So What? Who Cares?
"I don't believe this!" Logan stormed out of the training area. "Just how did you two manage to wreck the Danger Room like that?"
"We're experts," The Blind Master shrugged.
"That and the extra powered grenades we smuggled in," Spirit said.
"Great!" Logan threw up his hands. "It's gonna take two days before the Danger Room gets back online!"
"That's the first good news I've heard all day," Scott groaned as he walked up to them. "Logan things are really out of control out there!"
They heard a loud crash. "What is going on out there?" Logan asked.
"Well to start with Iceman has managed to superglue himself to a chair," Scott groaned. "Thanks to a little help from Quicksilver. Wavedancer and Toad are now decorating him."
"Oh this I have to see," Logan groaned as they went downstairs. There in the lobby were Todd and Wavedancer putting tinsel and lights on Bobby. He was stuck with both hands glued to the chair he was in.
"Christmas has come early this year!" Althea laughed. "He got caught in his own prank. Gotta love the irony."
"He looks like a lawn ornament," Todd snickered.
"Guys come on…." Bobby moaned.
"Should we help?" Spirit asked.
"Why not?" Logan grinned. He picked up some tinsel and put it on Bobby's head. "You missed a spot kids!"
"Mr. Logan…." Bobby whined.
"I'm just kidding, Frosty," Logan chuckled. He popped out his claws and carefully sliced Bobby free. Of course there were still pieces of wood stuck to various parts of his body.
"Yes Pinocchio you will become a real boy," Althea snickered.
"Shut up!" Bobby stormed away. "I gotta go find some kind of dissolvent or something…"
"Okay where are the others?" Spirit asked.
"Around," Todd shrugged.
"Why does that not make me feel any better?" Logan groaned. As in answer there was the sound of a huge explosion outside. "Oh yeah…."
"I'll go…" Scott moaned as he went off to see what was going on.
"How long are we gonna stay here?" Althea asked.
"Until Low Light accepts himself," The Blind Master told her.
"Oh great we're gonna be stuck here forever," Todd rolled his eyes. "Whoa! What happened to her?"
Jean staggered in covered with food. "I am never…ever going to have kids. Ever!"
"I wonder how Summers is gonna take that?" Todd snickered.
"Oh I'm sure your kids will be much better behaved," Althea told her. "So where are the little rugrats?"
"Storm and Cover Girl are giving them a bath," Jean sighed. "And I don't have to tell you how that's going! There's water all over the bathroom!"
Just then there was a huge rumble and the mansion shook. "Dare I ask what's going on with Avalanche?" Spirit groaned.
"Lance and Kitty were flirting big time which really ticked off Peter," Jean sighed. "The two of them are now fighting each other in the kitchen."
"Is Kitty down there?" Spirit asked.
"PIETRO GIVE ME BACK MY BRA!" Kitty screamed.
"She's got other problems," Jean groaned.
"Okay…" Logan put his head in his hands. "Lets have the rundown…Wanda?"
A loud crash was heard. "She and Rogue are having a disagreement on fashion," Jean sighed.
"The Triplets?"
"GET THEM AWAY FROM MEEEEEEE!" Several Jamie clones ran by with Trinity on their heels.
"Uh huh," Logan sighed. "Okay what about Blob?"
"In the kitchen, where else?" Althea told him. "When I left he and Gambit were arguing about who's the best chef on Food Network. There were already a few holes in the wall."
"Yup," Logan rolled his eyes. "What about your lizard?"
"Xi?" Todd asked. "He and Fuzzy are chasing Polly around."
"Why?" Logan asked.
"Because Polly managed to not only find your liquor cabinet, he got drunk," Althea told him.
At that moment Polly flew in a very irregular pattern. The bird was singing songs in a dazed tune. "Wave the flag for, hearts and high for, show them how we stand! I am a roving gambler, how do you do?"
"He's in here!" Kurt teleported in. Xi ran in behind him. "You crazy bird! Do you know how much damage he's caused?"
"I can imagine," Althea sighed. "Everywhere he goes he does this."
"How far would I travel yes sir! To be where you are…" Polly croaked. "Red Rover Red Rover let Lockheed come over!" At this Lockheed flew in, also flying in a very irregular manner.
"Let me guess," Althea sighed. "He got Lockheed drunk too huh?"
"I don't know how he did it," Kurt moaned.
"That's Shipwreck's bird all right," Todd sighed.
"Won't you come home Bill Bailey? Won't you come home? My wild Irish Rose!" Polly settled on the chandelier. "Sing it dragon!"
Lockheed hiccuped and spat out a breath of flame, which scorched a wall. "I knew this was a disaster," Kurt groaned.
"Where's Hank and Shipwreck?" Logan asked. Just then a loud kaboom shook the building.
"They're playing with tanks," Scott moaned as he walked in.
"They're what?" Logan raised an eyebrow.
"We brought a couple just in case," The Blind Master shrugged.
"In case of what?" Scott yelped. "Never mind I don't want to know." He looked up at Polly who was singing. "Is that bird drunk?"
"Yes," Kurt told him.
"Okay," Scott groaned. "Everybody else is placing bets on who will blow up the tanks first. Congratulations, you Misfits have turned this place into a nuthouse!"
"Hey this wasn't exactly a model of sanity when we got here pal!" Todd snapped.
"I wonder how Low Light's doing?" Logan wondered.
"Hey here they come now," Scott said.
Roadblock wheeled out Xavier from the library. Xavier looked very distracted. Low Light was following them. He didn't look very happy either. "How did it go?" The Blind Master asked.
"Well…" Roadblock started to say.
"A big freaking waste of time," Low Light growled.
"Rats…rats…" Xavier muttered to himself.
"Professor?" Scott asked. "Are you okay?"
"He's a little…shell shocked," Roadblock said.
` "Shell shocked?" Scott asked.
"Yeah it turns out that my past was even to frightening for him to handle," Low Light said bitterly. "This was a brilliant idea Roadblock. Now he's gonna have nightmares!"
"You mean he couldn't help you with your transformation into a mutant?" Spirit asked.
"We didn't get that far," Low Light grumbled. "We were on my childhood. He really freaked out as soon as we got to basic training. There was another incident with rats and poison gas. Don't ask."
"Rats…rats…rats…." Xavier shuddered violently. "Big rats!"
"Why do I get the feeling that I'm no longer the most angst ridden mutant on the block?" Logan groaned.
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A few hours later it was dinnertime. Due to the fire and the holes in the kitchen, they had to eat take out. "Yum!" Fred rubbed his hands together. "Chinese, pizza and fried chicken! My favorite!"
"So is Chuck finally calmed down?" Logan asked.
"Yeah I had to give the Professor a sedative," Jean groaned. "Thanks a lot you guys!"
"Why are you yelling at us for?" Lance snapped. "It's Low Light who has the problem!"
"He's not the only one," Pietro snickered.
"Shut up!" Lance snapped.
"Yeah you guys are a real help," Low Light grumbled.
"Don't worry kid," Logan patted him on the back. "Shipwreck and I are gonna help you with some real therapy!"
"I'm in too!" Hank said. "Got the car keys!"
"I believe I shall accompany you as well," The Blind Master said.
"And just where are you all going?" Ororo asked.
"Out to a bar I'll bet," Althea groaned. "Isn't it bad enough we have a drunken parrot on the loose?"
"My wild Irish rose…" Polly warbled somewhere in the background.
"Don't worry," Shipwreck winked. "We'll be fine! Let's roll!"
"Let's not and say we did," Low Light groaned as they dragged him away.
"Stop making faces at me Pietro!" Rogue snapped.
"Stop making faces at me Pietro," Pietro mocked.
"Quit it!"
"Quit it!"
"Pietro if you don't stop I'm gonna…" Rogue was about to continue when a gob of Chinese food hit her in the face.
"Wheee!" Claudius laughed.
"Good aim!" Pietro called out.
"I'll show you good aim!" Rogue grabbed a handful of food and threw it at Pietro. She missed him and it hit Lance instead. This caused a retaliatory strike by Lance who also hit Peter who threw it back which hit Althea and Todd. Soon full-scale food fight wars raged among the children, leaving the adults to simply sit back and watch the chaos.
"And I am left alone with the children," Ororo grumbled.
"Spirit and I will stay with you Storm," Roadblock said.
"Me too," Cover Girl said. "In case the others need bail."
"Should we do something?" Ororo asked.
"A wise tree knows it is best not to fight the storm, but simply bends with it," Spirit said.
"What the heck does that mean?" Cover Girl asked.
"It means if you think I'm going to try and stop this insanity you are all nuts," Spirit told her. "The best thing to do is wait until they tire out. Then we can handle it."
Roadblock dodged some food. "Good plan. You know maybe the others had the right idea!"
"I could use a drink myself right about now," Ororo moaned.
"I'll drink to that!" Polly squawked.