A/N I know I'm behind I'm sorry. Before we get to the story I got a few announcements.

If your reading any of my other stories (Forgotten Memories, Ponnie's Revenge, Beyond Skin Deep, etc) I'm not stopping them. Everytime I sit down to try and write my brain just shuts down and it's kind of hard to write. I swear I'm doing everything I can to try and get my creative juices flowing.

I need a beta. I'm thinking of doing a few Harry Potter stories at some point and I need a beta for that. I also need a beta that knows Victorious and Animorphs (if you have to ask what that is please don't volunteer. I need someone that KNOWS what Animorphs is.) If you can help please message me.

Now onto the story! I know this chapter isn't as long as the others. Sorry about that I just didn't see what all I could put into this chapter without losing the meaning. And don't hate me for the pairing towards the end.

They'd been in Malibu for two days now. The cops were still after Tori, but they had yet to come to Malibu. Jade also found out that everyone thought she was killed along with her mother and the body was burned to ash. Which was good for her until she thought about her sweet cousin. Rachel thought she was dead too. She couldn't imagine how Rachel was feeling right now. She considered writing her a letter but wasn't sure if she should.

She also wasn't sure if letting Beck come with them was a good idea. Sure he seemed nice and all, but he is the son of Loki. He could turn on them for all she knew! Or perhaps she was just jealous because he always flirted with Tori. But he did have money and his own car so now they didn't have to be cheap and only get two pairs of clothes. Not that she planned to get fifty some odd outfits.

Also, since Beck came around Jade hasn't got to spend that much time with Tori, not like how it was before Beck anyway. Jade never had that many friends, but only because she never actually let anyone get close to her. Tori, though, had something about her that just made people want to be friends with her. Maybe it's one of her copied mutant powers but probably not. Tori was just one of those people that you could tell anything too.

So, she had an opportunity today to finally talk to the Latina. Beck was going off for the day to do some shopping. He tried to get Tori to go too, but she didn't want to go. He tried a bit to hard to get her to come along and pissed her off. Which was perfect for Jade, she didn't like fighting for Tori's attention.

With Beck gone Jade took the opportunity to talk to the Latina. The opportunity presented itself when Tori came in from the pool. After she got out of the shower Jade took her chance. "Tori?"

Now fully dressed, hair still wet however, Tori dropped onto their bed and looked at the Goth. Jade was sitting cross legged on the bed, a nervous expression on her face though she looked like she was trying to hide it. "Yeah?"

"I-uh. I'm ready to talk."

Tori raised her eyebrow, "Talk? You mean about what's got you so down a lot of the time?"

"Well yeah."

"You know you don't have to right?"

Jade nodded, "Yeah but…I need to get it out."

"All right."
"Okay...the day I met you my house was attacked by a group of mutant haters. They had grenades and.." Jade took a breath before continuing, "my mom died."

Immediately Tori moved next to Jade and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "I'm so sorry."
"And before that she told me that I'm a clone. Don't give me that look, Vega." Tori blushed and looked away, even though Jade wasn't even looking at her. "She was apart of some company and they were trying to clone Wolverine." She reached under her shirt and pulled out the dog tags. "She gave me this."

"X-13?"

"I was apparently the 13th attempt at cloning him. Mom wanted a kid, told them it didn't take, quit and ran all the way to Los Angeles with me."

"Is that so bad?"

"Yes! I'm just a copy of someone else! "

Tori shook her head, "That's not true."

"It is!"

"It's not. You are your mother's child. You got half of him and half of her, right?"

"I...I don't know honestly."

"I find it very hard to believe that she carried you for nine months and you didn't get ANY of her DNA. I mean, I don't know how they had to do all that, but I would think they'd need one of her eggs. Do you look like her?"

"I.." Jade reached under the bed, pulled out her bag and got a picture frame from it. She handed the picture of her and her mother to Tori.

Tori smiled slightly, "You do look like her. See? Your not just a clone. You're a person. Sure, you started as a clone and if your mom hadn't left that place then maybe you would just be a straight clone. But she didn't and you're not a clone. You are your own person." She softly cupped Jade's cheeks in her palms. "You've lived your own life without knowing about this until now. Yes, you may have similarities with Wolverine but you're not exactly like him."

"I.." Jade couldn't actually argue with her and started to consider the Latina's words. She had a very valid point in all honesty. "Thanks Tori."

"I gotta be here for you." Tori smiled gently, tucking a strand of hair behind the Goth's ear.

Jade licked her lips and started to lean in and was quite pleased to see Tori doing the same. She closed her eyes and could feel the slight brush of lips against hers and went to press against them. The knock on the door caused both of them to turn to glare at the intrusion.

"Ay dios mio! Honestly, Beck I told you to get the key before you left!" The Irish-Latina jumped to her feet as she spoke, swiftly moving to the door swinging it open.

However, it wasn't Beck at the door. Instead there was a suit of armor at the door, a pink suit of armor.

Jade's jaw dropped, "Holy sh-"

"I ask you to refrain from finishing that sentence please." Metal Lass said, the voice coming out slightly robotic, mostly like to help disguise her voice. "May I come in?"

Tori stepped aside and there was a slight thunk as the heroine walked inside. Tori shut the door and stared. "Ay yi yi."

"What are you Alpha 5?" Metal Lass questioned.

The girl let out an excited squeal, "You're a real hero! What are you doing here?"

"The bank you defended from the Wrecking Crew had security cameras. They put you on T.V."
"Oh, dammit!" Jade cursed and stood up just to kick the bed.

Metal Lass raised her hands, "Now, now. It's not a bad thing. The cameras were blurry so they didn't get much, but I was able to clear it up and get your faces clear. I know your runaways and I want to help you."
"By sending us back?" Tori crossed her arms. "That's what heroes do isn't it? Follow the law exactly?"

Shaking her head the hero replied, "Not exactly. See, I want your help."
Jade raised an eyebrow, "How can we trust you? You've seen us, we don't know anything about you."

The visor on Metal Lass's helmet split vertically and retracted to the sides, revealing a girl with brown eyes and red hair, reminding Jade of a red velvet cupcake. "My name is Cat Valentine-Shapiro. I really need your help."