"We are gathered here today, to morn the loss of Charles Frances
Xavier." said the minister. "Now, I believe Scott Summers and his wife Jean
would like to say a few words." The minister stepped down from the podeum
and sat in his seat on the first pew. The sevece was a privet one and was
held at the local chruch. Storm, Beast, Andi, Mian, Knole and Nehtogent sat
on the first row in the second section. Luke sat right behind them next to
where Jean and Scott had been sitting and all of the other students who had
been and were students of Xavier filled all of the seats behind the team. .
Wolverine and Theressa stood in the back of the church as they listened to
Scott's words.
"I have known Xavier ever since I was a teenager. He found a boy who had not opened his eyes in months because if he did, he would kill someone. I was his first student and Jean, my wife, was his first female student. We started the X-men team and once we were old enough, we began to teach others. When Jean and I were around twenty we met many of the people you see here to night...."
Wolverine turned to his daughter. He looked at her face and saw, that it was wet and her eyes were red and swollen. She said something but he couldn't hear it so he asked.
"You say somethin'?"
"I should have been able to save him! He gave me my powers back, plus what was left of his, and I couldn't save his life! It's my fault he's dead! It's all my fault!" Logan took his daughter in his arms and tried to calm her as tears, uncontrollably, came running down her, all ready, wet face.
"It ain't yer fault! He did what he had to do! He did it for us. Yah have to know that. He doesn't want yah to blame yerself for somethin' you couldn't stop. It was the same way with yah when yah left. The kids blamed themselves for you leaven and Chris gone. You ain't got ta blame yerself an' neither do they."
I know but I can't help it. I hurt so much dad and I want to blame someone and the only person I can blame without getting mad at anyone is myself. I lost a friend and my son, all in one day. I just hope that we don't have to run in to them again. I know it's a terrible thing for a mother to say about her son but I do."
A few days later, Theressa found Scott on the balcony of her room. He hadn't been much for talking but since he was on her balcony, she thought he wanted to talk.
"How you holding up?" She asked as she walked onto the balcony.
"Okay, I guess. I know you lost your son as well as Xavier and I don't know how it feels to lose a child but I do know what it feels like to lose someone you love. Theressa, Jean, Storm, Beast and I are leaving. We don't think that we can continue to be X-men with the man who created it, gone. I'll tell banshee that you may nee some help and I'll give you his number."
"When are you leaving?" Theressa asked as she held back the tears. Scott looked down and so did Theressa. She saw Jean, storm and Beast, packing the X-van with all of their belongings.
"Now, I suppose." Scott said as he began to walk off of the balcony and to the door.
"Scott," Theressa said as she grabbed his arm. "How about on last flight with me?" She asked with a smile. He nodded and grabbed her hand. She telekinetically flew herself and Scott down to where he needed to be. She saw that everyone else was all ready there. Once she landed Jean came over to her.
"Listen," She said. "If you can't handle these new powers of yours, call me and I'll come running. The parents of the students all ready came by and picked them up. We want the parents to think about having their children here if Xavier is not. Other than that. This whole place is yours. Take good care of it will you?"
"Yeah, I will." Theressa hugged Jean and then Storm, Beast and finally Scott. He handed her a number, where he could be reached. "You take care of yourself, you hear?" Theressa said as she hugged Scott. "I will." He said as he got into the driver's seat of the van. Once everyone had received a hug and some good-bye information, Jean, Storm and Beast got in the van with Scott and drove off. Wolverine sent Andi, Mian, Knole, and Nethogent inside so that he could be alone with his daughter.
"Andi told me that they are going to hold off on the wedding until this whole thing is far in the past and you feel up to being there." He wrapped his arm around his daughter as the watched the sun set together.
A few moments later Luke came out. "I think I better go too." Luke said to Theressa. She nodded her head.
"You remember where your truck is right?" She asked.
Luke nodded his head and walked away. Theressa couldn't help but think that she had had her last adventure for a very long time. Wolverine looked at his daughter.
"You want to go in?"
"No, not yet Dad. Can you stay out here with me?"
"I'll stay out here as long as you need me to." And indeed he did. He stayed with Theressa until midnight when she was finally ready to go in and face her children.
"I have known Xavier ever since I was a teenager. He found a boy who had not opened his eyes in months because if he did, he would kill someone. I was his first student and Jean, my wife, was his first female student. We started the X-men team and once we were old enough, we began to teach others. When Jean and I were around twenty we met many of the people you see here to night...."
Wolverine turned to his daughter. He looked at her face and saw, that it was wet and her eyes were red and swollen. She said something but he couldn't hear it so he asked.
"You say somethin'?"
"I should have been able to save him! He gave me my powers back, plus what was left of his, and I couldn't save his life! It's my fault he's dead! It's all my fault!" Logan took his daughter in his arms and tried to calm her as tears, uncontrollably, came running down her, all ready, wet face.
"It ain't yer fault! He did what he had to do! He did it for us. Yah have to know that. He doesn't want yah to blame yerself for somethin' you couldn't stop. It was the same way with yah when yah left. The kids blamed themselves for you leaven and Chris gone. You ain't got ta blame yerself an' neither do they."
I know but I can't help it. I hurt so much dad and I want to blame someone and the only person I can blame without getting mad at anyone is myself. I lost a friend and my son, all in one day. I just hope that we don't have to run in to them again. I know it's a terrible thing for a mother to say about her son but I do."
A few days later, Theressa found Scott on the balcony of her room. He hadn't been much for talking but since he was on her balcony, she thought he wanted to talk.
"How you holding up?" She asked as she walked onto the balcony.
"Okay, I guess. I know you lost your son as well as Xavier and I don't know how it feels to lose a child but I do know what it feels like to lose someone you love. Theressa, Jean, Storm, Beast and I are leaving. We don't think that we can continue to be X-men with the man who created it, gone. I'll tell banshee that you may nee some help and I'll give you his number."
"When are you leaving?" Theressa asked as she held back the tears. Scott looked down and so did Theressa. She saw Jean, storm and Beast, packing the X-van with all of their belongings.
"Now, I suppose." Scott said as he began to walk off of the balcony and to the door.
"Scott," Theressa said as she grabbed his arm. "How about on last flight with me?" She asked with a smile. He nodded and grabbed her hand. She telekinetically flew herself and Scott down to where he needed to be. She saw that everyone else was all ready there. Once she landed Jean came over to her.
"Listen," She said. "If you can't handle these new powers of yours, call me and I'll come running. The parents of the students all ready came by and picked them up. We want the parents to think about having their children here if Xavier is not. Other than that. This whole place is yours. Take good care of it will you?"
"Yeah, I will." Theressa hugged Jean and then Storm, Beast and finally Scott. He handed her a number, where he could be reached. "You take care of yourself, you hear?" Theressa said as she hugged Scott. "I will." He said as he got into the driver's seat of the van. Once everyone had received a hug and some good-bye information, Jean, Storm and Beast got in the van with Scott and drove off. Wolverine sent Andi, Mian, Knole, and Nethogent inside so that he could be alone with his daughter.
"Andi told me that they are going to hold off on the wedding until this whole thing is far in the past and you feel up to being there." He wrapped his arm around his daughter as the watched the sun set together.
A few moments later Luke came out. "I think I better go too." Luke said to Theressa. She nodded her head.
"You remember where your truck is right?" She asked.
Luke nodded his head and walked away. Theressa couldn't help but think that she had had her last adventure for a very long time. Wolverine looked at his daughter.
"You want to go in?"
"No, not yet Dad. Can you stay out here with me?"
"I'll stay out here as long as you need me to." And indeed he did. He stayed with Theressa until midnight when she was finally ready to go in and face her children.