"Strategy X"
All right, here it finally is. The sequel to 'Evolution" and 'Jaga' stories I've writen. Please enjoy and review!
It was night time and the sky was clear with stars glittering up above while the full moon shone down on the grand mansion that currently had two people inside of it at the moment.
One of the people was a 17 year old girl with waist length mahogany hair, tanned skin and chocolate brown eyes that had sky blue circles around her pupils.
The teen was dressed in a pair of jeans, neon green sneakers and a white tube top that clung to her form perfectly.
Sitting on top of her head was a baseball cap that was a little big for her and she had a strange belt wrapped around her waist.
Humming a song under her breath, the girl made her way into the living room with a bag of popcorn and she found a blue two foot tall bipedal dragon sitting on the couch, clicking buttons on the remote.
"Veemon, did you find the movie yet?" Davinia 'Davey' Motomiya asked the Digimon.
Head lifting up, Veemon turned his scarlet eyes onto his partner and revealed the yellow V marking on his forehead and the two tiny ones under his eyes that seemed to be glowing from the lighting of the room.
"Yep, it's about to come on in a few minutes." He informed.
Sniffing at the air, Veemon licked his lips at the scent of the freshly popped popcorn that Davey held.
"Ooh, does that popcorn have salt and butter on it?" He asked eagerly.
"You bet!" Davey chirped as she sat down on the couch.
"Real butter?" Veemon questioned.
That made the redhead scoff at his question.
"Of course it's real butter. Did ya really think I'd use that gross butter flavouring junk? Ugh, no way! Only the real, greasy, fattening stuff for us." Davey grinned.
Giving the girl an impish grin, Veemon reached over and grabbed a handfull of popcorn that he then placed in his mouth.
Just then, the belt unwound from around Davey's waist and revealed itself to be a white tail with black stripes.
It wrapped around the remote and picked it up so Davey could turn the volume on the TV up.
"All right, let's relax and watch this movie!" She grinned.
The opening sequence of the movie then began and the duo of Courage and Friendship sat back as they prepared to enjoy their night alone while everyone else was out.
Just as the movie, 'The Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows' was about to begin, the images on the TV screen then changed into a man sitting in a news station with a bundle of papers in his hands.
"We interupt your regular programing for an important news report." A male announcer's voice said.
"Oh, come on!" Davey hissed.
"Are you kidding me?" Veemon threw a handfull of popcorn at the TV in his frustration.
"Only minutes ago, the annual football game at Bayville High was interupted when a propane tank exploded." The announcer reported.
Once that news was revealed, Davey and Veemon's jaws dropped open in shock.
Their friends had gone to that game tonight and they were worried about whether or not they were near or involved with the accident.
"Thankfully, no students were harmed, but the athorities are curious of the origins that caused the explosion. Some students have claimed to have seen a bright red light, but are unaware of what have caused it." The man said.
Once she heard what was responcible for the explosion that had happened at her high school, Davey narrowed her eyes in thought as she realized who had been the one that caused the damage.
"Davey, you don't think..." Veemon trailed off.
"That Scott had a little accident? I have a feeling that that's exactly what happened." Davey said.
Even though Scott Summers had learned amazing control over his optic beams, he still had his moments where he lost control of his powers.
This usually happened when he lost his glasses, namely by getting knocked onto the ground or hit in the face.
Half an hour later, the duo's attention was taken away from the TV when the front door was opened and three people walked into the mansion.
The eldest one was a 23 year old woman with knee length magenta hair, fair skin and chocolate brown eyes that had emerald green rings around the pupils.
She was dressed in a jean skirt, a purple blouse and black heeled sandals.
Pulling the pink scarf off of her head, she revealed two fluffy black cat ears that were on the sides of her head while a matching tail unwound from around her waist.
"Okay, you guys should get to bed. It's late and there's school in the morning." Jun Motomiya told the two teenagers with her.
One of the teenagers was a tall 17 year old girl with back length rose red hair and leaf green eyes who was wearing a lilac colored shirt, tan pants and black sandals while she had gold bracelets on her wrists.
The second teen was a 17 year old boy who had neatly styled brown hair and wore a pair of sunglasses that had red tinted lens.
He was dressed in a blue shirt, tan pants and brown shoes.
He also had a frown etched on his face, but that was usually a normal thing for him.
"Yeah, I'm going. Night, everyone." Scott sighed as he made his way up the stairs.
"Scott, are you sure you're okay?" Jean Grey called up after him with a worried look on her face.
"I'm fine, Jean. Really. I'm just kind of tired. I'll talk to you in the morning." Scott gave the redhead a forced grin before he continued on to his room.
Once Scott was gone, Davey walked out of the living room to join her older sister and friend who were both staring up at the staircase with frowns.
"So, it's true? Scott was the one who that blew up the propane tank?" Davey asked making the two other redheads look over at her.
"Yep, it was him, all right. Thankfully, the Professor erased the minds of the people who saw where that red flash of light came from, so we're fine. After that, I drove them home." Jun reported.
"But why did Scott suddenly lose control like that?" Veemon asked as he walked up to his partner's side.
"He got into a fight with Duncan under the bleachers." Jean told them.
"Duncan? As in Duncan Matthews? Why was that creep fighting with Scott, anyway?" Davey snarled.
She had hated Duncan since the first day she met the stereo-type of a jock and he had called her a communist simply because she was half-Russian.
That insult had ended in her breaking his nose and Logan was called in to speak to the principal since he was listed as her parental guardian while she lived in America.
When Logan had heard what Duncan had called Davey, he stated that the boy deserved it and should watch his mouth when he was talking about 'his kid'.
Jean chose to ignore the hostility in her friend's tone when speaking of their classmate and dove into the story of what had happened at the football game.
"You know that boy, Todd Tolansky?" Jean asked.
"You mean the guy who smells like he never takes a shower?" Davey wrinkled her nose.
She had no issues with the boy, but his horrible scent aggravated her nose since it was quite sensitive.
"Yeah, him. Anyway, Duncan and some of the other guys on the football team were trying to beat him up, but Scott stopped them and, well, Duncan knocked Scott's glasses off and he accidentally lost control." Jean explained.
"Duncan saw Scott use his powers?!" Davey gasped while Veemon's jaw dropped in shock.
"Calm down, Davey. The doctors said that the kid has a bit of a concussion and it made him forget about what he saw prior to being knocked out. He doesn't remember a thing." Jun assured.
They had caught a lucky break with that, but it still made Jun worry over whether or not Duncan would eventually remember what he saw.
Hopefully he wouldn't and the little punk would leave the three young X-Men members alone or else she might actually rip his head off.
"Now, get moving. It's late and I don't wanna hear it from the Professor when he gets back to find you all awake." The jaguar feral scolded.
After three years of being at the Institute, Jun had become one of the care takers since she was an adult and she would take over watching the students when Logan, Ororo Munroe and Charles Xavier were all gone.
Jun was also studying to become a chemistry teacher and was only two years away from graduating.
"Yeah, yeah. We're going." Davey sighed as she picked up Veemon.
"We'll see you in the morning, Jun. Good night!" Jean called as she and Davey began their trek up the stairs.
Standing at the foot of the staircase, Jun smiled up at them as she wondered how the girls, Veemon and Scott were going to react to the surprise the Professor was picking up at the train station.
(The next day...)
After waking up to the horrible sound of her alarm clock, which had been placed on the other side of her room so she didn't break it and go back to sleep, Davey raced off to take a shower.
Once she was done with her shower, the tigress returned to her room to get changed into her clothes and was now blow drying her long hair and the two white cat ears she had perched on the sides of her head.
"Remind me again why I'm awake? It's not like I have to go to school or anything." Veemon complained.
He had tried to go back to sleep after he heard the alarm, but the hair dryer had woken him up once again and he was glaring at it in annoyance.
"Oh, so you don't wanna come out with me, Scott and Jean to get breakfast? Too bad. Because this diner has the best chocolate chip pancakes." Davey smirked.
Her dual colored eyes were twinkling in mischief as she said this since she knew that would capture Veemon's attention.
Floppy ears twitching at that, Veemon's tired eyes lit up with the usual energy he had and he turned his head toward Davey so fast she was almost sure he was going to get whiplash.
"...Do they have real maple syrup?" He asked.
Fangs poking out as she smirked, Davey turned off her hair dryer and brushed out her hair before she then grabbed her yellow beanie to place on top of her head to hide her ears.
"Yes, they do." She answered.
That was all Veemon needed to hear.
Darting across the room to grab his partner's black tote bag, he then raced back over to her and held it out with a large grin.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go eat!" He cheered.
His enthusiasm for food made Davey shake her head in amusement as she grabbed her diamond necklace and hooked it around her neck.
Then she took her bag from Veemon and slung it over her shoulder as her tail wound its way around her waist before she then picked the dragon up.
"Let's go see if Scott and Jean are ready yet." She said as she left her room.
Making her way down the hall to where her friends rooms were located, Davey caught the mangosteen scent that belonged to Scott and she followed it over to the bathroom where he was located.
Scott was standing in front of the bathroom door, staring at it in annoyance as he rapped his knuckles against it.
"Give it up, Jean, it's hopless." Scott called as he knocked on the door.
"Hey, what's going on?" Davey asked as she walked over.
"Jean's in the bathroom trying to fix her hair." Scott sighed as he jabbed his thumb towards the door.
"Seriously?" Davey scoffed in disbelief.
She then walked over to the door and gently banged her fist against it while her other arm held Veemon to her chest.
"Jean, come on, hurry up. We gotta go." The tigress called out to the psychic.
"I'll be done in a second." Jean called as she ran the brush through her hair.
"Come on, we're gonna be late." Scott called next.
"Almost done." Jean called as she levitated a mirror up to her face as she continued brushing her hair out.
Veemon couldn't help but feel like Jean was taking her time to taunt them.
It wouldn't have been the first time she's done this.
"Look, you want me to blow this door-" Scott began.
He was cut off when Jean opened the door, grinning at her three friends who were standing on the other side.
"Down?" Scott finished.
"So, are we going or what?" Jean teased as she tapped Scott on the chin and petted Veemon on the head.
"About time. Let's get out of here." Davey grinned as she followed after the girl.
As the group began to walk down the hallway, Davey caught a strange scent and began to sniff at the air in confusion.
This caught her friends' attention as they turned to the girl.
"Davey, what's wrong?" Scott asked.
"I think I smell...sulfur." She said with narrowed eyes.
"Sulfur?" Jean repeated in confusion.
"I can smell it too. Weird." Veemon commented as he started to sniff at the air.
Scott and Jean both shared a look at this, but the male then shrugged.
They were no where near any place where the dragon and tigress could smell sulfur, so they must be imagining things.
"You guys must be imagining things. Come on, we better hurry before we're late for school." Scott said.
Davey and Veemon both frowned, unsure of what had caused the strange scent they had picked up, but they knew that it wasn't in their heads.
"We're heading out, Professor!" Scott called out as the group walked down the stairs.
"Just a moment you four. Come here. I'd like you to meet someone." Charles Xavier said.
Confused by this, the group then walked into the study where they found the bald man sitting in his wheelchair.
Standing beside him was a hunched over figure dressed in a large floor length coat that had the hood up to cover their face and their hands were shoved into the coat's pockets.
Strangely enough, the sulfur scent was coming from him along with an undertone of mint.
"This is Kurt Wagner. He arrived late last night." Charles informed.
"Hey Kurt. This is Jean, Davey and Veemon. I'm Scott. How you doing?" Scott greeted.
The two girls and Veemon all smiled at Kurt who shrunk back when Scott held out his hand towards him.
"Kurt, you are among friends here." Charles told him as Jean walked over to stand behind the professor and placed a hand on his shoulder.
Hesitantly, Kurt removed one of his hands from the coat and revealed it to be covered in blue fur while he only had three fingers.
This surprised Jean and Scott, but Davey and Veemon were unbothered by this since they were used to seeing creatures with strange appearances.
"Hello." Kurt greeted, his German accented voice sounding nervous.
When he saw the surprised look on Scott's face after they shook hands, Kurt pulled his hand back and stepped away from the brunette.
Deciding to do something to make the male feel more comfortable, since it was obvious his mutation affected his appearance, Davey pulled her hat off to reveal her ears while her tail unwound from around her waist.
"Hey there. I'm Davey and this is Veemon. He's my little brother." She said with a friendly smile.
"Nice to meet you!" Veemon chirped with a large grin.
When he took in the sight of the duo, Kurt stared at them in amazement as he raised his head, his long blue hair hanging out of his hood.
Davey also saw a pair of golden eyes flashing from the shadows of the hood that still hid Kurt's face.
Charles gave a small smile as he sensed Kurt relax at the sight of the duo of Courage and Friendship.
"I was just telling Kurt how I set up this institute for gifted youngsters, youngsters who's gifts are not always an asset. Right, Scott?" Charles gave him a pointed look.
"Uh, so, you heard about last night?" Scott asked nervously.
"Difficult not to. It was on all the news channels." Charles said.
"It ruined our movie night, too." Veemon pouted.
"V, stay out of this." Davey scolded as she set him down on his feet.
They then stood off to the side with Jean as they listened to the scolding that Scott was going to get.
Despite the fact that Davey was technically the oldest (by a few months) out of the three students, Scott had been at the school for a year longer and there were many expectations of him.
Charles wanted Scott to become the leader of the X-Men and had faith in him to accomplish this task.
"It was a bad situation and there was an accident. I'm sorry." Scott apologized sheepishly.
"I know. Fortunately, no one was badly hurt and the true cause was not discovered, but you must be more carefull, Scott." Charles told him.
"Come on, Professor, I'm packing a bazooka behind each eyeball! What do ya want from me?" Scott asked.
"Control, Scott! That's what you're here to learn. That's why you're all here." The telepath exclaimed.
He then turned his attention over to Kurt who was standing by silently as he listened to the conversation.
"Scott's eyes emit a destructive optic blast beam." The Brit informed the German who reached up to lower his hood.
"Cool!" Kurt smiled as his face was revealed.
His face was was covered in cerulean blue fur while his chin length hair was a shade of navy and his ears were pointed.
He had an attractive looking face and he had little fangs that were a stark contract against his fur color while his golden eyes also stood out from the mass of blue.
"How about you, Kurt? Got a special gift that brought you here?" Jean asked him.
Just then, the sulfur scent got stronger as Kurt disappeared in a plume of dark smoke which made everyone jump in surprise.
Kurt then re-appeared on the other side of the room with a smirk on his face while a long forked tail swayed around behind him lazily.
"Maybe." He said.
"Whoa!" Scott and Jean exclaimed.
"Hey, you've got a tail, too!" Davey grinned at the sight.
It had only been her and Jun who had tails, but that was to be expected since they were feral females.
Seeing a different type of mutant who had a tail just like her was a bit exciting.
Turning a bit bashfull, Kurt nodded as Davey looked the appendage over while her own tail lashed around behind her.
"Hey, only the cool people have tails. And the awesome ones are blue." Veemon grinned.
"I'll be helping Kurt get settled in. We can talk more tonight." Charles smiled.
With that said, the three X-Men were excused and they left for school.
(At school...)
After they had gone to the diner to get breakfast, Davey had stopped off in the computer lab and sent Veemon to the Digital World untill the school day was over.
Lucky for him, the rest of his Digimon friends were there as well so they could all spend time together untill their humans came to get them.
Jean and Davey were both walking down the hallway together, heading off to their first class of the day.
"So, did you finish up your math homework?" The psychic asked.
"Yeah, I did, but I doubt any of it's right. I barely understood it." The tigress whined.
That made Jean shake her head in amusement at the girl who was only a few inches shorter than her.
"If you needed any help with it, then you should have just asked me." Jean insisted.
"You had that science assignment to work on. I didn't wanna bother you." Davey told her.
Just then, Davey's nose twitched as the scent of ginger began to approach the two girls from behind.
"Ms. Motomiya, could you come in here for a moment?" A woman called out.
Both girls turned around to see a tall woman with short brown hair and brown eyes dressed in a gray blazer and pencil skirt with black high heels and glasses was standing behind them near the principal's office.
"Did you get into any trouble?" Jean asked her friend telepathically.
"Not that I'm aware of." Davey thought.
Confused over what the woman wanted, Davey walked into the office.
"Is there something wrong, Principal Darkholme?" She asked.
"No, nothing at all, but I do need to talk to you about something." Raven Darkholme informed the girl.
Unsure of what that meant, Davey sent a look over her shoulder at Jean and nodded her head at her, signalling she should go to class without her.
Nodding in understanding, Jean continued off to her class room.
Following the woman into the principal's office, Davey's nose then started to burn and she gagged at the putrid scent that lingered inside.
"Ugh, what is that smell?" She coughed.
That made Raven frown as she then walked over to her windows and began opening them all up.
"I thought that scent was gone by now. I'm gonna have to have this place cleaned out." She muttered in annoyance.
Turning back to the girl, Raven gestured for her to sit down in the free chair that was placed in front of the desk.
"Please, take a seat." The brunette woman said.
Taking the offered seat, Davey then watched as Raven sat down in her own seat behind the large oak desk.
"So, why did you want to talk to me?" She asked the woman.
"I understand that you're a talented artist. I've seen some of your work up in the art room." The principal began.
"I dabble. It's no big deal." Davey shrugged.
Logan had forbade her from joining any sports teams at school because he was worried that she would play a little too rough out on the field if her inner tiger took over.
It would only take a second for her to badly injure someone and he didn't want her to go through the guilt of harming someone, even if it were an accident.
Instead, she had focussed most of her energy into art and had seemed to have a talent for it.
It also helped to keep her calm and relaxed.
"Right. Well, some of the art students have been chosen to paint a mural for the school. Since you haven't joined any extracuricular activities, I figured you should be selected to help. You will be given extra credit for doing so. It would also look good on your file." Raven explained.
Surprised by this, Davey blinked her dual colored eyes as she then thought about the proposition before she found herself nodding.
"Sure, I'll do it." She agreed.
Hearing that made the principal grin, pleased with the girl agreeing to do what she requested.
"Good. Now, each student will be designing images for the mural that I will then look over for approval. I can't wait to see what idea you will come up with, Ms. Motomiya." Raven smiled.
"Okay. Well, I better get going now before I get detention. Have a nice day, Principal Darkholme." Davey said as she stood up.
Nodding at that, Raven watched as the girl left the office and gave a small smirk once the door closed behind her.
(After school...)
Once she had gotten back home, Davey took off her hat and unwound her tail from around her waist much to her relief.
As they walked down the hall together, Veemon glanced up at his partner who was gently rubbing her sore tail.
"You okay, Davey?" The dragon asked.
"No, my tail is killing me." She whined as she tried to massage away the pain.
Sighing at that, Veemon continued to follow her down the hall to their room.
"So, when are ya gonna get started on that mural?" He asked.
"I have to meet up with the art teacher tomorrow to talk to the other students about it." Davey said.
"Why is there even a mural being painted?" Veemon asked.
"I don't know. Maybe the principal wants the school to look good or make it look like everyone cares about school spirit. I didn't bother asking." Davey shrugged.
As they walked down the hall, the duo picked up the scent of sulfur and mint, making it known to them that Kurt was approaching them, but the boy they saw up ahead wasn't the same 16 year old boy they had seen this morning.
This boy had pale skin and blue eyes while he was dressed in a red shirt under a brown vest, forest green pants and brown shoes.
The only thing he had in common with Kurt was the chin length dark blue hair.
"Oh, hallo (hello). How was school?" The boy asked.
"Kurt? Is that really you?" Davey asked with a stunned expression.
"Ja (Yes) it's me. Surprised?" He grinned.
"More like confused." Davey frowned as she tilted her head to the side, unsure of what happened to the boy.
"Yeah, what's up? This morning you were blue and furry. Now you're...this!" Veemon held up a hand as he gestured to the teen.
Understanding thei confusion, Kurt held up his left arm to show off the new wrist watch he was wearing.
"The Professor made me this halo-watch. It hides the way I look so others see me like a normal person." The teleporter grinned.
Frowning at what the boy said, Davey reached over and grabbed Kurt's wrist so that she could look over the watch he was wearing and glanced over the buttons.
Finding the right one, she pushed it and the image of the human boy faded away to reveal the blue furred creature who was dressed in a black and red uniform.
"Now you look normal." She told him.
That shocked Kurt as he looked down at himself, seeing the red gloves that covered his three fingered hands and the red boots that hid his two toed feet.
"How can you say that? Look at me. I scare people." Kurt said with an upset look.
"And ya think we don't? Don't be fooled. I may look small and cute, but I can get even bigger and scarier if I need to." Veemon told him.
"And I have the DNA of a tiger. I have the ability to rip people apart if I lose my temper." Davey said as she held up her hand to show off the long sharp claws.
Willing her claws to shrink down to her normal nails, the girl then smiled at the curious blue furred boy.
"People might think you look strange, but at least you're not dangerous." Davey said.
"Unless you teleport someone into a volcano." Veemon shrugged.
That comment earned him a white and black tail smacking him in the back of the head.
Listening to the things his housemates were telling him, Kurt took it all in with a stunned expression.
"Davey!" A familiar voice called.
The trio all turned to see Jun walking over dressed in a black turtle neck shirt that cut off at her stomach, black pants, a green belt with a red buckle that had an X on it, green gloves and green boots.
"Go get changed. We're having a Danger Room session now." Jaga informed her younger sister.
"Right now? It's only 4:15 pm." Davey said as she checked Kurt's watch.
"I'm not the one who planned it. Professor X wants you, Jean and Cyclops in there now. We're reviewing some combat training Wolverine already taught us." Jaga explained.
"Seriously? But I've already mastered everything Wolverine taught me." Davey whined.
"Yeah, well, you had a more advanced training regime than the others and they need help in mastering it. Now, come on." Jaga said as she grabbed her sister's hand and began to drag her off.
"Are they always like this?" Kurt asked Veemon as the two blue males watched the felines disappear down the hall.
"Pretty much. You'll learn to get used to it. So, did you come up with a codename yet?" Veemon asked as the two males began to walk off.
"Ja, I did. I chose the name Nightcrawler." Kurt said.
"Wicked name. Come on, I'll show ya where the teachers hide the ice cream." Veemon chirped much to Nightcrawler's amusement.
(In the change rooms...)
After training was completed, the four mutants all retreated back into the change rooms to put their uniforms back into their lockers.
"Man, Tora, did ya have to be so rough?" Cyclops complained as he rubbed the back of his neck.
He was dressed in a black and yellow uniform while he also had a special visor built for him to control his optic beams.
"Come on, Scott, it wasn't that bad." Jean, who was dressed in a black and green uniform, chasited.
As she bent to take off her black boot, she groaned in pain.
"Yeah, right." Cyclops scoffed as he watched the redhead sit down on the bench.
"You guys are being such babies." Tora scoffed.
The tigress was dressed in a black tube top and black pants while she wore yellow gloves and boots while a yellow belt with a red buckle that had an X was wrapped around her waist.
"We're not babies. We're just fragile compared to you." Cyslops complained.
"We're not used to this type of combat. We need more practise." Jean told her.
Rolling her dual colored eyes at that, Tora placed her hands on her waist as her sister walked up beside her.
"I think you guys have been slacking off since Logan's been gone. You know he's gonna put you through the ringer when he gets back." Jaga scolded.
That made Cyclops groan in annoyance while Jean sighed, both teens not looking forward to when the male feral returned.
Tora smiply smirked at her friends as her white and black stripped tail swayed around behind her in amusement before she began to pull her gloves off.
Just then, the alarm went off and bright red lights began flashing which put everyone on edge.
"What's going on?" Jean gasped.
"Is there an intruder?" Jaga asked.
"Everyone, Nightcrawler and Toad have teleported into the danger room!" Charles' voice warned over the speakers.
That announcement stunned the four X-Men members as they all turned to each other with shocked expressions.
"Oh, man! The danger room has automated deffences!" Cyclops exclaimed.
"It'll attack them with everything it's got!" Jean gasped.
"Get in there. Now!" Charles told them.
"We're on it!" Tora called as the four ran back into the danger room.
Exloposions could be heard as the group got closer.
The doors then opened to reveal Nightcrawler dodging the lasers while another boy, Todd 'Toad' Tolansky, was hopping out of the way of the blasts squealing.
"Hey, wait. Is that Tolansky? He's a mutant?" Tora asked in shock.
"Um, did I forget to mention that I found that out today?" Cyclops asked nervously as he glanced over at the three females who were giving him annoyed looks.
"Yes, kono baka (you idiot), you did forget to mention that!" Tora growled at him.
"It would have been some important information to know." Jean scolded.
"What I wanna know is how that guy broke into our school and how he even knew about us." Jaga glared.
"Nevermind that now! We've got work to do. I've got the cannons. You three keep them clear of the tentacles." Cyclops told the girls.
"On it." Jean said as she levitated up.
"This'll be fun." Jaga muttered.
She and Tora both ran towards the tentacles, drawing their attention away from the boys as they continued to run away.
Jumping up, Jaga slammed her foot into the center of the tentacles and destroyed it while Cyclops aimed his optic beams at the cannons.
Nightcrawler jumped up on the wall and climbed up it to avoid getting shot, but didn't see the tentacle that came out of the wall behind him.
He then gasped as his body was pulled away from the attacking tentacle and he turned around to find Jean levitating above him.
"You are an angel." He praised which made her laugh.
"On occaision. How about you? Are you a demon?" Jean joked.
Toad was crying out as he continued hopping away from the lasers and Tora jumped on top of one before she then elongated her claws to slash at the wires, disabling it.
"Ow! I just bought that!" Toad complained as he fell to the floor.
Then, a wall began to move in on him which made the boy widen his red eyes in fear as he slowly began backing away from it.
Another wall came up behind him and he was trapped, but then Jaga pounced over to the boy and grabbed onto his shirt to pull him out, leaving the two metal walls to crash into each other.
Landing on the ground safe from the walls, Jaga then glanced down to glare at Toad who was wimpering as he stared at the area where he had almost been killed.
"Maybe this will teach you a lessson to not go breaking into people's homes." Jaga glared down at the boy.
Looking up at the jaguar, Toad cowarded under the piercing green gaze and shook at the sight of her fangs.
"Tolansky, over here!" Cyclops called as he stood in front of the exit.
A cannon then fired at him and Cyclops stepped out of the way before he then blew it up with his optic beams.
Tora was cartwheeling out of the way of the cannons, moving effortlessly before she then jumped up and grabbed onto the machine that was firing at her.
Swinging her body around, Tora sat herself on top of the cannon before she then slashed her claws into the metal to turn it off.
Charles, Storm and Veemon all rushed into the observation deck so that the telepath could turn the machines off.
"Security code overide. Priority X. Voice print: Charles Xavier." Professor X said as he typed away on the computer keys.
Storm and Veemon were both staring down into the danger room, worry on their faces as they watched Cyclops blast the cannons while the feral sisters used their claws and super strength to destroy the wepons.
"Confirmed. Shut down in five seconds." The computer said.
"Ah, now I get it. It's a training area. Watch." Nightcrawler said as he teleported away, leaving Jean looking worried over what he would do.
The blue furred mutant then appeared in a burst of smoke on top of one of the lasers which caught the attention of Veemon who started banging on the glass.
"Don't touch anything, you moron!" Veemon called down to him.
"I just pull the plug and-" Nightcrawler trailed off as he pulled out the plug that was under the laser.
He then cried out as the laser began to jerk around, throwing Nightcrawler to the ground as it began to fire off green beams all around it.
"Bad move." Tora groaned as she jumped down beside her sister.
"It looks like he pulled the plug on the weapon's motion sensors control. Since it can't pintpoint where everyone is, it'll just keep shooting at random." Jaga explained.
It shot at the ground where Cyclops and Toad were standing, blasting the duo back before Storm flew into the room and shot lightening at the laser to turn it off.
The shut down was finally completed and the weapons all returned to their hidden places in the walls, floor and ceiling.
"That was an experience." Tora quipped as she crossed her arms.
"It had a pretty shocking ending, too." Veemon grinned as he walked over to the tigress and jaguar.
"Ugh, that is such an old joke. Come up with something a little new." Jaga rolled her eyes teasingly.
Storm then floated back down to the ground and Tora scooped Veemon into her arms.
"Forget this, man. I've seen enough. I am out of here." Toad said as he then hopped away.
"Tolansky!" Cyclops called after him as Jean floated down in front of him.
"Sorry, Professor. I couldn't stop him." Cylops glanced up at the control room.
Hearing this, Tora and Jaga both shared a look.
It didn't really look like he was trying very hard to stop Toad from leaving.
As for Nightcrawler, he was hanging his head in shame at the mess he had accidentally caused.
"It's all right, Cyclops. He wasn't ready to be one of us." Charles told him.
"I blew it too, Professor. I'm sorry. You've been wonderfull, but I guess...I-I just don't belong here!" Nightcrawler said as he teleported away.
"Nightcrawler, wait!" Charles called.
"No sweat, Professor. I'll take care of it." Cyclops assured as he walked out of the room.
It was silent in the area for a few seconds before the tense atmosphere was broken by the Motomiya trio.
"So, what are we going to do now?" Jaga asked as she placed her hands on her hips.
"I don't know about you guys, but I'm starving. I'm having dinner and then going straight to bed." Tora huffed as she began walking out of the danger room.
"Sounds like a plan to me!" Veemon chirped.
Heading off to the locker room, the sisters changed out of their uniforms and began making their way towards the kitchen.
As they walked, a familiar woodsy scent filled the air which made Davey stop walking away and a bright smile erupted across her face.
"What is it, Davey?" Veemon asked.
"Don't you guys smeel that?" She asked then with that smile still on her face.
Confused, Jun began sniffing at the air and a smirk curled her lips upwards in amusement as she recognized the woodsy scent.
"Looks like someone's finally home." The jaguar commented as Veemon's ears twitched.
Noticing the smile on Davey's face, he then grinned as he knew exactly whom they were talking about.
"C'mon, let's go!" Davey called as she started running off.
Racing down the hall, the tigress stopped in the dinning room to find a muscular man with bluish colored hair and golden brown eyes wearing a black shirt, brown jacket, jeans, brown boots and a cowboy hat was talking with Charles.
Nose twitching at the scent of cherries and amber, the man turned his head to see Davey standing there and he gave the happy teen a small smirk.
"Hey, kid." He greeted.
"Logan!" Davey exclaimed cheerfully.
Jun and Veemon walked up just in time to see Davey pounce on her mentor in a hug, making Logan chuckle as he patted the girl on the back.
"You're back!" The 17 year old grinned up at him.
"Didn't think you'd miss me so much." Logan teased as he stared down at the girl who had become his favorite student.
A genuine smile appeared on Logan's face for a few seconds as he took in the girl he hadn't seen in months before his stern expression returned as he glanced up to see Jean, Ororo, Scott and Kurt all walk over.
"So, I see we have a new member." Logan noted as his golden brown eyes landed on the blue furred mutant who was obviously dressed in an X-Men uniform.
Ears twitching at that, Davey pulled away from her mentor and turned to see Kurt was standing with the group and looked better than he had before.
It seemed like the talk with Scott had gone well.
"Yes, this is Kurt Wagner, codename Nightcrawler. He just got here last night and will be living with us from now on." Charles smiled.
"Um, hello." Kurt greeted with a nervous grin.
The wolverine feral made him feel a bit nervous, but everyone else seemed to be at ease around him, especially Davey, so he couldn't be a bad person.
"Kurt, this is Logan, also known as the Wolverine. He's my and Davey's mentor. He also teaches martial arts and self deffence." Jun explained to him.
"Nice to meet cha, Squirrel." Logan greeted with a small smirk.
Kurt reeled back at the sudden nickname he had been dubbed while everyone appeared amused since they had all gotten their own nicknames from the male feral.
Shaking his head in amusement, Charles then glanced around the group and smiled at his students.
"Now, I believe everyone must be starving by now. Let's go eat." He said.
"Whoo hoo! What're we having?" Veemon asked as he bounced his way towards the kitchen.
Everyone else excitedly followed after him, eager to fill their empty stomachs while Davey filled Logan in on what had been going on since he was gone on one of his many trips for solitude.
Learning of how badly Jean and Scoot had done in combat training, Logan decided to focuss more on them to make sure they mastered if completely before moving on to anything else.
Their groans of misery made everyone laugh as Jun gave a large smirk that screamed 'I told you so'.
Once everyone had their dinner (Kurt was shocked with the amount of food the three ferals and Veemon could consume) they went up to their rooms to sleep.
To be continued...