"How are you feeling?" Lance asked Wanda as they drove back to the Boarding
House.
"Better," Wanda said. "My stomach still hurts a little, but at least I'm still alive,"
"You musta been pretty lucky to survive that blast," said Fred.
"No, I was lucky that I had Toad to save me," said Wanda. "If he hadn't insisted on getting me to the hospital, I would have died. He was going to carry me there if he had to,"
"But I was able to talk Summers into letting us take their jet," said Toad. "Can you believe he wanted to just leave you there?"
"I knew that guy was a total jerk!" said Lance as they pulled into the driveway. "See if we ever help them again,"
During the whole trip back, Toad had completely forgotten about his date with Wanda. As he started to get out of the car, Wanda grabbed his arm. "Where are you heading?" she asked.
"I dunno," Toad said. "Nowhere particular,"
"Wrong answer," Wanda said. "How about, you're going to go take a bath?"
"You nuts?" Toad asked. "I don't take baths for nobody!"
"Aww, that's too bad," said Wanda. "I was looking forward to going out with you tonight. But I can't go anywhere with you if you're not presentable,"
Toad's eyes lit up as he suddenly remembered their date. "Say no more, sweetums! In a few minutes your frog will turn into a handsome prince!" He hopped out of the jeep and dashed inside the house, not even waiting until he got to the bathroom before he started undressing.
"Ugh. That's a sight I hope I never see again," Wanda remarked as Toad streaked towards the bathroom, and went upstairs to get ready.
X
A little while later, Toad walked out of his bedroom. He was wearing a powder blue leisure suit that he had found in Pietro's closet a while back.
"You look ridiculous!" said Lance. "Go get some real clothes!"
"Hey, this is high fashion!" Toad protested. "Wanda's gonna love this!"
"I thought you said you were gonna get cleaned up," said Fred. Despite Toad's best efforts, his hair was still tangled and oily, and his teeth were still fairly yellow-looking.
"Hey, this is the best I could do, alright?" Toad said as he splashed on a few drops of cologne. "Ecch! This stuff smells horrible!" he said, wrinkling his nose. A few seconds later, he returned after heading back to the bathroom to wash the cologne off.
He checked his watch. "Man, what's takin' her so long, anyway?" he asked impatiently.
"You know how women are," said Lance. "Remember how Boom Boom was when she was here?"
"Don't remind me," said Fred. "You practically had to go over to Xavier's if you wanted to use the bathroom in the morning,"
The three mutants laughed, then quickly looked upstairs as the bathroom door opened.
"I'm ready!" Wanda called and stepped out.
The three mutants' jaws fell through the floor as Wanda made her way down the stairs. She was wearing a red dress that swished around her knees. She was wearing her usual earrings and necklace, as well as a silver bracelet on her left wrist, and she carried a small black purse. Her makeup made her boyish face look very feminine, and the dress made her look absolutely stunning.
"Wanda!" Toad gasped as he saw her. He barely recognized her as the same person from when she walked the door earlier. "You, you look." he stammered, struggling to find the right superlative.
"Yes?" Wanda said, giving him a coy look.
"Amazing! Stupendous! Fantastic! Glorious!" Toad exclaimed, the compliments flowing out of his mouth one right after the other.
Wanda let Toad go on flattering her for a bit, then finally put a finger to his lips. "That'll do for now," she said. "You look pretty cute yourself. I had a feeling that suit would look much better on you than Pietro. And you smell good, too," she said. "Now, we'd better get going, we don't want to miss our table,"
She took his arm and placed it around hers, and the two mutants walked out the door, leaving Lance and Fred behind, still trying to recover from her knockout appearance.
"Wow," Lance finally managed to say.
"Yeah," Fred said. "Hey, Lance, you don't think they're going to,"
"No, I don't," Lance quickly interrupted, not wanting to let Fred put that picture in his head. "And neither do you,"
X
Outside, Wanda climbed into Lance's jeep and sat down behind the wheel.
"I didn't know you could drive, babycakes," Toad said.
"Toad, there's a lot of things you don't know about me," Wanda replied. She gunned the engine, let out a wild whoop and drove off in a cloud of dust.
X
Sabertooth opened the door of the fridge in his small, dirty apartment. He had been hiding out the last few days to avoid the police, and he had managed to avoid being caught so far. He pulled a beer out of the fridge and shut the door. He opened the bottle with his teeth and took a big gulp of the beer, and wondered how much longer he would be able to stay here until the police got wise to his whereabouts. He had not heard from Magneto or Gambit since he left the airport, and had had little to do since then. He had been hoping to have another battle with Logan but he had not been able to find him. Without their constant struggle, his life seemed very empty.
As he lay on the bed struggling against boredom, his cell phone rang. He picked it up and listened as a familiar voice began speaking.
"Right," said Sabertooth. "I'll meet you on the roof in a few minutes,"
He turned off the phone, finished off his beer, and walked out of the room. He opened the door to the stairwell and walked up to the top floor of the building, and let himself up onto the roof. A few minutes later, a large silver sphere appeared and floated down to the roof. The sphere opened to reveal Magneto and Pietro standing inside.
"Come," Magneto beckoned. "We have unfinished business,"
Sabertooth growled and stepped inside the sphere. The sphere lifted off the roof and took off across the sky.
X
Wanda and Toad were sitting on the patio of an outdoor café, enjoying their dinner. So far Wanda was enjoying herself. The food at the restaurant was superb, and Wanda was glad to finally have some company to enjoy the evening with.
"So do you think Xavier will be able to help Electra?" Toad asked.
"I hope so," said Wanda. "She's been through a lot. She's had her life stolen from her in just a few days. And I thought I had a rough time. But, yeah, I think that Xavier will be able to help her, one way or another. I just have a feeling we haven't seen the last of my father,"
"I don't know about you, snookums, but I'd be perfectly happy never seeing him again,"
A waiter approached the table, carrying their dinner. Toad and Wanda picked up their glasses and tapped them together. "Cheers," said Toad, and they started on their dinner.
Suddenly, Toad's eyes caught sight of a fly as it landed on the table. He licked his lips, but then saw Wanda roll her eyes.
Not again, she thought.
Toad remembered how much Wanda hated his fly-eating habits and resisted the urge to shoot his tongue out. He waved his hand and shooed the bug away instead.
Wanda smiled. "I don't believe what I just saw. Toad turning down bugs for real food,"
"I'm workin' on my self-control," said Toad. "Besides, bein' here with you's better than chewin' on bugs any day,"
"Glad to hear your tastes are improving," Wanda replied, and they continued eating.
On the other side of the porch, a man was playing a violin. Toad and Wanda listened for a bit, and then Wanda stood up.
"Hey, wanna dance?" she asked.
"Uh, I really can't dance," Toad said nervously.
"That's ok, I can't either. C'mon, it'll be fun," Wanda said, and pulled him out of his seat. They began dancing slowly to the violin's tune.
"I feel silly. Everybody's lookin' at us funny," said Toad.
"Relax, that's the point. Besides, it's just your suit," Wanda snickered.
"Where'd Pietro get his taste in clothes, anyway?" asked Toad. "You must have got your dad's fashion sense, baby,"
"So that's where my taste for goth came from," said Wanda.
As they continued to dance, Toad slowly found himself getting the hand of dancing, and was stumbling a bit less. The music reached its end, and Toad and Wanda drew close. Wanda leaned close to Toad. "Thanks for tonight," she said, and tilted her head to the side. Toad did the likewise and leaned up to kiss Wanda.
Just as their lips touched, a large shadow passed overhead. "What was that?" asked Wanda.
"Hey, lookit that!" Toad said, pointing to the metal sphere as it flew past.
"Magneto!" Wanda growled. "He never gives up!"
"I think he's headed for Xavier's place!" Toad said.
"He must be after Electra again. Come on!" Wanda said. Toad quickly dropped some money on the table to cover the bill and they ran back to Lance's jeep. Wanda started the engine and they took off towards the Institute as fast as they could go.
X
"Better," Wanda said. "My stomach still hurts a little, but at least I'm still alive,"
"You musta been pretty lucky to survive that blast," said Fred.
"No, I was lucky that I had Toad to save me," said Wanda. "If he hadn't insisted on getting me to the hospital, I would have died. He was going to carry me there if he had to,"
"But I was able to talk Summers into letting us take their jet," said Toad. "Can you believe he wanted to just leave you there?"
"I knew that guy was a total jerk!" said Lance as they pulled into the driveway. "See if we ever help them again,"
During the whole trip back, Toad had completely forgotten about his date with Wanda. As he started to get out of the car, Wanda grabbed his arm. "Where are you heading?" she asked.
"I dunno," Toad said. "Nowhere particular,"
"Wrong answer," Wanda said. "How about, you're going to go take a bath?"
"You nuts?" Toad asked. "I don't take baths for nobody!"
"Aww, that's too bad," said Wanda. "I was looking forward to going out with you tonight. But I can't go anywhere with you if you're not presentable,"
Toad's eyes lit up as he suddenly remembered their date. "Say no more, sweetums! In a few minutes your frog will turn into a handsome prince!" He hopped out of the jeep and dashed inside the house, not even waiting until he got to the bathroom before he started undressing.
"Ugh. That's a sight I hope I never see again," Wanda remarked as Toad streaked towards the bathroom, and went upstairs to get ready.
X
A little while later, Toad walked out of his bedroom. He was wearing a powder blue leisure suit that he had found in Pietro's closet a while back.
"You look ridiculous!" said Lance. "Go get some real clothes!"
"Hey, this is high fashion!" Toad protested. "Wanda's gonna love this!"
"I thought you said you were gonna get cleaned up," said Fred. Despite Toad's best efforts, his hair was still tangled and oily, and his teeth were still fairly yellow-looking.
"Hey, this is the best I could do, alright?" Toad said as he splashed on a few drops of cologne. "Ecch! This stuff smells horrible!" he said, wrinkling his nose. A few seconds later, he returned after heading back to the bathroom to wash the cologne off.
He checked his watch. "Man, what's takin' her so long, anyway?" he asked impatiently.
"You know how women are," said Lance. "Remember how Boom Boom was when she was here?"
"Don't remind me," said Fred. "You practically had to go over to Xavier's if you wanted to use the bathroom in the morning,"
The three mutants laughed, then quickly looked upstairs as the bathroom door opened.
"I'm ready!" Wanda called and stepped out.
The three mutants' jaws fell through the floor as Wanda made her way down the stairs. She was wearing a red dress that swished around her knees. She was wearing her usual earrings and necklace, as well as a silver bracelet on her left wrist, and she carried a small black purse. Her makeup made her boyish face look very feminine, and the dress made her look absolutely stunning.
"Wanda!" Toad gasped as he saw her. He barely recognized her as the same person from when she walked the door earlier. "You, you look." he stammered, struggling to find the right superlative.
"Yes?" Wanda said, giving him a coy look.
"Amazing! Stupendous! Fantastic! Glorious!" Toad exclaimed, the compliments flowing out of his mouth one right after the other.
Wanda let Toad go on flattering her for a bit, then finally put a finger to his lips. "That'll do for now," she said. "You look pretty cute yourself. I had a feeling that suit would look much better on you than Pietro. And you smell good, too," she said. "Now, we'd better get going, we don't want to miss our table,"
She took his arm and placed it around hers, and the two mutants walked out the door, leaving Lance and Fred behind, still trying to recover from her knockout appearance.
"Wow," Lance finally managed to say.
"Yeah," Fred said. "Hey, Lance, you don't think they're going to,"
"No, I don't," Lance quickly interrupted, not wanting to let Fred put that picture in his head. "And neither do you,"
X
Outside, Wanda climbed into Lance's jeep and sat down behind the wheel.
"I didn't know you could drive, babycakes," Toad said.
"Toad, there's a lot of things you don't know about me," Wanda replied. She gunned the engine, let out a wild whoop and drove off in a cloud of dust.
X
Sabertooth opened the door of the fridge in his small, dirty apartment. He had been hiding out the last few days to avoid the police, and he had managed to avoid being caught so far. He pulled a beer out of the fridge and shut the door. He opened the bottle with his teeth and took a big gulp of the beer, and wondered how much longer he would be able to stay here until the police got wise to his whereabouts. He had not heard from Magneto or Gambit since he left the airport, and had had little to do since then. He had been hoping to have another battle with Logan but he had not been able to find him. Without their constant struggle, his life seemed very empty.
As he lay on the bed struggling against boredom, his cell phone rang. He picked it up and listened as a familiar voice began speaking.
"Right," said Sabertooth. "I'll meet you on the roof in a few minutes,"
He turned off the phone, finished off his beer, and walked out of the room. He opened the door to the stairwell and walked up to the top floor of the building, and let himself up onto the roof. A few minutes later, a large silver sphere appeared and floated down to the roof. The sphere opened to reveal Magneto and Pietro standing inside.
"Come," Magneto beckoned. "We have unfinished business,"
Sabertooth growled and stepped inside the sphere. The sphere lifted off the roof and took off across the sky.
X
Wanda and Toad were sitting on the patio of an outdoor café, enjoying their dinner. So far Wanda was enjoying herself. The food at the restaurant was superb, and Wanda was glad to finally have some company to enjoy the evening with.
"So do you think Xavier will be able to help Electra?" Toad asked.
"I hope so," said Wanda. "She's been through a lot. She's had her life stolen from her in just a few days. And I thought I had a rough time. But, yeah, I think that Xavier will be able to help her, one way or another. I just have a feeling we haven't seen the last of my father,"
"I don't know about you, snookums, but I'd be perfectly happy never seeing him again,"
A waiter approached the table, carrying their dinner. Toad and Wanda picked up their glasses and tapped them together. "Cheers," said Toad, and they started on their dinner.
Suddenly, Toad's eyes caught sight of a fly as it landed on the table. He licked his lips, but then saw Wanda roll her eyes.
Not again, she thought.
Toad remembered how much Wanda hated his fly-eating habits and resisted the urge to shoot his tongue out. He waved his hand and shooed the bug away instead.
Wanda smiled. "I don't believe what I just saw. Toad turning down bugs for real food,"
"I'm workin' on my self-control," said Toad. "Besides, bein' here with you's better than chewin' on bugs any day,"
"Glad to hear your tastes are improving," Wanda replied, and they continued eating.
On the other side of the porch, a man was playing a violin. Toad and Wanda listened for a bit, and then Wanda stood up.
"Hey, wanna dance?" she asked.
"Uh, I really can't dance," Toad said nervously.
"That's ok, I can't either. C'mon, it'll be fun," Wanda said, and pulled him out of his seat. They began dancing slowly to the violin's tune.
"I feel silly. Everybody's lookin' at us funny," said Toad.
"Relax, that's the point. Besides, it's just your suit," Wanda snickered.
"Where'd Pietro get his taste in clothes, anyway?" asked Toad. "You must have got your dad's fashion sense, baby,"
"So that's where my taste for goth came from," said Wanda.
As they continued to dance, Toad slowly found himself getting the hand of dancing, and was stumbling a bit less. The music reached its end, and Toad and Wanda drew close. Wanda leaned close to Toad. "Thanks for tonight," she said, and tilted her head to the side. Toad did the likewise and leaned up to kiss Wanda.
Just as their lips touched, a large shadow passed overhead. "What was that?" asked Wanda.
"Hey, lookit that!" Toad said, pointing to the metal sphere as it flew past.
"Magneto!" Wanda growled. "He never gives up!"
"I think he's headed for Xavier's place!" Toad said.
"He must be after Electra again. Come on!" Wanda said. Toad quickly dropped some money on the table to cover the bill and they ran back to Lance's jeep. Wanda started the engine and they took off towards the Institute as fast as they could go.
X