So I've taken forever to update but I'm sorry. Here's a second chapter just to make it up to you. Hay maybe I'll even write a third today.

Chapter 9

Lena waited anxiously for the two guards that had previously took Scott into the holding cells to come out. Everything was quiet, a little too quiet for Lena to relax. Lena cursed as she felt the barrel of a gun being pushed into her back. She dropped her head and put her hands up

"Stand up" a deep voice commanded.

Lena turned around to see about thirty guards behind her. She shook her head

"How do I get myself into these situations?" she asked looking at where each was positioned. She knew she couldn't get all of them without getting herself killed.

Lena saw something glimmer at the top of the balcony and smiled. She saw Gambit wave down at her holding a glowing card. Lena turned to the half of the guards that stood pointing there guns to her right. She winked up at Remy then pushed them back causing a distraction as Gambit worked his way down, killing the guards that stood between him and her.

Lena blocked the stampede of bullets that flew towards her head. She dropped them as she dove behind the large pipe. She readied herself to use more of her energy. She closed her eyes and lifted every guard that stood in front of her in the air. She spun them and threw them every which way. Some went into each other some into walls some down into the ground.

Lena stood with her hand son her knees catching her breath s Gambit put his hand on her back

"You alright chere?" Lena nodded and bolt upright as a wave of guards came threw the doors that led into the holding cells.

"I've got this one chere. You sit here and look pretty"

Gambit took out his cards and smiled as he shuffled

"Can I deal you in?" he asked before throwing powered up cards at the guards. The ones that dodged the attack Gambit fought hand to hand. He powered up their guns, or the buttons on their jackets. Lena nodded, impressed at his fighting skills.

"Like what you see?" he asked dusting off his jacket.

Lena walked over to one of the dead guards and searched his body. Seeing his entry card Lena plucked it from his pocket and walked towards the doors

"You ready?" she asked looking back. He didn't say anything just nodded and brought out a new pack of cards

Lena slid the card threw the lock. When it beeped green she opened the door to reveal a long room with cells on each side. Lena's eyes widened as she saw Scott lying down in his cell.

"We have to get them out of here." She walked up to the first cell which had a twister in it. When the twister stopped moving it turned into a teenaged boy

"They're all kids" Gambit said in disgust

"After you broke out they must have realized that adults can't be kept but Teens are just getting their powers." Lena looked at the boy

"Stand back. We're here to help you" the boy tilted his head, looking at her heard then he stepped back to his cage

Lena closed her eyes and concentrated again. She put her hand up to the lock and focused on its mechanical make-up. She pictured each little particle of the lock then pictured each drifting apart. When she opened her eyes the lock was a pile of dust on the floor and everyone looked at her in awe. She looked over at Gambit who wore the same expression as the teens.

"What are you waiting for get the rest of them out" she ordered going to the next cell.

Lena looked at the blonde girl in the next cell. The girl looked at Lena, the turned her skin into diamonds and nodded to Lena to continue.

"Can you help me?" Lena asked the girl taking her to Scott's cell.

"I need you to help him out" the girl nodded and waited for Lena to open the cage door.

Once opened Lena and the girl walked into the cage. Lena bent down next to Scott and grabbed either side of his head

"Scott my name is Lena I'm here to help you. I have something that will help you see. You need to trust me"

Lena pulled Scott's glasses from her back pocket. Ever since Strom had brought back his glasses along with Jean, Lena had carried them with her where ever she went. She brought them up to his face.

"Scott I' going to take off the tape and bandages now ok?" he pulled back

"No I'll kill everyone here" she took his head into her hands again but brought her lips to his ear

"No you won't Scott. You'll understand later because we need to talk. I know your power better than you do at this point. Just keep your eyes shut and if any comes out I can control it." Scott turned his head toward her as if he was looking at her

"I trust you" he said before taking the long bandage off

Lena carefully slipped on his glasses and made sure there were no holes. Somehow in all of the chaos she had managed to keep them unharmed.

"There now open." Scott hesitantly opened his eyes and looked at her. He smiled and stood up

"Protect him" she told the girl as she went to see all of the freed mutants out and waiting for her to instruct them.

"Everyone out this way." They all ran towards the garage door to meet Logan and a woman that ran over to the girl carrying Scott. The two hugged and smiled. Lena looked over at Logan and nodded, telling him that she was ok.

The garage doors opened to reveal a man dressed in red pants and his mouth sewn shut. Logan looked back

"Kayla, Lena get these kids out of here." Lena already had them turned around but the woman argued. Lena took her by the arm

"Trust me he can take him."

Everyone was running the opposite way but was stopped by another wave of guards. Lena put up a shield while the blonde girl form before turned into stone. Both blocked the bullets and took cover with the others

"I can get them. I just need a block" the blonde girl nodded and walked out with him.

Scott lifted up the glasses and let the beam from his eyes go wild. He push them back on once the platform which used to hold all of the guards was demolished. Lena looked at Gambit who had his shocked face on again. Lena chuckled and led them out side. The woman ran in a different direction while Lena felt the Professor in her head

"We are here Lena. Come into the forest" Lena smiled and sighed with relief. She looked over at Gambit again

"Go help Logan. I need to take them to the Professor. I'll explain later." Gambit nodded and ran off

"Everyone let's go. We have a safe ride in the forest."

Lena smiled as she heard the awed gasps and mummers as the Blackbird came into sight. The Professor walked out of the jet and looked at Scott then back at Lena

"Hello Lena" Lena smiled as she took the Professor in. He was standing on his legs without help and he was young, he had less wrinkles and a little more colour in his skin.

"Hey Professor X. Everyone this is Charles Xavier. He owns a school where teachers help young people like you gain control of their powers. That and they teach you normal school stuff too but that's not as cool. If you want to go there all you have to do is get on that plane and we-" she smiled as each teen ran past her. She turned to the Professor

"I guess their excited." he nodded but snapped his head to look past her.

Striker was walking towards them. Lena narrowed her eyes and threw him back. She walked out to where he was now laying and threw him into a reactor. She was shaking with rage and hate.

"Lena!" she turned to see the Professor run over to her

"Don't do it." The tears had started to leak form her eyes again

"But I can save everyone. I can save you." the Professor shook his head

"Then the Phoenix would choose another time to escape and you won't be there to help."

"I can get back. All I have to do is find Time Warp and convince her to bring me back." The Professor put a gentile hand on her shoulder

"What if you decide you don't want to go back?" Lena looked at him upset and confused

"Why wouldn't I go back?" The Professor nodded to Gambit who was watching from the side

"Somethings can change how our heart feels"

Lena dropped her head and turned back to Striker. He squealed as she tightened her hold around his neck. Then defeated she let him go causing him to gasp and run at a high speed.

"Can I at lest talk to Scott before you take him away?" The Professor nodded

"I don't see the problem with that"

Lena followed the Professor to the jet and waited for Scott to climb out. When he came up o her he was smiling

"I need to thank you. We all thank you actually" Lena hugged him

"I need to warn you. It will make sense later on in life and you probably won't believe me until you get to the mansion but you need to promise to listen to everything I say." He nodded

"Anything you did just save all of us" she brushed the hair off of his face

"Scott you're going to fall in love with this amazing woman but there is something that you don't know about her. She has a dark side and she will kill everything and almost everyone. Look when she dies just please don't go to Alkali Lake. I'm begging you don't g, you will be torn up and feel empty and I won't be there to comfort you because I'm dealing with it another way but please just go down to the medical lab to visit me instead of going to the Lake where Jean died."

Lena took a breath and wiped the stream of tears that fell form her cheeks

"Scott know that I love you and I can't let you died, she will kill you if you go. You might think that would be better but because you die, the Professor dies and I'm pretty much left alone without any family. See you soon Scott" she kissed his cheek and sent him back to the plane

Lena waved as the jet took off into the sky camouflaged by the technology created by Hank McCoy. She wiped her eyes again trying to calm down

"Why'd you let him go?" Lena turned around to see Gambit behind her

"Because I don't know how it will effect the future if I don't get back and he's dead. A whole new destruction could come. Where's Logan?"

"He sent me to find you and make sure the kids make it off the island." Lena looked up

"We have to find him" Gambit nodded and led her to where he left Logan. When they got there Logan was sitting on the ground with two bullet holes in his forehead

"The kids are safe" Gambit said stopping right before Logan

"So that's when it happened." Lena pointed to his forehead. Gambit walked forward

"We have to get out of here"

"Who are you?" Logan grabbed a hold of his jacket

"Where are we? What's my name?" Gambit put his hands on Logan's wrists

"I'm a friend." Lena went inside his head

"Logan you need to calm down. We helped you get here and helped you do all of this damage." Logan's head snapped to her

"Get out of my head" he turned back to Gambit

"You need to trust me when I say we have to get out of here Logan" Gambit said trying to get out of his grip

Logan let Gambit go and followed him to the opening before the lake. Suddenly Logan stopped and walked over to the body of a woman. Lena noticed it was the same woman that he was with before.

"Do you know her?" Gambit asked stopping a few feet away. Logan shook his head

"No" but he kept his hand on her neck. Gambit and Lena looked over to where the fire trucks and police cars drove in

"Come on they won't like what you've done with the place."

"Go I'll find my own way." Logan said still looking at the body. Lena put her hand on Gambit's arm

"Trust me when I say he will be ok. It's Logan" Gambit nodded his head and took her hand dragging her over to the plane.

Lena and Gambit were taking off when Lena looked out the window. She saw a small figure running in the woods heading for the water on the other side.

"Goodbye Logan"