X-Squad
The four young mutants stood in the main hallway of the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters. The place was huge, and elegant and just a little overwhelming. One of them stepped forward, his mouth was covered, and little sparks of energy would occasionally flicker from his mouth.
The second seemed normal enough; except he kept clicking his fingers and little sparks of fire would appear each time he did it.
The third stood out the most; he was blue and furry and had a demon like tail. His ears were slightly pointed at the top and his eyes, yellow.
The fourth had a slightly animal appearance to him but he looked human enough.
A bald man in a wheelchair came over to the four and nodded, he held out a hand for them to shake.
"Ah welcome gentlemen, my name is Charles Xavier." He introduced himself, "And this is my School For The Gifted. Like you."
"Gifted?" asked the young man clicking his fingers, "You mean mutants."
"That's right John," said Xavier, "You may have heard of my students, they are the X-men."
"The X-men?" asked the animalish-looking one, "Who are they?"
Mutant outlaws the one with his mouth covered, telepathically Don't you know anything Dog breath?
"Oh Mike, your so me-…" The animal-boy started
"Don't finish that sentence Danny." John interrupted
A young woman floated down through the ceiling and landed next to the Professor.
"Ah Kitty," Said the Professor, "I'd like you to show our new students to their rooms, Jonathan, Daniel, Michael and Robert."
"Hi," Said Danny and John at the same time,
Hey baby! Said Mike, however Robert remained silent.
"Dude, say something." John said as he punched him on the shoulder
"Hello…" he said slowly,
Dammit quit making an ass of yourself Said Mike, Oh woe is I, I'm blue and furry and ugly
Rob glared at him, but remained quiet.
Kitty rolled her eyes good naturedly and smiled,
"If you'll follow me I'll show you to your rooms."
Kitty walked up the stairs and Mike and John looked at each other.
"Dibs." They said in as one.
The four teenage boys followed her upstairs and she showed John to his room first, Then Mike, then Danny and finally Rob.
"Hey…" she said, "Can you talk?"
"Yeah..." Rob mumbled
"You should try to fit in here, you know." Kitty told him,
"Have you been looking the other way while talking to me?" he asked "Not everyone gets to go out on Halloween without needing a costume."
Kitty sighed,
"You should talk to Kurt, at least." She said as she phased through the floor.
John looked around the room and sighed,
"Man this is bland," he said to no one, "Best buy me some posters."
As long as there not explicit The Professor said in John's mind,
"You ever hear of privacy?" asked John sarcastically,
When he got no answer, he shrugged and left his room.
Mike looked at his room and nodded, he put his hand on his 'chin' and telepathically sighed.
Mental Note: Don't blow the wall away this time he thought, if he still had a lower jaw he would smile.
Danny looked around and sniffed the room
"Hmm this room doesn't have a scent yet. I guess I'll mark my territory."
Back in Rob's room he was sat thinking. On the ceiling, when somebody knocked at the door.
"Rob you in there?" Asked John,
"No." Rob replied
Can we come in? Asked Mike
"No." Rob repeated,
Don't make me blast this door down Mike 'said' clearly irritated
"Blast away." Said Rob dryly,
John opened the door and looked around the room, then glanced up.
"Do you know how annoying it is talking to someone on the ceiling?"
Dude… you should have let me blast the door… 'mumbled' Mike
"What's gotten into you?"
I always like blasting stuff Said Mike innocently
"Not you. Billy boy blue up there." Said John
Rob jumped down and looked at them, a strange bamf sound was heard from outside the room.
"You guys look normal, if I went out in public people would think I belonged in the zoo."
"Or a circus," said a voice from behind John, "Guten Tag Gentlemen, I'm Kurt Wagner."
"Oh great…" mumbled John, "I'm seeing double."
"In a manner of speaking that is correct," Said Kurt "You see you friend here is my double, from an alternate reality."
"So… your me?" asked Rob, "Why are you German?"
"Why not?" said Kurt good natured sarcasm
"Come with me boys," he said, "The Professor has something for you."
The new recruits followed Kurt downstairs and were shocked to find him pull a wall open, he then stepped into an elevator and the others followed Kurt inside.
John could feel that they where going down, and when the door opened he saw the X-men in full costume.
"Are these the new recruits, sir?" asked a man with a red visor; John assumed it was Cyclops.
"Yes," Said The Professor, "They are."
"Then I guess it's time to welcome you to the danger room." Said Cyclops
The Danger Room? Is that some kind of Rave club? asked Mike
"The Danger Room is our training facility" The Professor informed them, "For the next two weeks you will hone your own mutant abilities and then we will test your ability to work as a team. Once the other new recruits arrive, that is."
Weeks later
Rob was just beginning to feel normal, when the new recruits had arrived, he had learned to live with the fact he wasn't normal. But the way the others looked at him, depressed him. But the new team were about to face their biggest challenge.
Trying to work as a team.
The four young mutants stood in the main hallway of the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters. The place was huge, and elegant and just a little overwhelming. One of them stepped forward, his mouth was covered, and little sparks of energy would occasionally flicker from his mouth.
The second seemed normal enough; except he kept clicking his fingers and little sparks of fire would appear each time he did it.
The third stood out the most; he was blue and furry and had a demon like tail. His ears were slightly pointed at the top and his eyes, yellow.
The fourth had a slightly animal appearance to him but he looked human enough.
A bald man in a wheelchair came over to the four and nodded, he held out a hand for them to shake.
"Ah welcome gentlemen, my name is Charles Xavier." He introduced himself, "And this is my School For The Gifted. Like you."
"Gifted?" asked the young man clicking his fingers, "You mean mutants."
"That's right John," said Xavier, "You may have heard of my students, they are the X-men."
"The X-men?" asked the animalish-looking one, "Who are they?"
Mutant outlaws the one with his mouth covered, telepathically Don't you know anything Dog breath?
"Oh Mike, your so me-…" The animal-boy started
"Don't finish that sentence Danny." John interrupted
A young woman floated down through the ceiling and landed next to the Professor.
"Ah Kitty," Said the Professor, "I'd like you to show our new students to their rooms, Jonathan, Daniel, Michael and Robert."
"Hi," Said Danny and John at the same time,
Hey baby! Said Mike, however Robert remained silent.
"Dude, say something." John said as he punched him on the shoulder
"Hello…" he said slowly,
Dammit quit making an ass of yourself Said Mike, Oh woe is I, I'm blue and furry and ugly
Rob glared at him, but remained quiet.
Kitty rolled her eyes good naturedly and smiled,
"If you'll follow me I'll show you to your rooms."
Kitty walked up the stairs and Mike and John looked at each other.
"Dibs." They said in as one.
The four teenage boys followed her upstairs and she showed John to his room first, Then Mike, then Danny and finally Rob.
"Hey…" she said, "Can you talk?"
"Yeah..." Rob mumbled
"You should try to fit in here, you know." Kitty told him,
"Have you been looking the other way while talking to me?" he asked "Not everyone gets to go out on Halloween without needing a costume."
Kitty sighed,
"You should talk to Kurt, at least." She said as she phased through the floor.
John looked around the room and sighed,
"Man this is bland," he said to no one, "Best buy me some posters."
As long as there not explicit The Professor said in John's mind,
"You ever hear of privacy?" asked John sarcastically,
When he got no answer, he shrugged and left his room.
Mike looked at his room and nodded, he put his hand on his 'chin' and telepathically sighed.
Mental Note: Don't blow the wall away this time he thought, if he still had a lower jaw he would smile.
Danny looked around and sniffed the room
"Hmm this room doesn't have a scent yet. I guess I'll mark my territory."
Back in Rob's room he was sat thinking. On the ceiling, when somebody knocked at the door.
"Rob you in there?" Asked John,
"No." Rob replied
Can we come in? Asked Mike
"No." Rob repeated,
Don't make me blast this door down Mike 'said' clearly irritated
"Blast away." Said Rob dryly,
John opened the door and looked around the room, then glanced up.
"Do you know how annoying it is talking to someone on the ceiling?"
Dude… you should have let me blast the door… 'mumbled' Mike
"What's gotten into you?"
I always like blasting stuff Said Mike innocently
"Not you. Billy boy blue up there." Said John
Rob jumped down and looked at them, a strange bamf sound was heard from outside the room.
"You guys look normal, if I went out in public people would think I belonged in the zoo."
"Or a circus," said a voice from behind John, "Guten Tag Gentlemen, I'm Kurt Wagner."
"Oh great…" mumbled John, "I'm seeing double."
"In a manner of speaking that is correct," Said Kurt "You see you friend here is my double, from an alternate reality."
"So… your me?" asked Rob, "Why are you German?"
"Why not?" said Kurt good natured sarcasm
"Come with me boys," he said, "The Professor has something for you."
The new recruits followed Kurt downstairs and were shocked to find him pull a wall open, he then stepped into an elevator and the others followed Kurt inside.
John could feel that they where going down, and when the door opened he saw the X-men in full costume.
"Are these the new recruits, sir?" asked a man with a red visor; John assumed it was Cyclops.
"Yes," Said The Professor, "They are."
"Then I guess it's time to welcome you to the danger room." Said Cyclops
The Danger Room? Is that some kind of Rave club? asked Mike
"The Danger Room is our training facility" The Professor informed them, "For the next two weeks you will hone your own mutant abilities and then we will test your ability to work as a team. Once the other new recruits arrive, that is."
Weeks later
Rob was just beginning to feel normal, when the new recruits had arrived, he had learned to live with the fact he wasn't normal. But the way the others looked at him, depressed him. But the new team were about to face their biggest challenge.
Trying to work as a team.