Chapter 2: The Dark Phoenix
John strolled through the immense hallways of the mansion. He was filled with
questions and doubts about the previous events. Words such as "Why?"and "How?"seemed to
stumble upon his lips when he took up a conversation with Carmen. The sound of wheels
caught John's attention.
"John, you seem to be worried,"It was Professor Xavier.
"I can't keep a secret from anyone here, can I?"John slowly turned to face the man
he once looked up to.
"Not from me, at least,"John heard a soft chuckle from the Professor. Of course Xavier
returned to his stern facial expression.
"Please, tell Carmen I would like to speak with her."
"I will, she might not want to."
"I know."Xavier turned the wheelchair in a 90 angle before John spoke up.
"Is there anything you don't know?"
" I still don't know why you left."he softly replied. John felt a sharp pain of guilt.
"Sometimes I wonder why myself." He whispered to himself. John sighed and
began his journey to find Carmen. Of course it wouldn't be hard to find her...she stayed in her
room all day. Frightened by her own power. He finally reached his destination, and softly
knocked on the door.
"Carmen, Carmen...the Professor wants to see you. Carmen?" John opened the creaking
door and gasped. Carmen was sitting in a thin black circle, one she had drawn herself. Her arms
hugged her legs close to her chest, with her head upon her knees, she was rocking back and
forth. John slowly entered the room, as if in fear for his life. Black letters covered the wall, with
words and phrases, such as, "Help", "She's coming to kill me.", "She knows I'm here.", "Help
Me!".
"Carmen...Carmen, who knows that you're here? Carmen answer me!" John bent down
beside Carmen. He wrapped his arms around her, and whispered comforting words in her ear.
Carmen looked up at John, she wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I don't know what happened. It must have been a nightmare. I saw her...the Dark
Phoenix...she said she knew I was here...I started screaming for help...but...but, nobody came to
help me," She struggled to get up, but kept her balance with John's help.
"What the hell happened?! It looks like there was an exorcism in this room!"
Logan entered the room gazing at the walls in amazement.
"What have I done?" Carmen was amazed at her own destruction as much as Logan.
"Better question...who the hell is the Dark Phoenix?!"John found himself yet again
asking Carmen about the strange events that would happen around her.
"I think I might know,"Everyone turned toward the door where the Professor sat in his
wheelchair.
"Would you please come with me Carmen, I need to speak with you."Carmen followed Xavier
to one of the classrooms. She sat down in one of the desks and gave the professor her full
attention. Xavier cleared his throat. He tried to read her mind, but somehow there was a
telepathic block from her thoughts.
"When did these nightmares begin?"
"Since I was 13. Strange...isn't it?"The professor was surprised that she easily
cooperated with him.
"Believe me, strange things like this always occur."
"The older I get, the more it seems like real life...not a nightmare."
"Do you know this woman, that is searching for you?"
" No."
"She must know you somehow."
"Why would she want to attack me for? It's not like I have any extraordinary powers or
anything."Carmen stared out the window.
"Unless...you do."
"I'm only telekinetic...I think."
"Are you sure about that?"It was the woman. She emerged from a shadow of a
corner of the room.
"What are you doing here?"
"Doing what I should have done last night...kill you!" The woman hissed.
"Carmen, is this her?"
"Yes, it is." The woman wore a long black cape, with a midnight black dress that fell to
the floor. She held two shiny daggers in her hands. Her face was pale, she had dazzling blue
eyes that made you shiver and look away. Her black hair fell upon her face lazily, water dripped
from the ends of her hair, onto the floor. It was stringy and unattractive.
* I will finish the rest of this part in the next chapter, Please R&R!!*
John strolled through the immense hallways of the mansion. He was filled with
questions and doubts about the previous events. Words such as "Why?"and "How?"seemed to
stumble upon his lips when he took up a conversation with Carmen. The sound of wheels
caught John's attention.
"John, you seem to be worried,"It was Professor Xavier.
"I can't keep a secret from anyone here, can I?"John slowly turned to face the man
he once looked up to.
"Not from me, at least,"John heard a soft chuckle from the Professor. Of course Xavier
returned to his stern facial expression.
"Please, tell Carmen I would like to speak with her."
"I will, she might not want to."
"I know."Xavier turned the wheelchair in a 90 angle before John spoke up.
"Is there anything you don't know?"
" I still don't know why you left."he softly replied. John felt a sharp pain of guilt.
"Sometimes I wonder why myself." He whispered to himself. John sighed and
began his journey to find Carmen. Of course it wouldn't be hard to find her...she stayed in her
room all day. Frightened by her own power. He finally reached his destination, and softly
knocked on the door.
"Carmen, Carmen...the Professor wants to see you. Carmen?" John opened the creaking
door and gasped. Carmen was sitting in a thin black circle, one she had drawn herself. Her arms
hugged her legs close to her chest, with her head upon her knees, she was rocking back and
forth. John slowly entered the room, as if in fear for his life. Black letters covered the wall, with
words and phrases, such as, "Help", "She's coming to kill me.", "She knows I'm here.", "Help
Me!".
"Carmen...Carmen, who knows that you're here? Carmen answer me!" John bent down
beside Carmen. He wrapped his arms around her, and whispered comforting words in her ear.
Carmen looked up at John, she wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I don't know what happened. It must have been a nightmare. I saw her...the Dark
Phoenix...she said she knew I was here...I started screaming for help...but...but, nobody came to
help me," She struggled to get up, but kept her balance with John's help.
"What the hell happened?! It looks like there was an exorcism in this room!"
Logan entered the room gazing at the walls in amazement.
"What have I done?" Carmen was amazed at her own destruction as much as Logan.
"Better question...who the hell is the Dark Phoenix?!"John found himself yet again
asking Carmen about the strange events that would happen around her.
"I think I might know,"Everyone turned toward the door where the Professor sat in his
wheelchair.
"Would you please come with me Carmen, I need to speak with you."Carmen followed Xavier
to one of the classrooms. She sat down in one of the desks and gave the professor her full
attention. Xavier cleared his throat. He tried to read her mind, but somehow there was a
telepathic block from her thoughts.
"When did these nightmares begin?"
"Since I was 13. Strange...isn't it?"The professor was surprised that she easily
cooperated with him.
"Believe me, strange things like this always occur."
"The older I get, the more it seems like real life...not a nightmare."
"Do you know this woman, that is searching for you?"
" No."
"She must know you somehow."
"Why would she want to attack me for? It's not like I have any extraordinary powers or
anything."Carmen stared out the window.
"Unless...you do."
"I'm only telekinetic...I think."
"Are you sure about that?"It was the woman. She emerged from a shadow of a
corner of the room.
"What are you doing here?"
"Doing what I should have done last night...kill you!" The woman hissed.
"Carmen, is this her?"
"Yes, it is." The woman wore a long black cape, with a midnight black dress that fell to
the floor. She held two shiny daggers in her hands. Her face was pale, she had dazzling blue
eyes that made you shiver and look away. Her black hair fell upon her face lazily, water dripped
from the ends of her hair, onto the floor. It was stringy and unattractive.
* I will finish the rest of this part in the next chapter, Please R&R!!*