Sorry it took so long, computer broke, so I had to wait until I figured out
how to connect my laptop online. hOk, we all know Xavier has to go., so
let's just get down to it.
``
When they got home, Daniel headed straight to the Danger Room to work off some energy.
"Hey Danny, where ya goin?" called Kellie.
"Danger room, I got a sim I want to try. You could help."
"What do you mean?"
"You'll see."
They entered the control room as Daniel brought up the simulation he had been programming. He pushed the start button, and they both hurried down as the holograms began forming.
"Why does this place look familiar?" asked Kellie, seeing familiar walls that appeared to be a hangar of some sort.
"Trust me, this will be fun."
Double doors opened as a hologram figure of Darth Maul entered the room.
"Oh you have GOT to be kidding!"
Daniel grinned as his silver blade ignited, "Come on, you wanted to try this."
Kellie's yellow blade came up, "I hope Logan's training pays off."
"We'll see."
``
Almost 15 minutes later. Sweat clung to Daniel's hair as his blade locked with the hologram of Darth Maul. Kellie swung her own blade behind, trying to catch the projection off guard. Maul turned intercepting her sword on the other end of his double blade. He spun, spinning the two as they fell onto their backs.
"He's harder than I thought," said Kellie.
"He doesn't know what he's up against!"
Daniel got back up and swung high with his left, and ignited another in his right in the opposite direction. He used a boost of power to spin Maul's saber from his hands, but this left Daniel with his arms crossed across his body. Maul kicked him in the gut, his hand already reaching for his saber.
"Oh no you don't!" yelled Kellie as she extended her blade, cutting Maul's extinguished hilt into three pieces.
Weaponless, the hologram gave up strategy and charged Daniel. Daniel sidestepped as Maul lunged with a flying kick, and bisected his head neatly from his shoulders.
Kellie slumped on the floor as te Danger Room reverted to its normal state. "Oy, I don't think I could do that again!"
Daniel sat down, panting, "Wanna try?"
"Damnit are you still hyper?!"
"Um, yeah."
A figure entered the Danger Room control pit unnoticed. It listened in to their conversation.
She just flopped onto her back, "When are we gonna ask Xavier if we can go home."
"Yeah right. He's got the whole creepy old guy thing down. I'll ask hi when he doesn't look so..scary I guess."
"He's probably 50 years old, and in a wheelchair, he doesn't look that scary to me."
"Well, he didn't zap your mind when he was going psycho."
Xavier turned and left the room, shocked that they still remembered. **I was sure I erased their memory of that.**
"Well, at least your out of breath. We know you're still human."
"Yeah, human."
Kellie grinned, "Well, I guess we need some more sword practice with Logan."
Daniel rolled his eyes, "Perfect."
"Well, you're the one with all the energy."
"I have energy, not a wish to be covered with welts for a week."
"Oh come on. He's not even your partner."
"Yeah, but Kurt is downright brutal during those sessions."
"Maybe he's one of the elves from Lord of the Rings."
"Yeah, the one that obliterates all." Daniel said, waving his hands in a general motion.
"Well, you can try to fight Darth Maul on your own if you want. I'm pooped."
"Hell no. But I'll try a sim with that Dooku guy from Episode 2 if you're interested."
"Noooooo. It took Yoda to beat that guy."
"But I can absorb the lightning."
"And leave me to be hit? I think not. Maybe Kurt will do it with you later."
"Porbre Dooku."
Kellie laughed, "Yeah, I pity anybody that challenges Kurt to a swordfight."
Daniel extended his hand to help Kellie up, "Up you come lazy."
She pulled herself up, "Being worn out is not lazy."
"Whatever, we still have to have that sim with everybody tomorrow."
"Fun time. I wonder where Logan and Storm went though."
"Maybe to a bed and breakfast."
"Daniel!"
"Well maybe."
"Head out of the gutter please!"
"I bet Jubes would like to spread the rumor for me."
"Spread what rumor? Jubilee asked as they exited the elevator.
"Nothing, nothing."
``
Xavier sat in his office, debating what to do about the situation. **The children are getting rebellious. They aren't responding to my control anymore. Why is this happening? There's no way that they could be blocking me on their own. Jean never suspected, so she wouldn't be behind it either. It's probably Sinister! He and Magneto are always trying to interfere with my wonderful plan! There's nothing else to do then. It must be done. The others will understand. I can't trust anyone I can't control. I'll make them see.**
Xavier planned out his idea, deciding the best ways to carry it out. He smiled to himself, assured that he was doing the right thing.
``
Betsy Braddock smiled as she peered through her binculors. Xavier was responding to her interference as she had planned. Hopefully, Sinister wouldn't try to take control so she could finish this. The only way they had a chance of getting rid of Sinister, Magneto, and Xavier was if she could reveal what she had read in their minds. She wouldn't even have thought to look if that drem hadn't warned her last week. She activated her communicator,
"Wormhole, I'm done. Get me out of here."
"Lotsa secret tings you be doin dere ey Betsy?"
"None of your bloody business what I'm up to."
The voice just laughed and a portal appeared. Psylocke stepped through, glancing back at the mansion, **Time to warn them.** she thought to herself
``
The next day, Daniel was up and about at his usual time, bouding up the stairs two at a time to catch the first days rays. He sat down on the ledge, the sun still not over the horizon. He looked down at a glimmer on the lake, to see a shadow moving through the trees. He stood up, trying to see if he was imagining things. He didn't see anything else, so he focused on the sun again. As the sun came over the horizon and shone down on him nd the mansion, he stood up his aura flaring at the sudden boost of power. He laughed out loud, glad that he wasn't feeling like a zombie today.
He went downstairs as the rest of the red and gold faded away, looking back again to try and catch a glimpse of the shadow he had seen earlier.
**Must be imagining things.**
Storm, Logan, and Hank were still off somewhere on different missions, so everybody was left to fend for themselves where meals were concerned. He got some cereal and plopped down on a seat as the rest slowly came downstairs.
"Must you be so god damn cheerful in the morning!" grumbled Amara.
"Aww. Did the princess sleep on a pea?"
"She's right Daniel, you have got to sleep in or something. Go swordfight with Kurt before you go to bed, that'll tire you out."
"Nein, that will just wear his body out. He'd be tring to hobble around, talking nonstop."
Daniel just smirked around his cereal.
"Well at least he doesn't snore," said Sam.
"What? You say I snore!?" asked Ray.
"Oh, so that's what that rumbling was," Rahne said.
"Yeah, I thought it was you chasing cats in your sleep," said Jubilee.
"I dinnae e'er chase no cats in me dreams," she said, "I chase only wee bunnies."
"Not bunnies! They're so cute!" said Kitty.
"Yeah, especially in a soup, " Sam said.
"Awww, Kitty's just heartbroken for the bunnies!" Kellie said.
"Maybe Lance can cheer the lassie up."
"And Todd can cheer you up whenever you're homesick," Jubilee teased.
Rahne just hmph'd and went back to eating.
Things went in silence for a moment.. "So Jean, who'd you rather be comforted by? Scott or Duncan?"
Daniel started laughing, and nearly died from choking on his cereal. Roberto gave him a whack on the back to get him breathing. Jean blushed, trying not to cough up her oranje juice.
"I, uh, have to go check up on the, um, Danger Room, yeah. I'll see you guys later, " said Scott as he left.
"Awww, porbre Scottie!" exclaimed Kellie.
"Well if you two would just lay off me and Duncan," Jean started.
"Oho! It's you and Duncan now is it!" Rahne exclaimed.
"I didn't say that! Duncan's just a." Jean started.
"Piece of eye candy with a nice ass," Jubilee finished.
"Yes. I mean, wait, well I didn't mean,"
Daniel had milk coming out of his nose, thankfully no cereal.
"Ugh, that is disgusting!" said Amara.
Daniel finished laughing, and wiped his nose, "I know! I didn't know Jubes had a thing for Duncan either!"
"Hey!"
Jean stood up, "We better get going. I'll get Scott."
"One way or another!" yelled Jubilee as she ran out the room.
"You guys are impossible! C'mon Remy, let's go."
"Oui, chere."
Rogue and Remy left for school. The younger students went out, leaving the older ones alone.
Tabitha sat at the table still, looking down at her glass.
"Hey Tab, something wrong?" asked Kellie.
"I've got a bad feeling about today."
"What's up?"
"I don't know. Something just isn't right. Something bad's gonna happen today."
"Yeah, like the math test."
"I'm serious. I'm getting creepy vibes today."
"Maybe Pietro's gonna ask you out."
"Well that would be pretty bad," Tabitha smiled, "considering I'm taken, I wouldn't want to break his heart."
"Riiiiiiight." Said Daniel.
"Oh shut up Danny. Why don't you go run to school if you're so friggin hyper."
"But I wouldn't get there fast enough unless I powered up. Then people would notice me."
"God you make it sound like DBZ or something!" said Kellie.
"No more anime! That Outlaw Star special was enough!"
"Yeah, I didn't know Amara liked anime." Daniel said.
"Oh well. I guess she's got to like something."
The sound of a car horn interrupted them, "We better get goin," Daniel said.
"Yeah. C'mon Tab, don't worry. Anybody who tries a school shooting here is gonna be in for a whole lot of trouble."
As they left, Tab thought, **It's not school that's worrying me.**
``
What is Xavier planning!? C'mon, you're telling me you don't know? Oh well, I guess you're gonna have to wait for the next chapter. Until then.
``
When they got home, Daniel headed straight to the Danger Room to work off some energy.
"Hey Danny, where ya goin?" called Kellie.
"Danger room, I got a sim I want to try. You could help."
"What do you mean?"
"You'll see."
They entered the control room as Daniel brought up the simulation he had been programming. He pushed the start button, and they both hurried down as the holograms began forming.
"Why does this place look familiar?" asked Kellie, seeing familiar walls that appeared to be a hangar of some sort.
"Trust me, this will be fun."
Double doors opened as a hologram figure of Darth Maul entered the room.
"Oh you have GOT to be kidding!"
Daniel grinned as his silver blade ignited, "Come on, you wanted to try this."
Kellie's yellow blade came up, "I hope Logan's training pays off."
"We'll see."
``
Almost 15 minutes later. Sweat clung to Daniel's hair as his blade locked with the hologram of Darth Maul. Kellie swung her own blade behind, trying to catch the projection off guard. Maul turned intercepting her sword on the other end of his double blade. He spun, spinning the two as they fell onto their backs.
"He's harder than I thought," said Kellie.
"He doesn't know what he's up against!"
Daniel got back up and swung high with his left, and ignited another in his right in the opposite direction. He used a boost of power to spin Maul's saber from his hands, but this left Daniel with his arms crossed across his body. Maul kicked him in the gut, his hand already reaching for his saber.
"Oh no you don't!" yelled Kellie as she extended her blade, cutting Maul's extinguished hilt into three pieces.
Weaponless, the hologram gave up strategy and charged Daniel. Daniel sidestepped as Maul lunged with a flying kick, and bisected his head neatly from his shoulders.
Kellie slumped on the floor as te Danger Room reverted to its normal state. "Oy, I don't think I could do that again!"
Daniel sat down, panting, "Wanna try?"
"Damnit are you still hyper?!"
"Um, yeah."
A figure entered the Danger Room control pit unnoticed. It listened in to their conversation.
She just flopped onto her back, "When are we gonna ask Xavier if we can go home."
"Yeah right. He's got the whole creepy old guy thing down. I'll ask hi when he doesn't look so..scary I guess."
"He's probably 50 years old, and in a wheelchair, he doesn't look that scary to me."
"Well, he didn't zap your mind when he was going psycho."
Xavier turned and left the room, shocked that they still remembered. **I was sure I erased their memory of that.**
"Well, at least your out of breath. We know you're still human."
"Yeah, human."
Kellie grinned, "Well, I guess we need some more sword practice with Logan."
Daniel rolled his eyes, "Perfect."
"Well, you're the one with all the energy."
"I have energy, not a wish to be covered with welts for a week."
"Oh come on. He's not even your partner."
"Yeah, but Kurt is downright brutal during those sessions."
"Maybe he's one of the elves from Lord of the Rings."
"Yeah, the one that obliterates all." Daniel said, waving his hands in a general motion.
"Well, you can try to fight Darth Maul on your own if you want. I'm pooped."
"Hell no. But I'll try a sim with that Dooku guy from Episode 2 if you're interested."
"Noooooo. It took Yoda to beat that guy."
"But I can absorb the lightning."
"And leave me to be hit? I think not. Maybe Kurt will do it with you later."
"Porbre Dooku."
Kellie laughed, "Yeah, I pity anybody that challenges Kurt to a swordfight."
Daniel extended his hand to help Kellie up, "Up you come lazy."
She pulled herself up, "Being worn out is not lazy."
"Whatever, we still have to have that sim with everybody tomorrow."
"Fun time. I wonder where Logan and Storm went though."
"Maybe to a bed and breakfast."
"Daniel!"
"Well maybe."
"Head out of the gutter please!"
"I bet Jubes would like to spread the rumor for me."
"Spread what rumor? Jubilee asked as they exited the elevator.
"Nothing, nothing."
``
Xavier sat in his office, debating what to do about the situation. **The children are getting rebellious. They aren't responding to my control anymore. Why is this happening? There's no way that they could be blocking me on their own. Jean never suspected, so she wouldn't be behind it either. It's probably Sinister! He and Magneto are always trying to interfere with my wonderful plan! There's nothing else to do then. It must be done. The others will understand. I can't trust anyone I can't control. I'll make them see.**
Xavier planned out his idea, deciding the best ways to carry it out. He smiled to himself, assured that he was doing the right thing.
``
Betsy Braddock smiled as she peered through her binculors. Xavier was responding to her interference as she had planned. Hopefully, Sinister wouldn't try to take control so she could finish this. The only way they had a chance of getting rid of Sinister, Magneto, and Xavier was if she could reveal what she had read in their minds. She wouldn't even have thought to look if that drem hadn't warned her last week. She activated her communicator,
"Wormhole, I'm done. Get me out of here."
"Lotsa secret tings you be doin dere ey Betsy?"
"None of your bloody business what I'm up to."
The voice just laughed and a portal appeared. Psylocke stepped through, glancing back at the mansion, **Time to warn them.** she thought to herself
``
The next day, Daniel was up and about at his usual time, bouding up the stairs two at a time to catch the first days rays. He sat down on the ledge, the sun still not over the horizon. He looked down at a glimmer on the lake, to see a shadow moving through the trees. He stood up, trying to see if he was imagining things. He didn't see anything else, so he focused on the sun again. As the sun came over the horizon and shone down on him nd the mansion, he stood up his aura flaring at the sudden boost of power. He laughed out loud, glad that he wasn't feeling like a zombie today.
He went downstairs as the rest of the red and gold faded away, looking back again to try and catch a glimpse of the shadow he had seen earlier.
**Must be imagining things.**
Storm, Logan, and Hank were still off somewhere on different missions, so everybody was left to fend for themselves where meals were concerned. He got some cereal and plopped down on a seat as the rest slowly came downstairs.
"Must you be so god damn cheerful in the morning!" grumbled Amara.
"Aww. Did the princess sleep on a pea?"
"She's right Daniel, you have got to sleep in or something. Go swordfight with Kurt before you go to bed, that'll tire you out."
"Nein, that will just wear his body out. He'd be tring to hobble around, talking nonstop."
Daniel just smirked around his cereal.
"Well at least he doesn't snore," said Sam.
"What? You say I snore!?" asked Ray.
"Oh, so that's what that rumbling was," Rahne said.
"Yeah, I thought it was you chasing cats in your sleep," said Jubilee.
"I dinnae e'er chase no cats in me dreams," she said, "I chase only wee bunnies."
"Not bunnies! They're so cute!" said Kitty.
"Yeah, especially in a soup, " Sam said.
"Awww, Kitty's just heartbroken for the bunnies!" Kellie said.
"Maybe Lance can cheer the lassie up."
"And Todd can cheer you up whenever you're homesick," Jubilee teased.
Rahne just hmph'd and went back to eating.
Things went in silence for a moment.. "So Jean, who'd you rather be comforted by? Scott or Duncan?"
Daniel started laughing, and nearly died from choking on his cereal. Roberto gave him a whack on the back to get him breathing. Jean blushed, trying not to cough up her oranje juice.
"I, uh, have to go check up on the, um, Danger Room, yeah. I'll see you guys later, " said Scott as he left.
"Awww, porbre Scottie!" exclaimed Kellie.
"Well if you two would just lay off me and Duncan," Jean started.
"Oho! It's you and Duncan now is it!" Rahne exclaimed.
"I didn't say that! Duncan's just a." Jean started.
"Piece of eye candy with a nice ass," Jubilee finished.
"Yes. I mean, wait, well I didn't mean,"
Daniel had milk coming out of his nose, thankfully no cereal.
"Ugh, that is disgusting!" said Amara.
Daniel finished laughing, and wiped his nose, "I know! I didn't know Jubes had a thing for Duncan either!"
"Hey!"
Jean stood up, "We better get going. I'll get Scott."
"One way or another!" yelled Jubilee as she ran out the room.
"You guys are impossible! C'mon Remy, let's go."
"Oui, chere."
Rogue and Remy left for school. The younger students went out, leaving the older ones alone.
Tabitha sat at the table still, looking down at her glass.
"Hey Tab, something wrong?" asked Kellie.
"I've got a bad feeling about today."
"What's up?"
"I don't know. Something just isn't right. Something bad's gonna happen today."
"Yeah, like the math test."
"I'm serious. I'm getting creepy vibes today."
"Maybe Pietro's gonna ask you out."
"Well that would be pretty bad," Tabitha smiled, "considering I'm taken, I wouldn't want to break his heart."
"Riiiiiiight." Said Daniel.
"Oh shut up Danny. Why don't you go run to school if you're so friggin hyper."
"But I wouldn't get there fast enough unless I powered up. Then people would notice me."
"God you make it sound like DBZ or something!" said Kellie.
"No more anime! That Outlaw Star special was enough!"
"Yeah, I didn't know Amara liked anime." Daniel said.
"Oh well. I guess she's got to like something."
The sound of a car horn interrupted them, "We better get goin," Daniel said.
"Yeah. C'mon Tab, don't worry. Anybody who tries a school shooting here is gonna be in for a whole lot of trouble."
As they left, Tab thought, **It's not school that's worrying me.**
``
What is Xavier planning!? C'mon, you're telling me you don't know? Oh well, I guess you're gonna have to wait for the next chapter. Until then.