Snow Day

Snowed in the group has the day off from school. A prank war and insanity begins. Sequel to 'Define Normal'.

Disclaimer: I do not own X-men,X-men Evolution, or any associated character.

1

Remy shivered as he passed the bottle of cola to Rogue, who sat across fromhim wrapped in a thick blanket. "So, how long do you think we're stuck up here?" Remy asked, as he looked around the darkening attic.

"Not long."Rogue replied, as she passed the bottle back and leaned against a cardboard box behind her, stirring a layer of dust into the air." No longer than an hour, maybe two."

Before Remy could reply, the distant sounds of an explosion followed by Logan's scream could be heard. " Okay, maybe morning." Rogue said with a sigh, as Remy nodded. "No longer than a day, I'm sure."

Both huddled under their blankets, wondering how things had escalated to hiding in the attic. After all, they were the victims here.

Six Hours Earlier

The residents of Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters were all gathered together in the large kitchen, straining to here the news broadcast above the sounds of gathering breakfasts, and Logan and Victor's argument on proper log stacking.

It had been snowing since Friday afternoon, turning toward blizzard conditions late last night, so the students were all hoping to have Bayville High on the list of call offs. Not that it had anything to do with a certain history report that somehow every single student had forgotten about and was due today. Because that would be selfish to hope for snow to get out of school work...or at least that's what Jean and Scott maintained. The rest of the kids didn't care if it was immature to hope for snow to get a day off.

Logan and Victor continued to talking loudly in the corner, as if they could will the schools to remain open if the kids couldn't hear the news. They had a full day planned. They were going to finish chopping down the last twenty trees in the section Charles limited them to, then they were going to measure their woodpiles, then if they had enough time after lunch and before the kids got home, they were going to have a nice brawl. Their plans would be ruined if the kids stayed home. Charles and Erik had forbid them from brawling around the kids, ever since that time they accidentally knocked Kitty and Kurt off the landing. It wasn't as if the kids were hurt. Kitty phased and Kurt teleported, so really they felt Charles and Erik had over reacted.

Cheers, mixed with woeful bellows, assaulted Charles, Ororo, and Erik's ears as they entered the room. Charles sighed as the children swarmed around them on their way out of the door. "Please Ro, couldn't you , just this one time, stop the snow?" Logan asked.

"No Logan. The delicate balan-"

"Yeah,yeah, blah, blah ,blah nature. We've all heard the lecture." Victor groaned, as Remy and John ran back into the kitchen to celebrate their freedom with a light show.

As he shook his head, Erik ordered the boys to clean up the mess. Logan suggested the other kids help out to keep them busy. Charles started to refuse, when a loud crash shook the house followed by a scream of anger. "Keep them busy Logan, before they tear down the house." Charles said as he left the room.

Forty-Five minutes later

Logan stood before the assembled and cranky teenagers in the center of the danger room." Now, I know we are all on the same team at this time, and that this is a time of peace."Logan said as he began pasing in front of the group."However, I have learned one thing from my long life, and that is peace never lasts, theref-"

"You remembered, sir?" Kitty asked, excited for her mentor.

"...No, now as I was saying-"

"Then how do you know, that you know, that it won't last, just because you may have been around longer than you think you might be?" John asked.

"Um, what?" Kurt asked.

"He said that Logan's lying." Remy answered, as Logan rubbed his head.

"I just know!" Logan yelled in frustration.

"But you don't really know, you just think you know, but what is real and what you think are two different things according to what they told me in the hospital. Which reminds me, I need to go find my father and have a talk with him about-" Wanda said.

"Never mind! You kids need to stay in shape, and out of trouble." Victor growled from his place next to the door.

All of the kids groaned as Logan gave the command to activate the room on level six, when Charles over rode it. Three things happened at once. Logan demanded to know what was going on, as Bobby shot a stream of ice under Rogue who fell on the floor, and Kitty screamed as Kurt accidentally pulled her hair.

Bobby sputtered an apology to Rogue as Remy helped her to her feet. Charles explained that the power had just gone out and they were on generators, and Kitty pushed Kurt onto the ice patch, knocking Remy and Rogue back over.

Remy threw a lightly charged card at Bobby's feet, which went off as he and Rogue stood again. The resulting blast was more noise than anything, but it made Bobby ice the floor again, as Peter and Jean who were standing on either side of him scream.

Charles cleared his throat in an attempt to restore order, but Bobby was already running from the room as Remy screamed after him. "That's it! This is war!" while chasing him cards in hand.

"You're sure you couldn't, just this once?" Logan asked Ororo again, as Victor chased after the boys and Charles called for Hank to look the bruised over.

"No Logan." Ororo said, sounding disappointed herself.