The Long Road (Scott Summers X Male Reader)

Ch 47. The Only Leads

"Thank you all for coming."

Charles greets the people currently inside of the basement, all sitting around the table of the conference room. In the meeting, Logan, Ororo, Hank, as well for Piotr, Gambit and finally Y/N.

"As for today, we will find a way to get rid of the Phoenix. Behind the scenes, me, Hank and Gambit were digging for any information about the Phoenix." Charles opens a blue file with information. Hank does the same with his file.

"Before we begin, I like to add that we've barely found any information. So... don't get your hopes high." Hank says to Y/N, who merely accepts it.

"Let's begin with what Scott said." Charles begins the meeting. Everybody is listening closely. "The Phoenix is an entity. We know its original vessel was Jean, and now its new vessel is Y/N. The people responsible of the transition is a group know as the Inner Circle. In Scott's version of events, the Phoenix slowly get control over Y/N, first starting with increasing his senses and years later with his powers. It took 10 years from now to fully control Y/N. He first lost control when Magneto kidnapped him when he forces him to commit some atrocious crimes. Not too soon after, Y/N fully lost control when his senses were on overload and burn New York and... many citizens. I theorize it works like some dissociative identity disorder, in the sense that the Phoenix is different from Y/N and taking control over his body." Despite his feeling of dread, Y/N believes that things are going to be alright. "According to the story, the Phoenix has the powers to create and control fire, as well for levitation and an increase of telepathic powers. It's likely there are other powers we aren't aware of. That's the information according to Scott."

"That's... a lot." Logan is having difficulty grasping all the information.

"I'm wondering about something." Ororo speaks up. "From 10 years from now, the Phoenix took total control of Y/N. Does that mean we have 10 years to get rid of it?"

"I'm not giving a definitive answer." Charles replies. "According to Scott, we took drastic measurements so that Y/N doesn't suffer his extreme senses. If we be careful and observe Y/N, we have quiet some time, though I prefer dealing with the Phoenix as soon as possible."

"What is the other information you gained?" Piotr asks.

"About that..." Hank doesn't sound too hopeful. "I didn't found anything. The Phoenix might as well be considered unknown to mankind. There are no urban legends or anything else about it. Though I have to add this. I searched public access knowledge, as well the information we X-Men, and Charles can access. Luckily, Gambit does have information that could prove useful."

With a grin, Gambit is ready to share the information he gathered. "I looked into the Inner Circle. Sadly enough, I couldn't access the house, since SHIELD is evolved."

"SHIELD?" Logan looks shocked. "What do they have to do with this?"

"My guess, they're aware about the Phoenix some way or the other. So naturally, they look into it. Beside that, even though I can't access the area, I can ask around the area. Apparently, some woman called Emma Frost owns the mansion. She's 26 years old, rumored to be a mutant, and was known to have many visitors to her house."

Everybody is curious how exactly Emma Frost is, but before asking for more information, they await to let Gambit end the information.

"I also did some scooping around. Although not having access to the house, I still can wait outside. So, I hid myself in a tree and saw SHIELD agents walking out with multiple corpses. I followed them to a SHIELD building. Weirdly enough, it was less guarded then the house, so I sneaked in. I checked all the bodies and guess what, there is no woman that fits Ms. Frost's description."