Disclaimer: Bobby froze the disclaimer saying that I do not own the X-Men
or any of the teams in the NHL, but I do happen to own the one and only
Xavier Cup.
Bobby and Ray sat in the den of the Xavier institute on a chilly December afternoon. They were both watching Bobby's favorite sport: ice hockey. The New York Rangers were playing one of their old rivals, the Boston Bruins, in Madison Square Garden. Unlike Bobby, Ray was a newcomer to the sport, but he liked what he was seeing. He especially liked the constant action and the hard-hitting that the players explained. It had taken some explaining from Bobby for him to fully understand the rules and nuances of the game, but he had developed a fair grasp of what was going on.
They both watched the action on the TV as a play unfolded. One of the Rangers deftly avoided a check from a Boston defender, and then fired a slap shot at the Boston goalie Bobby and Ray both cheered as the puck flew over the goalie's outstretched glove and bounced off the back of the net.
"What're you guys watching?" they heard a small voice ask behind them. They turned around to see Jamie gazing at the TV.
"Hockey. Wanna watch with us?" Bobby invited.
"Sure!" Jamie said, excited that he was actually being asked to be with his fellow X-Men for once. He sat down at the foot of the couch and quickly got caught up in the game. He winced as a Ranger collided with a Boston player and the two both crashed to the ice. As the two men got up, the Boston player took a swing at the Ranger, and soon both men were trading punches. Bobby and Ray cheered while Jamie laughed hysterically as the two men swung wildly at each other, hampered by their padding.
"Hey, cool! There's a fight on TV!" they heard, and turned around to see Roberto and Sam standing behind the couch.
"It's not a fight," Ray explained. "It's a hockey game,"
"Can we watch?" asked Sam.
"Sure, grab a seat," said Bobby.
"What's hockey?" asked Roberto, unfamiliar with the game.
"It's a sport. Think of it like soccer, but with skates," explained Bobby in a way that the Brazilian boy could understand.
"Ah!" Roberto said as his eyes lit up. Soccer was fun, but this should really be something to see.
The game continued with the mutants cheering along with the crowd on TV. The noise attracted Rahne, Amara, and Jubilee who had been up in their room talking about boys. Surprisingly to Bobby, they joined in in watching and were getting into it as much as the other mutants were.
Just as the Rangers were setting up for a power play, the channel changed, to mass protest. The mutants turned around to see Jean and Kitty standing behind them. Not being able to get to the remote, Jean had simply used her powers to change the channel to a fashion show that was on. "Sorry, fashion show's on!" she said. "Why don't you kids go find something else to do,"
"We're not kids!" said Jamie.
"Like, speak for yourself!" said Kitty derisively.
"Besides, who wants to watch a bunch of people skating around on ice anyways?" asked Jean.
"WE DO!!!" came the massive reply.
"Like, grow up!" said Kitty. "Hockey is so boring!"
"Like your fashion show is any better!" Bobby retorted.
All the commotion was starting to attract the other X-Men. Soon, Scott, Kurt, Evan and Rogue had joined in the argument. Just when it seemed when a real-life hockey fight was about to break out, Beast walked into the room.
"People, calm down! Now what's all the arguing about?" he asked. He recoiled as his fur was blown back by the cacophonous wave of sound that carried 15 simultaneous protests.
"Wait! One at a time!" he pleaded desperately.
"We were watching the hockey game, and Jean changed the channel and told us to go find something else to do!" Bobby said.
"Oh, who cares about hockey when there much more important things on?" Kitty asked.
"Like some silly dress-up show?" asked Roberto.
"Hey! It's not silly! It's fashion!" Kitty shot back.
"Alright!" said Beast. "I have an idea that should settle this, as well as serve as a good training session,"
"What's that?" they all asked.
"You'll see in a few moments. Bobby, can I borrow you for a minute?"
"Sure," said Bobby, following the blue-furred mutant outside.
Outside, Beast told Bobby what he had in mind. Bobby grinned when he heard what Beast had suggested. "This is gonna be great!" he said, and stretched out his hand. A beam of ice shot from his fingertips and began to spread across the ground. Soon, there was a large patch of ice on the ground. Beast hauled up some equipment from the training rooms, and soon they had assembled a makeshift hockey rink in the courtyard. After setting everything up, Beast walked back inside.
"Alright, everybody, today's session is ready to go. If you'll follow me back outside," he said, and led the mutants back outside. In the courtyard, they saw Bobby standing next to the rink in full hockey gear. "Who wants to step into my world?" he asked.
Bobby and Ray sat in the den of the Xavier institute on a chilly December afternoon. They were both watching Bobby's favorite sport: ice hockey. The New York Rangers were playing one of their old rivals, the Boston Bruins, in Madison Square Garden. Unlike Bobby, Ray was a newcomer to the sport, but he liked what he was seeing. He especially liked the constant action and the hard-hitting that the players explained. It had taken some explaining from Bobby for him to fully understand the rules and nuances of the game, but he had developed a fair grasp of what was going on.
They both watched the action on the TV as a play unfolded. One of the Rangers deftly avoided a check from a Boston defender, and then fired a slap shot at the Boston goalie Bobby and Ray both cheered as the puck flew over the goalie's outstretched glove and bounced off the back of the net.
"What're you guys watching?" they heard a small voice ask behind them. They turned around to see Jamie gazing at the TV.
"Hockey. Wanna watch with us?" Bobby invited.
"Sure!" Jamie said, excited that he was actually being asked to be with his fellow X-Men for once. He sat down at the foot of the couch and quickly got caught up in the game. He winced as a Ranger collided with a Boston player and the two both crashed to the ice. As the two men got up, the Boston player took a swing at the Ranger, and soon both men were trading punches. Bobby and Ray cheered while Jamie laughed hysterically as the two men swung wildly at each other, hampered by their padding.
"Hey, cool! There's a fight on TV!" they heard, and turned around to see Roberto and Sam standing behind the couch.
"It's not a fight," Ray explained. "It's a hockey game,"
"Can we watch?" asked Sam.
"Sure, grab a seat," said Bobby.
"What's hockey?" asked Roberto, unfamiliar with the game.
"It's a sport. Think of it like soccer, but with skates," explained Bobby in a way that the Brazilian boy could understand.
"Ah!" Roberto said as his eyes lit up. Soccer was fun, but this should really be something to see.
The game continued with the mutants cheering along with the crowd on TV. The noise attracted Rahne, Amara, and Jubilee who had been up in their room talking about boys. Surprisingly to Bobby, they joined in in watching and were getting into it as much as the other mutants were.
Just as the Rangers were setting up for a power play, the channel changed, to mass protest. The mutants turned around to see Jean and Kitty standing behind them. Not being able to get to the remote, Jean had simply used her powers to change the channel to a fashion show that was on. "Sorry, fashion show's on!" she said. "Why don't you kids go find something else to do,"
"We're not kids!" said Jamie.
"Like, speak for yourself!" said Kitty derisively.
"Besides, who wants to watch a bunch of people skating around on ice anyways?" asked Jean.
"WE DO!!!" came the massive reply.
"Like, grow up!" said Kitty. "Hockey is so boring!"
"Like your fashion show is any better!" Bobby retorted.
All the commotion was starting to attract the other X-Men. Soon, Scott, Kurt, Evan and Rogue had joined in the argument. Just when it seemed when a real-life hockey fight was about to break out, Beast walked into the room.
"People, calm down! Now what's all the arguing about?" he asked. He recoiled as his fur was blown back by the cacophonous wave of sound that carried 15 simultaneous protests.
"Wait! One at a time!" he pleaded desperately.
"We were watching the hockey game, and Jean changed the channel and told us to go find something else to do!" Bobby said.
"Oh, who cares about hockey when there much more important things on?" Kitty asked.
"Like some silly dress-up show?" asked Roberto.
"Hey! It's not silly! It's fashion!" Kitty shot back.
"Alright!" said Beast. "I have an idea that should settle this, as well as serve as a good training session,"
"What's that?" they all asked.
"You'll see in a few moments. Bobby, can I borrow you for a minute?"
"Sure," said Bobby, following the blue-furred mutant outside.
Outside, Beast told Bobby what he had in mind. Bobby grinned when he heard what Beast had suggested. "This is gonna be great!" he said, and stretched out his hand. A beam of ice shot from his fingertips and began to spread across the ground. Soon, there was a large patch of ice on the ground. Beast hauled up some equipment from the training rooms, and soon they had assembled a makeshift hockey rink in the courtyard. After setting everything up, Beast walked back inside.
"Alright, everybody, today's session is ready to go. If you'll follow me back outside," he said, and led the mutants back outside. In the courtyard, they saw Bobby standing next to the rink in full hockey gear. "Who wants to step into my world?" he asked.