"Slow day?" asked Bobby Drake as he pulled up a seat next to his best friend Ray Crisp as he sat on the boardwalk after another low budget Sunday night.
Ray looked at his watch, which read 12:38 AM and then looked back over to his friend and laughed.
"Yeah, I guess you could say that, but then again, I havent had much action since the whole.." Ray cut himself off and then looked both ways to make sure no one was around to hear him finish his sentence "...Apocalypse thing when we were in China with Logan and all them.."
Bobby smirked, it was the truth afterall. Nothing much had changed since the whole "Apocalypse" scare, as most people now called it.
"Yeah, I guess, but we deserve the break I guess. I mean, I can't believe the brotherhood has even let off this long. Usually they're always out picking fights with us, but 6 months of nothing is really...disturbing.."
Ray frowned, half because he was tired, and half because he didnt understand what Bobby was saying.
"Why would that be disturbing? I call it..a vacation. Since this not having missions thing has started, less training sessions with Logan. Thats all I care about, man. Its all good to me, no matter how 'disturbing' you find it."
Bobby looked at his friend in disagreement, and said
"Ok, number 1, its not a vacation. Because of no missions, we all had to go out and get jobs. Number 2, its disturbing because..well...it feels like the calm before a storm. I mean, nothing has happened since Apocalypse. Nothing at all. That doesnt seem weird to you at all?"
Ray looked back at his watch, anxoious to get out of work, and trying to listen to what Bobby had to say.
"Well, I guess it does, but im not gonna start worrying about something that hasn't happened yet."
Bobby sighed.
"Yeah I guess so. Man its really late, what time do you get off anyways?"
Ray again looked at his watch.
"1 I think. I dont know why, buisness is slow on sundays, I mean yesterday was packed, but on sundays, everyone leaves. I dont get it. My boss is crazy."
Bobby got up and walked to the front of the Chance Wheel that Ray worked at, on the Bayville Boardwalk.
"Well, Im gonna go walk around. I'll come back at 1, and then we'll head home. Have fun being bored."
Ray frowned.
"Whatever."
Bobby looked around the deserted boardwalk only to see people from the other boardwalk stands closing up for the night. He looked over at the streetlight, and saw a whole bunch of shadows. He didnt think anything of it, until he saw 2 big blue flames appear out of nowhere in the distance by the streetlight. It appeared that someone was holding those two flames. Bobby snuck a little bit closer to realize that what he had seen was a person. Not only one person per se, but a whole bunch of people. It was like a gang fight or something. Eager for some action, Bobby turned into ice-form and snuck to a corner inbetween a wall and a trashcan, and waited for a signal of some sort. Then he heard a voice.
"Next time, you Underdogs won't be so lucky!" Shouted the voice of a male. Bobby couldnt quite see much, and just assumed the voice belonged to a guy.
"Yeah, you say that all the time, Wreight!! Next time, I wont be so easy on you's!!" This voice came from the blonde young girl, the only female of the groups, who looked like to Bobby around the age of 16.
And then, A few moments later, a Black limo pulled up, and a whole bunch of, what looked like gang members, all huddled into the vehicle.
In an instant, the limo was gone, and A shadow walked up to the girl.
"You know, Scout, one of these days, we're not gonna be around to help you out? You endangered the whole entire team!!" Shouted the voice of what sounded like an adult male.
"Roderick, I can take care of myself, you know that. They just caught me off guard, and I couldnt resist the challenge. Im restless, I can't help it." It was the same female voice as before.
"I've had enough with your stubborness, your out of the pack as of now. Come back later and show us your sympathy, and we'll consider you rejoining the underdogs." said Roderick.
The blonde girl looked at the man in shock.
"Roddy, come on man! You can't do this to me..come on! I didnt mean any harm! You know that!" she said, in protest.
The much older man just shook his head.
"No, Scout. You've had way too many second chances, as far as im concerned, and I am the leader, and I do what is best for my team. You go on your own now, and DONT use your power in front of normals, you hear me? Consider this a probation. You stay out of trouble for a month, and you can come home." he finished.
Still, the girl looked disapprovingly at the man, but agreed.
"..Ok...fine..but where am I gonna go? They're gonna find me wherever I go ya know." she said plainly.
"Find Somewhere. You better be able to prove yourself, or your out of the pack for keeps. Got me?" the man said.
"Come on Spitfire, you can do it, Good luck girl!" came the first voice of another female.
"Sure Fallah, easy for you to say. Why not?" said the girl, frowning the whole time.
And with that, the man and the other young girl went down an alley way, and disappeared. Bobby was still behind the trashcan when he heard the girl talk to herself.
"Great..now what?" she asked herself.
She looked at the streetname, which read "Main street" and then looked at the boardwalk. Undecidingly, she chose to walk mainstreet, and disappeared into the night. Bobby, still stunned by what happened in front of him, got up and raced over to Ray.
Ray was waiting a good 10 minutes before Bobby decided to haul back over so they could head home.
"You said I was slow, jerkwad." he said.
"Dude, you'll never believe what I saw. It was like a gang thing of sorts..but I think it was between mutants..and the MAFIA! I swear!" Bobby said. When ever Bobby swore, it always meant it was an exaggeration, so Ray just shrugged it off.
"Okay mafia boy, im tired, im going home. NOW. Come with me, or wait around." Ray said.
"No! There was a girl! I'll show you! She's probably still out there, she went down Main-"
"Bobby. There are a lot of girls out now walking down main street. Calm down. We live in New York, remember? We're not in KANSAS anymore. Everyone walks the streets in NEW YORK. Now so will we. Come on." Ray finished, and went on walking.
Bobby just shrugged and followed him. Maybe it wasnt what he thought, just a gang thing. Thats all.
"Wow. Zis iz some veird stuff, eh?" said Kurt, as he looked at the newspaper that was thrown at him.
Everyone was eating breakfast when Scott threw the news paper on the table.
"They think its a mutant gang, from what I've read. What do you think?" he asked.
Bobby threw himself up and yelled at Ray.
"I TOLD YOU! I SAW IT! THERE WERE BLUE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING!" he exclaimed.
"Woa! calm down Bobby, its nothing to get excited about. We dont know anything yet." said Scott.
"Wow. And I thought it was the fries you ate that was making you delusional. Would ya look at that." said Ray, flatly.
Bobby grimaced.
"Sure. Whatever." said Bobby.
"Ahh. I didnt expect her to be this strong." said The professor, mentally to himself.
While everyone was eating breakfast, he had already known about what had happened with the two myserious gangs, and planned on finding the girl. From the readings that he got from Cerebro, this girl was infact a mutant. And a Powerful one at that. Her bio came onto the screen.
Name : Scout Turro
Sex : Female
Age : 15
Residence : ???
Guardians : ???
DOB : ???
History : ???
Current Location : Larry's Pizzaria and Restauraunt
"Hmmm..not much is known. Well, we'll see." he said again, to himself.
"So you want us to go get her now. At a Pizza Parlor." said Scott.
"Yes, Bring her here. If she resists, dont force it upon her. Let her decide, but try to persuade her." the Professor finished.
"We'll try." said Jean, and with that, They got into Scott's car, and headed toward the Pizzaria.
"One month. Probation. Right, they need me. They'll just take a while to realize, that team is nothing without Spitfire. Thats right." Scout said, as she played with her Spagetti as she sat inside Larrys.
She was too caught up in her thoughts to realize the two teenagers who pulled up seats next to her. Scott made an "A-hem" noise, and caught her attention.
Scout looked at them nervously and then spoke.
"Can I help you?" she said, her attitude showing through an italian accent.
"Oh, yeah. My name is Scott Summers, and I'm with Charles Xavior. You've heard of him?" he asked.
Scout looked at him confused, but then spoke again.
"Yes, I see that I have. What of it, Summers?" she said.
"Well, we were asked to invite you to stay with us for a while. The professor would like to meet you." he said.
Scout smirked.
"I dont think so, buddy. I wont be nobody's guinea pig. I go where I want, and I aint no one's lab rat, either. No one is testin anythin on me." she said.
"No, that has nothing to do with it," began Scott. "He just wants to meet you, and possibly help you with your powers."
Scout looked at him firmly.
"What did you say?" she asked.
"He wants to help you with your-"
"Yeah. I know what you said. And I can control my powers better than anyone you know. So I don't need to meet this guy.." but then, an idea popped into her head. "Or maybe I do. What happens if I accept, shades?" she asked.
He went on. "Well, you stay with us for a while, and possibly, become apart of the team. What do you say?"
Scout thought for a minute. Food. Shelter. Something she really hasnt had in years.
"Well...Ok. But this doesnt make anything permanent on the first day, got it?" she said, cautiously.
"Yeah. Come on, We have a ride out front for you too." Jean said.
And so they got up, Scout threw out her Half eaten meal, and they were on their way.
Ray looked at his watch, which read 12:38 AM and then looked back over to his friend and laughed.
"Yeah, I guess you could say that, but then again, I havent had much action since the whole.." Ray cut himself off and then looked both ways to make sure no one was around to hear him finish his sentence "...Apocalypse thing when we were in China with Logan and all them.."
Bobby smirked, it was the truth afterall. Nothing much had changed since the whole "Apocalypse" scare, as most people now called it.
"Yeah, I guess, but we deserve the break I guess. I mean, I can't believe the brotherhood has even let off this long. Usually they're always out picking fights with us, but 6 months of nothing is really...disturbing.."
Ray frowned, half because he was tired, and half because he didnt understand what Bobby was saying.
"Why would that be disturbing? I call it..a vacation. Since this not having missions thing has started, less training sessions with Logan. Thats all I care about, man. Its all good to me, no matter how 'disturbing' you find it."
Bobby looked at his friend in disagreement, and said
"Ok, number 1, its not a vacation. Because of no missions, we all had to go out and get jobs. Number 2, its disturbing because..well...it feels like the calm before a storm. I mean, nothing has happened since Apocalypse. Nothing at all. That doesnt seem weird to you at all?"
Ray looked back at his watch, anxoious to get out of work, and trying to listen to what Bobby had to say.
"Well, I guess it does, but im not gonna start worrying about something that hasn't happened yet."
Bobby sighed.
"Yeah I guess so. Man its really late, what time do you get off anyways?"
Ray again looked at his watch.
"1 I think. I dont know why, buisness is slow on sundays, I mean yesterday was packed, but on sundays, everyone leaves. I dont get it. My boss is crazy."
Bobby got up and walked to the front of the Chance Wheel that Ray worked at, on the Bayville Boardwalk.
"Well, Im gonna go walk around. I'll come back at 1, and then we'll head home. Have fun being bored."
Ray frowned.
"Whatever."
Bobby looked around the deserted boardwalk only to see people from the other boardwalk stands closing up for the night. He looked over at the streetlight, and saw a whole bunch of shadows. He didnt think anything of it, until he saw 2 big blue flames appear out of nowhere in the distance by the streetlight. It appeared that someone was holding those two flames. Bobby snuck a little bit closer to realize that what he had seen was a person. Not only one person per se, but a whole bunch of people. It was like a gang fight or something. Eager for some action, Bobby turned into ice-form and snuck to a corner inbetween a wall and a trashcan, and waited for a signal of some sort. Then he heard a voice.
"Next time, you Underdogs won't be so lucky!" Shouted the voice of a male. Bobby couldnt quite see much, and just assumed the voice belonged to a guy.
"Yeah, you say that all the time, Wreight!! Next time, I wont be so easy on you's!!" This voice came from the blonde young girl, the only female of the groups, who looked like to Bobby around the age of 16.
And then, A few moments later, a Black limo pulled up, and a whole bunch of, what looked like gang members, all huddled into the vehicle.
In an instant, the limo was gone, and A shadow walked up to the girl.
"You know, Scout, one of these days, we're not gonna be around to help you out? You endangered the whole entire team!!" Shouted the voice of what sounded like an adult male.
"Roderick, I can take care of myself, you know that. They just caught me off guard, and I couldnt resist the challenge. Im restless, I can't help it." It was the same female voice as before.
"I've had enough with your stubborness, your out of the pack as of now. Come back later and show us your sympathy, and we'll consider you rejoining the underdogs." said Roderick.
The blonde girl looked at the man in shock.
"Roddy, come on man! You can't do this to me..come on! I didnt mean any harm! You know that!" she said, in protest.
The much older man just shook his head.
"No, Scout. You've had way too many second chances, as far as im concerned, and I am the leader, and I do what is best for my team. You go on your own now, and DONT use your power in front of normals, you hear me? Consider this a probation. You stay out of trouble for a month, and you can come home." he finished.
Still, the girl looked disapprovingly at the man, but agreed.
"..Ok...fine..but where am I gonna go? They're gonna find me wherever I go ya know." she said plainly.
"Find Somewhere. You better be able to prove yourself, or your out of the pack for keeps. Got me?" the man said.
"Come on Spitfire, you can do it, Good luck girl!" came the first voice of another female.
"Sure Fallah, easy for you to say. Why not?" said the girl, frowning the whole time.
And with that, the man and the other young girl went down an alley way, and disappeared. Bobby was still behind the trashcan when he heard the girl talk to herself.
"Great..now what?" she asked herself.
She looked at the streetname, which read "Main street" and then looked at the boardwalk. Undecidingly, she chose to walk mainstreet, and disappeared into the night. Bobby, still stunned by what happened in front of him, got up and raced over to Ray.
Ray was waiting a good 10 minutes before Bobby decided to haul back over so they could head home.
"You said I was slow, jerkwad." he said.
"Dude, you'll never believe what I saw. It was like a gang thing of sorts..but I think it was between mutants..and the MAFIA! I swear!" Bobby said. When ever Bobby swore, it always meant it was an exaggeration, so Ray just shrugged it off.
"Okay mafia boy, im tired, im going home. NOW. Come with me, or wait around." Ray said.
"No! There was a girl! I'll show you! She's probably still out there, she went down Main-"
"Bobby. There are a lot of girls out now walking down main street. Calm down. We live in New York, remember? We're not in KANSAS anymore. Everyone walks the streets in NEW YORK. Now so will we. Come on." Ray finished, and went on walking.
Bobby just shrugged and followed him. Maybe it wasnt what he thought, just a gang thing. Thats all.
"Wow. Zis iz some veird stuff, eh?" said Kurt, as he looked at the newspaper that was thrown at him.
Everyone was eating breakfast when Scott threw the news paper on the table.
"They think its a mutant gang, from what I've read. What do you think?" he asked.
Bobby threw himself up and yelled at Ray.
"I TOLD YOU! I SAW IT! THERE WERE BLUE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING!" he exclaimed.
"Woa! calm down Bobby, its nothing to get excited about. We dont know anything yet." said Scott.
"Wow. And I thought it was the fries you ate that was making you delusional. Would ya look at that." said Ray, flatly.
Bobby grimaced.
"Sure. Whatever." said Bobby.
"Ahh. I didnt expect her to be this strong." said The professor, mentally to himself.
While everyone was eating breakfast, he had already known about what had happened with the two myserious gangs, and planned on finding the girl. From the readings that he got from Cerebro, this girl was infact a mutant. And a Powerful one at that. Her bio came onto the screen.
Name : Scout Turro
Sex : Female
Age : 15
Residence : ???
Guardians : ???
DOB : ???
History : ???
Current Location : Larry's Pizzaria and Restauraunt
"Hmmm..not much is known. Well, we'll see." he said again, to himself.
"So you want us to go get her now. At a Pizza Parlor." said Scott.
"Yes, Bring her here. If she resists, dont force it upon her. Let her decide, but try to persuade her." the Professor finished.
"We'll try." said Jean, and with that, They got into Scott's car, and headed toward the Pizzaria.
"One month. Probation. Right, they need me. They'll just take a while to realize, that team is nothing without Spitfire. Thats right." Scout said, as she played with her Spagetti as she sat inside Larrys.
She was too caught up in her thoughts to realize the two teenagers who pulled up seats next to her. Scott made an "A-hem" noise, and caught her attention.
Scout looked at them nervously and then spoke.
"Can I help you?" she said, her attitude showing through an italian accent.
"Oh, yeah. My name is Scott Summers, and I'm with Charles Xavior. You've heard of him?" he asked.
Scout looked at him confused, but then spoke again.
"Yes, I see that I have. What of it, Summers?" she said.
"Well, we were asked to invite you to stay with us for a while. The professor would like to meet you." he said.
Scout smirked.
"I dont think so, buddy. I wont be nobody's guinea pig. I go where I want, and I aint no one's lab rat, either. No one is testin anythin on me." she said.
"No, that has nothing to do with it," began Scott. "He just wants to meet you, and possibly help you with your powers."
Scout looked at him firmly.
"What did you say?" she asked.
"He wants to help you with your-"
"Yeah. I know what you said. And I can control my powers better than anyone you know. So I don't need to meet this guy.." but then, an idea popped into her head. "Or maybe I do. What happens if I accept, shades?" she asked.
He went on. "Well, you stay with us for a while, and possibly, become apart of the team. What do you say?"
Scout thought for a minute. Food. Shelter. Something she really hasnt had in years.
"Well...Ok. But this doesnt make anything permanent on the first day, got it?" she said, cautiously.
"Yeah. Come on, We have a ride out front for you too." Jean said.
And so they got up, Scout threw out her Half eaten meal, and they were on their way.