----- Weapon X -----
"What the hell do you mean he disappeared!" Wraith yelled as he was face to face with the man that he had left in charge.
"Sir that is all I can tell you." The soldier said as he was didn't cowered under the enraged Corneal.
"Is the Doc awake yet?" Wraith asked as he moved to the table where the doctor was moved to.
"No Sir. I am not even getting a response out of him with the smelling salt."
"Shit!" He said as he examined the room. It was in a complete shambles. With everything was scattered about it was certain that they would have to lock this room up for the time being.
"Sir. He is coming too." The solider said. Which was all Wraith needed as he walked towards the now awaken doctor.
"What the hell happened in here Doc.?" He said as he stood by where the doctor now laid.
"The mut...tant ... he woke up." The doctor said as best as he could.
"No shit! I would have never guessed. Just tell me what the fuck happened!" Wraith yelled out as he grabbed the semi-conscience doctor by the collar.
"He .... he ...isn't like Wolverine."
"What do you mean I saw that 'mutie' heal just like him." He said as he still held his collar.
"Wh...hen he arose ....he...he his eyes... they glowed..... everything moved..... in air....mind ...felt .. r...ipped." He said before falling back to unconsciousness.
"Ah. Get him out of here." Wraith said as he dropped the doctor to the table. "Stevenson I want what the security cams picked up now!" He yelled
"Sir I can't everything here appears to be out of power." He said he turned to face Wraith as he was trying to the systems in the room back online. "Wait don't take him yet!" He yelled out at the two that were moving the good doctor.
"What the hell are you talking about. He is out cold what good is he right now." Wraith said as he turned to where his men were moving the doctor's limp body.
"Sir look." Stevenson said as he lift the limp arm of the doctor. "His watch has stopped."
"So?"
"This is what I mean look." He said as he unstrapped the watch from the arm, and moved to where the scattered tool were and dropped it.
"Is there a point to this." Wraith said getting more agitated by the minute.
"Yes Sir. this." He said as he lifted the watch which was accompanied by the metal tools. "The mutant must have done this Sir. Cause everything in here has been magnetize. If it wasn't for the doctor's rule about leaving all weapons out of here we would have noticed sooner."
"Shit that 'mutie' has control over magnetism. A mutie that powerful, and we lost him! Damn it!"
"Sir." Another soldier said as he made his presence known.
"What is it now!" He bellowed.
"We have just received confirmation that the girl has obtained the information. She is waiting for instructions"
"Good lets get out of here." Wraith said as he started to leave. "You two come on." Wraith said as he turned to look at the two who were moving the doctor.
"But Sir." One said.
"Leave him we will worry about him later. He was going to be replaced anyway." Wraith said as they all left leaving the dead to the world doctor on the table.
----- Evening Next Day -----
"O.K. people is everyone in position yet." Wraith said as he eyed the mansion from where he, and his men were.
"Three more minutes sir we almost have rig in place." The team responded.
"Great once you are down hold your position till I tell you." He said as he turned to the team behind him. "Well Sabertooth. Take these men with you down there, and hold until we confirm that the Juggernaut has finished, and that X-3 and the others have taken out the three main targets.. "
----- Mansion -----
"Oh it's you." She said with a huff as she returned to what she was doing.
"Ororo we need to talk." Scott said as he entered the kitchen.
"No we don't." She said as she continued to finish washing the dishes.
"You left the cockpit and I did get to finish telling why I had to act the way I did back there." He said as he was standing next to the counter.
"Why I think you made it abundantly clear about your feelings for Ranma." She said as she stopped from washing.
"I know me and him didn't hit it off as friends, but I can't change that. And me refusing to give Tendo the information she wanted to is to atone for my actions." He said as he lowered his head. "You see I asked the Professor why have we not informed his relatives. That is when he told me about Ranma's past from all that he was able to obtain. You can't even begin to imagine how bad I feel. Ranma he went through so much, and I treated him like dirt."
"Shit is a better description Scott." She said softly.
"Yeah you are right. It is because of what I now know that I couldn't tell her. Ranma deserves better than have someone from his past coming here, and disrespecting his grave sight. I owe him that much, and more." Scott said as he started to leave sensing that he had over stayed his welcome and that she wanted him to leave.
"Scott." Storm said catching his attention.
"Yes."
"I am sorry for how I act back in the jet." She said as she turned to face him for the first time since they started talking.
"No you have every right, just as everyone else here." Scott said as he left the kitchen.
----- One of the Living Rooms -----
"There." Jean said as she wiped the sweat from her brow she had from her time practicing her telekinetic aspect of her mutation. "The Professor was right the more I do thing the less energy I use. Just like any muscle." She smiled as she thought to herself, and admired her handy work with the deck of cards, but that was short lived as she soon plopped herself on the chair. "Maybe she was right." She said o herself as she remembered her conversation with Storm when she found out her roomie's conversation with Scott.
----- Flashback -----
"Look Jean I am simply saying what right do we have..." The white hair mutant started.
"The Professor said that we can't..." Jean said only to be interrupted.
"That's it. Just cause the Professor said this, and he said that. Doesn't give us the right to keep others who have feelings for Ranma in the dark they have the right to mourn as well." Storm said as she walked off, but before projecting what she was thinking.
----- end -----
"I know it is hard to be making decisions like that. It is true we are not the only ones that are going to miss him, but we have too not just for our protection, but everyone in the long run. Just like what me and the professor did with Bobby and his girlfriend, we can't have her out there as a risk to us and to her as well." She thought to herself as she remembered how the Professor telepathically asked for her opinion on how to deal with the two.
It had seemed Bobby had given somewhat detailed information about the mansion, and everyone else as well to the girl only to impress, and gain her affection. Which now had prompted the Professor to consider mind swiping the two. But not before asking her for her opinion on the matter, and telling her to keep this conversation between themselves. Which ultimately lead to the two being mind swiped, but now it was starting to catch up with her. Making her think if Ororo was right. Who were they to say what goes and what doesn't. This was also compounded by the fact that she still hadn't been able to talk to Wolverine. All they had done up to now was him leaving letters for her.
"Jean?" Scott said as he was at the entrance to the room.
"Oh Scott." She said as was brought out her thoughts.
"Sorry I saw you kind off spacing out and ...um ...well." Scott had started to say as he was fidgeting a bit.
"Don't worry Scott I am fine." She said with a soft smile as she got up from her seat, but came to a stop, and quickly turned to face the window.
"Jean what wrong?" Scott started as he notice her change as she whipped her head towards the window.
'I thought I had picked up some stray thoughts," She said as turned to face Scott at the same moment the lights in the Mansion went out. Which was only followed by a thunderous crash to the mansion, and the foundation shaking in its wake. Which was also accompanied by the sound of numerous boot covered feet from all sides.