Getting to Know All About You

"Wow that was a great driving lesson!" Kitty squealed that afternoon as she got out of the damaged car. "I think I'm getting better."

Just then the hood of the car popped open and made a loud sound. Steam poured out of it. Carl Daniels wobbled out of the passenger side. "I swear I saw my entire life flash before my eyes…" He moaned. "It was pretty good too up until now!"

"So I see you survived," Logan remarked as Kitty happily went inside the mansion.

"You…knew!" Carl hissed. "You knew it would be like this!"

"Well yeah," Logan confessed. "But at least this time the car is in one piece."

That was when the car made a loud rattle and collapsed. Pieces of the car fell to the ground. "Well so much for the Half Pint's record," Logan sighed.

"Car maintenance huh?" Carl glared at Logan. "More like a demolition derby! I knew something was up when she was the only person here!"

"Sorry bub," Logan apologized. "We've all been terrorized by her driving. Come on, I'll get you a beer."

"Forget the beer! What I need is some Valium!" Carl snapped. Suddenly a small portal opened up. "What the…?"

"Hi!" Amanda walked out of the portal. Dr. Strange and Benny Barumpbump followed carrying a cake. "Is Kurt here?"

"The Elf's inside," Logan pointed his thumb to the door.

"Okay! Thanks!" Amanda waved and she went inside.

"Huhhhh?" Carl's jaw dropped open.

"Oh yeah," Logan realized Carl was out of the loop. "Carl Daniels, Dr. Strange Sorcerer Supreme and his apprentice Benny Barumpbump. Guys this is Carl."

"Hello!" Benny grinned. "Welcome to the neighborhood."

"Sorcerer?" Carl blinked. "Did you just say sorcerer?"

"Yeah," Logan nodded.

"Sorcerer?" Carl asked again. "As in magic?"

"Yup," Logan told him.

"Real magic? As in Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo?" Carl asked.

"More like Azarath Metrion Syntos, but yeah," Benny said. "That's the gist of it."

"I realize that this is a difficult time for you," Dr. Strange said. "We brought cake."

"Here! It's chocolate mocha," Benny held it out.

"Oh thank god, the chocolate mocha cake is here," Carl pinched his nose and closed his eyes. "I mean I didn't know how we would cope with the murder trial and the riots and the nearly being killed and all, but now we can relax because the chocolate mocha cake is here."

"I told you we should have got marble," Benny said to Dr. Strange.

"I'm sorry," Carl apologized. "This is all a bit of a shock here. I mean mutant powers I'm used to. Sort of. But magic…"

"The Elf's girlfriend is a sorceress like her mom," Logan explained. "The Doc here is training her along with Benny."

"O-kay," Carl sighed. "I'm just trying to get used to the situation here."

Doop floated by. He took a stray tire from the shattered car and chomped on it. "AND HE'S NOT HELPING!" Carl shouted as he pointed at him.

"Hey Doop! Cool it with the munchies here!" Benny called out. "Save your appetite for the game!"

"Game? What game?" Carl asked.

There was a familiar hum. Roadblock, Shipwreck, General Hawk and Nick Fury appeared. "Hey Logan," Shipwreck waved. "I brought the beer!"

"What are they doing here?" Carl asked.

"Weekly card game," Logan explained. "You want in?"

"Why the hell not?" Carl threw up his hands.

Four hours later…

"Carl? Where are you?" Vi looked around. Carl staggered out. "What happened?"

"Dear I have some bad news…" Carl sighed. "I lost a few hundred dollars as well as a few years from my life."

"That's nice dear. Carl, do you know what some of the students did before coming here?" Vi asked her husband. "Thieves, assassins, royalty…It's unbelievable!"

"Forget that! Do you know what these people do who come here?" Carl pointed to the group inside the room. "Soldiers, secret agents…Sorcerers!"

"Sorcerers?" Vi's eyes widened.

"Yeah sorcerers!" Carl said. "The one in there with the glasses got almost all my money! I think that incompetent stuff is just an act! What were you saying about thieves and assassins?"

"That's what some of the students are," Vi told him. "Or were."

"Why am I not shocked?" Carl moaned.

"Well it looks like I will be," Vi sighed. "Ororo conned me into teaching a home economics class tomorrow."

"Just pray they never ask you to do driving lessons…" Carl moaned.