"Let's try that move one more time." Theressa said as she tried to get Andito relax. Andi stepped back and took a deep breath. "Don't be scared to hurt me. I will get over it. One..... two.... three GO!"
Andi ran forward did a one-eighty and kicked her mother, hard, in the chest and hit her with her icy claws. Theressa fell back and hit the adimantium- covered wall. She fell to the ground but got back up fairly quick. When she got up her scar was baby blue and her right hand was trying to warm up the spot where Andi had hit her on her left arm. She hadn't hit her hard enough to draw blood but she did leave a freezer burn.
"I didn't hurt you to badly did I mom?" Andi asked as she walked over to her mother.
"No. That was good. You are certainly getting better. Why don't you go change and I'll take you for a ride on either the Norton or the H2. Your call."
"The Norton and I'll wear my suit if that's okay with you?"
"Yeah I was going to do the same thing. Oh, I have to warn you I asked Uncle Cyke to up date my bike. I don't know if he did yet or not."
"Did dad run it into the lake again?" Andi asked as they walked down the hall and ran into Chris.
"I've only done that once. The other time I ran it into a snowplow." Chris informed his daughter and Theressa laughed.
"Yeah I had to completely rebuild the thing. It was literally nothing but nuts and bolts. Then he ran it in to the lake. So what's up?"
"T you are needed in Xavier's office."
"Can't it wait? I was just about to take Andy for a ride."
I'm afraid not. Xavier said telepathically. I have some news that you are not going to like.
Before Andi could protest in anyway, Theressa was running down the hall on her way to the elevator.
Don't Worry Andi. Theressa said telepathically. I promise I will take you as soon as I get back!
Okay.
"Logan! We've been hit!" Jean screamed as she tried to regain control of the X-copter.
"Tell me something that I don't already know Red! Mian, Elf, buckle up its going to be a bumpy ride. Jeannie can you stop this thing from hitting the ground and killing us all?"
"I'm trying Logan. I really am but it isn't working."
"You can do it Auntie Jeannie!"
"Why did I ever let Logan convince me to bring you, Mian?"
"Listen to the kid. She's got a point. How much time do we have before we blow up?"
"Five minutes. If I don't use my powers two minutes tops."
"What news won't I like?" Theressa said egrally as she walked in. Her scar was now a dark green. Scott was standing in front of Xavier's desk, in which Xavier sat behind. Theressa went up to the desk and put her hands on it.
"It's about Mian and the others isn't it? Isn't it?" Theressa said as she raised her voice at Xavier, which she had never done until now. Scott pulled her back when he answered her.
"Yes Fox it is." Scott said in a voice that some how challenged hers. She knew that he must have been called in before her because Xavier knew that both of them would be hysterical and unrastional. It was best to tell them apart rather that to tell them together. Scott Looked at Theressa in away that said calm down and shut up. Your not the only one who has people they love on that copter.
Theressa took a deep breath and while still looking at Scott but addressing Xavier said, "What happened?"
"Well, turns out that the X-copter was hit by a missile. The missile struck the right side but thanks to Jean's telekinesis they weren't hit again." Xavier said.
"Wait. You said that the copter got hit on the right side. Isn't that where the fuel tanks are?" Theressa asked.
"Yes, and when they were hit the fuel went up in flames. They had only a matter of seconds when we received an audio message." Xavier said as he played the message.
"Hey chuck! We ran into some old friends and I mean old friends. They blew our fuel and now the copter is on fire. Guess Cyke will have a lot of work to do. Cough, cough." "Logan!"
Then came a sounded that Theressa didn't want to hear. It was the sound of the X-copter hitting the ground and probably smashing into a thousand pieces but the real heart breaking sound was the death shot silence that came afterward. Xavier stopped the message when Theressa slowly sank into the chair in front of the desk and put her head in her hands and began to cry. Scott moved next to her a placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey it's all right. We could go to the crash site if you want to. I do. We will get through this."
Theressa looked up at her long time friend and leader. He saw her scar was now dark blue and there were streams of tears running down her cheeks. She saw a somewhat calm man knelt next to her. Although there were small tears on his cheeks he was still telling her that it was all right. He had just lost his wife and Theressa had just lost her daughter and a man that she saw to be her father figure.
"How can things be all right? The people we love have just died and you think everything is just hunky dory?" Scott didn't say anything he only looked at Theressa as she talked. She sighed. "How can you be so wrong but then be so right?" Theressa asked.
"I don't know. It's a gift I guess." Theressa smiled through her tears.
"Where did they crash?" Scott asked.
"Cerebro can't get the exact location but I believe that they crashed somewhere in Canada."
"Well that really helps." Theressa said as she stood up and continued to talk. "That just crosses off every other place in the world and leaves one big country." Theressa ran out of the room.
She was in the garage getting her leather jacket and her Norton when Chris, Andy, and Scott came in.
"Andi, Sweetheart, I can't take you now. Something happened and I have to go check it out."
"I'm coming with you Fox!" Scott and Chris said at the same time.
"Boys I can't take both of you. Chris stay here with Andi please."
Just then Storm came down. Andi ran over to Orroro and whispered something in her ear, Storm smiled and walked over to the three adults.
"You three go." She said. "I'll watch Andy."
"Are you sure?" Theressa asked.
"Yes, go. She will be fine. I promise." Storm said. She knew that she did not like to leave Andi or Mian unless Chris was with them even though there were other adults and other students in the Mansion.
"Okay. Scott did you finish my bike?"
"No. Right after I got done talking to you earlier Xavier called me into his office. I haven't had time to work on anything."
"Okay, we'll take the H2. Chris!" Theressa snapped. She held up the keys. "I'm driving." Theressa got into the driver's seat. Chris had shot gun and Scott was in the back seat.
Storm and Andi watched the three X-men leave. When they were out of sight Andy said, "I'm going to go find Kitty." "Oh no you don't. You have to do your studies first."