Authors Note: I hope that everyone is still with me here - I am so sorry that it's been so long, my job has been the main thing that's been getting in the way - but seeing as I'm nearly all trained up - and I have two days off there's gonna be lots more writing done, I must say I've been writing at work in my breaks too - so please stick with me here. :) xx
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Three hours after leaving Charles downstairs with his friend they were all mentally summoned by Charles to go down to his office.
"Was it just me, or did he sound totally bummed out?" Bobby asked.
"It wasn't just you." Scott said looking worried and everyone hastily made their way downstairs.
The team walked into Charles' office and were shocked to see how ill their mentor looked.
"What happened?" Jean said rushing to his side.
"It has been a very stressful day, if you would all be so kind as to take a seat, I will tell you all about the man that came today." Charles said sadly and the team all immediately sat down.
Jean sat next to Scott on one of the sofas, Hank, Ororo and Bobby took the other and Remy sat himself on the plush armchair.
"The man that came today was Erik Lensherr he is a mutant who can manipulate metal, and he was my only and best friend growing up.
We went to school together and then he helped me to build Cerebro, we wanted to find as many people as we could that were like us, so we built Cerebro and then when we were twenty-two Erik went missing, I never saw him again until today." Charles said sadly.
"What happened to him?" Ororo asked knowing that there was a story behind Charles' friends' disappearance.
"Apparently there are labs spattered around the world, labs that do experiments on mutants. Erik was captured by one forty years ago and he was there for ten years, although he luckily escaped." Charles said dully.
"Oh my stars and garters!" Hank gasped, Jean just buried her head in Scott's shoulder horrified.
Scott sat still; disgusted with the world he was born into.
"Oh goddess!" Ororo said and clouds rolled in the outside sky.
"Merde." Remy said eyes narrowed.
"What is with these people!" Bobby exclaimed angry.
"Yes indeed, all of those thoughts went through my head as well, and I was also horrified, Erik then informed me that he had a team of his own, and that team is out for retribution and murder, Erik asked us to join them." Charles said.
"But we can't we aren't murderers!" Scott exclaimed.
"I agree Charles, I do realise that we are out to protect mutants, but we are doing it for the right reasons, I would not feel comfortable joining with Erik's team." Ororo said sadly.
"Me either, I'm sorry Professor." Jean said.
"No, no my dears, I was not suggesting that you join Erik, I told Erik that we wouldn't. And he left angrily but I wanted you all to know that we will now not only have humans, mutant haters and the government against us, but also Erik's team, whoever they may be." Charles said sadly.
"It doesn't matter Charles, we have proven that we aren't an easy team to beat." Scott said determined and the others all smiled, all agreed.
"Well. Thank you team, that is all." Charles sighed and the group all filed out. Hank was the only one who remained.
"Charles I take it that this meeting has hit you hard." Hank said gently, knowing that his friend was saddened by how his reunion with his best friend had gone.
"It was as if all traces of my old friend had been erased Hank, and I couldn't do anything to bring him back." Charles said softly.
"I know Charles, but you must realise, that Erik has obviously gone through a lot, people become occupied with other things so that they don't dwell on a time when they were weak." Hank said gently.
"You are right Hank, but I can't help but blame myself." Charles said sadly.
"Why would you blame yourself?" Hank asked bewildered.
"Because if only I had tried harder, I could have found out where he was and I could have rescued him!" Charles said in frustration.
"Even if you had found his whereabouts how would you have gone about the rescue?" Hank said.
"I do not mean to speak out of turn Charles, but you are a man who is confined to a wheelchair, how would you have taken on a base full of soldiers? Rescued Erik and gotten away. At the time it would have been impossible." Hank said sternly.
"You are right Hank, but that does not stop me from blaming myself." Charles said softly.
Jean went straight to Scott's room with him, the pair lay on his bed and Jean wrapped her arms around Scott and wept.
"What's the matter?" Scott asked softly.
"Everything, the Professor wasn't able to block all of his thoughts from me and he is so sad." Jean said with a frown.
"He'll be ok red; he's just in shock is all." Scott said gently rubbing Jean's back.
"I know, but still, the thought of those labs has me scared Scott, what kind of people can do that to others? How can you willingly hurt people like that?" Jean said angrily.
"Jean, honey you know as well as I do that there are evil people out there who do evil things, and because of them there are good people who do good things, and we are those people and we will be the ones that save those who are being hurt by the evil ones." Scott said earnestly and Jean hugged Scott tighter.
"I love you." Jean said, she knew that it was early on in the relationship but she did truly love Scott, not that she wanted to blurt out her feelings like that.
"I love you to Jean." Scott said and hugged the woman in his arms tighter.
Both glad that they had found the other.
Authors note: A special thanks to the reviewer who left me the longest review ever! – RAVEN-TAKES-FLIGHT, and in response I have to say – I'm eagerly awaiting that cookie! Lol and also – even though this is posted in the Evo-verse the story is kinda based on all three x-men products, the original comic the evo-verse and also the movie, so Bobby is younger than he was in the comics and movie but slightly older than he was in evolution. Onto your next point – you'll have to read more for news on Logan, but I like the direction I'm going with him – I hope that you do too! And you'll find out all you need to know about my favourite Southern couple in a couple of chapters … :) And in closing lol, I'll keep in mind your favourite pairing…
MUSAGIRL15 – as always thank you so much for still reading and leaving me great reviews, it really encourages me to keep writing.
L'ANGE-SANS-AILES – again thank you so so much for your ongoing support – I hope you're still with me and the brotherhood chapter is all written – I just have to type it up and post it.