Keeping Secrets Are We?

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T TELL YOUR SISTER ABOUT EVAN?" Logan shouted.

"Say it a little louder why don't you?" Ororo snapped. "I don't think they heard you in the west wing of the mansion!"

"I thought you told them long ago what happened?" Hank asked.

"Most of it," Ororo said. "I told them his mutation had accelerated and he went somewhere to work on his powers."

"So where do they think he's been all this time?" Hank asked.

"Camping…" Ororo replied weakly. "In Colorado…"

"Let me get this straight," Xavier pinched his fingers to the bridge of his nose. "You…one of my most trusted faculty and the most honest woman I know, have purposely deceived your own sister about your nephew's whereabouts these past few months?"

"Yes," Ororo sighed. "Well what was I supposed to say? 'Vi, your son is now living in the sewers? It seems I couldn't take care of him after all. He wasn't happy at the mansion so he preferred to run off with a bunch of strangers?' You don't know my sister! Remember, she's a lawyer!"

"Oh…" Xavier thought about this for a second. "That's right. I see your point."

"We're gonna be sued again," Hank groaned. "How many lawsuits does that make now?"

"I don't know but my lawyers do," Xavier grumbled. "Not that they're complaining. I swear every time I call them up and tell them of our latest problem I hear somebody screaming, some accountant singing and dancing for joy in the background and somebody shouting 'Here we go again so break out the champagne'!"

"So I guess we'll have to keep Evan's whereabouts a secret huh?" Logan asked.

"I'm afraid we have to," Xavier sighed.

"I know I should have told them but I was so sure Evan would be back by now," Ororo sighed.

"Well the important thing is to get through the next couple of days with as few disasters as possible," Xavier said. "Speaking of which where is Mr. Hudson now?"

"In the infirmary again," Hank sighed. "Kitty decided to make him an omelet."

"Oh lord…" Xavier pinched the bridge of his nose. He sent out a general telepathic call for an announcement. Soon nearly everyone in the Mansion responded with the exception of James and Logan. Logan decided to look after James in the infirmary. "Students and guests…I have a few announcements to make. First this afternoon members of Alpha Flight, the Canadian Special Forces team will be here to pick up Mr. Hudson. Now despite our initial meeting please try to be friendly with them."

"Of course some of them have already been friendly to them," Pietro snickered.

"You're not gonna start that again are you?" Rogue snapped.

"We may have some more visitors this weekend dropping by," Xavier said. "Like Ororo's sister. So please be on your best behavior."

"Oh by the way if anybody asks Evan is currently residing in Colorado working on his powers," Hank spoke. "Not living in the sewers with the Morlocks."

"WHAT?" Nearly everyone in the room gasped.

"Where would they get a stupid idea like that?" Lance asked. Then he looked at Ororo. "You're kidding me!"

"It just sort of got out of hand…" Ororo cringed.

"You told a lie," Todd said innocently. "That's bad."

"Like you never tell lies every day of the week?" Kitty snapped at him.

"Yeah but look at my upbringing," Todd pointed out. "Pre-Misfits of course."

"Not to mention during the Misfits," Scott snapped. "But he does have a point. I mean Storm I'd never expect you to do something like this."

"Can you say 'hypocrite'?" Pietro snickered. "I knew you could."

"Hey don't judge her like that! You don't know the whole story," Remy snapped.

"Yeah we do," Pietro looked at him. "Evan's powers went nuts thanks to the Power 8. He ran off to the sewers with the Morlocks because he didn't think he fit in with you guys any more. She lied about it. What's to know?"

"Like she's the only one keeping secrets from her family," Kitty huffed.

"If my folks knew half the stuff I do here they'd disown me," Bobby grumbled.

"Yeah I can imagine your folks wouldn't be happy hearing about you still dating Lance," Tabitha said to Kitty. "Or did you tell them you're only dating Petey?"

"My folks don't know about either Lance or Peter! And they certainly haven't heard much about Lockheed!" Kitty told them.

"Much?" Tabitha asked.

"I told them Lockheed was a rare reptile," She shrugged.

"Well that's not that far from the truth," Kurt admitted.

"Quite an interesting place here Tabby," Samantha shook her head.

"This is turning out to be a real parent's weekend around here," Jinx remarked as the doorbell rang. "Anybody else coming that we don't know about?"

"Who knows?" Hank sighed.

Jinx opened the door and found herself looking at a beautiful red haired woman wearing sunglasses and a designer outfit. "I'm from Alpha Flight. Is my husband here?" She asked.

"Hello…" Jinx's eyes narrowed. "You must be Heather."

Pietro popped his head out. "Oooh! I smell a catfight coming on!" He snickered to himself.