A/N: back, will update regularly now sorry for the long wait. Thanxs for being patient. Spitfire47 and katara4494

I woke with a start and immediately looked around me. I was in the infirmary, wires were connected to me and I ripped them off as my bare feet touched the ground. Ignoring the ice cold floor and forced the door open and then ran to the elevator. I had sensed something disturbing once I had woken and immediately thought of Tyson. Once up onto the main floor I went to the lounge where a dozen or so students were surrounding the television.

"We interrupt the program to bring you breaking news," the anchorwoman said, her voice was shaky and almost nervous, "We are informed of a breakout of GC maximum prison, an estimated amount of fifty extremely dangerous mutants are loose in the city. Police have warned people to keep inside and stay off the roads as well as remain calm. These are the mutants who have escaped."

Fifty mug shots came up and I quickly scanned through all of them using my powers to help. Most of them were part of the Brotherhood while other were just mutants who were considered too dangerous to let loose around the city. As I went down my eyes fell on a certain mutant. I gasped at the mug shot; Pyro.

"Police have also alerted the general public that if any sightings of these mutants to please call the National Security Department here is the number."

I turned away as the number flashed on. This couldn't be happening Pyro has escaped and is god knows where. I sensed that all the students were watching and wondering on what was going to happen next. I was wondering the same thing.

In less than an hour the government had ordered large armoured trucks to crawl around the city looking for the mutants. All entrance and exit of the city had been shut down and jets have been sent into the skies in case some of the mutants with flight ability took to the skies. Also a whole legion of soldiers with Cureguns were released into the streets and stopped every mutant in sight.

"This is ridiculous," Bobby said he turned away from the television in anger.

I too felt angry not only at the government but also at Pyro, if he was caught then he would most definitely be cured and sent back to GC max prison.

"They will most likely come here too," Storm said grimly.

"But not all kids are tagged," Logan replied, "Hey Alison could you create a mental projection of the collars?"

"The collars have an ID chip in them," I explained, "I can't do that for each kid not tagged way too complicated and difficult."

Everyone tried to come up with something but the ideas were all shot down. I looked at the screen and saw that not only were the mutants being stopped but also the people, the humans. Soldiers were questioning them or hauling them off.

"They are even suspecting their own," Kitty said.

"Government won't allow any slip ups, not now."

The day felt like quicksand, the time went by slow as everyone waited and expected a black van with the National Security logo on the sides to pull up into the school. I constantly looked outside and finally convinced myself that I was acting paranoid upon not only the government but also Pyro. Would he actually come here? He knew the dangers of coming back to the school. Tyson was at class so I didn't have to worry as much. I heard footsteps coming from behind but knew who it was without turning.

"You alright?" Logan asked.

"Fine," I muttered turning away from the curtained window. I faced him and noticed that he did have a concerned look as if my answer didn't please or convince him too much.

"Listen," he started, "I know about you and Pyro everyone does…"

I waited for him to continue.

"But he had changed sides."

"So I've been told," I replied monotonically, "If only…"

I thought about what Xavier had said about the Phoenix, that it not only it aided Jean in her powers but also granted her abilities such as going through time and space. I shook my head, I wasn't ready for any of that and probably never will be. I turned to Logan and then walked past him without a word.

That night I was wide awake, Tyson was in the room next to mine sound asleep as well as everyone else expect the few kids. I looked around to see everything still the same as it has been. Nothing changed. I closed my eyes and then calmly thought. Cerebro was gone taken by a military man who went by the name Stryker so that option of finding Pyro was down the drain. I laid there and was ready to close my eyes when something poked my mind.

Alison

I almost jumped out of bed, the voice was unfamiliar too me which was strange. I looked around, still surrounded by darkness and still in the same old room. Just then an idea immediately came upon me. I silently cursed myself for not thinking of it before.

During the previous time when Pyro and I were dating, I had created a telepathic link with him in order for us to communicate either out of emergency or pure boredom.

The only thing was that since we hadn't been in contact for ten years, the link had dissolved leaving behind only tell tale markings. I needed Pyro's essence aka scent in order to revive the link. I started to think of possible ways of getting Pyro's essence. I got out of bed and then left my room, snuck down to the first floor and then headed down to where Pyro's room was. It had been replaced by another mutant. I cursed and then spread my hands around the door Pyro's essence was completely diminished. I walked slowly back upstairs to my room it wasn't until I passed Tyson's room then I realized that there was option B. I slowly opened the door and cancelled out all the radio waves so that nothing would disturb Tyson, all I needed to do was gather enough essence.

I know it must sound horrible that I was going to steal Tyson's DNA in order to trace a small sample of Pryo's scent but honestly I had no choice.

I walked up to Tyson and then placed my forefinger on his arm. I drove a mental spike into Tyson's body and had it capture some of Tyson's DNA then easily burrowed to grab Pryo's scent. Have what I came for, I then backed away slowly then left releasing the hold on the radio waves.

Back in my room I used the scent that I had taken from Tyson and tried to pinpoint on where the leftover marking were. I searched until I had found something familiar; got it! I reattached the essence and then it was like my mind was given an energy drink. The link was back up, new and running. I closed my eyes hoping that I was able to use the link to track down where Pyro was but my body protested and I stopped. Try tomorrow, I thought and I knew that it wasn't going to fail.