I love Storm here. I'm not a fan of Dazzler much at all but maybe John will have someone I guess. I've always liked the bond Jean and Ororo have so this was a great chapter with them. You took Ororo to places I'm sure Chris never thought of and I can see her having to deal with all that, Logan too. Well done.

Author's Response: I always liked Ororo and Jean's friendship, even though in the Ultimates' title, they seem to get on each other's nerves in regard to Logan. They're both beautiful women with a lot to offer and don't have to fight over a man! Not that I haven't had them do that in a fic, but I like them as friends. They're kinda Marvel's version of Betty and Veronica, sometimes. Dazzler was never my favorite, either, she can be very annoying, but I reread the old Uncanny story where they meet her and laughed at how ghetto and silly she sounded, her with her rollerskates and Farrah hair. John won't necessarily end up with Dazzler, but it was fun to throw him in there as beefcake. Feisty beefcake.

O.o So awesome, Cee. *loves*

You write Emma oh so hateable! (That's supposed to be a compliment. LOL) :D I wonder what Jean did to her. "She's alive" can mean a lot of things, heh. What's with Jean anyway? Sounds like the Phoenix is trying to take over.

Ro's gonna be okay, right? She's so distant, I hope she'll open up to someone about all this; preferably Logan. ;D

Author's Response: hee! Yeah, Emma's a real firecracker. Phoenix is kinda peeking around, looking for a good time to rise, but it won't be immediate. This isn't a Phoenix/Scott/Logan triangle, thank goodness...one nice departure from the comics. Logan and Ro will have time to talk.

....cliffhangers aren't very nice Cee!!! And I still wanna go after Emma with a bat.

Author's Response: Wasnt supposed to be a cliffie. I fixed it. There were a few paragraphs that got cut off when I forgot to close an italic tag. They made it out. The aftermath is next.