Xavier waits, Falcon in hand, until he sees the first one. He didn't like using it, because of the reminder of that night. That it was a stroke of luck or fate that he didn't become a monster like his brother, instead he-
The first one comes out of the wall a few doors down, a four-legged NMC. No hair, bloodshot eyes, and a more human face.
The next thing is the only reason he and Monica had survived that desperate night, and escaped the hospital. First Monica, then Allison, followed by Allen. Now Volke would see as he...
_Accelerated_.
The only noticeable difference besides the sudden burst of inhuman speed as he fired twice was that his eyes were completely, totally black. No iris, no whites, just a void.
Allen remembered them, from when he'd gone wild and Xavier and Allison had chased him.
(Xavier hits twice for 22 damage)