"Kim!" Ron shouted, and hurried over. The rest of the group was quickly to
the scene. Ron stared helplessly at the boulder that had crushed his
friend. All of a sudden, Kitty's head appeared from the top of the boulder,
quickly followed by Kim's.
"You gotta, like, watch out for that kind of stuff, you know?" Kitty asked Kim. Kim nodded, seeming slightly dazed.
"Kim, you're all right!" Ron said happily, and helped his friend up from the ground. Kurt grabbed Kitty's hand and helped her up.
"Of course she is!" Kitty insisted. "I'm, like, our defense, here. I wouldn't just let her get crushed like that! We're a team."
"Well, there wasn't much danger of actual physical harm, anyway," Scott said. "We're not stupid. The Danger Room is for training, but safety is out number one priority." He demonstrated by kicking the 'boulder,' which bounced away harmlessly. Kim blushed considerably at being so scared of an oversized rubber rock.
"There's no need to be embarrassed," Scott said comfortingly. "The idea is to treat this like it's a real threat, so we'll be prepared when something like this comes along for real." Kim nodded. "I must admit," he continued. ". . . you did an awesome job for a first run!"
"Really?" Kim asked slyly. "Well. . . we're not finished yet." She held up a flag, which she had grabbed sometime during all the excitement. Scott looked alarmed. Kim just smiled and took off back through the obstacle course.
"Hey!" Scott said. He turned to the others, but they offered no help. Scott grabbed one of the remaining flags and ran after Kim.
Everyone else laughed at the two competing against each other.
"Hey, we haven't finished either, guys!" Kurt said. Everyone paused and looked at each other, then all at once they made a mad dash to grab a flag and make it back to the beginning before the others.
Meanwhile, back at the first obstacle (or the last since they were coming back), Scott and Kim were climbing up the wall at the exact same time. The both leapt over together, and ran as one, matching steps, across the finish line.
Kim leaned against the wall, exhausted. She looked over at Scott. He didn't look much better. His hair was very un-hero-like and he was sweating. They grinned at each other. Kim thought Scott winked, but of course, it was impossible to tell. The rest of the group ran up just then, laughing and shoving each other playfully.
"I won!" Kurt yelled.
"Oh, no, boy," Jean insisted. "I won!"
"Hey, no," Evan started. "One of them won!" He pointed to Kim and Scott.
"So, like, which one of you crossed first?" Kitty asked. Scott and Kim looked at each other. Scott started to speak but Kim cut him off.
"Cyclops beat me," she said. Scott stared at her. She seemed so competitive a minute ago!
"I'm sorry I missed that!" Naddie said. "Must have been some race. You guys look exhausted! Kim and Scott just nodded.
"Well, lets get out of these sweaty clothes," Jean said. "I'm pretty tired myself. And we never got a chance to watch the movie I rented either!"
The X-Men all walked out of the Danger Room together. Scott managed to catch up to Kim.
"Hey, why'd you tell them I beat you?" he asked.
"I was a little full of myself back there," Kim admitted. "You're the leader here. I accept that now. I just wanted to show it." Scott looked confused but smiled.
"Alright, if you say so," he said.
"Hey! Gimme a break!" Kim said, punching him playfully. "You know how hard it was to swallow my pride and do that?"
"I know. I'm just giving you a hard time," Scott said. He smiled to let her know he was joking.
"Hey, Jean," they heard Kitty ask. "Like, what movie did you get anyway?"
"Rat Race."
))) hehe. did you guys see that movie? It doesn't really have much to do with the story here, but the title just seemed so appropriate at the time. Sorry for another short chapter, I just had to finish the 'boulder' scene before you sent the headhunters after me for leaving you in suspense. But you guys know I would never do anything like that to Kim, right? insert maniacal laughter hehe, just kidding. I've had the giggles all day, you must forgive me. (((
"You gotta, like, watch out for that kind of stuff, you know?" Kitty asked Kim. Kim nodded, seeming slightly dazed.
"Kim, you're all right!" Ron said happily, and helped his friend up from the ground. Kurt grabbed Kitty's hand and helped her up.
"Of course she is!" Kitty insisted. "I'm, like, our defense, here. I wouldn't just let her get crushed like that! We're a team."
"Well, there wasn't much danger of actual physical harm, anyway," Scott said. "We're not stupid. The Danger Room is for training, but safety is out number one priority." He demonstrated by kicking the 'boulder,' which bounced away harmlessly. Kim blushed considerably at being so scared of an oversized rubber rock.
"There's no need to be embarrassed," Scott said comfortingly. "The idea is to treat this like it's a real threat, so we'll be prepared when something like this comes along for real." Kim nodded. "I must admit," he continued. ". . . you did an awesome job for a first run!"
"Really?" Kim asked slyly. "Well. . . we're not finished yet." She held up a flag, which she had grabbed sometime during all the excitement. Scott looked alarmed. Kim just smiled and took off back through the obstacle course.
"Hey!" Scott said. He turned to the others, but they offered no help. Scott grabbed one of the remaining flags and ran after Kim.
Everyone else laughed at the two competing against each other.
"Hey, we haven't finished either, guys!" Kurt said. Everyone paused and looked at each other, then all at once they made a mad dash to grab a flag and make it back to the beginning before the others.
Meanwhile, back at the first obstacle (or the last since they were coming back), Scott and Kim were climbing up the wall at the exact same time. The both leapt over together, and ran as one, matching steps, across the finish line.
Kim leaned against the wall, exhausted. She looked over at Scott. He didn't look much better. His hair was very un-hero-like and he was sweating. They grinned at each other. Kim thought Scott winked, but of course, it was impossible to tell. The rest of the group ran up just then, laughing and shoving each other playfully.
"I won!" Kurt yelled.
"Oh, no, boy," Jean insisted. "I won!"
"Hey, no," Evan started. "One of them won!" He pointed to Kim and Scott.
"So, like, which one of you crossed first?" Kitty asked. Scott and Kim looked at each other. Scott started to speak but Kim cut him off.
"Cyclops beat me," she said. Scott stared at her. She seemed so competitive a minute ago!
"I'm sorry I missed that!" Naddie said. "Must have been some race. You guys look exhausted! Kim and Scott just nodded.
"Well, lets get out of these sweaty clothes," Jean said. "I'm pretty tired myself. And we never got a chance to watch the movie I rented either!"
The X-Men all walked out of the Danger Room together. Scott managed to catch up to Kim.
"Hey, why'd you tell them I beat you?" he asked.
"I was a little full of myself back there," Kim admitted. "You're the leader here. I accept that now. I just wanted to show it." Scott looked confused but smiled.
"Alright, if you say so," he said.
"Hey! Gimme a break!" Kim said, punching him playfully. "You know how hard it was to swallow my pride and do that?"
"I know. I'm just giving you a hard time," Scott said. He smiled to let her know he was joking.
"Hey, Jean," they heard Kitty ask. "Like, what movie did you get anyway?"
"Rat Race."
))) hehe. did you guys see that movie? It doesn't really have much to do with the story here, but the title just seemed so appropriate at the time. Sorry for another short chapter, I just had to finish the 'boulder' scene before you sent the headhunters after me for leaving you in suspense. But you guys know I would never do anything like that to Kim, right? insert maniacal laughter hehe, just kidding. I've had the giggles all day, you must forgive me. (((
