Attention: Generation X and their villians, as well as any other mutant mentioned in this story, is property of Marvel Comics. The character Richard Cale is named after family relations. Any other reference to anything copywrighted is a chance happening.

Power Of Mind, Power Of Fury

Special Guests

I. Emma
Emma looked over her students as they entered the main hall. They had planned a training session for in the "Danger Grotto", but not all the students had arrived, and Sean was missing as well. Emma sighed and said, "Alright, everyone knew about this training session, so where are the missing students?"

Emma didn't want to mention names, but there were only two missing. She then heard Paige say, "Emma, I heard a phone ringing about 4:00 this morning. I think it was theirs." Emma realized what Paige was saying, someone called Rich or Yvette at 4:00 and they were probably getting the sleep they missed at that time. Emma also realized what an inconvience the living arrangement had been. The whole attic of the girls dorm was transformed into an apartment for Richard and Yvette since their marriage.

Emma sighed and said, "Alright, we'll have to wake them up. I think this training session will be to their advantage." Having their place in the girls dorm had openned up some problems. One was the fact that Paige was on the floor below them. Second was the fact that Rich was living in the dorm. Third was the fact that Rich and Yvette were now married. Some of the school rules didn't apply as they would to the two if they were still dating.

She was about to continue when she saw Sean enter and say, "The training session just got postponed. We have company." She was a little upset at this, and then she saw who followed Sean in the door.

She looked at their guests and said, "Jean, Hank, Ororo. How are you all?" It had been a while since they last saw the X-Men, and she wondered what brought them up.

Emma could also tell Jubilee was thrilled to see her old friends as well when she saw Wolverine enter. "Wolvie, how are you?"

Ororo was the one who spoke. The African X-Men just said, "We had to stop by for a visit, Emma. After Scott and Jean were here, and your past visit to the mansion, someone had insisted that they meet Richard."

Emma felt abit startled, but could understand why. Rich had a profound effect on Penance when he joined. She smiled and said, "Who would like to meet Richard?"

She was almost started when a voice said, "I would." She looked at the door and saw a hovering wheelchair, with a familiar figure in it. It was Professor Charles Xavier. She was so overjoyed to see her friend that she ran over and gave Professor X a hug. "I've missed you as well, Emma. You must tell me about everyone here now, including Richard Cale."

Emma wanted to sigh, but she held it in and said, "We were just about to go fetch the rest of the students." She didn't know what Professor Xavier and the others would say about this. She turned and said, "If you'll all follow us, we go find them." Emma actually knew where to find them, but she didn't want to say a word about that.

As they all started out the door of the hall, she heard Jean say, "Emma, what are you hiding? There is something you're not telling us."

Emma didn't know how to say it, and just said, "I can only say you'll have to see for yourselves." With that, she led everyone in the direction of the girl's dorm, and to the attic where Richard and Yvette Cale now took up residence.

II. Grimore
Grimore had climbed out through the make shift door they set for him to get in and out of the attic. He figured that his masters could use some more sleep. Although he didn't know much about Emma's sister, he didn't trust the woman. He trusted Emma, but something told him not to trust the sister. As he walked the hall, he heard a gentle hum. He peered in the direction to see everyone coming his way, with some unfamiliar faces to him. He quietly said to himself, "Now who are these people?"

He was startled when one man, very gruff looking, said, "When did you get a cat?" Grimore had hardly made a sound, but that man heard his meow.

He heard Sean say, "That would be Rich's cat, Grimore." Well, these people where friends of Gen X, but did Rich know them?

He was stunned when a blue fur covered man seemed to make his way to directly infront of him and said, "Then this must be the feline familiar that is mentioned in Britainia lore." Grimore felt a little distrubed by the speed and agility this being moved with. He must have been a mutant, but his appearence made him feel uneasy.

Grimore turned and ran for the attic door. He heard Emma say, "Hank, I think you spooked Grimore." Grimore didn't know who Hank was, but it had to be that beast.

He heard Jubilee say, "Grimore seems to look out for him. He's also great for around here." He had a feeling what Jubilee meant by that. He tended to know things before anyone else knew something was wrong. He was an early warning system.

That was the last thing he heard as he bounded in the attic door. As he ran up the steps, he shouted, "Paladin." That was sure to wake Rich, if nothing else did. He watched as both Richard and Yvette started to sit up. When the two were sitting up, Grimore yelled, "Sir, you better get dressed, and fast. There are others on their way here, one being a big blue furry person."

He noticed that Rich's eyes opened wide as he said, "You mean Dr. McCoy is here?" Apparently Rich knew about these people.

He heard Yvette say, "Grimore, you mean to say the X-Men are here." He watched as Yvette jumped out of bed and ran for some clothing. He heard her say to Rich, "Do you think they were part of the training session that we are late for?"

He noticed that Rich was half dressed as he said, "I don't know." His master looked straight him and said, "Grimore, who else was with them?"

Grimore thought about some of the people he had seen, and then remembered the hum that drew his attention. It had been from a chair. He just said, "There was a man with them in a floating chair. He was a bit bald."

Grimore saw the look that had crossed their faces, and they moved faster to get dressed. He didn't understand what had got them so excited, until Richard said, "Grimore, that man you saw is Professor Xavier. It's his dream of peace that this school was founded on." Grimore now understood why the two were excited. He figured that he'd just watch what would happen and curled up in a corner of the room.

III. Xavier
Charles Xavier waited with the others in front of the door as Sean pushed a button on an intercom. "Listen up, up there, we have company, if ye haven't figured it out yet." He was still puzzled why the two missing student were up in the girls dorm attic. In fact, he didn't like what it emplied.

Charles turned to Emma and said, "You are allowing them to be spending nights together. You are in charge of teenages." The idea of two students spending this much time together didn't set well with him.

He was surprised to hear Emma say, "A few months ago, we would have right to be worried, but we have no say in the matter now."

He then heard Hank say, "Sean, you of all people, have a say in the matter. Yvette is now your legal daugther. She is now legally Yvette Cassidy."

Charles looked at Sean and said, "I take it that you adopted the girl that you codenamed Penance, and she is up there with Richard Cale. I must admit I am puzzled by this, if not distressed."

Sean sighed and said, "Hank is half right. Yes, I did adopt Yvette, but I don't have much say in what those two do." Charles was startled by this, and was more started when Sean said, "But ye weren't told about Yvette's name. It is now Yvette Cassidy Cale."

He heard Jean gasp as she said, "You mean the two eloped."

Right then, the door openned and two people emerged. One had been Penance, only her skin was much more normal. The other was the boy he had wanted to meet. It was the boy who said, "No, we were not aware of our marriage until about six days after my parents' death, Jean. If we had our choice in the matter, we would have had a nice ceremony." Charles watched as the boy approached him and said, "Professor Xavier. It is an honor to meet you. My home town lives your dream. We wish that one day the world would live it."

It did Charles Xavier's heart well to hear what the boy had said. He faced the boy and said, "I am glad to know that some small part of the world has managed to look past the genetic differences. I take that you are Richard Cale Jr. I have heard much about you from the X-Men. I only wish that all of them could join us during this visit. I also owe you my freedom." He noticed the shocked look on everyones faces, most of all on Richard's face.

IV. Rich
Rich couldn't believe what he heard. He was being thanked by Charles Xavier, but why? He finally recovered from the statement and said, "Pardon me, Professor Xavier, but what did you mean by that. How did I earn you your freedom?"

Professor Xavier looked at him and said, "The FBI had made a request into the release of mutant prisoners that where held by Zero Tolerance." Rich realized what that meant. It had been his request of the FBI. Since he started running the family company, he had asked the FBI for bodyguards. They had been happy to obilge and would fill any other request Rich had.

Rich didn't know what to say at that. He slowly drew his breath and said, "Professor, I'm sorry for what my uncle had put you through. If I had known, I would have done something earlier." He felt Yvette hold him. She could sense how distressed he was at that time.

Sean then said, "Rich, we all know that Bastion was ye uncle, and ye don't have to answer for what he did. It's not ye fault lad."

He then heard Jean say, "Besides, Richard, if it weren't for you, what would have happened to Daria? Would she even be part of Generation X?"

Jean was right and he realized it. He then heard Yvette say in their mind "My love, you know that you're not responsable for the sins of Bastion. Don't let that affect you in this way."

Rich turned and kissed Yvette. "Thank you for the reminder, my love. You are my strength."

She looked at him and said, "You are my strength as well."

He turned to face the rest as Xavier said, "Were the two of you just comunicating psyonicly?"

Emma just said, "They do that from time to time. Under Jean's advice, I've been trying to teach them to communicate differently than they do when they communicate psyonically."

Rich understood what they meant. "When we usually want to speak amonst ourselves, or even if one of us is asleep, Yvette and I use our psyonic link."

Yvette then said, "Even in our dreams, we stay together."

Rich heard the African woman in the X-men say, "Then fate chose well for you two to meet." Rich didn't recognize the African woman. He had recognized Dr. Hank McCoy, Professor Xavier, Jean Grey and Wolverine, but this other woman he didn't recognize. She saw his confusion and said, "I am Ororo Munroe."

Jean then said, "That's right, you didn't get to meet everyone when you were last to the mansion. The others are out on a mission right now."

Rich nodded and heard a soft voice say, "Sir, I've just seen something disturbing." Rich recognized the voice of his cat, but it would be very difficult to talk to Grimore now.

Rich smiled and said, "I feel I'm going to have a very busy day today." He then turned to Emma and said, "Emma, are you expecting company other than the X-Men?" He knew that she hated surprises, especially ones that were not the best surprises.

Emma looked at him and said, "I wasn't expecting them. I am unaware of any company." That made Rich worry more about the phone call. He didn't want to ask the next question in front of the X-Men.

He was about to ask her the question when he heard Grimore hiss in disgust. He also heard Wolverine say, "Something doesn't seem right. Something smells foul." He turned and looked in the direction everyone was looking. There was a figure coming up the steps. It wasn't a woman, so it wasn't Emma's sister, but Rich recognized it right away.

He was even more sure of it when he heard Professor Xavier say, "Is this a new student, he appears to be a mutant."

He then heard Monet say, "Mon Deui." She knew what it was. She must have seen that memory of his during the delirium.

Rich moved to the front of the group as the figure left the shadows. He understood Grimore statement earlier. He glared at the figure as the figure just said, "Mr. Cale Jr, if I'm right. My name is.."

Rich cut him off before he could say another word, "I know who you are. I also know you're not a mutant."

He heard Jean say, "How can you be sure of that?"

He just ignored her for now. He looked straight at the man and said, "I know what you are, have know for a long time. You don't mean any well for this planet. I know what you're after and I know you're not getting it."

The being just frowned and said, "I take it I came too late to try and trick you. I figure your father told you all about me. If he weren't dead, I'd kill him myself. I'll get the book, and R'ylth as well."

Rich watched as the man turned to leave. When he reached the steps, Rich said, "If you feel like killing the person that ruined your plans, Mr. Marsh, I suggest you slit your throat when you return to Innsmouth. I saw you leave when I was a kid. I learned it from your own mouth." He saw the man turn to face him. There was rage in the man's eyes. He then turned and walked away. When Rich saw Grimore calm down, Rich just fell to the floor.

V. Sean
Sean watched as Yvette ran to Rich's side. The front that the lad had put up had drained him. As the others helped Rich regain himself, he heard Hank say, "That was most perplexing. The man looked like a mutant, but Rich was insistant that he wasn't."

Sean just looked at his friend and said, "True, but you remember when we called you when Rich was having his bout with that family ailment." He watched as Hank nodded. "Rich relived some memories and that was one of them. Apparently our mysterious visitor was something Rich's family knew about."

He saw Xavier turned to face him and say, "What exactly is he?"

Sean was almost startled when Rich said, "He's a hybrid of humans and an other species. Not many people know how real they are. I just wish I didn't have the two things he wanted in my possesion."

Sean notice that Emma looked at Rich and said, "Is the place you named the place I think it is? The place from that story?" He noticed that Rich nodded and Emma went pale.

Jean just said, "That is not good. Could that be much worse than it is?"

Sean walked over and huddled them all together. "Rich, what is that place he mentioned? What is it?"

He then heard Yvette say, "It's something that was writen about, long thought to be a myth. The myth, however, is very real." Sean was really hating how that sounded.

Sean looked up and said to his students, "How about ye all start practicing your skills. We'll be with you in a moment." As the rest left, he said, "Rich, I think ye should tell us more about this." Sean was surprised when Rich nodded and headed for the door to his and Yvette's apartment. This confrontation made him worry. He wondered how much trouble this Marsh fellow might cause.

As they all followed Rich into the attic, he heard Xavier say, "My goodness. There are countless books in here." Sean remembered when Rich had them sent over from England. He was surprised by how much they had sent over.

He heard Jean say, "Now this is odd. This picture looks like it's alive." He noticed that Jean was looking at one of the books Rich had brought back the day he came back from England. He had stressed that no one touch the book, especially the picture.

He watched as Yvette grabbed Jean's hand. "Please. You don't want to do that." Sean didn't truely understand why they had a book like this, but Rich's family held the items for a long time. He then saw that Rich was setting at his computer, and Grimore, Rich's cat, was perched next to him.

As they headed over to Rich, Sean wondered what the newly married couple did when they were up here. He figured they spent quality time together, but also there were distinct traces of eachs personality. He was startled when Rich said, "Here is the land Marsh wants." He looked at the computer screen and was amazed. It looked like a small city.

Hank said, "Most interesting, but Rich, how big is this in actual size." Sean saw Rich point to a small number on the screen. He could tell that Hank was startled by the number when he said, "Is that correct?"

Rich just sighed and said, "Very much so, and in those doors are a power source no one can control, but Marsh is a servent of it."

Emma then said, "You're not telling us everything, are you, Richard?"

Sean was a bit unnerve when Rich said, "Remember when I asked about company? You're sister called me early this morning. I feels shes after this land as well, but I feel something deeply wrong."

Sean could tell that Emma was turning things through her mind, but was surprised when Charles said, "Emma, I do believe that he thinks your sister is with the Hellfire Club."

He noticed that Rich nodded. He didn't like the sound of that any better. Emma then said, "Adrienne might just do such a thing. I'm sorry that I didn't think of that sooner. I'm glad that you decided to help the school." Sean had to agree with Emma on that. The last thing he wanted was the school getting tied into the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle.