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Hee hee! More rummmm..... Imhotep said in a wheezy voice.
Aira gave him a look of grossness. This guy had had 20 jugs of rum, when was he going to have enough? She was going to go insane if she had to get him anymore.
The boat's horn tooted, and Aira ran up on deck. She could see land! They were in New Foundland!
She ran down to see Molly again.
she said in an excited voice, Imhotep is as drunk as a bat, and I'm going to escape!
Now, how d' you spect t' do that? Molly said, not looking up from the fish she was cleaning.
I'm gonna swim.
Molly turned to look at her, Swim? Wit' shackles an' all?
How else?
The older women shook her head, You'll never make it, 1-100 chance you do.
Still a chance! I defied all the odds before, I can do it again. Aira was determined.
You sure ar' a stubbun' un, no? Ha, you'll do anytin' to
You bet!
And y'll risk it all, to keep yer friends safe?
Well, don' let me stop ya', ratha' let me help ya. She took the gloves off of Aira's hands.
The shackles rubbed against her bare hands. Relase me! Aira commanded and the lock opened up.
Thank you! and with that Aira ran up to the deck, got up on the rail, Bombs away! and dove into the freezing cold water.
~*~
Meanwhile.....
Any luck finding her, Chuck?
I'm afraid not, Logan. Her power hasn't been detected anywhere at all.
The group looked about at each other. Someone must have kept her from using her powers. But it would be hard, unless someone knew her weaknesses.
Jamie began, Is it just me, or is it cold in here?
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Aira's teeth chattered as she swam for the shore. It may be the middle of summer, but this water was really cold!
Her head was pounding, and her lungs hurt when she took deep breaths, but she had to keep swimming. She had forgotten about her broken wrist. The cast wasn't supposed to get wet, and it was discintigrating as she swam.
She tread water for a minute and looked back at the large boat. She could she Molly watching her, Aira waved and Molly waved back.
Aira was not paying attention to where she was going at the moment and WHAM, something hit her from behind.
~*~
Hold on! Cerebro picked her up. She is in Newfoundland....or rather off the coast of New Foundland.
Off the coast?
Yes, she is either in a boat or in the water.
Jamie looked at the map that Cerebro had put up. It had traced her movement from when she was last sighted. Then all of a sudden, straight from the blue, it felt like something hit the back of his head.
He said, crowding up the small room with duplicates, Who did that?
~*~
Hé ! Regardez ceci !
Aira opened her eyes. How could she have been so stupid, that she would let herself be hit by a boat? She looked around at her rescuers who had pulled her up in their boat.
She gasped, as she recognized her rescuers. Holding her head up was none other then the red-eyed Frenchman, Remy LeBeau, and standing above her was the red-haired St. John Allerdyce!
Isn't she one of the X-Men?
Magneto's gonna have our heads for this one.
Remy saw her open her eyes, Aren't you Aira McCarthy, chere?
Aira tried to think of something, What happened?
We ran you down. John looked her up and down, Why were you swimming anyhow, Sheila? Your wrist looks pretty banged up.
I'm being chased. She stood up and looked around the small fishing boat, Do you think you could take me to New York?
The two looked at her doubtfully.
Chere, we can't just take you there.
Yes, what would Magneto do? He'd fry me on the barbie!
Aira groaned, why did she have do this? Listen. If I don't get away from here soon, you won't have to worry about Magneto, because we'll all be dead!
Remy looked about, and John shuffled his feet. Aira rolled her eyes. Okay! Don't take me to New York! Anywhere else will be fine!
Um, Chere? You don't get it do you? You are our prisoner.
She whirled around to look at Remy. Oh no you don't! I have been a prisoner once already on a stinking boat, and there is no way, that I am going to be a prisoner again! Now you take me SOMEWHERE on this planet or else I will seriously injure you! She whipped her self around, to see John fiddling around with his lighter. Oh I don't think so! Aira placed her hand on the lighter,
Hey, now that's just not nice!
You want nice? She said, calming down a bit, Take me somewhere and I'll fix it for you.
Begrudgingly, John went over to the steering wheel. Remy looked around at Aira, who simply smiled and went over to the side rail of the ship.
She saw the larger fishing boat that she escaped from. Imhotep was standing on the deck growling (apparently mummies don't stay drunk for very long).John! Get us out of here now!
Okay, hold on Sheila. John put the gas pedal to the floor and they were speeding away. Aira yelped and grabbed on to the rail. They were going fast, but Imhotep had created a water spout that was directly in their path.
Look out! She screamed, but there was no time. They were going to go straight into the spout! Remy came running over and handed her a life jacket. They jumped out of the boat and began to swim. John jumped overboard seconds later. Now they all were swimming for their life.
~*~
BAMF I got here as soon as I heard! Kurt appeared in the room, scaring the O'Connell's, Vere is she?
Jamie looked over at Aira's best friend. His blue complexion was actually quite pale.
Elf, she is off the coast of New Foundland. Logan reported to him.
Vaht is she doing zere?
Apparently hanging out with Pyro and Gambit. Professor X. said, looking away from Cerebro.
Jamie said, surprised. If there was anybody Aira would definitely not be hanging out with, it was Pyro and Gambit. Their funny accents tended to tick her off, come to think of it, she hated Pyro and Gambit for their accents, but she didn't seem to mind Kurt's funny accent and he is her best friend....
Bobby looked weary, What are they doing up there anyhow?
They are on a speedboat. Professor X. said, I am going to try creating an astral picture of myself and see if Aira is okay.
You do that. Logan said, We'll get the sprite.
If its all the same to you, I think I'll stay here. Jonathan said timidly.
Come on Uncle Jonathan! Alex said, grabbing his uncle by the arm, We need all the help we can get.
The group of 4 mutants and 5 humans set off to rescue their friends, and Jamie had a feeling that the temperature had dropped again.