Disclaimers: See Chapter One

A.N.: Yes this is a short chapter, two words for ya'. Writer's block!

Chapter Three

Charles could feel the anticipation in the air. He didn't need to use his powers to know what, or rather, who everyone was thinking of. Indeed, his mind was on her as well, but dwelling on it could begin to unnerve the team, and that would not be good.

"Scott, tell me about the mission." Scott just gave the Professor a blank look for a minute, then quickly slipped in "leader mode". Moving to the front of the room, he began.

"The flight was uneventful, we made it there two minutes under the ETA. We first disabled the outside guards, the moved quickly to the interior. Once in, we split into two teams, thus lessening the search time. Logan and I came to the lab. I had only a few minutes to look over the files when the building's intercom called for a med. team. Thinking Jean and Ororo might be in need of some help, I went to find them."

Scott paused for a sip water, then continued. "The files I did have time to look at referred to stored mutant DNA. So before I left, I gave Logan an order to destroy any freezers or storage units." "Didn't leave a damn thing." When Logan felt the eyes on him, he added, "I never did like labs."

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Rogue was sleeping, half way into a R.E.M cycle according to one of the monitors. That meant Jean could finally have some rest of her own. Well, after she apprised the Professor of Rogue's condition.

Jean turned off the lights and started for the elevator. During the ride to the main floor, Jean struggled with just how to explain what had happened to Rogue. Clinical terms simply were too cold. Rogue was a favorite everywhere she went, Jean just couldn't think for her as a 'subject'.

Walking to the door of the Professor's study, Jean could hear Scott's voice, "The Professor must have asked for a briefing." Logan's voice cut in and there was a small silence. Jean softly opened the door to hear him continue, "I never did like labs."

"Understandable." Xavear said. "Ah, Jean. Scott was just telling us about the mission, but that can wait. You came to tell us something?"

Taking a deep breath, Jean spoke. "Rogue received a mid-level electrical shock, she is now stable and sleeping." "In the jet, you said something 'bout a box in her back. What's that about?" Logan asked.

"Show time." "For the average person too much electricity is harmful. It splits the nerve endings, rendering them incapable of sending or receiving. For Rogue, it is almost the opposite. Her body craves electricity; so much so, that when her skin comes in contact with an electrical source, such as electrical impulses in the brain, it tries to pull in as much as possible. Dr. Moore's answer to this was a direct voltage feed to Rogue's spinal column." "How did you learn this, Jean?" Ororo questioned. "In the Blackbird Rogue opened her thoughts to me, letting me see what she had been told." "Ya' still haven't said what the box is for." "It is a battery pack, it provides the currant need for Rogue to have" Jean paused for a breath, "For Rogue to have skin to skin contact."

Jean couldn't have gotten this sort of response if she had suddenly stripped. The air in the room was cut in half by the intake of breath from the other four occupants. "And that ain't the half of it!" she thought to herself.

"Jean," Charles was the first to recover. "Scott was just saying something about DNA storage before you came in. Do you think that's what was planed for Rogue?" "No." "You say that quite confidently. Did Rogue know about this?" the professor asked.

"The stored matter, it…" Jean let out a small puff of air. "I mean, Rouge was told…"

"Jean, what is it?" Scott's voice was soft, but it still had an edge in. He used that tone often with teens who came looking for answer to a question they were scared to ask.

Jean let the answer out in one quick breath, almost mumbling. "They were storing sperm" "What!!" Logan's claws were out, "What'd ya mean, …sperm?" Jean couldn't avoid it any longer, "Just best to get it over with."

"Rogue is pregnant."