Disclaimer: I do not own X-Men. I simply own Jamie and Rahab, one whom you've met and the other who you shall meet very, very soon.

Author's Note: In this chapter, I do that whole screw with reality thing again and I mention a group that hasn't been around until very recently, but I felt that they were the best group for what I have planned in the next few chapters. Please forgive me for pushing up their creation. I'll deal with the consequences of it later. I hope you also forgive how short this chapter is. It's kind of a transition chapter. Good stuff will happen in the next one so I think my muse decided to compensate by making this one, well, meh.

Jeanniebird;; And don't worry, I shall explain the whole violation of Xavier Protocols. Just gotta get Joshua and Hank alone first. Maybe in the next chapter I can manage that. And don't worry, I figured out what Jamie did and why Forge doesn't wanna see him. Hehe, poor abused Forge. And yeah it's not so much telepathy as their minds are so similiar that they can feel each other. And don't worry I have a thing for Jamie with the whole talking issue. Hehe, but that will come in time.

Guest;; Thanks! I rather like the idea myself.


Hank, Piotr, and Ororo were the only ones in the Professor's office when they arrived. Logan looked around the room and frowned. "Where's Chuck?"

"He's just getting the last member of our little get together," Hank explained leaning back in his chair. Kurt and Joshua strode over to one part of the room and took seats "Until then, I'd like to hear about this travesty that Forge was lamenting earlier."

Joshua groaned and pressed a hand to his face, the black smudge standing out on the back of it as Logan and Jamie laughed. "You did it, you explain it," Josh insisted.

Logan shrugged. "Jamie might have forgotten to stop when a simulation ended. And he may have found his way into the control room where he thought that Forge and the panels were actually chew toys."

A wicked grin curved Jamie's lips while the other four people sighed heavily. "And here I thought Forge was exaggerating when he said something tried to eat the danger room," Hank said shaking his head. "Did you at least patch him up Joshua?"

The golden boy snorted. "Yes and he whined the whole time. You would have thought he was dying form the way he went on."

"The Danger Room is very precious to Forge. Perhaps you should apologize for your attack," Ororo suggested as she leaned back and looked between Jamie and Logan who both at least had the decency to flush a pale shade of red as they looked away.

An awkward silence grew in the room as the six mutants found themselves with no change of conversation to ease the tension that their last conversation had created. The door opened several minutes later, saving them from themselves and bringing in Anna Marie. Charles Xavier looked around the room with a gentle smile. "I am glad to see that you are all here," he greeted the room as Anna Marie closed the door behind him and moved to lean against one of the window frames.

"So what's the deal Chuck?" Logan asked crossing his arms and planting himself firmly at the back of the room. "You don't usually call group therapy meetings."

Charles moved his chair forward until he had placed himself at his desk. He pulled up a map of a small portion of Pennsylvania, a dot stuck in what had to be the middle of nowhere. "That is Neudorf, Pennsylvania. It is home to a population of about 234 people. However, very recently, there has been a surge of MRD activity in the area. I used Cerebro and finally managed to pinpoint the location. It's a little farmhouse situated just South of the town surrounded by... well," The professor gestured to the map as it zoomed into the area. The house was literally surrounded by dirt and concrete.

Joshua leaned forward and rested his elbows on his knees. "You think there's a mutant in that house and the MRD somehow found out about him or her," Joshua said. "Alright, but why call all of us here?"

"To assist our fellow mutant of course," Charles said easily. "Because of the MRD presence, I feel it best that more than two or three people be sent in. Hank has been given instructions as to the running of the school during my absence though I should hope we won't meet with too many troubles on the way."

"You're coming?" Logan asked surprised.

"Of course," Charles replied. "I have my reasons Logan. I want Rogue and Storm to cover us from the air. Jamie will be staying in the car with me. Kurt, you, Piotr, and Logan will be going to the door and speaking with the family."

Logan nodded in understanding. Now it made perfect sense for the professor to come. Someone had to keep the humans from realizing just who they were talking to. "Than I finally get a free day?" Joshua asked hopefully.

Charles gave the younger male an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry, but no Joshua. We don't know what state this mutant will be in when we find him or her. I know very little about the situation honestly and because of that I don't want to take any chances. But you won't have to babysit Jamie or Logan if that's what you mean."

Joshua considered that for a moment before shrugging. It was good enough for him. You had to take what you could get and since he hadn't been given the opportunity to not worry about the two men in front of him, he rather liked the thought of a day of only having to worry about himself...for a few hours.

"When are you wantin' us to leave?" Rogue finally spoke up. Joshua had almost forgotten that the rather temperamental woman was still in the room.

"Two hours," Charles said with a nod. "That should give you all enough time to get ready." He surveyed them all and was glad to see that there was no dissension. They would likely have enough to work through without arguing amongst themselves. "I'll see you all downstairs at three. Though, Ororo, if you could stay for a moment. I'd like to speak with you."