A/N: Hello again! I just uploaded chapter 9 (10, whatever) and now I'm
starting this. But as always, I need to answer my reviewers first.
Rogue151: Wow, the chapter hasn't been up more than twenty minutes and you've already read it. Now that's dedication! And yes, Geoffrey and Rogue would be a terrible mix, but I figured that would be Jean's assumption. (with emphasis on the first three letters.) The fight scene was SOOOOO much fun. I just hope the part where Rogue trips Jean wasn't too confusing. It's a pretty simple move to execute, by kinda hard to describe. But I just had to put it in there, so that I could say this: ROGUE WIPED THE FLOOR WITH JEAN!!!!!!!! Umm, I wish the Alias season would start sooner, and yes, you pay very close attention.some would say unnaturally close.Oh, and I can see how the ground opening up for the plane would confuse you.actually, I stole the idea from the movie. (Shh! Don't tell anyone or the Feds will get me! *hides under the computer table*) Anyhoo, the plane was the CIA jet, when they left for London. That's all for now, I think. Wait, there's somethin' else I gotta say. I just saw this blooper show, an' they did some o' the ones from Alias. Remember the one where the tech guy (whose name I can't remember) was drugged and Sidney had to wake him up with a slap, then a kiss? Well, after the kiss he said he was a bit "discombobulated" (hey, that's a real word! Cool!) so he kept forgetting the line. Personally, I think he did it on purpose so he could kiss her again! OK, now I'm done! ^_^
OK, peeps, I'm gonna go fry my brain in front of the talking box, and maybe when I'm done I'll have some more reviews. = P
.I'm back! Yippee Skippy, more reviews!!
Ishandahalf: I agree!!!
Yumiko: I'm updating! Aren'tcha pround of me?
The Last Ronin: thanx fer the review, it means a lot. I am blown away by your enthusiasm. Seriously, you made me skip through the house twice today: first when you said this fic rocked, and then again when you said that all you could think of t'say was "WOW." And as for the spelling errors, let me just say this: if it weren't for spell check, EVERYTHING would be spelled wrong. = P
Oh, a quick note to all my lil readers: check out The Last Ronin's story, Tears of a Phoenix. It kicks arss!!!! We will now return to our regularly scheduled program.
Panther Nesmith: I didn't do Scott and Evan bashing for two reasons. One, I was to busy doing Jean bashing, and two, I loathe Evan too much to write about him any more than is necessary. He is the ONLY character I dislike more than Jean. I won't bother you with why (unless you really want me to). But the Jean bashing was a lot of fun, no?
BasiaM: Yippee Skippy!! I love when I get new readers!! I'm glad you liked it, and there's plenty more ahead!!
Barbara Ruiz: The fight was a whole lot of fun. Nothing's more fun than a whole chapter of Jean bashing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Krazy Xanadu: I have come to the conclusion that Jean is the least popular character. Everybody wants more Remy!!!!!!!! And of course I will continue!!!!!!!!!! See? I'm continuing!!!!! Why am I using so many exclamation marks???? AHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY'RE TAKING OVER THE PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RUUUUUUUNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! IT'S THE WORK OF THE CHICKEN, I KNOW IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You all get free motorcycles. Enjoy!
Now on to chapter 10!
"What took you so long?"
Rogue stepped through the elevator doors and into the CIA headquarters, where Smith was watching her impatiently.
"Danger Room," she said simply. His brow furrowed.
"What's that, some idiotic computer game? Typical."
Rogue tried to hide her exasperation with the man behind a façade of calm.
"It's not a game, it's the X-men's trainin' room. We were practicin' hand t'hand combat."
"So what, you didn't hear the phone ring? We called you five times!"
"As a matter of fact, Ah didn't hear it ring. An' even if Ah had, Ah'm not exactly aloud t'leave in the middle of a training session."
"Well you're hear now, so stop jack jawing and let's get to the briefing room," he snapped. Apparently he had forgotten that he was the one who started the conversation in the first place. They walked the short distance to the briefing room in silence. Not surprisingly, Corprew and O'Connell were already there.
"Good of you to join us, Agent Rogue," O'Connell said as they took their seats.
"Ah was stuck in th' Danger Room," she explained. He merely nodded, as if this wasn't news to him.
"Do you have the Eye with you?" he asked.
Rogue nodded, pulling the little black sack out of her pocket, placing it on the table. O'Connell took it, saying, "I'll take care of this. The tech guys are itching to start decoding it."
"Speakin' o' tech guys," Rogue said, "Ah need their help with something. Today Jean accidentally read some o' mah thoughts-nothin' big, mind you. But Ah was hopin' they could make me somethin' t'keep that from happenin' again."
O'Connell nodded. "I'll have them get right on that. Now, moving on. This morning my superiors informed me that they wish to add more Agents to Project Marvel."
"Wait, I thought they were planning to wait until this generation of mutants reached adulthood," Corprew said. O'Connell shook his head.
"They've changed their minds."
"So who do they wanna recruit?" asked Rogue.
"They aren't sure yet. This is where you three come in-especially you, Agent Rogue. You are to act as scouts, to spot those who would be best qualified. It is imperative that you consider not only their powers, but their personality and skills, as well."
"How many new recruits are they lookin' fer?"
"Just two."
How curios. Jennsen watched the two men traveling through the woods from her perch in a tree. They were both clad in odd clothes, colored with bright blues and reds and whites, so very different from the brown habit and cloak she wore. Did these people not realize that a blind archer could hit them from a mile away? Did they want the Emperor's men to find them?
Jennsen kicked herself mentally. This wasn't Ben-Tari, the world ruled by Emperor L'Kal. He did not exist here, so of course these people were not afraid of him.
As she watched them, Jennsen wondered if she should introduce herself. These people might be able to help her. Then again, they might think she was strange, sitting out in the middle of the woods, with no idea where she was, and dressed in clothes that they would probably find ridiculous. Either way, it was worth the risk.
She jumped silently to the ground, not wanting to startle them.
"Excuze me!" she called. They turned around, smiling at her.
"Can we help you, miss?" one man asked. He was wearing a white shirt with blue pants. His partner had on a red shirt with the words "I put ketchup on my ketchup" written across it. Jennsen briefly wondered what ketchup was.
"I'm a bit lost. Can you point me towarrdz the nearrest town?" (A/N: a double R means she's rolling it)
Red Shirt pointed in the direction they had been walking. "Bayville's about an hour's walk thataway. We were just on our way there. Your welcome to tag along, if you'd like."
White Shirt nodded enthusiastically. "We always enjoy a lady's company."
"Alrright. I'm Jennsen, by ze way. Jennsen Turlock."
Jennsen, eh? That's a pretty name," White Shirt said. "I'm Dan, and this is my twin brother Kevin."
"Call me Kev."
Jennsen nodded. "Sure, Kev. So are we going to zis Bayville place, or what?"
Dan laughed. "Your right, we probably should get moving. So, Jennsen, where are you from anyway? You sound Russian," he said as they began walking.
"I am Rrussian," she said, figuring that was the safest way to go.
"Where abouts in Russia?" Kev asked.
"Um, it is a verry small town. You probably never hearrd of it."
"Try us," Dan said.
"Ben-Tarri," she said, hoping they wouldn't call her bluff.
"Ben-Tari? Never heard of it," Dan said, scratching his head. "How 'bout you, Kev?"
"Nope. 'Course, Russia's a big country. Heck, it's practically a whole continent!"
"Well now zat you know something about me, tell me something about yourselves." The brothers nodded, and began speaking in turn.
"We were born right here in Bayville."
"Grew up here till we were two."
"Dad was in the army, so we moved a lot."
"Then we came back here when we were twenty."
"And started leading nature hikes through the woods."
"And scouting new trails and things."
"Which is why we're out here right now," Dan finished. Jennsen shook her head.
"Zat was confusing," she said. "Tell me, do you two always speak in turns?"
"Yep!"
"Pretty much!"
"Figurres."
A/N: Unbearably short, I know. It was longer, but the part that I had added next doesn't really fit here. Plus, I couldn't seem to stay focused on any one subject. Don't worry, though, the next chapter will be started ASAP.
I need ideas for the new agents. Begin voting.NOW!
I hope Jennsen's accent wasn't too hard to understand. Just know that whenever she rolls her Rs, it shows up as a double R.
OK kids, time to push the lil pink button that says "review." If you do, you'll get.a deck of exploding cards, courtesy of Remy!! (My lil bro's idea = P)
Ummmm..I'm running out of things to say here.so I'm just gonna go now! L8R!!!
Rogue151: Wow, the chapter hasn't been up more than twenty minutes and you've already read it. Now that's dedication! And yes, Geoffrey and Rogue would be a terrible mix, but I figured that would be Jean's assumption. (with emphasis on the first three letters.) The fight scene was SOOOOO much fun. I just hope the part where Rogue trips Jean wasn't too confusing. It's a pretty simple move to execute, by kinda hard to describe. But I just had to put it in there, so that I could say this: ROGUE WIPED THE FLOOR WITH JEAN!!!!!!!! Umm, I wish the Alias season would start sooner, and yes, you pay very close attention.some would say unnaturally close.Oh, and I can see how the ground opening up for the plane would confuse you.actually, I stole the idea from the movie. (Shh! Don't tell anyone or the Feds will get me! *hides under the computer table*) Anyhoo, the plane was the CIA jet, when they left for London. That's all for now, I think. Wait, there's somethin' else I gotta say. I just saw this blooper show, an' they did some o' the ones from Alias. Remember the one where the tech guy (whose name I can't remember) was drugged and Sidney had to wake him up with a slap, then a kiss? Well, after the kiss he said he was a bit "discombobulated" (hey, that's a real word! Cool!) so he kept forgetting the line. Personally, I think he did it on purpose so he could kiss her again! OK, now I'm done! ^_^
OK, peeps, I'm gonna go fry my brain in front of the talking box, and maybe when I'm done I'll have some more reviews. = P
.I'm back! Yippee Skippy, more reviews!!
Ishandahalf: I agree!!!
Yumiko: I'm updating! Aren'tcha pround of me?
The Last Ronin: thanx fer the review, it means a lot. I am blown away by your enthusiasm. Seriously, you made me skip through the house twice today: first when you said this fic rocked, and then again when you said that all you could think of t'say was "WOW." And as for the spelling errors, let me just say this: if it weren't for spell check, EVERYTHING would be spelled wrong. = P
Oh, a quick note to all my lil readers: check out The Last Ronin's story, Tears of a Phoenix. It kicks arss!!!! We will now return to our regularly scheduled program.
Panther Nesmith: I didn't do Scott and Evan bashing for two reasons. One, I was to busy doing Jean bashing, and two, I loathe Evan too much to write about him any more than is necessary. He is the ONLY character I dislike more than Jean. I won't bother you with why (unless you really want me to). But the Jean bashing was a lot of fun, no?
BasiaM: Yippee Skippy!! I love when I get new readers!! I'm glad you liked it, and there's plenty more ahead!!
Barbara Ruiz: The fight was a whole lot of fun. Nothing's more fun than a whole chapter of Jean bashing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Krazy Xanadu: I have come to the conclusion that Jean is the least popular character. Everybody wants more Remy!!!!!!!! And of course I will continue!!!!!!!!!! See? I'm continuing!!!!! Why am I using so many exclamation marks???? AHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY'RE TAKING OVER THE PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RUUUUUUUNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! IT'S THE WORK OF THE CHICKEN, I KNOW IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You all get free motorcycles. Enjoy!
Now on to chapter 10!
"What took you so long?"
Rogue stepped through the elevator doors and into the CIA headquarters, where Smith was watching her impatiently.
"Danger Room," she said simply. His brow furrowed.
"What's that, some idiotic computer game? Typical."
Rogue tried to hide her exasperation with the man behind a façade of calm.
"It's not a game, it's the X-men's trainin' room. We were practicin' hand t'hand combat."
"So what, you didn't hear the phone ring? We called you five times!"
"As a matter of fact, Ah didn't hear it ring. An' even if Ah had, Ah'm not exactly aloud t'leave in the middle of a training session."
"Well you're hear now, so stop jack jawing and let's get to the briefing room," he snapped. Apparently he had forgotten that he was the one who started the conversation in the first place. They walked the short distance to the briefing room in silence. Not surprisingly, Corprew and O'Connell were already there.
"Good of you to join us, Agent Rogue," O'Connell said as they took their seats.
"Ah was stuck in th' Danger Room," she explained. He merely nodded, as if this wasn't news to him.
"Do you have the Eye with you?" he asked.
Rogue nodded, pulling the little black sack out of her pocket, placing it on the table. O'Connell took it, saying, "I'll take care of this. The tech guys are itching to start decoding it."
"Speakin' o' tech guys," Rogue said, "Ah need their help with something. Today Jean accidentally read some o' mah thoughts-nothin' big, mind you. But Ah was hopin' they could make me somethin' t'keep that from happenin' again."
O'Connell nodded. "I'll have them get right on that. Now, moving on. This morning my superiors informed me that they wish to add more Agents to Project Marvel."
"Wait, I thought they were planning to wait until this generation of mutants reached adulthood," Corprew said. O'Connell shook his head.
"They've changed their minds."
"So who do they wanna recruit?" asked Rogue.
"They aren't sure yet. This is where you three come in-especially you, Agent Rogue. You are to act as scouts, to spot those who would be best qualified. It is imperative that you consider not only their powers, but their personality and skills, as well."
"How many new recruits are they lookin' fer?"
"Just two."
How curios. Jennsen watched the two men traveling through the woods from her perch in a tree. They were both clad in odd clothes, colored with bright blues and reds and whites, so very different from the brown habit and cloak she wore. Did these people not realize that a blind archer could hit them from a mile away? Did they want the Emperor's men to find them?
Jennsen kicked herself mentally. This wasn't Ben-Tari, the world ruled by Emperor L'Kal. He did not exist here, so of course these people were not afraid of him.
As she watched them, Jennsen wondered if she should introduce herself. These people might be able to help her. Then again, they might think she was strange, sitting out in the middle of the woods, with no idea where she was, and dressed in clothes that they would probably find ridiculous. Either way, it was worth the risk.
She jumped silently to the ground, not wanting to startle them.
"Excuze me!" she called. They turned around, smiling at her.
"Can we help you, miss?" one man asked. He was wearing a white shirt with blue pants. His partner had on a red shirt with the words "I put ketchup on my ketchup" written across it. Jennsen briefly wondered what ketchup was.
"I'm a bit lost. Can you point me towarrdz the nearrest town?" (A/N: a double R means she's rolling it)
Red Shirt pointed in the direction they had been walking. "Bayville's about an hour's walk thataway. We were just on our way there. Your welcome to tag along, if you'd like."
White Shirt nodded enthusiastically. "We always enjoy a lady's company."
"Alrright. I'm Jennsen, by ze way. Jennsen Turlock."
Jennsen, eh? That's a pretty name," White Shirt said. "I'm Dan, and this is my twin brother Kevin."
"Call me Kev."
Jennsen nodded. "Sure, Kev. So are we going to zis Bayville place, or what?"
Dan laughed. "Your right, we probably should get moving. So, Jennsen, where are you from anyway? You sound Russian," he said as they began walking.
"I am Rrussian," she said, figuring that was the safest way to go.
"Where abouts in Russia?" Kev asked.
"Um, it is a verry small town. You probably never hearrd of it."
"Try us," Dan said.
"Ben-Tarri," she said, hoping they wouldn't call her bluff.
"Ben-Tari? Never heard of it," Dan said, scratching his head. "How 'bout you, Kev?"
"Nope. 'Course, Russia's a big country. Heck, it's practically a whole continent!"
"Well now zat you know something about me, tell me something about yourselves." The brothers nodded, and began speaking in turn.
"We were born right here in Bayville."
"Grew up here till we were two."
"Dad was in the army, so we moved a lot."
"Then we came back here when we were twenty."
"And started leading nature hikes through the woods."
"And scouting new trails and things."
"Which is why we're out here right now," Dan finished. Jennsen shook her head.
"Zat was confusing," she said. "Tell me, do you two always speak in turns?"
"Yep!"
"Pretty much!"
"Figurres."
A/N: Unbearably short, I know. It was longer, but the part that I had added next doesn't really fit here. Plus, I couldn't seem to stay focused on any one subject. Don't worry, though, the next chapter will be started ASAP.
I need ideas for the new agents. Begin voting.NOW!
I hope Jennsen's accent wasn't too hard to understand. Just know that whenever she rolls her Rs, it shows up as a double R.
OK kids, time to push the lil pink button that says "review." If you do, you'll get.a deck of exploding cards, courtesy of Remy!! (My lil bro's idea = P)
Ummmm..I'm running out of things to say here.so I'm just gonna go now! L8R!!!