As the team got into the jet and the door closed securely, she lifted off.. She looked over to Logan. "...Do you have any idea... any sense... or.. anything of where he might go?"
Logan looked to her, his eyes narrowing try to catch up on his scent.. It was faint.. But, it was there for sure. "..He might be at the park.. Or in the woods.. He probably won't be where we found him the first time." That was just common sense.. The kid wasn't stupid.
Storm nodded. "..We're off to the park then.." The jet flew off at the speed of light almost..
Oni had been running for most of the night. He finally had reached the outskirts of town and a heavily forested area. He stopped and sitting on a branch of a tree. He was well covered here especially when he used his shadow cloaking technique. He heard a jet coming down a few miles away and he knew he would have to move again soon.
Xavier used the comm.-link. "You need to find Oni as soon as possible. For some reason Phoenix is blocking everything I try, and I don't care to be thrown across the room twice in one day. The one thing she said, was his name.. So I think that he's the only one that can help. I don't know how, but I fear if we loose him.. We loose Jean as well. That I cannot allow to happen, on either count."
Logan looked over to Storm, just as she did him. "...We'll find him, Professor.." She looked back to the forest. "..We have to." She took a deep breath and landed the jet pretty deep into the woods.. Storm unbuckled herself and walked into the back of the jet. "...Like the Professor said.. We have to find him as soon as possible."
Logan still sat in his chair for a moment. ..This was all this kids fault! First Lacey, now Jean? Great.. He growled angrily pushing himself up from the seat and jumping from the jet.. His scent was all over the place. His senses were going wild.. He smelled fear, ooh.. And lots of it.
Storm followed after Logan. "..Bobby, Rogue.. Go that way.. Kurt and Logan.. Take that way.. I'll take the other way.." She pointed. "...If we don't find anything here.."
"He's here somewhere.." Logan interrupted..
"Let's get going then.." Storm turned and started heading off behind the jet.
Oni could hear them. They had landed a hell of a lot closer and he knew Logan would be with them. He would have to out run them, but with a jet on his ass it would be impossible. Where would he go that a jet couldn't and still run fast enough to get away. He thought for a minute.. Underground, there was an abandoned dry aquaduct near if he could make it there, he would be able to escape. He leapt from the tree at an incredibly fast speed, enough to outrun even Logan.
Logan and Kurt had been walking for some time. Logan suddenly stopped, hearing a ruffling of leaves.. "ONI!" He yelled out, his voice was like raging thunder cast out across the land. He ran as fast as he could, but he knew it wouldn't be enough.. He hoped that Kurt was right there behind him and could at least get in front of him to stall..
He looked back to him, the adamantium shooting from between his knuckles. "Can you see him?" He asked, still running.
Kurt could barely see him but he so damn fast. "Just barely, but I'll try." He cut himself off in mid-sentence as he teleported. He found himself just a bit ahead of Oni and sopped making as big of a block as possible.
Oni was at such a high speed that when he saw Kurt, it was already too late. Oni slammed into him and they went down together. Oni, still somehow came out on his feet after staggering for a moment or two. He started to run again, but it would be a bit before he could run at full speed again.
It was just enough for Logan.. He dug into his own strength and found a speed he hadn't before.. He raced passed Kurt and tackled Oni to the ground. He roared, throwing himself back on his feet his eyes full of rage and fire. "Don't make me hurt you kid.. You need to come back with us.. It's for your own damned protection.. Even though I'd rather let disappear, you'd be a helluva problem on Magneto's side.." He stepped towards him. "..Plus, Jean needs you.."
He was determined to bring this kid in, and he would do anything necessary.. Well, almost everything.
Oni looked back to him. "Bullshit, you people would be far better off without me. I can handle myself. I think I've proved that last night, and I give you my word I won't join with Magneto. I'm sure the Professor can help Jean just fine." Oni looked down and said. "I'm nothing but a creation of destruction and now death. I-I killed someone last night. You don't need that at your perfect school, that I am sure of. I don't deserve such a good place. I must exile myself to a place where my demon can't hurt anyone. That's the only choice.. Don't you get that?" Tears were running down his face and he turned to run away, throwing a smoke bomb that would disguise his escape and confuse Logan's senses.
Logan roared. "If you don't come back with us! You'll be at fault for another person's death! JEAN'S!" He screamed, knowing he heard him. "..And if she dies, you will have more than those demons inside of you.. You'll have me to deal with...!"
Storm snapped her head behind her.. Her eyes narrowed and she ran as fast as she possibly could. A few minutes passed and she only just got passed the jet.. Her eyes grew white as the harsh wind helped her just a tad. She got to the scene just as Logan tackled Oni.. She rushed off after Oni, knowing she was never as fast.. But she had a few friends in high places.
Almost in seconds, a black cloud hovered above the forest.. A lightning bolt hit a tree a few feet in front of Oni, making it immediately catch on fire.. Rogue wasn't too far behind. Storm's eyes were white, almost corpse-like.. "..You need to come with us, Oni.." She said. "..You can think what you want to.. But, if you don't come back.. Jean will die.. You don't want that.. I know you don't.." Her voice cracked just a bit as her eyes returned to the dark brown.
Oni stopped. Whatever had happened to Jean was obviously bad, but he didn't know anything he could do. He stopped and when Storm arrived he handed her a package. "These are all of the healing herbs and things I have. If these don't work. Than nothing will. Storm, I-I would come back, but.. I watched someone die by my own hand and no matter what anyone says, I know it was my fault. I wasn't stronge enough or fast enough. She died because I was too slow, which is just as bad. I don't deserve to set foot were good people are, ever again. Because I am now.. Nothing but a death bringer and I don't know how to fight my demons. I'm sorry, but I don't. I can't watch another die or suffer by my hands." He turned around, tears falling from his eyes once more. He sighed and started to walk away.
Storm looked down to the things he handed her.. "..She needs you.. Not.. Not these.. You. I don't know if she told you about Phoenix or not... But, there is someone inside of her.. Almost like you and she's caught.. In.. God, I don't even know what.. Even the Professor can't get her out of it.. She wants you.." Tears were running down her cheeks. "..Please, Oni? I'm begging you... If you can save her.. that means that thing inside of you doesn't control you.. You're a good person, Oni.. I've seen that.. and I do see that.. Don't let that damned thing run your life.. Yes, Lacey's dead! She died.. But it wasn't you.. It was someone else.."
She paused and looked to his back. "..She wants you.. Oni, she needs you.. and None of us will ever forgive you if you just walk away knowing that.. You.. not that demon.. You, would have killed her.."
Oni stopped. Every fiber in his being demanded he run but he didn't. He would save one life and he would only hope it would make up for the one he had taken away. "Alright, I don't know what I could do.. But, Alright." He felt like he was going to cry, scream, run, and throw up all at the same time but somehow he managed to turn around and sigh.. "..Okay."
Logan stood straight, the claws slamming back into his knuckles as he turned to Rogue and Bobby.. "...Let's go then, dammit." There was an obvious hint of anger in his voice as he started to walk back towards the jet.
Storm looked up into his eyes and smiled. "...Thank You.." She turned. "..Come on,.. We've got to hurry.." She started to walk but stopped, looking back at Oni. She looked to him and waited.
Oni nodded and jogged back to the jet, keeping his distance from Logan knowing he was angry at him and for a good reason. He strapped himself in and became very interested in the floor.
Logan looked over to him, sitting across from him in the jet. Storm climbed back into the pilot's chair and waited for everyone to strap themselves in. "...Everybody ready?" She looked back to Oni and bit her lip, lifting the Jet up into the air and heading straight towards the mansion without another word, without hesitation, and with as much speed as she could possibly get.
"We have him, Professor.." She said over the comm-link.