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Post by Jack on Mar 12, 2009 19:28:02 GMT -5
Jack and Zombie made their way to the lab. Jack wondered if holding Zombie's hand would bother her. He couldn't feel anything in her aura, so he wasn't sure. She'd been saying something about a wizard. What 'oz' was, he couldn't even guess. It didn't sound like a real word. He looked down the hall both ways. "We probably shouldn't be here... but I have to talk to her." He had no idea which direction to go.
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Post by Zombie on Mar 12, 2009 19:36:53 GMT -5
"Oh well, guess we are anyways." Smiled Zombie as she squeezed his hand a little and pulled him towards where she knew the Lab to be. She figured it was the best place to go and look. She whistled the tune to 'We're off to see the Wizard', and put a slight skip into her step like they skipped in the movie.
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Post by Jack on Mar 12, 2009 19:57:22 GMT -5
Jack watched her start walking funny. He seemed to remember a girl skipping like that a long time ago. "How do you do that?" He asked. It looked fun. And more confortable than the stiff way he walked.
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Post by Zombie on Mar 12, 2009 20:00:29 GMT -5
"Hmm....?" Asked Zombie turning around to look at him. "This?" She asked skipping a little to demonstrate. "Easy." She said happily letting go of his hand so she could skip around and show him. "You just sort of bring you knee up and bounce." She said skipping in a circle around Jack like a little kid.
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Post by Jack on Mar 12, 2009 20:18:53 GMT -5
Jack smiled and watched her carefully. He made a tentative motion to imitate her. He tried again and faltered. He felt his face turn red, but ignored it. He gave it another try and skipped a couple steps. He grinned. "Like this?"
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Post by Zombie on Mar 12, 2009 20:21:22 GMT -5
"Perfect. There's no wrong or right way. It's just a little fun walk." She said happily. She jut skipped around having fun, missing her childhood, and skipping with her father. She stopped at that thought. She was done, but watched to see if Jack would play some more.
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Post by Jean Grey on Mar 12, 2009 21:42:57 GMT -5
Jean made her way back into the lab after stepping out for some lunch. She was suprised to find students waiting for her.
"Jack, Zombie, you know you're not allowed down here! Is something the matter?"
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Post by Jack on Mar 12, 2009 22:33:11 GMT -5
Jack tunred to Jean, a wave of energy passing through him in surprise. He answered. "I know, professor... I had... I had a nightmare. And it..." He touched his forehead. "It was real. I felt the bullet." He hoped she wouldn't make him go back to bed. He'd have forgotten the dream by the time he got another chance to see her. "And don't punish Zombie, either. She just came because I didn't wanna come alone."
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Post by Jean Grey on Mar 12, 2009 23:04:48 GMT -5
"I'm not going to punish anyone" said Jean. She looked at his forehead closely running her finger across it. "Well, there's no bullet here - so the good news is it was just a dream."
"Tell me exactly what happened."
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Post by Jack on Mar 12, 2009 23:16:01 GMT -5
"It... um..." He struggled to bring the dream back, but it was fading fast. "I... I can't remember. All I remember was being shot." He looked crestfallen, and his eyes started to sting. "I can never remember anything." He said angrily. Why did it have to be so hard to remember something that happened five minutes ago? Why? He looked up at Jean. "Could..." He hesitated and forced himself to continue. "Could you maybe... find it for me? Y-you can do that, right?" Even the suggestion nearly scared him witless. But Jean was the only person who could help him.
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Post by Jean Grey on Mar 12, 2009 23:21:17 GMT -5
"No Jack, I don't think that's a good idea. I can but... I'll tell you what. All of us have been talking...the next time Logan goes on a trip, why don't you go with him? He might be able to help you. If after that, you still haven't gotten any closer, than I'll use my powers to help you."
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Post by Wolverine on Mar 12, 2009 23:25:32 GMT -5
As if on cue, Logan rounded the corner. He raised his eyebrows, surprised that there were kids down here. "Jean? What's wrong?" He approached them, casting a glance at Jack.
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Post by Jack on Mar 12, 2009 23:29:09 GMT -5
Jack, despite his relief, felt suddenly depressed. He could actually see the barrel of the gun fading into nothingness. He turned when he heard Logan approach. He thought about what Jean said. "Would that really help? What can going outside do for me? The things I need are in here!" He grabbed his head with both hands frantically.
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Post by Wolverine on Mar 12, 2009 23:30:03 GMT -5
"Easy, Jack." Logan patted Jack on the shoulder, unsure what the problem was. "What happened?"
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Post by Jean Grey on Mar 13, 2009 8:54:11 GMT -5
"Jack had a nightmare, a very real one, about being shot. He want me to use my abilities to force his past out, but I told him it wasn't the best idea, and right now we all wanted him to go with you - see what he could find on the outside."
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