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6.06% MARVEL: GAMER PATH / Chapter 16: CHAPTER 16

Chapter 16: CHAPTER 16

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After my miraculously recovery from the apparently unavoidable impalation, Jean left probably to where Magneto was, immediately after that, Scott got in my face, demanding to know what I knew, and why I had considered killing Jean.

"Tell me!" Scott screamed, his face red in anger as he did so.

"There is nothing to tell," I answered with a sigh, glaring at him, "Keep bothering me though, and I will have a reason to beat you up."

Scott growled, moving his hand to his visor, but before he did so, Beast stopped him, "Scott, that's enough…" Beast ordered, making the annoying brat to step back.

"I understand Scott can be a bit too much, but we need to know what you know," Raven who was standing behind me said, her arms crossed as she took a seat on the debris around.

"It wouldn't change a thing, it never mattered what I knew," I sighed, running my hands through my hair as I did so. "What Jean is becoming, is beyond our comprehension…"

Ororo flew into the house through the hole my landing had done, and looking into my eyes said, "You're afraid… you were also afraid in the ship about something, you knew this was gonna happen."

I looked at her, surprised she made that connection, "I had an idea of what was gonna happen," I nodded.

"You bastard!" Scott roared, punching me in the face, but as he did so, I grabbed his arm, and with a twist pushed him to the ground where I slammed my knee into his back, dislocating it.

"Punch me again, and Charles will need to lend you a wheelchair," I spat. "Or even better maybe you two can share one,"

"Enough!" Charles shouted as I rolled my eyes.

Taking a deep breath, I pondered over my options as Charles with the help of Kurt teleported to where we were, my options were keeping them in the dark, or telling them, both paths had their consequences, one would change a lot of how things would play out, or maybe it wouldn't the other, would keep things the same way or at least similar to how I knew them, you know what? Fuck it, "I will tell you guys what little I know, but know this… nothing I say will change or help Jean, only Jean can help herself." I sighed, as I released Scott from my hold, who was in pain.

Charles looked at me surprised, "Perhaps that's just how you see it…" what a fool, if only he knew, well, he will, oh well, as soon as this shit ends, I will leave, that fucker won't see me ever again after this.

"Jean has always been a powerful mutant, we all know that," I started getting a few nods from the people around, "The thing you guys don't know about is that… she's more than that, by a wide margin, you see… our universe is big, very big… and some individuals are entities beyond our comprehension, beyond our power to stop…"

"What does this stupid fairy tail have to do with Jean?" Scott growled his dislocated arm swinging like a hose, god I hate this guy.

"Everything," I chuckled, "I don't know since when, but Jean is connected to one of this entities many call Gods…"

"Is this why she's acting like this?" Charles asked, interested in what I was saying.

"I can't really tell," I sighed, "This entity is powerful, very powerful, and it's connected to Jean, and Jean alone, as we speak… her strength is rising, and at one point she will have the power to end worlds with a snap of her fingers… that's how powerful her connection to the Phoenix Force is…"

"Phoenix Force?" Raven muttered.

"Yes, I can't say for sure, but the Phoenix Force was born at the dawn of the universe, hence why many call this entity the child of the universe, it's older than our entire solar system, and more powerful than any of you can imagine… and it's also the reason Jean is alive," I said, taking a seat on the ground.

"What do you mean?" Beast inquired.

"Well, without her connection to the Phoenix Force, she would've died in that mission we took," or against Apocalypse, "The Phoenix Force is immortal, and for the most part, so are it's hosts." 

"Hosts?" Ororo said, tilting her head.

"Yes, from what I know, the Phoenix Force is a multiversal singularity," I nodded, "Do you know what that means?"

Before she could reply, Beast interjected, "It means, this entity you speak of exists in every possible universe… right?"

"Yes," I nodded, "But in every universe this entity is the same, for there is only one Phoenix Force, but many hosts,"

"How do you know all this?" Charles muttered.

"I.. have my ways, but enough about that," I sighed, "Jean's connection to the Phoenix Force entered a changing point during that mission, and now…. There is no stopping her…"

"Is there a way to… break her connection to this… entity?" Scott asked, hmm, I didn't think he would believe me.

"No that I know of, you have to understand… we can't stop the Phoenix Force, it's power would wipe not only us, but every living being on this planet without batting an eye, Jean… in a way, is the only thing between us and extinction," I answered. 

"Is this why you wanted to kill her?" Pietro, who I hadn't noticed was behind me, asked.

"Yes, and no… I thought for a brief moment… on the possibility of…" I struggled to find the words.

"Of eliminating the threat before it was too powerful to handle…" Raven however found them. "You and Erik would be great friends..." why do they keep comparing me to Magneto!

"Yes… look, I don't have anything against any of you… well, I do now against Charles, and Scott, but that's because they are big bitches, but against the rest, nothing… but… I am a father, no by choice, but by the circumstances that led me to Emily… and… well, I had to consider every possible choice," I sighed, "I mean, realistically speaking Scott, if the only way to save Jean was to kill me, would you do it?"

Scott looked at me, and with a sigh answered, "Yes, without a question."

"Then you can understand my reasoning," I chuckled.

"I can understand… but no killing, or I will tell Emily you have been a bad daddy," Ororo smirked.

"As if I could, I would have better luck trying to kill magneto with a metal knife than Jean at all," I snorted.


Chapter 17: CHAPTER 17

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After my little reveal to the X-Men about Jean's situation we took the X-Jet and regrouped on the X-Mansion, where we started to plan and discuss the situation in more depth. 

"She almost killed Raven!" Hank shouted, slamming his furry fist against the wall, "had it not been for him," he pointed at me, "the one impaled would've been Raven…" he almost whispered the last part, scared to even speak of that possibility out loud.

"Yet, she didn't." Charles replied, looking at Hank, "Jean knew what she was doing to some extent," at this I raised my hand.

"Yeah, no… he's right… had it not been for me, Raven would've turned into a mutant souvlaki," I stated, "Look, the only reason she wasn't impaled it because I used my body as a shield, and my telekinesis to protect her body, had I not do that, we both would've ended as a well… a mutant rich filled with nutrients souvlaki."

"Is this all a joke to you?" Scott growled his arm now better thanks to Beast.

"Not really, but what else am I supposed to do? Cry?" I rolled my eyes.

"Jean would've never killed Raven," Charles said, his tone firm.

"Not on purpose, but… she's not doing anything on purpose anymore, is she?" Professor my ass, this guy has to be on the top ten more stupid people I have meet.

"Let's stop fighting for a moment, and think about how we can help Jean," Raven, who had remained silent until now, decided to interject.

"Is there any other place she would go in a time like this?" I asked.

"Not that we know of…" Ororo muttered.

"Any mutant friendly places she could hide?" I knew where she was, I just didn't want to have any more flags above my head, they were already questioning how the fuck did I know about the Phoenix Force, the last thing I want is to give the bald bastard a new reason to try and mind rape me.

"She… could be with Erik," Raven mumbled in realization, her eyes wide at this. 

Finally, someone got the bait I put out there, "That seems plausible." I nodded, a smile on my face.

"You knew that…" Charles muttered, "You knew about Jean's condition, you knew about… her possible location…" was… was he reading my surface thoughts again, THAT'S FUCKING IT!

"That's it, I am done with your self righteous bullshit," I growled slamming my fist into the table breaking it in half as I pushed the professor of his chair with my telekinesis, "I am gone, I will fix things my way."

"You're not going not anywhere," Scott threatened, his right hand on his visor, ready to blast me at any given moment.

"Go ahead, take the shot, I guarantee you… it will be the last," This entire place was a lie, a house of cards to stroke Charles's ego, and I was tired of his bullshit, as I was with Scott's.

"Why are none of you bothered by this?" Charles inquired from the floor, turning to Raven and then Hank, "He knows more… and he refuses to tell us…"

"I know things, many awful things," I admitted with a bitter laugh, "But what I know about Jean, I already shared with all of you, but yes, I thought for a moment she was with Erik, based on your history with the guy, but I wasn't sure," this was also true, with the change of the timeline as it is now, I wasn't sure she had a reason to go with Magneto of all people, all I knew is that this was still a possibility, nothing more. "But frankly, I am tired of this bullshit with you Charles, you talk about morality, about how we have to be accepted, about how we must follow the rules, yet when the situation for you to be everything you supposedly stand against arises… you don't hesitate to take it… I mean Charles, is it morality okay to violate my mind just because you think I have information that could help Jean? If I had any I WOULD SHARE IT, NOT BECAUSE I CARE FOR HER, I DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT HER, BUT BECAUSE I CARE FOR EMILY!!" I roared at the end.

"Alex…" Ororo sighed, her hand on my shoulder for support.

"Well, I said what I had to say, and now I am gone," I waved at them, giving the bird to Scott and Charles as I started to walk out of the office.

"I said don't--" Laser boy didn't get to finish, as I slapped him with enough strength to double him over, forcing him to spit a teeth.

"Please… don't leave…." Raven said, intercepting me at the exit.

"I won't stay and help while that guy," I pointed at Charles, "Reads my mind like a fucking newspaper… surface thoughts or not, they are my thoughts! He has no right to read them without permission."

"He won't do that again," Raven promised, "Isn't that right Charles?"

Charles sighed, looking exasperated, angry even at what Raven was asking him. "I suppose I can agree to that…" as if I was going to believe that.

"Agree?" I laughed, "You don't have a choice, because believe, next time you forcibly read my mind in the idiotic idea I know something that can magically fix Jean, well… let's just say I will push your wheelchair down the Niesen Mountain stairs… and we'll see how good you do then…" I smiled. "And regardless of that… I am done with this… I will help, but far away from this worm."

"None of that," Raven frowned, "I know he does stupid things, believe me, I know, but… this… macho thing of threatening others, it has to stop."

"It's not a threat Raven, it's a promise, I meant every word I said, and I know you guys will protect him… but I will still do it if he does this shit again, heck… just this once, read my mind charles, and see how determined I am…" I smiled at him.

"I… anyways, we must contact Erik," Hank said, breaking the conversation.

"You guys do that, I will do something else on my part," I informed them.

"What?" Ororo asked.

"Well, a power this big… is bound to have idiots trying to control it… idiots I need to assess," I answered.

"Do you think someone is hunting Jean?" Charles asked, worry settling on his face.

"Yep," I nodded, walking out of the room.


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