7-26-08 - - So I've hit a bit of a writer's block...unfortunatly nothing has inspired me much to pull this story along. I think it is my lack of knowledge of Dr. Strange and Dr. Fate. So I have to go do some research.:) Anyway, I promise to finish this story so don't give up on me.:)

"JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" Jubilee yelled.

"Not until you give me a complete run down of what happened, Jubilee." Scott said harshly as he leaned over the young Asian, trapping her in her chair with his hands on the arm rests.

The teenager crossed her arms over her chest, jutted out her chin, and glowered at the leader of the X-men.

"Come on Cyke, we told ya what happened." Bobby said with a muted laugh to try to lighten the situation as Husk shrunk further into the seat next to him.

Cyclops barely turned his head toward Iceman with a look on his face that told Bobby he had better stand down or he was going to be in the line of fire.

Returning his attention to Jubilee he questioned her further, "I want to hear the part of the story where I gave you the order to take the jet to New York?!"

Knock, Knock, Knock

Scott and Jubilee persist to glare at each other while Husk and Iceman shifted glances from the angered pair to the door in trepidation.

Outside the heavy mahogany door was a slightly agitated Barbara.


The Alpha team had arrived in the hanger moments after the jet had gotten back from New York. Jubilee was on her knees in the place she had fallen when Bobby had finally let go of her waist. Tough bruised and battered, Paige and Bobby were trying to comfort the young woman as best they could. As the Alpha team unloaded from the Blackbird, Xaiver wheeled over to the huddled group of youngsters.

"What has happened?" Xavier said quietly.

"We lost Gambit, Wolverine, and Storm, sir." Said Paige.

Xavier quirked an eyebrow and the threesome. Emma soon approached and said sternly, "They mean that Gambit, Wolverine, and Storm have disappeared, they are not dead." Xavier's face showed his understanding and relief.

At that time Barbara had come rolling into the hanger toward the group. "Are you guys alright? Jubilee?"

The blond and busty woman that stood between Barbara and the three on the ground, turned to look at the red head below her. "I don't see any reason you need to be here."

Barbara looked up at the cold woman with squinted eyes, re-angled her chair, and rolled around the White Queen. Leaning forward in her chair to cup the blue-eyed girl's chin, she whispered, "We'll find them." Staring a little longer into the young girl's face before giving a curt nod and rolling out of the hanger.

Beast and Barbara locked eyes for a moment before she disappeared down the hall. He came out of his short reprieve when Scott started to demand an explanation as to why Jubilee had not waited for the Alpha team to arrive.

"Scott, Paige and Bobby are certainly in need of medical attention. Jubilee may also need some assistance. Explanations can wait until Hank checks them out." Xavier said in a calm voice. Scott's shoulders relaxed a bit and then nodded in agreement. "As soon as you three are done come to my office." Scott stated calmly before walking out of the hanger.

As the others left, Beast made his way over to the three and crouched down. "Is everyone capable of ambulating to the medical laboratory?" Beast questioned. Bobby gave a lopsided grin, "We aren't hurt that bad, just needed some time to come up with a good story before we see Cyke." Bobby nudged Jubilee, "Right, Jubes." Even though a tear was sliding down her cheek she gave a small grin at her friend before sucking in a lung full of air and letting it out swiftly. Standing up she grabbed both of her friends' hands and helped them on their feet. The three made their way to the exit and Paige put an arm around Jubilee's waist, which caused her to flinch slightly, but Paige did not pull it away. "Barbara is right, well find 'em, Jubilee."


'Control freak.' thought Barbara as she continued to bang on the hardwood door outside Scott Summer's office. Giving a mental sigh, 'I guess I really have no room to talk.'

The office door swung open and a tall well built man stood over her and growled, "You need to leave."

Barbara's eyes narrowed in a very Batman like gesture as she pushed on her arm rests to stand and meet her aggressor at eye level.

"This is none of your business!" Scott said in a more aggressive tone.

Barbara stepped into Cyclops' personal space to the point that their bodies were touching and her mouth was very close to his ear. "I am the one you are angry with, pick on me if you must pick on someone."

Cyclops turned swiftly toward the three youngsters to find that Jubilee had slipped away in the time that he had been distracted by Barbara. "Get out." he growled at the other two and they scurried away slamming the door behind them.

Turning his attention back to the redhead before him he said, " You are not apart of us. Your actions thus far have only lead me to distrust you. Yes, it appears that you saved part of Storm's team from a bad situation, but it is also just as likely that you put them in that position to begin with. Maybe you are the one who creates these dimensional holes to kidnap your victims. Know that I am watching you and regardless of what the Professor says, I don't trust you."

"Fair enough." Barbra said in a flat tone, then turned and walked out the door to her chair. She shut the door firmly behind her before she collapsed into her chair. While she could walk steadily now, her muscles were still very weak from years of disuse.


'Damn Cyke!' Jubilee fumed as she shoved her belongings into an old knapsack. 'I'll never get to look for Wolvie if I stick around here.' A knock on her door startled her and she quickly stuffed the bag and the rest of the things she was going to pack under her bed.

"What!" Jubilee said in a raised voice as she opened the door. To her surprise, her guest was not someone she would have expected to come to visit.

"Geez, I free you from General Patton and this is the way I get thanked? Reminder to self, Jubilee enjoys torture." Barbara smarted off as she rolled into the room.

"Look, I don't mean ta be rude, but I'd rather be by myself right now. So if ya don't mind?" Jubilee said as she continued to hold the door open.

Barbara had given the room a good once over before she addressed the young Asian. "I need your help, Jubilee." The petite girl looked at the older woman for a minute before closing her door and returning to her bed. "Yeah? I'm listenin'."

"I haven't walked in four years, Jubilee." Sighed the older woman. "Ya were just walkin' a minute ago in Cyke's office." Said Jubilee.

Barbara smiled a little and went on. "I don't know how much others have told you about me…" "They ain't told me nuthin'. They don't anymore." Jubilee interrupted.

"Well in that case I hope you can trust me enough to believe what I am about to say." Barbara continued while looking into the younger woman's blue eyes. "I think your friends were pulled into another dimension, a world very similar to this one but with some key differences. I think they were pulled into the world I came from. It seems, for some reason, time and space are colliding and pulling together, not only our worlds, but others as well. This might explain why Gene Nation as resurged when your teammates thought the threat had long been eliminated. The threat really was eliminated in your world, but in a paralleling universe they survived."

Jubilee put her finger tips to the sides of her head and started rubbing in slow circles. "I hate it when these things get so complicated!" Looking at the red head next to her, "So what do ya need me for?"

"Well besides Hank I don't really have a lot of people around here that are willing to give me the time of day. Hank is often busy in the lab and I need someone to help me learn to fight again." Barbara stated simply.

Jubilee raised and eyebrow at Barbara, "Again?" Barbara nodded, "In my world, even without mutants, there are those who are powerful enough to reek havoc on the people around them. My friends and I do everything in our power to keep them from destroying the places we call home. Until I was…until my injury occurred I fought along side them. After my injury I had to find other ways to help and that is how I got into computers."

Jubilee nodded. "Yeah, I use to fight along side my family, heck I even lead a my own team at one time, but now …." Barbara sat beside the young Asian for a moment before she patted the girl's hand and started rolling to the door.

"Uh, Barbara?" Jubilee said and the red head turned to look over her shoulder with a raised brow. "Thanks." Barbara nodded her head and said, "My friends all me Babs, and if you decide to stick around I don't think you'll regret it. We will find them." With that she rolled out the door leaving a mildly stunned Jubilee staring after her.