Chapter 2: I'm Too Dangerous
The next day, the mutants took the Blackbird jet down to Raleigh-Durham International Airport and headed down to J.T.'s apartment. There wasn't a lot of talk on the ride to his apartment. After about an hour of searching, they finally found the right building. They went up to the third floor and knocked on his door.
"Go away," J.T. shouted.
They knocked again.
"I said go away," J.T. shouted.
"I'll go talk to him," said Kitty.
Kitty walked through the wall and started to search the rooms. In the bathroom, she saw J.T. taking a shower. J.T. turned around and saw her halfway through the wall!
"What the hell! What's going on here?" J.T. shouted.
Kitty ran back through the house and out of the door. J.T. just shook his head in disbelief.
"That's it, no more ice cream before bed. I'm seeing girls coming through the walls," said J.T. to himself.
"What did you see?" Scott asked.
"He's in the shower," Kitty replied.
"Well, we'll try one more time," said Jean Grey.
Jean knocked on the door.
"Coming," J.T. shouted.
J.T. came to the door, finding Scott, Jean and Kitty.
"No solicitors," said J.T.
"No, no, we're not selling anything," said Scott quickly.
"Hey, you're that girl that was in my bathroom! What the hell is going on here?" J.T. shouted.
"Look, it's really complicated. Can we come in and have a word with you?" Jean asked.
"Whatever. With what's been happening in the last 24 hours, my brain is on overload as it is," J.T. replied.
Jean, Scott and Kitty walked in (not through the walls!) and sat down on the couch. J.T. sat in a large chair across from the couch.
"So who are you? FBI? CIA?" J.T. asked.
"No, we're here to talk to you about what happened in the club last night," Jean replied.
"I didn't do it. You can't prove I did it! I ain't goin' to jail," J.T. shouted.
"No, no, not that. We're talking about your powers," Kitty quickly retorted.
"Oh, you mean my curse," said J.T. "I've been thinking either freak show or circus, but I really can't tell the difference between the two."
"No, I mean we want to help you," said Scott.
"Excuse me?" J.T. asked.
"We want to help you get control of your powers," said Kitty.
"I can't accept your offer. I'm just too dangerous," said J.T.
"What?" Jean asked.
"If you know about my powers, you must know what I did. And these backwater hicks get freaked out at the drop of a hat. I can't even walk down the street without being recognized for that," said J.T.
"I can kind of relate," said Kitty.
"Excuse me?" J.T. asked.
"Nothing," said Kitty.
"Either way, I don't want to hurt people. I figure if I stay in hiding for the next year, everyone will forget the whole thing and I might be able to show my face," said J.T.
"We know you don't want to hurt. That's why we want to help you get control of your powers, so you won't hurt people," said Jean.
"I...I can't. I can't risk it," said J.T. "What about you guys? What can you do that's so special?"
"Well, Kitty can phase through solid objects, Scott can fire laser beams from his eyes and I'm a telepath," Jean replied.
"And people don't know about your powers?" J.T. asked.
"And they all think that we're just average students," Scott replied. "If you join us, we can enroll you at the school and nobody will be the wiser."
"I don't know. I don't think I can do school again. I'm happy just writing my stories," said J.T.
"You're a writer? I'd like to see your works," said Kitty.
"No, it's too embarrasing," said J.T.
"Please?" Kitty asked.
"Maybe later. Let's get back on topic," said J.T.
"So? How about it?" Scott asked.
"I still don't think I can do school again. I dropped out when I was 16, just last year," said J.T.
"Nobody's like that. I mean, there's a few jerks, but the insults rarely get that intense," said Jean.
J.T. sighed heavily. "This is really a hard decision."
"You don't have to answer immediately. Think it over," said Kitty. "Just give us a call."
"Wait, you're leaving? I couldn't allow it without offering you a drink," said J.T. "What'll you have?"
"Nothing for me. I'm fine," said Scott.
"Just water," Jean replied.
"Same here," Kitty replied.
"All right," said J.T.
"So, where's your parents?" Scott asked.
"They don't give a fuck about me. I sued 'em and moved out the minute I turned 16 and I haven't looked back," J.T. replied.
"What? Why?" Kitty asked.
"They say I'm the black sheep of the family. I'd always do stuff my family would hate me for. But also, it's because the courts deemed it unsafe for me to live in," J.T. replied. "Anyway, here's your drinks. Anything else?"
"No, thanks," said Jean.
"I'm fine," Kitty replied.
"So, what're you going to do? Stay here and live in fear or come with us and gain control of your powers?" Scott asked.
"I just...don't know," J.T. replied.
Just then, another knock came at the door.
"Now who could that be?" J.T. asked.
Before J.T. coud get to the door, he heard men shouting.
"Police, open up," a man shouted.
"Okay, I'm in. Let's get the hell outta here," J.T. shouted.
J.T. escorted everyone down the fire escape and they headed back to the airport. The police came in and saw that nobody was in the apartment.
"He's not here. Who knows where he is," one police officer said.
"Well, we'll call the case closed for now," said another cop.
In the car, J.T. continued to ask about the Xavier Institute.
"So you guys live there? I thought it was a school," said J.T.
"It's kind of both. But it's cool because we've got everything we could ever want here," Scott replied.
"I bet," said J.T.
"All right, bet me," said Scott.
"Oh no. You know that you're right. So you're going to sucker me into betting you because you know you're right. I may not have graduated, but I'm no fool," said J.T.
"Anyway, it's actually pretty cool up there," said Kitty.
"Well, let's just get there," said J.T.
So the car drove into the back of the Blackbird and flew home.