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A/N: My first fic, please be nice and let me know what you think? #?# means telepathic speech.

20 – Memory's

"Hey girl, finally waking up?" Blaze's voice sounded around Crystal as she stirred from her deep sleep. "About time too, I was getting bored,"

"Blaze? Where am I?" Crystal asked slowly opening her eyes into the blinding light.

"The infirmary back at the mansion," Blaze replied as Crystal sat up.

"What happened?"

"You fainted out of exhaustion, don't worry you weren't the only one, I think Storm was the only X-Man without an injury." Blaze laughed, she seemed relieved to have someone to talk to. "You and me are the only ones left here though,"

"How long was I out?" Crystal asked looking over to the petite redhead, her arm was in a sling and her shoulder was swathed in bandages.

"About three days, Sam and them lot were really worried about you," Blaze answered, "They wanted to stay but they had lessons, I just hope their not giving Gambit too much grief,"

"Huh?"

"Gambit's covering my language lessons seeing as he's the only one who speaks more than one language, but with a fractured wrist he's not particularly up to teaching a bunch of teenagers how to say 'My name is...' in French, German and Italian..." Blaze said and Crystal laughed.

"Poor Gambit, so how's everyone else?" Crystal asked, Blaze guessed she was asking about her friends but she decided to fill her in on everyone else first.

"Logan got several broken ribs, a broken leg and cracked his skull but due to his healing ability's he was out in a couple of hours. Scott and Ilehana had several cuts and bruises but are other wise OK. Berserker, Cannonball, Bobby, Kitty, Colossus, Jubilee, Nightcrawler and Rogue all support various torn ligaments and sprained joints.

"Then there's the students who are all fine except for a few grazes, Iona's come down with food poisoning and is confined to your room as you weren't there. Wolfsbane broke several toes, Vertigo broke a finger and Sam got out of it without a scratch.

"We picked up what remained of Jedda and buried her in the grounds, her mother has been told and she is coming up in a week to say sorry to you and the professor for the trouble she caused... Speak of the devil, Professor!" Blaze cut off as Professor Xavier came in the door smiling to see Blaze finally having something to do.

"Good morning Blaze, Crystal, how are you feeling." He asked the two patients sat on beds either side of a small coffee table.

"My arm hurts, can you ask Ilehana if she could look at it again when she gets chance?" Blaze complained before getting up to get a cup of coffee.

"Of course. Now Crystal you must know I am proud of what you did but you shouldn't have put yourself in that danger. I know you were just trying to help Blaze and I am grateful as no doubt Blaze could well be dead now, but I hope you won't get any ideas about doing this again." The professor said turning to Crystal.

"Of course not Professor, I just want to ask you one thing. When Jedda kidnapped me I passed out and went into that desert again, only when I thought about Sam and the others they appeared. Why?" Crystal asked, she seemed older some how more mature but still with a child's curiosity.

"I am not certain but I think that that place is your memory it was so barren because all except the oldest memory's have been wiped from it. When you remembered your friends they appeared there." the professor then mimicking Blazes previous words he turned to face the three girls stood in the doorway looking slightly worried.

"Professor how is she?" Sam asked worriedly, Crystal stifled a giggle.

"Ask her yourself." He replied as he moved his wheelchair out the way to reveal Crystal still trying not to laugh.

"Crystal!" they cried and Sam, Vertigo and Wolfsbane dived on her in a huge hug.

"By the way in case you're interested Crystal your real name is Bethany Hillshaw. Crystal was the mutant name your mother gave you before she died, it left a telepathic signature so even with your memory erased you would still remember it so long as you still had your powers." The professor said leaving the girls on their own Blaze came back with a cup of coffee and four cups of hot blackcurrant.

"An English speciality, enjoy," She said sitting back down on her bed.

"Bethany!" Crystal exclaimed, "Yuck!"

"Yeah well at least yours isn't Laura," Blaze said grinning as Sam, Vertigo and Wolfsbane laughed out loud.