Chapter 2

Disclaimer: Sleepy sleepy time is near.

"We're sorry, but we don't allow your kind in here." Informed the Receptionist in a falsely sweet voice to the Brotherhood after they'd arrived at the Hospital.

And none of them were too happy with what they were told. "'Our kind'!? Are you kiddin' me!?" Rumbled Fred angrily.

"No… Sir, I am not. Now please leave so that we can see to the needs of those who DO need treatment."

"Our friend here IS in need of serious treatment! Can't you hear the coughin' he's doin' in his sleep, yo!?" Todd protested in a pleading voice.

But it seemed the receptionist was unmoved by him. It didn't help that she looked like the type of person who lived through the Segregation era and actually supported it. Wanda scowled at the woman. "Listen, lady, I'm pretty sure you took the same oath as the rest of the doctors and nurses here, which is to basically heal all those in need and our friend here is DEFINITELY in need! And so help me if you don't get off your hateful ass and help us out I'll do something YOU won't like!"

"Whoa! Easy, Wanda, easy!" Tried Todd in a nervous voice but she ignored him as she kept her focus on the receptionist.

"Hey, what's goin' on here?" Wondered a young voice.

One that belonged to Webber 'Arcade' Torque. "Never you mind, Mr. Torque, just some freak trash who don't know how to listen is all. Are you ready to make your payment?"

He could only stare at her in shock, shock that only furthered when he caught sight of Lance in Fred's arms. "Holy crap, and I thought slipping on a Banana peel of all things and breaking my arm was bad but he tops that! What happened!?" Wondered the stunned young man.

Sure, Lance and his group might be Mutants, but they never gave him any trouble like most did just because he was smarter then a majority of the kids in school. And the Brotherhood group were fun to hang out with from time to time in his view. Even if occasionally that was in Detention but whatever. Todd's lower lip trembled a little. "We… We don't know, yo. He just started gettin' sick about two weeks ago and he's only gotten worse since then."

The young Tolensky looked about ready to cry while the receptionist just couldn't be bothered to care. "Yes, well, you'll have to go elsewhere as this hospital does NOT treat freaks such as yourself."

Fred growled in anger. "Would it help if I offered to pay?" Arcade asked quickly.

"No, young man, it would not. And quite frankly, it would disgust me if you even tried to do so on their behalf. Why, I'm sure your parents would be most upset with you for even thinking of giving aide to… 'People'… Like them."

Her cruel words began a shouting match between herself and the group that now included Arcade. Surprisingly, or perhaps unsurprisingly, there was even a few people in the waiting room adding their own voices. Some for support of what the receptionist was doing and some who were against what she was doing. "I NEED SECURITY IN HERE NOW! AND PERHAPS A SWAT TEAM!" Yelled the receptionist.

"FINE! WE'LL LEAVE BUT THIS AIN'T OVER! YOU HEAR ME!? THIS AIN'T OVER!" Roared Fred as they reluctantly left as Lance began to hack up blood.

Wanda even used her powers to make things on the floor of the building they were in to go haywire as a form of payback. Todd however was beginning to cry on the way back to the jeep as Arcade muttered unkind things about the receptionist. "N-Now what, yo?"

A scowl formed on Wanda's face. "We go to Xavier's. Like we should have to begin with."

"I'm comin' with. Alvers and I might not be close but that doesn't matter to me." Arcade declared before an argument could break out between the three Brotherhood members.

Fred stared at him for a moment while scowling at the fact that they had no choice BUT to go to the X-Men for help.. "For a Human, you ain't so bad."

"Way I see it, we're all Human. Even if some of us have a little extra goin' on." Arcade told him with a shrug in return.

Which would get the larger Mutant to think on that for quite a bit. "Yeah, whatever… Let's just get over there and get rejected by the X-Geeks, yo." Mumbled a depressed Todd as they all got in the jeep with Lance as carefully as possible and drove off.

Author's Notes: Well, that receptionist is probably gonna get some karma on her! Here's to hoping that things won't be so hectic where the Institute is concerned!