1Chapter 2: Old Enemies

Here is chapter two. A little more romance, a couple new characters. To the reviews, of course thank you. You will find out what Mystique did later in the series, and as for Jean, I don't think she'll get a code name unless I get into Phoenix which I don't plan on doing until WAY down the road.

"Oh my god yo, I am straight up about to die," Todd "Toad" Tolensky said as he plopped on a couch in the living area of the Brotherhood of Bayville Boarding House. Quicksilver as well entered the room in a similar state of tiredness while Wanda walked in calmly and sat down in a chair with her eyes closed. Mastermind was already sitting in a chair, smoking a pipe and reading the newspaper.

"Sabertooth working you hard then?" Mastermind inquired with a smirk.

Quicksilver rolled his eyes, "No, we're this tired cause we just got home from the after party of watching the Ice-pick play baseball."

"So that would be a yes then eh?" Mastermind asked. He looked over at Wanda, "What do you think my dear?"

Wanda shrugged, "We need to do what we need to do. If it's important for us to train then we should keep on doing it."

Toad nodded vigorously and said, "I agree with Wanda!"

Pietro rolled his eyes at Toad, "Shut up."

At that moment Sabertooth slammed the door to the boarding house's basement and made his way for the front door. Toad looked at him and asked, "Where're you goin' yo?"

Sabertooth stopped and grinned, "Know thy enemy wart boy", then exited the house.

Meanwhile, at the X-mansion, a very different wake-up process was going on. Warren had just burst into Bobby and Hank's room and yelled, "Hey Drake! Rise and shine buddy time for school! Don't you have a big bio test today?"

Bobby's head shot up from his pillow. "OH SHIT!" he yelled and jumped out of bed. "Damn it". Bobby began grabbing all of his books off his desk, put his hat on, and went to rip off the previous day's page in his "365 Dumb Jokes" calendar. After he ripped off the page he did a double take and looked at the calendar again. He the glared murderously at Angel. "It. Is. SATURDAY!"

Warren put on a look of surprise, "Really? I'm sorry Bobby, 'my bad' as you would say."

Bobby rolled up his sleeves and his breath got very cold, "It's about to be your bad alright."

BOBBY! A voice in his head said.

"Shut up conscience I have to beat Bird Brain up!" Bobby said to himself.

This is not your conscience Iceman, leave Warren alone.

Bobby sighed, "Fine Professor."

Warren grinned at Iceman, "Later Frosty". He was just able to dodge a snowball that sailed at his head as he left.

Bobby rubbed his eyes. He pulled off his socks and started looking around his room to find his slippers but he noticed that the floor in the room had an odd texture. He bent down to examine the floor and found clumps of blue hair on the floor. He looked over at Hank.

"Hey! Blue balls!" He yelled at his friend.

Hank groaned in response.

"Yo Beastie you're starting to shed man."

Hank McCoy who had recently transformed into more of a beast than his codename previously suggested rolled over and looked at Bobby. "I can assume that all possible forms of sympathy you may have possibly felt now have dispersed now that you have grown accustomed to my new hirsute visage."

Bobby stared and Hank, "What?"

Hank rolled his eyes at Bobby and said, "Bobby be meanie to Hank?"

"Yes."

"Just checking."

Students, now that you have all awakened, please meet me in the kitchen.

Hank moaned and got up out of his bed and said to Iceman, "Judging by our mentor's tone, it must be necessary for us to adjourn to the kitchen posthaste."

Bobby thought for a second, shrugged and said, "Mmkay."

The two walked out of their room and into the elevator, where they were joined by Scott.

"Morning Scotty" Bobby said.

Cyclops looked at him suspiciously, "Morning? No freezing my pants or ice down my back?"

Bobby put on a look of mock offense and then shrugged, "Yeah on an ordinary morning maybe. But now that we have a new winged team member, you aren't at the bottom of my list anymore."

Scott looked at Hank, "Was that a compliment?"

Hank looked back at Scott, "I'm not exactly sure. But it seems we have arrived."

Three walked into the kitchen to find Warren in the chair next to Jean, and practically on top of her, he hadn't even noticed that the others had come in. Bobby crept up behind Warren, froze his hand, and grabbed the back of Warren's neck. Warren yelped and jumped out his chair, wings flapping all over. Surprisingly Bobby opted to take the chair two seats down from Jean, spin it around and sit in it. He looked at Scott, pointed at the chair next to Jean, and commanded, "Sit".

Scott looked at Bobby surprised, then at Jean, "Um...yeah sure, ok."

What are you doing Bobby? Jean asked telepathically.

Bobby shrugged innocently at Jean, Who me?

Before Jean could respond, the Professor entered the room. He wasted no time, and addressed the students, "After succesfully expanding your group from four to five, I have decided that we will continue to expand the student body."

Jean smiled, "More kids? Another girl please?"

Bobby nodded in agreement, "Yes please!"

Professor Xavier smiled, "Yes a few of our candidates are girls. Most are in the New York area, but there are some in Europe, one particularly in Germany, one in Russia, one in the central U.S. and a few other locations. I was thinking of only adding in between two and four students and we will review the candidates VERY carefully. However, that is not the point of this meeting. If we are to expand the students, we must first expand the faculty. I'm going to divide you up into two groups. The first will be heading off to Africa, more specifically Kenya, to locate a young woman named Ororo Munroe who has the ability to control the weather. I previously made contact with her when she was your age, but she told me she was not yet ready for her to join us. I believe now is the time. The second group will be journeying to Alberta Canada to find one of my old friends."

Scott looked at Xavier questioningly, "Logan?"

Xavier nodded, "Yes, Logan."

"Who is Logan?" Jean asked.

"Logan helped the Professor out when he was trying to recruit me. He has hyper senses and a healing factor which pretty much means he'll never die. That's only a MILD exaggeration. On top of that his whole skeleton is lined with this unbreakable metal called adamantium, and he also has three adamantium claws on each hand that he can pop or sheathe at will." Scott said.

Bobby gulped, "And you want this guy to teach us?"

"Logan may be a bit gruff, but I believe that he is a good man, and I want him here." The Professor said.

Warren piped up, "Why is he in Canada?"

"That's his home country. You see, he was not born with the adamantium skeleton, it was forcibly placed inside of him, and the monsters that did it to him wiped his memory so he has no knowledge of who they were, or who HE was before it happened."

"Wow."

"Yes, now I have decided that Jean and Angel will be going to Alberta to search for Logan."

Bobby interrupted, "And me."

"I was going to ask you to stay here Bobby."

"Come ON man! I'm just as good with my powers as the others and I want to go!"

Warren grinned at Bobby, "It's fine Professor, if you don't think he's ready–"

Bobby's eyes flashed dangerously and Warren, "Shut up super-chicken, before I make it so you have to migrate. Come on Professor!"

"Fine Robert, you may go. Cyclops, you and Beast will go to Kenya. Hank, I'm sending you on this mission because Ororo's tribe is very spiritual, and they may not be as taken aback as civilians in Canada."

"Perfectly fine Professor." Hank said.

Xavier smiled, "Wonderful. Jean, Warren, Bobby, you will be taking the X-Jet. Hank, you and Scott will be going in the X-Copter."

Jean said, "But Professor, Hank and Scott are our only two pilots."

"Actually Bobby has been trained in how to fly the X-Jet." The Professor replied.

Warren exclaimed, "Him?!"

"Yes," The professor said, "Now I'm trusting you to take it easy Bobby. Ok?"

Bobby gave a salute, "You got it sir!"

"Hang on to your lunch!" Bobby yelled as he pushed the throttle all the way up, and the X-Jet took off at the speed of sound.

Warren looked like he was about to throw up, "I wanna get off. I wanna get off."

Meanwhile Xavier took the elevator into the sub-basement of the Institute, and entered the room specifically designed by him and for him, Cerebro. Cerebro was a device that amplified Xavier's telepathic ability so he could track other mutants across the world.

"Cerebro access file: New Recruits"

"Accessing" the computer responded

Xavier looked at the files that came up.

Kurt Wagner

Current Location: Germany

Age: 15

Powers/Abilities: Teleporting, prehensile tail, enhanced agility.

Appearance: blue fur, tail, three fingers, two toes

Analysis: Strong possibility

Shiro Yoshida

Current Location: Japan

Age: 17

Powers/Abilities: Fire generation, flight

Appearance: Normal

Analysis: Anti-America, not good

Alison Blaire

Current Location: New York

Age: 16

Powers/Abilities: Generation of light from sound

Appearance: Normal

Analysis: Too early, mutant-phobic

Katherine Pryde

Current Location: Illinois

Age: 14

Powers/Abilities: Ability to slide through solid objects and disrupt electronic devices

Appearance: Normal

Analysis: Strong Possibility

Piotr Rasputin

Current Location: Russia

Age: 17

Powers and Abilities: Ability to cover body in organic steel, granting super-strength

Appearance: Normal

Analysis: Strong after adjustment period

Alexander Summers

Current Location: Hawaii

Age: 14

Powers and Abilities: solar-generated plasma blasts

Appearance: Normal

Analysis: Problematic

Xavier looked at the final file and sighed, "The day that he comes will be one to remember. The real task is choosing three. Wagner and Pryde seem to be obvious choices, but the question is now who to add among Rasputin, Blaire, and Yoshida."

After two long hours of boys making fun of each other, Jean was very happy to land in Alberta. Bobby and Jean were dressed in their civvies, and Angel was wearing a long trench-coat over his uniform, so he could cover his wings.

The three ambled through Northern Alberta until the Professor said inside their heads, There is a bar approximately two and one half blocks from where you are, I sense that Logan is there right now.

Bobby thought, Does that mean that none of us will be able to get in Professor?

No Bobby, in this particular area of Canada, law enforcement is a little more lenient.

"Yes!" Bobby shouted with glee.

Jean looked at him sternly, "No."

Bobby sighed, "Fine."

They walked the remaining two and a half blocks to what was called "Dirty Mike's Tavern", where they heard a lot of loud noise, and it smelled like beer even on the outside.

"Well I'm gonna vote that this is it." Bobby said.

Warren rolled his eyes, "Gee Bobby, you're pretty damn smart aren't you?"

Jean snapped, "Stop it you two."

Behind her back, Bobby stuck his tongue out at Warren.

Warren pointed at him accusingly, "Hey! Jean! Did you see what he did?"

Jean turned to Bobby who shrugged, "Who me?"

"Look you two, we're going into a rough bar in Canada. Stop acting like five year olds or I'll go by myself. Are you going to behave?" They nodded. "Ok, let's go in."

They walked in and were immediately greeted by an increased stench of beer.

Bobby grinned, "This is a great place isn't it." He ducked quickly as a body came flying out of the bar room and crashed into a wall. "This place is frickin' amazing!"

Jean rolled her eyes and said, "Come on."

Meanwhile, a short man with dark hair was sitting at the bar. He was then approached by a group of about eight large men. "Hey freak, you're in my seat." The largest of the men said.

"I don't see your name on it bub."

Bobby, Warren, and Jean walked into the main room just as this was happening.

Warren looked on and said, "He's about to get his butt kicked."

The big man continued, "Maybe you'd like me to write my name on you." He flipped out a switchblade.

The smaller man cocked an eyebrow, "Are you hitting on me?"

Bobby snorted, "Ha! Good one."

The larger man apparently didn't think so, and dove on the small man. There was a tangle of fists and two of the big guy's buddies flew into the walls.

Bobby exclaimed, "This is ridiculous! We need to help."

Jean held him back, "Bobby no! Our cover."

The other men pulled out their own switch-blades.

"Screw that." Bobby said and walked up behind one of the men, iced his fist, spun the man around, and punched him in the jaw. He smiled at the man as he dropped and said, "Night-night!"

The small man looked at Bobby curiously, and Bobby shrugged, "It looked like you needed help."

"I didn't."

"Oh."

"But now that I've got some, let's take them."

"Sweet." The two squared off against the five remaining men. As two of the lackey's lunged for the small man, Bobby iced their feet and they fell to the ground. The small man delivered a round house kick to the jaw of another, while Bobby dispatched the last one with a blast of ice.

"Wait wasn't there ano-" Bobby started before there was a CLICK behind his head and felt the tip of a gun pressed up against the back. He looked over at Warren and Jean who were both paralyzed with fear. Suddenly there was a flash of movement and the short man was standing over the man with the gun, with six pointing claws sticking out of the back of his hands.

"Don't mess with the Ice-pop" the man snarled. He kicked the man across the face and then approached Bobby, Warren, and Jean.

"Much obliged popsicle."

"Don't call me that."

"No."

Jean smiled at the man, "So I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that you're Logan, or Wolverine?"

Logan nodded, "That'd be me...how do you know who I am?"

"Professor Xavier sent us."

"Hmm, I haven't seen Chuck in a while...s'everything alright?" Logan asked concerned.

Bobby nodded, "Everything's good. But he wanted us to ask you, since he added four more students since you guys picked up Scott, if you would come and train us."

Logan thought for a minute. "I s'pose it wouldn't be that bad. I also do owe ya for your help, tho' I didn't really need it. I think I will go back with you. Haven't been home in a while."

Bobby grinned, "Alright mission accomplished. Let's head home"

Warren had been very quiet and as they were walking out he asked Bobby, "What's up with blondie?"

Bobby shrugged, "I don't know man, he's rich and prob thinks that this place is beneath him. And he probably pissed his pants watching you fight those guys."

Logan grinned, "He's gonna be fun to train."

Jean called to the two, "Come on guys, we're gonna go back. Hopefully Scott and Hank are as successful in Kenya."

The three students boarded the plane with their new teacher, and flew back to the X-Mansion.

Meanwhile, Cyclops and Beast were wrapping up their encounter with Ororo. It had been surprisingly easy to talk to her after the whole village had fled in fear of Hank. Apparently Hank did look like one of their gods, the god of death.

"So the Professor wanted me to consider joining your school as a teacher? But what do I have to teach?"

Cyclops smiled, "The Professor believes that you have an interesting point of view regarding mutants."

Ororo thought about it, "I 've grown tired of the life I'm leading now. Oddly enough, one does grow tired of being a goddess."

Hank looked at the ground and said, "Anywhere you go you'll be a goddess."

Ororo smiled at him, "Thank you Henry. I believe I will come with you. But one question, you are called Beast and Cyclops correct? Even though these are not your true names?

Scott nodded, "Yes, they're called codenames."

Ororo nodded back, "I believe I will be needing one? You may refer to me as Storm."

By the next morning, the X-Mansion had two new faculty members, an occasion that the Professor did not wish to go unmarked. He assembled his five students in the backyard of the mansion.

"Students I would like to introduce you to your two new faculty members, Mr. Logan, and Ms. Munroe, Wolverine and Storm." Professor Xavier gestured to the two adults. Logan was wearing a full black and orange body-suit complete with mask. Storm was wearing a dark blue costume with a silver cape, short gloves, and long boots.

The training process began shortly after that. It included various courses including target practice for Bobby and Scott, an agility test for Warren, sparring between Hank and Logan, and Ororo testing Jean's shielding ability by hurling lightning bolts at it. Mid-way between a dodging exercise between Cyclops and Iceman, Logan popped his claws and quickly said, "Stop, now."

Iceman looked at Logan, "Why dude, we were just getting into it."

Logan said sternly without even looking at Bobby, "Shut up."

"Well I for one do not appreciate your-"

"Bobby!" The Professor said. He looked at Logan, "Logan what is it?"

"He's here. Wings! Airborne now!" Logan yelled.

Angel looked at the Professor, "Wait what?" A giant blur came up over the fence of the Institute, which Angel was barely able to dodge as he flapped airborne.

Sabertooth rolled along the ground and somersaulted into a standing position. His eyes scanned the X-men in front of him. His eyes fell on Wolverine. "You. I came to get some intel on the runts. This is an added bonus."

Iceman looked Sabertooth up and down, "The hell are you?" He asked.

"Why don't you ask Wolverine punk?"

"Logan?" Jean asked."

"Don't worry about it. Just take him."

Wolverine dove at Sabertooth before the others could react to his command. There was what seems like an endless flurry of fists and claws, but it ended when Sabertooth kicked Logan in the head and he sailed into the back door to the mansion.

"Holy shit," Bobby said, "He took out Wolverine."

"Children," Ororo started, "You must head back into the mansion immedi-" she was cut off by a birdbath hitting her in the stomach and knocking her out of the air.

Scott looked on as Sabertooth jumped on Angel and dispatched him as well. He looked at Hank, Jean and Bobby. "It's up to us guys, let's take him".

Jean turned to Beast and wave her hand at him causing him to rise into the air. He curled into a cannonball position as Jean threw him at Sabertooth. Sabertooth turned just in time to see Hank coming and grabbed him out of mid-air. He grinned and then threw him back at Jean, knocking the two out. He casually walked over to Jean and picked her up by her hair. "This was a very productive day, I took out my arch enemy, and found myself a hostage."

Bobby went to make a move towards Sabertooth but Scott stopped him, "Take care of the others, I want this." Bobby nodded and went to check on Hank.

Sabertooth grinned at Cyclops, "You've got guts kid, I'm going to have to hang them over my fireplace when I pull them out."

"Try it."

Sabertooth growled at Cyclops. He lunged forward and took a swing which Cyclops dodged and responded with a punch in the gut, which Sabertooth easily shrugged off. Scott continued to dodge all of Saberooth's shots and even got in a few light ones of his own. Finally, Sabertooth was able to land a kick to Scott's mid-section. He walked over to Scott's hunched over form and was about to land the final blow, when Scott stood up and raised his hand to his visor. He then opened it to maximum power causing a giant ruby force beam to hit Sabertooth in the stomach and send him flying. "Don't. Touch. Her. Again." Bobby had walked over to Jean and picked up her unconscious body and looked down at her, and then at Scott. He carried Jean over to him, and put Jean in his arms.

Bobby patted Scott on the back, "You earned it Slim."

Jean's eyes began flutter and when she opened them she looked up at Scott and smiled. She whispered, "Thank you" and pulled him in for a long kiss.

Bobby looked on as he helped Hank up who smiled, "'Bout time huh?"

Bobby grinned at Hank and said, "Indeed my compatriot."

Hank looked taken aback and smiled, "Oh my stars and garters, it's been an all around surprising day has it not?"

"Yes it has Hank, yes it has."

So there's episode 2, definitely shorter than Ep 1. Episode three will introduce a good guy and a bad guy, Episode 4 two bad guys, and Episode five a whole group of people. Question for the readers? I pretty much confirmed here that Kurt and Kitty will be joining in the near future, but my questions are, out of Colossus Dazzler and Sunfire who would you like to see as the last member? Also one of the originals will leave by episode five (either Angel or Beast, but they'll leave in different ways). Any input on which?