~~A/N: We don't think anyone's done anything like this before… *grins* Should be fun. Oh, by the way: I (That's Marina, Twin Two) own the Director, one of my many personalities and nothing else. If you want to use her, give me a bell. Anyway, on with the show!~~
Setting: a large room. Three couches are arranged in a semi-circle with two plain chairs at either end. There are two doors, on opposite walls.
The X-Team wander in, one at a time, reading their scripts carefully. ROGUE enters first, followed closely by BOBBY. She nudges him and points to something on her script. Bobby smiles and whispers something to her. She giggles, and they sit down on one of the couches, sitting close to each other. PROFESSOR XAVIER is next in. He nods to the pair on the couch and wheels next to them. STORM is next. She walks in, nodding hellos, and flops full-length on the second couch. PYRO wanders in, holding his script in one hand and playing with his lighter in the other. He sits cross-legged on a chair next to the couch Bobby and Rogue are sitting on. There is a quick flash of blue, then black near the door. A split-second later, NIGHTCRAWLER appears, sitting in the second chair. Everyone looks up as he flashes in, and he gives them a "Hello" wave. MAGNETO and MYSTIQUE arrive, Magneto remarking, "Well, my dear, seems once again we are the enemy of mankind." She grins at him and they take up residency on the third and final couch. The sound of voices is heard and SCOTT, JEAN and LOGAN enter, the men in the middle of an argument.
LOGAN: You tell me, Scooter, just why YOU are going to be Bond instead of me?
Logan snarls. Scott smirks.
SCOTT: Why don't you ask the director? He nods towards another door where the DIRECTOR has just entered. She is of average height with long brown hair and wearing a black top and skirt.
DIRECTOR: Ask me what?
Logan scowls again.
LOGAN: Why's Scooter playin' Bond instead of me?
The Director raises her eyebrows.
DIRECTOR: I thought that would have been obvious.
Scott's smirk broadens, and it seems Jean is fighting a giggle. Logan's eyes narrow.
LOGAN: [dangerously] Please. Enlighten me.
The Director grins.
DIRECTOR: Simple. Scott has these two little things I like to call Charm and Charisma. All he has to do is wink at a girl and she'll fall head-over-heels.
Scott grins and winks at the Director, who obediently swoons. She notices Jean's glare and grins.
DIRECTOR: It's OK Jeannie, I ain't making any moves on your man, just commenting that DAMN he's fine!
Jean grins. Logan is still glaring. The Director giggles, then clears her throat, pulling a pencil from behind her ear.
DIRECTOR: Right. Everyone here?
She does a quick head-count.
DIRECTOR: Yep, good. Now, I trust you have all read your scripts?
Nods from everyone and a scowl from Logan.
DIRECTOR: OK. This is a basic Bond script: evil bad guy has developed new thing to destroy the world, Bond has to stop it, blah blah blah. Scott, as I think you've guessed, is Bond. Magneto is the bad guy…
MAGNETO: [muttering] Again.
The Director hears and glares at him before continuing.
DIRECTOR: … along with Mystique and Pyro, who plays a former 00 agent gone bad, kinda like Alec Trevalyan from Goldeneye. There's gonna be this great showdown scene between you and Bobby. It's gonna be fantastic. Bobby, Rogue and Storm are fellow MI6 agents who help Bond out at different points along the way. The Professor will take on the role of M, with Nightcrawler playing Q. I myself will cameo as Moneypenny, 'cause she's never in it for very long.
PROFESSOR X: Neither is M or Q, as far as I remember.
DIRECTOR: Yeah, but M gets to tell off Bond and Q gets neat one-liners and funky gadgets.
Xavier nods.
PROFESSOR X: True.
DIRECTOR: Right then. Get your collective butts over to Costume and Makeup PDQ!
Pyro looks confused.
PYRO: What does PDQ mean?
DIRECTOR: Pretty Damn Quick! Now move it!
The X-men scramble out of the room. The Director grins and flumps down on a couch, checking things on her clipboard.
~~A/N: Well, that's Chapter One done! If you have anything you especially want to see, gadgets and suchlike, let us know!~~