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Sean Malloy-1 – I'm glad that you are enjoying this fan-fiction… as for when did Gambit join the X-Men… it will be revealed in future chapters.
The Uncanny R-Man – hey dude… how's it going? I'm really glad that you think this story is very good. As for your comment about Gambit and Jubilee looking a lot like their comic book counterparts, I actually had no choice in the matter. I mean, think about it, Jubilee had only a handful of scenes in the X-Men Evolution show and Gambit was there only for a few episodes. Not really enough to know everything there is to know about a character. This is why I had to rely on what I knew about their character profiles and personality from the comic books… with a bit of my own twists thrown in… for example in the case of their origins. Since the show didn't spend much time in explaining the origins of the characters… I can put my own twist to it in order to meet the story's criteria. Cool huh? Hehe. Anyways… I hope you'll keep on reading this. Enjoy.
JA Baker – hey man… thanks for reading and reviewing my story. I'm sorry if you thought I took much time introducing the characters of Buffy, but that was somewhat unavoidable. As a fan-fiction writer, I know very well how much writers are tempted to toy with the characters of one show and basically mould them into their own image. I just wanted to make sure everyone who reads this fan-fiction know that I tried my best to avoid such a thing and that their favourite characters will be acting exactly the way they would have expected the characters to act were this the original show. Thanks again for reading this story. Hope you enjoy the rest.
RogueFanKC – hey… thanks very much for reviewing. You know… I just finished reading the latest chapter of your For Truth, Justice, and the Last cup of BA's Coffee. I think I left a page long review. I just love that story. Or any story that comes out of your head. Hehe. Anyways… I'm glad you see a lot of potential for this story. As for Jubilee seeming a little OC… well… like I was telling Uncanny R-Man… Jubilee had just a few scenes in the X-Men Evolution show… and therefore I had to take the liberty of taking as much as possible from the comic-verse as well as throw a bit of my own twists and turn into her character so that she fit the criteria of the story. Hope this won't keep you from enjoying the story. If it however looks like I'm going overboard with any character… please mail me and let me know. I'd rather fix a problem as it appears than let my story suffer in the end for it. Thanks again for reviewing. Take care. Enjoy the latest chapter.
Dreamweaver – hey man… thanks for saying the last chapter managed to 'ding' your interest. Now if the third chapter was going to be a decider on whether you'll continue to read this story or not… then I think I might just loose you as a reader. Cause, the thing is I like to take my time with my stories. The first few chapters will always deal with my characters… who they are, what they are, where they are, how they are… etc. I need to address a lot of issues about the characters and make sure they are all settled in for the ride I'm about to take them through. Hehe. Anyways… I hope even if you find this story progressing a little slowly, you'll keep on reading it. I'll guarantee that in the end… you won't be disappointed.
Whylime – hey… thanks for taking the time to read and reviewing my fic. And thank you for pointing out the mistakes I'm making in the writing of the story. My first language is not English… though I do have a very good command of the language, but sometimes I just end up making a few mistakes regardless of how hard I try to avoid them. But let me know in the future when you find something stylistically wrong with the way my story is written. It would help me improve my work as well as make sure I don't end up making the same mistake in the future. And as for Buffyverse's take on people born with an X-Gene… well… just stick around and find out exactly how much Giles knows about mutants. Take care. Enjoy.
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Lucinda – well… whether Jubilee is going to be in for a shock or not… you're just going to have to wait for chapter 4 to find out. Hehe. Why chapter 4? Just read this newest chapter and find out.
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Chapter 3: First Impression?
Dawn Summers had been flipping through the different channels on the television that had been provided into her and Giles's room in search of something… anything good to watch. In the end she settled on an old episode of the Friends TV Series and though she had seen the third season episode probably a hundred times over before… she still couldn't help but smile here and there at the different antics of the characters on the small screen.
She momentarily glanced at the door and wondered what was taking Giles so long. It had been nearly fifteen minutes since he had stepped out of the room to make the call to Sunnydale and see if everyone was alright or not. Not to mention, check in with Willow and find out if she had narrowed down the present address of the potential slayer. worn out as she was, she would have liked nothing better than to crawl into bed and snooze at least till the next apocalypse, but she had made a promise to herself that she was in some ways going to be helpful with the recruitment of this particular potential and she was not going to take any breaks until they had found the girl, spoken to her, explained things to her, and quite hopefully, brought her back to Sunnydale with her.
As she mused over what the girl would be like and how she was going to introduce herself and Giles to her… not to mention how they were going to have the talk about demons and vampires and apocalypses without sounding like escaped mental patients… the door to the motel room swung open and Rupert Giles walked in deep in thought.
Dawn eyed the expression on Giles's face as he greeted her with an automatic smile that never reached his eyes and thinking only the worst… jumped out of bed… literally and stammered out, "Giles… w-what's wrong? Is everyone alright?"
Giles eyed the noticeably anxious teenager and instantly shook his head to clear away any negative thoughts the younger Summers may have been having at that moment. Dawn visibly relaxed as she let out a deep breath in relief and finally asked how things were back in Sunnydale and if they had an address of the potential yet.
The older Englishman moved into the room and flopped down on his own bed as he told Dawn that everyone was alright back in Sunnydale and that Buffy said she should keep in mind to by no means go outside, especially at night without a jacket or a coat or something of the sorts, as the East Coast tends to be a lot more colder than the West Coast where Sunnydale was located.
Dawn just rolled her eyes at her sister's overprotective habits and at that last statement before moving to take a seat on her own bed opposite to Giles's. "So," she started as she faced the older Englishman, "did Willow find out which school the potential was staying at?"
"Umm... yes," Giles affirmed, "she did indeed."
Dawn, once again noticing the slight hesitation in Giles's tone became curious as to what was going on as well as a little concerned and therefore asked, "Giles… what's wrong?"
Internally however, she was hoping that nothing had happened to the potential slayer. Losing someone they had spent so much time and effort to find would perhaps appear as their first real defeat in this ongoing battle against the First Evil.
Giles sighed. He looked up to see the concerned gaze of the younger Summers on him and tried to think how he was going to tell the teenager that the girl they had traveled roughly nine hours to locate was living with in all probability the most recognized assemblage of heroes known the world over. How was he going to explain to her that after listening to what Willow had found from her investigation on what the mutant band of superheroes… the X-Men were capable of… he had come to the conclusion that the girl… Jubilation Lee… was safe and sound exactly where she was at that moment? How was he going to put in plain words… that they will not be meeting up with the girl and will most definitely not be asking her to come back to Sunnydale with them?
Then he decided that the best way was the British way... to be straightforward and to be blunt.
"Willow did find the potential… she's safe and we also have an address," Giles started and Dawn immediately got up saying, "So, what're we waiting for… lets go and talk to her."
The old Watcher held up his hand to stop Dawn from heading towards the door. "Well… uh… it's not really that simple." That did not come out blunt… he had to remind himself… and neither did it come out British.
Dawn frowned as her sister's mentor said that last statement. When Giles asked Dawn to take a seat, the younger Summers did so reluctantly. The older man looked at the look on Dawn's face and finally realized why Buffy always called the Brits dodgy… because… in all honesty, he was finding himself acting completely dodgy at that moment.
"Wow!" It was the only word she could think of at that moment that did justice to the information Willow had provided via Giles about the young potential.
An orphan taken in by heroes known the world over, learning their ways and living with them. It all just sounded like one fantastic tale meant to be printed and sold like one of those best-sellers like the Harry Potter books or Lord of The Ring.
She took in a deep breath, thought of some other way she could respond to what Giles had just told her and simply repeated the word, "wow!"… Once again. And then she frowned when she realized she was starting to think like Andrew. She reminded herself that she was going to have to stop or rather minimize hanging around the self-proclaimed former villain… though nerd describes him better… once they got back home. Obviously his 'nerdiness'... if there was ever such a word… was rubbing off on her. But then again, it was not as though anyone else had time for her. Everyone was in some ways or another busy planning for the upcoming and inevitable confrontation against the First Evil.
"Yes," Giles smiled slightly… completely missing the expression of sadness that had passed over Dawn's face as the thought of how coming to Bayville to recruit this Jubilation Lee was one of the first time she had actually felt as though she finally found a place… a role… albeit a small role but a role nonetheless to play in this war. Dawn shook out of her reverie as Giles finished saying, "It is a very fascinating tale indeed."
"I mean… if we weren't already used to dealing with the unnatural… I would have had a really hard time digesting this story," Dawn… quickly getting into the conversation declared sarcastically… something which was not lost on Giles.
They sat in quiet contemplation of what they had discovered about the potential for a few minutes. Dawn had been told everything. Not only about the young potential… but also Giles's view on why they should just leave the girl alone as in his opinion she was safest where she was… with the X-Men. The mutant band of heroes already had problems of their own to deal with; the last thing they needed was to get them involved in a battle against the 'real' forces of darkness. But after much thought and consideration… Dawn Summers couldn't bring her to agree with Giles's decision to leave the girl alone.
"Giles," she spoke up as the older Englishman turned his attention to the young girl, "I still think we should go and speak to her."
"Dawn…" Giles started but the younger Summers just held up her hand so that she would be allowed to explain herself. And the elderly man nodded and just waited for her to continue.
"Giles… think about it… I know you think she is safe staying with the X-men… but I think she deserves the right to know what may happen to her," Dawn paused for a moment to see if her words were having any effect on the older Englishman. She sighed when she saw her words had achieved very little result.
"Dawn," Giles started, "I told you… I do not want the X-Men involved in our battle."
"Why not?" Dawn nearly shouted out but calmed herself before she did or say anything which the Watcher may consider disrespectful. "I mean… we sure as hell can use the help."
Giles glared at the younger Summers for a brief instant for her use of language which was met with a somewhat guilty look before he stated his reasons. " Dawn," he started again, "the reason I do not want them involved in our fight Dawn… is," he paused for a second to think how he was going to place his thoughts into words before finally saying, "The thing with demons Dawn… once you start fighting them… once you know of their existence… there is no turning back. You'll be fighting against demonic creatures and otherworldly beings for as long as you live. You will always have to be careful about any and all kind of demonic threats… and such." He let his words sink in before finally asking the young teenager. "Do you really think we have the right to impose that kind of life on anyone?"
Dawn swallowed the lump in her throat before lowering her eyes to the floor and finally shaking her head saying "no".
Satisfied, Giles was about to turn his attention to the television when Dawn brought his attention back on her by saying, "But… I still think we should contact her and let her know exactly what is going on."
When it looked as though Giles was about to argue… again, Dawn just looked at him pleadingly to stop the older Englishman from saying anything and requested with her eyes that he hear her out.
"Think about it Giles, ok… we don't want the X-Men involved… fine by me. But the girl needs to know… in case the First Evil sends its bringers or followers for her. I think we owe her that much." When Dawn saw that she was breaking through Giles's defenses… even though it was just a little, she pressed on. "lets say for example we go back tomorrow… without talking to the girl, and after we leave," she paused for a second before saying something that was already making bile rise up in her throat, "something happens to the girl… maybe she's attacked… or…," she paused once again, "killed." She took a deep breath before stating her point, "Do you really think the X-Men will just let that go? Giles… they are supposed to be heroes for crying out loud… they are going to track down each and every lead they could find just to get to the culprits." She looked directly into the eyes of the older Englishman and said, "at least… this way… if anything happens, they will know where and what to look for." Dawn finally stood up from her seated position on the bed before stating, "I think it is the least we can do for them," she smiled at the older Englishman before saying, "from one family of heroes to another."
Giles looked at the young teenager and suddenly realized... Dawn Summers had grown up. And he had completely missed it. Just about a year he was not around and the girl whom they had to save from getting turned by a vampire just last Halloween… had grown up into a mature woman. He didn't know whether to feel sad, that the girl had to grow up that quickly or proud because he could almost see the person she was becoming. As he was contemplating this, his mind went over everything Dawn had pointed out. He sighed in defeat when he realized she had a few crucial points.
He finally got up from the bed and looked at the young teenager in front before shrugging his shoulders and saying, "well… I guess having a second front ready to take up the fight in case we fail will be…" he never got to finish his sentence as Dawn already knowing what his statement meant pulled him into a tight hug before finally letting go. Silent communication passed between the two who… though not biologically related, were in more ways father and daughter than most people would think of. Within the next few minutes, they had already stepped out of their motel and had already hailed a cab and were on their way to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
The duo arrived at the gates of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters about thirty minutes from the time they left their motel room, and found that the Taxi driver was more than content to just seize his fare from them and be on his way after casting a most disgusted look at the mansion. As far away as he possibly could from the school which in his twisted opinion probably housed nothing more than people who probably had no right to exist in the first place. Dawn and Giles may spend half the time of their lives battling demons and monsters of all sorts, they were however, not ignorant about how half the people in the world viewed people born with the mutant gene… even people who have used their powers for the benefit of others like the X-Men.
"Gee," Dawn commented as she watched the cab's taillights fade away in the distance, "wonder what he'll do if he ever knew about real demons and vampires."
"Let's hope he never does," Giles said as he too stared at the disappearing tail of the cab. He finally shook his head before the both of them turned their sights on to the large mansion they could see in the distance looming over everything. It was beyond a shadow of a doubt a majestic looking structure. Quiet possibly one of the best they had ever laid eyes upon. Giles saw the intercom at the side of the gate and pressed the buzzer twice before waiting for someone to answer it. A few seconds later a female voice could be heard over the intercom as the person greeted, "good evening, how may we help?"
Giles bent down to speak into the intercom, although there really was no need for it as he explained, "Miss… My name is Rupert Giles and I have with me Dawn Summers who happens to be a family friend of mine… I am extremely sorry for bothering you at this late hour… but we came here all the way from Los Angeles and we were hoping we could speak to a Jubilation Lee. I believe she is a student living at your school."
"She is indeed," the woman at the other end could be heard admitting. "Please state why you wish to speak to the child and I will go and see if she is available at the moment."
"Unfortunately what I have to discuss is of a most private matter," Giles said letting through as much regret as he could through his voice. "But I assure you it is imperative that we speak to Miss Jubilation Lee tonight. We are in fact leaving Bayville and heading back to Los Angeles at daybreak tomorrow. We just need about fifteen minutes of Ms Lee's time."
There was a pause before finally the female voice at the other end answered, "Jubilation Lee is out with a friend at this instant… but you may come in and have a seat. The headmaster of the institute would like to speak with you."
And with that, the gates of the most well-known haven for mutants in the world opened and both Giles and Dawn exchanged a somewhat nervous look before taking a step onto the institute grounds.
As they walked up to the main doors, they were surprised to see that none of the children or students they had expected to see were anywhere in sight. Well, it was most likely that they were all indoors watching some of their favourite shows. That reminded Dawn that she was missing a good show on NBC. As they approached the large front doors, it opened to reveal a beautiful African woman coming out to welcome them. Both Giles and Dawn were… however… a little stupefied at the appearance of the woman. After taking in the woman's perfect features and elegant white hair, the only word the two could think of at that moment which did the woman justice was 'goddess'.
"Welcome to the Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters," the woman greeted them with a polite smile. "I am Ororo Monroe."
"Good evening Ma'am," Giles greeted the woman in return as he shook her hand. "My name is Rupert Giles, and this is Dawn Summers," he finished gesturing towards Dawn who just smiled and waved a hand in greeted at the African woman.
Ororo smiled back at the teenager before asking them to follow her into the headmaster's office. As they walked behind the beautiful woman, both Dawn and Giles couldn't help themselves as they took in the sights inside the mansion, from the rare paintings to statues at each and every corner. But then noticed a few rough patches here and there, and places where there were signs of recent construction done and wondered what had caused them. Ororo stopped in front of a double door and before she could raise her hands to knock, a very cultured voice called out from the other side and asked for the trio to enter. Both Dawn and Giles exchanged a curious glance at this but shrugged it off as nothing before finally being led into an eloquently decorated office with a bald but pleasant looking man smiling at the both of them from behind a large desk.
It was when the man rolled out from around the desk in a wheelchair did they become aware of the man's handicap. He held out his hand to shake Giles's hand as he introduced himself, "Good Evening, I am Professor Charles Xavier, headmaster of this Institute".
Rupert Giles shook the man's hand and introduced himself before the Professor turned to shake Dawn's hand as well. After introductions were made and Giles and Dawn took their seats at the front of the table with the Professor taking his place behind the desk again and Ororo just standing somewhere to the side… some light conversation began. The Professor asked Giles whether he would like some tea or not… which Giles appreciatively accepted and Ororo left the room to bring the drinks. As soon as Ororo was out of the room, the Professor turned to look at Giles and at long last asked, "So, Mr Giles… why is it that you need to speak with Jubilation Lee… if you don't mind my asking?"
Before Giles could say anything about how what he needed to say was only for Jubilation Lee to hear, the Professor held up a hand to prevent him from doing so and explained, "Mr Giles, as you very well know… I am at the moment Jubilation Lee's legal guardian in every sense… therefore anything you have to say to her, I am sorry to say… you will need to run it by me first."
Giles hesitated for a second before smiling forcefully and responding politely, "I wish it was that simple a thing to discuss."
"Which is why I would like you to run it by me first," the Professor stated. He paused for a moment before adding in somewhat of a solemn tone, "The last one year has been very hard on young Jubilation". To which Giles nodded his head in understanding as the Professor continued, "It took us a while… but we were able to bring Jubilee out of her self-imposed shell. The very last thing I would want her to go through would be to hear something which will just make her retreat into that very shell again."
Giles took in those words and reflected mutely to himself for a few seconds when Dawn asked something completely out of the blue to the man behind the desk, "So, can I ask you something?" when the Professor gestured for Dawn to continue, Dawn asked, "are you a mutant as well?"
The Professor just smiled and said, "Yes Dawn, I am indeed."
To this Dawn simply smiled and said "Cool".
"You know," Dawn stated excitedly, "I've never met a mutant before, so… umm… what kind of powers do you have, if you don't mind my asking?"
The Professor smiled at the slightly thrilled youngster and hesitated… if merely for a flash before declaring, "I am a telepath". This made both Giles and Dawn a little stiff but the Professor assured them both by saying, "please… do not alarm yourself. I do not go into the minds of other individuals without their permission… unless of course the situation left me with no choice." He leaned forward and whispered conspiratorially… yet with a slight amount of amusement, "If I did that all the time, do you really think you'd actually need to tell me anything."
Dawn smiled at the elderly man and decided to put her trust in him… for some reason, just looking into the man's eyes made her want to tell him everything about her life back in Sunnydale, her problems, her fears, her doubts, everything. 'Damn, he must make one heck of a headmaster,' Dawn mused.
At that precise moment, Ororo Monroe came back into the room with a tray of tea and some cookies which she offered to Dawn. "I called and asked Jubilee to come back to the institute as soon as she is done… apparently on the way back from the mall she had a craving for some of the Ice-cream from Haagen-Dazs… and she also needed to pick up some movies for the other children to enjoy over the weekend… she should be back in about fifteen minutes," Ororo mentioned with a smile as she took a seat herself at one corner.
"So Mr Giles," the Professor asked as they both drank tea. "What exactly do you do?"
"Between jobs at the moment actually," Giles said with a smile. This wasn't exactly that far from the truth. The Watcher's Council may not formally be around any longer, but he was still Buffy's last official watcher, and it seems that he had just gotten himself back into the thick of things. He wondered for a brief second how a world he had retired from kept pulling him back inside. Looked as though the fates were trying to tell him he will probably always be needed in this fight.
They talked for a little bit more with the Professor explaining the reasons behind him opening the school where mutants could learn to use their powers for the good of mankind. He seemed genuinely interested in helping these kids and Giles could tell that a few years ago, he wouldn't have been so freely talking about what exactly went on in this school, but ever since the exposure of mutants to the general public, this institute has held back very little on the fact that this school was indeed some form of sanctuary for mutants. Not to mention the home of the now world renowned mutant super-hero team known as the X-Men. Giles could however tell that there were a few things the Professor and Ororo Monroe were keeping to themselves but decided that everyone had a right to keep their secrets. Finally after some idle chat, the Professor once again brought the matter of why the two individuals from Sunnydale were in Bayville seeking Jubilation Lee. Giles didn't want to take the chance of saying something to cover why they were really there up and having the Professor pick up on it, therefore he decided on the next course of action, "I think I should explain everything when Jubilation Lee gets here."
The Professor though seeming a little reluctant finally nodded his head in agreement. He still wanted to find out exactly what it was the two individuals wanted to speak to Jubilee about before letting them talk to her but it seems as though the Englishman seated opposite to him seemed determined to only let Jubilee know what it was they were here to say.
"Then I hope you wouldn't mind we both sitting in when you are having this conversation with Jubilation Lee," the Professor suggested and even though he could tell that Giles was having an internal debate about whether the Professor should be privy to the information he was carrying, a sigh made however told the Professor that the man had agreed, albeit a bit reluctantly, to let the two adults sit there with Jubilation Lee while he had his say.
The Professor then smiled at the Englishman before looking over both the shoulders of Dawn and Giles at the locked office door and saying, "looks as though you may not have to wait that long… come in Jubilee."
The door swung open and both Rupert Giles and Dawn turned to greet Jubilation Lee who was in the middle of saying something like, "you know… it still freaks me out every time you do that."
Both Rupert Giles and Dawn saw the teenager, and Jubilation Lee saw Rupert Giles and Dawn, and both parties couldn't help themselves from letting their jaws hit the floor.
Jubilee was however quicker to recover than the two from Sunnydale as she put her hands on her hips, glared at the older Englishman she recognised from the mall and said, "Hey… it's the queue-jumper."
"YOU!" Giles nearly shouted out as he saw the all too familiar Chinese American girl with the familiar bright yellow trench coat and that annoying chewing gum in her mouth from the food court standing in front of him. He then turned to give Dawn a 'this is your entire fault' look to which Dawn just shrugged confusedly and asked "what?"
Both the Professor and Ororo shared a cocked-eyebrow look with each other before turning their attention towards Giles and asking in unison, "queue-jumper?"
To Be Continued...
Oh Yeah… what Giles thought would be his first meeting with Jubilation Lee, is turning out to be his second. Sorry for ending this chapter in a cliff-hanger. But I wanted Giles and Dawn's meeting with Jubilation Lee to be different than that of that meeting they just had with Professor X and Storm. And I'm sorry if anyone thinks this story is progressing at a very slow pace. The word document that contains the entire plot of the story has about 67 bullet points that need to be addressed as this story progresses. Trust me when I say this, even I wouldn't want to read this story if just one of these points were not addressed through the course of the story.
Anyways, next Chapter… Dawn gets to meet a few of the members of the X-Men… plus a few of the New Mutants. Also… coming up in the next chapter… the talk will take place… no… not that talk. The talk where Giles makes the 'one girl in all the world yadda yadda yadda' speech. How will Jubilee react to it? More importantly, how will the Professor and Storm react to this? Will the professor refer Giles and Dawn to the same mental institution that Wanda was kept at? Will Gambit try to flirt with Dawn only to get thrown into wall by Rogue? Find out next chapter coming to you in another week or so.
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