Chapter 1
"Well, that was fun!" said Scott while driving back to the X Mansion. "Isn't it great when you relax for once instead of trying to maintain control of everything?" Jean said teasing Scott. "Says someone who is constantly worrying about bringing the whole school down," Scott teased back. Jean laughed and lightly nudged him. This is the most fun she's had in months and judging by the faces of Scott and Kurt, same went for them. Jubilee as well, but she always seemed happy.
"I'm surprised no one called me "a freak"," Kurt said. "Is that usually what people call you?" Jubilee asked. "No, only when I'm in large crowds. It's not every day you see someone blue."
Scott grinned when he saw an opportunity to take a jab at Nightcrawler. "THAT's the reason they think you're a freak?"
"Scott!" Jean nudged him a little harder this time, but Kurt seemed to have taken no offense at all and just smiled.
There was a shock waiting for them when they pulled into the driveway. "W-what in the world?!" Jubilee said. The whole school was shattered. There must have been an explosion.
"Alex!" shouted Scott as he ran towards the school. Jean, Kurt, and Jubilee followed him.
"Does anybody know what happened?" Jean asked a group of terrified kids. "I came here to see the professor when I saw the school exploding. I got everybody out to safety," said silver-haired Pietro. Jean could feel the fear and anxiety of everyone around her. Their emotions were so strong. She was unable to shake them off, slowly letting anxiety creep in her mind. "You okay?" Kurt asked. She didn't answer; she was too focused to take control of her own emotions. "Jean?" Kurt put his hands on Jean's shoulders and gently shook her. Jean snapped out of it and managed to give a short answer, "I'm fine."
"Alex! Where is Alex?" Scott shouted. "Is he okay?" Raven worried. "I'm pretty sure I got everybody," Pietro said.
Hank was trying to recall what happened before the blast. He pictured where everybody stood. And then it hit him. "Alex was closest to the explosion…"
Jean could feel Scott's pain as he kneeled before a pile of ruins where his brother probably lay. He tried to hold it together but the tears eventually ran down his cheeks. Jean felt a sharp pain in her heart. Just like the one Scott felt. Teary-eyed, she kneeled beside him and squeezed his shoulder to give him a bit of comfort.
They didn't have much time to grieve. All of a sudden, all these men dressed in uniforms showed up. Jean, Kurt, and Scott managed to hide behind the stuff that used to make the walls of the school. Raven, Hank, Pietro, and Moira didn't have time to hide and got taken into one of the aircrafts. "We gotta go with them," Jean thought. She had to think and quickly. Maybe Kurt was fast enough to bring them to the aircraft before they take off. "Can you take us all up there?" she asked Kurt. "Yes, but is that a good idea? They'll see us!" Kurt said, concerned. "They won't see us," she said reassuringly. Kurt grabbed Jean and Scott's hands and brought them up on the plane. Jean got into the minds of the uniformed men and prevented them from seeing them. "See?" Jean grinned. Kurt pouted his lips to signal how impressed he was.