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

Intense Training

I. Monet
The way the training had been going, it was like a different type of practice. Monet had a feeling that today was not going to be the best of days. Normal, she was on her toes, but that surprise visitor scared her, if not shook her up a bit. For the past half hour, Sean and Emma were with the X-Men and Rich and Yvette. The incident had shook everyone up, but she had seen the image in Rich's mind. After a while, she had decided to take a break. She was startled when Jubilee decided to join her. "What's wrong, Monet?"

She had never been on good terms with Jubilee, but she was jealous of Jubilee, mainly over the fact that Jubilee had Everett. "Just what happened has me a bit unnerved."

Jubilee just said, "Monet, you're not the only one who has seen unnerving sights. I once saw a version of myself that helped a being called Mojo. Sort of sold her soul to him. Have you ever faced yourself on a physical plane." Monet couldn't say that she had. She never even thought about that.

Monet looked at Jubilee and calmly said, "I'll give you that, but you don't have to keep a evil part of you locked away, that is a whole seperate entity. Emma helped me stop Claudette, but I don't think I can control her for long. If she breaks free, everyone here will be at risk."

Jubilee sat down and said, "That doesn't scare me. What is the worse that Claudette can do? Lead us into your brothers clutches. She couldn't even fool all of us. We could tell the difference between you and Claudette."

Monet just sighed. "You don't understand. She'll try to get Darrett, many because she find him attractive. She'll try to get Emma because she helped stop Claudette. Worst of all, she'll try to deliver Rich and Yvette to Emplate. And God forbid if she tried to merge us together again." She saw Jubilee give her a curious eye. "Years ago, when we were younger, Claudette managed to merge us with Marius. The resulting merger caused a superbeing to be born. It took my father, and two of his friends, to split us apart. From what I can remember of it, one of them wore a gold medallion, and the other held a flaming sword."

She noticed that Jubilee gasped. "Like the one that Rich was holding when he returned from England." Monet nodded and then gasped. She figured that Jubilee came to the same conclusion that she had just come to. That Rich's father was the same man who was her father's one friend.

II. Jubilee

Jubilee couldn't believe what she had heard, but she was more stunned at what it meant. She could tell that by Emplate's reaction back when Rich and Penny returned from England, that the Emplate didn't know about the friendship, but knew about the sword. She just said, "You mean that Rich's family knew about Emplate, and you and Claudette." She watched as Monet nodded.

Monet then said, "And now that I pieced it together, I don't doubt that Claudette has figured it out as well." That was a scary thought.

Jubilee looked over at the entrance to the Biosphere and saw Rich, Penny and the rest enter. She said to Monet, "Monet, I think you need to talk to Professor Xavier. If any one can help you control Claudette, it's him."

She watched as Monet stood up and said, "I'm not sure. I don't know if I should." She watched as Monet just ran off. She started wondering about how often she had been mean to Monet, and now wished that she hadn't.

She was started when she heard Penny say, "What was that about, sis?" Jubilee knew that Penny had always considered her like a sister. She really couldn't lie to them about Monet's fears, and maybe Professor Xavier could help her.

Jubilee just said, "Monet's been upset about the possibility of Claudette breaking free."

She heard Professor Xavier ask, "If I remember right, Claudette was Cartier's other daughter. He never said what happened to her." Jubilee had learned that Monet's father was part of Xavier's Mutant Underground Railroad, but she didn't know that Professer X never knew about all of Monet's family.

She then heard Sean say, "We'll inform ye a bit later. Right now, I think if the X-men might be willing to help, we could give these kids a good training." Jubilee then noticed that all of Generation X had gathered round, including Monet, who seemed to be hiding in the back.

She heard Rich say, "Sean, what did you actually have in mind?" She could tell that Rich was both confused and concerned by what Sean had said.

Sean looked at everyone and said, "Simple. We will do something like that one show some of you kids have been watching." She knew which one Sean meant the second Rich hung his head in disgust. Both Penny and Rich didn't care for the show, but their reasons were different. Penny had learned to survive by wits before Rich came to the school, but Rich felt that it was too ridiculous. Sean then said, "The rules are simple. Ye have to survive. You're out if you're tug out by anyone. Also, ye can't play favorites in this training session. Everyone is fair game. I hope ye understand that, Rich and Yvette." She saw the two frown. She could tell that the two didn't like fighting against each other. "Anyplace is a valid strike area, which means under ground and in the air are part of the play area. Last and most important rule, we will let you know who is out and who eliminated them from the training. We will be watching on all the monitors. The training will run until one person is left. Emma, Charles and I will be watching from the control room. When you're eliminated, ye are to head there."

When Sean finally stopped, Jubilee said, "Sean, why are the X-Men going to be part of this?"

She heard Professor Xavier say, "It's simple. One, the X-Men could use this to help you develop your abilities. Two, Hank can help give you an idea on how to fight the Dark Beast, who leads Gene Nation. Three, Wolverine can best give you an idea on how to fight Sabertooth." The last one made her shiver. She never wanted to see Sabertooth's face again.

Emma then said, "Alright everyone, you are to head out in different direction. In 2 minutes, we will tell you to start. Remember, do your best not to be the first one eliminated." With that, Jubilee watched as everyone headed off in different directions. She figured who the toughest target would be, Wolverine, since it would be very difficult to sneak up on Wolverine. She figured that of everyone in the group, Wolverine would be the last to remain standing.

III. Logan
Logan looked around, and sniffed the air. No one was near him. This training session had gone on for nearly an hour, and in that time, half of each group were taken out. For the X-Men, only he and Ororo had remained in. Of Generation X, Monet, Paige, Angelo, Daria, and Mondo were out. This left Jubilee, Everett, Jono, Rich, Yvette, and Darrett. Of all of them, he wasn't sure which to worry about. He had caught Paige entirely off guard. He then heard the intercom come to life. He heard Sean say, "Alright, Jono is out. Everett caught him off guard." That left six others to worry about.

As he moved forward slowly, he heard a snap. He spun around, trying hard to not extend his claws. He doubted that any of the students had his healing factor. He looked around. He couldn't see a soul. He stopped and said, "Alright, whoever you are, I know you're here. Where are you?" He'd rather tag them out before they tag him out. He heard something move in the dirt, and was startled when a hand thrust out of the dirt behind him. He saw the red claw and figured it must be Yvette under the dirt. He knew her skin was sharp when she used her ability, and figured that even his claws couldn't cut her. He quickly extended them to tag her out, but when he went to move his hand, he heard a clack. He looked at it quickly to see another hand out of the dirt, with three claws like his. It hit him who it was as the other hand grabbed his leg and pushed, causing him to topple. He was completely unprepared for that turn of events. He retracted his claws as fell.

He watched as the figure burst out of the dirt and said, "Gotcha."

Logan knew who it was. "How'd did you do it, Rich, and how long were you tracking me."

He watched as Rich chucked and said, "Since the beginning of the session. I just stayed downwind and hid while you moved." Logan was impressed. He then watched as as the boy jumped into the trees and said, "Now, if you don't mind, I think I'll try and tag my wife out."

Logan then knew what the boy meant, "You're going after the two toughest targets to you. Why did you take me out first?"

He watched as Rich stopped and smiled. "Well, you are the hardest to sneak up on, and I know little about you, while Yvette knows how I think, and I know how she thinks. I know what to expect from her, but not from you." He watched as the boy then quickly disappeared from site. Logan never figured that now that the boy permenantly had Yvette's ability that he could also hold his ability.

As he headed for the control room, he heard the intercom go on again, "Looks like Logan is out. Rich managed to stop him." As he continued walking, he saw Hank waiting at the door.

As he neared he heard Hank say, "Looks like the boy has learned alot being here."

Logan just said, "He's lucky that I wasn't Sabertooth. I don't think Sabertooth would have been content with falling over. By the way, how did you get tagged out."

He watched as Hank shrugged and said, "I had just pluck Monet from the air when Daria gave me a flying tackle. It was almost like an ambush, but Daria told me she was trying to tag Monet out."

Logan walked through the control center and said to Sean, "You have a talented son-in-law. I don't think Sabertooth could have pulled off what he did."

He heard Sean laugh as he said, "Well, ye'd be surprised what he can do."

Logan had worked up a thirst while out there. He decided that he'd step out to fetch a drink. As he openned the door, he watched as a car pulled up. He turned and said, "Hey Sean, I think Emma's sister just pulled up." He watched as both Emma and Sean raced over. He started to have a feeling that the training would be cut short.

IV. Yvette
Yvette listened careful after Logan was eliminated from the training session. She knew she was near Jubilee, but she need a direction. Soon she heard Jubilee say, "Man, I thought Wolvie would last longer than that." She started in the direction the voice came from. Just as she almost reached the location of the voice, she saw some fireworks hit the trees. She stood motionless and then heard Jubilee say, "Ev, you scared me."

She listened more as Everett just said, "Well, I got you." She heard both laugh. She wondered if Rich would be hunting her down now that he got Logan out of the exercise. This was a session in survival. If she knew her husband, he would find his two main targets and try to get them first.

As she watched, she knew that Everett was now her target, but she had to be warry. With Jubilee nearby, he could use her ability on her. She wondered why anyone hadn't announced Jubilee's removal from the session. She moved along the branch she was on, and untensed all but her right hand. If anything, she tried to focus on her acrobatic skills whenever she could. This would be a good test. She then heard Jubilee say, "I think you should be careful, Ev. I could have sworn I heard movement in that direction in the trees."

She watched as Everett's mutant aura started to glow. She listened as he said, "It's either Rich or Yvette. You'd better head out. I'll shoot some fireworks in that direction to stun whoever it is." She watched as Everett started shooting fireworks in the direction she had been. She cut the branch she was on and timed her jump off it. She saw Everett look straight at her. He was surprised. As she was hitting the ground, she tapped him and smiled. "I don't know how you can do that, but you always pull some sort of acrobatic surprise."

She smiled and said, "Well, you're out of the practice now. You better head to the control room." As he walked away, she just giggled. She was thinking of how she would tag her husband out of this training session. She would probably just give him a long kiss, which they would continue when they were back at their apartment.

She was in the middle of this thought when a voice came over the intercom. It was her 'father's' voice. "Attention everyone. We need to put training on hold." Before she could even hear the rest of the announcement, she heard a twig snap. She turned and was tackled by her husband.

They went rolling down the ground until they stopped. She looked at him and said, "Looks like I was saved by the bell. We're both still in this."

Rich just kissed her and said, "Well, I can still kiss you. Besides, wasn't this what you were going to do to me." When he stopped kissing her, she giggled again. She didn't know if he had read her mind or not, but she didn't mind it either.

She quickly rolled, and with that, she had him pinned to the ground. "Well, maybe when we continue this training session, I might have you pinned down instead of you having me pinned down."

He gave her a smile and said, "True, True. With Logan out, my only worry is you, but I don't think I have to worry too much."

She give him a devilish smile and said, "What makes you think that you don't have too much to worry about?"

She saw the devilish grin he gave her as he said his next words, "Because, whichever of us tags the other out, I think we'll both like it. How about a little bet. When we continue this training, if I tag you out, you have to do something for me, but if you tag me out, then I do something for you."

She stopped smiling and asked, "What if someone else tags us out?" She didn't know what to think about that.

Rich responded, "The one of us that lasts the longest then. Is that a deal?"

She had a grin cross her face as she said, "Alright. I already know what I'd like you to do for me. There was that one item I saw at the mall last week." She watched her husband go bright red. "Yep, if I win, you have to buy it for me."

Before Rich could even respond to it, she heard Ororo Munroe, the X-Men known as Storm, say, "I take it both of you didn't hear the announcement." She watched as Ororo land right besides them. "There is someone here for you, Rich."

As they both got up, Rich just said, "Is it Emma's sister?" When Ororo nodded, Rich just said, "I guess I better meet with her in an office setting." She could understand what Rich meant by that. It was a business meeting. He took Yvette's hand and said, "Yvette, could you tell them to meet me in the office Emma helped me set up. I think I need to clean up before this." She watched as he ran off to get cleaned up.

As she and Ororo made their way to the control room, Ororo said to her. "What were you doing that he was blushing?"

Yvette didn't see the harm in telling Ororo. "We made a bet on which of the two of us would last the longest. If he losses, he has to pick up something I saw at the mall." She giggled and then said, "It was in a store he feels abit uncomfortable in. He was reluctant to go in one time with me."

Ororo just looked at her and said, "I see. Do you have any idea what you might have to do?"

Yvette giggled and said, "No, but I know he wouldn't make me do anything he knows I wouldn't do. He is a gentleman, first and foremost, and that's what I love most about him." She giggled again as she thought about Rich going for the item she wanted him to get. She wondered how nervous he'd be.