Disclaimer: Chapter 1 holds the secret. (I no, I'm lazy and don't change
this part).
A/N: Thank you all again for your replies!! I'm gonna try something
different for this chapter and see if it works. I'll try to repost chapter
2 soon. E-mail with ideas and any other comments at
jupitergurl02@hotmail.com are STILL appreciated! Now that I'm out of
school, I don't have my muses (I mean my friends, lol) so I may kinda go
off track. I will e-mail them! Lisa, Mikey, Fay-Fay, help!! Oh, yeah, I
finished chapter 7, but I hate typing! I never have time!! Anyone wanna
offer to buy me the talk 'n type?
Chapter 5, Letter and a Game
It had been three months since Lisa, Mikey, and Angela had moved in. None of them had done much training. They were too busy getting settled and making friends with the other mutants. Angela seemed to scare them all and Lisa or Mikey were always there to try to fix her victims.
"It came! We got it!" Angela yelled, running into Lisa's room.
"Whoa, slow down," said Lisa. "What's going on?"
"See for yourself!" said Angela, tossing Lisa an envelope, which looked like Wolfsbane had gotten a hold of it. She pulled out a crumpled piece of paper and read aloud.
" 'Dear Angela Goralski, We are pleased to inform you that the While You Were Out team has chosen your challenge for a new week-long show.' Angela, what does this mean?"
"It means," said Angela animatedly, that the mansion's getting a makeover, courtesy of us!"
"Do you think the Professor will let us?" asked Lisa.
"That's the best part! They're arranging for the Professor and all the students to go on an all expenses paid trip to Cancun!" said Angela, holding up the brochure.
"Wow!" said Lisa happily, taking the packet, "But what about us?"
"Well, we'll make something up," said Angela. "Hmm. how about you're dog's sick and. and Uh. Mikey and I have to console you or something, I don't know."
"Sure," said Lisa. " Should we tell Mikey now?"
"Yeah! He can help!" said Angela.
"I can help with what?" asked Mikey. They turned to see him standing in the doorway and looking at them.
"Hey, Mikey!" said Angela happily.
"Read this," said Lisa, standing and handing Mikey the letter and brochure. He read, and then looked up, blinking.
"I don't get it. I've never seen While You Were Out," said Mikey.
"Well, what happens is they get the person, or people, you want to surprise out of the house and then designers and a carpenter and the host, Theresa, come and help you redo one room in the house. Only, since it's a week long special, they're gonna let us do the whole mansion! Well, no the whole thing, only six rooms, but still, isn't it great!?" Angela explained excitedly.
"What about Cerebro? Don't decorate that room," warned Mikey.
"What? Servo? Does Professor X play the Sims?" asked Angela.
"I think he said Cerebro," said Lisa. "But possibly."
"No! Usagi-chan!" [1] said Mikey. It's Cerebro! And it's not a game, it's a mind prorgram that links the Professor to every human and every mutant on the planet."
"Sugoi!" [2] said Angela.
"Spiffy," agreed Lisa. "We'll definitely not mess with that room."
"Right," agreed Mikey. "Now, what ideas do we have? Maybe I should just make some."
"No!" Lisa nearly shouted. Angela and Mikey both sweatdropped.
"Well, we could discuss that with the designers. It's not for another month," said Angela. She stoop up and happily started going to her room. Kitty was running down the hallway. Angela jumped, seeing that there was no way to get out of the way, or for Kitty to stop in time.
"Like, look out!" called Kitty, phasing through Angela. Angela feel back, blinking.
"I'll never get used to that," she said.
"Usagi-chan," Mikey mocked.
"Baka," confirmed Lisa. Angela pouted.
"Vhat did you guyz do?" asked Kurt, walking up the stairs.
"She fell," said Mikey.
"Kitty-chan ran through me again!" Angela whined. Everyone sweatdropped. "Hmph!" she pouted, standing up and going to her room again.
"Ohayou, Kurt-kun," said Lisa.
"Tag," he replied. "How are you?"
"Good," said Mikey. "We got a- "
"A letter!" said Lisa. "Ah, just a letter, that's all," she said, looking pointedly at Mikey. He nodded.
"Um, okay," said a confused Kurt. "Are you guys okay? You seem to be acting a little. strange."
"Yup! Just fine! Don't you have something to do?" asked Angela.
"Actually, ve're getting ready to play a game of mutant ball. Professor sent me to get everyvone," Kurt said. "You guyz go downstairz and vait vhile I get everyvone else." With that, he was gone.
"Let's go, Mikey!" said Lisa excitedly. This was their first game of mutant ball.
"You guys go on. I don't really wanna play," said Angela, still pouting. She went into her room and locked the door. They both shrugged and ran downstairs together. Kurt got Spyke, Rogue, and Bobby, along with the rest of the mutants. The last room he bamfed into was Angela's. She was lying on the floor with what appeared to be a large red stain, fresh and bright red, all over her white shirt.
"Angela?" Kurt asked, kneeling by her. "Are you okay?" he was alarmed and unsure of what to do. She smiled up at him weakly and began to sing. It was soft and quiet, as if it hurt her to do so.
"Don't you fret, M'sieur Kurt, I don't feel any pain. A little fall of rain. can hardly hurt me now. You're here, that's all I need to know. and you will keep me safe. and you will keep me close.. And rain. will make the flowers grow." [3]
Kurt blinked, scared and confused. "Ah, hold on! I'll bring you to the Professor! He'll have Jean help you, come on!" He said, bamfing her down to the Professor's office. The Professor noticed the characteristic sulfur and brimstone smell just before he turned to see Kurt. He then saw Angela and looked alarmed.
"My God, Kurt, what happened to her?" he asked, rolling closer to where Kurt set Angela's limp body on the ground.
"I don't know, Professor! I vas just getting her for mutant ball and I found her like zis, honest!"
"Calm down, Kurt, I don't suspect you," said the Professor, smiling as he read Angela's mind.
"I smell paint," said Wolverine as he walked into the room. "What's wrong with you, child!?" he asked angrily, looking at the red splotch on Angela's shirt.
"Paint?" asked Kurt. Angela pushed herself up, not hurt at all.
"Baka," she mumbled.
"Of all the quick recoveries." smiled Xavier.
"I'm confused, vhy vould you do zat?" Kurt asked.
"That's what you get! Do all Germans just barge into girl's rooms or are you just incredibly rude?" Angela asked, a bit miffed.
"Ah, sorry," said Kurt, happy that he had fur to hide his blush.
"Next time knock! I was practicing for a musical! That's embarrassing!" she complained.
"Sorry," Kurt mumbled again.
"Well, that's all good and well, but we have a game of mutant ball already under way. Go on, you guys," ordered Logan, a bit angry. Kurt and Angela slunk away sheepishly. They went to the field where the game was already started and they split up between the two teams. Lisa was pitching and Kitty was batting. Lisa threw the ball and Kitty swung, hitting it hard. It exploded and she was drenched.
"Hey! Like, that's not even fair!" she whined.
"Strike one," said Beast. Lisa smiled and picked up the baseball and threw it. Kitty hit it with the bat and Kurt bamfed to catch it.
"Yay!" said Lisa happily.
"Out!" said Beast. Kitty pouted, going to sit on the bench.
"Yay! My turn to bat!" said Angela happily.
"Um, maybe that's not such a good idea, Usagi-chan," said Mikey.
"Hey! That's not nice!" Angela whined, "I won't fall!"
"Not that," said Mikey, "Water plus electricity equals itai![4] Besides, it's our turn to be out in the field.
"Okay." said Angela reluctantly. She ran out to the third base position. Spyke went to the pitcher's mound as Kurt stepped up to bat.
"Awe! My only hope is to strike him out!" complained Evan.
"Yup! I von't fall for ze old vater-ball trick like Kitty," said Kurt. Kitty stuck out her tongue from the first base position. Spyke grimaced, throwing the ball. Kurt squng and hit it hard, bamfing to first base. "Nyah nyah!" he said happily to Kitty, bamfing away to second base where Mikey was standing.
"Baseballs!" said Mikey, who was on second. Baseballs started falling out of the sky, hitting people's helmets. Mikey tagged Kurt with one of them as he appeared.
"Ouch! Out one!" said Beast.
"Hey, vhy are ze new guys so good?" asked Kurt.
"Who's next?" asked Spyke, sounding cocky. Boom Boom stepped up to the plate. Evan threw the ball and Boom Boom hit it. Spyke threw out one of his spikes and speared the ball. Magma ducked fast to get out of the way, but Iceman caught it by the spike.
"Second out! Change up!" called Beast. [5]
"Okay, my turn to pitch!" said Tabitha happily.
"I'm batting!" said Mikey. Everyone took their places. Predictably, Boom Boom didn't throw the baseball, but rather a small bomb. Mikey swung and hit the ball and it blew up.
"Hey!" he yelled, dropping the smoking bat.
"Strike one!" said Beast, smiling and handing Mikey a new bat.
"Ha ha ha! Alright, here's the real ball this time" Tabitha said, throwing it at Mikey who swung, hitting it high. He started running, and then smiled.
"Motorcycle!" he yelled. He got on and revved the bike, going around the plates quickly. He went around three times before anyone said anything.
"Hey, you're only supposed to go around once!" said Rogue.
"I'd stop, but I forgot brakes!" Mikey yelled.
"Damn." said Logan, watching. "Okay, Mikey, listen carefully. Coast, don't press the gas! NO, still steer!" he yelled, watching as Mikey finally slowed and stopped, nearly hitting three people. He jumped off the bike and smiled.
"So how many was that worth?" he asked. Everyone sweatdropped.
"One Mikey, just one," said Scott.
[1] Usagi-chan is Sailor Moon's Japanese name and Mikey calls me that because I'm klutz like Sailor moon. [2] awesome. [3] Uh, sorry about this one ^_^;; I have been way too overly obsessed with Les Miserables and so I incorporated it into the story. The sad part is, I would actually do that. [4] Itai is Japanese for Ouch. [5] Mutant ball only has 2 outs cuz I'm lazy and couldn't think of a fun way to make a third out, so yeah. ^_^;;
Chapter 5, Letter and a Game
It had been three months since Lisa, Mikey, and Angela had moved in. None of them had done much training. They were too busy getting settled and making friends with the other mutants. Angela seemed to scare them all and Lisa or Mikey were always there to try to fix her victims.
"It came! We got it!" Angela yelled, running into Lisa's room.
"Whoa, slow down," said Lisa. "What's going on?"
"See for yourself!" said Angela, tossing Lisa an envelope, which looked like Wolfsbane had gotten a hold of it. She pulled out a crumpled piece of paper and read aloud.
" 'Dear Angela Goralski, We are pleased to inform you that the While You Were Out team has chosen your challenge for a new week-long show.' Angela, what does this mean?"
"It means," said Angela animatedly, that the mansion's getting a makeover, courtesy of us!"
"Do you think the Professor will let us?" asked Lisa.
"That's the best part! They're arranging for the Professor and all the students to go on an all expenses paid trip to Cancun!" said Angela, holding up the brochure.
"Wow!" said Lisa happily, taking the packet, "But what about us?"
"Well, we'll make something up," said Angela. "Hmm. how about you're dog's sick and. and Uh. Mikey and I have to console you or something, I don't know."
"Sure," said Lisa. " Should we tell Mikey now?"
"Yeah! He can help!" said Angela.
"I can help with what?" asked Mikey. They turned to see him standing in the doorway and looking at them.
"Hey, Mikey!" said Angela happily.
"Read this," said Lisa, standing and handing Mikey the letter and brochure. He read, and then looked up, blinking.
"I don't get it. I've never seen While You Were Out," said Mikey.
"Well, what happens is they get the person, or people, you want to surprise out of the house and then designers and a carpenter and the host, Theresa, come and help you redo one room in the house. Only, since it's a week long special, they're gonna let us do the whole mansion! Well, no the whole thing, only six rooms, but still, isn't it great!?" Angela explained excitedly.
"What about Cerebro? Don't decorate that room," warned Mikey.
"What? Servo? Does Professor X play the Sims?" asked Angela.
"I think he said Cerebro," said Lisa. "But possibly."
"No! Usagi-chan!" [1] said Mikey. It's Cerebro! And it's not a game, it's a mind prorgram that links the Professor to every human and every mutant on the planet."
"Sugoi!" [2] said Angela.
"Spiffy," agreed Lisa. "We'll definitely not mess with that room."
"Right," agreed Mikey. "Now, what ideas do we have? Maybe I should just make some."
"No!" Lisa nearly shouted. Angela and Mikey both sweatdropped.
"Well, we could discuss that with the designers. It's not for another month," said Angela. She stoop up and happily started going to her room. Kitty was running down the hallway. Angela jumped, seeing that there was no way to get out of the way, or for Kitty to stop in time.
"Like, look out!" called Kitty, phasing through Angela. Angela feel back, blinking.
"I'll never get used to that," she said.
"Usagi-chan," Mikey mocked.
"Baka," confirmed Lisa. Angela pouted.
"Vhat did you guyz do?" asked Kurt, walking up the stairs.
"She fell," said Mikey.
"Kitty-chan ran through me again!" Angela whined. Everyone sweatdropped. "Hmph!" she pouted, standing up and going to her room again.
"Ohayou, Kurt-kun," said Lisa.
"Tag," he replied. "How are you?"
"Good," said Mikey. "We got a- "
"A letter!" said Lisa. "Ah, just a letter, that's all," she said, looking pointedly at Mikey. He nodded.
"Um, okay," said a confused Kurt. "Are you guys okay? You seem to be acting a little. strange."
"Yup! Just fine! Don't you have something to do?" asked Angela.
"Actually, ve're getting ready to play a game of mutant ball. Professor sent me to get everyvone," Kurt said. "You guyz go downstairz and vait vhile I get everyvone else." With that, he was gone.
"Let's go, Mikey!" said Lisa excitedly. This was their first game of mutant ball.
"You guys go on. I don't really wanna play," said Angela, still pouting. She went into her room and locked the door. They both shrugged and ran downstairs together. Kurt got Spyke, Rogue, and Bobby, along with the rest of the mutants. The last room he bamfed into was Angela's. She was lying on the floor with what appeared to be a large red stain, fresh and bright red, all over her white shirt.
"Angela?" Kurt asked, kneeling by her. "Are you okay?" he was alarmed and unsure of what to do. She smiled up at him weakly and began to sing. It was soft and quiet, as if it hurt her to do so.
"Don't you fret, M'sieur Kurt, I don't feel any pain. A little fall of rain. can hardly hurt me now. You're here, that's all I need to know. and you will keep me safe. and you will keep me close.. And rain. will make the flowers grow." [3]
Kurt blinked, scared and confused. "Ah, hold on! I'll bring you to the Professor! He'll have Jean help you, come on!" He said, bamfing her down to the Professor's office. The Professor noticed the characteristic sulfur and brimstone smell just before he turned to see Kurt. He then saw Angela and looked alarmed.
"My God, Kurt, what happened to her?" he asked, rolling closer to where Kurt set Angela's limp body on the ground.
"I don't know, Professor! I vas just getting her for mutant ball and I found her like zis, honest!"
"Calm down, Kurt, I don't suspect you," said the Professor, smiling as he read Angela's mind.
"I smell paint," said Wolverine as he walked into the room. "What's wrong with you, child!?" he asked angrily, looking at the red splotch on Angela's shirt.
"Paint?" asked Kurt. Angela pushed herself up, not hurt at all.
"Baka," she mumbled.
"Of all the quick recoveries." smiled Xavier.
"I'm confused, vhy vould you do zat?" Kurt asked.
"That's what you get! Do all Germans just barge into girl's rooms or are you just incredibly rude?" Angela asked, a bit miffed.
"Ah, sorry," said Kurt, happy that he had fur to hide his blush.
"Next time knock! I was practicing for a musical! That's embarrassing!" she complained.
"Sorry," Kurt mumbled again.
"Well, that's all good and well, but we have a game of mutant ball already under way. Go on, you guys," ordered Logan, a bit angry. Kurt and Angela slunk away sheepishly. They went to the field where the game was already started and they split up between the two teams. Lisa was pitching and Kitty was batting. Lisa threw the ball and Kitty swung, hitting it hard. It exploded and she was drenched.
"Hey! Like, that's not even fair!" she whined.
"Strike one," said Beast. Lisa smiled and picked up the baseball and threw it. Kitty hit it with the bat and Kurt bamfed to catch it.
"Yay!" said Lisa happily.
"Out!" said Beast. Kitty pouted, going to sit on the bench.
"Yay! My turn to bat!" said Angela happily.
"Um, maybe that's not such a good idea, Usagi-chan," said Mikey.
"Hey! That's not nice!" Angela whined, "I won't fall!"
"Not that," said Mikey, "Water plus electricity equals itai![4] Besides, it's our turn to be out in the field.
"Okay." said Angela reluctantly. She ran out to the third base position. Spyke went to the pitcher's mound as Kurt stepped up to bat.
"Awe! My only hope is to strike him out!" complained Evan.
"Yup! I von't fall for ze old vater-ball trick like Kitty," said Kurt. Kitty stuck out her tongue from the first base position. Spyke grimaced, throwing the ball. Kurt squng and hit it hard, bamfing to first base. "Nyah nyah!" he said happily to Kitty, bamfing away to second base where Mikey was standing.
"Baseballs!" said Mikey, who was on second. Baseballs started falling out of the sky, hitting people's helmets. Mikey tagged Kurt with one of them as he appeared.
"Ouch! Out one!" said Beast.
"Hey, vhy are ze new guys so good?" asked Kurt.
"Who's next?" asked Spyke, sounding cocky. Boom Boom stepped up to the plate. Evan threw the ball and Boom Boom hit it. Spyke threw out one of his spikes and speared the ball. Magma ducked fast to get out of the way, but Iceman caught it by the spike.
"Second out! Change up!" called Beast. [5]
"Okay, my turn to pitch!" said Tabitha happily.
"I'm batting!" said Mikey. Everyone took their places. Predictably, Boom Boom didn't throw the baseball, but rather a small bomb. Mikey swung and hit the ball and it blew up.
"Hey!" he yelled, dropping the smoking bat.
"Strike one!" said Beast, smiling and handing Mikey a new bat.
"Ha ha ha! Alright, here's the real ball this time" Tabitha said, throwing it at Mikey who swung, hitting it high. He started running, and then smiled.
"Motorcycle!" he yelled. He got on and revved the bike, going around the plates quickly. He went around three times before anyone said anything.
"Hey, you're only supposed to go around once!" said Rogue.
"I'd stop, but I forgot brakes!" Mikey yelled.
"Damn." said Logan, watching. "Okay, Mikey, listen carefully. Coast, don't press the gas! NO, still steer!" he yelled, watching as Mikey finally slowed and stopped, nearly hitting three people. He jumped off the bike and smiled.
"So how many was that worth?" he asked. Everyone sweatdropped.
"One Mikey, just one," said Scott.
[1] Usagi-chan is Sailor Moon's Japanese name and Mikey calls me that because I'm klutz like Sailor moon. [2] awesome. [3] Uh, sorry about this one ^_^;; I have been way too overly obsessed with Les Miserables and so I incorporated it into the story. The sad part is, I would actually do that. [4] Itai is Japanese for Ouch. [5] Mutant ball only has 2 outs cuz I'm lazy and couldn't think of a fun way to make a third out, so yeah. ^_^;;