-Upon Flaming Wings-
10-20-03
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Amara got out of the shower and sighed. It had been a tough week. Pyro was now going to Professor Xavier in a sort of therapeutic way. He had been a tough case for her to crack. They had trained hard every day and his powers were fragile but they were coming back. She walked into her room and closed the door. She frowned and dried herself off, putting on her pajamas, which consisted of a black tank top and a pair of blue silk pajama pants. She toweled off her hair and looked at her reflection. She then sighed and threw the towel into her hamper. She frowned and laid on her bed, reading. Someone knocked then walked in.
"Hey, Amara." St. John said with a smile. She blushed a little at him seeing her in her night clothes but smiled anyway. "I wanted to thank you for helping me with my powers." She smiled widely.
"Hey, it was nothing. I think I got a firmer grasp on my powers too." She said, sitting up as he sat next to her. He gave her a loose hug. She returned it. Her eyes dimmed with tears. She remembered all that had happened during the week and since she met him.
"The professor said that my powers are coming back.. I can actually use them in full now. But I will have to train with you and the others to get my full grip on them back." He pulled away from her and smiled. "Well, we both need our rest, eh, Sheila?" She nodded slightly.
"Logan's training session is going to hard if we don't get any sleep." He nodded and got up, leaving the room. She looked down at her book then set it aside and settled herself under her covers.
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Amara looked around. Where was she? She could hardly see in the dense fog that had settled over wherever she was. She was outside in her nightclothes. She looked around. Her eyes widened in fear. A shadow approached her at an alarming speed. She turned around and ran away from whoever it was. When she looked back, no one was there. She gasped and came to a halt. She swallowed and looked back ahead. Shadows, coming at her from every direction. Her eyes widened even more and she transformed into Magma. She felt herself freeze. She fought it to no avail. She felt her hands come together and her legs, as well. Then she fell to her knees. The shadows merged into one and stood before her. Emerald eyes stared at her without mercy. She opened her mouth to scream for help as she sat there helplessly. No sound came out.
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Amara screamed and sat up. Logan, Pyro, and Ororo raced into the room and she sat on the bed, shivering with fear. Pyro sighed and sat down next to her, trying to calm her along with Ororo. She whimpered slightly and tried not to be afraid. Her breath caught in her throat. She shivered violently and buried her face into Pyro's chest. He held her wordlessly. She felt safe in his arms, but there was a foreign fear there that shouldn't be. She looked up and when he looked at her, she cried out and pulled herself away from him.
"What is it?" Ororo asked soothingly. "What's the matter?" Amara pointed at Pyro. Logan raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"You.." She whispered, her voice filled with fear. Her eyes were wide and she shook. Voices inside of her head whispered to her. She knew she wasn't feeling well. "Stop!" She held her head in her hands.
'He did it to you..' One voice said.
A scream erupted, doubled. Gambit raced into the room with Rogue in his arms. His eyes were wide and he clutched her to him with all the strength he had.
"What the hell is going on?" Logan asked. Professor Xavier wheeled himself into the room. He stared at them. "Charles.."
"They've had nightmares of the ones they care about." He said after a moment. Jean raced in, as well as Scott, Kitty, Kurt, Ray, Jubilee, and Bobby. "I do not know what is going on, but I know this was no coincidence."
"What are we going to do?" Pyro asked, narrowing his eyes.
"I do not know what has happened with Rogue and Amara. They seem to be the only ones who have not come to their senses." Rogue was shaking and trying in vain to get out of Gambit's arms.
"Let meh go!" She screamed. He only held her tighter.
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Amara closed her eyes. She was tired and dazed. What happened? She remembered the nightmare and the look on Pyro's face when he had left her room. She brought her legs up to her chest and hugged them.
"Sheila?" He knocked on her door. She hid her face in her hair and bit her lip. It had been a frightening experience for her.
"What do you want?" She asked, her voice muffled.
"Certainly not Kitty's muffins." He said then paused. "Listen, Sheila, I have no idea what happened to you in your dream but don't be afraid of me." She swallowed the sudden lump in her throat. There was a lot she didn't understand. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Come in." He opened the door and closed it behind him. "I know it was a nightmare now.."
"I know ya do, Sheila. Its time for our training, if you feel up to it." She looked over at him, a small smile on her face.
"I'll be down in a while." He nodded and smiled, leaving her. She got dressed into her X-uniform. She couldn't wait to train. It was a relief that she felt now, not having her mind on her nightmare. She ran down to the training room.
"Hurry up, kid. He's about to start without ya." Logan said, pointing. She nodded and ran into the room.
"C'mon!" Pyro smiled and waved to Scott who was in the control room. They got into their stances. "Ready, Sheila?"
"Yeah." She was about to transform but an image appeared. She shook her head. She shouldn't be stalling. She transformed. She sent flames at John, who controlled them and hurtled them at the robots and lasers. She launched them at the metal machines that were attacking.
"OI!" Scott had toned it up and there were more, along with paintballs flying at them. Blades whirled through the air and they had to really work to keep going. Logan watched them with increasing respect. Rogue, Gambit, and Kurt bamf-ed in and trained with them. Kitty phased through the wall and started running from the machines in the air.
"We've gotta get inta groups!" Rogue shouted, calling order. "Pyro an' Amara, ya two are a team. Remy an' Ah'll be the otha one. Kurt, ya an' Kit are the last team." Pyro, who was watching out for them all, looked back and pulled Amara out of the way, calling to the others that they had been spotted.
"We got it!" He shouted, pulling a now deformed, regular-looking Amara with him. They hid behind a rock and she created her fire. He took it and threw it, parting it into little flaming balls. She looked over to see Rogue and Gambit fighting off the minor, easier things so that all of them could concentrate on the paintballs. She looked up and around then pulled Pyro away. They just escaped.
"Come on!" She grabbed his hand after they stopped and looked around for a place to hide and attack. She smiled in satisfactory when a plan arose. She pulled him toward Kitty and Kurt. "Kitty, I have a plan. Phase us through the cliff and get us to the top. We can attack the blasters from up there." Kitty nodded, smiling.
"Like, great plan. Kurt, 'port us to the top so I can phase them through." He nodded and they all held on to each other. Gambit and Rogue noticed it and smiled at each other. They would take care of the bottom and the others would get the top.
"There're five blasters." Pyro said, smirking. "We'll take 'em out in no time at all." Kitty put her hands on her shoulders and they phased through the ground so they didn't get spotted. Then she phased them up when Kurt whispered something.
"Go!" She phased them up and Amara blasted away at one, while Pyro took another. Kurt teleported out of the way of getting hit. The blasters fell to the ground and exploded. Amara was on her knees, her arms held securely up in front of her face. Pyro put his arms around her and turned her around so her face was hidden in his chest, away from flying rocks and debris.
"Sheila! Hold on tight!" He picked her up and they hid behind a rock. Panting, gasping clean air, and wiping sweat from their foreheads, they leaned against the rock. Amara looked up and her eyes widened. She made a daring move and pushed Pyro out into the open. She handed him a fireball and he used it as a shield for both of them. "Nice one. Now, attack it while this holds up." She nodded once.
"Okay.." She put her hands together and sent a blast of fire at it.
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"That was actually a fun and successful training session!" Kitty said cheerfully. "Amara and Pyro, you two were, like, totally great!"
"Thanks." Amara said, blushing lightly. Pyro grinned and put his arm around her shoulders.
"If it weren't for her, I would've been hit with paintballs!" He said, his eyes widening. Amara elbowed him.
"He saved me a few times, too." She turned to Rogue. "What about you and Gambit?"
"Well, we pretty much did what we could, right, Cajun?" Gambit nodded and wrapped an arm around her waist. They were walking down the hallways toward their rooms.
"Congratulations." They stopped and turned around. Ororo, Logan, and Professor Xavier stood behind them. "You did exceptionally well. We are very proud of you."
"Thanks." They all said in unison.
"Well, we did work hard." Kitty said with a smile. "Amara and Pyro were the main team out there."
"I feel as though you kids really could beat Magneto. Just keep training hard." Xavier turned around and wheeled himself back down the hallway. Ororo smiled at them and Logan grunted.
"I say he's right." Kurt said, grinning. "The Fuzzy One is in the house!" They all laughed.
"Right.." Pyro said with a shake of his head.
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Rogue sat, playing a video game with Gambit. He was losing so pathetically that Pyro laughed at him. Amara joined in, once she saw how horrible he was. It was hilarious. He was in last place and he couldn't even finish the race. Kitty was reading a magazine and Kurt was eating. He had popcorn, ice cream, soda, and some candy.
"Kurt!" Kitty shouted. She grabbed her popsicle away from him and glared at him. "Like, you have all that food and you're trying to, like, steal my popsicle!" She watched him as she started eating it.
"Vell, you veren't eating it!" She stared at him. Amara stole some popcorn for her and John. She sat up against him on the floor, her legs pulled up under her.
"Dis is dumb!" Gambit said, getting frustrated. He felt like throwing the controller through the TV. Rogue laughed at him. Evan walked down and Rogue let him beat Gambit. The Cajun did better than before because he had a better feel for the controls. Soon, all of them had played against Gambit and even Amara, who never played before, beat him.
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Amara gave Pyro a smile.
"'Mornin', Sheila." He said with a grin. She grabbed a donut and sat herself down next to him. She took a small bite then smiled wider at him.
"Good morning, St. John." She returned. She took another bite from her donut and sat there quietly. Kurt bamf-ed in and stole three donuts. Amara shook her head. Kitty was at the microwave, trying to cook oatmeal. She yelped and left it in there, sucking on her burnt finger.
"Cajun!" Logan came in, chasing after Gambit, who ran out the door. Logan ran right after him. Jamie raced in and ran into Amara, causing him to fall and.. multiply. Ray came in, sipping on some hot chocolate. Jubilee got mad at Bobby and dumped her soda over his head, leaving the room.
"Well, I would have to say that this is another usual day." Ray mumbled. Amara laughed.
"Me too." She smiled at him and watched as he snatched a poptart from the open box. He took a bite and smirked at her.
"This is actually a good day, right?" She nodded. Then she turned back around in her seat and finished her donut in silence. "Catch all ya later!" Ray called. They all looked up and waved as he left the institute. He usually left early for school, meeting a few friends of his before classes began.
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"What!? You're so kidding!" Amara said in wide-eyed astonishment. She stared at her friend, Rebecca, who shook her head.
"No, Brandon really wants to go out with you, Amara." She said truthfully. "I heard it from a friend of his." Amara narrowed her eyes suspiciously at her friend.
"Could be a misunderstanding." She slammed her locker shut and shrugged. "Besides, why would a football player even look at me?"
"Come on, Amara! Not this again. You really have the looks, the smarts, and the most of the time good moods. I'm telling you, this is what I heard. He wants to ask you at lunch today."
"Well then, maybe I'll be proven wrong."
"What are you going to say?" Rebecca asked curiously. Amara had had a crush on Brandon in the beginning of the year.
"I don't know."
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That's all for now! =)
10-23-03
Please review!
10-20-03
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Amara got out of the shower and sighed. It had been a tough week. Pyro was now going to Professor Xavier in a sort of therapeutic way. He had been a tough case for her to crack. They had trained hard every day and his powers were fragile but they were coming back. She walked into her room and closed the door. She frowned and dried herself off, putting on her pajamas, which consisted of a black tank top and a pair of blue silk pajama pants. She toweled off her hair and looked at her reflection. She then sighed and threw the towel into her hamper. She frowned and laid on her bed, reading. Someone knocked then walked in.
"Hey, Amara." St. John said with a smile. She blushed a little at him seeing her in her night clothes but smiled anyway. "I wanted to thank you for helping me with my powers." She smiled widely.
"Hey, it was nothing. I think I got a firmer grasp on my powers too." She said, sitting up as he sat next to her. He gave her a loose hug. She returned it. Her eyes dimmed with tears. She remembered all that had happened during the week and since she met him.
"The professor said that my powers are coming back.. I can actually use them in full now. But I will have to train with you and the others to get my full grip on them back." He pulled away from her and smiled. "Well, we both need our rest, eh, Sheila?" She nodded slightly.
"Logan's training session is going to hard if we don't get any sleep." He nodded and got up, leaving the room. She looked down at her book then set it aside and settled herself under her covers.
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Amara looked around. Where was she? She could hardly see in the dense fog that had settled over wherever she was. She was outside in her nightclothes. She looked around. Her eyes widened in fear. A shadow approached her at an alarming speed. She turned around and ran away from whoever it was. When she looked back, no one was there. She gasped and came to a halt. She swallowed and looked back ahead. Shadows, coming at her from every direction. Her eyes widened even more and she transformed into Magma. She felt herself freeze. She fought it to no avail. She felt her hands come together and her legs, as well. Then she fell to her knees. The shadows merged into one and stood before her. Emerald eyes stared at her without mercy. She opened her mouth to scream for help as she sat there helplessly. No sound came out.
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Amara screamed and sat up. Logan, Pyro, and Ororo raced into the room and she sat on the bed, shivering with fear. Pyro sighed and sat down next to her, trying to calm her along with Ororo. She whimpered slightly and tried not to be afraid. Her breath caught in her throat. She shivered violently and buried her face into Pyro's chest. He held her wordlessly. She felt safe in his arms, but there was a foreign fear there that shouldn't be. She looked up and when he looked at her, she cried out and pulled herself away from him.
"What is it?" Ororo asked soothingly. "What's the matter?" Amara pointed at Pyro. Logan raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"You.." She whispered, her voice filled with fear. Her eyes were wide and she shook. Voices inside of her head whispered to her. She knew she wasn't feeling well. "Stop!" She held her head in her hands.
'He did it to you..' One voice said.
A scream erupted, doubled. Gambit raced into the room with Rogue in his arms. His eyes were wide and he clutched her to him with all the strength he had.
"What the hell is going on?" Logan asked. Professor Xavier wheeled himself into the room. He stared at them. "Charles.."
"They've had nightmares of the ones they care about." He said after a moment. Jean raced in, as well as Scott, Kitty, Kurt, Ray, Jubilee, and Bobby. "I do not know what is going on, but I know this was no coincidence."
"What are we going to do?" Pyro asked, narrowing his eyes.
"I do not know what has happened with Rogue and Amara. They seem to be the only ones who have not come to their senses." Rogue was shaking and trying in vain to get out of Gambit's arms.
"Let meh go!" She screamed. He only held her tighter.
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Amara closed her eyes. She was tired and dazed. What happened? She remembered the nightmare and the look on Pyro's face when he had left her room. She brought her legs up to her chest and hugged them.
"Sheila?" He knocked on her door. She hid her face in her hair and bit her lip. It had been a frightening experience for her.
"What do you want?" She asked, her voice muffled.
"Certainly not Kitty's muffins." He said then paused. "Listen, Sheila, I have no idea what happened to you in your dream but don't be afraid of me." She swallowed the sudden lump in her throat. There was a lot she didn't understand. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Come in." He opened the door and closed it behind him. "I know it was a nightmare now.."
"I know ya do, Sheila. Its time for our training, if you feel up to it." She looked over at him, a small smile on her face.
"I'll be down in a while." He nodded and smiled, leaving her. She got dressed into her X-uniform. She couldn't wait to train. It was a relief that she felt now, not having her mind on her nightmare. She ran down to the training room.
"Hurry up, kid. He's about to start without ya." Logan said, pointing. She nodded and ran into the room.
"C'mon!" Pyro smiled and waved to Scott who was in the control room. They got into their stances. "Ready, Sheila?"
"Yeah." She was about to transform but an image appeared. She shook her head. She shouldn't be stalling. She transformed. She sent flames at John, who controlled them and hurtled them at the robots and lasers. She launched them at the metal machines that were attacking.
"OI!" Scott had toned it up and there were more, along with paintballs flying at them. Blades whirled through the air and they had to really work to keep going. Logan watched them with increasing respect. Rogue, Gambit, and Kurt bamf-ed in and trained with them. Kitty phased through the wall and started running from the machines in the air.
"We've gotta get inta groups!" Rogue shouted, calling order. "Pyro an' Amara, ya two are a team. Remy an' Ah'll be the otha one. Kurt, ya an' Kit are the last team." Pyro, who was watching out for them all, looked back and pulled Amara out of the way, calling to the others that they had been spotted.
"We got it!" He shouted, pulling a now deformed, regular-looking Amara with him. They hid behind a rock and she created her fire. He took it and threw it, parting it into little flaming balls. She looked over to see Rogue and Gambit fighting off the minor, easier things so that all of them could concentrate on the paintballs. She looked up and around then pulled Pyro away. They just escaped.
"Come on!" She grabbed his hand after they stopped and looked around for a place to hide and attack. She smiled in satisfactory when a plan arose. She pulled him toward Kitty and Kurt. "Kitty, I have a plan. Phase us through the cliff and get us to the top. We can attack the blasters from up there." Kitty nodded, smiling.
"Like, great plan. Kurt, 'port us to the top so I can phase them through." He nodded and they all held on to each other. Gambit and Rogue noticed it and smiled at each other. They would take care of the bottom and the others would get the top.
"There're five blasters." Pyro said, smirking. "We'll take 'em out in no time at all." Kitty put her hands on her shoulders and they phased through the ground so they didn't get spotted. Then she phased them up when Kurt whispered something.
"Go!" She phased them up and Amara blasted away at one, while Pyro took another. Kurt teleported out of the way of getting hit. The blasters fell to the ground and exploded. Amara was on her knees, her arms held securely up in front of her face. Pyro put his arms around her and turned her around so her face was hidden in his chest, away from flying rocks and debris.
"Sheila! Hold on tight!" He picked her up and they hid behind a rock. Panting, gasping clean air, and wiping sweat from their foreheads, they leaned against the rock. Amara looked up and her eyes widened. She made a daring move and pushed Pyro out into the open. She handed him a fireball and he used it as a shield for both of them. "Nice one. Now, attack it while this holds up." She nodded once.
"Okay.." She put her hands together and sent a blast of fire at it.
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"That was actually a fun and successful training session!" Kitty said cheerfully. "Amara and Pyro, you two were, like, totally great!"
"Thanks." Amara said, blushing lightly. Pyro grinned and put his arm around her shoulders.
"If it weren't for her, I would've been hit with paintballs!" He said, his eyes widening. Amara elbowed him.
"He saved me a few times, too." She turned to Rogue. "What about you and Gambit?"
"Well, we pretty much did what we could, right, Cajun?" Gambit nodded and wrapped an arm around her waist. They were walking down the hallways toward their rooms.
"Congratulations." They stopped and turned around. Ororo, Logan, and Professor Xavier stood behind them. "You did exceptionally well. We are very proud of you."
"Thanks." They all said in unison.
"Well, we did work hard." Kitty said with a smile. "Amara and Pyro were the main team out there."
"I feel as though you kids really could beat Magneto. Just keep training hard." Xavier turned around and wheeled himself back down the hallway. Ororo smiled at them and Logan grunted.
"I say he's right." Kurt said, grinning. "The Fuzzy One is in the house!" They all laughed.
"Right.." Pyro said with a shake of his head.
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Rogue sat, playing a video game with Gambit. He was losing so pathetically that Pyro laughed at him. Amara joined in, once she saw how horrible he was. It was hilarious. He was in last place and he couldn't even finish the race. Kitty was reading a magazine and Kurt was eating. He had popcorn, ice cream, soda, and some candy.
"Kurt!" Kitty shouted. She grabbed her popsicle away from him and glared at him. "Like, you have all that food and you're trying to, like, steal my popsicle!" She watched him as she started eating it.
"Vell, you veren't eating it!" She stared at him. Amara stole some popcorn for her and John. She sat up against him on the floor, her legs pulled up under her.
"Dis is dumb!" Gambit said, getting frustrated. He felt like throwing the controller through the TV. Rogue laughed at him. Evan walked down and Rogue let him beat Gambit. The Cajun did better than before because he had a better feel for the controls. Soon, all of them had played against Gambit and even Amara, who never played before, beat him.
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Amara gave Pyro a smile.
"'Mornin', Sheila." He said with a grin. She grabbed a donut and sat herself down next to him. She took a small bite then smiled wider at him.
"Good morning, St. John." She returned. She took another bite from her donut and sat there quietly. Kurt bamf-ed in and stole three donuts. Amara shook her head. Kitty was at the microwave, trying to cook oatmeal. She yelped and left it in there, sucking on her burnt finger.
"Cajun!" Logan came in, chasing after Gambit, who ran out the door. Logan ran right after him. Jamie raced in and ran into Amara, causing him to fall and.. multiply. Ray came in, sipping on some hot chocolate. Jubilee got mad at Bobby and dumped her soda over his head, leaving the room.
"Well, I would have to say that this is another usual day." Ray mumbled. Amara laughed.
"Me too." She smiled at him and watched as he snatched a poptart from the open box. He took a bite and smirked at her.
"This is actually a good day, right?" She nodded. Then she turned back around in her seat and finished her donut in silence. "Catch all ya later!" Ray called. They all looked up and waved as he left the institute. He usually left early for school, meeting a few friends of his before classes began.
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"What!? You're so kidding!" Amara said in wide-eyed astonishment. She stared at her friend, Rebecca, who shook her head.
"No, Brandon really wants to go out with you, Amara." She said truthfully. "I heard it from a friend of his." Amara narrowed her eyes suspiciously at her friend.
"Could be a misunderstanding." She slammed her locker shut and shrugged. "Besides, why would a football player even look at me?"
"Come on, Amara! Not this again. You really have the looks, the smarts, and the most of the time good moods. I'm telling you, this is what I heard. He wants to ask you at lunch today."
"Well then, maybe I'll be proven wrong."
"What are you going to say?" Rebecca asked curiously. Amara had had a crush on Brandon in the beginning of the year.
"I don't know."
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That's all for now! =)
10-23-03
Please review!