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was of the past. I was in the
Badlands and Xavier was there. It was some sort of meeting. Why they met there
I am not sure, but that’s beside the point. There was a woman but I could not
make out any of her features. She was, or perhaps is, important to Xavier. I
have never seen him tolerate much of anything but he seemed to accept her
affections even though they disgusted him. She seemed like she was completely
in love with him. I can’t be sure, but I think whatever is going on now all
leads back to her. My biggest fear is that Xavier was right, whatever is coming
is far worse than anything he has done to us.”
    I looked up to find Kennan taking
in everything I’d just said. He seemed to be trying to make sense of Xavier’s
actions much as I had.
    “Why did they meet there, of all
places?” I was genuinely curious. It seemed a very out of the way place to plan
a clandestine meeting.
    “There are certain places on this
Earth that are protected. Places that are harder to get a read on by Seers and
Guardians alike. Most of them are sources of great power. The Badlands just
happens to be one of them. You said she seemed like she was in love with him.
Did you recognize her from the lab? Do you remember anything else about her?”
Kennan asked with concern etched in his brow.
    I looked over to find Ian rubbing Molly’s
back as she finally slowed her breathing. She elbowed him in the stomach
causing him to topple over. The two of them needed some couples therapy.
    “I told you everything I know.
Well, she did say something about getting the Seers to bring in to the lab. So
I know she helped him set up the operation in Chicago. That is all I remember.
She was surrounded by a weird haze. It makes no sense, but deep down I know
that whatever is coming is going to suck, and big time.”
    Kennan released me and moved down
the hall to make some calls. He had mentioned something about calling in
reinforcements. I was not even sure what that meant. I looked at Molly sitting
on the floor holding on to her bag of hair dye.
    “Right, well, let’s get your hair
fixed. We might be heading to the Council sooner than we thought.” I reached
out to help Molly to her feet.
    We made our way upstairs where I
helped Molly get her hair covered in the dye. If we were going to fight, at
least she would look good doing it. By the time we finished, she looked as good
as new. The dark color suited her. It made her eyes stand out in stark contrast
to the rest of her features.
    “Not bad, what do you think?” I
asked.
    “I kind of like it. I may just keep
it this color for a while. The change is nice,” she said thoughtfully, running
her fingers through her waves.
    “Well, you better go get some stuff
packed. It sounds like the natives are getting restless.” I smiled as we made
our way to her room. As soon as we got in, I noticed the multiple deadbolts in
various stages of assembly in her room.
    “I told you I was making some
changes. I wasn’t about to risk him sneaking in and doing something else to me
while I slept. I don’t mean like that. I just mean that I didn’t want to wake
up with missing eyebrows or with a Sharpie mustache. I don’t trust the man,”
Molly said with a scowl.
    “I am surprised you didn’t do this
sooner. I would have,” I said laughing. I could just imagine Molly drilling
holes and installing the locks, cursing Ian the entire time.
    “Alright, I think I’m ready,” she
said, pulling her bag up her shoulder.
    “Well, that was fast. I didn’t
think you would be ready for a while.”
    “I learned to always have a running
bag ready. I had plans to escape the Corporation long before you came along.
Then you showed up and brought the cavalry.” She smiled brightly as we made our
way back downstairs.
    “Ready to hit the road?” Kennan
asked.
    “Yup, I think we are good to go, if
Ian would pick his jaw up off of the floor,” I snickered.
    “You look completely different,”
Ian said in awe.
    “I am