Up in the Blackbird, Scott was furious. Logan, the whole reason for this mission, had not only nearly killed himself, but had separated himself from the team. Who knew where he was now?! He was nearly as angry at himself for not stopping him. All it would have taken was a low-power optic blast and Wolverine would be slumped against his seat right now instead of somewhere in the woods below them.
He punched the button on the intercom. "Jean, I need you in the cockpit. Now."
Jean appeared quickly in front of the sliding metal door. "What do you need Sco--- um, Scott, where's Logan?"
"That's what I needed to tell, honey. You're my copilot now. Logan's… somewhere else right now."
Jean gave a gasp. "He didn't fly out of the plane, did he? Hitting the ground that hard might even kill him!"
Scott nodded. "I know. Try and see if you can sense him."
Jean gave a nod and began to focus. Scott could feel the energy flowing from her mind. Suddenly she gave a cry of pain and slumped down to the floor.
"JEAN!!!" shouted Scott. "Jean! Are you okay???"
Scott shook her unconscious form and suddenly began to hear her muttering.
"M-Mesmero; I-I won't! I won't hurt Scott! Y-you- aren't-strong-enough!"
Scott suddenly understood. Mesmero was trying to take over Jean. "Fight it Jean! Fight it! Mesmero can't beat you, honey! Beat him!"
Jean gave another cry of suffering. "Get out my head!!!!!!!!" she shrieked. A wave of psychic energy suddenly seemed to fly out of her, and the entire jet gave a violent rock to the right. Jean's eyes opened suddenly, like a lamp being turned on. "Scott!!! Turn the jet around! Mesmero's trying to get Wolverine!!!"
Logan sat under the shade of a large oak tree to let his healing factor finish its slower process on his bones. He'd taken a big fall, and he knew it. He felt like resting, just resting under its shadow. Just resting…
Logan!!! shouted a voice inside his head.
Je-Jeanie? What'd you wake me up for?
Don't fall asleep, Logan! It's what Mesmero wants! He's trying to control your mind from Tibet like he did with Kurt. You have to try and find us so we can get to him. He's planted some sort of block in my mind. I can't track you, so you'll have to find us. Listen, Logan! Don't fall asleep!
O-okay. Whatever you say, red.
However, Logan felt something in his subconscious telling him: "Logan, you're so tired. You need to sleep. Sleep, Logan, sleep."
"I do need to sleep," thought Logan. "I don't remember ever being so tired in my life."
"Sleep… sleep…"
"Yeah, that sounds good to me…"
"Sleep…"
Suddenly, Logan's voice became harsher, more awake. "You know, Mesmero, I know that's you."
He felt his subconscious cringe.
"But ya know what? I think I'll follow you anyway---"
Mesmero gave a leap of joy in his mind.
"---to Hell and back, you sonofa!"
And with that, Logan got up to go look for his friends.