AN: At last the final chapter for the Knight's Calling. A lot of people have been eagerly awaiting this chapter and well I finally have it up and out for all to read. I've tried to do the best I can, but I'll freely admit I rewrote this about 3 times and this was the best I could do. I'm really excited about the sequel so I did add a little something on the end like I normally do. Take it easy and as always enjoy.
Bobby smiled slightly when Jubilee finally stepped out of the infirmary. All he had heard for the past few days was all about how bad he messed up and well that was something he freely admitted. The one thing he finally understood however was that there needed to be a long and important talk between the two of them. Jubilee was still having problems with the pain from the wound but seeing Bobby was a bit of relief for her.
"Jubilee, I'm well I'm not good at stuff like this. I really messed up a few days ago and well I guess the only thing I can say is sorry." Bobby began shuffling his feet as the two walked down the corridor. "A lot of things are making sense now, and all I can say is sorry. It really doesn't make up for anything though but I realized so much when that happened to you. I was so afraid that you were going to be gone that it wasn't until that moment that I realized you had feelings for me."
"Bobby, I'm a little sore but its okay. It was just something that could happen, and well it would have been a lot worse if I didn't intervene. I'm just glad you're okay, I wish I didn't get shot of course, but you're okay that's the important thing." Jubilee replied fortunately for Bobby she had vented her frustration and anger about her physical condition with Leah.
"Look I'm not going to pretend that I have the same feelings that you have for me. I don't know if I do, but I would like to give it a try. When you feel up to it maybe we could go get a burger or something else you want to do. Of course I've been kind of grounded for two weeks so we'll have to wait until then." Bobby replied his words causing a rather large smile to appear on Jubilee's face.
"It sounds good until then you owe me Bobby Drake, you owe me big time. I think you're going to be helping me out until I feel completely better." Jubilee stated as the two finally arrived at the elevator to the mansion.
As Bobby and Jubilee talked about the future dates the two would have, a very important meeting was occurring elsewhere in the institute. Alan Fitzgerald despite smelling of whiskey and cigars was taking a seat in the main office of the institute. In front of him was a vanilla colored folder with information for him. Picking it up, he flipped through the information carefully reading it all before glaring slightly at Xavier. The last thing he looked at was a picture of a dark haired and light skin young lady.
"You sent this girl, Tessa, undercover to the Hellfire Club of all things. Do you even have a clue what the hell you've done Xavier. Intelligence gathering is one thing, but this is one group you don't mess without repercussions occurring. I remember the last operative the government sent into this group and believe me saying he came back in a body bag is an understatement. They still don't know what happened to him and what killed him. This is one hell of a fine mess Xavier, so what do you want from me?" Alan asked keeping his anger in check for the most part due to the fact he probably would have done something similar.
'Of all the groups for it to be it just had to be this one. There isn't a concrete thing on this damn group; we don't know their goals, objectives, hell we don't even have a member list. The only reason we know they exist is because SHIELD was so kind to inform us about some of their activities. Seems like every jackass has an agenda these days at least she's pretty though.' Alan thought his eyes scanning all of the information one more time.
Professor Xavier leaned forward in his wheelchair before speaking, "Yes I'm well aware of how dire the situation is and I'm afraid that she has to be pulled out immediately. Her last message indicated that something big was about to happen in the group and that she needed to get out. You're my only hope in this matter because they would easily track us down if I sent in someone like Logan or the X-men. I want to do this discreetly and without brining attention to the institute."
"Why didn't you tell anyone about this sooner? You should have pulled her out sooner, I need to know why?" Alan questioned while he tried to make a decision about the situation.
"I won't lie to you; I became aware of this club after meeting them several years before I founded the institute. They came offering to help but I sensed a lot of malice in their offer and some ill intentions. The meeting disturbed me so much that I knew something had to be done. A few years ago I finally decided to send her to infiltrate the group; Tessa was someone that I thought could handle the responsibilities of spying on the group and keeping me informed of their activities. I thought with her abilities she would be perfect for the job and to an extent I was correct." Xavier spoke carefully watching while Alan seemed to contemplate something.
"My boss and the group I work for know about the Hellfire Club and its illicit activities somewhat. The reason we haven't taken steps to deal with them is because they are well connected and have some powerful friends inside and out of the club." Alan began while he stood up and walked over to a window. "You should know I'll have to clear this with my boss first, if it was Brandon asking I would just go ahead and do the job but this requires some authorization. If she agrees then I'll get this person out, but I'll need help from you and a few other things to do it. There is one other thing, I'm no mercenary but I don't work for free. Like I said before I don't give a rats ass about one side or the other so there will be some cost tied to this. Right now you owe me and I always collect on my favors."
"I understand, let me know what you need and I'll help you any way I can. Believe me I thought sending her there would be worth it but I understand now that perhaps it was just too great a risk. Whatever this information is that she now has it clearly has placed her life at risk." Professor Xavier commented, the whole situation had clearly placed him under a lot of stress.
Alan stood up placing the folder in his jacket before replying, "I'm due to check in about 2 hours from now so I'll let you know what I need and the specifics in 24 hours provided I'm given the go ahead. Just don't ask how this is going to be done because you probably won't like it. I got to check in with my computer expert right now and don't worry this stays strictly between us for the time being unless this group threatens him then he gets brought in without question."
Professor Xavier just smiled and nodded his head which caused Alan to shake his head in disgust. Walking out of the office, Alan was still slightly upset as he pulled out a flask of whiskey that he kept on him for so called emergency situations. Taking a big drink of the flask, he let the warm liquid slide down his throat before continuing on with the rest of the activities he had planned which included one very important meeting with his best friend.
'I guess the best way to do this would be to use our connections to get an invite to a party and then sneak in that way. We might know about them but they shouldn't know about CS since we've pretty much stayed far away from the group. Guess this works just fine any way, the goal of CS is to deal with mutants that pose a direct threat to the US and I'm sure this club doesn't get together to just sit back and drink a keg or two of beer. Why can't I be sent to a place where the enemy would rather get plastered then fight that would make things so much easier for me?' Alan thought a small headache pounding through his head.
In Brandon's room things were also different from the usual routine. Amara was sitting on his bed as the young man sat at his desk while wrote down some notes in a note pad before answering a few questions she would ask. Occasionally she would try to grab the note pad or lean over to see what he was writing but he would always quickly cover the pad or hide it away from her. Seeing as how he wouldn't be finishing it with her around him, he finally closed the small note pad and tossed it on his dresser.
"You know you're very nosy don't you? I'm so hurt that you don't trust me enough to not let me have a little privacy with this note pad." Brandon teased which caused her to pout a little in response.
"I'm a princess you know, you're supposed to let me see stuff when I ask you to. I'm used to getting things done my way." Amara replied a small grin on her face after she finished.
"Hmm well we will definitely have to work on that because I'm used to getting my way." Brandon started teasing her slightly as he took a seat next to her. "I like the fact that you like to come see me so often, but shouldn't you be with the others getting ready for this exam."
Amara grinned yet again as she leaned over whispering, "What makes you think I'm not here to spy on you and try to get information about this so called exam out of you."
"Oh you wouldn't do that; it wouldn't be very princess like you know. A princess has to be all prim and proper after all and spying just wouldn't do for a princess." Brandon spoke teasing her yet again about her title; it had become an important topic since he had to literally spend two nights every week learning about the Nova Roman government, customs, and history from her.
"If I'm the princess then that would make you the knight right? As a knight aren't you supposed to protect the princess from anything that causes her harm like a certain exam that is coming up? That's a knight's calling after all to protect the princess and the country." Amara questioned both of them were in a fairly good mood today.
Brandon stood up slowly walking over to a couple of pictures and looked at them for a few moments. She just watched as he just stared at the pictures and the frames on his chest, of course a couple of more pictures had been added to the ones he kept up there. A picture of her and Brandon was now prominently displayed, and another one of the New Mutants with him in the picture was also there.
"I've enjoyed being here and I will protect any one I can that is here. This test is important Amara and because it is, I can't give you any clues, help or advice other then remember what you've learned. If you could tell the others that then they should be fine. Speaking of the test, I've got to go finish a few preparations in the Danger Room. Tell everyone to be in there before 6:00 or they'll be failed." Brandon began when he walked over to her and bent over giving her a small kiss on the cheek. "Good luck Amara, you're going to need it. Just remember to do your best, no matter what happens. I'll see you down there soon, so make sure you're ready."
"I don't know what this test is, but I'm going to pass it." Amara stated calmly which caused the young man to give her a big smile before leaving the room but not before returning quickly to collect his notepad.
Brandon snatched the notepad up quickly before speaking, "Couldn't let you get a chance to see this now, I'll see you later Amara."
Walking slowly to the elevator he passed a few things before arriving at his destination. Pressing the button for it to open, the doors slid open with a hiss and he was about to head down when he heard someone calling to hold the elevator. Scott and Jean both slid into the elevator, the two noticeably tired and out of breath from something other then their little jog to catch the elevator. Closing the door, a slow descent began as Brandon noticed some of Jean's lipstick on the right side of Scott's neck.
"Uh not that's any of my business what you two do but uh well…this isn't easy to say but…ah hell there some lipstick on the right side of your neck Scott." Brandon stated which immediately caused a blushing reaction from Jean before she reached over and wiped it away.
"Thanks Brandon, we were…" Scott started quickly interrupted by his friend.
"Like I said not any of my business, good to know you two are doing well though. You two respect Amara and I enough to not pry into our business so the least I can do is the same for you." Brandon quickly interjected before the situation could become any more awkward or weird.
Jean smiled sweetly as she fixed her hair a little before speaking, "Thank you, but really we just didn't want to interfere in Amara's relationship. I'm kind of curious though, what is this exam of yours."
The elevator came to a stop as the three stepped out and started to walk slowly to the control room of the Danger Room. Punching in a few buttons, the door slid open allowing the three to access the room. The fact was Brandon had yet to answer Jean as he pressed a few buttons and loaded one of the personal training programs made for him by Dr. McCoy. Placing his notepad carefully on a desk next to the computer he was using.
"That might be hard to explain, but I'll try to explain what I'll be testing. The exam is designed to do test a few things, but there is one thing that I'll be looking for above all others. In that aspect it's really simple, can they last two minutes fighting me at full strength. I'll know if they are ready for the next step just by how they act and fight during this test." Brandon commented changing the simulation background to a plain open field with absolutely nothing for cover.
Scott's face seemed slightly shocked before he responded, "You do realize that's not exactly fair, you are a lot stronger then they are. I mean if you could fight us…"
"It might seem that way, but I think that for the longest time everyone's underestimated what they can really do. This is their chance to shine, to show me and everyone else that they aren't just a bunch of kids any more. There is also one more reason, so he can see them in action." Brandon interrupted putting the finishing touches on the scenario as he looked down at his clock; it was 30 minutes until show time.
As the three talked quietly about events and life in general which was an odd topic since while Brandon knew Scott, he wasn't as familiar with Jean. The only thing that stopped their little conversation was the fact that people were beginning to enter the room to watch the exercise. Professor Xavier, Logan, Dr. McCoy, and Ororo had arrived first with Alan, Betsy, Jubilee, and Bobby a few moments behind. Bowing his head slightly Brandon pointed out a few things to Alan before leaving the room for the Danger Room.
"I wonder if this exercise is going to be interesting, you did say this would be interesting right Alan." Betsy asked the older marine remaining suspiciously quiet.
Alan played with the top of his flask before responding, "Watch and we'll find out. Hmm, that reminds me old man; we need to have a chat later about something."
"You know whiskey one day I might tear you apart for calling me that. You really should take a shower instead of walking around here like an open bar." Logan growled which caused Alan to actually chuckle.
While the conversations in the control room were slowly dying off, the New Mutants had finally gathered in the Danger Room. Paige and Noriko had been dismissed quickly by the Professor due to the fact they weren't ready for the exam. The others watched silently when their teacher entered the room wearing his usual combat uniform.
"I'm glad your all here, this exam is very important. It will decide many things; there is only one rule in this fight. Dani, you are forbidden from using your power. Anything else is far game in this test, and the only reason your powers are banned is because the test would end way too early if you did use them." Brandon began his voice echoing through the room. "That being said you will have one objective during this test and by the way there is a time limit. You have 2 minutes to beat the target. Battles are normally decided in their first few minutes so don't hold back anything or you'll lose."
"Okay Ah think we get it, so who's the opponent?" Rahne asked a small smile on their teacher's face.
"That would be me, and you should know I won't be holding back like I normally do with you guys. I'm going to show you what I can really do and believe me I've improved a lot from my last demonstration. You will begin when the buzzer goes off." Brandon answered when the simulation changed again to a small coverless field.
All of the New Mutants were in a slight state of shock/panic at the thought of having to face off against their teacher. The exception however was X-23, she was eagerly looking forward to the match and it showed by the fact she had a large grin on her face. As nervous as they were though it was eventually Dani that stepped forward to control the situation.
"Look we can do this, calm down, if we stick together like he taught us then we'll be fine. Just look after each other and support each other, we might have a chance if we do that." Dani stated calmly which was amazing considering she was at a considerable disadvantage when compared to the others.
Magma changed into her fiery form before speaking, "She's right, we can do this. If he had a hard time with two of us yesterday then how's he going to handle all of us today?"
It was at that moment that the buzzer went off and the battle began. X-23 had eagerly charged forward with Multiple, Cannonball, and Boom-Boom following her. They had almost made it to him when a barrier appeared sending most of them flying back. It took Cannonball charging up and colliding into the barrier to make it disappear, but as soon as he landed he was nailed with an energy blast. Blasts of fire, time bombs, and electricity followed as Odin just rolled out of the way of their attack.
"Is this all you can do, is this what your combined power can manage. If so this isn't enough to beat me." Odin spoke retaliating with some low powered energy blasts.
"You haven't seen anything yet, come on let's surround him." Dani spoke which caused Multiple to create the most clones he possibly could while the others surrounded him.
X-23 lunged forward catching him slightly off guard with her combination of punches and kicks. The others watched since they didn't want to attack with their teammate being in close range to the target. As X-23 used her right leg to kick him hard in the gut, he caught the leg and smiled slightly before showing a small orb of energy and shoving it into her leg. X-23 felt her leg go completely numb when Odin tossed her into the air.
"I've got her, I've got her." Multiple spoke a few clones gathering together to catch X-23 while the others turned to face Odin.
"Your first mistake was not attacking me as soon as I tossed her away. It will be your last one, this exam is over." Odin commented his tone very cold and icy as if he was irritated with their results.
What the others saw was shocking to say the least, the energy that Odin normally used collected into two large balls. It was shocking to see the blue colored orbs of energy floating there until they just launched themselves at the group. The first orb landed in front of Odin while the other one landed almost directly behind him. The orbs exploded on contact with the ground and the shockwave that followed literally sent most of them flying into the air before landing on the ground with a thud.
"We can't lose like this, we aren't done yet. Come on we have to get up, it isn't over yet. Not after everything we've been through." Dani yelled causing a few of the others to begin stirring and attempting to stand.
"I told you before I was going to win this, and we're all in agreement right." Magma replied while Wolfsbane shifted forms into a wolf and charged forward while being covered by blasts of electricity.
'Ah'll bite him in this form and hopefully that will be enough to let the others get in close. He's a long range type of fighter, Ah've got to get closer.' Wolfsbane thought weaving in and out of a couple of energy blasts that were tossed her way.
"It won't work." Odin barked raising a barrier right when she jumped into the air to protect him from her attack.
Multiple smiled slightly his clones taking advantage of the distraction before speaking, "Are you sure about that?"
'A distraction, they really are getting better. If I'm not careful I'll really end up losing this fight. Still, show me more, show them all what you can really do. Show them that you're no longer kids that need to be sheltered and babied.' Odin thought his mind focusing on about clones until he also noticed Dani and Sunspot had joined the charge.
"Hmm, well that looks in…" Odin started when he noticed that the group broke apart and revealed blasts of electricity and fire heading his way.
Odin merely closed his eyes focusing his powers as he fired off one large blast of energy with his left hand to block the attacks. The problem was however that while he was blocking the two attacks, Multiple, Dani, and Sunspot had resumed their charge. It was surprising as he formed another blast of energy and started to let out small blasts of energy to pelt the charging attackers.
"Multiple, I want you and your clones to do a dog pile; if he can't use his hands then he can't use his powers. That's his weaknesses, so let's use it." Dani spoke softly knowing that the clones would probably help her out in this.
Odin smiled faintly as the group still kept coming before whispering, "That's it, I may have knocked a few of you down but don't stop. Keep coming, get back up and keep coming."
Cannonball, Wolfsbane and X-23 were slowly starting to get back up and preparing to join the attack when Odin started to literally glow an eerie light blue color. The following wave of energy that followed cause the hair to stand on the back of Dani's neck as all of the clones, Sunspot, and herself were sent flying into the air. The clones landed with a hard thud on the ground and Sunspot had been caught by the combined efforts of Magma and Boom-Boom. Dani on the other hand was saved by the charging Cannonball when the eerie light finally faded.
'They did well but now its time to show them my best move and see if they are still willing to fight. This will decide everything, so let's see how far you are willing to go.' Odin thought a sphere of energy surrounding him when it started to shrink and close around his right hand. Sparks of energy flew off of his right hand as the others seemed to stare at him almost in awe or surprise about the technique.
"What's he doing? I've never seen him use that before, does anyone know what it is?" Dani asked a lot of no's and head shaking occurring.
"It's that strong attack of his but he's changed it some how, he told me about it a while back. This one's even stronger though because its power has been concentrated instead of spread out like it normally is." Magma started concern in her voice because she knew something about this move. "He made this move to deal with Reaper, which means it is probably the most powerful attack that he can manage. His control is so much greater then our own that he manipulates his power into this form."
Cannonball took a step forward before speaking, "Ah can tell your right, Ah don't know what we should do."
"We stand our ground and we don't give up. He's testing us for some reason, I don't think he'll use that attack not against us. We aren't his enemies; in fact I bet he will stand down very soon." Dani commented a small smile on her face as the action had came to a stand still.
The sound of a buzzer going off signaling the end of the exam caused everyone to look up and relax. The energy that Odin was collecting for his attack started to dissipate into the air and some of it being drawn back into his body. As the energy disappeared, the others watched the faint smile that appeared on his face.
Professor Xavier turned the microphone on so he could speak, "Very well done, Odin could you join us in the control room. I would ask that all of you wait down there for us to join you after we conference for a minutes."
"Of course Professor, I'll be there in a minute." Brandon stated running out of the danger room to join the others in the control room as the microphone was turned off.
Up in the control room silence had literally reigned as they watched the exercise. Even after the exercise nothing had really been spoken among the individuals that had watched what happened. Paige and Noriko had watched the older adults and the others there noticing how quiet they seemed to be but neither one wanted to break the silence.
"I can't believe how much they've grown for a while there I thought that they wouldn't grow any more. It seems all they needed though was the right person to motivate them to push themselves harder. I remember when they first started, they were like a bunch of kids, but now that's quite impressive." Scott commented, he remembered that before Brandon that the New Mutants didn't really have a set teacher due to their nature.
"If you say so soldier boy, but even I have to admit that some of them have some potential. Wouldn't you agree old man; you can see it too can't you? If I can see it, if Brandon can see it, then you must be able to see it." Alan asked which caused Logan to growl slightly in response.
As Logan was preparing a response of his own mostly out of irritation about the old man comments the door slid open to let Brandon into the room. Once more silence seemed to reign supreme as all eyes finally fell upon the young former marine. Professor Xavier started to smile as the young man took a seat next to him.
"Well done Brandon, you have made considerable progress in regards to the New Mutants. However, before we get into which ones will be joining the new team, I would like to know your answer to what I asked you yesterday." Professor Xavier spoke which quickly made him the center of attention.
"I am at your service of course, but I still don't feel like I would make a suitable member of that team. In all likely I think giving it a shot would be the best way to deal with it and if it doesn't work then I can return to my former status. I would appreciate it however, if we didn't announce this, today should be about them and what they have accomplished." Brandon began everyone nodding their heads in understanding. "Good I would like to recommend the following individuals for the new team. It was hard just choosing five of them that are ready because I think most of them could handle the responsibility now. If I had to choose though Dani, X-23, Sam, Amara, and Jaime are ready to be on the new team."
Logan seemed slightly surprised before he responded, "I can understand the first four marine but that last one, you sure about him. He may have been here for the same time but he's still just a kid when compared to the ones you didn't mention."
"Jaime might not be the same age but I can tell you his potential is incredible. I don't recommend him lightly; I do so because I feel he's ready for the next stage. If he's trained right he'll give Alan a run for his money, it all depends on how well you take advantage of how unique he is." Brandon replied causing his best friend to glance down at the young man.
'Give me a run for my money he might have potential but for him to say that he must have a lot of faith in the kid to say that. Hmm, that might make things interesting; maybe I should consider something...' Alan thought while continuing to look down at Jaime.
Professor Xavier had been going over a few things regarding the new team while the others talked. He had been looking at past data on the ones that had been recommended and finally he took into account the recommendations of their instructor. The comments about Jaime were very valid comments but it was clear the young man was quickly growing in potential.
"I have come to a decision regarding the new team, if the already chosen members and if Brandon and Logan could accompany me to make the announcement." Professor Xavier spoke as he rolled out of the room with the ones he asked to accompany him followed him out of the room.
"Alan, do you think what Brandon said was true?" Jean asked causing the man to just shrug his shoulders.
"Hmm, maybe…" Alan started when the door flung over and a very distressed looking Leah ran into the room.
"Major, there's a problem, I have a priority one message from command. She was pretty adamant that you see it right away sir," Leah stated slightly out of breath from having quickly delivered the paper form of the message.
She handed him the folded message and everyone could see the man's eyes narrow while he also clinched his left fist. Reading the message over and over again the man's irritation actually seemed to grow.
'SHIELD's prison was attacked supposedly by the Master and his forces, but no other news available from there. Looks like Fury instituted a communication black out in the area and no further info is available at this time. Wells is probably drooling at the mouth over this and no doubt the Joint Chiefs will act if any of the high level prisoners were freed. It also means if Wells starts moving there's no doubt the Friends of Humanity wont be far behind. Where the lead dumb ass goes the ignorant dumb asses follow after all, that's how this world works. Oh and look Kincaid's body turned up with a bullet hole in it and the military doesn't know how. Wonder how that happened, I should play the lotto with shit like this happening I'm a shoe in to win the jackpot.' Alan thought systematically and at times sarcastically going through various scenarios.
"Leah, how much do you have done?" Alan asked an icy and cold tone coming out of his voice.
"About 4 percent sir, it's a lot of information and to make matters worse I've only managed to find a few purchases from a company that is own by other dummy corporations that I finally tracked down as being owned by Fisk Industries." Leah answered knowing he was referring to the data that was stolen.
"Head back to the Leviathan and take the data with you. I don't care who you get or have to hire I want all of the data done in one week. Talk with her if you need additional help, she'll grant it in a heartbeat. The giants are starting to stir on the battlefield and they cast mighty long shadows. Looks like things are starting to get serious and advise the boss to set condition 2. I'll be there as soon as I take care of a few errands and pay a visit to Fisk Industries. Maybe if I'm lucky I'll land the lard ass whale know as Wilson Fisk and he can explain his business practices to me while I drag his fat good for nothing carcass to prison." Alan whispered to her after motioning her to come closer.
'This is developing into a shadow war and the Major always has had distaste for such things. A shadow war is a term that refers too unofficial wars that are fought without the general public knowing. Who are the giants that are beginning to stir, I don't understand that part but I guess I'll have to do this. I only hope for Fisk sake he doesn't run into the Major he appears to be in a very foul mood.' Leah thought nodding her head and quickly leaving the room.
Alan turned his attention to Scott and Jean before speaking again, "I want you two to give a message to Brandon. Tell him he has two months and also that the giants are beginning to stir. He'll know what both means, I've got to go now. One last thing, tell Xavier I'll take care of his little errand and I'll call him later with the specifics. He got lucky I'm in a bad mood and someone or something is going to suffer for pissing me off."
Scott and Jean merely nodded noticing the cold and icy demeanor that the normally pleasant man had as he left the room. The two then looked down at the New Mutants, who had been waiting patiently while the Professor had been delivering a speech commenting on how much they had improved and how many challenges they had over come. Brandon and Logan looked slightly out of place from the group as the Professor prepared the big announcement.
"I just want to reiterate one last time how proud I am of all of your work. I also want to say that you have done an excellent job with them Brandon. Now what I'm about to announce may come as a surprise but it is time that a new team was formed. One that is designed for students that are ready for more responsibilities but aren't quiet prepared to be X-men." Professor Xavier began the New Mutants listening attentively to what he was saying. "As such I would like to announce the following people will be assigned to the new team which will be under the combined instruction of Brandon and Logan. Jubilee, Bobby, Betsy, Amara, Sam, X-23, Dani, and finally Jaime will round out this team. Those of you that weren't chosen will be forming the cornerstone for the New Mutants so you can help them grow and eventually I have faith that you'll be joining this new team as well."
"Oh wow, I get to be on the new team. What are we going to be called, who's going to be our leader, are we going to be able to do cool missions without the X-men? Jaime questioned his mind was literally going a mile a minute while Ray and Roberto both looked at him slightly disappointed.
"All of those things depend solely on your new team kid, you'll come up with your own name, decide who your leader is, and depending on how you do then the Professor will decide your missions." Logan stated calmly he couldn't exactly blame the kid for being so excited about the situation.
As the team members for the new team gathered to discuss their new team, the others watched and listened with interest. A few names were bounced back and forth like X-Force, X-Factor, and X-Corps were the three heavily debated names. Surprisingly enough though only one name came up for the leadership position and that was Dani. She was mature, decisive, and intelligent making her perfect for the job despite her earlier protests to the contrary.
Dani took a step forward to announce their decision, "We are going to be taking on the name of X-Force. It's also been decided despite my objections that I would be the team leader."
"Very well X-Force, I welcome you to your new roles in the Institute. We are all going to be watching and expecting a lot from you. I know you will all try and work very hard because of the faith we have placed in you. This world is a dangerous place still but with all three of our teams we can make it a safer place for humans and mutants alike." Professor Xavier commented causing those in attendance to nod their heads in agreement.
The End of this Fic
Shadows of War
Chapter 1: Diverging Paths part 1
Plans are made to finally pull Tessa out of the Hellfire Club with Alan taking the lead while the X-men take on support roles. While that occurs Colonel Fury tries to save SHIELD from General Wells and his allies who are finally making his own move against Fury and mutants in general.