Here's Chapter 24. As always I do not own Smallville or The X-Men. A word
of caution for this chapter, there will be a lot of switching of point of
views. Thanks for all of the great reviews last chapter. I've figured out
there will be about 5 more chapters after this...maybe...I didn't think I would
even get this far, so I think I'm doing pretty good.
Smallville
Cory had run back to the apartment, thankfully, Mystique was not there. He then grabbed the paper bag with the meteor rock in it. He started to rush out but decided that a kid with a grocery paper bag running would look rather odd. He couldn't risk anything at this stage in the game so he took the meteor rock out of the bag and put it into his backpack. Then he rushed back out again to the clearing in the woods outside of Smallville that they had discovered during there first day in Smallville.
Clark watched as Cory emerged again from the building and ran off again, he had been waiting unseen a distance away by Cory. He noticed that he was carrying his backpack, Clark knew he had to be up to something. There was no way that he would let him go after what Cory had just done. It wasn't enough that Cory had hurt Pete, he also hurt other people who were not involved at all, and Clark could not stand to see that. He hated when any one was hurt because of him, and in a way he was the reason Cory had attacked this time. Clark waited till Cory had walked a few blocks before he followed. He didn't super speed; he would leave that till the last possible moment, so as not to be seen. First he had to find out what Cory was up to.
Scott was working outside on a BMW, it had just needed some minor tune up's and the owner had wanted it done by the end of the day today. Slamming down the hood of the car he noticed Clark across the street. 'That's strange', he thought to himself. He looked around to see why Clark would be in this area. A few blocks away from Clark was Cory walking down the sidewalk, Clark was following him. Which could only mean one thing, Cory's plan was going into action, whatever it was, they still weren't completely sure. They knew it involved meteor rock, which was bad news for Clark, no one else was with Clark, and he had no protection from them. Scott glanced at his watch; it was 4:30, a half an hour till he got off from work. Grabbing his cell phone from his pocked he quickly dialed the Kent's phone number. After what seemed like eternity someone answered.
Martha Kent was making dinner, she know realized how grateful it was that Clark ate a lot, it gave her practice when it came to making a lot of food. This time it was for a lot of people though. The phone started to ring, but she couldn't answer with her hands in the bread dough that she was making.
"Can someone please answer that?" She called out but no one else was in the house. She looked at the clock on the microwave it was 4:30, Clark was usually home by now, and hopefully it was him calling. "Hello." She answered.
"Hello, Martha Kent, its Scott." His voice sounded urgent over the phone.
"Has something happened?" She asked knowing full well that if he was calling, then something was probably happening.
"Yes, I need you to get all the mutants that are at the house to come to town as fast as possible. Tell them that it's starting, they will know what I mean." Scott said in a rush, he sounded so serious that Martha didn't give a second thought as to asking what that meant, she knew it would probably take too long to give her the answer.
"I understand, but Bobby isn't here and neither is Clark." She told him.
"I figured that since I see Clark right know, I don't know where Bobby is." He said his mind starting to race as to the where abouts of Bobby, this could not be good was all he could think.
"He might be with Chloe, I'll give you her cell phone number so you can get into contact with him." Martha of course knew what had happened between Clark, Chloe and Bobby the night before. There was very good reason for her to think that Bobby would be with Chloe. She quickly gave him the number and said good bye. Martha then rushed out to the barn where she figured Ororo and Logan would be, they had spent a lot of time in there talking and looking over area maps in the loft. "Ororo, Logan" she yelled out running up the stairs to the loft. "Scott just called, he said to tell you that it's starting." A split second pause was enough for the message to sink in. In a flurry of motion Ororo and Logan picked up their things form the table.
"Can we borrow the truck?" Logan asked before following Ororo down the stairs.
"Of course, Scott said to hurry." She added in. Without another work Logan and Ororo jumped into the truck, this time Logan was driving. They peeled out of the driveway and onto the highway going well over the speed limit and driving into the distance towards town. Martha watched as they left hoping that everyone would get back safe, Jonathan came up from behind her.
"What's going on?" He asked, he had been in the barn as well working on some of his tools.
"I don't know really, Scott called wanting Ororo and Logan to get to town as soon as possible. He said to tell them that it was starting." She said worry etched in her voice and face.
"What does that mean?" He asked hoping for an explanation from his wife.
"I don't really know, but it can't be good." Martha said, as they both just looked out into the distance, the dust from the truck still settling.
Scott hung up the phone he knew that he should have told Martha Kent more but there just wasn't enough time. He did take her advice though and dialed Chloe's cell phone.
"Hello" a voice came from the other end of the line, from the sound of it she was crying.
"Hello, is this Chloe Sullivan?" He asked watching Clark still following Cory who had already disappeared; he was heading towards some woods. This could not be good, he though while he waited for her answer. He had been in contact with Logan and Ororo for the past few days and knew what this meant. He was know glad that he had called them. The phone line was quiet for a few seconds.
"Yes it is, but who is this?" She asked confused as to who was on the other line.
"This is Scott, I'm a friend of Bobby's. Martha Kent gave me your number. Do you know where he is?" Scott asked with desperation in his voice.
"I'm with Bobby right know at the hospital, he was attacked by Cory, he's not doing well. Cory also attacked the Vice Principal and Pete." She didn't get into specifics as to why the Vice-Principal was attacked too, she didn't think he could handle much more.
"Well that explains it," he said, quiet now.
"Explains what?" Chloe asked.
"Never mind, I need you to call the Kent's have them come and stay with you. They will call Pete's parents I suppose. Just stay tight." Scott told her making her listen to him and do as he told her. He didn't need her getting in the way and trying to find where Clark was and getting hurt herself. "I have to go now, good bye." Scott said and quickly hung up the phone so he wouldn't have to answer any more questions from her. He had already heard stories from Clark on how she could interrogate some one. Scott walked over to where his boss was sitting at his desk in the office. "I finished the BMW, and I need to go. I can't explain, but it's a emergency." His boss gave him a strange look, he had felt a little wary about hiring the guy, but he had needed the help and he knew about mechanics.
"I see, well you can make up the work tomorrow," he said.
"Thank you." Scott said and rushed out to his motorcycle knowing full well that after today he probably wouldn't be back. Once on the road he followed where he had seen Clark and Cory heading, but he already knew where they were going and so did Ororo and Logan.
Chloe sat in the waiting room after her strange call. She knew it had to be a real call, so she didn't question it fully, but she wanted to know what was going on. No one would tell her anything, the doctors included. She just sat there tears in her eyes for Bobby and Pete. She noticed Vice Principal Kane's family just entering now, the doctor was with them, they would know something. She couldn't move though she was just too stunned at the day's events. Outside clouds started to form over the town as it began to rain.
Ok that's chapter 24, I hoped you liked it and I hope you could follow it easily, I was going to go farther, but decided that this would be a good stopping place. The next chapter will be out soon; I have a lot of time on my hands now. Till next time.
Smallville
Cory had run back to the apartment, thankfully, Mystique was not there. He then grabbed the paper bag with the meteor rock in it. He started to rush out but decided that a kid with a grocery paper bag running would look rather odd. He couldn't risk anything at this stage in the game so he took the meteor rock out of the bag and put it into his backpack. Then he rushed back out again to the clearing in the woods outside of Smallville that they had discovered during there first day in Smallville.
Clark watched as Cory emerged again from the building and ran off again, he had been waiting unseen a distance away by Cory. He noticed that he was carrying his backpack, Clark knew he had to be up to something. There was no way that he would let him go after what Cory had just done. It wasn't enough that Cory had hurt Pete, he also hurt other people who were not involved at all, and Clark could not stand to see that. He hated when any one was hurt because of him, and in a way he was the reason Cory had attacked this time. Clark waited till Cory had walked a few blocks before he followed. He didn't super speed; he would leave that till the last possible moment, so as not to be seen. First he had to find out what Cory was up to.
Scott was working outside on a BMW, it had just needed some minor tune up's and the owner had wanted it done by the end of the day today. Slamming down the hood of the car he noticed Clark across the street. 'That's strange', he thought to himself. He looked around to see why Clark would be in this area. A few blocks away from Clark was Cory walking down the sidewalk, Clark was following him. Which could only mean one thing, Cory's plan was going into action, whatever it was, they still weren't completely sure. They knew it involved meteor rock, which was bad news for Clark, no one else was with Clark, and he had no protection from them. Scott glanced at his watch; it was 4:30, a half an hour till he got off from work. Grabbing his cell phone from his pocked he quickly dialed the Kent's phone number. After what seemed like eternity someone answered.
Martha Kent was making dinner, she know realized how grateful it was that Clark ate a lot, it gave her practice when it came to making a lot of food. This time it was for a lot of people though. The phone started to ring, but she couldn't answer with her hands in the bread dough that she was making.
"Can someone please answer that?" She called out but no one else was in the house. She looked at the clock on the microwave it was 4:30, Clark was usually home by now, and hopefully it was him calling. "Hello." She answered.
"Hello, Martha Kent, its Scott." His voice sounded urgent over the phone.
"Has something happened?" She asked knowing full well that if he was calling, then something was probably happening.
"Yes, I need you to get all the mutants that are at the house to come to town as fast as possible. Tell them that it's starting, they will know what I mean." Scott said in a rush, he sounded so serious that Martha didn't give a second thought as to asking what that meant, she knew it would probably take too long to give her the answer.
"I understand, but Bobby isn't here and neither is Clark." She told him.
"I figured that since I see Clark right know, I don't know where Bobby is." He said his mind starting to race as to the where abouts of Bobby, this could not be good was all he could think.
"He might be with Chloe, I'll give you her cell phone number so you can get into contact with him." Martha of course knew what had happened between Clark, Chloe and Bobby the night before. There was very good reason for her to think that Bobby would be with Chloe. She quickly gave him the number and said good bye. Martha then rushed out to the barn where she figured Ororo and Logan would be, they had spent a lot of time in there talking and looking over area maps in the loft. "Ororo, Logan" she yelled out running up the stairs to the loft. "Scott just called, he said to tell you that it's starting." A split second pause was enough for the message to sink in. In a flurry of motion Ororo and Logan picked up their things form the table.
"Can we borrow the truck?" Logan asked before following Ororo down the stairs.
"Of course, Scott said to hurry." She added in. Without another work Logan and Ororo jumped into the truck, this time Logan was driving. They peeled out of the driveway and onto the highway going well over the speed limit and driving into the distance towards town. Martha watched as they left hoping that everyone would get back safe, Jonathan came up from behind her.
"What's going on?" He asked, he had been in the barn as well working on some of his tools.
"I don't know really, Scott called wanting Ororo and Logan to get to town as soon as possible. He said to tell them that it was starting." She said worry etched in her voice and face.
"What does that mean?" He asked hoping for an explanation from his wife.
"I don't really know, but it can't be good." Martha said, as they both just looked out into the distance, the dust from the truck still settling.
Scott hung up the phone he knew that he should have told Martha Kent more but there just wasn't enough time. He did take her advice though and dialed Chloe's cell phone.
"Hello" a voice came from the other end of the line, from the sound of it she was crying.
"Hello, is this Chloe Sullivan?" He asked watching Clark still following Cory who had already disappeared; he was heading towards some woods. This could not be good, he though while he waited for her answer. He had been in contact with Logan and Ororo for the past few days and knew what this meant. He was know glad that he had called them. The phone line was quiet for a few seconds.
"Yes it is, but who is this?" She asked confused as to who was on the other line.
"This is Scott, I'm a friend of Bobby's. Martha Kent gave me your number. Do you know where he is?" Scott asked with desperation in his voice.
"I'm with Bobby right know at the hospital, he was attacked by Cory, he's not doing well. Cory also attacked the Vice Principal and Pete." She didn't get into specifics as to why the Vice-Principal was attacked too, she didn't think he could handle much more.
"Well that explains it," he said, quiet now.
"Explains what?" Chloe asked.
"Never mind, I need you to call the Kent's have them come and stay with you. They will call Pete's parents I suppose. Just stay tight." Scott told her making her listen to him and do as he told her. He didn't need her getting in the way and trying to find where Clark was and getting hurt herself. "I have to go now, good bye." Scott said and quickly hung up the phone so he wouldn't have to answer any more questions from her. He had already heard stories from Clark on how she could interrogate some one. Scott walked over to where his boss was sitting at his desk in the office. "I finished the BMW, and I need to go. I can't explain, but it's a emergency." His boss gave him a strange look, he had felt a little wary about hiring the guy, but he had needed the help and he knew about mechanics.
"I see, well you can make up the work tomorrow," he said.
"Thank you." Scott said and rushed out to his motorcycle knowing full well that after today he probably wouldn't be back. Once on the road he followed where he had seen Clark and Cory heading, but he already knew where they were going and so did Ororo and Logan.
Chloe sat in the waiting room after her strange call. She knew it had to be a real call, so she didn't question it fully, but she wanted to know what was going on. No one would tell her anything, the doctors included. She just sat there tears in her eyes for Bobby and Pete. She noticed Vice Principal Kane's family just entering now, the doctor was with them, they would know something. She couldn't move though she was just too stunned at the day's events. Outside clouds started to form over the town as it began to rain.
Ok that's chapter 24, I hoped you liked it and I hope you could follow it easily, I was going to go farther, but decided that this would be a good stopping place. The next chapter will be out soon; I have a lot of time on my hands now. Till next time.