The Thin Line Between Friends and Enemies…..
"That was da funniest thing I've ever seen!" Todd was laughing wildly as him and Pietro got to the house.
Pietro was laughing just as crazily. "Ya! Did you see the way they all slide as they tried to run out of the building? And that fire alarm was louder than I ever expected!"
Todd nodded vigorously. "It scared me, and I was expecting it!"
They both walked up to the front door, Pietro held a finger to his lips. "Shhh! We wouldn't want to disturb new sisters, or Lance."
Toad smiled in agreement, "We wouldn't want to scare the three of them or anything…" He said slowly and sarcastically. "Though, with any luck, Lance has gotten annoyed and killed both of them."
Pietro turned the doorknob slowly, and he and Todd crept silently into the room. No one was there. They looked at each other and shrugged, then began to check each room. Pietro stopped short as he got to the kitchen. The sight that he met was the strangest ever, and a lot of strange things happened in the brotherhood home.
"Lance…" Pietro stared at him with curiosity. Lance sat on a chair with the handle of a knife in his teeth, as he tried to pick the lock, on what appeared to be..handcuffs? He looked up at Pietro, who was now joined by Todd.
"Now, there could be a great many explanations for why you are handcuffed, hands and feet, but I guess the only thing I can say," Pietro shook his head mockingly, "Is that I will never again leave you home alone with the X- girls, you lucky dog you!" Todd nodded and smirked.
Lance rolled his eyes, then spit the knife out onto the floor. "You two," He said looking at Pietro and Todd, "are morons. Now are you gonna stand there or get the keys and unlock these!"
"Wow, wow," Todd replied lifting his hands. "Calm down there bro, ah, theres a little problem with that." He glanced nervously to Pietro, then looked to Lance. "Ya see, I don't really have keys for those…"
Lance's jaw dropped. "You don't have the keys? What kind of idiot steals handcuffs from the police, but forgets to steal the keys!" He shook his head, "Could things get any worse?" He asked despairingly.
"Hey now Lance, don't get so mad, why are you having such a bad day?" Pietro asked as he pulled a small screwdriver from the drawer, and went to work on the locks.
"Try this, Pietro, Xavier somehow got his filthy mind into Kittys while she was asleep, an took over her body, and words. Then called Jean, and arranged to meet her some place. But what Jean doesn't know, is that it was really Xavier, not Kitty, and Jean walking into a trap armed with zombie X-Men! That's what makes this a bad day!"
Pietro and Todd jaws dropped. "But how…" Todd began.
Lance shook his head in anger. "Ahh! I don't know, but I do know that we have to get to Jean before Kitty. She just left a few minutes ago, theres still a chance." Lance looked up, "Todd, go find Fred, and bring him back here, ASAP, while Pietro unlocks these." Todd nodded than hopped off.
"There goes the hands!" Pietro said proudly as he pulled them off Lances wrists, which were red. He then began to pick the lock on the other set.
"Gosh! If only there was some way to find out where Kitty arranged to meet Jean! If I wasn't unconscious while she was on the phone, I would have known!" Lance rubbed his wrists, and hit him on the forehead.
"Ah…." Pietro began, blushing just a little. "There is a way to find out where she said she'd meet Jean…"
Lance looked at Pietro curiously as he raised an eyebrow. "Really, how?"
Pietro looked nervous. "Well, I, ah, that is Todd and I though it would be funny if we set up a tape recorder, you know, so we could have blackmail, it any awkward situations came up."
Lance clenched his fists and shook his head. "If this wasn't possibly going to help, you would be so dead right now!"
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Jean walked up and down the path by the pond. It was her favorite spot. The place she went when she had to make a decision, odd, that it was the spot Kitty had asked to meet her. Had Kitty ever even been to Bayville Park? Oh well, she had bigger things to think about.
How would we beat Xavier? That was one thing I never thought I would have to consider……. but things were different now. It might be simple, that is, if it wasn't for the fact that her friends stood the risk of being hurt. I mean, Xavier could make them do anything, especially Scott. If he could make him date Taryn, he could make him do anything! The only people there were to turn to were Kitty, Lance, Pietro, Todd, and Fred. Four of those were names that I never thought I'd here myself call my friends.
Back to the problem, how could Xavier be defeated? Though I'm more powerful than when I was with the X-Men, I wasn't strong enough to take on Xavier. I wasn't, but maybe…
Jean!
Red!
Jean!
Jean!
Ahhhh!!! Jean replied. Must you all call at the same time?
Sorry! The voice was that of Pietro. It's just that…
Jean! Lance interrupted. Have you met up with Kitty yet?
No…what is this about? She replied confused.
Good! Jean run! Get out of there, don't wait a second!
Jean turned and started to walk towards the park entrance, she could tell something was very wrong. Okay, I'm leaving, what is this all about?
"Jean!" Jean turned to see Rogue standing a few feet in front of her. Jean tensed. "Relax! Ah'm not here to do anything, ah need to talk to you, it's about the professor."
Jean? Lance said frantically. Jean, we're on our way, what's going on? Her mental silence scared him, what was she doing?
"What about the professor?" Jean raised an eyebrow, she wasn't scared, but she didn't trust her.
"It's okay Jean," Kitty appeared from around the corner, and stood next to Rogue. "I've talked with her, and explained everything, she's on our side." Kitty managed a slight smile.
Something was wrong, Jean just didn't know what. She nodded in response, still skeptical of the situation.
"Ya, ah'm all yours." Rogue smiled, but it seemed a little false.
Kitty stepped forward. "Come on Jean, lets move out of the open so we can talk in private."
"Sure…" Jean began to follow them down the path.
It's okay you guys. Jean finally replied. It's just Kitty and Rogue, apparently, Rogue's on our side now.
No! She heard a simultaneous cry in her head, and almost make her jump. Gosh, what? She asked, a little annoyed.
Jean, get away from them! Someone yelled, then another said the words that she dreaded the most, Xavier has Kitty! It's a trap!
"Hah!" Jean accidentally said out loud. Kitty and Rogue turned to her.
"Did you say something?" Kitty eyed her suspiciously.
Jean shook her head no. "Oh, ya darn!" She thought fast. "I left my purse over by the pond, I better go get it before it gets stolen or something, I'll be back." Jean turned on her heels, not waiting for a reply, but she got one.
"I don't think so Jean." Kitty said in a stern voice, grabbing Jean's wrist, "I think you need to come with us!"
Jean quickly glanced around her, no bystanders. She turned on Kitty using her telepathic abilities, Kitty lifted into the air, and went flying back, hitting the ground.
Rogue gasped, "Why you little traitor!" She lunged at Jean, starting to pull her glove off. Jean had already anticipated this. Not wanting to attract anymore attention, she took off running, back the way she had come.
The moment she made it back around the corner, she stopped dead in her tracts. Never did she think she would see this day from her end. The Remaining X-Men stood lined up in her path, ready for battle. Scott stood in the center, a harsh look on his face.
She took a step back. Behind her, she had an angry Rogue running up, and in front of her stood her friends who she couldn't imagine hurting.
Guys! I need your help! Jean cried in her mind, but she got no response, had they heard her.
Rogue now stopped and began to circle toward Jean.
Scott spoke. "Jean, we can do this the easy way," he said, signally to Spyke and Kurt who stood at his sides. They, along with Rogue, joined in making a circle around Jean. Scott continued, "Or, we can do this the hard way." He put his had up to his visor.
Jean's jaw dropped in disbelief. "And where's your precious Professor?" Jean asked, trying to stall for time, but Scott knew this. He nodded to Spyke.
Evan swung his hand and sent several spikes flying toward Jean. She immediately held up her hands, stopping them mid-air. Before she could decide what to do with them, she heard a slight noise from behind. The next thing she knew, Kurt had appeared, and grabbed her, pulling her arms down, and trying to detain her, the spikes that swayed in the air dropped to the ground. Evan ran to help Kurt hold her. Jean screamed. Scott walked toward her, his hand on his visor, his face was expressionless.
"Hmm!" Rogue advanced toward her with a smug look on her face, she held her glove in her hand. "Look what Jean lost when she left the X-Men?" Rogue cocky comment was answered by and equally sarcastic voice.
Lance stood with the rest of the brotherhood at his sides. "Ya, but look what she gained!"
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A/N: Okay, so I really hope this story isn't going downhill or anything. Let us know what you think, k?^_^
"That was da funniest thing I've ever seen!" Todd was laughing wildly as him and Pietro got to the house.
Pietro was laughing just as crazily. "Ya! Did you see the way they all slide as they tried to run out of the building? And that fire alarm was louder than I ever expected!"
Todd nodded vigorously. "It scared me, and I was expecting it!"
They both walked up to the front door, Pietro held a finger to his lips. "Shhh! We wouldn't want to disturb new sisters, or Lance."
Toad smiled in agreement, "We wouldn't want to scare the three of them or anything…" He said slowly and sarcastically. "Though, with any luck, Lance has gotten annoyed and killed both of them."
Pietro turned the doorknob slowly, and he and Todd crept silently into the room. No one was there. They looked at each other and shrugged, then began to check each room. Pietro stopped short as he got to the kitchen. The sight that he met was the strangest ever, and a lot of strange things happened in the brotherhood home.
"Lance…" Pietro stared at him with curiosity. Lance sat on a chair with the handle of a knife in his teeth, as he tried to pick the lock, on what appeared to be..handcuffs? He looked up at Pietro, who was now joined by Todd.
"Now, there could be a great many explanations for why you are handcuffed, hands and feet, but I guess the only thing I can say," Pietro shook his head mockingly, "Is that I will never again leave you home alone with the X- girls, you lucky dog you!" Todd nodded and smirked.
Lance rolled his eyes, then spit the knife out onto the floor. "You two," He said looking at Pietro and Todd, "are morons. Now are you gonna stand there or get the keys and unlock these!"
"Wow, wow," Todd replied lifting his hands. "Calm down there bro, ah, theres a little problem with that." He glanced nervously to Pietro, then looked to Lance. "Ya see, I don't really have keys for those…"
Lance's jaw dropped. "You don't have the keys? What kind of idiot steals handcuffs from the police, but forgets to steal the keys!" He shook his head, "Could things get any worse?" He asked despairingly.
"Hey now Lance, don't get so mad, why are you having such a bad day?" Pietro asked as he pulled a small screwdriver from the drawer, and went to work on the locks.
"Try this, Pietro, Xavier somehow got his filthy mind into Kittys while she was asleep, an took over her body, and words. Then called Jean, and arranged to meet her some place. But what Jean doesn't know, is that it was really Xavier, not Kitty, and Jean walking into a trap armed with zombie X-Men! That's what makes this a bad day!"
Pietro and Todd jaws dropped. "But how…" Todd began.
Lance shook his head in anger. "Ahh! I don't know, but I do know that we have to get to Jean before Kitty. She just left a few minutes ago, theres still a chance." Lance looked up, "Todd, go find Fred, and bring him back here, ASAP, while Pietro unlocks these." Todd nodded than hopped off.
"There goes the hands!" Pietro said proudly as he pulled them off Lances wrists, which were red. He then began to pick the lock on the other set.
"Gosh! If only there was some way to find out where Kitty arranged to meet Jean! If I wasn't unconscious while she was on the phone, I would have known!" Lance rubbed his wrists, and hit him on the forehead.
"Ah…." Pietro began, blushing just a little. "There is a way to find out where she said she'd meet Jean…"
Lance looked at Pietro curiously as he raised an eyebrow. "Really, how?"
Pietro looked nervous. "Well, I, ah, that is Todd and I though it would be funny if we set up a tape recorder, you know, so we could have blackmail, it any awkward situations came up."
Lance clenched his fists and shook his head. "If this wasn't possibly going to help, you would be so dead right now!"
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Jean walked up and down the path by the pond. It was her favorite spot. The place she went when she had to make a decision, odd, that it was the spot Kitty had asked to meet her. Had Kitty ever even been to Bayville Park? Oh well, she had bigger things to think about.
How would we beat Xavier? That was one thing I never thought I would have to consider……. but things were different now. It might be simple, that is, if it wasn't for the fact that her friends stood the risk of being hurt. I mean, Xavier could make them do anything, especially Scott. If he could make him date Taryn, he could make him do anything! The only people there were to turn to were Kitty, Lance, Pietro, Todd, and Fred. Four of those were names that I never thought I'd here myself call my friends.
Back to the problem, how could Xavier be defeated? Though I'm more powerful than when I was with the X-Men, I wasn't strong enough to take on Xavier. I wasn't, but maybe…
Jean!
Red!
Jean!
Jean!
Ahhhh!!! Jean replied. Must you all call at the same time?
Sorry! The voice was that of Pietro. It's just that…
Jean! Lance interrupted. Have you met up with Kitty yet?
No…what is this about? She replied confused.
Good! Jean run! Get out of there, don't wait a second!
Jean turned and started to walk towards the park entrance, she could tell something was very wrong. Okay, I'm leaving, what is this all about?
"Jean!" Jean turned to see Rogue standing a few feet in front of her. Jean tensed. "Relax! Ah'm not here to do anything, ah need to talk to you, it's about the professor."
Jean? Lance said frantically. Jean, we're on our way, what's going on? Her mental silence scared him, what was she doing?
"What about the professor?" Jean raised an eyebrow, she wasn't scared, but she didn't trust her.
"It's okay Jean," Kitty appeared from around the corner, and stood next to Rogue. "I've talked with her, and explained everything, she's on our side." Kitty managed a slight smile.
Something was wrong, Jean just didn't know what. She nodded in response, still skeptical of the situation.
"Ya, ah'm all yours." Rogue smiled, but it seemed a little false.
Kitty stepped forward. "Come on Jean, lets move out of the open so we can talk in private."
"Sure…" Jean began to follow them down the path.
It's okay you guys. Jean finally replied. It's just Kitty and Rogue, apparently, Rogue's on our side now.
No! She heard a simultaneous cry in her head, and almost make her jump. Gosh, what? She asked, a little annoyed.
Jean, get away from them! Someone yelled, then another said the words that she dreaded the most, Xavier has Kitty! It's a trap!
"Hah!" Jean accidentally said out loud. Kitty and Rogue turned to her.
"Did you say something?" Kitty eyed her suspiciously.
Jean shook her head no. "Oh, ya darn!" She thought fast. "I left my purse over by the pond, I better go get it before it gets stolen or something, I'll be back." Jean turned on her heels, not waiting for a reply, but she got one.
"I don't think so Jean." Kitty said in a stern voice, grabbing Jean's wrist, "I think you need to come with us!"
Jean quickly glanced around her, no bystanders. She turned on Kitty using her telepathic abilities, Kitty lifted into the air, and went flying back, hitting the ground.
Rogue gasped, "Why you little traitor!" She lunged at Jean, starting to pull her glove off. Jean had already anticipated this. Not wanting to attract anymore attention, she took off running, back the way she had come.
The moment she made it back around the corner, she stopped dead in her tracts. Never did she think she would see this day from her end. The Remaining X-Men stood lined up in her path, ready for battle. Scott stood in the center, a harsh look on his face.
She took a step back. Behind her, she had an angry Rogue running up, and in front of her stood her friends who she couldn't imagine hurting.
Guys! I need your help! Jean cried in her mind, but she got no response, had they heard her.
Rogue now stopped and began to circle toward Jean.
Scott spoke. "Jean, we can do this the easy way," he said, signally to Spyke and Kurt who stood at his sides. They, along with Rogue, joined in making a circle around Jean. Scott continued, "Or, we can do this the hard way." He put his had up to his visor.
Jean's jaw dropped in disbelief. "And where's your precious Professor?" Jean asked, trying to stall for time, but Scott knew this. He nodded to Spyke.
Evan swung his hand and sent several spikes flying toward Jean. She immediately held up her hands, stopping them mid-air. Before she could decide what to do with them, she heard a slight noise from behind. The next thing she knew, Kurt had appeared, and grabbed her, pulling her arms down, and trying to detain her, the spikes that swayed in the air dropped to the ground. Evan ran to help Kurt hold her. Jean screamed. Scott walked toward her, his hand on his visor, his face was expressionless.
"Hmm!" Rogue advanced toward her with a smug look on her face, she held her glove in her hand. "Look what Jean lost when she left the X-Men?" Rogue cocky comment was answered by and equally sarcastic voice.
Lance stood with the rest of the brotherhood at his sides. "Ya, but look what she gained!"
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A/N: Okay, so I really hope this story isn't going downhill or anything. Let us know what you think, k?^_^