Hi, folks...I still haven't written anything...I felt real bad for not updating for fifty monthes so I have updated this magical chapter...not that anyone reads this story anymore...but have fun with it...

Scott was pacing through the hallways, completely against the decision that had just been made.

"What have we done?" he mumbled to himself.

"We have done what we feel is necessary," Xavier rolled around the corner.

Scott jumped at the professor's sudden appearance.

"But, Professor," Scott protested, "Don't you remember the last time we let the students into a mission? They were kidnapped!"

"Think of it as a training session for them," Xavier tried to reassure the pacing mutant, "Besides, they won't be alone."

"Besides the fact that, in my opinion, the students who are going aren't trustworthy," Scott argued, "They put part of the Brotherhood in charge."

"Nyoko Kotara isn't yet a complete Brotherhood member," Xavier told him firmly, "She doesn't show complete loyalty to Magneto at this point."

"You're right," Scott gave up, "You know what you're doing. I shouldn't question the decision."

Nyoko looked around the jet at the group that had been selected to go on the mission. Tony sat in the corner seat of the jet with his laptop open. The dark reptile called Roy sat nearby, uncomfortable with his settings. The blue-skinned student called Kurt was attempting to explain a Bud Light commercial to the dim-witted student known as Allen. The twins, Aaron and Shawn, were entertaining themselves by hurling super balls at each other. The two X-Men, Storm and Jean Grey, were piloting the jet, but they had been told only to wait until the others returned. Or if there was an emergency.

Their mission was to obtain any information on the Mutation Database that they could find. The difficult thing about the mission was that the more important information would be found deeper inside the building.

"We're almost there," Storm announced from the pilot's seat.

"Is everyone ready?" Nyoko asked the group.

"We are always ready," Shawn said proudly while Aaron nodded.

"Good," Nyoko turned back to the cockpit.

Minutes later they had landed far enough away from the Mutation Database so that they would have no sign of the large jet. Nyoko walked down the ramp followed by the rest of her group.

Nyoko turned to Roy," Where is the nearest sewer entrance?"

Roy crouched down and sniffed, "Follow me."

The group had to run to keep up with Roy as he scurried ahead of them on all fours. It wasn't long before they reached a sewer grate. Roy lifted it up quickly and disappeared inside it.

As soon as the group was in the sewer, Tony opened his laptop and began to type. Within moments, Tony had brought up a layout of the sewer system they were currently in.

Tony took the lead, walking through the sewers as if they were his own backyard.

"Dude, check out the smell," Allen sniffed.

"Yes, quite refreshing," Aaron inhaled deeply and coughed loudly, "Hmm, maybe not."

"Here it is," Tony pointed up at another grate.

Roy scaled the wall easily and opened the grate, checking for anyone above.

"Cost is clear," Roy called down to them.

"Ok, who's first?" Kurt looked around.

"Me, then Tony," Nyoko instructed, "Then the rest of your friends."

Kurt took hold of Nyoko's arm and they disappeared in a cloud of violet smoke. A moment later, Kurt reappeared and he took Tony's arm. They, too, disappeared. Roy was already above them.

Only a minute later, the group stood assembled in the basement of the Mutation Database. Roy had just returned from scouting out the stairwell to the upper levels.

"Two armed men pacing around the doorway," he reported.

"Must be Clark's men," Tony said with a slight smile, "Ready for the usual, Nyoko?"

Nyoko returned his slight smile and looked towards the ventilation system.

"The grate is sealed from the inside," Tony informed them, looking up at the ventilation piping.

Nyoko turned to Allen and Aaron.

"Ah, yes, we know our part," Aaron bowed low.

"Totally," Allen grinned.

Aaron transformed into a large grizzly bear and stood under the ventilation grate. Allen began to climb up Aaron to get to the top. Aaron gave a quiet growl.

"Aaron says to watch the fur," Shawn informed Allen.

When Allen reached the top, he began to squeeze himself through the grating. The rest of the group watched as his unique mutant ability was activated, his body sliding through the thin slits in the grate.

"Ok, dudes, I'm in," Allen's voice echoed in the piping.

"Not so loud," Nyoko warned him, "Your voice will travel through this whole building."

"Oh, sorry, dude," Allen whispered.

There was a soft grinding sound as Allen lifted the grate away. It wasn't long before the rest of the group was crowded into the ventilation system.

"This way," Nyoko began to lead them through the pipes.

They hadn't moved far before they found another grate. Nyoko peered through the thick slits in the grating, "This is interesting."

The twins pushed through the pipe until they could see through the grate.

"That's not very interesting," Shawn gave Nyoko a bewildered stare, "They're just guys with guns."

"Yeah, and lab coats," Aaron agreed.

Nyoko resisted her urge to use violence against the irritating twins as Tony moved to look through the grate.

"These are mutants?" Tony looked amazed.

The twins made another push for the grate, "Mutants? Where?"

One of the men with guns looked around as if he had heard something.

If looks could kill…the twins would have been dead. Nyoko glared furiously at them. The twins simultaneously made 'zipping the mouth' hand gestures.

Nyoko started to turn away so they could continue through the pipe. She froze when she heard a loud clang from somewhere below. She turned around and saw with horror that the grate was gone. And so was Shawn.

Without speaking, she looked at Aaron, who pointed to where the grate used to be. Nyoko moved back to the hole and looked over the edge to the floor below.

Two men with guns were searching around the fallen grate. One of the scientists was also walking around them.

"Oh, I'm sure it's just rust problems," the scientist assured the guards, "We don't have the money to keep this place in good quality."

Nyoko quickly drew back away from the hole as one of the guards looked up at the pipe.

"Well, do what you like," the scientist's voice drifted up into the pipe, "I'll be getting back to work."

Nyoko risked another look over the edge of the hole. The guards were finally moving back to their stations. Before Nyoko could move away from the hole again, a movement caught her eye. It was the fallen grate. It suddenly flew from its position on the floor towards her. She caught it as it entered the pipe. Words were etched into the paint.

Oops

Blew our cover

Sorry

Having a look around

Meet you guys later

Keep them in line Aaron

"Fool," Nyoko muttered as the rest of the group read the grate, "Let's keep moving."

Meanwhile, Shawn, having camouflaged himself, was in the room directly below them. And it was indeed full of mutants. But they weren't remotely human-looking.

Shawn crept between the containers of enforced glass. He occasionally examined the weird creatures enclosed inside the containers. He stopped moving when he heard two of the guards talking.

"Personally, I don't think it's rust problems," one of the guards muttered, "Especially here where the high security specimens are kept."

"Well, whatever these scientists want to do," the other guard agreed, "It's their joint. As long as we get paid."

"High security area, eh?" Shawn thought to himself, "Difficult to resist mischief."

He crept to the entrance of the high security area and stopped next to the locked door. He grinned as he knocked on the door. One of the scientists looked startled and walked to the door. His face grew bewildered as he looked around outside the door as he opened it. Shawn, however, was able to slip out of the room, into the hallway.

He walked quietly forward a few feet. And stopped. A flat piece of artillery was mounted on the wall in front of him. Shawn's unseen face paled as the artillery turned to face him. There was a few moments as the weapon focused on Shawn, who was still camouflage. Then, sensing the mutant gene in Shawn, the weapon began to fire sizzling bolts of energy. Shawn dived out of the way just in time. Five seconds, later, the weapon let out a shrill alarm which seemed to spread throughout the building.

Shawn ran back to the high security door. Without hesitating, he knocked on the door again. The same scientist opened the door and looked around. His face grew red with anger while Shawn slipped back into the room.

Shawn quickly hid behind a giant glass tube and caught his breath. The guards would definitely be after him now. He glanced to his right. He saw a familiar form sitting inside a large glass cage. Checking to see if anyone was watching, he picked up a nearby wrench from a toolbox.

Everyone was too busy panicking from the alarm to notice Shawn hurl the wrench at the glass cage containing what looked like a giant disco ball with four legs and a lower jaw.

Dr. Kriggs gritted his teeth as he heard someone knock on the door for the third time. He yanked open the door and shouted, "WHAT DO YOU WANT?"

"There's really no need to shout," a fellow scientist stood outside the door, having no idea what Kriggs was so mad about, "I'm here to help look for the loose mutant."

"Fine," Dr. Kriggs left the door open for the other man, but when he glanced back, the other man was running away down the hall.

Confused, Dr. Kriggs turned back to the room. He froze. One of the specimens was charging right for him. A huge, sparkly-shelled specimen, that is. Kriggs tried to run, but he had waited too long. He soon found himself being thrown backwards through the air. The impact with the wall left a dent and paralyzed the doctor. Kriggs winced with pain as he hit the floor, unable to move.

Shawn watched the shiny creature knock the high security door from its hinges and leave the room. He'd wreaked enough havoc here. Time to go. He hoped the others had found something useful…because he had just cut off their spying time.

The six mutants in the ventilation system jumped as they heard they siren go off. Nyoko gritted her teeth. She would bet anything that Shawn was the one who had set off the alarm.

"Ah, I can hear Shawn's monkey business," Aaron said putting his hand to his ear.

"Monkeys?" Allen scratched his head.

"More commonly known as tomfoolery," Aaron informed him.

"Tom's been fooled?" Allen still didn't get it.

"Yes," Aaron said dramatically, "Poor Tom has been fooled."

"Quiet," Nyoko ordered.

"Why?" Aaron asked, "No one'll be able to hear us with all that noise going on down there."

Nyoko gave him a quick glare and turned back ahead, "The only way we'll be able to get information now is to go down there."

"Maybe most of the people are looking for Shawn," Kurt offered.

"We'll see, now won't we," Roy closed the conversation.

They continued through the pipes until they came to another vent. Looking through the vent, Nyoko saw what looked like a room filled with screens. There was a scientist and two guards in the room.

"I hope your professor has trained you well," Nyoko said to the three students.

Without waiting for an answer, Nyoko kicked the grate which fell into the room. The three humans were overcome with shock as Nyoko dropped through the hole, into the room. One of the guards got over his shock quickly and lifted his gun. Nyoko jumped over the guard and kicked him in the back of the head. The guard dropped his gun as he stumbled forward. Nyoko raised her hands in front of her as the scientist and the two guards turned towards her. Before any of the humans could make a move, bright yellow electricity began to flow from Nyoko's hands. The electricity struck each of the humans, leaving them immobile. Nyoko allowed herself a smile as she watched the three humans stand motionless, unable to move.

"Wow, that was quick," Kurt looked surprised as he dropped in followed by the rest of the group, excluding Shawn.

Nyoko said nothing as she approached the security screens. Many of them showed chaos.

"It seems as if your foolish brother has released one of their specimens," Nyoko said to Aaron, "A big one."

"Yup, that sounds like Shawn," Aaron agreed as he spotted the screen that showed the shiny-shelled creature plowing down guards. Aaron walked over to the frozen scientist. He waved his hand in front of his face, "Can he still hear me?"

"Yes, but he can't do anything about it," Nyoko informed him.

Aaron grinned and brought his face right up next to the scientist's face, "HA HA!"

"He'll be able to move eventually," Nyoko warned him.

"So we should hurry," Roy finished.

Nyoko pointed to a screen, "Tony, you take the students and get some information in this room. Roy, you follow me. We'll find Shawn."

"Oh, no you don't," Aaron said loudly, "I'm coming to find Shawn, too."

"Fine," Nyoko agreed. There wasn't time to argue.

The group left the room, Aaron tipping over the two guards as they passed. Kurt and Allen followed Tony down a hallway. Nyoko, Roy, and Aaron ran the other way, in search of Shawn.

I know you all...meaning no one...since no one is there...well, dust bunnies, thanks for sticking with this story...since I'm such a failure...maybe I'll write some stuff this summer...we'll see...