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Part Five
"Never make a blind port." Blink said to herself as she staggered weakly but hurriedly down the mansion hallway. "That's the first thing Kurt taught me about teleporting. Crap my side hurts but I can't think about that. Got to keep moving." She had escaped from Dark Beast but how did she end up here in the first place. "Okay thing what do I remember." She was talking out loud trying to jog her memory and block out the unmerciful amount pain she felt in her side. "I remember..." She started to say as she stopped to catch her breath against the wall. ".... Fire... and ... Mr. Creed he was there. He saved us. Then...." She heard the clattering of feet down the hall behind her and ducked into one of the bedroom doors and listened as they went by.
'That was close' she thought to herself as took in a breath relieved that her presence went undiscovered. 'For the moment, gotta figure out where I am.' Clarice reached for the light switch and flicked it on. What she took away her breath. "This is Ms. Rogue's room." She said to herself as she looked at the picture that decorated Rogue's cabinet. "This can't be right." Clarice grabbed a framed picture of Gambit and Rogue laughing together on his Harley and another picture of Rogue with what looked to be like Cyclops, Beast, a man in a wheel chair, Storm only with longer hair and Wolverine with both hands. All smiling for the camera like family. Suddenly it Blink like she should have seen it all along. "This is what Bishop and Mr. Magneto were talking about. The guy in the wheel chair, that... that's..."
*BLINK* A telepathic voice rang loud inside her head *Do not be alarmed child. I am Jean Grey of the X-Men tell me where you are?*
Though Clarice wasn't fond on communicating telepathically she responding to the best of her ability. *I am not a child. Get out of my head.*
*Very well Clarice, you are hurt and in need of medical attention. I assure you that none of us are here to hurt you.* Jean pleaded with Clarice. *I know your confused right now but you're going to have to trust me.*
Growing frustrated and dizzy from the telepathic link with the Supposed Jean Grey Clarice decides to give in. *All right, to be honest I don't nowhere I am. It could be Rouge's room but I'm not sure, she looks.... different.* Now dizzy with pain Blink drops to her knees in the middle of the floor. *I want to go home.* She tells Jean across their link as her eyes fill with tears of pain and confusion. No sooner did she say that did the door fly open to Rogue's room and there in the door frame stood Beast trailed by Sabretooth and Wolverine.
"Told you she was up here, runt." Creed said to Logan as the three X- Men walked into Rogue's room. "I can smell her scent anywhere."
Look bub, if things go the way they look and you and the girl are gonna be stickin' around here longer than your welcome. You had better drop the 'runt' bit or I'll stick ya a new hole," Wolverine said without looking back at Creed.
"Clarice, we got off on the wrong foot earlier." Beast said rubbing his jaw a little. "Dr. Hank McCoy pleased to meet you." He said, reaching a hand out to help the now thoroughly exhausted Clarice to her feet. "You very resilient for someone of your size, though I doubt that stunt you pulled is good for your health... or my health for that matter."
Part Six
Scott Summers again found himself in the War Room at a God forsaken hour of the night but not alone this time. In his company was co leader Ororo and across from him sat Creed and leaning against doorway was Logan with Jubilee not far behind. Charles was addressing this small gathering of X- men on the events that occurred not too long ago.
"Dr. McCoy attended to Clarice's injuries and I sent Jean to get her a room to stay in for tonight." Charles said talking to Victor more so than the rest of the X-Men. "I talked to Clarice. Told her who the X-Men are, told her about the dream I have for mutants an humanity and how I founded the school. I listened to her stories, her adventures she had under the guidance of Magneto who preached my dream to his followers in my absence." Now talking to Creed entirely. "So what are you going to do now and before you answer I want you to know that your welcome to stay here if it is your hearts content."
"There was no question that I'm staying. I'm an X-Men for the long hall but Clarice, she's been fighting all her life. I don't know what she'd say." Creed said really thinking about it now. All that the kid knows is war and yet she keeps her hopes up for a brighter day. Well this is a brighter day, why not stop fighting. Stop trying. "It's her decision." He said after a pause.
The entire room fell silent so Jubilee took it upon herself to break the ice. "Hey guys now burst the mood or anything but she could always, ya know, join GenX. I mean she only, like what, seventeen she'd fit right in." silence "Or I could shut up and get to bed?"
"No, that's a good idea Jubilee we can enroll Blink into Massachusetts Academy." Said Charles thinking about it now. "Of course with you permission, Victor."
"What's that?" Creed asked unknowingly.
"It's Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters." Scott said. It's like an X-Men training school She'd be among mutants her age and sh-
"It's like so totally awesome." Jubilee blurted out cutting Scott off. " I go there and we like get into so muc-
"Lee. Enough, go to bed." Logan said giving her a look that said he meant it.
"Jeez, forgive me for being helpful." She muttered as she left the War Room.
"The kid has never really had a chance for a normal life." He said out loud to no one unparticular. "A chance to start all over, that what she wants, right."
"As soon as she starts to feel better we can ask her what she thinks about it." Charles said to Creed before turning to leave the War Room. "All of you get some sleep we'll continue this tomorrow."
Part Seven
"No!" Blink said angrily at Charles. "There is no way your mailing me off to some 'X-Men for amateurs' I wont do it." Now looking at her mentor Victor Creed. "Mr. Creed tell the Professor that I'm an X-Men." Blink and Sabretooth had been in the mansion for a few days learning about the new reality that they've found themselves to be part of. Together they stepped outside the front doors to greet the clear Spring skies and the fresh Westchester air. This is what they decided they were fighting for. Days like these were nothing is wrong with life this is what Magneto's dream was.
"Look pup, I think it would be the best thing for you if you were around kids your own age." Creed struggled with the right words. "I know full well your an X-Men, hell we're not asking you retire. Just try to live a normal life. Tell you what, if you don't like the first couple weeks. I'll come pick you up myself."
Blink looked at Creed stunned. 'But we're supposed to be partners' she thought to herself feeling betrayed. "Now all of a sudden I need down time." She snapped at Creed. "What about you. You were Apocalypse's foot soldier before Magneto let fight on his side. Don't you think you could use a break." Blink got right in Creed face now feeling more than a little angry. "You took care of me since I was a little girl and now it's 'I think it would be the best thing for you' bullshit!" She said to him with tears welling up in her eyes.
"Listen Clarice. Charles said soothingly. "All your life all you've done is fight a war that you had to win to stay alive. Now your presented with the opportunity to have a life of your own. One in which you can choose your future. All I'm saying is give Generation X a chance."
"Please. Victor said putting an arm on Clarice's shoulder. "Come on pup, what do you say?"
Part Five
"Never make a blind port." Blink said to herself as she staggered weakly but hurriedly down the mansion hallway. "That's the first thing Kurt taught me about teleporting. Crap my side hurts but I can't think about that. Got to keep moving." She had escaped from Dark Beast but how did she end up here in the first place. "Okay thing what do I remember." She was talking out loud trying to jog her memory and block out the unmerciful amount pain she felt in her side. "I remember..." She started to say as she stopped to catch her breath against the wall. ".... Fire... and ... Mr. Creed he was there. He saved us. Then...." She heard the clattering of feet down the hall behind her and ducked into one of the bedroom doors and listened as they went by.
'That was close' she thought to herself as took in a breath relieved that her presence went undiscovered. 'For the moment, gotta figure out where I am.' Clarice reached for the light switch and flicked it on. What she took away her breath. "This is Ms. Rogue's room." She said to herself as she looked at the picture that decorated Rogue's cabinet. "This can't be right." Clarice grabbed a framed picture of Gambit and Rogue laughing together on his Harley and another picture of Rogue with what looked to be like Cyclops, Beast, a man in a wheel chair, Storm only with longer hair and Wolverine with both hands. All smiling for the camera like family. Suddenly it Blink like she should have seen it all along. "This is what Bishop and Mr. Magneto were talking about. The guy in the wheel chair, that... that's..."
*BLINK* A telepathic voice rang loud inside her head *Do not be alarmed child. I am Jean Grey of the X-Men tell me where you are?*
Though Clarice wasn't fond on communicating telepathically she responding to the best of her ability. *I am not a child. Get out of my head.*
*Very well Clarice, you are hurt and in need of medical attention. I assure you that none of us are here to hurt you.* Jean pleaded with Clarice. *I know your confused right now but you're going to have to trust me.*
Growing frustrated and dizzy from the telepathic link with the Supposed Jean Grey Clarice decides to give in. *All right, to be honest I don't nowhere I am. It could be Rouge's room but I'm not sure, she looks.... different.* Now dizzy with pain Blink drops to her knees in the middle of the floor. *I want to go home.* She tells Jean across their link as her eyes fill with tears of pain and confusion. No sooner did she say that did the door fly open to Rogue's room and there in the door frame stood Beast trailed by Sabretooth and Wolverine.
"Told you she was up here, runt." Creed said to Logan as the three X- Men walked into Rogue's room. "I can smell her scent anywhere."
Look bub, if things go the way they look and you and the girl are gonna be stickin' around here longer than your welcome. You had better drop the 'runt' bit or I'll stick ya a new hole," Wolverine said without looking back at Creed.
"Clarice, we got off on the wrong foot earlier." Beast said rubbing his jaw a little. "Dr. Hank McCoy pleased to meet you." He said, reaching a hand out to help the now thoroughly exhausted Clarice to her feet. "You very resilient for someone of your size, though I doubt that stunt you pulled is good for your health... or my health for that matter."
Part Six
Scott Summers again found himself in the War Room at a God forsaken hour of the night but not alone this time. In his company was co leader Ororo and across from him sat Creed and leaning against doorway was Logan with Jubilee not far behind. Charles was addressing this small gathering of X- men on the events that occurred not too long ago.
"Dr. McCoy attended to Clarice's injuries and I sent Jean to get her a room to stay in for tonight." Charles said talking to Victor more so than the rest of the X-Men. "I talked to Clarice. Told her who the X-Men are, told her about the dream I have for mutants an humanity and how I founded the school. I listened to her stories, her adventures she had under the guidance of Magneto who preached my dream to his followers in my absence." Now talking to Creed entirely. "So what are you going to do now and before you answer I want you to know that your welcome to stay here if it is your hearts content."
"There was no question that I'm staying. I'm an X-Men for the long hall but Clarice, she's been fighting all her life. I don't know what she'd say." Creed said really thinking about it now. All that the kid knows is war and yet she keeps her hopes up for a brighter day. Well this is a brighter day, why not stop fighting. Stop trying. "It's her decision." He said after a pause.
The entire room fell silent so Jubilee took it upon herself to break the ice. "Hey guys now burst the mood or anything but she could always, ya know, join GenX. I mean she only, like what, seventeen she'd fit right in." silence "Or I could shut up and get to bed?"
"No, that's a good idea Jubilee we can enroll Blink into Massachusetts Academy." Said Charles thinking about it now. "Of course with you permission, Victor."
"What's that?" Creed asked unknowingly.
"It's Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters." Scott said. It's like an X-Men training school She'd be among mutants her age and sh-
"It's like so totally awesome." Jubilee blurted out cutting Scott off. " I go there and we like get into so muc-
"Lee. Enough, go to bed." Logan said giving her a look that said he meant it.
"Jeez, forgive me for being helpful." She muttered as she left the War Room.
"The kid has never really had a chance for a normal life." He said out loud to no one unparticular. "A chance to start all over, that what she wants, right."
"As soon as she starts to feel better we can ask her what she thinks about it." Charles said to Creed before turning to leave the War Room. "All of you get some sleep we'll continue this tomorrow."
Part Seven
"No!" Blink said angrily at Charles. "There is no way your mailing me off to some 'X-Men for amateurs' I wont do it." Now looking at her mentor Victor Creed. "Mr. Creed tell the Professor that I'm an X-Men." Blink and Sabretooth had been in the mansion for a few days learning about the new reality that they've found themselves to be part of. Together they stepped outside the front doors to greet the clear Spring skies and the fresh Westchester air. This is what they decided they were fighting for. Days like these were nothing is wrong with life this is what Magneto's dream was.
"Look pup, I think it would be the best thing for you if you were around kids your own age." Creed struggled with the right words. "I know full well your an X-Men, hell we're not asking you retire. Just try to live a normal life. Tell you what, if you don't like the first couple weeks. I'll come pick you up myself."
Blink looked at Creed stunned. 'But we're supposed to be partners' she thought to herself feeling betrayed. "Now all of a sudden I need down time." She snapped at Creed. "What about you. You were Apocalypse's foot soldier before Magneto let fight on his side. Don't you think you could use a break." Blink got right in Creed face now feeling more than a little angry. "You took care of me since I was a little girl and now it's 'I think it would be the best thing for you' bullshit!" She said to him with tears welling up in her eyes.
"Listen Clarice. Charles said soothingly. "All your life all you've done is fight a war that you had to win to stay alive. Now your presented with the opportunity to have a life of your own. One in which you can choose your future. All I'm saying is give Generation X a chance."
"Please. Victor said putting an arm on Clarice's shoulder. "Come on pup, what do you say?"