Chapter 4-Magneto's Plan


"What are you going to do to her?" Duncan asked the shadowy figuare.

"Don't worry I won't harm her, I'm going to cure her of her illness that is all."

"You mean being a mutant?" Duncan asked.

"Yes, do not worry. But the process takes some time. It may take up to twelve months."

"Twelve months!? They'll know by then!"

"Do not worry I will distract them."

"Come back every week to check on the progress."

"I will."

"Tell no one."

"I can keep a secret," Duncan said before leaving the room.

***

A month passes...

"This is so annoying can't we just leave already?" Scott asked as Logan started going through all of the kids' backpacks and napsacks.

"There's no way I'm letting any of you out of here with uniforms or anything that's telling me that you're going after Jean," Logan told him.

"Why shouldn't we be looking for her?" Scott asked.

"Because we don't need anyone else nabbed!"

"Why you oviously aren't doing anything constructive to find her!" Scott yelled at him.

"What do you think I've been doing for the last month!" Logan said charging at Scott.

"Stop it!" Ororo said interfering and put herself between Logan and Scott. "Now all of you are to go to school, do not miss any of your classes and come strait home, understood?"

"Yes," they all said together.

"Good, I'll walk them out Logan."

"Fine!" Logan said before storming away.

"Come along," Ororo said walking with the kids out the front door. "You have Logan very angry at you Scott. You all might not know this, but Logan and I have been searching for Jean. We've been trying to keep it a secret so we wouldn't get your hopes up, but it seems that you're having doubts."

"It's just that I miss her! I know you and Logan and the professor are doing everything you can do to find Jean, but it's just that..."

"You miss her, I understand Scott, but so does everyone else. The professor, Logan, and I do care about you all. Scott, you and Jean have been here the longest and you two seem like our own children and Logan's just as angry as any parent would be to have their child stolen away."

"I understand, but..."

"Just try to understand, Scott."

"Yes, Ororo."

"Good day at school. Try to be happy."

***

"Have you cured her yet?" Duncan asked as he always did when he arrived at the run down building.

"It is taken longer than I had expected, give it time."

"And you're sure she'll be okay?"

"She'll be just fine, she'll love you for what you're doing for her," the shadowy figuare tried to reassure him.

"Yeah, I guess so."

"Come back next week Duncan."

"Okay, here wait! I don't even know your name."

"Magneto."

"Oh that German or something?"

"Or something..."