Ok here is the drill........ I don't own any of the characters.......well maybe James.......
I don't make any money and neither do I have any money. Even if they do decide to sue me....they are not getting much.
X-treme Circumstances Part 6
Jean grabbed the defibulators and moved them towards Jareth, "Clear!"
Jareth's body convulsed as the large electrical current passed through his body. The Monitor didn't change.
"Try it again!," Beast ordered.
Jean charged up the machine again and tried again. still Nothing.
James watched in Horror as the machine failed to bring back the man. He couldn't die! He felt frustrated for not being able to help. "There must be something...," he thought, "I have to do something."
James felt shocked as a tingling sensation came over his fingertips... Insinctively, he made his way towards Jareth.
He looked at Jean who was still working with the machine, "You can stop now."
Jean was about to protest when she saw the look in James's eyes. His eyes showed confidence. She stepped aside and watched in awe as James held Jareth's head in his arms and closed his eyes. A light seemed to bathe the two.
After a few seconds, James let go of Jareth and was breathing heavily, "That's all I can do."
Beast looked at the now existent heartbeat displayed on the monitor. It was weak but it would do for the moment. James had bought Jareth some time.
He looked at James, "How did you do that? how could you start his hear up like that?"
James frowned, "I don't know. It kind of happened by instinct. I didn't even know I could do that until now."
Beast thought about it. Could James be a mutant?
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The four humans followed Hoggle into the library.
After entering the room, Sarah turned to look at her friends, "There must be a crystal here somewhere."
Jubilee caught on to the idea, "Oh... the image on the wall...."
Sarah nodded as she looked in some wooden cabine6ts, "Yep."
The five spread around the room looking for a crystal.
Finding nothing, Sarah sighed in frustration. No crystal!
"Damn it," she muttered, "Where can we find it if its not in here?" She kicked the bookshelf in anger.
Jubilee jumped when she heard a rumbling sound behind here. Looking to the source of the sound, she was surprised to see and intricate statue slide over, revealing a small hole.
"Hey Sarah. What did you do?"
"Huh? I kicked a bookshelf. Why do you ask?"
"I think you hit a button in the process," Jubilee held up a crystal, "Lookie at what's inside!"
Sarah smiled at the sight, "Great! All we have to do now is get this back to Jareth!"
She hadn't felt this good in a long time. It was amazing how a little success can brighten your day.
Her mood quickly changed when Gambit asked her something.
"Great. Now how do we get back Cherie?"
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James walked around the grounds of the X-men compound. He wanted to get away from the questioning looks of Jean and Beast.
They didn't say anything but that look was enough. It seemed to say, "Why didn't you tell us?"
He sighed, Like he knew....
He felt a tap on his shoulders and turned around to see a familiar blue suit and yellow goggles.
"Hey Cyclopes," James greeted, "Where have you been?"
"I was out doing something for the Professor," he answered.
He looked at the troubled look on James's face, "Did something happen while I was gone?"
"Just a few things," James replied sarcastically, "Sarah and here friends haven't come back yet with that crystal, Jareth's heart stopped, Jean and Beast couldn't get it started again so I ended up starting his heart up."
Scott looked confused, "Really?... How did you get his heart going?"
"I don't know. All I did was hold his head...... After I touched him I felt so drained.... I'm going back to my room. Could you tell me when the others return with the crystal."
"Sure."
James was about to leave when he heard Scott talk again, "How's Jareth doing right now?"
"He's fine for now. Once he gets a crystal's energy, he will be his magical self again."
James left for his room.
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Xavier was watching a monitor displaying yet another speech by Senator Kelly. This speech was slightly different.
Xavier smiled. Granted, the attempted assasination was wrong, but it did do some good. Since his rescue by one of the 'more gifted' humans, Kelly was doubting his policy against mutants. It was apparant from the way he kept straying from discussions about the policy.
Hearing the door behind him open, Xavier turned around and looked at his visitor.
"Hello Beast," Xavier greeted, "What brings you here?"
Beast smiled, "Hello Professor. I came to talk to you about James."
Xavier frowned, "What's wrong? Is he getting in your way at the infirmary?"
"Oh no. Quite the contrary. James has assisted us very much. Which is why I want to talk to you about him."
"Really? Why?"
"I think he may be a mutant," Beast answered, "About ten minutes ago, Jareth's heart monitor flat lined. Jean and I tried to revive him but we couldn't. James however was very successful in starting up Jareth's heart again. The way he did it makes me believe he's a mutant."
"Well, how did he?"
"He held Jareth's head and this glow surrounded them. When the glow diminished, Jareth's heart was beating."
Xavier thought about this for a while, "how long has James known he could do this?"
Beast looked at his watch, "About fifteen minutes ago."
"Strange."
Beast was puzzled, "How so?"
"Most mutant's powers are triggered for the first time by emotional stress and Jareth's situation could possibly be a cause of emotional stress but James is too old for this to be the first time."
"So you are saying that he's lying to us?," Beast asked.
Xavier shook his head, "No. Perhaps this is just the first time he has recognized his strange ability. Or maybe he isn't a mutant after all. Jareth has powers and he's not a mutant."
Beast was silent. Leaving Xavier to think about the situation, "Did James say anything about Jareth before this display of abilities?"
"He said to Jean that Jareth reminded him of someone."
"Did he say who?"
"No."
"Hmmm...," Xavier looked at Beast, "Tell you what... you go watch over Jareth and I'll work on the question of Jame's being a mutant or not."
Beast nodded and left, leaving Xavier to think of the situation with James. Jareth might be able to help with that question.
Xavier ruled against entering Jareth's mind again. The ten hours were already up and it wouldn't be wise to waste the little energy Jareth had.
Oh well.... When Jareth recovered there were going to be a lot of questions asked.
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Cyclops walked outside the gates of the compound. His thoughts were on the interesting news he just got.
Making a turn into an alleyway, he waited...
A figure stepped up from behind Cyclops, "Hello."
Cyclops turned around and smiled. Soon the features of his face reshaped leaving a blue figure in a white dress, "Hello Magneto."
Magneto smiled, "What new information have you brought of our Jareth?"
Mystiques smiled, "He's in the compound."
"And of his condition?"
"Pretty good. He's out cold for now but his bullet wound is completely healed. Apparently, shapeshifting is not all he can do."
Magneto smiled, "This is good news indeed. His shapeshifting abilities were enough but more powers on top of that?......excellent.......Good job Mystique. How exactly did you get this information?"
"Simple. While the real Cyclops was talking to that James kid, I just walked into the infirmary and found him lying there...He looks older than I remember him but his chart shows that he will be in great shape once they get some crystal for him."
Mystigue studied Magneto's grin, "So what now?"
"we wait for the right moment... When Jareth is completely healed and the opportunity shows itself.......we will strike."
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Sarah groaned. She hadn't thought about how to get back.
Wolverine looked at Jubilee's friend. She didn't look too happy.
He reconsidered asking her how much time had passed. She looked depressed enough without that to worry about as well.
The five sat down and thought about the situation.
Gambit couldn't think anymore... Instead, he let his eyes wander across the room. When his gaze hit upon one object, he recalled something he saw earlier.
"That's it!," he said out loud.
the other four looked at him.
"What's 'it', Gumbo?", Wolverine asked.
Gambit smiled, "the cave of testimony's image of Jareth in the Library, He went through a mirror to get into our world."
Sarah smiled, "That's right!" She made her way to a mirror and touched the surface. Her hands disappeared into a pool of reflection. When nothing bad happened, she plunged her head in the mirror to see what was on the other side. The view of the X-men compound came into sight.
Pulling her head back, she smiled at her friends, "this is the right one."
One by one the group jumped through the portal when at last it was only Sarah and Hoggle.
"Goodbye Sarah," Hoggle said as Sarah approached the mirror.
Sarah looked at her old friend, "Hoggle, are you coming?"
Hoggle shook his head, "My place is in this world. I only go there when you truly need me. You don't need me right now."
Sarah kissed Hoggle on the head, "Goodbye Hoggle. You are a true friend."
Hoggle smiled and waived goodbye to Sarah as she stepped through the mirror with the crystal.
A small tear ran down his cheek, "Bye Sarah.....If you need me......just call."
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Beast looked at the monitors and shook his head. Although James had given Jareth an energy boost, the energy was temporary and Jareth's heartbeats were getting further and further apart.
Hearing the doors slide open, he turned to greet Jean but a look of pleasant surprise came across his face.
"Sorry for the delay," Sarah said as she carried the crystal to Jareth's still form, "We had a little trouble in a cave."
"Better late than never." Jubilee chimed in.
Sarah looked at Jareth, and gasped. He looked so old! His blonde hair was now snow white and wrinkles had covered his beautiful face. His body frame was even thinner than usual.
"Oh poor Jareth," Sarah commented as she took in what she saw.
She placed the crystal in his hands. "Oh please let this work," she said.
The group quietly watched as the crystal came alive. A brilliant array of colors filled the orb and leaked through the glassy surface. the colored light seemed to wrap around the body of the Goblin King. After all of the contents of the orb wrapped around him, the colors seemed to dissolve into Jareth's skin.
Sarah watched in awe as the thin frame gained back some mass and the snow-white hair gained some color. The wrinkles melted away to reveal the true form of the man who had fallen in love with her.
Beast looked at the monitor and smiled when he noticed the once faint heartbeat returned to that of a healthy man.
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Wolverine and Gambit waited outside of the infirmary. Although there was enough room in the infirmary for them, they didn't think that it was important for them to be there when Jareth woke up.
Gambit noticed Wolverine with a funny look on his face, "Is there something wrong?"
Wolverine shrugged, "Gambit, remind me to look at the security tapes after this deal with Jareth is over."
"Ok."
Jean and Scott walked in the hallway.
"Did the crystal work, Wolverine?," Jean asked.
Wolverine nodded.
Scott looked at Jean, "That reminds me....There is someone I know who is anxious to see Jubilee and Sarah."
To Be continued.....
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