Chapter 3

Magneto

"Hey kid." Wolverine said gently. "What?" Kerri asked him keeping her face as blank as possible. "Mind if we stop so I can grab a bite to eat?" Wolverine asked. "Go right ahead." Kerri didn't care she was away from everything that didn't matter anyways. "Want something?" Wolverine asked. Wolverine had driven to the border of NYC. He hoped he could turn the car around after a good meal.

Wolverine pulled into a restaurant. Well it was a bar and a restaurant combined. It was called: NYC'S FINEST KNIGHT LIFE in bright blue and gold colors. The building was shaped like a warehouse with tiny New England windows. It was extremely odd. The building itself was a pale blue color with gold trimming. There was also a wide variety of colorful artwork made by street kids.

Wolverine went to a door down the ally way apart from the sides facing the streets. It faced another building. "Um is this legal?" Kerri asked. "Don't worry about it." Wolverine knocked on the medieval chapels looking doors. "Wolverine where you been man?" A large, bald white man stood in the doorway smiling grimly. "Back to the Knight life have you come? Well come on in. On me. Welcome the nice lady too." Kerri rolled her eyes as the bald man winked at her. Men. They were all the same.

Wolverine parked Kerri at a table. "Wait here I'll grab you a coke." Wolverine said. "Want to dance?" A cold voice asked. A boy barely her age with blonde hair and blue eyes. A fire seemed to dance around his eyes. "I can't - "sure you can come on." The boy dragged her away with her struggling.

Wolverine turned to see if Kerri was safe. She was being dragged across the floor flames at her throat. Wolverine's claws popped out of his hands. At time like this he was glad he was a mutant.

Kerri tried to kick the blonde boy or hit him at least bruise him but every time she did that part of him would turn into flames. Than Kerri realized he might also be a mutant. "WOLVERINE!" Kerri screamed. Crowds gasped as Wolverine charged at the two. "Well well Wolverine what a pleasant surprise." A voice colder than the boys had been. Kerri looked up fearful at the speaker. A man with short white hair and cold gray eyes was speaking. His out fit was silver pants, shirt and cape. A girl blue like Nightcrawler had been was standing there. She didn't look cold on the contrary she looked mischievous.

"Dear me what will Xavier do to rescue one of his precious mutant students?" Mystique turned into a bar tender woman. "I don't know my love let's find out. I'm Magneto by the way. You are my new captive what is your name?" Magneto asked walking up. A piece of metal ripped from the ceiling and floated near him quite still. "If you don't answer than I shall have to kill you." "Somebody call the police we've got a bunch of mutants that need to be locked up!" A woman cried. "Use your head woman only three of them do!" The bar owner shouted.

"I won't say anything." Kerri said. The metal slid down her face. It felt extremely cool and blood dripped down. "What's your name or I'll slit your throat." "Don't give it." Wolverine said shortly. He had snuck up behind Magneto and gave his claws a sharp run down Magneto's back. It healed instantly.

It took Kerri a moment but then she remembered she was a mutant too. People were screaming well woman were. Men were too but some of the were looking for a good fight to watch so it didn't help them shouting "FIGHT!" At the top of their lungs. Some women tried to get them to shut up. Kerri saw vaguely a woman making her way to a pay phone.

Kerri focused all her attention into transforming into water. "I can't hold her!" The boy who had been holding her shouted. His flames went out and she managed to drip blood across his shirt. Kerri slid across the floor leaving a trail of blood.

Wolverine followed the trail out of the bar. Police cars had shown up. Oh ----.This was not good. Xavier was not going to be happy. Not happy at all.

Kerri slid underneath Wolverine finding a crack in the fence (Wolverine would fit too) that led to the next building. A gang of drug dealers were there. Wolverine followed Kerri. "Don't mind me! Just go about your business!" Wolverine shouted. Apparently they did mind. All of them had M-16 and they didn't mind sharing their bullets. "Somebody taught them to share well." Kerri gurgled as Wolverine followed her. He laughed as finally they reached the street facing his car.

All the police officers had gone inside to arrest the unhappy people in the club. However the chase wasn't over for Wolverine and Kerri yet anyways.

Inside the car Kerri transformed back into herself from the water. Her face was bleeding full force now and she was about to pass out. A bullet hit the window just as Wolverine bandaged up her face. "Seatbelt on!" Wolverine started the car. Wolverine didn't need to look to see who it was. Magneto was in his chopper following them. "Lock your doors!" Wolverine bellowed. Kerri followed both orders and passed out.

Wolverine dodged cars, for awhile went the wrong way through traffic. The whole ordeal to get to the nearest hospital without Magneto following. Finally on the Interstate he lost Magneto. Wolverine pulled into the exit and went to the gas station to use a pay phone near the car.

"Xavier?" Wolverine panted after dialing the number. "What's up?" Storm's voice asked. "Storm I caught Kerri before she ran away completely. We stopped to eat at a bar. - "Dam." Storm shouted. "Magneto caught up with us and cut her up pretty badly - "Wolverine don't move guard the girl we're coming." Xavier said.

A black limousine pulled into Sparky's Gas Station number three. It looked ordinary enough. In it were: Xavier, Storm, and Scott. "Come on you three." Xavier said.

Kerri had passed out. Xavier ripped off the bandages. They looked at the wound. "It's pretty deep." Storm said. "What happened exactly?" Xavier said. Wolverine explained the bar, Magneto and the cut. "Storm when we get back can you and Scott patch her up?" Xavier asked. Storm nodded. "Wolverine put her in my car. Scott ride in that car." Xavier hooked Kerri up to the life support in the back of his Limo. In case it was needed. Storm rode up front with him. They all drove to the Mutant academy in silence.