They came in later than expected but then apprehending the Juggernaut takes time.
"Hope's not up yet" worried Beast.
"She's probably just sleeping in" joked Jean "I'll wake her".
Jean jogged to Hopes room and banged the door …. No answer so she entered her room. There was a gasp from the dining room and the sound of pounding footsteps coming down the hall it was Beast followed by everybody.
"What's wrong" asked Jean, they handed her the note and she read it out loud, it said.
'Dear X-Men.
You were like a family to me, (sorry I couldn't deliver this note in person I didn't think I would get the chance). The purpose of this note is to say that tomorrow or today whenever you're reading this well on the 07/05/2013 at 16:49 my heart will stop and I will die.
Thank you for everything, I love you all.
Hope (not so much of a) Survivor (anymore). Xx
Ps: I drew you a picture on the back so you can remember us together'.
At the bottom it said 'Never trust a person in a white lab coat'.
"She's alive" shouted Beast "well just about" he added.
"Jubilee is it ok if we take you to school early we need to see Principle Colloson" said Storm urgently.
"Ok" she said "let's go".
Jubilee, storm and Rogue headed towards the car and sped away.
"Jean" said the Professor "join with my mind, let's see if we can contact her".
I felt a prod against my mind and two kind familiar voices speaking, I carefully opened up my mind to let the two people in and two familiar faces basically fell in, I always imagined the professor walking so that's how he was and Jeans red hair was basically on fire and her stature even more grand.
"How did you get in hear" I said weakly.
They ignored my question "what ails you".
"I don't know" I answered "but I think it's got something to do with my blood"
"Good, thank you" said Professor X they started to fade, to leave me.
I cried out "please don't leave me" but they were already gone and I was left alone in the dark empty space of my mind to die alone, the thought scares me it would scare anyone.
Jean and the professor jostled awake.
"We need to sample her blood" said the Professor "Beast please go get what's needed".
Beast jogged to the infirmary to get what is needed, he came back a minute later with a needle,
microscope and a sample of the precious blood, they took some of her blood then put it underneath
the microscope.
There was a silence and then Beast said just audibly "It's been activated".
"What's…." started Wolverine.
"We don't know exactly what they are, but we do know it's poisoning her blood, slowly and painfully
killing her" said the professor.
"Can we help her" asked Wolverine.
"No" said Beast.
"Agent Colloson" said storm.
Gesturing to around him "here" he whispered "please call me principle or Mr".
"But I am addressing you as an agent" said Storm more firmly.
He straightened up "what's happened".
"It's just Hope won't be able to train with your team" interrupted Rogue "she's ill".
"Ill" he asked "how is that possible".
"We don't know" worried Jubilee.
"Ok" affirmed Colloson "keep me informed" they turned to leave but Storm was called back.
Colloson handed Storm a small chip and said " this is a tracking device, implant it in Hopes arm so if
they get her we can find them".
"Thank you" whispered Storm putting the tracking device in her pocket she then swiftly exited.
Colloson was alone he whispered something only audible to him and shook his head, then he
headed toward the detention room to meet his team.
"Todays training session has been cancelled" announced Colloson.
"Why" questioned Peter.
"Our guest is seriously ill and probably going to die" asked Sam slowly thinking.
"It was Hope" said Colloson sympathetically.
There was a surprised expression on their faces and silence except for the sounds of chair scraping on the floor as they began to leave.
You couldn't see the tracking device in her arm, an invisible protector. Whether or not Hope could feel it or not was a different story. It was put in her arm at the top near the bone.
"So we can track her" asked Cyclops.
"If it works" answered Storm.
I felt a pain at the top of my right arm and what felt like a splinter sliding into my arm. The endless darkness flickered and a door appeared on the other side of the empty space. A way out or a way to death, should I risk it or stay in the eternal darkness until my certain death. I decided to risk that it was a way out so I took a deep breath and started walking towards the door, every step was agonizing but I was determined to see everyone before I die. From what I could tell I had five minutes left. The door handle was cold, I opened the door light flooded into my eyes then …..
"You" growled the Captain "go get the van ready" the Eraser he pointed at ran towards the road and started up the nearly silent engine.
"The rest of us are going to get her" he then said "Move out".
They started to move as fast as lightening, an alarm blared but it was too late, they burst through the wall to find her lying in a single bed surrounded by people.
I tried to say something but my voice had gone, infront of me were the X-Men facing of the Erasers.
"If you don't give her to us we will have to take her by force" shouted the Erasers in unison.
"Never" growled Wolverine.
Their Captain stepped forward "if you don't she will die" he said with sympathy in his voice.
"Fine" said Professor X.
Captain started to walk towards me I tried to move away but I had no strength.
He picked me up and I screamed "no, don't let them ….."
My voice gave out my heart stopped beating and I died.
Death wasn't scary, just peaceful and beautiful, I was no longer scared, there was no pain, I was happy.