Disclaimer: A whole host of new characters are mine. Please don't use them. Of course, the X-Men and other such characters involved in the comic, books and the movie belong to Marvel, and new ones are mine. Also the plot is my own.

Throughout story:

" " = Speech

' ' = Thoughts

^ ^ = Telepath

Goth: Previous feeling? As in the illness? Explain.. o.o

Jenny: Yes! Hehe. You may have noticed how much I enjoy writing description. They're a great pleasure to write. I tried to make a stereotypical British setting really with the lovely peaceful countryside and stuff and the little village in the middle of nowhere. Our resident clawed hunk will visit the village sometime later. Let's see how he fares with the local village folk of a typical Yorkshire village. Haha. (I'm Yorkshire lass, so I'll know what I'm doing XP)

Chapter 24

            The students had begun filing in through the open doorways and staring at the entrance with dropped jaws and sounds of awe. Bandit, the man who flew their plane over hurriedly ran up the stairs urging them to follow. Their feet dragged themselves over the steps carelessly whilst eyes remained on the astonishing surroundings. Even Sprite was seen with admiration upon his face.

The X-Men on the lower floor watched with careful eyes as the students slowly left their sight.

"Where are they going?" Asked Scott, his head turning to the two British women.

"I am sure they are in need of refreshments and a bath." Said the older woman.

Scott now nodded slowly, "Yeah.. I guess so.."

"I think they all do.. come to think of it." Said Jayne with a small smile.

The sister of Charles smiled and nodded, "Certainly, but let's get pleasantries over with.."

Logan and Storm exchanged a glance momentarily. This was a different world out here.

"I'm Elizabeth." Said the woman, "This is my daughter Jayne."

Jayne promptly smiled and nodded slowly.

"This is Xavier Manor where our family have been living in for generations gone by." Elizabeth announced grandly.

Jayne now turned and nodded to the dark skinned man stood beside the door. The X-Men had forgotten he was there. He was extremely quiet and sunk into shadows easily. But even though his appearance was composed, his eyes flickered with sparks of light, which stood out shockingly on his dark irises.

The X-Men watched a nod being exchanged before he turned and moved to a door on the far right and opened it, beckoning through open door, a few people moved out. After their footsteps had begun, Bandit was seen making a reappearance on one of the staircases, a couple of people beside him.

The figures slowly travelled towards the X-Men..

Charles now looked to Elizabeth expectantly, "You took heed?"

She nodded, "I certainly did Charles. Not only America has the lost and lonely."

Scott's brow rose at the words and he looked back across to the people which had now stopped in front of them.

Elizabeth now turned to the rest, "Meet the first members of the first unofficial British refuge for mutants."

Eyes went back upon the group.

"Like I said, Britain too has it's good share of mutants, and also it's good share of mutant haters." Said Elizabeth softly.

Everybody's expressions turned dark at her last few words, as if recollecting incidents.

            The group stood before the X-Men was only a small number, Jayne promptly stepped towards, "As guests, please introduce yourself." She said with a smile upon rouged lips.

Charles subsequently straightened in his seat, throat clearing before his palm released from a light fist as he gestured the X-Men. First was Scott, "This is Scott, or Cyclops, the leader of X-Men."

Scott nodded and found a small smug grin on his face.

A voice then interrupted, making a swift but polite entrance, "X-Men? What's that?" Said the nasally voice from the group stood before the American team.

Charles smiled a little, "That is what the name of our group is, formed affectionately by our students. Summarisation of Xavier's Men."

A small noise of understanding echoed from the British mutants.

Charles this gestured Storm, "This is Storm, a weather controlling mutant, or else goes by Ororo."

Storm smiled briefly as eyes fell upon her.

The introductions continued.. but when Charles reached Logan..

"And this is Logan.. or Wolverine – "

"Holy shit." The adamantiumed mutant then muttered.

He was met by blank stares from the group in front of him.. and slightly offended glare of disbelief from Elizabeth in particular.

Charles found an inward sigh rattle at his chest. Smashing introduction, "What's wrong Logan?" He said softly in an apologetic sort of voice.

"The human's gone." Logan spun on his feet, sniffing expertly, "And Magneto and Mystique."

All of a sudden the X-Men began searching from their position. Charles frowned and his eyes did a brief scan around him also. Charles then looked as if he had fell into thought and suddenly announced, "Lenny ran away when we got to the shore.. Magneto and Mystique left just a few minutes ago."

"So they went separately?" Said Scott.

Charles nodded.

Storm sighed softly, "Well, that is a relief.. I was afraid Magneto had done something rash."

Logan frowned, "What the hell is Magneto gonna do in Britain?"

Scott now frowned, "I knew we shouldn't have took him in! He used you as a ticket to get over here Charles!"

Charles shook his head, "His intentions aren't murderous."

"Then what?"

"I presume he is just looking for a place to stay till this war passes."

"And he's not going to get involved?"

Charles nodded, "It seems so."

Logan snorted softly.

"And the human?"

"He is frightened of who we are.. and he is in a foreign country. We need to get him here as soon as possible. He has no where to go, no food and no money."

"Can't we just leave him?" Muttered Logan.

"No Logan.. we can't."

From the spirited conversation between the X-Men, Elizabeth politely interrupted, "Magneto? Mystique? What human?"

"Can we discuss it over supper Elizabeth?" Asked Charles wearily.

His sister nodded, "Of course."

Charles now turned back to Logan, "Anyway.." He sighed, "This is Logan."

Logan had his arms folded now and eyed Charles from his spot. When introduced he glowered at the group in front of him.. as if he didn't want to be there and had much better things he could be doing.

The introductions continued between the X-Men.. and then, it was the British mutants turn.

"This is Bandit.. otherwise known as Robert." Said Elizabeth.

The tall and slim featured man nodded, a smirk upon his face that made his eyes sparkle uncomfortably.

"He has an ability of lightning speed." Continued Elizabeth, "And this is Electro, he was with Jayne earlier. Mutation as the name suggests." Said Elizabeth, "He played havoc with our lightening system when he first arrived." She then said with a faint chuckle. "And this is Beast.. and Ghost.."

A large mutant grunted as his name was called. Size certainly admirable, arms flexed with astonishing muscle, power built into his every vein. Beside him stood almost the opposite. Ghost.; a short, frail looking mutant who had a pale glow about her. Her form was bare, a pale glowing white, as if moulded into fog. Stunning silvery hair flowed around her, even though no breeze travelled, eyes shone from the smog of her body, the oil painting on the far wall seen through her semi transparent stomach.

Elizabeth continued, "And this.. wait.. where is he?"

A loud noise and a shrill sort of giggle was heard as a man entered from the kitchen, munching lightly on a carrot. A stubbly jaw lifted as the man grinned manically at them, startling red eyes with pupils of blue. He was clad in a black and white striped jumper, old jeans hung from hips over bare feet. In one hand he clutched his carrot, in the other a walking stick that made no contact with the floor. He just spun it randomly with an uncultivated gleam in his eyes.

Elizabeth finished her introduction with a strained sort of sigh, "And this is.. Psycho."

The X-Men stared at her.. then at him.

Psycho just waved his stick around his gloved right hand, spun it energetically before he took a noisy crunch of his carrot with a yelp of, "Aye!"

"…"

"He's got hypnotising abilities.. dangerous of course. He accidentally hypnotised himself one day.. and has never been the same since." Sighed Elizabeth.

The man cackled gleefully.

Jayne continued almost sorrowfully, "He just turned up one day.. and never left."

All eyes were upon the man who grinned at them before he turned away, muttering some random announcement about blue rabbits before he hurried off back into the kitchen.

Elizabeth looked back to the startled X-Men with a pleasant smile upon her face, as if the odd introduction had never happened, "How about some supper then!"

***

I'm sure I have heard of a mutant called Beast somewhere before. Is he a character in the comics or something? I don't know. I have never read a comic. This is my adaptation of this character then. I hope it's all right with you folks. I don't even know what the comic book version looks like anyway.

By the way. Psycho is so cool XD

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