I grab a world map as soon as I can, but I find nothing. So I begin calling in favors.

When you're out in the world alone for a year, you manage to get a few favors in. Whether it's saving their kid or helping them escape the M.R.D., something always helps you get some contacts. Under the same pretense, you tend to owe people too, but that's beyond the point. I end up in the living room of a mutant about three hours later, somewhere in south Texas.

"I've been looking for an island, and there's one there, all right," he says, pulling up some satellite images. He's hooked into everything, literally, and what he isn't hooked into is easy for him to hack into. He's connected into the data system, and what I'm seeing now is what he wants me to see. He wants me to see a guy around my age who's good looking. What can I say? He likes ladies.

"Is it possible-"

"I can tell you now it is," he says, cutting me off before bringing up a lot of files. "I get curious easy, and you know that. I hacked into their system, and I found all sorts of cameras. In the middle of the Atlantic is Sunfire, Magma, and Havok. They're kept in three separate rooms, all under intense lock down. Magma and Sunfire are kept in really cold rooms. As in they're barely alive cold. Havok is in solitary confinement surrounded by some seriously hard to dent metal."

"Adamantium?" I ask, looking at it curiously as he brings up the live feed for all three. I take a look at it. "No... I don't know what that is. Can you give me anything else, Hack?"

Hack sighs and shakes his head. "Everything is so far beyond me that it's impossible. This has to be hard copies. I literally cannot get my hands on it." I nod, turning to leave. "But, there is something interesting. Remember Mister Sinister?" I snarl at the mention of his name. "I see you do. Well, he's there too. In Cobra in general. He has big plans that involve that Mesmero jackass. Something about some guy named Apocalypse."

I look down in thought. Apocalypse? Must be come idiot newbie who doesn't know what he's doing. But he has to be powerful to get Mister Sinister's attention. "Thanks. Anything else on other bases?"

"Nope. I'll call as soon as I get something." I'm surprised, and he sees it. "These guys mean a lot to you, and they're one of the few mutants who make us look good. Of course I'll try to find them." I smile at him, kissing his cheek and feeling a bit of static when I come back. He's blushing slightly, and I grab my things to leave. "See ya later, Amaya."

"See ya, Hack." I grab my cell phone and pull another number. This one is human and owns a plane. He answers on the fourth ring. "Hey, Randy, can you do me a few favors? I need your plane to get back a few friends..."

"She did what?" I'm listening to the hideout in which the Joes and the X-Men reside. Hack gave me access so I could know when to leave and know how far ahead of them I am. Let's just say the walls don't have ears, but technology does. Wolverine spoke. "You mean to tell me she went and got answers this Baroness refused to give you? Why?"

"We don't know. Baroness was breathing hard, and she seemed a bit shaken up. I don't know what Night Rain did, but she did something to her," Storm Shadow answers. "Either way, she has a general direction to go in, and we've got nothing."

"Not really," Rogue says. "If we can find her, we can get something off her. I can, at least." There's a pause. "Hey, don't look at me like that. I have a power I might as well use. It's not like Night will mind too much... Hopefully."

"She's changed, that's for sure." I go faster, turning it off as I race to the docks in South Carolina. Hack told me it's a straight shot from there, but the problem is I won't have contact with any one until I get on the plane with Randy. But it's odd now that I'm almost there. I'm a bit nervous about seeing Yoshida, Alex, and Amara again. We were close back in the day, but we lost touch after I left the X-Men. Fitting I'd be saving them first.

I get to the docks and shed my shirt and jeans. It's summer, but the wind and coming storm is making people look at me like I'm crazy. I go back a few feet before jumping into the water. I use the water to push me forward at high speeds, some glasses Hack made me showing the way to the island. To the imprisoned. I try to shake away any and all thoughts as I focus on getting there.

About an hour and half hour later, I'm there. I get onto the island without much to deter me. I know the silent alarm is going off, so I bring up the map of the island. I begin making me way to Alex's strange cell, running so I can make the deadline and hope that nothing bad really happens. I slide underneath a few guards, using water to knock them off their feet. I had to leave all blades behind. Excuse the hell outta me.

I kick in Alex's door, and he sits up. Alex Summers, Scott Summers's younger brother, looks at me. He hold a surprised expression. "Yeah, couldn't find any keys, so I kinda forced my way in. What's up?" He's in a muscle shirt, and I smile as I remember when we first met and all he ever really did was make smart ass comments. He was wearing a muscle shirt then too.

He pulls me into a hug. "Where are Amara and Shiro?"

"You were my first stop. It'll make getting them easier." I fall against the door frame, a bullet in my shoulder. I come inside a bit more, focusing on the water and using it as a weapon while the guards choke. Alex puts a hand on my shoulder, a gesture to stop. And I do. Barely.

The guards are unconscious as we step into the hallway. I look for Amara's room next, and find her on the same hall as Shiro. "This way." I lead Alex through the labyrinth of hallways, somehow finding my way quickly and easily with Hack's map. Alex helps me take out guards since I'm focusing on applying pressure to the gun wound in my shoulder. Another bullet passes Alex, but I don't let him know.

I lean against the wall to Amara. "You gotta open it." I turn to him, and his eyes widen as he sees my torso. There's blood flowing from my suit and to my hand, so I assume it was clean through. He opens the door, rushing. Amara comes out, frightfully pale. She wraps her arms around me, but she feels like she's about to break. I hear the sound of a plane outside. "Hurry." Shiro comes out, unconscious over Alex's shoulder.

I lead them outside, and we get to Randy's plane. We throw ourselves on, gunfire behind us. "Go!" I shout, leaning against the door with a pained expression. It hurts to move, but I do it anyway, grabbing Randy's cellular device. I give it to Alex. "When we... get to land... call Logan..."

"Hey, stay with me. That's a lot of blood, Amaya. You can't go around dying on me." He shakes me, and I feel a little more alert. "C'mon... Stay awake..."

But I can't.