X-Men: Trinity

Chapter Three: Gone

Xavier and company stand before a door that scans his retinas. "Welcome, Professor." A computerized voice says as the door opens. Logan and Xavier move into a big, spherical room with a platform at the center. The others wait at the door.

"Welcome to Cerebro." The Professor says.

Logan looks around. "This certainly is a big, round room."

"The brainwaves of mutants are different from those of average humans. Cerebro allows me to find those brainwaves across great distances. It's how I plan to find Rogue."

"Why don't you just use it to find Magneto?"

"I've been trying. But he seems to have developed some way to shield himself from it."

"How would he know how to do that?"

"Because he helped me build it. Now if you'll excuse me." He puts on the helmet.

Logan, Scott, Jean, Ororo, and Trinity wait outside.

Logan looks at Jean. "Have you ever..."

"Used Cerebro?" She asks. "No. It takes a degree of control, and, well, for someone like me, it's..."

"Dangerous." Scott finishes.

Logan looks at Trinity. "Shouldn't you be in class or something?"

"I wouldn't be able to concentrate. Besides, I'm already ahead on my homework. I can afford to miss a day." She says.

The Professor searches through a vast number of minds until he finds Rogue. He joins the others in the hallway. "She's at the train station."

"Where is it?" Logan asks.

"About two miles from here." Trinity says. Logan begins to walk away.

"Logan, you can't leave the mansion. It's just the opportunity Magneto's waiting for." The Professor says.

Logan looks at him. "Look, I'm the reason why she took off."

"We had a deal."

"She'll be all right. She's just upset." Ororo says.

"Storm, Cyclops, find her. Bring her back."

Scott and Ororo follow their orders, and Xavier moves away. Trinity leaves as well. Jean and Logan share a look.

Scott and Ororo walk into the garage and head to a car. Scott stops and looks around.

Ororo turns to him. "What is it?"

He looks at her. "Where's my motorcycle?"

Logan rides Scott's motorcycle. He hits the nitro button and the bike speeds up. He grins as the wind hits his face.

On a train, Rogue sits, hooded. She looks ruefully at a mother and child, who touch freely.

Logan walks up and sits next to her. "Hey." He says. "I'm sorry about last night."

"Me too." She tells him.

"You runnin' again?"

"I heard the Professor was mad at me."

"Who told you that?"

"A boy at school."

Bobby, John, and another boy walk through the halls of the mansion.

"When's the last time you saw her?" John asks.