Chapter 2: The Rescue
Just a note, this chapter takes place twelve years after the first one, as will the rest of the story.
Westchester, New York
"Are you sure you must leave Professor?" Asked the very beautiful X-Woman named Ororo Munroe, or Storm as everyone calls her.
"I am afraid so. I know this trip is sudden and you are not prepared for my departure, but it is urgent that I get to Europe as soon as possible." The Professor, otherwise known as Charles Xavier, began to wheel himself toward the X-Jet when Storm once again cut him off.
"Well at least let me or someone else go with you, you know, just in case." Her eyes were full of concern as she looked down at the old man.
There was a pause before he responded. "Alright, if it pleases you, I will have Logan accompany me on my trip. I need for you and Jean to stay here with Scott and the children. The last thing we need is for something bad to happen to the students while I am out of the country."
The tension in the woman's face eased a bit by the idea. She was glad that Xavier decided to listen to her. She had spoken to Jean Grey earlier that morning, and by the sound of what Jean knew of the trip, it had the potential of becoming dangerous. Ororo looked into the face of the Professor and smiled.
"Thank you Charles. Would you like for me to go find our friend Logan and explain the situation at hand?"
"No need to go off tryin' to find me, but a bit of explainin' for why Chuck had to interrupt my session with Beast in the danger room wouldn't hurt." The X-Woman jumped a bit in surprise to find Logan, or Wolverine, already standing in the open doorway for the X-Jet's hanger. Glancing over at the Professor, Storm noticed the smirk on his face as his voice entered her mind. 'Telepathy, remember." Charles winked at his dear friend Storm before addressing Logan directly.
"I am in need of a travel partner to accompany me to Europe for a few days." Wolverine snorted in disgust. He has never been the type to take vacations, but more the type to stay where all the action is. Picking up on Logan's lack of interest, the Professor added. "Of course, this trip is not without its reasons. Cerebro has picked up on a mutant in a remote town in Germany who is extremely distraught. I plan on bringing him back to the institute before he injures himself or someone else with his erratic behavior."
Three adamantium claws extended from each of Wolverine's hands while he spoke. "Let me guess, you want me to tag along as a body guard." Charles nodded. "Well, there's nothin' better to do. Alright Chuck, when do we leave?"
"I was hoping right now."
A Remote Town in Germany
2:39 A.M.
The night was dark and stormy. Everyone had long retired to their homes after another grueling day of work. However, the neighborhood watchman was doing his job patrolling the streets for any signs of suspicion. As he walked by an alleyway, the man suddenly froze and made a quick glance down the almost black path. 'That's strange,' He thought to himself. 'I could have sworn I saw something out of the corner of my eye. It must be the storm making me jumpy.'
Walking on his way, the man never knew that there indeed was something down that street, and that something was a person. The hooded figure waited until the coast was clear before dashing out from behind their cover. By staying mostly in the shadows, the figure was only visible when there was a strike of lightning every thirty seconds or so. They stopped for a quick breath and pulled the hood back from their face. Locks of long brown hair rapidly became waterlogged when exposed to the horrendous downpour. The hooded figure was none other than the mayor's seventeen-year-old daughter. Her main goal for the evening was to get to the local club to meet up with some friends. Of course, if her father ever found out she was sneaking out at night, she would never be allowed to see the light of day again.
'Only a few more blocks.' She thought as she picked herself up off of the ground and continued on her journey. Before long, her ears picked up the thumping sound of the music from the club. Soon after that she found herself looking at the neon sign in the distance. Something else then caught her eyes. Against a brick wall and about ten feet from her location, there appeared to be two glowing yellow spheres. Curiosity made her approach the strange illuminating objects. She stopped when they seemed to be just over her head. A flash of lightning danced across the sky followed by the expected sound of thunder and the very unexpected sound of a girl's scream. In that one moment of light, a blue demon appeared clinging to the wall, his hollow eyes staring into the young woman's.
Acting out of sheer terror, the teen had screamed at the sight of him. Little did she know that that was a huge mistake to make. Before she could even take a step back, the demon was upon her. Her cries for help were muffled by a strange furry hand. His other arm reached around her mid-section to keep her from leaving. The girl tensed when she felt something tighten around her legs.
"You should have stayed silent mein freund." The creature breathed into her ear before his lips began to nibble on her neck. She froze, too afraid to try and fight for her freedom.
Whatever he was going to do to her was cut short. The demon suddenly let out a yelp of pain. His captive felt her back, which was pushed up against his chest, become covered in a warm liquid. She felt his grasp loosen and used that one chance to struggle free of his arms and tail. The first thing she noticed when she turned around was all of the blood. The creature had been stabbed from behind by a short sword which pierced all the way through his abdomen. At the other end of the sword was the watchman's shaking hand. He had heard the girl's cry and was the first to arrive to help. With one strong pull, he yanked the blade from the demon's body. A loud groan escaped the lips of the blue creature as he slumped onto his hands and knees.
X-Jet: Somewhere Over Germany
2:47 A.M.
"Cerebro's last lock on him was from somewhere in the town below us. Do you see anything on the inferred Logan?" Asked the Professor as he tried to mentally scan for the mutant.
"Nothin' yet Bub. What am I lookin' for exactly?"
"Anything out of the ordinary, such as someone crouched in an attic space or out in the woods by themselves…"
"You mean, somthin' like that?" Wolverine pointed to the left corner of the inferred screen. There seemed to be a large crowd of people gathered meaninglessly in the middle of the street. Charles took notice of the one body signature in the middle of the crowd.
"I have a feelin' we found our guy." Logan said as he looked from the screen, to the Professor.
"And by the look of things, we might be too late." Commented Charles as he prepared to land the X-Jet.
Amidst An Angry Mob
2:51 A.M.
The crowd had arrived not to long after the sword was pulled from the demon's flesh. Almost the entire town had awoken by the screaming of the mayor's daughter. Now they argued over what to do with the monster that was among them.
"Finish him off!" One man said. "Stab him through the heart vhile you still have a chance!"
"No," Said another. "Let him bleed out. He deserves to suffer!" Everyone seemed to be bickering over how to kill him. If they fought for much longer, it wouldn't matter. He had already lost way more blood than the normal human could handle and still be conscious.
"ENOUGH!" Boomed a loud voice that came from the watchman. Without hesitating, he ran up and began kicking the injured creature. A few other men from the crowd soon joined in. With every impact, moans of pain slid out of the demon's mouth.
Just when it seemed that this was going to be the end of him, everything stopped. The beatings stopped, the noise of the crowd stopped, but most surprisingly, the people were frozen as if time itself had been stopped. Grown men hovered off of the ground in mid-kick by unseen forces. Whatever this miracle was, it had not come in time. The demon was quickly losing consciousness from both the blood loss and the beatings. The last thing he saw before everything went black was a large man with claws walking toward him.
I hope you guys enjoyed the second chapter. Please comment and let me know how I am doing. Thank you! =D