6:00 a.m., X-Jet
Flying through the early morning sky, the X-Jet was now destined for Amherst, New Hampshire, where Audrey had told them would be the base that was spoken of in the note. The automatic assumption that was made was that Alissa, Sara, Lizzy, and Audrey were the same people as Wolf, Cat, Tiger and Poison Arrow. This statement was indeed correct, as Audrey had told them. However, she had not told them which girl was Alissa, Sara, or Lizzy, and that they would find out for themselves.
The flight to New Hampshire was about an hour, even in the jet, as the professor did not want them to be discovered by the air force if they happened to be speeding. Thus, resulting in over half of the jet's occupants falling asleep. Those who were sleeping were awakened about five minutes or so before landing in the large and well kept front lawn of what Audrey claimed to be "The Chain Mansion". And a mansion it was- it was clearly twice the size of the Xavier Institute and, by the looks of it, fit to accomidate twice the population as well. Also, a large cabin-like building was located behind it, and had a large and clearly visible next to the entrance was an extremely large, and supposedly extremely loud brass gong.
"Yup, this is it!" Audrey stated cheerily as she exited the jet, the others following behind her, most of their mouths gaping. She led them up through the yard which was full of statues and gardens to a large set of marble stairs. A large pair of oak french doors guarded the entrance to the building like soldiers, standing firmly in their path.
"Welcome to The Chain Mansion." Audrey announced as she pushed through the heavy doors and led them into a large entrance hall made of marble. The black and white checkered floors gleamed, and positioned in each corner of the square room was a large white pillar. Directly in front of them was an enormous carved wooden staircase that branched off into two directions, both leading upward. They also noticed a living room that branched off to the left, as well as a hallway to the right.
"Welcome." A voice greeted them. It was warm and trustworthy, the voice of someone who would invite you into their house and give you hot chocolate. All heads turned towards the voice, and some recognized the owner to be Sara- the same Sara that was in the taxi earlier that day. She smiled warmly and had changed out the clothes that she had been wearing earlier. Now she wore a cream colored t-shirt and tan overalls. Her hair was left down, framing her face, which was beaming. Dark red highlights were now noticed in her dark hair under the dim light of the hall. "For those of you who don't know me, my name is Sara Cass. I also go by Cat."
"And I-" A second voice cut in, belonging to Lizzy. She too was beaming and had changed into a pair of white sweat pants and a lime green t-shirt. "Am Lizzy Fiacco, or Tiger." She concluded. She did look pleased to see them, but not so much as Sara did.
"And I'm Audrey Kay or Poison Arrow. She may be misleading, mes amis but that girl right there," Audrey indicated Lizzy, " Is actually a Russian communist." There came a grumble from the audience, and Audrey quickly added, "No offense to any Russians out there."
John grinned and nudged Piotr in the ribs, earning himself another grumble.
Sara picked up the conversation from here as Audrey ventured up the stair case, probably to change out of her wet, sweaty outfit.
"We realize that you all are experiencing a lot of prejudiceness from those who call themselves normal." A small murmur of agreement ventured through the crowd of mutants. The adults of the group- the professor, Magneto, Ororo Munroe, Hank McCoy, and Logan (all except Magneto belonging to the X-Men group)- stood aside and stared curiously at Sara. "So," she continued, "we, The Chain members, have decided that if you would like to reside her for the time being, do so." Silence followed the short speech, until a young boy from the crowd posed a question.
Jamie Madrox asked, " But wouldn't we get persecuted here too?"
"A good question," Sara commented, "But no. See, when we first sought refuge here, the town did not accept us. One day, a speech was given by Alissa- you'll meet her later- and it was enough to convince them that we were in fact equal."
Lizzy abruptly cleared her throat.
"Oh, yeah. And Lizzy here wrote it." Sara commented. Lizzy seemed to glow with pride.
"Well now, this is perfect!" The professor chimed in to the conversation. "We accept your offer."
Sara and Lizzy exchanged excited glances.
"Great!" Lizzy took over the conversation now. "I guess you need a tour of the house! And you need your rooms, and oh! Breakfast is probably in order, and then-"
"I propose," Magneto began, "That you show them to their rooms, first.It has been a long and stressful journey."
"Yeah, okay… wait! What do you mean by "them"? Aren't you guys staying?" Lizzy indicated towards the adults.
"No, I'm afraid not. We have important business to carry out back in Bayville." The professor explained. "In fact, we must be leaving as soon as possible." Sara and Lizzy exchanged glances towards eachother before Sara suggested, "Maybe you could stay for breakfast?".
Bobby leaned over and whispered to his friend Sam Guthrie, "It's a bit weird how they're just kinda' leaving us with these people." Sam nodded his agreement as Lizzy and Sara returned to the front of the group.
Sara asked the group of mutants before her to partner up with a new roommate. She then broke the team up into two groups, and lead them off into different directions up the staircase, one group following her and one following Lizzy.
Flying through the early morning sky, the X-Jet was now destined for Amherst, New Hampshire, where Audrey had told them would be the base that was spoken of in the note. The automatic assumption that was made was that Alissa, Sara, Lizzy, and Audrey were the same people as Wolf, Cat, Tiger and Poison Arrow. This statement was indeed correct, as Audrey had told them. However, she had not told them which girl was Alissa, Sara, or Lizzy, and that they would find out for themselves.
The flight to New Hampshire was about an hour, even in the jet, as the professor did not want them to be discovered by the air force if they happened to be speeding. Thus, resulting in over half of the jet's occupants falling asleep. Those who were sleeping were awakened about five minutes or so before landing in the large and well kept front lawn of what Audrey claimed to be "The Chain Mansion". And a mansion it was- it was clearly twice the size of the Xavier Institute and, by the looks of it, fit to accomidate twice the population as well. Also, a large cabin-like building was located behind it, and had a large and clearly visible next to the entrance was an extremely large, and supposedly extremely loud brass gong.
"Yup, this is it!" Audrey stated cheerily as she exited the jet, the others following behind her, most of their mouths gaping. She led them up through the yard which was full of statues and gardens to a large set of marble stairs. A large pair of oak french doors guarded the entrance to the building like soldiers, standing firmly in their path.
"Welcome to The Chain Mansion." Audrey announced as she pushed through the heavy doors and led them into a large entrance hall made of marble. The black and white checkered floors gleamed, and positioned in each corner of the square room was a large white pillar. Directly in front of them was an enormous carved wooden staircase that branched off into two directions, both leading upward. They also noticed a living room that branched off to the left, as well as a hallway to the right.
"Welcome." A voice greeted them. It was warm and trustworthy, the voice of someone who would invite you into their house and give you hot chocolate. All heads turned towards the voice, and some recognized the owner to be Sara- the same Sara that was in the taxi earlier that day. She smiled warmly and had changed out the clothes that she had been wearing earlier. Now she wore a cream colored t-shirt and tan overalls. Her hair was left down, framing her face, which was beaming. Dark red highlights were now noticed in her dark hair under the dim light of the hall. "For those of you who don't know me, my name is Sara Cass. I also go by Cat."
"And I-" A second voice cut in, belonging to Lizzy. She too was beaming and had changed into a pair of white sweat pants and a lime green t-shirt. "Am Lizzy Fiacco, or Tiger." She concluded. She did look pleased to see them, but not so much as Sara did.
"And I'm Audrey Kay or Poison Arrow. She may be misleading, mes amis but that girl right there," Audrey indicated Lizzy, " Is actually a Russian communist." There came a grumble from the audience, and Audrey quickly added, "No offense to any Russians out there."
John grinned and nudged Piotr in the ribs, earning himself another grumble.
Sara picked up the conversation from here as Audrey ventured up the stair case, probably to change out of her wet, sweaty outfit.
"We realize that you all are experiencing a lot of prejudiceness from those who call themselves normal." A small murmur of agreement ventured through the crowd of mutants. The adults of the group- the professor, Magneto, Ororo Munroe, Hank McCoy, and Logan (all except Magneto belonging to the X-Men group)- stood aside and stared curiously at Sara. "So," she continued, "we, The Chain members, have decided that if you would like to reside her for the time being, do so." Silence followed the short speech, until a young boy from the crowd posed a question.
Jamie Madrox asked, " But wouldn't we get persecuted here too?"
"A good question," Sara commented, "But no. See, when we first sought refuge here, the town did not accept us. One day, a speech was given by Alissa- you'll meet her later- and it was enough to convince them that we were in fact equal."
Lizzy abruptly cleared her throat.
"Oh, yeah. And Lizzy here wrote it." Sara commented. Lizzy seemed to glow with pride.
"Well now, this is perfect!" The professor chimed in to the conversation. "We accept your offer."
Sara and Lizzy exchanged excited glances.
"Great!" Lizzy took over the conversation now. "I guess you need a tour of the house! And you need your rooms, and oh! Breakfast is probably in order, and then-"
"I propose," Magneto began, "That you show them to their rooms, first.It has been a long and stressful journey."
"Yeah, okay… wait! What do you mean by "them"? Aren't you guys staying?" Lizzy indicated towards the adults.
"No, I'm afraid not. We have important business to carry out back in Bayville." The professor explained. "In fact, we must be leaving as soon as possible." Sara and Lizzy exchanged glances towards eachother before Sara suggested, "Maybe you could stay for breakfast?".
Bobby leaned over and whispered to his friend Sam Guthrie, "It's a bit weird how they're just kinda' leaving us with these people." Sam nodded his agreement as Lizzy and Sara returned to the front of the group.
Sara asked the group of mutants before her to partner up with a new roommate. She then broke the team up into two groups, and lead them off into different directions up the staircase, one group following her and one following Lizzy.