Banshee and Scott landed the jet quite nicely and then everyone walked off of jet and to the base of the mountains. Theressa grabbed Angel's arm because she felt like she was going to faint when she first saw how beautiful the mountains where but with his help she steadied herself and lead the group to a old house. The house was small, wooden and had a porch all the way around it and as of right now it's chimney was giving off black smoke so Theressa figured that someone was home.
Just as she was about to climb the stairs to knock on the door, Scott jumped in front of her and knocked on the door before she had the chance. Everyone else may not have noticed but Theressa knew that Scott was trying to take care of her even if she didn't want it. Then the door opened and an elderly woman, dressed in a long gown that may have come from China, answered and before Scott could open his mouth to introduce them the woman spoke.
"You are Scott Summers of the X-men and you seek the curing power of the isotopes E."
"Yes. Um… How did you know?" Scott asked curiously as were the rest of the x-men.
"Come in and I will tell you. You may bring one person with you. Who ever you chose, Scott Summers."
Scott turned around and nodded to Theressa to walk up the steps of the little house, which she did and followed Scott and the elderly woman into the house and then shut the door behind Theressa. The two x-men were lead to the center of the main room where tthere were three red pillows on which they sat on.
"How did you know my name?" Scott asked once more not knowing if the woman remembered his question since they had been at the door.
"I heard your question the first time boy. There's no need to ask again. You've got to learn how to be patient."
Theressa smiled a little at the woman's comment and then the woman turned on Theressa. "You, my dear, must learn to depend on others even if they are going to worry about you. You're allowed to worry about everyone but they can't worry about you. That doesn't seem very fair now does it?"
"Maybe not but worry is not something that you want to do. Just because I worry about someone doesn't mean that I enjoy worrying over them."
"Maybe so but when you worry you're showing people that you care. You may let people know that you care but you are still afraid to let people care about you. You may be in love with that bird man out there and have let him come close but you keep your friends at a distance. You even distance your children from you if it means danger and by doing that you hurt them more than you could know."
Theressa nodded her head as she listened to the elderly woman sum up the last few years of her life in one paragraph and when the woman was done, Theressa said, "I'll try to work on it."
The woman looked at Scott and saw how hard he was trying not to ask his question for a third time and decided she could talk with him now that she had lectured Theressa.
"Scott, I am Madam Tulia and……"
"She's physic, Scott."
"Really?" Scott said a litle surprised but he didn't know why. Maybe it was becuas he had never met a phyic aside for Jean and Theressa who actually use their powers in the open. Then again Madam Tulia was the only one here, it seemed.
"Well not in the sense of reading minds but in the sense of seeing the future. Madam Tulia knew we were coming even before I knew that there was a cure for the legacy virus." Theressa replied.
"Yes, my dear. That is true and I also know that you seek the cure to the legacy virus."
"Where can we find the cure, Madam Tulia?" Theressa asked being impatient but then she caught herself and knew that in good time madam Tulia would tell her and Scott but she really didn't want to wait. Madam Tulia saw this in Theressa's eyes and seeing that her scar had turned a mix of every color out of hope, Madam Tulia began to speak once more.
"What you seek is at the top of the highest peek of the Himalayas."
"Youand Warren can fly up to get it can't you Fox?" Scott asked and Theressa replied,
"Somehow Scott I think that would be too easy. I am I right Madam Tulia?"
"Yes dear. To get the cure you must show strength, courage and wisdom. I as well as the one who holds the cure all ready know of your powers and what you can do with them. Many have come and many have failed because they can not restrain themselves from using their powers. Are you strong enough Cyclops and Black Fox to with hold your powers for as long as this journey takes you?"
Scott and Theressa replied together with out looking at each other, "Yes." And Then Scott asked,
"What about the others out side? Can they come with us?"
"Only if you two believe they can with hold using their powers as you two can. However, the birdman stays with me. I do not trust that he can do what you can Black Fox. Now go, chose who is going and take the road the winds up the mountain." Madam Tulia said and then she diapered as Theressa and Scott stood to their feet.
"She must e a teleporter too." Scott said and then he turned to Theressa and said, "Are you sure you're up to this? You could stay behind with Warren and rest."
"I can't do that Scott. If I stay behind I'll just worry about Michael and my own illness and I don't want to do that. I need something to take it off my mind and this journey will do that for me."
"Are you going to tell Warren about the virus?"
"I have to no don't I."
A/N: hope you liked it I think the next chapter is kind of shot but the context deserves to be in ca chapter all of its own when you think abiout it. Please review.