Generation-X
Part 5: While Frosty's Away...

By
The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- I don't own any familiar characters, they all belong to Marvel.

Shout Outs-

Showstopper- There will be lots more in-jokes coming right up! More Penance too! As a matter of fact, Penance is going to become quite important in a few chapters' time! No, Emma's admirer isn't Kurt or Bobby.

Mike N- Oh for the good old days of Wolverine and Jubilee. {Sigh!}

Tartan- Yay Penance! I don't think that Pete's hot. Well then again, that's cuz I'm a guy! Emma and Xavier? Ewww!

Anything but ordinary- And the award for the longest review goes to... Anyway... Sorry, no plans for Bishop. There will be a little light Scot bashing though! I may give Penance a pet, not Lockheed though because he belongs to Kitty, and Kitty alone.

Agent-G- Gee, I wonder if you're right about who Emma's admirer is? Hee! I love foreshadowing, don't you?

Massachusetts Academy-

Pete Wisdom is walking through the hallways, thinking through what has just happened.

{That can't be right. Penance can't talk! Frosty said so! But then again, I did hit my head, what if something happened?}

Pete is so caught up in his own thoughts that he doesn't see a figure following him. A certain red-skinned, leather strap-wearing figure.

{Hello.} Penance says.

Pete jumps back in fright at the sudden voice in his head.

'Bloody hell Penny! Yer almost gave me a heart attack!'

{Sorry.} Penance replies, a sweet little smile spreading on her face. {What are you doing anyway?}

'I'm tryin' ter look for the others.' Pete replies. 'I think that they'll want ter know that yer can talk. Why don't yer come with me?'

{Can I?} Penance asks, her face lighting up with happiness.

'Well I am gonna talk about yer, it's only fit that yer there too.'

{I'd like that.} Penance replies. {But I don't think that they'll believe you.}

Pete continues on his search for the others with penance walking beside him. Pete feels Penance put her hand in his and jerks away suddenly, fearing that her razor-sharp skin will cut him.

'What are yer doin' gel?' Pete asks. 'Yer coulda cut me bloody hand off!'

{Don't worry.} Penance replies. {I've got these gloves on that the nice blonde lady gave me.}

'Emma?' Pete asks.

{Is she the lady that walks around with not much on?} Penance replies.

'Yup, that's Frosty.' Pete adds.

They continue on their search for the others. Pete looks down at Penance. She looks up at him, blushes and turns away. Pete smiles and takes her hand in his. On her hands Penny's wearing special gloves that Emma had made for her so she can touch. They are made of a special leather/adamantium blend.

They find Jono, Paige and the others hanging outing the rec room. Angelo is flicking through the channels on the TV, Monet and Paige are playing chess while Jono is reading a book. Paige looks up from her chess game and looks at Pete and Penny.

'Oh hi Mister Wisdom.' She says. 'Have you seen Jubilee of Ms Frost?'

'Didn't yer hear me tell yer?' Pete replies. 'They've gone ter Westchester ter find out who Frosty's secret admirer is.'

'I didn't know Frosty had an admirer.' Angelo says.

{No offence, mate.} Jono replies. {But yer wouldn't notice a herd o' wildebeest if they stampeded past yer!}

'Well I for one think that it is nice that Miss Frost has an admirer.' Monet adds.

{Any idea who it is, guv?} Jono asks.

'Not a bloody clue.' Pete replies. 'But that wasn't why I came ter see yer. Penance can talk!'

The four young mutants look at Pete for a few seconds, not believing what they have just heard. Then they all burst out laughing.

'You can't be serious!' Angelo laughs. 'Penny can't talk!'

{What's the matter, guv?} Jono asks. {You been at the cooking sherry again?}

'No, I'm serious.' Pete replies. 'You remember when I hit me head? Well, I think it did something and now I can hear Penance talking to me!'

{I told you that they wouldn't believe you.} Penance says.

'See!' Pete says. 'She just said that she knew that yer wouldn't believe me!'

Paige gets an idea.

'Why don't we ask Penny a question that only Penance would know?' She says. 'Then Pete can tell us the answer.'

'You alright with that, Penny?' Pete asks.

{Yes.} She replies.

'Penny says that she's alright with it.' Pete tells them.

Paige kneels down in front of Penny and asks her a question.

'Okay Penny, here's a question, where does Miss Frost keep her credit cards?'

'Why do yer want ter know that?' Pete asks.

'Future reference.' Paige replies.

Penance looks up at Pete and answers the question.

{Second drawer on the right, in her desk, in her office.}

Pete tells them her answer.

'So how are yer gonna find out whether she's right or not?'

'We're going to go into Miss frost' office to look for her credit cards, of course!' Paige replies.

'I don't like where this is going!' Pete winces.

Meanwhile, in Westchester-

The white Porsche belonging to Emma Frost pulls up into the driveway of the HQ of the X-Men. The car stops and she gets out. The passenger door opens and Jubilee jumps out.

'Well its certainly nice ter be back.' Jubilee says. 'You ready to find out who yer new beau is, Frosty?'

'I suppose that now is as good a time as any.' Emma replies.

Jubilee sprints up the steps and knocks on the door. As soon as the door opens, the two of them catch the familiar scent of cheap cigars. Jubilee lets out a squeal of delight and pounces.

'Nice ter see yer too, Jubes.' Logan winces as Jubilee proceeds to crush his ribs.

'Hello Logan.' Frosty says.

'Frosty.' Logan replies. 'Everybody's waitin' in Chuck's office for yer. Are ter sure that yer admirer's one o' the X-Men?'

'Positive.' Emma replies. 'The note was written on Charles's own personal note paper.'

'Well I can assure yer that it weren't me.' Logan adds.

'Well that's what we're here to find out Wolvie!' Jubilee replies.

Logan watches in amazement as Jubilee takes of her lucky cowboy hat and rustles about in her pack, taking out a deerstalker hat and a bubble pipe.

'What in God's name are yer doin'?' Logan asks.

'Elementary my dear Logan.' Jubilee replies. 'I'm getting ready to solve the mystery of Frosty's secret admirer.'

Back at the Massachusetts Academy-

Pete, Penance and the others are gathered in Emma's office. Paige is trying to jimmy open one of the drawers in Emma's desk.

{I'm not sure about this Paige.} Jono says. {This is against the law yer know!}

'It's not like we're going to steal anything Jono.' Paige replies. 'We're just going to see whether Penny's right or not.'

Paige finally gets the drawer open and peers inside. Sure enough, there are several credit cards in there along with several bundlers of fifty-dollar notes.

{Bloody 'ell!} Jono says. {Look at all that money!}

'We're not gonna let it lay there all by itself are we?' Angelo asks.

'Of course not Angelo!' Monet replies. 'How could you ask such a thing? It isn't even our money to take. All that cold, hard cash...'

Everybody leaps into action as they try to prevent Monet from grabbing a load of Emma's money.

'I-I'm sorry.' Monet mutters. 'I don't know what came over me!'

'Well I don't want ter say I told yer so.' Pete says. 'But, I told yer so. Penny can talk!'

'So what're we going to do now?' Paige asks.

'Well first, we're going to put Frosty's money back, aren't we Angelo?'

Angelo mutters something explicit in Spanish and takes a bundle of cash out of his pocket, putting it back in the drawer.

'Second.' Pete continues. 'We're gonna lock the drawer back up and pretend that this never happened!'

{But what about the fact that Penny can talk?} Jono asks.

'We'll have ter wait 'til Frosty or Irish come back.' Pete replies.

'And we're not gonna spend a single dollar of the money?' Angelo asks.

'No!' Pete replies.

Angelo swears once more and walks off. The others follow him out, leaving Pete and Penny alone.

'Well it would be a shame to let it all go to waste.' He says to Penance.

{Just think of all the apples you could buy with that!} Penny replies.

'Just think of all the apple vodka you could buy!' Pete corrects.

Two identical evil smiles spread on their faces.

Xavier's-

Several of the X-Men are gathered in Xavier's office while Jubilee tries to deduce who Emma's secret admirer is.

Jubilee blows a few bubbles with her pipe before beginning.

'My first clue to the culprit's identity is the copious amount of sugar on the note paper.' She begins. 'Possibly from a Twinkie.'

'Okay, I admit it!' Bobby Drake squeals. 'I stole Hank's Twinkie stash!'

A collective gasp goes around the room.

'Umm, that wasn't what I was getting at.' Jubilee replies.

'Can I go then?' Bobby asks.

'Sure.' Jubilee shrugs.

Bobby jumps up from his seat and runs outside.

'My next clue is...'

Jubilee is cut off by a high-pitched giggle form outside. She looks out the window and sees Bobby chasing some squirrels around a tree with a stick, giggling like a maniac.

'O-kay... Anyway, my second clue was this strand of hair. When I first looked at it I thought that it was brown. Which X-Men has brown hair?' She asks. 'Scott Summers!'

Another gasp goes around the room.

'But then I scrapped that idea.' Jubilee continues. 'Cuz Scott hasn't the guts to cheat on Jean.'

'I resent that!' Scott says.

'You know that she's right, bub.' Logan adds.

'I have to agree wit' him.' Gambit adds. 'Scot just don' have de guts to do it.'

'Does everybody feel this way?' Scott asks.

Everybody nods their heads.

'Jean?' Scott asks, looking desperately at his wife.

'I'm sorry sweety.' Jean replies. 'But you're just too much of a boy scout!'

'If I can continue with my investigation?' Jubilee asks. 'Anyway, the hair initially looks like brown hair but, when I held it up to the light, it turned blue. Which of the X-Men has blue hair? Hank McCoy!'

'Okay, I admit it.' Hank sighs. 'I stole some of Charles's notepaper and sent Emma those flowers.'

'Really?' Emma asks. 'That was... sweet.'

'Really?' Hank asks.

'Oh yes.' Emma replies. 'I find it quite romantic actually.'

'I have tickets for the opera for next Tuesday.' Hank says. 'You can come with me if you wish.'

'I'd love to Henry!' Emma grins.

'Thankyou everybody!' Jubilee says. 'You've been a great audience! I'll be here all week, try the veal! Goodnight!'

END...

NEXT: Generic Camping Chapter. Emma and Pete take the kids on a camping trip. Who should they meet there? Shadowcat, Colossus and Nightcrawler!