"I Tried"
Furor Paxx (VulgateOfEarth@hotmail.com)
Chapter 21-Enter the Sand
The whole room went silent.
"Whoa. I thought there were limits on his power or something." Kurt blinked several times as he looked at the computer. "Why are they getting worse?"
"I have no idea, but this isn't good. The quakes are making other plates shift and cause even more of them. It's like a domino effect." Pietro's fingers were flying across the board so fast that the clicks made by his nails on the keys became more of a hum than anything. "Half of Bayville's gone. There's no way we're getting out of here without a fleet of Tonka trunks. Or maybe Caterpillars, I think they make heavy duty toys, too. Of course, chances are that they'd all be sucked down too."
"So we're in a sink hole?" Storm asked with panic in her voice. "We're trapped down here, with a building on top of us and no one can reach us because we're stuck in a *sink hole*?" (My English teacher would kill me for that one)
"No, no, that's not it at a-" Scott tried to calm Storm down but Pietro, entirely unaware of Ororo's phobia, cut him off.
"Actually, the building was dragged down around us. There are some cameras still working and-" he tapped a few buttons and the screen showed a clear blue sky. "We are probably the only thing standing in Bayville. This place used to be about thirty feet below ground."
"Oh God." Scott muttered.
"Out." Ororo gasped. "Out. Now."
"I'm afraid we can't get out yet. The door is still buried, but... Stretch your hands above your head. Everything above where your fingers are is out in the open. I'm sure someone will land a helicopter on top of the building. When they do, The wind will scatter the sand and they'll see the top of the door. It's a matter of hours."
Professor Xavier was splitting his attention between calming both Ororo and Lance and only heard a little of what Pietro said. He was so preoccupied with managing the two of them that it didn't occur to him how quiet it was, not only in the shelter, but everywhere.
"Do you guys realize what this will do to us." Wanda grinned around the room. "We'll be famous."
"Infamous, Wanda. We're mutants. This is our fault and we are the only survivors. Look at this place. If we're found here, like this, everyone will know we were up to something. They'll call us mutant terrorists and lock us up. Or worse." Kurt ran his hands slowly through his hair.
"So. What do we do?" Pietro asked anyone.
"Do you hear that?" Scott asked as he left the Professor's side and slowly walked to the door.
"Yeah. Sounds like someone's knockin'." Logan said and he looked around the room for a confirmation.
"We may as well." Scott said with a sigh and stood by the door with Logan. He nodded to the older mutant and flung the door wide open.
In tumbled Evan, Jean, Rogue and Kitty.
"The others." Jean coughed up sand. "Are coming. Supply truck. Survivors." She drew in a ragged breath and smiled widely around the room. "Long time no see."
Furor Paxx (VulgateOfEarth@hotmail.com)
Chapter 21-Enter the Sand
The whole room went silent.
"Whoa. I thought there were limits on his power or something." Kurt blinked several times as he looked at the computer. "Why are they getting worse?"
"I have no idea, but this isn't good. The quakes are making other plates shift and cause even more of them. It's like a domino effect." Pietro's fingers were flying across the board so fast that the clicks made by his nails on the keys became more of a hum than anything. "Half of Bayville's gone. There's no way we're getting out of here without a fleet of Tonka trunks. Or maybe Caterpillars, I think they make heavy duty toys, too. Of course, chances are that they'd all be sucked down too."
"So we're in a sink hole?" Storm asked with panic in her voice. "We're trapped down here, with a building on top of us and no one can reach us because we're stuck in a *sink hole*?" (My English teacher would kill me for that one)
"No, no, that's not it at a-" Scott tried to calm Storm down but Pietro, entirely unaware of Ororo's phobia, cut him off.
"Actually, the building was dragged down around us. There are some cameras still working and-" he tapped a few buttons and the screen showed a clear blue sky. "We are probably the only thing standing in Bayville. This place used to be about thirty feet below ground."
"Oh God." Scott muttered.
"Out." Ororo gasped. "Out. Now."
"I'm afraid we can't get out yet. The door is still buried, but... Stretch your hands above your head. Everything above where your fingers are is out in the open. I'm sure someone will land a helicopter on top of the building. When they do, The wind will scatter the sand and they'll see the top of the door. It's a matter of hours."
Professor Xavier was splitting his attention between calming both Ororo and Lance and only heard a little of what Pietro said. He was so preoccupied with managing the two of them that it didn't occur to him how quiet it was, not only in the shelter, but everywhere.
"Do you guys realize what this will do to us." Wanda grinned around the room. "We'll be famous."
"Infamous, Wanda. We're mutants. This is our fault and we are the only survivors. Look at this place. If we're found here, like this, everyone will know we were up to something. They'll call us mutant terrorists and lock us up. Or worse." Kurt ran his hands slowly through his hair.
"So. What do we do?" Pietro asked anyone.
"Do you hear that?" Scott asked as he left the Professor's side and slowly walked to the door.
"Yeah. Sounds like someone's knockin'." Logan said and he looked around the room for a confirmation.
"We may as well." Scott said with a sigh and stood by the door with Logan. He nodded to the older mutant and flung the door wide open.
In tumbled Evan, Jean, Rogue and Kitty.
"The others." Jean coughed up sand. "Are coming. Supply truck. Survivors." She drew in a ragged breath and smiled widely around the room. "Long time no see."