Amber hadn't woken up until close to 12:00 so it was easy to say that she
had missed lunch. Shaking her head groggily she moved into the bathroom and
looked into the mirror. 'Geesh, I have got to get to sleep earlier.'
Looking at her eyes she smiled as normal violet human eyes looked back.
Chuckling she shook her head and started to wash her face, the next time
she looked into the mirror her eyes had changed into the all knowing owls.
'Ah well can't last forever.' Heading over to the suitcase she opened it
and pulled out some clothes to wear that when she saw the envelope.
Moving to sit on the bed she opened the envelope slowly and looked inside.
A simple scrap piece of paper along with a few dollar bills was inside.
Amber pulled out the scrap and looked at it. The side looking at her was
blank and she smiled when she turned it over. 'Amber, thought this would
help. I also made sure to pack some bathroom items since I know how easily
you forget those. I hope wherever this journey takes you that you will be
happy. Love you like a sister always and forever. Leslie or rather Blondie'
Biting her lower lip, Amber just looked down to her hands. "You always did
know how to make me cry." Looking back into the envelope she pulled out the
dollar bills and was surprised to find three $100 dollar bills. "Wow."
Blinking a few times, she assured herself that they were real. She set the
note back into the envelope and placed it on the desk before scrounging
back through the suitcase.
At the bottom of the suitcase, she found an address book filled to the brim
of addresses and phone numbers of practically all of her close friends. A
little note was attached to that, it was printed out, but the scent on it
told her it came from Krystie. 'Make sure you write and tell us how you
are. Mutant or not we're still family.' Amber could feel hot burning tears
come to her eyes but still she wasn't crying.
Along the side secured in with a few pieces of duck tape was a paper
wrapped object. Something in her mind told her to be careful with how she
handled it. Carefully undoing the tape and then unwrapping the tears
started to fall easily. There nestled in the paper was almost a replica of
her in her calico form. Amber looked up and looked around, where could she
put this. She settled for on the desk, hopefully she would be able to
construct herself a shelf sometime and set it on there. Well providing she
was able to stay.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
When Amber had gotten something quick to eat she headed up to Xavier's
office. All the while thoughts ran threw her mind. The others were putting
the scents and looks of the two X-Men she had met in the kitchen to memory.
Jean was kind enough to help her make a sandwich while Ororo told her a bit
about the mansion itself. Amber just sat there quietly and listened
intently, she had taken a quick liking to these two.
Jean was thoughtful enough to send Amber a map of the mansion mentally so
that she wouldn't get lost. While Ororo promised that thy would take her
shopping so that she was able to have more then a weeks worth of clothing.
Amber wasn't sure if she totally trusted the shopping aspect, but it looked
like she was accepted.
She remembered Kelly's words last night before he left her room, 'Just
watch out for Scott and whatever you do play it cool.' After thanking the
two, she excused herself to head back up her room to brush her teeth and
get ready to meet with Xavier.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The walk to Xavier's office seemed long and went slowly but when she got
there her nerves were calmed a bit. Upon admittance, she noticed Hank was
sitting in another chair. Xavier smiled lightly and held out a hand to
shake hers. "Welcome to my school, I hope you slept well last night?"
"Yes sir, thank you."
"Hank and now Jean have told me that you do posses a great bit of
telepathic ability along with your shape-shifting."
"Yes sir, I believe I got that because there are a few animals which use
that as a form of communication."
Xavier looked surprised at this but quickly hid any sign of emotion. "It
seems you also have a slight healing factor as well as heightened senses."
When Amber nodded lightly he continued, "Jubilee also told me that you let
her and Anne see quite an extensive world you have set up in your mind."
"Yes sir, I found it was easier to control my forms that way."
"May I see it for myself?" Xavier set a hand to his temple and Amber felt
the lightest of touches in her mind. "I find it amazing that you can hold a
world of that size together."
"When I first started being able to hold other forms my Mother had
suggested setting something up like what a zoo has. I thought she was
joking until I found I could control everything better that way. It wasn't
till I was outside sitting by the weeping willow tree that I figured just a
world would be better. I had to work at it slowly but as I got older I
could, well, hold it easier and better. That's when I found myself
anchoring my mind to well the tree."
"Yes, I did see that your shields are set up like Anne's but more like
Jean's or my own." Xavier sat back in his chair and folded his hands on the
desk, "Hank and I were talking, before you came in, about the device you
have. Are you sure you want it to be removed? The control that you have
over your powers right now might be removed."
"I still want it gone sir. I don't want anything like that in me anymore."
Xavier nodded and looked over to Hank, "How long would both the re-movement
of the device and her healing take?"
Hank sighed lightly, "Charles while she doesn't have anything like Anne or
Logan she does have a healing factor. I would say a week would be more then
sufficient."
Xavier looked at some papers on his desk before looking back at Amber, "So
be it. When will this minor operation take place?"
Hank looked over "I could do it this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
Providing nothing be eaten 4 hours before hand."
Amber smiled lightly, "Could we do it tomorrow morning then?"
When both Xavier and Hank nodded, she broke out a full smile.
"Oh yes, I received a call from Jubilation this morning, she wants to know
if you could stop over soon. I believe she wants to show you off to the
Generation X team." Xavier looked back down to his papers, "I'm sure Kelly
could take you over there the next time he heads over there. You are both
dismissed."
Amber half smiled at the thought and stepped out into the hall way with
Hank behind her. Her smile faded when she looked back at Hank, "What
exactly might happen to my powers?"
"They most presumably will become stronger. I hope you don't mind but I
talked to Anne and she is willing to help you out mentally since both of
you have some sort of connection with the earth." He smiled a comforting
doctor smile and took her hands in his, "I have no reason to think that
this won't be a step in the right direction."
Amber smiled delicately and then excused herself to go to her room to
think. As she walked away Hank shook his head, "I do hope you understand
what might be coming with the thought of more power."
had missed lunch. Shaking her head groggily she moved into the bathroom and
looked into the mirror. 'Geesh, I have got to get to sleep earlier.'
Looking at her eyes she smiled as normal violet human eyes looked back.
Chuckling she shook her head and started to wash her face, the next time
she looked into the mirror her eyes had changed into the all knowing owls.
'Ah well can't last forever.' Heading over to the suitcase she opened it
and pulled out some clothes to wear that when she saw the envelope.
Moving to sit on the bed she opened the envelope slowly and looked inside.
A simple scrap piece of paper along with a few dollar bills was inside.
Amber pulled out the scrap and looked at it. The side looking at her was
blank and she smiled when she turned it over. 'Amber, thought this would
help. I also made sure to pack some bathroom items since I know how easily
you forget those. I hope wherever this journey takes you that you will be
happy. Love you like a sister always and forever. Leslie or rather Blondie'
Biting her lower lip, Amber just looked down to her hands. "You always did
know how to make me cry." Looking back into the envelope she pulled out the
dollar bills and was surprised to find three $100 dollar bills. "Wow."
Blinking a few times, she assured herself that they were real. She set the
note back into the envelope and placed it on the desk before scrounging
back through the suitcase.
At the bottom of the suitcase, she found an address book filled to the brim
of addresses and phone numbers of practically all of her close friends. A
little note was attached to that, it was printed out, but the scent on it
told her it came from Krystie. 'Make sure you write and tell us how you
are. Mutant or not we're still family.' Amber could feel hot burning tears
come to her eyes but still she wasn't crying.
Along the side secured in with a few pieces of duck tape was a paper
wrapped object. Something in her mind told her to be careful with how she
handled it. Carefully undoing the tape and then unwrapping the tears
started to fall easily. There nestled in the paper was almost a replica of
her in her calico form. Amber looked up and looked around, where could she
put this. She settled for on the desk, hopefully she would be able to
construct herself a shelf sometime and set it on there. Well providing she
was able to stay.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
When Amber had gotten something quick to eat she headed up to Xavier's
office. All the while thoughts ran threw her mind. The others were putting
the scents and looks of the two X-Men she had met in the kitchen to memory.
Jean was kind enough to help her make a sandwich while Ororo told her a bit
about the mansion itself. Amber just sat there quietly and listened
intently, she had taken a quick liking to these two.
Jean was thoughtful enough to send Amber a map of the mansion mentally so
that she wouldn't get lost. While Ororo promised that thy would take her
shopping so that she was able to have more then a weeks worth of clothing.
Amber wasn't sure if she totally trusted the shopping aspect, but it looked
like she was accepted.
She remembered Kelly's words last night before he left her room, 'Just
watch out for Scott and whatever you do play it cool.' After thanking the
two, she excused herself to head back up her room to brush her teeth and
get ready to meet with Xavier.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The walk to Xavier's office seemed long and went slowly but when she got
there her nerves were calmed a bit. Upon admittance, she noticed Hank was
sitting in another chair. Xavier smiled lightly and held out a hand to
shake hers. "Welcome to my school, I hope you slept well last night?"
"Yes sir, thank you."
"Hank and now Jean have told me that you do posses a great bit of
telepathic ability along with your shape-shifting."
"Yes sir, I believe I got that because there are a few animals which use
that as a form of communication."
Xavier looked surprised at this but quickly hid any sign of emotion. "It
seems you also have a slight healing factor as well as heightened senses."
When Amber nodded lightly he continued, "Jubilee also told me that you let
her and Anne see quite an extensive world you have set up in your mind."
"Yes sir, I found it was easier to control my forms that way."
"May I see it for myself?" Xavier set a hand to his temple and Amber felt
the lightest of touches in her mind. "I find it amazing that you can hold a
world of that size together."
"When I first started being able to hold other forms my Mother had
suggested setting something up like what a zoo has. I thought she was
joking until I found I could control everything better that way. It wasn't
till I was outside sitting by the weeping willow tree that I figured just a
world would be better. I had to work at it slowly but as I got older I
could, well, hold it easier and better. That's when I found myself
anchoring my mind to well the tree."
"Yes, I did see that your shields are set up like Anne's but more like
Jean's or my own." Xavier sat back in his chair and folded his hands on the
desk, "Hank and I were talking, before you came in, about the device you
have. Are you sure you want it to be removed? The control that you have
over your powers right now might be removed."
"I still want it gone sir. I don't want anything like that in me anymore."
Xavier nodded and looked over to Hank, "How long would both the re-movement
of the device and her healing take?"
Hank sighed lightly, "Charles while she doesn't have anything like Anne or
Logan she does have a healing factor. I would say a week would be more then
sufficient."
Xavier looked at some papers on his desk before looking back at Amber, "So
be it. When will this minor operation take place?"
Hank looked over "I could do it this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
Providing nothing be eaten 4 hours before hand."
Amber smiled lightly, "Could we do it tomorrow morning then?"
When both Xavier and Hank nodded, she broke out a full smile.
"Oh yes, I received a call from Jubilation this morning, she wants to know
if you could stop over soon. I believe she wants to show you off to the
Generation X team." Xavier looked back down to his papers, "I'm sure Kelly
could take you over there the next time he heads over there. You are both
dismissed."
Amber half smiled at the thought and stepped out into the hall way with
Hank behind her. Her smile faded when she looked back at Hank, "What
exactly might happen to my powers?"
"They most presumably will become stronger. I hope you don't mind but I
talked to Anne and she is willing to help you out mentally since both of
you have some sort of connection with the earth." He smiled a comforting
doctor smile and took her hands in his, "I have no reason to think that
this won't be a step in the right direction."
Amber smiled delicately and then excused herself to go to her room to
think. As she walked away Hank shook his head, "I do hope you understand
what might be coming with the thought of more power."