Oni nodded. He was getting excited and he knew he would have to run a few laps around the mansion tonight before he could even think of sleep. He walked down to the hanger with Storm and saw the nice little simulator sitting a ways off from the x-jet and he walked over to it and got in soon followed by Storm. He sat in the pilots seat and looked to her. "Alright, where do we start?

Storm smiled and got right to it.. He already knew almost everything, so she really didn't have to explain anything. For a few hours they worked on the basics. She took a deep breath and leaned back. "Good, Oni.. You've done better than anyone I've taught so far." She chuckled. "But, now.. For the real test.. Get back into the air," she smiled as her eyes grew white as fog started to gather, the sun was darkened by the storm clouds that suddenly appeared. "..An Incoming aircraft, or loosing another aircraft.. We've had to do that a few times, including the missiles.." She sighed. "Do you think you can do this?" Her eyes returned to normal as she looked into his eyes. "..This is the final test before you finally get to start flying Oni. What do you think?"

Oni nodded. "Alright lets classify you." Oni said as he hit a few buttons and activated the special windshield modification that let you see much better, it was as if infared and nvg combined. He looked to his screen and said, "ok, this would be a f-1A18 hornet 3 of them." Just then a voice crackled into the air. "Unidentified aircraft identify yourself and come to course 218 immediately or you will be fired upon." Oni veered left to 218 before diving steeply and then resumed his original course, "lets see them beat that." The radar started beeping and he saw two incoming missiles. He veered left than right before punching the engines full over but the missiles were self guided. "Shit." He saw a cliff face not to far from him and he headed straight towards it.

He smiled as he closed range fast and he suddenly cut power completely and started a horizontal drop. He watched the missiles slam into the rock face before feeling the back of the plane fall away and when they were completely vertical, he punched the engines and flew straight over the mountaintop and resumed straight and level flight on course. "Did I do ok?"

Storm smiled. "...You did great, Oni." She patted him on the back. "Congratulations, Oni. You are now a Certified Pilot of the X-Jet."

Oni smiled and ended the simulation. "Alright that is great now tomorrow I get to fly! I've really looked forward to it. I mean I can levitate and fly to a certain extent now with the control of my powers but to actually be able to fly." Oni laughed and got out of the simulator. "Thanks Storm, I'm off to go find Jean."

Scott was starting to wonder if Oni had replaced him. He hated to admit that he was feeling unsettled like this but she spent all her time with him and he always wanted to be with her. He was older now and… Scott shook his head and tried to shrug it off because it wasn't possible. Jean wouldn't do that to him and Oni had even proved himself to be a good person but he just felt as if ever since Oni had come, he had been pushed out of the picture. He was trying to find a moment where they could talk without Oni or anyone else but so far no luck.

Jean walked through the corridors of the school, her head down and a smile on her face. She hadn't felt this... relaxed and good in a long time. She turned the corner and looked up to see Scott. She smiled brightly and crept up on him, pouncing him. She kissed his cheek and giggled. "Hey.." She whispered in his ear. "Are you alright? You look, upset?" She looked up into his eyes. She wrapped her arms around his waist and pulled him closer. What was bothering him? She didn't want him feeling upset about anything; it made her feel a little bad as well.

Scott smiled and said, "nothing's bothering me, Jean. Now that you're here." Scott held Jean close not wanting to let her go. "It's just that I've hardly been able to get a moment with you alone lately but that's all gone now. I'm just glad you're here, so what's up?" He tried to put his feelings from earlier out of his mind and just be happy for the moment.

She smiled. "Don't worry.. It'll get better. Oni's done his training and all.." She closed her eyes for a moment, loving his warmth. "Well, you saw that Oni beat the 2nd Level of the Sentinel program..." She smiled. "Stronger than I thought he'd be." She chuckled and pulled away for a moment. "How 'bout this, why don't you and I go somewhere? Just the both of us. Oni's doing the Flight Operations with Storm. I think it would be nice.. I've missed you a lot too.." She laid her head on his chest.

Scott nodded not liking the talk about Oni but he was glad that Jean felt the same way he did and he said, "well, lets go out for dinner tonight and get away from all this. It may not be hawaii but it will have to do, so what do you say? " Scott smiled and hopped she would agree.

She laughed. "We can make it like Hawaii." She smiled and looked up into his eyes. "It's a date then." She reached up and kissed him, closing her eyes. "And what time shall we be leaving?" She grinned, her eyes sparkling.

Scott smiled and said, "ohh right about ..." Just then he saw Oni rush into the room at a high speed but he stopped seeing the two. Ooh, uh, gomen nasai." Before back flipping and heading out once again catching a look from Scott that spoke volumes.

"Now where were we? Oh yes, I remember how about 7 or so?" He still glanced down the hall but tried to forget about it

Jean turned, seeing Oni for just a second. She blinked and turned back to Scott. "...That'll be good, Scott." She kissed him again. "I'll dress up, just for you." She chuckled, looking into his eyes. "I can't wait.." She grinned. She kissed him once again before stepping away. "I'll see you right here at seven, okay? And you better not stand me up.. Or I might just have to do something bad." She laughed and winked, turning and walking down the hallway.

Scott smiled and nodded, "don't worry, I'll be there." he laughed before heading off to get ready.