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Summary: Jean consents to have Professor X scan her mind with Cerebro to uncover the truth of the incident in the Danger Room, but something goes horribly wrong.
The Prince and the Phoenix - Chapter 6
"Professor, I don't understand. You keep telling me you saw me turn into the Phoenix yesterday in the Danger Room. But I don't remember any of that. Why didn't the cameras record any of it?" Jean Grey sat in Professor Xavier's office after spending a night in sickbay at the insistence of Scott and the Professor that she at least get everything checked out.
"Jean, it's not like I'm the only one that saw what happened. The others saw it as well. The cameras only recorded the initial explosion of your light and power before they were destroyed. It was after the explosion and during the resulting blackout that we all saw the firebird. Jean, you don't remember any of it, how the Phoenix came to possess you once more?"
"Professor, no! I don't! Don't you think I'd tell you if I did!" Jean got up and crossed the room to look out of the window, watching a group of Charles' younger students playing on one of the mansion's many fields below.
Charles wheeled his wheelchair up to her and placed his hand on hers. "Jean, please. I don't mean to upset you." He paused for a brief moment. When he next spoke, all the tenderness of a moment ago was gone. His eyes had a serious glint to them.
"Jean, I want you to consent to having me scan your memories of last night with Cerebro. Before you protest, I want you to know I understand how you feel about being probed. But, this may be the only way we have to discover how you regained your Phoenix powers."
"No, Charles! Absolutely not! I can't believe you'd even suggest it knowing how I feel! I will not let you violate my mind!"
Just then, another voice spoke up. Jean hadn't even heard Scott enter the room. "Please, Jean, let the Professor do this. We've got to know what happened. It may be the only way of stopping the Phoenix before it can totally corrupt you."
In an instant, Jean was reliving the experience of becoming the Dark Phoenix and the horror of destroying a planet inhabited by millions of peaceful beings as she greedily consumed their star. Their psionic cries of agony echoed in her ears as she said to the Professor and Scott, "All right, Professor. If you think this will somehow stop me from becoming the Phoenix again, okay. But I want to be there with you. I want you to take my astral self with you so I can experience what you're seeing and feeling in my memories. It's the only way I can allow myself the horror of being scanned."
Professor X locked eyes with her for a long moment, then slowly nodded.
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Jean's astral self floated alongside of Professor Xavier's. She knew that Scott and Ororo were watching over their bodies in the lab back at the Institute. Even though she knew she was safe, she felt a growing terror of what lay before her, just ahead in the deep recesses of her mind. She instinctively knew where she needed to go. "This way, Professor."
The Professor and Jean traveled back through her memories until they came to the moment right before Jean exploded with power. "Are you ready for what may lie in store, Jean?" The Professor asked her. He felt rather than saw the growing tension in her astral form.
"Yes." Jean answered, although she couldn't quite keep the tiny quiver out of her astral voice.
"Good. Now, remember we are just observers, Jean. We must not participate in any way, and thus, we cannot be injured by this in any way."
"I know the drill, Professor. Let's get this over with."
The two astral figures walked in on a scene where Jean was being assaulted by many drones, each trying to attack her in some way. It was obvious that Jean was having problems keeping up. Just when it looked like she would be overwhelmed, the room started to shake.
"Professor, I don't remember the room shaking yesterday."
"That's because it didn't. Something's coming towards us. Something large and very powerful. Jean, be prepared for anything."
The room around them shook violently until large cracks appeared in the walls and ceiling. Between the edges of the cracks, brilliant golden light was seeping out. In a few moments, the entire Danger Room and its contents had disappeared and were replaced by the glowing, flowing light. In slow motion, the light poured itself into Jean Grey's memory self and transformed her into the Phoenix.
Then, something strange happened. The Phoenix self seemed to turn and look at Jean's astral self. Jean's puzzlement turned to terror as the Phoenix actually started to walk towards Jean. She knew the Professor was screaming something at her, but she was too mesmerized by the figure in front of her to do anything. The Phoenix stopped about a foot away and slowly extended her arm towards Jean.
Seemingly of their own volition, Jean's fingers entwined with those of her Phoenix self.
"Jean, no!!" The Professor cried as the resulting astral explosion hurtled him towards oblivion.
In the next instant, the lab at the Institute where her body was being kept exploded in light and fire. Scott and Storm were thrown against the far wall. They looked on in horror as Jean in full Phoenix form sat up and screamed, "I'm FREEEEEEEEEE!" The firebird loomed up around her. Suddenly, she halted in mid-motion. The firebird disappeared, and Jean wailed in a low agonized voice, "Nooooooo! What have I done?! What have I become?!" She leapt off the table and ran out of the room.
Scott helped a stunned Storm to her feet who raced over to the Professor's unconscious form. "Did you see that, Cyclops?"
"Yes, Ororo," Scott replied, sorrow written all over his face. "Her costume was red. The Dark Phoenix has returned." With that, he ran after the creature that had consumed the love of his life.
Summary: Jean consents to have Professor X scan her mind with Cerebro to uncover the truth of the incident in the Danger Room, but something goes horribly wrong.
The Prince and the Phoenix - Chapter 6
"Professor, I don't understand. You keep telling me you saw me turn into the Phoenix yesterday in the Danger Room. But I don't remember any of that. Why didn't the cameras record any of it?" Jean Grey sat in Professor Xavier's office after spending a night in sickbay at the insistence of Scott and the Professor that she at least get everything checked out.
"Jean, it's not like I'm the only one that saw what happened. The others saw it as well. The cameras only recorded the initial explosion of your light and power before they were destroyed. It was after the explosion and during the resulting blackout that we all saw the firebird. Jean, you don't remember any of it, how the Phoenix came to possess you once more?"
"Professor, no! I don't! Don't you think I'd tell you if I did!" Jean got up and crossed the room to look out of the window, watching a group of Charles' younger students playing on one of the mansion's many fields below.
Charles wheeled his wheelchair up to her and placed his hand on hers. "Jean, please. I don't mean to upset you." He paused for a brief moment. When he next spoke, all the tenderness of a moment ago was gone. His eyes had a serious glint to them.
"Jean, I want you to consent to having me scan your memories of last night with Cerebro. Before you protest, I want you to know I understand how you feel about being probed. But, this may be the only way we have to discover how you regained your Phoenix powers."
"No, Charles! Absolutely not! I can't believe you'd even suggest it knowing how I feel! I will not let you violate my mind!"
Just then, another voice spoke up. Jean hadn't even heard Scott enter the room. "Please, Jean, let the Professor do this. We've got to know what happened. It may be the only way of stopping the Phoenix before it can totally corrupt you."
In an instant, Jean was reliving the experience of becoming the Dark Phoenix and the horror of destroying a planet inhabited by millions of peaceful beings as she greedily consumed their star. Their psionic cries of agony echoed in her ears as she said to the Professor and Scott, "All right, Professor. If you think this will somehow stop me from becoming the Phoenix again, okay. But I want to be there with you. I want you to take my astral self with you so I can experience what you're seeing and feeling in my memories. It's the only way I can allow myself the horror of being scanned."
Professor X locked eyes with her for a long moment, then slowly nodded.
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Jean's astral self floated alongside of Professor Xavier's. She knew that Scott and Ororo were watching over their bodies in the lab back at the Institute. Even though she knew she was safe, she felt a growing terror of what lay before her, just ahead in the deep recesses of her mind. She instinctively knew where she needed to go. "This way, Professor."
The Professor and Jean traveled back through her memories until they came to the moment right before Jean exploded with power. "Are you ready for what may lie in store, Jean?" The Professor asked her. He felt rather than saw the growing tension in her astral form.
"Yes." Jean answered, although she couldn't quite keep the tiny quiver out of her astral voice.
"Good. Now, remember we are just observers, Jean. We must not participate in any way, and thus, we cannot be injured by this in any way."
"I know the drill, Professor. Let's get this over with."
The two astral figures walked in on a scene where Jean was being assaulted by many drones, each trying to attack her in some way. It was obvious that Jean was having problems keeping up. Just when it looked like she would be overwhelmed, the room started to shake.
"Professor, I don't remember the room shaking yesterday."
"That's because it didn't. Something's coming towards us. Something large and very powerful. Jean, be prepared for anything."
The room around them shook violently until large cracks appeared in the walls and ceiling. Between the edges of the cracks, brilliant golden light was seeping out. In a few moments, the entire Danger Room and its contents had disappeared and were replaced by the glowing, flowing light. In slow motion, the light poured itself into Jean Grey's memory self and transformed her into the Phoenix.
Then, something strange happened. The Phoenix self seemed to turn and look at Jean's astral self. Jean's puzzlement turned to terror as the Phoenix actually started to walk towards Jean. She knew the Professor was screaming something at her, but she was too mesmerized by the figure in front of her to do anything. The Phoenix stopped about a foot away and slowly extended her arm towards Jean.
Seemingly of their own volition, Jean's fingers entwined with those of her Phoenix self.
"Jean, no!!" The Professor cried as the resulting astral explosion hurtled him towards oblivion.
In the next instant, the lab at the Institute where her body was being kept exploded in light and fire. Scott and Storm were thrown against the far wall. They looked on in horror as Jean in full Phoenix form sat up and screamed, "I'm FREEEEEEEEEE!" The firebird loomed up around her. Suddenly, she halted in mid-motion. The firebird disappeared, and Jean wailed in a low agonized voice, "Nooooooo! What have I done?! What have I become?!" She leapt off the table and ran out of the room.
Scott helped a stunned Storm to her feet who raced over to the Professor's unconscious form. "Did you see that, Cyclops?"
"Yes, Ororo," Scott replied, sorrow written all over his face. "Her costume was red. The Dark Phoenix has returned." With that, he ran after the creature that had consumed the love of his life.