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Chapter 22 : the attack
Logan and Rogue are sleeping next to each other. Logan's eyes slam open as he bolts out of bed, sweaty, agitated
,getting his bearings. He looks next to him and Marie is still sleeping peacefully. He sighs and gets out of bed. He walks trough the hallways of Xavier's Mansion.
He walks past a room and hears the sound of a TV. He walks into the room where Jones sits on the couch watching TV. Logan stands behind the couch. Slowly, his eye is drawn towards the boy. Whenever Jones blinks his eyes, the channel changes. And Jones is blinking his eyes a lot.
"Can't sleep?" Jones asks
"How can you tell? "
" 'Cause you're awake."
"Right. How about you? " Logan asks
"I don't sleep "
"Right." Logan pauses " You guys got any beer? "
"Try the kitchen. " Jones replies
Logan looks at Jones curiously, he smiles. Jones continues blinking, the TV still changing channels. Logan continues to walk down the hallway. Logan enters the kitchen to find Bobby Drake sitting at a small table, eating out of the ice cream container. He heads straight for the fridge and opens it---no beer.
"Hi." Bobby said nervously.
"Hey. Got any beer? " Logan asks
"This is a school. "
"So, that's a "no"? "
"Yup, try the cupboard over there. There should be some soda over there."
Logan opens the cupboard and finds a six-pack of soda bottles. He pulls one out, walks over, and remains standing at the table. He takes the lid off, and is about to drink it, and then hands it to Bobby. He blows into it, and the bottle becomes frost-covered. Bobby hands the bottle back to Logan.
"Handy." Logan smiles and Bobby smiles back.
Jones sits on the couch. He blinks, and the TV changes channels again. Behind him...blurry...in the background. A shape slowly creeps towards him. Jones sees the reflection of the eyes on the TV screen. He nervously turns around to see: A man. Staring at him. Dressed in black battle gear. His face is completely covered, with two goggles over his eyes. At first glance, he could easily pass for one of the X-Men in uniform. Jones gets off the couch...and walks towards him.
"Hi. " Jones said to the man.
Three small darts are stuck in his neck. His eyes flutter...the TV changes channels behind him. The man silently motions to the other soldiers, who begin to flood the mansion. A dozen soldiers rush up both staircases to the upstairs hallway. They quickly disperse, two soldiers entering each room. Meanwhile in the kitchen the soda bottle is almost empty. Bobby's ice cream has melted.
"Actually, my parents think this is a prep school." Bobby explains
"Hey, lots of prep schools have their own campus, dorms, and... " Logan begins
"Jets?" Bobby asks Logan smirks "So, you and Rogue, huh? " Bobby continues
"What? Oh, yeah..."
"Are you two happy?"
"Yeah we are..." Logan said
"Isn't it hard you can't touch her?"
"I live with it." Logan raises an eyebrow.
Suddenly, a faint noise echoes from the hall. Logan and Bobby both look up, alarmed. Logan gestures for him to be quiet, and sneaks out the back door. Bobby looks around, nervous. Siryn and Kitty Pryde sleep silently in a room, when the door cracks open, revealing two soldiers, weapons raised.
Kitty's eyes open just as the soldier fires a dart at her. She immediately phases through the bed, dropping out of view. Kitty Pryde falls from the ceiling, landing just next to a couch at the end of the hall. Two soldiers turn to look at her.
She runs, phasing through the wall. Bobby sits alone, not noticing a soldier silently creeping in the doorway---aiming a dart pistol right at him. From behind, an arm wraps around the soldier's neck, it's Logan. He squeezes the soldier in a choke hold.
"You picked the wrong house, Bub. " Logan threatens
Siryn's eyes snap open---and just as the soldier turns to fire at her, she takes a large breath...and screams. Not just an everyday scream, but an ear-piercing sonic blast. A mirror shatters. The soldiers cover their ears in pain. The entire mansion is rocked by her cry...
Colossus and a boy bolt upright, clutching their ears. Pyro wakes up flailing and falls out of bed. Rogue's eyes snap open. She notices Logan isn't sleeping next to her. Meanwhile in the kitchen hearing Siryn, Logan jolts, staring at the ceiling. The soldier uses the moment to wrench free of Logan and pull out a rifle.
Bobby dives behind the counter. Startled, the soldier aims and fires at him just as Logan knocks the gun away. Bullets shatter the window and ceiling where Bobby just stood. In the room with Siryn three small darts stick in Siryn's neck, fired from one of the soldiers on the ground. They turn to see Colossus in the doorway, carrying two unconscious soldiers.
He flings them to the side and steps into the room, as organic-looking armour forms in plates around his chest and arms. Terrified, the soldiers fire dozens of rounds, but the bullets just bounce off him. In the hallway the wall explodes, the two soldiers hit the floor hard.
A group of kids come running around the corner, they stop and gawk as Colossus steps out of the wall carrying Siryn. Suddenly, a helicopter appears in the window behind them.
" This way! " Colossus yells to the kids while they take off running
In the kitchen the soldier pulls out a large knife and lunges at Logan.
He grabs the soldier's wrist, trying to push the knife away, but it inches close to Logan's face, finally cutting a gash in his cheek. Logan pops his claws. The soldier stares in fear as Logan starts to get the upper hand, his claws getting close and closer... he gawks as Logan's wound starts to heal...
End of chapter
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