A few hours later they were all back at the institute. Wes had stormed off to the garden hating all mutants and everyone that was even remotely connected to them. Eric shared the sentiment but in the interest of finding Jen he kept his sentiments to himself. He knew he had to be strong for both him and Wes, knowing Wes' temper anything could happen.

Cyclops sat beside Jean's bed, she had collapsed just as they reached the institute and the professor had said it was just exhaustion taking over. But, he wasn't so sure about it. He was afraid something had been done to her. It was apparent that Magneto wanted Jen, but for what? The prospect of Jen's mental abilities and her ranger powers under Magneto's control was something that worried him. He knew she was strong, but what he wasn't sure of was if she was strong enough to match wills with Magneto. He could be well….persuasive giving it a human term there were other things it could be described as and none of them were good.

"Scott." Jean said weakly waking him from his reverie.

"I'm right here." He said taking her hand. "How are you feeling?"

"Like a bomb went off in my head." She answered. "What happened?"

"You don't remember?"

"No."

"You were captured by Magneto after you, well…died at Alkalai Lake. You saved us all."

"Died?" Jean said confused. "What do you mean?"

"You helped the X-jet escape a tidal wave when the dam burst, but you gave up your life in the process."

Jean looked distraught. "How long was I gone?"

"It was almost a year." He answered sadly. But then brightened. "I'm just so glad to have you back." He whispered pulling her into his arms.

She pulled away after a long embrace. "But, how did I get back here."

"A strong willed woman named Jen." Eric replied from the door. "She had growing psychic powers. You tapped into them and used them to help your friends find you."

"Where is she?" Jean asked. "I'd like to meet her."

"You can't" Eric responded bitterly. "Magneto has her. He used you to trap her."

Jean bowed her head. "I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend."

"You make it sound like she's dead." Eric said quickly.

"No, no she isn't I can still feel her." Jean countered.

"Well then you're going to be the ones to help us find her." Wes said darkly coming into the room.

"Jean, this is Wes." Scott said. "He's Jen's fiancée."

Jean put a hand to her lips. "I-I don't know what to say."

"You couldn't say anything that will make what happened any better or change my mind about mutants."

Scott began to retort, Wes cut him off.

"I know you're my only hope of finding her so I'm putting my feelings aside until then. But after that all bets are off." Wes turned and stalked out of the room.

"Wes." Jean called after him.

"I wouldn't, he's a very stubborn man." Eric warned. "You're not going to easily change his mind. He relies mostly on people's actions to help him make up his mind. So far, he's been deceived, scared, and has had the woman he loves more than life itself stolen from him all by mutants. It doesn't paint a very good picture."

Cyclops shook his head and looked at Jean who was staring out the doorway.