dragongod232000: Later one yes I do, plus a few others things related to that as well but I got a few things to take care of first.

Ldypebsaby: Yeah look for those two to meet later on.

supergirlhv: No problem, and I'm glad you're back.

Manga-faerie: Always nice to hear from new reviewers. Thanks for the compliments and I'm glad you liked how I did Aunt May. And given the overwhelming demand I might have to put those two together. (Although I got one vote for Kitty)

EvilWhiteRaven: I makes a little, personally I think it's different for each person but it is a nice thing to reflect on, especially when writing characters.

X-Over: I'm looking forward to writing that too.

Ruby: Glad you like the Peter/Rouge thing, and why is everyone surprised when I say something deep like that?

Sparky Genocide: Standard Brotherhood, the Acolytes haven't made their appearance yet, since this is before Day of Reckoning.

Red Witch: I guess so, and I hope it lives up to your expectations.

The Uncanny R-Man: Most likely plus the thought at the end just came to me while finishing the chapter, figured I might as well share it.
SPIDER-X

CHAPTER 14: THE GANGS ALL HERE


It had been an interesting few days for Peter. All of the other mutants that lived at the Institute had been returning lately and he already met most of them. They all seemed to be an interesting and varied lot of kids.

One of them came from Brazil, another from Scotland and even this one girl apparently to his surprise was the princess of an island kingdom. That threw Peter for a loop, even though he never heard of Nova Roma it was interesting to hear her talk about her homeland, it sounded like a place passed over by time.

It was kind of cool to meet all the new kids and of course as soon as they found out about his other 'activities' everyone had rushed him asking all kinds of questions. Which was why he was currently in the dark room developing some pictures after he managed to sneak away.

He was just glad he had a roll of film to develop at the time, but then again maybe hiding out here even if he didn't would have been nice too. He heard a knock on the outer door, and he mentally groaned. 'Maybe if I pretend I'm not here they will go away.' He thought.

"Peter ya in there?" He knew that was Rogue from the accent. At least she knew better to bug him about his Spider-Man thing. He took off the gloves he was using and opened the outer door and made sure it was closed before he opened the outer one.

He saw Rogue there standing with an automatic camera, he was wondering why then he suddenly remembered that she asked him for some lessons for developing and he had forgotten. 'Oh man if she figures that out I'm a dead man.' He may not have known this girl for long but he did know you didn't blow her off.

"Hey I take it your ready?" Peter said trying to get the nervousness out of his voice.

"For a minute there ah thought ya forgot." She said to him her expression neutral, so Peter didn't know if she knew or not.

"Uh just setting up plus I needed to get away from it all you know?" Peter said to the goth. She nodded her head, she had seen how he had been swarmed once word got out and she could understand it. They made their way into the small dark room.

She placed the camera she used to take some photos of around. They were varying shots of around the mansion, a few of the people and a few from Christmas. She had just finished a roll and when Peter moved in she thought it would be perfect to learn to develop them herself, plus a little cheaper too.

"So what's first?" She asked him while in the red light.

"Let me just make sure everything is put away." Peter then put some paper into a sealed black container and other photos away to make room. Then he brought out a few things and put on some gloves. "Okay well after you take the film out of the camera you need to open the canister and pull out the film and put it in this thing like so." He demonstrated how the film was to be wound up and then put into a cylinder full of fluid for development.

"Sounds simple enough." She stated after she removed the film from the back of her camera.

Peter smiled at her. "Yeah except it all has to be done in the dark or the light even the red one will ruin it." Rogue looked surprised at that and a little less confident. Peter saw her look at the film casing with worry. "If you want I could help out for the hard part."

"Thanks I think that would be best since ah really don't want to lose this."

"Not a problem." He said smiling to her.
UPSTAIRS

Jamie had just gotten back from the airport. It was great seeing his parents again but it was still cool to come back here, at least here he didn't have to worry about anyone seeing his duplicates if he accidentally made any.

He had just finished putting everything away. Ororo had filled him in on the three new guests here. He had met Miss Parker and she seemed really nice to Jamie. He hadn't met Peter yet though and was walking the halls on his way to the Rec. Room to see if anyone was in.

He was rounding a corner when he was slammed into by a gray blur. He was knocked on his butt and found not only a few clones but a gray girl about his age.

"Ouch!" She said getting back up, then noticed Jamie. "Either I hit my head and I'm seeing three of you or you're that Jamie guy I heard about."

"Uh, yeah." He said getting back up with the help of his dupes.

"I think she went this way." Jamie heard a voice say from down the hall.

"Oh crap, I need to hide and fast!" She said.

Jamie noticed a closet and opened it while one of his clones put her in. He closed the door just as Bobby and Ray came running. "Hey Jamie have you seen that Spyder girl run by here?"

"Who? I just got here." He said innocently. The other two then took off down the hall ignoring Jamie and his clones. When they disappeared down a corner Jamie opened the door. "They're gone."

"Thanks for the safe there." She said to him. "Man those guys can sure can't take a joke."

"What happened?"

"Well...they were making fun of me so I zapped them a little with my electrical webbing." She said.

"Well I can understand why you did that. Those guys usually give me a hard time just cause I'm the youngest. But I usually get them back too." He said smiling.

She smiled then. "You know I think I'll like hanging with you, come on let's get out of here before those two decided to double back or something." Jamie nodded and after pulling himself together followed the girl.
BROTHERHOOD HOUSE

Lance was just watching some TV to try and not think about Kitty, again. HE knew it was hopeless but to him she was just too perfect. Luckily the others were a little busy to give him a hard time about it, again.

Fred was having a snack, well what he considered a snack anyway, everyone else on the planet would call that a meal. Toad was with the new girl Tabitha upstairs, he could hear laughing so either they were making fun of the x-geeks or they were plotting something on Pietro again. Either way was fine with Lance.

He didn't have a clue where Pietro was at the moment, and frankly he could do with the peace and quiet. Then the front door opened. "What a dump!" Lance heard a male voice say.

"So much for quiet." Lance muttered and walked to the front door. He saw a bout of about seventeen and blond hair looking around the place. He was about to tell him off then what he saw froze him. It was Mystique behind him.

"I see you boys have let this place go since I've been gone." She said coldly to him.

"Uh well you see, uh..." Lance stammered. Seeing Mystique again after without seeing her since Asteroid M thing was a little bit of a shock.

""Well then, Lance this is Max the newest member of the Brotherhood, he'll room with you, I on the other hand want to go to my room first."

Lance's eyes widened as she brushed past him up the stairs. She didn't know that Tabitha had claimed that room for her own after blowing it opened. "This isn't good." He said.

"Why what's wrong?" Max said looking at the older boy.

"Wait for it." Lance said.

"WHAT HAPPENED TO MY DOOR? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM?" They heard Mystique shout.

"Man she is so going to get it from her." Lance said shaking his head.
NEXT UP CHAPTER 15: NEW UNIFORM, TOYS AND NAME

Hey Red Witch I forgot to ask but does Spyder's webbing come out of her wrist like in the Spider-Man movie or the back of the palm like Venom or when Spider-Man wore the black suit?