Sorry it's taken so long! I had writer's block! I'm not very good with Piotr's accent. Sorry.



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Crystal sat on her bed, staring at the phone. It was almost midnight. She thought back to earlier that night.

Flashback

"So, what are you doing in New York?" Warren asked. Crystal looked away from a moment.

"I have a mission." He gave her a faint smile.

"How long will this last?" Crystal sighed.

"I don't know. I can't tell now, with my injury." Warren watched her carefully.

"Stay with me." Crystal's eyes became the size of plates as she stared at him, shocked.

"What?!"

"Stay. You said yourself that the contract was over. You can stay with me and make a new life for yourself."

End Flashback

Crystal sighed as she mustered up the courage she needed. She picked up the phone and pressed several numbers. After a minute of ringing there was a voice.

"Hello?" Lady Hawk.

"Alana, it's me."

"Smokescreen! Where have you been?!" Crystal paused.

"That doesn't matter. I have to tell you something."



Piotr, sometimes called Peter by his friends, sat at the table. He was finishing off a midnight snack. Piotr could not sleep well that night so he thought something in his stomach might help.

"WHERE IS HE?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Piotr looked up surprised. Sabertooth was storming through the base. John stumbled out of his room in his boxers and shirt. He was half asleep as he watched the feline. Gambit came out of his room in his boxers. He stared at Sabertooth. Sabertooth turned to the three. "Where is he?" He snarled.

"Who?" John yawned.

"Magneto!!!! He's gone!"

"So?" Gambit asked.

"Yesterday he said he would be here for a week and then he was going to leave for a few days!" Sabertooth hissed. "He is missing!"

"What are you talking about? Magneto couldn't be gone. We would have seen him. We've been here for awhile." Gambit nodded with Piotr. He had been there ever since he talked with Rogue.



"What do you mean it doesn't matter?! I've been trying to contact you!" Alana screamed.

"Why?"

"Frank had another vision! From the looks of it, Rogue has a stalker. It looks like the guy has been following her for years. Only recently did he start to try and get close to her." Crystal's mind raced. She was silent for a moment. "Crystal? Crystal?! Crystal!" Crystal blinked and sighed.

"Sorry, I was thinking."

"Alright, now what is it you have to tell me?" Crystal hesitated for a moment. "Well?"

"Alana, I am a Fury, but . . . perhaps it will be best for me to spend some alone time."

"What are you saying?"

"I think . . . I think that I am going to stay here in New York for awhile."

"I know, you will be-"

"No, I mean . . . I mean I will do missions every once in awhile but . . . I will mostly be Crystal in New York."



The three Acolytes stared at each other. Magneto had disappeared. Sabertooth left, saying that because of the disappearing act, he would go back to doing things his way. There wasn't a trace of the man. They had all looked.

"So, what are we going to do now mates?" Piotr sighed.

"According to da contracts, if he goes missing and there is no sign that he was taken, then we are free to do whatever we please." Three nodded. They remembered that. Magneto had said that might have meant that they were of no use to him anymore. John suddenly smiled.

"I just had a brainstorm!" The other two stared at him. "We don't have a place ta go, so we join those blokes!"

"What 'blokes' do you mean?" Piotr asked.

"The X-men!"



"Why?!" Alana yelled. Crystal sighed.

"Lady Hawk, I am stilling willing to be a Fury if you let me, but I've . . ." Crystal trailed off, not knowing what to say.

"You've what? Tell me!" Crystal bit her lip. This was harder than she thought it would be.

"I've met someone . . ." Alana sighed over the phone.

"Crystal, it's a fling. The second they find out they'll-"

"No," Crystal cut her off. "I've already told them. They want me to stay."

"Why did you tell them?!"

"Because he saved me when I was attacked." Crystal heard her shouts as she hung up. "Is there something you need?" Crystal turned and looked at Warren.



Angelic Demon was at the club Hell Star. She was up in a private room. Michelle came in and sat down.

"Hey Michelle." Michelle smiled.

"Hey. Have you heard anything on Smokescreen?" Angelic Demon shook her head. Michelle sighed and nodded.

"Where's Lady Hawk?"

"Back at home. I think she's going to destroy something if things don't get better." Michelle chuckled at the thought.

"I don't doubt that." A waiter came up to the table and set down two drinks. Angelic Demon sighed and smiled slightly.

"I love Frank." Michelle smiled.



Irene Alders sat on a porch chair. She had been waiting for someone for nearly an hour. An owl landed on a branch close to her porch.

"Hello Raven." The owl morphed into a blue skinned woman with red hair. She jumped out of the tree with ease.

"Destiny, what do you need?"

"I have seen a strange man in Rogue's future."

"Who?"

"His name is Gaia."



Beep beep beep!!!

"Good Morning Bayville!" A pale hand slithered out form under a lump of covers. It searched for the small radio. Upon finding the radio, the hand bacame a fist and slammed down on the offending box. The lump moved and mumbling could be heard.

"ROGUE!" The lump shifted slightly and more mumbling was heard. "Rogue, you have to, like, wake up!"

"Hmmmm . . ." Kitty sighed and shook her head.

"Well, I guess you don't want to hear about the newest recruits."

"Hmmmmmmm . . ." Kitty smirked slightly.

"Too bad, because I, like, heard that there was a someone they use to, like, work with that didn't come."

"Hmmmmmmm . . ." Kitty nodded to herself.

"Good thing too! Because Mr. Logan would totally, like, rip him apart. He and Mr. Logan have been, like, fighting for a long time." Rogue sat up with wide eyes. She stared at Kitty. The girl smiled and nodded. In a moment Rogue was out of bed and hurrying down the hall. She was down the steps quickly. By accident she ran into Ororo and fell tot he ground.

"Sorry." Ororo smiled and helped her up.

"You seem to be in a hurry."

"Is it true?!" Ororo gave her a curious look.

"Is what true?"

"Do we have a group of new recruits?" Ororo paused.

"Well . . . Oh, I remember!"



Flashback

Ororo sat at the table with Logan. It was almost five in the morning. She was drinking some tea. It was nearly 6 in the morning. Logan suddenly looked up.

"What is it?" Before he could answer there was the familiar sound of the doorbell ringing. She stood up confused as Logan started towards the door. Logan opened the door and growled. SKINT! There was a 'yelp!'. Ororo looked over his shoulder and saw what Logan was growling at. An Australian teenager was hiding behind a Russian teen. A Cajun teen was rolling his red and black eyes at the Australian.

"Ya know, one of dese days dats not gonna work."

"Well, I'll make the most of it till that happens, mate."

"What do you think yer doin' here, bubs?!" Logan snarled.

"We are here ta join da X-men." Colossus told him. Ororo spoke before Logan.

"Well, come in. I will wake-"

I already am awake Ororo. Take them to my office. I will be there shortly. Xavier's voice rang throughout all of their heads. Ororo smiled as Logan glared.

"Well then, I guess we will go to Professor Xavier's office now."

End Flashback



Rogue's face was cover in an expecting smile.

"So they are . . .?" Ororo nodded. Rogue's eyes shined with excitement. "Then where . . .?" Ororo chuckled.

"Well . . . John, or Pyro, is in the kitchen. I think he's trying to eat his breakfast but he's having a hard time because, a. he's not used to eating this early, b. he's not used to such a large selection of breakfast food, and c. the other students seemed to have an endless amount of questions. Now, Piotr, or Colossus, is in the Library. I think he might be drawing something. I saw some of his work earlier." Ororo watched with amusement as she continued evading the one person Rogue wanted to know about. "He is quiet talented. Although, he might be reading. When Professor Xavier said that it was alright for him to go into the library, he was so careful with anything he touched. Piotr seems to be very shy."

"And?" Ororo gave her an innocent look.

"And what dear?"

"Where is Remy?" Ororo thought for a moment.

"Well, Mr. Remy Lebeau, he said that he would be going for a walk. He didn't leave too long ago." Rogue turned and started to take off again when she felt Ororo's hand on her shoulder. "Change first. You don't want to get sick." Rogue nodded and ran upstairs.