Second Time Round
I'm still: ProFool
Disclaimer noun a statement disclaiming something, especially responsibility.
Important: I'm gonna say Lance's power is geokinesis (he can manipulate the earth with his mind) cause there is no way he's doing all that earth manipulation by sending seismic pulse waves through his hands. On XME his hands are balled into fists pointed at the sky half the time, and sometimes he uses his foot. So, for this fic at least he has geokinesis, he uses his hands and feet to help him focus, like Jean. 'Nother thing Kitty doesn't have her powers yet, this is pre "X Impulse."
Random Author Note: If you watch "The X Impulse" you'll see Lance has two friends. One's Griff, he's the blond with the hat that Lance threatens. The other guy with shoulder length brown hair has no name, so we will call him Rick. The girls that Kitty dislikes are Amy, the taller one with shorter blond hair, and Riley with brown wavy hair.
To Half'n'Half: Remember the Apples!
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Lance woke up under the old apple tree that resided behind Deerfield High. He'd slept there over night using his jacket as a pillow. Lance sat up and shook some of the collected dew out of his hair. Lance tried to think back to the last time he'd fallen asleep under an apple tree, it must have been after leaving his last real foster home. That meant before he met Kitty and if that was so he'd just have to go introduce himself.
With that thought in mind, Lance headed around to the front entrance of the school. He noted that the office and theater were still intact. As he approached the front steps, he realized he had no recollection of what his first period was, while he was contemplating this a couple of his old friends walked up to him. The only problem was Lance couldn't remember their names.
"Hey, Lance." Rick greeted.
"So, what's the new plan?" Griff asked expectantly.
"You'll see, follow me." Lance growled authoritatively as he led them back to his apple tree. He had no idea which plans they were referring to, but Lance doubted it was the same one he was thinking of. It was very simple, first give these two idiots something to do, then go find Kitty.
"Well, I followed, but I ain't seeing anything." Griff complained when Lance stopped under the tree. Lance glared at him for a moment, then he activated his powers. Rick and Griff instinctively covered their heads just as they were bombarded by apples. "What the heck was that for?" Griff asked angrily.
"You two idiots are going to sell these apples." Lance explained holding up one of the apples.
"What about you?" Rick asked picking a stray leaf out of his hair.
"I got the apples down. You sell 'em." Seeing that his response hadn't satisfied them, Lance added, "I'm working on a bigger plan, so I figured you two could do this in the meantime." Rick nodded and began picking up apples and Griff followed muttering a few choice complaints under his breath.
Lance didn't stick around to monitor their actions. He needed to find Kitty to confirm that this all wasn't some odd dream. Lance worked his way into the school and began roaming the halls, he wanted to wait for Kitty at her locker, but of course he couldn't remember where it was. This whole not remembering things was getting real frustrating.
Lance gave up looking for Kitty's locker when the lunch bell rang, maybe he'd find her at the cafeteria or the outside lunch area. Lance was quite pleased with himself when he found the lunch area first try. He didn't see Kitty, but Lance did spot the two guys whose names still escaped him.
"Lance. These apples aren't selling!" Griff complained as Lance continued to scan the room for Kitty.
"Most of them are rotten." Rick pointed out. "They're all mushy and grosse."
"Then make applesauce." Lance snapped before leaving the two boys to continue his search.
"What's his problem today?" Rick asked as Lance left.
"I dunno," Griff said as a devious grin crept over his face, "but I do know how to mash these apples."
Lance slumped down at a vacant lunch table, maybe Kitty wasn't at school today. Maybe today was the day she had gotten her powers, no she had just gotten them the day they met and that was around midterms. If Kitty didn't know she was a mutant, then would she even give a guy like him the time of day. Suddenly Lance wasn't so eager to find Kitty.
"Hey Amy, looks like Kitty finally got released from the office." Lance heard Riley laugh right behind him. Lance turned around to see Kitty walking just a few feet away.
"Like, what's up with the two morons on the roof?" Amy asked spotting Rick and Griff just above Kitty.
Lance wondered the same thing for a moment before realizing that they were about to start chucking rotten apples at the students and Kitty was a prime target. Lance jumped up yelling, "Watch out!" He snatched Kitty out of the way just in time to get pegged by a rotten apple himself.
"Hey! Like, watch where you're going creep!" Kitty exclaimed pushing out of Lance's arms.
"Sorry, but they were about to hit you with a rotten apple." Lance explained trying to keep his voice neutral.
Kitty noticed the now mashed apple slowly sliding down the back of his jacket. "Oh, like, thanks uh . . . "
"Names Lance, I couldn't just stand there and let you get hit." Lance told her brightly, but Kitty could see a certain sadness in his eyes. They almost seemed too old for him. Something about those deep brown eyes made him look guilty.
"I'm Kitty, so like, when do you think those guys are gonna stop throwing apples?" Kitty asked conversationally.
"They'll stop when they run out of apples, unless the principal gets to them first." Lance said gesturing toward the principal that was currently being pummeled by rotten apples.
"For some reason I, like, totally don't think that's going to happen." Kitty giggled just as the bell rang for fifth period. "Like, that's the bell and I didn't even get lunch." She sighed slightly annoyed.
"Ya wants an apple?" Lance asked with a smile.
Kitty laughed again and shook her head. "No, I, like, need to get to class."
"I'll see you tomorrow?" Lance asked hopefully, Kitty thought he almost seemed worried.
"Akay." Kitty said happily before heading off to class.
Lance watched her go, smiling stupidly, then he got smacked in the face by another apple. Lance wiped the applesauce off his face to reveal a scowl. At least they can't bother me when they're in detention for a month. A small tremor shook the building knocking Rick and Griff off the roof and on top of the principal.
Lance smirked over at them catching a couple of glares from Rick and Griff as the principal dragged them off to the office. Lance decided it would be a good idea to move his duffel bag away from the apple tree and then find a very cheap laundry mat to wash his apple juiced clothes, but first he really needed to stop by the boys' locker room rinse some of the apple gunk out of his hair.
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Next Chapter: How much will Todd change the course of events, that are entailed in "Strategy X"?
Read, Review, Ask Questions, Send Death Threats, Click On Anti-XYo at the top, Repeat with more stories.
Review Responses:
Woot Woot two Reviews since I last updated, maybe I'm updating too fast.
Wanda's sixteen same as Pietro, and Todd is going to help save Wanda later. In fact the events in Chapter two are going to haunt Todd throughout the rest of the story.
I just want Dark Jaded Rose to know that they Rock Our Socks here at Anti-XYo, cause you review almost all our stories!
I'm still: ProFool
Disclaimer noun a statement disclaiming something, especially responsibility.
Important: I'm gonna say Lance's power is geokinesis (he can manipulate the earth with his mind) cause there is no way he's doing all that earth manipulation by sending seismic pulse waves through his hands. On XME his hands are balled into fists pointed at the sky half the time, and sometimes he uses his foot. So, for this fic at least he has geokinesis, he uses his hands and feet to help him focus, like Jean. 'Nother thing Kitty doesn't have her powers yet, this is pre "X Impulse."
Random Author Note: If you watch "The X Impulse" you'll see Lance has two friends. One's Griff, he's the blond with the hat that Lance threatens. The other guy with shoulder length brown hair has no name, so we will call him Rick. The girls that Kitty dislikes are Amy, the taller one with shorter blond hair, and Riley with brown wavy hair.
To Half'n'Half: Remember the Apples!
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Lance woke up under the old apple tree that resided behind Deerfield High. He'd slept there over night using his jacket as a pillow. Lance sat up and shook some of the collected dew out of his hair. Lance tried to think back to the last time he'd fallen asleep under an apple tree, it must have been after leaving his last real foster home. That meant before he met Kitty and if that was so he'd just have to go introduce himself.
With that thought in mind, Lance headed around to the front entrance of the school. He noted that the office and theater were still intact. As he approached the front steps, he realized he had no recollection of what his first period was, while he was contemplating this a couple of his old friends walked up to him. The only problem was Lance couldn't remember their names.
"Hey, Lance." Rick greeted.
"So, what's the new plan?" Griff asked expectantly.
"You'll see, follow me." Lance growled authoritatively as he led them back to his apple tree. He had no idea which plans they were referring to, but Lance doubted it was the same one he was thinking of. It was very simple, first give these two idiots something to do, then go find Kitty.
"Well, I followed, but I ain't seeing anything." Griff complained when Lance stopped under the tree. Lance glared at him for a moment, then he activated his powers. Rick and Griff instinctively covered their heads just as they were bombarded by apples. "What the heck was that for?" Griff asked angrily.
"You two idiots are going to sell these apples." Lance explained holding up one of the apples.
"What about you?" Rick asked picking a stray leaf out of his hair.
"I got the apples down. You sell 'em." Seeing that his response hadn't satisfied them, Lance added, "I'm working on a bigger plan, so I figured you two could do this in the meantime." Rick nodded and began picking up apples and Griff followed muttering a few choice complaints under his breath.
Lance didn't stick around to monitor their actions. He needed to find Kitty to confirm that this all wasn't some odd dream. Lance worked his way into the school and began roaming the halls, he wanted to wait for Kitty at her locker, but of course he couldn't remember where it was. This whole not remembering things was getting real frustrating.
Lance gave up looking for Kitty's locker when the lunch bell rang, maybe he'd find her at the cafeteria or the outside lunch area. Lance was quite pleased with himself when he found the lunch area first try. He didn't see Kitty, but Lance did spot the two guys whose names still escaped him.
"Lance. These apples aren't selling!" Griff complained as Lance continued to scan the room for Kitty.
"Most of them are rotten." Rick pointed out. "They're all mushy and grosse."
"Then make applesauce." Lance snapped before leaving the two boys to continue his search.
"What's his problem today?" Rick asked as Lance left.
"I dunno," Griff said as a devious grin crept over his face, "but I do know how to mash these apples."
Lance slumped down at a vacant lunch table, maybe Kitty wasn't at school today. Maybe today was the day she had gotten her powers, no she had just gotten them the day they met and that was around midterms. If Kitty didn't know she was a mutant, then would she even give a guy like him the time of day. Suddenly Lance wasn't so eager to find Kitty.
"Hey Amy, looks like Kitty finally got released from the office." Lance heard Riley laugh right behind him. Lance turned around to see Kitty walking just a few feet away.
"Like, what's up with the two morons on the roof?" Amy asked spotting Rick and Griff just above Kitty.
Lance wondered the same thing for a moment before realizing that they were about to start chucking rotten apples at the students and Kitty was a prime target. Lance jumped up yelling, "Watch out!" He snatched Kitty out of the way just in time to get pegged by a rotten apple himself.
"Hey! Like, watch where you're going creep!" Kitty exclaimed pushing out of Lance's arms.
"Sorry, but they were about to hit you with a rotten apple." Lance explained trying to keep his voice neutral.
Kitty noticed the now mashed apple slowly sliding down the back of his jacket. "Oh, like, thanks uh . . . "
"Names Lance, I couldn't just stand there and let you get hit." Lance told her brightly, but Kitty could see a certain sadness in his eyes. They almost seemed too old for him. Something about those deep brown eyes made him look guilty.
"I'm Kitty, so like, when do you think those guys are gonna stop throwing apples?" Kitty asked conversationally.
"They'll stop when they run out of apples, unless the principal gets to them first." Lance said gesturing toward the principal that was currently being pummeled by rotten apples.
"For some reason I, like, totally don't think that's going to happen." Kitty giggled just as the bell rang for fifth period. "Like, that's the bell and I didn't even get lunch." She sighed slightly annoyed.
"Ya wants an apple?" Lance asked with a smile.
Kitty laughed again and shook her head. "No, I, like, need to get to class."
"I'll see you tomorrow?" Lance asked hopefully, Kitty thought he almost seemed worried.
"Akay." Kitty said happily before heading off to class.
Lance watched her go, smiling stupidly, then he got smacked in the face by another apple. Lance wiped the applesauce off his face to reveal a scowl. At least they can't bother me when they're in detention for a month. A small tremor shook the building knocking Rick and Griff off the roof and on top of the principal.
Lance smirked over at them catching a couple of glares from Rick and Griff as the principal dragged them off to the office. Lance decided it would be a good idea to move his duffel bag away from the apple tree and then find a very cheap laundry mat to wash his apple juiced clothes, but first he really needed to stop by the boys' locker room rinse some of the apple gunk out of his hair.
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Next Chapter: How much will Todd change the course of events, that are entailed in "Strategy X"?
Read, Review, Ask Questions, Send Death Threats, Click On Anti-XYo at the top, Repeat with more stories.
Review Responses:
Woot Woot two Reviews since I last updated, maybe I'm updating too fast.
Wanda's sixteen same as Pietro, and Todd is going to help save Wanda later. In fact the events in Chapter two are going to haunt Todd throughout the rest of the story.
I just want Dark Jaded Rose to know that they Rock Our Socks here at Anti-XYo, cause you review almost all our stories!