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Chapter 3: Near Drowning
"Who's this?" Storm questioned as Scott finally dragged the half unthawed boy into the cockpit with Pyro following close behind.
"We're not too sure; he's what drew John away from the jet in the first place." Scott replied as he lifted the boy onto a seat, for fifteen the boy weighted a ton, and strapped him in.
"I don't know if drew is the right word to use, I felt more compelled to go to the boy." Pyro retorted, as he himself took a seat and put on a seat belt.
"John, felt compelled to do something good of his own free will? That'll be the day, pigs fly." Bobby snorted.
"Is everyone one sitting down? Do you have your seat belts on?" Jean enquired as she turned the jet on.
"Yes!" replied everyone, except for Wolverine and the strange boy who were both unconscious.
"I agree with Bobby, I don't think John had his free will." Professor Xavior sated as he shifted in his seat.
The plane slowly took off from the ground, but when it was about seven feet into the air the dam broke releasing ten thousand tons of water into the dried out lake bed, engulfing the jet in a gigantic wave. The jet was soon under more then ten feet of water.
"Oh-my God, what do we do?" Rouge said when she looked out her side window.
"We're all going to drown aren't we professor Summers?" Misty questioned looking to Scott for reinsurance.
"Aqua can you try to force the water to the sides of the jet?" Professor Xavior asked directing his question to the smallest girl on the jet.
"I don't know professor, I can move water but I normally need to be within that water in order to manipulate it." Aqua said slowly and quietly. "And I've never moved so much before."
"Aqua you have to try." Storm said.
"I don't know what if I can't? What if I accidentally push all the water at the jet instead and bust the jet?" Aqua said half in tears from fright.
"You won't." replied kitty, "We all believe in you. If you want I'll come with you."
"You would do that for ME? But how, you can't breathe under water like I can." Aqua said with hope in her eyes.
"I can go through anything I want, so technically the water never will touch me." Kitty said with a smile. "You ready to do this?"
"Yes!" Aqua replied with more confidence then she had, had a few minutes ago. She unbuckled her seat belt and went over to Kitty, who offered her a hand. Aqua took the delicate yet loving hand into her small one and together the walked to the side of the jet.
"Now Aqua, you mustn't be afraid. We are going to do this together. Now I want you just to relax, I'm going to take us outside the jet and into the water. You ready." Kitty asked looking down at the little girl.
"I'm ready Kitty." Aqua said with a gulp.
"Here we go." Kitty said as she wrapped her arms around the little girl, and lifting her off the ground. Slow but steadily she walked forwards towards the side of the jet. She got closer and closer, then her head disappeared into the side of the jet then Aqua, then the rest of Kitty until there was nothing left of Kitty and Aqua in the jet.
"They're outside the jet, Kitty just dropped Aqua. Aqua is now swimming back up to Kitty." Rouge said as she looked out her side window. "Aqua is now trying to get Kitty to go lower in the water. Kitty is following Aqua……… Cool!"
"What is it Rouge? What happened?" asked Scott as he came closer to Rouge.
"Aqua made a giant air bubble so that Kitty can stand in it." Rouge said turning to face Scott. "That way Kitty doesn't need to use all her energy in trying not to drown."
"Hey you guys the jet is raising, I think Aqua decided to use the water to force the jet up and out of the water." Jean said looking out into the water. Sure enough the jet was rising slowly off the lake bed. It slowly gained speed as Aqua used more and more of her power to force the water to do her will. The jet finally was forced out of the water, but yet it still rose. "I think she wants the water to force us up into the air so that when the water falls back down, we have enough time to start the engines."
"But how will Kitty and Aqua get into the jet now?" Bobby asked.
"I'll go get them, once the jet is started that is." Kurt replied, as he unhooked his seat belt and went to take off his shirt so that he wouldn't get it wet.
"Here we go, everyone hold on." Jean said as the jet started to fall, it gained speed rapidly. Just as it was going to hit the water the engines started up and Jean carefully but swiftly brought the jet back into the air, making all the young mutants cheer.
"Here I go." Kurt said and in a cloud of navy-black smoke he was gone. He then reappeared in a cloud of navy-black smoke with both Kitty and Aqua.
Storm took Aqua to the back of the jet to give her some warm dry clothes, Kurt pulled back on his shirt, and Kitty when back to her seat and buckled up dry as the desert.
"Huh Professor Jean, I don't want to bother you but can I ask you a question." Misty requested.
"Sure misty what is it?" Jean asked as she steered the jet homewards.
"I was just wondering what it meant if say, Wolverine started to shake?" Misty asked, her eyes glued on the now shaking Wolverine.
"Misty, are you trying to tell me that Wolverine is shaking?" Jean asked her voice quivering.
"Yes, I guess so." Misty replied.
"Oh-my God, how long as he been doing this for?" Jean asked. "Storm! I need you can to fly the jet? Wolverine went into septic shock."
"He just started." Misty said as Storm ran passed her and took over the control of the jet.
"Misty I need you to move. Can you please go sit by the professor." Jean said as she stood staring at Wolverine. She then used all of her strength to pull Wolverine off the chair and put him gently on the ground of the jet "Scott can you please come and help me."
Scott rushed to Jeans aid.
I thought you guys might like to know what is happening to the other mutants on the ride home.
And thank-you again for all of your wonderful replies. It makes me want to write more.
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