))) oh, I know, I have been such a slacker, I'm sorry! See, Sarah Crysala
and I have had a couple different things going on (the RP, if you're still
interested, we still have plenty characters open! My email is in my
profile.) and so between that and work, I haven't had much time for
anything else, at least not on the computer, because only my mom's computer
has internet and I can only stay on there so long before people start
bugging me to get off because that is the only computer we have that has
internet and- ok, I'll stop. Here's another chappie for all of you. Enjoy!
(((
At dinner that night, Dr. Drakken actually ate at the table, rather than taking his food down to his lab like he usually did. Everyone was quieter than usual, Drakken being a very distinct and somewhat disturbing presence at the table.
"So, uh, Dr. Drakken, how's it going?" Ron asked awkwardly.
"What? Oh, um, everything's fine!" Drakken said a bit snappily. There was an awkward silence.
"Well, Dr., why don't you tell the children how the trans-dimensional transporter is coming along?" The professor said.
"Oh, it's actually coming along quite nicely," Drakken began, and, finally on a subject of conversation he enjoyed, launched into a detailed account of the parts and materials of the machine and exactly how it worked, in full, scientific detail. Everyone, of course, had no idea what he was talking about. Some smiled and nodded politely; others ignored him completely and went on with their dinner; and the rest just stared, trying to make some sense of what Drakken was saying.
"Um, so when will it be done?" Kim asked when she thought he was through with his speech.
"It's almost complete, I only need a few more components. Forge sent off for them this afternoon and they should arrive in a few days. After that, it's just a matter of fitting all the pieces together, which shouldn't take long."
"So we only have a few days left here," Naddie said quietly.
"Then we'll just have to make the best of our time left together," Kurt said. He held her hand under the table and she blushed a little. Logan interrupted them.
"Looks like we got trouble, Chuck," he said, pointing. He had been keeping an eye on the evening news on the small TV in the kitchen, despite Ororo's protests that it was rude to eat dinner while watching TV.
Everyone turned to see a reporter describing a robbery in progress at a local bank. Several people had reported seeing some kind of frog-man and a gorilla making off with the stolen cash.
"The Brotherhood!" Logan growled.
"Alright, everyone, we can handle this," Scott began. "Let's go, suit up!" Everyone rushed from the table to change. Xavier stopped Scott.
"Are you sure you're up to this, Scott?" he asked.
"I'm sure, professor, I'm feeling a lot better, thanks," Scott said. The professor quickly peeked into Scott's mind, decided he would be alright, and sent him on his way.
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When the X-Men arrived at the scene, the police were trying to keep everyone back from the crime scene. Professor X put a psychic cloak on the students to make them blend in with the crowd and not stick out as the leather-clad superheroes they were. Wolverine quickly caught the Brotherhood's scent and the chase was on.
"Is Mystique with them?" Cyclops asked, as he followed closely behind Wolverine.
"No, it's just the four goons," Wolverine replied. They followed Wolverine for several more minutes, but he never lost the trail.
"They're on foot," he said, slowing down a bit. "We're catching up to them." He sniffed again. "They still have the money with them." They ran on again, down the sidewalk and winding all around the city.
"He can smell money?" Shadowcat asked.
"He can smell emotions, Kitty," Nightcrawler replied. "Of course he can smell money!"
"Why would they even, like, want to rob a bank anyway?" Kitty asked.
"For money, Einstein!" Rogue said, exasperated.
"They have to get money somewhere, I guess," Naddie said.
"Yea, I can't imagine Mystique makes enough as principal to take care of four guys," Kim said.
"Well, eight guys if you count Blob!" Kurt added. "He eats enough for at least four people himself!" Everyone laughed.
Finally, Wolverine stopped on the corner of a busy street and pointed. Across the street was the same burger joint the group had eaten at earlier that day.
"They robbed a bank and then stopped to eat?" Ron asked incredulously.
"They obviously think very highly of themselves," Naddie said with a laugh.
The 'battle' was very short and extremely one-sided. The X-Men caught the Brotherhood coming out the front door and easily snatched the backpack they had been carrying the money in. Not wanting to make a scene, the X-Men retreated with the money, leaving the Brotherhood stunned and in a whole lot of trouble with Mystique when they returned home.
They left the money at the police station with an anonymous note. For years after that, the Bayville Police Department would wonder what heroes mysteriously returned the money. The X-Men went home very proud of themselves. It wasn't until they had almost settled down for the night when Naddie realized something. She went to the professor's office and he called her in before she could knock.
"Is something the matter, Naddie?" he asked.
"Professor," she began. "I was wondering, what happened tonight never happened on the show. Do you think that us being here. . . somehow caused it to happen?"
"It could very well be," Xavier said. He thought for a moment "But I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. A television show that chronicles the life of a person surely leaves out a few details."
"But would this really be considered a detail, sir?" she asked. "I mean, yea it was an easy fight, but the restaurant we caught them in, it was the same one we ate at today." She went on to explain to the professor how they had met up with the Brotherhood earlier.
"We actually had a very good time!" Naddie said. "It's so strange. If things had happened differently in the beginning, the Brotherhood might have been part of the X-Men! It's weird, why things happen the way they happen. I wish I understood it all."
"We must play with what cards fate deals us, Naddie," he said. "What we cannot change, we must learn to accept."
"But don't you want to change it, Professor?" she asked. She thought about how before long, the X-Men and Brotherhood would be forced to team up against Juggernaut to save Mystique and Xavier; and how later on, they would all go up against Magneto; and what about the Sentinels, out to get all mutants, no matter if they got along or not.
"Perhaps someday fate will put us together," he said. "But for now, we just have to accept." Naddie sighed. There was no arguing with the professor on this one. She couldn't tell him about what would happen, though she suspected he already had at least a vague idea.
"Go to bed now," the professor said. "There's no sense in worrying about it now. We can save that for morning." Naddie nodded and bid the professor goodnight before returning to her own room.
"We just have to accept," Naddie yawned to herself, as she settled into the bed.
))) k, I'll try to get chapters up more often from now to the end of the story.
As for the RP game, we're doing pretty good so far. The parts taken are: Rogue, Kurt, Toad, Pietro, Lance, Kitty, Tabby, and Mystique (as Risty), so there's still lots of parts to play. Just email me or Sarah Crysala if you're interested! :)
Tary Chang, this fic is set in the X-Men Evo world, so sorry, you won't see a lot of Kim's dimension right now, but I am trying to update faster, don't worry!
Everyone who said they still like play-places, thank you, I'm not the only one! Lol I wish I could still fit! But last time I went in one, I was crawling through those tunnels and I actually crawled ON my hair and got all tangled up and it wasn't pretty. Yea, my hair is so long, I often close it in the car door on accident. Hehe
Bountyhunter, glad you like, and glad your sis is madly in love with it! Lol tell her I say hi!
Think that's about it. See ya next time! (((
At dinner that night, Dr. Drakken actually ate at the table, rather than taking his food down to his lab like he usually did. Everyone was quieter than usual, Drakken being a very distinct and somewhat disturbing presence at the table.
"So, uh, Dr. Drakken, how's it going?" Ron asked awkwardly.
"What? Oh, um, everything's fine!" Drakken said a bit snappily. There was an awkward silence.
"Well, Dr., why don't you tell the children how the trans-dimensional transporter is coming along?" The professor said.
"Oh, it's actually coming along quite nicely," Drakken began, and, finally on a subject of conversation he enjoyed, launched into a detailed account of the parts and materials of the machine and exactly how it worked, in full, scientific detail. Everyone, of course, had no idea what he was talking about. Some smiled and nodded politely; others ignored him completely and went on with their dinner; and the rest just stared, trying to make some sense of what Drakken was saying.
"Um, so when will it be done?" Kim asked when she thought he was through with his speech.
"It's almost complete, I only need a few more components. Forge sent off for them this afternoon and they should arrive in a few days. After that, it's just a matter of fitting all the pieces together, which shouldn't take long."
"So we only have a few days left here," Naddie said quietly.
"Then we'll just have to make the best of our time left together," Kurt said. He held her hand under the table and she blushed a little. Logan interrupted them.
"Looks like we got trouble, Chuck," he said, pointing. He had been keeping an eye on the evening news on the small TV in the kitchen, despite Ororo's protests that it was rude to eat dinner while watching TV.
Everyone turned to see a reporter describing a robbery in progress at a local bank. Several people had reported seeing some kind of frog-man and a gorilla making off with the stolen cash.
"The Brotherhood!" Logan growled.
"Alright, everyone, we can handle this," Scott began. "Let's go, suit up!" Everyone rushed from the table to change. Xavier stopped Scott.
"Are you sure you're up to this, Scott?" he asked.
"I'm sure, professor, I'm feeling a lot better, thanks," Scott said. The professor quickly peeked into Scott's mind, decided he would be alright, and sent him on his way.
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When the X-Men arrived at the scene, the police were trying to keep everyone back from the crime scene. Professor X put a psychic cloak on the students to make them blend in with the crowd and not stick out as the leather-clad superheroes they were. Wolverine quickly caught the Brotherhood's scent and the chase was on.
"Is Mystique with them?" Cyclops asked, as he followed closely behind Wolverine.
"No, it's just the four goons," Wolverine replied. They followed Wolverine for several more minutes, but he never lost the trail.
"They're on foot," he said, slowing down a bit. "We're catching up to them." He sniffed again. "They still have the money with them." They ran on again, down the sidewalk and winding all around the city.
"He can smell money?" Shadowcat asked.
"He can smell emotions, Kitty," Nightcrawler replied. "Of course he can smell money!"
"Why would they even, like, want to rob a bank anyway?" Kitty asked.
"For money, Einstein!" Rogue said, exasperated.
"They have to get money somewhere, I guess," Naddie said.
"Yea, I can't imagine Mystique makes enough as principal to take care of four guys," Kim said.
"Well, eight guys if you count Blob!" Kurt added. "He eats enough for at least four people himself!" Everyone laughed.
Finally, Wolverine stopped on the corner of a busy street and pointed. Across the street was the same burger joint the group had eaten at earlier that day.
"They robbed a bank and then stopped to eat?" Ron asked incredulously.
"They obviously think very highly of themselves," Naddie said with a laugh.
The 'battle' was very short and extremely one-sided. The X-Men caught the Brotherhood coming out the front door and easily snatched the backpack they had been carrying the money in. Not wanting to make a scene, the X-Men retreated with the money, leaving the Brotherhood stunned and in a whole lot of trouble with Mystique when they returned home.
They left the money at the police station with an anonymous note. For years after that, the Bayville Police Department would wonder what heroes mysteriously returned the money. The X-Men went home very proud of themselves. It wasn't until they had almost settled down for the night when Naddie realized something. She went to the professor's office and he called her in before she could knock.
"Is something the matter, Naddie?" he asked.
"Professor," she began. "I was wondering, what happened tonight never happened on the show. Do you think that us being here. . . somehow caused it to happen?"
"It could very well be," Xavier said. He thought for a moment "But I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. A television show that chronicles the life of a person surely leaves out a few details."
"But would this really be considered a detail, sir?" she asked. "I mean, yea it was an easy fight, but the restaurant we caught them in, it was the same one we ate at today." She went on to explain to the professor how they had met up with the Brotherhood earlier.
"We actually had a very good time!" Naddie said. "It's so strange. If things had happened differently in the beginning, the Brotherhood might have been part of the X-Men! It's weird, why things happen the way they happen. I wish I understood it all."
"We must play with what cards fate deals us, Naddie," he said. "What we cannot change, we must learn to accept."
"But don't you want to change it, Professor?" she asked. She thought about how before long, the X-Men and Brotherhood would be forced to team up against Juggernaut to save Mystique and Xavier; and how later on, they would all go up against Magneto; and what about the Sentinels, out to get all mutants, no matter if they got along or not.
"Perhaps someday fate will put us together," he said. "But for now, we just have to accept." Naddie sighed. There was no arguing with the professor on this one. She couldn't tell him about what would happen, though she suspected he already had at least a vague idea.
"Go to bed now," the professor said. "There's no sense in worrying about it now. We can save that for morning." Naddie nodded and bid the professor goodnight before returning to her own room.
"We just have to accept," Naddie yawned to herself, as she settled into the bed.
))) k, I'll try to get chapters up more often from now to the end of the story.
As for the RP game, we're doing pretty good so far. The parts taken are: Rogue, Kurt, Toad, Pietro, Lance, Kitty, Tabby, and Mystique (as Risty), so there's still lots of parts to play. Just email me or Sarah Crysala if you're interested! :)
Tary Chang, this fic is set in the X-Men Evo world, so sorry, you won't see a lot of Kim's dimension right now, but I am trying to update faster, don't worry!
Everyone who said they still like play-places, thank you, I'm not the only one! Lol I wish I could still fit! But last time I went in one, I was crawling through those tunnels and I actually crawled ON my hair and got all tangled up and it wasn't pretty. Yea, my hair is so long, I often close it in the car door on accident. Hehe
Bountyhunter, glad you like, and glad your sis is madly in love with it! Lol tell her I say hi!
Think that's about it. See ya next time! (((
