Thicker than Water
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "This is MY dance space, that is YOUR dance space".
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Hello my dear reviewers. Icy, you asked me who Todd was, Todd is Toad's real name, he's only been called it ONCE in the show, in the first episode, but his name is still Todd, yup.
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Chapter 22 - Close encounters of the teenage kind.
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Jamie couldn't BELIEVE the level he had stooped to. He had TRIED to get Gambit to help him, but Gambit just gave him a knowing smile and said that he had his own 'personal cupid project' he was working on. That left only one person who could help him. Jamie took a deep breath and entered the kitchen, where Pietro was building a little fort on the table out of sugar cubes.
"I wasn't eating any!", he said quickly, then saw it was only Jamie, "oh..phew, thought it was one of my guys then".
"Ummm Pietro", said Jamie, really wishing there was another way around this, "i kinda...need your help on something".
"What?", asked Pietro, not looking up, "homework?, training?, getting back at someone?, oh please say it's Scott".
"No...errr..i need your help with a girl", said Jamie, "y'see...".
He didn't get to finish his sentance as a gust of wind shot by his side rematerialising as Pietro.
"I thought you'd never ask!", said Pietro, slinging an arm around Jamie's shoulder, "i've seen you suffer with Gina for ages now. It's been killing me!. You came to the right person. Grasshopper, i shall teach you the ways of picking up chicks".
Jamie blinked, had Pietro just called him 'grasshopper'?.
"Errr...i think i've made a mistake", said Jamie, backing away.
"Heck no!", said Pietro, pulling him back, "you have come to the right person. A few hours with me, and you'll have Gina begging for you to date her!".
****
Storm sighed as she drummed her fngers on the table she was sitting on. She was bored, normally she would have gone off for a fly by now...but that wasn't going to happen. She glanced over to where Forge was messing around with the device that would give her back that gift. He full concentration was on it, his deep brown eyes narrowed as he tried to weld something together. Storm gave a soft smile then blinked, damn Rogue and her stupid teenger ideas that were just...stupid!. Well, if she didn't SPEAK to him, she techincally wasn't flirting....was she?.
"Earth to Ororo".
Storm blinked, realising she had gone off into her own little world, she glanced over to where Forge was looking at her, slightly amused.
"Sorry Forge", she said, great, now she HAD to talk, "i was..thinking about something else. What did you say?".
Forge chuckled.
"I said that the device hasn't completely taken away your powers", he said, "they're still there, only it stopped you being able to tap into them".
"And that is...a good thing?".
"Well, it makes my job alot easier", said Forge, "i don't have to worry about restoring your powers now, just making it so you can connect with them again".
"Oh...good", said Storm, come on distraction, come on, any distraction.
Logan and Sabertooth walked in, holding something black and yellow.
That would have to do.
"Hey, Gadget Boy", said Sabertooth, plonking the piece of metal in front of Forge, "what's that?".
Forge gave Sabertooth a glare that suggested he HATED being called 'Gadget Boy' before sighing and turning to look at the metal.
"That's a piece of metal", said Forge slowly, as if speaking to a five year old.
Sabertooth gave a low, dangerous growl.
"It fell from the sky", he said, "and it shakes when i do this".
To prove his point, he gave the metal a poke, it shuddered then settled down again.
"Huh", said Forge raising an eyebrow, "i..guess i could have a look".
"I'll go get Hank", said Logan, before whispering at Storm as he passed her, "don't let Sabertooth kill Forge".
"As if i could stop him", Storm whispered back
"I dunno", said Logan, then going a touch quieter, "a woman protecting her man....".
Storm glared at him as he chuckled and walked off. Yeah, what did he know?!.
****
"Object sighted, seven feet away".
"Do you HAVE to talk like that?".
Pietro gave Jamie a flat look from where they were hiding in the bushes watching Gina in the garden.
"Hey, who's the teacher here?", said Pietro, "now, lesson one, the best way to speak to any girl is to get your feet wet. And you know how you get your feet wet?".
"No", said Jamie, looking at him, "how?".
"You dive right into the water!", said Pietro.
"Huh?", what do you meeeeaaaaaan?".
Jamie blinked as the rest of his mind cuaght up with himself. It was then he realised to his complete terror that he was no longer in the bushes with Pietro, but right in front of Gina. A rustle behind him told him Pietro had made it back to the bushes.
"Hi Jamie!", said Gina, then looked towards the bushes, "hi Pietro".
Pietro stood up and frowned.
"Damn you, plant girl!", he said, "err...i'll just go now. Jamie has something to ask you. Bye!".
With that he vanished in a gust of wind, Jamie watching this wide-eyed. Gina blinked.
"What do you want to ask me?".
"Neehhhh", replied Jamie, before clearing his throat, "what did i want to ask you?....err.. i..i..i'm in trouble".
Gina cocked her head to the side and gave him a puzzled look.
"Jamie?".
Jamie glanced at her before running a hand through his hair.
"Okay, here's the thing...the thing is..well...i...i", Jamie sighed, "i like you. I like you alot. I've been trying to tell you for ages now..but things kept getting in the way. So..yeah, an overview..i like you".
"Yeah, i know", said Gina with a shrug.
"Okay, i...", Jamie paused, "you...know?".
"Yeah", said Gina simply, "you make it kinda obvious. I was starting to think you would never say anything".
"Oh", Jamie couldn't really think of anything else to add to that.
Gina gave a small giggle.
"Fun thing is now", she said, "is waiting to see how long it takes you to ask me out on a date".
With a sly smile, she walked off. Jamie blinked...what had just happened?
***
"This...man, this is far out!", said Forge, staring at the object in front of him in the lab.
"What?", asked Hank, leaning over to look.
"This....is living matter!", said Forge, carrying on checking it, "it's...techno-organic circitry!".
Suddenly, the thing wirred, and shook, causing both scientists to take a step back. The thing spun for a second before taking on the form of what could be called a bizare human. Black and yellow, with enormous eyes, and wild 'hair' that looked more like wires, the creature blinked.
"Query: where is Self?", it...he asked.
Hank and Forge looked at each other before Forge cleared his throat and stepped forward.
"Err..the Xavier Isitute for Gifted youngsters", he said, "err...who...what are you?".
"Self's name is Warlock", said Warlock, "Self is a Technarchy. Self fled home planet to avoid confrontation with Self's father. Query: what planet is Self on?".
"Earth", said Hank, almost hopping from foot to foot, "an alien race!! Oh my stars and garters!".
Forge raised an eyebrow at Hank.
"Oh my star and garters?".
Hank ignored him and held up a hand to Warlock.
"WELCOME-TO-EARTH".
Forge rolled his eyes.
"Hank, i think he can speak English", he said, "he just told us where he came from, and what his name is..i don't think he needs the slow speaches response".
"Awww", said Hank, slightly deflated, "i was saving it too, drat!".
Warlock blinked.
"Earth", he said, then nodded, looking at Forge, "Query: who is person who awoke Self?".
"I'm Forge", said Forge, assuming he had just been asked his name.
Warlock grinned and suddenly gave Forge a hug.
"Thank you Self-Friend Forge", he said, "Self-Friend Forge is Self's Dear- Self-Friend for life!".
"Okey dokey", said Forge, blinking.
******
Remy grinned from where he watched Piotr watching Sidney in the Common Room. The little guy...Jamie, he had wanted Remy's help, but no, Remy had told him he had bigger fish to fry, and they didn't get much bigger than Piotr.
"You know what you need to do, mon ami?", he asked him.
"No, but i have a feelink you are goink to tell me anyway", muttered Piotr.
"You should ask her to dat county fair she keep talking about", said Remy, "it will be here in two days. Didn't she say you should show some of your drawings there?".
"Well...yes, she did", said Piotr, "but..i..no, i can not just ask her to spend all that time with me".
"Den ask her for her help", said Remy, "the chere would probably like to help you. You get to spend time with her without de implications of a date...God, Remy's good!".
"I..do not know", said Piotr, "i will think about it".
"You do dat mon ami", he said, "but Gambit don't wait for no one, so you ask her, or Gambit will!".
Piotr turned and eyed Remy carefully.
"You would not".
"Wanna bet?", asked Remy with an evil smirk.
Before Piotr could reply, a yellow and black creature walked into the room. He gave a nervous wave at everyone who had stopped what they were doing to stare at him.
"Greetings", said Warlock, "self is Warlock. Self-Friend Forge told Self to..'mingle'".
"This is who Sabertooth and Logan found", said Hank, walking in behind Warlock, "he is from the planet Technarcy...please be nice to him....please".
With that, Hank gave Warlock a pat on the shoulder and walked out the room. Everyone was silent for a second before Roberto cleared his throat and gave a wave.
"Err...hi there Warlock", he said, "welcome to the Institute".
"Heck, welcome to Earth!", said Bobby with a chuckle.
"Wow, i haven't met, like, a real-life alien before", said Kitty, "eerrr....i mean..hi".
The others took their leads and greeted Warlock who smiled.
"Thank you for your greetings, Self-Friends", said Warlock, "Self thinks Self will be very happy here".
****
In Xavier's study, the adults were talking over their new 'visitor'.
"He's just a teenager", said Forge with a sigh, "from what i managed to get out of him, his father is the ruler of his home planet. They seem to love fighting and killing, apparently, the way the throne is suceeded is that a son has to fight his father to the death. He didn't want that, so he ran away from home".
"Poor kid", said Logan, "what are we gonna do with him Chuck?".
Xavier sighed.
"I don't know yet", he said, "he is quite welcome to join the Insitute, but what he needs right now is a parental figure. From his phsycic readings, though they are drastically different to ours, i can tell he misses his family terribly, even if they didn't treat him very well. He needs something to take that place. What he needs is someone who can take care of him".
"We can do that", said Hank, "we have plenty of room in...".
"No", said Xavier with a sigh, "the last thing the child needs is to be put in another war. I think he has had enough of that with his home planet. We have to face facts, once this whole..unpleasantness is over, can any of you truly see us staying as a united front?. Do you see youself turning from your cause Magnus?".
"Though i do like not being at war with you Charles", said Magneto with a heavy sigh, "you are correct, i can not go back on my ideas and beliefs".
"And i wouldn't expect you to", said Xavier.
"Nor i of you", said Magneto.
"So what ya saying is, we need ta get this kid a home where he still has access ta the Institute, but somewhere on the sidelines, so he can get used ta living on Earth an' have somewhere safe ta live?".
Xavier nodded.
"Having an educated person to take care of him wouldn't hurt either", he said, "the youngster needs to learn all about Earth and it's customs".
As one, the room turned to look at Forge, who blinked.
"Me?".
"Warren is too young to have such a responsiblility", said Xavier, "and i do not think that Alex's parents would appriciate another teenager in the house, let alone a teenage alien".
"Plus, the boy DOES seem to have formed an attachment to you, Forge", said Hank.
Forge sighed.
"Yeah, but to be something of a..a father to him?", he said, "i..have to think on this, guys".
"Take all the time you need, Forge", said Xavier, watching the Inventor get up and walk out of the room.
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Warlock baby! If any of you don't know who Warlock is, he appeared in 'The New Mutants' comics...he also showed up in a few episodes of X-Men The Animated Series. Okay, please do review, i always like to know my readers opinions. until next time....
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "This is MY dance space, that is YOUR dance space".
***
Hello my dear reviewers. Icy, you asked me who Todd was, Todd is Toad's real name, he's only been called it ONCE in the show, in the first episode, but his name is still Todd, yup.
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Chapter 22 - Close encounters of the teenage kind.
***
Jamie couldn't BELIEVE the level he had stooped to. He had TRIED to get Gambit to help him, but Gambit just gave him a knowing smile and said that he had his own 'personal cupid project' he was working on. That left only one person who could help him. Jamie took a deep breath and entered the kitchen, where Pietro was building a little fort on the table out of sugar cubes.
"I wasn't eating any!", he said quickly, then saw it was only Jamie, "oh..phew, thought it was one of my guys then".
"Ummm Pietro", said Jamie, really wishing there was another way around this, "i kinda...need your help on something".
"What?", asked Pietro, not looking up, "homework?, training?, getting back at someone?, oh please say it's Scott".
"No...errr..i need your help with a girl", said Jamie, "y'see...".
He didn't get to finish his sentance as a gust of wind shot by his side rematerialising as Pietro.
"I thought you'd never ask!", said Pietro, slinging an arm around Jamie's shoulder, "i've seen you suffer with Gina for ages now. It's been killing me!. You came to the right person. Grasshopper, i shall teach you the ways of picking up chicks".
Jamie blinked, had Pietro just called him 'grasshopper'?.
"Errr...i think i've made a mistake", said Jamie, backing away.
"Heck no!", said Pietro, pulling him back, "you have come to the right person. A few hours with me, and you'll have Gina begging for you to date her!".
****
Storm sighed as she drummed her fngers on the table she was sitting on. She was bored, normally she would have gone off for a fly by now...but that wasn't going to happen. She glanced over to where Forge was messing around with the device that would give her back that gift. He full concentration was on it, his deep brown eyes narrowed as he tried to weld something together. Storm gave a soft smile then blinked, damn Rogue and her stupid teenger ideas that were just...stupid!. Well, if she didn't SPEAK to him, she techincally wasn't flirting....was she?.
"Earth to Ororo".
Storm blinked, realising she had gone off into her own little world, she glanced over to where Forge was looking at her, slightly amused.
"Sorry Forge", she said, great, now she HAD to talk, "i was..thinking about something else. What did you say?".
Forge chuckled.
"I said that the device hasn't completely taken away your powers", he said, "they're still there, only it stopped you being able to tap into them".
"And that is...a good thing?".
"Well, it makes my job alot easier", said Forge, "i don't have to worry about restoring your powers now, just making it so you can connect with them again".
"Oh...good", said Storm, come on distraction, come on, any distraction.
Logan and Sabertooth walked in, holding something black and yellow.
That would have to do.
"Hey, Gadget Boy", said Sabertooth, plonking the piece of metal in front of Forge, "what's that?".
Forge gave Sabertooth a glare that suggested he HATED being called 'Gadget Boy' before sighing and turning to look at the metal.
"That's a piece of metal", said Forge slowly, as if speaking to a five year old.
Sabertooth gave a low, dangerous growl.
"It fell from the sky", he said, "and it shakes when i do this".
To prove his point, he gave the metal a poke, it shuddered then settled down again.
"Huh", said Forge raising an eyebrow, "i..guess i could have a look".
"I'll go get Hank", said Logan, before whispering at Storm as he passed her, "don't let Sabertooth kill Forge".
"As if i could stop him", Storm whispered back
"I dunno", said Logan, then going a touch quieter, "a woman protecting her man....".
Storm glared at him as he chuckled and walked off. Yeah, what did he know?!.
****
"Object sighted, seven feet away".
"Do you HAVE to talk like that?".
Pietro gave Jamie a flat look from where they were hiding in the bushes watching Gina in the garden.
"Hey, who's the teacher here?", said Pietro, "now, lesson one, the best way to speak to any girl is to get your feet wet. And you know how you get your feet wet?".
"No", said Jamie, looking at him, "how?".
"You dive right into the water!", said Pietro.
"Huh?", what do you meeeeaaaaaan?".
Jamie blinked as the rest of his mind cuaght up with himself. It was then he realised to his complete terror that he was no longer in the bushes with Pietro, but right in front of Gina. A rustle behind him told him Pietro had made it back to the bushes.
"Hi Jamie!", said Gina, then looked towards the bushes, "hi Pietro".
Pietro stood up and frowned.
"Damn you, plant girl!", he said, "err...i'll just go now. Jamie has something to ask you. Bye!".
With that he vanished in a gust of wind, Jamie watching this wide-eyed. Gina blinked.
"What do you want to ask me?".
"Neehhhh", replied Jamie, before clearing his throat, "what did i want to ask you?....err.. i..i..i'm in trouble".
Gina cocked her head to the side and gave him a puzzled look.
"Jamie?".
Jamie glanced at her before running a hand through his hair.
"Okay, here's the thing...the thing is..well...i...i", Jamie sighed, "i like you. I like you alot. I've been trying to tell you for ages now..but things kept getting in the way. So..yeah, an overview..i like you".
"Yeah, i know", said Gina with a shrug.
"Okay, i...", Jamie paused, "you...know?".
"Yeah", said Gina simply, "you make it kinda obvious. I was starting to think you would never say anything".
"Oh", Jamie couldn't really think of anything else to add to that.
Gina gave a small giggle.
"Fun thing is now", she said, "is waiting to see how long it takes you to ask me out on a date".
With a sly smile, she walked off. Jamie blinked...what had just happened?
***
"This...man, this is far out!", said Forge, staring at the object in front of him in the lab.
"What?", asked Hank, leaning over to look.
"This....is living matter!", said Forge, carrying on checking it, "it's...techno-organic circitry!".
Suddenly, the thing wirred, and shook, causing both scientists to take a step back. The thing spun for a second before taking on the form of what could be called a bizare human. Black and yellow, with enormous eyes, and wild 'hair' that looked more like wires, the creature blinked.
"Query: where is Self?", it...he asked.
Hank and Forge looked at each other before Forge cleared his throat and stepped forward.
"Err..the Xavier Isitute for Gifted youngsters", he said, "err...who...what are you?".
"Self's name is Warlock", said Warlock, "Self is a Technarchy. Self fled home planet to avoid confrontation with Self's father. Query: what planet is Self on?".
"Earth", said Hank, almost hopping from foot to foot, "an alien race!! Oh my stars and garters!".
Forge raised an eyebrow at Hank.
"Oh my star and garters?".
Hank ignored him and held up a hand to Warlock.
"WELCOME-TO-EARTH".
Forge rolled his eyes.
"Hank, i think he can speak English", he said, "he just told us where he came from, and what his name is..i don't think he needs the slow speaches response".
"Awww", said Hank, slightly deflated, "i was saving it too, drat!".
Warlock blinked.
"Earth", he said, then nodded, looking at Forge, "Query: who is person who awoke Self?".
"I'm Forge", said Forge, assuming he had just been asked his name.
Warlock grinned and suddenly gave Forge a hug.
"Thank you Self-Friend Forge", he said, "Self-Friend Forge is Self's Dear- Self-Friend for life!".
"Okey dokey", said Forge, blinking.
******
Remy grinned from where he watched Piotr watching Sidney in the Common Room. The little guy...Jamie, he had wanted Remy's help, but no, Remy had told him he had bigger fish to fry, and they didn't get much bigger than Piotr.
"You know what you need to do, mon ami?", he asked him.
"No, but i have a feelink you are goink to tell me anyway", muttered Piotr.
"You should ask her to dat county fair she keep talking about", said Remy, "it will be here in two days. Didn't she say you should show some of your drawings there?".
"Well...yes, she did", said Piotr, "but..i..no, i can not just ask her to spend all that time with me".
"Den ask her for her help", said Remy, "the chere would probably like to help you. You get to spend time with her without de implications of a date...God, Remy's good!".
"I..do not know", said Piotr, "i will think about it".
"You do dat mon ami", he said, "but Gambit don't wait for no one, so you ask her, or Gambit will!".
Piotr turned and eyed Remy carefully.
"You would not".
"Wanna bet?", asked Remy with an evil smirk.
Before Piotr could reply, a yellow and black creature walked into the room. He gave a nervous wave at everyone who had stopped what they were doing to stare at him.
"Greetings", said Warlock, "self is Warlock. Self-Friend Forge told Self to..'mingle'".
"This is who Sabertooth and Logan found", said Hank, walking in behind Warlock, "he is from the planet Technarcy...please be nice to him....please".
With that, Hank gave Warlock a pat on the shoulder and walked out the room. Everyone was silent for a second before Roberto cleared his throat and gave a wave.
"Err...hi there Warlock", he said, "welcome to the Institute".
"Heck, welcome to Earth!", said Bobby with a chuckle.
"Wow, i haven't met, like, a real-life alien before", said Kitty, "eerrr....i mean..hi".
The others took their leads and greeted Warlock who smiled.
"Thank you for your greetings, Self-Friends", said Warlock, "Self thinks Self will be very happy here".
****
In Xavier's study, the adults were talking over their new 'visitor'.
"He's just a teenager", said Forge with a sigh, "from what i managed to get out of him, his father is the ruler of his home planet. They seem to love fighting and killing, apparently, the way the throne is suceeded is that a son has to fight his father to the death. He didn't want that, so he ran away from home".
"Poor kid", said Logan, "what are we gonna do with him Chuck?".
Xavier sighed.
"I don't know yet", he said, "he is quite welcome to join the Insitute, but what he needs right now is a parental figure. From his phsycic readings, though they are drastically different to ours, i can tell he misses his family terribly, even if they didn't treat him very well. He needs something to take that place. What he needs is someone who can take care of him".
"We can do that", said Hank, "we have plenty of room in...".
"No", said Xavier with a sigh, "the last thing the child needs is to be put in another war. I think he has had enough of that with his home planet. We have to face facts, once this whole..unpleasantness is over, can any of you truly see us staying as a united front?. Do you see youself turning from your cause Magnus?".
"Though i do like not being at war with you Charles", said Magneto with a heavy sigh, "you are correct, i can not go back on my ideas and beliefs".
"And i wouldn't expect you to", said Xavier.
"Nor i of you", said Magneto.
"So what ya saying is, we need ta get this kid a home where he still has access ta the Institute, but somewhere on the sidelines, so he can get used ta living on Earth an' have somewhere safe ta live?".
Xavier nodded.
"Having an educated person to take care of him wouldn't hurt either", he said, "the youngster needs to learn all about Earth and it's customs".
As one, the room turned to look at Forge, who blinked.
"Me?".
"Warren is too young to have such a responsiblility", said Xavier, "and i do not think that Alex's parents would appriciate another teenager in the house, let alone a teenage alien".
"Plus, the boy DOES seem to have formed an attachment to you, Forge", said Hank.
Forge sighed.
"Yeah, but to be something of a..a father to him?", he said, "i..have to think on this, guys".
"Take all the time you need, Forge", said Xavier, watching the Inventor get up and walk out of the room.
****
Warlock baby! If any of you don't know who Warlock is, he appeared in 'The New Mutants' comics...he also showed up in a few episodes of X-Men The Animated Series. Okay, please do review, i always like to know my readers opinions. until next time....