Well, I'm back and a lot sooner than I thought. I finished the
preliminary outline for my report, so I have a little time on my hand. And
in response to the one favorable review I got (out of two), Thanks. I took
your suggestion, as you can very well see. Thanks for the review.
Disclaimer: I still don't own any of these characters. Don't hurt me,
please. I'm not making any money.
Note: The X-Men featured here are from X-Men: Evolution.
Now! On to Chapter 3.
Those Who Don't Learn Their History
By Admiral Logan Stoppable
As the Blackbird raced towards New York, inside Kim and Ron were getting acquainted with the few X-Men who came along.
"This is Logan. Most people call him Wolverine, however."
"Hey, waaasssuup??" said Ron clapping Wolverine vigorously on the back.
"Don't ever do that again, bub," growled Logan.
"This is Jean Grey." said Professor X.
"I'm pleased to meet you. And no, Logan isn't always like that," Jean said with a smile.
"B-but h-h-how..." stuttered a stunned Ron.
Jean grinned sheepishly. "Sorry, sometimes I do that without thinking. I didn't mean to startle you."
"It's ok. This is a pleasant startled," grinned Ron.
"In the front, there's Scott and Kurt. Or Cyclops and Nightcrawler, whichever you prefer."
"Hey," said Scott, not looking up from the controls.
"Waaasssuup, dudes?" said Nightcrawler, turning around in the pilot's chair.
Suddenly, there was a puff of smoke, and Kurt disappeared. There was another puff of smoke, and there was Kurt, right behind them.
"YIKES!" It was Kim's turn to be startled.
"Sorry. Did I frighten you? "
"YES!" shouted Kim.
"Yeesh! I said I was sorry." said Kurt. "Well you gotta admit, it's not everyday a blue, fuzzy dude pops up behind you from out of nowhere," reasoned Ron.
Scott, who had grabbed the yoke, said, "Hey! Aren't you forgotten something?"
"Oh, RATS! Yes I have," Kurt said. "Has anyone seen my Doritos?"
This sort of thing goes on for a while. In a bit, Kurt says, "This is your captain speaking. Please fasten your seatbelts and return your seats to the upright position. We will be landing shortly. Thank you for flying Fuzzy Dude Airways."
"Land? But I don't see anything except a mansion!" exclaimed Ron.
"Oh, you'll see," said Jean.
"Hey, why are we flying towards that waterfall?" queried Ron. "Oh no! We're going to crash! We're all gonna DIE! AHH!" Ron covers his head with his hands and screws his eyes closed as tightly as possible. He remains this way until they land.
"Am I dead yet?" Ron inquires, to the laughter of the X-Men and Kim.
"No," said Professor X, as the laughter died down. "We have landed behind the waterfall. Welcome to the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youth, New York."
They exit the craft. Looking around, Ron sees a hanger bay and where they came in; the latter being covered with a big rock.
'Cool,' he thinks. 'This is better than the movies!'
Just then he remembers Rufus. Opening the pocket of his cargo pants, he sees his naked mole rat pal curled up in a ball and sleeping soundly. Ron smiles, and hurries to catch up with the rest.
"We'll use Cerebro, our powerful mutant tracking computer to locate them. The second Kinesis utilizes his special ability, Cerebro will alert me. In the meantime, why don't you try the danger room?" Professor X puts on the helmet and turns towards the giant computer screen.
They walk around in silence. As they enter the elevator, Logan speaks.
'I wonder why it's called the Danger Room.' Ron thinks.
"Before you ask WHY it's called the danger room, why don't you see for yourself?"
The big double doors slide open, and several robotic arms descend from the ceiling, half of them featuring claws, and the other half outfitted with lasers. A few more come out of the wall with buzz saws.
"Ok, team. Finish this program, and you won't have to train the rest of today and tomorrow. Fail and you'll have to take MY training course tomorrow. You two can come up to the observation and control room."
"Yaah!" shouts Ron, perturbed by all the equipment that could potentially harm you. He wasn't feeling too happy about being so close to those, even though he knew that he and Kim had been through worse. He slowly started backing away, when he bumped into a large, red button. 'Initiating Level 9,' a computer voice informed them. Ron jumped a little startled by the voice out of nowhere. He backed up the other way some. He tripped over a shoelace that had come untied and fell into Kim. They tumbled through the doors of the Danger Room right as they slid shut.
"Hey Ron, thanks for scoring a ticket into this place!" Kim said smiling.
"I'd rather not think about it," Ron replied ducking under a laser bolt, only to be menaced by a buzz saw arm. "It wasn't my intention."
Rufus leaped out of his pocket and dodged some laser fire. Scurrying up the arm with the buzz saw, he rips some wires out of it. The response was immediate, as the arm went out of control cutting two other arms off before blowing up itself.
"That's some pet," mused Kurt as he teleported onto another arm. He teleported off at the last minute, letting the appendage be blown off by a laser.
"Thanks, Nightcrawler," Ron replied as he ran around. "But Rufus isn't my pet. He's family!"
"Vatever."
Scott blasted two more arms with his optical blast, while Jean took out another three with a shockwave. Kim looked down as something fell out of her pocket.
'How DOES Wade DO that?' she thought in astonishment as the keychain laser Wade mentioned earlier hit the floor. She picked it up and blasted two more arms.
"Aww, how come I don't get a keychain laser?" Ron complained jokingly. He ducked under another laser bolt and proceeded to mess up a couple of other arms. They went wild blowing up several other arms. "So, how do we get out of here?" Ron queried.
"We kinda have to beat this simulation," replied Kurt.
"No big," said Kim, blowing up another arm.
"Uhh... big..." said Ron as he watched a door open. Out of that door strode three robots.
TBC
R &R as always! (Tips, hints, and suggestions welcome) 'Till next time, KP fans! Peace!
Those Who Don't Learn Their History
By Admiral Logan Stoppable
As the Blackbird raced towards New York, inside Kim and Ron were getting acquainted with the few X-Men who came along.
"This is Logan. Most people call him Wolverine, however."
"Hey, waaasssuup??" said Ron clapping Wolverine vigorously on the back.
"Don't ever do that again, bub," growled Logan.
"This is Jean Grey." said Professor X.
"I'm pleased to meet you. And no, Logan isn't always like that," Jean said with a smile.
"B-but h-h-how..." stuttered a stunned Ron.
Jean grinned sheepishly. "Sorry, sometimes I do that without thinking. I didn't mean to startle you."
"It's ok. This is a pleasant startled," grinned Ron.
"In the front, there's Scott and Kurt. Or Cyclops and Nightcrawler, whichever you prefer."
"Hey," said Scott, not looking up from the controls.
"Waaasssuup, dudes?" said Nightcrawler, turning around in the pilot's chair.
Suddenly, there was a puff of smoke, and Kurt disappeared. There was another puff of smoke, and there was Kurt, right behind them.
"YIKES!" It was Kim's turn to be startled.
"Sorry. Did I frighten you? "
"YES!" shouted Kim.
"Yeesh! I said I was sorry." said Kurt. "Well you gotta admit, it's not everyday a blue, fuzzy dude pops up behind you from out of nowhere," reasoned Ron.
Scott, who had grabbed the yoke, said, "Hey! Aren't you forgotten something?"
"Oh, RATS! Yes I have," Kurt said. "Has anyone seen my Doritos?"
This sort of thing goes on for a while. In a bit, Kurt says, "This is your captain speaking. Please fasten your seatbelts and return your seats to the upright position. We will be landing shortly. Thank you for flying Fuzzy Dude Airways."
"Land? But I don't see anything except a mansion!" exclaimed Ron.
"Oh, you'll see," said Jean.
"Hey, why are we flying towards that waterfall?" queried Ron. "Oh no! We're going to crash! We're all gonna DIE! AHH!" Ron covers his head with his hands and screws his eyes closed as tightly as possible. He remains this way until they land.
"Am I dead yet?" Ron inquires, to the laughter of the X-Men and Kim.
"No," said Professor X, as the laughter died down. "We have landed behind the waterfall. Welcome to the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youth, New York."
They exit the craft. Looking around, Ron sees a hanger bay and where they came in; the latter being covered with a big rock.
'Cool,' he thinks. 'This is better than the movies!'
Just then he remembers Rufus. Opening the pocket of his cargo pants, he sees his naked mole rat pal curled up in a ball and sleeping soundly. Ron smiles, and hurries to catch up with the rest.
"We'll use Cerebro, our powerful mutant tracking computer to locate them. The second Kinesis utilizes his special ability, Cerebro will alert me. In the meantime, why don't you try the danger room?" Professor X puts on the helmet and turns towards the giant computer screen.
They walk around in silence. As they enter the elevator, Logan speaks.
'I wonder why it's called the Danger Room.' Ron thinks.
"Before you ask WHY it's called the danger room, why don't you see for yourself?"
The big double doors slide open, and several robotic arms descend from the ceiling, half of them featuring claws, and the other half outfitted with lasers. A few more come out of the wall with buzz saws.
"Ok, team. Finish this program, and you won't have to train the rest of today and tomorrow. Fail and you'll have to take MY training course tomorrow. You two can come up to the observation and control room."
"Yaah!" shouts Ron, perturbed by all the equipment that could potentially harm you. He wasn't feeling too happy about being so close to those, even though he knew that he and Kim had been through worse. He slowly started backing away, when he bumped into a large, red button. 'Initiating Level 9,' a computer voice informed them. Ron jumped a little startled by the voice out of nowhere. He backed up the other way some. He tripped over a shoelace that had come untied and fell into Kim. They tumbled through the doors of the Danger Room right as they slid shut.
"Hey Ron, thanks for scoring a ticket into this place!" Kim said smiling.
"I'd rather not think about it," Ron replied ducking under a laser bolt, only to be menaced by a buzz saw arm. "It wasn't my intention."
Rufus leaped out of his pocket and dodged some laser fire. Scurrying up the arm with the buzz saw, he rips some wires out of it. The response was immediate, as the arm went out of control cutting two other arms off before blowing up itself.
"That's some pet," mused Kurt as he teleported onto another arm. He teleported off at the last minute, letting the appendage be blown off by a laser.
"Thanks, Nightcrawler," Ron replied as he ran around. "But Rufus isn't my pet. He's family!"
"Vatever."
Scott blasted two more arms with his optical blast, while Jean took out another three with a shockwave. Kim looked down as something fell out of her pocket.
'How DOES Wade DO that?' she thought in astonishment as the keychain laser Wade mentioned earlier hit the floor. She picked it up and blasted two more arms.
"Aww, how come I don't get a keychain laser?" Ron complained jokingly. He ducked under another laser bolt and proceeded to mess up a couple of other arms. They went wild blowing up several other arms. "So, how do we get out of here?" Ron queried.
"We kinda have to beat this simulation," replied Kurt.
"No big," said Kim, blowing up another arm.
"Uhh... big..." said Ron as he watched a door open. Out of that door strode three robots.
TBC
R &R as always! (Tips, hints, and suggestions welcome) 'Till next time, KP fans! Peace!