The X-Men aren't mine! Stop thinking that you silly gooses!
A/N: O so much thanks to potionsmaster and joey! YAY!
Chapter 5: Call to Arms
"Damn it, girl! Will you stand still for one sec?" Liz stopped in the hall but did not turn around to
face Logan. He walked up behind her and gently touched her shoulder. She hissed in pain and
spun around, ready to punch him hard just like she did to Scott only moments before.
"You're hurt..."
"I could've told you that."
Logan narrowed his eyes slightly but didn't say anything. Liz sighed angrily and started to turn
away but Logan grabbed her arm and pulled back hard. There was loud crack as the bone
popped back into its joint. She spun around again, this time growling and staring hard at Logan.
He just looked at her and shrugged. "At least you can use yer arm now."
She didn't answer but continued to glare at him.
"Look, I got shit to do, so why don't you just go up and see Hank to make sure you aren't totally
busted up."
Logan turned and walked away. Liz looked away, but muttered her thanks. She went down a few
more hallways and soon arrived in the medical lab. Dr. McCoy was in his office looking over some
medical charts when Liz lightly knocked on the door. Hank looked up and smiled as he took off
his glasses.
"How may I help you, Miss Lapier?"
"Er...I kinda over did it in the Danger Room...again," Liz looked at the floor and sighed. Hank
chuckled slightly as he got up from his desk and brought Liz over to one of the examining rooms.
She sat up on the table in the center of the room, wincing as she did. Hank put on a pair of gloves
and asked Liz to lift her arms up. He gently touched her sides and she breathed in sharply as he
touched her.
"Well, looks like you've got some badly cracked ribs. Now, it'll probably take only a few hours for
you to heal those up, but I want to set them so that they don't heal crooked."
It didn't take long for Hank to tape up Liz's ribs. He gave her a local to dull the pain, and worked
quickly but gently. When he was finished he helped Liz hop off from the table and gave her a pat
on the back.
"There you are milady," he said smiling. "All fixed up and good as new. Now, uh...try to take it
easy next time?"
"Well...you know me Dr. McCoy. I guess I'm just an injury magnet." Liz smiled as she walked out
the door and began to head back upstairs.
~~~~~~***~~~~~~
Dinah reclined back in the office chair, surrounded by television screens and large electronic
maps that showed New York, the United States, and the world. She turned around in her chair
when she heard Rebecca, Pip, and Jack walk in. They sat down around the large table in the
center of the room and chatted amongst themselves.
"So how did class go guys?" Dinah asked to everybody, but mainly to Rebecca.
"It was alright. Dr. McCoy was having fun talking about different states of matter. Kitty Pryde kept
phasing through the desks when he was trying to explain how solid matter is frozen and the
molecules are tightly packed together," Jack took the liberty of answering for everybody. Pip
nodded his head.
"Aye. Then he told Kitty that, 'In this class room we obey the laws of universal physics!' It was
hilarious."
Dinah laughed and looked at a computer monitor next to her. It had caught her attention with a
red bar flashing across the screen reading, "BMUTANT FOUND/B". She began typing in a
few codes and gave her full attention to what she was doing. After a few moments she glanced at
the others who wore concerned looks on their faces.
"There's a mutant in New York City that is losing control of his powers. He could seriously hurt
somebody."
~~~~~~***~~~~~~
Ziska paced around the lavishly decorated office of her father, Professor Xavier. Her closest
friend, A.J. was sitting in one of the chairs in front of his desk. They both watched her intently and
it was A.J who broke the silence.
"With all due respect, Professor, how do you expect us to work with people who won't even give
any respect to who's in charge?" A.J. voice was angry and frustrated.
Xavier answered calmly, "You two seem to be the only ones in this entire institution that seem to
have a problem with your team mates. They do not have problems with their teachers nor with the
other students."
"So let me get this straight," Ziska stopped pacing and looked at her father with a scowl, "You're
saying that...that it's Iour/I fault? We're the ones with the problem? You've got a lot of damn
nerve to come out and say that."
Xavier narrowed his eyes at Ziska. "Franziska, I am trying to be fair to everyone and do what I
feel is right for the team. I put you in charge because I felt that it would be better to have
someone with a direct link to me."
"Yeah well you know what, Xavier? I don't need your shit and neither does A.J. We've been
leading around your little team as best we can and I'm sorry if that's not good enough for the big
bad professor."
Ziska stormed out of the room and A.J. got up quickly, kicking the chair back as if to punctuate
the point. When she caught up to Ziska, she realized that they were heading for the garage.
"You don't have to go with me if you don't want to, A.J." Ziska continued to walk briskly as she
went into the garage and hopped into the red jag near the front of the garage. A.J. got into the
passenger side and popped in a CD as Ziska started the car.
"Yeah well, I don't have anything else to do and you could use the company." A.J. leaned back in
her seat as Ziska hit the accelerator and they sped down the driveway and off the institute
grounds.
~~~~~~***~~~~~~
"Whoa, whoa, whoa...what's the matter?" Rebecca sounded worried and the flashing red light
wasn't helping matters. Dinah looked over the monitors again and sighed. She reached into her
pocket and pulled out her communicator. She pressed the button to activate it, and spoke clearly.
"Professor Xavier? This is Dinah. We have a bit of a problem and I need you to come down to the
Com Room." Dinah sighed again as she looked at her friends. She was soon answered but
Xavier didn't answer through the communicator. He reached out with his mind and spoke to them
all.
"I understand what is happening now, Dinah. I need you to assemble the X-Tremes to go and
bring in this mutant child. He is hurt and scared. Unfortunately, Ziska and A.J. will not be able to
join you. You and Elizabeth will be in charge. Good luck." The professor's voice faded from all of
their minds and they looked at each other. Dinah stood up and began to head for the door.
"You heard the man guys. Let's suit up and head out." The rest of the team followed her out the
door and headed to the locker rooms. They met up with Liz on the way.
"What's going on?" She was happy, but surprised to see them.
"We're going on a mission," Dinah smiled as Liz's eyes lit up with excitement. "There's a mutant
who's having a lot of trouble with his powers and he could endanger a lot of people. We're being
sent in to pick him up."
Liz looked away for a moment. "What about Ziska and A.J.?"
Dinah answered slowly, "They're uh...they're not coming. You're my right-hand man for now."
Liz nodded and smiled. The five teens continued on to the locker rooms. They put their uniforms
on quickly then immediately headed to the hanger. Jack climbed into the pilots of the X-Jet and
Rebecca sat in the co-pilot's seat. They prepped the jet for flight and as soon as everyone had
taken their seats and strapped in, they were on their way to New York City.
A/N: O so much thanks to potionsmaster and joey! YAY!
Chapter 5: Call to Arms
"Damn it, girl! Will you stand still for one sec?" Liz stopped in the hall but did not turn around to
face Logan. He walked up behind her and gently touched her shoulder. She hissed in pain and
spun around, ready to punch him hard just like she did to Scott only moments before.
"You're hurt..."
"I could've told you that."
Logan narrowed his eyes slightly but didn't say anything. Liz sighed angrily and started to turn
away but Logan grabbed her arm and pulled back hard. There was loud crack as the bone
popped back into its joint. She spun around again, this time growling and staring hard at Logan.
He just looked at her and shrugged. "At least you can use yer arm now."
She didn't answer but continued to glare at him.
"Look, I got shit to do, so why don't you just go up and see Hank to make sure you aren't totally
busted up."
Logan turned and walked away. Liz looked away, but muttered her thanks. She went down a few
more hallways and soon arrived in the medical lab. Dr. McCoy was in his office looking over some
medical charts when Liz lightly knocked on the door. Hank looked up and smiled as he took off
his glasses.
"How may I help you, Miss Lapier?"
"Er...I kinda over did it in the Danger Room...again," Liz looked at the floor and sighed. Hank
chuckled slightly as he got up from his desk and brought Liz over to one of the examining rooms.
She sat up on the table in the center of the room, wincing as she did. Hank put on a pair of gloves
and asked Liz to lift her arms up. He gently touched her sides and she breathed in sharply as he
touched her.
"Well, looks like you've got some badly cracked ribs. Now, it'll probably take only a few hours for
you to heal those up, but I want to set them so that they don't heal crooked."
It didn't take long for Hank to tape up Liz's ribs. He gave her a local to dull the pain, and worked
quickly but gently. When he was finished he helped Liz hop off from the table and gave her a pat
on the back.
"There you are milady," he said smiling. "All fixed up and good as new. Now, uh...try to take it
easy next time?"
"Well...you know me Dr. McCoy. I guess I'm just an injury magnet." Liz smiled as she walked out
the door and began to head back upstairs.
~~~~~~***~~~~~~
Dinah reclined back in the office chair, surrounded by television screens and large electronic
maps that showed New York, the United States, and the world. She turned around in her chair
when she heard Rebecca, Pip, and Jack walk in. They sat down around the large table in the
center of the room and chatted amongst themselves.
"So how did class go guys?" Dinah asked to everybody, but mainly to Rebecca.
"It was alright. Dr. McCoy was having fun talking about different states of matter. Kitty Pryde kept
phasing through the desks when he was trying to explain how solid matter is frozen and the
molecules are tightly packed together," Jack took the liberty of answering for everybody. Pip
nodded his head.
"Aye. Then he told Kitty that, 'In this class room we obey the laws of universal physics!' It was
hilarious."
Dinah laughed and looked at a computer monitor next to her. It had caught her attention with a
red bar flashing across the screen reading, "BMUTANT FOUND/B". She began typing in a
few codes and gave her full attention to what she was doing. After a few moments she glanced at
the others who wore concerned looks on their faces.
"There's a mutant in New York City that is losing control of his powers. He could seriously hurt
somebody."
~~~~~~***~~~~~~
Ziska paced around the lavishly decorated office of her father, Professor Xavier. Her closest
friend, A.J. was sitting in one of the chairs in front of his desk. They both watched her intently and
it was A.J who broke the silence.
"With all due respect, Professor, how do you expect us to work with people who won't even give
any respect to who's in charge?" A.J. voice was angry and frustrated.
Xavier answered calmly, "You two seem to be the only ones in this entire institution that seem to
have a problem with your team mates. They do not have problems with their teachers nor with the
other students."
"So let me get this straight," Ziska stopped pacing and looked at her father with a scowl, "You're
saying that...that it's Iour/I fault? We're the ones with the problem? You've got a lot of damn
nerve to come out and say that."
Xavier narrowed his eyes at Ziska. "Franziska, I am trying to be fair to everyone and do what I
feel is right for the team. I put you in charge because I felt that it would be better to have
someone with a direct link to me."
"Yeah well you know what, Xavier? I don't need your shit and neither does A.J. We've been
leading around your little team as best we can and I'm sorry if that's not good enough for the big
bad professor."
Ziska stormed out of the room and A.J. got up quickly, kicking the chair back as if to punctuate
the point. When she caught up to Ziska, she realized that they were heading for the garage.
"You don't have to go with me if you don't want to, A.J." Ziska continued to walk briskly as she
went into the garage and hopped into the red jag near the front of the garage. A.J. got into the
passenger side and popped in a CD as Ziska started the car.
"Yeah well, I don't have anything else to do and you could use the company." A.J. leaned back in
her seat as Ziska hit the accelerator and they sped down the driveway and off the institute
grounds.
~~~~~~***~~~~~~
"Whoa, whoa, whoa...what's the matter?" Rebecca sounded worried and the flashing red light
wasn't helping matters. Dinah looked over the monitors again and sighed. She reached into her
pocket and pulled out her communicator. She pressed the button to activate it, and spoke clearly.
"Professor Xavier? This is Dinah. We have a bit of a problem and I need you to come down to the
Com Room." Dinah sighed again as she looked at her friends. She was soon answered but
Xavier didn't answer through the communicator. He reached out with his mind and spoke to them
all.
"I understand what is happening now, Dinah. I need you to assemble the X-Tremes to go and
bring in this mutant child. He is hurt and scared. Unfortunately, Ziska and A.J. will not be able to
join you. You and Elizabeth will be in charge. Good luck." The professor's voice faded from all of
their minds and they looked at each other. Dinah stood up and began to head for the door.
"You heard the man guys. Let's suit up and head out." The rest of the team followed her out the
door and headed to the locker rooms. They met up with Liz on the way.
"What's going on?" She was happy, but surprised to see them.
"We're going on a mission," Dinah smiled as Liz's eyes lit up with excitement. "There's a mutant
who's having a lot of trouble with his powers and he could endanger a lot of people. We're being
sent in to pick him up."
Liz looked away for a moment. "What about Ziska and A.J.?"
Dinah answered slowly, "They're uh...they're not coming. You're my right-hand man for now."
Liz nodded and smiled. The five teens continued on to the locker rooms. They put their uniforms
on quickly then immediately headed to the hanger. Jack climbed into the pilots of the X-Jet and
Rebecca sat in the co-pilot's seat. They prepped the jet for flight and as soon as everyone had
taken their seats and strapped in, they were on their way to New York City.
