Scene 3: (Present Day. At the Mansion.)
Nadia looked over at Logan. It had been so long since she last saw him, since she had these feelings in her of security. That was what they had, a sense of security, a sense of invisibility when in each other's arms.
"Chere, you ok?" Gambit said running over to where she was standing.
"Yeah, just surprised by an old friend," she said looking over at Logan.
"Wolverine?" Gambit asked, obviously curious at how she knew him.
"Logan is Wolverine?" she asked, looking at Gambit.
"Uh, chere, Gambit donna wan' ta be mean, but duh," he said smiling slightly. They looked around the room together, most of the fighters had fled after realizing their leader was no longer around. The x-men where once again together.
"Nice to see you Beast and Iceman," Storm said hugging her friends. Cyclops and Jean where off together somewhere in the wreckage of a room. Wolverine was walking towards them.
"Well it seems that almost everyone is here," Cyclops said, coming out from behind a piece of fallen ceiling with Jean close behind him.
"Not everyone mon amie," Gambit said, obviously referring to Rogue, but also Xavier.
"Yes well, I think that, if everyone else is willing, the X-men should once again unite. It seems that we have a new lead to the dark times that are plaguing the world," he said, looking over at Traveller, Timespan, and Aqua, "As well as some new guests."
"I'm Traveller, this is my brother Timespan and his fiancé, my best friend, Aqua," Traveller said pointing them all out.
"Don't forget Nymph," Nymph said jumping out of the shadows onto her shoulder.
"And this is Nymph," she said smiling and petting the creature on it's head, "We are what's left of the Resistance against Vertigo and his forces, and the last surviving mutants that have the ability to travel along the timestream without the aide of modern machinery."
"We are the X-men," Cyclops said, "I am Cyclops. This is Jean-Gray, Iceman, Beast, Storm, and you seem to already know Gambit and Wolverine."
"Traveller, we have to go now," Timespan said, putting an arm on his little sister's shoulder.
"What?" she asked, not wanting to leave her new found friends, the X-Men.
"It isn't safe for us in this time anymore. Vertigo will be able to find us if we stay. We must leave now," he said, wrapping his arm around Aqua and opening the portal.
"She'll be safe here. I'll protect her, I swear it," Wolverine said, stepping up next to Traveller.
"You're very noble in offering to do so, but I don't think you realize the extent of Vertigo's powers. By swearing to protect her you are sentencing yourself to death," Timespan said looking down at Wolverine.
"Wouldn't be the first time," he said smiling.
"Gambit would help protect her too," Gambit said walking up.
"Timespan, see, I got people her to help protect me. I'll be ok. If I get in any serious trouble then I'll leave," she said, her eyes pleading with her brother.
"No, Traveller. I have made up my mind. You are coming with us. I am not going to let you put your life in danger just to stay with this band of mutants," he said sternly.
"Well, I've made up my mind and she ain't going nowhere," Wolverine said flashing out his claws.
"I'm sorry Timespan," Traveller said walking up to her brother. Using her psychic energy she pushed him and Aqua into the portal, making sure to close it permanently so that he could never return to this time.
"Nymph hopes you know what you are doing," Nymph said looking at Traveller sternly.
"Me too Nymph, me too," she said softly.
"So what do we do now?" Iceman asked, breaking the silence that was forming.
"First, I think we better find out as much as we can about this Vertigo person, if your up to it," Cyclops said looking at Traveller.
"Yes, you're right. I will tell you all I know," she said following them to the meeting room.