"Growing"
By Ruby at RubyRage_sq@yahoo.com
Teaser: Starring Jubilee - she's having some problems with her powers and goes through some problems trying to control it. Rated PG/Angst for some mature themes.
Disclaimers: I do not own Generation X or it's characters. I'm not getting paid for this, though I wish I were. This happens way back around O:ZT and that weird M-Plate thing. What ever happened next will not be mentioned in any big way.
*Thanks to JB Mac for beta reading and correcting stuff that needed to be.
Growing: Part 1
'All right,' Jubilee thought to herself, 'do what Wolvie told ya: stay alert, stay quiet, and stay outta sight.' She took a peek at her surroundings from the foliage she was hiding in and saw no one. Moving as quietly as she could, Jubilee left her spot to look for the others.
For daily exercises she and the rest of Generation X were at the Biosphere. Today Emma had split the team into two groups: Chamber, Jubilee, and Husk, then M, Synch, and Skin. It was a type of 'Tag' game, but both teams were "it." When two people faced each other, they had to fight to decide who would end up on which side. The White Queen would determine who was the winner and would monitor so no one would be seriously injured.
So far Paige had gone to Skin's team after Synch had defeated her, Chamber was nowhere to be found, and Jubilee was hoping to find him so they could think up a plan. 'Two against four, not bad odds. I can take them,' she thought. 'Hopefully.' Her eyes strained to see around her darkened surroundings, trying not to trip on any hidden objects or traps. Jubilee could have used her paffs but that might have given away her position.
It had been a while since the team had done any work in the Biosphere; they were kind of busy with Zero Tolerance and M-Plate. Jubilee was a bit envious that the others got to go to LA when she was captured by Bastion, she might have gone to see CynJen, the mall wasn't far from there. She wondered how her old friend was doing.
A small clearing next to the stream revealed Chamber standing with his back to her, pale orange flames flickering, outlining his dark form.
"Yo, Sparky!" Jubilee whispered. He turned around and walked towards her, but didn't say anything. She was immediately suspicious and on her guard. Jono hated it when she called him "Sparky" and would usually tell her to shut up. No psy-talk meant he was thinking of something else, that something else probably meant he was informing Skin's group about where she was, and that meant they were heading to her.
Chamber sent a small blast of energy hurling at Jubilee. She ducked and jumped out of the way and it hit the tree behind her, leaving a circular burn mark.
"Rassum-frassum…!" Jubilee muttered.
*Giving up, gel?* Chamber said. She bet that if he had a face he would be smiling.
"Not even!"
Leaping like a cat she avoided another energy blast. Clenching one of her fists she sent a colorful burst of her own power back to him with the other hand, leaving Jono a bit dazed.
"Take that, ya fire breathing downer junkie!" Jubilee was about to knock him out into Thursday when yards of skin grabbed her from behind.
"Gotcha!" Skin yelled.
"Sure you did, Ang," Jubilee said, and then proceeded to jab her elbows into his stomach.
"ACK!" He released her and she got out of the path of oncoming bio-kinetic energy from a recovering Chamber. It whizzed by Angelo's head and burned some of his hair on top.
"Que?!"
*Sorry!*
"Amateurs! Ha!" Running at full speed Jubilee didn't see the foot in front of her until she tripped over it. She knocked her head on a large rock and slid for a few feet. She looked up, her vision blurry. What she saw made her eyes widen in shock.
"Bastion?!" she managed to squeak. He stepped closer to her.
"Jubilee?" he said, "Are you-"
"Get away from me!!" She tried to scramble away on her back, anger and fear gripping her chest.
"J! It's me!" He reached a hand towards her, was that a weapon she saw?
"NOOO!!!" Jubilee closed her eyes tightly and lashed out with her powers.
The ear-shattering sound of an explosion rocked the Biosphere and everyone inside its walls.
When Jubilee opened her eyes again her sight had cleared, but her ears still rung. Looking around she was surprised to see a big, blackened circle around her about ten yards in diameter. The trees that were in the circle were… gone. Like non-existent, all had burned to ash. Just at the edge of the circle was M kneeling in front of a limp form.
"Ev!" Jubilee shouted. The horrible realization struck her: it was Ev, not Bastion! She ran over to him, a sob rising in her throat. "Ev! I'm sorry! I didn't mean it! I thought you were-"
"Calm down, Jubilation!" M ordered, "Ms. Frost saw what was going to happen so she made him synch with me at the last moment."
"So he's not dead?" She was nearly hyperventilating in fear of her friend's fate.
"No. He's just in shock, Everett will come out of it eventually."
Everett stirred and groaned. "What hit me?" Jubilee leaped and hugged him fiercely.
"OhmigodEvI'msoooosorryIthoughtyouwereBastionandIalmostkilledyouandthatwouldhavebeenreallybadcauseIreallycareaboutyouand-"
"It's all right J! You didn't mean it and I'm still here." Everett assured her.
"Are you hurt or anythin'?"
"Nah, just some cuts before I synched with M. I'm fine, trust me."
*Children, practice is over. Everett, you go to the Med Bay to put some bandages on your wounds,* a crisp and cool voice said.
Jubilee tried to act nonchalant, saying, "Mix Frost, uhh… does this mean I win?"
*No, and I want to see you in my office after you've changed out of your uniform. Sean and I need to speak with you.*
"Yes, ma'am."
End of Part 1
By Ruby at RubyRage_sq@yahoo.com
Teaser: Starring Jubilee - she's having some problems with her powers and goes through some problems trying to control it. Rated PG/Angst for some mature themes.
Disclaimers: I do not own Generation X or it's characters. I'm not getting paid for this, though I wish I were. This happens way back around O:ZT and that weird M-Plate thing. What ever happened next will not be mentioned in any big way.
*Thanks to JB Mac for beta reading and correcting stuff that needed to be.
Growing: Part 1
'All right,' Jubilee thought to herself, 'do what Wolvie told ya: stay alert, stay quiet, and stay outta sight.' She took a peek at her surroundings from the foliage she was hiding in and saw no one. Moving as quietly as she could, Jubilee left her spot to look for the others.
For daily exercises she and the rest of Generation X were at the Biosphere. Today Emma had split the team into two groups: Chamber, Jubilee, and Husk, then M, Synch, and Skin. It was a type of 'Tag' game, but both teams were "it." When two people faced each other, they had to fight to decide who would end up on which side. The White Queen would determine who was the winner and would monitor so no one would be seriously injured.
So far Paige had gone to Skin's team after Synch had defeated her, Chamber was nowhere to be found, and Jubilee was hoping to find him so they could think up a plan. 'Two against four, not bad odds. I can take them,' she thought. 'Hopefully.' Her eyes strained to see around her darkened surroundings, trying not to trip on any hidden objects or traps. Jubilee could have used her paffs but that might have given away her position.
It had been a while since the team had done any work in the Biosphere; they were kind of busy with Zero Tolerance and M-Plate. Jubilee was a bit envious that the others got to go to LA when she was captured by Bastion, she might have gone to see CynJen, the mall wasn't far from there. She wondered how her old friend was doing.
A small clearing next to the stream revealed Chamber standing with his back to her, pale orange flames flickering, outlining his dark form.
"Yo, Sparky!" Jubilee whispered. He turned around and walked towards her, but didn't say anything. She was immediately suspicious and on her guard. Jono hated it when she called him "Sparky" and would usually tell her to shut up. No psy-talk meant he was thinking of something else, that something else probably meant he was informing Skin's group about where she was, and that meant they were heading to her.
Chamber sent a small blast of energy hurling at Jubilee. She ducked and jumped out of the way and it hit the tree behind her, leaving a circular burn mark.
"Rassum-frassum…!" Jubilee muttered.
*Giving up, gel?* Chamber said. She bet that if he had a face he would be smiling.
"Not even!"
Leaping like a cat she avoided another energy blast. Clenching one of her fists she sent a colorful burst of her own power back to him with the other hand, leaving Jono a bit dazed.
"Take that, ya fire breathing downer junkie!" Jubilee was about to knock him out into Thursday when yards of skin grabbed her from behind.
"Gotcha!" Skin yelled.
"Sure you did, Ang," Jubilee said, and then proceeded to jab her elbows into his stomach.
"ACK!" He released her and she got out of the path of oncoming bio-kinetic energy from a recovering Chamber. It whizzed by Angelo's head and burned some of his hair on top.
"Que?!"
*Sorry!*
"Amateurs! Ha!" Running at full speed Jubilee didn't see the foot in front of her until she tripped over it. She knocked her head on a large rock and slid for a few feet. She looked up, her vision blurry. What she saw made her eyes widen in shock.
"Bastion?!" she managed to squeak. He stepped closer to her.
"Jubilee?" he said, "Are you-"
"Get away from me!!" She tried to scramble away on her back, anger and fear gripping her chest.
"J! It's me!" He reached a hand towards her, was that a weapon she saw?
"NOOO!!!" Jubilee closed her eyes tightly and lashed out with her powers.
The ear-shattering sound of an explosion rocked the Biosphere and everyone inside its walls.
When Jubilee opened her eyes again her sight had cleared, but her ears still rung. Looking around she was surprised to see a big, blackened circle around her about ten yards in diameter. The trees that were in the circle were… gone. Like non-existent, all had burned to ash. Just at the edge of the circle was M kneeling in front of a limp form.
"Ev!" Jubilee shouted. The horrible realization struck her: it was Ev, not Bastion! She ran over to him, a sob rising in her throat. "Ev! I'm sorry! I didn't mean it! I thought you were-"
"Calm down, Jubilation!" M ordered, "Ms. Frost saw what was going to happen so she made him synch with me at the last moment."
"So he's not dead?" She was nearly hyperventilating in fear of her friend's fate.
"No. He's just in shock, Everett will come out of it eventually."
Everett stirred and groaned. "What hit me?" Jubilee leaped and hugged him fiercely.
"OhmigodEvI'msoooosorryIthoughtyouwereBastionandIalmostkilledyouandthatwouldhavebeenreallybadcauseIreallycareaboutyouand-"
"It's all right J! You didn't mean it and I'm still here." Everett assured her.
"Are you hurt or anythin'?"
"Nah, just some cuts before I synched with M. I'm fine, trust me."
*Children, practice is over. Everett, you go to the Med Bay to put some bandages on your wounds,* a crisp and cool voice said.
Jubilee tried to act nonchalant, saying, "Mix Frost, uhh… does this mean I win?"
*No, and I want to see you in my office after you've changed out of your uniform. Sean and I need to speak with you.*
"Yes, ma'am."
End of Part 1