A/N: okay, this chapter's somewhat of a filler. It will get more exciting I promise. Please R&R! Feedback's greatly appreciated.

Chapter Three: Somewhere I Belong

Back at the mansion, Dasha, Chloe, Ashlyn, and Mahogany were getting ready for their weekly practice in the Danger Room. After losing both Jean and Scott, it was time for the teenagers to step up and take the responsibility of being X-Men. This was their second month of training and their combat teacher Logan lovingly dubbed them team "Alpha." Their other classmates Stasia, Jolie, Cordelia, Pilar, and Nadine outnumbered them and were clearly the more aggressive team. Team "Beta" had an undeniable chemistry and a pure offensive strategy. Down a man, Chloe's team always seemed to be missing a link in their chain.

Sabrine Jean Grey was that link.

Logan and Storm returned sooner than imagined, bringing Sabrine straight to the Professor. They did their best to hide her from the curious student who were well aware of the rumors about a teenager named Nightshade with more power than Phoenix herself.

Sabrine, however, was clueless to why so many found her fascinating. Hoping they were close to their destination, she hid behind her long locks as well as she could.

"Charles…" Storm opened the door to his office, unaware his class was still in progress.

"That'll be all for today," Charles said to his class, sensing the urgency and excitement in her voice.

The class filed out through the door, eager to meet their friends before dinner. Among them were Marie, who smiled at Logan, and Kitty Pryde, who greeted Storm before running after Marie and Bobby.

Sabrine stood stunned, amazed by the number of mutant students. She followed the two adults into the office of the man who was practically her grandfather.

To her astonishment, she was not greeted by the bald-headed Charles Xavier she had heard tales of, but a shorter man with brown hair and a boyish face.

"Well aren't you a sight for sore eyes Miss Page," Charles smiled. The voice was his, a reminder that the old Charles was indeed still with them.

"It's good to finally meet you Charles," she replied sweetly, sitting across from the Professor.

"You sound just like her."

"Thank You."

"You look just like her too."

Sabrine blushed, "So… what do I do now?"

"Logan will take you to the Danger Room for combat training. You'll meet your team members."

"Can't I get hurt?"

"You? Heavens no…"

"I don't know about this…"

"I wouldn't be putting you in any danger. I just want to see how developed your powers are."

"You want to make me an X-Man, eh?"

Charles shook his head, "Just like him…" he muttered under his breath. "Logan will take you."

"I'll talk to you later Professor."

Sabrine rose to her feet, stretching her long spidery fingers to grasp Xavier's hand. Straightening her green V-neck top, she followed Logan to the door. Before she left, the Professor called to her.

"You don't know how long I've waited for this day."

"Yes I do."

Logan shut the door behind Sabrine, motioning her down the hallway. He turned to the one wall, and pushed on what looked like a wooden panel to reveal a hidden elevator.

"Underground Level… X-Men Quarters…"

Logan raised his left eyebrow, "Just trying to understand this place. I'll stay out of you mind I promise.

Logan grunted "K bub…"

Sabrine laughed, raising her left eyebrow as well, "Don't you talk?"

Logan glared, immediately stepping at it's opening.

"Guess not… I can see why she's so fond of you," she replied sarcastically.

"Excuse me?"

"Never mind… so where's this…" her voice trailed off lightly, her feet coming to a halt.

"Sabrine?"

She stood motionlessly staring at the spacious room in front of her. Sabrine swore she died and gone to heaven.

A Chemistry Lab.

It was massive, filled with vials of chemicals her hands dreamed of playing with. This was a science geek's dream.

"Sabrine? Come on."

"What is this?"

"You can't go in there…"

"I don't understand…"

"Nobody goes in there…"

"Why?"

"That lab belonged to a very special person."

"This is hers?"

"Yes… let's go we'll be late."

She followed him down the hallway relishing in her new discovery. She'd have to investigate later when everyone was asleep; after all, she hardly ever slept.

They came to the end of the hallway, where yet another concealed room was. She followed Logan inside the room and found four girls sitting at a table in the middle.

"Where the hell've you been?" said a tall girl with dark hair and a body covered in a golden skin.

"Nice to see you too Jinx. I like you guys to meet the fifth member of your team. This is Sabrine."

"Sabrine?" asked a blonde girl in a blue X-Men uniform.

"Sabrine, come in."

Before she could say "Hello," four mouths fell open.

"Meet Nightshade."

Sabrine stared puzzled at the four girls who she would be spending most of her time with.

"Hi, I'm Ashlyn or Cycolona," said the girl in the blue X-Men uniform.

"Nice to meet you."

Sitting beside Ashlyn was another blonde girl whose tank top showed off her pair of long black wings.

"Mahogany Worthington, call me Falcon," across the table, Falcon stretched a ring-covered hand toward the red-head.

To Falcon's right sat the golden girl. Something about her posture gave Sabrine the impression she was both the oldest and the one in charge.

"Hi I'm Chloe Darkholme, I'll be watching your back in the Danger Room. We're a pretty close knit group, but I think you'll fit in fine. You can call me Jinx," Chloe too, shook the younger girl's hand.

Before she could react, the arms of a tanned African girl were around her.

"Oh, this is so exciting!" Dasha smiled pulling away from the slightly stunned Sabrine. "I'm Dasha, Ororo Munroe's niece."

"You're Glaze? I've heard a lot about you."

"Likewise."

"OK… so uh, now that we all know each other, I think we can start the simulation."

"What's on the menu?" Chloe asked, opening the closest door to find Sabrine a uniform.

"Level 7?"

"Level 7! We've never gone past 5 before!" Dasha protested.

"Oh, shut up Glaze," Falcon replied, rolling her eyes and pulling her black uniform over her clothes.

"Soon you'll be in real battle, besides I want to test your skills," Logan replied, setting the computer up for battle.

"This should fit you…" Chloe said, giving Sabrine an X-Men uniform with red embroidery.

She ran her fingers over the smooth leather, admiring the luxurious feeling of the intricate stitching.

"The legs may be a little long, but it's the only one we have," Chloe replied, studying Sabrine's fascination with the uniform.

"I'll go change… thank you."

X X X X

They set up in an "X" formation on the lower level with Falcon and Jinx in the front, Nightshade in the middle, and Glaze and Cycolona in the back. They decided initially to split up, Falcon and Jinx manning the upper level, but having nearly been clipped by several flying boulders, they immediately regrouped on the lower level.

"Remain calm, remember your mission. And Sabrine, don't be afraid to use your powers."

Sabrine sighed. Everything seemed too much for her, and she could not for the life of her calm down. She searched frantically for the voice in her head hoping for guidance through her first time in a situation where she could very well be physically injured.

Several yards ahead, things were not looking so good for Falcon and Jinx. Their position was nearly discovered and debris were landing only feet in front of them.

"Jinx, watch it!" Falcon screamed at her captain, as a piece of rock flew at the occupied teenager. Chloe Darkholme was too busy surveying the field to hear the scream of her co-captain, but before she could react, Falcon had lifted her upward and they were now flying in the air.

"Nice save," Chloe replied, watching her team beneath her.

"Don't mention it.," Falcon smiled.

Nightshade stood below them, clearly bewildered by their just barely avoided accident. She soon snapped out of her dream state as another fiery mass of rock was hurled toward her two teammates still on the ground level.

Cycolona turned around a split second before the boulder was due to smack right into them; she shrieked loudly at the pain that was destined to hit them. She could feel the overwhelming heat radiating off the object above her, but it never touched her skin.

Uncovering her eyes, she noticed the boulder raise into the air above her before exploding, sending burning embers toward the ground in a slow descent. Glaze and Cycolona glanced across the field at their purple-eyed comrade.

Now this was going to be fun.

X X X X

"Still trying to sort out your past Logan?"

"Good afternoon Professor."

"You're not the only one you know. A child so powerful doesn't deserve to be orphaned."

"But she…"

"Is not who you think. She's from a world far beyond what we've seen with our own two eyes… beautiful isn't she?"

"If I didn't know, I'd think she was…"

"Jean's daughter?"

"She's a teenager! It's impossible!"

"Nothing's impossible in her world."

"Are you saying Sabrine Page is Sabrine Grey?"

The Professor only smiled through the class at the younger students still engaged in their simulation, "Have a good day Logan."

"Professor wait! Why is she here?"

"To return what was lost… your class is waiting for you we'll talk later."

X X X X

It was close to dinner time and Team Beta was finishing up their simulation within the Danger Room. Lead by stubborn and commanding Cordelia McCoy, who was also known as Sonar, their team consisted of three aggressive attackers and two strong defensive mutants.

"Renegade, Mindstalker fall back! Hermia take the right, Ghost the left!" came the instructions from the point of their formation, Sonar.

"We know the drill Sonar," was the response from Stasia, also called Renegade on the back line.

The five of them worked off each other well after months of practice. They knew when their powers were needed and when the others would cover for them. Sonar would use her heightened sense of hearing and sight to map out the field ahead of them, protecting them from any possible dangers. Meanwhile, Ghost and Hermia would use their powers to raise ahead of the lines, destroying whatever they came across.

Battling against a Level 5 defense, they quickly took down their target and headed into the girl's locker room to change out of their X-Men uniforms.

"Did you guys hear about Alpha taking down a Level 7?" Stasia asked, hanging her uniform up.

"No way! They had trouble with 3 last week!" Pilar exclaimed, staring at her friend stunned.

"Yeah, but they have her," Jolie replied.

"Who?" Nadine asked, buttoning her jeans.

"Nightshade? I thought that was just a rumor," their leader returned, refusing to believe the rumors of a Class Six mutant could be true.

"She's here; Grandpa told me she'd be coming. I just didn't expect it to be soon..." Jolie responded.

"That's not fair! Why do they get the prodigy?" Nadine interjected.

"Hey! We work fine without her! Now why don't we just go see what all this fuss is about," Cordelia said, leading her team out the door and into the elevator.

Cordelia McCoy would soon discover Nightshade was definitely more than a rumor.

A/N: okay so that was crappy boring. Anyway? Reviews?

Expect Logan angst next chapter and more action.

Thanks, Ev