This chapter's kinda dorky, but I tried my best ) Happy New Year! )

Witchbreed: Thank you very much for your compliments and review! I'm going to get a big head now! Lol.

Ravenrockstheworld: J! I haven't talked to you for awhile! E-mail me, k? I'm too lazy to start a new e-mail with you… and you make such good subjects – lol! No wonder you don't remember what happens, it's been practically a year since I e-mailed you the first draft! I'm doing good, how r u?

Telepathic Angel: Lol, yes Scott did drink water! Let's have a party to celebrate it! I'll bring the drinks if you bring the music - ; ). So far Scott is getting better… will he get completely better?

Wen1: What's your one-shot called? (I'm not sure which ones I've read or not, there are too many!). You'll find out what's happening in the next two chapters…

Strayphoenix: I'm sorry you're confused Stray, you'll probably still be confused after this chapter.

Amazing redd phoenix: Lol, I guess this counts as a Christmas present (good, cause I ain't getting ya anything else, lol).

Diaz F: I'm glad that you're glad that… um… yeah, so Scott's getting better, that's good. cough, cough.

CykePhoenixSummers: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, straight back atchya! You'll find out what Jean saw in this chappie.

Chapter 17

"Professor?" Jean asked as she walked in his office. She sensed his presence but it was so dark in the room that Jean was as blind as Scott was.

"Here Jean," Xavier said from a few feet away. Jean flicked on the light to see his grin turn into worry. "Is something wrong with Scott?"

Jean walked over to him. "I… I'm not sure."

"What happened?" he asked, concern clearly in his voice.

"I… Scott let me look in his mind to see if he was telling the truth about being all right, but when I looked in I… I saw… something I've never seen in Scott's mind before!" She looked at her mentor nervously.

"Do you want me to peek at your memories to see what it was you saw?" He gulped as Jean nodded and relaxed enough for him to enter her head.

Xavier saw a dark black shape, it had no face, no arms, no legs… it still seemed human though. It was breathing heavily, which was echoing around the chamber. With each breath it was growing bigger and bigger, only about a millimetre each time but it was nevertheless growing. He pulled back to reality and heaved a grand sigh.

"What's wrong? Is it that bad? Do I even want to know?" Jean babbled as she panicked.

"It could be bad. What you saw was Scott's fear."

"Fear? I've looked in Scott's mind when he was afraid before and it didn't look like that!" she nearly yelled.

"Yes, but Scott had already told you that he was afraid, he hasn't told us yet. That is why it looks that way and that is why I'm worried."

"Worried? What could happen?"

"If Scott keeps this fear tucked away then it could slowly take over and not only will he be keeping it inside – but also everything else. He could be trapped inside his mind."

"What can we do?"

"I suggest you have a talk with him about this."

"You… You really think that will work?" her eyes were drooped in fatigue.

"I hope so."