New Beginnings
Chapter 3: Dueling Locker Rooms
A/N: The X-Men belong to Marvel! Not me! Don't forget!
Dinah slammed the door to her locker. The loud clang echoed through the locker room. Rebecca went over to her and placed a friendly hand on her shoulder.
"Please don't let her get to you," she told her angered friend calmly.
Dinah sighed and stared down at the floor. Rebecca simply reassured her again and Dinah looked up at her, smiling.
"Thanks Becca." Dinah laughed a little bit and Rebecca smiled. Liz walked out of the showers, rubbing her hair with a towel. She was feeling loads better after the Danger Room confrontation, but she had her uniform on again. Rebecca looked at her and smirked.
"Don't you ever take that thing off, Lizzy?" She could not help but laugh at the look her friend gave her.
"Awh, you know me. I just can't help but sleep in this thing," she smiled and both Dinah and Rebecca burst into a fit of giggles. Liz tried to keep a straight face and explain herself, "Seriously! Mr. Summers and Logan are going to be working with me in a little while with my powers."
Dinah stopped giggling and looked at Liz seriously. "Is it getting any easier to morph?"
Liz smiled weakly as she brushed her hair up into a ponytail. "No."
Meanwhile, just next door in the boys' locker room, a fierce battle was raging. Jack skidded across the wet floor, a towel wrapped tightly around his waste. A few moments later, Pip skidded by, wearing a towel as well, but also brandishing a rolled up wet towel. He flicked his wrist and the towel whipped around, catching Jack in the backside. There was a small yelp and then howls of laughter. Back in the girls' locker room, Liz lifted her head up high and made a gesture telling Dinah and Rebecca to keep quiet. She walked towards the wall and pressed her ear against it. Dinah and Rebecca couldn't hear anything but they trusted Liz's super senses. When Liz began to giggle their curiosity got the better of them and they wandered over to see what was going on. Liz smiled and spoke in a hushed tone.
"The boys are having a wet towel fight."
Dinah and Rebecca both grinned devilishly.
In the boys' locker room the towel wars continued. The odds were slightly more even now however, because Jack had managed to skid by a shower stall with a wet towel lying inside. He jumped out of the stall as Pip slid past him and cracked his towel whip of dampness. Pip made a sound that has half laughter, half an expression of pain. Their antics came to a halt when they noticed a small red, rod roll across the floor. It stopped just in front of Pip and exploded. It was a very small blast, but enough to make Pip jump backwards, slip, and fall with a loud thud on his butt. Jack laughed hysterically until a small purple orb floated past him. It too, exploded and he tripped over the threshold of the shower stall, and fell inside. Giggles erupted from the direction of the door. Pip and Jack both managed to get up, nothing badly hurt except their pride. They walked cautiously over to the door and saw Rebecca leaning against the door jam, another purple orb in her hand. Dinah was leaning on the opposite side, twirling another red "fire cracker" between her fingers. Liz was crouched on the floor just in front of them. All three had very sinister smirks plastered on to their faces.
Pip didn't take his eyes off the girls but spoke quietly to Jack. "I think we're surrounded, Jack ol' boy." Jack smiled. "There are worse things to be surrounded by."
Dinah tossed the glowing red stick at Pip. He held his hand out and as his hand and eyes glowed and ice-blue color, the stick froze in midair. He stepped to the side and let the stick go. It continued its previously intended path and exploded harmless behind him. He threw a very smug smile at the girls, and Liz couldn't help but grin at him. Rebecca locked eyes with Jack and tossed her purple energy orb at him. He smirked and disappeared out of sight as the ball discharged where he had been standing. He reappeared on top of one of the benches near the lockers. He was looking just as smug as Pip. Laughter ensued but it was immediately hushed when Ziska and A.J. appeared in the doorway. They brushed Rebecca and Dinah aside and made Liz topple over. She scraped her arm on the floor, but the scrape healed over almost as soon as it hand been made. Ziska narrowed her eyes, and using her mind lifted the wet towels off of the ground and tossed them into Pip and Jack's faces.
"If you *children* are done acting like imbeciles you can finish getting dressed and get down to class." Ziska spoke harshly as though she were reprimanding 5 grade-school children. Jack rolled his eyes and walked towards his locker. "Whatever." Liz stood up and bumped shoulder with Ziska as she brushed past her. Rebecca and Dinah followed. After the boys had dressed, they met the girls at the elevator. Liz still had her uniform on, but she had put her jeans on over them. Pip shook his head and smiled. The five headed up to the main floor of the school and began their day of classes.
A/N: The X-Men belong to Marvel! Not me! Don't forget!
Dinah slammed the door to her locker. The loud clang echoed through the locker room. Rebecca went over to her and placed a friendly hand on her shoulder.
"Please don't let her get to you," she told her angered friend calmly.
Dinah sighed and stared down at the floor. Rebecca simply reassured her again and Dinah looked up at her, smiling.
"Thanks Becca." Dinah laughed a little bit and Rebecca smiled. Liz walked out of the showers, rubbing her hair with a towel. She was feeling loads better after the Danger Room confrontation, but she had her uniform on again. Rebecca looked at her and smirked.
"Don't you ever take that thing off, Lizzy?" She could not help but laugh at the look her friend gave her.
"Awh, you know me. I just can't help but sleep in this thing," she smiled and both Dinah and Rebecca burst into a fit of giggles. Liz tried to keep a straight face and explain herself, "Seriously! Mr. Summers and Logan are going to be working with me in a little while with my powers."
Dinah stopped giggling and looked at Liz seriously. "Is it getting any easier to morph?"
Liz smiled weakly as she brushed her hair up into a ponytail. "No."
Meanwhile, just next door in the boys' locker room, a fierce battle was raging. Jack skidded across the wet floor, a towel wrapped tightly around his waste. A few moments later, Pip skidded by, wearing a towel as well, but also brandishing a rolled up wet towel. He flicked his wrist and the towel whipped around, catching Jack in the backside. There was a small yelp and then howls of laughter. Back in the girls' locker room, Liz lifted her head up high and made a gesture telling Dinah and Rebecca to keep quiet. She walked towards the wall and pressed her ear against it. Dinah and Rebecca couldn't hear anything but they trusted Liz's super senses. When Liz began to giggle their curiosity got the better of them and they wandered over to see what was going on. Liz smiled and spoke in a hushed tone.
"The boys are having a wet towel fight."
Dinah and Rebecca both grinned devilishly.
In the boys' locker room the towel wars continued. The odds were slightly more even now however, because Jack had managed to skid by a shower stall with a wet towel lying inside. He jumped out of the stall as Pip slid past him and cracked his towel whip of dampness. Pip made a sound that has half laughter, half an expression of pain. Their antics came to a halt when they noticed a small red, rod roll across the floor. It stopped just in front of Pip and exploded. It was a very small blast, but enough to make Pip jump backwards, slip, and fall with a loud thud on his butt. Jack laughed hysterically until a small purple orb floated past him. It too, exploded and he tripped over the threshold of the shower stall, and fell inside. Giggles erupted from the direction of the door. Pip and Jack both managed to get up, nothing badly hurt except their pride. They walked cautiously over to the door and saw Rebecca leaning against the door jam, another purple orb in her hand. Dinah was leaning on the opposite side, twirling another red "fire cracker" between her fingers. Liz was crouched on the floor just in front of them. All three had very sinister smirks plastered on to their faces.
Pip didn't take his eyes off the girls but spoke quietly to Jack. "I think we're surrounded, Jack ol' boy." Jack smiled. "There are worse things to be surrounded by."
Dinah tossed the glowing red stick at Pip. He held his hand out and as his hand and eyes glowed and ice-blue color, the stick froze in midair. He stepped to the side and let the stick go. It continued its previously intended path and exploded harmless behind him. He threw a very smug smile at the girls, and Liz couldn't help but grin at him. Rebecca locked eyes with Jack and tossed her purple energy orb at him. He smirked and disappeared out of sight as the ball discharged where he had been standing. He reappeared on top of one of the benches near the lockers. He was looking just as smug as Pip. Laughter ensued but it was immediately hushed when Ziska and A.J. appeared in the doorway. They brushed Rebecca and Dinah aside and made Liz topple over. She scraped her arm on the floor, but the scrape healed over almost as soon as it hand been made. Ziska narrowed her eyes, and using her mind lifted the wet towels off of the ground and tossed them into Pip and Jack's faces.
"If you *children* are done acting like imbeciles you can finish getting dressed and get down to class." Ziska spoke harshly as though she were reprimanding 5 grade-school children. Jack rolled his eyes and walked towards his locker. "Whatever." Liz stood up and bumped shoulder with Ziska as she brushed past her. Rebecca and Dinah followed. After the boys had dressed, they met the girls at the elevator. Liz still had her uniform on, but she had put her jeans on over them. Pip shook his head and smiled. The five headed up to the main floor of the school and began their day of classes.
