It was just a student. This was no X-Man, it was just a student. There was no way they'd have that kind of strength. The sort of strength he envied. That he coveted. That could change the world. The power he needed to stop the Apocalypse. And yet there it was. And it felt... so cold. So unbelievably cold. His body couldn't move anymore. And his mind, after a few moments more, simply ceased to think.

He was completely frozen, right to his very core, in a flash. In an instant. Perfectly preserved. Alive, but still.