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"We've got what we came for lets go" Logan called out.

"No wait I see Stryker," Scott yelled as he pointed to a middle aged man in glasses and a military uniform running around a corner.

"Forget him we need to go now" Logan snapped. He held an unconscious Charles Xavier in his arms.

"No he needs to be punished" Emma Frost snapped as both she and Scott chased after him.

"Damn it" Logan frowned and was about to chase after them when he was held back. "Thunderbird this better be good."

A young man dressed in red and blue shook his head. "No I will get them, protect the professor" Thunderbird said then ran off after them. Soon after a large blast was heard and from out of the corridor ran the man carrying both Scott and Emma. "Come we must go now" he said.

"Follow me" Logan told him and they ran down another corridor till they reached an opening. "Damn the bridge is out" he frowned. He saw the others on the other side holding back the security forces. "IceCube, bridge us over" he called over. He noticed the boy was busy fooling around like it was target practice. "Icecube now!!"

"No problem..." Iceman began to say when he saw something. The clicking of a weapon could be heard.

"Die mutant scum" the military officer yelled. He was wielding a large weapon of some sort.

"Everyone down, hurry up kid" Logan yelled.

"Uh uh" Bobby said but he didn't move.

"You might of won the battle but I will win the war" he said.

"Watch out" Thunderbird said and pushed the others out of the way. A large laser blast emitted from the device. All of his teammates watched in horror as it headed toward him.

"Thunderbird" Scott yelled. "Proudstar" a young man with wings called out. "John" a blue-haired girl said. But they and all the others watched powerless as the blast hit him right in the chest and sent him flying to the floor.

"He's dead" Emma yelled.

Then out of the voices of the past Charles Xavier re-emerged into the material world. He looked at his old class picture once more and sighed. "If only we could change the past" he sighed to himself as he drank his tea. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Meanwhile across town in the basement of the Hood House Mystique was taking it to the new punching bag with great vigor when she heard someone coming. "What have I told you children about disturbing me while I train" she said.

"Sorry Mama" Rogue's voice said.

Mystique quickly spun around. "Oh Rogue honey it's you. You know those rules don't apply to you" she said. "Now did you want something?"

Rogue nodded. "Yeah ah do. We need to talk about what happened the other day."

"Rogue you know I forgive you for draining me. It was an accident."

"Yeah ah know but when ah touched you ah got some things out of yah head, images," she said.

Mystique looked at her. "What kind of images. Now I know you learned the truth that I am your mother. Is it something else then" she asked with a sense of caution in her voice.

"Ah don't know like memories," she said. "It was like ah was you and you were running on a bridge somewhere carrying this little blue furry baby" she explained. "And ah think I have an idea who that is. Its mah brother isn't it" She said.

Mystique became pale and sat herself down again. She nodded. "Yes he is."

"So you just abandoned him. Does he even know" Rogue frowned.

"It wasn't like that. It was an accident, I didn't mean to drop him" Mystique cried. "And no he has no idea."

"Well then maybe it's time he knows and if ya'll don't tell him ah will," she said. "He should know he should be at our side. So what's it going to be?"

Mystique was quiet for a minute then sighed and looked up at Rogue. "Fine daughter, you have your way. I'll contact him."

"When."

"Tonight." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Meanwhile back at the institute Dani Moonstar wandered back to her room and fell on to her bed. "Damn Logan and his training sessions" she groaned. "Sleep good" she said. She still had that gravestone on her mind and hadn't found the time to ask anyone about it. She was reluctant to bring it up with the teachers and even the older students and hadn't gotten a private moment with her any of the others. "I'll talk to Kitty about it tomorrow" she thought and pushed the issue to the back of her mind and fell asleep. But her subconscious was less willing to drop the issue. As she slept her mind became more restless. Images of the gravestone and its name continued to dance in her head. She could hear herself saying the name Proudstar over and over. It got louder every time. But she didn't know that this wasn't just in her mind. She was calling it out loud and her powers entered the minds of the others in the institute calling out the name. Finally she yelled. "Stop" and arose from her sleep. Only to find everyone gathered around her bed looking at her with concerned looks.

"Dani are you like okay," Kitty asked. "Your powers woke us all up. You were screaming Proudstar over and over again," she said. "I wonder what that means" she said and turned her head at the others.

"Eh it's no big deal this Proudstar is probably nobody" Bobby said then winced. "I mean nothing." The teachers, Jean and Scott all looked at him sternly.

"Yeah Bobby's right" Jean nodded. "Dani was probably just having a weird dream," she suggested.

Logan listened and frowned. "I can't believe we're doing this. I'm out of here" he grumbled and stormed out.

Xavier sighed. "Actually I think it would be best if you all leave" he said. "Jean you stay and we can help Dani control her powers and get back to sleep" he suggested and had Storm usher everyone else out into the hallway.

"Okay everyone back to bed" Storm yawned. "I better find Logan before I turn in" she said and walked away, leaving Bobby, Kitty, Kurt, Scott and Carol in the hallway. Scott looked distraught and started to walk off.

"Where you going" Carol asked.

"I need to take a walk" he explained then left.

"Well I'm off to bed" she shrugged and headed to her room. Kurt looked at the other two.

"Vell mein friends I'm vith Carol, sleep does sound appropriate doesn't it" he said then ported out leaving Bobby and Kitty alone.

"Uh yeah well guess off to bed" Bobby said and began to walk away before Kitty grabbed his arm.

"Bobby what's going on" she asked.

Bobby became nervous but tried his best to relax. "Uhh what are you talking about Kit, I don't know what happened to Dani's powers" he said. "Now I'm really tired so."

"Oh do not give me that Bobby Drake," she said sternly. "Now what happened in there, who is Proudstar? Why are you all acting so strange?"

Bobby sighed. "Look you don't want to know trust me. I wish I didn't know."

"Please tell me. I know something is bothering you and if you can't talk to him who can you talk to" she said and looked into his eyes.

He sighed again. "Okay but somewhere private" he told her.

Kitty smiled and grabbed him then phased them through a wall leaving the hallway empty. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kurt ported back into his room and prepared to go to bed when he found a note on his bed. He read it then exclaimed. "Mein Got!" Letting the letter drop he quickly got dressed and ported out.

"Kurt was that you" Carol's voice could be heard as she knocked on his door. She got no response and opened the door. "Watch out Kurt I'm coming in" she said only to find an empty room. She noticed the letter on the floor and picked it up. "Interesting, I better make sure Kurt doesn't get himself into trouble" she said then rushed out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Storm wandered down to the kitchen where she had heard a crash. She walked in to find Logan in the corner with a bottle of booze. He had smashed a few plates and was looking rather irritable.

"Logan you know drinking isn't going to solve your problems" Storm chastised him. "Besides you aren't able to get drunk anyway."

"Yeah, yeah" Logan frowned. "Save the lecture Storm, I've heard it before" he frowned then took a swig.

"And you will here it again. What if one of the students had caught you" she said and snatched the bottle away. "Now what is your problem anyway?" she asked.

"Oh come on don't act like you don't know. We're acting like he never existed. It disrespectful to him" he frowned.

"I assume you are referring to John," She said. "And look I know it's hard but Charles feels that the other children aren't ready to know about that. I mean it was quite the traumatic experience."

"Tell me about it I was as close as you could be when it happened" he grumbled.

"Look Logan just because you were in charge of the mission it doesn't mean it was your fault," she pleaded with him.

"Easy for you to say" he grumbled and grabbed the bottle back and took another swig as he looked grimly out into the dark yard.

"Logan.." Storm began to say but she was interrupted.

Logan sniffed. "Elf and blondie are both missing, and Slim.." he paused. "Nevermind he can handle himself but come on we better find the other two" he said and practically pulled her out the door. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Scott Summer wandered through the grounds by himself and soon found himself in a familiar place. He looked down at the head stone and noticed some had been here rather recently. "Well guess that explains Dani" he said to himself. "Hey Thunderbird, it's been a long time. Sorry I never visit you it's just well I'm not to comfortable with death," he said. "God I'm talking to a tombstone, what am I doing."

"Letting the feelings out dear" a familiar voice said and Scott turned around with a hand on his shades.

"Emma" he said. "What are you doing here" he asked.

Emma smiled at him and put her hands up. "Relax darling I am not here to fight" she said.

"Then why are you here" Scott asked.

"Lets just say I was in the neighborhood when the little Indian girls powers went crazy. So the same things on my mind as is on yours," she said.

"So you decided to come here as well and pay him a visit" he suggested.

"Well more like I sensed you and thought I'd pay you a visit" Emma shrugged and came very close to him.

Scott took a step back. "Oh really" he said as he rose one eyebrow.

"Oh calm down Mr. military. John's death was traumatizing for me as much as it was for you," She said.

Scott sighed as he decided to be a little more trusting. "Yeah I know. We were both there with him. If I had only gone when Logan told us to go the whole thing would of never of happened. John would have had to come after us, we would of gotten away, he would be alive, the team would of stayed together, and..." he paused.

Emma came closed and put her hands on his face. "And maybe we would be together" she asked him. Scott tried to turn away but Emma held him. "No you don't. I'm a telepath darling I know how you feel and maybe I feel the same way," she said. "And just for the record I was just as responsible for what happened as you were. We both ran after the bastard, together. Back then we were always together" she said and took her hand into his.

"Well even if we do feel the same way things are different now. You left" Scott said escaping her hold.

Emma frowned. "Oh don't go into that again. I had to leave. What they did to John darkened my heart to humankind," she said. "It showed me that Magneto is right, if we wish to be safe we must fight," she said.

Scott sighed. "But the actions of a few don't justify condemning them all. It makes you just like Stryker" he said.

Emma frowned but then gained her composure again. "I didn't come here for an argument Scott," she said. "Though I guess I should have expected your beliefs haven't changed," she said. "But I tell you this, if they ever do my master and more importantly I will welcome you with open arms." she told him then leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. "Till next time, good night dear" she said and started to walk away.

Scott put a hand on his cheek and sighed. "Good night Emma" he sighed but then frowned to show his disapproval. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Back at the institute Xavier and Jean are on opposite sides Dani's bed with their eyes showing deep concentration. Suddenly Xavier opens his eyes. "Alright then I think that should do it" he smiled as Jean opened her eyes. "There Dani your powers should give you no more trouble for the rest of the evening" he said. "We shall work on more control tomorrow" he said.

"Thank you sir" Dani yawned as she sat up in her bed. "Well anyway I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused" she sighed.

"Oh it's okay" Jean smiled.

"Yes don't you worry about any of this, we all have problems with control at times" Xavier assured her. "Now you sound tired, I think we'll let you get some sleep" he told her and gestured for Jean to leave with him.

"Yeah your right" Dani nodded and as soon as she hit the pillow she was asleep.

Jean wheeled the professor out into the hallway and softly closed the door then sighed. "Well that was close" Jean sighed.

"Indeed. Luckily we were able to help Dani with her growing powers, though I am confident that we can help her gain complete control."

Jean frowned. "Yes sir, but that's not what I meant and you know it."

"Quite true" he nodded. "But if you were referring to what her powers caused, well I must disagree with you. What's done is done" he said.

"You mean your going to..." she began to say.

"Yes its time they know what happened. Tomorrow we will all have a discussion and I will tell them all about John Proudstar."

Jean sighed. "Well I guess if you feel it's right, but just thinking about it hurts."

"Maybe but Logan was right, we do him no justice by pretending he doesn't exist, besides I feel the air needs to be cleared" he explained. "And if my telepath serves me correctly Mr. Drake feels the same way" he said. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Meanwhile in Bobby's room Bobby is sitting on his bed with Kitty. "Okay we're in private now you said you were going to tell me" she said.

Bobby nodded then leaned down and grabbed something from under his bed. It looked like a photo album. He opened it and skimmed through till he found a group picture. "Take a look at this first."

Kitty took a look. "Not a very happy fellow now is he" she shrugged. "So okay what's the big deal about him and who are the other people in this photo" she asked. "I mean that's Logan, there's Storm, Scott and Jean they look younger, ha Jean had braces and Scott still looks as rigid as he is now, and oh look you were such a cute kid Bobby" she smirked. "Oh check out the girl with the blue hair, that nerd is real bulky, oh check out the buff blond guy with what, wings?"

"Yeah well he might look nice but he has an ego to match" Bobby frowned.

Kitty continued to look as she rolled her eyes at the comment. "Wait is that Frost, and the guy in the corner is all cranky."

Bobby set the album aside. "That was a picture of the old X-Men before we broke up" he explained.

"So wait Emma Frost was..." she began.

"Yeah Emma was an X-Man" he said. "That's why we call her a traitor. The others are people who quit the team, except the cranky guy, that's John Proudstar," he explained. "I guess Dani stumbled on to some old files or something or his memorial."

"Memorial, you mean..." Kitty started to say.

Bobby nodded and sighed. "Yeah he died. After that everything changed. Emma left and joined Magneto. She said the dream was a farce. The other three in the picture, Tessa, Hank, and Warren all left to live normal lives, heck even Logan bolted after the professor closed down the school. And things stayed that way till..."

"Till he brought the rest of us in" she nodded as she began to understand. She paused for a moment, wondering whether to ask the question she wanted to ask. "Bobby... how did he die" she asked.

"It all started when the Professor was contacted by an old colleague to meet him. He took Logan with him but this paramilitary group set them up. They captured the Professor and left Logan for dead. At the same time they tried to take us out while we slept, but Logan made it back just in time to warn us. We were ready and were able to stop them. Jean and Emma got the information we needed and we were able to track them to a complex in Western Canada and that's where it all happened" he sighed and stopped for a second.

Kitty held his hand and squeezed it. "It's okay you can tell me," she said.

Bobby nodded. "Well anyway the plan was for Logan to take Scott, Emma and John and sneak in, while the rest of us caused a distraction with a frontal attack," he said. "I was so excited, I mean I guess I was just being a silly kid but it was my first real mission. Before that they always kept me behind cause I was too young. They sent everything they could at us, troops, attack bots. Storm used her powers to keep us well covered, and I was really on my game you know. I was icing guys, blasting bots and everything; I actually started to keep count. Then I saw them coming. The bridge connecting the two sides of the ravine the complex was built in, it was blasted just when Logan and the others were escaping with the Professor. "Logan called out for me to bridge them over but I didn't here him at first I was to busy showing off. Then I saw him and I was about to when..." he stopped again.

"And what, come on you can do this" She encouraged him.

"I saw the guy behind everything, Stryker, he came up behind them with this weapon and he was aiming it at them. I was going to say something but I couldn't, I just looked at the weapon and his cold eyes, it was like pure evil or something. I froze I couldn't do anything and I watched as John, he jumped in front of the others and took the full blast. It killed him instantly."

"Oh Bobby" Kitty sighed.

"Let me finish. Jean had tried to cover my eyes when it happened but she couldn't. I watched, as he was just gone. I mean I didn't really get along with the guy but still. Anyway Scott blasted Stryker into a wall; they were going to go after him when the building began to fall apart. Whether the bastard got away we're still not sure. I ice-bridged the others over and we were able to get away. All of us but John, because of me" Bobby frowned. "If I just had done something, ice bridged them over earlier or warned them quicker" he sighed.

"I'm sorry" she sighed. "I shouldn't have made you tell me."

Bobby shook his head. "No it's not your fault, you had a right to know. Besides not telling you doesn't change the fact that what's done is done, and it was my fault."

Kitty put her arms around him and looked at him. "Bobby it was a tragedy, but it wasn't your fault. It was your first mission, you got scared you were just a kid."

"Tell that to John" Bobby frowned. "I failed him, and I failed the team plain and simple."

"Don't you talk that way, you're not a failure" Kitty said sternly. "Since I've met you, you never failed me not once. Since I've got my powers helped save me from Lance, you took care of me in the woods, and you saved my life when that jerk Pietro tricked me. You've been the one person I been able to count on" she said as she held him. "And I'm not just saying that" she kissed him on the forehead. "Now I want to be here for you."

Bobby smiled faintly and nodded. "Just stay here with me," he asked her. The repressed memories had taken they're toll on him and he needed comfort. "I don't want to be alone right now."

"Don't worry I'm here" She said and held his head against her chest and clutched him tight. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kurt Wagner sat in the middle of the park wondering why he had come here in the middle of the night. "Vas it all a vaste of time" he thought to himself. "Vhere is she" he thought when he heard something. He saw a hooded figure come up. "Who are you" he demanded.

"Hello Kurt, I'm glad you came" a voice said from under the hood.

"Mother" Kurt asked. "Vhy hide yourself" he asked. "Are you ashamed of me?"

"No, no" she objected. "Its just that I don't think you'll like what you'll see" she said softly.

"Please, I promise it vill not matter to me" he said and moved for her hood. She backed away.

"Okay here goes" she said and removed her hood. Mystique looked at Kurt. "This is what I am son" she said.

Kurt looked shocked. "Mystique" he exclaimed. "But it can't be, your with the Brotherhood" he said.

"Yes it's true," she said grabbing him. "Don't you see the resemblance, I swear to you I am your mother," she explained.

"Even if you are telling the truth, vhy are you against my friends" he asked.

"Listen son, Charles Xavier is a liar and a fool. He wants to use you. Leave him and join us" she said.

"I can't, I don't trust you" he said and began to turn away.

"Wait please don't go son" she pleaded with him. "There is someone else you need to see" she said. From behind her appeared Rogue. "This is your sister" she explained.

"Mine sister" Kurt asked.

Rogue looked at him and did something she rarely did. She smiled. "Yes, well half sister" Rogue said. "When I found out I felt so bad about trapping you" she explained.

Kurt nodded. He was a little suspicious about the whole thing. "I'm sorry but even if you are telling the truth how can I trust you, you've constantly attacked my friends and I" he said.

Rogue looked directly into Kurt's eyes. "Please trust us" she said and walked closer to him. As she did this Carol, arrived.

"They're trying to trap him" she thought and flew into the fray. She targeted Rogue and sent the girl flying, temporarily knocking her out.

"Your ruining everything" Mystique snarled.

Suddenly the ground began to shake. Avalanche, Quicksilver, Toad, Blob, and Pyro arrived.

"What are you doing here" Mystique demanded. "I didn't tell you to come here" she snapped.

Pietro flew over and rolled his eyes. "Sorry boss lady, we're under higher orders" he explained. "Now look boys we've got two X-men here" he grinned.

"Then let's rock them" Avalanche said as he and the others surrounded them.

"I say we have a barbeque" Pyro grinned as he started to spread some fire.

"I can take 3 of them if I need to, how many can you take" Carol asked Kurt.

Everything was happening so quickly, Kurt didn't know what to do. He looked at Mystique. "If you are my mother, please help us" he pleaded.

Mystique sighed. She didn't know what to do. She might be able to make them back off, but she knew who had sent them. She watched as the boys came closer to the two-trapped X-Men.

"So you going to give up or what" Toad smirked. When he heard a familiar cling sound. From out of the darkness appeared Wolverine.

"Oh look there's a party and no-one invited us, that makes me mad" he growled as he looked menacingly at the Hood boys.

"Us, wait a minute but your alone" Fred said scratching his head.

"Oh am I" Logan shrugged as clouds gathered and a crackle of thunder could be heard. Storm appeared in the sky and looked down over the boys as the wind began to pick up.

"I suggest you back off now."

"Yo uhh look it's past my bedtime got to go" Toad said and began to hop off.

"Ehh forget this I'm hungry" Fred nodded and followed him, picking up Rogue before he left.

Pietro frowned. "You cowards come back here" he said chasing after them.

Lance looked at Pyro who just shrugged. "Ehh come on flamer this scene is old" he said trying to look tough. "Let's go find some old furniture to destroy" he suggested trying to sound bored rather then anxious.

"Oy that sounds like fun" Pyro nodded and followed after Lance.

Kurt sighed with relief but then looked at his so-called mother one last time. "And you mother" he asked.

"I'm sorry Kurt, I never meant for any of this. You don't understand but I have to go" she said and followed after her students.

After she left Logan scratched his head. "Wait mother? Oh boy this isn't going to be pleasant" he groaned.

Kurt just sighed. "I'll see you back at the mansion" he told them and ported out.

Storm looked at Carol confused. "What happened here, why did you end up here? Was is it a trap?" She asked.

"You know I really don't know" Carol sighed. "It's late we better get back" she said. They nodded and began to head back to the institute. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Later back at the Hood House, the Hood slowly wanders in. Sabretooth is there, lounging about on the couch. "Oh hail the conquering hero's" he smirks as Toad and Blob walk in followed by Quicksilver. Blob set Rogue down on another couch

"Clam it fur ball" Pietro snapped. "Maybe if you had come things might have been different. Your boyfriend Wolverine was there" he said.

The large feral mutant sniffed the air and smelt his nemesis on the younger mutants. "Damn it' he growled then shrugged. "Oh well there's always next time, besides there was a MacGuyver marathon on."

Pietro just frowned. "I'm going to bed" he said and ran off.

Lance and Pyro followed and ran off to the backyard to have some fun.

Toad yawned and fell asleep on the floor while Blob trotted off to the kitchen.

Sabretooth shrugged and continued to watch the TV when Emma wandered in. "Where you been" he grunted.

Emma glared at him. "None of your business. I do what I want" she said. "Now if you excuse me I need to get some sleep" she frowned and headed up the stairs.

Destiny entered. "Rogue" she called out.

"She's on the couch Destiny" Sabertooth pointed out. "Looks like she got quite the little bump on her head.

Destiny went over to the couch and shook Rogue. "Rogue are you alright" she said.

Rogue groaned. "Yeah where am I" she asked. "Wait my brother where is he" she demanded.

At this point Mystique wandered in and found them. "Good Rogue you are alright I was worried."

"What happened, where is he" Rogue asked.

"Yes Raven please explain what happened" Destiny said sternly.

"We were just about to make a break through when that awful Ms. Marvel showed up and attacked you. She lied to Kurt and told him to stay with the X-men. The others came to help but then more X-Men arrived and took him away. They are probably poisoning his mind with lies as we speak" Mystique told her.

Rogue frowned. "That Ms. Marvel will pay, I will get him back" she frowned. "First she keep attacking me then she steals my brother away" she growled and got up.

"Wait Rogue are you sure your alright" Destiny asked.

"Yes Irene I'll be fine. As for that blond witch she won't be when I'm through with her. I'm going to take her powers just like she took my brother. Now I have to go train" she said and walked out.

Mystique smiled as she left and Irene glared at her. "That's not what happened is it" she frowned.

"Close enough" Mystique said. "And she is right we will get him back eventually, whether Eric likes it or not." She heard a large rumble and then smelt smoke. "Oh god damn it. Pyro, Avalanche" She yelled and stormed out to scold the boys.

Down stairs Rogue was at the punching bag again when she heard Mystique yelling at the boys. "Home sweet home" she smiled to herself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The next morning at the institute was a quiet one. As soon as everyone was dressed the Professor asked them to gather in his office. Bobby walked out of his room and started to head down when he bumped into Jean. "Oh morning Jean" he smirked. His night had been awful but waking up to Kitty's face made everything happy.

"Wipe that smirk off your face" Jean scolded. "I know what you did last night" she frowned.

"Look she just slept over I swear" Bobby said.

"I'm not talking about that, how much did you tell her" she asked.

"Everything" Bobby shrugged. "And I'm not sorry."

Jean frowned. "Damn it Bobby, what if she couldn't handle it and left."

"Well I wasn't going to lie to her so please just drop it" he frowned.

"Fine, fine" Jean said as they ran into Scott. "Oh and look its Mr. Summers, and I see you had an eventual evening as well" she said. "Bump into anyone interesting last night" she asked.

Scott became flustered. "Oh well uhh no not really. Just an old acquaintance" he said and watched as they both eyed him with curiosity. "Look nothing happened" he snapped and walked off as they trailed him.

Kitty walked down with Dani. "So you feeling better" she asked.

"A little" Dani nodded. "But please I need quiet, so calm down on the perkiness today" she said.

Kitty frowned. "Oh I'll give you perkiness" she frowned as they entered the Professor's office. All the others had gathered but Kurt.

"Thank you all for coming" the Professor said. "I think you all know why we're here this morning" he said. "After last night I felt it prudent to tell you who John Proudstar was. He was an X-Man like all of you, and a good man. He died while doing his duty, protecting his teammates from facing the same fate that he had to face. It was no one's fault, things are sometimes just meant to be and I hope we can all just move on remember John for not only his sacrifice but as the person he was and no longer blame oneself for something that cannot be changed" he said. Upon hearing this Logan, Scott, and Bobby all looked down at the floor. Storm put a hand on Logan's shoulder, Kitty put her arm around Bobby and Jean just smiled at Scott. The three gave a nod to the Professor.

"Well moving on, I didn't want to tell you new people because I feared it would scare you all off. But now I understand that I must be honest with you. I understand if any of you rather not be an X-Man anymore because you now know this.

Carol stood up. "I think I speak for the others when I say, we're staying" she said. Kitty and Dani both nodded.

"That's good to here" The professor nodded.

Suddenly Scott noticed something. "Hey where's Kurt" he asked.

Carol, Logan, and Storm all looked uneasy and the Professor was quiet for a moment then spoke. "Kurt has learned something that will effect him for quite sometime. Please do not pry into what it might be," he said looking at Kitty. "But give him support and for now give him the time he needs to think" he asked. "Now you are all dismissed," he explained.

The X-Men nodded and all began to walkout. Meanwhile on the mansion roof Kurt looks out on to the city and sighs thinking about his family out there and his friends below.

Okay another chapter done. Sorry it took so long but I had a lot of work last week then I had writers block. Pleaser read and review and thanks for the other reviews. For the record I plan to use Wolfsbane as a new mutant and probably Berzerker to. And for Piotr He is being brought in but I want to find the right time. I probably won't bring anyone else in before the first real confrontation with Magneto coming up in a few chapters to conclude this first season. As always ideas welcome and please continue to tell me what you think. Till next time.