suddenly leaving.
"Sorry sugah, Ah jus' follow the orders!" She put her hand on Sidney' shoulder and gave her a friendly smile. It's good to see her 'gain! She thought to herself suddenly. Ah really miss' her when Ah came back from mah mission.
"Sophie had very little control over her telekinetic powers when she first arrived." Jean spoke up at last, showing her sadness. Her eyes were still sore from the crying. "She made a lot of progress though through both years and was a very passionate student."
"Yeah I know!" retorted Sidney back at Jean. "She - she was the best!"
She turned her head away from the others and tried to prevent the tears from falling down her cheeks. She didn't want them to see her cry, see how the pain of losing her sister-like cousin was tearing her apart.
Xavier could feel it though and felt sorry for her. "I think it would be best if you stayed here a while." He explained to her, taking her hand for comfort. "Besides the police are looking out for you since the hospital incident and you're probably the only suspect they have for Peter Jackson's murder - You should stay here until they lose interest in you. "
"I don't know, I prefer not to - I don't know you and - "
"Oh come on Sid!" Rogue suddenly yelled, all enthusiastic to hear that Sidney could stay at the mansion. "Stick 'round here wit meh, you'll be safe gal!"
"I'll see - I just need to talk to you Professor first - in private." She looked at the others who look back suspiciously at her. The Professor nodded in agreement
What does she need t'tell him in secret? Rogue wondered as she went out of the war room, accompanied by the rest of the team.
Cyclops though on his way out, turned to Xavier. "I'll stay by the door Professor, in case anything - happens."
"Thank you." he replied while Sidney just gave the team leader a dirty look. I'm not gonna hurt your precious professor - One Eye!
He stepped out annoyed as usual for the day. He didn't trust that girl one bit whether Rogue knew her or not, but he knew Xavier's powers could stop her if she attacked him by surprise.
When they had all left, Xavier turned to Sidney with a concerned frown on his face. "What is the matter Sidney? Tell me, what are you hiding from me?"
"Sophie trusted you so much and kept telling me how you helped mutants with their powers and all - I came here actually for help Professor - I can't control this."
She pulled out her hand towards the table in the centre and from it a blast of fire sprung out and started to burn some left behind files. Just when Xavier was about to call out for an extinguisher, Sidney pulled out her other hand and a twirl of water appeared and put the fire out. She faced him restraining once more her tears .
"I had no idea that I was a mutant too. When I first found out I was leaping of joy 'cause then I was just like Sophie. We could be closer than ever but she had already left me and my family did the same when they found out. So I ran away Professor. I ran away 'cause my parents wouldn't accept me. After all these years, they couldn't accept the fact that their own daughter had turned out just like her cousin, a darn mutie!"
Sidney couldn't restrain her tears any longer, the pain was too present within her, but she went on, she still had to admit her crime. It was the only way to repent.
"Today it's been exactly two weeks that I left home and joined Sophie in Virginia - "
Xavier suddenly interrupted her. "What, you were with her? So that means, you saw the shooting!"
"YES!" Sidney blurted out, tears streaming down the long of her red face. She couldn't take it any longer, the images in her head of her dying cousin were burning her from inside.
"I was there when it happened - I was there when Sophie was shot, nearly killed by that man. He hated her, he hated her since he had seen her the other day using her powers - you should have seen the look on his face when he shot her, it was hatred. But then it turned into pride - pride and self-satisfaction as she was dying in my arms!"
She couldn't stop herself any longer. The anger and pain mixed with her tears were confusing her mind. She was breathing hard to regain control and concentrated on her thoughts.
"Professor, you must help me- I have done something terrible today - something I didn't control because of my powers and - and madness - Everything went crazy in that mall - and now - and now he's dead!"
She dropped to her knees and buried her face in her hands as Xavier understood he was facing Peter Jackson's assassin, a young woman barely 20 years old who had ran away from her family home, France.
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