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Dawn folded a black shirt and pushed it into the already full suitcase. Sarah sat on Dawn's bed looking up at the plastic bats swinging in the breeze from the open window.

"So, you're really going?" she asked. Dawn nodded and folded another piece of clothing.

"Only for the winter holidays. Uncle David said we wouldn't go far or anything," Dawn pushed down on the suitcase, snapping the locks in place. Sarah smiled.

"I'm really glad you found family. Too bad that Shock doesn't agree". Sarah sat in silence for a while.

"Dawn?"

Dawn was looking out of the window where light snow covered everything. Sarah got up to stand next to her.

"I'm sorry Dawn," Sarah touched Dawn's arm. Dawn just shook her head.

"No, it was his fault. I should forget about him". Sarah nodded slightly and picked up Dawn's case.

"If you're sure," Sarah said softly. Dawn smiled weakly at Sarah and took the case from her.

"I'll see you just after Christmas," Dawn hugged Sarah, "don't forget to feed my fish". Sarah just smiled and watched as Dawn walked down the deserted hallway and down the stairs.

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Dawn opened the car door and got in. David slid into the driver's side and started the engine.

"Got everything?" he asked. Dawn nodded and smiled. David put the car in gear and slowly pulled out of the snowy driveway. Dawn looked back onto the large mansion that was Xavier's School, where she spent to most interesting part of her life. With a pang, she remembered Shock, but she quickly thought that now she had a family and someone else to love.

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Shock was home. His mother and father fussed over him for an hour then let him alone. He was in his old room, which was kept the same as when he left for the school. Glad to be home, warm and cosy from the snow outside. But Shock had something else on his mind. Worried about Dawn and Mystique. How could he Dawn go falling into the hands of the enemy? He should have told someone, but who would believe him? They would probably think he didn't want his girlfriend to go away. A mind search wasn't possible as Xavier was not at school; it seemed he hadn't been at school for months. Shock played around with a thin silver chain necklace that Dawn had brought him for a gift. Thinking hard, he got up and put on a coat. Taking the stairs two at a time, he landed at the bottom and grabbed the car keys off the kitchen table. No one was around as he started up the car and drove towards New York City.

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Getting to their final destination took them late into the night. Mainly because they left the school late afternoon. Dawn rested her head on her shoulder, dozing and not noticing where they were going.

When she opened her eyes next, she didn't know where she was. Outside was a dirty large building that seemed to have been there for ages. Looking into the dark, Dawn could read a sign as they drove up the drive. Preson Prison. Underneath 'Brotherhood' was spray painted.

"Where are we?" asked Dawn, "Why are we at a prison?" David didn't turn to look at Dawn, but kept driving.

"You'll see, just some business I have to attend to," He nodded towards the tall Prison gates that slowly opened as the car pulled up to them. Dawn trusted him and settled back into her seat. When David stopped the car, the Prison was looming overhead. Up close it looked more run down than it did before. A dim, unwelcome, light blinked from a downstairs room. David unbuckled his seat belt and started to get out of the car. Dawn started to get out too, but David stopped her.

"Stay here, I'll only be a second," he said, reassuringly. David wrapped his coat tighter around himself as he quickly walked up to the Prison and into the door. Dawn was glad to be inside the warm car. Fiddling with the radio knobs, she found a good station and she closed her eyes.

The sound of feet crunching over snow made Dawn open her eyes a few minutes later. Knowing it was David, she relaxed again. Her door got yanked open and a cold wave of air shocked her. A pair of strong arms grabbed her and pulled her out of the car and onto the snow. Still getting over her first shock, Dawn started to struggle and yell. Another set of hands reached towards Dawn. A cold snap of metal fitted over her wrist. Looking at her hand, a thick silver bracelet sat snugly, she didn't like its feel. Dawn gathered her strength to shoot water at the two men, but as she tried, nothing happened. Frowning, she tried again. Nothing. She strained to transform into water, failing.

"It worked," One man said gleefully. Dawn, who was trying to take off the bracelet, looked up. One man she didn't know, the other was David.

"Uncle David?" Dawn asked, scooting back in the snow. David laughed as he changed into the sleek blue form of Mystique. It took a few moments to register to Dawn that she had been tricked. A terrible trick that hurt her. Fumbling around in the snow, Dawn stood up and tried to run. Her wrist that had the bracelet on it got painfully pulled back by a magnetic force. Magneto stepped from the open doorway, smirking.

"Good evening, Dawn. We've been expecting you"

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