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This last chapter takes place after Jubilee's college room mate Amandra Collins has died.
Thanks For Dinner: The Angels God Will Send
"Jubilee, I know this is sudden and all, I haven't even properly kissed ya," those at Jubilation Lee's graduation party who hadn't yet noticed Logan bending down on one knee surely noticed when he began to speak. "I don't know why..I am an old fool.. I love ya darlin' Will ya..." he pulled a velvet box from his leather jacket. Opening it exposed a one carat solitare that shown brighter than the sun above.
Jubilee stood, bouncing her glances between the box and him. Was he serious? Is this an another dream? Had she fallen and hit her head? Her mind went to a place she'd only recently tucked away, Amandra. "When he asks don't have him waiting to long, he might change his mind," her dead best friend's words rang through her mind clearing her shock away.
"YES,YES," Logan scooped her up in his arms. Nobody was still quit sure what had happened yet, they saw this coming just not this fast. A slow round of applaudes, whistles, and gasps grew out the crowd of well wishers as the facts sunk in. Jubilee and Wolverine were finally going to be happy.
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"What do mean, attracked," Jean's voice trembled as Scott relied to her the news that the house had been blown to splinters. Jubilee was two seconds from walking the isle and they were being attacked. Jean stood at the back of the Graymalkin First Baptist Church in a long yellow silk dress, her hair pined up with a swirl of red curls sweetly framing her face. This could not be happening, not today. This wedding was a hard fought victory that took many years and the death of a close friend, Jean was speechless.
Scott made his way to the front of the church in his morning tux, Nightcrawler's surprise was clear on his face, Scott and Jean were to be the last ones down the isle, before Charles and Jubilee . Logan knew something was wrong, he was too happy. Something always goes wrong when he was too happy.
"Gentlemen we have a problem," he spoke softly to Nightcrawler and Logan. Nightcrawler smoothed his preistly rob and thumped his antique bible with a nervous thumb. Logan only hung his head, after all that had happened he figured something like this would pop up.
"Who is it, please say Sabertooth,"Logan looked ready to get it on. He owed that bastard for gutting Amandra.
"No, it's the Shi'ar." Scott's voice was sturn. The Shi'ar were suppose to be friends, what in the hell was Lilandra thinking? Charles's fear had come true, Lilandra had caved in to her people demands. The Shi'ar were a warrior race of people who only could respect a victorious and loyal leader. Lilandra had been opposed to attacking and claiming the Earth until Deathbird's challenge. Deathbird started a campaign to remove the queen, by throwing Earth's conquest in the ring. The people demanded the planet, Lilandra had to make a decision between her thrown and Earth. It would seem she has made her choice.
Charles' heart was burdened as he watched the bride-to-be castaway her lace wedding dress and suit up for battle. Somehow, Jubilee had known that her day would not go off without a hitch. "I'm sorry my Child," Charles apologized.
"For what, we're X-Men, this stuff happens everyday," Jubilee was hurt but hiding it well. * The Shi'ar, God help us* she thought.
The guest had been relocated to the basement, and the full company of the X-men, Generation X, X-Factor, X-Force, S.H.I.E.L.D., Alpha Flight, Spiderman and Blade prepared for battle. They flung open the church doors and watched as three fleets of Shi'ar battlecruisers approached. Wolverine looked over at his battle ready Bride and again thought *She deserves better then this.*
*That's simple foolishness* A voice filled the whole church. Everyone looked around fearing that the Shi'ar had already infiltrated the church, but there was no one. When they turned their attention back outside, what could only be discribed as six lumincent balls floated above the building. "Get ready," Scott ordered assuming the lights were weaponry. To the surprise of the warriors, the lights began to grow and fan out. Two light stood at the front of the church doors, another couple stood at the front corners and the last pair flew to the back of the church.
The Shi'ar ships quickly appoarched there positions and just as sudden as the lights had appeared they blinked and were replaced by what looked like...Angels. Their wings so brilliant, at first, the feathery expands were all anyone could see of the heavenly creatures. One of them, who had stood with it's back to the door stepped forward and silently lifted a copper toned hand above it's head, it's hand balled in a fist.
The ships were so close, Wolverine could smell the pilots. Logan began to charge, an irridescent arm blocked his path. He looked the winged creature in her painfully bright face,"Magik...." His eyes could not believe what he saw. He backed away, rejoining his bride and took her in his arms.
The angel that had stepped forward, unballed it's fist, flattening it's palm against the sky, the Shi'ar ships haulted. The group was mystified, sighs and gasps escaped their shocked faces. The Angels that had moved to the back of the church returned to the front and stood behind the lead Angel. They still, were to bright to look at directly.
"This day was ordained by a power greater than even the mighty Shi'ar, how dare you cross His will." The angel kissed it's hand and blew it to the Shi'ar who vanished into thin air.
Jubilee's face was red with tears of joy as the lead angel turned, Jubilee ran to her friend's arms, Amandra. "Mandy, Oh my God..."
Amandra wrapped her illuminated wings around her friend and allowed a silver tear to slide down her face. Everyone backed into the church, looking for a place to faint. Jubilee and Logan re-entered the church lead by Amandra and stood before the alter . "Nightcrawler," Amandra said like her voice was liquid quicksilver,"I believe this is a wedding, before our God and blessed by him." Nightcrawler only marvelled at the winged creature's splinder.
The other five angels reamained motionless in the back. "Did you really think that after all the two of you have been through to get to this day, He would fail you," She slide a soft hand gently across Jubilee's redened face.
"He took you," Jubilee whispered.
"Because my job was done, and my new one brings me so much joy and glory for Him. I was sent to protect you and to give you this..." Amandra opened her hand and exposed a giggling ball of light, kissing it caused the light divided into two and entered both Logan and Jubilee's bodies, vanishing. Amandra backed away and two more angels approached Jubilee and Logan. Jubilee's mother smiled with silver tears running the length of her face, Dr.Lee only nodded his answer to the question Jubilee's trembling mouth could not ask. They backed away before Jubilee's extended hand could steal a touch of them. Finally, Magik and the last two angels came forward with smiles. Jubilee looked at the two angels she didn't know and then at Amandra, "Your folks," Jubilee's voice jerked with tears?
"Yes," Amandra responded. Turning the angels began to walk for the doors. Amandra stopped at the fifth row. Bobby Drake sat there with tears in his handsome blue eyes, he had cared about the, now, angel so much this pain was more thn he could bare. She was leaving him again and he still hadn't told her, told her how he felt.
She placed an illuminated hand under his chin and raised his pained eyes to her glorious ones,"I will be waiting for you Bobby, be good." She turned, all six Angels started what looked like a slow motion run and extended fourteen foot wide wings and flew through the walls of the church.
A silvery dust fell from the ceiling, Logan's uniforn disappeared and only his tux remained. All the X-Men were back in their Sunday best, except Jubilee, who stood dumbfounded in her uniform. Her face still swollen and red with tears. Finally, a light shown down on her. As it disappated, she stood in a silk fitted gown, the train went the length of the church, real diamonds made up the the thin straps and followed around the scooped neckline. Her hair was in a dramatic bun with diamonds and flowers adorning it and her diamond strappy shoes were the most comfortable things she'd ever had on her feet. The church had been transformed from elegant to heavenly.
That night, they made love, for the first time, ever. They made a life, a life promised them in Amandra's gift. God will send angels, if they didn't know that before they knew it when their daughter Amandra Logan was born.
This last chapter takes place after Jubilee's college room mate Amandra Collins has died.
Thanks For Dinner: The Angels God Will Send
"Jubilee, I know this is sudden and all, I haven't even properly kissed ya," those at Jubilation Lee's graduation party who hadn't yet noticed Logan bending down on one knee surely noticed when he began to speak. "I don't know why..I am an old fool.. I love ya darlin' Will ya..." he pulled a velvet box from his leather jacket. Opening it exposed a one carat solitare that shown brighter than the sun above.
Jubilee stood, bouncing her glances between the box and him. Was he serious? Is this an another dream? Had she fallen and hit her head? Her mind went to a place she'd only recently tucked away, Amandra. "When he asks don't have him waiting to long, he might change his mind," her dead best friend's words rang through her mind clearing her shock away.
"YES,YES," Logan scooped her up in his arms. Nobody was still quit sure what had happened yet, they saw this coming just not this fast. A slow round of applaudes, whistles, and gasps grew out the crowd of well wishers as the facts sunk in. Jubilee and Wolverine were finally going to be happy.
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"What do mean, attracked," Jean's voice trembled as Scott relied to her the news that the house had been blown to splinters. Jubilee was two seconds from walking the isle and they were being attacked. Jean stood at the back of the Graymalkin First Baptist Church in a long yellow silk dress, her hair pined up with a swirl of red curls sweetly framing her face. This could not be happening, not today. This wedding was a hard fought victory that took many years and the death of a close friend, Jean was speechless.
Scott made his way to the front of the church in his morning tux, Nightcrawler's surprise was clear on his face, Scott and Jean were to be the last ones down the isle, before Charles and Jubilee . Logan knew something was wrong, he was too happy. Something always goes wrong when he was too happy.
"Gentlemen we have a problem," he spoke softly to Nightcrawler and Logan. Nightcrawler smoothed his preistly rob and thumped his antique bible with a nervous thumb. Logan only hung his head, after all that had happened he figured something like this would pop up.
"Who is it, please say Sabertooth,"Logan looked ready to get it on. He owed that bastard for gutting Amandra.
"No, it's the Shi'ar." Scott's voice was sturn. The Shi'ar were suppose to be friends, what in the hell was Lilandra thinking? Charles's fear had come true, Lilandra had caved in to her people demands. The Shi'ar were a warrior race of people who only could respect a victorious and loyal leader. Lilandra had been opposed to attacking and claiming the Earth until Deathbird's challenge. Deathbird started a campaign to remove the queen, by throwing Earth's conquest in the ring. The people demanded the planet, Lilandra had to make a decision between her thrown and Earth. It would seem she has made her choice.
Charles' heart was burdened as he watched the bride-to-be castaway her lace wedding dress and suit up for battle. Somehow, Jubilee had known that her day would not go off without a hitch. "I'm sorry my Child," Charles apologized.
"For what, we're X-Men, this stuff happens everyday," Jubilee was hurt but hiding it well. * The Shi'ar, God help us* she thought.
The guest had been relocated to the basement, and the full company of the X-men, Generation X, X-Factor, X-Force, S.H.I.E.L.D., Alpha Flight, Spiderman and Blade prepared for battle. They flung open the church doors and watched as three fleets of Shi'ar battlecruisers approached. Wolverine looked over at his battle ready Bride and again thought *She deserves better then this.*
*That's simple foolishness* A voice filled the whole church. Everyone looked around fearing that the Shi'ar had already infiltrated the church, but there was no one. When they turned their attention back outside, what could only be discribed as six lumincent balls floated above the building. "Get ready," Scott ordered assuming the lights were weaponry. To the surprise of the warriors, the lights began to grow and fan out. Two light stood at the front of the church doors, another couple stood at the front corners and the last pair flew to the back of the church.
The Shi'ar ships quickly appoarched there positions and just as sudden as the lights had appeared they blinked and were replaced by what looked like...Angels. Their wings so brilliant, at first, the feathery expands were all anyone could see of the heavenly creatures. One of them, who had stood with it's back to the door stepped forward and silently lifted a copper toned hand above it's head, it's hand balled in a fist.
The ships were so close, Wolverine could smell the pilots. Logan began to charge, an irridescent arm blocked his path. He looked the winged creature in her painfully bright face,"Magik...." His eyes could not believe what he saw. He backed away, rejoining his bride and took her in his arms.
The angel that had stepped forward, unballed it's fist, flattening it's palm against the sky, the Shi'ar ships haulted. The group was mystified, sighs and gasps escaped their shocked faces. The Angels that had moved to the back of the church returned to the front and stood behind the lead Angel. They still, were to bright to look at directly.
"This day was ordained by a power greater than even the mighty Shi'ar, how dare you cross His will." The angel kissed it's hand and blew it to the Shi'ar who vanished into thin air.
Jubilee's face was red with tears of joy as the lead angel turned, Jubilee ran to her friend's arms, Amandra. "Mandy, Oh my God..."
Amandra wrapped her illuminated wings around her friend and allowed a silver tear to slide down her face. Everyone backed into the church, looking for a place to faint. Jubilee and Logan re-entered the church lead by Amandra and stood before the alter . "Nightcrawler," Amandra said like her voice was liquid quicksilver,"I believe this is a wedding, before our God and blessed by him." Nightcrawler only marvelled at the winged creature's splinder.
The other five angels reamained motionless in the back. "Did you really think that after all the two of you have been through to get to this day, He would fail you," She slide a soft hand gently across Jubilee's redened face.
"He took you," Jubilee whispered.
"Because my job was done, and my new one brings me so much joy and glory for Him. I was sent to protect you and to give you this..." Amandra opened her hand and exposed a giggling ball of light, kissing it caused the light divided into two and entered both Logan and Jubilee's bodies, vanishing. Amandra backed away and two more angels approached Jubilee and Logan. Jubilee's mother smiled with silver tears running the length of her face, Dr.Lee only nodded his answer to the question Jubilee's trembling mouth could not ask. They backed away before Jubilee's extended hand could steal a touch of them. Finally, Magik and the last two angels came forward with smiles. Jubilee looked at the two angels she didn't know and then at Amandra, "Your folks," Jubilee's voice jerked with tears?
"Yes," Amandra responded. Turning the angels began to walk for the doors. Amandra stopped at the fifth row. Bobby Drake sat there with tears in his handsome blue eyes, he had cared about the, now, angel so much this pain was more thn he could bare. She was leaving him again and he still hadn't told her, told her how he felt.
She placed an illuminated hand under his chin and raised his pained eyes to her glorious ones,"I will be waiting for you Bobby, be good." She turned, all six Angels started what looked like a slow motion run and extended fourteen foot wide wings and flew through the walls of the church.
A silvery dust fell from the ceiling, Logan's uniforn disappeared and only his tux remained. All the X-Men were back in their Sunday best, except Jubilee, who stood dumbfounded in her uniform. Her face still swollen and red with tears. Finally, a light shown down on her. As it disappated, she stood in a silk fitted gown, the train went the length of the church, real diamonds made up the the thin straps and followed around the scooped neckline. Her hair was in a dramatic bun with diamonds and flowers adorning it and her diamond strappy shoes were the most comfortable things she'd ever had on her feet. The church had been transformed from elegant to heavenly.
That night, they made love, for the first time, ever. They made a life, a life promised them in Amandra's gift. God will send angels, if they didn't know that before they knew it when their daughter Amandra Logan was born.