X-Men Evolution: Genesis of a Dragon pt.6
Disclaimer: Man, this is getting very tiring. Anything wrestling or X-Men: Evolution related ain't mine. Titan Sports and Marvel own those.
Author's Note: This chapter contains Survivor Series references. If you aren't a fan, you can skip it. Y2J fans may not like what happens to him here.
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Dear Journal,
Another day has passed. I just recently discovered that Rogue's power-absorbing touch has no effect on me. I think this might be a sign or something. Oh man, you should've seen the brawl Toad and Foxfire had yesterday. Those two are impossible! Fireballs and slime were flying everywhere. Not all the news is good...or hilarious. Pietro Maximoff hates my guts! Toad told me that he is like this because he's had the hots for Rogue for a very long time, since she was in the Brotherhood. I mean, c'mon! Rogue should be allowed to like whoever she wants. She happens to like me, but I'm not mad at Quicksilver, I mean, life is hardly fair. I guess Pietro will have to try again in love. I'm sure someone out there likes him, so he shouldn't really worry.
--Jake "Dragon" Wildfire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Jake Wildfire, the mutant known as Dragon, was eating his lunch, which was rather large on a Friday. Out the corner of his eye, the starving Dragon saw Marie, followed by Risty.
"Hmm......." Dragon pondered. "Something is not right here. That Risty appears to be normal, but I have a weird feeling that she is hiding something big. I just can't put my finger on it, but Risty might not be who she says she is. Maybe it's just me." Jake mentally shrugged off the thought. Marie intrduced Risty to Jake a month ago. Ever since then, Jake has gotten that weird feeling around the British girl that she is hiding something.
"Hi, Jake." Marie waved. Jake waved back. When Risty saw the size of Jake's lunch, her eyes bulged.
"Oh my God! M-Marie, your boyfriend eats more than that Dukes kid!!!!" Risty exclaimed. Jake blushed. It was slightly embarrassing for him, being known as Marie's boyfriend.
"Jake's a big eater. Ah wish Ah had his metabolism. He can eat and eat and not gain weight. Ah really think mah Jake has a bottomless pit for a stomach." Rogue snickered, and then a thought blasted into her head. "Did Ah just......tell a joke? Man, Jake is rubbing off on me."
"Hey, ladies." Jake flashed a goofy grin. Rogue smiled, and she and Risty sat down with the wrestling mutant. Ten seconds later, Fox and Todd joined up. "Hey, guys."
"Hello, Risty-licious." Foxy said suavely, kissing her hand. Risty immediately took her hand away, disgusted. "Feisty."
"Sick neanderthal." Risty quipped. Todd snickered.
"Yo, Jake! You and I gonna go to the arcade after school?" Todd gleefully asked.
"Sorry, Toddy. I got practice. But afterwards...." Jake started.
"Jake and Ah are going out on Sunday." Rogue finished with an evil smirk directly aimed at Jake. Jake blushed. No telling what Rogue had planned for the future WWF Superstar.
"Cool, yo!" Todd said, wiping away a fake tear. "My old friend's got his *sniff* first date."
"AWRIGHT, JAKE-O!!!" Fox whooped, patting Jake's shoulder rather hard. "Man, I am so proud. Marie's gonna have the time of her life, wink wink." Jason smirked at Marie. The Gothic Belle didn't exactly like that remark.
"Well...." Jake tried to think of a way to say what he wanted. "This is nuts!" Just then, a blur sped by, knocking the table over, making a real mess.
"What the...?" Foxy yelled.
"Hey, look yo!" Todd pointed at a note on the floor. He picked it up and read it. "Dear Jakey: This is just the beginning! -Pietro Maximoff."
"He's serious about this, ain't he?" Foxy observed. Jake grabbed the note, and crumpled it up.
"He's nuts." Jake added coolly. "If this is Pietro's Revenge, then I'm Ric Flair's grandson. The guy has a bigger ego than Y2J and Kurt Angle combined. He's all talk." The bell signaling the end of lunch rang.
"Ah'll see you after practice, Goofball." Rogue said, giving Jake a kiss on the cheek as she walked away.
"Oooooooooooooo, Jaaaaaaaaaaaakeyyyyyyyyy..........." Todd and Fox chanted as they left as well. Jake followed, exasperated and asking them to quit the bad jokes.
"I can't believe Marie got me into a date." Jake sighed. "Aw well. Gotta take it in the chin." Dragon failed to notice Pietro watching him.
"So.......Jakey's got a date." Pietro smirked evilly. "This will be fun. I'll muck it all up, and Rogue will leave him. Then she will have to like me." Quicksilver snickered as he formulated his plan. The big night arrived. Around 5:00 PM, Jake was getting ready for his "date". He showered, then looked in his closet.
"Hmm......." Jake decided on blue jeans, his black "Austin 3:16" T-shirt, and a black leather jacket, with one blue sleeve with white stars, the other sleeve in red and white stripes, and the Harley-Davidson logo with a bald eagle on the back. "At least I didn't have to wear a tux." Jake ran down the stairs to see Evan and Kurt.
"Jake, my man!" Evan high-fived Jake. "You look incredibly dope, man!"
"Thanks." Dragon said nervously. He did not want to be reminded of the date. He was too scared. "So, I heard your parents are taking you on vacation Monday afternoon, huh?"
"Yeah." Evan said excitedly. "Hitting Miami for a while. Primo skating and surfing." Kurt teleported in with his trademark BAMF!
"Not to mention ze babes." The German turned to Jake. "Jake, Ve heard. Congratulations!" Kurt high-fived Jake as well.
"Yeah." Jake was even more nervous than usual. He saw Kitty run down the stairs.
"Like, totally presenting.....The Gothic Belle herself.....Marieeee!" Kitty announced. She had been helping Marie decided on an outfit. She came down wearing her black eye shadow and lipstick. She had on a Nine Inch Nails T-shirt with long gloves, a silver necklace with a cross pendant, and black jeans. Rogue shot Dragon a quick wink.
"Oh, boy......" Jake blushed. "I feel weird....."
"Good luck, Dragon. Don't let her slay ya!" Evan laughed.
"I've never zeen my sister like zis." Kurt remarked. Jake cleared his throat. Kurt then shot Jake a glare. "You try anything, Wildfire." Jake looked shocked.
"Oh come on, Jake's not that kind of guy." Kitty defended.
"Yeah." Evan agreed. "If she were dating Foxy, then you'd have to worry." Jake just shook his head and held out his hand.
"Shall we?"
"Awright." Rogue took Jake's hand. Jake walked Marie to his truck, a beat-up 1986 Mazda pickup. When he entered the truck, Jake asked Marie where she wanted to go. "Ah dunno. Where do you think?"
"Aw NUTS!!!!" Jake mentally cursed. "She wanted ME to plan this!! This is worse than that WCW invasion!" Jake sighed and thought for a second. "Hey, I know! There's that pizza place down at Elm."
"Ok."
"YESSSSS!!!!!!!!" Jake mentally whooped. He turned the ignition and started on his way. Unbenownst to the young couple, Pietro was following them. However, a black car was following them as well. When they got there, Jake began opening the door for Marie and things like that.
"Ah thought chivalry was dead." Rogue thought. Dragon and Rogue sat down at a booth. Luckily, it was buffet night. All Jake had to do was pay $5.50 and they could have all they can eat. Pietro was watching them.
"C'mon......C'mon....." He thought. "When will they leave the table?!?!?!" Pietro got his chance when Jake and Rogue left their pizza. Pietro snuck in, and like a blue-clad ninja, he sabotaged their pizzas with salt and pepper. However, when he left, two guys in black took the salty pizzas and replaced them with fresh pizzas. Quickie never saw this, and neither did Jake or Marie, because they went on eating and talking as normal upon their return. The black-clad guys snuck back to their car and took off their hoods. One had orange hair and wore a certain pair of red shades, and the other was a certain brown-haired frogman.
"Good thing we decided to follow ol' Quickie." Foxy said.
"Yeah, yo. I never thought he was this serious about ruining this date. Holy cow, man." Todd said.
"Good thing we're here to protect this date without hopefully being discovered ourselves." Foxfire confirmed, grabbing two sodas, and passing one to Toad. They toasted Jake and Marie. They continued on with their plan, When Jake and Marie were at a movie, Fox and Toad were right behind them, catching food and drinks Pietro was throwing at them. Then, Jake and Marie took a walk in the park. Pietro tried to intercept, But Fox and Toad grabbed him, bound and gagged him, and then locked him their car, and they quickly sped off. Neither Jake nor Marie noticed.
"Ah had a great time, Jake."
"Uh.....heh...uh...yeah, uh......me....too....." Jake saw the sun setting. "Uh.....the sunset....nice....huh.....?"
"Yeah, it's alright." Marie responded, with a small smile on her face. "Jake...."
"Y-Y-Y-Yeah....."
"Ah'm sorry Ah clotheslined ya yesterday. Kitty forced me to realize mah true feelings for you, and Ah was a little upset." Jake grinned and rubbed his neck.
"That's Ok. Besides, you could give Bradshaw a run for his money with that clothesline." Jake snickered. To his surprise, he saw Marie do something that was totally uncharacteristic of her. She giggled. "I must be rubbing off on her." Jake mused.
"Jake....ya know how to get to me." Rogue leaned and let her lips touch his, knowing nothing would happen. It was Marie's first kiss, and Jake's too. When she let Jake go, he showed a very goofy grin, with lipstick all over his mouth. Marie laughed, and helped Jake to his truck. When they got back to the Institute, Jake fainted in the middle of the living room. Kitty and Rahne helped Jake up and put him on the couch. When Jake woke up, he saw the Gothic Belle, the Chicago Valley Girl, and the Scottish Werewolf gossiping about Rogue and Jake's date in the next room. Foxfire's familiar face appeared, evidently Foxy was making himself visible. Toad hopped on the couch.
"How'd it go, yo?"
"Terrific....." Jake said dreamily.
"Whoa! Lookit all that lipstick! She must've given you a good kissin'!" Foxy proclaimed. Jake touched his lips, and felt the black lipstick covering them.
"Yeah.....I guess she did......" Jake smiled like a goof. He got up and went to get his jacket. When he passed the girls. Rahne gave Dragon a wolf whistle, and Rogue playfully hit her in the arm. As Jake went back to his room, he saw Logan leaning on a wall. "What's up?"
"In all the time you trained under me, I've never been surprised like you have surprised me. I gotta hand it to ya, kid. You are a real incredible guy, Jake." Logan outstretched his hand. Jake saw this and shook it. "Don't tell anyone I said that, or I'll kill ya." Logan said with a snicker.
"Yeah, I can keep a secret." Jake held his jacket over his shoulder, and walked to his room. Dragon then realized that his life would definetly never be the same again. "Man, I get superpowers, a girlfriend, and the respect of ol' Sourpuss. All in a short time. I wonder if I'll be this lucky in the world of pro wrestling." Just then, he heard Marie yell.
"Jake! Survivor Series will be on! Toad and I are gonna see it." Fox yelled. Jake smiled. He knew Fox and Toad were fans. In fact, Jason wanted to pursue pro wrestling himself, for fame, fortune, and women. He walked back to the living room, and Jake saw Todd, who invited himself and the rest of the Brotherhood and Jason. They all knew that Jake's dad was a former WWE Superstar, and they wanted to see his "return" to the ring, whether they were fans or not. The girls were going out and they happened to pass by.
"That Blazer looks just like Jake." Rahne held up a picture of the elder man that Rogue showed her. Tabitha was awestruck.
"Now I know how Dragon became so dreamy." Tabby sighed, and Jake blushed shyly. He never thought himself as handsome. Fox looked on in shock.
"I thought I was the handsome one." Jason quietly grumbled.
"Forget it, you two! Jake is mine!" Rogue warned.
"Have fun, girls! Don't get too tired out, because I might get a little bored after the Pay-Per-View." Jason grinned. The girls looked grossed out.
"Keep dreaming, Fox." Rogue sighed. The girls left to have a night out. Pietro just fumed. He was getting frustrated thinking up ways to get revenge on Fox and Todd for ruining his attempts at ruining Jake and Rogue's date. He stared at Dragon angrily.
"Your old man's an inbred redneck! I don't know why I'm here, watching a bunch of guys in tights fake beating each other up!"
"Knock it off, Quicksilver!" Jake stood up. "My dad got hurt many times wrestling! Twelve broken bones, six hurt ligaments, and he nearly ended up paralyzed once! He loves this business! I love the business! I want to be the third Wildfire in the ring."
"Third?"
"My grandfather wrestled in the New England independents in the 50s and 60s." Jake explained calmly.
"Jake considers wrestling a source of pride in his family." Blob explained. "And I'm here because I like wrestling. You watch it too, Pietro. You're just saying you hate wrestling because a wrestler stole the heart of a girl you like and you can't stand it!" Blob snapped. "So shut up!" Jake clapped.
"Thanks, Fred." Blob smiled and nodded. The gang watched the entire event. They saw all the matches and sketches, with the occasional quip.
"Ouch. I don't wanna be Matt Hardy right now!" Toad laughed as he saw Scott Steiner throw the high-flier around.
"His 'Mattitude' ain't helping him one bit." Blob added.
"Neither is that Harvard butthead Chris Nowinski." Fox pointed to the TV. "I think of Summers when I see him."
"Amen to that, brother." Lance said. The big event came upon them. The Elimination Chamber. The gang was riveted to the six Raw Superstars going at it for the World Title, and Eric Wildfire, the Blazer, was in the center of it officiating.
"Look at that dope Jericho!" Jake groaned. Jericho was arguing with Blazer. "Hey Y2Jerk, concentrate on the match, huh?" Jericho yelled something, and Blazer threw him through the glass wall of the chamber to a huge pop.
"Fake!" Pietro cried out. Lance slapped him upside the head.
"Shut up, man!"
"The King of the World don't look so royal now." Fox quipped. The girls returned, carrying some bags. Rogue and Kitty stayed with the boys while Tabby and Rahne went to look over the stuff they got.
"What happened?" Kitty asked.
"It was great." Lance laughed. "Dragon's old man threw Jericho through the cage wall!"
"I guess Dad is returning to the ring. They're using this to set up a feud." Jake explained. "Jericho will demand a match against Blazer after this, since he'll hold Blazer responsible for his not winning the title."
"I knew Jericho would get screwed." Toad smiled. "He's been askin' for it for a long time." The match continued. Then something happened. RVD nailed HHH with his patented 5-Star Frog Splash, and the World Champion clutched his throat.
"Mah God!" Rogue cried.
"Is that supposed to happen?" Kitty asked Jake. He shook his head slowly.
"I think RVD crushed his throat, Kitty." Fox said. Toad grabbed his throat.
"I don't think Helmsley can go on." Todd said quietly.
"It's fake!" Pietro snorted. "It's all fake!"
"I don't think Triple H is faking it." Blob said. "I think he's hurt bad." On the TV, Blazer was on his knees, checking on Triple H. Blazer ordered the match to end, but the defending champ refused to let it happen.
"Just like that infamous quad injury he suffered a while back. The guy's very tenacious. Knowing him, Triple H will continue and finish this match, crushed throat or no crushed throat." Jake said in a monotone voice.
"Why? He needs to go to a hospital!" Rogue cried.
"He said it best himself, Marie: No one eats, sleeps or breathes the business more than him. He's very dedicated. He won't let an injury stop him from doing his job: providing an entertaining match." Jake explained. True to it, HHH continued the match. It came down to the shocking end: Shawn Michaels hit his former friend with his superkick, the Sweet Chin Music, and got the big win.
"HBK! HBK! HBK! HBK is the World Champ! By God, after 5 years, he did it! He did it!" Toad yelled. The boys hooted and cheered as Blazer raised the hand of the Heartbreak Kid.
"Not bad for a guy with back problems." Fox quipped.
"Actually, he's done a lot of healing up. His Summerslam performance said it all: HBK could still do the job if he needed to. Granted, he can't really wrestle every week, like he used to, but this showed that when he wrestles, he gives a show-stopping performance." Toad said. "Man.HBK.World Champ. Only in the WWE."
"That was fun, Jake. Next month for Armageddon?" Lance asked.
"Sure. My place?" Jake smiled and shook Lance's hand.
"Deal."
"I'm going home." Quicksilver zipped off angrily.
"That was cool! Your old man rules!" Blob shook Jake's hand. "Hey, sorry about Pietro, man."
"Not your fault, Fred." Jake smiled. "I guess he's still a bit broken-hearted."
"And psycho." Fox joked. The three Brotherhood guys had their laughs and left. Jake stood at the door and became lost in thought.
"Whatcha thinkin' about, Jake-o?" Fox queried.
"I was thinking about the match we saw."
"What about it? It was a wrestling match. Nothing special." Rogue shrugged.
"I got a weird feeling that that match was foreshadowing something. Something big. Something terrifying." Jake stared into the stars.
Will Pietro try to ruin Jake and Marie's romance again? Will the X-Men have to face a new threat? Find out on Genesis of a Dragon, pt. 7!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: Man, this is getting very tiring. Anything wrestling or X-Men: Evolution related ain't mine. Titan Sports and Marvel own those.
Author's Note: This chapter contains Survivor Series references. If you aren't a fan, you can skip it. Y2J fans may not like what happens to him here.
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Dear Journal,
Another day has passed. I just recently discovered that Rogue's power-absorbing touch has no effect on me. I think this might be a sign or something. Oh man, you should've seen the brawl Toad and Foxfire had yesterday. Those two are impossible! Fireballs and slime were flying everywhere. Not all the news is good...or hilarious. Pietro Maximoff hates my guts! Toad told me that he is like this because he's had the hots for Rogue for a very long time, since she was in the Brotherhood. I mean, c'mon! Rogue should be allowed to like whoever she wants. She happens to like me, but I'm not mad at Quicksilver, I mean, life is hardly fair. I guess Pietro will have to try again in love. I'm sure someone out there likes him, so he shouldn't really worry.
--Jake "Dragon" Wildfire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Jake Wildfire, the mutant known as Dragon, was eating his lunch, which was rather large on a Friday. Out the corner of his eye, the starving Dragon saw Marie, followed by Risty.
"Hmm......." Dragon pondered. "Something is not right here. That Risty appears to be normal, but I have a weird feeling that she is hiding something big. I just can't put my finger on it, but Risty might not be who she says she is. Maybe it's just me." Jake mentally shrugged off the thought. Marie intrduced Risty to Jake a month ago. Ever since then, Jake has gotten that weird feeling around the British girl that she is hiding something.
"Hi, Jake." Marie waved. Jake waved back. When Risty saw the size of Jake's lunch, her eyes bulged.
"Oh my God! M-Marie, your boyfriend eats more than that Dukes kid!!!!" Risty exclaimed. Jake blushed. It was slightly embarrassing for him, being known as Marie's boyfriend.
"Jake's a big eater. Ah wish Ah had his metabolism. He can eat and eat and not gain weight. Ah really think mah Jake has a bottomless pit for a stomach." Rogue snickered, and then a thought blasted into her head. "Did Ah just......tell a joke? Man, Jake is rubbing off on me."
"Hey, ladies." Jake flashed a goofy grin. Rogue smiled, and she and Risty sat down with the wrestling mutant. Ten seconds later, Fox and Todd joined up. "Hey, guys."
"Hello, Risty-licious." Foxy said suavely, kissing her hand. Risty immediately took her hand away, disgusted. "Feisty."
"Sick neanderthal." Risty quipped. Todd snickered.
"Yo, Jake! You and I gonna go to the arcade after school?" Todd gleefully asked.
"Sorry, Toddy. I got practice. But afterwards...." Jake started.
"Jake and Ah are going out on Sunday." Rogue finished with an evil smirk directly aimed at Jake. Jake blushed. No telling what Rogue had planned for the future WWF Superstar.
"Cool, yo!" Todd said, wiping away a fake tear. "My old friend's got his *sniff* first date."
"AWRIGHT, JAKE-O!!!" Fox whooped, patting Jake's shoulder rather hard. "Man, I am so proud. Marie's gonna have the time of her life, wink wink." Jason smirked at Marie. The Gothic Belle didn't exactly like that remark.
"Well...." Jake tried to think of a way to say what he wanted. "This is nuts!" Just then, a blur sped by, knocking the table over, making a real mess.
"What the...?" Foxy yelled.
"Hey, look yo!" Todd pointed at a note on the floor. He picked it up and read it. "Dear Jakey: This is just the beginning! -Pietro Maximoff."
"He's serious about this, ain't he?" Foxy observed. Jake grabbed the note, and crumpled it up.
"He's nuts." Jake added coolly. "If this is Pietro's Revenge, then I'm Ric Flair's grandson. The guy has a bigger ego than Y2J and Kurt Angle combined. He's all talk." The bell signaling the end of lunch rang.
"Ah'll see you after practice, Goofball." Rogue said, giving Jake a kiss on the cheek as she walked away.
"Oooooooooooooo, Jaaaaaaaaaaaakeyyyyyyyyy..........." Todd and Fox chanted as they left as well. Jake followed, exasperated and asking them to quit the bad jokes.
"I can't believe Marie got me into a date." Jake sighed. "Aw well. Gotta take it in the chin." Dragon failed to notice Pietro watching him.
"So.......Jakey's got a date." Pietro smirked evilly. "This will be fun. I'll muck it all up, and Rogue will leave him. Then she will have to like me." Quicksilver snickered as he formulated his plan. The big night arrived. Around 5:00 PM, Jake was getting ready for his "date". He showered, then looked in his closet.
"Hmm......." Jake decided on blue jeans, his black "Austin 3:16" T-shirt, and a black leather jacket, with one blue sleeve with white stars, the other sleeve in red and white stripes, and the Harley-Davidson logo with a bald eagle on the back. "At least I didn't have to wear a tux." Jake ran down the stairs to see Evan and Kurt.
"Jake, my man!" Evan high-fived Jake. "You look incredibly dope, man!"
"Thanks." Dragon said nervously. He did not want to be reminded of the date. He was too scared. "So, I heard your parents are taking you on vacation Monday afternoon, huh?"
"Yeah." Evan said excitedly. "Hitting Miami for a while. Primo skating and surfing." Kurt teleported in with his trademark BAMF!
"Not to mention ze babes." The German turned to Jake. "Jake, Ve heard. Congratulations!" Kurt high-fived Jake as well.
"Yeah." Jake was even more nervous than usual. He saw Kitty run down the stairs.
"Like, totally presenting.....The Gothic Belle herself.....Marieeee!" Kitty announced. She had been helping Marie decided on an outfit. She came down wearing her black eye shadow and lipstick. She had on a Nine Inch Nails T-shirt with long gloves, a silver necklace with a cross pendant, and black jeans. Rogue shot Dragon a quick wink.
"Oh, boy......" Jake blushed. "I feel weird....."
"Good luck, Dragon. Don't let her slay ya!" Evan laughed.
"I've never zeen my sister like zis." Kurt remarked. Jake cleared his throat. Kurt then shot Jake a glare. "You try anything, Wildfire." Jake looked shocked.
"Oh come on, Jake's not that kind of guy." Kitty defended.
"Yeah." Evan agreed. "If she were dating Foxy, then you'd have to worry." Jake just shook his head and held out his hand.
"Shall we?"
"Awright." Rogue took Jake's hand. Jake walked Marie to his truck, a beat-up 1986 Mazda pickup. When he entered the truck, Jake asked Marie where she wanted to go. "Ah dunno. Where do you think?"
"Aw NUTS!!!!" Jake mentally cursed. "She wanted ME to plan this!! This is worse than that WCW invasion!" Jake sighed and thought for a second. "Hey, I know! There's that pizza place down at Elm."
"Ok."
"YESSSSS!!!!!!!!" Jake mentally whooped. He turned the ignition and started on his way. Unbenownst to the young couple, Pietro was following them. However, a black car was following them as well. When they got there, Jake began opening the door for Marie and things like that.
"Ah thought chivalry was dead." Rogue thought. Dragon and Rogue sat down at a booth. Luckily, it was buffet night. All Jake had to do was pay $5.50 and they could have all they can eat. Pietro was watching them.
"C'mon......C'mon....." He thought. "When will they leave the table?!?!?!" Pietro got his chance when Jake and Rogue left their pizza. Pietro snuck in, and like a blue-clad ninja, he sabotaged their pizzas with salt and pepper. However, when he left, two guys in black took the salty pizzas and replaced them with fresh pizzas. Quickie never saw this, and neither did Jake or Marie, because they went on eating and talking as normal upon their return. The black-clad guys snuck back to their car and took off their hoods. One had orange hair and wore a certain pair of red shades, and the other was a certain brown-haired frogman.
"Good thing we decided to follow ol' Quickie." Foxy said.
"Yeah, yo. I never thought he was this serious about ruining this date. Holy cow, man." Todd said.
"Good thing we're here to protect this date without hopefully being discovered ourselves." Foxfire confirmed, grabbing two sodas, and passing one to Toad. They toasted Jake and Marie. They continued on with their plan, When Jake and Marie were at a movie, Fox and Toad were right behind them, catching food and drinks Pietro was throwing at them. Then, Jake and Marie took a walk in the park. Pietro tried to intercept, But Fox and Toad grabbed him, bound and gagged him, and then locked him their car, and they quickly sped off. Neither Jake nor Marie noticed.
"Ah had a great time, Jake."
"Uh.....heh...uh...yeah, uh......me....too....." Jake saw the sun setting. "Uh.....the sunset....nice....huh.....?"
"Yeah, it's alright." Marie responded, with a small smile on her face. "Jake...."
"Y-Y-Y-Yeah....."
"Ah'm sorry Ah clotheslined ya yesterday. Kitty forced me to realize mah true feelings for you, and Ah was a little upset." Jake grinned and rubbed his neck.
"That's Ok. Besides, you could give Bradshaw a run for his money with that clothesline." Jake snickered. To his surprise, he saw Marie do something that was totally uncharacteristic of her. She giggled. "I must be rubbing off on her." Jake mused.
"Jake....ya know how to get to me." Rogue leaned and let her lips touch his, knowing nothing would happen. It was Marie's first kiss, and Jake's too. When she let Jake go, he showed a very goofy grin, with lipstick all over his mouth. Marie laughed, and helped Jake to his truck. When they got back to the Institute, Jake fainted in the middle of the living room. Kitty and Rahne helped Jake up and put him on the couch. When Jake woke up, he saw the Gothic Belle, the Chicago Valley Girl, and the Scottish Werewolf gossiping about Rogue and Jake's date in the next room. Foxfire's familiar face appeared, evidently Foxy was making himself visible. Toad hopped on the couch.
"How'd it go, yo?"
"Terrific....." Jake said dreamily.
"Whoa! Lookit all that lipstick! She must've given you a good kissin'!" Foxy proclaimed. Jake touched his lips, and felt the black lipstick covering them.
"Yeah.....I guess she did......" Jake smiled like a goof. He got up and went to get his jacket. When he passed the girls. Rahne gave Dragon a wolf whistle, and Rogue playfully hit her in the arm. As Jake went back to his room, he saw Logan leaning on a wall. "What's up?"
"In all the time you trained under me, I've never been surprised like you have surprised me. I gotta hand it to ya, kid. You are a real incredible guy, Jake." Logan outstretched his hand. Jake saw this and shook it. "Don't tell anyone I said that, or I'll kill ya." Logan said with a snicker.
"Yeah, I can keep a secret." Jake held his jacket over his shoulder, and walked to his room. Dragon then realized that his life would definetly never be the same again. "Man, I get superpowers, a girlfriend, and the respect of ol' Sourpuss. All in a short time. I wonder if I'll be this lucky in the world of pro wrestling." Just then, he heard Marie yell.
"Jake! Survivor Series will be on! Toad and I are gonna see it." Fox yelled. Jake smiled. He knew Fox and Toad were fans. In fact, Jason wanted to pursue pro wrestling himself, for fame, fortune, and women. He walked back to the living room, and Jake saw Todd, who invited himself and the rest of the Brotherhood and Jason. They all knew that Jake's dad was a former WWE Superstar, and they wanted to see his "return" to the ring, whether they were fans or not. The girls were going out and they happened to pass by.
"That Blazer looks just like Jake." Rahne held up a picture of the elder man that Rogue showed her. Tabitha was awestruck.
"Now I know how Dragon became so dreamy." Tabby sighed, and Jake blushed shyly. He never thought himself as handsome. Fox looked on in shock.
"I thought I was the handsome one." Jason quietly grumbled.
"Forget it, you two! Jake is mine!" Rogue warned.
"Have fun, girls! Don't get too tired out, because I might get a little bored after the Pay-Per-View." Jason grinned. The girls looked grossed out.
"Keep dreaming, Fox." Rogue sighed. The girls left to have a night out. Pietro just fumed. He was getting frustrated thinking up ways to get revenge on Fox and Todd for ruining his attempts at ruining Jake and Rogue's date. He stared at Dragon angrily.
"Your old man's an inbred redneck! I don't know why I'm here, watching a bunch of guys in tights fake beating each other up!"
"Knock it off, Quicksilver!" Jake stood up. "My dad got hurt many times wrestling! Twelve broken bones, six hurt ligaments, and he nearly ended up paralyzed once! He loves this business! I love the business! I want to be the third Wildfire in the ring."
"Third?"
"My grandfather wrestled in the New England independents in the 50s and 60s." Jake explained calmly.
"Jake considers wrestling a source of pride in his family." Blob explained. "And I'm here because I like wrestling. You watch it too, Pietro. You're just saying you hate wrestling because a wrestler stole the heart of a girl you like and you can't stand it!" Blob snapped. "So shut up!" Jake clapped.
"Thanks, Fred." Blob smiled and nodded. The gang watched the entire event. They saw all the matches and sketches, with the occasional quip.
"Ouch. I don't wanna be Matt Hardy right now!" Toad laughed as he saw Scott Steiner throw the high-flier around.
"His 'Mattitude' ain't helping him one bit." Blob added.
"Neither is that Harvard butthead Chris Nowinski." Fox pointed to the TV. "I think of Summers when I see him."
"Amen to that, brother." Lance said. The big event came upon them. The Elimination Chamber. The gang was riveted to the six Raw Superstars going at it for the World Title, and Eric Wildfire, the Blazer, was in the center of it officiating.
"Look at that dope Jericho!" Jake groaned. Jericho was arguing with Blazer. "Hey Y2Jerk, concentrate on the match, huh?" Jericho yelled something, and Blazer threw him through the glass wall of the chamber to a huge pop.
"Fake!" Pietro cried out. Lance slapped him upside the head.
"Shut up, man!"
"The King of the World don't look so royal now." Fox quipped. The girls returned, carrying some bags. Rogue and Kitty stayed with the boys while Tabby and Rahne went to look over the stuff they got.
"What happened?" Kitty asked.
"It was great." Lance laughed. "Dragon's old man threw Jericho through the cage wall!"
"I guess Dad is returning to the ring. They're using this to set up a feud." Jake explained. "Jericho will demand a match against Blazer after this, since he'll hold Blazer responsible for his not winning the title."
"I knew Jericho would get screwed." Toad smiled. "He's been askin' for it for a long time." The match continued. Then something happened. RVD nailed HHH with his patented 5-Star Frog Splash, and the World Champion clutched his throat.
"Mah God!" Rogue cried.
"Is that supposed to happen?" Kitty asked Jake. He shook his head slowly.
"I think RVD crushed his throat, Kitty." Fox said. Toad grabbed his throat.
"I don't think Helmsley can go on." Todd said quietly.
"It's fake!" Pietro snorted. "It's all fake!"
"I don't think Triple H is faking it." Blob said. "I think he's hurt bad." On the TV, Blazer was on his knees, checking on Triple H. Blazer ordered the match to end, but the defending champ refused to let it happen.
"Just like that infamous quad injury he suffered a while back. The guy's very tenacious. Knowing him, Triple H will continue and finish this match, crushed throat or no crushed throat." Jake said in a monotone voice.
"Why? He needs to go to a hospital!" Rogue cried.
"He said it best himself, Marie: No one eats, sleeps or breathes the business more than him. He's very dedicated. He won't let an injury stop him from doing his job: providing an entertaining match." Jake explained. True to it, HHH continued the match. It came down to the shocking end: Shawn Michaels hit his former friend with his superkick, the Sweet Chin Music, and got the big win.
"HBK! HBK! HBK! HBK is the World Champ! By God, after 5 years, he did it! He did it!" Toad yelled. The boys hooted and cheered as Blazer raised the hand of the Heartbreak Kid.
"Not bad for a guy with back problems." Fox quipped.
"Actually, he's done a lot of healing up. His Summerslam performance said it all: HBK could still do the job if he needed to. Granted, he can't really wrestle every week, like he used to, but this showed that when he wrestles, he gives a show-stopping performance." Toad said. "Man.HBK.World Champ. Only in the WWE."
"That was fun, Jake. Next month for Armageddon?" Lance asked.
"Sure. My place?" Jake smiled and shook Lance's hand.
"Deal."
"I'm going home." Quicksilver zipped off angrily.
"That was cool! Your old man rules!" Blob shook Jake's hand. "Hey, sorry about Pietro, man."
"Not your fault, Fred." Jake smiled. "I guess he's still a bit broken-hearted."
"And psycho." Fox joked. The three Brotherhood guys had their laughs and left. Jake stood at the door and became lost in thought.
"Whatcha thinkin' about, Jake-o?" Fox queried.
"I was thinking about the match we saw."
"What about it? It was a wrestling match. Nothing special." Rogue shrugged.
"I got a weird feeling that that match was foreshadowing something. Something big. Something terrifying." Jake stared into the stars.
Will Pietro try to ruin Jake and Marie's romance again? Will the X-Men have to face a new threat? Find out on Genesis of a Dragon, pt. 7!!!!!!!!!!!