Jen stared at the strangely clad man in front of them.

"Who is that?" She whispered to Logan who stood protectively beside the Rangers.

"That's Magneto, hate him he's scum."

Jen looked at Logan in surprise. "He just saved our lives?"

"Yeah, but he wants somethin' and you can bet it ain't gonna be good." Logan growled.

"Magneto, what are you doing out here?" Scott asked him suspiciously.

"Same thing you are, looking for Dr. Grey."

"What do you want with her and how do you know that's what we're doing here?"

"A little bird told me." Magneto answered as a bird lit upon his shoulder and then formed into Mystique.

"Why, you..." Logan growled taking a step toward Magneto.

Scott put his arm up stopping Logan. "Don't give him the pleasure of your pain."

He turned to Magneto. "What do you want with Jean?" He asked a little more forcefully.

"Her safe return."

"I don't believe you." Scott said coldly.

"Believe what you will but we are wasting precious daylight. Are we going to search for the good Doctor or not?" Magneto said angrily.

"All right." Scott agreed "But if you so much as try to harm anyone here."

"You'll regret it." Logan finished for him flashing an Adamantium claw.

"Jen!" Wes cried as she collapsed in his arms.

The others turned, their differences set aside for the moment.

"Wes what is it?" Scott asked hurrying to Jen's side.

"I-I don't know...she just" he said frightened.

Jen's eyes opened she didn't look at Wes. "Scott?" Jean's voice emanated from Jen's lips.

"Jean, I'm here. Where are you?"

"There's a longhouse not far from here. Please hurry Scott!"

Jen's eyes closed again. She awakened a few minutes later.

"Jen?"

"Wes? What happened? Where are we?" Jen asked.

"Alkali Lake, you don't remember?"

"No." Jen said weakly.

"Come on we have to go. You three stay here it isn't safe."

"NO!" Jen said forcing herself to stand. "I have to do this."

She took a few steps forward and stumbled. Wes caught her.

"Jen, maybe you shouldn't be doing this."

"Wes." Jen said sternly.

"There's no changing her mind." Wes said simply.

"Then let's get a move on." Logan said anxiously. "I don't like the smell of this place."

They found the longhouse in a clearing and went inside. A strange scent was in the air. Wes frowned in disgust.

"Can't take it can ya?" Logan chuckled.

"I'm fine!" Wes said stubbornly even though the stench made him ill.

There was a fire in the farthest part of the longhouse. As Scott approached it he couldn't believe what he saw. It was Jean! She was covered in a thick blanket of pelts and being tended to by a shaman.

"Jean!" Scott cried rushing to her side.

Just as he reached her side Pyro appeared from nowhere attacking Bobby and Rogue.

"What are you doing?" Bobby cried in dismay.

"What I should have done a long time ago." Pyro leered. "Destroy the X-men."

He threw a punch at Bobby who quickly dodged it only to be caught from behind by Toad. Bobby was slammed to the ground and fell unconscious.

"Bobby!" Rogue screamed throwing herself at Pyro who spun around with a wheel kick and threw her against the wall.

Sabretooth broke through the wall Logan caught his scent and slammed into him stopping him from hitting Cyclops.

Scott wheeled around aiming his visor carefully at the fighting duo. Suddenly he was thrown forward and his blast broke through the roof.

"Time for Timeforce!" Jen and Wes cried morphing into their Ranger forms.

"Quantum Power!" Eric yelled morphing.

They attacked Mystique who had grabbed Cyclops from behind. She spun around and easily deflected their attack but let go of Cyclops in the process.

A ball of fire burst from the fire beside Jean's unconscious body. Jen dodged the fireball that seemed aimed at her.

She felt a needle slide into her back and then collapsed into blackness.

There was a bright flash of light and Magneto, Pyro, Sabretooth, and Mystique vanished.

"What just happened here?" Eric asked.

"I-I don't know?" Scott answered coughing. "But we need to get out of here fast. They'll be back."

"Jen?" Wes cried spinning around "Jen?"

Eric turned. Everyone was accounted for except Jen.

"It was Magneto he grabbed her just before the flash." Rogue said anxiously from Bobby's side.

"I'll kill him!" Wes cried angrily.

"We need to get back to the school. We have a better chance of finding her from there." Scott said pulling Jean from the pile of blankets. He looked for the shaman but he was nowhere to be seen.

"I can't leave her behind!" Wes cried falling to his knees.

"Wes Jen isn't here. She's someplace else. Scott is right we have to ask the professor for help."

A gasp from Rogue brought attention to the fallen Bobby.

"What is it Rogue?" Cyclops asked.

"It's blood," Rogue stammered.

Logan lifted Bobby's body from the floor. "We need to get out of here now!" He ordered.