Oh baby, another chapter? Already? Well, I DID have this story finished before I even considered bringing it to Fanfiction.
Enjoy some more of Jessika's shenanigans.
That darn rascal. (;
After the little incident at the institute, Jessika decided to take a little field trip over to Magneto's - A place she found herself venturing to quite often.
She packed up an over night bag, and was running out the door before Prof. X could even consider stopping her.
" Automatik~ automatik - I come back to you like automatik! " Jessika sang happily. She slammed open the door to Magneto's base, grinning. " JESSIKA HAS ARRIVED! "
Excusing the echo of her yell, silence was the only thing that greeted her. She frowned, raising an eyebrow.
" Oh? This is odd." She let herself in, glancing around Magneto's humble abode in search of any form of life. So far, she found nothing but remnants of a possible Pyro rampage, and one or two dropped cards from Gambit's collection.
Jessika slowly opened all the doors in the hallway, glancing wearily in; She was never sure what would greet her when she entered a room here. Fire? Claws? Exploding objects? Or maybe a horrendously color-coordinated old man! When she wasn't greeted with any, she finally made the conclusion that no one was here.
She stopped in Gambit's room, standing in the middle of it. With a sigh, she dropped her napsack and plopped down on his bed; His scent wafted heavily into the air was she distilled the flat surface with her body weight.
Breathing in and enjoying the smell, Jessika stared up at the ceiling.
This is no better than what you were experiencing at the Institute.
Shut up, I know.
Fix it.
How?
I dunno... Go make something to eat, or watch T.V. - Or... Go through their stuff.
A mischievous smile painted itself onto her lips, and she sat up quickly.
" That sounds like a splendid idea! "
30 minutes later, and Jessika had practically stripped everyone's rooms bare. So to speak, of course - She was careful not to stir anything and to hide any sign of her presence. ESPECIALLY in Gambit's room - He was such a master thief, he always knew when someone had gone through his stuff.
It seemed that going through everyone's rooms had only momentarily cured her boredom, and in minutes, she was sprawled on the floor, growling and thrashing around.
" This is soooo freakin' STUPID! " She whined. She came to a stop, blowing a loose strand of hair out of her face. " When're they gonna get baaaack?"
Jessika frowned, glaring up at the ceiling - Like it was the ceiling's fault that she was in the bored mess. That there was nothing provided around her to keep her entertainment levels secure.
With a huff, Jessika got to her feet, and tracked into the kitchen in search of food.
" Oh my God - They have TWINKIES! "
Jessika excitedly ripped at the box of pastries, and was quick to eating one. A content smile stretched her face as she sat back in the kitchen chair, crossing one leg over the other. Her pizza rolls were being made in the microwave, and she'd managed to find some sort of juice to make so her thirst would be quenched. Now, she just awaited her food to finish cooking.
Impatiently, she stood up, and skipped over to the microwave. Jessika stared into it, as if the heat of her stare would magically finish her pizza rolls.
"... I know! "
She stopped the microwave, and grabbed the plate, conjuring up a small solar ball. She hovered it above the pizza rolls, the heat of solar ball helping heat them up. She grinned as they made small singing noises.
" This is going quite productively! I should be - ... Uh oh. " Jessika stood and stared as her plate caught fire, making no motion to stop it. Rather, she threw the plate and the solar ball at the counter, watching it skid into the wall. The curtain that had been placed to cover up the window dropped into the flames, and she watched indolently as the flames licked up the fabric. Soon, the cupboards caught on fire, and the kitchen was engrossed in a choking smoke.
"... Whoopsies. "
" Ah, we're finally home, mates!" Pyro chirped excitedly to the other Acolytes. " I can't wait to - ... I smell the scent of smoke!" A flicker caught his eye, and he ran into the base. Gambit, Colossus, and Sabretooth all exchanged glances before running in after him.
The carnage that met their eyes made their jaws drop.
Smoke was filing out of the kitchen, and the living room was just barely touched. From what they could tell, lots and lots of water had been used to put out the fire. Small flickers of flame still decored the entry way of the kitchen. Pyro ran in, and grinned.
"Ah, the delicious smell of burnt wood!" He sang.
The rest of the Acolytes hurriedly ran into the kitchen, and skidded to a stop. It was destroyed. Gone - hardly anything but ashes! Sabretooth growled, kicking the remnants of a chair.
"Who did this?" He shouted. Colossus sighed, folding his arms.
" We just fixed up the kitchen from the last fire Pyro had started... And now it seems that someone has set it to flames once more. "
" Did someone leave the stove on, perhaps? "
" I don't see why ye mates are complainin' - this is totally AWESOME!"
" Of course, only you would think so Pyro. The rest of us would like a working area to cook food and eat it in! "
" De only thing Gambit is worried 'bout is de Gumbo ingredients he'd gotten for dinner tonight... "
Coughing attracted their attention to the main entrance of the kitchen. A young teenage girl stumbled out, ashes staining her entire body. One tiny hair on top of her head was on fire, and she carried a bucket with her.
"... Hey, its the Cajun's sheila!" Pyro pointed. Sabretooth growled, twitching. Colossus walked over, wiping some of the ash away from the girls face. She nudged away, whining.
" Stop it!"
" Ah, it would appear that John is correct. Its Jessika. "
Gambit face palmed, then strided over to Jessika's side. She frowned, shrinking back slightly; She knew they were upset.
" Mon chere... " Gambit purred softly, placing a hand in a gentle grasp on the teens shoulder. " Did you really do this? "
Jessika frowned, shifting uncomfortably in her spot. All eyes were on her - Colossus was concerned, Sabretooth was beyond upset, Pyro was happily grinning at the remaining flames and considering whether or not he should turn them into fire kittens.
Oh Goodness, the pressure.
"... Agh - FINE! It was me! But - But it was an accident! Its not like I meant to catch the kitchen on fire - I was just really hungry, and wanted my pizza rolls - but they weren't cookin' fast enough, y'know? So I kinda... Used a solar ball to heat them up... But the plate caught fire! So I-I threw it, and it hit the curtain, and then everything caught fire - S-so I ran into the bathroom with this here bucket, " Jessika lifted up the purple container to signify what bucket she was addressing to, " and I filled it with water, and I had to keep running back 'n' forth, and like, I wasn't runnin' fast enough, and the fire kept escalating. It took like... An hour to put it out."
They slowly took it all in. With a sigh and a lick of his finger, Gambit put out the fire that was slowly eating away at the one strand of Jessika's hair. She blinked, glancing up at him.
"... I'm sorry." She whimpered. Pyro was happily poking at the fire, and Sabretooth was going through the ashes in search of anything that survived the fire, and Colossus was nervously standing to the side, afraid that possibly conflict would arise.
Sabretooth stood up, stomping over to Jessika and grabbing her by the collar, pulling her off her feet.
" Ah - "
" You. You always come here and destroy something. " The feline-esque character growled. " Every single time you come through here, something always breaks, or catches fire, or - "
" Agh, your breath is just terrible. " Jessika waved her hand in front of her face, trying to diffuse the smell of the feline's breath. He growled angrily, ready to start yelling before Gambit placed his hand on Sabretooth's arm.
" Let down de petite, Sabey." Gambit said slowly. " Calm down. "
Sabretooth growled angrily, then finally let go of Jessika's shirt. She sighed, patting at her shirt and straightening it out.
Sabretooth angrily left the kitchen. " I'm going to my room. "
Jessika watched him leave with raised eyebrows.
" Ffft, what a grumpy puss."
Gambit coughed, placing his hands on his hips and staring at Jessika. Feeling the heat of the stare, Jessika spun around, and tried grinning innocently.
" I'm sorry? "
Gambit sighed, running a hand through his hair. " You do realize Bossman is going to be upset with yah, right, Chere? "
"... Yesss... "
"... Ah, Chere, take that pout off your face." Gambit patted Jessika on the head, and she made an ' ufuu ' noise in response.
" Okay... I-I'll clean this up though!" Jessika nodded, crossing her arms. " It'll be squeaky clean - and 'Bossman' will never know what happened! Except for the burnt remains of the stove and microwave and stuff... "
" Gambit can take care of dat stuff, don't worry. "
" Well... Okely dokely!" Jessika chirped.
After all the tension washed away and they'd started cleaning, the remaining Acolytes and Jessika heard a disgruntled yell come from Sabretooth's room.
Silence, then, Sabretooth walked into the kitchen. He was covered in a sort of white substance. He angrily pointed a finger at Jessika, looked like he was contemplating saying something.
"... I-I hate you, brat."
Then with a sense of defeat, he stalked off to do who knows what.
Jessika winced, and grinned, sticking out her tongue.
" Looks like Foreskin found the whip cream trap in his bed... Eheh."