Police Station in Nashville, Tennessee
A woman walked in to the station, with the brim of her cowboy hat hiding her face, and walked to the front desk. The young woman at the front desk was blond, wore a red dress and was very pretty. She was also working on something so she hadn't re someone was standing in front of her. The woman cleared her throught and got the girl's attention.
"How can I help you?" She said with a sweet smile on her face.
"I'm looking for a Luke Davidson. Do you know where I can find him?"
"Yeah," said a voice from behind the woman. "Right here." The woman turned around and saw the man she was looking for. He was a tall sharp looking man. His hair was blond with a hint of brown. He wore bluejeans, cowboy boots, and a mussel shirt that really showed his six-pack. "I'm Luke Davidson. What can I do for yah?"
"Can we talk in your office?" The woman asked.
"Who are you?" Luke asked because as far as he knew he had never seen this woman in his life.
The woman closed her eyes and spoke telepathically to Luke. A friend. was all she said. She then opened her eyes "Yeah, sure, we can talk in my office." The woman followed Luke to his office. She walked in and then he shut the door behind him.
"Who are you?" Luke asked the woman as he saw her take off her jacket and her hat and place it on the desk. "Black Fox of the X-men but you know me as Theressa Knight. I used to live down the street from you and I married Chris Knight awhile back. Ring a bell?"
"Yep, I haven't heard from you in for ever. How's Chris?"
"He was killed on our last mission. After that mission I left the X- men. I told you I had a daughter right?"
"Yeah, name was Jasmine right?"
"Yeah, well, she went to the other side and I had three more children. Andi, Mian, who are twins, and Michael is my youngest."
"Where are your kids?" Luke asked as he looked around the room.
"There with the X-men in New York."
"Why did you leave them?"
"I had no other choice. I am the reason my husband is dead." Tears came rolling down Theressa's face and as far as Luke could tell the weren't going to stop for a while.
"What? You killed Chris?"
"Not on purpose. I was being controled by Nick Fury. A few years ago he had put a devise on the back of my brain stem. He used that, a year ago today, to take over the world for Magneto. I tried really hard to stop myself, I was even able to over come the device for a few minutes toallow them to escape but I wasn't able to disable the device. I eventually lost complete control and Fury told me to kill chris, whom I was fighting at the time, so I got out my knife and killed him. I left the next morning while the kids were asleep. I know you don't think I did the right thing but I had to. I didn't want to hurt my kids or any of the students like I did Chris. So as far as I know I did the right thing."
"Did you get the device out?"
"No, but Jean Grey, strong telepath and a very strong telekinetic, telepathically disabled it. Not to mention the fact that Fury died when the cave caved in."
"I think you should go back. If only Fury could control you then you have nothing to worry about and if Jean disabled it. Why...."
"Please don't lecture me. I've had enough of that when I just talk to myself." Theressa said as she wiped away the rest of her tears.
"Why are you here?"
"I heard that you had a problem with some mutant that is killing everyone."
"How'd you hear that?"
"Two guys down at the local bar. You need help or not?"
"Yeah, I would love some extra help. First we would have to check out two murders that are linked somehow. You want to check it out?"
"Do I ever."
After Michael had given Mian specific instructions, he told Scott Jean, Logan and Andi to meet him in the Xavier's office. When everyone was there he prepared himself to give an explanation.
"Okay kid," Logan said, who was leaning against the door way. "This about the girl down stairs?"
"Yeah. I've been talking to her for the past hour."
"What did you find out?" Jean asked.
"Not much. She, for some reason, can't remember any part of her life before now but there is one thing. She said that a man ina metal helmet ripped a tree out of the ground and hit her with it for no apparent reason. Any guess as to who that is?"
"Juggernaut!" Xavier said with his eyes wide.
"Who?" Andi asked. She, Mian nor Michael had heard of this mutant before.
"Juggernaut." Xavier repeated. "He is my older step brother. He always hated me. He has the X-gene but when he used the M'cran crystal to give him power, it did just that. He is the strongest mutant that mankind has ever seen. The only way to stop him is if he were to take his helmet off and he won't do that because he uses his helmet as protection against me."
"You mean like Magneto?" Scott asked and Xavier nodded his head in a silent reply. "Is there anything else?" Scott asked Michael.
"Yeah, she said she saw a man with wings. Said he was her Gardian Angel."
"Angel!" Scott said. "He must have brought her here and then flown off when Jean answered the door."
"Did you get her name?" Logan asked.
"Renae Perez." Michael replied.
"There's somethin' bigger than us here." Logan said. "I can fell it."
"She says that's all she remembers, Logan." Michael argued with his grandfather.
"Still, I don't trust her." Logan said. "For all we know she could be on a secret missionfor some evil bad guy. After all the kid did pick a fight with me."
"Logan, I trust her." Michael said. "That's that."
"Logan! Michael!" Xavier said. "Please! Now, she is a telekinetic but I have set up a Psicic block on her power so that she won't be able to harm anyone. Only Jean or I can remove it. As of right now I don't want to move it and take the risk that she would hurt or kill someone. Now, Michael is that everything?"
"Yes." Michael replied. After everyone had left, Michael still stood in his place. Xavier rolled over to Theressa's only son, whom, like all of his students and his X-men, had come to love as his own.
"There is something else?" Xavier asked.
"Yeah, Renae asked me why she couldn't use her power. I didn't tell her the reason becuase I didn't know what you wanted me to say. Now I am asking what I should do if it comes up again."
"As of right now, just change the subject if it does come up again. I'm not sure the only thing she is able to do is move things with her mind. Something else?"
"Yeah, last question, could you read her mind to find more about her?"
"I don't know. As you know I don't like reading people's minds with out them knowing."
"What if she knew. You know, if I talked to her and she knew what you were doing."
"All right, but only is sure agrees to it." Xavier said as Michael nodded his head and ran out the door.
"So what do you think?" Luke asked Theressa as she looked around the living room of the victim.
"Not much." Theressa replied. "Who lived here?"
"The police chief and his wife."
"What happened to the guy?" Theressa asked as she searched around the living room and Luke looked in the kitchen.
"Same thing that's been happening to everyone else."
"What is that exactly?" Theressa waled out on to the balcony.
"People are just falling down dead." Luke informed his long-life friend.
"With out any explanation I suppose." Theressa said. Luke nodded his head as he continued his search.
"Where was the police chief when he was killed?" Theressa asked.
"He was in his office at the police station. Why?" Luke asked
"I'm thinking that we could look at the tape recording and get our bad guy." Theressa said
"Okay. What else did you have in mind?" Luke replied
"I think, personally, I would do better if we visited some friends of mine. I really think they could help."
"Sure." Luke said as they headed out the door. "And on the way over we can go over the rest of the data I found but before we do we have to run by the station and get the tapes."
"All right that sounds good to me."
A woman walked in to the station, with the brim of her cowboy hat hiding her face, and walked to the front desk. The young woman at the front desk was blond, wore a red dress and was very pretty. She was also working on something so she hadn't re someone was standing in front of her. The woman cleared her throught and got the girl's attention.
"How can I help you?" She said with a sweet smile on her face.
"I'm looking for a Luke Davidson. Do you know where I can find him?"
"Yeah," said a voice from behind the woman. "Right here." The woman turned around and saw the man she was looking for. He was a tall sharp looking man. His hair was blond with a hint of brown. He wore bluejeans, cowboy boots, and a mussel shirt that really showed his six-pack. "I'm Luke Davidson. What can I do for yah?"
"Can we talk in your office?" The woman asked.
"Who are you?" Luke asked because as far as he knew he had never seen this woman in his life.
The woman closed her eyes and spoke telepathically to Luke. A friend. was all she said. She then opened her eyes "Yeah, sure, we can talk in my office." The woman followed Luke to his office. She walked in and then he shut the door behind him.
"Who are you?" Luke asked the woman as he saw her take off her jacket and her hat and place it on the desk. "Black Fox of the X-men but you know me as Theressa Knight. I used to live down the street from you and I married Chris Knight awhile back. Ring a bell?"
"Yep, I haven't heard from you in for ever. How's Chris?"
"He was killed on our last mission. After that mission I left the X- men. I told you I had a daughter right?"
"Yeah, name was Jasmine right?"
"Yeah, well, she went to the other side and I had three more children. Andi, Mian, who are twins, and Michael is my youngest."
"Where are your kids?" Luke asked as he looked around the room.
"There with the X-men in New York."
"Why did you leave them?"
"I had no other choice. I am the reason my husband is dead." Tears came rolling down Theressa's face and as far as Luke could tell the weren't going to stop for a while.
"What? You killed Chris?"
"Not on purpose. I was being controled by Nick Fury. A few years ago he had put a devise on the back of my brain stem. He used that, a year ago today, to take over the world for Magneto. I tried really hard to stop myself, I was even able to over come the device for a few minutes toallow them to escape but I wasn't able to disable the device. I eventually lost complete control and Fury told me to kill chris, whom I was fighting at the time, so I got out my knife and killed him. I left the next morning while the kids were asleep. I know you don't think I did the right thing but I had to. I didn't want to hurt my kids or any of the students like I did Chris. So as far as I know I did the right thing."
"Did you get the device out?"
"No, but Jean Grey, strong telepath and a very strong telekinetic, telepathically disabled it. Not to mention the fact that Fury died when the cave caved in."
"I think you should go back. If only Fury could control you then you have nothing to worry about and if Jean disabled it. Why...."
"Please don't lecture me. I've had enough of that when I just talk to myself." Theressa said as she wiped away the rest of her tears.
"Why are you here?"
"I heard that you had a problem with some mutant that is killing everyone."
"How'd you hear that?"
"Two guys down at the local bar. You need help or not?"
"Yeah, I would love some extra help. First we would have to check out two murders that are linked somehow. You want to check it out?"
"Do I ever."
After Michael had given Mian specific instructions, he told Scott Jean, Logan and Andi to meet him in the Xavier's office. When everyone was there he prepared himself to give an explanation.
"Okay kid," Logan said, who was leaning against the door way. "This about the girl down stairs?"
"Yeah. I've been talking to her for the past hour."
"What did you find out?" Jean asked.
"Not much. She, for some reason, can't remember any part of her life before now but there is one thing. She said that a man ina metal helmet ripped a tree out of the ground and hit her with it for no apparent reason. Any guess as to who that is?"
"Juggernaut!" Xavier said with his eyes wide.
"Who?" Andi asked. She, Mian nor Michael had heard of this mutant before.
"Juggernaut." Xavier repeated. "He is my older step brother. He always hated me. He has the X-gene but when he used the M'cran crystal to give him power, it did just that. He is the strongest mutant that mankind has ever seen. The only way to stop him is if he were to take his helmet off and he won't do that because he uses his helmet as protection against me."
"You mean like Magneto?" Scott asked and Xavier nodded his head in a silent reply. "Is there anything else?" Scott asked Michael.
"Yeah, she said she saw a man with wings. Said he was her Gardian Angel."
"Angel!" Scott said. "He must have brought her here and then flown off when Jean answered the door."
"Did you get her name?" Logan asked.
"Renae Perez." Michael replied.
"There's somethin' bigger than us here." Logan said. "I can fell it."
"She says that's all she remembers, Logan." Michael argued with his grandfather.
"Still, I don't trust her." Logan said. "For all we know she could be on a secret missionfor some evil bad guy. After all the kid did pick a fight with me."
"Logan, I trust her." Michael said. "That's that."
"Logan! Michael!" Xavier said. "Please! Now, she is a telekinetic but I have set up a Psicic block on her power so that she won't be able to harm anyone. Only Jean or I can remove it. As of right now I don't want to move it and take the risk that she would hurt or kill someone. Now, Michael is that everything?"
"Yes." Michael replied. After everyone had left, Michael still stood in his place. Xavier rolled over to Theressa's only son, whom, like all of his students and his X-men, had come to love as his own.
"There is something else?" Xavier asked.
"Yeah, Renae asked me why she couldn't use her power. I didn't tell her the reason becuase I didn't know what you wanted me to say. Now I am asking what I should do if it comes up again."
"As of right now, just change the subject if it does come up again. I'm not sure the only thing she is able to do is move things with her mind. Something else?"
"Yeah, last question, could you read her mind to find more about her?"
"I don't know. As you know I don't like reading people's minds with out them knowing."
"What if she knew. You know, if I talked to her and she knew what you were doing."
"All right, but only is sure agrees to it." Xavier said as Michael nodded his head and ran out the door.
"So what do you think?" Luke asked Theressa as she looked around the living room of the victim.
"Not much." Theressa replied. "Who lived here?"
"The police chief and his wife."
"What happened to the guy?" Theressa asked as she searched around the living room and Luke looked in the kitchen.
"Same thing that's been happening to everyone else."
"What is that exactly?" Theressa waled out on to the balcony.
"People are just falling down dead." Luke informed his long-life friend.
"With out any explanation I suppose." Theressa said. Luke nodded his head as he continued his search.
"Where was the police chief when he was killed?" Theressa asked.
"He was in his office at the police station. Why?" Luke asked
"I'm thinking that we could look at the tape recording and get our bad guy." Theressa said
"Okay. What else did you have in mind?" Luke replied
"I think, personally, I would do better if we visited some friends of mine. I really think they could help."
"Sure." Luke said as they headed out the door. "And on the way over we can go over the rest of the data I found but before we do we have to run by the station and get the tapes."
"All right that sounds good to me."