Storm and Jean nodded. "Yes, Professor." Jean sighed heavily and closed her eyes for a moment. "..I don't understand sometimes." She murmured to herself and looked over to Lacey. Storm helped her to pick her up from the bed. She was sure it wouldn't look right to others seeing a girl floating in the air. They both took her back to the jet and laid her down on the back bed, putting an oxygen mask over her face.

Storm looked to Jean with worried eyes as she pulled a sheet over the young girl. "..What happened to her?" Storm asked out loud, her own eyes on the verge of tears seeing the girl, maybe 18, fighting for her life. It sickened her almost. Who would do something to her?

Rogue looked over to Scott after watching Jean and Storm take the girl out to the hidden jet. "We'll find him, Professor." She smiled, her accent again coming out clearly. Why did he run in the first place, she wondered. They didn't look that scary, did they?

Cyclops shook his head, "I don't know but I think he's lived alone for a long time. That might have something to do with it, I don't know." He shrugged. "Lets go." He said, walking down the stairs looking out for the broken step. He walked outside and turned down the alley they arrived in a place that was quite dark so Oni might be here somewhere. "Look, I'm not here to hurt you. I know you might be scared of your abilities or about your situation, but we just want to take you to a place where you can be safe and you don't have to be alone any more."

Oni watched the man and woman approach him and stop. He listened to the man speak and looked down. He was tired... So very tired. He hadn't had parents in a long time, and even when he had, they beat him... He was so tired.

He fell from the perch he was on and walked out into a street lamp. "You mean it?" His hands shook still trying to control his powers.

Cyclops looked at Oni. He hadn't seen it before but he saw it now bruises and cuts. He was thin too and gaunt, it was as if he hadn't properly been feed for months.

Rogue looked to Oni. "..We mean it." She tried to sound as gentle as she could. "I promise.. No one will hurt ya'." Her accent was clear, again. Even though she tried to hide it. She gave him a comforting smile and stepped out in front of Scott. She threw her gloved hand out with a smile. "..Come on." She looked into his eyes. "Lets go see how your friends doin', alright?"

Oni nodded. He didn't know if he could totally trust these people yet but... for now, he would go with them. "Alright, I'll come with you." He followed them to a large jet. "Wow, you guys really travel in style, huh?" He looked around and saw a door open into the aircraft. He followed hesitantly after the man and girl. He looked around and saw Lacey. "Will she be ok?" He sat down on a chair and looked to the rest of them. "Look... I'm sorry I ran, I just... My history hasn't been a happy one but now's not the time."

Jean looked over to him and took a deep breath. "I don't know." She said, truthfully. She took a step towards him. "It's alright. We understand. We're all different, but all in the same." She gave him a slight smile and looked down to Lacey. "..Do you know what happened to her?"

Oni nodded. "I-I lied to you earlier. I'm sorry, but I thought if I told you the truth you would call the cops and... Things woulda gotten really bad. I was hiding in a church, of all places, and I saw her go into a back room. I knew something bad was going to happen so I followed. The priest was choking her to death, she was already mostly unconscious and I took her from there and to my place. That's what happened." He looked down. How did this all happen? Why was he hiding in a church? God had abandoned him a long time ago and he was tired of asking.

Cyclops sat down next to him, "I'm sure you were just doing what you thought was best." He smiled and looked to Jean. "I'll get us home in no time." He stood and ran up to the cockpit and started up the engines. They took off and headed for the mansion.

Jean's eyes suddenly filled with fire. "..Who would he do such a thing?" She laid her hand on Lacey's cheek and sighed. She looked up to Oni, into his eyes. Storm and Rogue were getting strapped into their seats. She gave him a smile. "You're a very brave person, helping this young girl in such a situation." She smiled. "We'll be getting to the mansion very soon. I would suggest for you to go get yourself strapped in. You might get thrown around a bit if you don't." She looked down to Lacey. "I'm sure she'll be alright, physically. But, I'd like for you to come down to the Medical Facility with me.. She might be scared, and it would probably be good to see a familiar face."

Oni shook his head, "No, I was stupid and slow! If I would have been faster, I would have been able to save her from that. Eksa... I'm sorry." He stood up and he strapped himself into a chair. He looked down as a tear fell from his cheek. He shouldn't have been so stupid. This sucks. He fell back into the chair as the jet took off fast.

Cyclops landed the jet in the landing bay and Oni un-strapped himself from the seat and stood up. He walked to lacey and said, "I'll carry her. I promised to protect her so I will." He picked her up gently and walked out of the plane.

Jean sighed, watching him strap himself into the chair. She held herself against the bed where Lacey laid until they reached the landing bay. She was about to get Scott to help her take Lacey in, when Oni picked her up from the bed. She smiled slightly. "..Alright." She said.

Lacey laid her head against his chest, hearing his heartbeat rattle through her head. She held close to him, wrapping her arms around him. Her neck hurt, badly. Tears ran down her cheeks as she tightened her eyes shut, taking a few small breaths. It hurt to breath. Why would Daddy, do such a thing? She asked herself. Does he hate me? She slowly opened her eyes and looked to the man carrying her. It was the man who had helped her. She gave him a weak smile. "T-t-thank y-you.." She whispered, taking a deep breath.

Oni was surprised when she wrapped her arms around him. He didn't know what to do exactly but then she spoke. "It's alright. Everything will be fine. Please, don't speak. Not yet, your injury is a problem but you'll be feeling better soon. I found a doctor, she-she'll help you." He looked around and followed the group into what looked to be a state-of-the-art medical bay. He laid her on one of the tables at Jean's behest and stood there waiting for whatever would come.