Who You Pretend To Be
Chapter 13: Caught in The Act
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: If I said I owned them, I lied
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The remaining kids were set up in the main living room, watching a movie. Shannon and Scott sat in the kitchen, Shannon with her coffee, Scott had his water. Shannon wasn't saying anything, which was uncharted territory. "He's fine." Scott tried to assure her.
"I know. Doesn't mean that I don't worry." She replied, taking a sip of her coffee.
"We'll bring your mom and Griff to Italy once we know we're in the clear."
"You mean until this Registration crap goes world wide?" Shannon asked.
"We don't know that's gonna happen-"
"Oh please." She cut him off.
"Mutants are not understood by "normal people." What is not understood is feared. It's only a matter of time before every other country starts pushing for their own Registration Act." Shannon snapped. Scott backed off. Shannon sighed, and guessed that his unseen eye's contained a look of disappointment and defeat. He wasn't much for argument. Shannon sighed.
"I'm sorry." She apologized, sitting on his lap. "I'm just really stressed-" There was a loud scream from the living room. Shannon and Scott sprinted from the kitchen. One of Shannon's english students, Katie Stevens was on the floor, clutching her head. Shannon hit the floor next to her. Katie was having a vision.
After a minuet or two, Katie slowly sat up. "What'd you see?" Shannon asked. Katie looked at Shannon, then to the other students, Scott, then back to Shannon.
"The government is coming for us. Tomorrow."
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"Are you sure you'll be ok?" Scott asked as Shannon piled her last suit case in the trunk of her car. They had managed to fit the remainder of the kids in three cars. (they had one 18 year old senior driving one of them.) "Stop worrying. I'll be fine." Shannon told him, getting into the driver's seat.
When they finally reached the airport, Shannon Scott, and Adam, the 18 year old, each bought 6 tickets, but separately. They successfully got through security. They were almost to the boarding gates, when they heard it.
"Scott Summers!" They didn't recognize the voice, so they kept walking, but slowly began to break apart. "Scott Summers! You're under arrest! Freeze!" It took all that Shannon had to walk away, but they had all agreed, that if they were caught, the others kept going. They had to be safe before they could worry about getting their friends back.
Shannon saw them cuff Scott, then turned in the direction of the doors. But, she crashed right into another police officer who grabbed her by the wrists. "Shannon Hayden, you are also under arrest, for aiding and abed-ding mutants." Shannon struggled to get away, but saw her only option. And she was not about to blow everything by sending the cops across the airport.
They put hand cuffs on her as well and lead her out side to the police cars that were waiting. Scott watched as the kids were put into a van and driven off. He also stole a glance at Shannon who looked at him with pleading eyes before they put her in the car.