Chapter 58: Nightmares
Professor Xavier sat up in bed. Sweat poured down his
face and his body
shook. He gasped for breath and slowly eased back into his pillows.
His mind searched the city for the cry of help that rang through his
mind. Nothing. Only silence answered his
call. All the children lay
safe in their beds, as did the X-Men, and no one was on the property,
nothing to worry about. He sighed and shut his eyes, readjusting in his
bed, pulling the covers to his chin.
The professor rolled onto his side, then to the other. He pushed the
covers away from his chin and pushed the pillow between his head and
shoulder. Nothing helped. The voice that had cried echoed through
the
chambers in his mind. It sounded so helpless and weak, but desperate
too. He finally pushed up out of his bed and slid into his wheelchair.
After he pulled his robe from the bedpost he rolled out of his room.
The moon shone through the windows as he entered the elevator. He
shivered, despite his warm robe. The door slid open and Xavier made his
way down the long corridor towards Cerebro.
"Welcome Professor," the computer said.
Xavier gazed around the giant cylindrical room as he entered in and
shivered again. Though the machine helped enhance his power, it was
still a machine. He pulled on the helmet and the sound of the doors
closing behind him echoed. The doors of the world opened to him and he
saw everyone's minds.
"The Morlocks."
Xavier said. "Something's gone terribly wrong with the
Morlocks."