My muse and I had some... creative differences... and he left. I had to go to Muses 'R' Us, but they were out of stock. (thanks to Anything but Ordinary for the idea of a muse store)

Lavitz(my Dragoon muse): Creative differences? *laughs* I thought you were going to kill each other.

Karla: *whaps him with a rolled up news paper* Quiet you.

"Talia!" I exclaimed hugging her. Mik, Cal and I had been training in the Danger Room. Tom and Chris were goodness knows where.

"Hey guys!" she said. "I need to breathe Marie."

"Sorry" I said letting go.

"So how were things fuzzball?" Cal asked. She and Talia were close, and worked great together.

"Like you don't know already." Cal shrugged.

"Figured you'd be the one to focus on the happy things." she replied, "Like not having to put up with me for a bit."

"I don't put up with you. You're my best firend." Talia said half laughing.

"Good to see you're still yourself. Cal tried to fill your shoes." Mik said. Talia and he were twins, but they hadn't grown up together.

"You're no better Mik. Something about Professor Summers not having a life?" Cal replied.

"Where are Tom and Chris?" Talia asked looking around. "They've been fighting again haven't they?"

"Sure have sugah. You got somethin' planned?" Rogue asked from the control booth.

"Just a little something specially to make a team out of anyone, but I need full cooperation from my team." She said.

"You've always got that Talia" Mik replied.

"Good, now let's get started."

Oooooohhh! What could our fearless leader have planned? And could she have forgotten Brittany?