Sorry it took me so long to update. Well, here's the next chapter.

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A worried Jean Grey sat quietly on a white sofa in the library. Her gaze switched the crackling flames of the fire that warmed the room, and the largest window in the room that showed her the weather outside. Lightning flashes in the sky as rain pummeled the window.

Jean knew how much Scott had been looking forward to their date, and it was almost time for it. He had still not come home since his trip to "make sure everything is in place" as he had called it.

The redhead telepath lay down on the couch, and closed her eyes. If she could communicate with him telepathically, then maybe she could find out why Scott was about to miss the date he had so eagerly planned.

Her mind roamed Bayville, searching for him. After a few seconds, she found him. But there was a block. For some reason, Jean couldn't communicate with Scott, his mind was being withdrawn.

After pinpointing his location, Jean opened her eyes. The tall telekinetic decided to grab the closest people she could find, and take the SUV.

If you're in trouble Scot Summers, then I'm coming. But if you are purposely avoiding this date, then I hope you will be able to stand becoming my new sister.

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The first four people Jean could find, which had been Rogue, Kurt, Bobby, and Ray, were now all inside Jean's SUV. Thankfully they had agreed to help. Otherwise, Jean would have resorted to dragging them along with her TK.

Jean started up the car with Bobby next to her, and Ray and Kurt behind her with Rogue in between them.

The SUV shot out into the pouring rain and thunderous lightening. Powerful gales weren't going to stop Jean.

"Um Jean, maybe you should slow down." Rogue suggested quickly, as Jean was almost at the front gates, which were just starting to open. But as planned, the car shot upwards, shaking the passengers, all but Jean. But the SUV didn't drop down right away.

"Whoa, I remember the last time I was in a flying car." Bobby stated as he opened the door and looked down at the lights of Bayville. Jean figured he meant the time when she, along with Bobby, Kurt, and Kitty had been in the police car, escaping from the mansion when it had been attacked. She had used her TK to levitate the car then, but now she was much powerful.

They were at least a hundred meters in the air. Jean noticed Bobby staring down with the door open, and quickly slammed it shut with her TK. Bobby had expected it, so he just stared ahead.

Jean carefully dropped the car onto the road, in a more secluded area, and released her TK hold. The SUV pulled out into a main road, and in five minutes she parked the car.

This was where I picked up I found Scott's mind, Jean thought. The building didn't show any distinct features of what might be inside, except for a sign.

"Modeling?!" Rogue asked loudly, speaking what Jean was thinking. "Scott Summers, hot teen model." Rogue waved her hands to model lights and billboards.

Jean felt a twinge of jealously when Rogue had said "hot", but she knew plenty of girl looked at Scott in a way that would make Jean want punch them in the face. She also knew that Rogue's crush on Scott had mostly evaporated. The Southern Belle was more set on a certain Cajun. Jean didn't know all the details though.

"This is where he was when I made contact." Jean stated blatantly, getting out of her car. The others did the same, and followed her toward the double glass doors. There were no lights on inside.

And I thought I wouldn't need this, Jean thought with a smile. She pulled out a flashlight and flicked it on. To her surprise, the doors were unlocked as Kurt and Ray pushed them open.

There was a light in the room though, from a TV. Jean paid no attention, and continued to search for a light switch.

There was suddenly a crash, causing Jean to spin and put her flashlight glow on an embarrassed Rogue.

"Ah'm okay, if you were just wondering. But look at this!" Rogue got to her feet and gave something to Jean. The others gathered around her.

"It's Scott's T-shirt he was wearing today." Jean answered. Rogue suddenly became red in the face and held back a laugh. She bent down, and pulled some more stuff up off the ground. Jean turned her light toward Rogue. "It's Scott's pants, socks, and shoes." Jean ended her sentence slowly. Rogue giggled loudly and dropped the clothes.

"Maybe Scott's runin' around in his boxers! Ah sure hope I don't find some boxers, not that I'd know if they were his or not. That would be weird." Rogue stated, but not defensively. Her looked was pointed at Jean as if say "but you would know". Jean blushed and continued searching.

Finally, she flipped on the lights. Everyone looked her way as she did.

"Maybe he changed into some new clothes." Jean suggested, trying to believe it herself.

Or maybe he became a stripper, Jeannie.



Jean gasped and quickly tried to block Rogue's thought that she had unintentionally picked up. But then the TV caught her attention.

"Turn the TV up." Jean ordered. Bobby, who was the closest, did as she said.

"Breaking news just in. It seems there is a bank robbery in progress at the Bayville Port Bank. Sources say a young man somehow blasted down walls with a sort of red beam. Sources say that this young man must be a mutant."

The anchor put disgusted emphasis on the last word.

"Oh no, Scott!" Jean uttered, before taking off toward the doorway. The others followed her, until someone barred their path right in front of the entrance.

It was a large man in a dark purple uniform with a mask. The mask covered his entire face, but had the mouth and eyeholes.

"Hey pretty, where are you going?" The man asked, grabbing Jean's arm in a tight grip. Jean sneered and broke her arm from his grip. "Aw, do you not like me?"

"Get out of the way asshole, or we'll make you move!" Ray shouted as he appeared next to Jean and shoved the man backwards. But suddenly Ray was lifted off the ground, but not by Jean's TK.

A larger man from behind Ray, almost seven feet, was holding him up by his jacket. Escaping, Ray slipped out of his jacket, revealing his tight black muscle T-shirt. That, his jacket, and baggy black jeans compromised his outfit.

Jean herself was wearing a dark purple long sleeve shirt with a white jacket, and dark blue jeans. Rogue was covered up with a dark magenta long sleeve blouse, a same color skirt, and black stockings. Kitty had chosen her outfit, which Rogue had tried to object to.

Bobby had on a tight pale blue muscle T-shirt like Ray, a dark blue jacket, and baggy blue jeans. Kurt, in his holographic form, wore a dark red and white T-shirt with an unbuttoned black button shirt over it, and brown baggy pants. They were dressed for an outing, although Jean had planned to be without them on hers.

The man by the door grabbed Ray's muscular arm, causing the electrical mutant to spin and place a strong hook punch across the man's jaw. He staggered back against the doors.

The taller man behind Ray suddenly moved on Ray, grabbing him as he was turning around. Once again, Ray was off his feet. The man held Ray up by the front of his shirt, his grip high in the air, leaving Ray hanging. The end of his shirt only came down to just above his stomach because of the man's grip. The top part of his boxers was showing, but he didn't seem to mind. Jean knew most of the guys wore their pants and trousers like that, below their boxers but not way down. Well, at least Scott did, from what she knew.

Jean caught a glimpse of Rogue staring intently at the held up Ray. Her gaze was probably on Ray's six-pack abs that was showing. Jean followed her gaze to confirm the Goth's gaze going up and down the electrical mutant.

So Rogue's interested in Ray. That would be Rogue, Remy, and Ray. The triple R triangle.



Jean almost slapped herself for thinking up something so futile. She knew the girl liked the Cajun more, and it was silly thinking about the other girl's love life.

Jean's thoughts were interrupted as Rogue screamed, as a third man grabbed her. That left Jean herself and Kurt alone without an attacker, as she noticed a fourth man moving on Bobby.

"Kurt! Get to the car and call the others!" Jean ordered as a man dove at her. Without much concentration, he was sent into a desk.

Kurt teleported with his trademark bamf noise, and appeared next to Jean's SUV. He flung open the door and grabbed a communicator.

Jean turned her attention back to the fight at hand. Although she wouldn't call it a fight. Ray had blasted the guy backwards, but the man must have held tightly because he had taken a part of Ray's shirt with him. The bottom part of the front of Ray shirt was missing. The rip was up to his pecks. With his stomach bare and most his chest, Jean had to make sure Rogue didn't stumble into him.

Rogue herself had already absorbed her opponent, and was shaking her head wildly.

"Jean, these men are being controlled!" She shouted, her voice breaking from her own to the man's voice. That creeped Jean out. "A woman, she can control them, so she must have Scott!" A male voiced Rogue stated.

"Jean, the others are on their way to the bank! You go meet them! We'll handle things here!" Kurt shouted as he appeared right behind her. Jean nodded, and flung the doors opened with her TK a little harder than she had meant to, thus causing the glass to shatter and the door to fly off their hinges.

Jean jumped in her car, and glanced back inside.
Bobby was out of his jacket now and had a rip just at his armpit that had ripped almost in half, leaving most of his side bare. He also had a rip around his T-shirt collar that left part of his broad shoulders and chest bare.

Great, I just hope Rogue is careful with her skin-to-skin contact.
Jean looked back forward, started her car, and took off.

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Jean was closer to the bank, so she got there before the others. And sure enough, it was her date, Scott Summers. Except he was dressed in something different.

He wore a tight gray tank top under a loose black jacket with the sleeves ripped off, and baggy black jeans. On one of his bare muscular arms was a tattoo. Jean brushed a red lock from her face, and took a closer look.

Along his bicep was just three lines of dark purple, pale blue, and black that cascaded over each other.

When did that get there? The redhead moved in front of Scott, but cautiously. As she did, Jean also noticed Scott's hair, which was now kind of spiky. I don't remember him leaving like that.



Before Jean could even reason with Scott, who had a load full of cash, he fired an optic blast. Jean easily blocked it with her TK, but Scott wasn't letting up. The scarlet beam encased her shield, barely avoiding her, but still destroying things behind her. The road seemed empty, which made Jean more comfortable.

Jean took off into the air, releasing her shield. Scott looked up at her, about to fire, but Jean waved her hand, and her TK carried Scott into a wall. But that's when a puff of smoke and brimstone told her Kurt had followed her.

The telekinetic mutant descended to the street, and found a heavily breathing Kurt and Rogue.

"A woman, she got Bobby and Ray." Kurt started.

"And suddenly, they started attacking us. It's like she has some love power over them or somethin'." Rogue finished. Then it hit Jean.

Of course! This woman must be a mutant! Maybe her pheromones are so powerful that she can control certain men! Those men must have been her minions! She must have Scott under her power! Why the hell did I not figure this out before?!



But as Jean came to the sudden realization, Scott was already on his feet, and aiming an optic blast straight at Jean. He like he had no regrets.

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"So boys, what are your names?"

"Ray Crisp."

"Bobby Drake." Both mutants answered. Standing next to them was a tall woman in her early twenties with multicolored hair. Locks of her hair were pale blue, dark purple, and pale pink, reaching just around her shoulders and straight flowing.

"How do you like my new hair boys?"

"It's beautiful." Both answered in unison. This made the woman laugh.

How wonderful this truly is, she thought pleasantly.

The woman tore off the rest of the Ray and Bobby's already ripped muscle shirts. Then she walked circles around them, admiring the muscular upper bodies.

"You two are hired, of course. I mean for the job, as my workers. It's almost my time to rule this city. With powerful mutants like you, I can turn Bayville into my own city. That mayor Kelly will succumb easily. But for now, I think I'll just enjoy the company, once Scott Summers gets back. Tell your friends boys, Lady Pheromone is willing to take all the X-men men, and make them mine."

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A/N: I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Please review. Questions and suggestions welcomed.