A/N: the government couldn't keep me down, my ex-wife couldn't keep me down, and the tragic death of the Crocodile Hunter couldn't keep me down. I'm back and I have plans, so read on my brothers and sisters.

-St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital waiting room-

Xavier had arrived with Logan and Scott several minutes ago. During that time Jubilation had informed them of the situation in between savage sobs of sorrow. Mascara stained tears flowed freely down her cheeks.

Logan placed a fatherly hand on her shoulder. She looked up into his eyes, "Logan how can people do this?"

Logan sighed, "Kid I've been around a long time and one thing I've learned is that people are going to do what they do because it's the only thing they know how to do. Sometimes the only thing they know how to do is hurt people."

Xavier was at a loss for words. He merely watched as Logan consoled Jubilation. He looked over at Scott, who appeared to be going through some sort of inner turmoil. Xavier turned his head to the side and noticed a surgeon approaching them. Logan looked up smelling the strong scent of blood.

The surgeon stood before the group of mutants and looked at each member of the group. He removed his mask, "We did everything we could, but we lost him."

Jubilation buried her head in Logan's chest and broke down crying. Xavier bowed his head in silence while Scott starred at the surgeon in disbelief.

A nurse scrambled around the desk and began speaking to the other nurses rather frantically. Logan could hear her talking about the 'body' being missing with his heightened hearing.

The nurse approached the surgeon, "Doctor someone's taken the body."

The surgeon spun around, "What do you mean?"

"I went into surgery to remove the 'body' but when I got there he was gone!"

The surgeon's eyes went wide, "Are you sure? Could someone else have taken him?"

She shook her head, "No sir no one is allowed in surgery. The strange thing is that they also stole his pants."

Scott quickly looked at Xavier; "You don't think…" he trailed off.

Xavier furrowed his brow, "It's possible." He then closed his eyes and cleared his mind to prepare for a psychic mind scan. He grazed each and every mind in a radial arc, slowly and carefully expanding it. He was suddenly bombarded by brainwaves focused on an icy vengeance. He attempted to make contact with the wayward mind, but he was swiftly pushed out. Xavier immediately opened his eyes, "He's on the roof. Approach him with caution. He is very confused and his mind has been thrown into chaos."

Logan and Scott nodded and ran for the staircase, "Do you think he's capable of this?"

Logan barreled through the stairwell door, Scott following closely behind, "Kid after all the things we've seen. Nothing surprises me anymore." They quickly made their way up the stairs and to the roof. Logan kicked open the doors and his eyes went wide at the scene in front of him, "Except this."

-Back in St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital waiting room-

Xavier attempted to console Jubilation, "I can't believe this is happening."

Xavier patted her on the back. Before he could speak Logan called out to him, "Chuck. You're not gonna believe this one."

Xavier looked through Logan's eyes, "He's alive." Jubilation lifted her head and with new determination made a mad dash for the stairwell.

-The roof of St. Joseph Memorial Hospital several seconds later-

Jubilation reached the roof and ran passed Logan and Scott. She was in udder shock. She looked around; snow covered every square inch of the roof. There was a powerful cold wind flowing about as well. She looked towards the edge of the building and noticed a shadowy figure merely standing there.

Her eyes began to water, "Bobby? Bobby is that you?"

The figure turned around. It cocked its head to the side and began closing the gap between them. Logan and Scott immediately stepped in front of her. Logan unsheathed his claws and Scott reached for his sunglasses.

Logan began to growl, "Kid if that's you say something."

The figure did nothing to acknowledge the question, "Logan do we stand a chance?"

Logan kept his eyes on the approaching figure, "If that's really frosty we don't have to worry."

The figure slowly came into view. Jubilation smiled and ran towards the figure embracing it in a passionate hug, "Bobby I thought you were gone forever." Bobby slowly wrapped his arms around her, "Bobby you're so cold." She looked into his frozen eyes and took a step back as if she were taking his body into view for the first time. He was in his ice-form but something was different something she couldn't quite place. He was wearing the pants that had apparently been stolen and had frozen blood trailing from a spot where he should have been wounded, but there was no wound not anymore. Suddenly she realized something her hands and chest were completely numb, "I barely touched him."

Logan and Scoot approached him. Logan looked at the boy with a skeptical look, "Kid's solid ice."

Scott looked at Bobby more closely and nodded, "He's… transparent."

That's what Jubilation missed, she was so happy to see him alive again that she didn't notice that he was completely transparent.

Logan looked around the snow covered roof one last time, "You do all this kid?"

For the first time Bobby looked around and saw what he had done. He looked back at Logan and nodded.

Scott scratched his head, "Why the roof? Why didn't you ask for help?"

Bobby looked up into Scott's sunglass covered eyes, "I… woke up… like this." He gestured to his now completely frozen body, "I didn't… want to… scare anyone… so I grabbed my pants… and ran."

Scott nodded, "Can you turn back?"

Bobby focused on returning to his flesh and blood body, and after several minutes of concentration he finally transformed back, "That felt… different."

Logan and Scott walked around the boy and examined his body, "No bullet wound."

Bobby looked at the gruff man, "Huh?"

Logan scratched his head, "There's no bullet wound. Hell there's not even a scar."

Scott ran a hand through his hair, "The only evidence that you were even wounded is the blood on your chest and back."

Jubilation looked at each man and then to Bobby, "So what does it mean? Is Bobby gonna be okay?"

Logan retracted his claws, "I think we should get Hank to take a look at him."

-Med Lab a few hours later-

Hank scurried around the lab looking at data charts, blood samples, and computer read outs. He then approached the boy on the gurney, "My stars and garters."

Xavier looked to Hank, "What is it Henry?"

Hank adjusted his glasses, "While Robert was in the hospital. Cerebro detected a mutant with an unusually high power signature."

Xavier examined Bobby, "And you believe that power signature belonged to Bobby?"

Hank went back to the computer and printed off a file, "Not only that Charles, but his power is on par with that of Jean."

Xavier's eyes went wide, "So that would place Bobby…"

Hank nodded, "Yes that would put him well within the parameters of an Omega level mutant."

Bobby scratched his head, "So… what's that mean?"

Hank smiled at the boy, "That means you're special. Now if you would please inform me on how you woke up."

Bobby looked up at the ceiling, "Well I remember thinking about Jubes, then I fell asleep, and when I woke up I was iced up."

Xavier looked at the boy, "It was not how you normally transform?"

Bobby nodded, "It was different usually I just cover myself in ice but this time… I was ice."

Hank rubbed his chin, "Fascinating in order to survive he altered the temperature of his body instead of the air and water vapor around him to constitute a new body and when he completed his transformation he filled in the missing parts."

Bobby stretched and yawned, "So can I go to bed now?"

Hank smiled, "Of course. Goodnight."

Xavier nodded in agreement, "Feel free to sleep in tomorrow."

They watched as he nodded and the proceeded to walk out of the doors still yawning, "Night."

Hank suddenly became very serious; "He's powerful Charles, very powerful. From what I can gather, the boy can alter the very temperature then he may use either of his kinesis to manipulate the moisture in the air or the ice he can create from the moisture."

Xavier nodded in agreement, "He seems to be experiencing great difficulty with his new transformation as well."

Hank began putting the sample away, "That's to be expected this aspect of his abilities are still rather new to him not to mention he has been through a rather traumatic event not four hours ago."

Xavier began to wheel himself towards the doors, "We'll have to keep a close eye on him."

Hank put the blood samples inside a cabinet and closed the door, "Yes but that may wait until we've all rested."