Second Time Round
ProFool, yo?
Disclaimer: If I owned Lance I'd make him go around and throw off all the Richter scales, but I don't own him so I'll just have to throw off the Richter scales by myself.
Note: these are for flash forwards; memories of what we'd consider the future
For Mystique if it say Miss Darkholme that's her disguise obviously same goes for Risty later on. If I screw up and say Mystique when she's in public it's also pretty safe to assume that she's in disguise.
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Lance lay on trundle bed staring at the ceiling in the Pryde's basement. He hadn't intended to let Kitty know that his last foster family had kicked him out. She made a big deal about how he couldn't live on the street, but even then Lance never thought Kitty's parents would actually invite him into their house.
Usually Lance would have been asleep an hour ago, but tonight he just couldn't get to sleep. He felt as though he was forgetting something important. Lance was running through the things he was going to do tomorrow in his head in an attempt to jar his memory when he heard Kitty scream. Lance was out of bed and on his feet so fast even Quicksilver would have given him credit, but before he could take one step toward the door Kitty fell through the ceiling and landed on his bed.
"Kitty?" Lance asked in mild shock as he sat down next to her on the bed.
"I-I fell, like, right through the ceiling." She cried burying her face in Lance's shoulder.
"Kitty it's okay, everything's gonna be alright." Lance told Kitty pulling her into a gentle hug. Just as her father slammed the door to the basement open. "Or not." Lance muttered as he caught the astonished expression on Mr. Pryde's face.
"Get away from my daughter!" Mr. Pryde bellowed as his wife entered the room. Lance stood up promptly and took a couple steps away from Kitty and the bed.
"Honey, what happened?" Mrs. Pryde asked as she rushed over to her still sobbing daughter.
"She just fell into my bed." Lance explained, after a moment even he realized how stupid that sounded.
Lance's last comment had done nothing to lighten Mr. Pryde's temper. "This is how you repay hospitality? With lies-"
"I'm not lying!" Lance shouted shaking the entire house. As the house grew still everyone in it became silent.
A look of bewilderment covered Mr. Pryde's face. "Get out of my house freak!" He ordered taking a stand in between Lance and his family. Lance looked over at Kitty who stared back at him pleadingly.
Lance frowned understandingly as he grabbed his duffle bag and left.
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Lance stood in the middle of a large field venting his rage. Around him the earth split and shook violently to match the turmoil in his head. After several minutes he stopped and quietly surveyed the damage that he'd done. The once simple walk into the field was now an obstacle course of mounds and fissures. Lance stood there a long time just thinking about his past.
An older Avalanche walked through the ruins that had been a battlefield only moments ago and before that it had been the largest refuge for free mutants on the planet. He examined the smouldering wreckage of a former Sentinel with a critical eye as he passed it by.
There was no emotion portrayed on his face except for a dull unrelenting sadness that always haunted his eyes and slight concern that had lined his brow since the battle had started. Of course Avalanche had not fought in the battle itself, no all the mutants were killed and he was left to make sure none remained hidden in amongst the ruble.
"Hey Rockhead! Hurry up!" Sabertooth growled behind him. Avalanche turned to follow his field leader back to their former vantage point. "The Sentinel's'll be back in five. Shake whatever scums hidin' down there outta their ratholes." Sabertooth ordered.
Avalanche rolled his eyes once before letting them slip back into his head. He concentrated on the area before him and unleashed an earthquake strong enough to level the few buildings that had remained standing. It took Avalanche a moment to recover after influencing such a large area of land.
Mutants had fled from their hiding places when the quake struck and now the Sentinels would be able to make another pass and finish the mutants that had avoided the battle with them before. Sabertooth watched the skies with an almost eager aspect on his face as the Sentinels reappeared in the distance.
Avalanche on the other hand turned away from the incipient slaughter with a look of disgust.
"Oh, you might wanna watch this one Rockhead." Sabertooth told him with a sneer. Avalanche started to walk away in response. "Have it your way, her funeral." Sabertooth quipped wickedly.
Avalanche whipped his head around and spotted Kitty helping others escape and he froze. He just stood there and watched her get hit by the Sentinel's plasma blast and then she was gone.
Lance broke out of his reverie at the sound of Kitty's voice behind him "Lance?" She asked as he turned around looking more sullen than ever, but still he couldn't help smiling when he saw her. "Did you do this?" She asked motioning to the shredded field.
"Yeah, I just needed to blow off some steam y'know?" Lance told her looking around the messy field again, "Guess I got a little carried away."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Kitty asked as she tried to take Lance by the hand but ended up phasing through it.
"You would have called me a freak and ran away." Lance told her without meeting Kitty's eyes.
"That's what I'm doing now." Kitty muttered to herself, then she took Lance by the arm and told him, "Like, after you left, Lance, two..." She paused searching for the word.
"Mutants?" Lance asked glancing down at her.
"Yeah, like that's what they said we were. Anyway they came and they, like, wanted to take me to some Institute. They told my parents I could phase through solid matter. My parents thought they were, like, crazy, but I told them it was true. Then I asked if you could go to the Institute with me and the old guy said no. I guess he, like, went to the Social Services and they already found you a new home in Bayville. So, I said I had to go to the bathroom and I phased through the wall and, like, found you." Kitty explained hurriedly, while Lance listened intently.
After a moment of thought Lance asked, "Will you go with me Kitty?"
Kitty was startled to the point of phasing as she took a step back. "I-I can't leave! What about my parents?" She protested.
"Your parents might send you away to that institute." Lance reminded her.
"I'll go with you if I can." Kitty promised, though she seemed very unsure. Lance took her hand again and she smiled a bit more reassured.
"I'm sure it can be arranged." A low seductive voice commented from behind them.
Lance and Kitty turned around to spot Mystique in her Ms. Darkholme guise standing on one of the small ridges Lance had formed. "And you are?" Lance asked even though he knew the answer.
Mystique stepped off the ridge and shifted back into her true form. "Your new advisor. I've made an opening for you at Bayville High. I have much to teach you, my young Avalanche."
"I wont go with you," Lance told her flat out, "unless Kitty's going too."
"It shouldn't be to much of a problem, I am the principal at Bayville High and the owner of the Brotherhood of Bayville's boardinghouse. Your housing and food would be provided for you along with training for your new powers." Mystique explained.
Kitty stayed quiet, she felt that going back to her parents wasn't an option. She needed to learn more about her powers and Lance the only person that really seemed to understand her at the moment. "I'll go, but I, like, have to tell my parents, they'll be worried."
Mystique frowned slightly. "Our flight will be leaving soon and I have to get you a ticket. Could you explain over the phone?" Mystique asked hoping she wouldn't have to handle the girls parents and risk a confrontation with Xavier.
Kitty was actually a bit relieved by this option, she wasn't really sure she'd be able to look her father in the eye after running away this morning.
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"Hello, who's this?" Mrs. Pryde answered the phone nervously, while her husband watched expectantly.
"Like, hello, mom?" Kitty asked from the other end.
"Kitty! Are you okay honey? Where are you?" Mrs. Pryde questioned trying not to sound to exited.
"I'm, like, fine. I'm at the airport with Lance." Kitty explained.
"The airport?" Mrs. Pryde exclaimed.
Mr. Pryde took the phone. "Kitty I want you to come home, we can pretend like this whole thing never happened." He pleaded.
Kitty shut her eyes for a moment wishing she could just wake up and find out this was all a bad dream. "No, Dad, I cant...I'm going someplace where there's other like me, where they can help me. Please try to understand. I'll keep in touch." She told him sadly.
"Just remember your mother and I are always here for you." Mr. Pryde sighed handing the phone back to his wife.
"We love you Kitty and we know you'll make the right choices." Mrs. Pryde assured her daughter.
"I love you too." Kitty said before hanging up. She walked out of the phone booth and looked at Lance. "Is something wrong? You don't look to good."
Lance smiled at her weakly. "I'm just remembering; I don't do well when it comes to flying." He explained as they headed over to where Mystique was waiting with their tickets.
"You've flown before?" Kitty asked curiously.
Lance could have kicked himself at this point in time he'd never even left the state. "Once." He lied.
"Really, where to?" Kitty asked as they boarded the flight.
"Err...It was at one of those air shows. Y'know when they take people up for free?" Lance improvised.
"Like, I didn't know they did that." Kitty said sounding slightly perplexed.
"Yeah, I think it has something to do with my powers, cause I'm fine with roller coasters and stuff like that. I just can't take being that far away from the ground for to long." Lance informed her changing the subject.
"Good to know." Miss Darkholme inserted.
"I hope my mutation doesn't do anything weird like that." Kitty added with a slight shutter.
"Don't worry Kitty, seeing as you've had your powers the shortest amount of time you'll be my prime student." Miss Darkholme said reassuringly.
"What are the other student like?" Kitty asked as the plain took off.
"Well, currently there's only one other student at the boarding house, but we're looking forward to a few more as soon as there ready." Miss Darkholme told them sounding a bit more aloof.
"Great." Lance groaned, "Now if you'll excuse me I'll be hiding out in the restroom for the remainder of this flight."
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Mystique walked into the boarding house followed by Lance and Kitty. "Toad, get in here and meet your new team mates!" She shouted expectantly.
Toad jumped down from the top of the staircase, causing Kitty to phase back through the door she had just shut. Lance opened the door and let Kitty back in.
"Sorry, yo." Todd muttered looking slightly confused, "I thought you were only gonna get one."
"Yes, well, I didn't expect to find Miss Pryde, but she'll make a good edition to the team." Mystique told him, then she turned back to Kitty and Lance. "Follow me I'll show you your rooms."
Kitty slipped past Todd careful not to make any sort of physical contact, while Lance and Todd lingered behind a bit.
"You brought valley?" Todd asked skeptically.
"Your so short." Lance laughed.
"I've always been short, yo? Kinda like how you've always been Kitty obsessed." Todd quipped as he hopped upstairs.
"So, how have things been going here?" Lance asked as he followed Todd.
"Bad news everyone thinks I'm crazy, good news I got to see Wanda." Todd said with a smirk.
"What did you do?" Lance asked looking a bit worried.
"Don't worry, it'll be better in the long run, yo?" Todd told him as they caught up with Mystique.
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Next Chapter will have some Rogue, annoying X-men and Kitty saying the word 'icksome' in reference to Todd.
Read, Review, Ask Questions, Send Death Threats, Click On Anti-XYo at the top, Repeat with more stories.
Review Responses:
I have a few very loyal fans and as long as they review I write and even if you guys stop reviewing I'll probably still write cause I hate leaving things unfinished. Still you guys Rock!
ProFool, yo?
Disclaimer: If I owned Lance I'd make him go around and throw off all the Richter scales, but I don't own him so I'll just have to throw off the Richter scales by myself.
Note: these are for flash forwards; memories of what we'd consider the future
For Mystique if it say Miss Darkholme that's her disguise obviously same goes for Risty later on. If I screw up and say Mystique when she's in public it's also pretty safe to assume that she's in disguise.
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Lance lay on trundle bed staring at the ceiling in the Pryde's basement. He hadn't intended to let Kitty know that his last foster family had kicked him out. She made a big deal about how he couldn't live on the street, but even then Lance never thought Kitty's parents would actually invite him into their house.
Usually Lance would have been asleep an hour ago, but tonight he just couldn't get to sleep. He felt as though he was forgetting something important. Lance was running through the things he was going to do tomorrow in his head in an attempt to jar his memory when he heard Kitty scream. Lance was out of bed and on his feet so fast even Quicksilver would have given him credit, but before he could take one step toward the door Kitty fell through the ceiling and landed on his bed.
"Kitty?" Lance asked in mild shock as he sat down next to her on the bed.
"I-I fell, like, right through the ceiling." She cried burying her face in Lance's shoulder.
"Kitty it's okay, everything's gonna be alright." Lance told Kitty pulling her into a gentle hug. Just as her father slammed the door to the basement open. "Or not." Lance muttered as he caught the astonished expression on Mr. Pryde's face.
"Get away from my daughter!" Mr. Pryde bellowed as his wife entered the room. Lance stood up promptly and took a couple steps away from Kitty and the bed.
"Honey, what happened?" Mrs. Pryde asked as she rushed over to her still sobbing daughter.
"She just fell into my bed." Lance explained, after a moment even he realized how stupid that sounded.
Lance's last comment had done nothing to lighten Mr. Pryde's temper. "This is how you repay hospitality? With lies-"
"I'm not lying!" Lance shouted shaking the entire house. As the house grew still everyone in it became silent.
A look of bewilderment covered Mr. Pryde's face. "Get out of my house freak!" He ordered taking a stand in between Lance and his family. Lance looked over at Kitty who stared back at him pleadingly.
Lance frowned understandingly as he grabbed his duffle bag and left.
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Lance stood in the middle of a large field venting his rage. Around him the earth split and shook violently to match the turmoil in his head. After several minutes he stopped and quietly surveyed the damage that he'd done. The once simple walk into the field was now an obstacle course of mounds and fissures. Lance stood there a long time just thinking about his past.
An older Avalanche walked through the ruins that had been a battlefield only moments ago and before that it had been the largest refuge for free mutants on the planet. He examined the smouldering wreckage of a former Sentinel with a critical eye as he passed it by.
There was no emotion portrayed on his face except for a dull unrelenting sadness that always haunted his eyes and slight concern that had lined his brow since the battle had started. Of course Avalanche had not fought in the battle itself, no all the mutants were killed and he was left to make sure none remained hidden in amongst the ruble.
"Hey Rockhead! Hurry up!" Sabertooth growled behind him. Avalanche turned to follow his field leader back to their former vantage point. "The Sentinel's'll be back in five. Shake whatever scums hidin' down there outta their ratholes." Sabertooth ordered.
Avalanche rolled his eyes once before letting them slip back into his head. He concentrated on the area before him and unleashed an earthquake strong enough to level the few buildings that had remained standing. It took Avalanche a moment to recover after influencing such a large area of land.
Mutants had fled from their hiding places when the quake struck and now the Sentinels would be able to make another pass and finish the mutants that had avoided the battle with them before. Sabertooth watched the skies with an almost eager aspect on his face as the Sentinels reappeared in the distance.
Avalanche on the other hand turned away from the incipient slaughter with a look of disgust.
"Oh, you might wanna watch this one Rockhead." Sabertooth told him with a sneer. Avalanche started to walk away in response. "Have it your way, her funeral." Sabertooth quipped wickedly.
Avalanche whipped his head around and spotted Kitty helping others escape and he froze. He just stood there and watched her get hit by the Sentinel's plasma blast and then she was gone.
Lance broke out of his reverie at the sound of Kitty's voice behind him "Lance?" She asked as he turned around looking more sullen than ever, but still he couldn't help smiling when he saw her. "Did you do this?" She asked motioning to the shredded field.
"Yeah, I just needed to blow off some steam y'know?" Lance told her looking around the messy field again, "Guess I got a little carried away."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Kitty asked as she tried to take Lance by the hand but ended up phasing through it.
"You would have called me a freak and ran away." Lance told her without meeting Kitty's eyes.
"That's what I'm doing now." Kitty muttered to herself, then she took Lance by the arm and told him, "Like, after you left, Lance, two..." She paused searching for the word.
"Mutants?" Lance asked glancing down at her.
"Yeah, like that's what they said we were. Anyway they came and they, like, wanted to take me to some Institute. They told my parents I could phase through solid matter. My parents thought they were, like, crazy, but I told them it was true. Then I asked if you could go to the Institute with me and the old guy said no. I guess he, like, went to the Social Services and they already found you a new home in Bayville. So, I said I had to go to the bathroom and I phased through the wall and, like, found you." Kitty explained hurriedly, while Lance listened intently.
After a moment of thought Lance asked, "Will you go with me Kitty?"
Kitty was startled to the point of phasing as she took a step back. "I-I can't leave! What about my parents?" She protested.
"Your parents might send you away to that institute." Lance reminded her.
"I'll go with you if I can." Kitty promised, though she seemed very unsure. Lance took her hand again and she smiled a bit more reassured.
"I'm sure it can be arranged." A low seductive voice commented from behind them.
Lance and Kitty turned around to spot Mystique in her Ms. Darkholme guise standing on one of the small ridges Lance had formed. "And you are?" Lance asked even though he knew the answer.
Mystique stepped off the ridge and shifted back into her true form. "Your new advisor. I've made an opening for you at Bayville High. I have much to teach you, my young Avalanche."
"I wont go with you," Lance told her flat out, "unless Kitty's going too."
"It shouldn't be to much of a problem, I am the principal at Bayville High and the owner of the Brotherhood of Bayville's boardinghouse. Your housing and food would be provided for you along with training for your new powers." Mystique explained.
Kitty stayed quiet, she felt that going back to her parents wasn't an option. She needed to learn more about her powers and Lance the only person that really seemed to understand her at the moment. "I'll go, but I, like, have to tell my parents, they'll be worried."
Mystique frowned slightly. "Our flight will be leaving soon and I have to get you a ticket. Could you explain over the phone?" Mystique asked hoping she wouldn't have to handle the girls parents and risk a confrontation with Xavier.
Kitty was actually a bit relieved by this option, she wasn't really sure she'd be able to look her father in the eye after running away this morning.
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"Hello, who's this?" Mrs. Pryde answered the phone nervously, while her husband watched expectantly.
"Like, hello, mom?" Kitty asked from the other end.
"Kitty! Are you okay honey? Where are you?" Mrs. Pryde questioned trying not to sound to exited.
"I'm, like, fine. I'm at the airport with Lance." Kitty explained.
"The airport?" Mrs. Pryde exclaimed.
Mr. Pryde took the phone. "Kitty I want you to come home, we can pretend like this whole thing never happened." He pleaded.
Kitty shut her eyes for a moment wishing she could just wake up and find out this was all a bad dream. "No, Dad, I cant...I'm going someplace where there's other like me, where they can help me. Please try to understand. I'll keep in touch." She told him sadly.
"Just remember your mother and I are always here for you." Mr. Pryde sighed handing the phone back to his wife.
"We love you Kitty and we know you'll make the right choices." Mrs. Pryde assured her daughter.
"I love you too." Kitty said before hanging up. She walked out of the phone booth and looked at Lance. "Is something wrong? You don't look to good."
Lance smiled at her weakly. "I'm just remembering; I don't do well when it comes to flying." He explained as they headed over to where Mystique was waiting with their tickets.
"You've flown before?" Kitty asked curiously.
Lance could have kicked himself at this point in time he'd never even left the state. "Once." He lied.
"Really, where to?" Kitty asked as they boarded the flight.
"Err...It was at one of those air shows. Y'know when they take people up for free?" Lance improvised.
"Like, I didn't know they did that." Kitty said sounding slightly perplexed.
"Yeah, I think it has something to do with my powers, cause I'm fine with roller coasters and stuff like that. I just can't take being that far away from the ground for to long." Lance informed her changing the subject.
"Good to know." Miss Darkholme inserted.
"I hope my mutation doesn't do anything weird like that." Kitty added with a slight shutter.
"Don't worry Kitty, seeing as you've had your powers the shortest amount of time you'll be my prime student." Miss Darkholme said reassuringly.
"What are the other student like?" Kitty asked as the plain took off.
"Well, currently there's only one other student at the boarding house, but we're looking forward to a few more as soon as there ready." Miss Darkholme told them sounding a bit more aloof.
"Great." Lance groaned, "Now if you'll excuse me I'll be hiding out in the restroom for the remainder of this flight."
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Mystique walked into the boarding house followed by Lance and Kitty. "Toad, get in here and meet your new team mates!" She shouted expectantly.
Toad jumped down from the top of the staircase, causing Kitty to phase back through the door she had just shut. Lance opened the door and let Kitty back in.
"Sorry, yo." Todd muttered looking slightly confused, "I thought you were only gonna get one."
"Yes, well, I didn't expect to find Miss Pryde, but she'll make a good edition to the team." Mystique told him, then she turned back to Kitty and Lance. "Follow me I'll show you your rooms."
Kitty slipped past Todd careful not to make any sort of physical contact, while Lance and Todd lingered behind a bit.
"You brought valley?" Todd asked skeptically.
"Your so short." Lance laughed.
"I've always been short, yo? Kinda like how you've always been Kitty obsessed." Todd quipped as he hopped upstairs.
"So, how have things been going here?" Lance asked as he followed Todd.
"Bad news everyone thinks I'm crazy, good news I got to see Wanda." Todd said with a smirk.
"What did you do?" Lance asked looking a bit worried.
"Don't worry, it'll be better in the long run, yo?" Todd told him as they caught up with Mystique.
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Next Chapter will have some Rogue, annoying X-men and Kitty saying the word 'icksome' in reference to Todd.
Read, Review, Ask Questions, Send Death Threats, Click On Anti-XYo at the top, Repeat with more stories.
Review Responses:
I have a few very loyal fans and as long as they review I write and even if you guys stop reviewing I'll probably still write cause I hate leaving things unfinished. Still you guys Rock!