Chapter Four.
In White Cliff Erik lies in bed with Carol sleeping beside him. He hears the loud screeching outside. He quick turns to the sound before turning on the lamp, only to find the lights out. He tried again but still the light would not turn on. He then heard something crawling up the walls outside. Which scared him. "Carol, Carol!" said, waking her up. "Hmm, Erik what's?" She asked. "Shh listen!" He told her. Carol laid still and heard something on their roof. "What is that?" She asked. "I don't know but I'm going to!" He said, covering his ears from the loud screech. Rebecca woke up screaming and scared. "Erik!" She cried. As Erik rushed to her room. "It's alright sweetie I'm here!" He said, holding her. "What was that sound?" She asked. "Don't worry about it, I'm here to protect you!" He said, still holding her, as they heard the screeches again.
By morning, Jean was asleep on her desk with the candle still going nearby, she woke up to a knock at her door. She looked at her watch and gasped. The knocking continued. "Jean it's me Charles!" She heard "Oh no!" She said, answering the door. "Oh, I'm so sorry Professor!" She told him, letting him in. "It's quite alright Jean!" He said, wheeling in. "It's so unlike me to sleep in!" She told him, grabbing her books and packing them into her bag "It happens to all of us, I'm just glad you're okay!" Charles said, as Jean blew out the candle and passed him. When she passed him, he sensed Patrick, Charles looked at Jean as she headed down the hallway. Soon she had her coat on and was heading out the door. Charles watched her leave from the window and remembered Lilandra's warning. "One of your X-men is in grave danger!" He remembered.
Soon Jean arrived at the college she attends. She walks up the steps to the college. She pauses and takes a deep breath. "Here we go!" She said, before entering. "Good luck Jean!" Patrick told her, in her mind. Jean smiled then headed in.
At another part of the city Adwin enters a bar and sits down and orders a drink. "I'll have a beer!" He said, the bartender leaves to get his drink then comes back and puts his drink in front of him. Adwin watches TV while he drinks his beer.
Soon after Jean came home, it was time for practice in the Danger room. All the X-men entered the Danger room. "Remember my X-men, work as a team!" Charles replied, activating the Danger room hologram program. The X-men find themselves surrounded in ruin buildings and fires. "Move out and keep an eye out for anything!" Scott ordered, as they all moved out.
At the bar, Adwin is still sitting at the bar drinking his beer and watching the news about his creatures. He grins and drinks.
Back in the Danger room, Jean walks carefully with the others, taking down targets as they went. In the control room, Charles monitors their progress. Unaware that a black mist slips into the controls and takes over. Right away Charles notices something was wrong. "What? What in the world? Scott, Scott somethings wrong, I've lost control!" He cried. Just when there was a spark. Charles quickly backed away. At that same moment Jean could hear Patrick's cries. "Scott, Scott somethings wrong!" She told him. Scott tried his com link. "Professor, Professor come in!" He said, on his com, but got static. Suddenly rockets and killer robots activated. "I can't reach him!" He said, as the rockets hit close by. "Back to the door move!" Scott ordered, as they fought off killer robots on the way back to the danger room doors. More rockets flew near them and exploded all around them. While more robots attacked them, which they destroyed. Soon they reached the doors, but they couldn't open it. "It won't open!" Scott cried, as more rockets flew toward them. "Stand clear!" Logan cried, as they moved away. Logan brought out his claws and sliced open the doors, once the doors were sliced open they all rushed in and the program immediately shut down. Scott and the others stood there, catching their breaths. "Is everyone alright?" Charles asked, wheeling in. "Yeah, I think so. What the hell was that all about?" Scott asked, as Jean touched her shoulder and noticed blood on her hand. "Scott!" She said, holding her shaking bloody hand up. "Jean, Jean!" Scott cried, grabbing her as she fainted. "Jean!" Logan cried. "Professor!" Scott cried. "Get her to the infirmary at once!" Charles cried. Just as Scott picked her up and carried her out of the danger room.
At White Cliff, Erik watched Rebecca playing with her dolls. "Erik are you okay? You been watching Rebecca for a while now?" Carol asked. "Yeah, everything is fine!" Erik said, hearing Rebecca giggling. "So, I asked around about the loud noise we heard last night and it turns out we're not the only ones who heard those things last night, apparently everyone in town heard them!" Carol said. "Everyone heard those things last night, That's insane!" He said, watching Rebecca playing.
Back at the Mansion in the Infirmary, Jean was still out cold. In the lab Jean's blood results were back and when Hank read the results, he was shocked. "Hank!" Charles said, as he and Scott came in. "Professor, Jean's blood results are in, you're not going to believe this sir!" He said, handing him the results. Both Scott and Charles looked at the results. "You got to be kidding, she's pregnant!" Scott said. "Are you certain about this Hank?" Charles asked. "I can test her blood again, but I'm certain the results will be the same!" Hank said, unaware that Jean was awake. "Why, why wouldn't she tell me she's Pregnant?" Scott asked. "I was going too!" She said, getting up, as they approached her. "I just wasn't sure how you would react to me carrying an alien baby!" She said. "Alien, you're carrying an alien?" Scott asked, in shock. "I am. His name is Patrick and he's needs our help!" Jean said. "Why does he need our help, Jean?" Charles asked. "Someone is trying to kill him and me!" Jean said.
Soon Hank was doing an ultrasound on Jean as she told them everything about Patrick. "And that the story Professor!" She told them. "I see, so that's who I sensed back in your room this morning, the baby your now carrying!" Charles said. "Here he is Professor!" Hank said, as they all looked at the screen. "Judging by his sizes, I say she's in her first month!" Hank said, taking the wand off and Jean was given a wipe to clean her belly off. "Uhm Jean, may I scan his mind?" Charles asked. "Of course, Professor!" She said, laying still for him, Charles then touched her belly and as soon as he did, He saw everything Patrick saw. "Do you see him, that's him, that's the monster that hunts me!" Patrick said, "Patrick? Do you know why he wants you dead?" Charles asked, kneeling to his height. "No, I only know he want to kill me?" Patrick said. Charles quickly took hand off her belly "Interesting. I saw everything. This poor boy is being hunted by another alien creature that I can't even describe. He's been hiding all over the galaxy from this Adwin!" He said, "Does he know why he's being hunted?" Scott asked. "No, he doesn't know why he want him dead!" Charles said.