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They would be arriving in fifteen minutes. Really it wasn't that much time to look over the files, but she was curious and she would get away with it. Long had sent the others to go freshen up (well no she told them to get out of her sight.) before the two girls came. She had a distinct feeling that she wouldn't like wither of them, yet they would be on her team so she had to train them opened the nearest file, Yuna Lane, looking down it she skipped to the powers and weaknesses. Powers, illusions, so the girl can create illusions. Long silently thought. Weakness, self conscious, She knew that, blind, she knew that to! Honestly this girl should have been more discrete about her weakness! Her powers, no that was different, Long would've guessed that it was something less telepathy it wasn't that she didn't know that the girl would be useful, but she wasn't actually a fighter, no the girl was someone who would be happier on the sidelines; or away from the whole thing. That would have to change. She would be useful in battle as a distraction, but if she didn't learn how to fight, she would be benched a lot.
Next file, she didn't even bother opening it. It was Longs, sure that she knew everything about herself Long placed it on the side with Yuna', Armstrong... Who's Kenneth? There was a Kenneth at the school?
For a moment long stared at the paper before realizing that Kenneth was "that sulking idiot". Knowing that she would take pleasure in finding out his weaknesses, Long quickly slid her eyes down to that section. Weakness, Kenneth can not posses any thing that has a soul, his power is literally bringing inanimate objects to life. When he brings them to life his soul is taken apart, one bit at a time. His power will eventually kill him. So that was why she felt no need to be nice to him, he was useless. At least Long felt that let her mind drift towards the new mutants that were coming; they would be here in three minutes. Stuffing the files underneath her pillow, she went to go "tell" the other two that they were here.
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"Sure can't wait til we get dere, ah wonder who me roommate t'is?" Jacinta exclaimed upon seeing the mansion standing out from the green of the surrounding forests. Quietly smiling Ororo looked at the two young girls already bonding over the fact that they were picked up on the same day.
"Actually, you will each get private rooms." Henry announced from the front of the jet.
"Awww! Tat takes out all de fun outa it!" Jacinta exclaimed looking thoroughly downcast. Paavai was still gazing at the mansion as they landed. It was a huge house, white like the other mansion in New York, but this institute was more detailed in the appearances. The pool in the back was larger, and the new institute could hold over four hundred students in the main building (in the underground section it could hold another three hundred.)
When Ororo had told the two of them to take their bags and exit the plane the two girls had jumped at the idea. Looking around as they followed the teachers to the lobby where there were two people waiting for them.
"Ms Munroe Mr. McCoy, welcome back." even though his polite tone no one
Missed the bruises covering his arms, or how he winced every time he
Moved. It was rather unnerving for Jacinta and Paavai to see a fellow student hurt one their first day there. Both were wondering weather or not to start running.
"Kenneth! What happened? Yuna, are you hurt as well? Where's Long?" Ororo exclaimed rushing over to Kenneth and examining his arm.
"Yuna's not as hurt as I am. Long doesn't hate her." Kenneth spit out, glaring at the ceiling.
"Umm- Miss Long said she didn't need to uh- be here when the others arrived." Yuna's soft voice told actual the conversation with Long went more like this, "You two get of you lazy asses and in the lobby. The others are arriving."
"Aren't you coming? After all you-"
"Why the hell would I need to see more damn idiots I'll have to put up with them later." Yuna was just too polite to repeat the words. Lips pursed Ororo glanced back to ceiling before telling Yuna and Kenneth to escort Paavai and Jacinta to their rooms. While they were walking to the dormitories the conversation wasn't as awkward as it was when it was just Yuna and Kenneth, granted Yuna didn't say much but that was made up by the other three joining in a livid conversation.
"Who's Long?" Paavai asked curious of the girl whom had popped up earlier.
"Ah she's this crazy psycho girl who likes throwing baseballs at us REALLY hard. What are your powers?"Jacinta smiled hoping to impress the others. "Sure, Ah -"
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Jacinta O'Mara. Can control others actions and speech. It is suspected that with mutants she may be able to control their powers. Damn, she would actually have to make sure this one was on her side, and know how to fight. It is unknown weather or not she can control telepaths who have guarded minds. "She can't break firewalls. Not ones in the mind." Long had to say it out loud just to make it official.
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Kenneth let out a low whistle. Another person who could possess things.
Well she could possess people, not thing. "What about you Paavai? You a possessor to?" Paavai smiled graciously at Kenneth before answering. "I can make copies of myself."
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Carbon copies. She could make an army, although it would only be useful if they knew how to cause harm. She would have to learn how to fight. The original would have to stay in safety or the army would disappear. And if there were too many enemies they would be overpowered. If there was only one normal powered or above average mutant they wouldn't need her powers. Hell the clone kid would still be considered an important member of the team, even if Long couldn't find her powers that impressive. The other mutant that they went to find, what was his name? Kenneth? No that was the other person, what was his name? Ah well names aren't important anyways. Well this guy was an empathic. Great now she had to be more guarded, something told Long that he wouldn't be the only one. Honestly empaths were as bad as telepaths probably even worse, Long
Decided as she knew that she could protect herself against telepaths.
Long glanced over the files she had already read and her hand flew over to a red pen. Soon the papers were detailed in ink.
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"Well the students seem to be getting along, most of them anyways."
Hank glanced over at his comrade; Ororo had been going over some small details on their lesson plans for the next day.
"Yes they are all bright, I just hope that they will not be controlled by there powers." There was silence for a few moments as both Beast and Storm were focused on their work.
Then a robotic voice interrupted the scratching of their pens. -Professor Charles Xavier would like to speak with you- the teachers shared a glance before looking up at the computer screen.
"Hello Charles, how have you been?"
"Quite good actually we miss you two though."
"That's comforting to know." Ororo smiled at the thought of the other institute, she truly missed it there.
"Well I suppose that we should cut straight to the chase Charles, what did you call for?" Henry glanced at the screen with concern showing in his eyes.
"Yes of course, I have been aware of your, shall we call them needs and I completely agree with you. You can't depend on us to supply you with students forever; tomorrow at noon I along with Jean, Logan, Natasha and forge, will arrive to start to build a cerebro into Higher Learning. Also Jocelyn Shaw will be coming with us; her parents feel that she should attend a school closer to home, so they are sending her here for a few months before they make the final decision to whether or not to transfer her from Gifted Youngsters to Higher Learning."
"Jocelyn? Oh, as much as I miss her Charles, I simply cannot see her not attending Gifted Youngsters." Ororo said.
"I know Ororo, but it is her parents wish so we must coincide." Professor Xavier sighed; he was tired with running the schools but very pleased that not all mutants lived in fear. "You have quite a few students now don't you?"
Henry smiled, "Yes now we have five, and another will be arriving within the week, I suppose that is why you are coming with Jean?"
"Bright as ever Henry, yes that is why Jean is coming, as well as you will need someone to operate cerebro." Charles paused "unfortunately we will need Natasha for a while longer, I can't go about giving you all my best teachers!"
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"I love pancakes!" Kenneth exclaimed as he entered the kitchen and saw the table covered with flat cakes, suspecting that Ms. Munroe had prepared breakfast; he quickly started filling his plate with them. He was half way through his pile when he heard footsteps and voices coming closer to the kitchen. Paavai and Jacinta, those two had formed a sort of bond, it was probably because they had been gathered together. Kenneth stopped eating to listen to there conversation,
"I don't really tink tat I'm a cat lover I find meself more of a dog person."
"How could you not love cats? There so fluffy and shiny!"
"Dere to prissy, dey tink everyting is aboot deem." the voices were coming nearer; they would be there in moments. Kenneth picked a whole pancake up on his fork getting ready to eat it, but before he could get a bite in his eyes found a spider making its way down to his plate. Jumping out of his seat and flailing his arms around his head he let out a scream. Almost a second later another scream rather higher pitched, this one wasn't caused by a spider, no this one was caused by an object flying into Jacinta's face.
"Arrgh! What was that?"
"Red! Oh gosh, what happened? Is that a pancake?" both Paavai and Jacinta turned on Kenneth, who looked downwards embarrassed before motioning to the spider that had set itself on the table and was now crawling over the thrown plate. Silence ran over the room as Paavai tried to help Jacinta clean up.
-Click, click, click-
Yuna entered the room noticing the silence. It was horrid, the silence made it harder to see with but easier for her to use echoes.
"Umm, k-Kennth? You here?" knowing that people were in the room she called out to him as she knew him best.
"Watch out Yuna, he may try to shove a pancake in your face!" Paavai seethed.
"Uhh, Pardon?" Yuna turned to Paavai voice.
"It's nothing Yuna." Jacinta said whilst glaring at rest of the meal passed in near silence as Paavai and Jacinta would sometimes share a few words, trying to include Yuna whenever possible.
"Students!" Henry said entering the kitchen "today you'll have your first official training exercise," ignoring a few moans Beast continued "If you go back to your room you will find a box, in it is your new uniform; they are specially made to suit you for your
powers. Meet me in the court yard in half an hour."
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Kenneth stared at the uniform that was laid out on his bed. It was like the uniform long had thrown at his head but without the shoulder pads. And this one had knee high leather boots and gloves that reached up to his elbows; both were a bright shade of orange. He stroked the tender creases where it had been folded. Kenneth felt like part of the team -the xmen- for the first time. Picking up the cloth he let it's sent overcome him before remembering that he had to be in the courtyard soon. Still in a daze, Kenneth started to change.
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Yuna ran her hands down the cloth. From its soft, stretchy fibbers she could guess that it was spandex. There was a rather hard shell like object around the chest and elbows; the texture was smooth, no small bumps or anything. Clicking her tongue a few more times she realized that there were objects near the foot of her bed. Crouching down to pick them up she found out that they were ankle length boots made out of the same shell like material as the chest plate. Beside the boots was a small box, big enough to fit a pendant. Opening the box Yuna found a note written in miss Lane,We have made an earpiece that will enhance the echoes you hear we are unsure how well it will work but hopefully you will be able to use it as though you can overwhelmed her as she marvelled at the thought that they had been kind enough as to design something like this for her.
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Jacinta stated at herself in the mirror, the deep blue of her uniform clashed beautifully with her curly red hair. There was a red stripe that went around the middle, protruding from underneath the stripe was a skirt made of uneven strips; in both red and blue. Honestly she reminded herself of a fairy without the wings. Turning around to see her costume from the back for the millionth time, she heard her friend
"Father would kill me if he saw me wearing something like this!"
"No father would've killed us when he found out we were a mutant!"
"No he wouldn't! We're his only daughter!"
"So? He hates mutants."
"Remember when we got our nose pierced?"
"He nearly fainted!"
"No he was about to turn explode!"
"SHUT UP! You're so annoying!"
"That would mean your annoying,"All of the about six clones disappeared to Jacinta's laughter; taking a good chunk of Paavai's patience with them.
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"ah yes, we're all here. We can star the exercise l," Henry said clapping his hands together.
"Um, mister McCoy? Is Long goin ta be 'ere? Ah wanted ta meet er." Jacinta asked looking at hank meaningfully beside her Paavai nodded.
"Uh, no she won't be joining us today, but I'm sure you'll meet her soon." when Henry has told her about the training she had thrown a chair at him and told him not to bother her. Thankfully she missed.
"Before we start I might as well tell you that there will be a few visitors from gifted youngsters. Please be on your best behaviour."
"Xavier institute for gifted youngsters? The one in New York?
"Hoo's comin?"
"Is professor x coming?"
Ignoring the questions beast pulled out a Frisbee. "For this exercise there will be partners. You will be trying to keep the Frisbee away from the rival team. You will NOT use powers, is that clear?" watching the four teens nod in agreement, Hank was satisfied with getting his message through to them " the pairs will be as followed, Jacinta and Kenneth, Paavai and Yuna, ready? Begin!" with that Beast threw the Frisbee into the far away.
"Yuna! Left! It's to your left!" Paavai shouted as Yuna had paused after the Frisbee was thrown. Acknowledging Paavai's instructions, Yuna set off to her was in the lead with Paavai at his heel and Jacinta not far behind. Yuna was farther behind, more off to the right following the echoes. Kenneth reached the Frisbee first scooping it up. He had just enough time to through it to Jacinta before being tackled by Paavai."Got it!" screamed Jacinta running backwards from the two who were still wrestling on the ground."Yuna!" Paavai managed to shout, as she was still being held down by Kenneth. Yuna ran up behind Jacinta who was laughing unguarded. She hadn't worried about Yuna because Yuna was blind and wouldn't prove much of a threat. But they didn't know about her eat Jacinta by surprise Yuna managed to steal the Frisbee at about the same time Paavai had freed herself from Kenneth.
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"this is their first training session?" Charles asked Ororo. The limo had just pulled up and left six people on the door step.
"This is their first official training session. Apparently one of the students got it in her head that they needed to be able to dodge bullets." Ororo explained. There would have been silence had Logan not grunted "smart kid.""Well shouldn't we start on cerebro? Or do you want me to fix the danger room?""The danger room isn't broken!" Ororo exclaimed very much afraid of what forge would do to it. Sensing Ororo's alarm Charles added
"we only need you to help set up cerebro.""Natasha why don't you take Jocelyn over to the court yard, I'm sure you'll want to see Henry. The rest of us can go to the lower levels so you can start on cerebro.""You and Mr. McCoy make such a cute couple! I can't wait until you two get married!" Jocelyn gushed as she walked with the older woman to the courtyard.
"We aren't engaged. Beside we're taking it slow. We don't want to rush into anything, and marriage is a big step." Natasha replied a flush running over her face."Rush into anything? You've been together for three years! I mean look at Scott and Jean, they acted the exact same as before, minus the whole Phoenix thing.""Josie please just stops talking about this now.""Fine." Jocelyn said with a smile but knew that her teacher wasn't listening as she had just hugged the man they had been talking about from behind."Natasha!" Henry gave her a small peck on the lips, "I suppose that everyone's here now.""Yes Ororo is showing them to the basement. How are they holding up?" Natasha said motioning to the- well it used to be four, now it was more like soon as Henry turned his back the four teens started to use their powers. Now Paavai clones were being used as pawns on both sides due to Jacinta. Yuna had Kenneth running from the Frisbee witch was in a massive tug of war between the clones. Jocelyn (who had been watching the game as though it was an interesting television show) found the whole thing hilarious."Ah apparently not as well as I hoped." Beast replied rubbing his
Temple. "Children! Come in there are a few people I want you to meet."The once again four students clambered over to where beast and the
others stood.
"Who're ye?" Jacinta asked the moment she was in hearing range."Students this is Natasha and Jocelyn. Natasha will be a visiting teacher and Jocelyn will be an exchange student. Both are from Xavier's institute for gifted youngsters."Natasha stared at the four teenagers; from the boy's shaggy dirty blonde hair to the dark skinned girl with q nose ring.
"Natasha, Jocelyn this is Kenneth," Hank started to point out the students "on the far right is Yuna right is Paavai last but certainly not least is Jacinta."
Giving a polite smile to each of them Natasha counted four not five students. They were missing one. The group headed back to the mansion. Jocelyn almost immediately striking up a conversation with Kenneth."You're missing one."
"No we aren't, she's just uh how should I put it, anti social."When the group entered the lobby they saw forge, Logan, Professor Xavier, Jean and Long. The latter looked as though she had already insulted most of their visitors."Students," Ororo called out "You have already met Natasha and Jocelyn; let me introduce you to the others. This is Jean Grey Summers she will be staying a while to operate cerebro, Forge, Logan, and professor Xavier." after greetings were exchanged Logan announced that he would meet them all in the danger room."No! I thought I would get a break here!" Jocelyn moaned as the already exhausted teens made their way down stairs, Ororo caught Logan's arm and with a glare said "go easy on them."
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"your kidding!" every one in the room stared at Jocelyn.
"How could THAT be easy?" Kenneth exclaimed staring at the bruises on his arm."Easy it's Logan his idea of relaxing is watching us being tortured!" Jocelyn started "when I first arrived wolfspane had to-"
"who's wolfspane?" Paavai asked
"wolfspane, oh her real name is Rahne Sinclair; wolfspane is just a code name."
"code name? I tought tat only te main team gets dem."
"Nope! I'm also known as liquid." remembering the thick pink stuff gushing out of her hands during the danger room session all Kenneth could say was, "fits you,""hey this means you don't have codenames doesn't it?" seeing as no one begged to differ Jocelyn continued "oh goody! I love doing this! Who's first?""red you go. Your first." Paavai pulled Jacinta's hand from her seat and waved it in the air.
"Kay ummm," Jocelyn started "what about ghost? Because you posses people and ghosts posses people!"
"Ghosts are dead; I didn't tink tat I died" Red laughed
"fine if you have to be so political." huffed Jocelyn."Spirit. Umm, how is spirit?" Yuna quietly said "it's umm, like ghost but all persons has a spirit."Jacinta considered it for a moment
"I liked it! Me new names now spirit."
"Since Yuna chose Red's name why doesn't she go next?" Paavai volunteered.
"m-me? Umm, no thank-"
"oh come on Yuna! It'll be fun!"
"I-I don't think-"
"nightmare! How about nightmare?"
"Nah she too- well I can't see er as a nightmare meself. What aboot illusions?"
"No that's too plain, it needs more umph!"
"What about dream? It's the opposite of nightmare." Paavai suggested
"Nah I have ta figure out er name t'is only fair." pausing for a second Jacinta glanced at Yuna's unseeing eyes "blind illusion! That'll be yer new name!"Yuna nodded not wanting to disagree with Jacinta. Before Paavai could say anything about her codenames Jocelyn interrupted her. "You're a ditto."
"Why am I a dittle?"
"It's ditto and you just are."
"That's what I said!" Paavai after Kenneth dubbed himself puppeteer claiming he had thought of his name before hand.
No translations for this chapter! Sorry for the abrupt ending I wasn't sure how to end it.. Gahh Im terrible at keeping my schedule! This is about a week early! Well, next chapter will be in … about three weeks! :D hopefully next chapter Fallon will reappear and two or three more oc will come. All oc's WILL Once again please review!
Yuna = Mysterious Bluerose
Paavai = X-Chick303
Jacinta = Ghostgirl468
Fallon = CloudyNK
Natasha=StormyNightengale
Jocelyn= cullenflower
Long and Kenneth belong to me.
