All in a Bayville Day

The Day Before

Storm was extremely concerned for her nephew, as Evan had been showing sudden spikes on Cyrebro that were, well… to put it bluntly, rather disturbing. She knew that the reason that the Professor was not pursuing it was because he was leaving it up to Storm to take care of, but if she had wanted him to step in, then he would have.

But Storm didn't want him to step in, Evan was having enough problems listening to her reasoning behind him coming to the school. He also seemed to be either in some denial to himself that it was going on, or he was trying to deny that it was as bad as it really was. She really had to find out what was going on in that boys head and the only way to do so was to go and see him.

So, she took her car from the mansion and began to drive the road to the place. She hoped she could catch Evan before he went to school, maybe even give him a ride so that they could talk. Her sister had been most thrilled and had said something along the lines that Evan was starting to become more distant from them, and that perhaps a visit from Auntie O would do him some good.

Ororo pulled up in front of the place where her sister's family lived and was just in time for Evan to be leaving the house. Evan spotted her, and walked over. At first he was surprised, but that soon left and he was frowning at her. "Auntie O, why are you here?"

"I thought I'd give you a ride to school Evan," was what storm replied.

"Auntie… that's a long way for you to drive, are you sure there isn't something else?" Evan asked.

"Let me see, your mother asked me to talk to you," Ororo said as Evan got into the car.

His eyes suddenly went wide. "Please tell me that you didn't tell them!"

"No… your mother is picking up though that you are hiding something from them," she said, pulling away from the curb.

"It's not as if anything is wrong, I mean… I'm fine at school, real fine," Evan said, looking away. "Plus, schools so close, I can walk and it is only a few minutes drive away."

"It's more of, I really want you to feel like you'd be able to talk to me about this," Ororo said. "And I'm not forcing you to do this… but I am very concerned."

"What do you call this ride to school?" Evan said, "Isn't this forcing me to talk to you?"

"You could have chosen to walk to school," Ororo said. "And if I had wanted to force this ride on you, don't you think I could have found away to make you? I mean, think about what my powers are?"

"Still, Auntie… I don't want to end up in a school for freaks," Evan said. He suddenly saw the disappointment in her eyes. "I didn't mean you were a freak… it's just, it would be a whole lot easier if… there was someone who wasn't that could still understand. I mean… look at the fact mom won't talk about Africa. Something happened to you, didn't it."

"That's a story for another day child. Not that I don't think your ready for it, but… I'm the one not ready to talk about it. But, you are right, something did happen. The reason your mother doesn't talk about it, or your father, is out of respect for me. If I was more comfortable talking about it, they would have told you, that or if they felt they needed to."

It was then that she pulled up to the school and Evan hopped out. "Thanks Auntie O for the ride. No offense to mom, but you dress a whole lot cooler."

"I also didn't have the responsibility of raising a teenager," Storm said, shaking her head in mirth.

"But you have a couple of teenagers at the place," Evan pointed out, causing Ororo to laugh.

"Evan, it isn't the same as raising your own child," she said, shaking her head.

"Well, whatever, thanks for the ride," Evan said, taking off. He headed up the pathway, only to be tripped by a white haired kid. The white haired kid suddenly noticed her and waved at her, grinning at her and pretending he really hadn't done anything. Evan however started to argue with him. Ororo only shook her head at him. Eventually he would have to tell his parents, otherwise she would have to say something.

M

Riley was in a very good mood as she had picked out the perfect outfit to make it so that a certain someone would perchance to like her. She was very bad at taking hints from people that they didn't want her around, but she also never gave up on something she wanted, ever.

Her good mood however was dampened when Kitty Pryde showed up, getting her books. Her friends whispered into her ear. "I'd figured that the Kitty Cat would have been sent packing by now… but I guess she needs some more embarrassment."

"Indeed, as she doesn't belong anywhere near us," Riley commented. She walked over to the other girl and slammed her locker shut while she was trying to get something out.

"Thanks a lot… don't you know how to be nice to anyone," Kitty said, a frown on her face.

"I'm surprised that your still here," Riley purred. "Considering I've made it so that you are even more unpopular at this school then you were at our previous ones."

"Did it go through either of your heads that maybe I don't care about popularity," Kitty said, opening her locker again.

"Maybe you didn't get the clue that you're the bottom of the food chain, a cat that doesn't eat meat and gets throttled because of it," Riley said, trying to goad her.

"Are you trying to say that because of my family's traditions, and the fact we don't eat certain kinds of meat," Kitty said, becoming angry.

"What, are you some kind of hippie? I mean, what family now in modern time lives by that junk of saving the little baby chickens," Riley said.

"That just shows how much you don't know about the world," Kitty said.

"Do you want me to push you into your locker for that ignorant remark?" Riley said, her lips pushed tight.

"Riley… he's coming… you don't want to be seen with her…" her friend hissed, suddenly causing Riley to shove Kitty into her locker.

"Hey! Let me out of here!" Kitty said, only to be muffled by Riley and her friend leaning up against the locker. It was then that some one came down the hall way, the person who had attracted Riley's attention.

"Hello!" Riley said, putting on her best charm.

"How many times do I have to tell you, not interested," and then the person were gone.

"This is all your fault Pryde!" Riley suddenly blurted out. "See if anyone lets you out of there!"

Kitty banged pretty hard on the metal of the locker, but there were no other students to notice her, or if there were, they choose to ignore her. There was also no reason for any of the custodial personnel to come and clean anything, as it was too early in the morning, so the distraught teenager was stuck in the locker.

M

Scott was sitting up at the front of the school watching as the men went about adding the security features to the building. Scarlet leaned against the wall, shaking her head at all of what was going on. "All this for a kid… all they would need to do is keep a better eye on their computers. The last few days, I've seen almost no one in here."

"That's because they are too busy patrolling the halls for loiterers," imputed the boy. "They are so focused on keeping their image of the school with the students, that… if there was an outside threat, there really would be a problem."

"What I would like to know is, where is that Principle? I mean, I haven't seen him here at all," Scarlett said, none to pleased. "And I also haven't seen him greeting the students as they came in."

"I have the feeling that he is an alien fanatic, not to mention conspiracy fanatic… I over heard one student say that the Principle was over heard wondering if the specialist group, that's us, really were from the government."

"Well, he probably believes in all the ones that aren't true and none of them that actually are true," Scarlet commented. "I mean, he could have pegged me for what I am."

"Don't you know, conspiracy nuts mistake that which is not for that which is and that which is for that which is not," Scott stated. "I'm going to go for a short walk… hopefully I don't get mauled by an extra-terrestrial."

Scott hadn't gotten far down the hallway, when he heard a muffled cry for help. He walked over to a locker. "Let me out of here!"

"Sheesh… if only I had been able to bring Spud with me," Scott said, thinking about the discussion about the fact that Spud would only cause problems as people looked at him. Expesully with the Principle the way he was. "Hold on, I'll go get help."

Scott headed back to where Scarlett was, where she was scowling deeply. She then noticed Scott. The look on her face told her that something was up. "What's going on… the Principle come up with death rays to keep the computers safe."

"No Scar… there's someone stuck in a locker down the way," Scott said.

"Humph… and they're supposedly patrolling the halls? If they can't notice a student is in this predicament, I don't want to know what would happen in other predicaments." Scarlett said, letting out a sigh. "Come on, let's go and see if we can't help this person."

Scarlett followed Scott over to where the locker was and she pulled out a set of lock picks. She then went and jimmied the lock, causing the door to spring open. A girl hopped out of the door. "Thank you, thank you, thank you! I thought nobody would ever let me out!"

Scarlett looked the girl over and shook her head. In the mean time, the girl had caught onto Scarlett's odd appearance with the odd head gear. Scarlett though was the first to speak. "How is it a small thing like you got into there… I thought it was jocks who did stuff like this and I would hope that they wouldn't push the girls into the lockers… only the nerds… though pity on nerds too."

"It wasn't jocks," Kitty spoke up. "It was a couple of girls who… well, they've always picked on me… I'm not as pretty as them… oh, man! I've got to get to P.E."

But then the bell rang, causing Kitty to groan and hang her head. "Not again…"

"If it means anything to you, you aren't an ugly girl and it's a good thing your not one of the ones all dolled up. When a girl becomes all dolled up and over does it, it can cause problems. Plus, it's what's inside that counts the most,"

"Oh, well, thank you again! I have to get to my next class!" Kitty said, hurrying off.

"Why do I have the feeling that she's going to get stuffed into a locker again," Scott spoke up, shaking his head.

"Well… probably because her heart is one that is not for standing up for itself… but if someone else was having a problem, chances are the situation would be different, but perhaps not. One can never know…" Scarlett said.

M

Lance was up on one of the big hills, watching the students move about campus and waiting for his two friends to report in. His two goons came up shuffling to him as he was waiting for them. The looks on their faces told them that they had no luck in getting the information.

"They were busy up on the roof Lance,"

"Then guess what, while I'm spray painting the school, you two loons have to check it out then. I mean, it is thanks to you I postponed my spray painting trip in the first place."