A/N: Let's start off with replies to reviews!

corbsxx: I'm glad you enjoy it! ^^

Snow leopard freak: Hm... That actually was an idea, but I'm not too fond of his character at all. Quite frankly, I'd be scared all to hell if I met Victor.

Sweetdisposition19: Same here. More remarks from Wade this chapter should make you happy. :)

Bdbelley: Bolt's always cute! -squee- He's got a good part in this chapter this time around.

So anyhoo, I just wanted to show Cassie interacting with the team in this chapter. Sorry if it seems cut off at the end. ^^;; Oh, and the idea with hearing feedback from Chris was like my first idea for this story. Heh. I thought it'd be interesting since he's the technopath and all... Yeah... Enjoy!

Chapter 4: Abilities

The meeting ended and everyone went separate ways. Victor was the first one out the door she noticed. 'Hm… He seems touchy. I'll steer clear of him.' Cassie thought everyone else was exceptionally nice though. They all smiled and welcomed her. 'Even if some said more than others.'

Cassie was last out of the meeting room, having to go over a few things with Stryker like answering questions and telling him all she knew about her abilities. But after that, he was free as a bird.

Walking to her room, she saw the cowboy-hatted John appear outside the door across from hers. She was a bit shocked at first and jumped. He smiled and said,"Didn't mean to startle ya."

She laughed and said, "It's okay. So you can…?"

"Teleport," he finished her sentence. Cassie gave a nod. "I jus' wanna apologize for Victor."

"Why?"

John frowned. "He's still touchy about Logan leaving."

"Who's Logan?"

"Logan's the one you replaced. His brother," he told her.

"So I shouldn't count on him being nice?"

"Tha's right."

Cassie just scoffed a little and said, "Thanks I guess." She went to go into her room when John stopped her.

"Why don't you come hang out with us?" he asked. She looked over her shoulder curiously at him. "Room at the end of the hall across from the meetin' room." John turned and began walking down in said direction.

Cassie went into her room and pulled off her scarf. 'Don't wanna look like a complete freak.' She tossed the scarf on the little bed next to her suitcase. 'Maybe the gloves too…' Cassie knew the gloves being off would be worse. 'Someone could bump into me or something. Either way, I'm weird.' She sat on the bed, ready to admit defeat when she remembered most of the team members weren't mean. A majority gave her a smile. They even said hello. 'Maybe it won't be so bad.'

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Cassie stood in front of the door to the room. 'Should I…knock?' With hesitation, she knocked on the door. For a number of seconds, Cassie stood there wondering why she knocked. 'Probably the weirdest thing I've ever done.'

The door opened and there stood Wade Wilson. "What are you knocking for?" he asked.

"I…uh…"

"You're apart of this team," Wade laughed.

She smiled a little. "Sorry." She walked in and found that the place looked like a small rec room. There was a pinball machine, a vending machine, and a small television; along with two couches facing the television. "It's homey," Cassie said. She recognized John at the pinball machine. Wade walked over and plopped down across one couch. On the other were two guys. 'Chris and Fred?' The one was eating a bag of chips; and the other was reading a book.

The one eating the chips looked up at her. "Hi Cassie," he said.

"Fred, right?" He nodded and she said, "Hi."

Wade sat up and patted the spot next to him. "Come, sit, share. Tell us about yourself."

Cassie smiled lightly and glanced down at the floor as she sat. When she looked up, Fred was looking at her curiously and the other guy, whom she assumed was Chris, put his book down and was giving her the same look. "Um…well…" 'What do I say? There must be something they want to know since they asked…' "What do you wanna know?"

"Height, blood type, shoe size. You know, the basics," Wade said.

Cassie said, "five foot three, not sure, and eight and a half."

Her comment earned laughs from Wade and Chris. Fred seemed more interested in his bag of chips. He got up as he crushed the bag and walked to John's side. Cassie looked at him oddly. "Don't take it personally," Chris said.

"He's a little slow," Wade added.

She nodded and looked at Chris. "So…uh, what do you do? I know Wade's got his swords…"

"Me? Oh okay…" The lights flickered on and off, and the pinball machine went crazy.

"Bradley, knock that off. You're messin' up my name," John said.

Cassie held back a laugh. "That's cool." She saw the book at his side and noticed he was about to say something. "Can I see your book?"

"Sure," he said as he went to pick it up.

Cassie was faster though. The book moved on its own, gliding its way gently through the air to land on her lap. "Thanks," she smiled. "Oh, I love Sherlock Holmes."

She looked up and saw the look of interest on Chris' face. "That was bloody awesome," he said.

"I'm going to half to agree with you," Wade agreed. He seemed to be looking at John and Fred. "Yo! You two see what this girl can do?"

"It's really cool," Chris chimed in.

Cassie blushed a little at their comments. 'Nobody's ever called my ability cool. What of the other one though…' "They're not the coolest powers in the world. Teleporting and…what Chris does is great too," she said.

"I'm called a technopath. Weird name, right?"

"I guess?" she snickered. Cassie decided, on a whim, to open her mind up to Chris' thoughts. 'Just for a moment. Then to Wade's. Don't wanna intrude.' She watched him intently and heard something.

SSKRREEEE!

It sounded like feedback. Cassie blocked him off and winced in pain. "Damn it…" Wade and Chris looked at her with concern. "Sorry, it's just…Chris I heard feedback in your mind."

"That's why you winced? Sorry," he said solemnly, "I'm keeping the pinball machine on for John."

"Ooh! Ooh! Read my mind!" Wade begged.

Cassie looked at Wade, focusing. It took her a minute to pick up his thoughts.

Bradley's short. Are you reading my mind yet?

She laughed and said, "You think Bradley is short and yes, I did."

"Hey," Chris said, scowling at Wade.

"It's the truth. Cassie's prolly taller than you."

She just smiled. 'Well this'll be fun.'