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Tragedy Strikes (Welcome to Jack-X! Part II)
By: Moonchampion
Logan kneeled next to his motorcycle as he polished his motorcycle. He had just finished rebuilding the frame, which had taken some damage during one of his Sunday rides. Who would have thought that so much damage could be caused by avoiding a turtle in the middle of the road? Logan sighed as he stood up, and examined the job. Satisfied with the motorcycle's appearance, he nodded and even let a small smile spread across his face.
"Aaaahh! Shouted Sam as he soared through the sky. "Ah can't stop!" he shouted. And soon the Kentucky-native mutant came crashing down into the brick wall that enclosed the grounds.
"Oh no! Sam!" shouted Rahne as she ran towards him.
"Are you all right?" called Jamie as he ran behind her.
Seeing the sight, Logan sighed. "Aw cripes!" he said. "Hang on, don't touch anything! I'm coming!" said Logan. He then draped the towel he'd been using over the seat and started towards the scene of destruction. "Great… one day out, and they're already at it. I have to put with this for a week… I don't even want to think about summer."
"Okay now!" said Bobby as soon as Logan was out of sight. He and the others took off towards the motorcycle. "Okay, we got to move quickly guys if we're going to do this!" Bobby then changed into his ice-form. He then created a long ice ram, which curved upwards towards the house! Take over, Ray!"
Ray then stepped into the camera's sight. "What our very own fearless Iceman is about to do, is ride the motorcycle up this ice ramp, and leap over the house, and into the front yard! Wolverine's done it, and Iceman decided that he could do it just as well if not better. Let's watch!"
"Okay, is everyone in position? Tabitha? Jubes? Amara?" asked Bobby.
Amara stepped forward and created two straight lines of flame that led up towards the ice ramp. She then looked back at Bobby and nodded, however the expression on her face clearly showed that she wasn't sure about this. Tabitha stood nearby with a hand full of her energy bombs in her hands. She smiled at Bobby signaling she was ready. Finally, Jubilee stood at the end of the fire lane and near the ramp. She held up her thumb showing that she was ready as well.
"Then, let's get started!" said Bobby. He mounted the motorcycle and looked at the camera.
"Bobby, any last words?" asked Ray as Roberto zoomed in on Bobby.
"Sure," said Bobby with a large smile. "Evil Knieval, eat your heart out!" And with that, Bobby started motorcycle. The motorcycle roared to life. Bobby revved the engines a few times, and then finally he pulled back on the throttle, and was off!
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Logan kneeled next to Sam and was checking on him. "You okay kid, nothing broken right?" he asked.
"Uh, no sir, Mr. Logan," said Sam. "I think my blast field protected my body when I hit the wall."
Logan nodded and looked down at him. He groaned slightly, and then sighed. "Just what the heck were you doin' anyway?" asked Logan. "I thought you had more control by now?"
"Uh… Ah was… Ah… Ah sneezed!" said Sam. He looked at Logan, barely believing he'd come up with such an excuse.
"You sneezed?" repeated Logan. He then looked up at Jamie and Rahne. "Why don't you kids tell me what's going on, huh?" It was at that point that Logan heard the sound of his motorcycle rev to life. He was quickly on his feet, and looking back in that direction. "What the…?"
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Bobby began to cruise along the lane, surrounded on both sides by the fire lines that Amara had made. Then, Ray gave Tabitha the cue. She began to release the bombs beside Bobby, exploding and adding more flair to the stunt. Jubilee stood there for the last bit, as she would give him some real fireworks for the stunt. Jubilee then started the shower of fireworks as Bobby neared the beginning of the ice-ramp.
Unexpectedly, one of Jubilee's fireworks, collided with one of Tabitha's energy bombs, and set it off prematurely. The explosion caused Bobby to lose control, and eventually, he fell off the bike. He began to roll down the roof, until finally rolling off and crashing into the patio table.
"Bobby!" called Jubilee. She and the others ran towards him to see if he was all right.
Meanwhile, Logan's motorcycle continued on up the ice ramp, until it did eventually soar off into the air, and over the house. Logan stood there watching as his bike began to start its descent. He looked below, and his eyes widened! "Ororo! Look out!" Logan shouted.
Ororo looked up just in time to see the motorcycle falling towards the garden she'd just planting to improve the front of the school grounds. Instinctively, Ororo started to run. The bike crashed onto the concrete and exploded. The force of the blast threw Ororo into the air, and onto the front stairs with a hard thud. The explosion even shattered some of the glass windows in the front of the house. There was a loud commotion as several of the students ran out the front door to find Ororo unconscious on the steps.
Logan, Rahne, Jamie and Sam ran towards her as well. Logan got to her, and lifted her slightly. Logan noticed a bit of blood, and a nasty cut on her head. He looked up and saw Kurt had arrived and was looking on. "Kurt, get her to McCoy! Quick!" ordered Logan. Kurt stepped forwards and kneeled next to Ororo. Once he was certain he head her secure, they both disappeared from view in a cloud of brimstone.
Logan stood up and looked at Sam, Jamie and Rahne. "I'm only gonna ask you once. Who's responsible for this?" said Logan. His voice was low, and he wasn't shouting. Yet, they could see that he was more upset than they'd ever seen him. Just as they were about to answer, they turned to look at a few others coming around the corner. With his arm draped over Roberto and Ray's shoulders, Bobby limped around towards the front of the house with the Roberto, Jubilee, Tabitha and Amara accompanying them.
Bobby looked up at Logan. The young teen was badly bruised and could barely stand. Logan walked towards him and looked him in the eyes. "You're all in trouble," said Logan. However, he made sure he looked directly into Bobby's eyes as he finished. "And you… this time… you've crossed the line! From here on out, consider your time at Xavier's… limited."
TO BE CONTINUED…