Well, here I am again. Hey, I've got a beta reader now, so hopefully some
of the spelling mistakes will be fixed. Oh, I just realized that there is no
way to tell which Jubilee is speaking. So evo Jubilee isn't in this story. Got
it? Good. Enjoy and R and R.
Minutes Later:
"So, this is your danger room?" Jubilee asked. After explaining to Forge
what had happened - he took the news surprisingly well - the young x-men were
showing the adults around their mansion.
"Yeah, isn't like, totally cool?" Kitty replied.
"Uh, yeah, it's a blast." Jubilee answered, thinking of the advanced
technology that their team had access to.
"I would be interested in seeing your cerebro. Would that be possible?" The professor asked.
"Of course it would. If you would all follow me." Xavier said. They all
filed out behind him. Iceman couldn't help but notice that the halls were
eerily similar. The paintings and statues were the almost exactly the same, even some of the more obvious
repairs were alike. About the only difference that Iceman could see was that the kids all had room mates.
Up ahead of him, he saw Phoenix blush suddenly turn to give Cyclops a good smack on the arm. He just
grinned and shrugged. She sighed fondly and they kept walking. Kitty who was walking to the left of him
watched the scene with interest.
"How long have they been, like, together?"
Iceman laughed. "Forever it seems like. They were an item since they were
teenagers."
"Well at least there's, like, hope for our Jean and Scott."
"What do you mean?"
"They've been stuck in the whole I-like-you-a-lot-but-I-won't-say-it-first
stage for, like, ever."
"You have my pity." He said sincerely as they followed everyone else into a
room at the end of the hall.
"Pity about what, popsicle.?" Wolverine asked. Of course, since he was on
the other side of the room, everyone heard him and turned to Iceman and Kitty.
"I'll tell you later." He said, quickly shielding his thoughts like the
Professor had taught him to. Xavier activated Cerebro and handed it to the
Professor. He looked at it, and with a glance at Xavier, tried it on. He
purposefully sent Cerebro towards the places where certain members of his own
team had been located. When he sent it to New Orleans it started beeping.
"New Mutant Detected." Came an obviously computer generated voice. A red
light began flashing over a map of New Orleans. Statistics began popping up as
Cerebro analyzed the mutant signature.
"Scott, prepare the Blackbird. We have a new recruit." Xavier ordered. He
then looked at his counter part. "Would you mind having your team stay here and
protect the mansion. The Brotherhood has been very active lately and I don't
want to give them the perfect opportunity to rob us blind."
The Professor nodded. "We'd be glad to." With a quick thank you, the young
X-men filed out to the black bird.
"Now, Professor, why'd ya say we'd stay? Remy wants ta meet a younger him."
"Perfect, just what we need. Two of ya," Rogue quipped.
"Chere!" He exclaimed.
"Sugah!" She countered, only her voice was much lower and sweeter.
"Me amour." He was moving closer to her with a big grin on his face.
"Baby." She wound her arms around his neck, his hands coming up to encircle
her waist.
"Disgusting." Logan snorted. But there was a fond look in his eyes. "get
a room you two."
Remy grinned. "Good idea mon ami." He bent and scooped Rogue up in his
arms and started walking for the door. She struggled half-heartedly, laughing
all the while. The others looked on in amusement. Everyone except Logan.
Snikt. Out came the claws. Gambit took one look at his face and slowly
lowered Rogue to the ground. Logan advanced, claws pointed at Remy's throat.
Remy reached out behind him to grab Rogue's hand.
"Now, mon ami, you know dat Remy never hurt Rogue."
"Gumbo, you had better not hurt her or she'd hurt you," he paused for effect. "Then I'd have to kill you."
"Logan, sugah, you're over reacting." Rogue was in between the two of them, looking around the room for help.
Cyclops, Beast, and Iceman were too busy snickering to do anything, but Phoenix or the professor might help her out.
Wolverine was not a happy camper.
"Keep out of this darlin'." He reached out and pinned Remy to the wall,
claws just touching his throat. "You treat her like a lady, or else."
Logan, stop it. Remy would never hurt Rogue. He loves her. Besides, if
you tell him how to treat Rogue, he can tell you how to treat Ororo, Jean
thought to him. And you really don't want him doing that now, do you?
No he doesn't. Gumbo and 'Ro are just friends. He ain't got no right to tell me how to treat her.
You and Rogue are just friends Jean pointed out. Yet you tell Remy how to treat her.
I get your point Jeanie. I'll leave him alone for now. Hey! How'd you
know about Ororo? Does she know?
Logan, I'm a telepath. Of course I know. But, no, she doesn't know.
"Are you gonna' let him live, Logan?" Iceman's voice broke the silence and
ended the nonverbal conversation.
"For now. But you better behave Cajun."
In the Bushes Outside the Institute:
"Yo, Mystique, the X-geeks just bailed. All of them." Toad was crouched low to the ground near the trash can,
gazing hungrily at the flies buzzing just out of his reach.
"Good Work Toad. We'll move in just after dark."
"But it's three o-clock, yo."
"I know Toad. But we don't want to risk being seen by any one."