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Chapter 2

Of diagnostics and escapes

"Hmmmm." Henry McCoy also known as the Beast mused as he studied his newest patient. "Very interesting."

"What is it Hank?" Cyclops asked

"Well it appears that the Professor was right. He's not human. But very close to human. Yet as near as the diagnostics can tell he's not a mutant or an alien."

"What can you tell us of the ones that attacked him and the others?" Wolverine had brought in a body of one of the creatures that he had killed. Beast hoped over to another table and uncovered the cadaver.

"Not much I'm afraid. Like our half-sized friend over there it's obvious that it's not human. It also appears to live off of very foul edibles."

"That doesn't help much at all." Cyclops sighed. " I just don't like the idea of monsters appearing in our backyard."

"Well hopefully this midget guy will have some answers when he awakens" Beast said. Looking at the small creature. Since they had brought him to the mansion. He had shown more signs of recovery. At that moment, Beast could tell that the 'halfling' was dreaming, his eyes were moving back and forth and his hands were groping for something near his chest.

"I wonder what he's looking for?" Beast questioned aloud.

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"RUN!" Gandalf yelled as they made their way down the halls of moria with orcs on there tail.

"BUT WHAT ABOUT FRODO!" Sam yelled back.

"Frodo will be fine. Samwise!" Gandalf yelled back. although Gandalf wasn't sure of that. They had been battling at Balin's tomb when the cave-troll burst in and went after Frodo. Gandalf tried to use a spell to banish the cave-troll to another dimension but had made a mistake and Frodo, the cave-troll, and about two-dozen orcs had disappeared.

"This is all your fault!" Legolas yelled Gimli who was running behind him. "You had to insist that we go through the mines. Now look! We've lost Frodo and the ring, and we've got about two million orcs on our tail all hoping to be the first to taste elf-flesh!"

"Why don't you whine to someone who cares!" Gimli snapped back "Besides if it's anyone's fault it's Pippen's he knocked the skeleton into the well!"

"Will all you stop your bickering!" Aragorn yelled from the front "we have to find some place of refuge so Gandalf can remember the spell to bring Frodo back! Besides we need to look for hope."

"Hope!" Merry cried "what hope do we have? Frodos gone and we're being chased by every bloody orc this side of Hobbiton!"

"Well, things couldn't get much worse!" Boromir. Suddenly the company realized that the orcs were no longer pursuing them. There was a sudden thud and fiery glow came from the hall in front of them.

"Things just got worse." Gandalf said. "We don't have time. I must try to use the same spell on us as I did Frodo."

"What is it?" Merry asked

"A balrog," Gandalf said. "Now I will try to use the spell. Everyone join hands. Whatever happens do not let go of the person's hand. Or you could be sent to who-knows-where." Gandalf began to say the spell in some form of elvish. Gimli grumbled, as did Legolas being forced to hold hands. A white light began to surround them. Pippin chanced to look behind him. To his horror he beheld a monstrous balrog bearing down on them. In uncontrollable terror, Pippin broke hands with Merry and Boromir, just as Gandalf finished the spell. The Fellowship was engulfed in a huge bright light that illuminated every part of the cavern. The balrog jumped back in surprise. When the light faded, it stood alone, in the dark of Moria.

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"So what do you think Jean?" Xavier asked sitting in his chair behind his desk.

"I've scanned his mind." She said a shiver ran down her spine as she related to the Professor of the dreams that the 'guest' was having. Dark dreams with riders in black. An old man in gray. "But there is one thing that is vague in his dreams." She commented "there is always something that he's looking for but it's as if his mind is trying to force him to forget what it is."

Xavier looked at Jean thoughtfully. "This is all very strange; maybe I should try to wake him." Jean noticed as he put his hand into his suit pocket and rested it there. "Yes," he concluded. "That does seem to be the right course of action for us."

Suddenly Jubilee came running through the doors gasping for breath "Sir! Beast sent me up here...gasp...it's the...the..."

"The halfling" Xavier exclaimed finishing the young mutant's sentence after scanning her mind. Xavier used his mutant abilities to reach down to the medi-lab "he's awake."

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