*xavier wheeled himself into the infirmary with the doc prof, del, and the other students who were able bodied and older. he surveyed the injuries and closed his eyes, saddened. orion was immediately attended to by the docprof, the usual golden glow emitting around his body as the doc began to heal him. as xavier studied what was happening, he figured with orion's order abilities, he might pull through. this new mutant ire seemed like he would also pull through. as xavier went over to gorgon, he entered her mind and realized how upset she seemed and full of rage. he looked over at the other two beds where chaos and zephyr lay and he knew they would recover by the procedures the aide was providing.*
johnathon: "DOC! ms. tipper seems really bad!!"
docprof: "PUT PRESSURE ON HER WOUND!!"
*the young man seemed nervous as he looked down on his teacher, tricity. delphi quickly grabbed some gauze and applied pressure. as she took the boy's hands, she placed them over the wound and instructed him to hold it there if he cared anything about tricity. xavier wheeled over to tricity, touching her hand.*
xavier: "you must come back to us..."
*he looked up at johnathon who shook while holding the gauze down on tricity's wound.*
johnathon: "DOC! please hurry!!"
docprof: "I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF ORION, JOHN. BE PATIENT..."
*xavier turned around to face everyone and felt a great sorrow. he heard the heart monitor on tricity begin to fail and quickly touched her hand again, entering her mind. he softly spoke to her mentally... 'no, it is not your time, delilah...'*

Just as Xavier began to truly wonder if she was going to pull through a thought occurred to him. Spinning his chair back he reached out and grapsed Orion right hand which was smoking still. Instructing Johnathon to move the beds closer together, he did so. This allowed the professor to do what he had planned. Draping Orions hand over Tricities gaping wound he heard the heart machine begin to beep again. Slowly and not very steadily but it beeped at a decent rate now. The Doc prof smiled at Xavier for that is exactly what he was going to do. Xavier turned to go once more but as he did so his hand brushed Tricities tummy. Looking at the Doc prof he asked him mentally. The doc Prof repsonded aloud.

"Yes, Professor I did know and I will be taking special care of her for just that reason. Just in case."

Xavier smiled and though of the future for he now felt that everyone had a good chance of surviving, but only time would tell. He wheeled his way back to his study where he replayed the Docs answer in his head over and over.

"Yes, Professor I did know and I will be taking special care of her for just that reason. Just in case."

*Delphi who had never worked on a living patient found her self in the middle of an intense triage situation. Stablizing patients. Everyone needed treatment, 10 minutes ago and the more time that went by, well it is a goodthing the healers were there. Orien was the worse for wear. Tricity had been very bad too, there was a lot of blood loss and she could sense the concern Xavier and Doc Prof both had for her, almost fatherly. But by the end of the night everyone seemed stabalized. Orien and Tricity both had the healer's 24-hour watch and were resting somewhat comfortably.*

*Gorgon, Chaos, and Zephyr all had some pretty bad burns from the lightening. Smoking soles of shoes too and really bad burns where ever there is metal jewerly. They all are also being kept under survielance. Their exhaustion doesn't help matters.*

*Delphi finally takes a step back tired but having helped. The Doc Prof catches her eye and she walks over.* Yes?


Everything is under control now. You did some good work, in time you'd make a fine addition here. *Doc Prof says by way of a thank you.*

In time, but hopefully you won't need me again like this. I'm headed home but you can tell Tricity that I'll probably be back before the end of the month, perminatly. *Delphi says tired.*

*A few minutes later Delphi had arrangements for a ride home. She left a message in case Siren shows up in the infirmary. And heads home.*

The next morning Orion's limp form was draped over a table and Tricities shoulder. The doc prof looking exhausted was still wandering from Orion to Tricity to Chaos and Ire. The rest were just still sleeping. He had looked them over and decided that an IV for them would keep them nourished until they awoke. The Doc Prof had begun taking notes of the patients. Each had a clipboard at the foor of their bed just as in a hospital. He kept special care of Tricity. She was always his first Priority. He took readings from her machines every half an hour. She seemed to be doing a little better. Orion on the other hand was a different story. His condition although stabilized was not progressing like the others had. During the afternoon The Doc Prof, decided that Tricity didnt need Orions right hand anymore. Instead the Doc Prof stayed at her side and healed her himself. Her wound closed fast and her red bloos cell regeneration rate increased ten fold as he was not unconscious. Taking readings off the machine as he healed her he was pleased. Orions hand now only healing one person seemed to help. It was slow going. Doc wanted to get Tricity awake before he focused more on Orion. He felt is better to save possibly two lives than one. Besides from what he had leanrned from Charles Xavier, Orion had survived through the ages. The Doc Prof doubted this would stop him. As the Doc thought of all the things that orion had seen and all of the deaths he had caused and saved he found his mind wandering due to lack of sleep. With one hand still emitting a golden glow over Tricitie's shoulder he used his other hand to wipe sweat off his face then reach into his pocket for a caffeine pill for himself. Swallowing it he turned his attention back to Tricity.

Within the hour her heartbeat stabilized, and her chest could be seen rising and falling of its own will. The doc prof stepped away from her and tended some more to the other around the room. Chaos it seemed would have some scars. The Doc Prof placed his hand over as many cuts as he could find and began to heal the wounds there too. After about fifteen minutes he was fairly sure that Chaos would be able to walk again when he was healed. Removing the sword sheath with the sword in it he re-examined the body and determined now that all Chaos needed was some much required sleep. Leaving Chaos's side he then examined Gorgon. Aside from the large bruise on her head and the entangled snakes forming her hair she too just needed sleep which she was already getting. He turned to examine Ire. The Doc Prof not sure of what Ire was capable of spoke softly as he approached just in case Ire could hear him. He did however remove Ires shirt and cloak to examine his body several small cuts a couple big bruises and two broken ribs was all the Doc Prof found with him. Setting the bones while Ire was unconscious worked well. He then healed Ir5e up as best he could. Xavier had been speaking with him all morning via telekinesis and had given the Doc Prof a run down of what had happened. The Doc had seen much of this while healing the various mutants and even sparing time to look at Johnathons throbbing head. Diagnosing him with a severe headache from landing on the patio furniture after being flattened by orion he smiled and made John tale some migrane pills while keeping his hands over Tricity.

The Doc Prof and Xavier seemed to be having quite the lengthy discussion of the recent events and even about Orions and Ires extreme capabilities. The Doc commented on Tricities ability to control lightning. Xavier confirmed the belief and made note that he believed her to rival Orion and Ire if not be the most powerful of the mutants. The Doc Prof agreed she was powerful but disagreed she could be as powerful as Ire or Orion. Xavier had laughed and came to the conclusion that they would never know. The Prof also laughed and the discussion continued of whatever it was the talked about. Meanwhile Orion's Order ability was healing him a little quicker than it had been. Not noticing this, Doc had meanderd over to Tricity and began to examine her again. She was definatly better. He figured shed come to any time now. He paused his hand over her tummy and a slight smile crossed his lips. The Doc came over to Orions side noticing that he was healing faster than usual. The Doc began to get more visions of how the se injuries occured. He also began to piece things together from everyone elses points of view.

His eyes widened as the fight began to play aout in his head. At some points he got blank spaces but he knew these would be filled in when Tricity and Orion were awake. Still not believing the power that Had come from the three that now lay next to each other. Chaos's head was hard to get into but he would still be healed which meant that somewhere in there Chaos was still awake. Looking at these three, Ire, Orion and Tricity youd think they had just come from a war which wasnt entirely incorrect. As more and more of the blank spots began to fill in as he assisted Orions healing, he started to shake his head in disbelief.

"How can two people whom have know each other this long, desire each others blood?" he questioned softly aloud. His hand hovered over the wound where Ires blade had recently been embedded. When the Doc had pulled it out Orins body arched inpain and the lights in the mansion flickered as the blade was withdrawn. Once the blade had been removed orins body relaxed slightly and the lights stabilized. Thankfully Tricity was just arcing electricity inadvernently inot the bed posts and once in a while To the Doc. The ones that struck the Doc were not strong but enough to startle him every time. Now his focus went from whathad happened last night to Who was laying in front of him. You see he had just seen what the man was capable of. The doc stepped out of Orions reach in case the man awoke and wasnt himself.

Closing his eyes he began to put together the rest of the blood soaked scene from last night in his head as he healed Orion and Tricity. Finally using the both of them he was able to collect the whole battle scene and see it all. Astounded that noone was dead from the amount of energies portrayed here he looked at both unconscious beings lying in front of him. Both of them were capable of massive amounts of power. One was under control of herself one hundred percent of the time. The other, was the one to worry about. He seemed to have lost control of his power once angered enough. Although the Doc prof didnt think Orion would be that way once he awoke he didnt want to take any chances. He loaded a powerful projectile tranquilizer and pocketed it, then continued his work on all the patients.

**IRE STOP!!
*ire looked at tricity for a moment and then disappeared in the darkness. she looked at chaos who lay there hurt and then heard ire scream as he came at orion.*
ORION!!
*she dove in front of the strike, using a ball of electricity in her hand as a shield. the two held one another at bay for a moment, but were sent backward, his blade stabbing her in the shoulder, and he receiving a small shock. tricity tumbled to the ground, next to orion as he saw what happened........ire quickly stood again, grabbing his sword and embedding it into orion's chest.**
NOOO!!
*tricity woke with a start, sitting upright in the bed. the lights in the room went out and she looked around nervously, trying to understand where she was. she looked over to her side and saw orion lying in the next bed. ignoring the iv unit plugged into her arm, tricity jumped out of the bed and flung herself at orion.*
ORION!! ORION, WAKE UP!! RI! RI, PLEASE!!
*the doc prof awoke with a start as tricity screamed. he rushed over to her and pulled her back.*
docprof: "CHILD!! child, it's ok...DELILAH!!"
*he said loudly, turning her around by the shoulders to face him.*
docprof: "it's ok...he's ok...he'll be fine..."
*tricity immediately began to cry and the doc put her head to his shoulder.*
docprof: "it's ok...everything is fine."
*after a moment of weeping, she picked her head up from his shoulder and looked around the room. ire, gorgon, and chaos were still unconscious.*
are they o...ok?
*the docprof shook his head 'yes'.*
docprof: "they will all recover...orion needs some time though."
*she walked over to his bed and dropped to her knees, crying on his hand softly as she pulled it over to her.*
ri...ri, i'm sorry....i'm sorry i couldnt help you...
docprof: "dont blame yourself, delilah. you had no hand in this."
*he moved the iv pole closer to her and fixed the line going into her arm, making tricity more comfortable. he put a pillow on the floor to put her knees on as well.*

Noticing his right hand was smoking she asked the Doc what was the verdict on his injuries. He told her that they were severe but he should pull through. She stayed kneeling on the pillow for a while while she looked at him. Eventually the Doc brought her over a chair. She thanked him through the tears. Pushing aside her hair she longed to hear his soft deep voice again consoling her when she needed it so badly. The Doc aske her how she was feeling.

i...i dont know...frankly, it doesnt matter.
*she answered, looking at the unconscious orion.*
docprof: "delilah...you need to worry for yourself...and your baby."
*tricity turned around, shocked at what he said.*
wha...you mean? for sure??
docprof: "yes...for sure. the battle last night did heavy damage on you. you must be careful. do you understand? you cant strain yourself anymore. i need to watch over you more specifically now because last night might have caused...problems."
problems?? what do you mean problems??
docprof: "delilah, the pregnancy might have problems if i dont watch over you. ok?"
*she nodded her head, unable to speak. tricity looked down at her stomach and then back at orion. she pulled his hand to her face and held it there.*
docprof: "you need to lie down, child."
no...
docprof: "delilah..."
NO!
*he didnt argue anymore and went to tend to the others.*

Orions head turned of its own free will. He mumbled something that Tricity didnt catch right away. Tricitys head snapped up when she heard him. She called his name softly. He twitched. She held his hand tighter. Somewhere deep inside Orions head he felt her there. In his minds eye he reached out to her and hugged her close. Suddenly Johnathon came into view just as a mysterious blade sliced him into two. Tricities saw him tense and his body bucked a little. In his minds eye he had grabbed hold of the blade between his hands and pulled hard. Letting go he had swung at the figure holding the blade that was dripping with the crimson flow of Jons blood.

RI!! RI!! DOC!! DOC, COME HERE!!
*the docprof ran over to her and tricity began rambling.*
i...i dont know..he started mumbling...his body...it..it tensed and...something's wrong! doc, please...do something!!
*the doctor put his hands above orion and the golden glow emitted from his hands.*
docprof: "he's lost...have a terrible nightmare about johnathon."
*johnathon heard this and came over. tricity squeezed orion's hand even harder. with her other hand, she seized johnathon by the shirt and pulled him toward her.*
tell him youre ok, john...
*the young man swallowed and then spoke.*
johnathon: "mr. orion...it's johnathon. i'm ok. it's...it's just a dream. wake up now, sir."
*tricity smiled at john and then looked at the docprof for some sign.*
docprof: "he's hurting."
*tricity collapsed to the ground and started crying as she held his hand.*
ri...ri please...please, dont leave me...dont leave us...
*the doctor told johnathon to pick tricity up, which he did. john helped her over the chair she had once sat in and wheeled it up to orion's bed. she lay her head down on his arm.*

Orion settled down as in his mind the dream changed. He was in a medical lab of some sort. Tricity had just given birth to their baby son. Orion smiled in the real world and as he held his son in his hand in his dream he uttered these barely audible words in the real world as well. We will call him Serapis.

*tricity looked up at orion and then over at the doc, confused.*
serapis? who is that?
*the doc shrugged.*
docprof: "i dont know...by the name, i would guess someone he knew from a very long time ago."
*tricity's watch began to go off, nearly giving them all a heart attack. it was ringing to let her know it was time to for class.*
oh shit...johnathon..
*he turned to her.*
can..can you tell the students that..
*johnathon touched her shoulder and nodded, understanding there would be no class today. he hurried out of the room and downstairs.*

Orions mind was being good to him now. He was in the future with Tricity as his wife, and Serapis playing in the front yard of their house. He was standfing on the porch and watching him play with Archon. Tricity at his side, and telling him she loved him. In reality he responded with "I Love you too Tric." she heard him and looked back at him while he lay there.

*tricity stood up, going close to his ear.*
ri, i love you...
*the doctor needed.*
docprof: "yes. just keep responding to him, talk to him.*

Oddly enough he heard her. He started to come around. One eye opened briefly and the only thing he saw was Tricity. He had no strength left but he did manage to open the other eye. He tried to smile but all that came out was a groan. He tried again and this time he forced it. His smile was genuine. Slowly he asked her something.

"What.......Serapis.........our son.