Innocence Lost II: The Forgotten One
By Didi
Disclaimer: All the characters within this story is owned by Marvel. I take no credit but with the imaginative story line. This is story will hopefully lead to another so stay tuned.
Warning: Were this a movie, it would be rated at least PG-13. I will not be responsible for outraged parents.
Note: This is an alternative timeline so don't go jumping down my throat about stuff that's going on in the comic. It's well before Everett Thomas's death and that's all I'm going to say on the subject of timelines. Any new characters written by me would will noticeable by the complete lack of inventiveness.
Oh, and this is a sequel so please go read the first part, it's not that long. This will make much more sense to afterwards. Thanks.
Summery: Sequel to Innocence Lost. Jubilee takes back her life and repays a debt owed. AU. New character introduced.
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"You don't think it's a little late to be visiting right now?" The young man known as Rictor, formerly of X-Force, grinned through the shadows. "I mean, it's almost midnight and..."
"I'm sure they're not all asleep yet." Samuel Guthrie knew that it was late and that his younger sister Paige was no doubt asleep now. But he had the sudden urge to come see her, to make sure she was still safe, and he just simply couldn't shake the need to do so. "They're teenagers after all."
For the past six months, he's been traveling around the country with his former X-Force buddies Rictor and Shatterstar, away from the X-Men scene. He was in desperate needed of time away not only from the X-Men but from X-Force, his family. Something occurred to him during the long track from Sinister's Fortress back to the X-Mansion. He's long lost sight of what he was fighting for. He needed something else to keep his focus, something to help him wake up in the morning and go to bed at night. A track around the nation seemed ideal at the time. Plus, his harsh breakup with Tabitha Smith, Boomer, certainly helps to cement his decision to leave.
"Perhaps, we should knock?" Shatterstar's gleaming eyes sparked in the moonlight, his serious face appeared to be carved from granite. No two persons were less alike than Rictor and Shatterstar, or Ben as he would like people to call him now, but they were best friends. The two understood each other better than...well, better than most people. "They may be..."
[Don't you boys have anything better to do in the middle of the night than to stand there at someone's front door and gabber on like a couple of old maids in a parlor?]
Emma Frost's psychic voice put the three young men on alert faster than the appearance of the unstoppable Juggernaut would.
[Well? Are you going to come in or are you boys planning on camping out on the front lawn tonight?]
Sam frowned. [Is Paige still up?]
[Your sister went to bed hours ago. You should know her habits better than most people. Ten o'clock is her bedtime and she's yet to deviate from it since she arrived in school. Head toward the boy's dormitory, I'll have Jono meet you all there.]
[Thank you.]
[And take care not to disturb Wolverine and Jubilee. They're at their usual place of talk in the evenings,the living room.]
Sam frowned and traded glanced with the other two. [How is she?]
[Better, much better.]
[Perhaps we should...]
[Don't. She, nor Logan, would appreciate it.]
Sam nodded to himself; fully aware that Jubilee hadn't taken the comfort and sympathy the others had tried to force on her very well. Leading the way in, he headed toward the west wing of the school. "I think we're should see about trying to..."
Jono appeared almost out of nowhere. [Good evening.]
"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph." Rictor jumped back several feet. "Jono, don't do that to a guy that just came from living in a haunted house."
Jono appeared slightly distracted from the haunted house comment. [Sorry, didn't know that I would frighten you.]
Shatterstar nodded his hello, which the usually silent young man returned. "We did not mean to rob you of your sleep."
[I don't sleep. Don't need it.]
"Then we are fortunate." The two young men studied each other and seem to connect as only loners could.
[Ms. Frost said to put you near the front of the hall as you will no doubt be wanting to see Paige in the morning.]
"Yeah, that sounds like what Emma would say all right," Rictor commented with a slight smile. "How's our favorite blonde bookworm?"
Jono slanted him a look, knowing that even those outside Gen-X knew of his affections toward the young beauty. He has never kept his feels a secret from anyone. [Paige is doing well physically.]
Sam frowned. "And emotionally?"
[She is still awake if you would like to speak with her.]
That brought up a surprised brow from the brother. "Paige? My Paige is still up after ten pm? That's something new."
[She doesn't sleeps until Jubilee comes to bed now. She keeps her habit but if Lee's not in bed by midnight, Paige is up roaming the halls for her.] Jono turned serious eyes toward Sam. [She fears for Lee, just as we all do.]
There was silence as the others adsorb the information. Sam didn't like knowing that his sister is living with such a heavy burden on her shoulders. "How do you know?"
Jono would have smiled if he had a mouth. [Why do you think I'm still walking around the halls?] He continued to lead the way. [Jubilee is still talking to Logan in the living room. I'll go to bed when I know she is in hers, just as Paige does.]
"Logan would protect her you know," Rictor pointed out, remembering the dynamic duo when they last met. "You don't have to..."
[But I do. No offense to Mr. Logan, I know that he can take care of her, but I need to be sure.]
"Helps you sleep better knowing your love ones are safe in their own beds." Shatterstar nodded his head. "We understand."
Sam frowned. "Well if Paige is still up and about, I'm going to go see she's all right for myself."
[Is that why you came?]
He smiled. "Well, she is family. We're of the same blood."
Jono nodded. [Tell her good night for me and that she should not worry so.]
"Probably the same advise she'd give you." Sam shook his head. "And look how well that's turned out for you." Then he disappeared around the corner heading toward the girl's rooms.
Rictor grinned and patted Jono sympathetically on the shoulders. "Don't you just hate it when they hit you hard with logic?"
To be continued....
By Didi
Disclaimer: All the characters within this story is owned by Marvel. I take no credit but with the imaginative story line. This is story will hopefully lead to another so stay tuned.
Warning: Were this a movie, it would be rated at least PG-13. I will not be responsible for outraged parents.
Note: This is an alternative timeline so don't go jumping down my throat about stuff that's going on in the comic. It's well before Everett Thomas's death and that's all I'm going to say on the subject of timelines. Any new characters written by me would will noticeable by the complete lack of inventiveness.
Oh, and this is a sequel so please go read the first part, it's not that long. This will make much more sense to afterwards. Thanks.
Summery: Sequel to Innocence Lost. Jubilee takes back her life and repays a debt owed. AU. New character introduced.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"You don't think it's a little late to be visiting right now?" The young man known as Rictor, formerly of X-Force, grinned through the shadows. "I mean, it's almost midnight and..."
"I'm sure they're not all asleep yet." Samuel Guthrie knew that it was late and that his younger sister Paige was no doubt asleep now. But he had the sudden urge to come see her, to make sure she was still safe, and he just simply couldn't shake the need to do so. "They're teenagers after all."
For the past six months, he's been traveling around the country with his former X-Force buddies Rictor and Shatterstar, away from the X-Men scene. He was in desperate needed of time away not only from the X-Men but from X-Force, his family. Something occurred to him during the long track from Sinister's Fortress back to the X-Mansion. He's long lost sight of what he was fighting for. He needed something else to keep his focus, something to help him wake up in the morning and go to bed at night. A track around the nation seemed ideal at the time. Plus, his harsh breakup with Tabitha Smith, Boomer, certainly helps to cement his decision to leave.
"Perhaps, we should knock?" Shatterstar's gleaming eyes sparked in the moonlight, his serious face appeared to be carved from granite. No two persons were less alike than Rictor and Shatterstar, or Ben as he would like people to call him now, but they were best friends. The two understood each other better than...well, better than most people. "They may be..."
[Don't you boys have anything better to do in the middle of the night than to stand there at someone's front door and gabber on like a couple of old maids in a parlor?]
Emma Frost's psychic voice put the three young men on alert faster than the appearance of the unstoppable Juggernaut would.
[Well? Are you going to come in or are you boys planning on camping out on the front lawn tonight?]
Sam frowned. [Is Paige still up?]
[Your sister went to bed hours ago. You should know her habits better than most people. Ten o'clock is her bedtime and she's yet to deviate from it since she arrived in school. Head toward the boy's dormitory, I'll have Jono meet you all there.]
[Thank you.]
[And take care not to disturb Wolverine and Jubilee. They're at their usual place of talk in the evenings,the living room.]
Sam frowned and traded glanced with the other two. [How is she?]
[Better, much better.]
[Perhaps we should...]
[Don't. She, nor Logan, would appreciate it.]
Sam nodded to himself; fully aware that Jubilee hadn't taken the comfort and sympathy the others had tried to force on her very well. Leading the way in, he headed toward the west wing of the school. "I think we're should see about trying to..."
Jono appeared almost out of nowhere. [Good evening.]
"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph." Rictor jumped back several feet. "Jono, don't do that to a guy that just came from living in a haunted house."
Jono appeared slightly distracted from the haunted house comment. [Sorry, didn't know that I would frighten you.]
Shatterstar nodded his hello, which the usually silent young man returned. "We did not mean to rob you of your sleep."
[I don't sleep. Don't need it.]
"Then we are fortunate." The two young men studied each other and seem to connect as only loners could.
[Ms. Frost said to put you near the front of the hall as you will no doubt be wanting to see Paige in the morning.]
"Yeah, that sounds like what Emma would say all right," Rictor commented with a slight smile. "How's our favorite blonde bookworm?"
Jono slanted him a look, knowing that even those outside Gen-X knew of his affections toward the young beauty. He has never kept his feels a secret from anyone. [Paige is doing well physically.]
Sam frowned. "And emotionally?"
[She is still awake if you would like to speak with her.]
That brought up a surprised brow from the brother. "Paige? My Paige is still up after ten pm? That's something new."
[She doesn't sleeps until Jubilee comes to bed now. She keeps her habit but if Lee's not in bed by midnight, Paige is up roaming the halls for her.] Jono turned serious eyes toward Sam. [She fears for Lee, just as we all do.]
There was silence as the others adsorb the information. Sam didn't like knowing that his sister is living with such a heavy burden on her shoulders. "How do you know?"
Jono would have smiled if he had a mouth. [Why do you think I'm still walking around the halls?] He continued to lead the way. [Jubilee is still talking to Logan in the living room. I'll go to bed when I know she is in hers, just as Paige does.]
"Logan would protect her you know," Rictor pointed out, remembering the dynamic duo when they last met. "You don't have to..."
[But I do. No offense to Mr. Logan, I know that he can take care of her, but I need to be sure.]
"Helps you sleep better knowing your love ones are safe in their own beds." Shatterstar nodded his head. "We understand."
Sam frowned. "Well if Paige is still up and about, I'm going to go see she's all right for myself."
[Is that why you came?]
He smiled. "Well, she is family. We're of the same blood."
Jono nodded. [Tell her good night for me and that she should not worry so.]
"Probably the same advise she'd give you." Sam shook his head. "And look how well that's turned out for you." Then he disappeared around the corner heading toward the girl's rooms.
Rictor grinned and patted Jono sympathetically on the shoulders. "Don't you just hate it when they hit you hard with logic?"
To be continued....