At the hallways.
Lin floats water from the fountain and pour it in her cup. Piotr approaches to her.
"I'm sorry about that in the danger room." Piotr apologize
"That's the first time I've seen him so stubborn." Lin said
"That's not it." Piotr said
"Summers, I'm worried about him. I've got this feeling like something is about to happen. Something bad. (Piotr hugs Lin. She sees Scott about to head to the door. She stops hugging Piotr and runs towards Scott. She stops him.) Don't do this. Please. (Lin begged Scott. He turned around.) I know you miss her. All of us miss her too. She was like a mother to me." Lin said
"We were about to start a future together. Now that's gone." Scott said
"Can't stay in the past. Look forward into the future." Lin said
Scott turns around and opens the door walks away. He closed it. Lin looked down and Piotr comforts her.
Xavier's office.
A blue beast examines a painting on a wall. He looks over as Storm and Charles enter. Lin follows.
"Ororo! Charles!" Hank said
Hank laughs heartily as Storm comes over to hug him.
"Hank! I love what you've done with your hair!" Storm said
"You too." Hank said
Storm plays with her hair.
"Thanks." Storm thanking Hank
"You must be the hydrokinetic mutant I've heard so much about." Hank said
"Lin is my name." Lin said
"I'm here cause we might have a problem." Hank said
"Henry, you are always welcome here. You're a part of this place." Charles said
"I have news." Hank said
"Is it Eric?" Charles asked Hank
"No. Though we have been making some progress on that front." Hank said
"The bitch Mystique was recently apprehended." Lin said
"Language in the office." Storm said
"Sorry." Lin apologize
Logan stands at the door.
"Who s the furball?" Logan asked them
"Hank McCoy, Secretary of Mutant Affairs." Hank said
"Right. Right. Secretary. Nice suit." Logan said
"This is Logan. He's..." Lin said as Hank finishes his sentence
"Wolverine. I hear you re quite the animal." Hank said
"Look who's talking." Logan said
"Magneto's gonna come get Mystique." Storm said
"Magneto's not the problem. At least not our most pressing one. A major pharmaceutical company has developed a mutant antibody. A way to suppress the mutant X gene." Hank said
"Suppress?" Logan asked Hank
"Permanently. They re calling it a cure." Hank said
"That's ridiculous. You can t cure being a mutant." Storm said
"Well, scientifically speaking..." Hank said as Lin cuts him off
"What is there to cure? Being a mutant isn't a bad thing. Suddenly some idiot said that we're a disease." Lin said
"Who would want this cure?" Storm asked them
"What kind of coward would take it just to fit in?" Lin asked in confusion
"Is it cowardice to save oneself from persecution? Not all of us can fit in so easily. You don't shed on the furniture." Hank said
"The government probably cooked this up." Logan said
"The government had nothing to do with this." Hank said
"Yeah, I ve heard that before." Logan said
"My boy, I ve been fighting for mutant rights since before you had claws." Hank said
"Did he just call me boy?" Logan asked them
Rogue runs into the room.
"Is it true? They can cure us?" Rogue asked them
"Yes, it appears to be true, Rogue." Charles said
"There's nothing to cure. Nothing's wrong with you. Or any of us, for that matter." Storm said
"Our powers are part of who we are. We just can't get rid of it. I love my power and I intend to keep it." Lin said
Next day.
Outside of the institute.
Lin pacing. Piotr sitting on the bench.
"Can you just stop?" Piotr asked Lin
"They want to suppress our X-genes. Getting rid of our powers. It's crazy. It's insane." Lin said
"You really do love your powers?" Piotr asked Lin
"It help me defend myself from my abusive father. I love my powers and I'm proud of it too. The person who would love to have it is Rogue. She wants to have skin to skin contact." Lin said
"If it's her choice. We can't stop her." Piotr said
"I know." Lin said
Lin was about to fall as Piotr catches her. She's screaming in pain as her head was hurting.
"Lin, what is it?" Piotr asked Lin
Lin's head stops hurting as she stops screaming. She gets up out of his arms and charges inside.
Hallway.
Lin runs through the hall with Logan and Storm. They enter the office.
"Professor, I felt it too. I felt the pain." Lin said
Charles looks up at Lin, Logan, and Storm.
"Get to Alkali Lake." Charles said
Alkali lake
The X-Jet lands. Lin, Logan, and Storm get out of the jet. Sees a heavy fog.
"You don't want to be here." Storm said
"Do you?" Lin asked Storm
"We can't see a damn thing." Logan said
"I can fix that." Storm said
Storm's eyes turns white, and the fog disappeared. Logan looks incredulously at the multitude of floating rocks littering the air. Lin and Storm go to the same direction as Logan goes to a different direction. Both them couldn't believe their eyes. Seeing Jean was still alive.
"LOGAN!" Lin yells
Logan joins both Lin and Storm, and his eyes widen.
"She's alive." Storm said
Logan crouches down over to Jean's body.
"Jean?" Logan asked in confusion
He takes the glasses from his pocket and hands them to Ororo.
"We have to get her back at the institute." Lin said
Logan picks up Jean's body.
Xavier Institute.
Medical bay.
Jean lays on an operating table. Storm, Lin, and Logan stand with Charles. Logan looks at Jean to Charles. Storm leaves the room.
"The sheer mass of water that collapsed on top of Jean should have obliterated her. The only explanation of Jean's survival is that her powers wrapped her in a cocoon of telekinetic energy." Charles said
"Maybe I can find her in the mind." Lin said
"I don't think that's a good idea." Charles said
"She passed her psychic connection to me. I have to try." Lin said
Lin puts both of her hands on Jeans temple. She felt a force and move across the wall. She was knocked out.
Lin was in her room. She awakes and Piotr, Storm, Bobby, Rogue, and Kitty were in there.
"How are you feeling?" Piotr asked Lin
"Like someone blasted a forcefield on me and threw me against the wall. How's Jean?" Lin said
"She's still in her comatose." Storm said
"I have to try again." Lin said
"Lin. It's to dangerous. Whatever happened to her. She's not herself." Storm said
"But I..." Lin said as Storm cuts her off
"You have to let this one go for right now." Storm said
Storm and the others leave. Piotr stays behind.
"So I'm under house arrest. That's just great." Lin said as in sarcasm
"They are just looking out for you. I am too." Piotr said
"I always like to help." Lin said
"Whatever is going on with her, it wasn't your fault." Piotr said
"You weren't there. I could've handle those waves the day that she died." Lin said
Piotr layed on Lin's bed as she put her head on his chest. He kissed her head.
"It's going to be ok." Piotr said
Lin gets off of Piotr's chest. She clutches her head and screams in pain.
"Lin! Lin, what it is?" Piotr asked Lin
"HE'S DEAD. The Professor got killed by Jean." Lin said as the pain stopped
Lin cried as do Piotr. They hugged each other.
"He's gone." Piotr said
