Hey everyone! Here's chapter thirteen... I hope you all have enjoyed the story so far! As always, please e-mail me at SetsunaPuu21@cs.com with your thoughts. I love hearing what you think. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men: Evolution or any of its characters. All other characters are mine, and should not be used without permission.

A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can live without hope, without friends, without books, even without music, as long as he can listen to his own thoughts.

~Axel Munthe

Title: Two sides of the same coin

Author: JupiterHalo

Rating: PG to PG-13

Part: 14/?

Date completed: June 17, 2003

*means telepathic thoughts*

//means normal thoughts//

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Breakfast was a disaster. Jean had only gotten a few hours of sleep on account of her nightmares, Scott and Danny were staring daggers at each other, and the members of the Silent Gaze were looking at Xavier and the others like they weren't even human. //Why do we have to work with mutants?// //Can't we just handle this on our own?// These were just some of the thoughts radiating from the Silent Gaze. Jean rubbed her temples, wishing she could block them out.

She suddenly felt Scott grab her hand gently, as he was sitting right next to her. He squeezed gently, support flowing from him. "Are you okay?" He asked her softly.

She smiled at him. "Yeah, I'll be fine... bad night." He nodded and squeezed her hand once more, then went back to eating his breakfast.

Jean rubbed her temples again, remembering what had happened the previous night. She had gotten to sleep okay, but then her nightmares had started. But these were different. In her dreams she had seen a machine. Armies of monsters were hurrying to finish it, while a tall, very handsome man stood by, observing.

"Kazahiko," she heard a voice say. The handsome man looked up at the sound. //So... his name's Kazahiko,// Jean thought in her mind.

"Yes, master..." Kazahiko bowed before another man whom had stepped out of the shadows. Even in her sleep, Jean gasped. The man who had just appeared oozed power. She instantly felt afraid.

"Is the machine almost complete?" She heard the powerful one ask him.

"Almost, master. It will be done in time for the One."

"Excellent," he said. Then, he disappeared back into the shadows, while Kazahiko went back to watching the machine take shape.

Jean woke up then, gasping for air. She instinctively knew that this was not just some dream. That was a vision. Something that had already happened, or will come to be. And that scared her.

She got up and opened her door, walking down the hall towards Scott's room. She knew that this was something she would never be able to discuss with Danny. He would never be able to really understand. But Scott would. Even if she was angry with him, she could never hate him. In a way, she understood why he did what he did. If she were given a chance to see the world, to find out who she really was, she would take it.

Jean stood in front of the door, looking down at the light that shone out from under it. Would he still talk to her? She had been so nasty to him. She took a deep breath and knocked quietly. Almost immediately, the door opened.

Scott was expecting Danny, come to issue him another challenge. But instead, he found Jean. He looked her over once. She was beautiful, even in her sleeping pants and tank top. "Jean...?" He whispered.

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"...And so, I think this dream is a vision." Jean sat on Scott's bed, her legs curled under her. Scott sat beside her, leaning back against the pillows. "I just don't know... I mean, who's the One?"

"Obviously, it's someone very important that this... Kazahiko person wants." Scott sighed and took her hand gently. "I promise you, though... we'll figure it out."

Jean smiled at him. "Thanks, Scott... for everything." She swallowed. "I mean it. I've been so angry this past year. I was finally starting to move on... I was happy." She stopped. "Or, at least, I thought I was. And then when you came back... I..." Scott nodded.

"It's okay, Jean. You don't have to say anything." They just sat there, together, both of them finally at peace with themselves.

"Good morning, Major." Jean started. She hadn't realized that she was zoning out. She looked up to see Major Walker standing in the doorway.

"Good morning, Professor. May I?" Charles nodded, and Walker took a seat with his men. Scott didn't like how the table looked. The Major and the Silent Gaze were on one side of the table, and Xavier and the others were on the other side. He knew that if they didn't work together, they would never be able to stop Llewellyn. Scott brooded over this idea for the rest of breakfast, wracking his brain for ways to bring the three teams closer. Right after the dishes were being cleared away, a thought just popped into his head.

Scott had an idea.

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Okay, I promise this story is going to end soon. I never thought it would be this long. But, please tell me what you think so far! I love hearing from you guys. So, please review. Peace!

Love always,

~JupiterHalo~