Chapter 13

Derek arrived in the back with a bunch of children and saw the rest of his team but as he looked around, he couldn't find Angelina.

"Where's Dark Angel?" he asked.

"We thought she was with you?" Kyle said.

Derek groaned as he told Liz to use her empathy powers, to find her. It took Liz a while but when she opened open her blue eyes, she looked sad.

"Bad news…..he's got her." Liz said.

"What?" Derek yelled.

"It's was a trap. He knew that Angelina would come with us, so he set up a trap. She's tied up in a room, 393 with that general." Liz said.

"Okay. I'll go and rescue her while you guys return these kids back to the police station." Derek said as he put on his deep voice device.

"Why do you always have to rescue the damsel in distress?" asked Kyle.

He didn't answer. Derek ran to where the room where Dark Angel. Meanwhile, in room 393, Angelina was trying to break free from the rope but couldn't. General Zeke was punching her in the face whenever she rolled her eyes at his stupid jokes.

"Now what should I do with you?" asked General Zeke after kicking her in the stomach.

Angelina groaned; she was starting to feel sick but didn't want him to know that. Then she saw a figured appeared outside of the room, it was Derek! Angelina was so happy that he came to rescue her, but she needed him inside. Angelina closed her hazel eyes and started to concentrate until a guard appeared.

"Sir, there is trouble in the back. It's the other soldiers." The guard said.

"About time. Watch her." He said.

Angelina smiled as he left. The guard looked at her and then disappeared. General Zeke forgot that she can create illusions with her mind. Derek walked in and un-tied her.

"What took you so long?" she asked as she stood up.

Derek didn't answer but grabbed her hand as they left the room. Angelina knew that Derek was blushing because he was still holding onto her hand which she thought was unnecessary but didn't say anything about it. Angelina forgot where she was walking and bumped into Derek's back. She noticed that they were outside already. She was surprised and didn't remember leaving.

"Let's go." Derek whispered.

The two teenagers have been walking for a while and Angelina was getting tired already. She then noticed a motel. They checked in and found a one bed inside.

"I'll sleep on the floor." They both said.

They both looked at each other and chuckled.

"This is stupid. Derek, you sleep on your side and I'll be on my side." Angelina said.

"Um….okay." Derek said

"I'm going to the bathroom." Angelina said.

Angelina closed the door behind her and put water at her face to wash the blood off. While she was doing that, Derek started writing a text message to the professor hoping he wasn't asleep yet. Back at the mansion, Professor Xavier was finishing some paper work and noticed that he received a text message from Derek.

Professor,

Angelina and I are at a motel, a little far from here, and don't worry we're not doing anything stupid. Please tell her parents that she's safe and that she's with me. I don't want Logan ripping my skin when we get back. Sorry about not telling where we went but I'll explain later.

Derek

Xavier closed his phone and sighed. He knew that Derek was saving other children from being trained like soldiers just like he was but he warned him that it would be dangerous and he and his friends will get caught soon. But what surprised the old professor was that Logan's daughter was just like those children. She is definitely Logan's child; Xavier chuckled, but has her mom's beauty.

Angelina got out of the bathroom and found Derek fast asleep already. She removed her shoes before pulling back the covers and climbing into the bed next to him. Derek turned around and saw that she was asleep already; he smiled at her then wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. A few moments later, Derek drifted off to sleep for real.

After lunch, Angelina and Derek got inside a cab and arrived at the mansion before the teachers would wake up and get their coffee. But they were too late, Angelina and Derek spotted the adults sitting on the coach, with deadly looks.

"Where the hell did you two go?" asked Logan.

They both looked at each other then back at Logan.

"You see, we were at a friend's party and we realized it was late so we decided to stay at Liz' house and-"

"Angelina! Do not lie to us. We know that you two were at a motel last night. What were you doing over there?" asked Marie.

"Mom- we didn't do anything. We fell asleep, nothing happened." Angelina answered.

"One or two bed?" asked Logan. "Answer me, dawn it."

"One bed." Derek mumbled.

Logan sighed as he ran his hair with his fingers. Marie turned white all of a sudden.

"Please tell me you used protection." Marie asked worried.

"Mom! No! Derek and I fell asleep that's all!" Angelina said.

Storm chuckled at Marie's question. But then noticed something weird.

"Angelina, why are you and Derek wearing all black? Storm asked.

Angelina and Derek looked at their clothing and stammered. Marie noticed this two and hoped they didn't rob anything or killed someone. Then something shocked Marie as she saw a cut on her daughter's face.

"Angelina, what happened to your face?" asked Marie.

Angelina looked at the mirror and saw the cut from one of the guards, when he punched her. She sighed as she turned to look at her worried mom then at Derek.

"Derek, I have to. We have been lying for too long." Angelina said.

Derek sighed as he ran through his hair, "Fine."

"Angel, what is it?"

"Mom," she sighed, "I knew that you were going to search my room sooner or later. So I'm guessing that you found the letter from Jasmine about General Zeke."

Angelina sighed again and started to play with her fingers.

"I'm one of those missing children who turn into a soldier. During those two years, Derek, me, and the others were torture physically, violently, and brutally. Mom, you have no idea what he did to us….especially what he did to me." Angelina said.

"Yeah, because you wouldn't shut your mouth." Derek whispered.

"If I did shut my mouth, you could have been electrocuted." Angelina said.

"So? I did get electrocuted a week later! He tortured you more than any of us!" Derek yelled, "But you didn't care as long we were okay."

The X-men stared at the two and looked confused of what just happened. Logan stared at Angelina and couldn't picture her getting electrocuted and getting beaten up. Marie felt the urge to cry but couldn't. She needed to hear more.

"Continue the story, Angel." Marie stammered.

Angelina looked at her mom, "General Hector Zeke called me X-45 like I was his toy. But I'm known as Dark Angel, the angel that flies in the dark and saves others. A man….a doctor name Dr. Cole. He taught me private lessons of subjects just like at school but he was my personal teacher. He wrote reports about me everyday but I read them a few days ago and realized that he was the only one who cared about me like a father."

Logan felt uncomfortable all of a sudden.

"He gave me that notebook I used to carry around at school or wherever we go, Angelina continued, "I wrote poems on there and then he started to call me Angel, he said that I was his own personal guardian angel, the angel that gives him strength."

"He must have thought of you like his own daughter." Marie smiled at her daughter.

Angelina looked at her mom and smiled and felt that tears where going to burst out. She touched the ring around her finger.

"I gave him a birthday present…this ring" she said as she hold it out to the others, "I engraved it, "4ever and ever." It meant that I will always be there for him. But….one day General Zeke was going to turn me into his own personal dangerous weapon. I was trained as twice as hard as the others. I was so weak that I couldn't heal fast, he put me in a tank full of green liquid so I can heal slowly and rest. And-"

"That's enough!" Derek yelled, "Maybe we should talk about this later. Angel, needs her rest."
"Very well, Derek. Angelina we will continue this tomorrow." Xavier said.