Hi again! We're back with a new story. This one deals more with the pasts
of the Pack members and an ordeal caused by Forge. We asked that you read
the individual stories (we think there's only one up right now) so you
don't miss anything. They have a lot to do the character's past.
Title: Scrambles Summary: Forge invents a machine to send people back to a memorable event, but something goes very wrong and the Pack members go back into the past. Not necessarily their own past.
Chapter one: Accidents Happen Note: This is after Alex and Morgana break up and right after they return from the reservation.
The three days after the X-men and the Pack returned home, Professor Xavier immediately subjected Pixie to mental tests to figure out the source of her dazes. Both he and Jean would take turns peering into her mind, occasionally finding more information each time. But this was wearing not only Irona out, but also on Jean and the professor. Hank mentioned the idea of hypnotism. At first, Irona didn't like the idea, but with every failure, she started to considerate it.
Nature, Shadow and Saber had all recovered from their injuries sustained while fighting Sabertooth, who was now locked up in a high security level facility. Most of their injuries anyway. Alex had not talked to Morgana since the scene with her mother. The most he would do would be hand out orders. She hated this, and missed the long hours they would spend sitting on the bench along the path. Besides Illya, Shadow, Rogue and a few others she had no one to talk to. No one to tell her most intimate secrets. No Alex.
Winter Moon kept her company now and she soon opened up to talking to the wolf. He would sit and listen, and curl up beside her when she was feeling down. They had gotten quite close because of this. Charles had been right, he had been good therapy. Therapy for her soul.
Hunter and Saber had spent much of the hours they had been home together. A lot of the time was spent trying to name her new, white puma cub. Settling on Trinity, the cub was content to sleep at the foot of Illya's bed while the two laid at the head cuddling and watching TV. Just enjoying each other.
Shadow had taken her panther cub to her room where she could play with him. Rebel had run about the room, getting into things and messing them up. After wearing Shadow and himself out, the cub curled up next to her on the bed. Dodger had stopped by to see how she was fairing, and was pulled into playing tug-of-war with the massive little cat.
"Man, he's really energetic." Dodger said rubbing the tiny, fury body laying next to his stomach.
"You should have seen him earlier. Getting into everything. He needs to behave." Shadow said, the little cub had grasped her hand before falling asleep. She reached her free hand over to stroke Rebel's ear, accidently brushing Dodger's chest. "Sorry." she apologized weakly. "I'm glad you're alright." he smiled. "Did you have fun? I heard you shot a rabbit. In the head no less."
"To be honest, I couldn't shoot the rabbit with the bow." she confessed, then laughed.
"Oh, really, pet. And what did you use to kill that little rabbit?"
"My dagger. I missed with two arrows. I got ticked and threw my dagger."
"But the arrow was stuck in its head."
"I shoved the arrow in when Morgana and Sabe asked me what I was doing." They laughed again.
"How is Morgana doing? I can't believe that happened." Dodger stroked the cub again.
"She's mad as heck. Other than training, she sits in her room and talks to Moon. Or goes for walks with him.'
"Is that all she does?"
"No. She talks to us girls and occasionally the prof. She's just really mad right now."
"That's understandable. Being told you can't love someone."
"Yeah." Shadow really didn't understand. "I need to go see if Forge can make me a collar for this little guy." She got up off the bed. Amazingly, Rebel was still asleep.
"I'll go with you." Dodger offered, then picked up the limp panther. Together they walked to Forge's work shop.
Forge was working on his newest invention when Shadow and Dodger walked in. "Afternoon, all. What can I do you for? I'm a little busy."
"What you working on?" Shadow asked stroking Rebel's chin.
"It's a devise that will send people back to their past."
"What's that good for?" Dodger asked still holding the cub who was starting to get heavy.
"Say someone has a favorite memory, with this," he indicated the machine he was toying with, "they can go back and re-live it. Kind of like watching a movie. Only more interactive."
"What do you mean interactive?" Shadow asked. Dodger let the now restless cub down on the floor. "The person who goes back has to be careful that they don't interact differently with the persons in their past. The way it works, the person is in their body as they were then. Like if you go back to when you were ten, you'd look ten. You'd also have all of your memories that you have now."
"Interesting." They said together. About that time Saber, Hunter and Nature walked in with their new charges. "What are you guys doing here?" Shadow asked.
"Seeing if we can get collars for these little one's. You?" Illya answered.
"Same." And now Hydro and Demoness walked in.
"What are you guys doing here?" Hunter asked.
"We were asked by Kurt to bring this down." Demoness held out Nightcrawler's image inducers. "It needs fixed."
"What doesn't?" Forge asked sarcastically. He wanted to get back to his project. The door swooshed open, again.
"Forge, Professor asked me to bring you this." Quinn informed walking through the door. "Wow. Guess the entire Pack is here." About that time, a bright light filled the room. A cloud of smoke soon followed with a loud, ear-splitting pop.
"Is everyone alright?" Forge yelled out. "Guys?! Guys?!" He looked around the workshop. No one but the two cubs and the wolf were there. "The professor is not going to like this."
End chapter one. Two coming. Read on to see whose past we visit first.
Title: Scrambles Summary: Forge invents a machine to send people back to a memorable event, but something goes very wrong and the Pack members go back into the past. Not necessarily their own past.
Chapter one: Accidents Happen Note: This is after Alex and Morgana break up and right after they return from the reservation.
The three days after the X-men and the Pack returned home, Professor Xavier immediately subjected Pixie to mental tests to figure out the source of her dazes. Both he and Jean would take turns peering into her mind, occasionally finding more information each time. But this was wearing not only Irona out, but also on Jean and the professor. Hank mentioned the idea of hypnotism. At first, Irona didn't like the idea, but with every failure, she started to considerate it.
Nature, Shadow and Saber had all recovered from their injuries sustained while fighting Sabertooth, who was now locked up in a high security level facility. Most of their injuries anyway. Alex had not talked to Morgana since the scene with her mother. The most he would do would be hand out orders. She hated this, and missed the long hours they would spend sitting on the bench along the path. Besides Illya, Shadow, Rogue and a few others she had no one to talk to. No one to tell her most intimate secrets. No Alex.
Winter Moon kept her company now and she soon opened up to talking to the wolf. He would sit and listen, and curl up beside her when she was feeling down. They had gotten quite close because of this. Charles had been right, he had been good therapy. Therapy for her soul.
Hunter and Saber had spent much of the hours they had been home together. A lot of the time was spent trying to name her new, white puma cub. Settling on Trinity, the cub was content to sleep at the foot of Illya's bed while the two laid at the head cuddling and watching TV. Just enjoying each other.
Shadow had taken her panther cub to her room where she could play with him. Rebel had run about the room, getting into things and messing them up. After wearing Shadow and himself out, the cub curled up next to her on the bed. Dodger had stopped by to see how she was fairing, and was pulled into playing tug-of-war with the massive little cat.
"Man, he's really energetic." Dodger said rubbing the tiny, fury body laying next to his stomach.
"You should have seen him earlier. Getting into everything. He needs to behave." Shadow said, the little cub had grasped her hand before falling asleep. She reached her free hand over to stroke Rebel's ear, accidently brushing Dodger's chest. "Sorry." she apologized weakly. "I'm glad you're alright." he smiled. "Did you have fun? I heard you shot a rabbit. In the head no less."
"To be honest, I couldn't shoot the rabbit with the bow." she confessed, then laughed.
"Oh, really, pet. And what did you use to kill that little rabbit?"
"My dagger. I missed with two arrows. I got ticked and threw my dagger."
"But the arrow was stuck in its head."
"I shoved the arrow in when Morgana and Sabe asked me what I was doing." They laughed again.
"How is Morgana doing? I can't believe that happened." Dodger stroked the cub again.
"She's mad as heck. Other than training, she sits in her room and talks to Moon. Or goes for walks with him.'
"Is that all she does?"
"No. She talks to us girls and occasionally the prof. She's just really mad right now."
"That's understandable. Being told you can't love someone."
"Yeah." Shadow really didn't understand. "I need to go see if Forge can make me a collar for this little guy." She got up off the bed. Amazingly, Rebel was still asleep.
"I'll go with you." Dodger offered, then picked up the limp panther. Together they walked to Forge's work shop.
Forge was working on his newest invention when Shadow and Dodger walked in. "Afternoon, all. What can I do you for? I'm a little busy."
"What you working on?" Shadow asked stroking Rebel's chin.
"It's a devise that will send people back to their past."
"What's that good for?" Dodger asked still holding the cub who was starting to get heavy.
"Say someone has a favorite memory, with this," he indicated the machine he was toying with, "they can go back and re-live it. Kind of like watching a movie. Only more interactive."
"What do you mean interactive?" Shadow asked. Dodger let the now restless cub down on the floor. "The person who goes back has to be careful that they don't interact differently with the persons in their past. The way it works, the person is in their body as they were then. Like if you go back to when you were ten, you'd look ten. You'd also have all of your memories that you have now."
"Interesting." They said together. About that time Saber, Hunter and Nature walked in with their new charges. "What are you guys doing here?" Shadow asked.
"Seeing if we can get collars for these little one's. You?" Illya answered.
"Same." And now Hydro and Demoness walked in.
"What are you guys doing here?" Hunter asked.
"We were asked by Kurt to bring this down." Demoness held out Nightcrawler's image inducers. "It needs fixed."
"What doesn't?" Forge asked sarcastically. He wanted to get back to his project. The door swooshed open, again.
"Forge, Professor asked me to bring you this." Quinn informed walking through the door. "Wow. Guess the entire Pack is here." About that time, a bright light filled the room. A cloud of smoke soon followed with a loud, ear-splitting pop.
"Is everyone alright?" Forge yelled out. "Guys?! Guys?!" He looked around the workshop. No one but the two cubs and the wolf were there. "The professor is not going to like this."
End chapter one. Two coming. Read on to see whose past we visit first.