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Late at night, lighting strikes and rain pours hard over what looks like any American suburbs. Despite the harsh weather most of the residents of this peaceful community rest with ease. Except for one young girl who tosses and turns as she sleeps in her bed. She dreams she is flying over a large city all by herself. She is confused how this is possible and fears she will fall she starts to feel strange and tries to get to a near by building but cannot and begins to fall. She screams as she falls and in the real world her screams can be heard as well waking her parents. Finally the girl awakes and looks around. "Like how did I get here?" she cried scared. She wasn't in her room but in the basement.
Her parents rush down the stairs and look at her. "Don't worry Kitty it's going to be okay, you were only dreaming right dear" her mother said rushing over to her.
Her father is about to answer when he sees something. "Yes Kitty it was just- what in the world" the father gasped looking at the ceiling. Kitty and her mother look up as well and see what looks like her pillow and blanket sticking halfway through the ceiling.
"What's happening to me?" Kitty said beginning to cry as her parents try to comfort her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meanwhile 100's of miles away in Bayville New York, all is quiet in the Xavier Institute, as everyone sleeps. Until suddenly from inside the depths of Xavier's underground complex a large beeping sound can be heard. From his sleep Charles Xavier awakes. "Cerebro" he said to himself and scans to see anyone else is awake. "Logan come to my room" he said. Within minutes the feral mutant appears.
"Yeah Chuck" Logan yawned walking over to Xavier's bed.
"I noticed you were awoken by the alarm first, so if you wouldn't mind" he said indicating he needed to get to his wheel chair.
"Yeah sure" Logan shrugged and picked Xavier and set him down in his wheel chair and started to push him.
"So while we have this time I'd like to talk to you about something" he said.
Logan nodded as he pushed Charles down the hall toward the elevator. "Yeah about what Chuck, the reason you called me back I guess. So you need me to continue hunting down Magneto. I mean I've kept good tabs on him for a while but he never does stay in one place, it is quite frustrating" Logan grumbled.
"Actually no. I've decided that since I'm restarting the school and it seems Magneto has decided to become active again that the students are going to need a teacher, someone who can train them how and when to fight" he said. "I'm asking if you might hang around and do that. Plus if you were around it would be much easier for me when I need you for special jobs" he explained as they entered the elevator and descended down.
"Special jobs huh" Logan shrugged. "And I guess it could be fun to run the boys ragged" he smirked and pushed Charles out into the metal corridor. "But Chuck there are a good number of people who want me dead and might come here, you sure you want to take that risk" he said as he pushed him down the corridor in the direction of the Cerebro room.
"What you would bring to the students is valuable enough for me to take the risk" he nodded. "Besides with my abilities and the defense system I feel we are safe and the children are quite resourceful" he chuckled as they reached the Cerebro Room and entered, the large spherical room.
"Well okay then I'll stay" Logan nodded.
"Good to here it" Xavier said then focused on Cerebro. He placed the helmet on his head and analyzed the data. The computer screen said second mutant signature in area found. The area it was referring to was the town of Northbrook, Illinois. At this time all the students wandered in wearing their pajamas.
"Professor we heard the Cerebro alarm, what's going on" Jean asked.
Xavier turned to them. "Two mutant signatures have been detected in Northbrook Illinois, a boy named Lance Alvers, who has had his powers for some time now, and a girl whose powers are just manifesting, her name is Kitty Pryde" Xavier explained. "I'm going to find them first thing in the morning, Jean and Bobby you will come with me, but for now all of you back to bed" he said.
Bobby and Jean nodded and all of them wandered back to their beds. Xavier turned off the machine and started to wheel himself out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next morning finds Kurt Wagner rushing to get to school. "Mein got, I be late for my first day in high school" he said as he rushed down the streets of Bayville. He looked at his watch and realized he wasn't going to make it. "Unless..." he thought and closed his eyes. He teleported and reappeared right outside Bayville High just as the bell rung. "Oh drat I'm late" he said and began to run not knowing he had been watched since he teleported in.
Near by what looked to be Principal Raven Darkholme observed Kurt from afar. "So this is Kurt Wagner," she thought. "But could he be..." she began to ask herself then just shook her head. "It doesn't matter if he even might be, he's with Xavier thus he is the enemy" she thought glaring at him. She strolled over to him and got in his face. "New student huh, I'm your Principal Ms. Darkholme" she told him while looking him over with a menacing glare. "Well it is not good to be late, I think I'm going to have to exert some punishment" she said sternly.
Kurt trembled. "Principal Darkholme, uhh I didn't mean to be late," he said trembling. How was he going to get out of this he was wondering to himself as she towered over him.
"Oh really I'm sorry unless you have a pass or are exempt it's detention. Not a good way to start off in a new school is it" She asked. "And you don't have either so I guess detention...." She began when suddenly she and Kurt were interrupted.
"Kurt there you are" Scott said coming between them. "Your Homeroom teacher sent me to find you" he said pulling Kurt along. "Excuse us Principal Darkholme," he said pulling Kurt away.
Danke Scott I vas vorried for a minute" Kurt sighed.
"Yeah don't mention it just be more careful from now on. Especially around the principal" he said as they walked away.
Principal Darkholme glared at them as they left, her eyes turned yellow. She walked away and headed to the main office. "Those X-kids always seem to travel in packs" she frowned. "But where were the other two" she wondered entering the office. One of the office workers was on the phone.
"So that's Jean Grey and Bobby Drake, who will not be in today, okay got it down. Have a nice day Professor" the secretary said hanging up.
Mystique heard this and immediately ran over to the desk. "Uhh Doris please send for those two new students I admitted today, Emma Frost and John Allerdyce" she said. "I'll be in my office" she told her and then went into her office and rushed over to her main phone. "Xavier's up to something" she thought and dialed up the FAA. "Hello" She said in Xavier's voice. "Yes this is Charles Xavier, yes I called before, and I just wanted to confirm that you had the right location on our flight plan," she asked.
"Yes it was Northbrook Illinois wasn't it," the official said.
"Oh yes, thank you" she said and hung up as Emma and John entered.
"Public school is so degrading" Emma frowned while John fiddled with his lighter. "Anyway what did you want" she asked.
"Xavier has taken Grey and Drake to Northbrook Illinois, I suspect they have found a new mutant or mutants. So we're going to follow them and grab the recruit before they can. And you two will get to handle Xavier's kids" she smiled at them maliciously and they returned the same malicious smile.
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Meanwhile high in the air the X-jet sores through the clouds. Xavier is in the pilots chair while Jean and Bobby sit behind him.
"So Professor why are you only bringing us" Jean asked.
"Because Jean you are just the type of person Kitty can relate to and I feel the whole team would be intimidating," he explained.
"Okay Professor I'll try" Jean said. "But what about Lance Alvers" she asked.
"Yes Lance is quite the rebellious type, that's where you come in Bobby" he said.
"Me, why?" Bobby asked rather confused.
"Well I'll be honest I'm very unsure about Alvers" Xavier admitted. "But of all my students I think you might be able to appeal to his personality" he explained. "Scott is too rigid and Kurt is still quite unsure of himself," he explained. "But be careful" he cautioned.
"No problem sir, I'm always careful" Bobby smirked and Jean just gives him a look. "What." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Back in Northbrook Kitty Pryde looks at herself in the mirror and takes a deep breath as she buttons her pink cardigan. "Okay Kitty you can do this" she says to herself then grabs her book bag and walks out. She slowly creeps down stairs to the front door, grabbing the doorknob.
"Kitty I thought we decided you were staying home today after what happened" her mother said walking over and putting a hand on Kitty's shoulder.
Kitty frowns and pushes her away. "You mean that I'm some sort of freak," she snapped. "Besides what's the point of staying home, what happened isn't going to change if I stay here, now I have classes to be at" she frowned and started to walk out before turning back. "Please don't tell Daddy" she sighed then walked away for school.
Meanwhile on the other side of town, in a much less appealing neighborhood, a boy dressed in grunge wanders out of the house. "I'm going to school," he yelled. "I'll be back late," he said knowing they weren't even paying attention. "Anyone can be a foster parent these days" he frowned and wandered down in the direction of the High School. He cuts through the park when he's realizes he's being followed. He turns around to see Bobby Drake. He frowns as he looks over the kid and he marches over to him. The ground shakes as he walks over.
"Yep this is him," Bobby thought.
"Hey kid you've got some sort of problem," the boy yelled at Bobby.
"Lance Alvers right, that's some interesting stuff your doing huh" Bobby said.
Lance looked at him. "How do you know my name and what are you talking about" he said.
"It's a long story but my Professor detected you and I'm talking about all that shaking, it's part of your mutant power" Bobby said bluntly.
"What you saying you calling me some sort of freak" Lance snapped and the ground really began to shake, Bobby almost lost his footing.
"No way man, the names Bobby, Bobby Drake and check this out, I'm a mutant to" Bobby said and then fired a stream of ice on to the ground.
Lance shrugged. "So wait your saying we're both mutants" he said. "Okay great so what is it you want" he said.
"Well my Professor can read minds and he runs a school for people like us so we can control our abilities, and we're inviting you to join" he said.
Lance frowned. This school sounded like some sort of freak show. "What some sort of place for freaks and weirdoes, no thanks kid" Alvers said and made the ground shake causing Bobby to fall on his butt then stormed off.
"This is going to be a pain" Bobby frowned and slowly trailed him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meanwhile Jean and the Professor weren't having better luck. They had knocked on the Pryde's door and got an angry Mr. Pryde.
"Look sir we just want to talk about what's going on with Kitty, and last night. We can help her" Jean pleaded.
"What happened last night is none of your business" Mr. Pryde said slamming the door.
"Well we tried" Jean sighed.
"Jean I want you to go to the school, I try to find a way to deal with her parents" Xavier said and sent her off to the school. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Later on at Northbrook High Kitty is hiding behind her locker door trying her best not be noticed when two other girls walk past. "If it isn't the little Kitty" one of the girls said. "So you ready for PE today, isn't it the one class your not acing" the girl says the laughs with her friend.
Kitty glares at them. "Why don't you like leave me alone Riley" she frowns.
"Now now Kitty we can't tolerate back talk can we Amy" Riley says glaring at Kitty.
"No we can't" Amy nodded and the two look at each other and smile. They grab Kitty and stuff her in her locker and close it. "Later Kitty" Amy says and the two laugh as the bell rings and the hall empties.
Inside the locker Kitty freaks out and starts banging on it. "Let me out of here" she squealed.
Meanwhile Lance spray can in hand starts to spray the lockers as he thinks. "How are we going to get into the office and get those test answers" he frowns to himself not hearing Kitty as he sprays a stream of red across the lockers as he walks.
Kitty continues to bang frantically and then backs up and charges at the door as fast as she can, but instead of hitting the door she falls through it and on to Lance, who ends up with a line of paint on his face. Kitty looks up to see the Locker still locked and is confused and scared. "Like sorry" she said and starts to run away but Lance grabs her in amazement.
"You just walked through that door," he said pointing at it.
"Like I have no idea what your talking about" Kitty said and tried to run again but he still held her.
"No you don't understand. Your just like me, we're both mutants" he said.
"What do you mean" Kitty asked curiously.
"I mean this" Lance said causing the hallway to shake a bit. Kitty looked scared and ran off. "Damn it" Lance frowned. "I need her and I will get her" he said and stormed off. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meanwhile back at the Institute Logan sits in front of the garage waxing his bike when he hears from a distance another motorcycle. "Sabretooth" he growled and hopped on his bike and drove out of the institute, passing Scott and Kurt.
"Vhere is he going" Kurt wondered.
"Let's find out" Scott said and pulled Kurt along as he ran to the garage. They hopped into his convertible and drove off after him. They follow Logan to a parking garage where they see him riding his motorcycle till someone else jumps on him pushing him off.
"That's Sabretooth" Scott exclaimed and watched the two men go at it and wrestle across the parking garage. Logan's claws opened up and went wild on Sabretooth who then slammed Logan into the wall.
"Whose that" Kurt asked as they watched. Logan and Sabretooth continued to tear at each other and throw each other around.
"It's Logan's arch enemy or something, it's complicated" he said as they watched and saw at one point Sabretooth trip Logan and cause him to fall to a lower floor of the parking garage. Logan fell hard and was down for a minute. Sabretooth picked up a car and readied to throw it on the prone Logan. "Oh no you don't Scott said and fired a laser blast at Sabretooth slamming him hard into the wall knocking him out for a moment.
Logan awoke and groaned but got back up and ran back up the garage to get Sabretooth only to find him down. He growled at Scott. "I could of handled this" he said as the three crowded around Sabretooth who was only now coming too.
"Well what do we do with him" Scott asked when suddenly all three were hit in the face with slime.
Sabretooth looked confused when he turned to see a greenish skinned boy looking at him. "Yo saw you fighting the X-geeks thought I could lend a hand, I'm in the Brotherhood" Todd said.
Sabretooth growled. "Oh really kid, I don't need help, but I'm bored with this" he frowned and grabbed Todd. "Come on kid" he said and ran off carrying the boy.
The three X-men finally were able to get the slime off and noticed Sabretooth was gone.
Logan growled. "Damn it" he frowned. "Look I didn't need your help" he said brushing past Scott and heading to his bike.
Scott sighed and Kurt shrugged. "Vell that could of gone better" he said. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Back in Northbrook Kitty rushes in late for Gym. "Like sorry coach I was having locker problems" she said glaring at Riley and Amy who grin at her. She frowns and goes to lineup for the jump.
Up on the school roof Lance sits with two other guys who are looking annoyed.
"So Lance how are we going to get those test answers with that alarm system in the office" the boy named Griff said.
"Yeah can't you just you know shake it up" the other boy named Pete asked.
"Are you stupid, if I did that they would know the answers had been stolen and change the test" he frowned. "But don't worry that girl down there is all we need, she's got powers too, she can walk through walls" he said and pointed out Kitty to them.
"You mean the little one with the pony tail," Griff asked.
"Yeah that's her, now watch as I gain points with her" he explained as they watched her do a bad long jump.
"Oh like I stink at this" Kitty sighed.
"What else is new" Riley smirked as she readied for her jump. When she went to jump the ground shook hard and she fell and ended up covered in sand. Kitty laughed a bit and looked up to see that Lance kid from before waving from the rooftop.
"Like what does he want from me" she asked herself nervously. "I've got to get out of here" she cries and runs away into the school.
Lance watches her leave and frowns. "I've got to go grab her," he tells his friends.
"Oh no you don't" a voice says from behind them and they turn around to see Bobby.
"Not you again kid" Lance growls at Bobby. "I already told you I wasn't interested in your little school. And as for Kitty who's going to stop me."
Bobby glared at him and went eye to eye on him. "I will. I'm not going to let you get her into trouble" he said defiantly. Griff and Pete had backed away as the two mutants looked at each other. Griff took a chipped off piece of the roof and snuck up behind Bobby hitting him in the head as Lance watched him. "Nice try kid" he said as Bobby was knocked out.
"So what do we do with him?" Griff asked.
Lance shrugged. "We don't have time for him just leave him" Lance told them then ran off to find Kitty. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In the mean time Kitty had continued running. She had run into the auditorium and across the stage when she ran through a table. Realizing what she had done she just stopped and sat down beginning to cry. "Like why me. Why do I have to be such a freak?" she cried to herself. "I mean first I'm a nerd, then I don't have any friends, and now this, I'm just a freak" she sighed to herself as she tried to hit the table and just went through it. "God damn it" she cried and buried her head in her lap.
"Kitty" a sweet voice said to her and she looked up to see a red headed girl. "Probably one of Riley's friends by the look of it" Kitty thought to herself.
"No I'm not a friend of Riley. I'm here to be your friend" Jean said to Kitty in her mind.
Kitty heard her in her head and backed up. "How did you do that?" she asked suspiciously.
"My names Jean, like you I have gifts" Jean smiled and made a chair levitate to show her. "I can also do this."
Kitty frowned. "It's not a gift it's a curse" she frowned.
Jean sighed. "Look Kitty, I know how you're feeling, when I first got my powers I hated them to but then I realized how special they make me" she explained.
"Special" Kitty asked a little unsure of this new girl.
"Yes, and you will too once you embrace and control your powers" she explained. "They're a whole group of people like us at the school I come from and we want to help you" Jean said putting a hand on Kitty's shoulder.
Still confused and suspicious Kitty backs away. "I don't want to get use to them, I want to be normal and I don't even know you how could I trust you" Kitty frowns and runs off.
Jean goes to follow. "Kitty wait" She begins when she is grabbed from behind. She turns and sees Lance, she recognizes him from the file Xavier had.
"Look stay away from her she's mine" Lance warned her as he stared at her coldly.
Jean meets him with a stare just as cold as she pulls out of his grip. "No I'm here to help her and I'm not going to let you use her" Jean frowned as she read what he had in mind for Kitty. "I'm not afraid of you" she said.
"You should be. I already took care of your little friend, I'll take care of you," he snarled.
Jean's face went pale and she gasped. "Bobby, what did you do to him?" she cried.
"Lets just say he's taking some nap time" Lance laughed. Jean scanned his mind then rushed off to find Bobby. "That takes care of her" he said then rushed to go find Kitty. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jean reached the roof and found Bobby knocked out on the roof and rushed to his side. She was so worried, Bobby was like the little brother she never had. "Bobby wake up" she said holding him. "Come on don't you give up" she said then used her telepathy to try and wake him.
"Jeanie" Bobby groaned a little confused.
"Bobby are you okay," she asked with concern on her face.
"Did anyone get the number of that thug with a rock" Bobby smirked as he slowly rose up and rubbed his head.
Jean took this comment that he was just fine and hugged him. "Your okay" she said.
"Yeah" Bobby nodded then remembered from before. "But Kitty won't be unless we hurry" he said. "Alvers is going to use her to steal test answer," he explained.
Jean nodded and concentrated on her telepathy. "Professor, Lance is trying to get Kitty to help him steal" she called out to his mind.
The Professor happened to be with the Prydes at the moment. It seemed Mrs. Pryde had second thoughts about the Professor's offer to talk and things were slowly progressing. "Yes Jean I hear you, I'm coming with Kitty's parents now, you and Bobby do your best to stop Lance" he told her.
Jean heard him and nodded. "Yes we're going" she said and hurried off with Bobby. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As this was going on Lance finally found Kitty crying by her locker as she got her books ready for her last class. "I saw what that girl was trying to pull on you before with that freak school" he said. "Her friend tried the same thing with me" he said. "You see we're the same type of person here, we just want to be left alone but people keep bothering us" he said.
Kitty looked up and sobbed. She was so confused by everything. "You really think so," she asked. "Then like what are we suppose to about it" she asked.
"We have to embrace what makes us difference, like these powers" he said. "I mean they might make us different and make us stand out but then we should use them to our advantage them right" he said.
Kitty sighed she was confused and what he had to say seemed to make sense. "Like I guess your right but how do we do that" she asked.
Lance smiled his plan was working perfectly. "Well first you have to train at using your powers" he said taking her by the hand and walking her down to the locked door of the principals office. "Take this door for instance try walking through it" he said.
As they walked over there two figures watched them, they were Emma and Pyro. "So luv, if they be the mutants do we go over and get the Sheila and wanker" he asked.
Emma shook her head. She had scanned Lance's mind and knew what he was up to. "We're going to make sure they steal those test answers and get them caught so, then they'll have no choice but to join us" she explained as they watched on.
Kitty shrugged not realizing Lance's intentions of practicing with this door in particular. "Well maybe I should try to learn how to use them" she nodded and closed her eyes she concentrated and walked toward the door and right through it. The sensation of phasing intrigued her. She opened her eyes and smiled. "Like I did it, Lance, I did it" she said and rushed over and opened the door for Lance. She went to hug him but he sort of pushed her aside.
"Yeah great job Kitty" he said rushing straight over to the computer to find the test answer.
"Like what are you doing" she asked as she watched him print out the test answers then figured it out. "Wait you used me to get those test answers" she cried and started to run away but Lance grabbed her.
"Look yeah I did, cause I needed your help" he said. "But don't worry you'll get a share of the profits" he assured her.
"Eww like no way, I'm no thief" Kitty frowned and tried to run away but Lance held her tight.
"I can't let you leave, you might blab" Lance said.
"Oww, you're like hurting me" she squealed. "Help" she said calling out into the hall as Xavier and her parents entered the school. He was explaining the situation but both were so shocked that they're daughter would break into an office. They heard her cry and rushed down the hall and around the corner. They saw Kitty and were about to rush there when a burst of flames broke out in the hall. Out from an empty classroom appeared Emma and Pyro.
"Sorry mates, but we can't let ya stop them" Pyro grinned while Emma smiled at Xavier.
Xavier glared at them. "Out of our way before I am forced to take action" he said sternly to them.
"Oh sorry professor dear but for some reason we're not scared, are we Pyro" Emma laughed as she used her mental powers to counteract Xavier's. "You might be stronger but all I have to do is hold out till they get caught and they're ours" she cackled.
Xavier prepared to reappear force when suddenly a stream of ice extinguished it. Xavier and the Prydes turned to see Bobby and Jean appear.
"We'll handle them, get to Kitty" Jean said as she ran over to engage Emma while Pyro and Bobby engaged in a battle of fire and ice.
The Prydes nodded and rushed to the office with Xavier in tow. "Hands off my daughter" Mr. Pryde said as he rushed to grab Lance.
"Oh yeah" Lance said and made the floor shake causing Mr. Pryde to fall down.
"Daddy" Kitty cried and pulled away from Lance by phasing through him rushing to help him.
Lance frowned at this display and glared at Xavier.
"Lance it is over the police are coming, just give up" Xavier said.
Lance growled. "No it's not over" he snapped and started making the room really shake. A large bookcase started to fall on top of Kitty and her father.
"No" Kitty said holding her father as the bookcase fell right through them. She pushed him to the door.
Lance continued the shake down until the ceiling really began to rattle and fall apart. "Oh my god I'm getting out of here" he said and pushed Xavier out of the way bolting down the hall.
Kitty saw that the ceiling about to collapse and pushed her parents out the door next to Xavier. They watched in horror as the ceiling fell on their daughter.
"Oh Kitty" Mrs. Pryde cried while her husband held her.
"Like what's the problem" Kitty asked casually as she walked through the rubble and dusted herself off.
"Oh Kitty" her parents said and ran and hugged her. "We're so sorry we should have been more understanding about your well your gifts" her mother said.
Kitty nodded. "Like it's okay, I didn't understand it either but I think that there are these people who can help" she said indicating Xavier and Bobby and Jean who walked over after Bobby had frozen John's lighter, who in turn ran. Emma had decided it was better to chase after Lance then fight two people.
Her parents nodded. "Yes we agree" Mr. Pryde said. He turned to the Professor and his students. "Thank you for all your help and we would be honored if Kitty were to join your school" he said.
"And we would be honored if she joined us" Xavier smiled at the Prydes as did Bobby and Jean. Kitty smiled back at Xavier and Jean and the other boy. "Hmm he's kind of cute," she thought.
"Well how about we all talk about the arrangements over dinner?" Mrs. Pryde offered.
"That sounds great" Jean smiled as they all walked out of the school to the parking lot.
From a near by hill Lance Alvers watched them leave and the destruction he had caused. He had no idea what he would now; the police were probably after him.
"You were close you know just got sloppy in the end" Emma said walking over behind him with John who was trying to de-thaw his lighter.
"Who are you" Lance questioned.
"Friends" Emma said. "And it looks like you need them right now, especially after doing that" she said as Raven Darkholme appeared behind her.
"Yes it does seem you are in need of a new place to live," she said to Lance. "Come with us and we will help you reach your full potential" Mystique said as she transformed into her true-self
Lance smiled and nodded.
"Welcome to the Brotherhood young Avalanche" Mystique smiled.
Okay another chapter done. Thanks to all of the reviews and please keep them coming. I am open to suggestions and actually I would like to know who people would like to see as the final member of the team. I might keep Spyke, but I was also considering Thunderbird III, or Sunfire. Tell me what you think and remember READ and RESPOND.
Late at night, lighting strikes and rain pours hard over what looks like any American suburbs. Despite the harsh weather most of the residents of this peaceful community rest with ease. Except for one young girl who tosses and turns as she sleeps in her bed. She dreams she is flying over a large city all by herself. She is confused how this is possible and fears she will fall she starts to feel strange and tries to get to a near by building but cannot and begins to fall. She screams as she falls and in the real world her screams can be heard as well waking her parents. Finally the girl awakes and looks around. "Like how did I get here?" she cried scared. She wasn't in her room but in the basement.
Her parents rush down the stairs and look at her. "Don't worry Kitty it's going to be okay, you were only dreaming right dear" her mother said rushing over to her.
Her father is about to answer when he sees something. "Yes Kitty it was just- what in the world" the father gasped looking at the ceiling. Kitty and her mother look up as well and see what looks like her pillow and blanket sticking halfway through the ceiling.
"What's happening to me?" Kitty said beginning to cry as her parents try to comfort her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meanwhile 100's of miles away in Bayville New York, all is quiet in the Xavier Institute, as everyone sleeps. Until suddenly from inside the depths of Xavier's underground complex a large beeping sound can be heard. From his sleep Charles Xavier awakes. "Cerebro" he said to himself and scans to see anyone else is awake. "Logan come to my room" he said. Within minutes the feral mutant appears.
"Yeah Chuck" Logan yawned walking over to Xavier's bed.
"I noticed you were awoken by the alarm first, so if you wouldn't mind" he said indicating he needed to get to his wheel chair.
"Yeah sure" Logan shrugged and picked Xavier and set him down in his wheel chair and started to push him.
"So while we have this time I'd like to talk to you about something" he said.
Logan nodded as he pushed Charles down the hall toward the elevator. "Yeah about what Chuck, the reason you called me back I guess. So you need me to continue hunting down Magneto. I mean I've kept good tabs on him for a while but he never does stay in one place, it is quite frustrating" Logan grumbled.
"Actually no. I've decided that since I'm restarting the school and it seems Magneto has decided to become active again that the students are going to need a teacher, someone who can train them how and when to fight" he said. "I'm asking if you might hang around and do that. Plus if you were around it would be much easier for me when I need you for special jobs" he explained as they entered the elevator and descended down.
"Special jobs huh" Logan shrugged. "And I guess it could be fun to run the boys ragged" he smirked and pushed Charles out into the metal corridor. "But Chuck there are a good number of people who want me dead and might come here, you sure you want to take that risk" he said as he pushed him down the corridor in the direction of the Cerebro room.
"What you would bring to the students is valuable enough for me to take the risk" he nodded. "Besides with my abilities and the defense system I feel we are safe and the children are quite resourceful" he chuckled as they reached the Cerebro Room and entered, the large spherical room.
"Well okay then I'll stay" Logan nodded.
"Good to here it" Xavier said then focused on Cerebro. He placed the helmet on his head and analyzed the data. The computer screen said second mutant signature in area found. The area it was referring to was the town of Northbrook, Illinois. At this time all the students wandered in wearing their pajamas.
"Professor we heard the Cerebro alarm, what's going on" Jean asked.
Xavier turned to them. "Two mutant signatures have been detected in Northbrook Illinois, a boy named Lance Alvers, who has had his powers for some time now, and a girl whose powers are just manifesting, her name is Kitty Pryde" Xavier explained. "I'm going to find them first thing in the morning, Jean and Bobby you will come with me, but for now all of you back to bed" he said.
Bobby and Jean nodded and all of them wandered back to their beds. Xavier turned off the machine and started to wheel himself out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next morning finds Kurt Wagner rushing to get to school. "Mein got, I be late for my first day in high school" he said as he rushed down the streets of Bayville. He looked at his watch and realized he wasn't going to make it. "Unless..." he thought and closed his eyes. He teleported and reappeared right outside Bayville High just as the bell rung. "Oh drat I'm late" he said and began to run not knowing he had been watched since he teleported in.
Near by what looked to be Principal Raven Darkholme observed Kurt from afar. "So this is Kurt Wagner," she thought. "But could he be..." she began to ask herself then just shook her head. "It doesn't matter if he even might be, he's with Xavier thus he is the enemy" she thought glaring at him. She strolled over to him and got in his face. "New student huh, I'm your Principal Ms. Darkholme" she told him while looking him over with a menacing glare. "Well it is not good to be late, I think I'm going to have to exert some punishment" she said sternly.
Kurt trembled. "Principal Darkholme, uhh I didn't mean to be late," he said trembling. How was he going to get out of this he was wondering to himself as she towered over him.
"Oh really I'm sorry unless you have a pass or are exempt it's detention. Not a good way to start off in a new school is it" She asked. "And you don't have either so I guess detention...." She began when suddenly she and Kurt were interrupted.
"Kurt there you are" Scott said coming between them. "Your Homeroom teacher sent me to find you" he said pulling Kurt along. "Excuse us Principal Darkholme," he said pulling Kurt away.
Danke Scott I vas vorried for a minute" Kurt sighed.
"Yeah don't mention it just be more careful from now on. Especially around the principal" he said as they walked away.
Principal Darkholme glared at them as they left, her eyes turned yellow. She walked away and headed to the main office. "Those X-kids always seem to travel in packs" she frowned. "But where were the other two" she wondered entering the office. One of the office workers was on the phone.
"So that's Jean Grey and Bobby Drake, who will not be in today, okay got it down. Have a nice day Professor" the secretary said hanging up.
Mystique heard this and immediately ran over to the desk. "Uhh Doris please send for those two new students I admitted today, Emma Frost and John Allerdyce" she said. "I'll be in my office" she told her and then went into her office and rushed over to her main phone. "Xavier's up to something" she thought and dialed up the FAA. "Hello" She said in Xavier's voice. "Yes this is Charles Xavier, yes I called before, and I just wanted to confirm that you had the right location on our flight plan," she asked.
"Yes it was Northbrook Illinois wasn't it," the official said.
"Oh yes, thank you" she said and hung up as Emma and John entered.
"Public school is so degrading" Emma frowned while John fiddled with his lighter. "Anyway what did you want" she asked.
"Xavier has taken Grey and Drake to Northbrook Illinois, I suspect they have found a new mutant or mutants. So we're going to follow them and grab the recruit before they can. And you two will get to handle Xavier's kids" she smiled at them maliciously and they returned the same malicious smile.
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Meanwhile high in the air the X-jet sores through the clouds. Xavier is in the pilots chair while Jean and Bobby sit behind him.
"So Professor why are you only bringing us" Jean asked.
"Because Jean you are just the type of person Kitty can relate to and I feel the whole team would be intimidating," he explained.
"Okay Professor I'll try" Jean said. "But what about Lance Alvers" she asked.
"Yes Lance is quite the rebellious type, that's where you come in Bobby" he said.
"Me, why?" Bobby asked rather confused.
"Well I'll be honest I'm very unsure about Alvers" Xavier admitted. "But of all my students I think you might be able to appeal to his personality" he explained. "Scott is too rigid and Kurt is still quite unsure of himself," he explained. "But be careful" he cautioned.
"No problem sir, I'm always careful" Bobby smirked and Jean just gives him a look. "What." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Back in Northbrook Kitty Pryde looks at herself in the mirror and takes a deep breath as she buttons her pink cardigan. "Okay Kitty you can do this" she says to herself then grabs her book bag and walks out. She slowly creeps down stairs to the front door, grabbing the doorknob.
"Kitty I thought we decided you were staying home today after what happened" her mother said walking over and putting a hand on Kitty's shoulder.
Kitty frowns and pushes her away. "You mean that I'm some sort of freak," she snapped. "Besides what's the point of staying home, what happened isn't going to change if I stay here, now I have classes to be at" she frowned and started to walk out before turning back. "Please don't tell Daddy" she sighed then walked away for school.
Meanwhile on the other side of town, in a much less appealing neighborhood, a boy dressed in grunge wanders out of the house. "I'm going to school," he yelled. "I'll be back late," he said knowing they weren't even paying attention. "Anyone can be a foster parent these days" he frowned and wandered down in the direction of the High School. He cuts through the park when he's realizes he's being followed. He turns around to see Bobby Drake. He frowns as he looks over the kid and he marches over to him. The ground shakes as he walks over.
"Yep this is him," Bobby thought.
"Hey kid you've got some sort of problem," the boy yelled at Bobby.
"Lance Alvers right, that's some interesting stuff your doing huh" Bobby said.
Lance looked at him. "How do you know my name and what are you talking about" he said.
"It's a long story but my Professor detected you and I'm talking about all that shaking, it's part of your mutant power" Bobby said bluntly.
"What you saying you calling me some sort of freak" Lance snapped and the ground really began to shake, Bobby almost lost his footing.
"No way man, the names Bobby, Bobby Drake and check this out, I'm a mutant to" Bobby said and then fired a stream of ice on to the ground.
Lance shrugged. "So wait your saying we're both mutants" he said. "Okay great so what is it you want" he said.
"Well my Professor can read minds and he runs a school for people like us so we can control our abilities, and we're inviting you to join" he said.
Lance frowned. This school sounded like some sort of freak show. "What some sort of place for freaks and weirdoes, no thanks kid" Alvers said and made the ground shake causing Bobby to fall on his butt then stormed off.
"This is going to be a pain" Bobby frowned and slowly trailed him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meanwhile Jean and the Professor weren't having better luck. They had knocked on the Pryde's door and got an angry Mr. Pryde.
"Look sir we just want to talk about what's going on with Kitty, and last night. We can help her" Jean pleaded.
"What happened last night is none of your business" Mr. Pryde said slamming the door.
"Well we tried" Jean sighed.
"Jean I want you to go to the school, I try to find a way to deal with her parents" Xavier said and sent her off to the school. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Later on at Northbrook High Kitty is hiding behind her locker door trying her best not be noticed when two other girls walk past. "If it isn't the little Kitty" one of the girls said. "So you ready for PE today, isn't it the one class your not acing" the girl says the laughs with her friend.
Kitty glares at them. "Why don't you like leave me alone Riley" she frowns.
"Now now Kitty we can't tolerate back talk can we Amy" Riley says glaring at Kitty.
"No we can't" Amy nodded and the two look at each other and smile. They grab Kitty and stuff her in her locker and close it. "Later Kitty" Amy says and the two laugh as the bell rings and the hall empties.
Inside the locker Kitty freaks out and starts banging on it. "Let me out of here" she squealed.
Meanwhile Lance spray can in hand starts to spray the lockers as he thinks. "How are we going to get into the office and get those test answers" he frowns to himself not hearing Kitty as he sprays a stream of red across the lockers as he walks.
Kitty continues to bang frantically and then backs up and charges at the door as fast as she can, but instead of hitting the door she falls through it and on to Lance, who ends up with a line of paint on his face. Kitty looks up to see the Locker still locked and is confused and scared. "Like sorry" she said and starts to run away but Lance grabs her in amazement.
"You just walked through that door," he said pointing at it.
"Like I have no idea what your talking about" Kitty said and tried to run again but he still held her.
"No you don't understand. Your just like me, we're both mutants" he said.
"What do you mean" Kitty asked curiously.
"I mean this" Lance said causing the hallway to shake a bit. Kitty looked scared and ran off. "Damn it" Lance frowned. "I need her and I will get her" he said and stormed off. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meanwhile back at the Institute Logan sits in front of the garage waxing his bike when he hears from a distance another motorcycle. "Sabretooth" he growled and hopped on his bike and drove out of the institute, passing Scott and Kurt.
"Vhere is he going" Kurt wondered.
"Let's find out" Scott said and pulled Kurt along as he ran to the garage. They hopped into his convertible and drove off after him. They follow Logan to a parking garage where they see him riding his motorcycle till someone else jumps on him pushing him off.
"That's Sabretooth" Scott exclaimed and watched the two men go at it and wrestle across the parking garage. Logan's claws opened up and went wild on Sabretooth who then slammed Logan into the wall.
"Whose that" Kurt asked as they watched. Logan and Sabretooth continued to tear at each other and throw each other around.
"It's Logan's arch enemy or something, it's complicated" he said as they watched and saw at one point Sabretooth trip Logan and cause him to fall to a lower floor of the parking garage. Logan fell hard and was down for a minute. Sabretooth picked up a car and readied to throw it on the prone Logan. "Oh no you don't Scott said and fired a laser blast at Sabretooth slamming him hard into the wall knocking him out for a moment.
Logan awoke and groaned but got back up and ran back up the garage to get Sabretooth only to find him down. He growled at Scott. "I could of handled this" he said as the three crowded around Sabretooth who was only now coming too.
"Well what do we do with him" Scott asked when suddenly all three were hit in the face with slime.
Sabretooth looked confused when he turned to see a greenish skinned boy looking at him. "Yo saw you fighting the X-geeks thought I could lend a hand, I'm in the Brotherhood" Todd said.
Sabretooth growled. "Oh really kid, I don't need help, but I'm bored with this" he frowned and grabbed Todd. "Come on kid" he said and ran off carrying the boy.
The three X-men finally were able to get the slime off and noticed Sabretooth was gone.
Logan growled. "Damn it" he frowned. "Look I didn't need your help" he said brushing past Scott and heading to his bike.
Scott sighed and Kurt shrugged. "Vell that could of gone better" he said. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Back in Northbrook Kitty rushes in late for Gym. "Like sorry coach I was having locker problems" she said glaring at Riley and Amy who grin at her. She frowns and goes to lineup for the jump.
Up on the school roof Lance sits with two other guys who are looking annoyed.
"So Lance how are we going to get those test answers with that alarm system in the office" the boy named Griff said.
"Yeah can't you just you know shake it up" the other boy named Pete asked.
"Are you stupid, if I did that they would know the answers had been stolen and change the test" he frowned. "But don't worry that girl down there is all we need, she's got powers too, she can walk through walls" he said and pointed out Kitty to them.
"You mean the little one with the pony tail," Griff asked.
"Yeah that's her, now watch as I gain points with her" he explained as they watched her do a bad long jump.
"Oh like I stink at this" Kitty sighed.
"What else is new" Riley smirked as she readied for her jump. When she went to jump the ground shook hard and she fell and ended up covered in sand. Kitty laughed a bit and looked up to see that Lance kid from before waving from the rooftop.
"Like what does he want from me" she asked herself nervously. "I've got to get out of here" she cries and runs away into the school.
Lance watches her leave and frowns. "I've got to go grab her," he tells his friends.
"Oh no you don't" a voice says from behind them and they turn around to see Bobby.
"Not you again kid" Lance growls at Bobby. "I already told you I wasn't interested in your little school. And as for Kitty who's going to stop me."
Bobby glared at him and went eye to eye on him. "I will. I'm not going to let you get her into trouble" he said defiantly. Griff and Pete had backed away as the two mutants looked at each other. Griff took a chipped off piece of the roof and snuck up behind Bobby hitting him in the head as Lance watched him. "Nice try kid" he said as Bobby was knocked out.
"So what do we do with him?" Griff asked.
Lance shrugged. "We don't have time for him just leave him" Lance told them then ran off to find Kitty. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In the mean time Kitty had continued running. She had run into the auditorium and across the stage when she ran through a table. Realizing what she had done she just stopped and sat down beginning to cry. "Like why me. Why do I have to be such a freak?" she cried to herself. "I mean first I'm a nerd, then I don't have any friends, and now this, I'm just a freak" she sighed to herself as she tried to hit the table and just went through it. "God damn it" she cried and buried her head in her lap.
"Kitty" a sweet voice said to her and she looked up to see a red headed girl. "Probably one of Riley's friends by the look of it" Kitty thought to herself.
"No I'm not a friend of Riley. I'm here to be your friend" Jean said to Kitty in her mind.
Kitty heard her in her head and backed up. "How did you do that?" she asked suspiciously.
"My names Jean, like you I have gifts" Jean smiled and made a chair levitate to show her. "I can also do this."
Kitty frowned. "It's not a gift it's a curse" she frowned.
Jean sighed. "Look Kitty, I know how you're feeling, when I first got my powers I hated them to but then I realized how special they make me" she explained.
"Special" Kitty asked a little unsure of this new girl.
"Yes, and you will too once you embrace and control your powers" she explained. "They're a whole group of people like us at the school I come from and we want to help you" Jean said putting a hand on Kitty's shoulder.
Still confused and suspicious Kitty backs away. "I don't want to get use to them, I want to be normal and I don't even know you how could I trust you" Kitty frowns and runs off.
Jean goes to follow. "Kitty wait" She begins when she is grabbed from behind. She turns and sees Lance, she recognizes him from the file Xavier had.
"Look stay away from her she's mine" Lance warned her as he stared at her coldly.
Jean meets him with a stare just as cold as she pulls out of his grip. "No I'm here to help her and I'm not going to let you use her" Jean frowned as she read what he had in mind for Kitty. "I'm not afraid of you" she said.
"You should be. I already took care of your little friend, I'll take care of you," he snarled.
Jean's face went pale and she gasped. "Bobby, what did you do to him?" she cried.
"Lets just say he's taking some nap time" Lance laughed. Jean scanned his mind then rushed off to find Bobby. "That takes care of her" he said then rushed to go find Kitty. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jean reached the roof and found Bobby knocked out on the roof and rushed to his side. She was so worried, Bobby was like the little brother she never had. "Bobby wake up" she said holding him. "Come on don't you give up" she said then used her telepathy to try and wake him.
"Jeanie" Bobby groaned a little confused.
"Bobby are you okay," she asked with concern on her face.
"Did anyone get the number of that thug with a rock" Bobby smirked as he slowly rose up and rubbed his head.
Jean took this comment that he was just fine and hugged him. "Your okay" she said.
"Yeah" Bobby nodded then remembered from before. "But Kitty won't be unless we hurry" he said. "Alvers is going to use her to steal test answer," he explained.
Jean nodded and concentrated on her telepathy. "Professor, Lance is trying to get Kitty to help him steal" she called out to his mind.
The Professor happened to be with the Prydes at the moment. It seemed Mrs. Pryde had second thoughts about the Professor's offer to talk and things were slowly progressing. "Yes Jean I hear you, I'm coming with Kitty's parents now, you and Bobby do your best to stop Lance" he told her.
Jean heard him and nodded. "Yes we're going" she said and hurried off with Bobby. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As this was going on Lance finally found Kitty crying by her locker as she got her books ready for her last class. "I saw what that girl was trying to pull on you before with that freak school" he said. "Her friend tried the same thing with me" he said. "You see we're the same type of person here, we just want to be left alone but people keep bothering us" he said.
Kitty looked up and sobbed. She was so confused by everything. "You really think so," she asked. "Then like what are we suppose to about it" she asked.
"We have to embrace what makes us difference, like these powers" he said. "I mean they might make us different and make us stand out but then we should use them to our advantage them right" he said.
Kitty sighed she was confused and what he had to say seemed to make sense. "Like I guess your right but how do we do that" she asked.
Lance smiled his plan was working perfectly. "Well first you have to train at using your powers" he said taking her by the hand and walking her down to the locked door of the principals office. "Take this door for instance try walking through it" he said.
As they walked over there two figures watched them, they were Emma and Pyro. "So luv, if they be the mutants do we go over and get the Sheila and wanker" he asked.
Emma shook her head. She had scanned Lance's mind and knew what he was up to. "We're going to make sure they steal those test answers and get them caught so, then they'll have no choice but to join us" she explained as they watched on.
Kitty shrugged not realizing Lance's intentions of practicing with this door in particular. "Well maybe I should try to learn how to use them" she nodded and closed her eyes she concentrated and walked toward the door and right through it. The sensation of phasing intrigued her. She opened her eyes and smiled. "Like I did it, Lance, I did it" she said and rushed over and opened the door for Lance. She went to hug him but he sort of pushed her aside.
"Yeah great job Kitty" he said rushing straight over to the computer to find the test answer.
"Like what are you doing" she asked as she watched him print out the test answers then figured it out. "Wait you used me to get those test answers" she cried and started to run away but Lance grabbed her.
"Look yeah I did, cause I needed your help" he said. "But don't worry you'll get a share of the profits" he assured her.
"Eww like no way, I'm no thief" Kitty frowned and tried to run away but Lance held her tight.
"I can't let you leave, you might blab" Lance said.
"Oww, you're like hurting me" she squealed. "Help" she said calling out into the hall as Xavier and her parents entered the school. He was explaining the situation but both were so shocked that they're daughter would break into an office. They heard her cry and rushed down the hall and around the corner. They saw Kitty and were about to rush there when a burst of flames broke out in the hall. Out from an empty classroom appeared Emma and Pyro.
"Sorry mates, but we can't let ya stop them" Pyro grinned while Emma smiled at Xavier.
Xavier glared at them. "Out of our way before I am forced to take action" he said sternly to them.
"Oh sorry professor dear but for some reason we're not scared, are we Pyro" Emma laughed as she used her mental powers to counteract Xavier's. "You might be stronger but all I have to do is hold out till they get caught and they're ours" she cackled.
Xavier prepared to reappear force when suddenly a stream of ice extinguished it. Xavier and the Prydes turned to see Bobby and Jean appear.
"We'll handle them, get to Kitty" Jean said as she ran over to engage Emma while Pyro and Bobby engaged in a battle of fire and ice.
The Prydes nodded and rushed to the office with Xavier in tow. "Hands off my daughter" Mr. Pryde said as he rushed to grab Lance.
"Oh yeah" Lance said and made the floor shake causing Mr. Pryde to fall down.
"Daddy" Kitty cried and pulled away from Lance by phasing through him rushing to help him.
Lance frowned at this display and glared at Xavier.
"Lance it is over the police are coming, just give up" Xavier said.
Lance growled. "No it's not over" he snapped and started making the room really shake. A large bookcase started to fall on top of Kitty and her father.
"No" Kitty said holding her father as the bookcase fell right through them. She pushed him to the door.
Lance continued the shake down until the ceiling really began to rattle and fall apart. "Oh my god I'm getting out of here" he said and pushed Xavier out of the way bolting down the hall.
Kitty saw that the ceiling about to collapse and pushed her parents out the door next to Xavier. They watched in horror as the ceiling fell on their daughter.
"Oh Kitty" Mrs. Pryde cried while her husband held her.
"Like what's the problem" Kitty asked casually as she walked through the rubble and dusted herself off.
"Oh Kitty" her parents said and ran and hugged her. "We're so sorry we should have been more understanding about your well your gifts" her mother said.
Kitty nodded. "Like it's okay, I didn't understand it either but I think that there are these people who can help" she said indicating Xavier and Bobby and Jean who walked over after Bobby had frozen John's lighter, who in turn ran. Emma had decided it was better to chase after Lance then fight two people.
Her parents nodded. "Yes we agree" Mr. Pryde said. He turned to the Professor and his students. "Thank you for all your help and we would be honored if Kitty were to join your school" he said.
"And we would be honored if she joined us" Xavier smiled at the Prydes as did Bobby and Jean. Kitty smiled back at Xavier and Jean and the other boy. "Hmm he's kind of cute," she thought.
"Well how about we all talk about the arrangements over dinner?" Mrs. Pryde offered.
"That sounds great" Jean smiled as they all walked out of the school to the parking lot.
From a near by hill Lance Alvers watched them leave and the destruction he had caused. He had no idea what he would now; the police were probably after him.
"You were close you know just got sloppy in the end" Emma said walking over behind him with John who was trying to de-thaw his lighter.
"Who are you" Lance questioned.
"Friends" Emma said. "And it looks like you need them right now, especially after doing that" she said as Raven Darkholme appeared behind her.
"Yes it does seem you are in need of a new place to live," she said to Lance. "Come with us and we will help you reach your full potential" Mystique said as she transformed into her true-self
Lance smiled and nodded.
"Welcome to the Brotherhood young Avalanche" Mystique smiled.
Okay another chapter done. Thanks to all of the reviews and please keep them coming. I am open to suggestions and actually I would like to know who people would like to see as the final member of the team. I might keep Spyke, but I was also considering Thunderbird III, or Sunfire. Tell me what you think and remember READ and RESPOND.
