Mind, Body, and Soul
This is my second fan fic using the Elder Brothers and I don't own any of the Marvel X-Men characters. No profit is being made on this fan fiction and I don't own anything anyway. In my movie verse, Scott, Jean, Deathstrike, John Wraith, and the Professor are all alive and well.
I would also like to give a special thanks to GypsyWitchBaby for letting me borrow her Lupa character. She is a bit different here, but it's the same Lupa you'll all know and love from The Feral and The Dreaming Animal.
Summary: The X-Men have picked up a young Mutant that needs their help. A Bad man is after him because of his powers. Can the X-Men help or will they become victims themselves.
Chapter 4: Watching and Waiting
Xavier's Medical Lab:
Yuri heard and smelled Kurt's teleportation into the Medical Lab and went to see what was going on inside the Medical Lab. She had been outside of the Medical Lab in case anyone had gotten into the Mansion. Kurt put Xavier on the table in Jimmy's body. He had a nice sized scorch mark on his stomach and lower ribs. Jimmy's clothes were burned away around the wounds. "I have a new respect for a healing factor. It does heal one's body, but it hurts like the Devil. I had no idea it was this painful to heal a wound." Xavier eyes were closed painfully. Yuri was watching her Mate's body heal itself.
She got him some water and handed him the cup. "You need to keep your body hydrated and feed when you're using your healing factor. It will help you heal quicker." Her hand was lingering longer than it needed to pass the water to him. It had been a day since she had felt his body heat against her skin. Her eyes wanted to turn Feral Black, but she crushed down the physical reaction. While this was her Mate's Body, it wasn't her Mate's Soul. She moved away from him and stood by the wall.
Next Ororo was brought down by Bobby. She was unconscious in the Professor's body. They got her on a bed. Hank was moving to Ororo's side. Physically she was fine and didn't have a single injury on Xavier's body. The reason for her being unconscious was crystal clear when the doors opened again.
Victor was bringing in Jimmy with Scott and Jean right on their heels. Victor put Jimmy on the table. Jean was moving to Jimmy's side. He definitely had gotten the worst of it. Jean was getting an air tubes up his nose and IV in his arm. The shirt was the next thing to go. Jean was listening to Ororo's body. Victor cut in, "His..I mean her left ribs are cracked from the fall when Sinister knocked us down. There is also a bruise on the side of the head that knocked Ororo's body out." Victor was looking at Yuri while he spoke to Jean. He knew she wanted answers and he better damn well start providing them quickly based on the dangerous look in her eyes. "When Xavier got hit by Sinister in Jimmy's body. Jimmy in Ororo's body somehow felt it. Jimmy's eyes got white and he shot a lightning bolt at Sinister. Sinister then started to target him, and Jimmy managed to get into the air. He was flying, not very well, but it got him out of the way of the energy bolts. He figured out how to create the Ororo's lightning bolts and was shooting them for all he was worth, but he was getting tired. Sinister shot one bolt at him that I pulled him down outta the way. His finally hit us with an energy bolt and knocked us both the ground. I tried to cushion Jimmy in the fall, but he got knocked out on impact. He was already hurting from the hit his body took from Sinister." Yuri was sitting at Jimmy's side by now.
Yuri turned to Bobby, "Would you make some ice please on this cloth?" Bobby compiled. Yuri put the now iced cloth to Jimmy's forehead.
Cyclops called a meeting in the War Room; Rogue was sitting with Jimmy, Ororo, and the Boy. Amanda was with her Son as well. Everyone else was in the War Room. Hank and Jean had monitors hooked up as well; they would know if someone was waking up.
"We need a plan for when Sinister tries to take that Boy again. Energy bolts seem to hurt him. , I noticed he didn't like Storms icy weather either. Iceman you're going to be top side need time that creature shows up. We're going to need to assume that Wolverine won't be up to using Storm's lightning bolts for the next fight. Jubilee you are going to be top side; your phah's are energy based and that might hurt Sinister as well. Victor your claws tore into it, so next time Deathstrike, you're going to rip into him as well. Lupa and Kitty – we need everything SHIELD has on how to stop this creature." He looked around the table and said. "I don't want any of the switched team members in the next fight. It's too dangerous. They seem to be interconnected between their new and old bodies. We can't risk someone getting seriously hurt because he or she doesn't know how to fully use the host mutant's powers correctly. Wolverine got lucky with Storm's lightning bolt today and the flying."
Lupa came back to the main table with a printout in hand. "SHIELD has some laser guns that work against Sinister. Wraith is going to be them to us as soon as possible."
"OK. Depending on the number of guns we get Wolf Girl, Sabertooth and Beast – you three as the best available shooters. Shadowcat, you'll be the backup shooter. Jubilee, Iceman, Deathstrike, and I will we using our powers against it. Marvel Girl and Shadowcat, I want you both in the Medical Lab with Wolverine, Storm, Xavier, Amanda, and the Boy. Shadowcat, if he gets into the Lab, you evacuate the Boy and his Mother. Colossus – you and Rogue are going to be with the children. We're going to move them to a safe house now. Does anyone have questions?"
Victor turned to Cyke, "When do we wake up the Kid and have him change everyone back? The longer they are switched the more vulnerable they are made. Plus if the Kid does get snatched we'll have a whole new set of problems."
Jean answered that question, "We've been trying to wake him up. He's still out cold from the use of his powers. Unfortunately, nothing but rest is going to wake up this young man. According to his Mother he was out for a day, last time this happened at school. Based on that time table, he should be awake tomorrow by 10am. We're stuck with situation for a day."
Xavier's – 3pm:
Ororo woke up an hour before James. Ororo had phantom pain in both her ribs and on the side of her face. James had nasty bruises on his ribs and face via Ororo's body. He was sore, tired, and hungry. His head was also throbbing again. He apologized to Ororo for not being more careful with her body. They all ate an afternoon snack. James was tired, so he used his old room in the Mansion for a nap. Cyclops wanted everyone in the main house in case of attack. The Ferals weren't pleased, but interest of security they all agreed.
Yuri sat and watched her Mate sleep. She was getting more concerned about the headaches. She was going to mention it the next time she saw either Lupa or Victor. She didn't know all of the Old Ways and she wasn't sure the Tri-Bond even existed, but Dino had told her the truth about the Mate-Bond and the Soul-Bond, so she would ask.
Lupa knocked softly on the door and entered the room that James slept in. "How are you doing Yuri? How is Jimmy doing?" she gestured to Ororo's sleeping body.
"The rest will do him good. He isn't use to his body not healing all of the damage he does to it. The pain he is in, has taken his strength. He needs to rebuild his strength with sleep. Lupa – do you know of something called the Tri-Bond? Does it exist? Jimmy has been having headache since he got into this body. I still can't FULLY sense his Soul even in Ororo's body. It's like his Soul is between Ororo's body and His body; it is concerning me greatly. The female that instructed me about Mating and Bonding said that to break the Tri-Bond was to kill the Body." Yuri was looking intensely at her Pack-Sister.
Lupa let out the breath she had been holding. Yuri had answered her question and this was NOT GOOD. "The Tri-Bond is real. If you are correct and his Soul is between both his own body and Ororo's body, that would explain why your Soul-Bond broke with him, we have another reason to get him into his body as soon as possible. The link between Mind and Soul is grounded in the Body. I had hoped that the switch hadn't divided his Soul." At Yuri's alarmed look, she said. "We don't need to panic yet, Little Sister. The Tri-Bond takes a while to breakdown. For what I understand, Jimmy can live out of his body for a few weeks; up to a month in some cases. It depends on the Feral's personal Mind, Body, and Soul connection. I suspect, his connection is strong, which will work against him; but he should be in no danger from just one day. We'll speak with Victor; he's coming up to the room now. I want to know more of how the FERAL FURY works, that might help us now."
Victor came in the room. He had heard the last part of the conversation thru his Soul-Bond and now he regretted joking about Jimmy being in a Frail's body. This literally could kill him. "Jimmy controls the psi-link to the doors of the Elder Bond. I can't open the door to the mental link unless he allows it. We also have to agree that our power is necessary in our Hearts and Souls to create the FERAL FURY in our Minds. The only way for this to happen is for both of us to be at peace with our inner Beast. This morning when we were practicing we noticed the each of us could make the FERAL FURY while the other of us wasn't feral. That's new. Also, both of your eyes are changing with your respective Mate's eye color change. For us to channel the FERAL FURY, our eyes are Feral Black."Victor was leaning again the wall now. "You are correct; our connection to our Bodies is very strong. Both of us feel our Beasts more than most. We are grounded in Mind and Soul via our senses to our Bodies. I know that not having any of his senses has got to be driving Jimmy up a wall right now. Not having access to either of his Bonds with Yuri ain't helping either."
It wasn't lost on anyone that, Jimmy was still knocked out sleeping while they were talking. He hasn't so much as twitched. They weren't being loud, but they weren't being quiet either. Lupa spoke, "The less he taxes his Mind in this body the better off he will be until his Soul is put back in place. I don't think it is good for him to have channeled Storm's powers. Storm is a creature of Nature. Her relationship with her Mind, Body, and Soul might be similar to ours, which is probably why Jimmy could tape her powers. The problem is using Storm's powers is using energy from his Mind and Soul without a connection to his Body. That can't be good for him. It would explain why he is so tired."
Victor spoke up,"I don't think that was intentional. I think that was a reaction to pain. Jimmy wasn't going to get in the fight in Ororo's body. He cried out when HIS body was hit by Sinister and that made Ororo's body channel its power. The first lightning bolt just happened. Once Sinister started shooting at him, then he started to fly and shoot back" He was looking out the window in a thoughtful manner.
"If the Tri-Bond is breaking down, then Xavier in Jimmy's body going to start showing signs of it as well. He's going to be unexplainably tired and start to need more rest. Also his healing factor is going to start slowing down. Since the man isn't used physical excursion we're just need to keep an eye on him. Yuri – ya said the Mate-Bond is intact. Is that why ya have been avoiding Xavier?"
The youngest Feral in the room blushed. That was exactly why she was keeping her distance from Xavier in Jimmy's body. "Yes, and yes. It is still Jimmy's body, but I do not desire privacy while his body is occupied by Xavier. That being said, my body does desire privacy with his body if I take in too much of his scent. The Soul shinning out of his eyes isn't Jimmy's; I feel Xavier brushing up against my mind at times, in the space were Jimmy should be, and it makes my skin crawl." Yuri's face was pointed down with shame while she spoke softly. The other two Feral's had been looking at her while she spoke. She smelled embarrassed.
Victor decided to put an end that right now. "Little Sister, ya have done NOTHING shameful nor have ya behaved inappropriately. As long as Jimmy's body lives ya WILL be drawn to him. That is what being Mate-Bonded is about. As your Mate – Jimmy's body will bring you both Fire and Peace. It's a physical attraction that ya can't ignore. It's straight biology for a Feral. We ALL have one Mate. Ya keep watching Jimmy in Ororo's body. Lupa and I can keep an eye on Xavier in Jimmy's body to see if he is experiencing any problems. If Xavier is beginning to show signs of the Tri-Bond weakling in Jimmy's body; then we'll approach Red or the Big Blue. I'm sure neither of them has considered this little problem. That Kid needs to make this situation right. Get some rest, we'll check back on ya both in a few hours. He needs to eat more even if he doesn't fell like it; so we'll get him feed when we come back. He most likely has an electrolyte imbalance from throwing those Zap bolts. We'll talk to Ororo and find out what normally helps her after she has used her powers." Lupa and Victor left the room. Yuri settled down in the oversized chair and curled up in it to rest.
Victor smelled out Xavier while Lupa was tracking Storm down by scent. They needed to know what they were dealing with soon rather than later. Victor figured since Xavier had just been a fight, he should be showing some signs of the Tri-Bond weakling as well. Victor found Xavier in the kitchen eating a ton of food and drinking a beer. "Chucky – how are ya feeling? Ya taking care of my little Brother's body?"
Xavier was slightly embarrassed for being caught drinking a beer and eating such a large snack. "I must confess, I seem to be eating a great deal of food. I also crave beer and cigars. My skin also itching and won't stop. I'm tired as well."
Well, the need for food was normal after healing any injuries. A healing factor did require fuel after all. The being tired might be nothing or it might be a sign the Tri-Bond was weakling. Time for some more direct approach; "The itching and food consumption is normal. New skin itches and your healing factor needs the food heal the body. How's your head doing? Are ya in any pain?"
Victor could smell the pain, but he wanted to know the sources. If it was the ribs from the injury, well that was just a lingering pain. "Well, I've also be getting these headaches recently. I didn't think that was possible for James to get one. I'm also a bit tired but put that on the fight. When I'm around Yuriko the headache is gone and I'm drawn to her scent. I can pick her out in a room and know where she has been in the Mansion. I must confess, this whole being aware of another person's mind and body is something I find quite fascinating. As a psychic I have to block out unwanted mental contact. In this body I crave contact with Yuriko, but she is avoiding me at all costs. "
Great! Well what did he expect? His Brother and his Mate were newly Mated. That meant they wanted and needed to be in each other's presents. The good Professor wanted Jimmy's Wife and he didn't even understand why. It was the Mate-Bond. The problem was it wasn't his place to act upon those urges his body wanted him to fulfill."You are feeling the pull of Jimmy and Yuriko's Mate-Bond. You will find yourself drawn to Yuriko. At the moment however, Yuriko isn't interested in being in your presents. Ya are going to have to accept that for now. Don't go seeking her out. This situation is making her uncomfortable, so she's not going to come around ya until ya are back where ya belong and Jimmy is back in his body. She's missing her Mate and having ya around her ain't helping." None of this explained why Xavier was tired. He was going to have watched him a bit more closely. "After ya have taken ya nap, I'm gonna come and find ya. Ya need to work Jimmy's muscles out a bit or ya are going to be really stiff. We can spare in the Danger Room later tonight."
In the Garden at Xavier's:
Ororo was seating outside, enjoying the Sun on her face. This chair of Charles really did limit where on the grounds she could go. It didn't matter right now, since Scott wanted everyone in the Mansion. She longed to take to the air. She didn't notice when Lupa approached her and almost dropped her tea. "Ro – are you enjoying the fresh air? I've been meaning to ask you, how are you doing?" Lupa sat on the bench right by the door.
Ororo and Lupa had become friends. She loved history as much as Ororo did and have provided some little know facts and details that made her American History class an instant hit. Lupa was a great story teller and the stories she had regarding the wars and life in general made the class very popular with the students. "I can't wait to get my body back. Charles' chair is so restrictive and the mental energy I have to use to keep up his shields is draining. I miss being able to walk." She looked longingly at the sky. "I miss being able to fly. I was so shocked when James made my body fly and was able to make lightning today. It took me awhile to learn how to do those things as a teenager. He's a natural, but we're both children of the Earth, so I shouldn't be surprised."
"Ro after you have used your powers, what do you afterwards to center yourself? I'm assuming throwing a lightning bolt would make you tired. How do you help your body heal." Lupa needed to know the answer to that question, so wanted to get it out of the way.
Ororo eyes were still looking around the sky, "I was meaning to find James and tell him to have some herbal tea and some fruit juice. His body chemistry will be off, due to an electrolytic imbalance from the lightning. The herbs and fruit juices help with the headache from the imbalance. He also is going to need to center his mind or he will mess up the weather patterns. I mediate to center myself about twice a day. More if life is stressful. He will be tired as well; strong weather is harder to create and takes more of my strength than a clear sky." Lupa told Ororo, she was going to see Jimmy later that day and would pass on the information about what to eat and how to mediate. Lupa left Ororo to enjoy the afternoon Sun in companionable silence.
Lupa and Victor met up in their room. Victor was already on the bed when Lupa and started to purr at him. He loved his Mate. Victor smiled as she joined him on the bed. "Xavier is showing signs of fatigue. It might just be healing a gut injury or it could be the Tri-Bond. I'm going to run him through some exercises this afternoon to see which one it is. Plus Jimmy's body needs to move around a bit."
Lupa was still sniffing her Mate, but she was playing with more than anything else. "The headaches might be a side effect of the body switching process, but I think it's the Tri-Bond as well. Ororo's mutation requests her Mind, Body, and Soul as well. She's not a Feral, but she is a creature of Nature."
They would have to keep watching. Victor's Danger Room session would tell the tale. Lupa would get Jimmy eat and drink both the herbal tea and fruit juice. Jimmy and Yuri could mediate together; they did that anyway to center themselves."
The only thing left was when would Mr. Sinister be back for the Boy? They knew he would be back, so it was a waiting game.
….To Be Continued?
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