[x-men fic] Out of Balance Chapter One
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Out of Balance
Chapter 1 of 10
He stood silently watching his wife sleep in the hospital wing of the mansion. He knew he should be waiting with Wolverine while Xavier attempted to locate Betsy’s killer with Cerebro. He wasn’t sure if he actually felt guilty about what he’d said before the episode brought on by Betsy’s murder and that troubled him. He knew he should feel guilty picking a fight with Jean about Frenzy wasn’t going to help their relationship but he found it hard to stop.
His circular thoughts were interrupted as he heard Jean begin to breathe harder. He glanced at the machines reading her vitals and wished that Hank hadn’t left with Storm. “Scott,” Jean said opening her eyes. “I feel strange, and I can’t sense anything.”
“The Professor said that might happen,” he said quickly to reassure her. “Something about static from the psychic shock of Betsy’s death.” Jean nodded and seemed to drift back off to sleep. He watched for a few more moments to make sure she was back asleep before leaving the room. He needed to tell the professor that she had woken up briefly.
As he approached Cerebro, he saw Logan stalking out of the room looking furious. He didn’t bother to say anything to the other man as they passed each other in the hall. He guessed from the other man’s attitude that the professor had not managed to locate Betsy’s killer. His guess was basically confirmed when he saw the professor’s expression. “Professor, Jean woke up briefly a few moments ago.”
Professor Xavier nodded and turned back to stare out the window. “I have been unable to locate Elizabeth’s murderer.” He sounded exhausted. “This killer is not a mutant or conventional super human.” He turned back to face him. “We are dealing with something new that Cerebro cannot identify yet.”
“How long do you think it will take to adjust Cerebro to be able to locate the target?” He asked as he didn’t doubt that Xavier could modify Cerebro to find Betsy’s killer it was just a question of how long.
“Once I have the forensic evidence Sage collected from the crime scene it should only take a few days.” Xavier said with a frown. “I think we should notify as many X-men and allies as possible not only to put them on guard but to recruit help to deal with this attacker.”
“I’ll handle it immediately.” He informed the professor be leaving to begin the task of tracking down as many former X-men as possible. In spite of the advanced alien technology available to them it was still difficult at times to track down some members of the X-men.
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He headed straight for the danger room and set the level as high as possible. He wanted to hurt something and the danger room robots would have to do. He was no stranger to death it had been with him for as much as of his life as he could remember that didn’t change how frustrating it was to let a death go un avenged.
He knew Xavier would eventually find out how to locate whoever had taken Betsy out and he knew he’d get his shot at taking their head. Of course the problem was Xavier wouldn’t want them to actually kill the bastard since he didn’t believe in revenge. He had to be calm enough to be allowed to go on the mission or he’d never get the chance to slice the scumbag’s head off.
The robots from the danger room began to circle him so he dived onto the largest and stuck his claws threw its face. He ignored the shots the other robots were firing into his back because they’d heal. He didn’t mind hurting he just needed a focus for his rage. Once he was done trashing three sets of training robots the fail safes kicked in and the danger room shut down to prevent him from over taxing himself beyond what his healing factor could handle. He could go override them but then he’d get a lecture from Summers or Xavier later about over doing it.
He decided to clean up and then go check on Jeannie. He should have gone to check on her as soon as he left the room but he was angry and he knew from Xavier’s warnings that too much anger around a recovering psychic could be dangerous.
As he showered to remove the smell of sweat, oil and blood from his body, he focused on doing meditation techniques to calm his emotions. He only got out to dry off once his mind was totally empty of emotion. He refused to think about anything but checking on Jean to be sure he wouldn’t be a danger to her. He arrived to find Jean sleeping and he started to back out of the room when her eyes snapped open. “How are you doing Jeannie?” He asked gently not liking the startled look in her eyes.
“I’m not used to be snuck up on,” She admitted quietly. “I know my telepathy will return but right now it’s like I’ve got cotton shoved in my head.” She then looked directly at him. “Has there been any progress in finding the man who killed Betsy?”
He wished she hadn’t asked that as he struggled to keep his anger under control. “No, Professor thinks he’s not a mutant or normal super human but something new.” He said running a Mantra in his head to keep his temper under control. “Just focus on getting better Jeannie, and I’ll handle that monster.”
“I know you will Logan that’s why I love you,” Jean said closing her eyes and drifting off to sleep. He stared at her for a moment before turning to leave. He wished she’d meant that the way his heart wanted her to but he knew she was Cyke’s and would never be his.
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Xavier set beside his bed staring at the data Sage had sent on this Vargas individual. He hated to admit it but he was stumped the man appeared to be completely human but also not. He was most disturbed by how much like Captain America the man appeared to be. He supposed if nature was going to create a human response to mutants it might take such a form but he was still surprised to see it happening. It also worried him that Vargas might not be the only one what if they had an entire army to deal with.
There was also the possibility that when the world learned of Vargas that the anti mutant groups would see it as proof that mutants were an aberration and side with this new strain of super being who was still perfectly human.
He pulled himself out of his chair and maneuvered himself into bed. There was nothing he could do about any of this now only try to get to sleep and hope they could resolve this quickly. He reached out lightly with his powers to check on Jean and found her sleeping fitfully in the infirmary a light touch of his mind caused her to relax and drift into a deeper sleep.
As he returned to his own form and began to attempt to sleep his thoughts turned to Erik and he wondered what Erik would have made of Vargas and caused him to wish he could ask his friend that but that was impossible. Even if he did the impossible once again and survived what Wolverine had done they would most likely not be speaking again after what happened on Genosha.
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Jean found herself walking through the halls of her own memory as she slept. As she passed by the doors she saw all the important moments of her life flashing by one after another and was reminded of the good and the bad.
She came to the room she’d been spending a lot of time in lately it was the room where she kept her most cherished memories of Scott. As she looked in she was once again reminded of the man he used to be and how much she missed him. The angry wrathful part of her wished she had Apocalypse to kill all over again so she could make him pay for leaving her with a Scott that wasn’t really her Scott.
It was then that she noticed the crack in the wall at the very end of the room. She headed toward it and looked wondering what it could possibly be this Mansion was a construct of her own psychic gifts there should never have been a crack. As she peered into the crack, she saw Betsy and the various lovers she’d had over the years. She pulled back in shock. “So when Betsy died I gained a portion of her memories, they’ve attached themselves to my own.”
She began to gather them up glad that in her own head at least her powers were working fine. She went from room to room containing Betsy’s memories and putting them into a second building out on the lawn of her mental Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. Once she was done she sealed it and locked it. She would not destroy those memories since they might be all that was left of her friend and team mate but she would not look too deeply at them either. They would sit unseen in her head as a silent unspoken of memorial to Betsy.
Her work done she found herself drifting into true sleep and the beginnings of a familiar dream so she relaxed and expected to see her husband waiting for her on the beach but instead it was Logan who climbed out of the water and joined her on the towel. Even though her dream self knew it wasn’t right she still pulled him down into a kiss and let things take their course. When their love making was over, she looked over to see Scott watching them with no jealousy on his face and she sat up in shock to find herself still in the infirmary. She could sense Logan just outside the door in the waiting room asleep and Scott was in the boat house they shared also asleep and far away from her.
To be continued....
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Out of Balance
Chapter 1 of 10
He stood silently watching his wife sleep in the hospital wing of the mansion. He knew he should be waiting with Wolverine while Xavier attempted to locate Betsy’s killer with Cerebro. He wasn’t sure if he actually felt guilty about what he’d said before the episode brought on by Betsy’s murder and that troubled him. He knew he should feel guilty picking a fight with Jean about Frenzy wasn’t going to help their relationship but he found it hard to stop.
His circular thoughts were interrupted as he heard Jean begin to breathe harder. He glanced at the machines reading her vitals and wished that Hank hadn’t left with Storm. “Scott,” Jean said opening her eyes. “I feel strange, and I can’t sense anything.”
“The Professor said that might happen,” he said quickly to reassure her. “Something about static from the psychic shock of Betsy’s death.” Jean nodded and seemed to drift back off to sleep. He watched for a few more moments to make sure she was back asleep before leaving the room. He needed to tell the professor that she had woken up briefly.
As he approached Cerebro, he saw Logan stalking out of the room looking furious. He didn’t bother to say anything to the other man as they passed each other in the hall. He guessed from the other man’s attitude that the professor had not managed to locate Betsy’s killer. His guess was basically confirmed when he saw the professor’s expression. “Professor, Jean woke up briefly a few moments ago.”
Professor Xavier nodded and turned back to stare out the window. “I have been unable to locate Elizabeth’s murderer.” He sounded exhausted. “This killer is not a mutant or conventional super human.” He turned back to face him. “We are dealing with something new that Cerebro cannot identify yet.”
“How long do you think it will take to adjust Cerebro to be able to locate the target?” He asked as he didn’t doubt that Xavier could modify Cerebro to find Betsy’s killer it was just a question of how long.
“Once I have the forensic evidence Sage collected from the crime scene it should only take a few days.” Xavier said with a frown. “I think we should notify as many X-men and allies as possible not only to put them on guard but to recruit help to deal with this attacker.”
“I’ll handle it immediately.” He informed the professor be leaving to begin the task of tracking down as many former X-men as possible. In spite of the advanced alien technology available to them it was still difficult at times to track down some members of the X-men.
_____
He headed straight for the danger room and set the level as high as possible. He wanted to hurt something and the danger room robots would have to do. He was no stranger to death it had been with him for as much as of his life as he could remember that didn’t change how frustrating it was to let a death go un avenged.
He knew Xavier would eventually find out how to locate whoever had taken Betsy out and he knew he’d get his shot at taking their head. Of course the problem was Xavier wouldn’t want them to actually kill the bastard since he didn’t believe in revenge. He had to be calm enough to be allowed to go on the mission or he’d never get the chance to slice the scumbag’s head off.
The robots from the danger room began to circle him so he dived onto the largest and stuck his claws threw its face. He ignored the shots the other robots were firing into his back because they’d heal. He didn’t mind hurting he just needed a focus for his rage. Once he was done trashing three sets of training robots the fail safes kicked in and the danger room shut down to prevent him from over taxing himself beyond what his healing factor could handle. He could go override them but then he’d get a lecture from Summers or Xavier later about over doing it.
He decided to clean up and then go check on Jeannie. He should have gone to check on her as soon as he left the room but he was angry and he knew from Xavier’s warnings that too much anger around a recovering psychic could be dangerous.
As he showered to remove the smell of sweat, oil and blood from his body, he focused on doing meditation techniques to calm his emotions. He only got out to dry off once his mind was totally empty of emotion. He refused to think about anything but checking on Jean to be sure he wouldn’t be a danger to her. He arrived to find Jean sleeping and he started to back out of the room when her eyes snapped open. “How are you doing Jeannie?” He asked gently not liking the startled look in her eyes.
“I’m not used to be snuck up on,” She admitted quietly. “I know my telepathy will return but right now it’s like I’ve got cotton shoved in my head.” She then looked directly at him. “Has there been any progress in finding the man who killed Betsy?”
He wished she hadn’t asked that as he struggled to keep his anger under control. “No, Professor thinks he’s not a mutant or normal super human but something new.” He said running a Mantra in his head to keep his temper under control. “Just focus on getting better Jeannie, and I’ll handle that monster.”
“I know you will Logan that’s why I love you,” Jean said closing her eyes and drifting off to sleep. He stared at her for a moment before turning to leave. He wished she’d meant that the way his heart wanted her to but he knew she was Cyke’s and would never be his.
_____
Xavier set beside his bed staring at the data Sage had sent on this Vargas individual. He hated to admit it but he was stumped the man appeared to be completely human but also not. He was most disturbed by how much like Captain America the man appeared to be. He supposed if nature was going to create a human response to mutants it might take such a form but he was still surprised to see it happening. It also worried him that Vargas might not be the only one what if they had an entire army to deal with.
There was also the possibility that when the world learned of Vargas that the anti mutant groups would see it as proof that mutants were an aberration and side with this new strain of super being who was still perfectly human.
He pulled himself out of his chair and maneuvered himself into bed. There was nothing he could do about any of this now only try to get to sleep and hope they could resolve this quickly. He reached out lightly with his powers to check on Jean and found her sleeping fitfully in the infirmary a light touch of his mind caused her to relax and drift into a deeper sleep.
As he returned to his own form and began to attempt to sleep his thoughts turned to Erik and he wondered what Erik would have made of Vargas and caused him to wish he could ask his friend that but that was impossible. Even if he did the impossible once again and survived what Wolverine had done they would most likely not be speaking again after what happened on Genosha.
_____
Jean found herself walking through the halls of her own memory as she slept. As she passed by the doors she saw all the important moments of her life flashing by one after another and was reminded of the good and the bad.
She came to the room she’d been spending a lot of time in lately it was the room where she kept her most cherished memories of Scott. As she looked in she was once again reminded of the man he used to be and how much she missed him. The angry wrathful part of her wished she had Apocalypse to kill all over again so she could make him pay for leaving her with a Scott that wasn’t really her Scott.
It was then that she noticed the crack in the wall at the very end of the room. She headed toward it and looked wondering what it could possibly be this Mansion was a construct of her own psychic gifts there should never have been a crack. As she peered into the crack, she saw Betsy and the various lovers she’d had over the years. She pulled back in shock. “So when Betsy died I gained a portion of her memories, they’ve attached themselves to my own.”
She began to gather them up glad that in her own head at least her powers were working fine. She went from room to room containing Betsy’s memories and putting them into a second building out on the lawn of her mental Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. Once she was done she sealed it and locked it. She would not destroy those memories since they might be all that was left of her friend and team mate but she would not look too deeply at them either. They would sit unseen in her head as a silent unspoken of memorial to Betsy.
Her work done she found herself drifting into true sleep and the beginnings of a familiar dream so she relaxed and expected to see her husband waiting for her on the beach but instead it was Logan who climbed out of the water and joined her on the towel. Even though her dream self knew it wasn’t right she still pulled him down into a kiss and let things take their course. When their love making was over, she looked over to see Scott watching them with no jealousy on his face and she sat up in shock to find herself still in the infirmary. She could sense Logan just outside the door in the waiting room asleep and Scott was in the boat house they shared also asleep and far away from her.
To be continued....
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