Chapter 2
It was an ordinary day for Lance. Went to steal...I mean, "buy" some food, got pushed around by mutant haters, ended up knocking them unconscious, got home, and tried to keep the food away from Freddy. But that was hours ago, and he felt that if he sat up in his room any longer, he'd go crazy, so he headed down the stairs.
As he passed the living room, he heard Pietro and Wanda fighting over the remote. Todd was sitting on the armchair, watching the sibling rivalry in fascination/horror. He knew that he didn't have a chance with the remote, being the youngest and the weakest, he had given up his favorite shows a long time ago. Lance felt sorry for the younger mutant; he had given up a lot for their so-called "family".
Lance walked into the kitchen, barely noticing the sandwich that Fred made, which was stacked from the table to the ceiling, and Fred appeared to be looking for a way to cram the whole thing in his mouth. Lace looked in the fridge, a look of disgust etched on his face. The whole fridge was almost empty; all that was left was some old peanut butter.
"Freddy," Lance said, "what happened to all the food I just bought?"
"Oh, well..." Freddy started, and looked at his sandwich. Lance took the hint, not wanting to question the fact that half the stuff he bought wouldn't be something that belonged on a sandwich. Just as he was about to head out, the doorbell rang.
Scott and Kitty stood out side the Brotherhood house. Kitty was there to ask them to go with the X-men to Disneyland; Scott was there to show that they weren't welcome. As Scott rang the doorbell, they heard an incredibly fast version of "I'll get it," and the door flew open.
Pietro took one look at Scott, and slammed the door in his face, saying, "no thanks, we don't want any."
"Pietro, get back out here!" Scott yelled through the door.
"Here, let me try, Scott," Kitty said, and yelled, "Lance, open the door, Pietro locked us out." They heard some cussing at Pietro, and Lance opened the door.
"Sorry about that Kitty... hey, what's he doing here?" He asked, looking form Kitty to Scott.
"Listen Alvers, I don't want to be here any more than you want to be here," Scott said. "We're going to Disneyland for a couple of days, so start packing."
Todd, who was listening from the top of the stairs said, "Disneyland? We get to go to Disneyland?" Not bothering to keep the excitement from his voice.
"No, we're not," Lance said, looking at Scott, glaring at him. He was pretty sure he was glaring back, but it was kind of hard to tell, those stupid glasses. "Why do you want us to go anyway," he asked suspiciously.
"Yeah, like we're really going to leave you here without us to stop you? I don't want you to come, but the Professor says you have to, so start packing, we leave tomorrow morning."
Lance stood there for a moment after Scott and Kitty left, not even noticing that Kitty had given him a kiss. "Wow," he said. "We're going to Disneyland." So it wasn't an ordinary day after all.
The next day, on the X-jet, the mutants (and Amanda) we're talking, laughing, using their powers, and, all in all, driving the adults insane, which was pretty much usual for them. Amanda and Kurt were playing a game of BS with Bobby and Jubilee, Lance and Kitty were sitting as close as they could without getting diced up by Logan, Scott and Jean we're trying to keep control, and the other mutants were doing their best to make sure that Scott and Jean didn't succeed.
After losing another game of BS, Amanda decided to go to the bathroom. On her way there, she noticed a young boy in a red sweater, who appeared to be talking to...his twin? Amanda watched in shock as the boy lightly punched himself, and two more of him appeared. She had never seen this mutant before, and the fact that he was talking with himself was a little unnerving. Amanda noticed, not for the first time, that she was the only human on this trip.
Jaime was indeed having a conversation with himself. They were discussing what they were going to do about their powers. None of them wanted to be discovered as mutants, and even a slight bump would turn him into a twin. One multiple wanted to ask the professor, one wanted to just stay in the hotel, and the other said that they should make a lot of multiples, and go on all the rides at once. While the other's agreed it was a cool idea, they didn't want to freak too many people out.
As though he was reading his mind, (which he could have been, I mean, he is a telepath) the professor said, "Jamie, could you come here a moment?" As Jamie walked down the isle in-between the seats, he could see Bobby smirking at him. Obviously, he thought that Jamie was in trouble, something that he loved to see.
"Um, Professor, I swear, I didn't do it," Jamie said, just in case he was in trouble.
"No, Jamie, you're not in trouble, I just wanted to give you a present before we land."
"You might want to pull yourself together though, shrimp," Logan said, gesturing to the multiples, which looked as if they did not want to be reabsorbed, and that they wanted to see what happened.
"Um, I don't think they want to go back in just yet," Jaime said.
"Very well, but they will have to go back in soon," the professor said. He handed him a small box. When Jamie opened it up, he saw a watch that looked like Kurt and Hank's image inducers.
"Professor, what do I need this for, I don't need a different image," Jamie asked, puzzled.
"While it looks the same as an image inducer, this will actually stop the multiples from appearing. But, unfortunately, we only expect it to last while we're here, but I believe it will make it for the time we are at the park," the professor explained.
"No way!" Jamie exclaimed, putting it on, and punching himself. Nothing happened. "Guys! Guys, look, look, I can control my power, I'm normal!"
The professor and Storm smiled at each other, this was the reaction they were expecting from Jamie. Soon they would be landing, and, tomorrow, he would be able to walk into the park without fear of being discovered, and being considered human, which is what they all wanted. But for now, they had a vacation to enjoy, and they had to get to their hotel and rest, because tomorrow would be a big day for all of them.
It was an ordinary day for Lance. Went to steal...I mean, "buy" some food, got pushed around by mutant haters, ended up knocking them unconscious, got home, and tried to keep the food away from Freddy. But that was hours ago, and he felt that if he sat up in his room any longer, he'd go crazy, so he headed down the stairs.
As he passed the living room, he heard Pietro and Wanda fighting over the remote. Todd was sitting on the armchair, watching the sibling rivalry in fascination/horror. He knew that he didn't have a chance with the remote, being the youngest and the weakest, he had given up his favorite shows a long time ago. Lance felt sorry for the younger mutant; he had given up a lot for their so-called "family".
Lance walked into the kitchen, barely noticing the sandwich that Fred made, which was stacked from the table to the ceiling, and Fred appeared to be looking for a way to cram the whole thing in his mouth. Lace looked in the fridge, a look of disgust etched on his face. The whole fridge was almost empty; all that was left was some old peanut butter.
"Freddy," Lance said, "what happened to all the food I just bought?"
"Oh, well..." Freddy started, and looked at his sandwich. Lance took the hint, not wanting to question the fact that half the stuff he bought wouldn't be something that belonged on a sandwich. Just as he was about to head out, the doorbell rang.
Scott and Kitty stood out side the Brotherhood house. Kitty was there to ask them to go with the X-men to Disneyland; Scott was there to show that they weren't welcome. As Scott rang the doorbell, they heard an incredibly fast version of "I'll get it," and the door flew open.
Pietro took one look at Scott, and slammed the door in his face, saying, "no thanks, we don't want any."
"Pietro, get back out here!" Scott yelled through the door.
"Here, let me try, Scott," Kitty said, and yelled, "Lance, open the door, Pietro locked us out." They heard some cussing at Pietro, and Lance opened the door.
"Sorry about that Kitty... hey, what's he doing here?" He asked, looking form Kitty to Scott.
"Listen Alvers, I don't want to be here any more than you want to be here," Scott said. "We're going to Disneyland for a couple of days, so start packing."
Todd, who was listening from the top of the stairs said, "Disneyland? We get to go to Disneyland?" Not bothering to keep the excitement from his voice.
"No, we're not," Lance said, looking at Scott, glaring at him. He was pretty sure he was glaring back, but it was kind of hard to tell, those stupid glasses. "Why do you want us to go anyway," he asked suspiciously.
"Yeah, like we're really going to leave you here without us to stop you? I don't want you to come, but the Professor says you have to, so start packing, we leave tomorrow morning."
Lance stood there for a moment after Scott and Kitty left, not even noticing that Kitty had given him a kiss. "Wow," he said. "We're going to Disneyland." So it wasn't an ordinary day after all.
The next day, on the X-jet, the mutants (and Amanda) we're talking, laughing, using their powers, and, all in all, driving the adults insane, which was pretty much usual for them. Amanda and Kurt were playing a game of BS with Bobby and Jubilee, Lance and Kitty were sitting as close as they could without getting diced up by Logan, Scott and Jean we're trying to keep control, and the other mutants were doing their best to make sure that Scott and Jean didn't succeed.
After losing another game of BS, Amanda decided to go to the bathroom. On her way there, she noticed a young boy in a red sweater, who appeared to be talking to...his twin? Amanda watched in shock as the boy lightly punched himself, and two more of him appeared. She had never seen this mutant before, and the fact that he was talking with himself was a little unnerving. Amanda noticed, not for the first time, that she was the only human on this trip.
Jaime was indeed having a conversation with himself. They were discussing what they were going to do about their powers. None of them wanted to be discovered as mutants, and even a slight bump would turn him into a twin. One multiple wanted to ask the professor, one wanted to just stay in the hotel, and the other said that they should make a lot of multiples, and go on all the rides at once. While the other's agreed it was a cool idea, they didn't want to freak too many people out.
As though he was reading his mind, (which he could have been, I mean, he is a telepath) the professor said, "Jamie, could you come here a moment?" As Jamie walked down the isle in-between the seats, he could see Bobby smirking at him. Obviously, he thought that Jamie was in trouble, something that he loved to see.
"Um, Professor, I swear, I didn't do it," Jamie said, just in case he was in trouble.
"No, Jamie, you're not in trouble, I just wanted to give you a present before we land."
"You might want to pull yourself together though, shrimp," Logan said, gesturing to the multiples, which looked as if they did not want to be reabsorbed, and that they wanted to see what happened.
"Um, I don't think they want to go back in just yet," Jaime said.
"Very well, but they will have to go back in soon," the professor said. He handed him a small box. When Jamie opened it up, he saw a watch that looked like Kurt and Hank's image inducers.
"Professor, what do I need this for, I don't need a different image," Jamie asked, puzzled.
"While it looks the same as an image inducer, this will actually stop the multiples from appearing. But, unfortunately, we only expect it to last while we're here, but I believe it will make it for the time we are at the park," the professor explained.
"No way!" Jamie exclaimed, putting it on, and punching himself. Nothing happened. "Guys! Guys, look, look, I can control my power, I'm normal!"
The professor and Storm smiled at each other, this was the reaction they were expecting from Jamie. Soon they would be landing, and, tomorrow, he would be able to walk into the park without fear of being discovered, and being considered human, which is what they all wanted. But for now, they had a vacation to enjoy, and they had to get to their hotel and rest, because tomorrow would be a big day for all of them.