The beeper that Will had been given by the Kildare Association went off during the Thanksgiving dinner he was at, the one hosted by Layla's mother. He would have gone to the one his mother was hosting later that evening, then spent the night with Warren, but the beeper told him that there would be no chance of that. He stood, silently asking to go the phone. Sharon Doolittle nodded, and Will called the Kildare association.

"I'll be there in thirty minutes." He ended the conversation with, before walking back into the dining room. "Sharon, I'm sorry, I won't be able to stay for the rest of dinner." He bent to hug Layla tightly, then Magenta, Zach, and Ethan. Warren came behind him as he rose, pulling Will in tightly against his chest. "I'm going to miss you." Will murmured.

"You've been called up?" Sharon asked, and inside Warren's arms, Will nodded vigorously.

"The situation on Teroda Station has exploded. I'm to report to Maxville Transport Station in twenty seven minutes." Will's voice sounded ragged, and teary, but the group ignored it as Will rose up on tiptoes, pressing his lips to Warren's with a tinge of desperation. "Je t'aime, mon guerre. Avec tout mon coeur, je suis tienne." Warren knew just enough French to translate what his beloved had said, and knew that the use of French was instinctive. Will had learnt French as his first language from his mother, and only when he was five, learnt English.

"And I, you." Warren answered, his voice going husky before pressing their lips back together.

"Remy LeBeau." The tall man strapped into the seat beside Will offered Will a hand. "Gambit." From Will's other side a woman with white streaked hair, wearing a tight spandex outfit offered her hand after Will shook Gambit's hand.

"Rogue. And you are?"

"Will Stronghold. Sans a callsign or codename or alias." Will said, a blush staining his cheeks. From across the shuttle, Wolverine waved.

"Hey kid!" Wolverine looked rather happy. "Does your mom know about the person your dating?" He grinned mischeviously. "A Battle and a Stronghold! Such a couple."

"Logan, you know very well my mother knows that I'm dating Warren. And Warren goes by the his mom's surname."

"But what about your da?" Logan asked, and Will grimaced.

"Steve Stronghold has yet to apologize- or get out of alcohol rehab."

"How did he get hooked?" Wolverine had to ask, his curiosity overwhelming his tact.

"The Lewiston Affair. Sandria Lewiston, also known as Drama Queen was his first wife. Having to put her away drove him to drink, after all, he had loved her very dearly." Will replied. "Anyway, I visited him at rehab a few days ago, he's getting out soon, as he's really shaping up."

"Has he apologized?" Wolverine knew that asking this was rude, but was willing to risk it.

"Yeah. It isn't going to patch up his marriage with my mom. They are getting divorced, and the team is breaking up. My mom accepted a date offer from All-American Boy. I've had him as a teacher, homeroom, at Sky High. He's cool."

"I think I've met him." Gambit said, remembering the blue-eyed sidekick. "He's very helpful."