Prove them wrong

Chapter 7

EDITED

Hank: "Told you there's no professor here." Logan: "What the hell happened to him?" Hank: "He lost everything. Erik, Raven... his legs. We built this school, the labs, this whole place... then, just after the first semester... the war in Vietnam got worse. Many of the teachers... and older students were drafted. It broke him. He retreated himself. I wanted to help, do something... so I designed a serum to treat his spine... derived from the same formula that helps me control my mutation. I take just enough to keep myself balanced... but he takes too much. I tried easing him back... but he just couldn't bear the pain, the voices. The treatment gives him his legs... but it's not enough. He's... He's just lost too much." Charles: *memory* Young Raven: 'You're not scared of me?' Young Charles: 'I always believed I couldn't be the only one in the world. Charles Xavier.' Young Raven: 'Raven.' Young Charles: 'You're hungry and alone. Take whatever you want. We've got lots of food. You don't have to steal. In fact... you never have to steal again. And that's a promise.' Charles joins Hank, Y/n, and Logan again. Charles: "I'll help you get her. Not for any of your future shite, but for her." Y/n: "Fair enough." Charles: "But I'll tell you this. You don't know Erik. That man is a monster. A murderer. You think you can convince Raven to change? To come home? That's splendid. But what makes you think you can change him?" Logan: "Because you and Erik sent us back together." Y/n: "I-It's a long story. Can we reach him telepathically?" Charles: "Probably?" Y/n walks out of the room.

~Erik is sitting in prison cell~

Y/n: 'Erik?' Erik: 'Who are you? Another telepath? What is Xavier trying to contact me?' Y/n: 'Well, something like that.' Erik: 'Huh? Explain.' Y/n: 'Well, you and Professor X sent Logan and me to save Raven from ever being captured and killed.' Erik: 'How did she die?' Y/n: 'All in due time. Do we have your word that you're on our side?' Erik: 'Until we have Raven. After that, I can't guarantee.' Y/n: 'Good enough for now.'

~With Y/n~

Y/n walks back into the room smirking. Hank: "The room they're holding him in was built during the Second World War... when there was a shortage of steel. So the foundation is pure concrete and sand. No metal." Charles: "He's being held... a hundred floors beneath the most heavily guarded building the planet." Y/n: "Why is he in there?" Charles: "What, he forgot to mention?" Hank: "Uh, JFK." Logan: "He killed the president." Charles: "What else explains a bullet miraculously curving through the air? Erik's always had a way with guns. Are you sure you want to carry on with this? This is your plan, not mine." Y/n: "But Erik can't control all forms of metal." Hank: "We don't have any resources to get us in. Charles: "Or out. It's just me and Hank." Y/n: "I know a guy." Logan: "Yeah, he'd be a young man now. Grew up outside of D.C. He could get into anywhere. I just don't know how the hell we're gonna find him." Hank: "Is Cerebro of the question?" Charles looks down. Hank: "We have a phonebook." Y/n: "Won't work. He's never been to this school while it was running."