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Summary: Jean as the Dark Phoenix goes for the Dragonball in Professor X's office, but Wolverine and Cyclops are there to try and stop her. What if they fail?

The Prince and the Phoenix - Chapter 10

"Jeanie, I know what you want, but you can't have that." Wolverine slowly walked into the room behind Jean. It did not escape her that his claws were unsheathed.

"Who are you to stop me, Wolverine? You couldn't before, and you can't now. I've grown too powerful!" She looked at him with an insane smile on her face.

"Jean, fight it! Come on, girl, fight it! She can't have full possession of you yet!"

Jean took a step towards the package on the table. Wolverine took a similar step towards her. "Jean, don't force me to hurt you. I can't let you take that Dragonball."

"So, that's what this is. I'm looking for a . Dragonball. Not that I've ever heard of such a thing, but it practically SCREAMS with power. I heard it sing to me ever since you took possession of it.where was that?. oh yes, in Japan." She whipped her head around to face Logan. In a blink of an eye, the Dark Phoenix was glaring at him just inches from his face.

"Tell me where the rest are, Logan," she hissed. "Tell me or die."

"You know I won't do that, hon. You're goin' to have to kill me first."

"With pleasure." The Phoenix firebird erupted in the room around Jean, scorching everything except herself and Wolverine. She was just about to unleash her fury when she was blasted into the wall behind her. Jean looked up to see Cyclops standing in the doorway; his visor was an angry red.

"Back off, Jean! Get away from Logan!" Cyclops coldly stated to her.

"Stay out of this, my love. It is not you I am after although I feel there is unfinished business between us. I am after this!" The Dragonball flew over to her outstretched hand, shedding its protective packaging along the way. As Logan and Scott looked on, the ball went from a dull stone texture in her hand to a bright orange globe with two stars upon it.

The Dark Phoenix looked at Cyclops and Wolverine. The firebird erupted around her. "One down. Six to go!" With that, she flew straight up and through several floors before rocketing away into the bright blue sky.

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Wolverine, Cyclops, and Storm were watching a team of telepaths try to bring back the unconscious Professior Xavier.

"So, Jean just flew away, and you do not know where she went?" Storm asked the two X-men.

"I think Wolverine knows, don't you, Logan?" Scott Summers whirled on his teammate. "What the hell did you bring back here that caused Jean to go supernova?"

"You better back down, Cyke, or who knows what I'm liable to do!" Wolverine snarled back. Everyone knew there was no love lost between these two men. The only thing they had in common was their belief in Professor Xavier's dream and the fact that they both were in love with the same woman.

Storm stepped between them and stated in her iciest tone, "Logan, perhaps you do not understand the severity of the situation at hand. Professor Xavier is lost in his mind, and Jean has become a rampaging goddess who knows where. So far, our sensors and Cerebro cannot find a trace of her. She must be using her power to block us out. I fear if we do not find her soon, the world, as we know it, will end. If you have any idea of where she might be heading or what those things are that she's after, I suggest you tell us before it's too late to stop her."

Wolverine was silent a moment before he spoke. It was as if he had just waged a war inside of himself and his soul had lost the battle. "She's headin' to Japan where the rest of the Dragonballs are. They're scattered all over the islands. Once she has all seven of 'em, she's goin' to try to summon the eternal dragon, Shenlong, and steal the source of his power. I'm surprised she didn't try this durin' her last appearance on Earth. She was probably too preoccupied with all that sensation nonsense she was cravin'."

"Who is Shenlong and what appeal does he have for Jean?" Cyclops asked, barely able to contain his growing rage and frustration.

Just then, a messenger walked up to Storm and handed her a note. After dismissing him, she passed on the note's information to her teammates. "Lilandra will be here shortly to use her Sh'iar technology and her special bond with Charles to try and bring him back. But we must not waste any more time. Logan, you can explain all of this on our way to Japan. We must find Jean before Lilandra's Imperial Guard arrive to destroy Jean."