ONE BAD DAY
Kurt was right, Scott was back at dawn with Madelyne at his side. Ah stayed up all night holdin' Anna, Ah knew Ah wouldn't see her for a long time, if'n Ah don't end up dead bah the hands of some human. She's all Ah got, and she is 'nough. She will beh safe with Kurt, Ah know so. He's one of the few people in this world Ah trust and Ah know he would never let that beh broken. Ah pulled Scott aside and Ah told him whay Ah was there. Ah left the part 'bout Jean bein' alive for last. Still it hit him like Ah dropped a truck on him. Couldn't dare tell him 'bout her and Logan though, might hurt too much, even though he had Madelyne. Ah didn't wanna ruin it for him, but he didn't deserve ta have Jean's death loomin' over him while he thought it was his own fault for the rest of his life, that just wouldn't beh fair.
Then Ah reluctantly gave Anna ta Kurt as Ah kissed her one last time Ah couldn't stop the tears from comin'. John helped meh walk away, though Ah know it was hard for him ta leave her behind too. He was already gettin' attached ta her, but it was the right decision. Ah know Ah had ta turn mah powers back on though if'n we were gonna live through this. Those sentinels were gonna find us one way or another, but Ah couldn't do that so close ta the settlement. So we walked back ta the car. John took the keys and drove. Ah wasn't exactly in the best state of mind ta do much anyhow. He drove us back ta the highway and Ah directed him ta which way ta go from there. Ah had already formed a plan as ta which way ta go last night. We head southeast. Only logical place. Good place ta fight if'n we need ta. After that maybe we'll head up towards New York. There ain't much left there so it might beh good fer hidin', least on the outskirts.
Yeah, it was a good plan, but just a plan. Plans fail, and this one didn't get much of'a chance ta work. Just as soon as we were around the New Mexico/Texas border we had trouble. This time it was a dozen of them John just stepped on the gas. Somethin' clicked though, and outta fear Ah felt mah powers come back on.
"John?"
"No time. Get ready to bail." There was no waver in his voice, not even a sliver of his jovial self when we were out on missions. He was a man on a mission, but what exactly was goin' on through his mind?
They came in threes. Three of them landed no more than fifty feet ahead of us. John was playin' chicken with sentinels. Oh great, he really is insane. But that's when he opened mah door and told meh ta jump. Ah did and Ah was afraid that he didn't make it out in time when Ah saw him in a ditch slowly gettin' out. Ah let out a sigh of relief and then there were three more ta take the other's place. Three down, nine more ta go. John was manipulatin' the fire from the explosion with the car and made a giant bird outta it and sent it towards the sentinels, while Ah tried ta knock them 'round. Ah did what Ah could even usin' other peoples powers the best Ah could, but they would learn how ta adapt too fast. So as soon as we could meh and John started ta run. There were some woods nearby and we ran straight for it hopin' for some cover. There had ta have been at least four or five still out there and at least two of them were wounded. But how do ya'll hide from a giant robot so we just kept runnin'. We came ta the end of the woods and meh and John just look at each other. What do we do? Runnin' ain't solvin' anythin'. We ain't givin' up and meh flyin' ain't gonna get us far 'cause they'll only follow. That's when John spoke.
"Go! I'll hold them off."
"Are ya'll crazy? Ah ain't leavin' ya'll here."
"Rogue, you have no choice. You have a baby to get back to."
"John-"
"I'll be fine, GO!"
"Ah can't." Then he kissed meh. Caught meh off guard real good. It was quick but passionate and Ah didn't have mah skin off but Ah didn't absorb him. He must'a been pullin' back like he did when he helped meh get control back.
"I can't live knowing I couldn't help you. Please go, Rogue. There's not much time."
"Ah'm sorry." Ah ran like he told meh and Ah looked back and Ah couldn't help but cry. He stood there with his lighters out and started settin' the trees on fire. He made the fire spread fast and hard, but it didn't matter. They were on him in a matter of minutes, but it took them all ta take him down. He ended up destroyin' all but one and that one got him. It hit him hard with its fist, then grabbed him up and took off. He, he looked dead. Either way, Ah just lost too many people Ah care for in one day.
