Author's voice: Just a quick question should I do more mutant discrimination chapters? Yes or no... Next few chapters depend on your answers...
"Greer? They're people inside..." Jean asked worriedly as the flames increased in size. Greer groaned... How did a simple search and rescue mission escalate into this? Should she continue searching for Evan or save people from the burning building? "Jean keep us linked, you and Scott check all the drains nearby... Ray and I will check the exits to see if anyone is still in the building..." Greer commanded. The four of them scattered. "Storm! There's a fire going on here! We need you!" Greer shouted through the comlink. "I'm on my way..." Running towards one of the exits she was horrified to find that it was locked. "Who locks fire exits?" Greer thought wildly. "Hello is anyone in there?" she called. "Help us, we've been locked in!" a voice called back. "Clear the doors...I'm gonna bust you out..." Summoning all her might Greer pulled at the handles. Growling from all the effort she managed to yank the door off its hinges and was almost trampled by the group of people who ran out. Grabbing one of them she stopped him from running off. "Listen to me...LISTEN TO ME!" she growled. "Please don't eat me!" the man screamed trying to break free from Greer's iron grip. Greer sighed. "Get a grip!" she growled "Is anyone still in there?" she asked shaking him. "Yes the boss Mr. Spears... He's still in the containment room..." he stammered. Gently, she let go of him. "Thank you..." she muttered. Before leaping into the flaming building.
Greer blundered around half scared to death with all the flames surrounding her. "Mr. Spears? Mr. Spears? Are you here?" she called desperately. "I'm in here! Help me!" Following the voice Greer kicked down the door. She gasped in horror at collapsed tanks. "Mr. Spears? Mr. Spears? Where are you?" she called scanning the room while wading around in Power 8. "I'm here! I'm caught between two tanks." "Hold on!" Greer called. Crouching she leaped with all her might and scrambling with her claws, she managed to clamber onto one of the colossal sized tanks. Looking down she spotted Mr. Spears. "Ahhh!" he yelped as Greer leaped down and landed in front of him. Greer raised her arms defensively "Relax...I'm not going to hurt you..." "What...What are you?" he asked backing away from her. "Complicated..." Greer growled. "Take my hand..." "No...No way you're one of them! One of the mutants!" Greer winced as she heard something explode nearby. Grabbing a protesting Spears and draping him over her shoulder, she leaped back onto the tank. Digging her claws into the tank she climbed onto the top and then slid down. Quickly she got Spear off her back. "Ok now, we're going to take one last gulp of oxygen, and we're going to run got it?" she growled. Nodding his head, Spear did as he was told. Grabbing his hand Greer pulled him through the smoldering doors. "Careful!" she yelled as flame covered beams nearly fell onto the both of them. Ducking under the beams with Spear still in her grips she heaved a sigh of relief as the exit doors finally appeared in their view. Bursting through the doors. Greer took in a precious gulp of oxygen before collapsing onto the ground coughing while Spear's just fainted next to her. Hearing thunder and lighting Greer managed a smile. Storm had finally arrived. Carrying Spear safely away from the burning building she lay him down gently before taking off.
"Did you find Evan?" Greer asked as she and Ray ran up to them. Scott and Jean looked away. "We did but..." "But?" Greer asked trying not to panic. "He disappeared with the rest of the Morlocks..." Lightning flashed on top of them. Followed by loud rumbles of thunder. "Storm is so going to have my head for this..." Greer thought in disbelief as Storm lowered herself from the sky. "What happened? Where's Evan?" she asked her electric blue eyes scanning the grounds for her beloved nephew. Greer sighed. This was going to be ugly. "He...he took off..." she said looking away. Storm did a double take. Greer watched guiltily as she called Evan multiple times before running back up to her. "Please... you have to help me find him. Please!" Storm pleaded desperately grabbing Greer's shoulder. Taken aback by Storm's concern. Greer nodded. "We're not giving up yet... Don't worry Storm, we'll find him..." With newfound determination she lowered herself into the hole Scott created. One by one members of the X men followed her in. "Let's go find Evan..." she growled.
"Evan! Evan! Evan!" both Greer and Storm called endlessly as they trudged through the endless tunnels of Bayville's sewers. It had almost been half a day since the search started. Many of the members had given up out of exhaustion and soon the search party dwindled down to just Jean, Scott, Greer and Ororo. Well that was what Greer thought until she received a call from the comlink. "Jean and Scott have left...They wish us the best of luck..." Greer announced sadly stuffing the comlink back into her belt capsule. "Where could that boy be? Greer can you try locating his scent?" Storm asked ignoring what Greer just told her. Greer sighed closing her eyes she took a deep sniff... "I...I've got nothing... The stench of sewage and whatever that is left of Power 8...its so strong its somehow masking everyone's scent...Sorry Ororo... I can't...I can't find him..." "No we have to find him! Evan! Evan! Evan!" Storm called. Greer watched sadly. This was all her fault. How could she fail to find him? Determined not to disappoint Storm or the professor any further, she picked herself up and continued calling Evan's name. Finally Greer's ears flicked upwards. "Storm I think I heard Evan's voice... C'mon this way..." she gestured leading Storm into another tunnel. "Evan! Evan! Evan!" they called. "I'm here..." Evan's voice finally called back. At first Greer only thought his voice was a figment of her imagination. She nearly fainted in relief and exhaustion when she saw him walk out of the mist. "Evan!" Storm called running up to him to give him a hug. "Wait! Stay back! I'm...I'm going through some changes..." Evan warned. "That does not matter let me take you home..." Storm begged. "No...Not right now...I just gotta take a break, everything's just so crazy right now..." Evan confessed burying his face in his hands. "C'mon Evan we can help you through this..." Greer pleaded trying to approach her confused friend. "No you don't understand..." he retorted. "Yes Evan I do. You feel like an outcast up there... Hated for just existing... You think no one can help you and you just want to hide... Disappear from it all..." "How would you know..." Evan asked sadly looking Greer in the eye. "Because I feel like that every single day of my life since I became like this..." Greer confessed truthfully looking down. "That's too bad..." Evan murmured. "Please Evan you and the others helped me through my depression and confusion...Let me help you through yours..." "No... I have to figure this out by myself...Please don't worry about me, or look for me...I'm among friends...Goodbye Greer...Goodbye Aunty O..." Evan said firmly. Greer watched in horror as Evan walked off into the mist with the other Morlocks. "Evan don't! Evan! Evan!" Storm screamed clawing wildly at the mist. Unfortunately her nephew was nowhere to be found. Greer felt her heart wrench as Storm broke down. Collapsing onto her knees, tears the size of pearls flowed down her face while she continuously called Evan's name. Hesitantly Greer approached Storm. Remembering how Storm had comforted her when her own mother disowned her Greer wrapped Storm in a hug. "I'm sorry Ororo... I am so sorry..."