Chapter 5 Hilda
"Ahhhhhhh!" I wake up soaking wet in the pool. I look up to see Sam and Janet laughing. Apparently, they though it was funny to throw me into some freezing water in the middle of November.
"You think this is funny?" I yell.
"No," Janet responded, becoming serious. "We think this is hilarious!" They both burst out laughing again.
"Oh, I'll show you hilarious," I say as I climbed out of the pool. I pull my fist back, getting ready to punch Janet.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Sam says, pulling me aside. "Last time you punched Janet, she nearly took your head off."
"How do you know."
"She told me."
"Yeah, I told her," Janet butts in. "What'd I tell you?"
"That you were going to tell her why we pushed her into a pool," Sam responds.
"Oh, Yeah. So, you were being mind-controlled by this evil guy no one knows but my dad and my dad told me and I told Sam. But then Sam found you and me and we ended up pushing you in a pool so that we can help you not die.
"Uhhm," I had no idea what that meant.
"We saved your life from an evil person," Sam simplified. "Now we have to find a way to save everyone else."
"Oh, Okay." That made much more sense. I look over at Janet and see her eyeing Sam evilly.
"So, do we know where everyone else is and does water cure everyone? I ask.
"On that plane," Janet responds, just as a large plane takes of a little while away. There was no way to follow it now and no way to know where it was going if we could catch up. "As far as I can tell, the mutant that was controlling you can only control other mutants. For the second question, I was told that water or chocolate will relieve most people of their mind control, but if their powers are water-related or they don't like chocolate, it won't affect them."
"Who doesn't like chocolate?" I murmured.
"Well there's no way we are going to catch up to that plane, Janet." Sam said. "How are we supposed to save them?"
"Actually, there may be a way," Janet says. "Go to your rooms and grab everything you need and meet me by the staircase."
We each head back to our rooms for whatever we may need. I changed into some new clothes that were not soaked and grabbed a jacket because I was still frozen. I grab my small emergency bag of snacks and candy and half of my pillow. You never know when you might want to take a nap.
I head to the staircase and notice that I'm the last one to arrive. I notice Sam's blond hair was now in a ponytail. Both of them had done the opposite of me and grabbed weapons instead of snacks, though Sam only brought knives. Janet, on the other hand, had covered herself in every weapon you could think of and more.
I open my mouth to say something about it, but Sam spoke first. "I already told her no killing." Janet rolled her eyes and motioned to the wall, which opened up to reveal an elevator.
My eyes widen in surprise. "Wow, how long has this been here?"
"I assume before the school even opened," Janet said. "Come on we're wasting time." She steps into the elevator and Sam follows, who was also surprised to see the wall open.
"Wait, do you even know where this thing goes?" I ask.
"To the basement," Janet told us. I must have still looked a little unsure because she added, "Don't worry I've been down there hundreds of times." I unwillingly give in and step into the elevator.
We come out into an underground hallway that was completely white. I look around and see multiple circular doors, all with a large X on them. "Follow me," Janet says confidently and turns down the passage way. I resist the urge to enter one of the doors to see what's inside.
We follow Janet to one of the doors. It opens to reveal a very large, black jet. "How did we not know about this?" I say to myself.
"I did."
"I wasn't actually looking for an answer, Janet. Now you ruined the moment."
"Yeah, well, now we have a ride, but no one to drive it. And anyway," She turns back to me, "we knew the X-Men had a base somewhere. Must've been easy to keep it at the school."
"I got this," I hear Sam say. She was obviously not surprised that their base was under the school. We walk onboard and Sam sits in the pilots' seat.
"You know how to fly a jet?" Janet asks.
"It's a long story, but I've never seen one like this before," she responds. She pulls a lever and the engines turned on.
"Are you sure?" I ask.
"Positive." She looks around for a moment before pressing a button. Rays of sunshine Temporarily blinds us before I feel Sam pull the plane up and takes off. From above I can see the basketball courts closing again below.
"I am never setting foot on that court again," I whisper.