Perfect By Nature
Chapter X: What were they up to?
By: Michelle
The next morning, Xavier found Logan asleep at the monitors in the control room. He personally wasn't sure if the intruders last night had evil intentions in mind, but it was obvious that Logan thought they did.
Leaving Logan asleep at the moment, Xavier rewound a tape of the night earlier. Ever since Stryker's attack on the mansion, he began recording the hallways. That way He could make sure his students were safe and he could have evidence that any intruders were in the wrong. For now, the tape was going to be used to figure out what the intruders were up to last night.
There we go. Xavier studied the tape as it played. The first intruder came in quietly. He's good. Very well trained. He thought as he watched the intruder quickly slip in the shadows.
Xavier rewound, and then paused the scene. The intruder was dressed in a black uniform. He looks like a ninja, but then again he doesn't seem to be. He pressed play again, and then paused it once more noticing the intruders red eyes. It's not human, but it might not be a mutant either.
Xavier sighed and continued to play the tape until the second intruder appeared. He paused the screen and studied it. He's stealthy like the other, but they don't seem like they are together. He noted the trench coat and hat he was wearing. He's hiding something. He zoomed in on his half hidden face. Green skin. He's a mutant, definitely, but why is he here.
Xavier played the tape again. He's after the other intruder. He thought as he watched the trench coated intruder attack the ninja spy. He was defending us, not trying to attack us. "Why?"
"Why what Chuck?"
Xavier jumped. He was so busy studying the tape he forgot all about Logan half sleeping next to him.
"I thought you knew I was awake." Logan said.
"Even the world's greatest telepath has his off moments." He smiled. "Go get Kurt and Ororo and meet me in my office. I need to talk to all of you about last night."
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"Leo, are you there?"
He slept peacefully in his seat in the Hummer. He wasn't very comfortable, but it was definitely better than falling asleep on the floor in front of the TV with his brother using him to prop up his feet.
"LEO."
Leonardo jumped forward and slammed his head on the roof of the Hummer. If he wasn't awake now, he was sure he never would be. He grabbed his communicator. "Yeah Donnie."
"Where have you been? I've been calling you for the past hour."
"Sleeping." Leonardo replied as he yawned. "Why? What happened?"
"I sent Raph, Mike, and Venus to spy up on Dragon Lord after your little mishap with his dragon last night. He's definitely up to something." Donatello explained. "Venus overheard one of the spells he was reading over. She's checking her scrolls to translate it properly."
Leonardo sighed and leaned back in the seat. "I don't get it. What could he be up to?"
"Neither do I." Donatello replied. "And your little dragon spy hasn't been on the move since you chased him into the woods last night."
"Yeah, well I'm going to make some rounds." Leonardo said. "I'll talk to you in a few hours."
"Alright. I'll let you know if anything else comes up."
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Xavier folded his hands as Kurt, Ororo, and Logan sat down before him. "As you all know, last night, the mansion was intruded by a couple of uninvited guests. What we don't know is what they were up to?"
Ororo sighed as she began to worry.
"This morning I reviewed the security tapes from last night." Xavier said pressing play on the remote control of the VCR. "What I found was that our two intruders were not together. They were separate."
"It doesn't matter Chuck." Logan argued. "They were in the mansion and they wert up to something."
"I know Logan." Xavier replied. "But if you watch the tape closely, you will see that the intruder in the trench coat attacked the intruder in the ninja uniform. I believe He was protecting us."
"Vhy vould it try to protect us?" Kurt asked.
"I'm not sure." Xavier said as he turned off the VCR and flipped the channels to find the latest news. "But our little intruder in the ninja uniform matches the description of the mutants who broke into the police station the other night."
They all turned to look at the news seeing similar mutants attacking the police officers before the cameras were taken out.
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In the afternoon…
"Are you sure this is a good idea Professor?" Ororo asked as she finished seating all the children in the bus. "Can't we just order out food today?"
"I'm sure." Xavier replied. "Besides, if we are here guarding the mansion the whole time, the mutant isn't going to come back."
"Don't worry Darling." Logan said as he plopped down. "Cerebro is heavily guarded. No one is getting in. And, I have every single security camera up and running. We'll find out what this mutant's intention is. Then, he'll deal with me."
Well, at least you two are confident. Ororo thought as she sat down in empty seat. She was so worried about the mansion, she barely heard Kurt speaking to her.
"Is this seat taken?" Kurt asked and looked at her blank expression. "Ororo, are you alright?"
"Oh." She jumped and looked at him staring down at her. "Kurt, I didn't realize you were there. Yeah…I mean No…You can sit next to me."
Kurt sat down next to her as the driver started the bus. "Are you sure you are alright?"
"I'm fine." She replied trying not to meet his gaze. "I guess I'm just a little worried."
"Everything is going to be alright." Kurt replied. "Xavier and Logan know what they are doing. Besides, it's nice to get out of the mansion once and a while."
"Yeah, I suppose." Ororo said as she looked out of the window.
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For most of the day, Leonardo spent his time trying to find the dragon. However, even with the coordinates his brother was giving him, he was always two steps behind it. It was beginning to irk his nerves. But maybe since the mansion grounds were quiet, he could roam freer instead of hiding in bushes from the wondering children.
"Leo."
"Yeah, Donnie. I'm here."
"Your buddy is on the move again."
Leonardo sighed. "Where is it headed now?"
"It's headed north. It's already off the mansion grounds."
"SHIT." Leonardo yelled into the communicator.
"What?"
"The school just loaded up in a bus." Leonardo replied. "Guess what direction it's headed into."
"North." There was a long pause on the other end. "Dragon Lord has to be after someone in particular; otherwise the dragon would have stayed at the mansion."
"Yeah." Leonardo replied. "I gotta go. I have a bus to catch."
Leonardo took off running to his Hummer. He was going to have to find that bus before the dragon does.
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"Ororo, are you sure that is all that is bothering you?" Kurt asked getting concerned.
"Well Yeah." Ororo replied as she twirled a lock of hair in her finger. "Except…" She looked over at him. "Have you ever gotten the feeling you were being followed?"
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Sigh. The end of another chapter. I'll post again in a couple of days.
So, who do you think the Dragon Lord is after? I know it's a burning question on everyone's minds. But, if you think you got the answer, let me know before I give the answer away at the end of the next chapter.
Thanks for the reviews.
Michelle