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Welcome to Jack-X!!!

By

Moonchampion

            The second generation of X-Men were taking advantage of their Spring Break, at least before Logan drew them into some heavy-duty Danger Room Sessions, or before they got drafted for a special ecology lecture by Dr. McCoy.  No, the students were ready for a break, and more importantly, they were ready to have some fun!

            "Hey, can you see me?" asked Bobby Drake.  The brown-haired teen waved his hands about, and sighed annoyingly when he got his answer.

            "Wait a minute," said Roberto DaCosta.  "I can't see anything!  Everything's totally black!"  The Brazilian mutant at the moment was totally blind.  "What am I doing wrong?"

            "Try taking off the lens cap you moron!" called Ray Crisp.  The mutant sighed and walked over towards Roberto.  He unscrewed the lens cap, and suddenly, Bobby Drake was visible.  "I swear… you freshman…."

            "Och!  Leave Roberto alone!" snapped Rahne Sinclair.  "He's doin' the best he ken!  If ye want it done better, then ye shoot it yerself!"

            "Okay, okay, take it easy!  Sheesh!" said Ray as he held up his hands defensively.

            "Am I on now, or what?" asked Bobby.

            "Yeah, I got you," answered Roberto.

            "Cool!" said Bobby with a toothy grin.  "So, how's my hair?"

            "Come, stop goofin' around, Bobby!" said Tabitha Smith.  "Some of us actually have things we could be doing then getting involved in one of your hair-brained schemes!"

            "Trust me, Tabitha… nothing'll ever touch this!" said Bobby.  "So, is everyone ready?"

            "Yeah!" said Jubilee.  "Just get on with it."

            "Okay, fine!" said Bobby.  He cleared his throat and looked directly into the camera.  "Follow me."  Bobby turned around and started walking away from the camera, which quickly moved on to follow him.  "All right… get down!  Get down!"  Bobby kneeled to the ground, so that his head was peering over a hill.  He looked back at the camera, and waved him forward.  "Come a little closer, and take a look!"

            Roberto moved forward the camera, and there he saw the target.   "Okay, ladies and gentleman… there she is."  Now, through the lens, Roberto could see Logan outside waxing his motorcycle.  "There stands the most dangerous mutant in the world, the deadly Wolverine.  Now, true… he is an X-Man.  He's gone up against the likes of the ferocious Sabretooth, the mechanical monstrosity, the Sentinel, and he's even faced off against the U.S. Army!  But none of those face-offs have brought out the true monster of the deadly Wolverine… not like the one we've seen… in the Danger Room!"

            "Bobby, you know… I'm not so sure this is a good idea," said Jamie Madrox, the youngest member of the X-Men.  "I mean, do we really want to make Mr. Logan mad?"

            "Shut-up, Jamie!" said Bobby.  "You're ruining the film!"

            "But," began Jamie, "you've seen what he's like when he's mad.  You saw how he got when I spilled the Cheerios this morning!  And it wasn't even the Honey-nut ones either!"

            "Look, Squirt," said Ray, "be quiet, and do your part, or go help Ms. Munroe water her flowers!"  After a few moments of thought, and finally sigh, Jamie reluctantly sat down and prepared to follow orders.  Ray turned towards Bobby and nodded for him to proceed.

            "But fans," said Bobby, "we're about to tempt fate.  What we're about to do is the unimaginable, the unbelievable… the suicidal.  You see, the ferocious Wolverine guards his most prized possession... his motorcycle."  Bobby turned around to face the camera.  "And we're gonna take it!  I'm Bobby Drake… and welcome to Jack-X!"

TO BE CONTINUED…