Disclaimer: Okay, I lied. I do own ONE character in this fic but that's about it. For those of you who care Lhach's name either means 'flame' or 'fire' in Elvish (I am a big LOTR fan ).
A flash of lightning darted across the sky, lighting a path of electricity as it goes. Rain pounded down hard on the Institute. It had been raining for what seemed like ages to the students. But not nearly long enough for Xavior.
Xavior sat in the library: the only quiet place in the house at the time. He sat motionless in front of the fire staring down at the flames. They crackled and hissed in a way that reminded Xavior of that morning. He had been trying so hard with Lhach for almost two years now but he seemed to have given up hope. Ever sense Lhach was born he had been complaining about nightmares where he kills someone. But the description he gave of the person reminded Xavior of Kitty Pride. One of the younger kids at the Institute. She hadn't been there long enough to know about Lhach though. Not many have. Only Jean and a few others.
Xavior sighed. Maybe Lhach's powers where too much for them both. Lhach would always change before his powers were unleashed. He seemed to change into a different person. But now, Xavior found a double pulse that made him worry even more than before.
Xavior had been so deep in thought he hadn't noticed Jean coming into the dimly lit room. She starred down at the fire for a while, "Professor?"
Xavior looked up, "Hello Jean."
"How'd it go with Lhach?" She asked carefully.
Xavior sighed again, "Not good. Lhach's powers are simply too much for him. He's beginning to give up hope."
"But, you haven't," Jeans studied his expression, "Have you, professor?"
Xavior looked down at the floor, "I don't know."
There was a moment of silence before Xavior spoke up again, "I found something unusual today that worries me."
"What?"
"Lhach had an outburst of energy today and when I tried to calm him down, I noticed something unusual," Xavior took a breath, "Lhach has a double pulse."
Jean looked down at him, "What?"
"I had to enter Lhach's mind and I found that he has a double pulse. One that beats faster than the other."
"But…how is that possible?"
Xavior frowned, "I don't know, but also when I was in there he began saying something in a different language. He's been doing that lately but I can't figure out what it is. I tried almost every language but nothing translates."
"Did you try Judip?"
Xavior raised an eyebrow, "Judip?"
"Yes, Judip. It's a language that not many people know," Jean explained, "Because it's so simple."
"What do you mean? Like it's a language that is as simple as saying something backwards?"
"Precisely." Jean smiled, "In fact, it basically is saying something backwards. As in 'hello' is 'Olleh'. Or 'good-bye' is 'Eyb-doog'."
"How do you know that?"
"Well," Jean started, "Most telekinetics know about it. I don't know how, we just do."
Xavior paused, "But, Lhach isn't telekinetic."
"Are you sure?"
"No, I'm not."
"Could this have something to do with the double pulse you heard?"
"Maybe."
Jean thought for a moment, "What was Lhach saying?"
Xavior sighed, "I don't know. He says it so quietly and then he screams it." Xavior recalled back to the incident, "I think he said something like, 'teg yapleh, emwa morf em'."
"Teg yapleh emwa morf em?"
"Something like that."
Jean thought about it, "Get helpay awme from me? No I don't think that's Judip."
"But there is some familiar words in that sentence. Only they don't quite tie together. 'Get' and 'from me' are the only ones."
"So what do you think it could mean?"
"I'm not sure."
The next day, the sun refused to shine and the rain had only let up a little. The day seemed to drag on forever, especially for Xavior. He came downstairs early in the morning (although it looked as if it were night) to find Jean.
He noticed her sitting at the table talking to Kitty. Xavior wheeled himself over to them.
"Good morning Jean, Kitty."
"Hi professor," Kitty said first.
Xavior looked at Jean and then at Kitty, "Might I have a word with Jean alone?"
Kitty nodded, "Sure." She walked casually out of room. However, Kitty Pride knew there was something going on. With all the commotion going on the other day she simply couldn't handle the temptation.
Kitty closed the door behind her but did not leave. She stood by the door, listing in on the conversation.
"I just received a call from Westin Hills," Xavior began, 'The mental facility Lhach stays in, informing me that they discovered something on Lhach. They say they might have an idea on what he's saying but they just need to confirm it. I'd much appreciate it you would accompany me, seeing how you know so much about this 'Judip' language. It might be exactly what they've found."
On the other side of the door Kitty was confused. Who was Lhach and what was Judip? Had Xavior really been hiding something like this from everyone? Kitty decided to take a closer view.
Jean stared at Xavior, "Um, okay. I'll go. When are we leaving?"
"As soon as possible."
Out of no where came a loud thud. Jean and Xavior turned to see Kitty on the ground in front of the closed door.
She winced and slowly picked herself up. She saw Xavior and Jean looking at her, "Um, yeah. Hi. I was just, uh, like, walking down the hallway and I slipped and, uh, fell." Kitty gave a weak smile.
Xavior raised an eyebrow, "Have any other excuses you'd like to try before I respond."
"Nope, that's all I got."
"Good." Xavior turned and began to walk towards the door, "Then you're coming with us."
"What?" Jean stammered, "But, professor, she might get hurt. I mean Lhach…"
"It's okay Jean, I'm not doing anything with Lhach today. Just seeing what the scientists found."
"But professor…"
"If she really wants to know what's going on I have no intentions of keeping her from the truth."
Jean shook her head and followed Xavior, "Are you coming Kitty?"
Kitty smiled, "Yeah!" She ran up to Jean, "So, who's Lhach?"
"I'll tell you on the way there."
"Great." Kitty blinked, "Where are we going?"
Sorry this one was so short. I would have added the next chapter to it but then it'd be too long. So needless to say the next chapter will be short like this too. I expected this one to explain some more but I didn't give you much. Don't worry, it'll be easier to follow tomorrow. Please review. Thanks.