A Tiny Problem

"So basically that's what's happened," Scott finished telling the other X-Men not long afterwards. "We need all of you to help us find them."

"You mean the Professor and the others are missing?" Amara shouted.

"Except for Storm," Jean told them. She glared at Todd. "There was a slight…incident. Let's just say she's having a wardrobe malfunction."

"I said I was sorry!" Todd snapped. "Besides she shouldn't have been buzzing around my head in the first place! I thought she was a bug!"

"How about I think your head is a hockey puck?" Rogue snapped. "You actually tried to eat Storm? Unbelievable!"

"I did not eat her!" Todd snapped. "I thought she was a bug! Believe me my tongue will never make that mistake again!"

"Where is she?" Paige asked.

"In my pocketbook," Jean put it on the table. "Come on Storm its not that bad."

"Yes it is," Ororo said from inside the pocketbook.

"Storm…" Jean pleaded, as she looked in. "No one will laugh at you I promise."

"I'm not coming out…" Ororo grumbled.

"Come on Storm it was the only thing we had that would fit you," Daria said.

"Yeah your other clothes don't exactly fit any more," Quinn said. "And I think we dressed you up very pretty!"

"You let the Triplets dress Storm but you wouldn't let me?" Shipwreck shouted. "NO FAIR!"

"Come on Storm it can't be that bad," Amara bent down.

"Oh really?" Ororo asked. "Try this!" She flew out of Jean's pocketbook. She was wearing a bright green dress with a pair of fairy wings attached to it. Her white hair was put up in a bun just like Tinkerbell's and she was barefoot.

Everyone's jaw dropped. Then Shipwreck started to clap. "I do believe in fairies!" He shouted. "I do believe in fairies!"

"YOU ARE GOING TO BELIEVE IN A HOSPITAL IN ONE MINUTE!" Ororo started to fly towards him but was held back by Pietro.

"Now, now Tink," Pietro winked. "You mustn't over use your supply of fairy dust!"

At this everyone in the room started to laugh. "You promised!" Ororo glared at Jean.

"Sorry Storm but even I can't keep a straight face on this," Scott snickered.

"Forge is going to fry…" Ororo growled. "I am going to fry him so hard…"

"Come on," Shipwreck told her. "Is that any attitude for a fairy to have?"

"Hey give her some antennae and she'll look like Lina," Roberto observed.

"Just what we need," Ray quipped. "A Mini-Misfit!"

"There are going to be so many detentions when this is over it's not funny!" Ororo growled as she escaped Pietro's grasp. "If we're all done making fun of my predicament can we please go find the others?"

"She's right," Althea remarked. "We'd better spread out into small groups. No pun intended."

"Yeah no more making fun of Storm's height," Shipwreck said. "We shouldn't stoop to that anyway."

"SHIPWRECK!" Ororo shouted. They could hear it thunder outside.

"Sorry! Sorry!" Shipwreck apologized. "I think we'd better split up now!"

"All right now remember, look everywhere no matter how small," Scott ordered. "And for god's sake be careful! No running! You might accidentally step on them!"

"LOCKHEED PUT ME DOWN!" Xavier shouted as Lockheed flew in and out of the room.

"Well I think we have a clue about the Professor," Rogue said sarcastically. "Lockheed! Heel!" She chased after him with three other people.

"NO RUNNING!" Scott shouted. "YOU COULD STEP ON SOMEONE!"

"Well someone should tell Kitty what her dragon is doing," Peter said. "I'll go."

"No I'll go…" Lance glared at him.

"How about I go?" Tabitha groaned. "And you two join the search party. Maybe they can help you guys find your spines!"

"She's right," Peter said. "We have to stay strong."

"Yeah, yeah," Lance nodded. "Take it one day at a time."

"Oh brother," Wanda groaned.

"Come on Wanda why don't we search the kitchen," Spyder took her by the hand. "I could use some ice cream anyway."

"Hey I could go for that," Bobby remarked.

"THIS IS NO TIME FOR ICE CREAM!" Scott shouted after them.

"Anytime's the perfect time for ice cream," Fred informed him. "Hey guys wait up!"

"Well one good thing about this is that I'm not the smallest around here anymore," Jamie shook his head. He created more clones of himself. "Okay troops! Split up and head out!" They ran out.

"WHAT PART OF NO RUNNING DIDN'T YOU GUYS GET?" Scott shouted.

"Storm you'd better stick with Jean and Shipwreck," Althea thought. "And Toad and I will come with you."

"THEM? WHY?" Ororo asked.

"Well with Toad near you he won't be making the mistake of trying to eat you again," Jean said.

"Yeah I do get kind of distracted," Todd admitted. "I have attention deficit disorder. But it's under control now that I'm taking medication. Did I take my pill this morning?"

"How should I know?" Althea shrugged.

"Oh…" Todd blinked. "Hey Al have you been using a new conditioner? Your hair looks so shiny and…"

"Okay fine!" Ororo groaned. "And Althea and Jean are here to keep you and Shipwreck under control! But why does he have to come with us?" She pointed at Shipwreck as she flew over him.

"I thought it was obvious," Althea said. "We don't want you to get lost too. And he's the one person we can count on to never take his eyes off you."

"She has a point there," Jean agreed.

"Yeah with Shipwreck around you'll never get eaten again," Todd told her. "Well nearly eaten…"

"Hey Storm you're not wearing any underwear are you?" Shipwreck grinned as he looked at her.

"All of the sudden Toad nearly eating me doesn't seem so bad anymore…" Ororo groaned just before she created a small thundercloud and chased Shipwreck around with it.

Meanwhile in another part of the mansion Logan, John and Hank had crawled out of a vent looking worse for wear. "I told you we had a mouse problem!" Logan snapped at them.

"Not anymore," Hank grunted. "I think you scared them off."

"We're still lost," Logan snapped. "Great idea Thunderbird, run into the air vent so that stupid bird wouldn't dive bomb us!"

"Well it was your bright idea to drive the car!" John snapped.

"Anybody see where Warren went?" Hank looked around. "Or know where we are for that matter?"

"It looks like the living room," John looked around. "Or the library. It all kind of looks alike at this height."

"Definitely the library," Hank looked at the floor. "I recognize the rug pattern. We have to contact the others. Maybe we can call out to Jean or get up on a table and wait for someone to come in?"

Logan sniffed the air. "Someone's already here!" He turned around. "And that's not a good thing…"

"Oh dear…" Hank gulped as he saw Barney loom over him. "This…might be a problem."

"Dolly?" Barney gurgled.

"Toys!" Claudius chirped happily as he bounded over to them.

"Oh god no…" Hank moaned.

Will the X-Men become teething toys? What happened to Warren? Will Xavier ever get rescued from Lockheed? Will Mr. Small be rescued from Polly and if he does, will he send Xavier to jail for tax fraud for revenge? Will the X-Men decide to let Polly keep Mr. Small? Will Shipwreck play 'dress up' with Storm?

Ororo: NOT IF HE WANTS TO LIVE!

The answers to all of these questions and more will be answered as soon as a lot of you hit that nice little review button!