All right, readers. Things are getting rather heavy, aren't they? First, let me thank everyone so far who has read and reviewed-I'm so glad that y'all are enjoying things! The feedback I'm getting is awesome, and is definitely helping me as things evolve in my mind.

Now, to lighten things up a bit, I'm posting an "alternate ending" to chapter 9, written by my dear friend Mike when I asked him to look it over. He goes by Desrever over on The ElJay. Drop him a line sometime and tell him he's the bestest.

Much Love!

Vi

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So when they got in the room… Storm and Shadowcat were saying "Hey let's get in the hot tub, Rogue." And they all rubbed lotion on each other and rogue too. And Iceman was like "Hey…. I'm made of ice sometimes and a hot tub would be awesome to warm me off" he said with a gleam of hope in his eye. He said "warm me off" because it was like "cool me off" but for heat. He always did shit like that and it kind of got on everyone's nerves. Like "Hey guys, wanna come to my place and lukewarm out?" instead of chill out. Rogue was like "UGH! Bobby that was so lame. I don't want you here anymore." And Iceman started crying and said "OH YEAH WELL FUCK YOU" and went away somewhere else. So they were putting on sunscreen and lathering up each others' fit bodies and giggling a whole lot.

Meanwhile Pyro died because he choked on a chess piece. Thus wrapping up all loose ends with him.

So then Wolverine was working out in the danger room. But he's secretly scared of robots because of an incident when he was a child involving robots and molestation. So he had the danger room generate a treadmill. He left after a good workout and got a beer. He opened it with his claws. Then He was sitting at the graveyard conveniently located on the back patio when the girl he had a crush on, this guy he didn't really like, and a bald guy lived now. "Man…. I'm ultra-bummed out that you guys are gone now." But then he decided to make a difference and be less of a dick to everyone. And he was really nice to everyone after that

Then everything got really blurry and pixilated. And when everything got clear again he was in the danger room. "Wha?" He said. He looked up into the window thing that the control room is where people can look at you fight stuff in. And all his fallen comrades were there. In there old school 90's uniforms. Because those were awesome.

"What is happening?" Said Wolverine. "With a slight laugh, Professor X said "Sorry, Logan… but we put you through this simulation to take the edge off of your sharp personality. Everyone was getting upset." Wolverine A.K.A. Logan laughed and said "Well, boy is MY face red. How much of this was made up?" Jean replied "Everything after the first movie." Gambit was there and said "Looks like music isn't the only thing that can soothe the savage beast, mon ami" He said with a wise look in his eyes. Just then Henry McCoy popped up out of fucking no where and said "Did somebody say my name?" They all laughed and simultaneously said "OH, BEAST!" then freeze-frame and roll credits.

P.S. Pyro really did die by choking on a chess piece.

THE END

(but not really)

Fear not, we'll be returning to your regularly scheduled programming with the next chapter. :)