Attack of the random drabble

[katikat]

Set after XMFC, unbeta'd again beta'd now.

"Erik..." Charles' voice is full of disbelief as he slumps forward in his wheelchair.

Catching him, Erik whispers, "I'm sorry." And he is, for betraying the trust Charles still has in him.

When Emma nods, confirming the drug worked, Erik pulls off his helmet, remembering...

"Millions, billions of people dying, Erik? That would drive me insane!" Charles told him once, scared and shuddering.

... And slowly slides it over Charles' head, trapping the telepath inside his own mind, shielding him from...

Erik nods, giving Emma the go-ahead, and the human world dies in a rain of fire while Charles sleeps unaware in Erik's arms.

Man, I love to write drabbles. Short and to the point!