X men Learning Control
Summary: Basically the beginning of Movie two. The scene where Johns lighter gets stolen and he gets mad and uses his power to scare the other kid. And Logan steps into his dad shoes.
Chapter three: Tough love.
Bobby had just gotten done telling Rogue about the news while Pyro listened and played with his lighter flipping it open and shut. They were then approached by two teen boys around Pyro's age.
"Hey can I have a light?" One of them asked.
This got all their attention.
Bobby shook his head No at John. His lighter was his source of Power and it wasn't suppose to be used to light a cigarette.
So John pretended like he hadn't heard the guy but he continued to play with his lighter.
Meanwhile Jean who had been explaining something to the other children stopped suddenly.
"What's wrong Jean?" Scott asked.
"Something's happening in the food court. Rogue Bobby and John." Jean said as she looked at Logan and they all headed over to see what was going on.
"Man why you being such a dick? I just asked if my buddy could have a light what are you deaf? Will you give him a light?" the kid asked.
John closed his lighter "Nope sorry can't help you there." John said but before he realized what had happened the guy had taken his lighter.
John got up but was stopped by the other boy getting in his way "What are you gonna do? Suddenly your not so tough." he said as his friend light his cigarette.
"I wouldn't be too sure about that." John said dangerously he focused on the light cigarette and then he winked at which point the cigarette went up in flames and the kids coat caught on fire too.
Bobby moved instantly he grabbed his brother and yanked him away "What the hell did you have to do that for! It's not funny John!" Bobby said as his brother laughed.
Then Bobby held out his hand and frost came from it putting out the fire and then the entire room froze.
Rogue got up "Bobby what did you do?" she asked.
"Don't look at me I didn't do this."he said honestly.
"No. I did." they heard the professor say and they each cringed a little.
Logan and the others showed up about this time.
Logan saw the kid covered in ice and asked "What happened?"
"That guy stole John's lighter to light his cigarette and John got mad about it and mad the cigarette and the boy catch on fire. Bobby put the fire out." Rogue explained.
"You set that kid on fire?" Logan asked.
"He took my lighter!" John tried to defend himself.
"I don't care what he did! It was still wrong." Logan said.
"Oh so he can just steal from me and I have to deal with it?" John asked.
"If you hadn't been showing off he wouldn't have taken your lighter. You were teasing them. You should have just gotten up and come back to the science exhibit with the rest of us." Professor Xavier said.
"Okay I get it." John said annoyed.
"We need to get back to the mansion." Xavier said.
In Logan's office.
John sat in a chair and Bobby stood leaning against the wall.
"I get it." John repeated again.
"Do you? What do you get John? That you could have killed that kid? That these are defenseless people that you attacked? You should have just walked away." Logan said.
"Would you have walked away?" Bobby countered in his brothers defense.
"Look if your in real danger then fine use your powers. But that wasn't the case this time. I only use my claws when there is real danger. What you did...you did because you got mad at the kid. Two wrongs don't make a right kid. You getting even for him taking your lighter doesn't add up. Now since this all started because of your lighter I see only one way to settle this. Your grounded. Give me your lighter." Logan said holding out his hand.
"What?" John panicked.
"Logan you can't do that! That's his only power source. He'll be defenseless if you take that!" Bobby protested.
"Sorry kid. But I gotta punish you somehow." Logan said.
John reluctantly handed over his lighter. Logan put it in his pocket "One week then you can have it back. Now go to your room." Logan said.
John got up and slunk to his room slamming the door.
This was so unfair! He was just defending himself.
Bobby came in joining him in the room they shared.
"Look it's not completely your fault. I practically told you not to give him your lighter. I only did it because that's your source of power. Used for when your in danger. But you were sitting there playing with it. If you hadn't been playing with it they wouldn't have approached us at all. You still didn't have to act the way you did. Like it was all some kind of game to you. I mean you set him on fire and then laughed about it. Using your power to hurt people is wrong." Bobby said.
"yeah I know that but they made me mad. I don't need a third lecture Bobby." John said.
"I didn't come here to lecture you. Here." Bobby said as he headed for his desk and opened a drawer and took out a lighter and tossed it to John.
"What are you doing? Why do you have a lighter?" John asked confused.
"Look I'm not gonna have my brother going around unprotected. Your power is your only way to defend yourself. Frankly I think Logan should have chose another way to punish you. Just don't have it out playing with it. Keep on you. But keep it hidden. I know how much of a security blanket that is for you. Your safety is more important to me then what Logan will think about this. I don't care if he gets mad at me. He should have thought that through more. Your vulnerable without your power. It'll be less work for me if you can protect yourself." Bobby said with a smirk.
John smiled back. "Big brother instincts kicking in?" he asked.
Bobby continued to smile "Looks like it." Bobby said with a grin.
John nodded and then shook his head.
Just great! They had been brothers for less then five hours and already Bobby was in over protective big brother mode.
John put the lighter in his pocket and then laid on the bed starring at the ceiling.
"Turn on some music. Three days grace." John said to Bobby
Bobby turned on the CD that John wanted to listen to. And they both sat listening to the CD until dinner time.
To be continued...
Next time: The school is attacked and Bobby Logan and Rogue head out to Bobby's house and John uses his powers angry that a police man shot his father in the head.
