Chapter 8.……………

Meanwhile…………… Xavier Mansion……….. Guest rooms……….

Hannah walked up to the door of the room, that Eugene was given. She then knocked, after a couple of minutes with no answer she knocked again. After another few minutes of still no answer, she tried the handle and found out the door was not locked.

After opening the door she slowly stepped into the room. At first she did not notice anything amiss. She then noticed that Eugene's stuff was gone and that their was a piece of paper laying on the bed. She picked it up and read it. As she was reading a single tear started to slide down her face.

After she read she stood still for a moment before spinning and going in search of Willow.

Rec room………….

Willow, Rogue, Kurt, Jamie, Jenny, April, and Derek sat in the Rec room watching TV. As Hannah ran into the room Willow looked up at her brother's girlfriend, and teammate, and asked, "Hannah, what is wrong?" After seeing that Hannah was in tears.

At this everyone in the room was looking on in concern. Hannah silently handed Willow the piece of paper.

/Dear Willow, Hannah, and the others.

I am sorry that I can not say goodbye to you in person, but I have to go. Talk to the Professor, and Gambit. They will know why I have left. But do not blame them Mes Amis. I had to leave, for all of your safety and the safe return of some innocents. Do not follow me. For now I am no longer a member of X-Factor. Willow tell, La Chienne de Gouvernment, that I have left and for her not to send anyone of her other lapdogs after me. For now this is fair well. Willow, Hannah, know that I love you both and that I will miss both of you.

Wildcat.

P.S. Tell Gambit that it is not his fault I left./

Willow looked at the note one more time before turning and leaving the room. As she left the room, the others were very surprised when the TV up and exploded.

Xavier's office…………..

Xavier nodded and then said, "Scott I need you to get the others and go to the old warehouse on the other side of town. I believe that is where you will find your car. And there are some people you may need to rescue. I have contacted the others and they will meet you in the Garage. Take the van."

Scott nodded and said, "Yes sir." He then turned and was about to leave, when all of a sudden the door to the office slammed opened. Xavier, Remy, and Scott could see that it had been Willow, who had used her TK on the door, standing there.

Before anyone could say anything, Willow stormed into the office and slammed the note down on the desk and asked, "Where the hell is my Brother?"

Xavier looked up at Willow calmly and said, "He went to rescue some people on the other side of town. I have just told Scott to take the X-Men to go help."

Willow shook her head and said, "Fine I am going also."

Xavier nodded and said, "Very well. Please follow Scott."

Willow nodded and followed Scott and Gambit out of the room. After they left Xavier shook his head and thought that He hopes they find him.

Bayville city park……….

Wanda is sitting on one of the park's many benches when all of sudden she feels a breeze. After a moment, and after the dust settles she can see Peitro standing in front of her holding two suitcases. She looks up at him and asks, "What the hell do you want?"

Peitro shook his head and sat down next to his sister. He then says, very slowly, because he knows how Wanda hates when he speeds talk, "I could no longer stand all of the new people, so I decided to get out also. Now what are we going to do?"

Wanda sighs and leans back onto the bench and says, "I don't know."

Peitro suddenly sits forward and says, "I know we can go to the Institute."

Wanda shook her head and said, "Remember we don't like them."

Peitro then said, "Yes but we don't know the new people there. Maybe they will let us join them."

Wanda shook her head and said, "Ok. I guess we can try." With that they grabbed their stuff and Peitro soon sped off with Wanda in tow.

Xavier Mansion……. Short time later………..

Xavier is making his towards the kitchen when he hears the door bell. He turns his wheel chair and goes to the door. After opening it he is surprised to se the Maximoff twins standing on his doorstop. He then asks, "How may I help you?"

Peitro shook his head and said, "Sorry but we are not here to see you or any of the X-Men. We are here to join X-Factor."

Xavier is surprised but nods and then says, "Well they are not here right now , but please come in and wait for them to return." With that Peitro and Wanda follow the Professor into the Mansion.

Other side of town…………..

Scott pulls up next to his car. After both the X-Men and X-Factor get out of the slightly cramped van, Cyclops walks over to his car and places his hand on the hood. He then looks at everyone behind him, "It's still warm. He can't be to far. Lets go."

They then follow Cyclops into the warehouse. As soon as they enter the main room, they all know that they are to late to save Eugene, because as they step into the room they all see him looking back while stepping through a black portal. All they hear then is him say, "I'm Sorry." Before he stepped through. Before anyone could think to move the portal closed, leaving no trace on where Eugene had went.

After a couple moments of shocked silence, Jean looked around until she spotted the four teenagers laying on the floor bound an gagged. Jean turned and looked at Cyclops and said, "Scott, they are still alive. We need to get them out of here."

Scott nodded and then went over, while Piotr, Remy, Kurt, and Derek, help they took the four mutants out to the van. He then handed Kurt his car keys and said, "Kurt take my car back please." Kurt nodded and hopped into the car.

One hour later…………. Unknown location………..

Eugene is walking down a hallway being escorted by the first two girls he ever loved, Sarah and Kelly. Or as they are now known as Scanner, (Sarah.), and Lupa, (Kelly.).

Scanner had the mutant powers of, invisibility, intangibility, and communication through projection.

Lupa had the mutant powers, the emission of mutated pheromones that allowed her to place bestial creatures in her thrall.

Eugene shook his head. After twenty minutes of waiting they emerged into a large lab. Eugene looked around and saw the other members of the Marauders, Vertigo, Harpoon, Blockbuster, and Scalphunter. He notices that Riptide is not in the room.

He then sees five tubes that were filled with a liquid and that had bodies in side of them. Eugene then is made to walk over to Sinister who is standing next to a machine waiting.

Sinister looks up from what he was doing to look at Eugene and then he said, "Ah, young Wildcat. Good. Now Blockbuster, put him in the machine."

Blockbuster nodded and then grabbed Wildcat and placed him in the machine. Just then, Riptide walked in carrying a semi large red, gem, which he hands to Sinister.

Sinister smiles and says, " Good the Gem of Cyttorak. With this gem and the Kaiser Gem, plus some useable DNA, It will bring out your fullest potential, my dear Wildcat." Sinister turned and then placed the red gem into a slot that already housed a deep black gem.

Sinister then stepped over to the controls and turned the machine on. Soon the entire room was flickering with the light and energy pouring out of the machine.

Meanwhile……… Xavier's Mansion………..Rec Room….

Everyone was in the room, except, Kitty, Rahne, Jubilee, Paige, and Angelo, who were still in the infirmary. Even the two newest members of X-Factor, Wanda and Peitro.

Willow was pacing around the room when all of a sudden she stopped and screamed in pain. She then started to float in midair. Also things around the room also started to float. Then Willow heard a voice in her head, and so did Hannah. Well everyone in the room heard because Willow was broadcasting through the power surge.

~~Willow, I am sorry, this will be the last time I am able to speak with you. I am being changed, into what I don't know. But know that I love you, my sister, that I always will. Be not afraid. When next we meet do not doubt, do not fear, do not hesitate, be ready, fight, for yourself, for the others, and fight to kill. But do not forget. Fare thee Well.~~

With the end of the message Willow again screamed in pain mixed with grief. Scott turned and shouted over the noise of things being ripped apart and lights exploding, "Rogue touch her!"

Rogue nodded and quickly made her way towards Kurt. Who 'ported her in front of Willow. Rogue had her glove off and then touched Willow's bare cheek. The reaction was quick and extreme. Because of the touch she could now also feel the same things Willow was feeling. Things started to get worse now.

April looked on and knew what she needed to do. She stood and shouted, "Berzerker, Shock Rogue. Now."

Berzerker nodded and aimed at Rogue. Both of them fire a electrical blast at the same time. When the blasts hit Willow and Rogue, were shocked out of the connection and sent flying across the room.

Wildcat's Mind during the change………….

Images started to flash through his mind.

~Hundreds of protesters in front of the White House, holding Anti-Mutant signs.~

~Magneto, without a helmet, is playing and training the New Mutants.~

~Jean Grey laughing evilly before flaring up with flames in the shape of a large bird.~

~New X teams.~

~A sky filled with sentinels.~

~And Last a war torn land with a single figure standing there, A talk black haired figure, that had a set of wings.~

Then as the changes finished Wildcat gave one last cry, and then his mind knew no more.

TBC……………………..