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The flight from New York to Kentucky wasn't too bad, they'd been on longer ones on worse planes, sometimes even having to fly themselves. Once in Kentucky the Hellions felt a little more at ease. Waiting for them at the airport was a white SUV with the words "Frost Enterprises" printed across the back window. After getting the keys, and loading their belongings, Jono climbed into the driver's seat. He always drove. Jubilee took the spot of navigator, while Angelo, Shan and Cordelia piled into the back.

Finally settled into the car, Jubilee started, "That plane ride was so boring."

"I know, first class and they didn't even give us an in flight movie!" Angelo whined as if it were a crime against humanity.

"It was Miss Frost's private jet. We had the whole thing to ourselves, what are you complaining about?" Shan said, always the voice of reason. Unfortunately not everyone listens to reason...

"True, but the least she could have done was provide us with food." Cordelia chimed in.

"I totally agree! Did anyone pack a snack?" Jubilee asked hopefully from the front seat.

How 'bout a bloody map? Anyone think of grabbin' that?

"Oh..." Jubilee stated, dumfounded. "Ah ha!" she exclaimed opening the glove box to find the fore mentioned map. Unfolding it she found that all of their directions were highlighted. the roads in yellow were to the inn they were going it stay at, and those in pink were to the Guthrie farm where they were going for the recruitment.

A'right then, on we go. Jono said putting the car into drive.

Jubilee continued to fidget trying to position herself so the sun wouldn't be in her eyes. When she finally pulled down the visor an envelope flopped into her lap. Upon further inspection she saw it was labeled "Emergency Rations" in her own hand writing. Curiosity and hunger getting the best of her she tore into the package only to find a brand new pack of gum. "Nice!" She squealed joyfully popping the first piece into her mouth. The other students groaned in horror, knowing that they wouldn't stop hearing that annoying snapping sound until they were out of the car.

"Guthrie..." Jubes mumbled to herself as the drove slowly down the dirt road leading to the farm house. "Guthrie..." she said again trying to place the name. "Guthrie... Samuel!" Jubilee's eyes grew wide with realization as the name left her mouth.

Wot wazzat gel? Jono asked using his "voice" as he put the car in park.

"Nothing really, um, just how are we gonna go about this?"

"I say we leave sparky in the car." Angelo commented, leaning forward between the two front seats.

"I disagree, I think we should do this together, show some unity, it says in the brief that they've had exposure to mutants before." Shan said with her usual air of dignity and finality.

"Yeah..." Jubilee muttered, slightly lost in thought.

"You mean you actually read the brief Lee? I'm impressed." Cordelia stated dryly.

"Of course I did, I'm the leader. But if you need to know I even did a little extra research of my own." It was a lie. Jubilee never bothered to even glance at the brief, not for something as standard as a recruitment operation anyway.

"Well then let's do this!" Angelo said enthusiastically, hopping out of the car.

Together they walked to the door, Shan and Jubilee up front, the boys following close behind, and Cordelia the straggler.

They knocked on the door a waited a few minutes, when no one came they knocked again. Two small heads popped up in the front window. Then some scurrying noises and the door opened. Two blonde boys, twins by the looks of them stood there staring.

Shan leaned down to look through the screen door into their eyes. "Hi, does a Paige Guthrie live here?" She said with a friendly smile.

One boy leaned over to the other and said in what was suposed to be a whisper "Mama says we ain't allowed to talk to strangers." The second boy elbowed the first in the ribs.

"If she does live here, we'd really like to talk to her."

With that the two boys took off into the house yelling "Mama! There'se some yankee's here to see Paige!" The boys were quickly replaced by an older girl. "Sorry about them... are you all from the institute?" she asked kindly.

"Um... the academy..." Shan corrected, but didn't know how they were expected.

"You northerners and your fancy names, all the same really. We weren't expecting you until late tonight, but we're glad you're here either way. Come on in."

All of the Hellions looked at each other with confused expressions, but stepped into the house. Once in the house Jubilee asked "Are you Paige?"

"Oh, no. She's my older sister, I think Mama went to go get her." The rumbling of dirt bike engines could be heard from out side, they got louder and louder until they were cut. "Oh, that'll be Sam!" Then the girl ran back out the front door. The gears of Jubilee's memory began to turn as the palm of her hand flew up to slap herself in the head, a gesture of her stupidity. It all made sense. Looking at her team mates, none of it made sense to them.

"Samuel! More of your friends arrived! They been askin' 'bout Paige, guess you been talkin' 'bout her a lot." implying that he doesn't speak of the rest of his family.

"Oh Joelle, ah talk about all y'all plenty." A pause. Then, almost to himself, "Ah thought they weren't arriving 'till tonight." He stepped on to the the porch, Sam opened the door. All of the Hellions turned, except for Jubilee, who was busy looking down at the floor. Upon entering the house Sam yelled "Who the heck are you?" In a flash the two other boy and the sister, Joelle, were there with him.

"You mean they're not from Xavier's?" Joelle asked, frightened.

"No! We've never even seen them before!" One of the other boys shouted.

It was then that Jono tried to speak. Wait a minute, just let us talk to this Paige bird and all-- the rest of his words went unheard

"A telepath!" Another of the boys yelled, Ice covering his body.

"Just relax boys." A familiar voice cut through the scene. Jubilee turned to face them. "They're with me."