I forgot my Disclaimer; I unfortunately own none of this. The characters aren't mine, neither is the set or anything. It sucks being me.
The tension inside the X-jet rose as it did, flying away from the Institute and towards the destination. Cyclops brooded as he flew. Would Xavier ever threat him with respect? Would he and Jean get some time to themselves, or was his life doomed. He could lead the X-men and long as his ideas where in line with the Professor.
Behind him Jean couldn't help but think of her relationship with Scott, they had been friends for so long, but know she had different feelings for him. Feelings she had never had for anyone. She had dreamed last night that the two of them had slept together, and when she woke up she was surprised by how disappointed she was that it was just a dream. Would he be her first?
Across from Jean, Rogue struggled with her seatbelt, "Why are these things so tight" she complained.
"Safety first" Jean smiled
What does he see in her? Rogue asked herself. Scott had been the reason Rogue had joined the X-men, that and she could no longer trust Mystique to tell her the truth. Was she wrong, Mystique was her step-mother; she had told her Scott would never love her. Was she right?
In front of her, Nightcrawler was Cyclops' co-pilot, he too was deep in thought. "What ever happened to Sonic the Hedgehog? Blue, fuzzy, that guy was cool"
"Jean, have you studied the information the Professor gave you before we left" Cyclops asked, turning his head to speak to the red head. Did he love her? He shock the question out of his head, this had to be about business.
"Yes..." she replied "Cyclops. Erm....the mutants name is Quentin Quire. He's a telepath. A good one"
"I don't understand" Rogue chimed in, "Why is the Professor sending all of us. Recruiting this guy should be easy enough"
"Yeah...that's what we said about you", joked Nightcrawler,
"But, surely this kid would get on better with him and Jean" Rogue sighed, "I was in the middle of a work out"
"If Magneto's men show up, I could need back up" Jean replied, "I am the one who going to approach him, right, Scott?"
"Yeah, it makes sense" Cyclops thought, he'd rather not send Jean in alone, this guy might not be of the good kind. "Nightcrawler, bring up the map, try and find a quiet place for us to land"
As a member of the brotherhood of mutants Toad had faced many situations he didn't enjoy. Facing off against the X-men almost every week was one of them. That was something he hated doing, especially when he lost, which he usually did. Why had Mystique asked him to come with her to Ohio, travelling this far from Bayville, alone been also something he didn't enjoy. Although travelling in her limo was not as upsetting. "What we doing here?" he asked the blue scaled women that sat next to him. She scared him, before she was leader of the Brotherhood she had been an assassin, Toad was sure that if he got on her bad side, he'd be dead. This would make him even less appealing to Wanda. The crimson girl of his dreams. "What's in Ohio?"
"The X-men" she replied.
"Oh great. I came all this way to get my ass kicked. I don't need the frequent flyer miles that bad" Toad moaned, "This sucks"
"I'm going to deal with the X-men, I want you to do something else" Mystique smiled, "If you fail me....well, to say the least you won't be welcome at the brotherhood anymore".
"I don't likes the sound of that" Toad took a quick look into Mystique eyes and knew she was serious.
"Ohio!" Nightcrawler whined as Cyclops led him and the other X-men out of the forest, although they were know in their civilian identities. It had made the perfect place to hide the jet, but meant a walk into town.
"This town were heading for looks just like Bayville" Jean said, scanning thought the Cerebro print out Xavier had given her.
"Good" Rogue said, "Should make it easy to find the kid"
"Why'd you say that" Nightcrawler asked, turning on his image inducer, so he was seen as human. "Because mutants aren't exactly known for their ability to blend in"
"I do" Nightcrawler said, showing Rogue his human, holographic, face.
"She's right, I doubt this kid has been able to keep his powers under wraps" Scott Summers led the team into town. He didn't want to be here, he wanted to hold Jean's hand and take her to a restaurant when they got to this stupid little town. But he doubted the mission parameters allowed for that.
