Professor Xavier rolled out of Crebro. He looked at Wolverine/Logan,
Storm/Ororo and Night crawler/Kurt.
"Crebro's detected some mutant activity." He said.
"Is it Magneto?" Ororo asked.
"No, it's a young girl. I've been keeping an eye on her. She's kept her powers under wraps, but just a little while ago she used them." Xavier said.
"Vhat did she do?" Kurt asked.
"She used it against a schoolmate. He's dead."
"So, what do you want us to do? Sounds like this kid needs to be in jail." Logan said.
"I believe it was an accident. I'm sure you all have had your fair shares of those." Xavier replied, casting a look at Logan. Logan looked away, knowing he meant the episode with Rogue trying to wake him from his nightmare last year. "I'm afraid that Magneto will try to get a hold of her though." Xavier continued. "And in her state at the moment, she can fall pray to any lies or manipulation he gives her."
"Should we fire up the jet?" Ororo asked. Xavier nodded, giving them the location he had gotten from Crebro.
"Be careful." He said. "She does not know how to control her powers and could be quite dangerous."
"Don't vorry." Kurt assured him as the three of them left. Xavier thought of something quickly and stopped them.
"Wait." He said. They looked at him. "Perhaps it would be wise to take some of the students along with you, so as not to overwhelm the girl." He suggested. Ororo nodded.
"I'll get Bobby and Rogue." She said, knowing those two would be ready to help. Logan sighed.
"They're staying in the jet." He said as they left.
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Taryn stood with John. He had brought her two a middle aged man in a red suit and cape and a woman who for all purposes looked naked. She was blue from head to toe, minus her red hair.
"This the guy you want me to meet?" Taryn asked.
"Forgive me for not coming to you myself." The man said. "But I figured you'd feel more comfortable with someone your age. I am Magneto, and this is Mystique."
"We've met." Mystique smiled. Taryn looked at her.
"I think I'd remember a blue woman if I met her." Taryn replied. Mystique's smile widened. She changed her appearance, and looked like one of the kids Taryn had seen at the dance. Taryn's eyes widened as she stumbled back a bit from shock.
"Like I said." Mystique replied as she changed back to her own form. "We've met." Magneto smiled.
"Oh, don't be frightened, child." He said. "We're here to help you."
"Help?" Taryn asked.
"Well, seeing your display back there with your friends, it's obvious you're going to need some guidance in your powers." Mystique said.
"Guidance?" Taryn asked. "I don't need guidance. I need to be left alone." She turned to leave them. John grabbed her arm.
"Show some respect, girlie." He said. "Least you could do is listen to what the man's got to say." Taryn glared at him.
"You know what I did to Andy when he pissed me off, you really want to get in my way?"
"Be nice, young Pyro." Magneto said. John looked at him and let go of Taryn's arm. "Now, Taryn," Magneto said, looking at her. "Going into isolation and hiding your true self is hardly the correct way to go, don't you think?" He coaxed, looking into her eyes. Taryn blinked.
"It's the safe way to go, for me and others. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to leave." She turned to leave again, only to see the ladder of a fire escape rush down, nearly hitting her. She gasped as she jumped back.
"But, I do mind." Magneto said. Taryn spun around and looked at him.
"What do you want?" She asked through gritted teeth.
"Only to talk, young child." He said.
"Well, I don't talk to folks who try to decapitate me with a fire escape." She replied. "And, judging by your extreme measures, I'm guessing you're one of those not too nice mutants the news is always talking about." She said. John scoffed and walked back over to Magneto and Mystique.
"Society can't handle different things. To them, we're all 'not too nice'." He said.
"So you'll understand my not wanting to shout it to the high heavens that I'm not normal." Taryn said.
"Who is to say what is normal?" Magneto replied. "Perhaps we are the normal ones, and all others are who should be exiled."
"Well, that's an interesting point you provide, Metal Man. I'll think about that on my way out of here."
"I think she needs a bit more convincing." Mystique said. John grinned.
"I'm on it." He said as he pulled out his lighter again.
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"So, where are we going?" Bobby asked as he and Rogue stepped onto the jet.
"Jersey." Logan said. "The professor says there's a kid there who needs help with her powers."
"He wants us to get to her before Magneto tries to." Ororo said. Rogue looked at them.
"Who's to say he hasn't already?" She asked. Logan and Ororo looked at each other, knowing she was right.
"Fasten your seat belts kids." Logan said as he shifted the jet into gear.
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John cast a look at Magneto, wordlessly asking permission. Magneto simply nodded. John's grin widened as he looked over at Taryn. He flicked on his lighter. He manipulated the flame into his hand. Taryn watched him with morbid curiosity.
"You still hell bent in walking away?" He sneered. He shot his hand out. The fire hit the ground by her feet, expanding into a ring of fire surrounding her. Taryn gasped and looked at them fearfully.
"Now, as you can see, young Pyro has the ability to manipulate flame. He could make that circle of fire rage up," Magneto said. As if to accentuate that point, John caused the fire to intensify, building large walls of flames around Taryn. "Perhaps you should reconsider your previous decision about us."
"Perhaps you should bite me." Taryn shot back. She grabbed the ladder, which had nearly killed her just a few minutes ago and began to climb it. The heated metal didn't affect her too much on account of her wearing thick wool gloves on her hands. She quickly climbed up the ladder making her way to the roof of the building. Magneto tsked.
"I hate pigheaded teenagers." He said. He raised his hand up and caused the fire escape to rattle. Taryn shrieked as she stumbled on one of the landings of the fire escape, her back slamming into the side. One of the sides of the fire escape came off of the side of the building.
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Kurt, Logan, Ororo, Bobby and Rogue parked the Jet in a nearby wooded area. They soon found themselves to the location Xavier had given them, only to see no one.
"Where is she?" Rogue asked.
"Maybe the professor gave us the wrong place." Bobby said.
"Doubt it." Logan said. He paused as a smell in the air caught him. The others looked at him.
"Vhat is it?" Kurt asked. Logan looked at him.
"I smell smoke." He said, sniffing the air. "And where there's smoke, there's fire."
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The fire escape began to come off the building. Taryn shrieked as she tried to stay on the elevated side of the landing.
"Leave me alone!" She yelled.
"Sorry, girlie." John said. "But you're either with us, or against us. And we don't like opposition."
"Crebro's detected some mutant activity." He said.
"Is it Magneto?" Ororo asked.
"No, it's a young girl. I've been keeping an eye on her. She's kept her powers under wraps, but just a little while ago she used them." Xavier said.
"Vhat did she do?" Kurt asked.
"She used it against a schoolmate. He's dead."
"So, what do you want us to do? Sounds like this kid needs to be in jail." Logan said.
"I believe it was an accident. I'm sure you all have had your fair shares of those." Xavier replied, casting a look at Logan. Logan looked away, knowing he meant the episode with Rogue trying to wake him from his nightmare last year. "I'm afraid that Magneto will try to get a hold of her though." Xavier continued. "And in her state at the moment, she can fall pray to any lies or manipulation he gives her."
"Should we fire up the jet?" Ororo asked. Xavier nodded, giving them the location he had gotten from Crebro.
"Be careful." He said. "She does not know how to control her powers and could be quite dangerous."
"Don't vorry." Kurt assured him as the three of them left. Xavier thought of something quickly and stopped them.
"Wait." He said. They looked at him. "Perhaps it would be wise to take some of the students along with you, so as not to overwhelm the girl." He suggested. Ororo nodded.
"I'll get Bobby and Rogue." She said, knowing those two would be ready to help. Logan sighed.
"They're staying in the jet." He said as they left.
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Taryn stood with John. He had brought her two a middle aged man in a red suit and cape and a woman who for all purposes looked naked. She was blue from head to toe, minus her red hair.
"This the guy you want me to meet?" Taryn asked.
"Forgive me for not coming to you myself." The man said. "But I figured you'd feel more comfortable with someone your age. I am Magneto, and this is Mystique."
"We've met." Mystique smiled. Taryn looked at her.
"I think I'd remember a blue woman if I met her." Taryn replied. Mystique's smile widened. She changed her appearance, and looked like one of the kids Taryn had seen at the dance. Taryn's eyes widened as she stumbled back a bit from shock.
"Like I said." Mystique replied as she changed back to her own form. "We've met." Magneto smiled.
"Oh, don't be frightened, child." He said. "We're here to help you."
"Help?" Taryn asked.
"Well, seeing your display back there with your friends, it's obvious you're going to need some guidance in your powers." Mystique said.
"Guidance?" Taryn asked. "I don't need guidance. I need to be left alone." She turned to leave them. John grabbed her arm.
"Show some respect, girlie." He said. "Least you could do is listen to what the man's got to say." Taryn glared at him.
"You know what I did to Andy when he pissed me off, you really want to get in my way?"
"Be nice, young Pyro." Magneto said. John looked at him and let go of Taryn's arm. "Now, Taryn," Magneto said, looking at her. "Going into isolation and hiding your true self is hardly the correct way to go, don't you think?" He coaxed, looking into her eyes. Taryn blinked.
"It's the safe way to go, for me and others. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to leave." She turned to leave again, only to see the ladder of a fire escape rush down, nearly hitting her. She gasped as she jumped back.
"But, I do mind." Magneto said. Taryn spun around and looked at him.
"What do you want?" She asked through gritted teeth.
"Only to talk, young child." He said.
"Well, I don't talk to folks who try to decapitate me with a fire escape." She replied. "And, judging by your extreme measures, I'm guessing you're one of those not too nice mutants the news is always talking about." She said. John scoffed and walked back over to Magneto and Mystique.
"Society can't handle different things. To them, we're all 'not too nice'." He said.
"So you'll understand my not wanting to shout it to the high heavens that I'm not normal." Taryn said.
"Who is to say what is normal?" Magneto replied. "Perhaps we are the normal ones, and all others are who should be exiled."
"Well, that's an interesting point you provide, Metal Man. I'll think about that on my way out of here."
"I think she needs a bit more convincing." Mystique said. John grinned.
"I'm on it." He said as he pulled out his lighter again.
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"So, where are we going?" Bobby asked as he and Rogue stepped onto the jet.
"Jersey." Logan said. "The professor says there's a kid there who needs help with her powers."
"He wants us to get to her before Magneto tries to." Ororo said. Rogue looked at them.
"Who's to say he hasn't already?" She asked. Logan and Ororo looked at each other, knowing she was right.
"Fasten your seat belts kids." Logan said as he shifted the jet into gear.
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John cast a look at Magneto, wordlessly asking permission. Magneto simply nodded. John's grin widened as he looked over at Taryn. He flicked on his lighter. He manipulated the flame into his hand. Taryn watched him with morbid curiosity.
"You still hell bent in walking away?" He sneered. He shot his hand out. The fire hit the ground by her feet, expanding into a ring of fire surrounding her. Taryn gasped and looked at them fearfully.
"Now, as you can see, young Pyro has the ability to manipulate flame. He could make that circle of fire rage up," Magneto said. As if to accentuate that point, John caused the fire to intensify, building large walls of flames around Taryn. "Perhaps you should reconsider your previous decision about us."
"Perhaps you should bite me." Taryn shot back. She grabbed the ladder, which had nearly killed her just a few minutes ago and began to climb it. The heated metal didn't affect her too much on account of her wearing thick wool gloves on her hands. She quickly climbed up the ladder making her way to the roof of the building. Magneto tsked.
"I hate pigheaded teenagers." He said. He raised his hand up and caused the fire escape to rattle. Taryn shrieked as she stumbled on one of the landings of the fire escape, her back slamming into the side. One of the sides of the fire escape came off of the side of the building.
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Kurt, Logan, Ororo, Bobby and Rogue parked the Jet in a nearby wooded area. They soon found themselves to the location Xavier had given them, only to see no one.
"Where is she?" Rogue asked.
"Maybe the professor gave us the wrong place." Bobby said.
"Doubt it." Logan said. He paused as a smell in the air caught him. The others looked at him.
"Vhat is it?" Kurt asked. Logan looked at him.
"I smell smoke." He said, sniffing the air. "And where there's smoke, there's fire."
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The fire escape began to come off the building. Taryn shrieked as she tried to stay on the elevated side of the landing.
"Leave me alone!" She yelled.
"Sorry, girlie." John said. "But you're either with us, or against us. And we don't like opposition."