Chapter VI
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Scott walked towards his room. He felt weird. He had seen his weird powers, his black rays. He had hurted Jean with them.
Damn, I feel bad- He murmured, holding his head with his hands. The last thing he knew was that he was on the floor before he blacked out.
A few minutes later, the maid had found Scott and had taken him to his room. Mr. Swift had gone there too.
So? When are you letting him free?- the maid asked.
When the time comes. Right now I've changed his original papers, I've made everything to present him to the world as Jack McMiller's son. I've talked to Jack, he wanted to have a son from Scott's age to help him with the family bussines, you know McMiller's industries are a billionary bussines, Jack needs a son to have the business after his death, and Scott will fit perfectly. I've talked to Jack, and he does totally agree with me- Mr. Swift said.
But Mr. Summers won't agree with you and you know it- The maid said.
I know. I've installed some antitelepath's shield on his brain so Xavier won't find out it's him, I've changed his brainwaves, I've done everything, now I need to tell Scott the truth so he doesn't try to go back to Xavier- Mr. Swift said.
What's his name now?- The maid asked.
Christopher... Christopher McMiller- Mr. Swift said, walking away.
The professor and all the crew were searching for Jean everywhere. She had left them without even a clue, and now they didn't know where she was. Tired of searching, they went back to the institute. The van was parked outside. Jean was in the van, unconscious. Logan immediatly opened the door and took her out.
Is she ok?- Everyone asked.
Seems she's ok, she's just unconscious- Logan said. Everyone smiled. They went inside the institute.
Take her to her room, we'll see what happened when she wakes up- The professor said. Logan took her to her bed.
A couple of hours later, Jean woke up. She felt very weak, and she didn't remember anything.
What happened?- she asked to herself. Logan entered.
Are you ok, Jeannie? What happened?- He asked.
Tell me that was all an awful nightmare, tell me that Scott's in his room, please, Logan- Jean begged. Logan shook his head.
We can't do anything for it, Jeannie, sorry- Logan said. Jean buried her face in her pillow again and started crying. Logan knew she wanted to be alone in that moment, and he left.
Back with Scott, he had woken up already. He was feeling very weird. Mr. Swift entered to his room.
Scott, I need to talk to you... About the truth- Mr. Swift said.
I listen- Scott said, waiting for Mr. Swift to continue.
Follow me, please- Mr. Swift said standing up. Scott followed him to a dark room. When they entered, the lights turned on.
What...?- Scott said, looking everything, very surprised. There were pictures all around the room. Pictures of Scott, Alex, Christopher and Katherine Summers.
I know it is shocking for you to see this, Scott, but I need you to know what really happened that september 21st- Mr. Swift said.
How do you know this?- Scott said. His voice was breaking. There were pictures of the accident. There were pictures of Scott parents' identified bodies all burned near the plane. Scott's heart was about tearing appart.
I'm sorry about that, Scott, you need to be strong- Mr. Swift continued.
How?- he said. Tears were rolling down his cheeks.
That night... you were not going on vacation to Hawaii as your parents may have had told you- Mr. Swift said. Scott was in shock: they weren't going on vacation? How did Mr. Swift know everything? -You were coming here to stay. Christopher and I were very good friends. Actually I'm your godfather. Well, returning to the topic, you were coming here to stay for a while. Nathan Essex was after you- Mr. Swift said. Scott's mind returned to when he was on the orphanage. Essex orphanage. That man... he took him every night and took blood from Scott's veins... made him drink that black liquid that he hated... until he was adopted by the man that made him regret living. He escaped from that nightmare to enter to another. And another, and another, until Xavier took him in. Mr. Swift continued.- He was after you, Scott. I wanted to help your parents. I wanted to return them millions of favors they made for me. Lots of sacrifices that they made for me. Obviously I couldn't. Essex found the way to make your plane crash. Essex thinks you're dead now, Scott. Everything about the accident was carefully planned. The kid you "saved" is not my son. He's an orphan kid. I put a special liquid on your blood. I knew you would wake up a few hours later. I know everything about your powers. I knew you would wake up from death, that's why you had oxygen on your coffin. And why did I do this, you may ask?- Mr. Swift said. Scott was totally freaked out. He didn't understand at all what was happening. Mr. Swift continued.- How old were you when you escaped from the orphanage?- Mr. Swift asked. No response.- You were 9. When you escaped from that prison you were 9 years old. Now you are 19, right? 10 years have passed since you escaped. 10 years has passed since he took your blood. And the scriptures in the ancient egipt, which only a few humans knew and know about, reveal every single mutant's powers, when will they evolve, when will the mutant will be in the climax of power. It revealed that your mutant powers would start evolving since you were 19 years old. It reveals the existance of a lengend, the ultimate battle for the faith of the universe and all the living creatures that live in it. It talks about the Phoenix trinity. It talks about those who form it. But it doesn't reveal names. It only gives a series of clues, describing the creatures that will form the Phoenix Trinity, a God with infinite powers, capable of creating aand destroying in the blink of an eye. The legend talks about the Riptonic Rage Trinity too, the purest evil that anyone could have ever imaginated, a God with truly destructive infinite powers, this God is the evil in it's purest dark form. The clues of it's formers are given too in the scriptures. The legend says that there will be a holy place for the ultimate battle: The COSMOS. But it also reveals that this place is not what we imagine by hearing COSMOS. They mean The Chapel Of Skorm's Mistic Olive Sacrifice. Nobody has ever known where the COSMOS is or what it means to be- Mr. Swift said.
And what does that have to do with my damn blood?- Scott asked, not believing a word from this stranger.
You'll understand when the time comes. The clues are simple, but at the same time complicated:
" July 3rd. Scar behind right ear, seeming like one burning wing. Tragedy will come a day, still a pure heart will remain. Eyes taken away, but someday given again. In the purest soul he will turn, making himself burn. From his ashes he'll come back, to fight by his lover's side. From this love they will make one, completing the trinity to fight back."
" September 13th. Scar behind left ear, seeming like a burning wing. Tragedy will come a day, still a pure heart will remain. Privacy in mind taken away, to never be given again. In the purest soul she'll turn, making herself burn. From her ashes she'll come back, to fight by her lover's side. From this love they'll make one, completing the trinity to fight back."
" March 23th. Scars behind both ears, seeming like two burning wings. Made from the purest love, to fight against evil, who's growing more. Never born, never killed, two souls making one."
July 3rd? That's the day I was borned- Scott said.
Exactly. We discovered that you also had a scar behind your right ear, so we knew that would be you- Mr. Swift said.
September 13th... Jean- Scott said, impressed.
Shhh. Don't say it out loud, Scott, you'll put her in extreme danger if that goes to the wrong ears- Mr. Swift said. Scott lowed his head.
So, now, what does this has to do with Essex? Why does he want me?- Scott asked.
Simple. He knows about the scriptures. He knows that he'll be a part of the future, he's one of the three choosen ones to form part of the Riptonic Rage trinity, with Ehn Sabah Nhur and another mutant. He discovered that he's actually your nemesis, just as you-know-certain-red-headed is Ehn Sabah Nhur's nemesis, and as the other two unknownk persons are each other's nemesis. The scriptures say that before forming both trinities, the persons can try to kill each other's nemesis. If they are succesful, they'll be able to take their nemesis's powers and form a God of their own, not risking anything. That's what Essex wants to do. Kill you.
He could have killed me ages ago- Scott said, rolling his eyes.
No. You were too powerful for him. He needs to see your weaknesses before killing you. He wouldn't risk a confrontation with you, he could have gotten himself killed. What he's doing is creating something to poison you, so he doesn't risk anything. Seems that he hasn't found it, so he needs more blood, so he can continue his research, and when the time comes, kill you- Mr. Swift said.
And why are you doing this? I mean, you don't need to protect me, I can do it for myself- Scott said.
No, Scott, Essex its a genious, he would do whatever he could to get what he needs, even kill your friends if it's nessesary, I'm just asking for a month or so, so your powers finally evolve and he can't do anything else against you- Mr. Swift said. Scott thought about it for a moment. A month was too long, but it was worth it when that meant to protect his friend, his only family. But... was this man saying the truth?
How do I know everything you're telling me it's the truth?- Scott asked.
I promisse I'll talk to you tomorrow about me, you'll know everything- Mr. Swift said.
Right- Scott said, sighing.
Right, so, we'll talk tomorrow. I'll leave you alone, Scott- Mr. Swift said, leaving. Scott sighed. He couldn't wait that long. He had to see Jean. He had to see that she was ok. He needed her. He sighed, and decided to wait for midnight to escape to see her. She would think it was a dream, and he would see her.
When midnight came, Scott went to the garden. It was all clear. He went through some bushes until he faced the wall. He shooted it, and a hole was opened. Like he expected, he found more bushes in the other side of the wall. He took out a chewing gum he had on his pocket and chewed it. He took it out and stood up. He put it on the visible part of the wall, to know where the hole was when he wanted to return. He got into his hands and knees and sneaked out of the mansion. When he was out, he noticed that Xavier's Institute wasn't far from the place. He ran silently to the mansion. He introduced the secret code, and the security systems were disabled. He went to the bushes so the camera wouldn't notice his presence, and he sneaked to the bedrooms side of the institute. He climbed up to Jean's room. He silently tried to open the window, but it was locked.
Dammit, it's closed- he murmured under his breath. He saw Rogue's window opened, and he went to it. He entered silently, and sneaked out and into Jean's room. He silently opened the door and closed it behind him. He smiled. He kneeled next to Jean and shook he gently. She opened her eyes.
Scott?- she asked, not believing it.
Shhh, don't wake the others up- Scott said, smiling.
How?- Jean asked. They were inches apart from each other.
Hey, I'm ok, don't worry- Scott said, under his breath. Jean could feel his warm breath. She couldn't bear the feeling that everything was a dream, she knew it was. She just did what she wanted to do long time ago. She covered his lips with hers. Scott found himself kissing back almost unconsciously. They broke the kiss to breath again. Jean hugged him.
I thought you died, never leave me again- She said, crying.
I'll be near you, don't worry. Now, please, sleep again- Scott said. He got out a little box. He took out from it a little piece of cotton, soaked in something. He put it on Jean's nose, and she fell unconscious. Scott opened the window again and went back to Swift's mansion, enjoying the taste Jean had left in his mouth.
