Here it is! Chapter 3! Not including the prologue, of course. Anyway, this
sequel seems a whole lot better than my first story. Which reminds me, I
send out a special thanks to my reviewers who are keeping me updating. Oh,
yeah, I have a question for Leen713. Just to make sure, have you read the
first story? Because the sequel might make a little more sense. I mean, you
don't have to if you don't want to, because the first one isn't as good.
But, never mind, I'm rambling. Oh, and horsiegirl, I am sorry for the
(asterisk) thing.
The students were all sitting in the Meal Room, eating lunch.
"You need a code name," Kurt said to Erin, "Mine's Nightcrawler."
"You'd better start thinking of one, too, Chris," Travis warned, and then added mysteriously, "Cause you're next."
"I got stuck with Flash," Ruben shuddered, "I need a better name."
"Yeah, I feel your pain," Aaron gave Ruben a pat on the back, "Imagine being named Shift."
"Ha! I have the superior name!" Shawn stood up and shouted.
"Sit down before I unleash my fury upon you," Aaron advised him.
"That's perfect!" Erin exclaimed, "Fury! It's awesome!"
"Totally," Allen commented.
"Well, you see," Aaron gave a fake cough of dignity, "That was my plan the whole time. I was hinting at a good code name."
"Quit while you're ahead, bro," Shawn recommended.
"I just thought of a good name for you, Chris," Kyle said suddenly, "How about Vicegrip?"
"Sounds good to me," Chris agreed.
"Welcome to the club!" Shawn reached out and shook his gloved hand.
"You're going to scare the guy," Ray snapped.
"You guys are, like, one of us now," Kitty commented.
"So, has anyone perceived of the impending solar eclipse?" Frank asked, changing the subject.
Sarah whispered something in Ruben's ear. Ruben's eyes widened and a large grin spread across his face.
"Excellent," Ruben said in a Mr. Burns voice.
"Uh, what's wrong with him?" Erin asked.
"A lot," Ray replied, receiving a familiar elbow jab from Amara.
"Eclipse!" Ruben yelled, "It's so much better than Flash!"
Everyone except Ruben and Sarah realized what the excitement was about, "Oh."
"Great!" Aaron said sarcastically, "Now I'm the only one with a dumb name."
"Here," Louis took a pocket dictionary out of his pocket and handed it to Aaron, "Look something up."
"You have a garden and carry a dictionary around?" Ray asked, amazed.
"At least my hair's cool," Louis remarked.
A knock on the door brought Xavier from his office. He opened the door and received a great shock.
"Professor Charles Xavier, I presume," Nucleo shook the silver hair from his left eye.
"Nucleo, I, I don't know what to say," Xavier was speechless.
"May I come in?" Nucleo raised his eyebrows.
"Oh, yes, certainly," Xavier wheeled himself backward from the doorway, "Follow me."
Xavier reached his office and turned around to receive another shock. Standing behind Nucleo, was the mutant known as Mayhem and two familiar faces. Lorenzo Romero (Geyser) and Max Crawford.
"Max! Lorenzo!" Xavier couldn't find words, "What's going on?"
"Let me explain, Professor," Nucleo sat down, "These fine gentlemen have joined me in my quest. As you may have guessed, I want revenge on Magneto."
"There is no need to seek vengeance against Magneto..." Xavier started.
"You know as well as I do that Magneto wanted only to steal my power for his own good!" Nucleo cut him off.
"But, you really don't need to use other mutants to..." Xavier tried again.
"Once again, Professor, you know that Magneto has his followers," Nucleo interrupted again, "It is possible that I could take on his Brotherhood alone, but as I have experienced in the past, I cannot take my chances."
"So why are you here?" Xavier gave up on protesting.
"For a couple of reasons actually," Nucleo smiled, leaning back in his seat, "For one, I need a place to stay while building up my army, and secondly, just in case any of your occupants don't enjoy it here, they are welcome to join me."
"You've already taken Max and Lorenzo," Xavier objected, "They both were from this Institute."
"Ah, but they came to me on their own free will," Nucleo countered, "And I'm not saying that anyone else has to join me, but if they felt uncomfortable here, then they are urged to come with me."
"Alright, Nucleo," Xavier agreed hesitantly, "I'll find a room for you."
Ray, Allen, and Kyle were walking outside to the basketball court when Carl rounded the corner.
"Whoa, dude, who are you?" Allen asked immediately.
"What's with you new students anyway?" Ray asked before he could give an answer.
"I'm not a student and I'm not staying here," Carl answered defiantly.
"Then what are you doing here?" Ray had been holding in his annoyance at everything for a long time.
"Ray, you're going to get yourself into another fight," Kyle murmured in Ray's ear.
"Keep out of this!" Ray snapped.
"So," Carl smirked, "You're trying to challenge me?"
"Maybe I am," Ray taunted, "Would you like a challenge?"
"Dude, someone's gonna get busted here," Allen looked around for someone to break up the impending fight.
"I wouldn't try to break it up," Kyle warned, "Ray's electric shocks wouldn't be a very nice touch."
"Hear that?" Ray grinned maliciously, "Electric shocks."
"Maybe we should at least do this outside," Kyle suggested.
"Electric shocks?" Carl raised his eyebrows, "Check this out."
Carl's clenched fists began to give off a bluish light. Ray, being familiar with blue electricity, was surprised that when Carl opened his hands, there were two spheres of sapphire electricity glowing in his outstretched palms. As if that weren't enough, Carl tossed them into the air, leaving behind chains of identical voltage, which Carl took hold of in his hands.
"I hope you're not racist," Carl remarked, swinging the sparking weapons, "Cause then I might have to go a little harder on you."
Ray looked hesitant for a split second, but any form of uncertainty disappeared in the next instant, for a bolt of electricity was released from his hand. Carl's chained energy simply absorbed the charge.
"Ok, Allen," Kyle leaned towards Allen, "Here's the plan. I figure this is sort of a friendly fight..."
"Sort of," Allen repeated.
"Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of," Kyle continued, "So if anyone starts getting overaggressive, you go find someone to help and I'll split them up."
"Uh, ok," Allen nodded, pondering the plan.
Ray ducked as Carl swung one of the spheres over his head. Ray backed out of the building into the sunlight. Carl hurled one of the orbs at Ray. Ray took this to an advantage and hit Carl in the leg with another bolt of energy. Carl jumped back and threw the other sphere at Ray. Ray dodged it and looked up to see Carl push his fists together. When he pulled them apart, Ray realized that Carl had connected two of the orbs. Carl began swinging the new weapon, attempting to hit Ray. Ray was only keeping away by mere inches, until he stumbled over a large stone in his path.
"Allen, go now!" Kyle ordered. Allen ran away down the hallway, while Kyle began his transformation.
Carl was standing over Ray, when a large, clawed foot stepped in front of him. Following the foot upward, Carl was horrified to see a huge, reptilian creature towering over him. He walked slowly backward until he was in the institute.
"What's the meaning of this?" Carl whirled around to see Nucleo, followed by Allen, Scott, and Xavier.
"I was just walking through here, when he..." Carl started.
"Don't even tell me!" Nucleo waved him away, "The Professor gives us a place to stay and what do you do? You go and pick a fight with one of his students."
"Actually," Xavier interrupted, "I wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Crisp here was the cause of this conflict."
Ray looked like he had just been told that he was going to be locked in a room with Ruben for the rest of eternity.
"It's the truth," Carl agreed, "Then some big lizard thing appeared."
Nucleo looked around, "I don't see anything."
"That was me," Kyle told him, "I was just breaking up the fight."
"Well, I don't want any more struggles from you or anyone else," Nucleo said to Carl, "Ah, Professor, could I speak to you for a moment?"
Xavier stayed behind while everyone else went their ways, "What is it that you need?"
"I was wondering," Nucleo smiled winningly, "I've heard a bit about your special mutant-locating machine."
"Cerebro," Xavier corrected him, "What about it?"
"Well, I know you're giving up a lot by letting me stay here," Nucleo continued smiling, "But would it be possible for you to show me the whereabouts of mutants so that I may find the ones suitable to join me?"
"I suppose," Xavier sighed, "I just don't see what seeking revenge on Magneto will accomplish."
"That's alright," Nucleo assured him, "You don't have to."
Packrat sat, perched on top of the grandfather clock in the hallway. It was around midnight. Sniffing, he caught the scent of four approaching figures. He glanced to his right to see the shadow of Nucleo open the front door and beckon the other three mutants to follow him. Packrat cackled as the door closed behind them. He leapt down from the clock and scuttled towards the Professor's office.
Xavier looked up as Packrat entered his office, "What is it, Brian?"
"You telled Brine to make sure you knowed when newsome visitors fleed," Packrat smiled proudly, "And they has left us into the murksome dark."
"Thank you, Brian," Xavier smiled and activated an intercom device, "Scott, instruct your group to begin following Nucleo."
"We'll inform you of anything we find out, Professor," Cyclops's voice came back through the intercom.
"Get some rest, Brian," Xavier said to Packrat, "You have done well."
"Yes," Packrat smiled with delight and rubbed his hands together, "Brine has done well, heh, Brine done well, heh heh heh."
Xavier watched Packrat exit the room, muttering to himself happily. Xavier then sat back to wait for the news of what exactly Nucleo was up to. It's alright, isn't it? I mean, you don't love it like your own children, but it's good, right? Anyway, review if you want. Don't review if your don't want. Oh, and just in case any of you didn't know, Mr. Burns is a character from the Simpsons.
The students were all sitting in the Meal Room, eating lunch.
"You need a code name," Kurt said to Erin, "Mine's Nightcrawler."
"You'd better start thinking of one, too, Chris," Travis warned, and then added mysteriously, "Cause you're next."
"I got stuck with Flash," Ruben shuddered, "I need a better name."
"Yeah, I feel your pain," Aaron gave Ruben a pat on the back, "Imagine being named Shift."
"Ha! I have the superior name!" Shawn stood up and shouted.
"Sit down before I unleash my fury upon you," Aaron advised him.
"That's perfect!" Erin exclaimed, "Fury! It's awesome!"
"Totally," Allen commented.
"Well, you see," Aaron gave a fake cough of dignity, "That was my plan the whole time. I was hinting at a good code name."
"Quit while you're ahead, bro," Shawn recommended.
"I just thought of a good name for you, Chris," Kyle said suddenly, "How about Vicegrip?"
"Sounds good to me," Chris agreed.
"Welcome to the club!" Shawn reached out and shook his gloved hand.
"You're going to scare the guy," Ray snapped.
"You guys are, like, one of us now," Kitty commented.
"So, has anyone perceived of the impending solar eclipse?" Frank asked, changing the subject.
Sarah whispered something in Ruben's ear. Ruben's eyes widened and a large grin spread across his face.
"Excellent," Ruben said in a Mr. Burns voice.
"Uh, what's wrong with him?" Erin asked.
"A lot," Ray replied, receiving a familiar elbow jab from Amara.
"Eclipse!" Ruben yelled, "It's so much better than Flash!"
Everyone except Ruben and Sarah realized what the excitement was about, "Oh."
"Great!" Aaron said sarcastically, "Now I'm the only one with a dumb name."
"Here," Louis took a pocket dictionary out of his pocket and handed it to Aaron, "Look something up."
"You have a garden and carry a dictionary around?" Ray asked, amazed.
"At least my hair's cool," Louis remarked.
A knock on the door brought Xavier from his office. He opened the door and received a great shock.
"Professor Charles Xavier, I presume," Nucleo shook the silver hair from his left eye.
"Nucleo, I, I don't know what to say," Xavier was speechless.
"May I come in?" Nucleo raised his eyebrows.
"Oh, yes, certainly," Xavier wheeled himself backward from the doorway, "Follow me."
Xavier reached his office and turned around to receive another shock. Standing behind Nucleo, was the mutant known as Mayhem and two familiar faces. Lorenzo Romero (Geyser) and Max Crawford.
"Max! Lorenzo!" Xavier couldn't find words, "What's going on?"
"Let me explain, Professor," Nucleo sat down, "These fine gentlemen have joined me in my quest. As you may have guessed, I want revenge on Magneto."
"There is no need to seek vengeance against Magneto..." Xavier started.
"You know as well as I do that Magneto wanted only to steal my power for his own good!" Nucleo cut him off.
"But, you really don't need to use other mutants to..." Xavier tried again.
"Once again, Professor, you know that Magneto has his followers," Nucleo interrupted again, "It is possible that I could take on his Brotherhood alone, but as I have experienced in the past, I cannot take my chances."
"So why are you here?" Xavier gave up on protesting.
"For a couple of reasons actually," Nucleo smiled, leaning back in his seat, "For one, I need a place to stay while building up my army, and secondly, just in case any of your occupants don't enjoy it here, they are welcome to join me."
"You've already taken Max and Lorenzo," Xavier objected, "They both were from this Institute."
"Ah, but they came to me on their own free will," Nucleo countered, "And I'm not saying that anyone else has to join me, but if they felt uncomfortable here, then they are urged to come with me."
"Alright, Nucleo," Xavier agreed hesitantly, "I'll find a room for you."
Ray, Allen, and Kyle were walking outside to the basketball court when Carl rounded the corner.
"Whoa, dude, who are you?" Allen asked immediately.
"What's with you new students anyway?" Ray asked before he could give an answer.
"I'm not a student and I'm not staying here," Carl answered defiantly.
"Then what are you doing here?" Ray had been holding in his annoyance at everything for a long time.
"Ray, you're going to get yourself into another fight," Kyle murmured in Ray's ear.
"Keep out of this!" Ray snapped.
"So," Carl smirked, "You're trying to challenge me?"
"Maybe I am," Ray taunted, "Would you like a challenge?"
"Dude, someone's gonna get busted here," Allen looked around for someone to break up the impending fight.
"I wouldn't try to break it up," Kyle warned, "Ray's electric shocks wouldn't be a very nice touch."
"Hear that?" Ray grinned maliciously, "Electric shocks."
"Maybe we should at least do this outside," Kyle suggested.
"Electric shocks?" Carl raised his eyebrows, "Check this out."
Carl's clenched fists began to give off a bluish light. Ray, being familiar with blue electricity, was surprised that when Carl opened his hands, there were two spheres of sapphire electricity glowing in his outstretched palms. As if that weren't enough, Carl tossed them into the air, leaving behind chains of identical voltage, which Carl took hold of in his hands.
"I hope you're not racist," Carl remarked, swinging the sparking weapons, "Cause then I might have to go a little harder on you."
Ray looked hesitant for a split second, but any form of uncertainty disappeared in the next instant, for a bolt of electricity was released from his hand. Carl's chained energy simply absorbed the charge.
"Ok, Allen," Kyle leaned towards Allen, "Here's the plan. I figure this is sort of a friendly fight..."
"Sort of," Allen repeated.
"Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of," Kyle continued, "So if anyone starts getting overaggressive, you go find someone to help and I'll split them up."
"Uh, ok," Allen nodded, pondering the plan.
Ray ducked as Carl swung one of the spheres over his head. Ray backed out of the building into the sunlight. Carl hurled one of the orbs at Ray. Ray took this to an advantage and hit Carl in the leg with another bolt of energy. Carl jumped back and threw the other sphere at Ray. Ray dodged it and looked up to see Carl push his fists together. When he pulled them apart, Ray realized that Carl had connected two of the orbs. Carl began swinging the new weapon, attempting to hit Ray. Ray was only keeping away by mere inches, until he stumbled over a large stone in his path.
"Allen, go now!" Kyle ordered. Allen ran away down the hallway, while Kyle began his transformation.
Carl was standing over Ray, when a large, clawed foot stepped in front of him. Following the foot upward, Carl was horrified to see a huge, reptilian creature towering over him. He walked slowly backward until he was in the institute.
"What's the meaning of this?" Carl whirled around to see Nucleo, followed by Allen, Scott, and Xavier.
"I was just walking through here, when he..." Carl started.
"Don't even tell me!" Nucleo waved him away, "The Professor gives us a place to stay and what do you do? You go and pick a fight with one of his students."
"Actually," Xavier interrupted, "I wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Crisp here was the cause of this conflict."
Ray looked like he had just been told that he was going to be locked in a room with Ruben for the rest of eternity.
"It's the truth," Carl agreed, "Then some big lizard thing appeared."
Nucleo looked around, "I don't see anything."
"That was me," Kyle told him, "I was just breaking up the fight."
"Well, I don't want any more struggles from you or anyone else," Nucleo said to Carl, "Ah, Professor, could I speak to you for a moment?"
Xavier stayed behind while everyone else went their ways, "What is it that you need?"
"I was wondering," Nucleo smiled winningly, "I've heard a bit about your special mutant-locating machine."
"Cerebro," Xavier corrected him, "What about it?"
"Well, I know you're giving up a lot by letting me stay here," Nucleo continued smiling, "But would it be possible for you to show me the whereabouts of mutants so that I may find the ones suitable to join me?"
"I suppose," Xavier sighed, "I just don't see what seeking revenge on Magneto will accomplish."
"That's alright," Nucleo assured him, "You don't have to."
Packrat sat, perched on top of the grandfather clock in the hallway. It was around midnight. Sniffing, he caught the scent of four approaching figures. He glanced to his right to see the shadow of Nucleo open the front door and beckon the other three mutants to follow him. Packrat cackled as the door closed behind them. He leapt down from the clock and scuttled towards the Professor's office.
Xavier looked up as Packrat entered his office, "What is it, Brian?"
"You telled Brine to make sure you knowed when newsome visitors fleed," Packrat smiled proudly, "And they has left us into the murksome dark."
"Thank you, Brian," Xavier smiled and activated an intercom device, "Scott, instruct your group to begin following Nucleo."
"We'll inform you of anything we find out, Professor," Cyclops's voice came back through the intercom.
"Get some rest, Brian," Xavier said to Packrat, "You have done well."
"Yes," Packrat smiled with delight and rubbed his hands together, "Brine has done well, heh, Brine done well, heh heh heh."
Xavier watched Packrat exit the room, muttering to himself happily. Xavier then sat back to wait for the news of what exactly Nucleo was up to. It's alright, isn't it? I mean, you don't love it like your own children, but it's good, right? Anyway, review if you want. Don't review if your don't want. Oh, and just in case any of you didn't know, Mr. Burns is a character from the Simpsons.