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A/N: My first fic, please be nice and let me know what you think? #?# means telepathic speech.
18 – Rescue
"Storm! Down here!" Vertigo shouted as she saw the Weather Witch flying over.
"Vertigo! Where is she?" Storm asked as she landed amid the group of frightened students.
"Up there," Vertigo pointed as the carriage carrying Crystal flashed passed. It was clear it was travelling way to fast. "We tried to slow it down but we were afraid of either hitting Crystal or derailing the car." She was shaking really badly. Iona was crouched in a corner looking very sick with Sam and Wolfsbane guarding her from passing rioters.
"We heard the rioting when we took Iona to the bathroom, we were coming back to Gambit to tell him, but when we got here he was gone already and Crystal was up there. We were going to go help him but we didn't think it would be a good idea to leave these guys alone." Sam said indicating to the shaking crowd around Storm, "It wasn't as if we could do anything about Crystal here. "
"Well I think we need to let the operators know someone's on there then I shall see if I can get her down." Storm said, "Shockwave, Wolfsbane come with me, Vertigo, Multiple, you're in charge stay here OK?"
"Yes Marm!" Multiple said stranding to attention. Storm, Sam and Wolfsbane walked off to the operators' booth.
"Hello?" Storm said softly as they entered, "is anyone here?" a soft muffling sound came from the cupboard to one side. Sam went over and used a little of her power to break the lock. Two middle-aged men were tied and gagged inside. Sam quickly untied them explaining as she went.
"Listen, the Brakes are broken on the coaster and it can't stop, only my friend Crystal is on there, we have to get her off." She said as the men stretched.
"What happened?" Storm asked as the men hurriedly tried to stop the carriages.
"The brakes had just gone down and we told everyone that we were closing the ride. We hadn't heard about the riot, but then the radio went off so I answered it. When I turned back John was unconscious and this weird girl was stood there in clothes that were too small and her eyes were all sunken. Then she just melted into the wall and I blacked out. When I woke I could hear screaming from the coaster and we were tied up in there," one of the men said indicating the cupboard. "We can't stop the carriages straight away but we can slow them down it will take a while to stop them."
"If you slow them down enough I will be able to get her don't worry." Storm said glancing up as the empty carriage zoomed passed.
"There done in theory it should slow down to twenty miles an hour from at least sixty. " The man called John said as Storm flew out of the window waiting for the carriage.
"Ah Sam, Wolfsbane my friends!" A voice came from behind making all four people jump. "What don't remember me? I'll just have to make you." Jedda dived. Wolfsbane leaned back and kicked out with both feet sending Jedda right over her head on to the track just as Crystals carriage came round the bend…
"Crystal grab on!" Storm shouted above the scream. Lowering her arm for Crystal to grab. With a quick touch the locking mechanism on the restraints short-circuited them and Crystal was lifted free. Just in time to see a petite redhead fly over the glass tank wall and into the dolphin pool.
"No! Blaze!" Crystal shouted
