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ATTENION, YOU WILL NEED TO READ THIS TO UNDERSTAND THE STORY: This story starts after the big group picture that was shown at the end of the series. If you look at Rogue shoulder you will notice she had a hand on it, which happens to be Remy's. And everyone the picture has joined the X-men.

"After the Picture"

Gambit leaned in close to Rogue's ear. "Y' enjoying this, chere?"

Rogue twisted her shoulders, flinging him off his stand on the bleacher. She caught his hand just before he hit anybody.

"Maybe." she said, pulling him up.

"Remy knew y' did." he replied, grinning.

Kurt watched as his sister walked away with Gambit. He realized he would soon be calling him by whatever his true name was. Kurt smiled; Rogue had finally found a man that accepted her, mutation and all. His ears twitched. Was someone calling him? He walked toward the wood to see Amanda.

"Amanda, vhat are you doing –" he was cut off when Amanda threw her arms around his neck and kissed him, profounding shocking Kurt.

"I… uh…." Kurt stuttered, running his fingers threw his hair once the broke apart.

"My parents say its okay!"

"They vhat?"

"They saw the whole Apocalypse thing on T.V. and said it okay that I'm going out with you!" she cried, hugging him.

"Vhat? How'd vey know ve vere still going out?"

Amanda blinked. "I forgot to ask."

They both laughed.

"Hey, vant to go get some ize cream?"

"Sure."

"Hold on a second, I'll be right back."

BAMF

Amanda waited for a second and saw him teleport near the Professor, giving him something.

BAMF

He appeared before her in normal cloths.

"What about the image inducer?"

"I don't think I'll be needing it vor a vile."

BAMF

Jean leaned into Scott.

"A lot's happened." she said.

"Yeah. We've even got some new teammates, despite where they came from." Scott replied, giving Colossus and Remy evil glares behind their backs.

"Oh Scott, give them a chance!" Jean exclaimed, giving him a little shove.

"Omigosh." his words slurred together as he watched something.

"What?" Jean fallowed his gazed to Rogue and Gambit, who where walking with Gambit's arm around Rogue's waist and her hand on his.

"Omigosh." she slurred just as Scott had.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" Ororo said, approaching them.

"Rogue finally found someone."

They watched them for a while longer before going off to their own business. The Professor wheeled up to X23.

"Child, what would you like your name to be? Or do you want to be called X23?"

She thought for a moment before answering. "Laura."

"Alright, Logan will show you to your room."

logan said, coming up to the two. "So you decided to join us."

"Yeah, Hydra's gone, so I figured it would be good."

Logan put his hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure you'll fit right in." he told her, smiling. Laura smiled back.

- (' . ') -

Kitty phased through the ground and into her wardrobe in the mansion. She picked out an outfit, slipped it on, and phase back into the ground, coming up at the Brotherhood's house. She phased into the living room and hid behind the wall as she heard voices.

Lance said the house would be empty tonight. She thought to herself.

"I still can't believe I'm doing this." said a grouchy, female voice.

"You'd better, Snoogylumps, cause you're goin' out with the Toad!" replied a young, northern voice.

"Remind me why I am again?" said the woman, who came into view. Her hair was black, cut short around the top of her head, the hair at the scalp died red. She was wearing a long, red dress that stopped at her ankles, and a jeweled chocker with matching earrings.

"Because you lost the poker game and if you lose you would have to go out with me." the man came into view, or more of boy. His hair was light brown and he was wearing a suit.

"How was I supposed to know Fred could play poker so well?"

"That the whole point, baby; you weren't." he said, grinning.

"Bet you can't even do ballroom dancing." she muttered under her breath.

"There are lots of things you don't know about me, but you will soon." he said, leaning in close to her.

"And they have a special dance going tonight; the Fox Trot." he said, his grin turning into a smile. The woman, Wanda, cursed under her breath and they walked outside. Kitty let out the breath she had been holding as a teenage boy walked into the room. His hair was brown and he had on a black shirt with a brown vest over that, his jeans where cut at the knees and he didn't notice Kitty till she tapped him on the shoulder.

"Ahh! Oh, hey Kitty. Sorry about Wanda and Todd, they were having… difficulties getting out the door." he said.

"So Fred plays poker?"

"Yep, he's at the world championship right now. That's what he's always thinking about, his strategy." The boy, Lance, shuttered at her sat down on the couch. "Kind of creepy if you ask me, being that this is Fred we're talking about here."

Kitty nodded as she sat down beside him.

"Yeah, totally creepy."

"So, what do you want to watch? We have all the Fast and Furious movies, courtesy of Pietro."

Kitty laughed.

"Pirates of the Caribbean 1&2, Zathora (Todd got that one), and…." he lifted up a DVD box. "The Sound of Music? Oh yeah! You won't believe me when I tell you this, but Wanda got this one." he said, waving it in the air.

"Scarlet Witch? I never would have, like, guessed."

"So, what do you want to watch?"

"How about… Pirates of the Caribbean?"

"Okay." Lance popped the DVD into the player and sat back down. The room grew bright at the movie started.

- (' . ') -

Lightning flashed outside at the climax of the movie. Kitty huddled close to Lance as he put his arm around her. It had been rain for about ten minute and wasn't letting up. Thunder crackled and the power went out, a gasp escaped Kitty.

"I think it's just a fuse." Lance whispered. "I'll go check."

"No." Kitty said, grabbing his arm. "I'm… I'm scared." Another bolt of lightning revealed the tear that ran down Kitty's cheek. Lance sat back down.

"I won't leave, don't worry." he said, wrapping both arms around her and pulling her close to him. Kitty leaned into his chest as the storm raged on. Lightning flashed as the corner of the house was struck. In seconds, half the house was in flames.

"Oh my gosh!" Kitty cried.

"Kitty, get us out of here!"

"Oh, right!" and she slipped them into the ground, coming up outside the house as the rest was engulfed in red tongues of fire.

"Oh no…."

"My house…."

At that moment Todd and Wanda drove up.

"What the…?"

"Yo, what happened to our house?" Todd asked, hopping out of the jeep.

"The lightning…."

The rain had stopped, and the world seemed to still. Pietro sped up from where ever he had gone.

"Where's the house?"

"It's…." Wanda is in shock.

"Snugglebumps? Wanda?" Todd shook her.

"Well?"

"Isn't it obvious? The house is burned out, the whole darn house!" Lance said, taking Pietro up by the collar and shaking him.

"All our stuff… its gone." he put Pietro down, somewhat in a daze.

"Lance? Lance?" Kitty touched his arm. He looked down at her. "Where are you going to live?"

All were silent.

- (' . ') -

SCENE CHANGE: Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters

- (' . ') -

"… and now the house is burned down, so we have no where to go." Lance finished explaining why they where at the institute.

"Hmm… I see. Do think you can handle it? Our training sessions have increased in skill…."

"We don't really have a choice."

"Alright. Kitty, would you show them to their rooms?"

"Like, sure Professor." Kitty said, leading them out of the room.

- (' . ') -

Todd was walking to his room when he heard a scream. He put his head in the door to see Wanda wearing an X-men uniform similar to Jean's, except it was black. Of course, it was made of spandex.

"I am NOT wearing this to danger room sessions!"

Todd smiled. Maybe living with the X-Geeks wouldn't be so bad.

- (' . ') -

Logan was walking outside when he heard a trashcan tip over.

Probably a raccoon. He told himself, but he when to check on it anyways. He found a girl of about 13 rummaging through their garbage.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

She squeaked and looked up, startled. She shrunk down to the size of a mouse and hid behind the trashcan. Logan sniffed. He could smell X-gene. He got down on all fours and looked behind the dumpster.

"Hey, I ain't gonna hurt you." he assured her. She looked up at him timidly.

"Are you a mutant?"

She nodded.

"You found the right trashcans to dig in, kid, because you're at a place for mutants.

"I – I am?" her tiny voice squeaked.

"Yeah, why don't you come out?" Logan backed up as the girl grew back to her original size.

"What's you name, kid?"

The girl squinted, as if trying to remember.

"Amy." she said finally.

"Alright, Amy, welcome to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, aka, mutant war zone."

Amy laughed and fallowed him into the mansion.

"Hey Chuck, I found a raccoon." Logan said to Xavier as he wheeled around the corner.

"Hello, and what's your name?"

"Amy."

"Do you have a special gift? Something none of your friends can do?"

Amy grew to be as big as Juggernaut, and then shrunk down to the size of an ant.

"Interesting. Where are your parents?"

"They're dead." she answered gravely, returning to her natural size.

"Oh… I'm sorry."

"No, it's okay. I've gotten used to it." she said, looking away. Jamie at that moment walked in.

"Hey, Professor, I-" he stopped when he saw Amy.

"Who are you?"

"Amy."

"What's your power?"

"I can change my size."

"I can double myself." Jamie said, pointing his thumb at his chest.

"What's your name?"

"Jamie."

"Jamie, would you show Amy to her room?"

"Sure. I'll give her a tour while I'm at it." he said, and Jamie offered his arm, which Amy took.

"This should be interesting." Logan commented.

- (' . ') -

I'm only putting this out on Saturdays, since I'm trying to make it like the episodes. Anywho, like the animators need money, I need REVEIWS:3

P.S. Yes, I am going somewhere with this Jamie/Amy(Jamy) thing.

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