Disclaimer: None of the X-Men belong to me. Although I would like to borrow Wolverine
fer a couple days. Oh, well. And the Story, the Twelve Dancing Princesses
belongs to the Brothers Grimm.
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
"C'mon, Wolvie! Hurry up!
The Hockey game is about to start!"
Jubilee called from the TV room.
"Yeah, yeah. Hold yer horses." Logan said as he made his way into the room and took his place on
the couch beside Jubilee. Many of the
other X-Men were there, seeing as how this was the Stanley Cup play offs, and
everyone had to see it. The game was
about to start, and the Colorado Avalanche had just skated through their mini
mountain, when suddenly all the power went out. The TV and the lights turned off, and everything was dark.
Everyone sat there, blinking.
"Okay, that was weird." Jubilee said.
"There is a huge lightning storm
going on outside." Storm said from her seat on a chair. "I could sense it coming. I hoped it would not become this severe."
"Well, now wha' we gonna do?"
Gambit asked. "How we s'pposed t' watch de game wit' no power?"
"Easy!" Jubilee exclaimed. "I'll use my power on the TV, and… um… no
that won't work."
"If I could, I'd blow the storm
over. But I can't. Not yet.
If I use my power on it now, It'll…." Storm went on and on and on.
"I know!" Jubilee said. "Who needs
TV when we have Pappy Logan's Flamin' Fairy Tales!"
Logan groaned.
"That's a great idea! But we can't just sit here in the dark."
Warren said. "I'll go find some candles
and matches." There were the noises of
someone with wings getting up and tentatively leaving the room. Then,
"Ouch! Dammit, who put this wall here!"
A few minutes and curse words later
Archangel came back, and lit the fancy taper candles that were used for special
occasions.
"Okay, Wolvie. You're on." Jubilee said when everyone was
settled.
"Do I have to?" He whined.
"Yes. Now, what should you tell?
I know! The Twelve Dancing
Princesses! I know you know that one."
"Okay, okay, okay. Fine. I'll tell that one." He leaned back to collect his thoughts. "Once upon a flamin' time…"
