-1CHAPTER EIGHT
The X-Men return to the mansion. Gambit carries Sonima to the Med Lab. "Put her here, Gambit." Beast says as he moves some things off of the bed. "I need your help can you put her into this gown please."
"Aaa, maybe you want Storm or someone else at help you wit dat."
"This is no time to be bashful Gambit. This could be potentially serious."
Gambit reluctantly undresses Sonima and puts to gown on her. He tries his hardest not to look. He is no stranger to a woman's body but this is not the same. In the back of his mind he hopes that Rogue doesn't come in and find him in the awkward position. Beast comes over and hooks Sonima up to a heart and lung monitor, places an IV line in her arm, and draws about ten vials of blood. "It seems she is stable, just over exhausted from all she has been through. I will not know the true extent of the damage caused by the machine until I get through these tests." Beast says. "You can join the others now Gambit. Thank you for your help I will keep everyone up-to-date on her situation." Gambit leaves the med lab and goes to the war room for debriefing. Beast takes the blood samples and runs them through every test in the book. He starts getting the tests back and is amazed at the results. "The Professor needs to know about this." He says aloud before he goes to Xavier's office. He takes a pager with him that will let him know if Sonima's condition changes.
Professor X. and Beast are sitting in his office going over the test results. "How could this be?" the Professor wonders. "If these tests are accurate her power level has quadrupled. She is almost as powerful as Magneto and myself now, with the possibility to become more."
"The tests are accurate Professor. I ran them three times, all with the same results. It seems Sonima can now recall any powers she has every encounter without shifting into that specific person. She can also use more than one at a time. She has the ability to harness unlimited powers. She still has to have physical contact with the person to use the power but after that she can use it with the control and power of the person themselves."
"Hank, what are the physical repercussions of Magneto's machine on her?"
"From what I can tell nothing negative. She does tire quicker if using more than one power. But that will fade off with time as she develops her powers more."
"She will have to be careful with her new found powers; we might end up with another Phoenix situation."
"I understand, Professor. We should watch her carefully for awhile to make sure that she adjusts properly. I should probably get back to her and make sure she is ok. Are you going to tell the others?"
"I have a duty to my X-Men to be truthful with them no matter what or who it evolves. I am going to call a meeting as soon as you leave, Hank. Keep me posted I want to know when she wakes."
"I will professor." Beast turns and heads back towards the lab. As the door to Xavier's office closes a message is sent to the other X-Men: X-Men please meet me in my office for an update on Sonima condition in 30 minutes.
"We all here now Professor, will Sonima be ok?" Gambit is antsy hoping that she is ok.
"I understand that you all are worried about Sonima. Physically she will recover. We are not sure of the mental toll these events have taken on her. She is still unconscious so we will not know that information until she awakens. However, there is another concern that has arisen."
"Dis don't sound to good," Gambit interrupts.
"It seems as though the machine that was used on Sonima has amplified her powers to extremely high levels." The professor continues to explain the effects of the machine.
"You mean to tell me that she could go crazy and kill us all," Wolverine states as he leans against the wall.
"I can not say that is not possible but like I said before I will not know her mental state until she awakens." Professor X answers.
"So she can possible become more powerful then Phoenix?" Cyclops asks. He saddens as the memories flood his mind.
"Potentially, yes, but we are jumping to conclusions. I first need to check her mental stability." Just then the com-link goes off. Beast is on the other end, "Professor she is awake."
