Unexpected shadows, Surprising electricity!
A/N: Now we're getting somewhere! Lets hope Jak's plan does work! Or will he and the rest be too late to stop Magneto's plans for ShadowFax?
Chapter 7: Electrifying Escape
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ShadowFax has tensed up, for now Mystique had returned with a man in a strange suit and cape.
"Hello there, ShadowFax. Comfortable?" The man asked.
"As a matter of fact, no! Why am I here?" ShadowFax answered then went straight into the question she had been wondering since she found herself in this place.
"You'll find out soon enough." The man answered.
"Who are you?" ShadowFax asked slowly. She knew the answer already.
"Call me Magneto." The man answered.
"Couldn't you have given me a more comfortable room? Or are you fully booked up?" ShadowFax asked jokingly.
Magneto didn't seem to find it at all funny for he had raised a hand and the collar began shrinking, nearly choking ShadowFax.
Then Magneto lowered his hand and the collar went back to normal. ShadowFax coughed a few times before looking back at Magneto.
"Mystique, bring her up." Magneto said.
Mystique smiled. She opened the cell and unchained the collar from the wall. Then, using the chain and collar, dragged ShadowFax out of the cell and down the hallway.
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Outside, Jak had moved up to the wall and was now edging along towards the code box.
Everyone else was watching tensely, including Pyro though he seemed to be less confident about Jak's plan.
Jak quickly walked the last few steps, then gave a quick look round to make sure the only ones watching were the others.
Jak held a sparking hand up, then quickly placed it on the box. The box now sparked with purple electricity, then there was a beep and the doors began to open.
Jak turned round to the others and gave a thumbs up while smiling.
"That's why we trusted him Pyro." Rogue said while everyone moved quickly to join Jak.
"Well you can't blame me for not trusting him after what him and ShadowFax did to me last weekend!" Pyro exclaimed.
Rogue just rolled her eyes and kept moving. Jak had walked up to the now open doors, seeing nothing he slightly relaxed.
"What now Scott?" Jak asked slowly.
"We find ShadowFax and get out of here. Hopefully, there's no cameras around," Scott answered, "I say we keep in a group, we might get lost if we split up and then the rescue will become worse."
"I think I'll be alright on my own thanks." Jak said.
"Okay, okay." Scott said, holding his hands up.
Jak walked off towards the building, hoping he'd find ShadowFax before anything bad happened to her.
"I'm starting to think he needs anger management." Remy said quietly to Pyro.
"I know what you mean mate." Pyro agreed.
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ShadowFax growled and tried to struggle. But failed, for she was now chained to a verticle metal table.
"Let me go!" ShadowFax yelled.
"And why would I want to let you go?" Magneto said as he stood beside the metal table.
"Are you going to tell me why I was brought here?" ShadowFax asked angrily.
"Alright, I'll tell you." Magneto said. He moved round so he was in front of her.
"Mystique had read about you in the paper, the whole world knew about you and how even though you were a mutant the world respected you.
This became a downfall in our plan to make the whole world hate mutants and create a mutant, human war.
So, Mystique kidnapped you and brought you here so we could take away your powers and make you a human girl again." Magneto said, saying the last 6 words slowly.
"You're crazy. I became a mutant by accident. I never had any intentions of becoming a mutant. But that accident changed my life forever and nothing can change it back." ShadowFax said.
"Unfortunately, you're wrong. I have created a special machine which can take a mutants powers by destroying the mutant part of the DNA. It hasn't been tested but your going to be our test subject." Magneto explained with a chuckle.
"You are seriously crazy!" ShadowFax exclaimed.
"Mystique, lets begin." Magneto said, ignoring ShadowFax's comment. He moved away from the table and went to stand beside a computer which Mystique was sat at.
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Jak moved quickly through the hallways. He kept glancing at corners in case there was a camera, yet he hadn't seen any.
He was beginning to get a little frustrated when he realized the hallways were getting slightly wider.
Looks like I'm going in the right direction. Jak thought.
He kept going, making sure the hallways kept getting wider so he knew he was going the right way.
He jumped as a loud roar echoed through the hallways. But because of Jak's extra sensitive hearing the roar was deafening.
"Whoa! That's ShadowFax alright!" Jak said. He tore down the hallway, making sure he remembered the way he came so he could get out of here with ShadowFax.
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ShadowFax was the cause of the roar for a huge machine had descended from the roof and shot a red beam at her.
A few minutes in and ShadowFax was feeling the effects of the beam as pain surged through her whole body.
Then the machine suddenly stopped and the lights went out. ShadowFax looked towards the control panel to see it sparking.
Jak took his hand out of the machine and was glaring at Mystique and Magneto. ShadowFax then fell unconscious; the beam had taken a lot out of her.
Jak raised his hand and shot bolts of purple electricity at Magneto, electrifying him and sending him flying at the lab wall and knocking him out.
And before Mystique could do anything, Jak had done the same to her.
Jak returned to his normal self. He quickly ran up to the metal table and unchained ShadowFax, her limp body falling into his arms.
Jak ran back through the hallways carrying ShadowFax. He was about to turn left when Scott and the rest appeared.
"I'm glad to see you guys again. Let's get out of here before Magneto and Mystique wake up and come after us." Jak said. He pushed past the group and ran down the hallway before anyone could stop him. Scott and the rest quickly followed.
"Wait, you know the way out?" Scott asked.
"Yep, I take in what's around me if it looks like I could get lost somewhere so I know how to get back." Jak answered.
As they got about 500 yards from the huge metal doors of the lab, alarms went off inside the building. It seemed like Magneto and Mystique had woken up from Jak's attack.
Everyone ignored the alarm and kept running, the deep snow slowing their progress but not too much.
But it looked like Magneto and Mystique weren't going to give chase. Jak was worried about what that beam had done to ShadowFax.
After about half-an-hour, they arrived back at the Velocity. Hank was waiting; he looked concerned as he watched Jak enter the Velocity carrying ShadowFax's limp body.
Once everyone was on the Velocity took off and flew back to the institute.
Jak sat holding ShadowFax who was in the seat next to him. She was stirring slightly, but didn't seem to completely wake up.
"Hey Hank, sorry about that beating I gave you. I wasn't really thinking then." Jak apologized.
"Please tell me that's the same Jak! First he's all Mr. Angry and now he's apologizing!" Pyro exclaimed.
"It's alright Jak. I really shouldn't have sung 1000 bottles of beer on the wall with you so frustrated." Hank said, waving a hand at Jak.
Jak smiled and turned his gaze on ShadowFax. He was never going to leave her side now after this.
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A/N: That's it! This story is finished! But this isn't the end for ShadowFax and Jak, oh no, no, no, no, no! There's gonna be a sequel! Keep checking back for the sequel: Exit ShadowFax, Enter DarkFlare!