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- "I've had to look for a sedative enough strong which can be compatible with her pregnancy, but I've found it" he made by entering the room, pulling out the syringe he had brought with him.

Jean noticed it quickly and asked in a suspicious voice:

- "…what is it …?"

- "Atarax" answered Hank, knowing perfectly that the doctor she was knew already its properties.

Seeing that Jean didn't seem to be opposed to it, Beast came closer to her, denuded one of her forearms and proceeded with softness at the injection.

- "Relax yourself now" he said at her in an appeasing tone by massaging her arm during some instants.

Jean murmured a last time that she wanted to fall in a dreamless sleep before shutting her eyes, feeling herself being seized by a woolly wave.

- "She'll sleep for about a dozen of hours" made Hank once the young woman's breath had taken a slow and regular rhythm.

Ororo shook her head:

- "Poor Jean, these nightmares don't leave her anymore…"

- "What's worryin' me the most is that, some days ago she's started to eat almost anythin' again and with her pregnancy…" said Logan.

Hank made a negative sign of the hand:

- "She perfectly knows the baby won't suffer from it given that he'll draw what he needs even if this is to the detriment of his mother…" he made notice before declaring "Well, I think we can go back to sleep."

- "As far as I'm concerned, I won't be able to find the sleep after what I've seen" declared Ororo before looking at her watch "It's 4.30 a.m., I'm gonna have a coffee and watch a movie, if anyone wants to join me ??…" she purposed.

Logan joined her as Hank was casting a last glance at Jean before going out of the room at his turn with the intention of coming back to check the young woman's state at several times just as a precaution.


Three days later, taking advantage of a fresh and powdery snowfall the previous night and of a clear and agreeable morning, the Institute's young mutants were enjoying themselves to their heart's content. The frost had begun to freeze the lake but not enough to allow them to practice ice-skate in all security ; so, Storm and Iceman had forced their hand at nature for the greatest pleasure of all.

Sitting on one of the low wall bordering the principal exterior stairs, Jean and Rogue were drinking hot chocolate and watching the festivities with more or less interest.

- "Hey Bobby ! Aren't you taking a little too much advantage of the situation here ?" sent Tabitha at Icemen who was using his powers here and there.

Rogue laughed when her boyfriend replied by throwing an enormous snow-ball to Boom-Boom who riposted by sending back some of her explosive bombs. A little further on, Jamie was gliding by sledge on an artificial slope made of ice recovered by snow but, negotiating badly his turn, he crashed head-on into a snow-man which all his clones –accidentally set free by the shock– hastened to re-make in front of Amara's and Kitty's menacing looks. Rogue laughed again in front of the scene but cut herself when she saw Jean startle and put her hands on her abdomen in a different way that the one provoked by a particularly strong kick of the baby.

- "Doctor Grey ? Are ya all right ?"

- "…I…I don't know…" she answered, pensive.

She had just felt like a sort of contraction or at least a hardening of the lower-abdomen stronger than the ones which came sometimes with a pregnancy. Seeing that this didn't seem to happen again, she said:

- "…It's over; I believe I'll go back in…"

- "You're gonna be alright ?"

- "…Yes, don't worry Rogue…"

Jean got up, but hadn't even made three steps that a searing pain took her again. Under its influence, she released her cup –which liquid went to spill in the snow which melted in some thousandth of seconds– and plastered her two hands on her abdomen, shutting her eyes and clenching her teeth in order to not screaming; but the pain didn't go away and forced her to doubled up, falling on her knees in the snow, moaning.

- "Doctor Grey ??!" panicked Rogue.

The young mutant had hardly the time to get up when Jean collapsed on the ground, unconscious.

- "Help !!! Doctor McCoy !!!" cried out Rogue running to the telepath' side.

Beast heard the calls and arrived in some jumps, a crowd had hovered around Jean's unconscious body.

- "Move aside" he ordered before seeing that the young woman had collapsed on the ground "Oh, my stars and garters, what happened ?" he asked as he was hurrying near Jean.

Storm quickly joined them and forced back the students for letting some place to Hank while casting worried glances toward her friend.

- "I dunno, she's seemed to feel something at her abdomen, but she's said that she was better. She's wanted to go back in, when she raised herself she suddenly doubled up in pain, and collapsed on the ground even before I could've reacted!" explained Rogue in a voice speeded up by the anxiety. "What's the matter with her ? She's all right, I hope ?"

Hank had leaned in to check her vital signs, the face concentrated.

- "I don't know yet" he answered before rolling up Jean's pull-over in order to palpate a little her abdomen, rounded by five and a half months of pregnancy.

- "She's bleeding !" Rogue cried out suddenly.

As a matter of fact, the snow was beginning to turn red between the young woman's legs. If he hadn't been recovered by a blue fur, Beast would've turned white without a doubt.

- "Oh no !!" he gasped "I must bring her to the med-bay immediately !!"


Storm, Wolverine and the Professor were waiting behind the door of the infirmary.

Rogue had wished to stay too, but they've asked her to keep an eye on the others students with Bobby.

After a solid hour, Hank went out and declared, the face serious, shaking the head in despair.

- "I could not do anything"

to be continued....

evil the cliff-hanger, isn't it ? MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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