Chapter 2:

Here Kitty, Kitty

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When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,

A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.

And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,

Oh joyfully, playfully watching me.

But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible,

Logical, oh responsible, practical.

And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,

Clinical, oh intellectual, cynical.

"The Logical Song" – Supertramp

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It had all happened so fast...

One minute, she was just a normal teenager. She lived in a nice, quiet suburb of Chicago, went to school, took dance classes, and had friends...

Next thing ya know, she's falling through the solid floor into the living room where her parents are having a little party with all their friends. As if having them all stare at her wondering just what the Hell happened, one ignorant bastard starts screaming about a ghost, and they all run out...

She and her parents had a nice long talk...oh who was she kidding, they talked, well yelled at each other and she sat there and watched.

It wasn't until her parents received an odd phone call that they stopped being all wigged out.

A nice lady with gorgeous white hair and deep mocha skin had come to the house to discuss, or perhaps rather pitch, the idea of some kind of boarding school for "gifted" people...or something. It had made a bizarrely profound impact on her parents; they seemed to forget all about the whole falling through the floor thing and were gung-ho about her going off to a special school, must be because she's so smart and all.

Which leads us up to now...

The cab right from the airport had been a long one. She had dozed off a few times, until the cab had lurched to a sudden stop outside a set of gates. She was defiantly expected, since the gates opened without having to muck around with the massive keypad attached to the wall.

As the car drove up to the front door, she saw it open and the same lady who had come to the house step out, along with an older man in a wheel chair follow. Her bags retrieved and payment made, the cab drove off, leaving the young girl with the two strange adults.

"Hello Miss Pryde, it's a pleasure to meet you at last." The man said. "I am Professor Charles Xavier, and I believe you already met Miss Munroe here." He gestured to Ororo.

"Y-yes sir, I have..." She stuttered. "Well, sorta..."

"Hello Kitty." Ororo said. "It's good to see you again dear." Her calm demeanor and gentle smile allow Kitty to relax a bit.

"Thank you, Miss Munroe." Kitty said, picking up her bags.

"Let's go inside and get Miss Pryde settled, then we shall have some dinner, and discuss how we do things around here."

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Later on that evening, long after most of the other residents had gone to sleep, Kitty was wide awake, writing away in her journal the event s of the past few hours.

She had met the other people who lived in the mansion, which was a rather...mixed group, to say the least.

Aside from the Professor, she had found out that Miss Munroe was more commonly referred to as Storm. After a little demo, she understood why. It was kinda scary, seeing Storm in having–the-elements-at-my-command mode, but she then learned that it wasn't without a price; Storm had to keep her emotions in check at all times, less her powers spiral out of control.

Then there had been Scott Summers, walking around with his sunglasses at night. It had been explained to her that he couldn't remove them, less he fire one of his optic blasts and take her head clean off. He was the leader guy; that much she could discern.

Next came a lovely young woman named Jean Grey. She was just like the Professor, she could read minds, and move stuff with her mind. Made Kitty wish she had a cooler power...

After Jean, she met this goofy guy the others all called Morph. Apparently he didn't go by anything else; although she was assured he had a real name. Like Storm, his name summed up his powers perfectly. Shape-shifter...lucky bastard.

Probably the biggest shock had been meeting the school's doctor, Hendry McCoy. Come on, how often do you meet a giant, blue, furry...beast? Appropriately enough, that's what he went by. He was an incredibly brilliant man, after talking to him for a few minutes, Kitty had nearly forgotten how he looked.

That brought her up to the last member of this outfit...Oh lordy, that was scary.

That one had this almost empty look in his eyes, like he was missing something. That and his hair was sticking out at weird spots. He had just walked by her without a glance, growling, yes growling, all the while. Kitty had been told that he was called Wolverine for the most part. He was there because the Professor was helping him control his rage...that was real comforting.

And so now she sits in her spacious room, a little apprehensive about her new living situation, but willing to give it a try for the time being.

Storm had told her that she wouldn't be the only young person there for much longer. The Professor was constantly monitoring for mutants who were in need of help. Be it with their powers, their life, or whatever. She found that a little freaky, like this guy was Big Brother or something, but if it meant she'd have people closer to her own age around, she could live with it.

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A couple weeks had gone by since the arrival of Kitty Pryde. She had begun her training in the use of her powers, which had been dubbed 'phasing' by the Professor. Apparently she was able to manipulate her own molecules and separate them, or something, and this caused her to be able to move her body through solid objects...it didn't make sense to her, but he's the guy with the title of Professor, so she decided to believe him.

She was currently in the mansions' gym, just practicing walking through various pieces of equipment, with Storm watching over.

"So when do I get to start some hardcore training with the rest of you?" Kitty asked, standing through a weight bench. "I mean, this experimenting stuff is all well and good, but how am I supposed to know what I can really do if I don't get a chance to try?"

"Charles would rather wait until he has fully analyzed your powers, then he will arrange a suitable program for you to begin more intensive training." Storm replied.

"But I wanna know what you guys all do!" Kitty whined. "I mean, 'danger room' just sounds really cool!"

"I'm sure that you're also able to determine that with a name like 'Danger room', there is a significant amount of danger involved." Storm said with a smile.

"Oh ha ha! That's soooo funny!" Kitty laughed. "Hey, can I ask you something?" She made her way through the bench and over to Storm.

"Of course you can, Kitty." Storm made a gesture for Kitty to have a seat on the floor. "What's on your mind?"

"It's just that, well, I'm really starting to like it here, you and Mr. McCoy and Jean are all super nice." Kitty started. "But it's that I kinda miss having people my own age to talk to...not that I think you're old or anything!"

"That's alright, I know what you mean." Storm laughed. "But that's not something you're going to have to worry about for much longer, Kitten. Charles has located at least two possible new recruits and is always looking for more."

"Really?! That'd be awesome!" Kitty jumped up and did a little happy dance. At that moment, Cyclops entered the room.

"Storm, Professor Xavier finally got a lock on that one mutant, he wants you to go with him to try help." He stated in his super-leader-guy-type voice. "Hey, Kitty."

"Hi, Scott." She replied.

"Where is the mutant now?" Storm asked, getting up from her spot on the floor. "I thought Charles wasn't able to get a solid lock on him?"

"He wasn't, but there was a huge burst of energy and suddenly he was able to." He said. "He thinks the mutant is in Seattle."

"Hey, can I come?" Kitty piped up. Both Storm and Cyclops turned to her, almost having forgotten that she was there.

"I don't think that's a good idea Kitty." Cyclops said. "The power fluctuations of this mutant could mean that he's dangerous. We don't want you getting hurt."

"Oh. Okay." Kitty muttered, feeling a little dejected.

"Don't worry Kitty, if all goes well, you'll have someone to train with." Storm said as she made her way out the door. "Which means you may be able to get some time in the Danger Room."

Kitty got a rather wicked evil grin on her face at the prospect of getting cooler training, plus she might have a new friend, so she let it go.

On the way to the lower levels, Storm and Cyclops were discussing their youngest member.

"Do you think that was wise to promise something like Danger Room training? She might not be too impressed when she finds out that she won't be training in there for awhile, partner or no." Cyclops mentioned.

"Perhaps it was a bit hasty, but she will work very hard to get herself to a level where she will be ready for a challenge like the Danger Room." Storm replied. "She is adapting better that I could have hoped."

"Her powers aren't much in the way of offence, like the rest of us." Cyclops started, thinking out loud. "I was thinking we ought to have her take on some weapons training, something she could focus on while we get her ready for the harder stuff."

"That's not a bad idea actually." She mused. "Perhaps Logan could..."

"Whoa! Lets not scare the girl to death before she's been here a month." He looked at her with what she had to assume was bewilderment.

"As long as she takes it seriously, Logan will be fine." Storm defended.

"The last thing I want is for her to wind up gutted because he couldn't control his anger." Cyclops retorted.

"Alright, we can discuss it with Kitty later." Storm rolled her eyes at his comment. Scott and Logan's anger towards each other seemed to be never-ending. "Right now we have more important things to deal with."

"Right, right." He brought himself back to the here and now. "Well, good luck in Seattle."

"Thank you, hopefully we will be able to help this one." Storm mused.

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AN: Well, it begins. Kitty's here, and the rest are on their way.

It feels a little slow at the moment, but it's going to pick of once the other new mutants show up.

I have a feeling the rating may go up further down the line, I had an idea for a little multi-part arc for this story, which I am very eager to incorporate.

Thanx to xpoisonedxangelx, darkstorm5000, Jessica, and Blacknight369 for reviewing.

Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. :)

See ya next time!

-Leishy