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Ch.3 - Arrival
The train traveled all night finally stoppedon theoutskirts of a clearing near in the woods just outsidetown. It was early in the morning and while the younger mutants still slept the older teenagers began to unload immediately.
"Where do you want this to go?"
Piotr, in his metal form, asked Wanda as he balanced her trailer on his shoulder.
"Could you put it over there, towards the back?"
She pointed to an area near the woods.
"Da."
He let it down and rubbed his shoulder, letting the metal plates slide back into his skin.
"Thanks for your help Piotr, if you want I can make you an ointment for you sore muscles."
"Thank you Wanda, that would be very kind of you."
She thanked him again then went inside her trailer to start unpacking all her herbs for the ointment. Piotr headed back to the train, stopping to help Bobby put the "Ice Shack" sign above his stand. While he was finishing Kitty came up behind him and tapped him on the back.
"Like here, you look kinda thirsty."
Kitty handed him a glass of lemonade.
"Thank you Katya."
He drank the liquid and handed her the empty glass. He looked around then asked,
"Are you doing anything tonight? If you weren't I was wondering if we could, do something, that is if your not busy."
His accent was thick because of his nerves.
"Yes."
His face fell slightly.
"O, you are. Maybe some other time then."
He began walking away from her and back to the train. Kitty ran after him and pulled on his arm.
"No! I mean I'm like not doing anything."
Her face was turning red and she was speaking very fast.
"You've made me a very happy man Katya. I must go help unload now, I will see you later around seven?"
"That would like, be great."
"Till then Katya."
"Till, like, then."
He started walking away and tripped over some boxes.
"Watch where you're going mate!"
"Sorry Comrade."
He continued walking and had a goofy smile on his face for the rest of the morning as he
lifted the trailers, rides and booths off the tracks along with the others.
After the train cars and trailers were off the tracks the real work began. The first to go up were the concession stands. Bobby ran the Ice Shack (for obvious reasons), Tabitha and Jubilee worked the hotdog/corndog stand, and Amara handled the house of sodas stand. Other mutants also ran food stands selling everything from pizza to tom thumb donuts. The next to be setup were the rides. Lance had his Farris wheel up and going first then helped Roberto set up his bumper cars before moving on to help Ray with his Tilt-a-Whirl.
By lunch time the booths were set up and a small town had sprung up. Standing side by side food stands, games booths like ring toss and some trinket stands formed the sides of a makeshift road leading to the soon to be standing Big Tent.
After eating the mutants went about their work. Some finished setting up their stands while others practiced their routines.
Those who weren't busy were helping to set up the Big Tent. Three large holes were dug and in them large poles were placed. Around the outside perimeter seven foot poles were hammered into the ground every five feet. The large tent was draped over the poles and the lose cloth was pulled tight as the mutants slowly pulled on ropes and wires giving the tent it's shape. The tent was attached to the ground as John, Remy, Scott, Logan, Piotr and Beast hammered away at the pikes driving them deeper and deeper into the earth.
After working for hours on the Big Tent Piotr, Remy, Beast, John and Scott were sitting in the newly made tent drinking sodas.
"You Boys go take a break for an hour, you deserve it."
"Thank you Comrade."
"Yea thanks mate."
Scott went to find Jean, Remy went off to flirt with Rogue and Piotr went to find Kitty. John decided to visit a certain gypsy.
"Eh' Wanda, you in?"
John called out as he drummed on her door.
"What do you want John?"
When she opened her door she had a bowl in her hands and was stirring a green liquid, on her table several bottles and boxes were open.
"Just came to see you shelia, what you do'in?"
He asked as he entered her home, closing the door behind him.
"I'm making an ointment for Piotr."
He sat down at her table and played with his lighter.
"How's your routine coming?"
She sat down in the other chair and sprinkled some ginger into the mixing bowl.
"Good, I'm thinking about adding in flaming swards."
She stopped stirring and stared at him.
"What? I'm kidding!"
She continued to stir and added some cinnamon. Wanda then poured the mixture into a bottle.
"Here, make yourself useful and heat this up for me."
"No problem sheila."
He held the bottle with one hand and lit his lighter with the other. He held the flame to it
for a few seconds then let it cool down. Once it was only slightly warm he handed it back to Wanda.
"Thanks."
"If you ever need any help with cooking or heating up any of you potions, I'm always here."
"I'll keep that in mind."
She put away her herbs and wiped off the table top.
"You know we have tonight off, wana do something?"
He had stood and was leaning against the wall facing her as she was putting some more bottles in the cabinet.
"Are you asking me out John?"
"Yes."
He flashed her a smile and she blushed slightly.
"Pick me up around seven?"
"I'll be here."
He left her trailer smirking and making fire hearts with his lighter.
Rogue sat at her sowing machine with a screwdriver. Her bobbin was screwed up and she was trying to fix it. She heard a knock at her door and yelled back,
"Unless you know how ta fix a sow'in machine DON'T come in!"
Her door opened and Remy pocked his head in.
"You need help chere?"
"Not from you swamp rat."
She growled back. Remy entered her trailer and looked over her shoulder at what she was doing.
"Ya know Ah can fix dat for ya."
He was leaning against the back of her chair his head inches away from her cheek
"What will it cost me?"
"A date tonight."
His breath tickled her ear.
"No thanks, Ah can get it myself."
He pushed off her chair and leaned against the wall as he watched her worked. X-23 came barging in and the sudden noise caused Rogue to drop her tools.
"What is it X!"
She turned around to see the girl standing by her dresser holding a pair of pants.
"I ripped my jeans again, can you patch them?"
"Ah swear, that's the third time this month! Soon those jeans won't be anything but
patches."
She took the jeans and inspected the new hole. The jeans themselves looked like they had been run threw a blender then sown up again.
"Why don't you just get a new pair?"
Rogue asked while digging threw a draw in her desk.
"Now way! Those are my favorite jeans, I couldn't get rid of them."
Rogue found what she was looking for and she pulled out a pin cushion. She pinned the rip shut then folded the jeans carefully before placing them on her bed.
"As soon as Ah get my machine fixed, Ah'll get them back to you."
She picked up her screwdriver from the floor.
"Thanks Rogue."
X hugged her quickly, then ran out the door when she heard Logan calling for her. Rogue went back to her machine.
"Ah do know how to fix dat machine chere, and all Ah ask is one date tonight."
"Fine, Ah got to go buy more fabric anyway."
She left her seat for Remy to take and sat on the bed. She picked up her sketch pad and started to draw a new costume idea. Remy didn't miss the smile on her face and he smirked to himself as her worked on her machine.
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