Chapter Twenty: Epilogue

Charles Xavier's X-Men had come a long, long way. Many have taken tremendous steps down the line. Some were surprising. While others where expected entirely.

Jean and Scott finally tied the knot. They had an average ceremony right at the institute. Jean's family came and she was so excited about that. She chose Ororo to be the Maid of Honor. And her sister, Sarah, along with Rogue, Kitty, Amara, Tabitha, Jubilee, Rahne and even Wanda were her brides' maids. She had asked Laura but she turned it down saying, "You won't catch me dead in any dress." Jean understood and didn't press any further. She'd still be attending the wedding so that's all that mattered. Ororo helped Jean put together a bachelorette party which all of the girls attended.

Scott had a tough time picking a best man. He was going to go for Logan, however he chose not to. Logan wouldn't have wanted that. Scott thought it over and ended up choosing Alex. And he was thrilled. Remy would have been next in line if Alex had turned it down. There were no hard feelings from Remy that he didn't get that opportunity for he threw Scott a bachelors party. All of the guys attended. Jean had made a joke that the only stripper he could have would be her. The only guys who had protested were Hank and Charles for reasons that were understandable. Remy nearly got murdered by both Scott and Rogue for his comment on that

Not too long after Jean's and Scott's wedding Remy asked Rogue to marry him and she said yes. He had been pondering over that for a while. But he finally brought himself to do it and they are now engaged. That was a step that no one thought he could take. Even himself. His love for Rogue truly changed him. Whether they were married yet or not he belonged to her and she belonged to him. The only women, besides Rogue, that he flirts with is Jean and Ororo. But it's only good, clean fun.

Rogue did stick with her plan to just teach. She couldn't think of anything she'd rather do. She already got to do some of that. It was sometimes frustrating, but it wasn't horrible. She's lived through much worse. It wouldn't be like her to go away to college or to go period. She hated school. And she'd had enough prejudice against mutants without attending another school. She would continue studying at the institute and become a teacher there. In the meantime she'd just student teach from time to time.

Ororo and Logan haven't gotten engaged yet. But he wanted so badly to ask her. His problem was that he wasn't good at that kind of thing. He knew he'd eventually manage to do it. He just needed more time. Ororo understood completely. All she cared about was the fact that they were together and they loved each other unconditionally. The biggest thing that happened was that she took Laura as her daughter. It was a bit hard since her and Logan weren't married. But it turned out well.

Laura was very happy with her life now. She had a real family. Of course she included everyone else as family, too. And her and Jamie's friendship blossomed into something stronger. Yet they still won't admit that they have those feelings for one another.

Wanda and Kurt are out in the open. Everyone is aware of their once secret relationship. The only two that knew beforehand were Jean and Charles, of course. Although, many had suspicions.

Wanda still took therapy sessions from Xavier every other day. That could be a process that would take place for years. Her hatred for Magneto remains intact. But now she has the strength to control her temper. And she was actually able to meet with him, only under Professor X's supervision though. Magneto couldn't try to force her to leave. She had improved and that's what he wanted to see by the time he chose to pay a visit. Maybe some day she could learn to love him, or least to not loath him.

And along those lines, Kurt had met up with Mystique numerous times. More recently he got Rogue to finally join him again. Everything went as well as it ever could between Rogue and Mystique. Lucky for them that Kurt was there to keep things mellowed out. If those two were left alone they'd probably get into a huge fight. The process is slow, but it's still a process. It's gotten a lot better.

Also, Kurt was still undecided on his agenda after graduation. There was time. But it was cutting close. Right now he figured his best option would be to teach at the institute. His appearance took much part in that. He started to not mind his looks now that he and Wanda were together. He only used his image inducer in school and other public places. He rarely ever used it at the mansion. But he didn't want to take chances just yet.

Kitty hadn't really changed at all. She's still high spirited and happy. She'd soon be going to college to become a veterinarian. She would go to the University of New York like Jean was doing. She couldn't bare to move away from everyone. Just thinking about it made her sad and she felt she could cry.

Piotr remained kind of shy. However he's more open to everyone. He spends more time with them. He used to always go off to himself. But now he feels more confident. Mostly for the fact that he no longer had to worry about his family. They are well protected through Professor Xavier. Piotr can actually relax.

Warren is still only co-owner of his and his fathers company. He's hoping to one day take over completely. His father has been kind enough to allow him to continue there so he didn't want to push his luck. He wouldn't ask. But when it came to time for his father to retire he had high hopes that he'd be the businesses owner.

As for the younger students, they haven't altered too much in general. Though Bobby and Jubilee have shown an interest in one another. And so have Amara and Alex. Rahne and Roberto finally hooked up. It wasn't as major as the other relationships within the mansion, but it was something. They've kind of had a thing for each other for a while. Tabitha and Ray were getting in to trouble from time to time. Tabitha usually being the culprit. She definitely hasn't changed.

Evan isn't the trouble-maker he used to be. After he rejoined the X-Men he was more mature. Sometimes it bothered some of his friends at how much he changed. But he could still goof around. No matter what Ororo was proud of him. Since Xavier and Hank found a serum that could help keep his powers in control he's been fairly happy. He can use his spikes at will, like before. And now he can also use those powers to cover his body with the armor he once thought he'd be stuck with permanently. He liked that he could do it at will because he did not have to worry about his appearance so much.

Professor Charles Xavier was the same as ever. He's there for anyone who needs him. Whether it's one of his X-Men or an outsider. And he's open to more students joining. He's hopeing to find more soon because many of the current ones are either out of high school or close enough to it. And the others are approaching that level quickly. Slowly but surely he'll find more students and build up the X-Men even more.

While the X-Men have fought hard for mutant rights and to protect the innocent, they certainly will have more conflicts in the future. That will never change. But that's what they are there to do. And they all embrace that. Maybe some day Xavier's dream will be a reality. A start of something new.

~THE END~

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