Title: The Rage Within

Author: Newjak86

Disclaimer: This team may not be an actual current team but instead will feature me putting a team together that fit my needs.

First Chapter: The Calm before the Storm

It was a bright day at the Xavier Institute and the X-Men had decided to enjoy today as much as they could. In Xavier's words," You never know what the future holds so you must enjoy the present."

They were engaging in various activities across the back part of the Mansion. Most of the team seemed to be gathered around pool. Others were walking around the pathways some were at the basketball court playing a game. Xavier sat on the back porch which over looked it all. He couldn't help but have his mind at ease for a moment.

Nightcrawler appeared out of nowhere over the pool about to make a large splash near Jean Grey. Jean, "Sorry Kurt not this time."

Kurt was floating over the pool without getting a drop of water on him.

Kurt, "You're no fun Jean."

Jean, "I may not be but remember you don't smell the greatest when mixed with water. Now go play somewhere else."

Kurt takes one last look around the pool and sees that Kitty and Colossus are a sleep. Then he looks next to Jean to see Scott looking somewhat annoyed as well.

Kurt, "Fine."

Just then in a puff of smoke he teleports to the basketball court. Nightcrawler has been learning how to play this game and defiantly has been enjoying it. He pops up on one of the backboards just in time to get hit by a wayward ball that knocks him for a loop. He falls down and hits the pavement hard.

Kurt, "Ouch my brothers that hurt I presume it was thrown by Cain then."

Just then a rather large man stands over Kurt bigger then even Piotr in size. He reaches down and in one hand picks up the little demon looking creature.

Cain, "Now now no harm you should know better than to just pop out of nowhere when I'm throwing stuff. Because you know nothing sto…."

Cain is interrupted by a man behind him and in a Cajun accent finishes the sentence, "…ps the Juggernaut we know mon ami."

Cain Marko turns to the little man and looks into Gambit's blood red eyes. Then burst out laughing.

Then a gruff voice asks, "Can we get back game I mean me and I believe me and Snow cone here were winning."

Bobby comes over and places his arm around Wolverine, "Yep me and Logan here were four points up I believe and we had the ball since Cain threw it out of bounds."

Gambit, "Now my friend I don't know it looked like a little ice patch came out of nowhere to trip my teammate."

Bobby, "It had to be natural I mean I have ice powers but that doesn't mean it can't happen by itself." Iceman looks up and sees that it is a sunny day in June with no clouds. "Well it was to pay you back for the exploding net trick."

Gambit, "You have me there my friend."

Everyone starts laughing even Logan can't help but laugh at it. They start to resume play.

Cain, "Hey Nightcrawler you wanna play or something."

Kurt, "I would love to my brothers."

Logan, "Then you're on our team I'm tired of guarding this mountain by myself."

Cain, "I can't help it I'm bigger than you."

The monster is not to far away peering through the trees like a feral animal. Yet Henry McCoy is no animal but a philosopher trapped in a creature's body. Even still he wonders not why fate is so cruel to him but instead finishes reading the passage from Romeo and Juliet.

Hank, "Now can you tell me why they would risk a family war to be together.

Jubilee, "Why do I have to be here huh when everyone else is having so much fun huh."

Ororo, "Well Jubilee they all got their work done instead of sleeping through class I believe the act you were caught doing."

Jubilee, "I know, I know."

Hank, "Good then tell me the answer to my question."

Jubilee, "What was the question again?"

Storm and Beast let out a little laugh together.

Xavier overlooks all of this on the porch and truly the present is good. Xavier looks down into his lap. It is a shame that the future is coming quickly.