Chapter 3: One Month Later
Disclaimer: I still own only Moneda
Upon their return to the Institute Jubilee stayed close to Ororo as the team was sent down to the medical lab to be given a once over by Jean and Hank.
Needless to say Ororo was a little on edge when Wolverine walked into the room to see how Jubilee was. Once he made sure she was alright he turned toward Rogue and Storm to ask, "You up fer a Danger Room session?"
"Aw, c'mon Logan we just got back and Ah don't know about ya'll, but Ah'm tired!" said Rogue.
"What about you, Stormy?" Logan persisted.
"Uh, no I am rather tired as well, maybe another time." Ororo said quickly as she backed out of the room.
Everyone in the room watched her leave and the door close behind her.
"De hell's wrong with, Stormy?" asked Gambit.
"Ah'm sure she's just tired," said Rogue.
Jubilee, who had heard the whole story on the car ride home, decided to keep her mouth shut, for the first time in her life.
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The next morning Storm was absent from the Danger Room session. She felt it was in her best interest to see Professor Xavier first thing and explain the situation, before Jean or one of the telepaths picked up on either her or Jubilee's thoughts.
The Prof. sat quietly behind his desk, hands clasped, and listened to the whole story from beginning to end.
"Storm, are you certain Victor will take responsibility if this does in fact result in a child?" asked Xavier.
"No, Charles, I'm not certain of anything other than three of my teammates most likely have been dead of I didn't do something." admitted Storm, "I couldn't live with myself if something had happened and I could have prevented it!"
"I understand," said Charles.
"Charles, I am begging you don't tell anyone, please."
"Of course not, Ororo," the Prof. assured her.
_-_-_-_
Later that day in the kitchen Storm headed down for a late breakfast. Scott, Logan, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Rogue and Jubilee were all milling about the kitchen when Ororo walked in.
"And just where were you?" asked Wolverine, "We all had a trainin' session this mornin', although apparently you didn't!"
"Oh, I had to see the Professor this morning," explained Storm.
"Why didn't you say something before?" asked Scott, "We would have found a replacement if you thought the meeting would run into training."
"It was bad morning, alright?" Storm was not in the mood for talking.
"Is something wrong? Can ve help?" asked Kurt.
"No!-Nothing is wrong!" Storm snapped as she poured some coffee into a mug.
"Um-are you sure you want to be doing that?" asked Jubilee.
"Doing what?" asked Storm.
"Drinking coffee!" said Jubilee like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Whay would it matter if she's drinkin' coffee or not?" asked Rogue.
"No reason," said Jubilee quickly, "I think I left the tub running I should go turn it off-back in sec."
Jubilee turned to leave, but Gambit grabbed her upper arm.
"You a bad lie-ya, Cher!"
"Ah, Gambit, let-me-go!" Jubilee tried to squirm away unsuccessfully.
"One a you start talking an' it better not be about the weather!" said Wolverine crossing his arms.
~15 Minutes Later~
SKNIT!
"Why-would you do that?" asked Scott in absolute horror.
"Gambit was going to die of blood loss, Jubilee could have been bleeding internally, some loose bone marrow could have lodged in Scott's brain and caused an aneurism and Kurt could have frozen to death from blood loss after the sun went down! What did you expect me to do, let you all die?!"
"Gambit could have made it on his own!" insisted Remy.
"They pumped 2 pints of blood into you!" Storm yelled at Gambit.
"Well I would have been fine!" said Jubilee with confidence.
"You were on a respirator for two hours before your breathing became regular again!" Ororo pointed out.
"Ja vell-" Kurt began.
"Don't start, Kurt," Storm cut him off, "You have 50 stitches!"
"What now?" asked Wolverine.
"We wait," said Scott, "there's nothing else we can do."
"What possessed you to keep yer shirt on?!" asked Rogue.
Everyone stared at her like she was insane.
"What?" asked Rogue.
~*~ 1 Month Later ~*~
You could cut the tension in the med lab with a knife.
Gambit was leaning in the doorframe. Rogue was standing to the left of Gambit. Wolverine was leaning up against the cabinets, while Jubilee sat beside him on top of the cabinets. Jean was sitting down in an office chair behind a computer with Scott standing behind her, while Hank was manning the printer.
It seemed like a millennia had come and gone before the printer went off-
Actually it was more like fifteen minutes. You see Jean took a blood sample from Storm and tested it in a very technologically advanced piece of equipment, resembling a toaster oven, that could be hooked up to a printer to give a full diagnostic print out.
Hank tore the print out off.
"Well?" Ororo asked nervously.
"Is she gonna have a baby or not?!" asked Jubilee impatiently.
"In a word-," said Hank, "yes."
THUD!-Gambit passed out.
BAMF-Kurt ported into the room.
"Some guy just pulled up in a limo. He says he vas sent by Sabertooth to pick Storm up." Kurt reported, "The Professor is talking vith him."
"I'll go pack a bag," said Storm rather detached.
They all watched as Storm left the room, with the exception of Remy, of course, who was still unconscious. The wonder on all their minds was how could she remain so calm.
The truth is Storm knew. She had been sick some mornings and felt dizzy at times, but she neglected to tell anyone. Just chalking it up to bad sushi, the only problem was that she had never eaten sushi in her life and wasn't planning on starting anytime soon. Probably figuring if she ignored all the symptoms they would just go away.
_-_-_-_
Later that night the limo sped off through the darkness with Storm.
Disclaimer: I still own only Moneda
Upon their return to the Institute Jubilee stayed close to Ororo as the team was sent down to the medical lab to be given a once over by Jean and Hank.
Needless to say Ororo was a little on edge when Wolverine walked into the room to see how Jubilee was. Once he made sure she was alright he turned toward Rogue and Storm to ask, "You up fer a Danger Room session?"
"Aw, c'mon Logan we just got back and Ah don't know about ya'll, but Ah'm tired!" said Rogue.
"What about you, Stormy?" Logan persisted.
"Uh, no I am rather tired as well, maybe another time." Ororo said quickly as she backed out of the room.
Everyone in the room watched her leave and the door close behind her.
"De hell's wrong with, Stormy?" asked Gambit.
"Ah'm sure she's just tired," said Rogue.
Jubilee, who had heard the whole story on the car ride home, decided to keep her mouth shut, for the first time in her life.
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The next morning Storm was absent from the Danger Room session. She felt it was in her best interest to see Professor Xavier first thing and explain the situation, before Jean or one of the telepaths picked up on either her or Jubilee's thoughts.
The Prof. sat quietly behind his desk, hands clasped, and listened to the whole story from beginning to end.
"Storm, are you certain Victor will take responsibility if this does in fact result in a child?" asked Xavier.
"No, Charles, I'm not certain of anything other than three of my teammates most likely have been dead of I didn't do something." admitted Storm, "I couldn't live with myself if something had happened and I could have prevented it!"
"I understand," said Charles.
"Charles, I am begging you don't tell anyone, please."
"Of course not, Ororo," the Prof. assured her.
_-_-_-_
Later that day in the kitchen Storm headed down for a late breakfast. Scott, Logan, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Rogue and Jubilee were all milling about the kitchen when Ororo walked in.
"And just where were you?" asked Wolverine, "We all had a trainin' session this mornin', although apparently you didn't!"
"Oh, I had to see the Professor this morning," explained Storm.
"Why didn't you say something before?" asked Scott, "We would have found a replacement if you thought the meeting would run into training."
"It was bad morning, alright?" Storm was not in the mood for talking.
"Is something wrong? Can ve help?" asked Kurt.
"No!-Nothing is wrong!" Storm snapped as she poured some coffee into a mug.
"Um-are you sure you want to be doing that?" asked Jubilee.
"Doing what?" asked Storm.
"Drinking coffee!" said Jubilee like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Whay would it matter if she's drinkin' coffee or not?" asked Rogue.
"No reason," said Jubilee quickly, "I think I left the tub running I should go turn it off-back in sec."
Jubilee turned to leave, but Gambit grabbed her upper arm.
"You a bad lie-ya, Cher!"
"Ah, Gambit, let-me-go!" Jubilee tried to squirm away unsuccessfully.
"One a you start talking an' it better not be about the weather!" said Wolverine crossing his arms.
~15 Minutes Later~
SKNIT!
"Why-would you do that?" asked Scott in absolute horror.
"Gambit was going to die of blood loss, Jubilee could have been bleeding internally, some loose bone marrow could have lodged in Scott's brain and caused an aneurism and Kurt could have frozen to death from blood loss after the sun went down! What did you expect me to do, let you all die?!"
"Gambit could have made it on his own!" insisted Remy.
"They pumped 2 pints of blood into you!" Storm yelled at Gambit.
"Well I would have been fine!" said Jubilee with confidence.
"You were on a respirator for two hours before your breathing became regular again!" Ororo pointed out.
"Ja vell-" Kurt began.
"Don't start, Kurt," Storm cut him off, "You have 50 stitches!"
"What now?" asked Wolverine.
"We wait," said Scott, "there's nothing else we can do."
"What possessed you to keep yer shirt on?!" asked Rogue.
Everyone stared at her like she was insane.
"What?" asked Rogue.
~*~ 1 Month Later ~*~
You could cut the tension in the med lab with a knife.
Gambit was leaning in the doorframe. Rogue was standing to the left of Gambit. Wolverine was leaning up against the cabinets, while Jubilee sat beside him on top of the cabinets. Jean was sitting down in an office chair behind a computer with Scott standing behind her, while Hank was manning the printer.
It seemed like a millennia had come and gone before the printer went off-
Actually it was more like fifteen minutes. You see Jean took a blood sample from Storm and tested it in a very technologically advanced piece of equipment, resembling a toaster oven, that could be hooked up to a printer to give a full diagnostic print out.
Hank tore the print out off.
"Well?" Ororo asked nervously.
"Is she gonna have a baby or not?!" asked Jubilee impatiently.
"In a word-," said Hank, "yes."
THUD!-Gambit passed out.
BAMF-Kurt ported into the room.
"Some guy just pulled up in a limo. He says he vas sent by Sabertooth to pick Storm up." Kurt reported, "The Professor is talking vith him."
"I'll go pack a bag," said Storm rather detached.
They all watched as Storm left the room, with the exception of Remy, of course, who was still unconscious. The wonder on all their minds was how could she remain so calm.
The truth is Storm knew. She had been sick some mornings and felt dizzy at times, but she neglected to tell anyone. Just chalking it up to bad sushi, the only problem was that she had never eaten sushi in her life and wasn't planning on starting anytime soon. Probably figuring if she ignored all the symptoms they would just go away.
_-_-_-_
Later that night the limo sped off through the darkness with Storm.