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It had been three years since Jubilee's disappearance, and the X-men and Generation X alike had mourned. Most of them had accepted this unfortunate "accident" as a death, and had mourned and got over it. It wasn't long before that Generation X had lost another one of its members, Everett Thomas, to a devastating bomb in the school. At least for his death, they knew he died nobly, and they knew what the cause was. Jubilee's disappearance had not been forgotten, yet it had been tuned down, to the point where it was hardly mentioned and others just wanted to forget. In Generation X, most of the team never mentioned her. There was an exception for a few: Angelo, when seeing something that reminded him of her, would softly whisper "Jubecita…" as if that one memory could bring her back. Paige terribly missed Jubilee, she was one of her best friends. Sean at first despised himself, and blamed himself in that fatherly-type way. Then it grew to him and he accepted it like the others. Sometimes, even Emma Frost, would mention Jubilee's name as a reminder of one who gave her the most trouble, but in her heart, and in her eyes, you could tell she missed Jubilee, too. As for the others, they were silent, having there own opinion of her in their head.
The X-men, however, gave up most hope of ever finding her. Jean and the Professor tried over and over to search for any hint of Jubilee's mind, but it was to no avail. She could not be found. Jean, the Professor and Cyclops had accepted this for about a year, not knowing what else to do. Remy had not givin up. He knew the strength in this girl and knew she was alive somewhere. Gambit's red on black eyes flashed in remembrance sometimes, when she was only thirteen. She was powerful then and very beautiful. Her Asian eyes were a soulful looking blue. Remy also remembered when she got upset or angry, how the pretty blue eyes turned into a fiery, fierce storm; like waves crashing. Jean had told Gambit to stop looking for her, it was useless. But Gambit insisted. She would not have run away for no reason. Jubilee would face her problems with a tense ferocity that could only mimic Wolverine. After Jubilee had been gone a year, Gambit decided that he would take a trip in order to find his Jubilee and bring her back to everyone. Gambit left, two years ago, he searched the main cities, mainly the poor areas to see if she had camped out there. No such luck.
Wolverine, on the other hand, had a different reaction. First he tore up everything in sight and let out a string of curses, mainly directed at Emma Frost. He blamed her for being reckless, and for losing Jubilee. But after a few months, he decided to go look for her. He searched everywhere he could think of, calling the Mansion every once in a while to see if Jean had detected anything. About a year later, when he heard that even Gambit had not found a single trace, he told the X-men that he would be leaving for Canada "to think things over." That was the last the X-men heard of him.
Yes, it had been three years without finding a trace. Generation X and the X-men, all losing hope. It was worse and worse each day, knowing they would never see the young X-men anymore.
Jean was sitting at a nicely furnished wooden table. She was thinking about Jubilee, and how she rarely thought about her anymore. Scott strolled into the room and saw his wife deep in thought. He decided to approach her.
"What are you thinking about?" He asked softly.
Jean shook her head slightly and looked up. She smiled. "Oh, I was just remembering the time when Jubilee and Bobby pulled that prank on you. Remember? The one that evolved you getting a cream pie in your face and Hank getting a pail of water dumped on him. He was so mad because he smelled like a wet dog."
"I remember," Scott answered, sitting down at the table. "I yelled at Jubilee saying she needed to grow up, and she was acting just like Wolverine. Logan was just proud of her."
Jean sniffled a little and looked down. "You know we never talk about her anymore. It's funny how one single girl could affect all of us. Logan and Remy are gone and it's like we were her family. We broke down when she disappeared."
Scott was sympathetic with his wife. Cyclops was one of the first to lose hope of finding Jubilee. He was the leader of the X-men and he had to make one of the worst decisions of his life; he had to call of the search for her. It was the only way, and he still felt guilty about it. Suddenly, the phone on a table to the left of him came to life and he picked it up.
His face was neutral, but then something clicked in. Jean saw the change in his face and quickly asked what was wrong.
He turned to her and said, "They've found Jubilee."
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To Be Continued….