[X-men fic] After Awakening Chapter Ten
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This chapter contains: Mention of traumatic comic past, character death and alternate reality weirdness.
Chapter Ten
Alex Summers
The day after the visits he was taking his first walk around the grounds of the medical facility on Genosha. “You know if the rest of the world had these kind of medical abilities they might not hate mutants so much.” He said to Jean as they were walking along.
“We’ve tried the treatments that aren’t dependent on mutant healers have been offered to most countries but they are too wary of where they were developed.” Jean said with a tired expression. “Hank was heartbroken when some of his treatments were rejected by the US because he discovered them here on Genosha.”
He didn’t get to respond because he saw Lorna walking along with a small boy who shared her green hair. “Is that Lorna and Xavier’s son?” He asked even though he knew he had to be unless there was another green haired mutant on Genosha which he wouldn’t rule out.
“Yes, that’s Alexander Magnus Xavier,” Jean said as she looked down. “Lorna still hasn’t been to see you and talked to you about things has she?” He shook his head and began to walk back toward the hosptial. “Do you want me to call her over so you can meet her son?”
“No, I’ll let her wait till she’s ready to come speak to me,” he said after a moment. “I just hope she does it before I’m ready to leave because at the rate I’m going I’ll be leaving Genosha by the end of the week.” He wasn’t even winded as they continued their walk.
“You could stay on Genosha,” She offered. “We could use your help here at the school.” He couldn’t stay on Genosha to see the changes were wonderful but he could never forget his time as part of the original Genoshan government. “I’m sorry Alex I didn’t even think about that.”
“There’s also the fact that being here with you and Hank reminds me of that other world and I need some space and distance from it.” He said honestly. “I still worry about Scotty back there and there is nothing I can do about it.”
“I might be able to tell you something,” Jean said after a moment. “If I follow the traces left in your mind I might be able to see that world and see how things are going there if you want?” He felt a surge of hope and nodded his head he didn’t trust himself enough to speak. “Lets go back to your room and I’ll try I can’t promise any results.”
The walk back to his room was incredibly tense he had no idea how Jean was going to do this but he hoped she could succeed. If he really had been in that void for two years then a full two years would have passed back there and he could only hope things had gotten better for them. Once they were in there she directed him to sit down and she placed her hands on his temples. “You might get a few flashes form what I’m seeing but you have to keep calm and not distract me no matter what you see.” He nodded his throat tight.
He saw images off a flaming raptor and a dark void and then he heard it Maddie screaming for him and it took everything he had not to react and then the world went crazy and he saw Maddie shoving Scotty toward him even as she was bleeding from a wound in her chest. He fell backwards then the chair he was in falling over. He looked up to see Jean leaning against the wall staring in shock at Scott who was kneeling on the floor looking around with fear in his eyes. He got up and headed over to hug him. “Its okay Scotty its okay.” His son threw his arms around his neck and started crying. He held him until he stopped and realized Scotty had fallen asleep.
“You should read this,” Jean said softly handing him a note. “It came through with him when she used me to track back to you.” He didn’t understand that but he opened the note not letting go of his son.
“Alex, if this works before I die I will send our son through to you and he’ll be safe if it doesn’t well he’s still better off out there in another universe than on this one where the skrulls have taken over and ordered the death of all super humans, please take care of our son, and give him all my love Maddie.” The note read and he glanced down at his son in his arms.
He didn’t now how it was possible and he would mourn his friends from that world but he could help but smile at having his son back. “I don’t know how this happened Jean but I’m grateful I don’t think it would have worked without you reaching toward their world.” Scotty didn’t look any older which meant this probably happened only a little while after he left.
“I don’t know what happened Alex,” She said looking reserved. “If I had known that would have happen I don’t think...” She seemed to reconsider what she was about to say. “I’d have been more prepared for it.” She got up shakily then. “I’m going to call Rachel and get her to come here she can probably help Scott adjust to being in a time line not his own and I need to tell Charles and the others about this.”
He was left alone with his sleeping son and he knew that things were going to change now. There was no way he was going to be able to take Storm up on her offer to ever join the XSE or any other X- related project he needed to keep his son safe and give him a better life. He wondered how on Earth he was going to manage things.
To be continued...
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This chapter contains: Mention of traumatic comic past, character death and alternate reality weirdness.
Chapter Ten
Alex Summers
The day after the visits he was taking his first walk around the grounds of the medical facility on Genosha. “You know if the rest of the world had these kind of medical abilities they might not hate mutants so much.” He said to Jean as they were walking along.
“We’ve tried the treatments that aren’t dependent on mutant healers have been offered to most countries but they are too wary of where they were developed.” Jean said with a tired expression. “Hank was heartbroken when some of his treatments were rejected by the US because he discovered them here on Genosha.”
He didn’t get to respond because he saw Lorna walking along with a small boy who shared her green hair. “Is that Lorna and Xavier’s son?” He asked even though he knew he had to be unless there was another green haired mutant on Genosha which he wouldn’t rule out.
“Yes, that’s Alexander Magnus Xavier,” Jean said as she looked down. “Lorna still hasn’t been to see you and talked to you about things has she?” He shook his head and began to walk back toward the hosptial. “Do you want me to call her over so you can meet her son?”
“No, I’ll let her wait till she’s ready to come speak to me,” he said after a moment. “I just hope she does it before I’m ready to leave because at the rate I’m going I’ll be leaving Genosha by the end of the week.” He wasn’t even winded as they continued their walk.
“You could stay on Genosha,” She offered. “We could use your help here at the school.” He couldn’t stay on Genosha to see the changes were wonderful but he could never forget his time as part of the original Genoshan government. “I’m sorry Alex I didn’t even think about that.”
“There’s also the fact that being here with you and Hank reminds me of that other world and I need some space and distance from it.” He said honestly. “I still worry about Scotty back there and there is nothing I can do about it.”
“I might be able to tell you something,” Jean said after a moment. “If I follow the traces left in your mind I might be able to see that world and see how things are going there if you want?” He felt a surge of hope and nodded his head he didn’t trust himself enough to speak. “Lets go back to your room and I’ll try I can’t promise any results.”
The walk back to his room was incredibly tense he had no idea how Jean was going to do this but he hoped she could succeed. If he really had been in that void for two years then a full two years would have passed back there and he could only hope things had gotten better for them. Once they were in there she directed him to sit down and she placed her hands on his temples. “You might get a few flashes form what I’m seeing but you have to keep calm and not distract me no matter what you see.” He nodded his throat tight.
He saw images off a flaming raptor and a dark void and then he heard it Maddie screaming for him and it took everything he had not to react and then the world went crazy and he saw Maddie shoving Scotty toward him even as she was bleeding from a wound in her chest. He fell backwards then the chair he was in falling over. He looked up to see Jean leaning against the wall staring in shock at Scott who was kneeling on the floor looking around with fear in his eyes. He got up and headed over to hug him. “Its okay Scotty its okay.” His son threw his arms around his neck and started crying. He held him until he stopped and realized Scotty had fallen asleep.
“You should read this,” Jean said softly handing him a note. “It came through with him when she used me to track back to you.” He didn’t understand that but he opened the note not letting go of his son.
“Alex, if this works before I die I will send our son through to you and he’ll be safe if it doesn’t well he’s still better off out there in another universe than on this one where the skrulls have taken over and ordered the death of all super humans, please take care of our son, and give him all my love Maddie.” The note read and he glanced down at his son in his arms.
He didn’t now how it was possible and he would mourn his friends from that world but he could help but smile at having his son back. “I don’t know how this happened Jean but I’m grateful I don’t think it would have worked without you reaching toward their world.” Scotty didn’t look any older which meant this probably happened only a little while after he left.
“I don’t know what happened Alex,” She said looking reserved. “If I had known that would have happen I don’t think...” She seemed to reconsider what she was about to say. “I’d have been more prepared for it.” She got up shakily then. “I’m going to call Rachel and get her to come here she can probably help Scott adjust to being in a time line not his own and I need to tell Charles and the others about this.”
He was left alone with his sleeping son and he knew that things were going to change now. There was no way he was going to be able to take Storm up on her offer to ever join the XSE or any other X- related project he needed to keep his son safe and give him a better life. He wondered how on Earth he was going to manage things.
To be continued...
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