Oni felt the jet touch down and stood. He walked out and headed to the medical bay. He saw Professor Xavier and Scott; both with worried looks on their faces but Xavier managed to speak. "Oni, I'm glad you're back. We should talk later but for know we need you to help Jean."

Scott looked away angry at the mention of Oni's help and frustrated that he couldn't help her. Why had she chosen Oni anyway?

Oni looked to her and arproached her. "What do I do Professor?"

As soon as Oni walked into the room, Jean started to breath heavily, her eyes moving furiously underneath her eyelids.. Her fists clenched so tightly, her knuckles were turning a bright pearly white.. Her skin was feverish as the flames that had enveloped her before shot from her, making her grimace and shift with pain.

Logan came in from the jet, his eyes hard and cold as ice.. He watched Oni for a moment, crossing his arms over his chest and leaning against the back wall.. If this kid was the only way to save Jean,... well, he had no other option but to trust him.. And he didn't like that.

Oni placed his hand to her forehead as the flames disappeared. After a time, he withdrew his hand. Professor Xavier nodded in approval. At least the flames were gone, but this would be hard for them both. He would have link Jean's mind to Oni's, which meant he would have to dive deep within his mind he didn't know what he would find there. For the first time in a long time, he was actually scared to do this.. But he had no choice, it was for Jean.

Oni looked to him. "I know, Professor and I understand. I will allow you to establish the link and I will do my best to restrain whatever the hell is in me. Allow me to do something first." He grabbed the bag from Storm. "I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused that I most certainly am, but I'll try to be the man you all see me as and I'll make a way to save her. No matter what, know that." He pushed another medical bed beside Jean's and grabbed two scrolls from his back and with a flourish, laid them down on either side of the beds. He threw some tags and things around the room. "This will help in many ways."

He knelt down and puts his hands together, hoping that whatever was up there, if anything, would help him. He slammed them down onto the paper, concentrating his energy to it and the tags around the room began to glow until it created an aura around everyone. He laid down on the bed, joining Jean's hand in his. "Alright, Professor. Do it."

Oni wanted to run away. He didn't want Xavier to touch his mind like that, but he had no choice. His right hand was shaking, he was so afraid of what would be unearthed.

Xavier rolled up to the two of them and placed his fingers on Oni's temple. Flashes, images, thoughts, words, all of these flashed before him as he went below the surface of his thoughts. He dove deep into his mind and what he found, horrified him. This child had suffered so much; he saw all the anger, the hatred directed to him by first his own parents and then the world. He saw all of the beatings and knew how much pain he just wanted it to stop. How ever turn had been met with a fist. He saw it all, and Oni couldn't take it.. The pain and sadness, the memories. He screamed out loud as tears streamed down his face. There was a block, but that's where the link would have to be established.

Xavier readied himself and tried to do everything to break the barrier, but in the end, it proved futile. He had no choice, so he broke through. It took most of his energy, but he had to. He saw the horrible truth he was hiding. The first time the beast had shown itself.

He was inches from death and he killed his own parents to save his life. He did the only thing he could do and called on the thing he had fought all his life. Oni tried to speak, tried to stop Xavier but he couldn't and now he remembered everything; EVERYTHING!

5 years ago

"You're useless! "Punch. "You're pathetic!" Punch. "And your weak!" Kick. They were going to kill him this time, really kill him. He was going to die; he knew this and in a way he was happy. His existence was no longer of use it never had been but he would at least no longer have to bear the beatings. He was truly weak if he couldn't stand up to this; if he gave out so easily then he really must be useless, and so he should die.

Oni closed his eyes and prepared himself for the end. "NO!" Something within him snapped and awoke the beast within him. Oni smiled wickedly and gave a laugh that would scare most people. "NO, you're the weak one! You must beat upon this child to feel strong! You're pathetic and I think you should die now!" His father looked confused before he heard a crunching sound and looked down. Oni's arm had plunged into his chest and brought his beating heart for him to watch. A roar came from Oni as his eyes changed red and his hair changed black and long. "EAT THIS!" He yelled as he shoved his fathers heart into his fathers mouth and kicked him hard enough to send him flying into a wall and then straight through it. He stood, long claws emerging from the tips of his hands. His mother rushed down the stairs at the sound of screams, but stopped dead when she saw her husband lying there covered in plaster sheetrock and fragments of two by four and his own heart in his mouth

"Hello, dear mother. Well then you beat this child for hours on end too, now didn't you? So how can you call yourself a mother?. You cant! And now you cant call yourself alive because well you wont be in about 3 seconds." Oni licked the blood from his hand. "Mmm… Father tastes most excellent." He said with a demonic smile before he rushed at her hitting her over and over again. "How do you like this..? How would you like to live with this all your life, MOTHER!" He laughed a mad mans laugh and sent her flying.

He grabbed a sword from the family mantle and said. "I wonder what grandfather would say if he could see you now. Now what way should I kill you." His mother screamed in fear and tried to back away. "Oh no, MOTHER your not getting away! You've had your fun and now its time to pay the piper!" With that Oni picked her up with one hand and began to dismember her.

After she was missing her arms and legs, he cut her head off and danced around in the fountain of blood. Oni went to the shower in the bathroom and calmly washed himself clean taking off the clothes that were soaked in blood. He walked to his former bedroom and put on clean clothes so that the child would receive no scrutiny and then set the house ablaze and laid down on the pavement to watch it burn.

Oni screamed again; the memories horrifying him, but Professor Xavier'ss voice flooded his head. "No Oni, it was not your fault. You did the only thing you could to stop both it and your horrible parents. In your last moment, you chose life and allowed someone to defend you. You cannot blame yourself for it. Have you ever thought that perhaps it was your parents own fault that they died? If you wouldn't have been beaten all your life... The beast within you would not have been able to come out. For now, we must move this memory aside as I am about to link you with Jean you must help her. Your histories are similar, so please use the strength that only you have to save her and draw her from the far away place she is now." With that, Xavier made the connection and passed out.

Storm rushed up to the Professor, laying him back in his chair. She knew he had used much, probably all of it. Rogue was over at Oni, her eyes were full of fear. "What's happenin' to him?" She asked.

"I don't know.." Storm said. "..Let's hope it'll end soon." Rogue bit her lip and looked down to her gloved hand. She took a deep breath and placed hers on Oni's.. She was glad she had the gloves.. she didn't want to hurt him. But, she wanted to help him... But she couldn't.

Storm rolled the Professor back to his chambers so he could rest.. It was all up to Oni, now.. They all hoped that he'd pull through with Jean... They all hoped they would both be okay.

Xavier woke up and found himself rolling down the hall. He sat up, even though he was exhausted. "No, Storm. I have to stay and watch this through. I have to.."

Storm looked down to him. "..But Professor?" She bit her lip.. She didn't like arguing with him. She always lost anyway.. With a sigh of reluctance, she turned him back around and walked back into the room.. Logan gave her a look, and she returned it.. She stopped in front of the two beds. "Are you sure, Professor?"

The Professor nodded. He watched as the two lay there, the tags and things around the room giving everything a soft aura. He wondered what it was and if it truly would help. He felt a tension in the room, but hope as well. "Oni will save her. No matter what any of you think of him, he will. He doesn't know how to fail, not like this. Trust in him, believe in him and in Jean. They're bothin darkness right now, but together they will pull each other out."

Logan looked back to Oni and Jean, there was still an angry grin on his face.. Jean had never told him about Phoenix, he was sure Scott knew some of it.. But, not half as much as Oni. She really did trust him.. But, with her life? Even after what had just happened? He sighed.. He guessed that maybe he shouldn't be so hard on the kid.. He had went through a lot.. He could tell, he could see that. His eyes narrowed. Maybe he should trust him, too.. Everyone else seemed to.

He took a deep breath. 'Come on, Kid. We're all countin' on ya.' Logan thought.