Danger Room Chapter 2
This chapter is told mainly from the point of view of Scott Summers, a.k.a. Cyclops, current leader of the X-Men, but the last bit is from the POV of Wolverine.
Scott Summers woke with a start, but kept his eyes closed until he could put his ruby quartz visor on. It was the only substance that could block his powerful optic blasts. He had been having a horrible dream of everything going wrong and all those he led died. But one good thing came out of this ordeal; he realized why he was worried. It was because of the kid that had his powers removed by an alien that called itself Ord of Breakworld. The kid's name was Eddie, or as he was nicknamed, Wing. His power was to fly, no wings, no telekinesis, just flying.
The phone rang and Scott grabbed while looking to check on Emma Frost, who was sleeping next to him. She was still asleep. Good.
"Hello," the voice on the other end of the phone said, "Is this the Xavier Institute for Gifted Children?" "Yes" "I just got your message about my son Eddie, and I'm sorry it's so late, but I just wanted to find out if he is alright. I can be there in two days if I'm needed."
Scott thought for a while and asked, "Did you know your son was a mutant?" "He's a what… What do you mean by was a mutant? If you harmed him I'll come down there and beat… Wait; is this about that mutation "cure" that was on the news? I'll bet that you are those costumed vigilantes, what was it, the X- Guys."
Yes, we are the X-Men, and your son was stripped of his powers, but we, uh, we had reason to believe that they were experimenting on mutant corpses. And while we were investigating, we kept the children at the mansion, for there safety. We also had some of the older students being security. And I know this will sound weird, but an alien came into the school and attacked some of the students. Your son was one of them. He was flying, yes flying in the air, and this alien injected him with the… No, it is not a cure; mutation is not an illness or disease. Your son was injected with the serum and another one of our students, also a mutant, used her powers to save your son. I know you are worried, but your son is not in any danger or harm. This serum might be only temporary, and we have certified doctors, who would like to run some tests to make sure your son is not harmed in any ways we may have missed."
"I will be there in two days to pick up my son Eddie, not Birdman, or Angel, or what ever you call him. And you're lucky I don't sue you for endangering my son. Let me set this straight, I never liked the idea of sending me son to some school on the other side of the country, when there are plenty of schools with advanced learning classes in California. It was what my wife wanted, and then she died. So that is why my son is at your school."
After the phone call, Cyclops went to the Danger Room for a midnight session to ease his nerves. He "died", but he had plenty of excuses this time. He was tired, he was angry after talking to that man, and he was worried for Wing. He was smart enough to stay here for the classes, but there is no reason to be at a school for the "gifted" if you don't have a gift.
Scott went back to bed and Emma, and somehow managed to find a troubled sleep.
Five minutes after Scott left the Danger Room, Wolverine entered it. He lasted for two hours before being "killed". As he left he came upon a great realization "I really like beer". The Canadian thought as he went to the kitchen in search of something besides chocolate milk.