Scott moved...

above him there was an explosion, and bright colors and the world seemed to shudder and stop and one bright light was falling into the chaos of the fight that was raging between the Brotherhood, The Masters of Evil,and the X-Men...

Scott moved...

He ducked even as a sonic blast slammed past him and he idly focussed and fired off a shot that knocked Screaming Mimi out of the sky, without breaking stride...

Scott moved...

Wolverine's war cry hurled out into the night as his teammate hurtled by to slam into Spiral, claws first , and a part of Scott's mind made a note to remind Logan that they did Not try to kill their enemies, even in open battle...

Scott moved...

And the sound of the explosion reached the battlefied, and as everyone turned to look, and saw the platform where Magneto, Holocaust and Phoenix had been standing exploding into a million stars, and Magneto and Holocaust hurling up and away in opposing directions, breaths suddenly drew in in horror as one bright star was falling, and noone could get there in time...Rogue launched herself up but found herself intercepted by Whirlwind...Storm took one step forward but was caught in a stony grasp by the Grey Gargoyle...

Scott moved...

As, inside him, myriad patterns shifted and changed, His mind unceasingly annalyzing everything around him, seeing the battle in a almost detached way and seeing a path through it, his body moved like an automaton, twisting and darting through gaps, hurtling over and through combatants, and a fierce emotionless yet emotional determination filled him, driving his legs faster and his body harder ...

Scott moved...

His head held slightly upward now, eyes fixed on the one thing that matterred most in his life, the one woman who had captured his soul so many years ago...

Scott moved...

And, deep within him he prayed to whatever god might be listening that this one time, all his abilities and talents would be useful, this one time the precision that made him special would bring him to where he needed to be when he needed to be there...

Scott moved...

And as the bright star at last came to earth, impossibly, he was there...

As her weight filled his arms as it had so many times before, Scott at last felt the world come back to him, and felt his knees give out...

They tumbled down together entertwined, and he curved himself to take the brunt of it, until they came to rest...

And her voice was in his head, and her glorious lips were on his in a sweet and yet fierce kiss.

*you were there to catch Me...*

*always Jean*

Love filled the link between them, as they ignored all around them for a moment to just hold each nother and take comfort in the power of their passion, and the fullness of their love.

Then, as one, they rose and launched into the battle, their thoughts linked and their hearts filled with the passion of their love.

Scott moved...but now and forever, He did not move alone...