Shout outs:
ldypebsaby: Your questions should hopefully be answered soon. Glad you enojyed the other part.
Agent-G: Well, it may seem that way but it will be more Romy than a triangle. Peter will have his true interest soon enough. As for MJ, there's a lot of possibilities with her. And May is obviously worried sick, and Peter will have a hard time explaining everything. It will be a tough decision for him to choose whether or not to reveal his secret to her.
SickMindedSucker: Thank you for noticing that! The explanation will be covered somewhat in this chapter. Glad you enjoyed the other part.
korrd: I understand that it seeme SpiderMan had gone down a little too easy against Mystique. Just to point out though, this is before the second movie. So sorry if it seemed he was kinda weak, because he surely is not weak.
Disclaimer: Don't own SpiderMan or X-men Evolution.
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Trapped in one's own mind is horrible.
It was at least, for Jean Grey.
Helpless, vulnerable, and scared; she stood, watching everything unfold around her. Any thoughts the Symbiote had entered her own mind, as well as the reverse. As it was though, Jean found herself locked away from her friends, unable to help them and reveal what was being plotted. What was worst though, was when she'd watched through the Symbiote's eyes while her body attacked her own friends.
Only days ago she'd been bound by the alien, trapped away in her own mindscape and discarded. She'd attacked Peter, Sam, Lance, and Rogue, easily taking them down. Peter had proved a little more powerful, and had even saved the other two guys. Of course, due to the power of memory erasing via telepathic contact, neither of the three remembered the event. As it would've have seemed that Rogue had been snatched up by the Symbiote, the truth was hidden. The real Rogue was somewhere else in the mansion. The other Rogue had truly been Mystique herself.
From what the Symbiote knew and what Mystique had explained, Jean knew the metamorph mutant had found out about a man named Eddie Brock, and had intended for the Symbiote to overtake her. Jean expected it was probably for the power. But the plan ha failed, so she'd offered it a deal once the two had escaped. Jean had yet to figure out the deal completely, but Mystique wanted Peter and she wanted something else, having to do with Mayor Kelly. Whatever the Symbiote got in return, Jean did not know. Maybe it was just for the fun of it, but she was sure there was something else being planned. Bonded with the Symbiote, she knew it had other plans. Mystique was just leverage for everything to work out.
And right now, through the eyes of the Symbiote, Jean watched the institute gates ripped off their hinges and discarded. A flick of the wrist disabled the security system. Then the infiltration began.
Jean could only watch again, knowing she was useless in the aid of her threatened friends. All she could do now was fight it; fight the Symbiote. She may be too weak to stop it now, but hopefully she could intervene before it was too late.
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An eerie cackling laugh of delight filled the foyer of the mansion, as Symbiote Jean floated quickly through the air. The targeted area was clear, and the plan was in mind. All it took now was a little tampering, and then the deed for Mystique would be complete. Once that became complete, everything would be ready to move into place. The Symbiote wanted power, control, and this was the place to get it.
The elevator doors opened without the touch of the button, and started to move down towards the basement levels even though there was no power on the first floor. As the Symbiote pushed open the doors, it became evident that the underground levels were still fully charged. But for only so long.
Symbiote Jean floated into the control room, easily blowing in the doors with a rush of telekinesis. Before an alarm could even sound to warn of an intruder, the main circuit board became compressed roughly, the power disabling instantly. With a few waves of TK, the supporting systems were crushed. All power in the lower levels diminished, leaving a few lights on only because of a hidden generator. It didn't matter, because the supportive electricity would not affect the object of importance in the Symbiote's search.
Cerebro.
After a moment of casual floating through the underground level, Symbiote Jean came upon the powerful barrier that separated Cerebro from her. However, without power to add to its strength to defend the Professor's amazing invention, the large door shuddered under a light siege of TK. A moment passed before it completely crumbled, compressing and folding like paper. The small chunk dragged across the floor and to the side, allowing the overtaken Jean took strode with a casual walk. Immensely eager to test out the device, she quickly found herself immediately moving her long fingers along the console and headpiece. It was a marvel indeed, and with Jean Grey's increased telepathic prowess, the Symbiote had easy access and control over the machine. Carefully slipping the helmet over her now violet and thick tresses, Symbiote Jean centered her telepathy for optimum efficiency.
A completely new world opened up, far beyond what Symbiote Jean believed she could actually have access too.
With the lowest level of concentration, all the mutants inside the mansion became apparent with details. The easiest search could tell her what they were dreaming, and if they were awake, what they were thinking. There was no defense against it, especially since they were all unaware that their thoughts could be accessed so freely and easily. However, mutants were not the targets.
Symbiote Jean had no plans of harming anyone; instead, she was more interested in the power of persuasion. That was currently powerful waves of mind opinion and memory altering telepathy. With a little more concentration, every human's mind became open to her. Even though it was a great deal, there was little pressure on the Symbiote. With Cerebro and Jean Grey's telepathic abilities, any problems of being overwhelmed had long since washed away. So, without anymore pondering, the Symbiote sent forth to complete her task.
Memories, feelings, and opinions were altered. Some were asleep, some were simply strolling around the city, but none were protected from her "persuasion". Although there were a few who did not hold any kind of grudge or biased opinion against mutants, all the others were instantly changed. A façade of memories and false emotions were subjected to them, easily convincing them that the people they considered monsters were actually heroes.
When Jean finished; only a minute later; every human in Bayville regarded mutants as friends, helpers, or just people with true motives. No more was their bigotry or hatred. Now, everything was finished.
Reluctantly, Symbiote Jean removed the headpiece and set it back down on the console. The whole experience gave her a lust for more power, mainly that of the mind. And she knew just where to get it.
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Charles Xavier had experience peaceful dreams and terrorizing nightmare, most introduced by rough days or tarnishing experiences. Now, however, he'd sensed someone in his dream, in his head. He wakened immediately, already scanning the mansion telepathically. There was a rapidly moving intruder nearby, and although their mind was too complex to search for motives, he knew one thing.
They were coming toward him.
In the blink of an eye, the bedroom door was blown off its hinges and sent crashing into a desk across the room. Charles quickly prepared himself mentally, already setting up his defenses.
What came into his room shocked him, almost causing him to loose his concentration.
He recognized her instantly, or moreover, her form. It was Jean Grey all right, even though a thicker, violet mane had replaced her red one. Charles could sense her once she was close. But there was a presence binding her, overtaking her, and as he took in her appearance, he had the answer.
Just like Eddie Brock, Jean Grey's body was covered by the Symbiote like uniform, with the difference that instead of black it was a dark violet. It crossed Charles' mind that this could be the first time the Symbiote had bonded with a mutant, but he wasn't sure. Either way, it was now extremely powerful with the expansion on Jean's powers.
As the Symbiote moved toward Charles' bed with a mysterious and menacing smirk, he furthered his defenses a bit more before Symbiote Jean engaged him with a psychic duel.
Their minds clashed, as both mutants were thrusted into the astral plane, which tool the form of Jean's choice. A dark cloud loomed overhead, bearing down on Charles with streaks of lightning and pounding thunder. The ground below him was littered with dead plants, and the sky above was masked by a foggy mist. Eerie moonlight pierced through it though, making them mood even more mysterious. A chilling wind passed along Charles' while he took stand on his own two legs. It was a special joy of being on the astral plane for him, except that it was usually under threatening circumstances. He rarely reached the place for his own pleasure. It was always a temptation nonetheless.
A telepathic blow knocked Charles off his feet, but he struck back with his own psionic forces. To his horror though, the Symbiote had hardly pushed back.
The bonding must have increased Jean's powers by far more than I had anticipated, he thought glumly. He would not give up though.
The two exchanged blows and counters, each wearing down considerably. But Charles was being overwhelmed, brought down by the Symbiote. After another blow was dealt to him, Charles considered something he feared would not be the wisest decision. It was risky, but it was needed.
Delivering a strategizing attack, Charles penetrated into the weakest area of the Symbiote.
Jean Grey's conscious.
He was extremely careful not to cause any harm to her, as his intentions were to combine forces with her. The redhead mutant was hardly reachable through the Symbiote, but he felt a connection. Their link was weak, but he made sure to try to assist Jean in her own actions against the Symbiote.
For a second Symbiote Jean cried out, and dropped to her knees. Charles released an onslaught of psychic barrages, but was cautious enough not to cause too much damage in fear of harming Jean. However, something was wrong.
As the Symbiote howled in pain, he felt the weak link broken between him and Jean. Having delved into Jean's conscious and overpowered the Symbiote, he finally noticed that it had been a mistake.
Symbiote Jean regained herself, and now became uncontrollably enraged by Charles' tampering. A final blow was dealt that totally overwhelmed him, hitting him with power that was beyond even his wildest anticipations. He was knocked right out of the astral plane while the Symbiote lost control. The tampering done to her had caused any residual resistance of Jean Grey to be deflated.
Now, the Symbiote was fully in control.
And Charles Xavier had been beaten.
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A/N: That's to start up the Symbiote thing again. There's a lot more in store now that Jean's lost it. Professor also took a very hard hit. Next chapter will deal with how the rest of the X-men handle the out of control Symbiote Jean.