“Hope this don’t break… Hold her wing out tight, now, Russ.”He took a stroke and sawed into Jolene’s left wing, right at the shoulder. Jolen..., still in her dream state, screamed in terror even though she couldn’t feel it. She could see it, and that was enough!The top of the barn exploded and a blinding flash filled the entire inside of the structure. The saw fell to the straw-covered floor, its wooden handle in flames.“Jed!” Russell screamed, not seeing his brother anywhere. “Where you at, Jed?. There was a main house that was of much better construction than the others, and it resembled the panel-construction used for houses on the central plains and was built on piers some six feet above the ground.The entire area was covered with grass and there was an area where fires had burned visible but whether for cooking or other purposes wasn't clear. Lastly, there was the large cage area made of stout bamboo where a number of bedraggled looking women sat or lay on the ground. There were. The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and... a high powered jet is landing?!The jet in question belonged to the X-Men, who were running in response to the detection of a new mutant. As usual, the new mutant was scared for his life and had been shunned by everyone who knew what he could do.A picture popped up on the screen of the X-jet of the new mutant. He was tall, with just a hint of developing muscle. He had close cropped brown hair, glasses, and dark green eyes. From the cockpit, Jean. I jumped on with a helping hand and the boat engines started again and we were off down river."Hi, I'm Nat and this is Jon," said one of the guys."Hi nice to met you," I said, looking them both over.They were much too young to be able to afford a boat like this."The boat belongs to my dad," said Nat, "if you were wondering, he lets me use it when I'm out of college."I noticed both guys giving me the once over too especially my partly exposed boobs, but that was just normal."Drink?" offered Jon.