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Bishop sauntered down the long dark hallways of the X- Mansion with a great smile on his face. " I have a son! ", he thought. Little Rook had powers from both of his parents, and he was smart like Ororo. He had almost said a word yesterday, and the whole mansion wanted to see the little guy. " Yep, you've got a good life Bishop, Yes sirree you do," he chimed to himself. He approached the elevators that would take him beneath the school and spoke the password. "Mutant abilities for the good of mankind." The elevator doors opened and gave his eyes a retinal scan. It replied when it was satisfied, "Welcome Bishop, congratulations." Bishop grinned; Forge must have set that up. The doors closed and the elevators started down. He pressed the red "x" on his chest and said. "Colossus." The insignia communicator patched him through and moments later he heard the rough yet gentle voice of Peter Rasputin. "Colossus here," The Russian replied. "Hey Peter, I was wondering if you finished the work on the suit up room. I'd hate to go in there and get blasted by any crazy security droids." He could imagine Colossus smiling and shaking his head as he responded, " You know that was only a minor difficulty, and it has been fixed my friend." Bishop had gone into the room a day ago, and a droid had shot him with a stun dart. "Ok buddy, I'll see you at the briefing tomorrow." "Give my regards to Storm and the Babe, Colossus out," he finished, breaking the communication. "Little Rook," he said. The elevator stopped and he stepped off into a bright hallway. Further down the corridor Beast was turning the corner. " Hey Hank!" Beast turned around and grinned, "Hello Bishop, how's the young lad?" "He's fine, actually better. You know he almost said Mom yesterday?", Bishop asked falling into step along side him. "Fascinating," Beast said with true interest. "Yeah well, he's got his mom's brains. Anyway, Ororo wanted me to thank you for naming him. We like the name Rook a lot." Beast shook his furry head, " I merely stated a phrase from my book, " Life is like a game of chess". "So far the book has really not made any sense though." Bishop smiled, "I thought you said your brother wrote that?" "He did," Beast replied snorting with laughter. Bishop joined in, thinking about the day that they had brought their son home. (Flashback) " Aaaww, look at 'im," Rogue cooed. Even Wolverine was interested in the boy, and he was at the moment tickling his chin. "He's an X-Man alright," Wolverine grinned. "He glanced at Ororo, " What ya gonna name him darling?" She gaped, "By the heavens, I had almost forgot, the boy needs a name!" "Why don't ya ask Moira, she's good with names?", Banshee suggested. "I don't know where she is," Storm answered. " Me neither ya know, she's a not answering my phoon calls," he said in his Scottish accent. Beast walked into the room, his "skin machine" on .The machine allowed him to appear to be normal looking, without the blue fur. "May I suggest asking Ms. McTaggert?" "Oy, she's gone, and I caun't reach her anywheres," Banshee replied. "Why ya all making such a ruckuss about such a thang? Just name him, it ain't that hard a thing," Rogue sighed. Gambit held her around the waist, " Hey chere, you name dat one, I name our's no?" "Oh Gambit, you don't know the first thang about naming a baby!" Rogue began. As they went off to fight on their own, Forge approached the table along with Bishop and Beast. "You know, he is very small for a baby, do you think that could mean anything?" Bishop started. Beast shook his head, " No matter the size or shape Bishop, we are all just pawns in this big world of chess." Just then Forge lifted his head, " That's it, chess! Bishop, pawn, how bout Rook? That's as good a name as any." Ororo smiled, "Thank you Forge, I think that name will work splendidly. "Yeehah!", Bobbie jumped. "Another addition to the X-Family!" (Back to Present) "Bishop?", Hank repeated. " Oh, yeah, what were you saying?" Bishop asked. Beast chuckled, "I was merely suggesting you get some rest, besides I have work of my own to attend to. Get some sleep, and then come see me later, I have something for you." Bishop's brow furrowed, "What?" But Beast was already entering the laboratory, so Bishop went to the suit-up room and changed into a regular outfit. He did this while Logan rode into the night on his Harley.
Bishop sauntered down the long dark hallways of the X- Mansion with a great smile on his face. " I have a son! ", he thought. Little Rook had powers from both of his parents, and he was smart like Ororo. He had almost said a word yesterday, and the whole mansion wanted to see the little guy. " Yep, you've got a good life Bishop, Yes sirree you do," he chimed to himself. He approached the elevators that would take him beneath the school and spoke the password. "Mutant abilities for the good of mankind." The elevator doors opened and gave his eyes a retinal scan. It replied when it was satisfied, "Welcome Bishop, congratulations." Bishop grinned; Forge must have set that up. The doors closed and the elevators started down. He pressed the red "x" on his chest and said. "Colossus." The insignia communicator patched him through and moments later he heard the rough yet gentle voice of Peter Rasputin. "Colossus here," The Russian replied. "Hey Peter, I was wondering if you finished the work on the suit up room. I'd hate to go in there and get blasted by any crazy security droids." He could imagine Colossus smiling and shaking his head as he responded, " You know that was only a minor difficulty, and it has been fixed my friend." Bishop had gone into the room a day ago, and a droid had shot him with a stun dart. "Ok buddy, I'll see you at the briefing tomorrow." "Give my regards to Storm and the Babe, Colossus out," he finished, breaking the communication. "Little Rook," he said. The elevator stopped and he stepped off into a bright hallway. Further down the corridor Beast was turning the corner. " Hey Hank!" Beast turned around and grinned, "Hello Bishop, how's the young lad?" "He's fine, actually better. You know he almost said Mom yesterday?", Bishop asked falling into step along side him. "Fascinating," Beast said with true interest. "Yeah well, he's got his mom's brains. Anyway, Ororo wanted me to thank you for naming him. We like the name Rook a lot." Beast shook his furry head, " I merely stated a phrase from my book, " Life is like a game of chess". "So far the book has really not made any sense though." Bishop smiled, "I thought you said your brother wrote that?" "He did," Beast replied snorting with laughter. Bishop joined in, thinking about the day that they had brought their son home. (Flashback) " Aaaww, look at 'im," Rogue cooed. Even Wolverine was interested in the boy, and he was at the moment tickling his chin. "He's an X-Man alright," Wolverine grinned. "He glanced at Ororo, " What ya gonna name him darling?" She gaped, "By the heavens, I had almost forgot, the boy needs a name!" "Why don't ya ask Moira, she's good with names?", Banshee suggested. "I don't know where she is," Storm answered. " Me neither ya know, she's a not answering my phoon calls," he said in his Scottish accent. Beast walked into the room, his "skin machine" on .The machine allowed him to appear to be normal looking, without the blue fur. "May I suggest asking Ms. McTaggert?" "Oy, she's gone, and I caun't reach her anywheres," Banshee replied. "Why ya all making such a ruckuss about such a thang? Just name him, it ain't that hard a thing," Rogue sighed. Gambit held her around the waist, " Hey chere, you name dat one, I name our's no?" "Oh Gambit, you don't know the first thang about naming a baby!" Rogue began. As they went off to fight on their own, Forge approached the table along with Bishop and Beast. "You know, he is very small for a baby, do you think that could mean anything?" Bishop started. Beast shook his head, " No matter the size or shape Bishop, we are all just pawns in this big world of chess." Just then Forge lifted his head, " That's it, chess! Bishop, pawn, how bout Rook? That's as good a name as any." Ororo smiled, "Thank you Forge, I think that name will work splendidly. "Yeehah!", Bobbie jumped. "Another addition to the X-Family!" (Back to Present) "Bishop?", Hank repeated. " Oh, yeah, what were you saying?" Bishop asked. Beast chuckled, "I was merely suggesting you get some rest, besides I have work of my own to attend to. Get some sleep, and then come see me later, I have something for you." Bishop's brow furrowed, "What?" But Beast was already entering the laboratory, so Bishop went to the suit-up room and changed into a regular outfit. He did this while Logan rode into the night on his Harley.