Epilogue
Simons shook Xavier's hand as the two men stood on the porch of the Institute. "I can't thank you enough for your help, Professor," he said. "Without you, we never would have caught this man, or solved this case,"
"I'm certainly glad I was able to be of assistance," Xavier said humbly, gratified that his powers of telepathic suggestion were still working despite his recent near-death experience. He had again altered Simons' mind, this time to make the agent believe that he himself had captured Magneto, and also made a few other small changes. As far as the FBI would be concerned, Xavier and the X-Men would be playing a very discreet role in the whole affair.
"If there's anything else we can do for you," said Xavier.
"That won't be necessary, Professor," said Jan. "Thanks to you, we don't have anything to worry about from mutants at all. The dangerous ones are in our custody, and they're going to stay that way for a very long time,"
Xavier repressed a grin and nodded politely as the agents left. Logan walked up behind Xavier as their car drove off and placed a bandaged hand on his shoulder.
"I gotta hand it to you, Chuck," said Logan. "For a guy who can completely alter people's minds, you've sure got a lot of restraint,"
"Indeed," said Xavier. "Although I admit, there have been times when the temptation to abuse my powers has been very strong. But never mind that. How was your surgery?"
Logan raised an eyebrow at Xavier's remark but let it pass. "I'm recoverin'" he said. "Beast was able to get the claws back in where they belong. I should be slicin' and dicin' again in no time,"
"Glad to hear, old friend,"
"How about Electra? How's she managing all of this?"
"Quite well. Her tests came back clean. As far as we can tell, her body is completely intact. The aura that appeared around her in the lab was only a residual effect of her powers. She is now and will always be completely corporeal. And you'll be glad to hear that she's expressed an interest in staying with us. She's been in touch with her parents and they've given us their approval. They were so relieved to hear that their daughter was safe and alive that the fact that she is a mutant didn't seem to faze them a bit,"
"Good," said Logan. "That girl's been through enough the last week, the last thing she needs is for her family to go freaking out,"
"Indeed. If only more families could be as understanding as hers, the world could be a much better place for everyone,"
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Coming soon: I think my "serious" writing makes some people freak out, so now for something completely different! Magneto sends the X-Men to a strange world that bears a strange resemblance to a certain British movie. Their powers are useless, and Scott and Kurt are the only ones that seem to have any idea what's going on! Will they escape, or will they be stuck in "73-squared AD" England forever?!
Simons shook Xavier's hand as the two men stood on the porch of the Institute. "I can't thank you enough for your help, Professor," he said. "Without you, we never would have caught this man, or solved this case,"
"I'm certainly glad I was able to be of assistance," Xavier said humbly, gratified that his powers of telepathic suggestion were still working despite his recent near-death experience. He had again altered Simons' mind, this time to make the agent believe that he himself had captured Magneto, and also made a few other small changes. As far as the FBI would be concerned, Xavier and the X-Men would be playing a very discreet role in the whole affair.
"If there's anything else we can do for you," said Xavier.
"That won't be necessary, Professor," said Jan. "Thanks to you, we don't have anything to worry about from mutants at all. The dangerous ones are in our custody, and they're going to stay that way for a very long time,"
Xavier repressed a grin and nodded politely as the agents left. Logan walked up behind Xavier as their car drove off and placed a bandaged hand on his shoulder.
"I gotta hand it to you, Chuck," said Logan. "For a guy who can completely alter people's minds, you've sure got a lot of restraint,"
"Indeed," said Xavier. "Although I admit, there have been times when the temptation to abuse my powers has been very strong. But never mind that. How was your surgery?"
Logan raised an eyebrow at Xavier's remark but let it pass. "I'm recoverin'" he said. "Beast was able to get the claws back in where they belong. I should be slicin' and dicin' again in no time,"
"Glad to hear, old friend,"
"How about Electra? How's she managing all of this?"
"Quite well. Her tests came back clean. As far as we can tell, her body is completely intact. The aura that appeared around her in the lab was only a residual effect of her powers. She is now and will always be completely corporeal. And you'll be glad to hear that she's expressed an interest in staying with us. She's been in touch with her parents and they've given us their approval. They were so relieved to hear that their daughter was safe and alive that the fact that she is a mutant didn't seem to faze them a bit,"
"Good," said Logan. "That girl's been through enough the last week, the last thing she needs is for her family to go freaking out,"
"Indeed. If only more families could be as understanding as hers, the world could be a much better place for everyone,"
XXX
Coming soon: I think my "serious" writing makes some people freak out, so now for something completely different! Magneto sends the X-Men to a strange world that bears a strange resemblance to a certain British movie. Their powers are useless, and Scott and Kurt are the only ones that seem to have any idea what's going on! Will they escape, or will they be stuck in "73-squared AD" England forever?!