Disclaimer: For once no one did anything to the disclaimer saying I don't own X-Men Evolution, only Angelfish, etc.

Chapter 5

Arella looked in worry at the bed in front of her. The kitten had just woken up. "Um... Hi?" she said cheerfully and quietly.

The cat looked up at her. "Hi!" it chirped, scaring Arella.

"Wait... You can... Talk?"

He nodded. "Yeah. My name is Tristar. I'm from the planet Coffee. There, Kats, Mise, and other kreatures dwell."

"So, uh, Tristar. How did you get here on Earth?" she asked in wonder.

He sighed. "See, me and my friends were 'Doof or Square', and..."

Angelfish cut him off. "Don't you mean 'Truth or Dare?'"

Tristar shook his head. "No, 'Doof or Square.' Anyway, they bet that I couldn't spend two Earth years here. So I've already spent a week, and I got beat up by some Dawgs."

She blinked. "Really? Well, don't you need somewhere to stay for the other year-and-fifty-one-weeks?"

He nodded. "Yeah. So, um, if it wouldn't be any trouble.... Can I stay here?"

Arella replied cheerfully, "Sure! By the way, I'm Arella." She spread her wings out, fanning herself. "Ah. It's so hot here!"

Her little friend nodded. "I know what you mean!"

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Tristar was flying next to her as she shook her head in disbelief. "So, I have to wear THIS?" she was referring to the green-blue cloak with fluffy edges that the Professor was holding.

He nodded. "Yes. It's your uniform. I thought it best to give you something you could stay comfortable and fly easily in."

Examining it, she replied, "But what will I wear under it?"

Xavier replied, "You could wear a bathing suit, perhaps. I made this entirely waterproof. Or you could wear anything that makes you comfortable."

"Fine." She grabbed the outfit, throwing it over her normal clothes.

Tristar spoke up, "Um, excuse me? Can I have something to wear too? Where I'm from, the conditions are less... Extreme than they are here."

The Professor, still not used to a talking and flying cat, nodded. "Sure. I bet I could make something just right for you."

He nodded happily, and Angelfish pointed out, "I have to go to my first Danger Room session. So, bye!" She flew out the door and down the hall, down the stairs and into the Danger Room. "Wow..." she gaped. "This place is huge!"

Rogue and Kitty walked up behind her. "Yep!" Kitty said cheerfully. "And we're gonna see how you do here in a race!"

Arella blinked. "A race?"

Tristar chirped, "Can I be in it? I LOVE to race!"

A voice boomed over an intercom: Wolverine's. "Sorry, Kitten. This is just for Kitty, Rogue, and Angelfish." An even louder 'boom' echoed as an obstacle course suddenly rose out of the metal floor. Arella blinked at the way it was constructed.

Three paths spread out in front of them. One was a huge wall, blocking the rest of the path from view. The next path was semi-sized wall that Arella could easily fly over. The final path was made for walking. Each of the girls chose their path- Kitty on 1, Arella on 2, and Rogue on 3.

Storm started the instructions. "Here are the rules. If you get hit by at least two paintballs, you are out. If you fall into a pit, or get stuck somewhere that you cannot get out, you are also out. No worries, there are nets to catch you. You must get the flag at the end and get back to the beginning. Alright.... START!"

Everyone raced down their paths, ready to win.

Kitty raced down her path. The walls were easy. Time to phase. 1, 2, 3, 4... "This is easyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!" she screamed as she fell down into a huge pool. Shadowcat swam out of the pool and to a fork in the road. She looked. Down one was a huge pit. The other one seemed clear, so she headed that way. Another pit suddenly appeared, but it looked to be about a foot long. So she jumped. But it was just an optical illusion, and Kitty fell.... Into a net.

"Kitty's out!" Kurt's voice boomed over the intercom.

Rogue zoomed down her path as fast as she could. A team of Killer Robots with paintball guns appeared, but she threw a few shuriken (those ninja star things). They made contact, causing the robots to explode. Two paths appeared, and Rogue took the first one. But there was a cave-in. She didn't notice the secret passageways around the cave-in as she turned around and took the second path. The minute she turned the corner, she was pelt with paintballs by more Killer Robots.

"Rogue's out!" Kurt shouted, his voice echoing throughout the Danger Room.

Arella sped down the center path, and came to a fork in the road with three paths. She sped down the left, but came to a dead end, and went back. The middle path was all nets, and she couldn't go through those. So she turned to the right path. Spikes were all over, but out of curiosity, she touched one. Her hand went right through. Arella gently touched each one, and then flew through them. Finally, she arrived at the end and picked up the flag. She looked to two holes at the sides of the small room. One was slightly lit, she noticed. The other one echoed with Kitty's screams; So she headed for the first.

After flying for about a minute through the underground tunnel, she emerged back at the beginning. "Wow..." she sighed. "I did it." She then promptly collapsed onto the ground.