X-Men: Code Omega
Chapter 2
The gruff voice belonged to a short, hairy, and physically frightening man. Thomas wasn't sure who he was, but he could sense that this guy was someone you shouldn't mess around with. "Uh.Mr.?" Thomas reached for a reaction; even a small one could help him. "That's Professor to you kid.Professor Logan," an odd name for such an imposing man, but Thomas would believe about anything right now, "I'm gonna need your names." "Mine's Thomas, Thomas Stanley," it was apparent that Proteus was not a name used in the presence of strangers. "The name is Jamie Miller," Jamie's short and quipped answer was meant to intimidate, although it didn't appear to be working quite well. "What about you kid?" Logan motioned to Jennie, she was being very quiet for someone who liked to make a scene, and Thomas was surprised she wasn't bragging about her powers again. "Me? I'm uh.Jennie Duran," this was getting better every minute; it was a rare occasion to see Jennie sweat, and she was defiantly sweating. "You three must have a knack for getting into trouble, I was warned about you three from old Charley himself," Logan liked to toy with his students on such a level that they were frightened, but not overly so, "and unfortunately you three have me as your good old teacher this year." That comment surely set off an alarm in Thomas' mind. If he had made a bad first impression, it was only a matter of time before he was considered a bad kid. Thomas really didn't want such a reputation so he activated the old Stanley charm. "Um sir, we are really sorry about what happened and I'm sure that Jennie will repay the school for the damages done. I would just like to ask one thing," if this didn't work it could mean disaster. "Sure kid, whatever, just ask the question, I am the teacher after all," Logan's response was tainted with a bit of dry humor at Thomas' pitiful attempt to suck up. "Where in the world are our rooms?" Thomas was so tired he couldn't bear to stand up any longer. "I'll have one of the older students show you, oh and I'll let the little gate incident slide for now, but be warned. I don't care much for rules, though, I do know that you should keep your powers in check, or you could find yourself doing something we like to call detention," this was a mild surprise to all three of the kids, not a bad one, but still quite surprising. As Logan returned to his intimidating stride around the school Thomas' first thoughts on his new teacher were: A. he was really scary B. he was very hairy, and C. he was the coolest adult he had ever met. "Woo, that was close, huh guys?" Jennie had apparently broken free from her comatose like state of quiet, "I thought we were gonna get grilled for sure." "Oh please Ruby! You could have gotten us in way worse trouble," Jamie's attitude instantly changed from silent rebel to that of a nervous house wife, "I can't believe that Logan guy let us get away with something as serious as what you did Ruby!" The tension between Jamie and Jennie was reaching catastrophic proportions, if Thomas did nothing there might be a fight, and Thomas didn't want to get into trouble again. "Knock it off you two! All that matters is that we are here and we need to find our rooms!" the cool sensation of drowsiness began to take over Thomas' mind; leaving Thomas with a temporary feeling of euphoria. "Fine! Let's just go find our rooms and get some rest," just as Jamie said this very odd looking boy with blue skin and white hair approached Code Omega from the large fountain adorning the Xavier Institutes entrance area. "Greetings fellow mutants and attendees of Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters!" this boy was clearly a little too eccentric for someone that many would consider a freak, "allow myself to introduce..myself, my name is Josh Cotton, but you can call me Dr. Allosaurus." Thomas' initial impression was that of self-contained laughter and astonishment for this boy seemed to have no idea how ridiculous he looked. Although Thomas didn't like to judge people he could tell this "Dr. Allosaurus" was going to be the comic relief of the school for some time to come. It didn't appear that Josh had any idea any of the kids were amused at his self proclaimed title, and Thomas was sure that suit him just fine.
Jamie wasn't too impressed with this Cotton kid's nickname, but she supposed it was better than Mr. Destrocto, a kid she had met earlier before meeting up with Thomas in the foyer of Xavier Institute. Everyone needed a nickname if you were a mutant and she couldn't dispute the fact that hers wasn't much better. "Nice to meet you Dr. Allosaur, but could I please just call you Josh, my name is Jamie," she inadvertently stuck out her right hand, which she uncovered earlier to wash. It was too late by the time she realized her mistake. Josh had already taken hold. A rush of memories and emotions flooded her brain, it wasn't the first time this happened and she really hoped it would be the last; one of her mutant abilities was to suck the lifeforce out of anyone she touched, imprinting as she called it, was quite painful to the victim and the assailant. Jamie rapidly released Josh's hand from her own, but Josh was already out cold. Jamie let out a slight whimper and nearly collapsed saved only by the strong force of Thomas' arm. Thomas and Jennie were the only ones able to touch Jamie without being imprinted, but they didn't know why. "Ruby take that Josh kid to the infirmary, I'll make sure Sapphire gets to her room safe," Thomas' quick response was due to the years of spending time with both girls, he knew such a thing would happened when Jamie touched someone, and he was used to taking care of her in her weakened condition. "Ok Proteus, but don't lose control of your powers again, I won't be there to stop you," Jennie had a way of making things appear to be in her control, just as always, she was making herself look like the respectable one of the group. "Yes of course, my dear Ruby, but don't drop him, he looks quite heavy," which might have been an overstatement because this kid had the slim build of a runner; he presented no problem to Jennie with her reality altering abilities anyway. Making his way through the school with a half asleep girl drew quite the amount of attention; Thomas needed just that as he still hadn't found out where their rooms were. "What in the world do you think you are doing?!" a demanding voice rang in his ear, it appeared to be coming from a short, grouchy, and slightly hairy girl with the bushiest eyebrows he had ever seen, male or female alike. "I'm just looking for our rooms ma'm," a hint of sarcasm was inserted by Thomas', though it appeared the hairy girl didn't notice. "Well, I can see that can't I, do you take me for a fool?" this girl was obviously very full of herself not too unlike Jennie. "No, of course not I was merely answering your question," it wasn't the time for chaos to reign, but Thomas still felt an almost uncontrollable desire to reach out with his power and send a mild bolt of electricity through here; perhaps it might wake her up a bit, or at least make her less rude. "Don't you speak to me in the condescending tone young man, I am a school prefect and I am here to make sure you newbies don't screw up!" man oh man did this girl have something up her butt or what? "Ok, I'm sorry, could you just show us to our rooms and I'll be no further trouble," Thomas saw patronizing the girl as the only way to appease her wrath. "I would, but in your idiocy you didn't mention your names, making it impossible for me to find your rooms unless I was a telepath which I am certainly NOT!" her yells were starting to attract students and teachers from afar, it appeared that Thomas was in luck when up strolled the ever confident Professor Logan. A look of amusement was on his face as he coolly made his way over to the group of students. But to Thomas' surprise all of the other students scrambled out of Logan's way as he approached. "What seems to be the problem, Mr. Stanley?" Logan was enjoying watching Thomas squirm as he mustered the words to describe the situation. Unexpectedly the mono-browed girl interjected offering a snide remark. "I can explain Professor, you see I noticed that many students were distracted by something so I came over to see, and what did I find? None other than some smart mouthed newbie carrying another newbie probably one of his accomplices," mono-brow was becoming quite vicious as the conversation rolled on. "Sir.that's not exactly what happened." Thomas explained the whole Dr. Allosaur situation to Logan, who took it quite well. "Okay bub, just take her to room 351, she'll be rooming with Jennifer Duran, and you'll be bunking with Josh Cotton in room 422," oh great, Thomas thought, I couldn't stand him the moment I met him, now I have to live with him, "please just stay in your rooms tonight, there will be an assembly bright and early tomorrow morning and I suggest you get some sleep, as for you," he looked over at the fuming prefect, "thanks for your intervention, but I don't believe we'll be needing your services tonight, head to bed." "Yes, of course Professor," as she walked away the prefect glared at Thomas and Jamie, and then proceeded to picking at her one eyebrow. "You better watch yourself kid, this school isn't home to only good guys," Logan's warning was meant as a serious one, Thomas could tell by the way Logan's face tightened as he spoke, "see you in the morning, after the assembly that is." Logan resumed his short, ungangly stride, disappearing into the shadows as he drew farther away. Thomas glanced down at his watch, only to realize that it was indeed quite late. He'd better take Jamie to her room and get as much sleep as possible. The next morning was not going to be pleasant if he had to wake up at six o'clock and listen to some boring speech, by some old guy in a wheelchair.
The gruff voice belonged to a short, hairy, and physically frightening man. Thomas wasn't sure who he was, but he could sense that this guy was someone you shouldn't mess around with. "Uh.Mr.?" Thomas reached for a reaction; even a small one could help him. "That's Professor to you kid.Professor Logan," an odd name for such an imposing man, but Thomas would believe about anything right now, "I'm gonna need your names." "Mine's Thomas, Thomas Stanley," it was apparent that Proteus was not a name used in the presence of strangers. "The name is Jamie Miller," Jamie's short and quipped answer was meant to intimidate, although it didn't appear to be working quite well. "What about you kid?" Logan motioned to Jennie, she was being very quiet for someone who liked to make a scene, and Thomas was surprised she wasn't bragging about her powers again. "Me? I'm uh.Jennie Duran," this was getting better every minute; it was a rare occasion to see Jennie sweat, and she was defiantly sweating. "You three must have a knack for getting into trouble, I was warned about you three from old Charley himself," Logan liked to toy with his students on such a level that they were frightened, but not overly so, "and unfortunately you three have me as your good old teacher this year." That comment surely set off an alarm in Thomas' mind. If he had made a bad first impression, it was only a matter of time before he was considered a bad kid. Thomas really didn't want such a reputation so he activated the old Stanley charm. "Um sir, we are really sorry about what happened and I'm sure that Jennie will repay the school for the damages done. I would just like to ask one thing," if this didn't work it could mean disaster. "Sure kid, whatever, just ask the question, I am the teacher after all," Logan's response was tainted with a bit of dry humor at Thomas' pitiful attempt to suck up. "Where in the world are our rooms?" Thomas was so tired he couldn't bear to stand up any longer. "I'll have one of the older students show you, oh and I'll let the little gate incident slide for now, but be warned. I don't care much for rules, though, I do know that you should keep your powers in check, or you could find yourself doing something we like to call detention," this was a mild surprise to all three of the kids, not a bad one, but still quite surprising. As Logan returned to his intimidating stride around the school Thomas' first thoughts on his new teacher were: A. he was really scary B. he was very hairy, and C. he was the coolest adult he had ever met. "Woo, that was close, huh guys?" Jennie had apparently broken free from her comatose like state of quiet, "I thought we were gonna get grilled for sure." "Oh please Ruby! You could have gotten us in way worse trouble," Jamie's attitude instantly changed from silent rebel to that of a nervous house wife, "I can't believe that Logan guy let us get away with something as serious as what you did Ruby!" The tension between Jamie and Jennie was reaching catastrophic proportions, if Thomas did nothing there might be a fight, and Thomas didn't want to get into trouble again. "Knock it off you two! All that matters is that we are here and we need to find our rooms!" the cool sensation of drowsiness began to take over Thomas' mind; leaving Thomas with a temporary feeling of euphoria. "Fine! Let's just go find our rooms and get some rest," just as Jamie said this very odd looking boy with blue skin and white hair approached Code Omega from the large fountain adorning the Xavier Institutes entrance area. "Greetings fellow mutants and attendees of Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters!" this boy was clearly a little too eccentric for someone that many would consider a freak, "allow myself to introduce..myself, my name is Josh Cotton, but you can call me Dr. Allosaurus." Thomas' initial impression was that of self-contained laughter and astonishment for this boy seemed to have no idea how ridiculous he looked. Although Thomas didn't like to judge people he could tell this "Dr. Allosaurus" was going to be the comic relief of the school for some time to come. It didn't appear that Josh had any idea any of the kids were amused at his self proclaimed title, and Thomas was sure that suit him just fine.
Jamie wasn't too impressed with this Cotton kid's nickname, but she supposed it was better than Mr. Destrocto, a kid she had met earlier before meeting up with Thomas in the foyer of Xavier Institute. Everyone needed a nickname if you were a mutant and she couldn't dispute the fact that hers wasn't much better. "Nice to meet you Dr. Allosaur, but could I please just call you Josh, my name is Jamie," she inadvertently stuck out her right hand, which she uncovered earlier to wash. It was too late by the time she realized her mistake. Josh had already taken hold. A rush of memories and emotions flooded her brain, it wasn't the first time this happened and she really hoped it would be the last; one of her mutant abilities was to suck the lifeforce out of anyone she touched, imprinting as she called it, was quite painful to the victim and the assailant. Jamie rapidly released Josh's hand from her own, but Josh was already out cold. Jamie let out a slight whimper and nearly collapsed saved only by the strong force of Thomas' arm. Thomas and Jennie were the only ones able to touch Jamie without being imprinted, but they didn't know why. "Ruby take that Josh kid to the infirmary, I'll make sure Sapphire gets to her room safe," Thomas' quick response was due to the years of spending time with both girls, he knew such a thing would happened when Jamie touched someone, and he was used to taking care of her in her weakened condition. "Ok Proteus, but don't lose control of your powers again, I won't be there to stop you," Jennie had a way of making things appear to be in her control, just as always, she was making herself look like the respectable one of the group. "Yes of course, my dear Ruby, but don't drop him, he looks quite heavy," which might have been an overstatement because this kid had the slim build of a runner; he presented no problem to Jennie with her reality altering abilities anyway. Making his way through the school with a half asleep girl drew quite the amount of attention; Thomas needed just that as he still hadn't found out where their rooms were. "What in the world do you think you are doing?!" a demanding voice rang in his ear, it appeared to be coming from a short, grouchy, and slightly hairy girl with the bushiest eyebrows he had ever seen, male or female alike. "I'm just looking for our rooms ma'm," a hint of sarcasm was inserted by Thomas', though it appeared the hairy girl didn't notice. "Well, I can see that can't I, do you take me for a fool?" this girl was obviously very full of herself not too unlike Jennie. "No, of course not I was merely answering your question," it wasn't the time for chaos to reign, but Thomas still felt an almost uncontrollable desire to reach out with his power and send a mild bolt of electricity through here; perhaps it might wake her up a bit, or at least make her less rude. "Don't you speak to me in the condescending tone young man, I am a school prefect and I am here to make sure you newbies don't screw up!" man oh man did this girl have something up her butt or what? "Ok, I'm sorry, could you just show us to our rooms and I'll be no further trouble," Thomas saw patronizing the girl as the only way to appease her wrath. "I would, but in your idiocy you didn't mention your names, making it impossible for me to find your rooms unless I was a telepath which I am certainly NOT!" her yells were starting to attract students and teachers from afar, it appeared that Thomas was in luck when up strolled the ever confident Professor Logan. A look of amusement was on his face as he coolly made his way over to the group of students. But to Thomas' surprise all of the other students scrambled out of Logan's way as he approached. "What seems to be the problem, Mr. Stanley?" Logan was enjoying watching Thomas squirm as he mustered the words to describe the situation. Unexpectedly the mono-browed girl interjected offering a snide remark. "I can explain Professor, you see I noticed that many students were distracted by something so I came over to see, and what did I find? None other than some smart mouthed newbie carrying another newbie probably one of his accomplices," mono-brow was becoming quite vicious as the conversation rolled on. "Sir.that's not exactly what happened." Thomas explained the whole Dr. Allosaur situation to Logan, who took it quite well. "Okay bub, just take her to room 351, she'll be rooming with Jennifer Duran, and you'll be bunking with Josh Cotton in room 422," oh great, Thomas thought, I couldn't stand him the moment I met him, now I have to live with him, "please just stay in your rooms tonight, there will be an assembly bright and early tomorrow morning and I suggest you get some sleep, as for you," he looked over at the fuming prefect, "thanks for your intervention, but I don't believe we'll be needing your services tonight, head to bed." "Yes, of course Professor," as she walked away the prefect glared at Thomas and Jamie, and then proceeded to picking at her one eyebrow. "You better watch yourself kid, this school isn't home to only good guys," Logan's warning was meant as a serious one, Thomas could tell by the way Logan's face tightened as he spoke, "see you in the morning, after the assembly that is." Logan resumed his short, ungangly stride, disappearing into the shadows as he drew farther away. Thomas glanced down at his watch, only to realize that it was indeed quite late. He'd better take Jamie to her room and get as much sleep as possible. The next morning was not going to be pleasant if he had to wake up at six o'clock and listen to some boring speech, by some old guy in a wheelchair.