Logan paced nervously in the hallway, just outside Cerebro. Jean stood,
supported by her crutches, with her leg in a brace. Scott stood next to
her, his head hung low as he lost himself in his thoughts. The Professor
had been in there for about thirty minutes. Nobody knew if had found
anything.
Storm and Jean had attended to the kids, checking them over, seeing if they were ok. Scott was getting Kurt's room ready and had showed Kurt around the Mansion. Jean had just finished telling the students who had run off during the invasion that it was ok to come back. The Mansion wasn't too badly ruined. There were random bullet holes in some rooms and hallways, but for the most part it was in decent shape. The kitchen and the boys' dorm hallway, however, needed remodeling.
The doors to Cerebro opened and the three heads turned to face Xavier.
"Bobby is still alive. He's near the dam's ruins. I couldn't trace Rogue's mind, but if Bobby is still alive, then there is still a chance that she could be too." He stated slowly.
"Then what the hell are we waiting for? It's been two hours, let's move!" Logan turned and headed down the hall.
"You'll probably need to take Kurt along. Storm and I will start cleaning up." Xavier told Scott and Jean.
Kurt instantly bamfed next to Scott, after getting Jean's call.
"Good luck."
*~*~*
The four took one of the smaller jets and, in moments, arrived at Alkali Lake.
"Over there." Jean ordered as she pointed Scott in the direction of where she sensed that Bobby was.
They saw him waving both his arms at them and Kurt didn't need Jean to tell him to go get him. Logan looked nervously out a window for any sign of Rogue. Jean limped over to give Bobby a thermal blanket as soon as he appeared in the plane, but he waved it off.
"I don't feel the cold." He stated shortly.
Jean and Scott exchanged worried looks. It was almost below freezing out there.
"Jean. Look." Logan growled.
She nodded and frowned, concentrating. Her breath started to get shaky as she searched the lake, inch by inch.
Nothing.
She placed her hands near Bobby's temples and looked to see what he remembered.
~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
A large boom sounded in the distance.
Rogue stood up instantly.
"What was that?" She asked Bobby, who was peering out a side window.
"I'm not sure."
"I'll go check."
She ran to the front panel and opened the back hatch.
"I'm going with you."
Rogue acknowledged Bobby, who was persistently walking beside her, with a tiny smile. They walked out into the cold and looked around. They could see John's footprints travel off to the right and Bobby looked at them with disgust. Rogue, however, looked at them with longing. Should she have left with him? What was really puzzling the two was an odd rushing sound.
"Is that.........water?" Rogue asked.
She gasped in horror as the huge wall of water came, crashing through the trees, towards them, answering her question. Bobby instantly grabbed her towards him.
"Grab on to my waist and don't let go!" The usually timid boy ordered.
Rogue did as she was told and closed her eyes. She felt the ice-cold wind rush through her hair, threatening to rip her ponytail apart. She opened her eyes to find her and Bobby rapidly rising in the air. She looked around at the strong ice slide she now stood on as the water flowed passed it and over the x-jet.
Sweat trickled down Bobby's face as he concentrated on building and maintaining his ice slide. He'd never attempted to do anything like this before and it was a miracle that the water didn't knock it over. He just needed to keep going. Just a little bit longer.
"Bobby?" Rogue asked as the two suddenly stopped.
He swayed on his feet dangerously and nearly fell off. Rogue grabbed at him to keep him on the ice, but by doing so, she lost her footing.
To Bobby it seemed like a dream. It was all in slow motion. He watched, in horror and disbelief as Rogue, the girl who meant more to him than life itself, fall into the icy water below.
~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
Jean pulled away, gasping for breath. She looked at Scott with a pained expression.
"She's gone." Scott whispered, meeting her gaze.
Bobby looked away trying his hardest not to cry, Kurt bowed his head in a silent prayer, and Logan's head snapped up and he turned, glaring at Scott.
"She's gone." He repeated.
"No!" Logan roared as he stamped over to Scott and grabbed him by the shoulders, "No! Don't you say that! We've got to go back.
"She's gone."
"No!! No."
Logan gave out one last roar as the news sunk in. Tears slid dawn his face and for one moment, the two men weren't rivals. Scott put his arms around Logan as he sobbed and Jean went to attend to Bobby. Kurt stood alone, continuing to pray.
They would return home several minutes later and tell everyone the somber news.
A/N: I thought that it would be interesting to reverse the scene where Scott was crying on Logan after Jean died. Anyway, the chapters to come will be longer, I promise. Thanks for reading.
Storm and Jean had attended to the kids, checking them over, seeing if they were ok. Scott was getting Kurt's room ready and had showed Kurt around the Mansion. Jean had just finished telling the students who had run off during the invasion that it was ok to come back. The Mansion wasn't too badly ruined. There were random bullet holes in some rooms and hallways, but for the most part it was in decent shape. The kitchen and the boys' dorm hallway, however, needed remodeling.
The doors to Cerebro opened and the three heads turned to face Xavier.
"Bobby is still alive. He's near the dam's ruins. I couldn't trace Rogue's mind, but if Bobby is still alive, then there is still a chance that she could be too." He stated slowly.
"Then what the hell are we waiting for? It's been two hours, let's move!" Logan turned and headed down the hall.
"You'll probably need to take Kurt along. Storm and I will start cleaning up." Xavier told Scott and Jean.
Kurt instantly bamfed next to Scott, after getting Jean's call.
"Good luck."
*~*~*
The four took one of the smaller jets and, in moments, arrived at Alkali Lake.
"Over there." Jean ordered as she pointed Scott in the direction of where she sensed that Bobby was.
They saw him waving both his arms at them and Kurt didn't need Jean to tell him to go get him. Logan looked nervously out a window for any sign of Rogue. Jean limped over to give Bobby a thermal blanket as soon as he appeared in the plane, but he waved it off.
"I don't feel the cold." He stated shortly.
Jean and Scott exchanged worried looks. It was almost below freezing out there.
"Jean. Look." Logan growled.
She nodded and frowned, concentrating. Her breath started to get shaky as she searched the lake, inch by inch.
Nothing.
She placed her hands near Bobby's temples and looked to see what he remembered.
~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
A large boom sounded in the distance.
Rogue stood up instantly.
"What was that?" She asked Bobby, who was peering out a side window.
"I'm not sure."
"I'll go check."
She ran to the front panel and opened the back hatch.
"I'm going with you."
Rogue acknowledged Bobby, who was persistently walking beside her, with a tiny smile. They walked out into the cold and looked around. They could see John's footprints travel off to the right and Bobby looked at them with disgust. Rogue, however, looked at them with longing. Should she have left with him? What was really puzzling the two was an odd rushing sound.
"Is that.........water?" Rogue asked.
She gasped in horror as the huge wall of water came, crashing through the trees, towards them, answering her question. Bobby instantly grabbed her towards him.
"Grab on to my waist and don't let go!" The usually timid boy ordered.
Rogue did as she was told and closed her eyes. She felt the ice-cold wind rush through her hair, threatening to rip her ponytail apart. She opened her eyes to find her and Bobby rapidly rising in the air. She looked around at the strong ice slide she now stood on as the water flowed passed it and over the x-jet.
Sweat trickled down Bobby's face as he concentrated on building and maintaining his ice slide. He'd never attempted to do anything like this before and it was a miracle that the water didn't knock it over. He just needed to keep going. Just a little bit longer.
"Bobby?" Rogue asked as the two suddenly stopped.
He swayed on his feet dangerously and nearly fell off. Rogue grabbed at him to keep him on the ice, but by doing so, she lost her footing.
To Bobby it seemed like a dream. It was all in slow motion. He watched, in horror and disbelief as Rogue, the girl who meant more to him than life itself, fall into the icy water below.
~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
Jean pulled away, gasping for breath. She looked at Scott with a pained expression.
"She's gone." Scott whispered, meeting her gaze.
Bobby looked away trying his hardest not to cry, Kurt bowed his head in a silent prayer, and Logan's head snapped up and he turned, glaring at Scott.
"She's gone." He repeated.
"No!" Logan roared as he stamped over to Scott and grabbed him by the shoulders, "No! Don't you say that! We've got to go back.
"She's gone."
"No!! No."
Logan gave out one last roar as the news sunk in. Tears slid dawn his face and for one moment, the two men weren't rivals. Scott put his arms around Logan as he sobbed and Jean went to attend to Bobby. Kurt stood alone, continuing to pray.
They would return home several minutes later and tell everyone the somber news.
A/N: I thought that it would be interesting to reverse the scene where Scott was crying on Logan after Jean died. Anyway, the chapters to come will be longer, I promise. Thanks for reading.