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.

Win Some, Lose Some

Bad Omens About The Day

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I. Claudette
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Claudette raised her hand and let it fly at the form in front of her. "Think your love will save you now?" was all she said as her hand landed on the dummy's face in front of her. She followed up with a punch to chest. She felt a smile cross her face when she thought of the pain that Yvette would cry out in when the time came. Claudette knew when the time came, she would do this to the real Yvette. It was only a fringe benifit that she found out about Yvette's hyper healing.

She was almost startled when she heard Black Tom say, "Are ye having fun, lass?" She turned to face him and she honestly wondered how long he'd been watching.

She just nodded and said, "I'll have more fun when the real thing is here instead of this practice dummy." She smiled again at all the possible pains she could put Yvette through. "It's just not as fun when the victim doesn't scream in pain."

She heard Black Tom say, "Listen lass, the last thing we want is to kill or harm her. I wouldn't want to deal with a wild man. I do believe that that lead him into a full blown fury the last time with me clone."

She just smiled and said, "Maybe, but I do know that Yvette has a faster healing factor than Wolverine. In fact, I have a feeling most of what I do to her would heal within an hour." She watched as another figure entered the room. "It looks like our secret member has entered with a report."

Black Tom turn and said, "Lad, what have ye discovered?"

She listened as the boy said, "Apparently, four more girls and two gentleman arrived at the school. One of the men was apparently African in descent."

Claudette felt her smile grow wider as she said, "He's here. This could lead to better things." She watched as Tom looked at her, but she would say no more. He wouldn't understand what she meant by that. Only one person would understand the implications of this news, and if things worked right, what would happen. She just walked over to Tom and said, "I need to get in touch with someone. I shall have a note sent out, but all will be ready for tomorrow." She walked out of the room, and made her way to where Golden was given quarters. When she entered the room, she was almost shocked to see that he was watching a video, and judging by the image on the screen, it was not one her sister Monet would like to see. She just mentially said, "Golden, I have a task for you." She smiled as the boy quickly jumped up and stopped the video. She could see he was embarassed. She then said, "Do not worry, my minion, I do not mind if you watch that stuff. However, I do need you to send a message to my brother." She handed him a note and then said, "He must receive it, and you must return before we set up for the ambush. Understood." When he nodded, she said "Good, here are the directions, and don't delay." She watched as he ran out the door. She looked around the mutes room and wondered what else he had in here, but decided she didn't need to know right now, and left the room.

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II. Yvette
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Yvette almost jumped when Rich screamed. It wasn't the fact that it was an audible scream, but it was psyonic. She never heard him scream like that. She looked over at him and saw how tense he was getting. It was if she was looking at herself having a nightmare. She also knew what she had to do. She removed all the covers from the bed. When she saw how tense her husband got, she said, "This is not good. He's never had a nightmare this bad."

She got up, figuring if she would wake him up and get him standing, he'd calm down. She reached down and grabbed his shoulders and shook him. If it hadn't been for the fact that he had her ability, and she knew how to protect herself from it, her hands would have been severly cut. She then heard Grimore say, "What is wrong with the Paladin?"

She just said, "He's having a nightmare, and I can't wake him up." She didn't want to tell Grimore how bad it was, but she had a feeling the cat could tell.

She saw Grimore jump onto her side of the bed and say, "Judging by the state he's in, and from what I've seen of when you have a nightmare, that this one is extremely bad. You might need help in calming him down."

She nodded and opened the bedroom door. Sleeping in some comfort was their two guests. She would have prefered setting up extra beds, but they did not have the room here. Cartier had taken the sofa, while Gabe was sleeping on the floor. She went over to Cartier and said, "Cartier, sir, please wake up."

Soon, she heard him stir, "What's wrong, Yvette?" It made her feel better that he could tell something was wrong.

She looked back into the room, and saw Rich was still deep in the nightmare. She just said, "Rich is having a nightmare, and I can't bring him out of it. Can you call for Sean and Emma, while I keep trying?"

When he nodded, she ran back to the bedroom and tried to probe Rich's mind to calm him down. What ever this nightmare was, she wasn't sure she could do what was needed. She was thankful when she heard Cartier say, "Sean, are you there, we have a problem down here." Soon she heard another voice answer. She started to feel relief.

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III. Sean
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Sean awoke startled by the sound of the intercom. It was one of the few items Rich and Yvette had installed just in case there were any problems. He actually dreaded hearing it, because it meant a serious problem. One they couldn't handle themselves. Sean reached over to the intercom button to respond and said, "Aye, I'm here. What's going on?"

When he finally realized who was talking he started to fear the worst. It was Cartier St. Croix, and he was afraid that Emplate was attack when Cartier said, "Sean, we have a problem down here."

Sean felt worried for his adopted daughter and son-in-law. "Cartier, what's the problem? What's happening down there?" He hoped that whatever it was, he was not too late to stop it. Ever since he had adopted Yvette as his own daughter, he had a fear that something would happen to her.

Sean was half relieved when he heard Cartier say, "Sean, I don't know how to say this, but it appears that Richard is having a terrible nightmare. Yvette just said he is having a terrible nightmare and that his skin is extremely tense, as if she was having a nightmare." Sean knew what that meant. Rich must have been having the mother of all nightmares.

Sean got out of his bed and said, "I'll be right down, with Emma, to help." He let go of the intercom and jumped out of bed. Normally, if Rich had a nightmare and it was bad, Yvette could calm him down. For her to call for help meant that the nightmare was extremely bad.

Just as he was about ready to call Emma, he heard her in his mind say, "I already know about it Sean. It woke me up out of a very nice sleep, and a very nice dream. Yvette may need a boost from me to help her calm Rich down."

He knew Emma had kept the lines of comunications open between them as he said, "I agree, I just hope no one else discovers this." Although, he had a feeling that Jono might have felt this. He then said, "However, I do believe Jono will know about this."

He heard Emma sigh and say, "I'll meet you at their apartment." After that, he didn't hear her in his head anymore. Of course, he was well aware that it didn't mean that she wasn't still in his head. As he got dressed, he couldn't help but think about Emma a bit. She had changed so much over the time she was teaching Generation X. He hope the changes would still continue for the better. Deep down, he worried about her sometimes. He truely didn't want to admit that he had feelings for her, but he couldn't admit that to her.

When he finally was dressed, he ran out of the building he resided in and ran towards the main building. He arrived there just at the same time Emma had. As they entered, he just said, "This isn't a good sign. In all the time Rich has been here, he's never had a nightmare this bad."

He watched as she nodded. "I know. And given all the things going on, it's not a good omen." He knew what she meant. With the four girls from Rich's hometown there, he wondered if something bad was about to happen to them, and Rich couldn't stop it.

When they got to the apartment, Sean was surprised to see Gabe at the door, saying, "I don't know what's going on, but Rich has been in one nasty state for a while now." Sean ran in to see Yvette was almost struggling to hold Rich still. He knew what would have happened if any of them would have touched Rich at that time.

He heard her say as she looked at them. "I need help to calm him down." Before he could say anything, Sean watched as Emma walked over to Yvette's side. He noticed that her eyes were glowing, just like she was using her ability. In fact, he then noticed that Yvette's eyes were glowing, too. Soon, he saw Rich slowly stop thrashing about. When the lad finally stopped, he heard Yvette say, "Thank you, Emma."

He watched as she nodded and said, "You're welcome, Yvette. It was not an easy task." Almost as if it was cued, he saw Emma start to fall. He quickly caught her, and noticed she wasn't faking the fatique. In fact, she was almost unresponsive.

He sat her in a chair for a moment, and said, "Any idea what his nightmare was?" He watched as Yvette shook her head. It wasn't a good sign. He then said, "Alright, why don't we all head to the medical center. Maybe Hank might be able to let us know if something might have happened inside him, like an epileptic attack." He watched as Yvette lifted her husband up. As she left the room, he couldn't help but have a terrible feeling of dread.

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IV. Daria
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Daria didn't know why she woke up early that morning. With all that was going on, classes were cancelled for the day. So why did she wake up early. The last thing she could remember was having a nice dream, and then it ended rather abruptly. She walked over to the window an looked out at the school ground. From her window, she had a clear view of the main building. As she looked out, she noticed two figures heading towards it. She recognized them immediately. As she stood up, she had a dread in her heart. Something happened to Rich and Yvette. Daria quickly put some clothes on and ran out into the hall. "Everyone wake up. Something's up."

It didn't take long for the rest of the girls to show up. When everyone got together, Paige, Jubilee and Clarice were up front, while Britney, Jessica and Mandy were behind them. Removed from the group was Christina, but Daria knew why. Christina looked like she was looking for someone. She figured any questions could be answered later about who Christina was looking for. Soon Jubilee asked the first question, "Daria, what's up?"

Daria look at all of them and said, "Something's up. I just saw Sean and Emma run into the main building. I think something might have happened to either Rich or Yvette." She noticed a worried look cross some of the girls' faces, especially some of them from Rich's home town.

She then heard Paige say, "Ah wonder if he had a severe nightmare. Ah was in the middle of a nice dream and all of a sudden, Ah was awake."

It was the same thing that had happened to her. Daria responded by saying, "Same thing happened to me. If he did have a nightmare, it must have affected most of us who were dreaming."

She then heard Christina say, "Would that account for the disappearence of the Meloda woman?"

She had no clue what that meant until Clarice said, "No. She probably disappeared when Darrett fell asleep. He can't keep beings here if he's asleep or unconscious." She watched as the girl nodded in understanding. She had to wonder if the girls ability worked the same way.

She then heard Britney say, "So should we find out what happened, or stand here like fashion rejects." Daria couldn't help but feel the girl had some bitterness in her. She wondered if the girl was planning something, but the girl did have a good idea.

Jubilee just said, "She's right. Everyone to the main building." With that, Daria followed as everyone of the girls headed over to the main building.

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V. Angelo
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Angelo had been out like a light to the world when Jono came in and woke him. He didn't even get to ask why before Jono disappeared out into the hall. When he finally got out of his room, he saw Jono standing ther with Everett, Darrett and Mondo. When he got to the group, he said, "Okay, Jono, why the rude wake up call."

He was almost startled when Jono said, "Rich was having a nightmare, and it was a severe one. I felt it all the way over here. I think Sean and Emma might be on their way over to check on him."

He then heard Darrett say, "I've got a bad feeling that Emplate is going to attack today." Angelo had learned to deal with the boy from a terrible future. Darrett was still a bit pessimistic, but when Clarice arrived, he started to lighten up. True, it wasn't the same Clarice that he had met back during the Phalanx encounter, but this one had a good affect on Darrett.

Everett just said, "He might be right. Or something just as bad is going to happen. Maybe we should head over there and find out what's the matter."

Angelo looked at his friend and said, "You might be right. Besides, if something is going to happen, a doubt any of us will be falling asleep." With that, they all headed out of the boy's dorm and over to the main building.

It was as if everything was destine to happen the way it did. When they reached the main hall, they encounted all the girls. When they were all in the main hall, he heard Clarice say, "You saw Sean and Emma as well?"

Angelo shook his head and said, "No, Jono felt Rich have a nightmare."

Everyone looked over at Jono and he just said, "Rich and Yvette have a psi-bond, and when he has a severe nightmare, I can feel it." He saw most of the girls nod in understanding, except the four newcommers.

He then heard Christina say, "Excuse me, Darrett. Could you bring that person back?" He was wondering about that question when all of sudden, a woman with green hair appeared behind Christina. He saw her smile and say, "Thank you."

Angelo looked over at Darrett and said, "Dude, what was that about?"

He could see Darrett look at him and say, "It's a bit difficult to explain." He then saw that Clarice was blushing a bit. He didn't think she could blush.

He walked over to Darrett and quietly said, "You mean to say you two were.."

Before he could ever continue his statement, Darrett said, "No, not that. We were just kissing. Yvette walked in on us, but she said she wouldn't tell."

Angelo nodded and said, "Well, I don't think she did tell. I'm not surprised that you two get along well. You two make a nice couple." He could tell that Darrett liked hearing that.

Before anyone could say anything else, Angelo heard a new voice say, "Well, I wasn't expecting such a large turnout for a house call. It is a rather welcome surprise." He turned to see the form of Hank McCoy standing at the door. "It's rare when a doctor gets a large welcome."

He heard Jubilee say, "We all think Rich had a nightmare, but we don't know yet."

Angelo knew Beast was smart, and he knew Beast loved to show it in his speech. "Then, I suggest that we all seek the answer to the query of Rich's well-being at the med-center. If he was taken anywhere, he would be there. He is regaining his vision today." He then remembered that Rich was loosing the bandages around his eyes today. With that in mind, they all headed to the med-center.

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VI. Hank
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Hank McCoy walked behind the group of children. There were four there he didn't recognize, and he would probably ask about who they are in time. Right now, he was there to check on Richard Cale. After what had happened to the boy in the Mojoverse, he needed to be sure that the camera's were gone, and the boy's eyes were ok. There was only one side effect of the whole procedure, but he didn't know if the boy would accept it or not. When they all reached the med-center, he was surprised to see four people in the room. Three of which he had known, including Sean, Emma and Cartier St. Croix. The fourth person in the room was a mystery. When he entered the med-center, he just said, "Alot of people here for an eye exam." They all spun to look at him, but the mysterious new person was almost in shock.

It was then when Emma said, "Hank, we weren't expecting you so early. We thought you'd arrive later." True, he would have arrived later, but he had decided that the sooner the bandages came off, the better it would be for Richard.

He just smiled and said, "Well, judging by the new faces here, maybe it is better I arrived early. Besides, everyone is wondering what has happened to Richard, myself included." He could see that Richard was just laying quietly, with a slight redish hue to his skin. Similar to what Yvette looked like when she was tensed up. He put his hand on Rich's hand and then check his own. "It seems he's not as tense as he was, so what did happen?"

He heard Cartier say, "Richard apparently had a nightmare that severly scared him. One he couldn't wake up from easily."

Hank nodded and said, "I see, so why is he still out?"

Sean then said to him, "Emma and Yvette used their psychic abilities to calm him down." That did explain alot. It explained his current relaxed state, and why the boy was still apparently asleep.

He just looked at Rich's face and said, "Well then, it appears that now might be a good time to see if his eyes are better." He then slowly removed the blindfold from Rich's face. He wondered how Rich had coped with being blind. He wasn't totally sure how he would have coped with the situation. He pulled out a few instruments from his bag and began checking Rich's eyes. While the boy would not be able to respond, he could still check on the state of his eyes.

As he checked for any signs that the camera's remained, he heard someone enter and Yvette say, "Dr. McCoy. You're early." He looked over at her and saw she had come in with what was apparently Rich's clothing, including his glasses.

He just smiled and said, "Yvette, I figured that the sooner I got here, the happier your husband would be to be able to see again." He then looked at everyone and said, "It looks like everything will be fine now, and there has been a nice little side effect to what has happened."

As he put the instruments away, he heard Sean say, "What sort of side effect is it, Hank?"

Hank just smiled and said, "Well, Richard will no longer require the corrective lenses he has worn all this time. He now has 20/20 vision." He could see the look of shock on everyone's face. "I think it was partially due to the laser surgery I had to do to remove most of the cameras. Yvette's healing factor did the rest of the work to make his vision 20/20."

He then heard the mysterious gentleman speak. "So Rich will be able to see all his company and friends now." Apparently, this man was a visitor, but aware that Rich and everyone at the school were mutants.

Hank then looked over at Emma and said, "How long do you think Rich will be out?" He knew what Emma's power was capable of when used in that capacity. The boy might be out of it for a few hours. "I'd like to notify Rich of his situation myself if you don't mind."

He watched as Emma nodded and said, "Maybe a few more hours. Both Yvette and I thought he would need some rest after the nightmare cleared up."

He then heard Yvette say, "Also, I want to get to town and back in time. I have to check on the comic books he puts on reserve. He still keeps his old hobbies." She smiled when she said that. He then watched as she departed. He didn't know if Yvette could drive yet or not, but he knew of her past.

Before he could say anything, Sean just said, "Emplate has been after other things lately, which is why the four other gels are here. Allow me to explain." With that, Hank listened as Sean started to explain the whole situation to him.