Disclaimer: The Term X-Men and the X-Men characters belong to Marvel Comics.

Summary: Bobby attacks the Professor while being controlled by telepathy. Rouge helps him coup and a bigger problem emerges.

Author Note: means telepathic communication. This is my First fic, hope you enjoy!

Side Note: I'd like to apologize for the spelling of "Rouge" in the last chapter, my computer put it that way and refused to let me change it :(

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Chapter 2: Blackout:

Xavier quickly began to wheel his way outside the office. When he opened the door, he found Bobby, face down in a pile of glass. He rolled his way over to Bobby. He could see Bobby covered in blood. Xavier couldn't tell if he was breathing and knew he wouldn't be able to do anything to help Bobby by himself. Xavier closed his eyes and searched out Storm.

Storm was still working in the garden when she heard the Professor's voice. Storm, I need your help....." the Professor said ".......Bobby has fallen through the glass table outside my office" then the voice faded away. Storm dropped the shovel she was working with and ran inside to help the Professor.

When she reached him, she saw the Professor leaning over Bobby as much as he could and holding his hand. Storm could hear him saying "Hold on Bobby, help is on the way." The Professor looked up from Bobby and saw Storm standing behind him, with her mouth dropped open in shock..

"Storm......help me get him to the medical bay" the Professor said

Storm walked around to Bobby and picked him up by his arms and then put him over her shoulder. Xavier got to see Bobbies face for the first time. His face was so covered with blood that Xavier wouldn't have been able to tell it was Bobby if he didn't know any better.

Storm, with Bobby over her shoulder, began to walk to the medical bay with Xavier right behind her. So far, they hadn't passed by anyone and Xavier hoped it would stay that way. He didn't want to start a panic in the school and he didn't want a crowd to form.

When they reached the door to the medical bay, Xavier went in front of Storm and Bobby and unlocked the door. When the door opened, they were hit with a cold breath. The medical bay was always cold to help keep it sterilized.

They walked in and Storm laid Bobby down, face up, on a nearby medical bed. Xavier rolled up beside the bed and started to wipe the blood off Bobbies face with a towel. Storm began to walk around the medical bay as if she was looking for something.

"Professor......" said Storm "....where is the doctor?"

"He's on assignment" the Professor replied still wiping off the blood on Bobbies face

"Then who's going to take care of Bobby?" asked Storm

".......You are" the Professor replied looking up at Storm.

"I don't know Professor........" Storm said ".......I've only done medical work a few times"

"Storm please......" the Professor said looking back down at Bobby then back at Storm ".......he needs you" the Professor added

Storm looked down to the floor, then back up to the Professor and nodded her head in agreement. She walked over to Bobby and the Professor rolled back out of her way. She hooked him up to heart moderators and a i.v. She looked down at the cuts on his face and arms and turned to the Professor.

"He's going to need stitches" she said

"I understand........" the Professor said "......I have to go back to my office, keep me updated on his status"

"I will Professor" Storm said turning back to Bobby

The Professor began to leave the medical bay, but before he left, he turned around and looked back at Bobby once more. Ever since the incident in Boston, Bobby has looked up to him as a father and he saw Bobby as a son. And seeing him lay in a pool of his own blood brought a tear to his eye. The Professor managed to bring himself back to reality, he looked back at Bobby one more time, and then went back up to his office.

It was now one o'clock in the afternoon and Rogue was sitting in her room waiting for Bobby. They were going to go see a movie and Bobby was supposed to come pick her up a hour ago.

"Where could he be?" she thought tapping her foot on the impatiently

Rogue was unaware that Bobby had fallen outside the Professor's office.

"Maybe I should go see what's taking him so long" she said to herself getting up off the bed and beginning to walk towards Bobbies room.

While she was walking to Bobbies room, she began to wonder if Bobby had gotten mad at her for telling the Professor about his dizzy spells.

"Maybe he's so mad at me that he doesn't want to see me anymore......." she thought to herself on the way to Bobbies room ".....no that's crazy. He loves me and wouldn't get that angry over something so trivial." she added

When she reached Bobbies room, she knocked softly on the door. No one answered. She waited a minute and there was still no answer. Rogue knocked on the door again, but still no one answered.

"Maybe he fell asleep" Rogue thought to herself remembering he got up early this morning

Rogue turned the doorknob to find that the door was unlocked

"I'm sure he won't mind if I let myself in" Rogue thought

Rogue slowly opened the door and peeked her head in first, just incase he wasn't decent or something. Rogue didn't see anything, so see stepped in the rest of the way. Rogue didn't see Bobby anywhere in the room.

"Maybe he's in the bathroom" she thought

She walked to the bathroom door and knocked. No one answered. She turned the doorknob, it was unlocked too. She opened the door and looked in. No one was in there either.

"Where the hell is he?" she thought leaving the room

She walked down to the rec. room to look for him. He wasn't there either. Then she walked to the kitchen, remembering how much he was in there, but he was no where to be found. Rogue then remembered that the Professor could find anyone with his telepathic abilities. Rogue walked down to the Professor's office and was getting ready to knock on the door when she heard the Professor.

"Come in Rogue" the Professor said

Rogue opened the door still trying to figure out how he knew she was at the door, then she remembered that the Professor was physic. Rogue closed the door and walked over to the Professor's desk.

"Have a seat Rogue" the Professor said trying not to look directly at her

"That's okay Professor, I only have a quick question" Rogue said

"Rogue......" the Professor said this time looking her straight in the eye "......please sit down"

Rogue sat down and noticed that the Professor's eyes were red as if he had been crying.

"Professor......" Rogue said with a tone of concern in her voice "......what's wrong?"

"Rogue......" the Professor said trying to find the words "......you remember this morning when Bobby fell and you asked me to speak with him?" the Professor added

"Yes......" Rogue replied

"Well I talked to him like you asked me, I couldn't get him to go to the medical bay but I got him to agree to come see me if he got dizzy again" the Professor said

"Okay......" Rogue said ".......but I still can't find him"

"I'm getting to that Rogue......" said the Professor ".....shortly after he left my office, I heard glass shatter outside my office and then I heard a loud thud. I went outside to see what it was and........" the Professor was struggling for words "........and I found Bobby outside laying face down in a pile of glass"

Rouge's mouth dropped open and she jumped up out of her seat.

"Oh my god.........where is he...........how is he.......what happened!? Rogue shouted

"Calm down Rogue......" the Professor said ".......he's in the medical bay. Storm is running tests on him as we speak. I don't know exactly what happened, but I figure that he got dizzy again and fell through the glass table outside my office."

Rogue sat back down and looked down at the floor trying to take in everything she had just been told then she looked back up at the Professor.

"May I see him?" she asked the Professor with her eyes now starting to water.

"Of course Rogue......." said the Professor as he rolled out from behind his desk and took Rouge's gloved hand ".......I'll escort you"

Rogue and the Professor made their way down to Medical bay, and paused outside the door. The Professor looked up at Rogue.

"Are you ready Rogue?" said the Professor

Rogue looked down at him and then back at the door

"Yes Professor" said Rogue

The Professor entered the password in the keypad on the door and the door opened. The medical bay was cold as usual, but this time it was dark. The Professor was the first one to enter. He looked around and saw Storm working on something in the medical bay office. Then he looked to the other side of the medical bay and saw the lights of the computers that were hooked up to Bobby. Storm saw the Professor and got up to greet him.

"Professor....." Storm said

"I've brought Rogue to see Bobby" the Professor said looking up at Storm

Storm looked out the doorway and saw Rogue standing there. She walked over to a control panel beside the door and pressed a button, and with that the lights in the medical bay flickered on. Storm then walked out to Rogue, gave her a hug, and walked her inside the medical bay.

Rogue looked around trying to find Bobby, then she noticed Storm pointing at something. Storm was pointing in the direction of Bobbies medical bed. Rogue looked and saw Bobby lying down, unconscious, on a bed and hooked up to five different machines. Rogue released Storm's hand from hers and ran to Bobbies bed.

Storm and the Professor were still standing beside the door watching Rogue run up to Bobbies bed side. Rogue took Bobbies hand in her gloved hand. He had stitches on his forehead, chest, and both his arms. His hair was stained with blood. Rogue started to cry and laid her head on his chest.

The Professor managed to bring himself back to reality and looked up at Storm, who now had a tier in her eye.

"Storm....." he said ".....what's his condition?"

"He has a total of 68 stitches on his forehead, chest, and arms, and he has a concussion. Besides that I expect him to make a full recovery" Storm replied looking back down at him.

"Storm....." the Professor said ".......did you find anything else wrong?"

"What do you mean?" Storm said looking down at him suspiciously

"Rogue says that Bobby got very dizzy this morning, three times actually, but he refused to go to the medical bay" the Professor replied

"I found nothing that would make him dizzy. There is no presence of a illness, and he's not dehydrated" Storm said

"Then I fear there is something more going on here than meets the eye.......I'll be in my office if you need me......" the Professor said turning around and wheeling out the door "........and Storm.......keep me updating on his condition" the Professor added looking back at her.

"I will Professor" Storm said watching the Professor wheel is way down the hallway and the door shutting behind him.

Storm looked back at Rogue one more time, who was still lying her head on Bobbies chest, before walking back to the light control panel. She dimmed all the lights in the medical bay, except for the light above Bobbies bed. She then walked back into the medical bay office and began working on her paperwork again.

Six hours had passed, it was now seven o'clock in the evening. Some of the children were beginning to wonder what had happened to Bobby and Rogue, but the Professor hadn't told them anything. Storm had been in and out of the medical bay all day, but Rogue sat by Bobbies bedside the whole time. Storm had just came back into the medical bay when she realized that Rogue hadn't eaten anything. She walked up to Rogue and put her hand on her shoulder.

"You really love him don't you?" Storm said looking down at Rogue

"Yeah" she said wiping the tears away from her eyes.

"Rogue......." Storm said as she sat down on the stool beside Rogue "........he's going to be alright"

"I know Storm......" Rogue said taking her eyes off Bobby for the first time in hours "......and Storm.....thank you. The Professor told me what you did to help Bobby, I really appreciate it." Rogue added leaning in to give Storm a hug.

"Your welcome hun......." Storm said returning the hug ".......now come on, you haven't eaten in hours." Storm added

"I don't know........" Rogue said breaking the hug "........I don't think I should leave him" she added looking down at Bobby

"Come on Rogue, he hasn't moved in hours and it isn't doing you any good sitting here......." Storm said "......and besides.......we'll only be gone for a few minutes"

Rogue looked down at Bobby and then back up at Storm.

"Alright......but only a few minutes" Rogue said

"Let me go get something out of the office and we'll go" Storm replied walking back to the medical bay office.

Rogue turned back to Bobby and squeezed his hand tightly in her gloved hand.

"I love you Bobby......." she said with a tier in her eye "......and I always will"

"You ready?" Storm asked Rogue as she walked out of the office

"Yeah" Rogue replied releasing Bobbies hand

Storm and Rogue walked silently towards the kitchen. Only a few people asked Rogue where she had been. Rogue didn't want to answer them and Storm knew that. Storm covered for her and said she was out helping her in the garden.

Storm and Rogue arrived at a empty kitchen. Storm looked in the refrigerator and found a pizza box.

"Wants some pizza?" Storm asked Rogue

Rogue nodded her head and Storm pulled the pizza box out of the refrigerator. The pizza wasn't that cold so there was no need to warm it up. Storm got two plates down and put a piece on one plate for Rogue and one piece on another plate for herself. Storm handed Rogue her piece and sat down beside her. They both sat there, silently eating their pizza.

Back in the medical bay, the heart moderators on Bobby jumped up to one hundred forty. Bobby was starting to sweat profusely. Which was weird because he was a mutant with ice powers. The heart moderator jumped up to one hundred sixty and Bobbies eyes shot open.

Bobby heard a voice in his head but couldn't figure out who and what they were saying. The voice was getting clearer and deeper, he could make out what they were saying now.

"Bobby......." the Voice said "....... go to Xavier's office........."

Bobby could tell that it wasn't the Professor's voice, it was too deep. He couldn't tell who it was then suddenly it hit him........it was Magneto!

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End Chapter 2