Chapter 3 Back to School

I woke up in a hospital bed. I could sense some people outside and above me. I tried my powers but they still did not work. I still had hope that they would start working again. I ran to the door hoping to get out as fast as I could. I heard a gruff voice outside. "I found him unconscious with Rogue" said the voice. He seemed to be an adult judging from what I sensed. He had also seen a lot of death and nightmarish stuff. "Did you think that he was the one who attacked Rogue?" asked a different voice. I could tell that this voice was older and had not seen as much stuff as the other guy. "No, I don't think so. His wound was a bullet and was not even drained a little bit," said the gruff voice. I could tell they did not want to harm me so I decided to announce myself. I walked out to meet Wolverine. I may not know a lot of the X-Men, but I do know Wolverine. He was a dangerous wild animal. The other guy was in a wheelchair who I did not know. He was bald and looked at me with some of the smartest eyes I have ever seen.

"So he is awake," The guy in the wheelchair said. "My name is Charles Xavier. You can call me Professor X though," Professor X said. "Well then Professor X I need to get back to my friends" I said. I then noticed I was going to faint again. "On second thought, call Spider-Man please" I said and fainted. Wolverine caught me before I hit the ground. "That's odd" he said "I can't smell him or hear his heart rate". "Just put him in the bed. I will call Peter," Professor X said. Then I slipped into unconsciousness. I woke up the second time with no one around the hospital. I walked into the hallway and up the stairs. I walked into a school. Peter(Spider-Man, Ava(White Tiger), Sam(Nova), Luke(Power Man), and Danny(Iron Fist) were sitting on a couch talking. Peter was the first to notice me. "Ray! How are you feeling?" He said with a grin on his face. "Great. You know, after high school I hoped I would not have to go to school again," I said with a grin. "Ha ha," Ava said. "You worried us kid," Luke said. "Why am I the kid?" I whined even though we all knew it was fake. "You're the youngest therefore you're the kid" Sam said. "What I want to know is what happened to Rogue," Wolverine said. "Some Light Assassin, Yes I know that's not right but it's easier to say, wanted her. I don't know why." I said. "First of all, You can call me Logan, Second of all, What the hell is a Light Assassin?" Logan asked. "Their bounty hunters who collect bounties on targets throughout the multiverse," I said. "Does that mean that Rogue has a bounty on her?" Logan asked. "That may be, or they may be trying to get information on me. Either way, it's dangerous for her to go outside on her own," I said. "Fine, she can stay here and if she wants to go out I'll go with her," Logan said. "By the way, is she okay?" I asked, fearing I did not reach her in time. "She's fine. She was actually hurt a lot less than you." Logan said. "Yes, you are lucky that you're so stubborn" said a voice behind me. I looked to face a blue monkey. At least it looked like a blue monkey. "This is Beast. He is our doctor and took care of you while you were out of it," Professor X said, coming up to join the group.

I then noticed everyone was crowding around me. "Um, do I have something on me?" I was confused. "Your turning black" Said a feminin voice. I looked down and realized my powers were returning. "Oh what do you know, my powers are back," I said happily. Just then a class came out and joined the group. "Great, it's a party," I said. "Anyone bring any food to the party? I'm so hungry right now," I asked as my stomach let out a huge roar. "Ya, I'll show you the cafeteria," Peter said. "Now that that's settled, everyone, back to class," Xavier said.

I took a pile of every type of food they provided. There was pizza,chips,crackers,coke, and so much more." I never understand how you don't get fat from all that you eat," Ava said with awe. "I don't know. The only thing I know is that this food is delicious," I said, shoveling a piece of pizza in my mouth. "I swear you cannot get fat from anything," Peter said. I was so engrossed in eating that I never noticed the whole table was watching me in awe. I just finished my plate made up of pizza, 2 hot dogs, 2 bags of the school chips, 3 bags of the crackers, a bowl of spaghetti, and 3 grilled cheese sandwiches when I noticed everyone was staring at me. "What?" I asked. "You finished that in 10 seconds flat," said Sam, staring at me. After lunch (I seemed to have slept through breakfast) Peter, Sam, Luke, Danny, Ava, and I talked.

"So what do you think of the Light Agency, I decided to call them that, going after Rogue?" Peter asked. "It makes me worry that they are going after this multiverse's targets," Ava said, clearly worried. "I'm more worried about if they took Rogue to learn about me," I said in deep thought. "Why is that? You aren't one to worry about yourself more than others," Peter said. "If they are taking people with powers, if they just think they know something, then everyone with powers is in danger. For all we know, whoever they take might end up dead," I said. "Well aren't you ," Sam said, clearly deflated. "Would Ray, Ava, Sam, Peter, Luke, Danny, and Rogue please come to the principal's office," The intercom said. "Great, what did I do this time?" I asked.

When I walked into the office I noticed 2 things. One, Rogue was there, Two they had a detective board up. "Did you remember something else?" I asked Rogue. "Yes, they wanted to know about something called The End. I told them I had no idea what they were talking about, but they said they will be the judge of that," Rogue said. "That's why we called you guys here. We were wondering if you know who or what The End is," Xavier said. I looked at Peter and he nodded to let me know it's okay to trust them. "I am The End." I said. Xavier and Logan looked at each other. "This is good news. This means they are asking about me, however they don't kill their subjects," I said, feeling relieved. "Yes, but how do they know if we know something or not?" Xavier asked. "Also, how do we know they are not killing them?" Logan asked me. "If they killed their subjects, everyone would begin to notice that heroes are going missing. Even if they replaced them we can know that they are fake. It's very hard to fake human feelings and reactions to situations. As for how they know if their subjects know me, they probably have a way to look in the person's mind or even a lie detector," I said.

"Thanks for your help. Thanks to you we know that we should train our students in ways to lead others that get in their head to believe they don't know anything," Xavier said. "Hmm, psychically misleading," I said. "Okay scratch that. It needs some work," I said. "Anyway I'm feeling better and I think I'm going to go back to the Tri Skelion and go back and see my friends," I said. "Go ahead, you are always welcome here," Logan said.

I went to pack my stuff up from my room and got met by Rogue. "I just wanted to say bye. Thank you for helping me," She said. "I help anyone in need. It's just my promise to myself," I said. "Okay well thanks anyway. You should come visit us again. The kid's really seem to like you," she said. "I will don't worry about that," I said. I left to go pack.

When I was done Logan pulled me aside to talk to me. "Kid, I gotta tell you something," he said. "What do you need to tell me?" I asked, getting a little worried. "We were looking for the X-Gene in you and we found something," he said. "That I'm an alien right?" I asked. "No, that's a mutant from a different Earth," Logan said. "The stuff about you being an alien was a lie created by the Light Agency to control you. This worries me that they did not tell you you were from a different earth," Logan said. "If you're from a different Earth then maybe you're from their Earth," He said. "However there is a worse possibility. They call you The End. Maybe the Earth you're from is dead. Even worse, maybe you destroyed that Earth," Logan speculated. "I'm not evil. I would not do that," I said. "Or maybe they erased your memory and because of that you became a better person. Maybe that's why you ran away as you became a better person after the memory wipe," Logan said. "I-I-I need to think about this," I said shocked. "I'm sorry about telling you this so late, but I thought you should know," Logan said. I did not want to believe it. I even looked to see if Logan was the real Logan. In the end it was true. I'm from a different Earth. Even worse, I could have destroyed my Earth. I left to go to the Tri Skelion feeling like my whole world was flipped upside down.

Just letting you know I am writing this during school on a school computer. I will try to finish it before school ends but if it stops suddenly that's why. Thanks for reading.