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Update: I drew Sakura Shimizu. I know that it is only one picture…sorry

Let's find out what's been going on with the X-Men… What about these mutant attacks? The Morlocks? And this mysterious Institution everyone is keeping under wraps?

X-Men: Restoration

Chapter Thirteen: Marina Johnson

Marina ran from the yells of rebellion as she glanced at who was around her. There was Spyke who was leading her through the sewers. Her gray combat boots were splashed in the sewer water as she ran. She glanced back to see that most of the Morlocks were following them. There was Zenith, Shiloh, Lyra, Laura and Vince. I guess Mila and Lila agreed with their movement. Marina held in the feelings of fear. There was a mutant rebellion much bigger than this, there were lots of Morlocks who had fractioned off from the original group in different cities and what if the Brotherhood will manipulate them too? She had just visited Caliban in Chicago where there were many violent protests. He said he was fine but Scaleface looked otherwise. Callisto and her Morlocks were off the grid, completely.

The Brotherhood was now ruthless and willing to take human life. What happened to make them hate the nonmutants so much?

"Spyke, we need to get to Xavier's. He will keep you guys safe for the time being. Do you have any tunnels that will lead us out there? I'll try to contact him for the time being." Marina said calmly as she counted heads to make sure no one got lost. She bit her tongue to stop herself from feeling the anxiety of fear. She couldn't be fearful. She had to act strong, proper and stay level headed. It was what she had been always taught. She was the daughter of an influential diplomat, Anne Johnson.

I am here, with all of you. We will try our best to protect you. Come here, as quickly as possible. Marina, I'm sending some back up to you…just in case the police have infiltrated the hideout.

"Okay, guys. You heard the Prof. This way." Spyke said as he bolted away from them. Marina noticed that Shiloh looked pretty tired from running. She looked as if she wanted to cry. Marina crouched over.

"You can get on my back. We will be faster this way." Shiloh hesitated because of intimidation but finally obeyed as Spyke shouted at them. Marina held the little girl on her back as she ran as fast as she could through the tunnels following Spyke and the other scared Morlocks.

They stopped once and Spyke took over carrying Shiloh as they heard screams echo from up above. They looked frightened at each other but Marina held her composure. She had to look strong to them because she was representing Professor Xavier who was going to save them. As they got closer to the mansion there was more peace and quiet. They still kept a fast pace but they had stopped running because of exhaustion. They stopped for a moment to catch their breaths. They tensed in fear as they heard slow, cautious splashes approaching. As she came in to view they all let out a sigh of relief. It was Professor Ororo. Spyke and her embraced. Storm then signaled the other Morlocks to follow her.

Marina thought of when she had first came to the Xavier's Institute of Gifted Youngsters when she was a freshman in high school. Now she was a junior and lots of things had happened in two years. She had seen Scott and Jean for a short while before they went to college, before Rogue went on her road trip of self-discovery as Kitty calls it and before the honorary Brotherhood members just disappeared. It was mysterious even more how Mystique survived something that Kitty or Kurt wouldn't discuss.

Senator Kelly was teamed up with Dr. Bamback to eliminate the mutant gene. They tried to stop the Prof from running the mansion because of the dangers of mutants. However, the Professor said that it was only him and Professor Ororo who were living in the mansion. The mansion looks empty when they came through it because Xavier manipulated their minds into seeing it unoccupied. She smiled when she thought about the search through the place when Sakura almost dropped a gallon of water on them when she was practicing her water controlling skills. That was a close one and thankfully she put a force field around the water so it couldn't fall on them.

Everything had dramatically changed, including herself. She had seen Professor Xavier for her therapy sessions for improving her control on her power. She wasn't very good at the beginning; well she should be straight forward about it. Marina had a terrible time controlling her mutation. Her purple energy fields would always be shooting out at people and she walked around the Institute in an energy bubble. Professor Xavier said that once she gained control of her gift, she would be able to attend the Bayville High School and help the others raise mutant morale without putting any of them in danger.

She and the others did the best they could by encouraging others to think of mutants as equals but it didn't help the situation. Marina was an unemotional rock, a stern person and when she talked to kids at Bayville they thought she wanted to fight with them.

Storm led them up to the laboratory door as everyone caught their breath. Storm gave Marina a warm tap on the back. Marina entered the mansion quickly walking through the eerie lab. It was silent. She did not hear the echoes of laughter as usual. The entire mansion was dark, gloomy and quiet.

Marina went into the lounge where all of the students were gathered watching the television in horror. The Professor put it on mute so they did not have to hear the terrifying screams as people were killed. Dr. Bamback was doing countless interviews with his family near him for comfort. Trent, his son did not have the confidence that he exuded at school. He looked terrified like he was keeping a secret of some kind. Marina shrugged it off as she continued watching.

Marina went up to her room as Professor Xavier explained what would happen to them. They would be sent back to their parents and to the homes of people the Prof trusted if they did not have a home to return to. She swallowed hard as she thought about returning to her mother and father. Her relationship with them was already strained. Her mother however loving she could be was always away and her father was busy doing everything Mrs. Anne Johnson could not do. She knew that they loved her and truly accepted her fully; it was just that they were too busy with her mother's political career to give her the time. She would just be in the way.

Time was what all of them needed: time to progress their relationship, time to make the nonmutants understand that they were not harmful, time for restoration.

She lay on her bed, thinking. Kitty came into the room, silent as she began to pack. Marina sat up watching her intently. Kitty looked up tearfully as she plummeted into the pile of clothes.

"Kitty, did you ever think this would happen?" Marina said. Kitty glanced up at her with a questioning look.

"No, of course not. How could you ever think of a question like that, Rina?" She replied.

"After Apocalypse, when I came everyone was against mutants. I felt like this period of limbo was just the eye of the storm…the storm is rising once again. We need to stop it but how?" Marina said as she gazed outside at the waning night sky. She sighed as she sat down. She had to be tough.

Kitty stared at Marina in disbelief but before she could say anything a girl appeared in the room. She had long wavy caramel colored locks of hair and a long white dress on. She was so pale she looked dead. Was she a GHOST?

"Coralie! Camlin!" Kitty yelled as the girl turned around and glanced at her. Marina's mouth was dropped open.

"Calm. Stay calm, I do not have much time. The Institution is holding mutants. They are using them as weapons. Please help us. You need to stop this uprising from happening. It is the key to The Institution's plot. " She said.

"What?" was all Kitty could mumble as she gripped onto her stuffed dragon.

"The Institution? We have never heard of such a place." Marina said as she observed the girl's movements as she made a force field around her. She sighed as if it were nothing.

"I can just give you this piece of advice: train and train hard. There is a battle ahead."

"Where is The Institution? We can save you now." Marina spoke as she saw the same fear in the girl's eyes as she had earlier, a fear for the future. She dropped the force field as she saw this girl as vulnerable. She looked a little younger than herself but she was so much stronger.

"I do not know. But what I can tell you is that The Institution has been in existence since Apocalypse."

"How did you get here?" Marina said quickly as the girl began to fade. There were so many questions left unanswered.

"I travelled from the future. Oh, Kitty… Rogue says hi. " The girl smiled brightly as she disappeared. They sat in silence a moment.

"Rogue?" Kitty said as her eyes widened. "Rogue is in that Institution place! If they are using her as a weapon then she could destroy all of the mutants and humans alike by just one touch. We need to do something."

Coralie and Camlin burst in the room, their blond bobs a mess. Kitty and Marina stood up from their beds.

"We can't leave yet. Tell the Professor to stop the proceedings. Get Logan and we will meet him in the Training Room." Marina said as she saw Kitty and Dantes run out of the room. She followed slowly behind them. In all this chaos…there was a glimmer of hope. She would not let those people die without purpose. There would be no more deaths; there could be no more deaths. They would be prepared for The Institution to save that girl's life and the many other mutants they had taken control of. Marina had always been strong. She smiled to herself. It was her time to be fierce.

Hey my lovely reviewers! I hope you love where the story is going! It is going to get so much more intense. I thought Marina's chapter should be more reflective than a show of her powers. I feel that underneath that cold exterior is a heart that is wonderful. Marina is complex and I hope I showed that here. Next chapter? Well what do you want to find out about? The Morlocks uprising...The Brotherhood attacks...The XMen training...or The Institution mutants?