Hard Times, X-Men

IV

Hunter was carried up by Hank to the safe home they were using and Charles insisted she laid down. She didn't want to. Despite her threats, Hank didn't put her down till the three finally reached what Hunter thought was the living room.

"I'm telling you I'm fine!" Hunter persisted as she went as white as a bedsheet when she was placed on the sofa.

"Oh my god what happened?" A female voice said as she rushed to Hunter's side who she recognized as Raven. "Are you alright?"

"I will be if you just let me go!" Hunter insisted as she got up quickly, making her head spin and she immediately felt sick again. Pressing her forehead, Raven pushed her back onto the sofa and turning to Hank and Charles who had been suspiciously quiet the whole time.

"What happened to her?" Raven asked, turning to Charles and Hank.

"We found her outside, not far away from the gate" Hank said immediately.

"I'm sorry who are you again?" Hunter exclaimed as she pointed at Hank absentmindedly whilst looking up at the ceiling.

"H.... Hank, you don't remember?"

"Oh I do, just to an extent, aren't you the laser dude?" Hunter groaned.

"Uh.. no."

"Oh yeah that's the other dude" Hunter corrected just as said Alex walked through the door.

"The fuck she's doing back here?" Alex questioned.

"Oh that one's Alex" Hunter groaned. "Hey baby cakes what's got your lassoes in a twist?"

"Don't call me that" Alex scoffed.

"What, Baby cakes?" Hunter teased.

"shut the fuck up"

"Enough! both of you!" Charles said unexpectedly. "Alex leave Hunter alone, she's high as it is."

Rolling her eyes, she directed her attention to Moira and Sean who walked into the room. Moira immediately ran over to Hunter and started making a fuss over her, much to her dismay. After much chatter and comments, Moira eventually stopped fussing over Hunter and returned to why she arrived in such a hurry.

"The president is about to make his address" Moira explained.

"What, like home address? Ooh are we special?" Hunter asked, returning to her loopy state.

"There's only one special person in this room" Alex scoffed.

"I will kick you into next year Summers" Hunter threatened.

"No-one is kicking anyone for now" The voice of Erik sounded as he walked into the room with a gun in his right hand which made Hunter's head spin. Smiling at Hunter lightly he patted her on the shoulder and stood by the ugly sofa Hunter was led on.

"It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear missile crossing the embargo line that surrounds Cuba as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United Sates requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union..." The president, John F Kennedy explained.

"That's where we're going to fight Shaw" Erik said pointing the gun at the tv.

"Could you perhaps put the gun down?" Hunter asked quietly.

"How'd you know?" Alex asked, probably scared to find out.

"Two powers facing off and he wants to start World War III" Charles explained. "He won't leave anything to chance."

"So much for diplomacy. I suggest you all go get a good nights sleep" Erik said, walking out the room.

"...Ultimately leading to war" Kennedy said as they all turned their attention back to the tv.