When Worlds Collide

Chapter 16

Charles pov

"Angel. Wake up." I said. I remember getting half dragged half carried out of my bed and thrown out the window. Whoever did it was fast. Not just a good runner, I mean he or she was a mutant. I know we are in the back of a truck, but I wonder why there are no guards watching us. Either they think we can't escape or they weren't smart enough to realize just how good I am at getting out of situations like these. Angel finally responded but she didn't know where she was so she just screamed "MAX! MAX!" I calmed her down and told what had happen. She held back any tears she had coming and asked "Pr...pr...professor? How are we going to get out of this...um car...truck...whatever we are in?" "I will find a way to get us out of here just let me think for a second ok?" To be honest, I had no idea how to get out of here. Our wrists and feet were tied with ropes that wasn't the problem actually. I had a pocket knife somewhere in my jeans. The real problem was getting past the guards when I never got the time to teach Angel how to telepathically disappear. Well I guess I will have to give the short version and hope for the best. "Angel?" I said. "Yes professor?" she said. I could sense that she was not scared, but nervous and worried about her family instead. "Angel can you think of something that would make you feel so embarrassed or scared that you could mentally make the guards think you disappeared?" I asked. "I think so...why?" she asked back. "Because that is our ticket out of here."I said. All I want to do is get back to the school and have a cuppa and go to bed. Sadly I'm going to have to live with staying alive and saving Angel and I right now. I got the ropes of my wrist (somehow they were a little too loose and I got them off) and had found the pocket knife. I got Angel's ropes off. Now here was the really hard part, getting me out of the truck, since well I don't have a wheel chair. At times like this I wish my abilities let me levitate...Wait I have an idea but it is going to be...complicated.

Max pov

It's been 24 hours since Angel and the professor got kidnapped. Jean keeps pacing around worried to death about the professor (I swear she likes him but she keeps denying it), the flock have all gone to there rooms crying about Angel (except Fang who is outside with Logan getting there "anger" out by fighting and punching and kicking bags and dummies), and I who is sitting in my room coming up with a plan of attack (and also thinking of the many ways I could instill pain on Jeb and the Erasers). We are suppose to get the professor and Angel in 4 hours (unless a miracle happens and they return safely). I head down to the living room and turn on the TV. The news is on so I watch it out of boredom. The thing that really catches my eye is in bold letters on the screen MAN(age 28) AND LITTLE GIRL(age 6) FOUND ON SIDE OF INTERSTATE 66 IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. Then I saw a picture of Angel and the professor. I found my baby. She's safe.

Charles pov

I looked around the back of the truck where we sat to see if there was anything we could use. I saw some plastic containers, a few bags of food (I wonder if there were any Jammie doggers in there. I love Jammie doggers. Sadly I don't think Erasers would really buy stuff like that.), a wheel barrow, and some water jugs. Wait! A wheel barrow! Oh this was going to be a very interesting plan. "Angel." I said. "Yeah?" she asked. "We're getting out of here. Now help me get into the wheel barrow." I had taught her how to get me in earlier. "Ok." she said. "Now that I'm in the wheel barrow I want you to run as fast as you can right at the back of the truck door ok and also do the thing I talked to you about earlier." I said. "Sure..." she said back. "I'm going to unlatch the door with my mind." Angel NOW!" The wheel barrow went flying and so did Angel and I along with it. I closed my eyes and concentrated on the ground. Hoping somehow I could lessen the impact that was coming. Bang, boom, crunch. There goes my just healed arm. I roll over on to my back to see Angel unconscious. "Angel." I say. "Angel!" She doesn't respond. Oh no. I calm myself down and put my two fingers up to my temple.