Westchester, Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Principal's Office.
"My God..."
Charles let out an involuntary cry as he watched the footage playing on the news.
Looking at the demon-like man in the video, laughing maniacally and dressed as the Joker, Charles's expression shifted uncertainly.
As the strongest telepath, Charles had an excellent memory. Under normal circumstances, he rarely forgot anything.
So naturally, he recognized the man in the video, whose behavior and appearance were so distinctive.
If that were all, it would have been fine. The key was that Charles remembered seeing this man in Jean's dream.
"A coincidence?"
Charles muttered to himself. He desperately hoped it was a coincidence, but he could not shake the terrible feeling in his heart—the answer that feeling gave him was: Not a coincidence.
He did not want to think that way either. Mainly because Jean's dream had been far too realistic. Combined with the fact that Jean's powers occasionally displayed unexpected traits, Charles felt awful the moment he saw this Joker-dressed man appear.
Especially since the man's target was Batman, one of the two people from the dream.
"Could Jean have the ability to glimpse the future?... No, she's still watching TV in the hall!"
At that thought, Charles abruptly looked up and inwardly cried out in alarm. He could remember this scene, so Jean, the owner of that dream, would naturally remember it too—especially now, as she watched that demon-like man on television.
If it had been before, Charles would not have been so nervous. But for some unknown reason, Jean's abilities had been difficult to control lately. Whenever she had nightmares, the entire school would easily shake. Even though she had stopped having nightmares recently, she still could not control her powers very well.
What if Jean lost control of her