Dr. Strange Comes to Dinner
Later that evening the X-Men and their guests were getting ready for dinner. "I tell you if tonight's repast is anything like that lunch we had…" Beast patted his stomach. "I think we're all going to gain forty pounds overnight!"
"That Daisy Mae is one good cook," Kurt agreed.
"Cooking for Blob she'd have to be," Ray remarked. The doorbell rang. "Who's that? The Professor and the others?"
"Why would they ring the doorbell stupid?" Amara groaned as she went to answer it. She opened the door revealing Dr. Strange and Benny Barumpbump.
"Dr. Strange and Benny?" Amara looked at them. "What are you two doing here?"
"Well…" Dr. Strange began.
"We were in the neighborhood and we kind of felt bad about the whole mother daughter situation," Benny told them. He sniffed the air. "Is that fried chicken I smell?"
"YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAA! COME AND GET IT!" Daisy Mae shouted as she walked in. "Well who's this? Is this the good Professor?"
"Uh no," Dr. Strange coughed. "I am Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme."
"And I'm his apprentice and future comedic superstar Benny Barumpbump!" Benny waved. "Boy that smells good!"
"Stephen? Benny?" Margali and Amanda walked in. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh uh…" Dr. Strange looked around. "We were in the neighborhood and we thought we'd…check up on you."
"Well come on in and stay a while," Daisy Mae grinned. "We're all friends here!"
"We are?" Scott asked.
"Sure we are! Pull up a chair and stay a spell," Daisy Mae grinned. "You might as well spend the night too!"
"Now wait a minute…" Scott moaned but his protests were falling on deaf ears as they went into the dining room.
"We've certainly met a lot of strange people this week," Kurt muttered. "And they're all eating our food."
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Later that evening the others returned. "Well that was one of the longest days of my life," Tabitha sighed. "Hey something smells really good!"
"Well there's plenty of leftovers," Ororo and Hank walked out to meet them.
"Oh Ororo how was your sister's visit? Or do I want to know?" Xavier asked.
"It was…interesting," Ororo said. "She still doesn't know but I'm afraid…"
"YAHOOO! WATCH THIS!" Daisy Mae shouted. The sound of something breaking could be heard.
"Who is that?" Xavier asked Ororo.
"Daisy Mae," Ororo sighed. "Fred's grandmother."
"What is she doing here?" Tabitha asked.
"Looking for Fred," Hank sighed.
"Mother will you please calm down!" Amanda could be heard next. "Things break all the time around here! It's no big deal!"
"Uh…Margali Sefton is here as well," Ororo said. "She came for her daughter but kind of ended up staying here a little longer."
"Define a 'little longer'," Logan asked.
"Well…" Hank gulped.
"BARUMPUMP WILL YOU STOP LEVETATING THE FURNITURE!" Dr. Strange shouted.
"Benny and Dr. Strange are here too?" Xavier asked.
"Yeah Daisy Mae invited them all to dinner," Hank nodded. "And to stay the night."
"Say what?" Logan snapped. "What is this? The Mutant Holiday Inn?"
"All right that's it!" Xavier started to make his way to the living room. "It's bad enough the Misfits take advantage of our hospitality but I am not going to continue to allow all the comings and goings of their crazy friends and relatives to disrupt this mansion!"
"Yeah we have enough trouble with our crazy friends and relatives," Logan quipped.
They went into the living room. Daisy Mae was demonstrating her knife throwing skills. "Bulls eye!" She cheered as it hit an apple perched on one of Jamie's heads.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Ororo shouted.
"It's okay it's only one of my clones," The real Jamie remarked.
"NO KNIFE THROWING IN THIS HOUSE!" Ororo snapped.
"Since when?" Logan asked her.
"You must be Professor Xavier," Daisy Mae shook his hand. "Daisy Mae Dukes. How ya doin'?"
"Fine I…" Professor Xavier began.
"You know Professor I'm so grateful for your hospitality," Daisy Mae grinned. "Aren't we?"
"Yes we are," Benny grinned. "I knew the Professor was a great guy! And don't worry, no evil dimensional tears are going to happen this time. We hope."
Dr. Strange casually kicked Benny in the leg. "Yes Professor we appreciate your assistance. Especially with you helping Margali and Amanda."
"But…" Xavier started to say.
"Yes we're really quite grateful to you!" Daisy Mae grinned.
"They're staying aren't they?" Scott asked Ororo as Daisy Mae continued to talk.
"I think we'd have an easier time getting rid of the Juggernaut," Hank groaned.