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"No!" shouted Erik as he ran the rest of the way to the wall. He heard several shouts and screams behind him, but he paid them no attention. His mind was fixed on his best friend, who was falling to his death in front of him. Erik thrust out his arm and felt the familiar pull of metal and he grabbed on to it. He pulled with all his might, silently thanking Hank for putting metal into their suits. He looked over the wall as Charles started to float back up towards them. He lifted him effortlessly over the wall and placed him gently on the ground. Kneeling down quickly next to him, Erik examined him swiftly.
"He's just unconscious, but I think we should take him to the infirmary, and quickly before he wakes up." said Erik picking Charles up.
Half an hour later saw them all in the lab sitting around Hanks computer.
"I don't really understand what's going on." began Hank. "But it looks as if the Professor is trying to fight off an infection."
"Yeah an infection named Shaw." said Raven.
"I think that Shaw is somehow controlling Charles." Said Erik thoughtfully.
"Very good Erik. I thought it would take you much longer to figure it out." said a voice behind them.
They spun around to find Shaw standing there smiling at them. Beside him stood Azazel , and slung over his shoulder was Charles, who was still unconscious.
"Let him go." said Erik angrily as several metal instruments started to float up into the air.
"Now, now Erik. Don't be foolish." said Shaw speaking as if he was scolding a child. " I can just absorb your power and would you really want to risk hitting Charles?"
Erik looked at Shaw. Yes he could probably hit him, but he couldn't risk hitting Charles as well. He lowered the metal to the ground.
"Excellent, much easier to talk, don't you think?" said Shaw rubbing his hands together happily.
"What do you want with him?" asked Erik with a snarl.
"He is by far the strongest telepath I have ever come across, and by using his power against him, it was easy to control him." said Shaw. " So I intend to train him, and use him to take over the world." He finished cheerfully.
"Over my dead body." Shouted Erik charging towards him. He ran a few feet, but before he even got there, he felt himself being thrown back by an invisible force. With angry shouts he heard the rest of the group attacking Shaw, but none of them got any closer than he did, before they too were thrown away.
"We'll be seeing you really soon." Shaw said as Azazel grabbed his arm and they teleported away.
Charles felt himself return to consciousness. He opened his eyes and glanced around. He was in a small room with no windows. Apart from a bulb that gave out virtually no light, the room was empty. He frowned in confusion. The last thing he remembered was running with Erik and then it was a blank.
"Erik?" Charles shouted. "Raven? Anybody?"
"I'm afraid nobody is going to come and save you." Said a voice as the door was pushed open and bright light poured in.
"Shaw! What do you want with me?" Asked Charles.
"I'm going to train you of course. Could you imagine your power used for evil. You don't even realise the magnitude of what you can do. Together we will be unstoppable." Said Shaw.
"You are crazy." Said Charles.
"It has been said." Shaw answered mildly.
"I will never join you." Said Charles defiantly.
"My dear Charles. You act as though you have any say in this. I am going to break you completely , then build you back up in my image. Any who stand in our way, you will kill them. You made just be my most powerful creation." Said Shaw excitedly.
"So your just going to torture me? Is that your plan?" Charles asked.
"There are many forms of torture, both physical and mental." Said Shaw in amusement as he removed his jacket, and rolled up his sleeves. "Lucky for you, I am skilled in both."
Charles screamed out loud as images assaulted his brain.
A.N. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed so far, and I'm sorry if this chapter is short, but the ideas just weren't following. Let me know what you think.