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"I know what Magneto's planning."
Rogue's eyes widened. "Oh god, he's planning something? That's definably not good!"
Bobby put an arm protectively around Rogue. "Yeah, I mean, look at his past plans," he commented bitterly, "that scum would've murdered Rogue and not even give a damn about it."
"Don't remind me!" groaned Rogue.
"What's his fabulous plan now?" Bobby asked.
"I think we'd better find the Professor first," Ling replied, "so I won't have to tell the same story twice. I feel like I'm going to drop dead any minute, and that won't do any good will it?" It was true: Ling was extremely tired, but it won't stop her from doing her duty. It was the least she could do for them.
"The Professor should be in his office-?" Rogue suggested.
"Let's go." Bobby said, and they immediately took off.
They jogged most of the way, but sometimes they had to stop to give Ling a breather.
Finally, they reached the Professor's office. Ling's hand hovered over the door knob for a second, hesitant if she should barge in or not.
"Come in, don't be frightened." A voice inside the room said. With a relived sigh, Ling twisted the gold door knob and walked her way in.
The professor's office was nice, with a huge window that overlooked the beautiful scenery of Westchester. The sun was down, and Ling could see a bright full moon in a clear sky.
"So," Professor Xavier began, "you're not dead."
"No, I guess I'm not, unless I'm a ghost." Ling replied with a faint smile.
"Erik gave you a nasty beating, didn't he?" The Professor inquired, nodding to the head wound and several bruises on her body.
"Yes." Ling answered.
"Sit down, the three of you. No doubt Rogue and Bobby would also like to know, and I suppose you'll tell them later if not now."
Rogue and Bobby's heads peeked through the door, and they sat down next to Ling.
"Now, back to business. I believe you wanted to tell me something?" The Professor encouraged.
"Um, Professor? Could I-?" Ling began, her throat getting dry and voice raspy.
"Yes, of course." He used his power to pour a cup of water in a cup and floated it to Ling. He had one of those water tanks in his office. She gratefully rasped her thanks and gulped down the entire cup. Now she felt better.
"Please begin whenever you're ready," the Professor said patiently. Bobby and Rogue held hands as they watched their friend take a deep breath, and tell Magneto's plan.
"Magneto knows that you are a problem. A big one. He doesn't want to kill you, necessarily, since you were his old buddy, but he's found a different way to stop the X-men. There's a machine-a machine that was invented by Stryker." Ling shuddered involuntarily at the name, "Anyway, Mystique had hacked onto his network and received mounds of information about Stryker, the serum, and his other tools. Apparently, he made some sort of machine. There was not that much detail on the machine-either that or I did not hear the whole thing. But I did hear him say that the machine can somehow control mutants. Make them do what the user wants. I don't know how, or why Stryker didn't just use that on me, but I guess it was a new invention, a recent tool that he had not have time to put into use before his demise.
"Apparently, the machine was not destroyed when the dam flooded the whole area. This machine was located in a different spot, for safekeeping and for testing. Magneto's planning to look for that machine and use it to control mutants who normally wouldn't want to join him. And insure pure loyalty to those who already joined him, but have free spirits, like Pyro. Another thing: When you send out the X-men to stop him, he can control the X-men. Magneto could turn them against you and let Magneto do whatever he's doing, or he could force them to join his side. So he has an army of mutants, some of those have been trained by the best-you, Professor-and the world as we know it will probably end." Ling finished panting for breath and even more tired.
Rogue just looked shocked. Bobby swore under his breath. The Professor stared into Ling's Asian eyes with deep remorse. Ling could feel him opening up some of her memories, probably to check if she had left out anything. But she could feel him hesitating in her head.
"Go ahead." She thought to him. The hesitation lifted, and he rifled through her memories like he was reading pages to a book. Ling closed her eyes for a moment and just let herself rest. She tried to ignore the painful memory of her torture with Magneto, but felt a warm feeling and happily watched the memories of her conversations with Pyro, even though she was in constant pain most of the time.
"Hmm, so he put it in a history museum? We'll have to get that before Magneto does." Professor Xavier sighed. "Unfortunally, Scott's still in depression, Logan's fine, but he's in a tender state as well, and one of my best students is gone forever-" He sighed sadly. "The X-men's been broken up. And a museum break in isn't exactly their type of stealth mission."
"We could do it." Rogue suggested.
The Professor looked at her, surprised. "You, Bobby, and Ling? Don't you think you're bit young-? There are many dangers, Rogue, and a chance at getting killed or caught. Are you sure you want to go through with this?"
"Well, I don't want to be under Magneto's control, and we're just as good as anybody else! Plus, Ling's really good; she could practically be a bodyguard-oh! Sorry." Rogue apologized. But no apology was needed. Ling had fallen asleep.
"At any rate, not tonight, Rogue. She's very tired. I will sleep on it, and we'll figure it out tomorrow. Good night." The Professor dismissed them.
Bobby looked at the sleeping Ling. "Um, want to help me carry her, Rogue?"
"No need." The Professor said. He put a hand to his head, and Ling got up, with her eyes still closed, and started walking out the door.
Bobby and Rogue exchanged a smile and they both separated to go back to their rooms, waiting for tommarow, and to see whether or not they will get to go on a mission.
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"I know what Magneto's planning."
Rogue's eyes widened. "Oh god, he's planning something? That's definably not good!"
Bobby put an arm protectively around Rogue. "Yeah, I mean, look at his past plans," he commented bitterly, "that scum would've murdered Rogue and not even give a damn about it."
"Don't remind me!" groaned Rogue.
"What's his fabulous plan now?" Bobby asked.
"I think we'd better find the Professor first," Ling replied, "so I won't have to tell the same story twice. I feel like I'm going to drop dead any minute, and that won't do any good will it?" It was true: Ling was extremely tired, but it won't stop her from doing her duty. It was the least she could do for them.
"The Professor should be in his office-?" Rogue suggested.
"Let's go." Bobby said, and they immediately took off.
They jogged most of the way, but sometimes they had to stop to give Ling a breather.
Finally, they reached the Professor's office. Ling's hand hovered over the door knob for a second, hesitant if she should barge in or not.
"Come in, don't be frightened." A voice inside the room said. With a relived sigh, Ling twisted the gold door knob and walked her way in.
The professor's office was nice, with a huge window that overlooked the beautiful scenery of Westchester. The sun was down, and Ling could see a bright full moon in a clear sky.
"So," Professor Xavier began, "you're not dead."
"No, I guess I'm not, unless I'm a ghost." Ling replied with a faint smile.
"Erik gave you a nasty beating, didn't he?" The Professor inquired, nodding to the head wound and several bruises on her body.
"Yes." Ling answered.
"Sit down, the three of you. No doubt Rogue and Bobby would also like to know, and I suppose you'll tell them later if not now."
Rogue and Bobby's heads peeked through the door, and they sat down next to Ling.
"Now, back to business. I believe you wanted to tell me something?" The Professor encouraged.
"Um, Professor? Could I-?" Ling began, her throat getting dry and voice raspy.
"Yes, of course." He used his power to pour a cup of water in a cup and floated it to Ling. He had one of those water tanks in his office. She gratefully rasped her thanks and gulped down the entire cup. Now she felt better.
"Please begin whenever you're ready," the Professor said patiently. Bobby and Rogue held hands as they watched their friend take a deep breath, and tell Magneto's plan.
"Magneto knows that you are a problem. A big one. He doesn't want to kill you, necessarily, since you were his old buddy, but he's found a different way to stop the X-men. There's a machine-a machine that was invented by Stryker." Ling shuddered involuntarily at the name, "Anyway, Mystique had hacked onto his network and received mounds of information about Stryker, the serum, and his other tools. Apparently, he made some sort of machine. There was not that much detail on the machine-either that or I did not hear the whole thing. But I did hear him say that the machine can somehow control mutants. Make them do what the user wants. I don't know how, or why Stryker didn't just use that on me, but I guess it was a new invention, a recent tool that he had not have time to put into use before his demise.
"Apparently, the machine was not destroyed when the dam flooded the whole area. This machine was located in a different spot, for safekeeping and for testing. Magneto's planning to look for that machine and use it to control mutants who normally wouldn't want to join him. And insure pure loyalty to those who already joined him, but have free spirits, like Pyro. Another thing: When you send out the X-men to stop him, he can control the X-men. Magneto could turn them against you and let Magneto do whatever he's doing, or he could force them to join his side. So he has an army of mutants, some of those have been trained by the best-you, Professor-and the world as we know it will probably end." Ling finished panting for breath and even more tired.
Rogue just looked shocked. Bobby swore under his breath. The Professor stared into Ling's Asian eyes with deep remorse. Ling could feel him opening up some of her memories, probably to check if she had left out anything. But she could feel him hesitating in her head.
"Go ahead." She thought to him. The hesitation lifted, and he rifled through her memories like he was reading pages to a book. Ling closed her eyes for a moment and just let herself rest. She tried to ignore the painful memory of her torture with Magneto, but felt a warm feeling and happily watched the memories of her conversations with Pyro, even though she was in constant pain most of the time.
"Hmm, so he put it in a history museum? We'll have to get that before Magneto does." Professor Xavier sighed. "Unfortunally, Scott's still in depression, Logan's fine, but he's in a tender state as well, and one of my best students is gone forever-" He sighed sadly. "The X-men's been broken up. And a museum break in isn't exactly their type of stealth mission."
"We could do it." Rogue suggested.
The Professor looked at her, surprised. "You, Bobby, and Ling? Don't you think you're bit young-? There are many dangers, Rogue, and a chance at getting killed or caught. Are you sure you want to go through with this?"
"Well, I don't want to be under Magneto's control, and we're just as good as anybody else! Plus, Ling's really good; she could practically be a bodyguard-oh! Sorry." Rogue apologized. But no apology was needed. Ling had fallen asleep.
"At any rate, not tonight, Rogue. She's very tired. I will sleep on it, and we'll figure it out tomorrow. Good night." The Professor dismissed them.
Bobby looked at the sleeping Ling. "Um, want to help me carry her, Rogue?"
"No need." The Professor said. He put a hand to his head, and Ling got up, with her eyes still closed, and started walking out the door.
Bobby and Rogue exchanged a smile and they both separated to go back to their rooms, waiting for tommarow, and to see whether or not they will get to go on a mission.