X-men Evo: Father of Mine

Chapter 3: Supplemental DNA

I hope people are reading this story and hopefully it will get better in time (both spelling and grammatically). I hope people are enjoying this, I know I am. But seriously I would ask some of you to comment on my writing ability. Is everything understandable; is my grammar confusing? The last chapter kind of ended really quickly and I promise to stop doing that. But now it is time for Chapter 3 shall we get on with it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"You were all killed before we got a chance to know you!" Tessa screamed in the X-Men's direction.

Blank looks circulated the room; everyone stared quietly into space as the emotional Tessa leaped into her brothers arms. Nathan mentally calmed his baby sister as he slowly turned himself to the bewildered onlookers being careful with Tessa. "She never knew any of you," he paused gathering his thoughts. "Her mother died in childbirth and father was killed long before she was born. I guess you could say I'm the only family she's had since then." He finished as Professor X wheeled himself into the foyer.

"That is enough for now," He stated "Nathan, you and Tessa should get some rest for the moment. We can talk more after we run some tests. Scott, Jean may I speak with you for a second?"

"But!" Scott protested wanting more information to ease his confusion.

"Scott, let's go with the Professor." Jean coaxed the nearly shattered Scott. He agreed silently and followed the two telepaths; while the others helped the three injured mutants back into bed. After walking from the medical ward of the mansion they finally reached the professors private office were Professor X parked himself behind his large mahogany desk. Scott closed the door behind him as he expected the reason would be something that only Jean and himself should hear.

"Scott, Jean," Charles began, "I hate to admit it, but the boy's words scare me."

"What, why?" Scott wondered.

"Cerebro has, recently, been picking up an abnormally large amount of mutant activity all over the planet. It's unlike anything I've ever seen before." The Prof explained.

"What do you think it means, Professor?" Jean inquired.

"I don't know, Jean. All we can do now is wait. What I want is for you two to slowly push the others further in their training. As leaders I expect you to make them as strong as you possibly can. Oh, and I need a blood sample from both of you for comparative reasons."

"Will do Professor." Scott replied as he reminded himself that he was in a leadership position to regain his composure.

He walked out of the room; Jean following close behind. They were both very quiet. Each one was pondering what the blood tests would offer. What if Nathan was related to them, even worse what if it was true about him being their son? Jean's face paled, what if she was pregnant now? She was only seventeen and wasn't ready for a child! She'd thought they were taking all the necessary precautions when they did. They hadn't even done "it" for a while; for fear of something like this happening. No, that was too much to think about at least for now she thought.

Scott's mind was running in the other direction at the moment. All those times. "Ahem!" he cleared his throat at the thought. But really, what if Jean was pregnant? What if he was going to have a son? Scott beamed as he and Jean walked around the corner that led to the Main hall. Nathan was the perfect name for his son. He began to think about what Nathan had said earlier about them dieing "No!!" He thought. He would never let his child be alone and without a father! Nathan would not be abandoned!!

Just then Jean and Scott entered the medical ward of the mansion to find a large blue creature standing with a lab coat and glasses. "Shall we get started!" Dr. McCoy chimed happily as he readied the needle.

The next day, Rogue had recovered enough to start walking around for little bit at a time. She wondered what she had been hit with. Her mutant power didn't usually hurt her, and what's more she felt a sense of static in her head. All of this was very unusual and very strange. What was with that girl? She sat down at a nearby table in the courtyard and thought to herself. That girl had given her an oddly familiar feeling when Rogue touched her. It felt like home. Whether or not it was Rogue's home or Tessa's she couldn't tell. For a split second their two personalities had become one.

Just then Kurt ported a few centimeters away form her face in a bright flash of smoke brimstone and lightning scaring Rogue out of her wits.

"Damn it. Kurt!!!" Rogue screamed as she nearly lost her balance in the chair she'd been leaning back in but was caught by Kurt's dexterous tail.

"Sorry, mien friend." He apologized "So vhat do you think about vhat Nathan was going on about yesterday?" His eyes filled with the expectation of a little brother looking for consolation.

"Ah don't know what to think. On the one hand, ah don't want to believe him cause I don't want what we have ta end. But I can't just ignore it either," she replied, hoping that she had answered his question. Just then Kitty came walking out of mansion.

"Hey Kurt!" Kitty called "You wanna go blow off some steam at the arcade?"

"Don't you think we've got bigger things to worry about, Kitty?" He responded

"Like yeah! But we can't do anything until we find out weather Nathan's lying or not, or would you rather I go by myself?" she teased,

"NO WAY but I do see your point. Fine, lets go! I swear I'm going to beat you this time!!" Kurt snapped back as they both ran off like two children who'd just found a new candy store. Rogue just smiled as the two ran off but as soon as they left her sight, serious thoughts resurfaced. Scott and Jean going that far? She knew they liked each other but if what Nathan had said was true then they might have already gone 'all the way'. The very thought both turned her stomach and ignited a fierce jealousy with in her. She had wanted him first! She sighed knowing that even if she had the chance she would have killed him in the process.

"Rogue," The Professor interrupted her train of thought "Can you come to the main hall, please?"

"Sure Prof," She replied mentally. "But what do you want me fer?"

"I'll explain when you get here."

She got up from the table in the court yard, began the hobble to the main hall that would take her awhile." Ah hope they're the patient types," she mused with a slight snicker.

After thirty minutes of waiting, everyone who was supposed to be in the main hall had finally assembled. Scott, Jean and Rogue were directed to sit on the left side of the gargantuan oak table. While Nathan and Tessa were directed to sit opposite the X-men, Professor Xavier was positioned at the head of the table with Ororo and Logan on each side and in the back. "What's going on professor?" asked Scott.

"Yeah, why am ah here?" questioned Rogue.

"Yes, Professor tell them why we are here," Nathan poked.

"Well you see children," the Professor paused to gather his words.

"Just say it Chuck." coaxed Wolverine.

Professor Xavier cleared his throat "Scott, Jean," He paused "What Nathan has told you about him being your son is true. We tested your blood against his and came back with a 99.7% chance that he was your biological son. The results were the same with a slightly higher percentage with you Jean." Scott and Jean were awe struck.

Trying to break the terrible silence that was currently plaguing the room, Beast spoke up "brace yourself." He continued, "As for Tessa, Scott, her test showed that there was a 98.9% chance that she was your daughter. Here's the kicker, Jean there is a 2.8% percent chance that you're her mother."

"WHAT!!!" Scott yelled.

"If I'm not her mother then who is?" Jean asked

           Rogue looked sheepishly at the ground her pale face turning a bright red "Ah am." She couldn't bear to bring her eyes to light. She remembered the mental transmission Nathan had sent her the day before and finally understood that Jean was beating Scott anime-style in the vision, but that was beside the point at the moment she couldn't believe that she was Tessa's mother!

"There was a 97.8% chance that Stripes here is Tessa's mother," stated Logan.

"B.. But I...I" Stuttered Cyclops as Jean fumed in Scott's direction. How dare he. Wait, she couldn't condemn him; after all he had not done any thing, yet. Still, it irked her to know that she had competition.

"Now will you listen to me?" Nathan exasperatedly asked, "I haven't been lying to you! And if you don't listen to me, history is going to repeat itself!! Forge said that we had to tell you what was going on. He said that most of the X-men were killed in one surprise attack by Cerberus."

"Cerberus. You mentioned him earlier." Scott, regaining his composure for the sake of the team, "Who or what is this thing?"

"That is a conversation for another time, Scott." Ororo cautioned caring about everyone's feelings in the room.

"No, we get things settled now." Resolve in his voice Scott was no longer a student but an equal. "I won't allow my team, my friends or my...family to be slaughtered when preparation could solve this problem! Nathan, Tess I need to know everything you can tell me."

"Very Well Scott. Ororo, Logan, stay and help. Rogue, can I see you in my office? Jean, I would like to see you in my office after dinner." Professor Xavier commanded as the girls nodded in compliance. Rogue followed the Professor, as she watched the somewhat bewildered Jean walk to her room.

Rogue followed quietly, contemplating how she could have had a child. She had spoken up earlier on a gut feeling but did not understand the mechanics and realized that maybe was not ready to understand at the moment. Her thoughts then turned to Scott; sure she had a crush on him, but would she really go that far? He was so commanding and confident just a few minutes ago, but he can be such a kid at times. She giggled at the time both he and she were assigned to work on a play together. He was so charming and funny, but out of fear she kept herself from enjoying his company. How she hated herself for not taking initiative. Finally, Rogue and the Professor reached his office. He closed the door and pointed to the chair as Rogue sat down. "Rogue, I wanted tell you to not tell anyone that Tessa is your daughter. It could cause unnecessary gossip which will distract them from training."

"Don't worry Prof. Ah'm not sure I want anyone to know. That can't be why you wanted to see me, alone."

"Very observant, actually I wanted to discuss Scott. Or more precisely his DNA."

"What about it?"

"Scott has a supplementary extra patch of information encoded into his X-factor. Simply, Hank believes that it not only makes him super virile but also amplifies the physical, and mutant properties of the mother."

"So what, exactly, are you saying Professor?"

"That our very lives may hinge on the willingness of those two to cooperate."

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End Chapter 3

Brie, Nate and Tessa were born three to four years in the future, (ahem) give or take.