Chapter Eight
Disclaimer: Sleep, per chance to dream...
A/N: I'd just like to say that I had much help from Mist and Healer! ...And happy BDay, Nina!!!!!! These chapters are for you!
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Chapter Eight
Mia stared down at the unconscious form of Chandra on the ground beside her.
"Chandra? Hey, Channy!!" Seeing no response, she turned and yelled, "Hey! Sanina, get over here quick! Something's wrong with Chandra!"
Sanina rushed over. "She's not responding?"
Mia poked her. She didn't move. "No..."
"Ok, I'll try to find out what's wrong with her." Sanina lent down, resting a hand on Chandra's face. She winced, and jumped back, taking in a sharp breath.
"What is it?" asked Mia worriedly.
"I can feel some sort of emanations coming from her mind...and they're, well, bad!" Sanina shivered. "I don't think I can do anything."
Just then Scott came rushing over, looking annoyed. "What's wrong now? I mean, it's not bad enough that we've got to deal with earthquakes...grrr! I think my arm is broken... fix it?"
Joseph, who had just come up as well, glared at Scott. "Can't you see that Chandra has much larger problems than you do?!"
"What problems?!"
"Oh, I don't know, I'd say lying unconscious on the pavement as a problem, wouldn't you?" Joseph glared.
"Well... that's happened to me a couple times, it's normally not that bad. But my arm bloody hurts!!!!!"
"Both of you stop it!" Ororo commanded as she, Remy and Daniela made their way over, Daniela limping slightly. Scott and Joseph looked appropriately apologetic. "Now," said Ororo to Mia, "What is going on?"
Mia rolled her eyes, and pointed to Chandra. "Take a wild guess," she said dryly.
Ororo frowned. "What is wrong with her?"
"She has the furry Harper disease," explained Sanina seriously.
"Oh... that's pretty bad," Scott said, trying to look worried.
Sanina looked at him. Behind her, Mia, Joseph and Daniela were cracking up. Scott blinked, and looked at Ororo helplessly. She tried in vain to cover her laughter.
"It's ok, Scott, you'll understand when you're older," Daniela said sweetly.
At this, the entire group, excepting Scott, burst into laughter. Scott merely glared. "Ok, well, if there's nothing we can do, then maybe we should take her to a hospital. Daniela, help me get her into the car. The rest of you, go get whatever we need from that store, and meet us back at the car in ten minutes."
"She could be dy8ing!" objected Sanina.
"GO!" Scott yelled. Everyone scattered, and Scott heard Mia mutteing to Sanina under her breath.
"Hehe, that was good, Nina. But, I *like* Harper! He's soo cute!"
Daniela blinked. "Wow... you're almost as good as Mia is at that." They each carefully lifted Chandra, carrying her back to the car together.
Half a minute after they got her to the car, Sanina came back out, glaring at Scott. She marched up to him, hands on hips. "You don't need to take her to the hospital. If it was a hospital matter, it would take me a millisecond to diagnose, and two seconds to cure!"
Scott looked scared. "Um... ok, then. No hospital..."
Sanina looked satisfied.
The rest of the group came out of the store a few minutes later, loaded down with bags of food and drink. "So, off to the hospital?" asked William.
"No, Sanina says we don't need to," Scott said, giving Sanina a dirty look. She glared right back, and then went back to healing his arm.
"So, if you felt bad vibes off of her," Mia said to Sanina, "Then maybe we should find another telepath?"
"And where the hell do'you intend to find one of those?" demanded Daniela, rolling her eyes.
"Actually," Ororo cut in, "Professor Xavier, the headmaster of the school, is a very powerful telepath. He might be able to find out what is wrong with your friend."
"Yes, yes. Perfect, call him and maybe we can meet half way or something?" Mia instructed, shooing Ororo and Remy off towards a payphone.
"I hope she's ok," said Daniela quietly.
"Me too, Danny," Mia murmured, "Me too."
Ororo walked across the parking lot, very aware of the feel of Remy's hand resting casually at the small of her back. She hadn't seen her best friend in years, and thought him dead. But now he was here, and she couldn't think of anything to say. She couldn't tell him that she had cried herself to sleep many nights thinking of him, or that she had sworn to herself that if she ever saw him alive again, she would tell him of her true feelings. Now that he was here, walking right beside her, she was terrified to say anything that might cause him to leave again.
"Never tought I'd be seein' you again, chere," Remy commented, smiling warmly at her.
"I thought you were dead," she admitted. "I thought that Sinister had captured you and..." a shiver ran through her body.
He pulled her closer to him, pausing beside the phone booth to hug her tightly. "I'd never leave you, Stormy," he whispered into her hair. She wrapped her arms about him, holding him as close as she could get.
"I love you, Remy," she told him softly.
"Love you too, chere," he smiled back. Ororo felt a stab of self- loathing shoot through her soul. How could she want to ruin such a deep, loving friendship such as the one she shared with Remy, for something romantic? She was blessed to have this man's trust and love, both things which he did not give easily or often, and she hated herself for having any other kinds of thoughts about him.
"We should call," she sighed, pulling out of his embrace. He nodded, and together they walked to the phone.
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Back at the mansion, chaos ruled. Jean and the Professor were both lying in the med lab, Hank desperately trying to find out what was wrong with them. Logan was trying to keep the kids under control, but it was proving to be a hopeless task. Rogue and Kitty rushed up to him, both looking out of breath.
"Logan! Dr. McCoy says there's somethin' attackin' their minds!" Rogue told him.
"And he, like, doesn't know what it, like, is!" Kitty added.
Logan winced. "Wonderful," he muttered, and headed off to the lab to speak with Hank.
The phone rang. The entire room went silent, and Kurt was the first to react.
"Hello, Xavier's Institute For Ze Gifted. How may I help you? ... Miss Munroe! ... Yes ... He and Jean are, not vell, I'm afraid. ... Really? ... I don't know. ... Um...Miss Munroe? ... Oh, I see. ... Of course. ... I don't think Herr Logan would be willing to. ... Of course! ... Oh, I... ... Mein Gott! ... Thanks, Miss Munroe. ... Bye," and he hung up.
"Like, what was that, Kurt?" asked Kitty excitedly.
He turned to the group who were excitedly awaiting his answer.
"Miss Munroe and Scott are in a small town near ze boarder. They are in trouble, and need ze Professor's help, but considering zat he is unconscious, ve are supposed to take ze other jet to pick zem up."
"Like, what happened?" asked Kitty.
"Zey found ze group from Canada, and I think Miss Munroe has found an old friend, too. One of ze girls from Canada is in ze same condition as ze Professor and Jean. And I think Miss Munroe said somezing about crashing ze jet..."
Jubilee tried to cover a snort of laughter. "My Gawd, she and Scott actually *crashed* the jet? Talk about bribe material!"
"So, who's going to pick them up?" asked Jamie.
"Mr. McCoy won't want to, like, leave the Professor," said Kitty. "I guess Mr. Logan'll have to go."
"Ah don't think he'll be thrilled about leavin', sugah," Rogue commented dryly. "It'd probably be easier if a couple ah us just went."
Kitty frowned, but didn't protest. "I will go," Kurt volunteered.
"Got nothin' better to do here," Jubilee shrugged. "Mind if I come with, Elf?"
Kurt shook his head. "Ok, Kurt and Jubilee can, like, go find the others," Kitty said briskly. "Ray, Jamie, go order pizza. I, like, think that considering how much is going on right now, it'd, like, be a good idea to see if Forge and Warren want to, like, come up and help out.
Amara and Roberto can call them, and Rogue and I will, like, go over the readings the Professor got from Cerebro before he passed out to see if we can find out what caused it."
"Kit, don't ya think Mr. McCoy and Logan are already doin' that?" Rogue asked skeptically.
Kitty sighed. "Rogue, they're, like, trying to cure him and Jean! We're gonna look for signs of that big evil he was, like, talking about!"
Everyone stared at Kitty, nobody moving. Kitty glared. "K, like, go!" she exclaimed, and the group scattered.
"Hey," Rogue said suddenly, "Where's Rahne?"
Kitty sighed sadly. "She's really, like, worried about the Professor and Jean. The last place I saw her, she was in her room. But I think Bobby's with her now, so I think she'll be ok."
Rogue nodded. "Ah hope so..."
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A/N: Click the button! Another chapter awaits! Two in one night...go meee!
Disclaimer: Sleep, per chance to dream...
A/N: I'd just like to say that I had much help from Mist and Healer! ...And happy BDay, Nina!!!!!! These chapters are for you!
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Chapter Eight
Mia stared down at the unconscious form of Chandra on the ground beside her.
"Chandra? Hey, Channy!!" Seeing no response, she turned and yelled, "Hey! Sanina, get over here quick! Something's wrong with Chandra!"
Sanina rushed over. "She's not responding?"
Mia poked her. She didn't move. "No..."
"Ok, I'll try to find out what's wrong with her." Sanina lent down, resting a hand on Chandra's face. She winced, and jumped back, taking in a sharp breath.
"What is it?" asked Mia worriedly.
"I can feel some sort of emanations coming from her mind...and they're, well, bad!" Sanina shivered. "I don't think I can do anything."
Just then Scott came rushing over, looking annoyed. "What's wrong now? I mean, it's not bad enough that we've got to deal with earthquakes...grrr! I think my arm is broken... fix it?"
Joseph, who had just come up as well, glared at Scott. "Can't you see that Chandra has much larger problems than you do?!"
"What problems?!"
"Oh, I don't know, I'd say lying unconscious on the pavement as a problem, wouldn't you?" Joseph glared.
"Well... that's happened to me a couple times, it's normally not that bad. But my arm bloody hurts!!!!!"
"Both of you stop it!" Ororo commanded as she, Remy and Daniela made their way over, Daniela limping slightly. Scott and Joseph looked appropriately apologetic. "Now," said Ororo to Mia, "What is going on?"
Mia rolled her eyes, and pointed to Chandra. "Take a wild guess," she said dryly.
Ororo frowned. "What is wrong with her?"
"She has the furry Harper disease," explained Sanina seriously.
"Oh... that's pretty bad," Scott said, trying to look worried.
Sanina looked at him. Behind her, Mia, Joseph and Daniela were cracking up. Scott blinked, and looked at Ororo helplessly. She tried in vain to cover her laughter.
"It's ok, Scott, you'll understand when you're older," Daniela said sweetly.
At this, the entire group, excepting Scott, burst into laughter. Scott merely glared. "Ok, well, if there's nothing we can do, then maybe we should take her to a hospital. Daniela, help me get her into the car. The rest of you, go get whatever we need from that store, and meet us back at the car in ten minutes."
"She could be dy8ing!" objected Sanina.
"GO!" Scott yelled. Everyone scattered, and Scott heard Mia mutteing to Sanina under her breath.
"Hehe, that was good, Nina. But, I *like* Harper! He's soo cute!"
Daniela blinked. "Wow... you're almost as good as Mia is at that." They each carefully lifted Chandra, carrying her back to the car together.
Half a minute after they got her to the car, Sanina came back out, glaring at Scott. She marched up to him, hands on hips. "You don't need to take her to the hospital. If it was a hospital matter, it would take me a millisecond to diagnose, and two seconds to cure!"
Scott looked scared. "Um... ok, then. No hospital..."
Sanina looked satisfied.
The rest of the group came out of the store a few minutes later, loaded down with bags of food and drink. "So, off to the hospital?" asked William.
"No, Sanina says we don't need to," Scott said, giving Sanina a dirty look. She glared right back, and then went back to healing his arm.
"So, if you felt bad vibes off of her," Mia said to Sanina, "Then maybe we should find another telepath?"
"And where the hell do'you intend to find one of those?" demanded Daniela, rolling her eyes.
"Actually," Ororo cut in, "Professor Xavier, the headmaster of the school, is a very powerful telepath. He might be able to find out what is wrong with your friend."
"Yes, yes. Perfect, call him and maybe we can meet half way or something?" Mia instructed, shooing Ororo and Remy off towards a payphone.
"I hope she's ok," said Daniela quietly.
"Me too, Danny," Mia murmured, "Me too."
Ororo walked across the parking lot, very aware of the feel of Remy's hand resting casually at the small of her back. She hadn't seen her best friend in years, and thought him dead. But now he was here, and she couldn't think of anything to say. She couldn't tell him that she had cried herself to sleep many nights thinking of him, or that she had sworn to herself that if she ever saw him alive again, she would tell him of her true feelings. Now that he was here, walking right beside her, she was terrified to say anything that might cause him to leave again.
"Never tought I'd be seein' you again, chere," Remy commented, smiling warmly at her.
"I thought you were dead," she admitted. "I thought that Sinister had captured you and..." a shiver ran through her body.
He pulled her closer to him, pausing beside the phone booth to hug her tightly. "I'd never leave you, Stormy," he whispered into her hair. She wrapped her arms about him, holding him as close as she could get.
"I love you, Remy," she told him softly.
"Love you too, chere," he smiled back. Ororo felt a stab of self- loathing shoot through her soul. How could she want to ruin such a deep, loving friendship such as the one she shared with Remy, for something romantic? She was blessed to have this man's trust and love, both things which he did not give easily or often, and she hated herself for having any other kinds of thoughts about him.
"We should call," she sighed, pulling out of his embrace. He nodded, and together they walked to the phone.
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Back at the mansion, chaos ruled. Jean and the Professor were both lying in the med lab, Hank desperately trying to find out what was wrong with them. Logan was trying to keep the kids under control, but it was proving to be a hopeless task. Rogue and Kitty rushed up to him, both looking out of breath.
"Logan! Dr. McCoy says there's somethin' attackin' their minds!" Rogue told him.
"And he, like, doesn't know what it, like, is!" Kitty added.
Logan winced. "Wonderful," he muttered, and headed off to the lab to speak with Hank.
The phone rang. The entire room went silent, and Kurt was the first to react.
"Hello, Xavier's Institute For Ze Gifted. How may I help you? ... Miss Munroe! ... Yes ... He and Jean are, not vell, I'm afraid. ... Really? ... I don't know. ... Um...Miss Munroe? ... Oh, I see. ... Of course. ... I don't think Herr Logan would be willing to. ... Of course! ... Oh, I... ... Mein Gott! ... Thanks, Miss Munroe. ... Bye," and he hung up.
"Like, what was that, Kurt?" asked Kitty excitedly.
He turned to the group who were excitedly awaiting his answer.
"Miss Munroe and Scott are in a small town near ze boarder. They are in trouble, and need ze Professor's help, but considering zat he is unconscious, ve are supposed to take ze other jet to pick zem up."
"Like, what happened?" asked Kitty.
"Zey found ze group from Canada, and I think Miss Munroe has found an old friend, too. One of ze girls from Canada is in ze same condition as ze Professor and Jean. And I think Miss Munroe said somezing about crashing ze jet..."
Jubilee tried to cover a snort of laughter. "My Gawd, she and Scott actually *crashed* the jet? Talk about bribe material!"
"So, who's going to pick them up?" asked Jamie.
"Mr. McCoy won't want to, like, leave the Professor," said Kitty. "I guess Mr. Logan'll have to go."
"Ah don't think he'll be thrilled about leavin', sugah," Rogue commented dryly. "It'd probably be easier if a couple ah us just went."
Kitty frowned, but didn't protest. "I will go," Kurt volunteered.
"Got nothin' better to do here," Jubilee shrugged. "Mind if I come with, Elf?"
Kurt shook his head. "Ok, Kurt and Jubilee can, like, go find the others," Kitty said briskly. "Ray, Jamie, go order pizza. I, like, think that considering how much is going on right now, it'd, like, be a good idea to see if Forge and Warren want to, like, come up and help out.
Amara and Roberto can call them, and Rogue and I will, like, go over the readings the Professor got from Cerebro before he passed out to see if we can find out what caused it."
"Kit, don't ya think Mr. McCoy and Logan are already doin' that?" Rogue asked skeptically.
Kitty sighed. "Rogue, they're, like, trying to cure him and Jean! We're gonna look for signs of that big evil he was, like, talking about!"
Everyone stared at Kitty, nobody moving. Kitty glared. "K, like, go!" she exclaimed, and the group scattered.
"Hey," Rogue said suddenly, "Where's Rahne?"
Kitty sighed sadly. "She's really, like, worried about the Professor and Jean. The last place I saw her, she was in her room. But I think Bobby's with her now, so I think she'll be ok."
Rogue nodded. "Ah hope so..."
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A/N: Click the button! Another chapter awaits! Two in one night...go meee!