So What's The Plan Again?
"Thank you again for allowing us to stay at your home while we sort things out," Xavier thanked his host.
"No problem," Warren Worthington the Third nodded. He winced as something broke. "Uh you're only going to be here a few hours right?"
"Children please behave!" Xavier shouted.
"Uh that was me actually," Low Light apologized. "Sorry about that. Trying to catch the kids."
Jamie and his clones ran by screaming, being chased by Trinity. "HELP ME!"
"Come on you know you love it!" Brittany shouted.
"You can't fight destiny!" Daria shouted.
"Kissy! Kissy!" Quinn called out.
"Listen Rock Head, I am sick of you hogging Kitty!" Peter shouted.
"What are you gonna do about it?" Lance shouted back. "Come on! I dare ya!"
"Both of you knock it off!" Kitty was between them, trying unsuccessfully to stop the fight.
"DRAKE I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ICED THE BATHROOM!" Ray shouted.
Warren looked at Xavier. "Could you explain again to me the reasons why you think I should teach at the Institute?"
"Right now I've forgotten while I'm teaching there," Xavier sighed as the triplets chased Jamie some more. He looked up at Hank. "Any luck?"
"I kept trying the phone but for some reason no one is answering," Hank grumbled.
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Fast forward to Tuesday morning at the mansion in the living room.
"Wait a minute," Scott said. "We left Xi and Forge behind. Why didn't either of you guys answer the phone?"
"Well…" Forge glared at Xi.
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Reverse back to the mansion on Monday afternoon when everyone else was at the mall:
"XI LET ME OUT OF HERE!" Forge pounded on the hall closet door. "LET ME OUT! COME ON I SAID I WAS SORRY ABOUT THE WHOLE MESS! WHEN ALTHEA TOLD YOU I OUGHT TO BE LOCKED UP YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE IT LITERALLY! COME ON LET ME OUT!"
Xi however was in the kitchen ignoring the racket, happily munching on cookies while dancing around. "Can you move it like this? I can shake it like that!" Xi sang as he bopped around to the Baha Men video on the television.
"XI THIS IS SO NOT FUNNY YOU INSANE GENDERLESS PSYCHO!" Forge screamed. "THIS IS DEFINITELY UNCOOL! AND WHO MAKES CLOSET DOORS OUT OF ADAMANTIUM ANYWAY? LET ME OUT OF HERE!"
"Shake! Shake!" Xi danced on the table scarfing down the cookies. He had the volume turned all the way up so that he wouldn't hear Forge's pounding or the phone ringing.
"AT LEAST TURN OFF THE MUSIC AND ANSWER THE DAMN PHONE!" Forge screamed. "XI!"
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And fast forward again to Tuesday morning at the mansion:
"So that's what happened to all the cookies," Kurt said.
"Not to mention why there's scuff marks all over the table," Rogue remarked.
"Yeah and Forge it was your idea to line that closet door out of adamantium," Sam reminded Forge.
"Don't remind me!" Forge groaned. "I forgot about it at the time, okay?"
"Yeah that's another one of your ideas that blew up in your face," Bobby said.
"Why would you do that?" Amanda asked. "Line that closet door with adamantium?"
"It's a funny story really," Tabitha said. "You see…"
"We'll tell you later," Scott interrupted. "Can we get back to what happened with you guys in New York?"
"Oh yeah right…" Hank scratched his head. "Well if I recall…"
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Reverse back to Monday night at the museum.
"How did I let you talk me into this again?" Warren looked at Hank. He was wearing his Angel costume and they were staked out on the roof of the museum.
"You did say anything to get the kids out of your apartment," Hank reminded him.
"Uh the kid that makes copies of himself and those girls are in the van right?" Warren asked.
"Yes, Low Light and Cover Girl are with the Professor watching out for them," Hank nodded.
"Oh so we have the easy job, good," Warren nodded. He clicked on his walkie-talkie. "We're on the roof. Nothing yet."
"Yeah it's all quiet in here," Kitty said. They were inside the museum wearing their uniforms. "Good thing we had spare uniforms in the van."
"Yeah and it's a good thing we're not in the van with Trinity and Multiple," Lance snickered.
"You're gonna wish you were in a second," Someone said. Two figures burst out from a nearby wall.
"I think we found them," Pietro gulped.
"Hey that's not Turbo Jet," Ray said. Standing there were two huge men. One was wearing a huge gray rhino costume with only his face exposed. The other was wearing a large green suit with a scorpion tail attached to it.
"Well what have we here?" The Green guy snickered. "Some little freaks come to play."
"Said the pot to the kettle," Wanda growled.
"Who are these guys?" Lance asked.
"That's Rhino and Scorpion," Spider Man told him.
"Mutants?" Ray asked.
"Henchmen with special powered suits bonded to their skin," Spider Man said. "Rhino's super strong. Scorpion super strong, very fast…" He dodged a shot of venom. "And a tail that shoots venom."
"Oh goody," Pietro groaned. "Just what we need. Two super enhanced losers."
"Three losers pal," Another figure in a yellow and brown outfit appeared.
"Shocker!" Spider Man gasped. "Oh great!"
"What does he do?" Lance asked.
"Actually you and I have something in common," Shocker snapped as he sent some shockwaves at them.
"This guy's ripping off my powers!" Lance yelled as the ground shook.
"Is he a…?" Ray asked again.
"No he's another guy in a special suit," Spider Man told him.
"No wonder mutants are getting such a bad name," Ray grumbled. "Regular guys in suits are stealing all the spotlight."
"Speaking of the spotlight! Ta da!" Something flew by on some kind of glider. "Hello boys and girls!" Standing on the glider was a person in a hideous mask wearing an orange and blue outfit that looked more at home in Middle Earth than in modern day New York. "The party has arrived!"
"Who's this guy?" Ray shouted.
"The Hobgoblin," Spider Man groaned. "Another guy in a suit with a lot of gadgets and a lot of bombs!"
"Did you say bombs?" Lance blinked.
"Yup, bombs!" Spider Man yelled as Hobgoblin threw several explosions.
"Great a flying gargoyle version of Boom Boom!" Kitty grumbled as she dodged them.
"Are there any mutants in this town or is it just us?" Ray shouted.
"Well…" A figure sparked out of the shadows. "Technically I suppose I could be considered a mutant, even though I got my powers by accident." An electric blast shot out at them and they barely dodged it.
"Bout time you showed up Electro," Shocker grinned at a man with a silver and blue costume cracking with electricity.
"Electro?" Pietro gulped. "As in electric powers?"
"This is really not good," Hank gulped.
"What is this?" Spider Man groaned. "A freaking convention?"
"Yeah the first annual 'Let's Squash Spider Man' Convention," Scorpion laughed.
"Gentlemen," Hobgoblin grinned. "Let's get this meeting started shall we?"
Next up: A big ol' battle! Whoo Hoo!