"That's it! This is too much! All of you into your cells! This is ridiculous. If you all keep going at this like it's a joke instead of treating it like the danger that it is all of New York will be smurf sized...or worse. None of you are coming out until the radiation is gone! No pouting Jubilation! I'll get you a phone or something, but you can't leave the cells anymore! I mean look at this you've already exposed a civilian!" Screamed Jean quickly losing her cool, despite being of normal size once again and clad in the specially designed radiation proof suit.
"It might be better if we sedated the cabdriver until he recovers." Beast suggested.
"Good idea."
"And a mind wipe might be in order."
"We'll save that for later." Jean said as she and a slightly-less-than-huge Beast carried the unconscious cabdriver to the nearest cell.
"Now the rest of you, into your cells. NOW!"
"Jean, I need to tell you somethin' darlin'. It's important. Viper's not here by accident. She's plannin' somethin. If I'm stayin' in this cell, the rest of you better start tryin' to figure it out. She left some hand ninjas at the restaurant. Take Psylocke with you. You'll need someone with ninja training to deal with them. I'll be with you as soon as I can." Wolvie winked and headed for a cell.
"Stop it! Stop it right now you two!" Jean screamed and used her forefingers to pry apart a tiny Jubilee and a tiny Viper each trying to tear the other's hair out. "Honestly this is ridiculous." She said as she placed each one in a cell and locked the door to Viper's cell from the outside. "Beast you are the last one."
"Alas this I know, Jean. I will go, but I will not go quietly--"
"Save the poetry Hank. I have a headache and this suit is sweaty. I'll be back to check on you in an hour or so when we expect you and the cab driver to be back to normal. In the mean time, try to keep the peace okay?"
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Meanwhile
down at the docks
"Where's Viper?"
"I don't know."
"Anybody seen her?"
"Not since she went to the mall today to try and kidnap Wolverine's brat."
"Should we look for her?"
"Nah, she'll send the signal when she wants us to start. For now we can just wait. Anybody up for a game of poker?"
*Attention X-Men* Jean projected her thoughts across the mansion grounds. *Viper is in town. That means trouble. Everyone head to the ready room immediately. Psylocke especially; we'll need your knowledge of the hand's procedures to plan an attack.*
Ten minutes later Scott, Jean, Warren, Betsy, Bobby, and the professor were gathered around a table in the ready room.
"Wolverine and Beast are temporarily out of the game due to the radiation created as an unintended side affect by Hank's size machine. They'll join us as soon as they can. In the meantime we don't know what Viper is here for, but her ninjas have been spotted in town. She keeps a low profile so if she's here she's up to no good." Jean explained.
"And that makes it our job to find out what she's up to and stop her." Scott added.
"I'll scan the area for her ninjas. If we can find out where they are perhaps we can discover their plans. When I discover anything I'll notify you telepathically." said the professor.
"The hand don't like to stick around for long, check anywhere that has access out of the city, especially
off of the mainland. They like to keep out of public sight." Psylocke said.
"That leaves us with private airports and water ways." Angel said. "And it implies that they'll be pulling their job in the dark of night, the later they better."
"Time is crucial people, keep low and Jean will keep us in touch. She'll stay here with the professor. We'll split up into teams. Angel and Psylocke take the north, Iceman and I will take the south."
"And remember," Psylocke added, "Viper's into poisons. So beware. Her lackeys are bound to have some to use on us should we attempt to interfere with her plans, which we will."
"It might be better if we sedated the cabdriver until he recovers." Beast suggested.
"Good idea."
"And a mind wipe might be in order."
"We'll save that for later." Jean said as she and a slightly-less-than-huge Beast carried the unconscious cabdriver to the nearest cell.
"Now the rest of you, into your cells. NOW!"
"Jean, I need to tell you somethin' darlin'. It's important. Viper's not here by accident. She's plannin' somethin. If I'm stayin' in this cell, the rest of you better start tryin' to figure it out. She left some hand ninjas at the restaurant. Take Psylocke with you. You'll need someone with ninja training to deal with them. I'll be with you as soon as I can." Wolvie winked and headed for a cell.
"Stop it! Stop it right now you two!" Jean screamed and used her forefingers to pry apart a tiny Jubilee and a tiny Viper each trying to tear the other's hair out. "Honestly this is ridiculous." She said as she placed each one in a cell and locked the door to Viper's cell from the outside. "Beast you are the last one."
"Alas this I know, Jean. I will go, but I will not go quietly--"
"Save the poetry Hank. I have a headache and this suit is sweaty. I'll be back to check on you in an hour or so when we expect you and the cab driver to be back to normal. In the mean time, try to keep the peace okay?"
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Meanwhile
down at the docks
"Where's Viper?"
"I don't know."
"Anybody seen her?"
"Not since she went to the mall today to try and kidnap Wolverine's brat."
"Should we look for her?"
"Nah, she'll send the signal when she wants us to start. For now we can just wait. Anybody up for a game of poker?"
*Attention X-Men* Jean projected her thoughts across the mansion grounds. *Viper is in town. That means trouble. Everyone head to the ready room immediately. Psylocke especially; we'll need your knowledge of the hand's procedures to plan an attack.*
Ten minutes later Scott, Jean, Warren, Betsy, Bobby, and the professor were gathered around a table in the ready room.
"Wolverine and Beast are temporarily out of the game due to the radiation created as an unintended side affect by Hank's size machine. They'll join us as soon as they can. In the meantime we don't know what Viper is here for, but her ninjas have been spotted in town. She keeps a low profile so if she's here she's up to no good." Jean explained.
"And that makes it our job to find out what she's up to and stop her." Scott added.
"I'll scan the area for her ninjas. If we can find out where they are perhaps we can discover their plans. When I discover anything I'll notify you telepathically." said the professor.
"The hand don't like to stick around for long, check anywhere that has access out of the city, especially
off of the mainland. They like to keep out of public sight." Psylocke said.
"That leaves us with private airports and water ways." Angel said. "And it implies that they'll be pulling their job in the dark of night, the later they better."
"Time is crucial people, keep low and Jean will keep us in touch. She'll stay here with the professor. We'll split up into teams. Angel and Psylocke take the north, Iceman and I will take the south."
"And remember," Psylocke added, "Viper's into poisons. So beware. Her lackeys are bound to have some to use on us should we attempt to interfere with her plans, which we will."