"Jean, call Gambit again," said Scott. Gambit had been up late, partying as usual and was trying to use his hangover as an excuse not to train. "Tell him that we'll send Bishop up to get him." Jean dutifully relayed the threat and Gambit's response.
"He what!?"
"He jumped out the window," said Jean. Scott looked over at Bishop. Despite the time-lost X-men's forbidding demeanour, Gambit had never shown an all abiding fear of Bishop. His reaction in this case was a little extreme.
"Did he say anything?" asked Scott.
"Mutant puppets," admitted Jean.
"He screamed, 'Mutant puppets!'?"
"Yes, well, mentally," Jean amended.
"I'm assuming he's not hurt?" he asked. Jean nodded. Scott sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
"Alright. We'll start without him." He would talk to Gambit later. This was not going to happen again.
"Danger room sequence 087," he called. The X-men were now standing in the central square of Salem Center. Suddenly a sentinel's hand pushed out of the ground and grabbed Beast's leg.
The X-men went into action.
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A/N: Anybody who wants me to finish this story let me know. I can probably write the next chapter about Wolverine if I get a little encouragement:)
Mutant puppets = muppets (god I kill myself...;)
