Here it is, folks, NeXt Gen. Hope it's as good as Mission X and just because this is a new story does NOT mean you are off the hook on reviewing obligations. So REVIEW.
The team as currently set up (new member to arrive shortly)
Ben
(we all know him)
Age: 15
Twitch
Age:
14
Powers: Teleportation, incredible agility
Twitch can be
locked up pretty much anywhere and get out of it okay. He's jittery
and nervous, and afraid to show his true demonic form even to his
teammates. He never knew his parents.
Chloe Hayes
Age:
12
Powers: Super Strength, invulnerability, flight
The paragon
of the group, Chloe is a real sweetie and her smile melts even the
coldest hearts. Still isn't used to her powers and frequently breaks
things.
Raven Voormann (Blackbird)
Age: 15
Power:
Controls shadows, flight
Raven is German, moody and quiet. It is
BAD to cross her.
Johnny Summers
Age: 14
Power: Super
Speed, limited telekinesis
We all know little old Johnny, but now
he's got an attitude!
Eevee Taylor
Age: 14
Power: Fire Generation and Control
Eevee, Dominique's little sister, is a wise-cracker and easy to amuse. She loves to laugh and smile but she has a REALLY quick temper. Not quick to forgive when she's crossed.
Episode One: Dawning of a New Era
FOUR YEARS LATER
Chloe fell to her knees and cried out in pain, shocked by the sudden blast to her back. She was hearing a ringing noise and she saw little spots in front of her eyes. Chin wobbling, she burst into a fit of sobs.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Ben stopped what he was doing to look at his crying teammate. "Chloe! What happened?"
"I fell," she sniffed. "I got hit and I fell." Ben walked over and held out a hand to help her. Once on her feet, he hit her lightly on the head, not hard enough to hurt her but enough to make her flinch. "Ow!" Why did you do that?"
"There's no crying on my team," He shouted. "And there is no falling down! I thought I made myself perfectly clear when we were being briefed, Magneto will not stop when you fall down to cry. You've never seen Magneto, Chloe?"
She shook her head.
"Never faced him, never fought him?"
She shook her head again.
"Well, I have, and trust me, this is not a game." Ben lifted her chin up with a finger. "Hey. This isn't a game, Chloe. Can you understand that?"
She sniffed. "Yes."
"Good. Now get out there and show these machines what you've got, okay?" Ben pushed her forward a little as he went back to his own training. Chloe flew into the air and lifted a huge tank twelve times as big as her, tossing it to the side as if it weighed nothing. Ben looked around at the other members of his team, standing around watching him. "Hey! Did anyone tell you to stop? Get back to work!"
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"I think he's too much of a bloody hard ass," Eevee groaned as she sat next to Chloe on the bench. They were both waiting for Raven to get out of the shower. "You don't have to listen to him, baby."
The twelve-year-old girl nodded slowly, wiping her eyes again. "I think he hates me," she said softly. "I think he hates me a whole lot, Eevee."
"I don't think so," Eevee patted her back lightly. "He's just trying to protect you, sweetie. He's right, you know… when's the last time Flash cut you any slack on the field?"
"He doesn't," Chloe said, used to this lecture.
"What about Ghost Step?"
"No."
"Four Arms?"
"Nope."
Eevee pushed the little girl's hair back and away from her freckled face. "There, now we see a smile, that's it." Chloe turned and smiled up at the older mutant. "Good girl."
"I am out," Raven stepped out of the shower dressed in her usual garb, black, black and more black. "You can shower now."
"Thank you," Chloe jumped up and ran into the shower.
"You did well today," Raven said, nodding to Eevee.
"Yeah, so did you." Eevee stood up. "You didn't even get yelled at one single time. Good job."
"That little issue with me dropping a car on your opponent, no big deal?" The goth girl really didn't like talking to Eevee, but she had to in order to keep the team on it's feet, according to Ben.
"Yeah, fine, just a simulation," Eevee put on a fake smile and nodded. "No big deal, it's okay."
"Alright," Raven said, leaving the room. Eevee laughed, looking around and noticing that Johnny was completely right. The room DID get brighter when that girl left it.
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"Dude, you should have been watching your back. It's not MY fault you were being a total wuss." Johnny nudged Twitch playfully.
"I was NOT being a wuss," The furry blue mutant shoved his friend away.
"Was too."
"Was not!"
"Was TOO!"
"Hey guys," Ben walked in and the two boys fell completely silent. Ben looked at them and frowned. "What? Guys, I'm not like I am in the Danger Room ALL the time. You CAN be normal."
"I say you should loosen up in the Danger Room too," Johnny stood up. "What the heck is your deal, blowing up at Chloe like that? She's twelve, man, and none of us are as wiggy as you are about training."
"You should be!" Ben shouted. "You were there that night, you saw, you and Eevee both. You saw what Magneto did to Wartech."
"Oh no, not the speech," Twitch rolled his eyes.
"Oh yes, the speech," Ben shot a death glare at him. "The speech is important."
"But we've heard it a thousand times!" Johnny yelled in an exasperated voice. "We all know it by heart!"
"But obviously it hasn't sunk in yet," Ben said.
"Oh, is he giving the speech?" Eevee walked in with Chloe and Raven. "I LOVE the speech. How far is he?"
"He just started," Twitch folded his arms.
"Okay, you guys, look," Ben shouted over them. "Guys, seriously, chill. I'm not going to give the speech."
"Hallelujah," Johnny said, raising his arms and making Chloe giggle. "Somebody call Ripley's!"
"Shut up," Ben said. "Anyway, I just wanted to say good job."
"Really?" Twitch looked up, surprised.
"Except for you, Twitch, my friend," Ben smiled. "Johnny was right, you were kind of… being a wuss, dude."
"Aw, come ON!" Twitch cried. "The thing was going to KILL me."
"Dude, I got three words for you. Danger, Room, simulation." Ben laughed as Johnny patted Twitch's back lightly. "You would have been fine."
Twitch smiled sarcastically and took the ridicule like a good boy. It's not like he wasn't used to it. "I'm going to bed, guys," He said quietly, but no one was paying much attention. He shrugged and teleported to his room.
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"Did you eat?" Jean shouted over her shoulder as she heard her son sneak into the house.
"Rats," Johnny wandered into the little Summer's Quarters kitchen and sighed. "I can never get in here without you noticing.
Jean ruffled her son's red hair. "Of course not."
Johnny rolled his eyes. "Sure mom, I ate."
"You have to eat dinner," Jean said, ignoring his lie. "Come on, sit down. Good boy."
"Aw, mom, I'm not even hungry," Johnny whined, sitting at the table. "I want to go call dad."
"Sorry, sweetie, but your father's probably busy on his mission."
"But he said I could call whenever I wanted," Johnny wrinkled his nose at the meatloaf and spinach she put in front of him, then turned around in his seat to listen for the television. "Is Rachel still awake?" He asked. "Mom, it's nine!"
"I let her stay up a little." She said. "We were watching a movie together."
"But dad said she has to be in bed at eight." Johnny turned back around and poked at his food. "No mash potatoes?"
"No, you came in too late." Jean laughed as she went into the living room. "Eat slow! No super speed."
"Awww," Johnny called back.
Rachel, sweetie," She said to her four-year-old daughter. "Baby," Jean said again. The little girl's eyes were glued to the television. "Rachel?"
"Is daddy gunna be okay?" Rachel looked up at her mom. "You said he was gunna come home today.
"Uncle Kurt and daddy are fine," She said softly, scooping Rachel up and turning off the television. "They're just picking up a kid. They're fine."
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"I have GOT to stop leaving my kid with Kitty," Kurt said, looking over at Scott. "Do you know what Karl called her the other day? Mommy. Can you believe that?"
"And that's bad why?" Scott laughed. "We ALL know, you can stop trying to lie about it."
"What?" Kurt hit autopilot on the dashboard and rose an eyebrow, turning his whole seat to face his old friend. "Know what?"
"That you and Kitty have been seeing each other," Scott said through a snort. "Why are you still trying to hide it?"
"Hardee har har har," Kurt turned back to the dashboard angrily and turned off the autopilot. "Where the hell did you hear that bull shit?"
"Jean said something about it to Rogue and it got to me."
"One night at her place does not mean a thing, wise guy," Kurt growled. "I got there to pick up Karl at midnight, I slept on the couch. Nothing happened, Scott."
"Yeah," Scott nodded. "I believe you."
"We're landing," Kurt glowered. "Buckle up, friend."
Fifteen minutes later the two X-Men walked into a small bar in the little Kansas town. They glanced around and Kurt grabbed Scott's shoulder. "You sure this is the place? We're not going to find a kid in here."
"He's here," Scott said. "Just look around for the sixteen year old dressed as a cowboy like a weirdo."
"I heard that," Came a voice from the back of the room. A teenager dressed for the old west and a red bandana over the bottom half of his face stood up. Pulling a pistol, he pointed it at Scott. "Now, if I didn't know any better, I'll say you fellows were fixin' for a fight with Jonah Danger."
NEXT: Jonah Danger!
Well, what do you think? I know everyone's gunna just LOVE Jonah once I get chapter two out. Thank you for reading, again please review.
