The Gathering of Information

That same afternoon Hawk called in a meeting of the Misfits. "Well I've just been given new orders for you. You're to stay as close as you can to the X-Men and keep an eye on them."

"We do that anyway," Althea said.

"Yes but this time they want you to spy on them for non personal reasons," Hawk told them. "They want you to help track down Evan Daniels. Of course I don't need to tell you that you cannot tell the X-Men about this."

"Oh this week just keeps getting better and better," Lance groaned.

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Ororo was having conflicting feelings of her own as she confronted Logan and Hank. "I can't believe that Evan would arm the Morlocks!" She paced back and forth. "Where did he get those weapons? And what was Callisto talking about his behavior? She's one to talk."

"Ororo I don't want to say anything," Hank sighed. "But perhaps you should have this conversation with Thornn. I have to warn you that you may not like what you hear."

"You both know something about Evan and you didn't tell me?" Ororo looked at them.

"First of all there wasn't time to tell you what with the city rioting and all," Logan said. "And second anything Thornn told us in confidence stays there."

"He's right," Hank said. "Thornn's privacy must be respected, we're not going to squeal." Ororo glowered at him. "Uh…unless it was a matter of life and death…"

"That can be arranged," Ororo growled.

"Hey Logan phone call!" Warren walked in holding a phone. "I think it's that friend of yours. The one nobody can understand?"

"Doop?" Logan took the phone. "Talk to me. Yeah I know. Tell me about it. So why are you calling? What? You do? Where? Fine I'll be there in an hour. Meet me there!" He turned the phone off. "Wings, I need you to take over Danger Room practice for me. I've got an errand to run."

"Why not?" Warren sighed. "What's going on?"

"What's this all about?" Hank asked. "Is it about Evan?"

"No this is…about someone else," Logan grunted. "I'll let you know if I find anything." He took off.

"Saved by the bell," Hank sighed. Ororo was still glaring at him. "Storm I can't tell you what Thornn told me in confidence. It wouldn't be right."

"No I guess it wouldn't," She sighed rubbing her head.

"What wouldn't be right?" Shipwreck asked as he walked in.

"Shipwreck?" Ororo blinked. "What are you doing here?"

"You know the cops are watching this place," Warren pointed out.

"Don't worry," Shipwreck waved. "We teleported inside the mansion."

"We?" Hank asked. He heard an explosion. "Of course the rest of the Misfits are here. Why am I not surprised?" He walked away in order to see what the latest disaster was. "Come on Angel I might need some help in the infirmary."

"This is my lucky day," Warren groaned as he followed him.

"So what's going on?" Shipwreck folded his arms.

"I don't know that's the problem," She told him about Callisto and what she said. "Apparently Thornn had some kind of relationship with Evan and something happened but I'm not sure. I was about to ask her."

"Ororo that's not how you get information," Shipwreck told her. "You get her to talk to someone who will talk to you. That's how you do things."

"WILL YOU ALL JUST GET OFF MY BACK?" Thornn yelled as she stormed down the hall. Jubilee and Ray were following her.

"We just want to know what happened that's all!" Ray shouted. "You don't have to throw a hissy fit!"

"Thornn I'd like a word with you," Ororo said.

"Oh three guesses what about," Thornn snapped. "Fine you wanna know the story? Do you really want to know?"

"Well yes," Pietro said. By now the Misfits and the X-Men were coming out of their rooms to watch the scene.

Thornn glared at him and then looked at Ororo. "Short version, I fell in love with Evan and he cheated on me. There, you happy?"

"What?" Ororo gasped.

"You mean you and he were…uh…." Ray began.

"We didn't do it!" Thornn told him. "That's the one thing I'm grateful for! But he found a lot of other girls that would do it!"

"Do what?" Bobby blinked.

"Play video games snow for brains!" Jamie mocked. "Even I know they're talking about sex!"

"WHAT?" Ororo yelled. Over the house they could hear the crack of thunder.

"Oh boy…" Hank walked up with Warren. "You told her about Evan's affairs didn't you?"

"YOU KNEW?" Ororo shouted. The thunder was getting louder.

"Uh…." Hank gulped.

"Hold on," Kitty asked Thornn. "You actually caught Evan making out with another girl?"

"No Kitty," Thornn told her. "Actually I caught Evan doing it with three girls! At the same time!"

"WHAT!" Ororo screamed. Now lightning was crackling overhead.

"Oh boy…" Hank looked out the window and saw that a hurricane with lightning had instantly appeared. "Storm! You might want to count to ten for a minute…"

"THREE GIRLS AT…" Pietro sputtered. Then he covered. "That's nothing. I've had more. Of course I'm a more experienced player than Evan is. Always was."

"Pietro who are you trying to kid? Everybody knows you're still a virgin!" Arcade laughed. "You're not exactly Player material."

"He is?" Scott blinked.

"Yup," Arcade nodded.

"Guess Evan finally was faster than you in the end," Xi remarked.

"The Player is dead," Todd said. "Long live the Player."

"THAT IS A LIE!" Pietro grew red at all the snickering. "LIES! LIES! LIES!"

"WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME BETTER BE A LIE!" Ororo shouted at Thornn.

"Hey don't yell at me!" Thornn shouted back. "Just because your nephew can't keep it in his pants…"

CRRAAAAAAACK!

"WHOA!" Hank looked out the window. "Storm control yourself! You just took out a good chunk of the forest!" He pointed outside where several trees were now on fire due to being hit by lightning.

STORM! STOP! Xavier sent a telepathic message. You need to calm down!

"I AM CALM!" Ororo shouted.

RRRRRUUMMMMMBLLEEEE! KRACKBOOM!

"There goes another tree…" Warren gulped. "Is that a cow flying out there?"

"Storm! Control yourself!" Xavier wheeled up to them. He glared at Shipwreck. "What did you do this time?"

"Actually for once Charley it wasn't me," Shipwreck told him. Another crackle of lightning startled him. "Boy am I glad it wasn't me!"

"Let's just say we all just learned the real reason why Evan hasn't come back," Pietro folded his arms.

"Yeah he's getting more action than you ever will," Todd remarked.

"TOAD!" Ororo shouted as another roll of thunder boomed.

"What?" Xavier looked puzzled. He went into Ororo's mind to calm her. "Oh dear…" He looked at Thornn. "You told her that?"

"She wanted to know," Thornn replied defensively. "What you wanna look in my head to see if it's true?"

"No…I believe you," Xavier answered cautiously. "Ororo I can understand that you are upset at this…information. But that is no reason to destroy the neighborhood!"

This seemed to shock Ororo for a moment, long enough to realize what she was doing. She concentrated and then the thunder stopped. After a few moments the winds and rain subsided and it was sunny again. "I'm sorry Charles I just…I…"

"Ororo why don't you go into my study please?" Xavier sighed. "We can talk there. The rest of you disperse. Now."

"Oh yeah uh hey Elf let's go watch some TV or something?" Todd gulped.

"Yah," Kurt nodded. "I wonder what's on? Let's go find out!"

"I think that soap opera's on," Bobby said. "All My Affairs…"

RUMMMMBLE…

"Way to go slush for brains!" Tabitha smacked him on the head. The students quickly ran off.

"I'm sorry Charles…" Ororo sighed. "But this is all too much! After everything that's happened…I feel like I'm at my breaking point!"

"I understand," Xavier said sympathetically. "But right now the last thing we need is another mutant related outbreak of violence."

"I'm sorry…I just need to take a walk for a moment. Shipwreck could you join me?" She asked.

"Me? Oh yeah no problem…" Shipwreck nodded and walked with her.

"Wow…" Warren whistled. "She must be stressed if she actually wants Shipwreck near her."

"We're all near our breaking points," Hank sighed. "To say we've had a trying week is an understatement."

"And I fear the weeks ahead will be even more stressful," Xavier folded his fingers. "There must be something we can do to give everyone a breather. If tensions keep going like this…" He then thought of something. "Did you know about Evan?"

"Thornn confided in both Logan and myself," Hank explained. "Right after the incident where Evan was at the mansion."

"I see," Xavier frowned. "Where is Logan anyway?"

"He took off," Warren told him. "Said he had something to do."

"Of course he would," Xavier sighed. "Maybe that's not such a bad idea to have some of the students take a break."

Scott came up holding a phone. "Professor, you have a phone call. It sounds pretty important."

"Hello?" Xavier answered the phone. "Oh Detective Abrams. Uh…No I don't know anything about a freak storm that just destroyed several power lines…"

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"Yeah, yeah I know I'm late…" Logan growled at his companion as he walked in a bar somewhere in New York. "Blame Storm. She had some kind of tantrum that nearly blew the entire town of Bayville away. Although if it is what I think it is, I can understand why."

"##%$$$%$? &&&%%%?" Doop asked.

"Let's just say there was something about her nephew she really doesn't need to know about right now," Logan groaned. "So where is this so called 'informant'? Who is he?"

Doop told him. "HIM?" Logan growled. Doop whistled and clicked an inquiry. "Yeah…I know the guy. Unfortunately. We've tangled before. You'd better let me do the talking. Not that you aren't such a charming speaker…"

Doop rolled his eyes and whistled. "Ha. Ha…" Logan said. They went into the back of the bar. He nodded and kicked down the door. Inside the room was a man in a black and red costume with a mask of the same color.

"I said I didn't want to be disturbed…" He growled. "Oh great…" He whipped out a gun which Logan quickly shredded. Logan then grabbed him by the throat. "We have got to stop meeting like this!"

"Hello Deadpool," Logan snarled. "I hear you have some information."

"What? No 'Hello Deadpool how nice to see you'?" Deadpool sneered.

"Shut up and tell me what I want to know," Logan snarled.

"Let me take a wild guess," Deadpool said. "This is about your little 'Mini-Me' in pink right?" He looked at Doop. "What the hell is that? Looks like Sesame Street is missing a Muppet."

"You're gonna be missing some limbs if you don't tell me what you know about X23!" Logan snarled. Doop whistled. "What he said."

"Listen pal I'm not a stool pigeon!" Deadpool snarled. "So you and the floating pile of Play-doh…YAHHHAH!" He screamed when Doop swallowed his head and held it in his mouth. "OKAY! OKAY! I'LL TALK! I'LL TALK!"

"That's better," Logan grinned when Doop ejected him from his mouth.

"Blech! That is disgusting!" Deadpool snarled.

Doop made a face and said something incomprehensible. "He said you're one to talk," Logan translated. "Now start talking!"

"All right," Deadpool gasped and wiped some of the slime from his mask. "Well I heard from a friend of a friend that she was doing some cage fighting up in Canada for a bit. Then she was spotted by a talent scout."

"Talent scout?" Logan looked at him. "What kind of talent scout?"

"You'd never believe it…" Deadpool told him.

Next: Find out where X23 has gone off to! Also the introduction of the Dazzler! Keep reading!