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Hawk was in Midnight Storm's stall when Storm came in. She was sitting with her knees up and her head buried in her arms, which were on top of her knees, and- not surprisingly- sobbing. She looked up when she heard someone coming into the stall. "Thought I'd find you here," Storm said, taking a spot next to her. Hawk didn't say anything, but shifted her arms so that she was hugging her knees to her chest. Isis came over and laid down at Storm's left; Storm gave her a brief petting before turning back to Hawk. "You know, you can't stay mad at your sister forever."

"Sure I can," Hawk muttered, picking up a piece of straw and fiddling with it. "She lied to me. I can't believe that she wouldn't tell me that I was a mutant. I mean, she's been givin' me these strange looks lately. I knew somethin' was up, but she wouldn't tell me. I've even tried probing her mind, but that didn't work either; she would just block me."

Storm looked at her compassionately. "Sometimes people lie to others to protect them."

"Doesn't change the fact that they're getting hurt by not knowing." Hawk sighed and leaned back against the stall wall. "They don't know or understand what or how it feels to be left out." She tore the piece of straw apart before dropping it onto the bedding again, tears starting to well up in her eyes. "I just don't understand anything anymore." Then she covered her ears as, Storm suspected, the animals started to talk to her. "Stop talking to me!" Hawk screamed before starting to cry again. Storm put a comforting arm around her, then brought her in close. Hawk resisted at first, but gave in a moment later. "I just want everything to be normal again."

Storm had met alot of kids who'd said the same thing. She knew for a fact that things would never be normal again for this child. Storm rested her chin on the teenager's head, which was buried in her shoulder, and hushed her gently. "You'll get through this," she promised.

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"We'll try again tomorrow," Stryker said.

"You don't want to do that," Crystal said. "When Hawk gets worked up like that, it could take days for her to calm down."

"All the more reason why we try tomorrow."

"You don't know what-" Stryker held up a hand to cut her off and show that the decision was final. Crystal sighed reluctantly.

"Fine. Just promise me no one will get hurt."

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Storm looked at her watch and saw that it was almost time for dinner. Hawk had pretty much cried her eyes out and was leaning on Storm's shoulder. "What do you say we go back inside? It's getting a little cold out here."

Hawk just nodded, got up, and walked sedately over to the stall door. Storm followed.

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Storm was looking out over her balcony later that night; thinking about ways to help Hawk. Logan knocked on her door, causing her to look up. "If you're wondering if I'm fully healed, then the answer is yes."

"Not what I was going to ask," Logan replied. "Although, I'm glad to hear it. How's Hawk though? She wasn't at dinner."

Storm shook her head. "Not good Logan. She's had quite a shock. I don't think she'll ever get over this. When I went into the stables to check on her, she was so upset, I hardly even recognized her."

"If anyone can help her through this, 'Ro, you can."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence, Logan. But will it be enough?"

"Hey, now, what's that tone?" Logan asked coming over to her. He placed a crooked finger under her chin. "I want to see that smile."

Storm couldn't help but comply, but then she blushed and pushed some of her hair back behind her ear. "Was there anything you needed?"

"Yeah, your smile."

Storm elbowed him, and he pretended to double-over. She laughed and then led the way back inside.

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Hawk walked through the mist left over from the day before. She was trying to clear her head and try to get things to make sense again. So far nothing worked. She was about to go back inside when she sensed someone behind her. Hawk stepped forward, then quickly did a one-eighty; swinging her right arm to catch the person in the throat. Logan barely leaned back in time. "Whoa! Someone's jumpy."

Hawk wasn't in the mood. "What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing."

"I was just wonderin' if you're okay."

"I'm fine."

"You don't seem fine."

"Logan, I'm not in the mood- duck!" she cried as Sabretooth came out of nowhere. Hawk took off for the bushes, and Storm flew in a few minutes later.

Hawk, someone called out to her. Hawk knew who it was instantly.

Get out of my head, Crystal, she sent.

Hawk, try to- uh oh.

Hawk looked down at her hands and saw the feathers. She looked up to see the vortex forming. "No!" she screamed, trying to get away from it. The vortex caught her anyway, and tried to meld their minds.

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Storm produced a tornado that tossed Toad out beyond the battle field, then turned to see Logan fighting Mystique, and actually getting the upperhand. Sabretooth was nowhere in sight, so she turned to focus on Pyro, who had his flames ready. She quickly doused him. Then she felt the winds of a vortex beginning to form and looked up to see the twins go into it.

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When the mind melding didn't work, a lightning bolt shot out from the center of the vortex that struck and separated the twins again. Crystal landed semi-softly with a minor headache; Hawk, on the other hand, landed with a sickening thud, becoming unconscious.





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