Charles P.O.V.
I watched helplessly as my daughter was losing the fight to stay conscious. Hank has just woken up and was confused but I didn't take my eyes off Inara. As Erik lifted his hand things seemed to slow down. The next thing I knew Inara was next to Scott. The students were untied and on their feet. Hank was also up on his feet and had shifted back into Beast. To my right stood Peter Maximoff. I smirked and said
"This is the one thing that you could never understand, Erik. The bonds made between these children at this school are unbreakable. You hurt one of us, you have to deal with the rest of us. So if I were you Erik I would leave before one of these kids decides to use their powers" Erik and Mystique just stood there for a moment before Erik spoke
"This is far from over Charles. You will see me again" Hank then said
"And we'll be ready" The pair then turned and left the building leaving Jackson standing there. I looked at him and said
"And what do you think you're still doing here, Mr Bower? Get out of my house and out of my school before I do something I'll regret" He quickly followed Erik and Mystique.
When the door closed behind him I turned to Hank who was crouched beside Inara. Scott was cradling her in his arms mumbling
"Come on Inara. Wake up" I then spoke
"Hank, how is she?" he just looked up at me and said
"Not good, I think she's going into shock"
"Get her downstairs, Now!" Jean then stepped forward and said
"Professor she needs real help. She needs a hospital!" I slammed my fist down on the arm of my chair and said
"I know what she needs! Hank get her downstairs and stable NOW!" Hank carefully moved and took Inara in her arms mumbling
"I got her" to Scott who stood at the same time as Hank.
Hank quickly and carefully made his way down the hall towards the elevators. As he disappeared, I turned to the children and said
"Everything will be fine. Please go back to your dorms and get some rest" Some of the children did as they were told but Scott, Jean, and Peter stayed put. Scott spoke first
"What about Inara? We can't just sit around and do nothing!" I calmly replied
"Let us worry about that. Inara will be getting the best care. She'll be fine in time. Make sure the other students are alright and get some rest" I turned towards my office but stopped and said to Peter
"Thank you, Peter" He put his hands in his jacket pockets and said
"It's no problem. Inara got me out of a tight spot a while back do I owe her one" I then looked between the three of them and said
"I know you are worried about Inara but trust me when I say they are protocols in place in case something like this happened. I understand she needs a hospital but with her unique mutations… If she goes into a hospital I'm afraid she won't come back out. Please just trust my decisions" Jean placed her hand on Scott's shoulder and said
"We trust you, Professor" Jean then lead the boys awake and I carried on towards my office.
I entered my office and went over to one of the bookcases and pressed a button hidden on the side. One of the panels on the bookcase side across revealing a phone. I picked up the handset and the phone immediately began ringing. It didn't take long for the phone to be answered
"Charles?"
"Dr Cho, Protocol Omega-Delta"
"My team and I will be there within the hour"
"Please hurry"
2 hours later
Just as Dr Cho promised, she and her team were at the school within an hour of my call. They immediately got to work helping Inara and addressing her injuries. They've been working on her for just over an hour now and we have no idea what's going on behind the closed door in front of us. You see Dr Cho asked us to leave the med bay so they could assess Inara properly without us getting in the way. Hank is currently sitting on the floor, leaning up against one of the walls and we're both just waiting…
At the 2-and-a-half-hour mark, the doors opened and Dr Cho came out
"Professor, Dr McCoy…" Hank shot to his feet and we both moved to be standing in front of her. I spoke first
"Helen, How's Inara? How is my daughter?" She sighed and took her gloves off before saying
"My team are making her comfortable. It's a miracle we got here when we did. I fear if we were much later she wouldn't have made it" Hank then said
"But she is alive?"
"Inara has shattered her left collarbone and badly broken her right leg. Not to mention an extreme concussion that put her in a shock-induced coma. I'm sorry Charles but all we can do now is wait"
The weeks went on and on but Inara just wouldn't wake up. The mood in the school has been very depressing but life goes on. Every day without fail I go down and sit with Inara for a minimum of an hour just reading to her. I read things like William Blake and other poems and books she loved growing up. Inara might not genetically be mine but she is still my little girl…
3 months later
Hanks P. O. V
I've been sitting with the Professor for most of the day and he's really not coping with Inara in a coma. When he's not down here in the medbay he's in class or his office. He only eats when I make him and he hardly sleeps. On a different note Scott, Jean and Peter have proven that they have what it takes to undergo the same training programme that Inara has, they aren't officially X-men but they are heading to that road. So they are allowed on the lower level and Scott and Peter occasionally drop by to see how Inara is doing.
It's currently 8 pm and Charles has just fallen asleep in his chair next to Inara's bed. I'm trying not to fall asleep but today has been really tough and tiring. I rested my head back and just looked at Inara. Her left shoulder and left side of her neck are completely purple and her arm is secured in a sling. She has a cast on her leg that stops mid-thigh and she's hooked up to an IV bag, a heart monitor, a brain monitor and other fluid bags. She's so pale and has black bags under her eyes. Anyone who didn't know what was wrong with her would most likely think that she was dead. To be perfectly honest she looks dead but her heart is still beating and her brain is still functioning.
My eyelids are starting to get really heavy and when I was almost asleep I heard a really weak voice
"Hank..". My eyes snapped open and I saw Inara had her eyes open but was still really weak.
"You're awake!" I shook Charles and he woke up grumbling
"What is it, Hank?" Inara then spoke
"Dad…" Her voice was barely a whisper but he heard it anyway. He shot up in his chair, moved closer to the bed and said
"Oh thank God you're awake. We were getting really worried"
"What happened?" Charles just held her hand and said
"Erik and Mystique attacked the school. You fought Mystique but Jackson used his powers on you. Inara, you've been in a coma for 3 months" She starred blankly at the ceiling and mumbled
"Jackson betrayed us"
"yeah, I'm sorry Inara " She went to get up but instantly regretted it; crying out in pain and lying back against the pillows. I then said
"You've got a shattered collarbone, broken leg and concussion. So you won't be going anywhere for a while"
"The other students, how is everyone else?" She was exhausted and was drifting back to sleep. I put my hand in her hair and said
"Everyone's fine" Charles then said
"Rest now child. We'll talk more when you're feeling a bit better". She just closed her eyes and hummed agreeing with Charles. I covered her with her blanket before settling back down ready for the next time she woke up…
