Mixed Emotions

[Screech]

Screech stood before the man that had caused him so much pain, and he realized how good it would feel for him to kill him, to make HIM suffer. Before he knew what he was doing, he had leapt from the top step and plunged through the air towards Harley. And then Harley wasn't there. Screech crashed into the fountain, but recovered quickly. Almost instantly, he was lifted off his feet, and thrown into the side of the school, which he went clean through. 'd**n', he thought, as he got to his feet, 'this is gonna be tough.'

[harley]

Harley floated high above the school, trying to see into it through the hole he had put in the wall. "My, my," he said as he floated closer to the school, "guess you weren't as willing to avenge your parents as i thought!" There was silence, then- "Heh.... shows how much you know." All went blurry for Harley as he was met by a large object hurled from the school in midair. The two figures plummeted, crashing into the fountain. Harley got up and whirled around. Screech was drenched, which somehow made him look even scarier. Harley licked the blood of his lips. "Well.... we are getting aggrivated."

[Screech]

"RRRRRRAAAAAAH!" Screech charged, determined to fight, determined to win. However, when he reached Harley, Harley simply wasn't there. BAM!! Screech went headfirst into the brick wall ahead. He got up slowly, and turned once more. Harley was standing... no, he was FLOATING above the broken fountain! 'Looks like he got an upgrade,' Screech thought, then he smirked. 'Well... lets see him dodge THIS!' Screech opened his mouth and screamed. An ulta-sonic wave shot from his mouth and went straight for Harley. It never made contact. The moment it got close to Harley, it was suddlenly rebounded at Screech. Having no time to move, he used a gravity field. The wave hit the shield, sending Screech flying. Screech hit the dirt once more, then got up, panting this time.... how much more of this could he take?

[harley]

Harley walked to where Screech stood and said, "Hell, if it were me, I'd of given up already." He gave Screech a punch to the jaw, knocking him down. "Why don't you give up?" Harley inched closer. "What, not talking to me now?" He froze. Screech had turned around, and his face looked unlike anything Harley had ever seen before. Both his eyes and his mouth were flowing with green fire. Screech screamed again, and a jet of green fire shot out of his mouth this time, heading right for Harley.

[Screech]

It hurt. Screech had no idea what had happened, only that his entrie body felt like it was being stabbed with syringes. Screech couldn't stop the scream from coming out. "Graaaaaah!" Then suddenly it was over. Screech looked around, not knowing where he was, and before passing out, he saw the garden clearly. Harley was gone. With a shuddering gasp, Screech hit the ground and did not move.

[Wolverine]

Logan walked out the front doors of the school and started toward the gardens. Then he noticed the fountain looked lopsided. That couldn't be. Something would have to hit that old thing pretty hard to break it. Then he noticed a man's hand protruding from behind it. Alarmed, he ran over. The ground around the man and the fountain was completely torn up. He looked down at the lifeless form on the ground. It was Screech. He knelt down next to him and shook his shoulders. "Trent?! Can you hear me? Wake up!"

[Screech]

Screech was nowhere. He could see only black. He could hear the voice, but he couldn't answer it. He wanted to speak, to yell. The urge to do so allowed him one chance. "U-uuuhh!" Instantly, his eyes were opened. The first face he saw was that of Logan. Screech sat up, then looked around. "Wh-where is Harley?"

[Wolverine]

"Where's who?" Logan looked around. "No one's here, bub." Screech sat up, and Logan stood, backing up a few steps. He was a lot bigger than he'd been when he was a student here. Nevertheless, Logan did approach him tentatively to see if he was alright. "Trent, if you need, I can take you to the hospital wing. You don't look so good..." He surveyed the gardens again. What a mess.

[Screech]

Screech shakily stood, then took a long look at the garden. It looked like a tornado had ripped through the grounds. Logan was right; it was a mess. Screech kicked a chunk of marble out of the cracked fountain. "DAMMIT!" Screech was furious with himself, and with good reason.... he had let Harley slip through his fingers once again.

[Screech]

He sighed. "Logan.... take me inside, i need to sit down...." said Screech. His head was spinning, and he felt like he would fall over. He draped an arm around Logan's shoulder, but before they started walking, Screech noticed something on the ground. He stooped low, plucking it off the ground and inspecting it. "M-my god," he said, his eyes widening, "L-Logan, look at this!" It was a small locket, containing a picture that was slightly burnt. Afetr closer inspection, Screech saw exactly who it was.... it was Jack.

[Wolverine]

Logan took the locket and stared at it, disbelieving. "That makes no sense. Why would someone after you have a picture of that kid?" He'd have to show Xavier right away. "Come on." He helped Screech to the hospital wing.

((OOC: Continued in the lab for me and the hospital wing for you. In "Battle Wounds and Scars"))

[harley]

A crow perched itself on the broken fountain outside in the gardens. It craned it's neck to look over it's shoulder, then hopped to the ground. Using it's beak, it dug into the soft earth, looking for what it had come to find. It had no luck, untile it found the chain. The chain to the locket that his master had dropped. Picking up the chain in it's beak, it took flight, heading for the warehouse where his master awaited it's arrival.... though he would be very disappointed.