Charles Xavier frowned. After Jubilee had cried out in pain, he had attempted to use Cerebro to locate Ranma again, only this time something had blocked him. This was worrisome. Xavier could think of two possibilities about what the attacker could want. The first possibility was the attacker was some angered father and/or significant other. The other more worrisome possibility is the attacker desired to capture Ranma for their own purposes.
Beast's recent discovery of someone using a back door to view the files concerning Jubilee raised the probability of the attacker desiring the second outcome to an alarming degree.
Still the bond between Jubilee had been there and strong, Xavier felt they had time. Either Ranma had escaped his attacker, or they had been captured. If he had been captured, it was more efficient tot race who ever had hacked into the mansion security, which then lead them to Ranma's ultimate destination, than it was to try to trace Ranma's hidden signature with Cerebro.
At least that had been the plan before Jubilee had collapsed at another surge through her link. She had claimed he was taking another mate, yet it was different this time. Not one to waste opportunities, Xavier had once again entered Jubilee's mind and the link, in order to observe the mating and determine what was different.
A few moments earlier he pulled out. Probing him had proven difficult; Ranma had developed some defense against psychic intrusions. Still the defense was designed more for a full frontal psychic attack, as if he were responding to a psychic blast. It had been difficult but Xavier had been able to slip past that defense and was shocked at what he had found.
Xavier reflected at the savage instinctual mind he had found in charge, Ranma's normal mind had been unconscious. And that instinct mind had been in the process of not only claiming a mate, but fully dominating one who had proven to be an enemy.
He thought a moment and then mentally proposed a theory to himself. Ranma's alien DNA was originally intended to be a humanoid virus. Viruses were extremely adaptable through mutation. While Ranma himself apparently had been endowed with a less hostile form of it, what if the adaptability had survived his enhancement? Yes, then if Ranma's original attacker had subdued him with a Psychic blast. Then his DNA would have adapted a defense to that attack as well as to whatever means had been used to restrain him.
Charles continued this line of reasoning. After adapting Ranma awoke and escaped, probably in mid-transport since his current mating appeared to have been uninterrupted. Ranma, or to be more precise his alien side, took steps to deal with his captor. Since the captor was female and his instincts were in control, he took the most obvious choice. Domination and assimilation.
Xavier nodded. This seemed like a likely scenario; although one he couldn't confirm until he met Ranma in person. His mind racing, Xavier considered future implications of this new information. IT seemed Ranma had a very strong set of instincts, if he were to make it in modern society he would have to learn how to control them, or at least not allow them to dominate him.
Another frown as Charles considered who would be the best choice for this. There was no doubt about it. Out of all of his X-men and acquaintances, he could think of only one person who would be best able to relate and help Ranma. Logan, a man who constantly struggled to keep in check his own feral instincts. Which lead to another problem, how he would get Logan to train the boy without the Wolverine ripping him a new orifice. Hmm perhaps have Jubilee present the idea to her father figure?
As he pondered how to get Logan to help that wouldn't put Ranma's life into immediate danger, Xavier noticed something new concerning the link. Before Ranma had been passive in it, now he seemed to be initiating something. Curious Xavier examined the image and blinked in surprise. It was a mental image of rape, combined with a sense of curiosity. The image itself was designed to enter the subconscious, almost as if Ranma was looking to see how his mates reacted to the idea.
Xavier leaned back and put his hands together. What could this mean? Could Ranma be becoming aware that what he is doing is wrong?
This posed a new dilemma for him. Should he contact Ranma or not? If he contacted Ranma, he might not be bale to shield Jubilee again, on the other hand if he didn't he couldn't help guide Ranma through this new realization. A tough decision.
Xavier Turned to Jubilee and sighed. No help there, her choice was already obvious. Ever since she had sensed Ranma in pain, Jubilee had been getting more and more frantic. Xavier suspected that only the fact that the X-men could trace Ranma quicker kept her from heading off to China herself. Her choice would obviously be to remove the block, but it would be through instinctual loyalty not logical reasoning.
Unfortunately, even with logical reasoning, Xavier came to the same conclusion. Whatever happened they had to prevent Ranma from impregnating more women then he already had. If he was realizing that perhaps his actions were wrong, then Xavier had to reinforce that image before Ranma could self justify his actions.
"Jubilee.... get ready."
Jubilee looked up from her seat, worry written across her face. "Yes?"
"Something new appears to be happening with Ranma. I believe it will be in our best interest to contact him, so I will be removing the block Emma put up." He winced at the look of joy and relief that spread across Jubilee's face. "Prepare yourself Jubilation, its time I met your paramour face to face.”
Jubilee nodded as she sat down, closing her eyes at the same time Xavier did. A brief moment later she felt a weight lift in her mind, and then she could feel him. Feel Ranma, he was safe and he felt.... sorrow? She could feel him reaching for her.
For a moment she hesitated, would he use her? Would he brainwash her? What would happen? Then she felt Xavier’s mental presence beside her, reassuring her. At his insistence Jubilee reached out to Ranma on the astral plane.
She smiled she could feel his joy and relief; he had been worried about her. Surely he couldn't be all that bad. Jubilee paused as she felt the bond suddenly strengthen, so that an image of Ranma appeared before her surrounded by an inky black void. From the look of surprise she saw and felt from Ranma she realized it had to be the professor who did this. She opened her mouth to tell him, but Charles beat her to it.
"Hello Ranma, it is nice to meet you face to face. Well so to speak. I suspect we have much to talk about...."
Well beyond Jubilee utterly abusing Madyline's genetic submissiveness towards her. "Hey Skin! Check out my new maid!"
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