"Why do we want this loner?" Logan asked professor X.
"She is a key when it comes to avoiding disaster in the future"
"So I have to find this loner--"
"Not you, Emma will know who you are talking about when you speak of her"
"Emma Frost?"
"Yes"
"Fine I will cooperate."
"Good now go back to sleep"
Logan walked away and met Emma on the way back to his room.
"I will not tell you about her" She shot at him.
"Professor--"
"Uggh fine I'll tell you about my little sister."
"Your--"
"Yes my little sister Artemis" She seemed to want to get the words out before she changed her mind "Artemis is four years younger than me. She was the middle child, four years older than my youngest sister Beatrix. She ran away when she was seventeen, wanting to be alone. Her powers are brillantly powerful even more powerful by the light of the moon"
"Will you be able to locate her?"
"Yes but I will not I repeat not go and talk her into joining the x-men, your best bet is to put all the members names into a hat and draw out one and that person will go and either come back injured, mentally and physicly or come back with her or be killed. She is not the trusting type"
"Ok I'll do that then"
Logan stalked off wondering about about Artemis.
Next day...
"Good morning everyone!" Logan came in cheerfully.
Nightcrawler frowned "That was unusually cheerful--who are you sending to their death this time?"
"Actually thats for you do dicide, Kurt"
"What?"
Logan pulled a sack out of his pocket.
"This contains all of your names, including mine and whoever gets chosen goes on a dangerous mission alone"
"Ok" Kitty said "Go ahead Kurt.
Kurt reached into the bag cautiously, he pulled out a folded slip of paper. "Me" he muttered.
"Aw man!" Kitty whined.
Kurt just looked at Logan "So whats the mission?"
"The recruiting of a mutant by the name of Artemis" Logan paused "Emma has already located her in Missouri"
"And this is dangerous how?"
"She's violent and not very trusting"
"Oh ok then"
Later Emma Frost pulled Kurt to the side. "Look when you get to Artemis, beware be polite and respect her independance."
"Then how am I going to get her to join?"
"Just don't treat her like well how most men treat women. Be polite without indicating that she's weak got it?"
"I think so"
Emma walked as quickly out of the room as she came in.
Halloween night: 20;00 hours (8;00 p.m) Springfield, Missouri
Nightcrawler stalked among all the children and adults who were dressed up in very odd costumes that made them resemble mutants in a way. He blended in perfectly. He looked at the address again and looked ahead to a dark mansion like old house. All of the children asking for candy avoided it. Suddenly, a small group of four pushed a little boy in a wizard costume forward through the gate. "Hey" he protested, but he walked up to the door anyway.
He rang the doorbell and gulped. Obiously people feared Artemis greatly. Suddenly a woman opened the door. She was in black robes and a little pointed hat was in her hand. She smiled. It wasn't warm but it was nice.
"I'm guessing you were dared this year?" She spoke, her voice was musical and somewhat sweet.
The boy nodded shyly.
"here"
She got out a large bucket of candy and poured half of it into the little boy's pillow sack. "I don't get a lot of trick or treaters so this is your lucky day"
"Thank you madame!" He bounced away "Nice costume!" he waved to Kurt.
"thanks" he said.
Slowly he pried open the gate and walked up the pebble path. He stepped on the porch and rang the doorbell. He stood in silence, fearing failure. The door clicked open and there stood a beautiful woman.
Her face was tan but it looked pale against her dark brown hair. A silver streak went down where her hair got short and was some kind of bang similar to rogue's hair but it wasn't transparent. Her eyes were a warm brown to match her brown hair, but as soon as she saw him her eyes turned an icy grey...they actually changed colours.
"Why are you here?" she asked coldly.
"I am--"
"Nightcrawler from the x-men yeah I know...come inside"
Artemis led him inside back to a library of some kind. "I'll be right back, I suppose your hungry.
"Actually I am thank you."
She walked out of the room and was right back with a tray of brownies. "Help yourself"
Artemis grabbed one herself and nibbled the end a little. Kurt tried the brownies and found them extremely good.
"So why are you here?"
"Wolverine wants you to join the x-men, he says that you would be a vital member"
"Does he now?" She smiled a half smile "I prefer to work alone...tell your boss that I decline"
"Why do you like being alone?"
"I just like to be all right?"
"But--"
"No I don't want to join your petty little x-men!"
Kurts next question was out of pure curiosity "So what are your powers anyway what makes you so desirable by wolverine?"
"So you would like a demonstration?
"As long as it dosen't end in a painful and slow death."
"No promises!"
Artemis pointed her finger at a glass vase "Jinx!" she said and the glass shattered.
"Jinx" The sofa he sat on tipped over as if invisible hands pushed it over.
"Wow"
"I'm not done with counter!"
The sofa righted itself and "Counter!" the vase returned to its original form.
Then of all things she started singing. He had terrible imaages flash across his mind: Wanda falling any of the x-men dead on the ground...
He woke up with Artemis leaning over him "Sorry about that I went a little high and wow you have a lot of fears and bad memories."
"You...are...a....monster" he breathed.
"Thank you... and I have been thinking in the hour that you were unconscious I will join the x-men but only temporarily.
Hey yall hope you liked that chaper I know it went a little fast but all well too late now eh well I'm still pondering why she changed her mind so if anyone has any ideas please let me know and not start a crapy spin off of this (honestly I don't care I just wanted to say that ;)