Another one :-)

Chapter 15:

The last couple of days the weather had been dull with thunder rolling in over the city every once in a while, perfectly reflecting Marie's mood. Natasha sat across from her on the couch reading Cosmo while Steve was in the kitchen preparing dinner for the three. Natasha sighed. "Marie, you've got to stop with the pouting." She told the younger woman. Marie rolled her eyes. "I do not pout." "You are right now." Steve said while carrying a casserole through the living room to the dining table. Natasha continued reading but commented, "It was Clint's own choice to leave." "I know… But it feels like I'm the only one not okay with this. I mean he chooses to leave, fine, but to go back to an ex-wife? I mean, what do we even know about her? It could be a trap!" she said sounding more and more agitated.
Natasha sighed again. "None of us are happy with this Marie, least of all me. But Clint's a stubborn man; if he want's to do something he'll do it, even if it kills him. The best thing is to let it play out. If it goes anything like last time, he'll be back before you know it." Steve decided to put his two cents in. "Besides, are you angry that he left, or that he left and that he didn't say goodbye?" He asked Marie and she shrugged. "Both." "Just trust me on this," Natasha said as they got up and took their places at the dinner table. "He'll be back soon again." "I know…" Marie sighed. "He just upped and left us… I swear the next time I see him I'm gonna kick his ass." She finished tiredly. "How about, in the mean time, we all enjoy this delicious casserole I've been slaving over in the kitchen for the last two hours." Steve said happily. "You sound like an old housewife." Natasha commented and grinned. "He's my housewife." Marie joked and kissed him on the cheek while giggling. "I can't wait for Clint to come back." Steve claimed while he shook his head in despair.

The three enjoyed the evening even though they were one man short. The many glasses of red wine helped lift the mood greatly and soon Natasha left the two behind. Steve and Marie were cleaning when Steve's phone went off. Steve answered hoping it was a telemarketer, but they both knew he was being shipped out on another mission. Steve finished the call and went to grab a duffle bag from the bedroom. When he came back into the kitchen he found Marie leaning against the counter top with her arms crossed. "What is it?" Steve asked her when he noticed the frown on her face.
Marie sighed and came up to him and kissed him. "Nothing, just… stay safe. Do you know how long it'll be?" She asked him. Steve embraced her lovingly. "You know I will. I don't know – shouldn't be more than two weeks tops." He kissed her lovingly goodbye and left the apartment. Marie sighed and went into living room and slouched down on the couch. During times like these she honestly missed the people inside her mind. They would always help her overcome the loneliness she felt. "Come on Marie, don't wallow in your own self pity." She thought to her self. Deciding that she needed to get out of the apartment and that she needed some noise, she got ready to head over to the institute. "Ain't no peace and quiet over there…" she thought smiling a bit. She grabbed a few things and toiletries, locked the apartment and left.

It didn't take Marie very long to arrive at the gates of the institute and park the car in the garage. Logan was in there fixing up a bike, and he raised an eyebrow at her. "Everything all right?" He asked eyeing the small bag in her arms. Marie nodded and smiled tiredly. "Yeah, the apartment is just too quiet at the moment." Logan nodded and didn't pry further. "Well you came to the right place then, I swear this place is like a fucking circus at times." He muttered annoyed and Marie laughed. "I'm gonna go find Ororo, enjoy your peace and quiet Logan." She smiled. Logan grunted in reply while re-focusing on the bike and its many problems. Marie shook her head a bit in amusement, but left the man to his devices.
It didn't take her long to find the weather witch, she merely followed common room noise that increased by several decibels the closer she got. There, in between the massive amounts of gathered children, she saw the woman trying to keep order of the many younger children that were sprawled around the floor with pillows and blankets everywhere. Ororo spotted Marie in the doorway and looked relieved to see her. She quickly made her way to her, and Marie couldn't help but chuckle at the desperation in the other woman's eyes. The same desperation could be seen in Piotr and Bobby's eyes, but they were jumped by children all wanting to choose whatever movie they were supposed to be watching tonight.

"Thank god you're here." Ororo said grabbing a hold of Marie's arm and pulling her away from the common room. "I need wine. Now." Marie laughed at her but let herself be dragged away. It wasn't long before they were in the kitchen area and wine was being poured into glasses. "Are you planning on staying tonight?" Ororo asked, finally taking notice of the small bag Marie had carried with her. "Yeah, Steve's out on work business and I'm not used to the quiet. I needed some noise." Ororo snorted into her glass. "Well you're in the right place then." Marie chuckled. "Yeah, that's what everyone keeps saying. How's the movie night working out for you?" she asked jokingly. Ororo rolled her eyes. "A success as you can tell. The kids love it, but the grown ups – not so much." "I can imagine." Marie replied happy that the deafening silence she had felt before was gone now. The constant noise of the school calmed her nerves, and soon whatever worry she had had for Steve was in the back of her mind.

Marie bit her lip lost in thought, and Ororo noticed. "What is it child?" Marie shook her head. "Nothing… Just. Do you ever get one of those feelings, like something is about to happen but you don't know what or why?" she asked her. Ororo's lips pursed. "Yes, and the last time it did, bad things happened. Listen to your gut Rogue, if it says something is wrong, something usually is." Marie frowned. "I don't know what to do, I told Steve to stay safe – but I don't think it's gonna be sufficient." Ororo sighed. "If you feel there isn't anything you can do, then I guess you just have to learn to accept the feeling until he returns to you." Marie shrugged. "Maybe… Or I ate some bad chilli and this is all gas." Ororo cracked a smile. "Maybe." She looked at the clock on the wall. "Time to do rounds. Why don't you get settled? You know where your room is." Marie nodded and smiled. "Sure, see you around." Marie washed the two glasses while Ororo exited to do her finish her duties for the night.

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Marie had just washed up, and put on her pyjamas when a small knock on her door echoed. She looked at the small clock next to her bed, "Eleven-thirty. Who's making social visits at this time." she thought tiredly but went to answer the door. To her surprise Hank was standing there. He was slightly taken aback seeing her standing there in a blue pyjamas with cartoon lambs motifs. "My apologies Rogue, I wasn't sure if you were still awake." He apologised quickly and Marie waved her hands dismissively. "I was still up, so no bother. What can I do for you Hank?" She asked the massive blue man.
He looked a bit awkward and cleared his throat shortly. "I was hoping to discuss a small matter with you, if you had the time. If not I can come back some other time." Marie shook her head. "No problem, please come in." She stated and showed him into the room. The two of them sat at the foot of her bed. "Rogue, there has been a small matter I have wanted to discuss with you for some time now, but I haven't had the time to do so." Hank told her. "What is it?" Marie asked curiously and small part of her was worried about whatever this conversation was about.

"Well, I was hoping I could discuss the matter of your powers with you?" He asked gently and Marie knew that Hank knew the truth about her. "Shit…. What now?" She thought in despair. "What do you wanna know?" she asked a bit uncertain. "Well, the nature of your power is unlike anything I have come across before." He began and now Marie was confused. "Your powers are completely similar to that of Magneto, whom you have met before. " Hank stated and Marie scowled at the mention of him. "What of it?" She asked him still concerned. "Not only are you similar, your powers are, on a molecular level, exactly the same. This is uncanny, rare even for two people who are related such as twins. Which leads me to my question, are you Magneto's daughter?"

There was a moment of silence.

Then another.

And another.

Marie sighed and rubbed her face. "No… thank god... I'm not." Hank stared at her perplexed, like she was riddle he couldn't figure out. "Then how?" He asked, not really knowing how to construct the question he wanted an answer to. Marie sighed again. "Hank, please promise me you won't tell anyone. I couldn't bare it if they would look at me like I'm a monster." She asked of him saddened.

Hank was confused. "My dear, no one would look at you like a monster, I'm sure of it. Here you are among people who are like you and understand you."

Marie shook her head. "No I'm not. No one is like me Hank. But you're right." She admitted. "Normally having the exact same power as someone else requires blood relations. But if that doesn't seem to be the case, it would require…" She finished letting him draw his own conclusion. Hank was startled. "It would require a power that can completely copy another's on a molecular level." He finished rubbing his head in wonder. "Stars and garters…" He finished and Marie chuckled shortly. "Why didn't you just say this when you first came to institute?" He asked curiously. "Because … We all carry our sins and burdens, and mine aren't pretty Hank. They aren't something that I wanted out in the open, and besides… they cause me great shame."

"My dear, we all have our sins. You think Logan, Ororo or even I are free of sins?" Marie shrugged, "have any of you ever killed a child? Have any of you ever hurt the people that you love to the point that the fell into a coma because of a kiss? Because I have Hank." She admitted and Hank froze. "My powers manifested when I was child no older than seven Hank. Whenever I touch someone, I… Absorb them. Everything they are becomes mine… Or at least a copy of them… Their memories… Their knowledge… skills too. Sometimes even their looks if I've taken enough from them. I was seven years old the first time my powers turned me into a monster – a killer." Marie told Hank of her upbringing and the many times her powers had caused her great heartache and pain. Hank said nothing during her recollection of her formative years. He didn't know if there was anything he could say to her. When she finished they both sat in silence while Marie stared into the floor and Hank thought of the many trials the young woman had endured in her still short life.

After awhile Marie broke the silence. "Please don't tell anyone. I couldn't take if they all feared me or hated me." She pleaded silently. For a while it seemed like Hank was debating himself on the matter, until he finally took her hand in his. "My dear…" He began softly. "For one so young, destiny it seems has been against you from the very beginning. Fear not though, your secret is safe with me." He said and Marie's eyes were filled with hope. "But I do believe, that at some point you will have to tell the others. They deserve to know the truth. And sooner rather than later, for these things have a habit of haunting us at the worst of times." Hank finished and Marie nodded. "I never meant to grow attached to this place, t'be honest." She admitted and Hank smiled. "My plan was always to get control of Magneto's powers, and then leave. But I don't think that I can find in m'heart to do that now." Hank noticed her accent would be thickening whenever she was being sincere and honest, as she was now. He let go of her hand and the two walked to the door. Hank left her room but not before Marie thanked him.
"Whatever for?" he asked curiously. "For giving me a chance." She said and the two of them smiled sadly at each other. "Everyone deserves a second chance Rogue. I know this very well." "Marie." She said and he nodded. "Goodnight Marie." He finished and left the corridor. "Goodnight." She replied while closing the door.

Marie sighed and leaned against the now closed door. Even though this conversation and admittance had been hard on her, it still didn't remove the horrible feeling in her gut. She knew something worse was on the move. She walked towards her bed and went to sleep, but the rest that she was hoping for didn't come easy.

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When Marie woke up the next morning she felt like crap. She'd barely gotten any sleep last night, and the sleep she did get was interrupted by her own sub consciousness every hour or so. She was in a pretty grumpy and tired mood, so at first she didn't notice quiet but violent buzzing of the students everywhere from classroom, common room to the kitchen. It wasn't until she'd poured cereal in a bowl that she noticed a lack of teaching staff in the kitchens.
Not only that, none of the children were in classes, and while Friday classes were known to be starting late around ten a.m. Marie thought too many of them were running freely around. She looked around in the kitchen and spotted the junior x-men eating late breakfast and decided to join them. "Do you mind if I join you?" she asked the group of four. An Asian girl was the first to responds happily. "Not at all chica, grab a seat." "Thanks." Marie said gratefully before taking another look around. "Where is everybody?" she asked the occupants of the table. Bobby and Kitty shrugged, and where more interested in each other than the conversation.

Piotr frowned but calmly answered, "An urgent matter came up early this morning requiring their attention." He nodded at her to leave the table with her, and Marie although confused left the table with him and found somewhere quiet to talk. "What's going on?" Marie asked him. Piotr looked nervous. "The professor thinks they have found the late Jean Grey alive. They have gone to retrieve her." Marie was shocked at the thought.
"Wait, I thought she was dead?" she asked him and he nodded. "Her body was never found, it was taken by the current of a flood when we were saving the children that were kidnapped from the school." Piotr answered gravely. "But if you ask me, it is never a good sign when the dead returns." He commented and Marie's stomach clenched. "So, what? We're the only ones here to look after the children? What are we supposed to do with them – there are hundreds of kids and the two of us!" Marie exclaimed nervously. Piotr shrugged. "We honestly do not have plans for these situations. We just give the children the day off and hope they do not burn the school down."

Marie didn't know what shocked her more; the fact that they were bringing a supposed dead woman back into the school, or that all the teachers but one had left the school to "help" bring back one woman.

"Not good enough." Marie said defiantly and Piotr looked curiously at her. "What do you propose?" He asked her. "Gather all the seniors. I got a plan." "Meet you in the kitchen in ten minutes?" He asked and Marie nodded. "I hope my plan works… otherwise I'll be the biggest loser ever…" Marie thought and groaned. "What am I doing?!" she exclaimed but when back to the kitchens to wait for Piotr and the other seniors.

Marie stood with a false calmness in front of thirty or more seniors, and only Piotr by her side made her feel somewhat confident that the plan would work. "Okay everyone listen up!" She called out over the chatter the teenagers were emitting. All of them surprisingly shut up. "Piotr and I are the last teachers standing right now, we don't know where the others have gone or when they'll get back. But let us make this clear. This is not a free pass to do whatever you like today!" A wave of groans was emitted, but surprisingly it was Jubilee's that was the loudest. "Quiet!" Piotr yelled out, and everyone froze at the odd sight of the gentle giant yelling at them.
He gestured at Marie to continue. "We are not gonna force you to study," She continued and a small roar of happiness was heard that made the two teachers roll their eyes. "But," she continued and the happiness was followed immediately by groans again. "We are going to make you help the younger kids. Each and every one of you is going to find two or three of the younger kids. You are going to tutor them and help them with their homework from ten until one o'clock. After that your weekend begins." At this Jubilee yelled out "Spread the word to the mini- dweebs and lets get this over with!" and everyone quickly scattered out of the kitchen.

Piotr turned to Marie. "I will be forever in your debt if this works and the school doesn't catch fire." He told her. Marie grinned. "You make it sound like it's happened before?" She asked and Piotr replied. "More times than I can count." He shook his head and Marie laughed. The two then left to enforce the plan for the day.

It was around eleven thirty when the blackbird returned with all the teachers and one comatose redheaded woman, Marie noticed. But it wasn't until around twelve o'clock that the professor and the remaining teachers exited the med bay and joined the school grounds again. The school was so quiet that you could hear pin drop. Marie and Piotr had enforced their plan with little trouble, and both had finished with their rounds across the school when they met up with the teachers and the Professor. "Where are all the children, why is it so quiet here?" Ororo asked concerned voicing what the others thought too.
Piotr grinned. "That is the sound of hard work and studying." Marie smiled. "We managed to convince the seniors to help and tutor the younger children from ten until one, making sure that none of them fall behind." She added happily. Ororo and the other looked around the different rooms and saw several young children surrounding one or more seniors, all calmly studying together. Though many of the seniors did occasionally grab their phones going on social media, they turned to the kids whenever they asked for help.
"That's it. We're in the twilight zone. I need a drink." Logan grunted before leaving to grab a drink from the kitchens. The professor smiled at the two young teachers. "Amazing work you two. I am proud of you, and the children." They both thanked the professor for the compliment. "Seeing as this is quite the success, perhaps we should make this a more permanent part of the schedule." He said when Jubilees voice suddenly yelled out "GOD NO!" from one of the break rooms. The professor chuckled before leaving them to their own devices. Marie turned to Piotr. "I'm calling it a day. Seriously." And he nodded in complete agreement.

They all went their separate ways, and Marie was half way up to her room when she thought she heard something. "Come to me…" "What the?" she muttered out looking around, but seeing and hearing nothing. She shook her head before continuing her walk up the stairs.

"Come to me…. "

"Seriously, what the hell?" She called out now. Marie looked around the hallway and was about to take another step up the stairs, when something in her gut told her to walk down again. Marie bit her lip, didn't move for a second and the walked down.

"Come to me…. "

The voice was getting stronger in her mind the closer she got to the med bay. She found herself in front of the doors to the med bay. Marie placed her hand against the cool steel surface of the doors, and before she could open them she was interrupted. "Marie, what are you doing down here?" Hank asked her concerned. Marie shook head, and took a step back from the doors. "Just needed get something for my stomach, it's been acting up all day." She pretended to wince and Hank nodded. He pulled a small pill bottle from coat and handed her two pills. "They should help with any discomfort you feel." Marie thanked him.
She turned and left the med bay, but not before catching another glimpse of the red haired woman. She was lying down on a hospital bed dressed in a white gown. Marie could also see Scott sitting next to the bed. But what she saw was fleeting, and for some unexplainable reason she felt the need to enter the room and see the woman. The woman, whose demise had caused so much pain in the occupants of this school, its faculty and its students… but she didn't. Marie decided that it was best not to get into the middle of whatever this was going to evolve into.

She checked her phone on her way up to the main floor. There was a short message from Steve. "In Germany. Nat joined me. Staying safe." Marie smiled at the message. "At least he has the best partner in the field with him." Marie thought sadly still missing Clint and thinking he should be with right there with them. She tried distracting herself by going through some of the German new sites online to see if she could spot anything that could be related to their mission, but quickly came up empty. Marie sighed and decided that whatever it was, probably wouldn't gather too much media coverage.

"Come to me…"

"Damn it… What am I doing?" She asked herself when she found herself going towards the med bay again. This time the med bay was empty of all occupants and she slowly neared the bed with that held the sleeping form of Jean Grey Summers. "She looks innocent and calm sleeping like that…" she thought.

It felt like a lifetime ago that Marie was younger and more innocent. She thought back to the night on the statue of liberty again. There was a heavy darkness just floating in her body, and it had been there ever since her run in with Magneto. Every day her body and mind felt heavier and darker. "If it wasn't for Steve distracting me, who knows what I'd do…" she thought shaking her head. Marie looked down and saw her own hand slowly gliding towards that of Jeans.

"Do it…" A voice in the back of her mind told her.

"I shouldn't…" Marie thought but she grabbed the other woman's wrist trying to get a read on who Jean Grey Summers was. "What the?" Marie exclaimed confused when nothing happened.

She once again tried forcing her power to absorb Jean, this time harder resulting in veins connecting both women's skin. The pain Marie felt from forcing her power like this was greater than she'd ever felt. In her mind she suddenly felt a rush of power unlike anything she'd ever experienced before. A great and burning being had entered her mind. Unlike any of the people she'd absorbed Marie couldn't tear this being apart no matter how much she tried. The being caused a burning sensation spreading from where their skin connected and on to the rest of Marie's body. Marie barely suppressed a scream of pain.

Marie let go of the other woman's hand and fell to the floor while her healing factor battled what felt like fire burning her inside out.

Marie stopped trying to fight the being inside her mind knowing it was futile. Her vision started to blacken, and Marie accepted that this time she might not survive. Jeans Eyes opened from where she lay on the bed and pitch black eyes suddenly turned back into their normal blue and rolled into the back of her head.

Marie was floating in between a conscious and unconscious state of mind, until she was violently pulled into her own mind.
Everything around her was black and Marie could barely see anything until out of nowhere a great bird of fire appeared. It consumed everything but Marie wouldn't let her control of her mind go. Her anger and stubbornness was building up more and more. She summoned what powers she had in her arsenal and let them run wildly through her. "I will not lose my mind!" Marie stubbornly proclaimed through gritted teeth while her healing factor was working overtime healing her from the constant fire the Bird was burning her with.
The phoenix screeched angrily and batted its wings at her, burning Marie even more and making her scream out in pain. Marie fell to her knees but used the power of her mind to create a shield separating them to protect her mind.
Marie realised that she'd absorbed part of the phoenix's powers, and summoned its fire to encase her body, protecting her from the bird's fiery attacks. Marie rose on shaky legs. "My turn birdy." She said and the phoenix screeched in anger again when it realised its attacks no longer hurt her. Marie focused all her mental power and energy and flew up to attack the invading force in her mind.
Her first attack hit true, causing the phoenix great pain. She'd hit it right in the chest, and the part she'd hit was dissolving into the blackness of mind. Marie hurried to attack it once more but the Phoenix flew around her, dodging the attack, and it opened its great beak swallowing Marie in one go.

Marie struggled and started to panic inside the fiery belly of the beast. She constantly attacked the bird from inside, but her attacks seemed futile, as she never got closer to getting out of the bird. The massive fiery form slowly healed the wounds Marie was causing it.
The fire was drowning her and felt like an infinite amount of it was surrounding her. Marie felt fury burning inside her; she summoned all her mental energy and screamed. The energy was released in one violent pulse, burning the phoenix from the inside out as it had done to her. The pulse killed of every last flame of the bird. Marie started falling as the blackness of her mind encased her…

"Rogue… Rogue… Rogue…" Marie groaned and her body felt like two trucks had hit it. She blinked several times before her eyes adjusted to bright light of the med bay. When they finally did it was Hanks furry, blue and worried face that flashed her eyes with a flashlight causing her to groan. She tried getting up but Hank pushed her down. Marie's head was killing her. "We found you collapsed on the floor," Hank said worried and it was only then she noticed the other persons in the room. The professor sat with a neutral expression on his face, while Ororo stood next to him a worried look in her eyes but just as reserved.
Only Logan, who stood behind them in the back of the room, was was glaring at her making her wonder what the hell they thought had happened. "What happened?" Hank finished.
Marie looked around and assumed they must have placed her into another part of the med bay because she no longer saw the body of Jean Grey Summers in the room she was in. Marie rubbed her head while sitting up slightly. "There was a voice… " She mumbled still a bit disoriented. The professor wheeled up to her bed. "What did it say?" He asked her. "It kept telling me come down here… and then all I remember I felt like I was burning inside out..." The professor frowned. "Anything else?" he asked her patiently. Marie nodded. "I think there was a bird… It was made of fire. To be honest it attacked me." Marie said now fully aware but her head still killing her. The professor's face turned into one of worry and Marie swears she saw a hint of fear in the man's eyes.

"I'm concerned about this voice you heard. If you wouldn't mind, would you allow me to do a surface scan of your mind?" He asked her, and Marie bit her lip. "Christ Chuck! You're even asking?" Logan growled and Marie was taken aback at the fury in his voice. "After what just happened?" Marie looked confused at the occupants. "What happened?" She asked worried. The professor turned to Logan. "I will not invade someone's privacy and break their trust, no matter the circumstance Logan. Now please." He said and Logan growled but let the man turn back to Marie. "What happened?!" She asked slightly angry that no one was answering her question.

The professor sighed. "Jean Grey Summers, who was in a coma when we found her and brought her here, woke up sometime ago. She attacked the staff and ran off. We are still trying to locate her." He said summing up what had happened while Marie had been battling the phoenix force she had absorbed in to her mind. "Now, will you allow me?" He asked and Marie nodded and opened her mind to his intrusion.
The professor looked around her mind quickly, before releasing his hold of it gently. "There is nothing to worry about," He told her and Marie nodded. "There is no evidence of the phoenix affecting in her mind." He told the others. Marie frowned. "You knew about that thing… And brought it into the school?" She asked him upset.

The professor sighed. "I'm afraid I did. The phoenix force has been a part of Jean since she was very young, before she even came to the institute. I was supposed to help her control it, but instead young Jean learned to suppress it. I believe that is why her alter ego is now in control." Marie rubbed her wrist where she still felt a slight burning sensation. "That ain't no alter ego." She said angrily and the others were surprised at her anger. "When the phoenix was inside my head, believe me there wasn't anything human there. Whatever it is that's in control of her body, it ain't human. Woman tried burning me alive from the inside out…" she muttered the last part to herself forgetting about Logan's super hearing. The others didn't hear her but the look of concern in his eyes told Marie that he did.
"Can I go? I feel fine now." Marie asked Hank, and the man sighed. "I would like to keep you, but if you feel any pain or any other symptom I want you down here immediately." He said knowing her healing would take care of her better than he could. Marie nodded and left the room Logan hot on her heels. Marie made the elevator and closed the door using Magneto's powers not wanting to talk to anyone right now. She heard Logan growl in front of the door but ignored him. It wasn't long until she found herself inside her bedroom. She slouched down on her bed mentally exhausted, savouring the peace and quiet she knew wasn't going to last very long. She lifted her hand and watched as fire began outlining it. "Well shit…" Marie thought.

Logan re-entered the med bay angrily. "Something ain't right." He nearly growled. "There's something the Kid ain't telling us." He paced the room and finally growled looking at them. The professor sighed. "I'm sure Rogue has told us everything she know and deems relevant in finding Jean, Logan." He stated and Logan shook his. "She's not being honest with us Chuck." Logan said and noticed how Hank looked away. "You." He said. "You know something." Logan growled at Hank.
The professor and Ororo looked in surprise at him. "Hank?" Ororo asked wanting him to clarify.
Hank cleared his throat a bit. "Well… Young Rogue may have, in confidence that is, discussed certain aspects of her powers and past with me… But it is of no relevance to this episode. And I shall not break her confidence in me, as I have already suggested for her to tell all of us in her own time." Hank said looking stubborn. The professor nodded. "Of course. None of us would ask you to break her confidence in you, correct Logan?" He said giving a pointed look to the man in question. Logan only growled. "Now," the professor said rubbing his eyes slightly defeated and tired. "If you'll excuse me. I'll be in cerebro looking for Jean. Hank please do update me when Scott wakes up."

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