hey guys. Weekly schedule has gone outta wack. Should go back to normal soon.

I now a lot of you (you know who you are) hate me for breaking Dana and Terry up ( and I orignially had Dana spreading rumors that Ashlyn was pregnat or something) but I chagned what the rumr was at the last miunute and this is a TERRY AND OC story! That and if you post a mean review there's this wonderfull little thing called a review moderator on fanfiction. That and i really don't give a shit if you (again, you know who you are) hate my stories and find my characters' mary-sueish and the characters from their TV shows OOC-ish. You can stop reviewing.

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Chapter 12 *one week and two days later*

Monday.

The alarm clock beeped and Jean got up. I groaned,"Don't tell me it's Monday!"

Jean laughed,"Why are you complaining? You don't have to go to school."

I yawned and stretched,"No, but I still have to go for a run today. It'll be like taking care Jack and Ace, just without them dragging me down the street."

Jean smiled before she pulled of my comforter with her powers,"Then you better get up."

"No fair," I groaned," I resent that," I purred and looked at her with a cheshire grin,"So when are you gonna ask Scott to the dance on friday?"

I helped and dodged Jean's hair brush,"Well sorry I asked,"I muttered before I yawned and then changed into the athletic clothes I'd borrowed from Rouge (she was closer to my size). I had black running pants, and a green T-shirt with black Nike tennis shoes.

I went to the breakfast table, and had toast and bacon. Kitty pointed her fork at me,"So what are you gonna do all day while we're at school?"

"Well I was gonna go for a run," I smiled,"Then maybe look around town, catch up on this dimension's history."

"Good plan," Ororo agreed,"If you don't mind Logan and I would also like it if you trained with us at one today."

"No problem," I smile standing up and grabbing my plate and waved a I walked away,"I'll see you guys later!"

I pulled my phone out and plugged my ear buds in before I took off, my playlist of Skillet, Katy Perry, Christina Agulara, and various other artists (my dimension and Terry's alike) playing at a normal volume.

I ran into the forest, jumping over fallen trees, bounding across boulders. I even swung around on a branch for fun. Ever since Bruce had pushed Terry and myself to extremes we found that I had better endurance than normal humans. So far I've been able to run seven miles without becoming fatigued.

I had only gone about five miles when I stopped by a stream and pulled my earbuds out. I carefully put my phone in my pocket before I bent down to get some water.

A twig cracked under someone's foot and I reached into my pocket and pulled out my retractable staff in it's inch-rod form. I turned,"Hello? Anyone there?" I let out a relived breath when a rabbit hopped out of the bushes,"Oh it's just a-"

I screamed as Sabertooth jumped out of the bushes. Right at me!

"Move," Logan's gruff command almost didn't register as he tackled me out of the way. Logan helped me stand up,"You okay Kit?" I nodded, completely at a loss for words. How could I have missed Sabertooth's scent! He stank to high heaven! Damn it! Logan turned back around and retracted his claws,"Sabertooth what are ya doing er?"

Sabertooth gave a lionlike rumble,"I'm here to take in Aristocat. Thought your knew friend might be her."

I snapped out of shock and retracted my staff,"Sorry. But Aristocat's not here right now, can I take a message?"

Logan growled,"Kit get out of here! Get help!"

"But-"

"Go," Logan howled at me before he tackled Sabertooth. I sighed, retracted my staff and bolted.

Luckily... I'd been wearing my suit underneath my running clothes.

I pulled my mask up and put my retractable staff in the pocket... No need to make it obvious.

I flew back towards the two ferals. I saw Sabertooth knock Logan back into a tree, breaking the trunk!

I landed right in front of Sabertooth,"Hey! I heard you were looking for me. Well here I am!"

Sabertooth smiled and rushed me roaring. I jumped up into the air and flipped over him, landing on his back and retracted my staff. I slammed it into his throat and made him back up. He used this to his advantage anyway and almost rammed me into a tree. But I saw it coming and jumped off of him at last minute, causing him to slam into the tree himself.

Logan staggered to his feet,"Aristocat! Are you alright?"

I watched as Sabertooth got to his feet. I crouched into a predatory stance,"I'm fine." I retracted my suit's claws," But he won't be."

Sabertooth roared in anger and rushed me again. I jumped back and slashed at his head. Then threw a bola at him. It ensnared the beast, and he roared as he fell flat on his face, struggling to get out of his bonds,"Sorry," I taunted,"But you'd have to be Superman to get out of that."

Sabertooth roar and thrashed around,"No! This can't happen! Alpha claimed you were weak!"

I chuckled at his antics... Until Alpha's name came up. I picked the cat up by his collar- not easy since he was taller than me- my demeanor turned dangerous,"Alpha? How do you know Alpha?"

Sabertooth growled,"Like I'm telling you."

Logan cleared his throat," I believe," he retracted his claws and pointed behind him," I have a solution to our problem."

Thunder clapped overhead and Storm appeared, with the helicopter in tow,"Is everyone alright," she asked us when she landed.

"Fine," I told her,"This dreg tried to slag me," Storm shot me a look, and I explained,"This low-life tried to kill me."

Xavier wheeled out of the X-men's helicopter,"Shall I extract the information?"

"Go ahead," I growled,"He was hired by Alpha, and of he's already here... We're slagged."

Xavier tapped into Sabertooth's mind before he wiped it clean of our location and the orders to slag me,"It seems that Sabertooth took his orders from an oprative of Alpha's from this dimension. Now that Alpha knows you're alive he wants to capture you do no one knows about his plans to take over."

"Well he's about a week late," I sighed,"Anything else useful?"

Xavier nodded,"It seems Alpha wants to start his siege on Saturday. For the full moon. It'll mean that his generator and himself will be at full power."

"Then we need to train. Hard," I looked over at Logan and Ororo," And that includes each of you and the Team."

I ran down the hall in the simulation. Everyone has been put through this, and everyone (except Shadowcat and Spyke) had passed.

The guards appeared and I threw smoke pellets before I activated the magnets on my boots and ran on the metal wall then the ceiling the opposite wall, and finally back on the ground. I turned camouflage mode on and carefully padded down the hallway.

I heard something being wheeled down in my direction and carefully pressed myself flat against the wall. Two scientists walked around the corner with one guard, and they were wheeling in a hospital bed. I held in a gasp when I saw who was strapped down in it. Jean... But how...

I snarled quietly as they entered a lab and I briefly smelled the others. The music in my suit came on... And my anger influenced the songs. So Fighter by Christina Agulaira was up first.

I followed the three people into the lab, and jumped up onto the air ducts that were showing. I watched as they moved Jean into a table and strapped her down. Snarling slightly, I looked over to see the other X-men being held in tanks.

"Is she secure," one of the scientists asked the guard.

"Yep," came his reply as he sat down at the table.

"Good," the head scientist pulled out a... Splicing Gun! I snarled and flew down next to the guard and quickly knocked him out by using a pressure point. Then I turned and dispensed a normal catarang while at the same time my suit turned off camouflage mode.

I threw it expertly, and the splicing gun shattered on the floor. The two scientists gasped and one turned and ran for a big red button on the wall. I threw a bola at the them before they could. Then I threw cat-bombs at the tank walls. The meowing started up and became faster as they blew.

The security alarms went off. I retracted my claws and set Jean free, Cyclops ran over and took her. I pointed up at the ceiling,"Blow it!"

Cyclops compiled and I turned to the others,"Let's move people."

Once everyone had gotten up out of the hole, the simulation ended.

"You did well Aristocrat," Xavier commented.

"Thanks," I said kinda coldly. It was still hard to accept the praise of others. I had been train with high expectations and rarely got compliments. I left the danger room and got ready to go to the mall with Kitty, Rouge and Jean.

"How about this one," Kitty came out in a purple dress.

I yawned,"I like that one better than the green one."

Rouge nodded,"Me too, but can we see that blue one you picked?"

Jean came back to the dressing rooms with a green, a black and a red dress. She handed them to Rogue,"I think you might like these."

"Thanks," Rouge took the dresses and walked into the dressing rooms.

Jean sat down next to me,"You know ever since we found out when Alpha's coming you seem... Tense."

I sighed,"I know and I'm not trying to be its just... Alpha, I've seen him in action. Way before I was transported here," I shivered at the memory," of course then I didn't know he was the leader of the splicers, then. Had I, I probably would have let Batman and Bruce handle him by themselves and run for the hills."

Jean raised an eyebrow,"He's that bad?"

"Trust me," I growled,"It was awful, and that was just him 'being nice' apparently."

"What did he do?"

I looked around before I whispered,"He beat his second in command to a bloody pulp and nearly killed him for asking him Why."

Jean looked shocked. But then Rouge and Kitty both came out in dresses and we immediately put this conversation to the backs of our minds,"I think I liked the purple one better," Kitty commented as she looked at her reflection.

I nodded,"I agree. Hey Rouge that black dress looks good on you."

Rouge blushed a bit,"Thanks. I think it looked the best out of them all. But I don't know why I'm even getting it. I don't have a date,"Then she looked at the price tag,"Whoa, and I don't have sixty bucks laying around."

I laughed,"You're kidding right? Where I come from girls go to dances in groups all the time. As for your money issue... I believe I can help," I pulled out my wallet and then pulled out my emergency credit card,"Girls, I'd like to introduce you to my multi-dimension credit card. Bruce made it to where I could use it anywhere, in any dimension. I'll buy all your dresses for you."

"Oh you don't have to do that," Jean started.

I cut her off,"Please think of it a a thank you gift. You guys took me in- even after the animal got the better of me- that deserves something."

"Yay," Kitty cheered,"Come on let's, like, go pick out a dress for you!"

"Well I never said," I started to protest but I was dragged away from the dressing rooms.

I was looking on one rack when I heard Kitty,"Hey Lance, what are you, like doing here?"

A familiar voice crept into my hearing range,"Oh Kitty. I was actually looking for you..."

I rolled my eyes. So Avalanche's name was Lance. Go figure. I pulled out a blue one-strap dress,"Hey there."

I jumped and turned around to see Quicksilver, but I was smart enough not to register any recognition,"D-do I know you."

Quicksilver smiled,"My name is Pietro. I was just passing by, and I thought of introduce myself."

I smirked,"Well, my name is Ashlyn. It's nice to meet you Pietro."

"I was wondering, do you go to the local high school. I haven't see you around so..."

I laughed, trying to come up with a cover story in less than five seconds," Oh, no I don't, I was home schooled. Infasis on the was, I graduated last year, not bad for being fifteen."

Pietro smirked,"Now that makes more sense. I saw you hanging around with Kitty and her friends so I figured you were just hiding away at school. I was wondering, about the dance, would I happen to see you there."

I smiled, well, Pietro seemed nice... But what about Terry? No he had Dana, I couldn't do that to him or her!

I purred, the animal in me decoding for the human,"yeah, and you seem nice enough that I just might save you a dance," why oh why did I have to be spliced with a cat? Stupid heat-like, flirting-filled instances.

Pietro winked,"Sounds like a plan."

I pulled the dress off the rack and went to the dressing rooms.

I sighed and climbed into bed that night questioning what I had done earlier. The others knew about it (Scott was far less than pleased). I tried to explain to him that a Cat's judge of character is worth more than a human's but he didn't really seem to care. Jean walked into the room in her pajamas,"I have to say you're taking a big chance."

"I know," I pushed my face into a pillow,"Stupid heat! I wish Cat's would attack people instead of flirt with them!"

Evan rolled his eyes a he passed by our room,"They do."

I growled at him, and then tossed a pillow at him- which he dodged and ran to his room.

Nightcrawler proofed in front of the doorway,"You juzt prozed hiz point."

He poofed out of the way before the catarang hit him.

Kinda short I know, but please review.