They stood at the entrance to the Danger Room, each shifting slightly. None of them felt that they belonged here, among the mob of parents and students.
It had been two weeks time since Autumn had sought Logan, Jean, Scott, and Bobby out. Not long afterwards, the professor had tested all of their powers and about died from shock. It was only then that any of the X-Men realized how lucky they were that the Gang was on the side of good. Years of assassination work had honed the Scooby Gang's powers until they were each able to approach, attack, and kill in under two minutes.
The two teams, each so different but now forced to work together, had headed out on a mission to collect a new student the week before that hadn't gone exactly as they'd thought it would. Xander had come along with the X-Men because Autumn had begged off. All of the Scoobies knew the reason, knew that she didn't want to be around her two brothers any longer than absolutely necessary. As far as the X-Men were concerned, she was suffering from some extremely bad cramps. Therefore, she wasn't there to see Xander about pass out from the shock of seeing the man who had once beaten him to a bloody pulp doing the exact same thing to a boy of about ten. There was no doubt in any of their minds that this was the new mutant, especially after he shifted into a small ice cube. After Xander launched himself at his father, the other members of the team coaxed the boy, whose name was Harry, into shifting back into his normal form.
Xander and his younger brother had been training constantly to control his power. Besides that, it gave them an excuse to bond and get to know each other. As it turned out, Harry had been born just three months after Xander had left. Who knew that Xander really loved kids?
Now it was Parents Night, the night when all the parents who knew about what the school really was (which for the first time was all of the parents) came to visit. Autumn hadn't wanted to come and neither had Lorne; however, Willow had just dragged their asses out of their respective rooms. As she approached her family, she grinned and said, "Well, at least they weren't fucking each other."
The other Scoobies snickered, and their laughter only grew as some of the parents entering the Danger Room looked horrified. As the last of the parents made their way into the Room, the Scoobies took their places alongside the X-Men in the first two rows of chairs.
In the third row, Bobby Drake's parents shuffled in their seats waiting for the introductions that Bobby had told them would happen. They didn't know it but the blonde sitting two rows in front of them would knock their world upside down again. After they lost Buffy, Hank and Joyce had almost gotten a divorce until they recalled that they still loved each other despite the sadness they felt over losing her.
"It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to our annual Parents Night. As you all know, this is a school for mutants, but it's really no different from any other boarding school. There are certain members of this school that don't have their parents here, over which I'm saddened. All these years and there are still people who are narrow minded enough that they disown their children. Now without any longer of a speech," at this remark all of the students cheered, "I would like each X-Men, Scooby Gang member, or student to stand up and introduce their parents who are to stand up also when it's their turn. Please tell your powers and something about yourself. Any questions?" When none came, Xavier continued. "Good. Autumn may start."
Autumn stood up hesitantly. "My name is Autumn Winters; I'm the leader of the Scooby Gang, which is a mutant street gang that is currently helping the X-Men out. My powers include telepathy and shooting lasers out of my hands and eyes. I'm eighteen."
Willow stood next, and in a strong voice said, "I'm Willow. My codename for the X-Men is Forest and my name in the Scooby Gang is Nature. I control vegetation. Like Autumn, I'm 18. My only family is the Gang and my brother Angel who will introduce himself shortly."
Bobby was next and was nearly as hesitant as Autumn. "I'm Bobby Drake. My codename is Iceman for obvious reasons. My parents are right there," he pointed as they stood up, "and their names are Hank and Joyce Summers. I'm 15 and a little known fact about me is that I used to have an older sister named Buffy."
"Wait a second," Lorne said standing up. "I thought Scott was the one with the last name of Summers?"
"Yeah," Angel stated from next to him. "Or did Tumn give us the wrong post-it again?"
The entire Gang, minus Autumn, giggled as they remembered the time that Tumn had given them their orders on a post-it note only to realize at the very last minute that they'd received the demolitions crew's orders. The incident had happened four years before, so it was after Jubilee had left.
Not surprisingly, Willow had had enough. ::Autumn Anne Winters tell them all ready.::
"No, I won't," Tumn said firmly.
"Tell who what?" Bobby asked, wondering how this conversation had started and what post-its had to do with anything.
"Never mind," Autumn spat out. "I'm headed back to my room because I'm not explaining it."
"Fine," Willow returned. "I'll tell them."
"No, you won't. I would have left before today or at least stayed away but you wouldn't let me. I'm Autumn, not Elisabeth, and don't TELL THEM!!"
"Elisabeth what?" Scott asked, standing up. Bobby's family seemed to be extra attentive as well.
Willow knew that her former girlfriend had no intention of answering, and also knew she was the only one who knew any of Autumn's secrets let alone all of them. So she answered for her. "Haven't you wondered why Tumn's main power is so similar to yours? Or are you as easily snowed as she didn't think you would be? Bobby, haven't you wondered why she stays so far away from you? Or from you, Scooter?" She purposefully used Logan's hated nickname for Scott, just to piss him off.
"Are you figuring it out yet? Hank and Joyce have." They had too, she could see it in their eyes.
Xavier had had enough of the three ring circus. "As much as this drama is fascinating, could we return to the introductions?"
"I'm sorry Professor," Willow said sweetly. "It's just that when Scott was ten years old, his five year old sister was abandoned by his mother. His aunt and uncle took her in. A year later they took in an orphaned boy named Bobby and apparently he remembers what happened the next year when they tried to adopt Elisabeth called Buffy for short. She ended up in foster care because of her damned biological parents. After a couple of bad foster fathers, she ran away with the rest of us. You know her as Autumn Winters."
Everyone's mouths hung open as the girl who normally obeyed orders talked back to Xavier. Well, everyone's but Autumn. She was too busy screaming at Wills in Spanish. It's a simple request. Just one fucking request. And what do you do? You fucking tell them!
They deserved to know Tumn. I know you aren't Elisabeth Summers anymore but you are still their sister and their daughter. And you know that both of your brothers think of you all the time.
"Girls, no more Spanish. And go to the library to reunite," Angel instructed sharply. "Xand, Lorne, Remy, and I will be there in a minute. Wills should be there with you and your…extended family. Everyone else has absolutely no reason to be there."
A/N: Well? How is it? Review please! Also, I need to know which one of my four fics to update first. To be honest, I just update as the ideas come, but if someone has a firm preference, I'll update that first.
Thanks to everyone who has reviewed. Also, I know someone requested B/S but I don't do that pairing. I rarely even read it, truth be told. Sorry.