Title: The Arrival (part 1)

Fandom: X-Men Universe comics / movies

Pairing: Jean G./Emma F. / Ororo M.

Rating: PG-13

Notes: Batten down the hatches you're in for a bumpy ride.

Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, but I do love them.

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Ororo left early that morning to go speak to Logan. She already had a feeling that this wouldn't be an easy conversation.

Logan had survival training with the first years today, so they were out in one of the undeveloped woodland areas. She flew out over the treetops in search of the hidden campsites. Logan was an expert at camouflage and using an environment effectively. Normally this would be like finding a needle in a haystack. Fortunately for Ororo, the first years always gave themselves away.

Five minutes later she saw a 12 year old girl in a tree one step away from a nasty fall. Sure enough the branch broke. Storm quickly swooped down just in time to see Logan snatch girl from the sky and safely land on the forest floor.

"Hey beautiful, you comin to help me out. I don't think I can catch'em all." He yells toward the treetops winking at her as he puts the frightened girl down. Ororo lands and gives him a big hug. He leans in gently brushing his lips against hers. She allows the contact and smiles at him as she takes a deep heavy breath. She didn't know what to say yet. As her lips began to part he spoke up. "Ororo, I'll be out here for a while today. I do wanna talk to ya, but I gotta -," He quickly runs toward a nearby ledge and catches one of the showoffs in the class from falling to his death down a ravine.

He grunts at the scared boy and smacks him in the back of his head. Logan skips back over to Ororo and grabs her waist pulling her in for another kiss, deeper and firmer than the first. She moans as his arms encircle around her a gentle smirk on his lips as they part. "Can we talk later?" His eyebrows raising as he awaited her answer. She nods as she cups his stubbly cheek and prepares to fly off. Logan firmly grabs her hand and looks into her eyes as she looks back at him.

He felt himself tremble as her blue eyes entrance him. He knew they'd be talking later but something was different. Logan felt like he was losing her, like if he let her go now she would fly away to a place that he couldn't reach her.

He didn't want to release her hand. She landed in front of him and took his face between her hands preparing to kiss him, only to have his eyes grow large and suddenly close as he heard a tree limb cracking. He smiles at her and runs off into the woods. She felt it too as she ascended into the air and headed back to her greenhouse.

She slowly walks into her plant filled apartment and takes in a deep breath as her body disappears and a light breeze fills the entire space. She touches every plant all at once. She reappears next to her waterfall and sees a familiar sight the tablet with the Phoenix's instructions on it. Of course she plugged it in and turned it on.

Listening to the recordings brought tears to her eyes as she remembered what her life was like back them. Especially when the Phoenix mentioned what happened with Logan. The couple's love making had been intense but nothing like what she saw on the surveillance video from the day she ascended. Ororo sat down and took a deep breath as a hard and painful realization came to her mind. She and Logan hadn't actually spoken about what happened that day. He figured since she didn't remember it that they didn't need to talk about.

Phoenix said that she woke up that day solely focused on fulfilling her desires after she ascended. Ororo thought back to her and Logan's previous relationship. Her focus even back then was on her relationship with Jean and Emma. Why had she dated him in the first place? What did she really want?

It suddenly hit her like a ton of bricks she was using him. She used him then and she was still using him now to fulfill what she thought was lacking in her relationship with her partners. The beautiful caramel goddess stood up walked into her bathroom and stared into the mirror. What had she become? To willingly use someone to satisfy her needs without regard to their feelings. What had happened to her? The Phoenix told her that she was free. This wasn't what freedom used to be for her.

All her life she had lived as an example of truth, acceptance, altruism, and equality. This new woman was someone she suddenly didn't recognize. So focused on herself that she couldn't see what she was doing to those closest to her.

She called her partners and told them she'd be staying at her greenhouse tonight to talk with Logan. Jean and Emma both expressed their irritation. She had barely mentioned the man the night before during their talk. She promised she'd see them tomorrow.

She lay in a bed of lavender trying to objectively see herself but failing miserably. What was she supposed to tell him? She laughs to herself at the irony of 'Ororo', the counselor, the woman who always knows what to say, having no words for herself. Her eyes slowly closed as the scent of lavender filled her nostrils.

Logan suddenly appeared in her doorway looking like Prince Charming, clean shaven, hair slicked back, and a dapper suit. The man was downright handsome. Ororo bit her bottom lip to keep herself from taking him right where he stood. Logan cleared his throat, "Hey beautiful, I hear congratulations are in order. I just want you to know that I'm here for you, no matter what ok? I'm real glad you decided to do something like this for me, for us. I love you so much. I'm gonna be here you and this baby in whatever way you want me to be. I understand how Emma and Jean feel. They love you, you just make sure to tell'em that they ain't the only ones who love you. Nothin would make me happier than to be the adopted father of the kids. I just wanna be with you beautiful. Whatever it takes."

Ororo was beside herself as tears stream from her eyes. She wonders who told him, it had only been 2 days. This was too good to be true, she thought to herself. "You understand baby, you really, understand." Storm says.

"Beautiful what are ya talkin bout?" Logan says.

"So sweet, you'll be a great father. Emma ….will be so….happy. I love you." Ororo says mumbling.

Logan breaths from his nose as he gently nudges Ororo's shoulder. "Ororo babe, what are you talkin bout? What's Emma got ta do with anything?"

Ororo giggles half asleep. "Our baby silly, you'll be the….step daddy you said whatever it takes. I Love you so much."

Logan takes a deep breath and deeply shouts Ororo's name as the woman is startled awake.

She looks around and sees Logan kneeling next to her wearing a flannel shirt and dirty blue jeans, face full of stubble. She blinks and rubs her eyes taking in a deep breath. "Oh Logan, I'm so sorry please forgive me I must have fallen asleep. How was the training today? You must be tired. How long have you been here?"

Logan looks at her from head to toe as he slowly moves forward and nuzzles his nose into the crook of her neck and takes in a deep sniff.

She giggles. "Logan sweetie what are you doing, I thought we were going to talk tonight."

He pulls back gritting his teeth and clearing his nose. He stands and walks toward the window. "How long?" He asks. The man's voice is low and firm.

Storm is confused as she sits up on her hands. Her brow furrows as she looks at him. "How long what? I'm not sure what you mean?" She had no idea that she had been talking in her sleep. Why was he suddenly so distant?

His voice shook the room as she spoke again. "I said how Long damn it!"

Ororo stands and moves toward him placing her hand on his shoulder. He quickly grabs her wrist as he turns around looking into her blue eyes as his are growing darker by the second. They are beyond black. "Logan what are you talking about?" Ororo asked completely confused. She moves her other hand to cup his cheek as he jerks his face away. Her heart begins to beat faster as his eyes well with tears.

Standing in silence staring at one another, Logan releases her wrist and moves past her. With his back turned his voice is bleak. "You're pregnant. How long has it been?"

Ororo eyes grow large as she takes short panicked breaths. How could he know that? "Logan, you can't know something like that. There's no way of -," Her heart is trying to break its way out of her chest. She can't move.

"I can smell it." His voice barely a whisper. The dejected man still can't look at her. It had been about a week since they had had sex. Part of him was hopeful when he first caught the scent, but he can't always choose what his sensitive nose picks up. Frost was all over her.

Ororo wills herself to move and stands behind him without touching him. Her face focused almost burning holes into her aloe plant. "Uuhh, I haven't been tested yet." She has a hard time taking in a breath. "It…it could be yo-,"

He quickly interrupts her words. "It's… not…. mine." His anger and sadness are quickly increasing; he can feel her behind him. If she touches him right now, he's not sure he'll be able to control himself whether she was pregnant of not. He couldn't think right now his mind clouded with emotion. He went berserk with rage when he fought Neuron 10 years ago. The pain was beyond anything he had experienced up until that point. This moment felt far beyond that.

"Logan, I don't know what to say. I just -," She reaches out touch him as a deep long growl comes from his chest. She stops her hand a few inches from his back as a tear rolls down her cheek.

He suddenly turns to face her tears streaming down his face. His eyes are the color of a lifeless void. His canine-like incisors are elongated as he grits his teeth. She watches his chest and shoulders rise and fall as the hair on his forearms stands on end. He looks like he's growing right before her eyes.

She knows sudden movements are not good idea right now. Ororo closes her eyes as he takes a step forward his face now inches from hers his breath is hot and heavy. He takes her scent into his nose again and yells violently into her face like a wounded animal. Storm is trembling.

He takes another deep breath and disappears from the room. The distressed woman opens her eyes to find herself alone. She falls to her knees and enfolds her arms around herself as her tears wet the floor, water begins to pool around her body as every tear becomes a puddle. Storm takes deep breaths as her chest heaves. This is not what she wanted.

But it was done now. He was gone.

Over the next month and a half Ororo had completely moved out of the greenhouse and into Grey-Frost Manor. Logan had disappeared. Professor Xavier tried locating him using Cerebro but he was nowhere to be found.

Jean and Emma did their best to comfort and encourage her. Even EJ did her part since she was the only one that seemed to bring light into her auntie's eyes. She wasn't eating, and stayed in her room when she wasn't tending to EJ. She still taught her classes but she was a shell of the woman she used to be.

By this point they had all gone with Ororo to the medical bay and found out that she was indeed with child. They constantly reminded her that she was eating for two now and that of course helped get her out of her depression. This is what she wanted; to be a mother. But she was also the woman who had willingly used someone for years not caring about their feelings.

As happy as she was, Logan remained on her mind. She knew he was out there somewhere still in pain. Crushed knowing that the woman he loved was carrying someone else's child. She had no idea what she was supposed to do.

Unfortunately they would all soon have bigger things to worry about as Jean felt intense pain come over her body a few months later. She was standing in the kitchen with Ororo when her body spontaneously burst into flames. Her Phoenix essence was pouring out of her.

"The Judge will arrive soon." She said her voice echoing in every mind at the institute. The professor gathered everyone in the dome immediately. As they all stood together listening to the professors orders, Ororo was filled with agony as she looked around the room. She knew he wouldn't be there. It was her fault that he wasn't.

The very next day tsunamis were being reported all over the world off every coast on every continent. Two thousand foot waves could be seen from hundreds of miles off the coasts. Sunken ships, whales and all sorts of creatures and artifacts were being beached as the water receded from the various shores.

Jean and Emma held her hand as she prepared to leave the institute. "Don't push yourself too hard Ro. You're not by yourself out there." The redhead told her as she kissed her cheek.

Emma pulled her caramel companion into her arms and looked into her eyes. "Just come back to us alright. That's all I want." She gently brushes their lips together and as she holds her gaze.

Ororo smiles and nods. She bends down and gives EJ a big hug. "Beat up the sue sammies Auntie Ro Ro." EJ says kissing her cheek as she holds her aunts face between her little hands with a big smile.

Over the next three days countries from every corner of the world began hearing reports of a strange wind that held the scent of flowers flowing through their cities. The tsunamis were disappearing one after the other as if by magic. Some people even reported seeing a woman flying through the air. The media ran stories stating that tainted water systems may have been the cause of the mass shared illusions people had witnessed.

Of course the weather anomalies were being documented by the highest government agencies and they knew what had happened was real. They were just trying to keep people from panicking. Ororo returned home in one piece. Her team was amazed at how powerful the woman really was. She immediately had Hank run a full check up on her and the baby, and they were both doing well. They were all relieved but they knew there was more to come.

Emma had all but shut down major operations at Frost International directing her employees to take time off to spend with their families. No one knew why, but they would soon be grateful for it.

A month later, seven meteors were photographed by the international space station. Militaries scrambled to launch an offensive. Each meteor had a different trajectory. The response wasn't fast enough they were moving too quickly through space. Every continent was hit simultaneously.

Clouds of dust rose from the rocks as they hit the ground like mushroom clouds. Winds suddenly picked up the dust and spread them all over the world. Four days later news and radio reports flooded the air waves stating that mutants everywhere were losing control of their powers. People were dying by the thousands. Many mutants died because their powers over loaded them.

Governments issued kill on site orders. Young mutants were being hunted down like animals in every nation. Professor Xavier immediately sent out telepathic messages to every government leader to retract their orders. Letting them know that he had a solution that would save many lives.

They wouldn't listen and soon after Rogue was dispatched to Uganda, Africa. Hank had determined that it was the most central location to send out a worldwide wave. Rogue was scared. She never thought she could cover the entire world, not just that but she didn't know how her body would react to that much power absorption. She was dating Mystique by now. She went to tell the woman she loved that she might not be coming back. That much power all at once could kill her. She was finally happy and in a committed relationship. Now she had to leave it behind, perhaps for good.

TBC….