The Next Morning
"Mmmm...F-Five more minutes..." Ada mumbled in response to someone shaking her. They shook her again as she swatted them away and went back to sleep. She heard a sigh, then cried out when she flew off the bed onto the floor. "Hey! That hurt!" she shouted, rubbing her back. "Next time get up." Logan said, scowling. She growled, then remembered what she was dressed in and blushed, "Do you mind leaving? I would like to get dressed." She said. Logan cleared his throat and stepped outside, Looking Sheepish.('Sheep?' No Wolf. Sheepish. 'Gr...') She sighed, getting rid of her blush as she pulled on her jeans and a shirt. She put on tennis shoes and brushed her hair, tying it up into a ponytail. "Can't believe you couldn't just...No...that wouldn't work." She said, shaking her head. "Cold water could just kill me." She said, shrugging a shoulder. "You can't handle the cold?" Logan Asked. "No...Father Elliot says if Iget caught infreezing temperatures, I could go into hypothermia and die in minutes." She said, shrugging. Logan secretly marveled at how she could stay so calm and carefree, How the hell does she do that? He thought to himself. "Oh well...Atleast if I did go out, I'd get to see the snow." She said, smiling. "So...What am I gonna do today?" She asked. "Well, We've gotta test you and see How much you know." He said. "Since it took us two days to find you even with Cerebro." He sighed. "How did you do that anyway?" He asked.
"Do what?" She asked. "How did you protect yourself from Cerebro?" he asked again. "Oh...Ummm. I don't know. I guess the Metal coating the outside of my wings Protects me from cerebral waves...Kinda like that Wierd guy's Helmet thingy." she said, stretching. Logan sighed, "Jeez kid...Your like the perfect soldier or something." he said. Ada stopped, her eyes wide as the words 'Perfect Soldier' triggered something in her mind. She closed her eyes as flashes of destruction and a terrifying figure crossed her. "Ada...Ada!" Logan shook her gently as she snapped out of it. "Are you alright?" He asked. "I just...Saw something so horrible." She said, her breathing shaky. He wiped away her tears she had unknowingly cried, She placed her hand on his while it was still on her face and said, "Please don't tell anyone about this." she pleaded softly. He looked in her eyes, then looked down as he sighed and nodded. She let him go as she made herself look normal and put on a smile. "I...Don't even think it's real, anyway." She said with a half-smile. They continued on, Ada still thinking about what she saw. She half-hazardly worked on the test, her mind thinking about other things besides the questions. She felt a tap on her shoulder and looked up, "Huh? Am I done?" She said, then looked and saw that half her answers were written on the desk. She blushed, "Sorry." she said, smiling sheepishly.('Don't even ask.' Gr.) "It's alright." Storm smiled. "You can go now." she said. Ada got up and slipped out the door, going outside as she sat near the basketball court and watched them play, Half-interested. She looked down, wondering if she would ever get to see Father Elliot again. She sighed and fiddled with her Rosary, "I hope everything works out okay...I mean...Without me the Church might get hurt. Can You just watch over them, God?" She asked, looking up. "...And protect them." She finished softly.
"This is incredible...Almost impossible." She said, reading through Adalia's answers(Copied from the desk, of course). "Her mind stores away so much information and simply just accesses it when she wants...It's almost as if she's a computer." Storm said. "Are you sure these are correct?" Xavier asked, looking at the results. "Checked and Rechecked." she said. "What? You're tellin' me this kid's a Genius?" Logan asked, turning from the window. "Almost passing it up." Xavier said. "But She's not even 21 yet." He said, baffled. "She would pass through college within the year if she went to it." Xavier sighed. "The only thing she does need to work on is her language." He said, smiling. "She can speak German very well and write latin somewhat, But she can't write German at all and can barely speak latin." He said. "Elliot said she was still learning...But I never thought she would know all of this and still need to learn." Storm said as she shook her head. "You'd think she would have gotten tired of learning." Logan sighed.
"Ada!" A voice cried as there was a grunt and thud. "Hi...Jean." She said, coughing slightly from the force of the child's tackle. "Good to see you got your strength back." she said, standing up as she patted her head. "Yeah! And you know the first thing I did when I got it back?" she asked. "What?" Ada said. "I wrestled Sticky and beat him!" She cried, jumping up and down. "Really?" she asked, putting her hands on her hips. "Yeah!" "Then You can Beat me!" Ada cried, tackling her as the two began to wrestle. Jean threw her toward the Basketball court as Ada flipped and skidded to a stop, her eyes gleaming. "Full out battle, huh?" She said. A tall black figure rushed out of the forest as it landed in front of Ada, "Of Course." She said. "Bring it on." Ada grinned, then Dashed at Jean as she leaped up, drawing out a small dagger and Plunged it down. Ada caught it inside her enlaced nails, making a net with them. "You can do better." she said, then kicked her off. The Kids that were outside watched with great interest, one of them running off to tell others. Jean and Ada circled each other, Then lunged at each other and Kicked back, repeating every so often until Ada flung her dagger away. Jean Grabbed ahold of one of Ada's nails and broke it off, creating a makeshift shortsword. Ada looked at her nail-less finger and frowned, "That hurt." she said as it grew back twice as strong. She retracted the others as she broke one off and grinned, "Well then,Let us Dance." She said. "You need to stop playing Soul Calibur 2." Jean Said, running at her. Thier 'Swords' collided as they grinned at each other, Slight sparks coming from the force on the swords. Ada kicked her back as she bent completely back and flipped, her limbs moving gracefully. "Jeez...Again with the Voldo thing." Jean sighed, looking queasy. "What about this?" Ada asked, then bent back and grabbed her ankles as she rolled toward Jean. "GAH! Don't do that!" She cried, shuddering as she jumped out of the way. Ada appeared behind her as she whispered in her ear, "Nyah nyah.". Jean Whipped around and their swords caught again, sparks flying once more. A voice called Ada's name as she looked and got kicked down, Jean holding the 'sword' at her throat. "Ada!" the voice called again as a fierce wind blew in. Jean looked at Storm trying to concentrate as she Helped Ada up and kneeled down, then grabbed the side of her ankle, then pulled up as she whipped the Cloth around her and disappeared. She smiled as the wind died down and Logan ran up to her, "Are you alright? What happened?" He asked, looking at her. "Just a friend coming to visit...that's all." she said, shrugging as she smiled. "I kinda missed her." She said. "She didn't miss you, Look." He said, pointing to the cut on her arm. "Aw...She got me with one. Ha ha! She's really getting better." She said, healing herself. "Who was that?" Storm asked as she walked up to them. "My Friend, Jean. We call her that 'cause That's what was on her dog tags." she snickered, then innocently walked past them as she went back to her room. They stared after her like she was crazy.
She showered, the water scalding hot to keep her body temperature normal. She sighed, her muscles relaxing as she shook out her hair and dried it. She sat against the wall in shorts and shirt, sketching out Wolverine. She chewed on the end of her pencil, thinking as she looked at the drawing. She added more definate lines, "He's Defiant...Almost angry. He doesn't like the rules put out for him." she said, making an all new sketch. "He...really wants...the same thing I do." She said, Finishing quickly. She blew on it to clear away the excess graphite and looked at it. The Drawing was almost lifelike, It looked almost as if it would jump out of the page even without her help. She nodded, then Remembered Kurt. "I'll have to talk to him more..." She concluded, nodding. "Now I just need to get up and-And...zzzzZZzzz." She instantly fell asleep from the exhaustion.
'That's enough.'...'There won't be fighting...Not anymore.'...'She is an Abomination! She Deserves to die!'...'Elliot!'
She Sat bolt upright, breathing heavily. First thing she noticed was that she was off of the floor and in her bed and covered with a blanket. The second thing was her sketchbook still lay open to the page with Wolverine on it. She covered her face with her hand and tried to distinguish the visions of her dream. She wiped off the sweat, "Abomination..." She said softly. She stood up and changed, not feeling the need to sleep any longer.
She wandered around the school, but stopped when she saw a woman with red hair, "H-Hello?" She called. She pointed to the left of her, but when Ada looked there, then looked again she was gone. She walked to where she saw her and looked, seeing a door. She placed her hand on the knob and turned it, but found it locked. "...Okay. That was the freakiest thing I've ever seen." She said. She lengthened her nail and slid it into the lock, then twisted it open. She stepped inside and found it to be an ordinary room. "Well that was a disappointment...I was hopin' for buried treasure or somethin'." She said, then shrugged as she looked it over again. It looked like it hadn't been used in a long time, making Ada even wonder if this room was even occupied at one time. She sifted through the drawers and picked up a small book, then dropped it instantly when wave of memories slammed into her. It almost knocked her off of her feet. She swallowed, panting softly as she slowly moved toward the book and looked at it. It sat there on the dresser innocently. She braced herself, then picked it up and held on as the memories flooded through her. She grit her teeth as she withstood the voices, emotions, and thoughts. It finally stopped as she hit her knees, gasping for breath as tears flooded her eyes. She hugged the book to her chest as she cried, Sobbing silently. "Jean...Grey..." she said, looking up as her now red hair fell into her eyes. "Am I Jean Grey?" she asked. "Who...Am I?" she said. "Am I Ada? Am I Jean Grey?" She repeated.
She Grabbed her head, "I...Am Ada." She said finally, Her hair returning to its normal color. She looked at the book and picked it up, reading through it. "Her Diary...That's why I became her..." She concluded. "Brain." She said as he appeared. "Yes, Adalia?" he asked. "Jean Grey...Died. Didn't she?" She asked, looking over her shoulder at him. He was silent, then said, "Yes...But You've been seeing and hearing her like she was real." He said. "You think your going insane." He said. She nodded, "You are not, I assure you. However, You are suffering from the loss of your sanctuary. You've found a way to tap into the realm outside of ours because of this. Jean Grey...Is not about to give up, however. Her abilities have Evolved...and I know she will be back." He said. "That is my diagnosis of this dilemma. Now If you will excuse me...I will return to my own haven for it is quite late. Early Morning, In fact." He said, then disappeared. "Thanks, B." She said softly, looking at the diary. "So...She isn't quite dead yet..." She said to herself. "I wonder..." She looked out the window. "What are you doing here?" a Voice asked. She whipped around in surprise, seeing Cyclops standing there. "I...uh..." She tried to think of an excuse. "Get out." He said. "Now!" He yelled. She gasped, stepping back in fear and accidently bumping into the dresser. He stepped toward her but her eyes widened in fear as she shifted through the wall and fell. She flipped around and landed on her feet, looking up as the window opened and he stuck his head out. She turned and ran, Whistling shrilly as a gigantic wolf came running up beside her as she leapt onto it and held on as he Ran.
Scott watched her ride the Wolf, but the rage that had ahold of him a moment ago was gone and he realized what he had done. He raised a hand to his forehead, What have I done? He thought. When the rest of them got up he told them what happened quite shamefully. "You scared her off!" Logan said, his voice rising. Scott looked down, still ashamed of himself. "We'll have to find her...We should go to the places where we think she would be. Namely the Church. She could have returned to Elliot." Storm said. "Speaking of Elliot, I recieved a message from him earlier last night. It contains a complete documentation of Ada's developement at Akali lake." Xavier said. "She went through as much anguish as you had, Logan...But there are somethings that do not make sense at all." He said. "Go out and search for her...I'll have to read through this more." He said, going off. The others decided to split up, Logan already knowing where to search as Scott and Storm went off to visit the church.
Ada trembled under the blanket wrapped around her, "I thought he was my friend." she said softly. "Sweety...Did he hurt you?" Dutch asked, kneeling infront of her. "No...But he yelled at me. I felt his anger. And it hurt." Ada said, on the verge of tears. "He was really sad...and and hurt...but he was really angry." She said. "It's okay, sweety, your gonna be okay." Dutch said, hugging her as she gently rubbed her back. "It's gonna be okay." she said, like she was talking to a child. "I got the tea." A woman said, plopping down as she held it out to them. "Thanks, Naomi...Did Stephanie and Jess get back yet?" Ada asked, sipping it as she tried to calm down. "No...They're still looking for the guy that came into herwork." Naomi said, shaking her head. "Oh..." Ada said in dismay. "Hey...Don't worry. We'll find-" There was a knock at the door down the stairs and they looked. The guard standing in front of the door slid the panel back and looked, opened it after Dutch yelled at him. "Oy...quit shovin'." Toad's voice came from up the stairs. "Thanks, Sniper." Dutch said, then waved him away. Sniper settled in front of the door again, closing his eyes to concentrate on the sounds on the other side of the thick door. "Go ahead and sit, Guy-" "Toad." Ada corrected, taking another sip as Dutch sighed. "Toad." She corrected herself, then Continued. "We need to talk." She said. "Ada told us all about you. Naomi here filling in when Ada couldn't really make a description and she didn't have her sketchbook." She explained. Toad sat on her bed, his leg drawn up with his arm resting on it, "So? What ya want?" He asked. "What's the Deal with this Magneto guy? Why's he want her?" Dutch asked. Toad had two choices, Tell them or say a few rude things and try toleave. But as he looked at Ada, he felt sympathy toward her and explained to them what Magneto wanted. Dutch was silent, her arms folded across her chest. "Okay...So Lemme get this straight. Magneto wants Mutants to rule the world and he wants the humans to go Blow themselves? What's my Ada have to do with this?" She asked.
"I dunno. He thinks Stryker made her do to something to humans, But the old geezer died before Magneto could find out." He said. Ada shivered, "What do you mean...Made me?" She asked. "Nothing, Sweety...He probably wanted to do something to you, but he couldn't get to you." Dutch said comfortingly. Ada nodded and went back to playing Rummy with Naomi, Stephanie, and Jess. "Listen...You need to keep your voice down when talking about that Stryker guy...Elliot told me all about him and his 'Relationship' with Ada." Dutch said in his ear. "Go and Tell your boss that he can go and-" "Dutch...I want to meet him again." Ada interrupted. "What? Ada, No. The guy's a psycho." Dutch disagreed. Naomi and the other two nodded, agreeing with Dutch. "He has an arguable opinion." She reasoned, looking at her. Dutch sighed, she knew how much Ada loved an argument and how much she understood a lot of things other people couldn't. "Someday you might...But now Your blue buddy's here." she said. "Kurt?" She said, then squealed andflew down the stairs as Sniper held open the door for her.
