(A/N - Short and sweet, as my exams are almost over. One more exam tomorrow, then I'll get the last three of these up, featuring Beast, Angel and Xavier. Enjoy!)
It was dark. Dark and cold. Water lapped at her, enveloped her, engulfed her. The dam had broken with such fury, the water seemingly glad to be free of the synthetic, concrete wall that had held it captive for so long.
Hey
you, Hey you
I'm right here
Conscience fading
Can't get
through
Fire ran through her, for eons, for seconds, until she didn't know who she was, where she was… or why she was. Her mind, cocooned against the water, kept pushing out, repeating one word over and over again.
"Scott…"
Oh
Lord
Helpless
Confused
Head swayed
Eyes glazed
And
mine teared
She felt his presence, and followed it through the realms which are unknown to mere mortals. Her dark side had broken through, protecting her from the onslaught, but at the cost of fragmenting her mind.
Now she nudged Scott. It had the desired effect.
She's
losing control
What can I do
Her vacant eyes
Black holes
Am I losing you?
He blasted the water with his eyes, when the water blasted back. Taking in the details of Jean, her hair much longer than he remembered, the uniform battered and torn, and the kiss, God, the kiss…
…and then there was only Phoenix, and Scott was blown away on the wind. His mental scream was heard in Westchester.
"Get to Alkali Lake!"
