AN: I've been in need of a muse, soooooooooooo.

Rahne: "Why us?"
I recruited the members of X-Men Blue, (my version) and cause your convenient.

:Hears growling from Sam:

In a good way! :tugs collar nervously.:

Anywho. Onto the chapter

Chapter 55: Livin' la Vida Loca

The X-Jet and Velocity both landed in a small, charter Airport in L.A. Xavier had paid more than a bit to land there, but hey, if he could afford these vehicles, parking was no problem.

The X-Men disembarked to find a brown sedan waiting for them.  Next to the car were the Lee's.

Jubilee's face lit up upon seeing her parents, and she rushed forward, hugging each in turn with her good arm.

"What happened to your arm, Jubilation Lee?" asked her father in a 'no nonsense' tone.

"A little accident."  She said, evadingly.  She almost got away with it, but, when she shifted her weight, her mother, a paramedic, could see the edges of the wound.

"A little accident! Someone stabbed you!" She cried out.

Mr. Lee's features hardened, as he glared at Professor Xavier.

"You said you would protect her! Is this how you protect her! By letting her get stabbed!"

Before the Professor could respond, Mr. Lee had grabbed Jubilee by her arm.  "You're not going back to that school!" Said Mr. Lee.

Jubilee began to protest, but Mr. Lee pushed her into the car, and the X-Men watched as she was driven away.

"I can't believe he let you get stabbed!" said Mr. Lee.

"It wasn't his fault! I was staying at my bo… one of my friend's houses when we went to Boston. His brother tried to kill me!"

Mr. Lee was silent for a time, pondering this information.

"He can't be there to protect us for ever, dad! And you can't be there to protect me forever, either!"

She had no clue that, by the end of the week, he would agree with her.

Two days after their arrival in L.A. the X-Men were sitting in an outdoor café, wearing various hats, sunglasses, and coats to conceal themselves, since they didn't want people pointing and staring.  As Bobby sat, looking slightly defeated, a voice rang out from behind him.

"What's got you so blue, Frosty?"

Turning, he saw Jubilee standing behind him, her parents looking aghast at him.

Bobby could have put Pietro to shame, as he jumped to his feet, and hugged her. Jubilee laughed, and slipped her good arm behind him, as he kissed her forehead.

"Ain' that just sweet?  The chica and her novio together!"

Bobby turned to find that at least two-dozen Acolytes were present, Skin leading the pack.

(An: I AM NOT DOING 24 DIFFERENT ACOLYTES!! It's just not going to happen! Therefore, I am going to go with the old favorites! And we get to see Roberto, Betsy, Sarah, Evan and Kyle's new foes.)

"Well look, it's the walking ball of wrinkles!" Said Jubilee.  Skin didn't bother to retort, as he launched a tendril of skin at her.

Iceman and Jubilee rolled apart, and, to Skin's surprise; Iceman sent a pillar of ice at him, slamming him into the wall of the store behind him.

The Acolytes paired off to fight one on one with the X-men, as traffic came to a halt and people formed a massive ring, as gang-fights were not uncommon in L.A., no one cared one bit about this.

Sarah found herself facing off against a woman wearing green silks, looking for all the world like a desert sheik's wife.

"You will not survive this encounter, you traitor."

"And I care why?"  asked Sarah, as she threw two bones at her foe.

Evan found himself squaring off with a man whose mutation seemed to be nothing but spinning very fast.  Not very impressive, but it made getting his spikes through to him impossible.

Betsy was squaring off against a mutant with claws, and apparent Psionic powers, since he kept trying to play games with her head.  He also was fairly agile, as he evaded her strikes again and again.

Roberto dueled with a mutant bearing tough skin, strength, endurance, flight, and a Native American appearance.  The two's blows and fight were both incredible, as they went from the ground to the air and back.

Kyle faced off against an old X-foe… Quicksilver.  The speeding mutant ran around Kyle, creating a tornado that was just enough to throw him off balance.

The Lee's watched as their little girl stood against another mutant, the very skilled Pete Wisdom.  They watched as she raised her hand, and sent a paff at him, intending to blind him.  He dodged, but couldn't close the distance, as she followed him with a second blast of firework like energy.

Roberto and the other mutant, who had revealed himself as Thunderbird, were trading blows in the air now.  Finally, Roberto saw an opening and, dropping suddenly, let Thunderbird's attack sail past him.  Following through, he slammed him in the back.

As Quicksilver gloated at Kyle, the blind mutant smirked. Shifting his density slightly, and using his empathy to detect Quicksilver's location, he stuck his cane just in front of the speeding mutant. Tripping over it, the Maximoff went flying into a car.

"A nice breeze." Said Kyle, in an almost conversational tone, as he went to assist Jubilee.

Wisdom didn't know what hit him, as Kyle's fist came into his cheek.  Kyle followed up with a roundhouse, and then closed the deal with a sidekick to Wisdom's neck.

"Shall we offer assistance elsewhere?" Asked Kyle, as he and Jubilee moved off to help their teammates.

Soon, the battle had come to an end, as the Acolytes withdrew, their forces battered.  Sarah's opponent had been able to generate a thick mist for them to retreat into, making any thoughts of stopping them impossible.

Jubilee's parents watched as she and the other X-Men settled back into their chairs like nothing had happened, and they began to wonder just what had happened to the sweet, innocent little girl they knew.

She's into superstitions black cats and voodoo dolls.
I feel a premonition that girl's gonna make me fall.

They watched as she settled into the group's discussion of a million topics they had never heard of like she did it daily, and they made a decision.  They wanted to get to know these people a little bit better.

Later, the Lee's were amazed when they were sitting inside the room of the spacious L.A. condo, which Xavier had rented for two weeks.  They watched as the X-Men joked, teased, talked, gossiped, and, in the case of some of them, argued.

She's into new sensations new kicks in the candle light.
She's got a new addiction for every day and night.

"Come on, you big lunk!  You can give better than that!" Said Tabby, from the other room!

"You blocked my sword, little one." Said Piotr.

She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain.
She'll make you live her crazy life but she'll take away your pain
like a bullet to your brain. Come On!

"Yeah, I want you to put it here!" Said Tabby

Suddenly, the voice of the Super Smash Brothers Melee announcer declared that Roy had been defeated, and Ness was the winner.

The Lee's traded glances, as the X-Men simply ignored the conversation, they'd heard way to many of them before.

Upside, inside out she's livin la vida loca
She'll push and pull you down, livin la vida loca
Her lips are devil red and her skin's the color mocha
She will wear you out livin la vida loca Come On!
Livin la vida loca, Come on!
She's livin la vida loca.

They turned their gazes to watch as Jubilee talked with a brown-haired boy, a red-headed Scottish girl, a tall Blond boy, the blind boy from earlier, and a girl with a Mediterranean appearance. Their little clique appeared to be one of the strongest friendships in the X-Men.  They watched as Kyle suddenly raised a hand, and the others were quiet.  Looking past the brown haired boy, to see a boy with a South American appearance looking at them.  The blind one stood up, walked over, placed a hand on his shoulder, and guided him to their group.  He sat, a little bit nervous, as the other X-Men in the group nodded, a mute agreement, and they continued on.  Soon, a purple haired girl had made her way into the group, and they simply nodded to her, continuing to talk.

Woke up in New York City in a funky cheap hotel
She took my heart and she took my money

The Lee's looked at each other, and slipped closer to listen to their conversation.

"Why do you think the Acolytes attacked?" Asked Jubilee.

she must've slipped me a sleeping pill
She never drinks the water and makes you order French Champagne

"Probably ta keep us on aour toes, lass." Said Rahne.

" 'Nd ta keep us from 'aving anah relaxation." Added Sam, as he hugged his girlfriend.

"Both valid points." Said Kyle, "But I don't particularly feel like trying to piece together the logic of the Acolytes."

Once you've had a taste of her you'll never be the same
Yeah, she'll make you go insane.

Various nods met the comment, and they went on to another topic.  Mr. and Mrs. Lee could see, however, that Jubilee was completely comfortable with these people, something she had never been in her life.  They watched her tease Rahne and Sam, and blush when they teased her and Bobby back.  The observed the interactions, and saw that their daughter was truly happy with them.

Upside, inside out she's livin la vida loca
She'll push and pull you down, livin la vida loca
Her lips are devil red and her skin's the color mocha
She will wear you out livin la vida loca Come On!
Livin la vida loca, Come on!
She's livin la vida loca.

Coming to a decision, the two of them stood up, and walked over to the Professor.

She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain.
She'll make you live her crazy life
but she'll take away your pain like a bullet to your brain. Come On!

"Professor, I was wrong. I should have realized that, with the kinds of things you told me that the X-Men do, that injuries could happen. I just didn't realize how likely they were until I saw a battle for myself.  We've decided to let Jubilee stay at the institute"

Upside, inside out she's livin la vida loca
She'll push and pull you down, livin la vida loca
Her lips are devil red and her skin's the color mocha
She will wear you out livin la vida loca Come On!
Livin la vida loca, Come on!
She's livin la vida loca.

"Very well." Said the Professor. "I believe you have made the right decision. I don't believe her and Bobby would appreciate being broken up, and, from what I can tell, her mutation seems to be progressing again. She may soon have a new ability, and she will need help controlling it."

The Lee's nodded, and, saying goodbye to their daughter, and asking if she needed anything, they walked out of the Condo.

Jubilee did not know at the time just how cruel life would be to her in the year to come.