Hello, and welcome to the next chapter!
DocSlendy; Thanks! Glad you like it!
suntan140; Yeah, they are gonna be quite awesome~ In this chapter, they do start bonding slowly.
In Brightest Day; They really can be so adorable, can't they? And thanks!
ShadeAkami; Well, I do watch more than just anime you know? Eh, okay, no offence taken, I guess. No worries~ Glad it did~ He's a pretty complex kind of guy, as shown in the last two, and even in this, chapter. Does he? Well, that's, interesting. Yup, she's his love interest they'll balance one another out. Well, thanks, I'll try my best~ Hehe, he's gonna appear more in this chapter, to show the, unique dynamic that they have with one another. He will do, somewhere anyway~ He, actually kinda doesn't really know that he did, he just did what he thought was natural, just like when he asked Kitty's mother if his joke, was ice breaking. Well, they won't share a room...just yet anyway. Okay, cool~ Scott indeed doesn't wanna piss off Jason. And okay, hope you enjoyed it~
Anime PJ; Aaah, don't worry about Rogue though, she is going to be paired with someone. And yeah, they are quite adorable together, huh. They do have quite an, I'd say interesting relationship with one another, and it will be explored, as Charles is tied to his past, at least a little bit, but I can't say exactly how that is just yet. I thought that would be good, showing how it really does affect him, as normal Jason wouldn't even consider that, nor would he use words like 'kay' and appear all upbeat, well not yet anyway. Mess with his car, and Jason's gonna come for you. That's actually a brilliant idea, thanks for the suggestion!
hellspam; Aah, thanks! It can only go up from here. The Hulk huh, that would be quite interesting. Lady Death. I'll have to admit, I don't know much about her, but I'll be looking her up, along with the other suggestions that others have given if I don't know who they are, so she very well could appear. Cool story ideas, I'll take them into consideration! Squirrel girl would be interesting.
maxbrevan; Thanks, glad you like it. Yes, it is only a single pairing. Friends with benefits? Eh, not that I can think of honestly. I don't see Jason doing that. And yeah, here's Rogue!
mslmob12; I guess he could do that, it is an animal after all. Yeah, I don't see why he couldn't.
Outlaw; Well, you'll find your answer embedded in this chapter. Taryn and Kitty are going to have a, unique dynamic. Yeah, I could do that, just have to watch them again, it was a little while ago since I saw them honestly. I could see that happening yeah~ Oh, I forgot about that, yeah I could add that. Yeah, I guess that it could be that yeah. That actually would be a good villain yeah. That seems like a great story line, thank you! That would be quite interesting actually, would give him some family huh~
Guest 1; She will get love, don't worry.
TryonPlays; Thanks!
Guest 2; They are quite adorable together~ He is quite dangerous, I can't deny that. Those are some great ideas thanks for the suggestions! I will probably use some of those ideas actually. Hehe, that does seem like quite a good team actually. And that sounds good, actually, thanks for the suggestion!
Guest 3; I could see him doing that, actually. And yeah, he'd probably take control over that as well. Haha, that would be quite funny actually. The fourth wall basically is going to be torn asunder when it comes up. Yeah, that would be interesting, just got to read up on Lady Death first of all.
Primevere; Aah, thank you! No, sorry. One of those times were it is exclusively Jason and one girl.
Legend3881; It would probably be The Flash actually, if I do DC.
Naroku; Thanks. Well, people do have preferences, and I personally like them both pretty equally for different reasons. It's weird, huh. Well, I guess when people are used to it, it might seem weird. And while it is, for this story, it wouldn't work. And thank you!
Ragna; She is indeed. Well, it would've been only girls who are in X-Men Evolution, and though Pyslocke is cool, and she seemingly was planned to be in it, she originally wasn't, so she wouldn't of been a choice here, nor any other female that isn't in X-Men Evolution. And yeah, it would be between The Flash, or Supergirl, or even Legends, and it wouldn't be her, it probably would be either Sarah, or Caitlin, depending on which series I did.
Guest 4; Thank you! No, this isn't going to turn into a harem story. And thanks, glad that you enjoyed that story too~
Sparky548; Aah, thank you very much! Well, here's the update!
blackmoon FierceGods 15; Hey, no worries, real life takes priority over these things. Aah, thanks! Always loved this since I was a kid, and thought that it would be good to give it a watch. Eeh, that would be a good idea, but he's gonna be with Kitty. You never know, he might gain something like that. I suppose, if it was like a snake, through his teeth, if it as like a bee's sting, then I dunno about that. He can speak to animals yeah, he hinted it last chapter when he said he'd speak with Kitty if she was a cat, as he can 'do' that. And that would be quite cool, thanks for the suggestion!
Guest 5; Hehe, that would be pretty funny~ That would be quite funny too, thanks for the suggestions!
Well, with those lovely reviews out of the way, it's time to start the chapter!
The Rogue
"Hah!"
"Good try, but it ain't gonna work with me!"
Logan blocked a direct punch towards his face from Logan, and returned it. Jason blocked the punch, and got into a fist fight with Logan, matching him surprisingly blow for blow. Though if Logan had his metal claws out, the fight would end differently.
Then, Jason saw his opportunity, and took it.
"Try this!"
Dropping his body down to the ground, Jason swept under his leg, but Logan saw it coming, jumping upwards to avoid, only to return the gesture with a fist downwards towards Jason, using gravity to aid him in his quest.
"Sorry Brit, I won't be able to have this happen to me!"
But Jason flew his body backwards, and then did a back flip, turning his animal power into the power of an elephant, for enhanced strength. It was something that he did when he needed extra punching power.
"Grr, calling me Brit…"
In truth, though he seemed aggravated, he didn't mind if Logan called him that. It was just his thing, and he could respect that. Actually, he respected Logan as a whole.
"You're a Brit, the Elf's an Elf, that's all there is too. And then there's half pint too."
At the mention of Kitty, Jason paused for a brief second, his mind drifting to the bubbly teen.
Logan seemed to notice something, a sly smile on his face.
"Awww, don't tell me Brit has a little something for the newest arrival?"
Jason scoffed at the idea that he had anything for Kitty, throwing his shirt to the side, sweat glistening his form.
"What? No, I don't have anything for her, beyond that she doesn't piss me off like Scott, and now Jean sometimes when she damaged my car…damn it all, you lend your car, and then they go and do that."
"No point complaining about it bub. You lent it, and you suffer the consequences too."
He couldn't actually argue against that, he was telling the truth actually.
"Yeah…you got me there, can't deny that. but still…eeeh, I'm tempted to go and slice through Scott's tires to get my own payback. But knowing Professor, he wouldn't want me to do something like that either."
"Speaking of…" Logan looked at his watch, seeing the time. "If Charles sees you in here for much longer, he's gonna become pissed."
"Why?"
Jason didn't know the time, he didn't have a watch, and in the danger room, there wasn't any clocks around. Though, he presumed that he could just ask the computer for the time, he just couldn't be all that bothered.
"You've got school in 45 minutes."
Jason took in a breath, deactivating his power.
"My, I didn't know it was that time already. I was having so much fun training."
Logan's lips curled upwards into an unnatural smile.
"That's why I like ya kid. You're the only one that takes training seriously."
It was true.
The others did train when required, but Jason went out of his way to actually train with Logan no less, someone notorious to have such hard training methods. But to Jason, he really did enjoy the times he had with Logan.
"That's what we're here for, to train and harness the powers inside of us."
"Too true kid, too true."
Jason allowed a small smile to appear on his mouth, as Logan did the same.
They had a, mutual respect for one another, and could relate to one another more than the others. It was odd, the friendship between the two of them, but they did have something going on between the two of them.
"Hey, good morning guys!"
Kitty sprang into the kitchen, to see Scott, Jean, and…Kurt, sat around the table. Scott, and Jean acknowledged Kitty's appearance, both murmuring "Morning…" towards her, and then continued their conversation.
"Heya Kitty! What's going on!?"
"N-Nothing I'm fine."
She answered surprisingly shyly for a girl like she was.
Jean and Scott, she was fine with. She didn't mind them at all, and generally got along with them quite well, she couldn't deny that.
But Kurt…
He himself, was alright. Something's he did, did bug her, but most of the time he was alright. The only thing was…Kurt looked different.
While she didn't want it to be an issue, she was just a little, frightened of his appearance. But she tried her best to go through it and stop trying to think about it, even if it was an appearance that she wouldn't be able to get used too easily.
The thing she expected, or rather hoped to see, wasn't in the kitchen, not eating breakfast.
Taking out a bowl of cereal, and milk, she poured herself some, then sat down at the table.
"Hey Kitty! What's going on!?"
Kurt tried to get her attention, but she just buried her nose into the bowl, not wanting to speak to him right now, not because she disliked him or anything. But, because of something deep inside of her, living a sheltered life, and seeing Kurt's, demonic like appearance, wasn't something that she was used too.
"Hey Kitty, isn't it your, first day of school?"
Jean broke the ice seeing the uncomfortableness of the young girl.
"O-Oh yeah, it is my first day…"
As she said that, she looked around the room, but couldn't see the person that she wanted to see the most at this time.
Noticing that, Scott questioned the young girl.
"Something wrong Kitty?"
Kitty giggled cutely, albeit nervously as well.
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine." She answered softly, looking around. "Say…so, where's Jason…?"
"Oh, I don't know at all. He'll be around, somewhere."
Jean shrugged her shoulders too, as Scott spoke those words.
Kitty herself hung her head down, and just ate her cereal.
"So, you've been spending a fair time with Jason, huh Kitty."
Jean brought up, actually astonished that she managed to actually get close enough to him to actually speak about such things, whatever things were. The most they got, wasn't anything to write home about.
"Huh…o-oh yeah, we spend time together, no big deal."
"No big deal…yeah right, that's actually huge Kitty."
Scott commented, Kitty being bewildered.
"Why?"
She didn't know why it would be huge. It just seemed normal to her, it didn't seem all that impressive when he and she seemed to get along quite well. Even if he was unnaturally quiet, they always seemed to be getting along.
"Because, besides you, and sometimes Kurt, he doesn't speak to either of us unless he has too, and you can tell in his voice that he doesn't want to do that. Well, it seems like he's taken a liking to you Kitty…how's Taryn gonna take this…?"
Kitty didn't hear the last part of what Jean said, but she was happy to know things like this.
"Really? That's like totally cool! I wonder why though…"
Neither Jean nor Scott had an answer. Even Kurt seemed to be bewildered by what was going on either.
"Honestly, we couldn't tell you. Even we don't really know how his head works. He doesn't open up to us that often, or if at all actually." Jean admitted sheepishly. "N-Not to say he's a bad guy or anything. If there's one of us in trouble, he'd come and help and all…but, he's kind of a…eeh…"
"Loner."
Scott finished off for her, Jean hanging her head down.
"Scott…"
Jean didn't want there to be another fight, hoping that Jason wasn't secretly listening into the conversation with his super hearing that he has.
"That's what he is though. He doesn't bother hanging out with us. We've asked, and he doesn't want too. So, what else can you call him?"
"He really doesn't hang out with you?"
Kitty pried into the conversation, Scott nodding his head.
"He doesn't bother."
"Well that's funny, because we went to the mall yesterday, and hung out all day, well at least the parts where he wasn't in school."
That news was devastating to all of them.
"Geez girl! Do you have hypnotic powers or something?" Kurt wanted answers, Kitty slightly worried on revealing. "But seriously, it seems like you've got have some kind of power to actually make him do things with you."
Kitty wondered about that, if she actually did have some kind of powers over the young boy. If she did, then she didn't know about it.
At that time, Jason himself walked into the room, everyone's eyes going towards him, not sure how much he really heard of the conversation between the two of them. They saw that he wasn't wearing a shirt, he hadn't bothered putting it on since his training with Logan, so it showed off his abs, among other things, Jean's, and Kitty's eyes drawn to his naked upper body, both having slightly pink cheeks.
But also, there was a certain…tension within the room.
It could be felt by everyone in the room. Jason, and Scott, didn't glare at one another, but shared a look between them. If the tension could be cut, a sword would be needed between the two of them, it was that thick.
While seemingly ignoring everyone, went into the cupboard.
"Good morning Jason!" Kurt greeted, Jason nodding as he continued on. "Danger room session with Logan?"
"Yup."
He didn't stop going towards the cupboard as he answered.
"Maaaan dude, you're the only one who likes doing that."
"So I've been told."
Making it to the cupboard, the tension between Scott, and Jason slowly dissipated.
Rummaging through it, Jason took out a single banana, and ate it, slowly going towards the door.
"H-Hey Jason, good morning."
Kitty wished that she didn't stutter that out, but it came out like that.
The rest of the room leaned closer, as he actually stopped, and faced Kitty, a tiny smile on his lips, Jean thought that she was seeing things when she saw that smile. It wasn't big, it was quite tiny. But, it was there all the same.
"Morning pretty Kitty. Your first day of school is, today, right?"
"Hehe, y-yeah, nervous."
Jason waved his hand at her.
"Don't be, it isn't scary, unless we're talking about the Principal, that chick is quite scary, especially with her real form…never mind. So, need a ride?"
Jean and Scott shared a baffled look. Neither of them had ever seen Jason go out of his way for someone. Especially someone that he hardly knew as well. It was just, baffling that they were like that together.
"Really…I mean sure! If you're offering!"
"I don't mind, we're going in the same direction anyway. It's fine. I'll be leaving in ten."
"G-Great, then I'll be ready!"
"Make sure that you are."
With those words, Jason walked out of the room, leaving the entire room baffled, besides Kitty who rushed through the breakfast that she had, and then rushed out of the room, leaving Jean, Scott, and Kurt to be blinking, staring at one another.
"How in the heck did that just happen?"
Scott was the most baffled of the three. In all his time knowing the blonde, he never really showed such things, and if he didn't do something like that, then he wouldn't really believe Jason could be that kind to people.
A while later, in Jason's car, he and Kitty drove towards the school. The ride itself wasn't bad, but it wasn't really talkative, though Kitty was trying her best to communicate with Jason, the best that she could anyway.
"So, school huh…"
She tried to break the ice, but she didn't know what else to say, it seemed quite difficult for her to even think about.
"Yup, school."
His answer wasn't leaving a lasting impression on her.
So, she thought of something, and conveyed her worries towards him.
"You know…Kurt, and all…"
"What about him?"
At his question, Kitty brought her knees up to her chest, still buckled into the seatbelt though.
"It's just…don't you find it…weird…no, I mean scary…his appearance I mean…?"
She didn't mean to sound rude, but Kurt was…it was just something about his appearance that made her feel wigged out.
"Oh…I see, so you're frightened of his appearance then?"
Making a guess, Kitty gave a sheepish nod.
Seeing that, Jason tapped his steering wheel, making a turn towards the school.
"Kurt might seem scary, but he's a nice guy."
"Even then…"
"I know that he looks, different to us, but he's just like us. I wouldn't worry about him. He can be annoying sometimes with some of the things he does. But, deep in his core, he is a good person, I can tell you that. He can get on my nerves sometimes, and I've made sure that his damn snoring doesn't affect me by…certain methods, I can sleep easier now. But to make my main point clear, he's not a bad guy, give him a chance. You never know, you might grow to like him. That's all I can say for that though."
That seemingly relieved Kitty of her worries, sort of. While at least, when she was around Jason, she'd be alright.
"Hehe, I'm glad you're around."
"Really? People usually wish to get rid of me in that place."
That offhanded comment alone stirred mixed feelings in Kitty.
"Seems harsh."
"I guess it is. But more importantly, there's a meeting tonight about…security or something. Professor told me just before we left."
Kitty wasn't exactly thrilled about that.
"Oh my, how fun."
"Hey, at least you get to start school on a Friday. And then you've got the weekend off. And I highly doubt your classes on Friday are gonna be tough, they usually are quite lax, so it would make sense for yours to be as well, right?"
Kitty's lips lifted considerably.
"That's true."
"Exactly, that's always…" Jason's phone then went off, the boy grimacing. "Oh God…"
He knew who it was without even looking.
"What?" She looked down at the place his phone was seeing that he had a message. "Oh, you've got a message."
"Unfortunately…oh, by the way, you might come across a girl called, Taryn…she's Jean's friend, and she like…damn, now I'm sounding like you…" Kitty released a soft giggling sound. "Either way, if she says anything…weird, just ignore it."
"Why would she say anything weird?"
"She just would, trust me. She's got some weird, attachment, and doesn't know how to let go. It was a single time, it didn't mean all that much, at least I can't remember doing anything that would give the impression that I had some type of hidden emotions or anything."
Kitty didn't exactly like that, but didn't say anything as they arrived at school.
Parking the car, and getting out, they walked towards the school, closer than most people would. It was quite apparent that it was Kitty that pushed themselves that close, though Jason wasn't exactly saying no either.
However, as they walked in, Jason could clearly see that people were making small talk about them. It was too obvious that they were. They were pointing, gossiping, and even heard his name being mentioned a few times as well.
"Seems we're like popular."
"Just the topic of the day, that's all that it is. Don't worry."
Nodding, she kept up with him, hearing a girl say "Why's he hanging out with a freshmen?" something that stirred a little, something inside of Kitty, something that itched her the wrong way, and she wasn't sure if she liked how they said it.
Going into the halls, Kitty pulled out her schedule, and wasn't sure where to go.
Seeing her troubles, Jason took her schedule, something she received before starting school, looking over it briefly.
"Seems like you've got Science first. The freshmen's science is…right, follow me. It's on the way."
"Sure, thanks."
Walking the halls of Bayville high, it was clear that some of the students loved gossiping, and if she was right, then it was about her, and Jason too. Just the shocked looks on their faces, she could hardly believe that he could be that emotionally distant that everyone is shocked that he would actually bother going out of his way for her, despite the fact that he pretty much had done that since the moment they met one another.
However, soon fate dealt them a card that Jason didn't like.
"Jason! Jason! There you are!"
Jason visibly flinched but kept walking.
"That…eeh, girl is calling you."
"I know, just keep walking."
Urging her forward, Kitty needed to know more, for more personality sakes than anything else.
"Is she the girl that you were worried about?"
"She's weird, and a little insane too. I generally just ignore her until she becomes a problem, and then try my best to defuse the situation. Oh, if she says anything weird to you…she's been doing that with a few girls that I sometimes talk with…so, she might be a little weird with you."
Kitty just blinked a few times, attempting to wrap her head around the idea of what was happening.
But then, Taryn caught up to them from behind, and wrapped her arms around a clearly unsettled Jason. Kitty bit her bottom lip from saying anything, seeing the clear uncomforting expression of the young boy herself.
"Hey there Jason." Jason just grunted, not even giving an answer with his voice. Taryn turned her eyes towards Kitty, and then her eyes became slightly slit. "Awww, are you helping out the freshmen girl Jason? That's really sweet."
"Well actually-"
"Yeah, I am." Speaking over Kitty, he patted Kitty's head, then pointed towards the right. "At the end of the corridor, it is the last door on the right, that's where your lesson is being held. I've, gotta get to class."
"Oh, thanks Jason."
Taryn rolled her eyes, something Kitty caught, but Jason was completely oblivious towards it all.
"Well, see you later Kitty."
"E-Eh yeah! Like, totally!"
Jason nodded, peeling himself away from Taryn, and then walked off towards his class, leaving the two females in an entanglement of weirdness. Taryn clearly wasn't too keen on Kitty, and Kitty herself felt uncomfortable with the way that Taryn was all over Jason.
Once Jason was, what she thought, out of hearing range, Taryn turned to Kitty.
"It was nice to lead freshmen away wasn't it?"
"Eh, what?"
Kitty didn't like the tone that Taryn used, and could see why Jason gave her a warning on the young girl, she truly was showing quite a dangerous level of hostility right now.
"I'm just saying, it was nice of him to take you around. It's like a big brother doting on a little sister almost."
"Big brother…he's not that much older than I am."
"Still, it is quite cute, isn't it? Here's a tip though, stay away from him, because we're going to end up together. And I'm not having a freshmen get in the way of that, hear me cat girl?"
Kitty's eyelids fluttered as Taryn gave a wink, and then left to go after Jason most likely.
Kitty was left standing there, not sure on how to take such information.
At night, through the ventilation system, a masked figure came slowly through, and saw some lasers right in front of him. tightening his hands, metal claws came out, and he used them to stab the roof of the vents, and crawled across the roof of the area.
Once getting past that, the mask landed on the bottom of the vents, going through a large dip, and landing on a metal area. But then, the mask saw something, seeing an entryway, and went through it.
Landing on the ground, the young man looked, and saw that he was in an attic of sorts. It was made of wood, and didn't really hold many different things.
"Impressive." A woman's voice spoke, then added as she came out, revealing Storm herself. "You got past the automated defences by using the air vents but you won't get past me!"
Storm placed her hand out, and from the windows, a strong gust came forward, threatening to blow away the masked figure. But he jumped upwards just in time to avoid the worse cast scenario, going back into the vents, and crawled forward.
Storm seemed to smirk a little bit at that, and knew what she was going to do.
"Testing me? All right, then." Storm activated her powers, floated up into the air, and lightning surrounded her being. "It's time you remembered why they call me Storm!"
As she said that, the clouds in the sky, even though she couldn't see them, gathered in the sky.
Using the water of the natural abilities of clouds, it was sucked into the vents from the chimney, and went through the vents. Because he wasn't expecting it, the young man in the vent was devastated when the water became like a rushing river, bursting forward, and forced the mans body through the vents against his will.
The area that he ended up being washed into was the danger room, his body being forced down into the ground, as Storm appeared in the observation deck, looking down at the bewildered man himself.
"You look a little flushed, and the forecast isn't good."
The man turned his head upwards, and leaped…but was stopped when Jason appeared from the observation deck, wielding what appeared to be two metal batons, the man revealing his claws, and threw away his mask to reveal it being Wolverine.
Jason himself, was wearing his battle uniform, like everyone else has. His was different to the others however. While the others usually wore skin tight outfits, his was more, relaxed, casual, but meant for movement, which was what his powers played a major thing too. Wearing black pants, and a black shirt, he chose to have a brown jacket over it, and had straps on his pants, a place for the batons that he is currently using. However, there was an X shape on his shirt, to keep in tune with the whole X-Men feel.
"My, it seems the Brit wants to play!"
Logan took a swipe at Jason, but he blocked the attack with one of the batons, and then used his enhanced leg strength from a kangaroo to kick outwards, hitting Logan right in the chest, Logan's body hitting the wall harshly, the pair landing on the ground.
"My, seems like the Wolverine isn't living up to expectations."
Logan looked upwards, and developed a dangerous looking smile.
"Oh my, it seems like Brit wants to have a little dance?"
Jason twirled the batons in his hands, and then turned them onto Logan, as they both got into battle stances.
"Bring it on Badger."
Those were fighting words for Logan, and he didn't waste time in jumping, and swiped with his claws for Jason's chest. The boy held out the batons in front of him in a defensive movement, as his body went backwards.
Wolverine's claws and Jason's batons clashed with one another, as he was on his back. But using the roll to his advantage, Jason placed his foot under Wolverine's stomach, and kicked backwards as he rolled, hitting the young looking man on the back wall, Wolverine surprised by his sudden actions, but was impressed at the same time.
"I'm a Badger, am I?"
Wolverine smirked as he stood up again, Jason doing the same thing.
"Well, I can't tell the difference between a Wolverine, and a Badger, both are equally not very scary."
Jason surely knew how to push Wolverine's buttons, and this time it was true as well, and Wolverine loved it at the same time, someone willing to give him that push, to make him try even harder than he already has done, it was a fun dance for him.
"Hmph, that sounds like Animal Boy is looking for a fight."
"Don't call me Animal Boy."
Jason pouted, but Wolverine didn't care, and lunged forward.
Jason did at the same time, and swung for Wolverine's neck, only for the man to block with his claws, and kicked outwards, landing a kick towards Jason's torso, blowing his body backwards, and thought he gained the advantage.
But just as his body was about to hit the wall, his body twisted around, his feet landing on the back wall, and thrusted forward, using the incredible leg strength of an animal, and used that to shoot himself off like a bullet.
"C-Crap!"
Wolverine was actually shocked by the change in tactics, and since he was still suspended in air, he didn't have much of a choice but to block. However, Jason changed to a bird type power, and flew around Wolverine, twisting his body around, delivering a devastating kick to Wolverine's back, and sent him hurdling to the ground.
Jason returned to the ground, and went over to Wolverine.
"Seems like I've won old man."
Jason was about to say something else as he made it, but Logan swiped under his legs, knocking him to the ground and then got on top of him with his claws. Jason didn't even seem worried as he crossed his batons in front of his face, stopping Wolverine's claws from even touching him, and smiled upwards as Logan smirked downwards.
"Good move kid, but you lost your guard."
Jason couldn't refute that but that didn't stop Jason, and positioned his feet under Logan again, his stomach area, and using a kicking type animal, thrusted his feet upwards, to get Wolverine off his body.
Wolverine twirled in the air perfectly, landing on the ground as Jason kicked up to the return to his feet, twirling his batons, aiming them towards Wolverine as he did the same towards Jason himself, with his claws, ready to go again.
"Stop! It is, at the moment, as much as I want to see, and the others to see, Wolverine. Jason."
From up above in a different area than the observation deck, Charles called down as Jason and Logan gave one another a small look that meant they were going to carry on…but Logan then sheathed his claws, and Jason twirled his batons around, placing them on his hips, in holsters of sorts.
"Awww, and I was having so much fun too."
Jason complained as Logan walked towards him.
"Nice maneuverers Brit. Your skill is improving." Jason smiled at the praise, only for Logan to give a shit eating grin. "But, you've not surpassed my skill level at this physical stuff, as you would say, just yet Brit."
"Well, I'm still young, I've got time."
Hearing that little crack directed towards him, Logan hit him on the head, thankfully without his claws being out.
"Watch it kid, I can still beat you."
Jason modestly knew when he was beat, and in a fight between them, Logan had more experience, and despite Jason having a technical edge with his powers, Logan could wipe the floor with him if he went fully serious, and even Jason wouldn't refute that.
The pair went to the elevator, getting inside, and then rode it to the top.
Once getting out, they saw the entire team being there. He saw a baffled Scott, a normal Jean, a slightly weirded out Kitty, and a hanging upside down Kurt, using his tail to keep him hanging upside down, and finally he thought to see Charles, but he wasn't there, guessing that he had something else to do all together.
"What I don't get was…What was the point?"
Scott didn't see the need to do this, though to the more experienced X-Men, and even Jason himself, they all could see the point.
"The point, young Cyclops, was to teach you something about finding the weak points in sophisticated security systems."
Storm explained as she finished working on a computer, before going to another monitor, Jason, and Logan walking forward together.
"That's right, bub. And I'd say ours needs a little work."
"And your swimming seems to need work too…"
Jason murmured, only to stop when Logan looked towards him, and growled.
He could've growled like a tiger or a lion right back, but he didn't feel the need to piss off Logan, not wanting to be on his bad side right now.
"That was tight. I give it two thumbs up."
Kurt gave two thumbs…down. Because he was upside down, his thumbs appeared as if he was giving two thumbs down, until Jason took his hands, and twisted them a different way, so they would appear to be the right away.
"That way, Kurt."
Reminding gently, Kurt disappeared, freaking Kitty out, only for him to appear standing up beside Jason, who folded his arms.
"But maaan! That was tight! You fought Wolverine and managed to stay alive! Props for that!"
Most of the others had to agree too. Going against Wolverine, willing at that, was quite the mad movement. But, it seemed like he was having an enjoyment time at the same time as well, and it wasn't something that none of them would do.
"Well, I've practiced against him a few times in my life. He's better than I am though."
"And don't you forget it either."
Jason stuck his tongue out like a defiant teenager, surprising the others with how…carefree he seemed when conversing with Logan. It was like, he was slightly different with Logan, yet none could put their fingers on why that was.
"But wow, like totally cool! Your fighting skills are the coolest!"
Kurt praised Jason who gave him a weak smile.
"My ability revolves around me being physical, I've been training myself for years, in the use of armed, and unarmed combat. Plus, using the abilities of different animals, like an elephants strength to swing my batons around really gives me the good fighting chance."
"Out of you kids, he's the best physical fighter."
Logan gave his opinion to which made Scott feel bitter about it, though he couldn't deny that Jason was better at physical fights. Though, he couldn't attack from a distance as far as he was aware, so fighting against Jason with his eye beams, unless Jason could get close, he had the advantage.
"There's one thing I don't get though…"
Kitty brought up, Jason inhaling.
"What's that?"
Jason spoke as he took some of Kurt's popcorn for himself, and shoved it into his mouth.
"Why bother with weapons? Can't you just, sharpen your nails?"
"I can, but my sharpened nails, vs Wolverine's…damn, I can never remember the name for the metal…but the metal claws he has vs my own sharp fingernails…yeah, I'm not going to win. Plus, there are benefits from using these too. I can attach them together to make a staff that can be swung at multiple opponents."
That made sense to her, now that she thought about it, and could see why he did what he does now.
Logan walked towards the monitor that Storm was at, and then looked at it, as it played Logan's run.
"The vents were pretty easily breached. We'll need to fix that. Maybe electrify them…"
"Install poison gas sprayers."
Jason added, everyone looking weirded out besides Logan who approved whole heartedly.
"Like the Brit said, it would save us time."
Jason still detested that nickname, but it was better than what he gave the others.
Storm looked towards them, disappointment laced within her eyes.
"Wolverine. Jason."
It was clear how her voice exuded disappointment that she was having for the pair of them, so they both had to relent.
"All right. All right. Knockout gas, then."
This entire situation was always weird for Kitty, she was having a difficult time in getting her head around most of this.
"Is it just me, or is anyone else, like, seriously freaked by all this?" Everyone just stared at her, this was the norm for them. "Oh, right. It's just me? Great."
"Relax, Kitty. You'll be fine." Kurt disappeared, only to reappear right beside her, giving her a fright, the girl hiding behind Jason, slamming his place to his face, and saw Kurt's dejected look. "We're right beside you." Once again, he teleported, and appeared beside Kitty again, his tail around the popcorn bowl, and showed it towards her, this time she went to the front of Jason. "Popcorn?" Realizing the freaked face of Kitty, Kurt adopts a sorrowful look. "Sorry. Next time, I'll honk before I port."
Jason wished that he wasn't put in the middle of this, seeing how Kurt wished to talk with her, and how Kitty clearly felt still weirded out by Kurt's appearance, and his popping in and out of places was a little daunting, he could identify with that.
Kitty shivered her entire body, letting go of the boy, and then looked downwards.
"Whatever. Look, guys, it's late. If it's no biggie to you I'm gonna, like, drop out."
Phasing through the floor, Kurt's face dropped.
"She's fully not into the fuzzy dude, not that I really blame her."
Seeing the sadness on his face, Jason tapped Kurt on the head.
"Don't be so worried, she'll come around eventually."
"Y-You think?"
"She's just new to this, is all. just give her some time, and then she'll see that behind your annoyance…is more annoyance."
"Yeah!" Kurt cheered, but then it registered what he said within Kurt's mind, developing an annoyed look as a small laugh escaped Jason's mouth. "Hey! That's not how you think of me, is it!?"
"You're like the annoying little brother, I don't recall asking for."
Releasing a soft growl, Kurt glared at Jason, but he just smirked right back down at him.
Jean couldn't help but notice how they seemed to be quite, close with one another. Even if Jason looked annoyed, she could see the small hint in his eyes that showed that he didn't mind Kurt. It was more than he ever showed towards Scott or Jean anyway.
At that moment, Professor X came strolling through the door, having a serious look on his face.
"X-Men, we have an emergency. Scott, get the Blackbird prepped for launch. And since it's a weekend, assemble the full team."
"Yes, sir. What's the mission?"
Charles put his hands together seriously, then collected himself.
"Cerebro has detected a new mutant in Caldecott County, Mississippi. My mental impressions from the scene indicate a highly disturbed individual. Our mutant is a danger to herself and possibly others as well. X- Men, we have a rogue." Charles turned towards Jason. "Jason, could you go and get Kitty?"
"What am I, an errand boy?" Charles just looked at him and knowing what that meant, he relented. "Okay, I'm going now, relax."
"Thank you."
Jason nodded, and walked out of the room, wishing that he had Kitty's powers right now to phase through things, it would save time for him. Scott had to wonder why Jason was sent to get Kitty, besides the obvious somewhat closeness they shared.
Making it to Kitty's room, he knocks on the door lazily, yawning to himself.
"Kitty, mission time."
He called, only for her head to pop out of the door, and came quite close towards his lips, the boy pushing his body away from her own body.
"O-Oh! Sorry!"
Jason shook his head.
"It's fine. But, it seems like we've got a new contender here now."
"A new one? Already?"
Kitty was surprised, Jason nodding his head in a semi bored manner.
"They seem to be sprouting up like flowers lately, everyone's blooming."
"So, more people here…think I'm gonna be sharing a room now?"
"Probably."
Since Kitty was an only child, she wasn't exactly thrilled about that at best.
"I see…well, that's kinda…"
"Also, seems like you and Kurt still aren't getting along."
Kitty twists her hair around in her finger, still appearing half away through the door thanks to her powers.
"Like Kurt is just…ugh, he really freaks me out when he just…you know…"
"I know. Don't worry, you'll enjoy yourself soon enough when around him."
She wished that she could share his confidence right now, but she knew that it wasn't going to be so simple.
In the black bird itself a little while later, Scott was giving Kurt some lessons on how to pilot the aircraft with the others sat in various seats around the back. Jason himself had some headphones in, looking out of the window, and just ignored what was going on.
"Stealth mode stable. Levelling off at 10,000 feet."
Kurt seemed to be taking it seriously, though knowing Kurt, it could've been something else entirely.
"Steady. Now hold it right there." Kurt turns the wheel a little bit, only realizing Scott's eyes on him so he steadies himself. And you've got it! Nice job, Kurt. You'll make a pilot yet."
Kurt smiles to himself, and then puts his hands backwards, and drives with his feet.
"Thanks."
"Or maybe not." Scott shook his head and then looked back towards Professor X. "I've logged our flight plan to Jackson with the FAA. Then we'll take the van."
"Good. You're picking up logistics quickly, Scott."
Hearing the praise, Scott smiled, and attempted to shoot a look of victory towards Jason…
But he wasn't paying attention.
He was just staring out of the window, listening to some music it seemed.
Jean also saw his actions, seeing that she was looking towards Jason but it seemed like he wasn't taking Scott's baits right now.
But…then something else happened, and it was Jason's voice.
"Now, I've heard there was a secret chord~ That David played, and it pleased the Lord~ But you don't really care for music, do you~? It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth~ The minor fall, the major lift~ The baffled king composing hallelujah~"
Everyone…was understandably freaked out by what he was doing. They all turned their heads, even Scott did, to see that Jason was singing to himself, something that surprised everyone in the vicinity.
But they couldn't deny that he had a decent voice, it was just shocking that Jason wasn't listening to some kind of goth music, that's how Scott always thought of when he thought of Jason listening to some music.
"Wow…I mean, whoa…"
Kitty was blown away as he continued singing, he didn't even realize that he was saying it aloud. His voice, wasn't bad. It was soft, gentle, surprising for a boy who usually didn't display such gentleness, and kindness in his lyrics too.
But he then felt eyes on him.
Looking around, he saw each of them looking towards him.
"What's with you guys?"
"You were…singing…"
Jean spoke for everyone in the area, the boy shrugging his shoulders.
"I do that sometimes when listening to music, was it bothering anyone?" They all shook their heads. "Then, there's no problem at all."
They chuckled awkwardly, and stopped looking towards him, besides Kitty that was.
Noticing the eyes on him, he turned towards Kitty, and leaned forward.
"What's with the eyes Kitty cat?"
"O-Oh, I was just wondering about the song choice. It seems quite, unlike you."
Even he had to admit that it would seem like that, when others believed him to be only into heavy metal and such, though he did like that too.
"Did you think I listened to dark depressing music or something? I might dress like I'm a child of darkness, but I do enjoy pop music, and even gentle songs like this. Besides, my Mom used to sing it to me too, so I quite like the song. It brings back good memories."
"Ooh right, like your Mom did that huh? Does she still do it when you see her?"
Because she was interested, she leaned forward with more curiosity than before.
"She's not here anymore to do that."
Charles, Storm, and Wolverine all looked away, already knowing the truth. Not even Jean truly knew the truth, and neither did Scott. They, simply weren't privy to Jason's past, though Jean knew that she shouldn't try and read his mind to find out either, knowing how Charles would be disappointed if she did that.
"Oh, because she's back in England?"
"No...I, only have one person in my life now that matters and I can't even be...with that person."
"Who's that?"
Jason didn't answer that, and just looked out of the window.
Sensing the tone shift, she looked out of her window too.
At the same time, Kurt saw the fact that Kitty wanted to know more about Jason, developing a slight jealous touch to her. Since it seemed like they bonded quite easily, as opposed to himself who couldn't even get close to her.
So, he made a decision to teleport out of the plane, and went to the front, outside.
"Oh geez…"
Scott complained, as Kurt seemingly was trying to do some tricks to impress Kitty.
But the wind got too much and Kurt ended up being knocked forward, and teleported into the blackbird. But because of that, he was moving, and fell against Kitty upside down, giving her an even bigger fright than before, even the girl releasing a small squeal, Jason's neck turning back towards her.
Charles twisted his head backwards to see the damage and then scolded Kurt for what he did.
"Kurt, this isn't a place for you to do stunts of that manner. You'll frighten Kitty."
Kurt got off Kitty, looking remorseful.
"Sorry, Kitty."
Kitty shook her entire body, and stood up in a huff.
"Just, like, stay away from me!"
She stormed to the front of the plane, so she wouldn't be able to speak with Kurt.
"Kids."
Logan hummed out in annoyance, none of them really caring much about what was going on right now.
As they were flying through the air, on the plane, Jason saw that his phone lit up, he was receiving a call, and seeing who it was, brought a genuine smile to his lips.
"Hey~"
...The others paused, at the sweet sounding voice coming from behind them.
Turning their necks, they saw Jason smiling brightly.
"Yeah...No, I can talk, and besides, it always makes me happy when I talk with you. Just going after some girl...right, I see. You've really done that? Amazing, you truly are my smart girl." Jason paused, when he saw everyone's eyes, barring the adults, bulging. "Hold on a sec. Nosy people trying to listen into my private phone call."
Jason unhooks his seatbelt, and walks into another section of the plane, leaving everyone baffled on who he was talking too.
A while later, a girl with brown and white hair otherwise known as Rogue walks up to a house, staggering her body. Slowly, she felt like she was losing her grip on sanity. Because of what happened before, she felt discombobulated.
She didn't know why, but she knew that this was her home…no, it wasn't her home.
But it was at the same time.
She believed that it was her home.
She even knew where the key was, to allow herself access to the house itself.
Because she knew that, she convinced herself that this was her house, and walked through it.
Thankfully, she was alone, in the house, she wasn't going to get confronted by anyone or anything at all.
Walking into the room that she thought was her bedroom, it was clearly a boys room. There were different awards around the room, all for Football, and other things of that nature. But, it also seemed like it wasn't
"All this is me? Mine?"
She questioned aloud, but she didn't get an answer, her head was truly wrecked with different feelings, all conflicting within her head. She, didn't know what she was supposed to do now, it wasn't something that she could understand.
Standing up off the bed, she walks towards the mirror, looking at herself for some answers, but she wasn't gaining any true answers.
"But which me am I?"
Once again, she didn't get an answer, and just threw her hands outwards, crashing against the trophies, and other things on the desk…but then the door busted open, revealing a pissed off looking Wolverine.
The girl obviously was shocked by this, she didn't know what to think of this person, and even saw the claws that he had out. It, truly was frightening to say the least, she couldn't even think about it clearly.
"Who are you, and what do you want?"
She asked, or more like demanded weakly.
Wolverine's claws tapped together, as she directed them towards the enemy.
"You, girlie. I want you!"
Wolverine jumped at her, but she pulled herself left. Wolverine couldn't stop his movements though, crashing against a wardrobe. Rogue naturally jumped backwards, frightened of Wolverine, and even wished that this wasn't happening.
Pulling away from him, she picks up a piece of wood that broke off from the wardrobe.
"Stand still and I'll make it quick. You're dealing with the X-Men now, and you ain't got a chance!"
That didn't register well with the young girl. No, she didn't know what that is at all, it didn't make sense to her.
"X-Men? I don't understand." Rogue charged forward, slamming the wood against Wolverine, knocking him down to the ground, as she ran for the door. "I just want you to leave me alone!"
She rushes out of the room, and down the stairs, Wolverine chasing after her.
Gasping, she rushes out the backdoor.
Wolverine jumped downwards.
However, what happened next, changed what happened all together.
Instead of being Wolverine, the figure turned into a different person all together.
Instead of Wolverine, it was a blue skinned woman, wearing a dress.
Then, she turned into Storm, and had a dirty smile on her face.
"One more turn of the screw and you will come running into my arms."
The mysterious woman walked out of the room, following after Rogue.
At the same time, Wolverine, Kitty, Kurt, and Jason walked forward together, to see where they could go. They were walking down an alleyway, all working towards a common objective, and that was Rogue herself.
"So does this, like, bite, or what?"
Kitty muttered to herself, but thanks to his hearing, Wolverine was able to smell her out at the same time.
"The Prof says the girl's mind is confused and difficult to pinpoint so keep looking."
Wolverine answered Kitty who made a sigh.
"Can't you just, like smell her out?"
Kitty asked Jason who shook his head.
"I've never smelled her before, I wouldn't be able to tell you where she is. Everyone has unique scents, so she could be right next to me, and I wouldn't be able to tell you if it was her or not."
"Oh right…yeah, makes sense."
Kitty was left red faced as she admitted something like that.
Kitty then recalled the phone call on the plane before.
"So...who was on the phone before?"
"No one that concerns anyone here. Just someone I know."
"A girlfriend?"
She asked inquisitively, truly wanting to know what was going on, and wanting to know if he was...involved with someone else.
"I don't have a girlfriend."
Somehow, that relieved Kitty's heart.
But then, both Wolverine, and Jason smelled something. It wasn't a natural scent per-say, but it was something else entirely, something that they didn't want to smell, at least Jason made it a habit of not smelling out this kind of scent.
Kurt noticed the pair of them sniffing the air, and asked.
"Was? Got a scent?"
"Yeah."
Wolverine said, and then Jason added.
"I smell fear."
"You can actually smell that?"
Kitty didn't quite believe what he was saying, but he confirmed it while nodding.
"I can yes."
As they came into sight, they saw Rogue standing there with a woman in her middle 40's, holding a walking stick, and had on sunglasses. Probably, this woman was blind, it seemed to be something like that.
Rogue looked at the noise's of clanging feet, her eyes widening in terror.
"It's him! The one who attacked me! Run, Irene! Run!"
Rogue took off in the opposite direction, the woman holding a cane seemingly stopped herself, and held onto a glove that came off Rogue's hand, the X-Men team chasing after the frightened looking Rogue.
"That's gotta be her!"
Wolverine yelled, as they all gave chase…
But Jason stopped when he noticed the woman standing there, named Irene, and sniffed the air.
As he did, she smelt something, off about her, and walked closer to her.
"Well, it seems like we're not the only ones after Rogue huh."
The woman's face turned towards Jason, and then furrowed her eyebrows.
"I'm sorry?"
She played innocent, even her voice betrayed that she was being innocent right now.
"Playing innocent doesn't play well with me. Mystique, I can smell her all over you. So, tell me, where is she exactly?"
The woman's eyebrows continued to furrow, and then she took up her walking stick, swinging it towards Jason's head in a futile attempt to get him away from her body, but Jason easily caught the walking stick, stopping it from hitting him.
"I don't know where she is."
She murmured, but that didn't sit well with Jason.
"Look, woman. I know she's been near you, and I can smell her. So, why don't you just tell me what's going on, alright? Because, I want to meet that woman."
"Well, you'll have to find her yourself, I won't be saying anything."
Jason scoffed at that, and leaned closer.
"Well, that's not very nice. I just want to speak with her, I only want to see her for a little while, that's all. I only wish to be with her for a little while. I think she owes me that after everything she caused, don't you think so?"
The woman felt her heart beating rapidly, and didn't know how she was going to recover.
Jason didn't care though, putting his hands at both sides of her head, inching ever closer.
"It really isn't a good thing when it comes to things like this. You know, when in Bayville, I can't really do much but here…I think I could do something. So, why don't you do something else for me, woman, and just give me the location of Mystique, alright?"
As he said that, something metal suddenly came around him, a lamppost at that, wrapping around his body tightly, capturing him.
Gritting his teeth, the woman took her cane, and went as fast as possible in her condition. Because of that, Jason really was angered, and annoyed at the same time, it really didn't look good at all in his eyes.
"Now, Jason. It's not very nice, picking on the blind."
"Oh, I don't even have to guess who that is, do I Magpie?"
Though Jason couldn't see who he was talking too, he knew that he was right there, floating somewhere close by.
"Magpie, what a different name for me."
Jason taps into the strength of an elephant, and broke out of her binds, and turned towards where he thought the voice was coming from. But by the time that he did, he didn't see anyone other than just an empty street.
"Why don't you come out of hiding? I've got some questions for you too."
"My time isn't yet to be revealed. But you're aware of that, aren't you Jason?"
Jason's eyes flared different angers, using his nose to sniff out the person he wanted. But, he had to admit that it was difficult to do something like that.
"Oh Magpie, you really don't want to get on my bad side right now. I'm not in the best of moods, and if it is because of you, then I don't want to have any part of it. Now, just come out, and give me the information I want, then we'll go away from each other, okay?"
Jason heard something come from behind him, and turned to see that it was a metal trashcan coming towards him.
Growling to himself, Jason took out his batons, and swung heartily, hitting them right back towards the ground, sending them away from his body, turning towards where he thought the person he desired really was…but, he wasn't there in the end.
"Damn it all, come out already! Are you afraid to fight me?"
"I'm not afraid my dear boy, I'm just merely, curious as to the reason you're still standing with the X-Men."
"Because unlike your crappy team, I actually like the people I'm with…besides Scott, that is. The others aren't half bad."
He could hear a chuckling coming from behind him, so he turned…but like before nothing was there.
"I see, so that's how it is. Though, Charles truly doesn't understand about you. I would. You and I, are quite similar."
"I'm nothing like you. You've got stupid plans, I haven't. I've got things that I want to do, but you just do whatever you want."
"I could use you on my team. My personal team, not the one that Mystique has going on."
"Well, what an offer, but I'd rather not have you on my side to be honest. I've got things I need to do. So, if you're just going to play cat, and mouse with me, then I'm going to go, and see what's going on with the others."
Jason began walking away, clearly, he wasn't going to get answers there.
But he stopped when he felt a presence behind him.
Swiftly turning, he saw a masked figure with a long cape.
"Oh, so you show yourself now, do you?"
"Just to see you with my own eyes, I assure you. But Jason, think about it. Join my group, you'll want for nothing."
"Thanks, but no thanks." Jason sniffed the air, getting a whiff of Kitty's scent, and then clicked his heels together, taking to the sky. "I've got to go and find a Rogue, I presume that's why Mystique is here too, right?"
"Limiting yourself to one power, why do you do that?"
The man didn't get an answer, as Jason flew off, hoping that he was going in the right direction. Because he couldn't use two at once, he used the powers of an owl, so he could fly, and see in the dark at the same time. He was surprised that the man didn't use his powers over metal to stop him from doing things like that.
The mans figure soon disappeared, but not before a smirk graced his lips.
Meanwhile, as that was going down, Kurt teleported into someone's backyard, showing himself to be in the human guise and swung on a swing set.
Rogue was there, looking freaked out, as he greeted her using German, but she didn't understand what he said. She wasn't German, so of course she didn't understand what he was saying, it didn't make any sense to her.
Seeing that, Kurt took in a breath.
"Please don't be frightened."
Kurt teleported off the swings, and sat on a birdbath. Rogue took a few steps backwards, then she attempted to speak with the boy before her, trying to collect her own thoughts together, it wasn't something that she could handle.
"What do you want?"
Rogue demanded, not sure what the boys intentions
"To help you. We are the good guys. Especially me."
As he said that, Kitty came through the fence, mumbling to herself.
"Half-pint. I'll show him."
Kurt coughed into his hand, addressing the girl directly.
"I was like you once. Alone, unsure of what I was. Afraid to show my face. Can you believe it?"
Since she didn't know of his true form, of course she didn't feel like it.
"She doesn't look so tough to me."
Kitty thought that this would be for the best, and charged forward, pinning down the girl on the ground.
"Kitty! No!"
Kurt's warning didn't register with Kitty at all, and just struggled with Rogue, Kurt looking on with unsureness in his eyes.
"Get off me!"
Rogue gasped, wriggling around on the ground, but then a flash entered her mind.
A flash of a memory of someone pinning down someone else in her mind, and knew what to do.
She reversed the situation that was on her, and threw Kitty off her, as she stands up, and bumps into Kurt. She struggles with Kurt, the boy placing his hands on her shoulders. She didn't like that, and batted his hand away from her own, hitting his watch.
"Aah! W-What are you?!"
Rogue saw Kurt's real face, and pushed her hand away to his face to her Kurt away from her. But when she touched him, Kurt's eyes rolled around and they both let out little cries, and then Kurt fell down to the ground, unconscious.
Rogue takes a few steps back, as Kitty regains her senses, and looks at Kurt.
She was shocked, and then rushed forward as Rogue disappeared, using Kurt's powers of teleportation.
"Nightcrawler?! Nightcrawler! Kurt! Kurt!"
Kitty made it to him, and cradled him in her arms, shaking him.
But he was unresponsive.
He didn't even respond. She shook him, and it didn't work.
"Say something, Kurt, please! Tease me, scare me, anything! Oh, please don't be dead."
She was panicking by now, it was quite clear why she was.
But then, she knew that she couldn't do that, and had to think strongly because she didn't want Kurt to die.
"Come on, Kitty. Okay. What would Wolverine do? I mean, besides dice up half the landscape….erm, okay. What would Jason do here…well, he could fly I suppose, but still…ugh, what's going on now…ooh God I don't…"
At that moment, Jason himself caught up with Kitty, and Kurt, seeing the latter on the ground, and the former cradling him. taking a breath, he floats down to the ground, and then puts on a semi-confused expression.
"So…I guess Rogue got you huh."
Kitty inhaled sharply, then looked up, seeing Jason looking at her.
"Jason! W-Where the heck did you-"
"Had business to do, is all." He replied nonchalantly, and then bent down towards Kurt, putting some fingers to his neck. "Well, he's not dead, so don't worry so much." Kitty inhaled a breath of relief. "Don't worry Kitty, it's going to be fine."
Though he said it softly, Kitty couldn't believe it, and hung her head down in shame.
"No, it's all my fault. I charged for her, and if I didn't do that, then Kurt wouldn't of done that…"
"We all make mistakes, it's fine."
"No! Because of me, she's got his powers, she's done something to him…"
Jason placed his hands on her shoulders, snapping her out of what daze she was in, then addressed her clearly.
"Don't worry I said, mistakes happen. Kurt here isn't dead, no one is dead, don't worry about it. Hold on, I'll just contact the Professor, with my mind."
Jason places a hand to his forehead, and talked to the Professor via a mental link.
As he did, he looked down and saw Kitty holding Kurt's hand and spoke to the unconscious boy.
"Come on, Kurt. Wake up. I'm still not big on facial hair but, like, the pointy ears are starting to work for me."
Something about that made Jason smile, glad that she could see pass his looks, and knew that she was a good person after all. That, gave him the best feeling inside of himself, just knowing that she was a good person.
Once he told the Professor everything, Jason leaned down towards Kurt, and lifted him up. Since Jason was quite strong on his own even without his powers, he could lift Kurt up rather easily. He wasn't heavy at all.
"We've got to go and meet the others now. They are going after Rogue and we should do the same."
"But, what about Kurt…?"
Worrying for the blue boy, Kitty stood there and looked over him.
Jason shook his head, and looked forward, sniffing the air.
"He'll be fine, don't worry. But, it's kinda sweet that you're worried about him. Not two hours ago you were frightened of his appearance."
"Well…he does still kinda worry me, but like, he's also growing on me. And it's my fault that he's like this anyway…"
"I said before, it isn't your fault. Don't worry so much."
Kitty smiled gently, as Jason sniffed the air again.
Eventually, he managed to grasp the extents of where they were supposed to go, so turned towards Kitty.
"I can track them down from here, we should go. I track, you start phasing."
"Can't you like fly us there?"
"I can't track and fly at the same time, and I am not your personal taxi either." He explained, then added. "Besides, this way, the others will be able to do something. I can just imagine Scott right now feeling bad because he can't actually do something like help out…why did I develop your like tic thing exactly?"
Kitty sweetly placed a hand on his back, and tapped her foot on the ground.
"It's because we're like that connected or something."
Jason wasn't sure if he shared such sentiment with her, but they ran forward regardless, Jason tracking, and Kitty phasing, they made quite the team.
Meanwhile, as that was going down, Rogue sat down in a cemetery, her knees to her chest, trying to make sense of everything going on. It was too confusing to her, it really was. Everything muddled in her mind, everything mixed up in her head.
She didn't know who she was anymore. Peoples minds kept meshing with her own, everything going through her just wasn't good at all.
What she wasn't aware of was the blue skinned woman called Mystique was looking on from behind a crypt.
As Rogue tried to sort through her memories, her mind, Jean strolled over as calmly, and collectedly as she could.
"Hi."
Jean stood there, looking sweet like sugar, her hands behind her back.
Rogue looked upwards to meet her eyes, and slightly looked confused.
"Do? Do I know you?" Rogue placed a hand to her forehead deeply sighing and trying to comprehend the thoughts inside of her head. "Oh, these memories. I'm so confused."
Jean adopted an understanding look to her face, then inched closer.
"Yeah, I know. I can relate to what you're going through."
Jean attempted to connect with her, wanting to connect with her.
But then she remembered something from Kurt's mind, it went through her head.
"Jean. You're Jean Grey. You're like the others!"
Rogue got agitated, and looked like she was going to go away, Jean placed out her hand, offering the kindest smile that she could be.
"Relax. If you know who I am, then you know I won't hurt you. Look, it's tough to go it solo. Hey, zero pressure, but if you want to talk more you can reach me anytime with this communicator."
Jean took out a communicator and used her power to float it over.
Rogue was amazed, and worried at the same time. Because, this wasn't a normal situation, it truly wasn't a normal situation.
Rogue looked over it, trying to understand the muddled feelings deep inside of her, not seeing Scott, and Ororo come up at the same time.
"Latest fashion accessory, huh?"
"We all have one."
As she said that, Storm, and Scott came up. Rogue's eyes went over them, and then focused on Storm. She remembered what happened before, and that, truly wasn't something that she thought she would have to deal with.
"You! You. No. You won't take me!"
Rogue, was frightened more than anything else, and ran away from her, Jean placing her hand out.
"No, wait!"
Despite her protests, she didn't stop at all, and even though Scott chased after her, he fell in the mud, his face being splattered with the mud itself.
He knew if Jason was there, then he'd comment on it, sighing aloud as Storm walked close to Jean.
"I don't get it. We were connecting and then…"
Storm placed a hand to her chest, confused but knew what was going on.
"Then she saw me. For some reason, she's afraid of me."
Scott got up from the mud, as he saw her enter a crypt, and while speaking, he wiped the mud off his face.
"Well, she looked pretty beat. She can't have gone far."
Scott turned towards the crypt, and walks forward.
Inside of the crypt, Rogue sat behind a large coffin like object, attempting to gain some reasoning back in her life.
But then Scott came through the roof, Rogue hearing that, and turned around, peaking out behind it.
Seeing Scott's aggressive face, she became worried and when he pushed over something heavy, smashing against the ground, Rogue took to her feet, staring into the visor of Scott's, like one red beam could come out, and kill her.
"Thought you could escape us, did you? The X-Men don't leave loose ends."
Rogue naturally was freaked out, and ran out of the crypt.
"Go away!"
But she then saw Scott there as well, and because of the frightened feelings stirring deep inside of her, she pushed Scott downwards as she rushed back inside, the boy hitting the floor, and his head tilted upwards, as his power without his command activated, hitting a powerline, causing the powerlines to fall down to the ground, sparks of lightning running through them.
Once she got inside, she saw Jean standing there, looking quite menacing towards her.
"I tried. I really did, but some people just won't be helped!"
Jean raised her fists like she was going to hit Rogue, but Rogue's teleportation power activated, taking her outside.
"Aaagh!"
She saw that she was so high that she could seriously injure herself, so placed her hands out, and the power activated again.
This time, she reappeared just above the ground, and landed there with a thudding sound. Rogue's body twitched around, and looked around, but then she saw Jean coming up towards her, and what happened before…she didn't want to get involved with her either.
"Are you hurt? Lie still. Don't try to move."
"N-No! Go away from me!"
Rogue didn't listen, and pushed her body away from her, Jean looking on with a shocked expression.
From behind, Storm approached the scared Rogue, and placed her hand out to give her some comfort.
"Child, what is it? We are your friends."
Rogue turned around, and reached out, with her none gloved hand, and grasped the woman's exposed arm, and her powers were absorbed by Rogue. Because of that, Storm herself was blown away, and was in a state in unconscious, and consciousness.
Rogue's body, who had Storm's powers, rose up into the air, winds gathering around her. Clouds formed in the sky, lightning shooting off everywhere. The winds picked up, and it began raining, a localized storm happening around them, and unlike Storm the mutant, Rogue couldn't control the powers.
"Hey, what's with the effects? Is?" Scott asked as he came up to Jean, and then turned to see Rogue in the sky. "Oh, no! No!"
Scott panicked as lightning rained down. Jean acted quickly, placing a telekinetic bubble around them.
"I can hold it off a little."
"Give it up. She's got Storm's powers, but not her control."
As Scott said that, Jason, a knocked out Kurt, and Kitty came onto the scene, phasing through a fence itself, and looked up to see Rogue still losing control over herself, and Jason could understand what was going on.
"Ooh wow, you miss a little, you miss a lot huh."
Jason murmured as he stood in front of Kitty with his back to her, Kitty holding onto him tightly, afraid that she was going to blow away because of the winds, Jason not having to worry as right now, he had the weight of a very heavy animal on, weighing him and Kitty down, along with Kurt.
"Jason! W-What are we gonna do!?"
As she said that, the wind picked up, and almost blew her away. But Jason took her arm and hugged her into his chest, so she wouldn't be blown away. Kitty's face flashes several shades of red,
"She's losing control…I think I can help her, but I need to get close to her…" Jason took Kitty by the hand, while putting Kurt over his shoulder, and then ran behind a crypt, placing Kurt down on a dry piece, and looked towards Kitty. "Now, stay here…oh God, lately I've been doing more for people than ever before…don't worry Kitty, I'm going to go and get her, and help her."
"Like, how?"
Jason patted Kitty's head, and pushed Kurt towards her.
"Hold him for a while. I know what it is like to lose control. I can help her calm down, but I need to get close to her. Just take care of Kurt."
Jason held in a breath, and then flew up high. Kitty looked upwards, worried for Jason, even calling out for him, but her calls fell on deaf ears, and he flew off towards her, hoping to stop her from doing anything.
Rogue waved her arms around her, and a lightning bolt flew onto a powerline, breaking it downwards, towards where Storm was. The place she was now, was filled with water because of the rain.
Scott noticed the powerlines as well, calling out to Jean.
"The power lines. If they hit that water, Storm will be fried."
Scott heroically rushed towards the water, and pulled out Storm. Jean used her telekinesis to lift up the pair, and herself, just as the powerline fell against the water. Thanks to Jean, they weren't killed, her timing being perfect.
But, the strain of keeping them both up, and herself was difficult.
"I can't keep us up for long."
Jean was struggling, but then saw Jason flying towards Rogue in the sky.
Though it was difficult because of the winds, he flew right towards her, and slammed against her, using one arm to drag her away from the area, clearing up the storm that was around them, stopping them from being shocked.
Jason flew away from the area, and landed in a park, thankfully deserted.
The winds, and the lightning gathered around them, Rogue trying to escape. Jason placed her in front of him, grounding her with using his weight of an animal to hold them down, and peered into her eyes.
A small bolt of lightning fell down and hit his chest. He gritted his teeth, and tanked the lightning bolt, but he didn't stop holding onto her shoulders, wanting to make sure that she didn't lose herself, knowing how that could happen.
"First of all, touch me to try and absorb my power Rogue, and I'll put you in a coma!"
Rogue's eyes flied open stunningly shocked.
But Jason leaned closer, and took in a breath, despite feeling the very real threat of lightning coming for him.
"Now, listen to me. You've got to control your breathing. Breathe in, and out like this."
Jason showed her what to do, breathing in slowly, and then breathed out just as slowly.
Rogue thrashed around because of the minds she had, and nothing making sense. But Jason stuck with it, trying to calm the young girl down.
"Too much power! I can't control it!"
Rogue cried out as Jason held her tightly by the shoulders. Rogue swished around as the rain became heavier, and the winds did too, slowly building a cyclone around her body, and his own too. It took some control of his powers to keep him weighed down, but he couldn't deny the winds were strong.
"Now, Rogue. Repeat after me. I am Rogue."
He attempted to keep calm, but Rogue couldn't, she was feeling like she was going to die.
"I-I can't! There's too much going on! M-My head is-"
"Damn it woman! You're Rogue! Tell yourself that right now!"
Rogue shallowed her breath, doing the breathing technique that he did.
"I-I'm Rogue…"
She said it weakly, the powers thrashing around them.
A bench nearby picked up from the ground, and came for them because of the winds blowing it.
"N-No!"
Rogue naturally wanted to pull away, but Jason stood in the way, the bench crashed against his back, the boy gritting his teeth, but looked at Rogue.
"Rogue, say it stronger, believe it. Now, who are you?"
"I'm Rogue."
As she said that, the winds, and rain, even the lightning began to slowly move away. Seeing that, Jason knew it was working, and recalled his own time when he used this method and how he was helped as well.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Rogue!"
"Who are you?! Tell me who you are!"
"I'M ROGUE! I AM ROGUE! I AM ROGUE!"
She repeated that again, and again, and because she believed it, the powers inside of her died down, and the powers around her also died down to, so he didn't feel the brunt of her winds, though he was cold from the wetness of his clothes, and his skin feeling like ice due to the sheer rain that fell down on him.
Jason took a step back, as Rogue's breathing became easier on its own.
The boy himself inhaled a breath, as Rogue looked up towards him.
"H-How did you…?"
Rogue didn't understand, so Jason leaned forward, and gently smiled, something he rarely showed.
"I know how it is to lose control Rogue. I know, it is scary, everything in your head is messed up. I know what it's like to have others living in your head. I am the same. Everyday, I have to exercise control to stop these beasts coming out, and I know how you're feeling right now. But don't worry, just remember, whenever you're like this, that you're Rogue. You're not anyone else other than Rogue. It helps me out all the time, and I know that you can do it too."
Rogue's lips curled upwards.
"I'm Rogue…I…it's confusing...these sensations are…"
"When you first develop powers, it can seem scary. But, you can control it, I know that you can, and as far as I can tell it seems temporary. I think that you're losing the powers now, but they might stay in your head. I know it might seem hard, but you can…"
As he spoke, Rogue's fatigue came, and she fell forwards, so Jason went forward, and caught the girl in his arms.
Thankfully, because he was clothed, her cheeks didn't touch his bare chest, and therefore she couldn't steal his powers.
"It seems like she's losing the powers inside of her…but if her powers are like mine, they might stick in her head…poor girl, seems like she's gonna have a difficult time, not being able to touch anyone, it must be sad."
Taking in a breath, Jason brought her closer, and was about to lift her up, when Mystique came walking across the park, Jason's eyes narrowing at her.
"Hello, Jason."
Her voice to him was like nails on a chalkboard, and he hated hearing such a face, he didn't want to hear it again.
"Why don't you piss off Mystique?"
Mystique didn't even seem bothered by his language, and tittered to herself.
"My, I don't remember you having such coarse language?"
Jason sent an uncaring look towards her.
"Well, we're all full of surprises. But, if you think that I'm handing this girl over to you, then you're mistaken. And I think that between us, I could take you in a fight. You might be a great hand to hand fighter, but I think that I could take you, and, I could always just fly off with Rogue. You could turn yourself into a bird or something to try and catch me, but I wonder how that would go?"
Mystique walked ever closer, and then looked upwards, so did Jason.
What he saw, was the man from before, and knew who that was.
Jason gritted his teeth, as he held the unconscious Rogue close to his body.
"I'm not afraid of either you, or Magneto up there."
"It's not just us." Mystique clicked her fingers, and true to her word, she showed a few people gathering around, some he recognized and some he didn't. "Now, you're a smart boy, and I'm sure you could see the odds here."
Admittedly, she was right for a change, and knew that he couldn't take them all.
Even if Professor X and the others were on the way, he was still alone, and he couldn't take them all.
Begrudgingly, he had to accept the fate before him, and reluctantly allowed Mystique take Rogue away from his arms.
"That's a good boy, you understand the role you're meant to play. That's why, you're quite intriguing to me, you always have been."
Mystique walked away with Rogue in her arms, the others slowly disappearing, leaving Jason alone in the park. Though, before Mystique was out of view, he called after her, something that he wished he could do so many times.
"How many lives are you going to ruin Mystique?" She didn't answer, and continued walking. "Like you ruined mine."
Mystique stopped, and looked back at Jason who stood there defiantly, and in the corner of her eye, there was a single tear being there.
Jason just stared at her, and Mystique stared right back at him, and opened her mouth to speak, but the cloaked figure landed next to her.
"Come along Mystique."
Mystique took a few seconds to contemplate what he said.
But then she nodded her head.
"…Right."
With that, Mystique walked away with the unconscious Rogue, leaving Jason in the park.
Jason took a few moments to collect himself, not wanting his emotions to overtake him.
He knew if he went back right now, something could erupt, and he didn't want to give Scott the satisfaction of getting under his skin.
When, he was ready, he took to the air, and returned to the others.
He flew over to the place where they were, and saw that they all had gathered in one place, even Kurt seemed to be alright now. Jason already knew what he was going to say, and he didn't much care to deal with Scott right now either.
"Jason! You're alright!"
Kitty rushed him, and attempted to hug him…but her powers seemed to work on her excitement, as she fell right through him, landing on the ground, or rather she would've but he grasped her arm just before she could, and pulled her to her feet.
"Geez, what's going on with that?"
Kitty laughed awkwardly, not sure how to proceed now.
"W-Well, that was like…s-so, what happened with Rogue?"
Jason lowered his eyes sadly.
"…Mystique came, with a metal guest, and took her away. Because she was with…company, I wasn't able to stop them."
Only Charles, Storm, and Wolverine knew what he was referring too, the others not aware of what he was talking about, and the adults of the group each understood what was going on now, and could see why he wouldn't be able to stop them, fighting all of them would've been suicide, and unlike some headstrong people that would've tried, Jason was practical enough to know when he was beaten, and to fight another day.
"So, you just let her go then?"
Scott prodded in, only for Jason to glare at him.
"I'm not really in the mood right now for your crap. If you want to go and fight them off, a few of the most powerful mutants around, be my guest. Go on, do it Scott. I don't mind, I'm sure that you probably wouldn't win anyway, I couldn't win either. And right now, they are probably-"
HUG!
Suddenly, from either side of him, Kurt, and Kitty both hugged onto him, something he immensely disliked.
""We're so glad you're okay!""
"I don't like human contact! G-Get off!"
They wouldn't release him however, and just kept a tight hold of him. He attempted to force them, but without truly hurting them, there wasn't a way for them to actually get released from his body, it was a difficult thing indeed.
Though his mind dragged him back to what happened with Mystique beforehand, his face slowly falling into a saddened scowl.
End chapter!
So, a little of Jason's past is, somewhat revealed. He seems to be acquainted with Magneto, and Mystique, but for reasons why…well, that'll be revealed in time. Though it was brief, Kitty and Taryn had a little stare off with one another. He was able to help Rogue out of her, power induced trip, hinting at his own problem with his powers, more on that later on. But yeah, Rogue appeared, and such, things went down, and Mystique ended up taking her away, for now.
After reading everyone's suggestions, I have to happily thank you! They were all great, and if I can, I'll work them into the stories. But for definite, I can say Deadpool is going to appear, he'll know Wolverine, being part of Weapon X and all, and he'll also know Jason too before they 'meet' in this part of the timeline. But, how they know one another...well, it shall all be revealed eventually! Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy will also appear, in a different part of the story, and the rest from there, at least the ones that I think would be good, so look forward to that~
Next time, is time for episode four, showing Jason has a different side to him, at least a side which hasn't been shown yet. Until next time, thanks for reading!
