"Are you certain that the one that we are looking for is here Charles?" Erik asked as he drove them passed the sign that says 'Welcome to Chamberlain'.
Charles only stared at the file and notes that contained information on Catalina Redwood's in his lap, "From what I could pick up from her mind before she flew off, was that a former student of hers called her for help, and that student lives here." Charles explained to his friend as they drove along.
Erik glanced at Charles before looking back at the road in front of him, "Former student?"
Charles smiled and nodded, "Yes, Estelle Horan, one of her many students that she took under her wings when they needed her."
Erik nodded mindlessly, "So you also wish to recruit Estelle as a student along the way?" he said as the a left turn towards the neighborhood that had their mutant.
Charles placed the file back into a manila folder and answered, "In a way, yes."
Erik then wondered, "What kind of power does she posses exactly?"
Charles chuckled, "She's a telepath, just like me."
Erik smiled at the hidden excitement bubbling within Charles at the prospect at having a telepath to teach at the institute.
They then heard sirens as they got closer to Catalina and Estelle's location.
When they got to the scene, it was in an uproar, Erik parked the car and both of them got out of the car to get a better look at the situation that is happening.
They got there just in time to see a woman struggling and screaming at the top of her lungs as she was dragged out by the cops and was shoved into the cop car.
Erik asked a random spectator from the neighborhood and asked, "Can you tell me what's happening?"
"Margaret White has abused her daughter enough, and apparently there's a woman in there who almost died by Margaret's hand." The spectator said still watching the scene with interest.
As the cop car, that Margaret was in, was being pulled away, Charles put a finger to his temple to use his telepathy to search the Margaret's mind, so that he could get a glimpse of what she has done.
He saw an eight month old baby inside her crib drinking from her bottle happily, Margaret took the half-empty bottle away from the baby and placed it on the baby's dresser. Then the baby lifted her little arms in the air and the baby bottle was lifted in the air and was floating back to her. Margaret watched in horror as the bottle found it's way back into Carrie's baby hands. Margaret started screaming 'devil', 'Satan', 'witch' and reciting excerpts from the bible, although I think some of them were made up somewhere.
Another scene where three year old Carrie was at the kitchen table reading a book while the broom was sweeping on it's own while the dishes were washing, drying and putting themselves away. Charles marveled at this child's control, but it was short-lived when Margaret walked in to see if Carrie was doing her chores, but was enraged when she saw her using her powers again. She grabbed the broom that was cleaning the cobwebs on the ceiling and smacked Carrie in the face with enough force to knock her and the chair over. Carrie started sobbing as she looked up at her Mother fearfully as Margaret said, "Go into your closet and pray." Carrie sobbed even more as she shook her head, not wanting to be locked in the closet again. Margaret pulled a butcher knife off the counter and pointed it at a defenseless Carrie as she gritted out, "Get. In. The. Closet. NOW." In fear of being killed, she scurried to the 'prayer closet' and once she was inside, Margaret slammed the door, locked and leaned against it as Carrie pounded her tiny fists on the door in a feeble attempt to get out as she begged her Mother to let her out
The next scene was where Carrie was talking to her neighbor, Estelle Horan, but Margaret walked out of the house and saw her daughter interacting with Estelle, and was enraged yet again. "Carrie, you get back over here, what did I tell you? You are NOT to converse with that whore." Margaret ordered Carrie as she scampered back into their yard. Estelle tried to talk with her, "Calm down Mrs. White, we were just taking." Margaret shot at her, "Don't tell me to calm down you Babylon who're." Estelle's Mother walked out of the house to defend her daughter, "Margaret, I asked you not to call her that." Margaret paid no attention to her as Carrie was coming up the steps, "Get... in this house." She latched on to Carrie's tiny wrist with a bone crushing grip, "Right. Now." She said as she dragged Carrie into the house to be punished. Then, screaming and crying was heard while the unthinkable happened, stones started to hail on the house, one and two at first, but then it started raining down on them, damaging the house.
The final scene was where Margaret had a knife in her hand pointing at Catalina, "My name is Catalina Redwood, I am one of the Guardian members of the Godsend Council to protect people like Carrie and to keep the balance and equality between the humans and the Godsends. I'm taking Carrie with me so that she can truly be happy and safe from you. You've lost the right to be her Mother." Margaret lunged at Catalina.
Charles clutched his head and stumbled a bit. Erik steadied his friend, 'What did you see?' he thought, knowing that Charles can hear.
Charles communicated telepathically, 'Her daughter, Carrie is a mutant. She has been abusing her from the day she was born. Carrie's power to move objects with her mind manifested when she was still an infant.'
Erik's eyes widened as he absorbed this information. He looked back at the house to see a three year old Carrie being carried out by an officer. The child looked neglected, tormented and unloved. Then Catalina was carried out on a gurney, her arm was bleeding profusely from her fight with Margaret.
'Why was Catalina there?' Erik asked Charles telepathically.
Charles answered in the same manner, 'Estelle witnessed Carrie use her powers when she saw Margaret mistreating her daughter. She called Catalina so that Carrie can be rescued.' His eyes scanned the crowed to see Estelle fighting to get through and see and talk to her teacher. They watched the exchange and saw all three mutants go into the ambulance to be taken to the hospital.
When the ambulance was gone, Erik and Charles went back into their car to get to the hospital, "This day gets better and better, doesn't it?" Erik rhetorically and sarcastically said as they drove off.
Charles was still reeling from the cruelty he saw, but then he thought back to the moment before Margaret stabbed Catalina, "Godsend Council?" he accidentally said out loud.
Erik glanced at Charles confused at what he said, "What are you talking about?"
Charles rubbed his temple to ease the pain and said, "Before Margaret stabbed Catalina, Catalina said that she was one of the Guardian members of the Godsend Council that protects people like Carrie and to keep the balance and equality between the humans and Godsends." He explained to Erik.
Erik then asked, "Godsend, is that what Catalina calls mutants?"
Charles answered, "Apparently."
Erik started to wonder, "You said she's from this 'Council'?"
Charles clarified, "She said that that she was a Guardian member from the Godsend Council and said that they protect the balance and equality between humans and mutants."
Erik became perplexed, "Charles, WHAT are we dealing with, who is this woman?" he asked, obviously wondering about the mystery of Catalina.
Charles shook his head, "We won't know until we talk to her. Whatever this organization is, it might have been around longer than we imagined." He said as they pulled into the parking lot. Once they were parked, Erik turned the engine off.
Erik sighed, "What are we dealing with here?" he asked again.
Charles was about to answer, 'Tap, tap, tap.' sounded on Charles' window, startling him. He turned to the window to see a man in a hoodie and sunglasses. He pointed at the window telling them to roll it down a bit. Charles did that as the man took off his sunglasses to reveal lizard like eyes and spoke with a Spanish accent, "I believe I can answer that."
Author's Note:
Who's this new character?
Review and tell me what you think.
One more thing, Catalina is portrayed by Michelle RodrÃguez