Thicker than Water
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "Well, whenever I'm confused, I just check my underwear. It holds the answers to all the important questions".
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I adore my reviewers, yes i do. *Hugs them all*
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Chapter 18 - Storm ebbs.
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The group had rushed Storm into the medlab faster than a top grade ER team. The problem was, when they finally got her on the table, she had no obvious wounds, Xavier frowned, no, her wounds would cut deeper than any weapon on earth. He had watched the Goddess sleeping quietly, wondering exactly how he was going to break the news to her. He glanced over at Todd, who was sleeping in another bed in the Infirmary, he would have to question him later. He got a physic reading that Todd knew this 'Dagger' girl personally, hopefully he could help with getting her, and the machine that caused all this, back. Storm stirred slightly in her sleep before opening her eyes and sitting up. She looked almost normal for a few minutes, until she suddenly gasped, putting a hand to her head.
"Charles?", she said, "i...i can't feel it..what's wrong with me?. I can't feel the weather...not at all".
Xavier sighed, this wasn't going to be easy.
"Calm down, Orono", he said gently, before closing his eyes, "you were hit by the dampener gun".
Orono blinked, taking all of this in before shaking her head.
"No".
"I have done all i can", he said, "but your powers they seem to have...".
"Gone", Storm finished for him in a whisper, closing her eyes and turning away, "i understand, Charles...i'd..i'd like to be alone for a while, please".
Xavier nodded giving her arm a reasuring pat before wheeling off. This was one thing Storm would have to come to terms with alone. He just hoped that her great strength of character wouldn't let her down.
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"Gone?".
The other students stared at Hank in wonderment, wearing the same shocked expressions as the Acolytes.
"How..how could this have ha...", started Lance.
"The power dampener", said Logan with a feral growl.
"Oh no", said Rogue, shaking her head, "how could a'h have been so stupid!".
"This is no time to blame yourself, Rogue", said Hank, "the chances are, something like this would have happened eventually".
"Yeah, an' a'h just made it happen a whole lot faster!", said Rogue, shaking her head, "if a'h had listened to Forge in the FIRST place, none of this would'a happened!".
"Calm down, chere", said Remy, putting a hand on her shoulder.
She jerked her shoulder back with a snarl.
"Don't touch me!", she snapped, storming out of the room, heading to the sanctuary of her bedroom.
The group stood in slience for a while, until Kitty broke the silence.
"What's going to happen to Storm?", she asked quietly, a sense of dispair in her voice.
"I..don't know yet", admited Hank, "Orono's powers meant she kept in touch with the elements at all times. She kept her serene temperment so that she didn't lose control on the elements, you've heard the thunder she can cook up if she is angered. But now she has lost all of that...i have a feeling she can go any number of ways. She can become angry and lash out at everyone, go into denial, or..become sullen and withdrawn, or she could do something completely different. Either way, it will be a while before she heals from this experience...if she ever does".
The group, Bortherhood, Acolyte, X-Men and Allies all looked down, each caught in his or her personal thoughts. The most thought about question being, what would they have done if it was them? Everyone was so pre- occupied with their own thoughts and worries, no one noticed Forge slip quietly out of the room.
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Storm closed her eyes, feeling the light Ocean breeze whip around her face. She was standing on the balcony of her attic, looking out onto the grounds of the Institute, and onwards towards the sea. It felt strange..only to feel it like this, not to be in tune with it's every shift. Not to know what weather was happening, not to be able to control it...not to be able to fly.
"I'm sorry".
Storm blinked, brounght out of her thoughts. She turned head head slightly, seeing a very downhearted Forge. She took her glance back out to the sea, saying nothing. Forge sighed.
"I guess i'm not your favorite person right now, huh?".
"It's not your fault", she said quietly, "you had nothing to do with it".
"But i did", said Forge, walking forward and leaning on the railing, glancing at the ground, "it was MY invention from MY head. I just about handed it to them on a silver platter, i might as well have pulled the trigger for all the good i've done".
Storm, blinked, turning her head to look at him. She had never seen the normally cheery and up-beat Inventor looking so....upset and guilt-ridden.
"I don't blame you, Forge", she said, "you couldn't help Rogue absorbing you anymore than she could help them getting the information out of her. It was all an unfortunate..acident".
"Yeah, once again my mutation has screwed up loyaly", said Forge, "i should just quit making things all together, it would probably hurt alot less people".
"Forge, you can't stop inventing things any more than Kurt can stop teleporting, or Kitty phasing, or John stop....burning things", she said, "it's a natural part of you, impossible to turn off".
She sighed...well apart from her.
"I still should have been able to stop it", he said, he glanced up, staring ahead of him determindely, "but i'll find a way of getting your powers back, Orono. I promise you that".
Before she could reply, he walked off, his head still hung low. Storm sighed and watched him leave before turning back to the ocean breeze. She closed her eyes, she didn't want to put her hopes up...no matter how much she wanted to believe her powers could be restored.
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Rogue had burried her face in her pillow as she lay flat on her bed, trying to wish everything that had happened away. The small bits of Forge's pysce that still inhabited her brain told her that Forge would probably feel worse than she did. She sniffled once or twice then stopped, feeling something nudge at her arm. She looked up to see Lockheed blinking at her.
"What do YOU want?", she snapped.
The dragon flopped his ears back and looked guiltily at her. Rogue glared at him for a minute before sighing and reaching out a gloved hand and patting Lockheed on the head. Lockheed gave a purr, pushing his head into her hand. Rogue sighed, alowing herself to smile slightly.
"Ah guess ya'll not THAT bad", she said.
Lockheed gave a yip and wagged his tail. Rogue chuckled, wow, dragon's were great therapy.
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Todd groaned from where he lay, opening his eyes to find himself in the Institutes infirmary.
"I find myself here waaaay too often", he muttered to himself.
He pulled himself up to see a sight that only happened very rarely. Wanda and Sidney were standing side by side, not attempting to kill each other, just watching him.
"Why 'aint of of ya bleedin'?", he asked, putting a hand to his head.
"We can last for a few hours without trying to kill each other", said Wanda, crossing her arms before walking over to him and giving him a kiss on the cheek, "how are you feeling?".
"In Pain", said Todd with a chuckle.
"Sorry...", said Sidney, flattening her ears, "about..well..you know".
Todd nodded, he knew that was the best of an apology he was going to get out of Sidney.
"Me too", he said, then sighed, "so..what did i miss?".
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There we go, yeah, i quite like this chapter...yes i do. Do review, until next time...
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "Well, whenever I'm confused, I just check my underwear. It holds the answers to all the important questions".
**
I adore my reviewers, yes i do. *Hugs them all*
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Chapter 18 - Storm ebbs.
***
The group had rushed Storm into the medlab faster than a top grade ER team. The problem was, when they finally got her on the table, she had no obvious wounds, Xavier frowned, no, her wounds would cut deeper than any weapon on earth. He had watched the Goddess sleeping quietly, wondering exactly how he was going to break the news to her. He glanced over at Todd, who was sleeping in another bed in the Infirmary, he would have to question him later. He got a physic reading that Todd knew this 'Dagger' girl personally, hopefully he could help with getting her, and the machine that caused all this, back. Storm stirred slightly in her sleep before opening her eyes and sitting up. She looked almost normal for a few minutes, until she suddenly gasped, putting a hand to her head.
"Charles?", she said, "i...i can't feel it..what's wrong with me?. I can't feel the weather...not at all".
Xavier sighed, this wasn't going to be easy.
"Calm down, Orono", he said gently, before closing his eyes, "you were hit by the dampener gun".
Orono blinked, taking all of this in before shaking her head.
"No".
"I have done all i can", he said, "but your powers they seem to have...".
"Gone", Storm finished for him in a whisper, closing her eyes and turning away, "i understand, Charles...i'd..i'd like to be alone for a while, please".
Xavier nodded giving her arm a reasuring pat before wheeling off. This was one thing Storm would have to come to terms with alone. He just hoped that her great strength of character wouldn't let her down.
****
"Gone?".
The other students stared at Hank in wonderment, wearing the same shocked expressions as the Acolytes.
"How..how could this have ha...", started Lance.
"The power dampener", said Logan with a feral growl.
"Oh no", said Rogue, shaking her head, "how could a'h have been so stupid!".
"This is no time to blame yourself, Rogue", said Hank, "the chances are, something like this would have happened eventually".
"Yeah, an' a'h just made it happen a whole lot faster!", said Rogue, shaking her head, "if a'h had listened to Forge in the FIRST place, none of this would'a happened!".
"Calm down, chere", said Remy, putting a hand on her shoulder.
She jerked her shoulder back with a snarl.
"Don't touch me!", she snapped, storming out of the room, heading to the sanctuary of her bedroom.
The group stood in slience for a while, until Kitty broke the silence.
"What's going to happen to Storm?", she asked quietly, a sense of dispair in her voice.
"I..don't know yet", admited Hank, "Orono's powers meant she kept in touch with the elements at all times. She kept her serene temperment so that she didn't lose control on the elements, you've heard the thunder she can cook up if she is angered. But now she has lost all of that...i have a feeling she can go any number of ways. She can become angry and lash out at everyone, go into denial, or..become sullen and withdrawn, or she could do something completely different. Either way, it will be a while before she heals from this experience...if she ever does".
The group, Bortherhood, Acolyte, X-Men and Allies all looked down, each caught in his or her personal thoughts. The most thought about question being, what would they have done if it was them? Everyone was so pre- occupied with their own thoughts and worries, no one noticed Forge slip quietly out of the room.
****
Storm closed her eyes, feeling the light Ocean breeze whip around her face. She was standing on the balcony of her attic, looking out onto the grounds of the Institute, and onwards towards the sea. It felt strange..only to feel it like this, not to be in tune with it's every shift. Not to know what weather was happening, not to be able to control it...not to be able to fly.
"I'm sorry".
Storm blinked, brounght out of her thoughts. She turned head head slightly, seeing a very downhearted Forge. She took her glance back out to the sea, saying nothing. Forge sighed.
"I guess i'm not your favorite person right now, huh?".
"It's not your fault", she said quietly, "you had nothing to do with it".
"But i did", said Forge, walking forward and leaning on the railing, glancing at the ground, "it was MY invention from MY head. I just about handed it to them on a silver platter, i might as well have pulled the trigger for all the good i've done".
Storm, blinked, turning her head to look at him. She had never seen the normally cheery and up-beat Inventor looking so....upset and guilt-ridden.
"I don't blame you, Forge", she said, "you couldn't help Rogue absorbing you anymore than she could help them getting the information out of her. It was all an unfortunate..acident".
"Yeah, once again my mutation has screwed up loyaly", said Forge, "i should just quit making things all together, it would probably hurt alot less people".
"Forge, you can't stop inventing things any more than Kurt can stop teleporting, or Kitty phasing, or John stop....burning things", she said, "it's a natural part of you, impossible to turn off".
She sighed...well apart from her.
"I still should have been able to stop it", he said, he glanced up, staring ahead of him determindely, "but i'll find a way of getting your powers back, Orono. I promise you that".
Before she could reply, he walked off, his head still hung low. Storm sighed and watched him leave before turning back to the ocean breeze. She closed her eyes, she didn't want to put her hopes up...no matter how much she wanted to believe her powers could be restored.
*****
Rogue had burried her face in her pillow as she lay flat on her bed, trying to wish everything that had happened away. The small bits of Forge's pysce that still inhabited her brain told her that Forge would probably feel worse than she did. She sniffled once or twice then stopped, feeling something nudge at her arm. She looked up to see Lockheed blinking at her.
"What do YOU want?", she snapped.
The dragon flopped his ears back and looked guiltily at her. Rogue glared at him for a minute before sighing and reaching out a gloved hand and patting Lockheed on the head. Lockheed gave a purr, pushing his head into her hand. Rogue sighed, alowing herself to smile slightly.
"Ah guess ya'll not THAT bad", she said.
Lockheed gave a yip and wagged his tail. Rogue chuckled, wow, dragon's were great therapy.
****
Todd groaned from where he lay, opening his eyes to find himself in the Institutes infirmary.
"I find myself here waaaay too often", he muttered to himself.
He pulled himself up to see a sight that only happened very rarely. Wanda and Sidney were standing side by side, not attempting to kill each other, just watching him.
"Why 'aint of of ya bleedin'?", he asked, putting a hand to his head.
"We can last for a few hours without trying to kill each other", said Wanda, crossing her arms before walking over to him and giving him a kiss on the cheek, "how are you feeling?".
"In Pain", said Todd with a chuckle.
"Sorry...", said Sidney, flattening her ears, "about..well..you know".
Todd nodded, he knew that was the best of an apology he was going to get out of Sidney.
"Me too", he said, then sighed, "so..what did i miss?".
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There we go, yeah, i quite like this chapter...yes i do. Do review, until next time...