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"Funeral I don't know about?" Logan growled as the team trudged towards sub level 7. "You can say that, we practically dug our own graves back there..." Scott cursed. Greer sat up as the professor entered. "Um...Before I announce the school's board decision, I'd like to say how proud I am of you..." "How could you say that professor? We let you down," Scott asked not daring to look the professor in the eye. "Yeah, we used our powers despite your instructions not to... We're sorry..." Greer mumbled crossing her arms. "Plus, it doesn't take a genius to know how that voted..." Kitty grumbled drawing circles with her fingers uneasily. "You saved their lives...Jean inspired them with her sincerity...And as a result they want to welcome you back!" Greer's ears twitched in disbelief. "Are you serious?" she asked leaning forward still not truly believing what the professor said. "Yes all of you will continue with your normal school lessons starting tomorrow..." the professor announced. "Huh Go figure..." Evan grumbled looking away. "Sorry professor but it's a little of the good news bad news kinda thing..." Jean admitted folding her arms. The professor sighed. "I realize this is not an easy time for you...But please realize something, for whatever reason you have been chosen to take the first step into this new world, to lead the way, to be beacon of hope for mutants yet to come, this is not just a big responsibility, it is an honor... I'm always astonished about the wondrous things that can be built from the ashes of tragedy, for even in the face of victory and discrimination, the x man will endure... "
Greer slinked through the shrubs as quietly as she could. She had already managed to get over the boarding house's main gate without attracting any attention. Now it was just a matter of finding her inducer. Like a cat she crawled under one of the windows on all fours and sniffed. "Oh God, it had to be with Toad..." she groaned her hand now over her sensitive nose. Slowly she peered through the broken window. What she saw nearly scarred her for life. "Hey sugar bums, wanna go on a date with me?" Toad slurred standing in front of a full-length mirror. Greer watched in pure mortification as Toad activated the image inducer and soon became an exact duplicate of Greer's human self. "OOOH Toad you are soooo handsome of course I want to..." "This is humiliating beyond words..." Greer thought while she watched Toad in her human form exploring her new body. "Ok this has gone far enough... Rar!" she roared as she leaped through the window just as Toad started lifting up his shirt. "Oh no you don't!" Greer screamed as she pinned Toad onto the ground. She bared her fangs at her own reflection. 'I'll take that ... Thank you..." she smirked yanking the inducer off Toad's neck. "Hey hey hey c'mon!' he yelled grabbing the inducer from her he then kicked her against the wall with such speed and force it created cracks on the wall. "You are going to pay for that!" Greer roared no longer caring if anyone heard. Growling she leaped wildly at Toad who dodged upwards and landed on her with such force it knocked the window. Angrily she grabbed his legs and threw him onto the ground. As she attempted to body slam him, he rolled to one side and somehow managed to get her in a chokehold. "You know sugar cakes, you can't really blame nobody from looking..." Toad snickered evilly. "Yeah right..." Greer snarled before wrapping her tail around his neck choking him except with more force. Toad's breathing soon became more inconsistent and soon he was gasping for air "Ok! ok!ok!ok!..." he chocked dropping the inducer on the ground. Greer held on a little longer before throwing him aside. Picking up the inducer she ran and dove straight out of the window.
"Anybody who needs a ride to school I'm taking off right now!" Scott called. "Hurry up Jean! He's leaving!" Greer yelled while she hastily stuffed her books into her bag. "I'm coming!" Jean yelled running after Greer as she brushed her long red hair. "Excuse me Mr. McCoy!" Greer yelled as she bounded past him so quickly he nearly dropped the huge crate he was carrying. He dropped it moments later anyway when Amara smashed into him from behind. "Where were you last night?" Jean asked as they squeezed onto the car. "Nowhere..." "C'mon don't lie...I woke up last night and you weren't' in bed, so where were you?" Jean interrogated. "Just...Look Toad stole my inducer so I visited the boarding house no biggie... Anyway I have half the mind to let the professor microchip an inducer into my body. A locket's just too easy for people to grab..." she groaned.
Greer was right just a few days after Toad stole her inducer someone else nearly succeeded. It was just one of those days in school where Greer and the rest of the X men were practically taunted all day long. "Hey isn't she one of the muties?" "Yeah she totally is... " "What's she doing here anyway?" Greer heard people snicker behind her. "That's it...I'm outta here..." Greer thought. Gathering her books she left the library. Walking towards the bus stop she was stopped in her tracks by two huge jocks. "Well well well...If it isn't one of the muties..." they jeered "I...I...I have no idea what you're talking about..." Greer mumbled trying to duck past them. "Not so fast..." the jock sneered as he pushed her against a wall causing her to drop her books. As she tried to pick them up, the jock kicked her in the ribs so hard it actually snapped causing Greer to double over in pain. "What's this?" he asked reaching for the locket. Greer panicked. "It's nothing! Don't touch it!" Her words fell on death ears. The jock yanked it off her neck reverting her back to her normal self. Greer expected the jocks to runaway in shock, to her surprise they didn't. "Well well well...If it isn't the cat mutie... You thrashed us when we paid your freaky mansion a visit. You and your two other weirdo friends..." "All you muties think you're so great with all your powers...Well who's the great one now?" one yelled kicking her again in the ribs making her snarl in pain. "God, you're a bigger freak than we thought you were...YOU EVEN SOUND LIKE A CAT!" the two blockheads snickered before the braver one out of the two grabbed her by the throat. "C'mon sugar, purr for me...here kitty kitty kitty" he taunted. "In your dreams..." Greer growled, her whole body shaking from the longing to tear that jock's head off. The only reason she didn't lift a finger was if she did. She might actually kill him out of rage. "Hey let her go you buffoons!" a voice called. All three of them turned their heads in surprise. "Riley?" Greer exclaimed. She hadn't seen her friend since the whole mutant fuss occurred. "You a mutie too?" the jock asked without releasing his grip on Greer. "No just standing up for my best friend..." she replied coolly. "You got a death wish? Protecting a mutant?!" Finally releasing his grip on her, the two jocks menacingly made their way towards Riley their fists raised.