Chapter Nine
Allesandre sat bolt upright the next night, her head pounding from the sound of the alarm and the panic of the people surrounding her.
"What's going on!?" Savanna yelled over the noise.
"I don't know!" Alexis replied as Laura headed over to the door.
"I saw Kitty, Rogue, and Jean leave their rooms in uniform." She stated. "Something's wrong." She added as the alarms fell silent.
"All A Team students report to the hangar pronto." Logan's voice said over the intercom. "The rest of yeahs, stay in your rooms and don't leave 'em 'till morning."
"Screw that!" Savanna yelled, stalking towards the door.
Alexis grabbed Savanna by the back of her shirt and pulled her away from the door. "Mr. Logan said to stay here, we stay here. Do you really want to disobey that chap?" She asked.
Savanna glared at the blonde, but plopped down on Laura's bunk anyways. Suddenly she sat straight up. "Where's the TV remote?" She demanded.
"Why?" Thora asked, giving her a weird look.
"If it's a really big thing, then they'll have it on the news."
"Not this late it won't." Laura argued. "We'll just have to wait till morning."
Savanna groaned and flopped back down onto Laura's bed, muttering curses under her breath the whole time.
"Savanna, please calm down." Allesandre, who was almost in tears, practically begged.
Savanna looked up at Italian mutant, who was still up on her bunk, her head in her hands. "What's wrong with you?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Everyone's emotions are running high, and they are giving me the worst headache of my life." Everyone was silent for a moment as they contemplated that. "Nice to know you are happy about my pain, Miss Crooks." Allesandre hissed.
"Stay outta my head!" Savanna yelled, ignoring Allesandre's wince.
"I can not help that you project right into my brain practically. You have the loudest emotions of anyone I have ever met." Allesandre countered.
"That's what you say." Savanna said with a snort. "I bet you go snooping around in my head just for kicks."
Something flashed in the Italian's eyes, and random objects on the room began to levitate.
"Oi!" Alexis cried, grabbing Allesandre by the shoulders and spinning her to face her. "Calm down 'Sandre. She's just trying to work you up." She stated, glaring at Savanna over Allesandre's shoulder.
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"Hello!?" Warren called out as he and Elisabeth Braddock stepped into the Mansion. "Professor? Scott?"
"I don't think anyone's here Warren." Betsy whispered.
"Then we expect the worst. The Mansion is never completely empty. You know that."
Laughing drew his attention to the hallway leading from the rec room and the kitchen, as two girls walked into the foyer.
"Who are you?" Alexis and Warren asked at the same time.
"Alexis Fitzgerald. I'm a student here." Alexis answered.
"Where's the Professor?" Betsy asked.
"In the Danger Room with Mark. The rest of the A Team are on a mission." Allesandre answered. "Who are you?"
"Warren Worthington the III. I'm a friend of Professor Xavier's, and this is Elisabeth Braddock, she's a former student here."
"Bra. Braddock.?" Alexis stuttered. "As in sister of Brian Braddock?"
"I see you've heard of me." Betsy replied coolly.
"What British doesn't. Your family is famous." Alexis stated, looking at Betsy in, what could only be termed as awe.
"Ah Warren, Elisabeth, you're here." The Professor stated, rolling into the foyer. "Allesandre, Alexis. Please gather the C Team down in the Danger Room."
"I thought that the Danger Room was out of commission until Mark could handle his powers with the whole school here." Alexis said.
"His shields are extremely good, he is ready to come above ground. after he meets his team mates of course."
"Of course Professor." That said the two girls left the foyer.
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"So the rest of this place ISN'T metal?" Mark asked, an odd smirk playing on his lips.
"Nah, that's just the lower levels, y'know, easier to clean blood off metal that wood, plus they don't scratch as easy." Savanna replied.
"You're a disturbed child, I thought you should know that." Mark stated.
"Thanks." Savanna chirped, leading him into the kitchen. "Aw man, what are YOU doing here?" She complained, staring down Allesandre.
"Eating and reading." Allesandre answered simply, holding up her book and apple for Savanna to see.
"You're Allesandre, right?" Mark asked, extending his hand.
"Si. Allesandre Mannus." She answered, shaking the extended hand.
Mark paused a moment. "You're an Empath aren't you?"
"Si. how did you know that?"
"Part of my power." Mark replied. "The Professor figures my power is that I can imitate another mutant's power within a 2 mile radius of myself. The shields her and Jean helped me put in place work so that I can only concentrate on one power at a time until I know how to control it on my own."
"That's amazing." Allesandre said, an amazed expression on her face. "Do you feel different having another person's power?"
"Yeah. When I'm around Savanna I want to play in the water, when I'm around Bobby, I want to go stand in the freezer, and when I'm around Mr. Logan I want to tear things into little itty bitty pieces. It's quite amusing actually."
"That would freak me out man." Savanna said, shuddering.
"You get used to it." Mark grinned. "Whoa, I need to stop concentrating on your power, it's making me emotion high." He stated, winking at the Italian.
"You hittin' on my girl Williams?" Bobby teased, walking into the kitchen.
"Wouldn't dream of it Bobby." Mark laughed, grabbing a juice box out of the fridge.
"Since when am I 'your girl', Drake?" Allesandre asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Ah, you know you want me." Bobby said, grinning and kissed Allesandre on the cheek.
"Okay, you're forgiven."
"Food." Kurt muttered, wandering into the kitchen.
"Dude, I just realized that you're back. when did you guys get back anyways?" Savanna asked.
"About half an hour ago. We had the debriefing then we got cleaned up."
"Food." Kurt muttered again.
"What's with the blue guy?" Mark asked.
"His metabolism gets all messed up when he has to teleport a lot."
"Food." Kurt muttered once again.
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"The game is volleyball, my young athletes. First team to make 20 points wins." Hank stated, spinning the ball on the tip of his finger. "Oh, and since the other group doesn't like to listen to this rule, if you use your powers that's an extra 2 hours in the Danger Room each night for a week."
"Sorry to interrupt Hank, but the new kid is here." Logan said, leading a shorter boy into the gym. "Kids, this is Fredrick, he's on one of the teams, but I can't remember which."
"Come and join us Fredrick, we're just about to play a game of volleyball, you can join team two." Hank offered.
Fredrick nodded, took off his sweatshirt and made his way over to where Hank had motioned.
"I'll catch you later Hank. I have a self defence class up in the Danger Room with the B Team." Before Hank could say anything, the Wolverine was gone.
"Okay, GAME ON!" Hank yelled. "Marcos! You're serving."
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"I cannot believe Mr. McCoy is making me take extra sessions." Allesandre muttered. "I did not even realize I was doing it."
"Hank did say no powers though Allesandre, and you DID stop the ball in the air with your TK." Bobby said carefully.
"No, my telekinesis decided to stop the ball all on it's own without agreement from me." Allesandre corrected. "I am going to be black and blue by the end of the week. Two hours of one-on-one self defence classes with Mr. Logan each afternoon."
"Want me to freeze him for you?" Bobby asked with a charming smile.
"No, I will just get Alexis to help me hold him against the wall and cover his face in make up."
"Oh, I'm sure he's just LOVE that." Bobby replied, slipping his arm around her waist.
"So, I learn to hide VERY deep."
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"I honestly didn't think he would fly that far!" Allesandre cried the next day, her face hidden in her hands.
Her companions couldn't reply, they were laughing too hard.
"I didn't know Wolverines could fly." Bobby said with a snort.
"Be serious!" Allesandre whined. "I am going to get in trouble for this! First the volley ball game, and now sending Mr. Logan into a wall."
"You're fine 'Sandre." Sam said, patting the girl on the shoulder. "Ah saw Logan, he looked dead proud of you."
"Wolvie's weird that way." Jubilee added. "He could care less what you get in school, as long as you know how to defend yourself."
"I think you should talk you Jena about your TK though hun." Alexis suggested. "It's starting to get out of control."
Allesandre nodded glumly. "Si, I'll talk to her tomorrow."
Allesandre sat bolt upright the next night, her head pounding from the sound of the alarm and the panic of the people surrounding her.
"What's going on!?" Savanna yelled over the noise.
"I don't know!" Alexis replied as Laura headed over to the door.
"I saw Kitty, Rogue, and Jean leave their rooms in uniform." She stated. "Something's wrong." She added as the alarms fell silent.
"All A Team students report to the hangar pronto." Logan's voice said over the intercom. "The rest of yeahs, stay in your rooms and don't leave 'em 'till morning."
"Screw that!" Savanna yelled, stalking towards the door.
Alexis grabbed Savanna by the back of her shirt and pulled her away from the door. "Mr. Logan said to stay here, we stay here. Do you really want to disobey that chap?" She asked.
Savanna glared at the blonde, but plopped down on Laura's bunk anyways. Suddenly she sat straight up. "Where's the TV remote?" She demanded.
"Why?" Thora asked, giving her a weird look.
"If it's a really big thing, then they'll have it on the news."
"Not this late it won't." Laura argued. "We'll just have to wait till morning."
Savanna groaned and flopped back down onto Laura's bed, muttering curses under her breath the whole time.
"Savanna, please calm down." Allesandre, who was almost in tears, practically begged.
Savanna looked up at Italian mutant, who was still up on her bunk, her head in her hands. "What's wrong with you?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Everyone's emotions are running high, and they are giving me the worst headache of my life." Everyone was silent for a moment as they contemplated that. "Nice to know you are happy about my pain, Miss Crooks." Allesandre hissed.
"Stay outta my head!" Savanna yelled, ignoring Allesandre's wince.
"I can not help that you project right into my brain practically. You have the loudest emotions of anyone I have ever met." Allesandre countered.
"That's what you say." Savanna said with a snort. "I bet you go snooping around in my head just for kicks."
Something flashed in the Italian's eyes, and random objects on the room began to levitate.
"Oi!" Alexis cried, grabbing Allesandre by the shoulders and spinning her to face her. "Calm down 'Sandre. She's just trying to work you up." She stated, glaring at Savanna over Allesandre's shoulder.
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"Hello!?" Warren called out as he and Elisabeth Braddock stepped into the Mansion. "Professor? Scott?"
"I don't think anyone's here Warren." Betsy whispered.
"Then we expect the worst. The Mansion is never completely empty. You know that."
Laughing drew his attention to the hallway leading from the rec room and the kitchen, as two girls walked into the foyer.
"Who are you?" Alexis and Warren asked at the same time.
"Alexis Fitzgerald. I'm a student here." Alexis answered.
"Where's the Professor?" Betsy asked.
"In the Danger Room with Mark. The rest of the A Team are on a mission." Allesandre answered. "Who are you?"
"Warren Worthington the III. I'm a friend of Professor Xavier's, and this is Elisabeth Braddock, she's a former student here."
"Bra. Braddock.?" Alexis stuttered. "As in sister of Brian Braddock?"
"I see you've heard of me." Betsy replied coolly.
"What British doesn't. Your family is famous." Alexis stated, looking at Betsy in, what could only be termed as awe.
"Ah Warren, Elisabeth, you're here." The Professor stated, rolling into the foyer. "Allesandre, Alexis. Please gather the C Team down in the Danger Room."
"I thought that the Danger Room was out of commission until Mark could handle his powers with the whole school here." Alexis said.
"His shields are extremely good, he is ready to come above ground. after he meets his team mates of course."
"Of course Professor." That said the two girls left the foyer.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
"So the rest of this place ISN'T metal?" Mark asked, an odd smirk playing on his lips.
"Nah, that's just the lower levels, y'know, easier to clean blood off metal that wood, plus they don't scratch as easy." Savanna replied.
"You're a disturbed child, I thought you should know that." Mark stated.
"Thanks." Savanna chirped, leading him into the kitchen. "Aw man, what are YOU doing here?" She complained, staring down Allesandre.
"Eating and reading." Allesandre answered simply, holding up her book and apple for Savanna to see.
"You're Allesandre, right?" Mark asked, extending his hand.
"Si. Allesandre Mannus." She answered, shaking the extended hand.
Mark paused a moment. "You're an Empath aren't you?"
"Si. how did you know that?"
"Part of my power." Mark replied. "The Professor figures my power is that I can imitate another mutant's power within a 2 mile radius of myself. The shields her and Jean helped me put in place work so that I can only concentrate on one power at a time until I know how to control it on my own."
"That's amazing." Allesandre said, an amazed expression on her face. "Do you feel different having another person's power?"
"Yeah. When I'm around Savanna I want to play in the water, when I'm around Bobby, I want to go stand in the freezer, and when I'm around Mr. Logan I want to tear things into little itty bitty pieces. It's quite amusing actually."
"That would freak me out man." Savanna said, shuddering.
"You get used to it." Mark grinned. "Whoa, I need to stop concentrating on your power, it's making me emotion high." He stated, winking at the Italian.
"You hittin' on my girl Williams?" Bobby teased, walking into the kitchen.
"Wouldn't dream of it Bobby." Mark laughed, grabbing a juice box out of the fridge.
"Since when am I 'your girl', Drake?" Allesandre asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Ah, you know you want me." Bobby said, grinning and kissed Allesandre on the cheek.
"Okay, you're forgiven."
"Food." Kurt muttered, wandering into the kitchen.
"Dude, I just realized that you're back. when did you guys get back anyways?" Savanna asked.
"About half an hour ago. We had the debriefing then we got cleaned up."
"Food." Kurt muttered again.
"What's with the blue guy?" Mark asked.
"His metabolism gets all messed up when he has to teleport a lot."
"Food." Kurt muttered once again.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
~*~ ~*~
"The game is volleyball, my young athletes. First team to make 20 points wins." Hank stated, spinning the ball on the tip of his finger. "Oh, and since the other group doesn't like to listen to this rule, if you use your powers that's an extra 2 hours in the Danger Room each night for a week."
"Sorry to interrupt Hank, but the new kid is here." Logan said, leading a shorter boy into the gym. "Kids, this is Fredrick, he's on one of the teams, but I can't remember which."
"Come and join us Fredrick, we're just about to play a game of volleyball, you can join team two." Hank offered.
Fredrick nodded, took off his sweatshirt and made his way over to where Hank had motioned.
"I'll catch you later Hank. I have a self defence class up in the Danger Room with the B Team." Before Hank could say anything, the Wolverine was gone.
"Okay, GAME ON!" Hank yelled. "Marcos! You're serving."
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
~*~ ~*~
"I cannot believe Mr. McCoy is making me take extra sessions." Allesandre muttered. "I did not even realize I was doing it."
"Hank did say no powers though Allesandre, and you DID stop the ball in the air with your TK." Bobby said carefully.
"No, my telekinesis decided to stop the ball all on it's own without agreement from me." Allesandre corrected. "I am going to be black and blue by the end of the week. Two hours of one-on-one self defence classes with Mr. Logan each afternoon."
"Want me to freeze him for you?" Bobby asked with a charming smile.
"No, I will just get Alexis to help me hold him against the wall and cover his face in make up."
"Oh, I'm sure he's just LOVE that." Bobby replied, slipping his arm around her waist.
"So, I learn to hide VERY deep."
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
~*~ ~*~
"I honestly didn't think he would fly that far!" Allesandre cried the next day, her face hidden in her hands.
Her companions couldn't reply, they were laughing too hard.
"I didn't know Wolverines could fly." Bobby said with a snort.
"Be serious!" Allesandre whined. "I am going to get in trouble for this! First the volley ball game, and now sending Mr. Logan into a wall."
"You're fine 'Sandre." Sam said, patting the girl on the shoulder. "Ah saw Logan, he looked dead proud of you."
"Wolvie's weird that way." Jubilee added. "He could care less what you get in school, as long as you know how to defend yourself."
"I think you should talk you Jena about your TK though hun." Alexis suggested. "It's starting to get out of control."
Allesandre nodded glumly. "Si, I'll talk to her tomorrow."