Chapter Nine: A Fallen Leader
And here's Chapter Nine! I wasn't really sure how exactly Mystique had sabotaged Cerebro; when I watched it, I had no clue how to describe it with words, so sorry if it's not very good.
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By the way, sorry for the short chapter. I recently thought it could've worked better if I combined it with the last chapter, but oh well. We are gonna go a bit deeper into Jean's feelings about the whole love square situation, so that's something.
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Professor Xavier went back to Cerebro to find Rogue again. However, because of what Mystique had done, the brain waves had all come crashing down, forcing him to yank the helmet off and collapse onto the bridge in pain. He fell into a coma.
Jean later placed him onto the slab in the med lab, the rest of the X-Men and Logan crowding around them. Logan sighed.
"I'm sorry," he said, not looking at anyone. He left the med lab.
After tending to the professor, Jean took it upon herself to fix Cerebro, Ororo went to ready the Jet, and Scott stayed behind. He tried not to let his worry over Rogue and the Professor get to him.
"You can still hear me, can't you?" he asked quietly. Professor Xavier's eyes were open, but he was not awake. "You've taught me everything in my life that was ever worth knowing. And if anything happens," he smiled to himself, "well, I'll take care of them."
Jean went to leave Cerebro, before turning back to look at the machine. She had told Logan hours ago that she wasn't strong enough to handle Cerebro, but she felt that now, she had no choice. The professor wasn't able to find Rogue, and Scott was trying so hard to stay calm about it. She sighed. When they talked the night before, she could very well tell just how deeply Scott felt for the girl. She had expected to feel angry or heartbroken, but found that she didn't. And Scott didn't seem too upset either, not even when Jean admitted her sudden attraction to Logan. It was clear to them now, after having time to think about it, that they weren't meant to be together.
Jean knelt before the machine and slowly placed the helmet on her head. She was doing this, not just for their mission, but she was also doing this for Scott.
I will find Rogue, she promised, and we will bring her home safely.
Scott left the med lab and saw that the door to Cerebro was open. He looked closer and saw that Jean was using it.
"Jean?" He called out to her. He ran towards her. "Jean! No!" The doors to Cerebro closed before he could get to her.
The brain waves were acting accordingly, but it was too much for Jean. Crying out in pain, she nearly collapsed, slipping the helmet off. The doors opened back up, and she saw Scott kneeling beside her.
"Jean?" he asked softly. "Answer me, please."
Take several deep breaths, Jean whispered, "I know where Magneto's going."
Soon, the X-Men, and Wolverine, were suited up and taking the X-Jet to the Statue of Liberty.
And there's Chapter Nine! Aw, Scott promised to look after everyone else if anything happened to Charles, I'm sure he'll do great- (The Last Stand happens) Well, THAT went nowhere...
Anyway, many stories that feature Scott and Jean breaking up for someone else have one or both of them bitter or even angry, but that's not what I'm going for. Sure, they're both rather surprised to find themselves falling for other people, but they're being mature and calm about it. Even when they break up, they're gonna remain friends.