Author's Note: Sorry that it took so long to get out but I couldn't get this chapter to sound right. I hope this is good and I will try to update more. Remember to R&R.
Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men: Evolution.
Chapter 16
Corina continued to sit in her little 'room' for the next two days. It wasn't too bad considering that she was fed and she did continue to play cards with Remy when he was on guard duty. She guessed that it was some strange attempt to gain her trust but even witches went by the old saying of 'Keep your friends close, but keep you enemies closer.' However, she was quite surprised that her fellow witches had not come looking for her. Everyday she woke up and waited for them to come, but they never did. However, this was different then the usual demons or evil forces they fought. They were used to finding a potion and killing the demon. Fighting a mortal, even a mutant, was very different. Corina was scared for her sisters because she had no idea how they could contend against weaponry. With a variety of abilities and powers, her fellow witches would be able to make a plan but how could they survive against something they had never really dealt with before. Then Corina also feared an even worse scenario, what if they choose to leave her? By the coven's code, they had the right to leave her to die. They could say that she was foolish for getting caught and that they could not use a leader who was weak enough to get captured. She shook her head quickly and erased that terrible thought for she knew that someone would come for her. No matter what, they would come, Eric would be defeated, and she would continue on with her life, no matter what. Corina rolled onto her side and went back to sleep. She assumed it was later in the afternoon but she had no window or clock to tell what time it was. She just knew it was between lunch and dinner.
After what she assumed was on hour, Corina was jolted from the cot by a sudden shake in the room. "What is hell was that?" Corina shouted to no one out of shock. Without thinking, she transformed into her fox form and tried desperately to push to door out with her shield. She knew it was hopeless but she had to try. Despite what might be going on outside, she knew that this might be a chance to slip away. Unfortunately, Corina's shield would never be able to move the metal wall that stood between her and her freedom. "Come on, COME ON," she screamed. Sweat began to run down her face as she tried to push the door open. It did not move or even dent but Corina put all her energy into the force. She dropped to her knees with her hands still focused on the door but he powers were draining quickly. "I have to do this," and as she shouted those words, Corina's mind fell into an inky blackness.
In a flash, Corina appeared in an intense battle. She felt as if she had just come up for air after swimming for miles. She breathed heavily and dashed for a place to hide and to look out for an opening just in case she could escape. She rolled behind of a crate, and watched as she tried to determine what was going on. She saw a flash of red as Pyro threw a fire ball at his enemy. Corina direct her gaze toward the direct it was going in hopes of seeing who was attacking. As she saw the flame that was redirected toward Pyro, Corina caught a glimpse of a scarlet coat. 'No, she wouldn't do that. Please let it be my eyes deceiving me.' Corina, with a quick prayer, dashed silently across the now destroyed base that was covered with metal that was twisted into strange shapes. Corina spotted the young Remy heaped over a crate as if he were nothing but a rag doll. 'I don't have time for him. I must keep focused.' She never saw any of the others that worked for Magneto but she assumed that they were lost in the rubble. She continued down the walls that were just covered with torn and twisted metal pieces. Finally, she reached a larger domed area and saw two figures that were shrouded in smoke and dust. She ran threw the smoke and saw father and daughter battling once again. However, Magneto seemed to be having trouble restraining Wanda's full power. Corina stood, bewildered, for a few seconds before she reacted. She dashed forward and tried to reflect an oncoming attack from Magneto to surprise him. As she placed herself, in position, she readied her hand but neither the familiar tingle nor the familiar light came from her hands. She stood there and watched helplessly as the attack was headed for her. She prepared herself for a hit but then realising that it had never touched her looked up. She somehow had managed to reappear on the other side of the battle. However, things did not look good for Magneto as he was beginning to wear down. Wanda blasted him again with a hex bolt that pinned him to the wall. She mocked her father by slamming a small metal pole across his head to finally end the fight. Wanda glared at her father for a minute as her fists quickly clenched and unclenched and her breathing was heavy from the fight. With a last glare at him, she turned and began to run. Corina shouted but it seemed that Wanda couldn't hear her. She followed after her pupil as they darted around the corridors. Wanda finally stopped and pulled a small chain out of her pocket with a small piece of paper. She dangled the end of it over the paper and again, turned down a hallway and began to run. Corina was having a hard time keeping up her young charge but soon came to a metal door thrown across the floor. Corina jumped over the door and turned to see a strange sight. 'How is this possible?'
Wanda was bent over her body as it lay limply on the ground. "Wake up, come on. We don't have much time. Kitsu, wake up." Wanda's eyes were stricken with worry over the limp body of her teacher. Corina began to get over her initial shock but was left with the lingering question of 'Why is this happening?' She began to feel a sudden pull around her waist and she let herself be pulled back.
Again she woke up; Corina again had the sensation of coming up for air. She breathed heavily and stood up with Wanda's help. She heard Wanda speak but she could not understand her. Slowly, she began to focus her hearing and understood Wanda's voice. "Kitsu, come on get up. We need to go now. There is no time to waste." With as muck speed as she could manage, and with Wanda's help, the pair made their way through the hole in the metal wall, courtesy of Wanda, and quickly made their way through the woods that surrounded the base. Corina began to gain some focus and energy and was able to follow Wanda on the path. After awhile of walking and resting, the pair made it to the edge of a road, where a car was pulled over on the side of the road. Corina recognized it as her car but as happy as she was to see her car, she suddenly remembered something important. "My bag," she cried "I can't leave without it."
"Kitsu," Wanda said in a reasonably calm voice that did not often come from her "we need to get away now. We can't risk it."
"You don't understand. I have to get it."
"No, we are going now," Wanda replied raising her voice. She moved her hand slightly, hexing Corina, and placed her in the back of the car. A small cat curled into the back of the car and watched over her witch.