Break Away

Grew up in a small town,
And when the rain would fall down,
I'd just stare out my window.
Dreaming of what could be,
And if I'd end up happy,
I would pray.

Underneath the waters of Alkali Lake rested the peaceful form of a woman. She was known as Jean Grey to those who knew and loved her. She had been there for a week now, not moving from beneath the cold depths of the water. A light glow began to emanate from her pale form. The light began to get brighter with each passing second.

Try not to reach out,
But when I tried to speak out,
Felt like no-one could hear me.
Wanted to belong here,
But something felt so wrong here.
So I'd pray,
I could break away.

Jean was relaxed beneath the water, in the slumber that had become her world these days. She had spoken with Scott not long ago and she had so longed to speak with him again but each time her mind awoke she could feel something horrible growing there. She wanted to be with Scott, to be out of the water but the thing in her mind felt so evil that she knew it didn't belong in the world she had come from. She wished she could escape the thing in her mind, to break away from its darkness that enveloped her mind.

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly,
I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky,
And I'll make a wish, take a chance,
Make a change, and break away.
Out of the darkness and into the sun,
But I won't forget all the ones that I love.
I'll take a risk, take a chance,
Make a change, and break away.

The peaceful waters began to churn violently as the light below the surface grew brighter. The light was warm and growing warmer causing the water to warm up. As the Phoenix stirred beneath the water, the fire within her began to burn as well. The water began to boil to hot for anything to touch now. Jean's eyes opened wide fire burning within them. Her form shot upwards, breaking the surface of the water in a matter of seconds. Her form was inches from the surface of the water as she took in a deep breath of air. She made her way to the shore, landing gently once she was there. She glanced around at her surroundings as she started forward. Once off the rocks of the shore and onto the grass everything burst into flames. She walked unburned through the fires that consumed the forest. She could feel Jean in her mind struggling to break free, to return to her loved ones, but the Phoenix could not allow her to do that. She couldn't risk Jean finding the man that had been on the shore of the lake that day. She wouldn't allow Jean to break away from her control.

Wanna feel the warm breeze,
Sleep under a palm tree,
Feel the rush of the ocean,
Get onboard a fast train,
Travel on a jetplane,
Faraway, and break away.

The Phoenix found her way to the road and glanced around noticing the few cars that had stopped to look at the blaze. She turned her gaze to the forest looking at the fire that consumed every leaf and animal. She smirked slightly and walked towards one of the vehicles the was left running. As the owners of the vehicle stepped towards her she turned her gaze to them. She watched as they were thrown backwards, without a wave of her hand, into the flames. She got into the car and sped down the highway. She was tired of waiting for her reign to begin. It was time for her first battle in this war. She knew who to go to, who she needed on her side. It wouldn't be hard to get him to join her. The war was no longer coming. It was here.

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly,
I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky,
And I'll make a wish, take a chance,
Make a change, and break away.
Out of the darkness and into the sun,
I won't forget all the ones that I love.
I've gotta take a risk, take a chance,
Make a change, and break away.

Scott jerked up in his bed, his form covered his sweat. His breath came in rasps as he looked around the room. He had had a terrible nightmare, a nightmare that had chilled him to his very soul. He shut his eyes as he placed his hands on his face. He opened them again when he felt something in his mind. A gentle whisper like that of the link, he shifted and focused on the point in his mind. His eyes widened and he jumped off his bed. He threw his cloths on one thought running through his mind. She's alive.

Buildings with a 100 floors,
Swinging aroundrevolving doors,
Maybe I don't know where they'll take me.
But I gotta keep moving on moving on,
Fly away, break away.

Phoenix had pulled off the road as quickly as she could. She was now gripping her head fury burning in her eyes as she resisted the woman's thoughts. She had felt Jean restore the link between her and Scott, had felt the relief that flooded through both of their minds. She was furious, the woman should not have been able to break through her control but she had. She relaxed when she had wrestled Jean down again. She turned a steady gaze back to the road and started to drive again. Jean would not get the opportunity to do that again, she would make sure of it.

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly,
Tho its not easy to tell you goodbye.
Gotta take a risk, take a chance,
Make a change, and break away.
Out of the darkness and into the sun,
But I won't forget the place I come from.
I've gotta take a risk, take a chance,
Make a change, and break away.

Break away, break away