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Fill: a father's duty 1/3

[tenshi_nanashi]

AN: I'm halfway asleep. It's short but I like it.

Charles is already aware that something has gone wrong by the time Hank carries Alex's screaming form into the mansion.

"What happened?" He demands as he follows the two to the lab/medbay.

Hank growls "The girl panicked and scratched him with her claws."

Charles reaches out to touch the cuts along Alex's face but his hand is grabbed by Hank.

"We don't know if whatever is effecting him is transmittable through touch or simply by entering the blood stream."

He nods and lowers his hand. "He's in a lot of pain. I'm going to try to knock him out."

"I need to begin analyzing the wound."

Charles concentrates on Alex's mind and mentally reaches out to force its shut down. Alex's screaming stops abruptly.

"Find out why he's in so much pain."

Hank nods in reply.

"I've examined the wound and determined that the girl's claws were covered in some kind of natural poison. As soon as it entered his blood stream it began stimulating the nerves, starting from the site of the wound and working out, forcing them to send signals of pain to Alex's brain."

"Is there any way to stop it?"

Hank adjusts his glasses. "Not that I've found. And, unfortunately, his body is attempting to fight off the poison through raising his temperature...he is running a very high fever. It could kill him. And I can't give him any drugs without knowing whether or not they will negatively interact with the poison already in his system."

"He's waking again."

They turn to look at Alex.

Alex begins whimpering "dad...dad..."

Charles looks at Hank before moving to gently clasp Alex's hand in his own.

"Alex, it's Charles."

Alex's tense body relaxes a bit. "Dad."

Charles freezes.

Hank says, "He may be a bit delusional..."

"Dad, where's father?" Alex wails. //Want...father!//

Charles looks up at Hank. Hank shrugs.

Charles bites his lip in confusion before replying, "I...I don't know, Alex."

//Why did he leave us?//

Charles suddenly realizes who Alex is asking for. He strokes the boys hair, tears welling in his eyes, "I don't know."

"Said teach...power..." A few tears escape Alex's eyes. //Hurts. Everything hurts.//

Determination enters Charles eyes as he prepares himself for what he must do.