Generation-X

Chapter 8: The Witch, the Tiger and the Cat Chick

By

The Uncanny R-Man

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

Shout Outs-

Anything but ordinary3- Yay, you're back! Yup, I like Pete and Penny too. I just assumed that the Hank/Twinkie thing was a fanon thing but I guess that it's canon.

Lynne2- Yup, diggin' the Pete/Penny thing. Thanks for the info on Hank ad Twinkies.

Mike N- Heh, if you like people blundering into random antics and guest stars, check out 'The merc and the Ninja.'

Scurifer- Heh, I guess that Deadpool/Monty Python thing was a bit of a rip off, but it was still funny right?

Showstopper- Watch out for more Pete and penny coming up soon, as a matter of fact, I've got something extra special planned for the two of them.

Agent-G- Tigra, She-Hulk and Wanda are going to the Massachusetts Academy to talk to the kids about careers, kinda like a career day but with superheroes, y'know, because She-Hulk's a lawyer, Tigra's a cop and Wanda's... a witch?

The Massachusetts Academy-

Jubilee and the other members of Generation-X were hanging out in the student lounge. Jubilee was watching two flies buzz about in the air. Angelo was trying to make a picture out of the swirls on the ceiling. Jono and Paige were almost asleep. Paige was even drooling on Jono's shoulder. Monet, being the perfect snob that she is, was simply reading silently away from the others. Penance however was staring longingly out of the window at Pete Wisdom, who was standing outside having a smoke.

'You really like him, don't you Penny?' Jubilee asked.

Penny just smiled sweetly and looked embarrassed.

'Penny's got a crush.' Jubilee replied in a singsong voice.

Jubilee's kind-hearted teasing was then interrupted by a knock on the door. None of them really wanted to go answer it, as they were reluctant to get up off their seats.

'I'll go and get it, shall I?' Paige sighed.

'Yeah, you go do that Hayseed.' Jubilee yawned.

Paige leaved the room. After several seconds of silence, the relative peace of the academy was shattered by a scream from the front door. Jubilee and the others jumped from their seats to go find out what the fuss was. What they found greatly surprised them.

'Holy crap!' Jubilee squealed. 'It's the Avengers!'

Later-

Jubilee and co were gathered in the auditorium while Emma Frost was introducing their guests.

'Some of you may be aware that careers week is a short while away so I have asked several of the Avengers to visit us and talk to you about their respective career paths. Tigra is here to talk about law enforcement, She-Hulk is her to talk about being a lawyer and the Scarlet Witch is here on behalf of the Wasp to talk about business studies.'

Tigra is the first to step up. Unusually for the weretiger, she isn't actually dressed in her usual teeny black bikini; instead she is dressed in a police uniform. On a normal cop it would look commonplace but when Tigra wears it, it makes her look like a stripping policewoman. As soon as she stepped up to the mic the guys all started to drool. Well, except for Jono that is, seeing that he doesn't have a mouth to drool out of. Penny looked over at a drooling Pete and pouted jealously.

'Yer not jealous are you Penny?' Jubilee asked.

Penny just ignored Jubilee's comments and continued to glare at Tigra.

Later-

The three Avengers had finished their respective talks on their respective careers and were presently answering questions. Jubilee held up her hand.

'Uh Tigra, you know when you were called the Cat?'

'Yes?' Tigra replied, not really sure where this Q & A session was going on.

'Back then you were all about feminism but when you got turned into Tigra, you tramped around in a black bikini and flirted with all the guys. What was up with that?'

Tigra was lost for words. Emma stepped in to prevent any more embarrassment.

'Does anybody have any other questions?' She asked.

The students all held up their hands.

'Do any of you have any questions that AREN'T about Tigra's state of dress?'

The students then put down their hands.

'Well, if that is all the questions, Tigra, She-Hulk and the Scarlet Witch will now be signing autographs.'

Emma was then almost flattened by the stampede of students running to get the Avengers' autographs.

'Wanda, you are sooo cool!' Jubilee squealed. 'How do you pull off such a cool gypsy thing? I'd like to try it but I'm not sure I'd be able to pull it off.'

'I think it might help if you actually are a gypsy.' Wanda replied.

'She-Hulk, don't you find it unusual being a lawyer and being green at the same time?' Paige asked.

'Sometimes.' She-Hulk replied. 'But then, as Kermit often says, it isn't easy being green.'

'So guys.' Tigra said. 'Are there any questions that you want to ask me?'

Angelo, Jono and Pete just stood there dumbstruck while they drooled a lot.

'Any questions at all?' Tigra asked again.

'Boobies...' Pete drooled.

Penny's head snapped around at the sound of Pete looking at another woman and stepped in protectively.

'Don't worry about her.' She-Hulk said assuredly. 'You'd be surprised how often that happens.'

Later still-

The Avengers had finished their business at the Academy and had leaved for Avengers Mansion. Jubilee and co were once again hanging out in the student lounge.

'Tigra is sooo hot.' Angelo sighed. 'I think I'm in love.'

'You'd better watch yourself buddy.' Jubilee growled. 'Just because you're my boyfriend, it don't mean that I can't kick your ass!'

{Hey guys, have you seen Penny anywhere?} Jono asked.

'I think I saw here looking for Mister Wisdom earlier.' Paige replied.

{I'm just gonna see how she is.} Jono said. {She seemed kinda upset about the way Wisdom was starin' at Tigra.}

'Wouldn't you be if some hot chick dressed like a cop was flirting with your guy?' Jubilee asked.

{I wouldn't call that flirting Jubes.} Jono replied. {Wisdom was just droolin' over her.}

'And you weren't?' Jubilee smirked.

{I can neither confirm nor deny those comments.} Jono muttered. {I'm just gonna go look for Penny.}

Later still-

Jono had finally found Penny in the Biosphere. He guessed that she was sleeping as she was laying on her side in the tree house. But upon closer inspection, he found out that she was unconscious. He kneeled down closer to her to check up on her. He tried to feel a pulse, being careful not to cut himself on her skin.

{Oh thank God for that.} He sighed. {There's a pulse, a weak one though. I'd better go get the others.}

The med bay-

Penny was laid out on one of the beds in the med bay. Pete, Emma and Hank were standing beside her looking worried.

'Any idea what's wrong with, Hank?' Pete asked.

'I'm not sure for certain.' Hank replied. 'But from what I can tell so far, Penance is in the process of going through her secondary mutation.'

'What the hell does that mean?' Pete asked.

'It's quite simple really.' Hank replied. 'Some mutants go through two stages in their mutation. It would be like Emma finding out that she can change her skin into diamond or myself turning into a fuzzy blue cat.'

'Do you have any idea what her secondary mutation might be?' Emma asked.

'I don't really have the equipment here to tell.' Hank replied. 'I think we will need to take a trip to Muir Island.'

'I'll do anything yer want, Doc.' Pete said. 'Anything ter make sure that Penny gets back on her feet.'

TBC...