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Chapter 26 Boom Baby !
"And you...you're all "gifted?" Bobby's mother asks
They nod. Madeline tries to put on a happy face. Something beeps. The others stare as Logan pulls the communication device out of his pocket.
"That's for me." Logan said while exiting the room trough a sliding glass door into the backyard
" Bobby, have you tried...not being a mutant? " Bobby's mother asks and Bobby sighs
"We cannot try not to be a mutant." Rogue said
"And why not ?" Bobby's father argued
"Because being a mutant is who we are." Pyro said
"That doesn't mean you have to use those powers."
"That means we can defend our self against jerks and mutant haters like you." Pyro said
"Pyro, behave !" Rogue said
"Why should I ?"
"Because you have to !" Bobby yells
Logan turns the com device on from the moment he's outside the door
"Professor? "
"Logan, thank God... " Jean answers
"Logan's face lights up."
"We couldn't reach anyone at the Mansion. " Jean continued
"No one's left, Jean. Soldiers came."
Jean looks at Storm, horrified.
"And the children?" Storm asks distraught and upset
"Some of them escaped, but I'm not sure about the rest." Logan replied
"We haven't been able to reach the Professor or Scott either. " Jean said
"Where are you? "
"Boston, at Bobby Drake's house. " Logan answered
"Alright, we're on our way. "
And Storm? " Logan looks towards the house at the family drama inside "Make it fast."
He shuts the device off, and steps towards the sliding glass doors. Logan slides them open...and stops
Sniffing. He slides the doors closed again, and sees it: the reflection of police officers creeping through the yard. Logan bolts inside. Logan locks the door behind him. The family looks up, startled.
"We have to go, now. " Logan said
"Why? " Rogue asks
"NOW. " Logan yells
The kids look at him, apprehensive. He's serious.
"Logan, what's going on? " Rogue asks again
The front door opens, and just as the step onto the front porch...Two cops step from each side of the porch, and cock their guns, pointed at Logan and the kids. They freeze, seeing two more cops emerging from cruisers on the lawn.
"Ronny. " Bobby mutters under his breath
Mean while on Ronny's room, Ronny stares out the window at the situation, a small smile on his face.
The cops advance towards them.
"What's going on here?" Logan asks
Bobby and Rogue are scared to death, Pyro pensively flicks his lighter
click, click, click, click, click
"Put down the knives. Slowly." One of the cops tells Logan
"Hey, bub, this is just a misunderstanding. " Logan reasons
Meanwhile in the living room with Bobby's parents, three cops are pounding on the glass door.
"Open the door! " one of the cops yells
Bobby's parents, bewildered and terrified, don't move. They watch as one cop takes out his nightstick and smashes open the door. They storm into the living room.
"AGAINST THE WALL! NOBODY MOVE! " One of the cops yells
One cop stays with the parents as the other two slowly make their way toward the front door, guns raised.
"PUT THE KNIVES DOWN! " The cop yells at Logan
"I CAN'T " Logan yells back at the cop
Logan raises his arms to show the claws are attached to his hand, when he's shot in the head and falls. Rogue screams. The kids stare, devastated. Pyro looks back at the officer, whose gun is still smoking.
Throughout the neighbourhood, people gather onto the scene. On the porch, the kids see the cops advancing, guns raised. Logan's eyes are closed. The bullet is flattened against his metal skull. The flesh begins to heal.
Rogue and Bobby slowly start to kneel, hands behind their heads...but not Pyro. He remains standing, flicking his lighter faster and faster.
click, click, click, click, click, click, click
"We don't wanna hurt you, kid. " One of the cops reasons
"You know all those dangerous mutants you hear about on the news?" Pyro said " I'm the worst one."
Pyro lowers his hear and flicks the lighter, the small flame quickly grows into streams of fire, one shooting to the right, on to the left, one racing behind him, through the house, blasting toward the cops in the living room, knocking them down. Two panicked cops dive for cover. Pyro narrows his eyes. Streaks of flames sneak behind two cruisers toward the exhaust pipes... The cars explode, tumbling and spinning in the air, cops running for cover. Only one cruiser is left, surrounded by swirling flames.
The two officers inside try to radio for backup, as pieces of their car melt before their eyes. Pyro stares at the remaining cruiser with a sardonic look in his eye. He's sweating hard, living the moment.
He will never be the same again. Windows are scorched Smoke is filling the car. Two cops see Pyro, his furious glare focused squarely on them. He twirls his lighter with his fingers...and smiles.
Melting tires, cracking glass, flames surrounding a burning car, a melting dashboard. Rogue is horrified. She stares at Pyro for a moment and starts to pull off her gloves. Logan his wound still healing.
The flattened bullet dislodges and falls to the ground. He opens his eyes. Pyro holds up his lighter...and Rogue pulls up Pyro's pant leg and grabs his bare skin. Light flashes as energy passes from Pyro to Rogue.
Pyro's eyes widen. He gasps and drops the lighter. Stumbling, he slumps to the ground, as if the wind is knocked out of him.
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