Thicker than Water
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for luck and fall in love- whenever you can".
*****
Thank you to everyone who has reviewed this fic. This is it, the final chapter *sniffle*, tough it is by NO means the last of the Sidney chronicles. Nope. So sit back and enjoy. Piotr, of course, quotes from 'The Meaning Of Life'.
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Chapter 27 - Winds of change, pun.
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Oblivious to the danger to their teammate, Wanda and Todd were watching TV in the Bortherhood's living room. Wanda bit her lip, she had been mulling over this question in her mind, she had to ask him.
"Todd?".
"Uh huh?".
"Alll that stuff...that Dagger said, about the gangs and stuff, what REALLY happened?".
Todd glanced at her.
"I thought ya were unconcious".
"I heard it", she said, "Todd?".
Todd gave a defeated sigh.
"I was chased by a load of mutant-hating thugs, i managed to get away", he said, "Jenn's mom, she was out walkin', i didn't know she was there....the gang, they knew she was connected to me, and was kind ta mutants, so they beat her to death. Jenn blamed me, she needed someone ta blame fer it, it was then she took up the job of an assasin an' tried ta kill me. She wanted revenge for her mom".
"Is that the whole truth, Todd?", asked Wanda, being sure they looked eye- to-eye.
"Of course", said Todd, not breaking eye contact, "that's everythin'. I wouldn't lie or keep things from ya, Wanda, i love you".
Wanda smiled, snuggling close to him again and resting her head on his chest.
"I love you too", she said, as they continued watching the TV
****
Over at the fair-ground, Pickles still circled around, Sidney struggling in his arms.
"You know", he said, pausing to smell her hair, "i hear you are single once again. I thought i would...offer myself again to you".
"I'd rather poke myself in the eye with a lemon", hissed Sidney, trying to claw at Pickle's face.
Pickles gave a growl.
"Fine, i have given you enough chances", he said, "if you're not with me, then you won't be with ANYONE".
With that, he let go of her, and stopped flying, he wanted to see her hit the floor. Sidney gave a scream of shock as she plummeted to the ground. She closed her eyes and waited for impact....it never came.
"Neh?".
She opened one eye to find herself in the arms of a now steel-form Piotr.
"Are you okay?", he asked her, worried.
"I am now", said Sidney, letting out a small purr, "good catch".
Pickles snarled from the sky.
"Okay, NOW i'm angry", he said, "you may have brought down my family. But you will not bring down....me".
He, blinking as he herd the sound of thunder.....that couldn't be good. From the clouds, Ororo suddenly appeared, her eyes a blazing white, her hair lashing in the wind.
"Uh oh", said Pickles, "not again!".
A huge tornado suddenly sweapt through the sky, picking up Pickles into it. Lighting stuck inside, hitting him everytime. His roars of pain could still be heard as the toranado rose into the air, above the clouds and away. Just as suddenly as it had happened, the storm cleared and everything went calm again. Storm flew down to Earth and sighed.
"That felt good", she said.
"Ororo, you have you're powers back!", said Sidney, not noticing she was still in Piotr's arms.
"That, i do", said Ororo with a smile.
"Nice twister, Storm", said Scott, "so Forge finally fixed your powers?".
"Yes an......oh oh", said Ororo, "i'd better go...see him. I may have left him hanging..ever so slightly in my rush to help you".
With that. she took off to the sky and flew back in the direction of the mansion.
"Okay....that was weird", said Jean, blinking, then looked at Piotr and Sidney, "ahem".
Both looked at her, before looking at each other. Piotr cleared his throat, blushed and put Sidney down. Jean shook her head before grabbing a confused looking Scott and dragging him away.
"Hey", said Sidney, running a hand through her hair, "thanks Piotr for, well, saving my life and all".
"I would do so anytime", said Piotr with a smile, then took a deep breath to say soemthing, but found he couldn't.
"Mmmmm, we need to think of something for you to do with that money of yours", said Sidney, smiling, "the local movieplex is showing a Monty Python marathon, you like that?".
Piotr paused, he hadn't really seen anything by Monty Python.
"Well...i wouldn't know", he admited, "is it any good?".
"The BEST!", said Sidney with a laugh, "i love the stuff, hilarious".
"Well then, i think it would to best if i went to that then", he said, then smiled, offering his arm "would you like to come with me?".
"I'd love to", said Sidney with a smile of her own, taking his arm in hers and leading him off to the movieplex.
****
Storm meanwhile had made it back into the mansion, going to where she had left Forge, thinking he would be long gone. To her suprise, he was still sitting down, and stood up when she walked in, still looking more than slightly confused.
"Okay", said Ororo, walking over to him, "i KNOW i freaked you out and i am sorry. I kissed you without warning or explaination and then i flew off".
"'Ro...".
Storm held up a hand to silence him.
"Before you say anything, you do deserve an explaination for my actions", she said, "i've had...feeling for you since...well it is all Rogue's fault! Her and her stupid teenage pointing out of things!".
She paused looked at Forge as he watched her with a raised eyebrow.
"Okay. This time i am going to give you warning", she said, "i am going to count to ten. You are going to have to stop me if you don't want anything to happen".
She took a step closer, placing a hand on Forge's chest before taking a deep breath.
"One..two...three..four..".
Forge stopped her on the four, putting a one of his fingers on her lips.
"Ten", he said, leaning in and kissing her, wrapping his arms around her waist.
Ororo sighed into the kiss, the smallest rumble of thunder could be heard in the distance, when she pulled away she smiled.
"You know, for a genius, you are really bad at counting".
"I'll work on that", said Forge with a chuckle.
******
Later on, Piotr and Sidney were walking back from the movieplex, laughing about the marathon they had just seen.
"I did not know that Monty Python was so funny", said Piotr with a chuckle, "it's a Mr Death or somethink and he's come about the reaping".
"See?", said Sidney with a chuckle, "i TOLD you you'd like it".
She glanced up, noticing that they were nearing the Brotherhood house,
"Oh, looks like i'm home".
Piotr sighed, just as he was getting comfortable too, just his luck.
"So i see", he said.
"I had fun tonight", said Sidney, "well...apart from that whole nearly plummeting to my death thing".
"I enjoyed myself too", said Piotr with a shy smile.
"We should do it again sometime", said Sidney, before giving Piotr a soft kiss on the cheek, "g'night Piotr".
With that she went inside, leaving Piotr to touch his cheek and smile.
"Goodnight "
****
Back at the mansion, Warlock was being taught the finer points of playing table tennis by Ray. Apparently, sport on Technarcy usually involved sharp, pointy weapons of death, not paddle bats, so it was taking the young alien teen a while to get to grips with the whole concept.
"Okay, my serve", said Ray, bouncing the ball on the table an hiting it over to Warlock, who swung with his bat, missing the ball completely Ray winced, "ooooh, nearly got it that time!".
"Yes", said Warlock, "Self believes Self is getting the hang of this 'game'".
Ray chuckled, grabbing the ball and trying again. Warlock shape-shifted as the ball came near him, making his arm longer so that he could hit the ball with the bat. The ball bounced across the net and over Ray's head, making Forge have to duck as he entered the room to avoid being hit.
"Self is learning to play 'table-tennis' Self-Carer Forge", said Warlock proudly, "Self just made first hit. Query: Is it possible to have one of these tables back home?".
"Oh yeah", said Forge, "that's what i need, a table tennis set in the middle of dozens of fragile inventions....you can have one in the garage".
"Thank you Self-Carer Forge", said Warlock happily, "Query: are we going home now?".
"Yes, yes we are", said Forge, ushering the alien out before he had the chance to break anything with that bat.
As they passed the fruit bowl, Warlock picked up an apple. In seconds, the fruit turned the same colour as it's holder, then glowed breiefly before fading into a odd black colour, turning into a rock-like substance.
"I LOVE the way that guy eats!", said Tabby, "see you around 'Lock!".
"Farewell Self-Friends", said Warlock as he and Forge left.
Rogue shook her head in amusment before noticing Storm leaning dreamily on the doorframe. Rogue blinked and walked up to her, waving a hand in front of her face.
"Earth callin' Ororo, come in Ororo", she said.
"Yes dear", said Storm in response, before humming happily to herself and walking off.
Rogue blinked, looked from the door to Storm, realisation crossing her face.
"Hey....wait a minute!", she said, running after her, "Storm, come back! A'h want details!!!".
The room emptied, no one noticed Tabby's eyes glow white for a second. 'She' walked over to the telephone, dialing up a number and waiting while it rang, drumming 'her' fingers on the wall while 'she' waited. As soon as it picked up, 'Tabby' quickly spoke, knowing that the place was still on full alert.
"They destroyed the dampener machine, you want me to stay and keep an eye on things here, boss?", 'Tabby' waited, listening to the voice on the other end before before nodding, giving a slightly demented chuckle "okay, no i'll make sure that my covers not blown".
With that 'she' put the phone down and walked off, now all that could be done was to wait, until the time was right.
END
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*Gives a very very very evil laugh* Yes, that IS where i am going to end it! Who is this new threat?. Weeeeeellllll you'll just have to wait until i do the next chronicle, won't you? Wohahahahahhahahhahahha!. Please do review...make threats to burn me at the stake...whatever. Thank for reading guys! Love ya!
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for luck and fall in love- whenever you can".
*****
Thank you to everyone who has reviewed this fic. This is it, the final chapter *sniffle*, tough it is by NO means the last of the Sidney chronicles. Nope. So sit back and enjoy. Piotr, of course, quotes from 'The Meaning Of Life'.
***
Chapter 27 - Winds of change, pun.
***
Oblivious to the danger to their teammate, Wanda and Todd were watching TV in the Bortherhood's living room. Wanda bit her lip, she had been mulling over this question in her mind, she had to ask him.
"Todd?".
"Uh huh?".
"Alll that stuff...that Dagger said, about the gangs and stuff, what REALLY happened?".
Todd glanced at her.
"I thought ya were unconcious".
"I heard it", she said, "Todd?".
Todd gave a defeated sigh.
"I was chased by a load of mutant-hating thugs, i managed to get away", he said, "Jenn's mom, she was out walkin', i didn't know she was there....the gang, they knew she was connected to me, and was kind ta mutants, so they beat her to death. Jenn blamed me, she needed someone ta blame fer it, it was then she took up the job of an assasin an' tried ta kill me. She wanted revenge for her mom".
"Is that the whole truth, Todd?", asked Wanda, being sure they looked eye- to-eye.
"Of course", said Todd, not breaking eye contact, "that's everythin'. I wouldn't lie or keep things from ya, Wanda, i love you".
Wanda smiled, snuggling close to him again and resting her head on his chest.
"I love you too", she said, as they continued watching the TV
****
Over at the fair-ground, Pickles still circled around, Sidney struggling in his arms.
"You know", he said, pausing to smell her hair, "i hear you are single once again. I thought i would...offer myself again to you".
"I'd rather poke myself in the eye with a lemon", hissed Sidney, trying to claw at Pickle's face.
Pickles gave a growl.
"Fine, i have given you enough chances", he said, "if you're not with me, then you won't be with ANYONE".
With that, he let go of her, and stopped flying, he wanted to see her hit the floor. Sidney gave a scream of shock as she plummeted to the ground. She closed her eyes and waited for impact....it never came.
"Neh?".
She opened one eye to find herself in the arms of a now steel-form Piotr.
"Are you okay?", he asked her, worried.
"I am now", said Sidney, letting out a small purr, "good catch".
Pickles snarled from the sky.
"Okay, NOW i'm angry", he said, "you may have brought down my family. But you will not bring down....me".
He, blinking as he herd the sound of thunder.....that couldn't be good. From the clouds, Ororo suddenly appeared, her eyes a blazing white, her hair lashing in the wind.
"Uh oh", said Pickles, "not again!".
A huge tornado suddenly sweapt through the sky, picking up Pickles into it. Lighting stuck inside, hitting him everytime. His roars of pain could still be heard as the toranado rose into the air, above the clouds and away. Just as suddenly as it had happened, the storm cleared and everything went calm again. Storm flew down to Earth and sighed.
"That felt good", she said.
"Ororo, you have you're powers back!", said Sidney, not noticing she was still in Piotr's arms.
"That, i do", said Ororo with a smile.
"Nice twister, Storm", said Scott, "so Forge finally fixed your powers?".
"Yes an......oh oh", said Ororo, "i'd better go...see him. I may have left him hanging..ever so slightly in my rush to help you".
With that. she took off to the sky and flew back in the direction of the mansion.
"Okay....that was weird", said Jean, blinking, then looked at Piotr and Sidney, "ahem".
Both looked at her, before looking at each other. Piotr cleared his throat, blushed and put Sidney down. Jean shook her head before grabbing a confused looking Scott and dragging him away.
"Hey", said Sidney, running a hand through her hair, "thanks Piotr for, well, saving my life and all".
"I would do so anytime", said Piotr with a smile, then took a deep breath to say soemthing, but found he couldn't.
"Mmmmm, we need to think of something for you to do with that money of yours", said Sidney, smiling, "the local movieplex is showing a Monty Python marathon, you like that?".
Piotr paused, he hadn't really seen anything by Monty Python.
"Well...i wouldn't know", he admited, "is it any good?".
"The BEST!", said Sidney with a laugh, "i love the stuff, hilarious".
"Well then, i think it would to best if i went to that then", he said, then smiled, offering his arm "would you like to come with me?".
"I'd love to", said Sidney with a smile of her own, taking his arm in hers and leading him off to the movieplex.
****
Storm meanwhile had made it back into the mansion, going to where she had left Forge, thinking he would be long gone. To her suprise, he was still sitting down, and stood up when she walked in, still looking more than slightly confused.
"Okay", said Ororo, walking over to him, "i KNOW i freaked you out and i am sorry. I kissed you without warning or explaination and then i flew off".
"'Ro...".
Storm held up a hand to silence him.
"Before you say anything, you do deserve an explaination for my actions", she said, "i've had...feeling for you since...well it is all Rogue's fault! Her and her stupid teenage pointing out of things!".
She paused looked at Forge as he watched her with a raised eyebrow.
"Okay. This time i am going to give you warning", she said, "i am going to count to ten. You are going to have to stop me if you don't want anything to happen".
She took a step closer, placing a hand on Forge's chest before taking a deep breath.
"One..two...three..four..".
Forge stopped her on the four, putting a one of his fingers on her lips.
"Ten", he said, leaning in and kissing her, wrapping his arms around her waist.
Ororo sighed into the kiss, the smallest rumble of thunder could be heard in the distance, when she pulled away she smiled.
"You know, for a genius, you are really bad at counting".
"I'll work on that", said Forge with a chuckle.
******
Later on, Piotr and Sidney were walking back from the movieplex, laughing about the marathon they had just seen.
"I did not know that Monty Python was so funny", said Piotr with a chuckle, "it's a Mr Death or somethink and he's come about the reaping".
"See?", said Sidney with a chuckle, "i TOLD you you'd like it".
She glanced up, noticing that they were nearing the Brotherhood house,
"Oh, looks like i'm home".
Piotr sighed, just as he was getting comfortable too, just his luck.
"So i see", he said.
"I had fun tonight", said Sidney, "well...apart from that whole nearly plummeting to my death thing".
"I enjoyed myself too", said Piotr with a shy smile.
"We should do it again sometime", said Sidney, before giving Piotr a soft kiss on the cheek, "g'night Piotr".
With that she went inside, leaving Piotr to touch his cheek and smile.
"Goodnight "
****
Back at the mansion, Warlock was being taught the finer points of playing table tennis by Ray. Apparently, sport on Technarcy usually involved sharp, pointy weapons of death, not paddle bats, so it was taking the young alien teen a while to get to grips with the whole concept.
"Okay, my serve", said Ray, bouncing the ball on the table an hiting it over to Warlock, who swung with his bat, missing the ball completely Ray winced, "ooooh, nearly got it that time!".
"Yes", said Warlock, "Self believes Self is getting the hang of this 'game'".
Ray chuckled, grabbing the ball and trying again. Warlock shape-shifted as the ball came near him, making his arm longer so that he could hit the ball with the bat. The ball bounced across the net and over Ray's head, making Forge have to duck as he entered the room to avoid being hit.
"Self is learning to play 'table-tennis' Self-Carer Forge", said Warlock proudly, "Self just made first hit. Query: Is it possible to have one of these tables back home?".
"Oh yeah", said Forge, "that's what i need, a table tennis set in the middle of dozens of fragile inventions....you can have one in the garage".
"Thank you Self-Carer Forge", said Warlock happily, "Query: are we going home now?".
"Yes, yes we are", said Forge, ushering the alien out before he had the chance to break anything with that bat.
As they passed the fruit bowl, Warlock picked up an apple. In seconds, the fruit turned the same colour as it's holder, then glowed breiefly before fading into a odd black colour, turning into a rock-like substance.
"I LOVE the way that guy eats!", said Tabby, "see you around 'Lock!".
"Farewell Self-Friends", said Warlock as he and Forge left.
Rogue shook her head in amusment before noticing Storm leaning dreamily on the doorframe. Rogue blinked and walked up to her, waving a hand in front of her face.
"Earth callin' Ororo, come in Ororo", she said.
"Yes dear", said Storm in response, before humming happily to herself and walking off.
Rogue blinked, looked from the door to Storm, realisation crossing her face.
"Hey....wait a minute!", she said, running after her, "Storm, come back! A'h want details!!!".
The room emptied, no one noticed Tabby's eyes glow white for a second. 'She' walked over to the telephone, dialing up a number and waiting while it rang, drumming 'her' fingers on the wall while 'she' waited. As soon as it picked up, 'Tabby' quickly spoke, knowing that the place was still on full alert.
"They destroyed the dampener machine, you want me to stay and keep an eye on things here, boss?", 'Tabby' waited, listening to the voice on the other end before before nodding, giving a slightly demented chuckle "okay, no i'll make sure that my covers not blown".
With that 'she' put the phone down and walked off, now all that could be done was to wait, until the time was right.
END
****
*Gives a very very very evil laugh* Yes, that IS where i am going to end it! Who is this new threat?. Weeeeeellllll you'll just have to wait until i do the next chronicle, won't you? Wohahahahahhahahhahahha!. Please do review...make threats to burn me at the stake...whatever. Thank for reading guys! Love ya!