The First Danger Room Disaster

"Are you sure about this Professor?" Sixteen-year-old Scott Summers looked at the uniform he was wearing. "I mean…spandex?"

"It's not spandex," Xavier grinned. "It's a special polymer cloth whose purpose is to minimize injury. It's not bulletproof however."

"Why does that make me very nervous?" Jean gulped. "Are you sure this is necessary?"

"It's part of your training," Xavier told them. Logan and Ororo were in the briefing room with him.

"Well it is kind of slimming," Jean looked at herself. "So what exactly is this Danger Room again?"

"It's a training area to test and hone your powers," Ororo explained. "As well as your physical and mental abilities."

"So that's what that big room in the basement that you never let us see before is," Jean thought.

"It's safe right?" Scott asked nervously. "I mean we can't really get hurt in there, can we?"

"We'll keep it easy since this is your first time," Logan told him.

"That doesn't answer my question," Scott asked.

"Don't worry," Xavier told him. "You'll be fine. It's nothing you haven't practiced before. Only this time it will be in a controlled environment."

"It'll be a simple simulation," Logan said. "Now your code names are Cyclops and Marvel Girl. The object…"

"Code names? Like superhero names?" Scott interrupted.

"Yes," Logan said. "Now…"

"Why do we need names like that?" Jean asked.

"It's what you call each other in the field in order to hide your identity," Logan began. "Now the test will…"

"Why would we need to do that?" Jean asked.

"Come on Jean, all the cool superheroes in the comics have one," Scott said.

"Don't they also wear masks to hide their identities?" Jean asked. "I mean it's easy for you Scott. You have that visor but I don't have anything."

"It's on back order," Logan was getting impatient. "Anything else bothering you Marvel Girl?"

"I don't know if I'm comfortable being called that," Jean frowned. "I mean it does sound a little sexist. Marvel Girl? Why not Marvel Woman?"

"Doesn't really sound right," Scott said. "And you are right, that Marvel Girl thing sounds pretty corny."

"I don't believe this…" Logan put his hand on his head.

"Well how about Ms. Marvel?" Jean asked.

"Somebody already has that code name," Logan told her.

"Well can I think about what I want to be called?" Jean asked.

"Well I suppose so," Xavier said.

"Oh for crying out loud," Logan grumbled. He looked at Scott. "Do you have a problem with your name?"

"No, I like Cyclops," Scott said. "It's fine. But when you were talking about precautions…"

"Just go in there and we'll get started!" Logan shouted.

"Don't shout at them Logan," Ororo said. "They are new to this. We don't want to scare them."

"Why? Should we be scared?" Jean asked.

"That's what I was saying!" Scott said.

"Charles…" Logan was starting to lose his temper.

"Why don't we head towards the Danger Room shall we?" Xavier said diplomatically. "We can save this discussion for another day."

"Not to mention save what little patience Wolverine has," Ororo grinned.

Soon the adults were upstairs in the control room while Scott and Jean were in the Danger Room. "All right now the object of this exercise is to cross from one side of the room to the other, using your powers to protect you," Logan said.

"Are you sure this is safe?" Scott asked.

"Just get started will ya?" Logan sighed as he began the simulation. He turned off the microphone and watched the students as they began. "I dunno about this Charles."

"They need to learn how to use their powers in dangerous situations," Xavier said. "Besides their control over their powers is much better than when they arrived."

"HEY WATCH IT!" Jean shouted. "YOUR OPTIC BLAST NEARLY HIT ME!"

"Sorry!" Scott cried out. "I was aiming for that…BUZZSAW? AHHH!"

BOOM!

"Yeah they're real pros at it," Logan moaned.

"Logan be patient they are only children and it is their first time," Ororo said.

"JEAN! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE THROWING THOSE THINGS!" Scott shouted.

"YIKES!" Jean shouted. "WHERE DID THAT FLAMETHROWER COME FROM?"

"And what's with this crap about Jean not liking her code name?" Logan snapped.

"Well let her choose one then," Ororo was getting frustrated. "I don't see the problem with that."

"Yes it's not like she's never going to choose one," Xavier said. He looked at the simulation. "Logan…What setting did you put the Danger Room on?"

"A low one, relax," Logan said.

"WATCH IT SCOTT!"

"YOU WATCH IT! BUZZSAWS!"
"FORGET THE BUZZSAWS! FIRE! FIRE!"

"WHERE?"

"BEHIND THAT WRECKING BALL! AAAAAAHHH!"

"Logan don't you think this is a little extreme for a level one or two session?" Ororo was getting worried.

"One or two?" Logan asked. "Is that what you meant by a low level?"

"AAHAHHHHHHH!" Jean was ducking several flaming spears.

"Well, obviously!" Ororo snapped. "What did you think I meant?"

"ROBOTS! NOBODY TOLD ME ANYTHING ABOUT ROBOTS!" Scott shouted. "NOBODY TOLD ME ANYTHING ABOUT FLAME THROWING ROBOTS!"

"DIE!" Jean screamed at the robots using her telekinesis to throw debris at them.

"What level is this on?" Xavier's eyes widened as he saw "ELEVEN? YOU PUT THEM IN A LEVEL ELEVEN SIMULATION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE DANGER ROOM?"

"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? YOU CALL THAT A LOW LEVEL?" Ororo screamed.

"Well it's lower than twelve!" Logan snapped.

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Scott screamed as he used his optic blasts to blow up everything in sight.

"LET ME OUT!" Jean screamed as her telekinesis went out of control.

"I'm shutting down the system!" Xavier said.

BOOM!

"Uh oh…" Logan looked at the control panel which was starting to sizzle. "That's not good is it?"

"No it is not!" Xavier tried to override the control panel before it exploded in his face.

BOOM!

"Well Cyke's blast stopped that," Logan gulped. The adults went down into the Danger Room. Scott was standing still in shock. Jean was in a sitting position rocking back and forth hugging her knees. Both were slightly singed.

"Scott! Scott!" Logan went up to him. "You okay kid?" He waved his hand in front of Scott's face but got no response.

"DO WE LOOK OKAY TO YOU?" Jean snapped, close to tears.

"Jean we're sorry, it was an accident," Ororo bent down to help her. "We let Logan program the Danger Room."

"I wanna go home…"Jean sniffed.

"Come on dear," Ororo helped her up and out of the room. "Let's get you cleaned up and have a nice cup of tea in your room."

"Yeah…My room," Jean whimpered as she was led out. "Where there are no robots or explosions or fires or sharp pointy things and…"

"Scott? Scott?" Xavier asked. "Scott can you hear me?"

Scott slowly looked at him. Then he looked at Logan. Then back to the Professor. "This… is supposed to be a controlled environment?"

"Scott I'm sorry…" Xavier sighed.

"You're sorry? You're sorry?" Scott's voice was becoming higher and more hysterical. "I was nearly fried shish kabob and you're sorry?"

"Scott I promise it won't be like that again…" Xavier began.

"You bet it won't be like that again!" Scott shouted. "There is no way, no how, I am ever stepping foot inside this room ever again! YOU HEAR ME! NEVER AGAIN! NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!" He ran away screaming.

"We just scarred them for life didn't we?" Xavier rubbed his head.

"Well…on the upside at least we know the kids can take care of themselves," Logan winced. "Not bad for their first time."

"This…could take a while," Xavier sighed as he looked at the damage.

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"It took us two weeks, five therapy sessions and a few bribes before they got back in," Logan shook his head. "And even then I was banned from training them for over a month."

"Is that why you never gave Jean any grief for not choosing a code name?" Cover Girl asked.

"That's pretty much it," Logan admitted.

"I don't believe it!" Shipwreck said as the adults chuckled.

"Okay I screwed up! I admit it!" Logan said.

"No I mean I don't believe those two freaked out so much over a few flame throwing robots and flying buzzsaws," Shipwreck said. "When Althea was eight, she was facing explosions, robots and throwing stars nearly every morning without a whimper."

"You let the ninjas train Althea like that at a young age?" Ororo was shocked.

"Ninjas?" Shipwreck asked. "I'm talking about the Triplets. You think they're out of control now, you should have been there during the terrible twos!"

"He's not kidding," Low Light said. "And this was way before the age of Ritalin."

"My kids have always been natural scrappers," Shipwreck waved. "In fact, I remember one day when Al was only about five years old and I decided to take her grocery shopping. Little did I know another father had the same idea."

What comes next when you let loose Shipwreck and little Althea at a grocery store with some Joes and some familiar villains? Insanity that's what! I'm gonna close this fic at 15 chapters because I'm running low on ideas. So read and review while my muse is still working!