Chapter 8
Emma Frost looked through the files again. Hank McCoy had given it to her months ago, after Jubilee insisted that she be allowed to return to school. There was no use waiting around the mansion until something come up. And everyone understood that she wanted a sense of normalcy after what happened. No one really knew what else to do but to grant her wish. No one expected her psyche to be so fragile and for there to be nothing to be done about it.
"You still awake, lass?" Sean had been standing in the door way of Emma's office for some time now. She was going through the damn file again. He wish to hell he could get her to let it go.
"Logan said that Scott had located another one of Sinister's base of operation."
"Aye, but he surely ain't sure if the man is even there at the moment."
"We should just go in and blow it up anyways."
He grinned suddenly. "When did you become so bloodthirsty."
"Eight months ago."
He sighed. "Don't do this. Jubilee needs us all to be strong for her. You're need for vengeance will no help her in her recovery."
"I know," she turned to stare out the moon lit window. "I just can't seem to let it rest until I know he's paid for the crime he has committed on her."
"We know that." Sean leaned against the wall by the doorway. "But we need to do it without stirring up all the bad things in Jubilee's mind."
She looked at the redheaded Irishman. "You want to hear a theory?"
"Shoot."
"I think she's already beginning to remember."
"Well, the nightmares...."
"No, that's not what I mean." Emma reached over and pulled out another file, Jubilee's personnel file that Emma kept. "I always knew that our little Jubilee had a little latent psi power. Nothing useful which is why we've never explored it, but those of us with psi powers tend to..... regenerate our minds."
"Meaning?"
"Mind wipes tend to not take on us." She tapped her finger on her chin thoughtfully. "My guess is her mind merely retreated to a place that allowed her to live with the experiments that Sinister was performing on her. Sinister might have attempted a mind wipe, but I don't think that's what happened. I think Jubilee's subconscious took advantage of the situation and created a way for her to deal with the horrors. Now that she is once again safe, her mind is in the process of rebuilding itself. The nightmares are a way to slowly prepare her for the eventual resurfacing of the memories."
Sean nodded slowly. "Kind of multiple personalities for abused kids."
"Exactly."
"Have you told Hank or Logan?"
"No, it's just a theory and I don't want to..."
The scream broke through the silence of the night.
Emma was out of her chair in a second but Sean caught her before she was out the door. "Easy gal, Logan's in her room. She'll be fine."
She opened her mouth to argue but stopped. If anyone could help Jubilee, it was Logan.
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The girl got away. She was glad.
Years of this could break a spirit, could made a person so desperate for escape even the eternal sleep looked good to her. She was not there yet. She may have lost hope in ever getting help, Sinister had made sure of that. But she hasn't given hope on herself or life. She would make it out of here one day, come hell or high water. She will have her freedom again.
The girl got away. She was glad. The poor thing didn't deserve to be put through what no human being should have to endure. The girl got away, her friends came for her, and she got away.
She smiled in the darkness and felt the ache in her back. The experiments were going well for Sinister but it caused her pain. Yet in the same time, she was going to use the same experiments he used on her to get away. Sinister has miscalculated. She was strong. She was going to survive no matter what.
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Logan fell asleep knowing that Jubilee was leaning over the side of her bed watching him. She needed the comfort of a presence there. It didn't bother him to be observed by her while he rested. He just wished that his being there could bring her more comfort.
Jubilee leaned back into her bed and listened to the sound of Logan's breath as he rested. It was nice having him around when she woke up. The nightmares were getting worse though she's managed to hide it in the past few days. The others walk around on eggshells as it is, no need to give him even more reason to do so. But today's little incident brought back too many memories.
She was beginning to remember the experiments. The dungeon she had been kept it, the nightly screams she heard, the hours in the tank, the body suit and oxygen hoses, and the sear fear of hopelessness. It was all coming back to her, piece by piece, night after night. Ironically, the first thing that came back and the easiest to ignore was the pain. The sheer agonizing pain she had to endure. It was the easiest to forget. Physically pain is easy, the mental and emotional ones are not.
It was time she told someone, it was time she got it out in the open. But a part of her wasn't ready. She needed the whole picture first. And right now, she only had fragments.
Plus, there was something else. No......someone else. She remembered someone else in there with her. She was kind, thoughtful, helpful, kept her hoping. She was in there a whole lot longer than Jubie was. She was a friend and she was in trouble now.
It was time Jubilation Lee gave back to Sinister what he gave her. Yes, she was remembering, and with it comes a part of her that everyone else had thought lost. The old firecracker Jubilee had been laying in dormant but she was coming back now. She was an X-Men. She was not going to let him get away with this. And she was going to save a friend.
In the darkness, Jubilee smiled. Yes, she lost a part of her childhood innocence but she has also gain something. She's gain strength a person. She was strong. She had friends and family, love and hope. She has Wolverine, the X-men, Generation X, and family. She was going to survive no matter what.
The End.......
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I hoped you all enjoyed that. I'm thinking about doing a sequel cause there's so many unfinished business. But I'm still debating it.
Emma Frost looked through the files again. Hank McCoy had given it to her months ago, after Jubilee insisted that she be allowed to return to school. There was no use waiting around the mansion until something come up. And everyone understood that she wanted a sense of normalcy after what happened. No one really knew what else to do but to grant her wish. No one expected her psyche to be so fragile and for there to be nothing to be done about it.
"You still awake, lass?" Sean had been standing in the door way of Emma's office for some time now. She was going through the damn file again. He wish to hell he could get her to let it go.
"Logan said that Scott had located another one of Sinister's base of operation."
"Aye, but he surely ain't sure if the man is even there at the moment."
"We should just go in and blow it up anyways."
He grinned suddenly. "When did you become so bloodthirsty."
"Eight months ago."
He sighed. "Don't do this. Jubilee needs us all to be strong for her. You're need for vengeance will no help her in her recovery."
"I know," she turned to stare out the moon lit window. "I just can't seem to let it rest until I know he's paid for the crime he has committed on her."
"We know that." Sean leaned against the wall by the doorway. "But we need to do it without stirring up all the bad things in Jubilee's mind."
She looked at the redheaded Irishman. "You want to hear a theory?"
"Shoot."
"I think she's already beginning to remember."
"Well, the nightmares...."
"No, that's not what I mean." Emma reached over and pulled out another file, Jubilee's personnel file that Emma kept. "I always knew that our little Jubilee had a little latent psi power. Nothing useful which is why we've never explored it, but those of us with psi powers tend to..... regenerate our minds."
"Meaning?"
"Mind wipes tend to not take on us." She tapped her finger on her chin thoughtfully. "My guess is her mind merely retreated to a place that allowed her to live with the experiments that Sinister was performing on her. Sinister might have attempted a mind wipe, but I don't think that's what happened. I think Jubilee's subconscious took advantage of the situation and created a way for her to deal with the horrors. Now that she is once again safe, her mind is in the process of rebuilding itself. The nightmares are a way to slowly prepare her for the eventual resurfacing of the memories."
Sean nodded slowly. "Kind of multiple personalities for abused kids."
"Exactly."
"Have you told Hank or Logan?"
"No, it's just a theory and I don't want to..."
The scream broke through the silence of the night.
Emma was out of her chair in a second but Sean caught her before she was out the door. "Easy gal, Logan's in her room. She'll be fine."
She opened her mouth to argue but stopped. If anyone could help Jubilee, it was Logan.
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The girl got away. She was glad.
Years of this could break a spirit, could made a person so desperate for escape even the eternal sleep looked good to her. She was not there yet. She may have lost hope in ever getting help, Sinister had made sure of that. But she hasn't given hope on herself or life. She would make it out of here one day, come hell or high water. She will have her freedom again.
The girl got away. She was glad. The poor thing didn't deserve to be put through what no human being should have to endure. The girl got away, her friends came for her, and she got away.
She smiled in the darkness and felt the ache in her back. The experiments were going well for Sinister but it caused her pain. Yet in the same time, she was going to use the same experiments he used on her to get away. Sinister has miscalculated. She was strong. She was going to survive no matter what.
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Logan fell asleep knowing that Jubilee was leaning over the side of her bed watching him. She needed the comfort of a presence there. It didn't bother him to be observed by her while he rested. He just wished that his being there could bring her more comfort.
Jubilee leaned back into her bed and listened to the sound of Logan's breath as he rested. It was nice having him around when she woke up. The nightmares were getting worse though she's managed to hide it in the past few days. The others walk around on eggshells as it is, no need to give him even more reason to do so. But today's little incident brought back too many memories.
She was beginning to remember the experiments. The dungeon she had been kept it, the nightly screams she heard, the hours in the tank, the body suit and oxygen hoses, and the sear fear of hopelessness. It was all coming back to her, piece by piece, night after night. Ironically, the first thing that came back and the easiest to ignore was the pain. The sheer agonizing pain she had to endure. It was the easiest to forget. Physically pain is easy, the mental and emotional ones are not.
It was time she told someone, it was time she got it out in the open. But a part of her wasn't ready. She needed the whole picture first. And right now, she only had fragments.
Plus, there was something else. No......someone else. She remembered someone else in there with her. She was kind, thoughtful, helpful, kept her hoping. She was in there a whole lot longer than Jubie was. She was a friend and she was in trouble now.
It was time Jubilation Lee gave back to Sinister what he gave her. Yes, she was remembering, and with it comes a part of her that everyone else had thought lost. The old firecracker Jubilee had been laying in dormant but she was coming back now. She was an X-Men. She was not going to let him get away with this. And she was going to save a friend.
In the darkness, Jubilee smiled. Yes, she lost a part of her childhood innocence but she has also gain something. She's gain strength a person. She was strong. She had friends and family, love and hope. She has Wolverine, the X-men, Generation X, and family. She was going to survive no matter what.
The End.......
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I hoped you all enjoyed that. I'm thinking about doing a sequel cause there's so many unfinished business. But I'm still debating it.