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Chapter 5
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"Samuel, Roberto, I'd like you to meet an old friend of mine, Irene Adler." Professor Xavier introduced them to the blind woman. She stood up and shook their hands, putting her tea on the table.
"So... What did you need us for, Professor?" Roberto asked.
"Well, you see..."
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Grey/Summers
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Jean watched Scott assemble Alley's bed. It was almost finished. He just had to attach the ladder.
Alley was in the other room watching the small TV the had set up.
"There." Scott announced. "All finished."
"That looks great, Hun." Jean said, not really paying attention.
"What's wrong, Jean?" Scott asked, putting the hammer he was holding down.
"Oh, I just feel bad for Alley, that's all. I went back and read her file all the way through. Did you know that her mother died of hunger?" Jean explained, keeping her voice quiet.
"No, I didn't." Scott replied.
"Apparently, her parents had her out of wed-lock. Her father was a mutant, which explains why she's so young and has powers, I guess. He was killed when she was very little by an anti-mutant group and after that, her mother never really had enough money to support her family. They found Alley after a neighbor got concerned because they hadn't been seen for a week and their car was in the drive. She was asleep next to her mother's dead body."
"Oh my gosh... That's horrible..." Scott said, hugging Jean to make her feel better.
Alley came through the doorway.
"How cool!" She exclaimed, seeing the bed. "Thank you guys SO much! This is the best thing EVER!" The little girl giggled and climbed up onto the bed. "This is so awesome."
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Ororo/Logan
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Logan opened the trunk and started to put all of their bags into it. Ororo picked Anna up and out of the cart. She opened the car door and bucked the child in.
"Alright, that's it." Logan said, shutting the trunk. He got into the driver seat and Ororo got in the other door.
"Where are we going?" Anna asked as soon as the doors were shut.
"Back home." Logan answered.
"Okay. Don't hit the turtle." Anna said as the car pulled onto the road.
"What turtle?" Ororo asked after a minute of trying to figure out what she meant.
"The one in the road."
"There's no-" Logan slammed on the brakes. About three feet in front of them was a turtle.
Ororo and Logan looked at each other, surprised.
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Drake/Lee
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"When is dinner time?" Michael asked Jubilee.
"Um..." Jubilee looked at her watch. "About... an hour and a half from now. Are you hungry?"
"Uh huh." Obviously, using his powers for so long had taken a lot of energy from the child. He kept yawning and was sitting on the floor.
"I'll get you a snack." Jubilee said, leaving the room and going downstairs.
"Hey, Jubes, do you think- Oh. Hey, where's Jubilee?" Bobby asked, coming into the room.
Michael watched Bobby intently. "She went to get a snack."
"Oh. Okay." Bobby went over and pulled one of the sleeping bags that were piled in the corner out. He kept it rolled up and sat on it. "So... What happened to that ball of yours?" He asked, trying to kill the tension.
Scooting back a little, Michael pulled the ball out of his pocket.
Bobby shook his head. "I'm really not going to hurt you, kid." The little boy nodded, but kept his distance. Bobby sighed.
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Maximoff/Tolensky
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"Home!" Anya yelled happily when they entered their rooms. Todd put her down. She ran to the couch on wobbly feet.
"Bear!" She said. Todd handed her a stuffed cat they had bought her.
"Kitty, not bear." Todd tried to explain.
"Bear," she cooed, hugging it.
Wanda shook her head and started unpacking all of the thing from the bags.
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Pryde/Wagner
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Kelly hugged her new puppy, happily. It was VERY small, probably a runt, only about six weeks old. It was a male, brown lab.
Kurt was a sucker for small children. He just didn't know how to say no. Especially when the kid he would have to say no to couldn't talk back.
They reached Kitty.
"Where have you two been? I've been done for like forever!" She asked, tapping her foot. The she caught sight of the dog. "Why is she holding a dog?"
Kurt smiled and shrugged. Kelly hugged the puppy again and he licked her face.
Kitty sighed and then smiled. She bent down to pet the puppy on the head.
"What's it's name?" She asked.
Kelly pointed to the bow her shoe.
"Tie?" Kurt asked. Kelly shook her head "no".
"Bo?" Kitty guessed, finding a real name that she could mean. Kelly nodded. "Well hello, Bo." Kitty greeted, petting the dog again. "Let's go home."
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Maximoff/Smith
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"That was SO much fun!" Tabby said when they got home. She flopped down on the couch they had gotten from Pietro's room.
Zach laughed.
"Where-did-you-put-the-toy-bags?" Pietro asked too quickly for the kid to understand.
"What? Say it slower." Zach requested.
"He can't, Zach." Tabby explained. "Pie-Pie's power is speed. No use asking him to slow down."
Pietro nodded in agreement for a moment before stopping suddenly. "Hey! Don't-call-me-Pie-Pie!"
"What's your power?" Zach asked.
"I can make bombs!" Tabby said proudly. "Watch!" She made one and held it out, already knowing Pietro wouldn't let it explode indoors.
And he didn't. The speed demon quickly grabbed it and tossed it out the window.
*BOOM!*
"Awesome!" the four-year-old exclaimed.
"What's your power?" Tabby asked.
"Fire!" he responded, his fists suddenly holding flames.
"Cool!" Tabby exclaimed.
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Rogue/Remy
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Rogue ate the ice-cream cone Remy had bought her from the ice cream truck. She was surprised to see him actually pay for something.
The kids were playing with some of the toys they had gotten in the small "living room" in their rooms.
She watched them, feeling a little sad that she could probably never have kids of her own.
"Hey! I want that!" The little girl yelled. Suddenly, the ball got yanked from her brother's hands and into hers.
"Hey! That's mine!" The little boy whined.
"Erin!" Rogue exclaimed. "You have powers, too?"
They little girl's eyes widened. "No! I don't!"
"Ah just saw you." Rogue responded.
Eric looked at Erin for a moment.
She sighed. "Alright. I have the same powers as Eric. I can talk in my mind and move things, too."
"Why didn't you tell anyone?" Rogue asked.
"We thought maybe someone might adopt us if only one of us was a mutant, so we didn't tell anyone ever." Eric explained.
Remy smiled from the other side of the room. "You don' have to worry 'bout that anymore. You're here for as long as ya like." Eric and Erin smiled.
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Braddock/Worthington
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"That was so yummy!" Kimberly stated, coming out of the restraunt. Betsy had one of her hands and Warren had the other. "Thank you for taking me there!"
"Well, you're a very well behaved child. I don't think I've ever seen a six year old act so nicely in a restraunt." Warren replied.
"Oh, before my parents had to give me up we went to places like that all the time." Kimberly said, off-handedly.
"Who were your parents?" Warren asked, opening his car door.
"It's not important. They're not my parents anymore." The blonde child said, a tinge of anger in her voice. She buckled herself into her seat.
Betsy looked at Warren, not quite sure what to say.
"That's right, Kimmie. Past is past. Best to put it behind you." Warren agreed.
Betsy glared at him. ~I don't think that was the right answer~ She got into the car.
He shrugged. ~She doesn't want to talk about it.~
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Sinclair/Madrox
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"That was SO cool! Kyle yelled as they came in the door to their temporary home. "Max was like 'Haha! You can't have my village!" and the dragon was like 'yes I can!' and then he shot fire it was like BOOM!" he said in one breath.
Rahne looked at Jamie. "I thought it was a little bloody." She stated.
Jamie nodded in agreement, watching the kid bounce around the room, reenacting parts of the movie.
"I hope he sleeps tonight..." Jamie stated.
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Crisp/Aquilla
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"See," Ray said, sitting down on the couch they had bought and brought home. "This set is just as nice and it was half the price."
"I suppose." Amara sat down next to him.
Jordan came and climbed up in between them. "Papa? Where did you put my toys?"
"In your room, on your bed." Ray answered. The little boy got up and went into his room. All of the sudden, the two teens were hit with water balloons.
"AH!" Amara and Ray screamed.
"You little Brat!" Amara yelled. "You are in SO much trouble, mister!"
Jordan laughed and ran.
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Okay, I know that was short, but the next chapter is REALLY long because it's bed time and everyone is all out of sorts. See you next time!
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Chapter 5
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"Samuel, Roberto, I'd like you to meet an old friend of mine, Irene Adler." Professor Xavier introduced them to the blind woman. She stood up and shook their hands, putting her tea on the table.
"So... What did you need us for, Professor?" Roberto asked.
"Well, you see..."
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Grey/Summers
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Jean watched Scott assemble Alley's bed. It was almost finished. He just had to attach the ladder.
Alley was in the other room watching the small TV the had set up.
"There." Scott announced. "All finished."
"That looks great, Hun." Jean said, not really paying attention.
"What's wrong, Jean?" Scott asked, putting the hammer he was holding down.
"Oh, I just feel bad for Alley, that's all. I went back and read her file all the way through. Did you know that her mother died of hunger?" Jean explained, keeping her voice quiet.
"No, I didn't." Scott replied.
"Apparently, her parents had her out of wed-lock. Her father was a mutant, which explains why she's so young and has powers, I guess. He was killed when she was very little by an anti-mutant group and after that, her mother never really had enough money to support her family. They found Alley after a neighbor got concerned because they hadn't been seen for a week and their car was in the drive. She was asleep next to her mother's dead body."
"Oh my gosh... That's horrible..." Scott said, hugging Jean to make her feel better.
Alley came through the doorway.
"How cool!" She exclaimed, seeing the bed. "Thank you guys SO much! This is the best thing EVER!" The little girl giggled and climbed up onto the bed. "This is so awesome."
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Ororo/Logan
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Logan opened the trunk and started to put all of their bags into it. Ororo picked Anna up and out of the cart. She opened the car door and bucked the child in.
"Alright, that's it." Logan said, shutting the trunk. He got into the driver seat and Ororo got in the other door.
"Where are we going?" Anna asked as soon as the doors were shut.
"Back home." Logan answered.
"Okay. Don't hit the turtle." Anna said as the car pulled onto the road.
"What turtle?" Ororo asked after a minute of trying to figure out what she meant.
"The one in the road."
"There's no-" Logan slammed on the brakes. About three feet in front of them was a turtle.
Ororo and Logan looked at each other, surprised.
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Drake/Lee
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"When is dinner time?" Michael asked Jubilee.
"Um..." Jubilee looked at her watch. "About... an hour and a half from now. Are you hungry?"
"Uh huh." Obviously, using his powers for so long had taken a lot of energy from the child. He kept yawning and was sitting on the floor.
"I'll get you a snack." Jubilee said, leaving the room and going downstairs.
"Hey, Jubes, do you think- Oh. Hey, where's Jubilee?" Bobby asked, coming into the room.
Michael watched Bobby intently. "She went to get a snack."
"Oh. Okay." Bobby went over and pulled one of the sleeping bags that were piled in the corner out. He kept it rolled up and sat on it. "So... What happened to that ball of yours?" He asked, trying to kill the tension.
Scooting back a little, Michael pulled the ball out of his pocket.
Bobby shook his head. "I'm really not going to hurt you, kid." The little boy nodded, but kept his distance. Bobby sighed.
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Maximoff/Tolensky
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"Home!" Anya yelled happily when they entered their rooms. Todd put her down. She ran to the couch on wobbly feet.
"Bear!" She said. Todd handed her a stuffed cat they had bought her.
"Kitty, not bear." Todd tried to explain.
"Bear," she cooed, hugging it.
Wanda shook her head and started unpacking all of the thing from the bags.
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Pryde/Wagner
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Kelly hugged her new puppy, happily. It was VERY small, probably a runt, only about six weeks old. It was a male, brown lab.
Kurt was a sucker for small children. He just didn't know how to say no. Especially when the kid he would have to say no to couldn't talk back.
They reached Kitty.
"Where have you two been? I've been done for like forever!" She asked, tapping her foot. The she caught sight of the dog. "Why is she holding a dog?"
Kurt smiled and shrugged. Kelly hugged the puppy again and he licked her face.
Kitty sighed and then smiled. She bent down to pet the puppy on the head.
"What's it's name?" She asked.
Kelly pointed to the bow her shoe.
"Tie?" Kurt asked. Kelly shook her head "no".
"Bo?" Kitty guessed, finding a real name that she could mean. Kelly nodded. "Well hello, Bo." Kitty greeted, petting the dog again. "Let's go home."
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Maximoff/Smith
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"That was SO much fun!" Tabby said when they got home. She flopped down on the couch they had gotten from Pietro's room.
Zach laughed.
"Where-did-you-put-the-toy-bags?" Pietro asked too quickly for the kid to understand.
"What? Say it slower." Zach requested.
"He can't, Zach." Tabby explained. "Pie-Pie's power is speed. No use asking him to slow down."
Pietro nodded in agreement for a moment before stopping suddenly. "Hey! Don't-call-me-Pie-Pie!"
"What's your power?" Zach asked.
"I can make bombs!" Tabby said proudly. "Watch!" She made one and held it out, already knowing Pietro wouldn't let it explode indoors.
And he didn't. The speed demon quickly grabbed it and tossed it out the window.
*BOOM!*
"Awesome!" the four-year-old exclaimed.
"What's your power?" Tabby asked.
"Fire!" he responded, his fists suddenly holding flames.
"Cool!" Tabby exclaimed.
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Rogue/Remy
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Rogue ate the ice-cream cone Remy had bought her from the ice cream truck. She was surprised to see him actually pay for something.
The kids were playing with some of the toys they had gotten in the small "living room" in their rooms.
She watched them, feeling a little sad that she could probably never have kids of her own.
"Hey! I want that!" The little girl yelled. Suddenly, the ball got yanked from her brother's hands and into hers.
"Hey! That's mine!" The little boy whined.
"Erin!" Rogue exclaimed. "You have powers, too?"
They little girl's eyes widened. "No! I don't!"
"Ah just saw you." Rogue responded.
Eric looked at Erin for a moment.
She sighed. "Alright. I have the same powers as Eric. I can talk in my mind and move things, too."
"Why didn't you tell anyone?" Rogue asked.
"We thought maybe someone might adopt us if only one of us was a mutant, so we didn't tell anyone ever." Eric explained.
Remy smiled from the other side of the room. "You don' have to worry 'bout that anymore. You're here for as long as ya like." Eric and Erin smiled.
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Braddock/Worthington
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"That was so yummy!" Kimberly stated, coming out of the restraunt. Betsy had one of her hands and Warren had the other. "Thank you for taking me there!"
"Well, you're a very well behaved child. I don't think I've ever seen a six year old act so nicely in a restraunt." Warren replied.
"Oh, before my parents had to give me up we went to places like that all the time." Kimberly said, off-handedly.
"Who were your parents?" Warren asked, opening his car door.
"It's not important. They're not my parents anymore." The blonde child said, a tinge of anger in her voice. She buckled herself into her seat.
Betsy looked at Warren, not quite sure what to say.
"That's right, Kimmie. Past is past. Best to put it behind you." Warren agreed.
Betsy glared at him. ~I don't think that was the right answer~ She got into the car.
He shrugged. ~She doesn't want to talk about it.~
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Sinclair/Madrox
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"That was SO cool! Kyle yelled as they came in the door to their temporary home. "Max was like 'Haha! You can't have my village!" and the dragon was like 'yes I can!' and then he shot fire it was like BOOM!" he said in one breath.
Rahne looked at Jamie. "I thought it was a little bloody." She stated.
Jamie nodded in agreement, watching the kid bounce around the room, reenacting parts of the movie.
"I hope he sleeps tonight..." Jamie stated.
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Crisp/Aquilla
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"See," Ray said, sitting down on the couch they had bought and brought home. "This set is just as nice and it was half the price."
"I suppose." Amara sat down next to him.
Jordan came and climbed up in between them. "Papa? Where did you put my toys?"
"In your room, on your bed." Ray answered. The little boy got up and went into his room. All of the sudden, the two teens were hit with water balloons.
"AH!" Amara and Ray screamed.
"You little Brat!" Amara yelled. "You are in SO much trouble, mister!"
Jordan laughed and ran.
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Okay, I know that was short, but the next chapter is REALLY long because it's bed time and everyone is all out of sorts. See you next time!