Professor Xavier sat looking at the sun; he looked as an unreported eclipse began. He studied it.
Professor: What is going on, this is no regular eclipse, I… Ah! (Knocked out) (1 week later)
(School) (Lockers in hallway)
Kitty: Rouge
Rouge: Yeah?
Kitty: Has the professor waken up yet?
Rouge: No, Jean said she would keep an eye on him until he wakes up.
Kitty: Oh…
Rouge: Don't worry he'll be fine… *Walks away with an unsure sigh*
(Gym)
Spike: (Making baskets) Scott said that he passed out during the eclipse, why do you think it happened?
Nightcrawler: Do you think someone is behind this?
Spike: Who knows, but one thing is for sure; Auntie O is the one who seems to be taking this the worst. She hasn't been able to think straight since this happened.
Nightcrawler: After it Wolverine ran off but no one knows where.
Spike: Don't worry he'll come back, I know him about as well as anyone else, but I know he won't dessert us as do you.
Nightcrawler: You're right Evan.
(X-Mansion)
Jean: Oh professor what happened to you? *Closes eyes* I'll return soon, hopefully you'll be okay when I return.
(Green light fills the room) Professor wakes up, and sits up looking into the light. "Hello Charles"
Xavier: Lilandra…
Lilandra: It has been a long time Charles Xavier; I cannot stay long, the things I am about to tell you are very top secret and other than your X-Men no one else may know.
(Later)
Xavier: I wish I could sit here and tell you all about how happy I am to see you all, where's Wolverine.
Wolverine: *Enters the room* I'm here Chuck.
Spike: Told you.
Professor: Listen to me closely all of you, in exactly 1 year time; we will be in the biggest battle we have ever been in. You see; it will all start with a single act in Washington, after that a civil war will break out and we will be in the middle, my X-Men. We must be ready for the fight of our lives.
Cyclops: I'm ready for it professor.
Jean: So am I.
Wolverine/Storm: *Step up* (All X-Men step up except for Rouge)
(Later)
Rouge: Professor…
Xavier: Yes?
Rouge: I'm not ready, I can't think about a war right now. I don't have the mental state, I need to leave… But I don't want you all to think I'm abandoning you. I need some time and when I return in 1 year I'll be ready!
Xavier: If that is what you need, I will not stop you.
Rouge Thanks *leaving*
Xavier: Rouge.
Rouge: Yeah?
Xavier: *Takes gloved hand and hugs* we'll be here with open arms upon your return, I will tell them for you.
Rouge: Thank you… *tears fall*
(Brotherhood house)
Quicksilver: Guys you'll never believe what I heard from those Xavier geeks.
Avalanche: What?
Quicksilver: A war is about to break loose.
(X-Mansion)
Xavier: Jean, Storm, Cyclops, Wolverine, Beast. I have known all of you for so long, so I want to tell you all. A long with the war new mutants will come before us some good, some evil, and some who will be evil and pose as good. I don't tell the younger members because they aren't good enough to tell good from evil just yet, you will be the judges.
Cyclops: Couldn't you just look into their minds?
Xavier: Let's just say technology will advance beyond our wildest dreams… for the worst.
Storm: We understand professor.
Xavier: X-Men Dismissed.