The Transcendentals
Apocalyptic Muse & Doyle's Angel
5
Prelude to Letting Go
Mica rose early, she normally did. She supposed it was left over from High School when she rose early every day. Whatever the reason Mica found her self quietly traipsing down empty mansion halls. Coming up on the kitchen she noticed the light was on. Wondering who else would be up this early Mica approached with caution. She really hoped it wasn't Jadyn, Mica loved her sister dearly but she didn't want to deal with Jadyn right away. She always felt guilty about not saying anything about Ben. She and Jadyn were suppose to be best friends but sometimes the fact that they were sisters made that obsolete. Pushing open the door Mica peered inside. Piotr was there eating some cereal. "Hi." Mica said.
Piotr jumped and then smiled at her, "Hi, you scared me. Nobody else gets up this early. Mostly because no one sleeps until three."
Mica grinned, "I know." she said.
"Of course you do, you guys know so much about us."
Mica took a seat across from him and half shrugged. Picking up the cereal, Lucky Charms, she pored some into a bowl, "Not so much about you. You're sort of a mystery. All I know is you're Russian and your mutant power."
"For never having spoken to me about myself, that's quite a bit." he frowned, "I heard you guys ran into John."
Mica frowned as well, "News travels fast."
"It always does, in schools like this nothing is a secret."
"That's comforting." Mica said sarcastically.
Piotr smiled at her, "You're different."
"I get that a lot." Mica shrugged, "At home I was the freak. Here," Mica shrugged again and tugged at a strand of her black and orange hair, "I'm even more strange."
Piotr shook his head, "Nah, heck my body turns to metal occasionally and look at Kurt. You fit right in here. I meant your personality was different from you sister's. She gets embarrassed easily, so I hear, but you seem like the performer."
"Probably because I'm constantly on stage."
Piotr gave her a strange look but before he could ask her about it they were interrupted. "Is it just me or is Logan acting a little strange?" Rogue walked through the door leading Bobby, Kitty, and Jubilee.
"It's just you." Kitty said.
"Hey Piotr, you made me lose a bet." Bobby said sitting down next to his best friend.
"Did I?" Piotr was used to his friend's razzing about waking up so early.
"Yeah, I figured you'd be watching TV or something."
"He bet me." Jubilee grinned taking another seat. Kitty and Rogue sat on either side of Mica.
"Hi, I'm Kitty, we didn't get much of a chance to talk yesterday." Kitty held out a hand.
"I'm Mi…"
"Mica, we know." Jubilee said.
"News travels fast huh?" Mica asked shooting Piotr a look.
Piotr grinned back. Bobby look between them and exchanged a look with Rogue, two identical grins hatched onto the couple's faces but before anyone could notice the kitchen door opened a third time. This time it was Logan, "What is it with you kids?" he asked, "I thought teenagers loved to sleep."
"No way," Rogue said getting up to give Logan a hug, "We miss out on all the cool action when we sleep."
"I'd think you lot would've had enough adventure to last you a life time."
With loud crack and puff of blue smoke, Kurt appeared startling everyone, "Geez, don't you ever use the door?" Mica asked.
"Never." Piotr said throwing the Lucky Charms box at the new arrival.
Kurt studied it a minute then opened a cabinet and pulled out a box of Fruit Loops replacing them with the Luck Charms. "I do sometimes, but why do so when this is so much easier?"
"What's easier?" Hank McCoy had just joined the crowded kitchen.
"Poofing." Rogue said.
Hank raised an eyebrow but apparently decided not to comment. Pulling a breakfast burrito from the freezer Hank used the bar in the middle of the kitchen to catapult over Kurt and Logan so he could reach the microwave.
"You know you could've just asked." Logan said rolling his eyes.
"You looked busy." Hank said as they both glanced down at the bowl of strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla ice cream Logan was planning to eat for breakfast.
Kurt looked over, "That is a wonderful example for the students Logan."
Hank glanced at the kids behind him and upon noticing Mica he smiled at her, "So you're the new student."
"I'm NOT a student!" Mica said with a hint of exasperation in her voice, "I'm 19!"
"You are?" Piotr looked surprised, "I thought you were sixteen."
Mica glared at him then clocked him in the back of the head. Pushing off the table Mica jumped over everyone to the wall and then pushed off so that she gracefully landed in front of the door. "Cool!" she said before disappearing out the door.
Piotr turned and glared at his friends who were laughing, "You might not want to piss her off." Rogue said between giggles. Before Piotr could respond a loud scream echoed through the halls.
"Not again!" Logan said.
"Ten bucks says it's the other one." Bobby said.
"You're on." Kurt said
- X -
It took Jadyn a couple hours after her talk with Professor Xavier to get to sleep. It normally was hard for her to sleep. She figured she was either too busy concerning herself with what Xavier had said or she had insomnia. Either way she didn't welcome morning coming as soon as it did. She wanted to sleep in and dream. However, that is not what the fates had in store.
She was deep in slumber when the door to her room opened, letting in shafts of bright light to fall over the bed. She didn't hear when Ororo requested her to get up the first, second, and third times. Finally the snowy haired woman gave up with a sigh and walked over to stand beside the bed. She reached down her hand to shake the younger girl awake.
Jadyn picked that certain moment to roll over and open her eyes. When she saw she wasn't alone in the room she let out an earsplitting shriek. She wasn't used to waking up and having someone else there. She apparently wasn't home. Her mind went into overdrive as she tried to remember where she was and why she was there.
She suddenly remembered and stopped screaming, but her heart was still running the Daytona 500. "STORM! JEEZ, DID YOU HAVE TO SCARE THE SHIT OUTTA ME!?"
"That was not my intention, Jadyn." Ororo said flatly, shaking her head.
BAMPH! Once again Jadyn's room was invaded. Kurt stood near the open doorway, looking very concerned.
"Kurt? What the hell?" Jadyn cried. "Is it scare Jadyn day or something?"
"Apparently so." Ororo was beginning to smile.
Kurt sighed to himself, producing a wallet from his pocket. Jadyn stared at him, "what are you doing with that?"
Just then everyone else who had been in the kitchen came skidding to a stop outside her door. (What is this, a zoo? Everyone come see the frightened Jadyn! Limited time viewing!) Bobby was the first one in the door and yelled, "ha! Told you it was her!"
"Looks like ya gotta pay up, Elf." Logan said, throwing a glance Kurt's way. Without further ado Kurt handed over the ten dollar bill he had retrieved from his wallet.
"You made a bet!?" Jadyn cried, absolutely horrified.
"If it is any condolence, it was that it was not you."
Jadyn narrowed her eyes. "I feel much better already," she said sarcastically. Why does everything always happen to me? She collapsed back on the bed and threw the covers over her head. Welcome to another fun-filled day at Mansion X.
- X -
After Jadyn was roused from sleep she was introduced to Dr. Hank McCoy, otherwise known as Beast. He was everything she had thought he was and more. He was smart, funny, and really pleasant to be around. The two of them had started off discussing the microchips that had somehow become implanted in Jadyn and her sister. Hank, as he asked her to call him, raised some interesting theories but wanted to proceed with a few tests before backing any one of them.
He seemed especially fascinated by the fact Jadyn was studying to be a Biochemist. Not long after they began some lab work concerning the chips Professor Xavier decided to stop in and see how they were doing. "Have you learned anything yet, Henry?" He asked, wheeling over to the two of them.
"Just a few things," Hank replied, "but nothing yet as to say how they got them and definitely not enough to learn their purpose."
"Maybe they've served their purpose." Jadyn suggested, glancing at the Professor.
"Perhaps so." Xavier said. "But we still cannot be sure."
"Why don't you take one out," Jadyn said, "I'll volunteer mine. That way we might be able to study it and figure out what's going on."
"I admire your zeal, Miss Griffin," Hank said, "but we do not know what might happen to you. For the time being we will have to do with just the X-Rays and scanners."
"I understand." She said. Dr. McCoy was right. She shouldn't rush into doing something that might cause her harm, or her sister. Who was to say that the two chips weren't connected and whatever happened to one happened to the other. No, she would have to be patient a while longer.
"Are you still having trouble with your classes," Xavier suddenly asked Hank, smiling gently. "I know that lately you have had some difficulty balancing your research and teaching."
"Yes, that is correct."
"I have been thinking, and have come to a conclusion. Jadyn, you have taken normal high school science and then advanced courses for the past two years in college, right?"
"Yes." Jadyn answered, wondering what he was getting at.
"Since Jadyn will be spending some time with us I do not see why she couldn't be offered a job here, and you need help."
"Do you mean have her take over some of my classes for me?" Hank asked, and he smiled, "why didn't I think of that myself? Would you like to teach, Jadyn? Of course it would just be the lower science classes like Biology 1 and Chemistry 1."
"I would be delighted!" She exclaimed. "That would be wonderful! When do I start?"
- X -
"So you're gonna teach?" Mica said incredulously, it was more of a statement than a question.
"Yes." Jadyn replied defensively, her hands resting on her hips. "What's wrong with the idea of me teaching?"
"Nothing, I mean, um, well, you teaching." Mica laughed nervously. "Do you think you can do it, you do have problems getting in front of people sometimes."
"I can do it." Jadyn said thoughtfully. "In a way I know some of these kids, that should add some familiarity for me. I should be fine. Anyway it will be a great experience and it will allow me to re-learn some of the basic principles again with much better understanding."
Mica frowned. As far as she knew Jadyn knew both simple biology and chemistry pretty well. Okay, so Mica didn't find it simple, but Jadyn did and that should say something about her sister's intelligence. "Fine." She said, "but I don't want to hear a word when it gets to be too much for you." With that she strode from the room. Jadyn shrugged to herself.
Well, the girls seem to be moving ahead in the world... and we seem to be moving ahead in the story. In Chapter Six: Don't Look Back Mica makes a friend, a choice is made, and Jadyn and Kurt have a serious discussion.
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