Disclaimer: See previous chapters

A/N: Aaaand I'm back from camp! It was awesome, but I'm totally tired and stuff… Anyway, I'm happy so many people dropped by to check out the story while I was gone, but no one reviewed! Of course, my standards towards reviewing have dropped since I first started on fanfiction…

-The Scratch Man

"What's going on?" Bobby wondered as he walked into the office. Emma, Rahne, Rogue, Jubilee, Gambit, Warren, Alex, Piotr, Scott, Logan, and to his surprise, Kitty and Storm stood inside. Weren't they supposed to be on an undercover mission?

"You know the explosion down in Texas?" Scott said meaningfully.

"Yeah. It was on the news yesterday. You think we should check it out?"

Emma cleared her throat, "We had a few suspicions yesterday, and after following up on some of… them, we've decided to send some people down to check it out, and some others to look into some other places."

"So… you're sending us? What about Nightcrawler or Jean Paul-" Bobby closed his mouth.

"Nightcrawler is searching some *abandoned* facilities used to test mutants as we speak. We haven't called Jean Paul yet." Emma said smoothly.

"Will you?"

"He'll be informed, sooner or later." Scott said dismissively.

Bobby had more to ask, but decided not to. Why should he stick up for Jean Paul, anyway? He had totally blown Bobby off the other night at the dance.

Not that it mattered.

Because it didn't.

Right?

"Hey Jean Paul, are you going to Texas or Arizona?" Bobby asked.

Jean Paul visibly jumped and whirled around.

"Oh, heh heh, sorry if I scared you." Bobby said, approaching the other mutant.

Jean Paul immediately assumed the usual haughty expression, "You did not frighten me, Robert… Pardon me, what did you ask?"

"I was wondering if Emma told you to go to Texas or Arizona. She said she'd tell you later –but that was this morning, so-" Bobby started,

"Why are we going to Texas or Arizona?" Jean Paul snapped.

"Um… the *mission*…? Didn't Emma tell you or anything?"

Jean Paul but his hands on his hips and raised an eyebrow, "Does it seem that way, *Robert*?"

"Um…" Bobby blanked. *Why hadn't* Emma said anything? The meeting where they were assigned the two different groups had been three hours earlier.

"Just tell me what's going on." Jean Paul said impatiently.

"Well, we're uh, going to check out some facilities. That's all." Bobby said.

Jean Paul crossed his arms, "Alright. Thank you for telling me that, Robert. I will be speaking with Emma." He said, his eyes narrowing at the thought.

Bobby smiled uncertainly, "Okay, um. Well, I'm going to Texas, so…" He shrugged and continued down the hall.

Jean Paul turned in the opposite direction, starting toward Emma and Scott's office just as a group of students came running down the hall.

"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, KELLER!" A golden-skinned boy known as Elixir screamed, chasing after one of Jean Paul's students, as said student flew down the hallway surrounded in a greenish light, cackling with laughter.

A/N: Yeah, sorry for the abrupt ending, but I just needed to update so I wouldn't feel bad about just leaving this chapter sitting. I won't be updating for a while; sorry! Please review.