Visitors Come to the X-Mansion

"All right here is the schedule," Xavier informed the X-Men early the following morning. "Our visitors will arrive at precisely 9 o'clock this morning. Scott and Jean will assist Ororo, Logan and I in greeting our visitors. The majority of you will be in class all day with Mr. McCoy."

"Let me guess," Tabitha rolled her eyes. "So that the bigwigs can pop in on a 'surprise' inspection and see how good little mutants we are in class?"

"Well I wouldn't have put it like that," Xavier said. "Jamie will assist in giving a brief tour of the mansion first."

"Why him?" Bobby asked.

"I get it," Jamie nodded. "They want to show off the cute little kid right?"

"Uh…" Xavier looked a bit uncomfortable.

"Hey no problem," Jamie waved. "I can do that. Besides, I'm a lot cuter and smarter than Bobby here! And I know better than to show them certain parts of the mansion like Cerebro!"

"HEY!" Bobby snapped.

"He's got a point," Ray shrugged. "So what are Scott and Jean gonna do?"

"We're going to be giving a demonstration in the Danger Room," Jean told him.

"You're really gonna let them watch a Danger Room session?" Logan asked.

"We need to convince them that mutants are being trained to harness their powers for the good of mankind," Ororo said. "A simple level one walkthrough will be precise."

"You're only going to run it on level 1?" Logan looked at him. "Why don't you just give them pillows as targets? It would be harder!"

"Logan we don't want to alarm them," Xavier told him. "Just give them a demonstration. That's all."

"Some demonstration," Logan grunted. "Well we'd better get ready."

"I hope this works," Scott sighed as the students went out in the hall. "If it doesn't…"

"It's going to be fine," Jean said. "Don't worry the Professor knows what he's doing."

"It's not the Professor I'm worried about," Scott said. "All it takes is one little thing to go wrong and they're going to try and throw us out. I know it."

"Well aren't you an optimist?" Jean said. "Scott just relax!"

"I can't relax! This is our future here! Jean I just have this bad feeling," Scott said. "Like a huge disaster is just around the corner and we're headed straight for it!"

"Scott…" Jean gave him a look.

"Jean I've had this feeling before you know," Scott told him. "Right before something goes wrong. And sure enough it always happens. Remember Duncan's party where you had a power surge?"

"It's probably just a coincidence," Jean told him.

"Oh yeah?" Scott asked. "Well I also had this feeling before the Sadie Hawkins Dance? Not to mention the cruise we went on which turned into the vacation from Hell. And let's not forget when Avalanche brought Bayville High down around our ears after Cobra attacked us."

"What you're telling me you're a precog now?" Jean grinned. She kissed him on the cheek. "It's going to be fine. You'll see."

"Hey come on they're here!" Jamie called out to them.

They went to the doorway. Three people were at the door. One was a regal looking woman with her brown hair in a bun, wearing a tan suit and glasses. "Greetings, I am Ms. Snow."

Beside her was a thin weedy looking man with dark hair in a green suit. "I'm Mr. Ball and this is…"
"We've met already," A very familiar figure walked into the room.

"Ms. March!" Jean gasped.

"Yes it's me," Ms. March glared at them. "Though you'd seen the last of me after that party you threw for one of your students eh?" *

"I thought we got rid of you!" Logan said.

"Funny isn't it?" Ms. March grinned. "To be a teacher you need strict qualifications. But to be an administrator with even more power…you hardly need any. Just a few friends in high places."

"Well," Xavier was trying not to be taken aback by this turn of events. "Welcome to the Xavier Institute. I'm sure you will find this visit, enlightening."

"Oh we will won't we?" Ms. March grinned maliciously. "Let's forget the formalities, shall we?"

"Um yes," Mr. Ball said timidly. "If you'll kindly start to show us around Mr. Xavier…"

"Right," Ms. March strode confidently down the hall. "The sooner we start this inspection the sooner we can get out of here." She walked by Scott and Jean and hissed under her breath so only they could hear them. "And the sooner I can close this freak show down and throw you worthless misfits out in the gutter where you belong!"

"This is gonna be fun," Logan growled underneath his breath. The others went ahead leaving Scott and Jean behind.

"You were saying?" Scott looked at Jean.

"Maybe you do have some precog abilities," Jean muttered.

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"Okay according to this magical doohickey," Benny sat on a tree just outside the mansion. He looked at a strange instrument in the palm of his hand. "Two of the fairies are right inside this place. Wow sure is fancy. I have a feeling I've seen this place on the news before. Oh well. Time to go to work. Now if I were a fairy where would I hide?"

"Hello!"

Benny nearly fell out of the tree. "Whoa? Who said that?"

"Hi there!" A fairy with turquoise hair and a white and turquoise outfit fluttered up to him. "I'm Heart Fairy Sweet. What's your name?"

"I'm Mystic Apprentice Benny Barumpbump," Benny said. "Boy am I glad I found you. Dr. Strange sent me…"

"That old fuddy duddy?" Sweet rolled her eyes. "Bo-ring!"

"I know but you see…" Benny began.

"Can't catch me!" Sweet flew away laughing.

"Oh no you don't!" Benny said. "Now if I can get this to work…" He took out a small cloth which grew in size to be a magic carpet. He got on it and started to chase the fairy but he couldn't stay on. He fell to the ground face first. "Ow…That didn't go well."

He looked up and saw Lockheed standing over him growling. "Nice dragon…" Benny gulped.

* This was way back in 'My Big Fat Mutant Birthday Party'. Go read it if you haven't already! Oh dear. Now things are about to get really weird. Really really weird!