A/N: I forgot my disclaimer in the 1st chapter, so I am now disclaiming any rights to the x-men: Evolution characters, cuz they sadly aren't mine.
Also: I decided to write the rest of the story from different POVs in 1st person. It should be easy to tell which person it is, but I'll specify anyways.
Battle if the Sexes: Chapter 2
Logan
"Eeeeeee, one more thing, no powers, eeeeeee…" Scott was still hung up on mocking Jean's last request before we split off. "Scott, buddy, pal, hate to break it to ya, well actually I don't, but NOBODY CARES!" Evan shouted at him. We had only been out here for about three hours and the kid also known as Spyke was already on his last nerve. Not that I can blame the guy. Ole Cyclops over there can get pretty annoying. "Ja, Scott, you vanted to prove to Jean you are za best person to be leader. Vat better vay zan to beat her visout powers." Kurt spoke for the first time in a while, which was rather unusual of the fuzzy one. Normally he'd be the only making conversation.
We were in some wilderness park in the Appalachians. I had suggested a less rugged course (not that I don't like this kind of place, I love it), but the Prof insisted on it. If anything should go too wrong, there was always the three day limit. If he doesn't hear from us after the time is up he'll send help. We were currently walking along a narrow hiking trail, thick with forestry on either side of us that lead to the base of a mountain, where the trail continues carved into the side of the mountain. There is just about no other way to the top unless you are a professional climber, which none of us are.
"Anyvays," Kurt continued, "It's your turn." Kurt slung my bag of supplies into Scott's arms, who grunted as its weight nearly dragged him to the ground. Of course I couldn't stop the smirk that spread across my lips just then. Maybe that'll keep him quiet for a while.
"Evan, how far to the first stop?" Nope. "A mile still." Evan whined. "Alright! Let's pick up the pace, guys!" Amazingly Scott was able to speed up his walk despite the bag slung over his shoulder. The other two boys groaned in slight protest, but quickened up anyways. I decided to stay at a casual pace. It's not like I could loose the boys, as long as they didn't stop being loud and smelly. Then I noticed the air becoming thick with moisture, and looked up to see heavy clouds forming above the forest.
***
Ororo
"My feet hurt!" Katherine complained again, while hopping on one foot at a time to give the other a break and then switching. "Yeah, like ours don't?" Rogue muttered. "And stop doing that! It's annoying and you look dumb." "Man, somebody, like, got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." Katherine replied, to which Rogue responded with a 'if looks could kill, you'd be dead' look. It seems that maybe no matter how long two people live together, they will just never get along.
"Ok, somebody else's turn." Jean called out, as Logan's sack of supplies was dumped onto the ground at Rogue's feet. "Ah already carried it." She said, stepping over the bag and continuing forward. "Ok, like, I get the picture." Kitty sighed, and reached down for the bag. "Ah! Like, how much stuff does Mr. Logan think we need? I, like, can't even lift this thing!" Kitty shouted, after attempting to lift the bag and settling for dragging it. "Anyways, it's not fair, like, how come you can hover it or whatever and we have to carry it? Aren't you the one who told the boys, like, no powers?" Kitty asked Jean. "Well, the boys don't need to know that, and anyways what makes you think that they wont use their powers the first chance they get?" Jean replied.
A loud clap of thunder drew me quickly out of the girls' conversation. I looked up to see the dark storm clouds hovering over the tree tops. How it had escaped my noticed before baffled me, but what was even worse that the girls had been so wrapped up in their argument they had barely noticed. Would warning them to seek shelter before the storm hit count as interference?
***
Scott
They just couldn't see what this meant at all. If Jean and the other girls beat us, we'd have almost no authority in missions for the rest of our days! Evan is ticked at me, he doesn't want to be here. Something about a Nicks game. Kurt is awfully quiet, I wonder if something is bugging him. And Logan is....well, Logan is Logan. God! How much junk did he pack in this huge old thing? Oh well, we'll be at the first stop soon, and we should camp the night there, it's almost dusk and it's about to storm.
Just then a sudden shout pulled me out of my thoughts. I looked back to see Kurt sprawled along the ground, a tree root sticking out of the ground behind him. He must have tripped. "HA! Smooth one, Elf!" Evan shouted. "Evan!" I try to scold the boy, it'd be the leaderly thing to do, right? "Are you alright, Kurt?" I asked, giving my fallen comrade a hand up. "Ja, I'm fine." Kurt replied. "But ze image inducer didn't fair so vell." He said, as the image covering his true mutant form flickered and eventually faded away. "Aw man!" Kurt groaned. Vat if some one sees me?" "Relax, we should be off the beaten trail soon enough, and people are gonna be heading into their tents with this storm approaching." Logan said. I think he was actually trying to lend some comfort to the kid.
Just as the words left Logan's mouth, however, the rain came. Slowly at first, but then it poured.
***
Rogue
Kitty just wouldn't shut up. Not for three seconds. Something is always bugging that girl to the point of complaining out loud and ruining what *would* have been a perfectly enjoyable hiking/letting Scott and Jean try to best each other day. Those two are always trying to prove something to each other. They are so clearly in love with each other it makes me wanna puke. Well, as in love as two high schoolers can be without ever admitting it to one another. Of course Scott is gonna end up with Jean. I don't know why I ever thought otherwise. Well, I guess I do. Scott was a cute guy who was actually being nice to me. Like that is ever gonna happen again. As it turns out, he was only interested as a friend and fellow mutant, as long as Jean was around, anyways.
Something hit my arm and pulled me out of my thoughts. I looked down to see a drop of water. "Hey guys, is it just me or is raining?" I asked the other people there. Jean and Kitty both looked up, to be met by ominous storm clouds above us, and rain splattering down. "Ummm…yeah." Jean finally answered. "Like, great! Just great! In the middle of some stupid wilderness....place, and we have no cover!" Kitty complained...no surprise there, chief.
We all looked at Storm, who crossed her arms and said nothing, but it was clear she wasn't going to clear the clouds for us. "Ok, what's in Logan's bag?" Jean asked. Kitty shoved it into the center of our group and unzipped it.
***
Kurt
The rain had only gotten worse, but Scott still insisted on pushing forward. The guy is a bit obsessive if you ask me. "Scott, can we *please* stop?" Even asked, yet again. "Do you not care about this thing at all?" Scott turned around, loosing his patience. "Yeah, I care! And ya know what? I care about this bet of yours *so* much, that I would rather like to get through it without catching pneumonia!" Even shouted, shoving his finger into Scott's chest, pushing him back a few feet. "Guys!" I shouted at the two, "Zis is not ze best time for zis." My fur was heavy with rain, and was extremely uncomfortable. All I wanted was to get under shelter and get dry, but it seemed Scott would have none of that. "Both of you, I am in charge here and we need to get to the first stop before we settle for the night!" Scott commanded. "Oh, don't give me that!" Even started, but was cut off by Logan's somewhat hushed voice.
"Be quiet, all of you." He held his hand up to signify his need for silence and sniffed the air. "Logan?" Scott asked. "Sh!" Logan hissed, while at the same time extending his claws. Just at that moment, the trees to the right of the path shook and bent out of the way to reveal a charging, bear.
***
Jean
"A first Aide kit, a pot, a tarp, a rope, a lantern...jeez, like talk about 'call me old fashioned,' another rope, and a case of canned beans?" "Is that it?" I asked Kitty, who had just unloaded the contents of Logan's bag. "I, like, have to eat beans for three days?" She replied, and I took that as there was nothing left. "Well, at least we can make some cover with this." Rogue said, lifting a corner of the folded tarp. Deep puddles were already spotting the slowly narrowing hiking trail we were on.
*
"You, like, expect me to sleep in that?" Kitty asked skeptically after over viewing the temporary tent we had set up. The three of us had used the rope to tie the tarp to four trees, slightly at an angle to block the wind and most of the incoming rain. "You could always sleep out here in the rain if ya really want." Rogue smirked. Kitty rolled her eyes and walked under the tarp in response. "Shame." Rogue muttered, and followed in.
*
'This is all Scott's fault,' I thought. 'Why is he so stubborn? Why couldn't he just admit that he can't to everything by himself?' It was one o'clock in the morning already. Rogue was having a bad dream or something, keeping me awake, while Kitty slept soundly, being used to it by now, and Ororo had gone out once it stopped raining, probably to speak with Logan or something. We had heard the boys once a few hours ago, I think Evan screamed. It got us a little worried for a while, but when nothing else happened we concluded that he had seen a bug or something. Evan isn't exactly the outdoorsy type.
Before I could think more angry thoughts about Scott, Ororo burst into the tent, worry radiating from her normally calm features. "Something has happened." She said to me, seeing that I was the only one awake. "Logan and I were supposed to meet in between the two trails and he never showed up, I went to the trail the boys were supposed to be on, and a little further up I found signs of struggle and blood. I believe they were attacked." She finally choked out the words, sending dread to the pit of my stomach.
*******
I know, I know, corny as he&&. Anyways, end of chapter 2, let me know if you want more. One more thing, I didn't even proof read this one so I apologize for the many typos that are sure to be there. I am just too lazy right now.
Also: I decided to write the rest of the story from different POVs in 1st person. It should be easy to tell which person it is, but I'll specify anyways.
Battle if the Sexes: Chapter 2
Logan
"Eeeeeee, one more thing, no powers, eeeeeee…" Scott was still hung up on mocking Jean's last request before we split off. "Scott, buddy, pal, hate to break it to ya, well actually I don't, but NOBODY CARES!" Evan shouted at him. We had only been out here for about three hours and the kid also known as Spyke was already on his last nerve. Not that I can blame the guy. Ole Cyclops over there can get pretty annoying. "Ja, Scott, you vanted to prove to Jean you are za best person to be leader. Vat better vay zan to beat her visout powers." Kurt spoke for the first time in a while, which was rather unusual of the fuzzy one. Normally he'd be the only making conversation.
We were in some wilderness park in the Appalachians. I had suggested a less rugged course (not that I don't like this kind of place, I love it), but the Prof insisted on it. If anything should go too wrong, there was always the three day limit. If he doesn't hear from us after the time is up he'll send help. We were currently walking along a narrow hiking trail, thick with forestry on either side of us that lead to the base of a mountain, where the trail continues carved into the side of the mountain. There is just about no other way to the top unless you are a professional climber, which none of us are.
"Anyvays," Kurt continued, "It's your turn." Kurt slung my bag of supplies into Scott's arms, who grunted as its weight nearly dragged him to the ground. Of course I couldn't stop the smirk that spread across my lips just then. Maybe that'll keep him quiet for a while.
"Evan, how far to the first stop?" Nope. "A mile still." Evan whined. "Alright! Let's pick up the pace, guys!" Amazingly Scott was able to speed up his walk despite the bag slung over his shoulder. The other two boys groaned in slight protest, but quickened up anyways. I decided to stay at a casual pace. It's not like I could loose the boys, as long as they didn't stop being loud and smelly. Then I noticed the air becoming thick with moisture, and looked up to see heavy clouds forming above the forest.
***
Ororo
"My feet hurt!" Katherine complained again, while hopping on one foot at a time to give the other a break and then switching. "Yeah, like ours don't?" Rogue muttered. "And stop doing that! It's annoying and you look dumb." "Man, somebody, like, got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." Katherine replied, to which Rogue responded with a 'if looks could kill, you'd be dead' look. It seems that maybe no matter how long two people live together, they will just never get along.
"Ok, somebody else's turn." Jean called out, as Logan's sack of supplies was dumped onto the ground at Rogue's feet. "Ah already carried it." She said, stepping over the bag and continuing forward. "Ok, like, I get the picture." Kitty sighed, and reached down for the bag. "Ah! Like, how much stuff does Mr. Logan think we need? I, like, can't even lift this thing!" Kitty shouted, after attempting to lift the bag and settling for dragging it. "Anyways, it's not fair, like, how come you can hover it or whatever and we have to carry it? Aren't you the one who told the boys, like, no powers?" Kitty asked Jean. "Well, the boys don't need to know that, and anyways what makes you think that they wont use their powers the first chance they get?" Jean replied.
A loud clap of thunder drew me quickly out of the girls' conversation. I looked up to see the dark storm clouds hovering over the tree tops. How it had escaped my noticed before baffled me, but what was even worse that the girls had been so wrapped up in their argument they had barely noticed. Would warning them to seek shelter before the storm hit count as interference?
***
Scott
They just couldn't see what this meant at all. If Jean and the other girls beat us, we'd have almost no authority in missions for the rest of our days! Evan is ticked at me, he doesn't want to be here. Something about a Nicks game. Kurt is awfully quiet, I wonder if something is bugging him. And Logan is....well, Logan is Logan. God! How much junk did he pack in this huge old thing? Oh well, we'll be at the first stop soon, and we should camp the night there, it's almost dusk and it's about to storm.
Just then a sudden shout pulled me out of my thoughts. I looked back to see Kurt sprawled along the ground, a tree root sticking out of the ground behind him. He must have tripped. "HA! Smooth one, Elf!" Evan shouted. "Evan!" I try to scold the boy, it'd be the leaderly thing to do, right? "Are you alright, Kurt?" I asked, giving my fallen comrade a hand up. "Ja, I'm fine." Kurt replied. "But ze image inducer didn't fair so vell." He said, as the image covering his true mutant form flickered and eventually faded away. "Aw man!" Kurt groaned. Vat if some one sees me?" "Relax, we should be off the beaten trail soon enough, and people are gonna be heading into their tents with this storm approaching." Logan said. I think he was actually trying to lend some comfort to the kid.
Just as the words left Logan's mouth, however, the rain came. Slowly at first, but then it poured.
***
Rogue
Kitty just wouldn't shut up. Not for three seconds. Something is always bugging that girl to the point of complaining out loud and ruining what *would* have been a perfectly enjoyable hiking/letting Scott and Jean try to best each other day. Those two are always trying to prove something to each other. They are so clearly in love with each other it makes me wanna puke. Well, as in love as two high schoolers can be without ever admitting it to one another. Of course Scott is gonna end up with Jean. I don't know why I ever thought otherwise. Well, I guess I do. Scott was a cute guy who was actually being nice to me. Like that is ever gonna happen again. As it turns out, he was only interested as a friend and fellow mutant, as long as Jean was around, anyways.
Something hit my arm and pulled me out of my thoughts. I looked down to see a drop of water. "Hey guys, is it just me or is raining?" I asked the other people there. Jean and Kitty both looked up, to be met by ominous storm clouds above us, and rain splattering down. "Ummm…yeah." Jean finally answered. "Like, great! Just great! In the middle of some stupid wilderness....place, and we have no cover!" Kitty complained...no surprise there, chief.
We all looked at Storm, who crossed her arms and said nothing, but it was clear she wasn't going to clear the clouds for us. "Ok, what's in Logan's bag?" Jean asked. Kitty shoved it into the center of our group and unzipped it.
***
Kurt
The rain had only gotten worse, but Scott still insisted on pushing forward. The guy is a bit obsessive if you ask me. "Scott, can we *please* stop?" Even asked, yet again. "Do you not care about this thing at all?" Scott turned around, loosing his patience. "Yeah, I care! And ya know what? I care about this bet of yours *so* much, that I would rather like to get through it without catching pneumonia!" Even shouted, shoving his finger into Scott's chest, pushing him back a few feet. "Guys!" I shouted at the two, "Zis is not ze best time for zis." My fur was heavy with rain, and was extremely uncomfortable. All I wanted was to get under shelter and get dry, but it seemed Scott would have none of that. "Both of you, I am in charge here and we need to get to the first stop before we settle for the night!" Scott commanded. "Oh, don't give me that!" Even started, but was cut off by Logan's somewhat hushed voice.
"Be quiet, all of you." He held his hand up to signify his need for silence and sniffed the air. "Logan?" Scott asked. "Sh!" Logan hissed, while at the same time extending his claws. Just at that moment, the trees to the right of the path shook and bent out of the way to reveal a charging, bear.
***
Jean
"A first Aide kit, a pot, a tarp, a rope, a lantern...jeez, like talk about 'call me old fashioned,' another rope, and a case of canned beans?" "Is that it?" I asked Kitty, who had just unloaded the contents of Logan's bag. "I, like, have to eat beans for three days?" She replied, and I took that as there was nothing left. "Well, at least we can make some cover with this." Rogue said, lifting a corner of the folded tarp. Deep puddles were already spotting the slowly narrowing hiking trail we were on.
*
"You, like, expect me to sleep in that?" Kitty asked skeptically after over viewing the temporary tent we had set up. The three of us had used the rope to tie the tarp to four trees, slightly at an angle to block the wind and most of the incoming rain. "You could always sleep out here in the rain if ya really want." Rogue smirked. Kitty rolled her eyes and walked under the tarp in response. "Shame." Rogue muttered, and followed in.
*
'This is all Scott's fault,' I thought. 'Why is he so stubborn? Why couldn't he just admit that he can't to everything by himself?' It was one o'clock in the morning already. Rogue was having a bad dream or something, keeping me awake, while Kitty slept soundly, being used to it by now, and Ororo had gone out once it stopped raining, probably to speak with Logan or something. We had heard the boys once a few hours ago, I think Evan screamed. It got us a little worried for a while, but when nothing else happened we concluded that he had seen a bug or something. Evan isn't exactly the outdoorsy type.
Before I could think more angry thoughts about Scott, Ororo burst into the tent, worry radiating from her normally calm features. "Something has happened." She said to me, seeing that I was the only one awake. "Logan and I were supposed to meet in between the two trails and he never showed up, I went to the trail the boys were supposed to be on, and a little further up I found signs of struggle and blood. I believe they were attacked." She finally choked out the words, sending dread to the pit of my stomach.
*******
I know, I know, corny as he&&. Anyways, end of chapter 2, let me know if you want more. One more thing, I didn't even proof read this one so I apologize for the many typos that are sure to be there. I am just too lazy right now.