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After last night's conversation with Jean, and my subsequent reaction of trying to inject more shit into my veins, I realized something important.

I needed to slow down.

In my efforts to get stronger and ensure I survive in this world. I've neglected what truly made me special.

In my rush to get as much power as I can get, I didn't even take the time to explore my own powers.

I talked a big game about, how Cypher's powers had the potential to be omega level.

And look at what happened, as soon as I got the chance I took one serum after another, one unnecessary risk after another.

Dimensions in the Marvel Universe are infinite, and many mutants have their own personal dimensions where the laws of physics don't apply, as a shortcut for the fact that most/all mutants defy the laws of physics.

I don't regret becoming a sorcerer, but I realized that compared to Strange or even Illyana I was outclassed.

I limited myself as a sorcerer by refusing to make any deals with any extra-dimensional beings/Gods.

A sorcerer no matter how talented needs help in channeling energy to perform, any large-scale spells.

The larger the amount, the harder it is, ergo the need for some kind of agreement.

It didn't mean that all X-genes were connected to some kind of dimension. But it was at least worth exploring. I mean there were infinite dimensions.

Infinite!

That means that there has to be at least one dimension where instead of a big bang creating a constantly expanding universe of nothingness, there was a big bang that created a constantly expanding universe-filled with anything one could imagine.

That's just science.

Deciding my logic was bulletproof, I decided on my next course of action. It was time for a training arc!

But before I went off and disappeared, I decided to spend some time with Jean.

We only got the chance to go on a few dates and only had sex once in limbo.

It wasn't the most romantic first time, but we got swept up in the moment.

Jean had been pretty upset lately, she's been spending hours in the X-mansion using Cerebro trying to find Piotr and Logan.

She couldn't do anything to help with Kitty and Illyana, add to that what happened with Storm and Rogue, she probably felt pretty useless.

I opened a portal to the X-mansion and headed towards Cerebro.

I was walking inside the mansion towards where I could sense Jean when I was suddenly stopped by a feminine voice.

" Uhm... excuse me, but who are you?"

It wasn't often I would get caught by surprise, I could usually detect whenever a mind was nearby, one of the perks of being a telepath.

I turned my head only to see a petite 5' 5" young female student.

She had short black hair and light brown eyes. She was wearing a pink shirt, blue jeans and wore a bright yellow jacket.

I took a moment to examine her; I was fascinated by the fact, that even though I was staring right at her, I could hardly feel her mind.

I even tried scanning her mind but failed to do so. Her mind possessed a natural defense against telepathic detection or attack.

I could feel her psionic shields render my mind probes useless. Her mind almost felt "slippery" and invisible.

I had my right hand under my chin and a thoughtful look on my face.

" Interesting..." I muttered.

A few seconds passed of me starring at her. She suddenly interrupts my thoughts and says.

" Could you please, stop staring, it's making me uncomfortable."

" Sorry about that, it's a bad habit of mine. I didn't mean to stare, but I was just surprised by the fact, I couldn't sense your mind." I said.

" Oh! So you're a telepath, just like the Professor! " She said.

" Hm... you could say that, but I wouldn't compare myself to the professor," I said.

" He is pretty amazing, but I wouldn't compare myself to the professor if I were you, you're just being too hard on yourself." She said.

" Uh... that's not what I meant..."

She continued to talk over me, " I'm Jubilation Lee by the way, but you could call me jubilee. Are you a new student here? Are you lost? I could help you, find the professor if you want. I'm going..."

I quickly interrupted her and said " It's okay. I know where I'm going, I used to be a student here, still thanks for the offer."

" Oh, I'm sorry, I get overexcited sometimes, I guess I'll see you around." She said, after noticing I was in a hurry.

" I don't mind, see you around Jubilee," I said.

" Oh wait, you haven't told me your name." She said.

" It's Douglas Ramsay," I said, as I was almost at the end of the hallway.

" WHAT! The billionaire! " I heard her shout, after a few seconds.

As soon as I arrived in front of Cerebro. I felt Jean's mind brush against mine; the door opened after a few minutes, and I could see Jean walking towards me.

She had an exhausted smile on her as she walked up to me.

" Hey babe, any luck in finding them." I said.

" No, not yet." She said.

She sighed " I'm starting to think they're not on earth. "

" Come on, let's go get something to eat, we'll talk about it, while we eat." I said.

I opened a portal back to New York and decided to take her, to have some fun and get her mind off things.

We went to a bar I knew of with Ping-Pong tables, where we challenged each other to a contest, ate pizza, and laughed.

Later, we took a ferry ride, with ice cream, to a local beach that We'd never been to, where we drank margaritas in the sand.

We walked home and ended our night out with a kiss.

We were back home lying down on the couch; we had an old movie playing on the T.V and just decided to relax, and cuddle.

" Thank you, Doug, I really needed this." She said.

" Well, If you really want to thank me..." I said as I raised a single eyebrow.

She giggled at my response; I was obviously kidding, but it didn't stop her from getting up and straddling me. We started making out, and things started heating up.

We enjoyed each other's company all night, while I almost had endless stamina, Jean wasn't to be underestimated.

A few hours in, Jean passed out, and I was feeling drained. This was our second time having sex. It was much more intense than our first time.

We woke up in bed the next morning; I had my arm wrapped around her naked waist, while she snuggled her head on my chest.

I was playing with her hair with my other hand; I found her fiery-red hair really beautiful, and from my position, I could even smell what kind of shampoo, she used.

"Jean, we need to talk," I said.

Sensing something in my voice, "Doug, what's wrong?

I lowered my head and looked straight into her eyes.

" I'm leaving."

She stayed silent and snuggled closer to me, a few moments later I continued.

"I've been doin' a lot of thinking lately. About my life, what I've done, and what my

obligations are. "

Jean looked at Doug. She didn't like the direction this conversation was taking.

"How long ?" She asked.

" For you, it's a few months, but for me, it's a lot longer," I said.

" I don't understand. " She said in confusion.

" I'm going to limbo, probably a few other places. Time is wonky there, so I'm not really sure how long it's going to be." I said.

She sat up on the bed, her body wrapped up by the sheets.

She had her back facing me, and I could see her fiery-red hair, cascading down her white, silky smooth back.

I couldn't see her expression, but I heard her soft voice.

" Why?" She said.

" Something big is happening in a few months, so I'll be back before then. I left instructions on, what to do, in regards to the company, if anything unexpected happens, you have the highest authority right after me. " I said.

" The company? Is that all, you care about? ," She suddenly said.

" Jean, I didn't mea..."

" Just save it, Doug. You just decided to leave all on your own, and not even talk to me about it? Kitty's in a coma, Piotr is missing. We don't even know if he's alive! His little sister became a demon, and all you can think about is leaving?! " She said.

" Jean, we're all in danger, the future is..."

" What about me, Doug? What am I supposed to do? You told me, you'd always be there for me." She said.

By this point, Jean had stopped screaming and was starting to tear up.

I felt bad for making her cry, maybe It was selfish of me, to just up and leave.

Other than Orroro, there really weren't many people she could call friends. And even then, she hasn't been seeing her that much.

I found out that Jean's mother was dead, her father hated and blamed her for her mother's death.

Jean accidentally killed her parents when her powers awakened, it caused her family to get into a brutal car crash. While her mother was killed, Jean survived due to putting a protective barrier around herself her father also survived the crash although heavily injured.

He was currently living in their old home; he hadn't talked or even seen Jean in years.

I got up from bed and started comforting jean, by wrapping my arms around her.

She cried for a bit and after a few minutes, managed to calm down. She wiped her tears and got up to get dressed.

" I want to be alone for a bit, I have some things to think about." She said.

She didn't give me a chance to stop her and quickly left. I didn't know if I should go after her, or not.

I eventually decided to talk to her later, she probably needed time to cool off.

I wished I could read her mind sometimes, we both couldn't read each other's minds, without the other party's notice.

I found it ironic, that two of the most powerful telepaths couldn't read each other's minds.

I decided to postpone my trip for a few more days. I couldn't leave, while she was still upset with me.

I suddenly heard a sigh of frustration coming from my nightstand, strangely, it was coming from my watch.

* Sigh*

" Idiot..."

" Couldn't agree more big sister..."

' Crap! Were they listening the whole time! '

( Chapter End)

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