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heartsyhawk: Welcome back to the fic.! Glad u liked the chap. And I thought Todd's still havin' a crush on Wanda after a decade would be fun to write. Wanda is one of my fav. Characters to write and I worked a long time on her personality. Enjoy, and do I have the rights to kill Carmen or not? Not quite sure…

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Disclaimer: Now that my bump on the head is healed I'm goin' to enter this contest to see if I win the ownership of X-Men: Evolution, b/c I obviously don't own 'em now…

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Chapter 14: Lost Beneath the Mansion and Introduction of X-Factor

Underground Hallways, Xavier Institute, Bayville, NY- May 17, 11:57 PM

Meanwhile, back at the Institute, Lance and Kitty were lost in the hallways beneath the mansion.

"Man, I can't believe that the Professor would go and change the layout of the mansion just when we need to find the Danger Room," groaned Kitty as she and Lance found themselves in another dead hallway.

"How often does he do this?" asked Lance as he looked around at his surroundings, trying to remember the layout of the complex center from when he had been an X-Men for a short period of time, but failed to recall anything remotely useful.

"Hey Kitty, what do you think we should do now? I mean, it looks like we're at a dead end!" exclaimed Lance as he stopped looking around after realizing that it was in vain, and instead put his question to Kitty.

"I'm not sure," said Kitty as she put her chin into her hand and thought for a moment. "Hmm… wait!" exclaimed Kitty as she suddenly snapped her fingers as she thought of something. "Lance, do you think we should use our x-ray vision?"

"You mean to tell me that you seriously believed Beast when he said we have x-ray vision like Superman?" asked Lance sarcastically, earning him a withering look from Kitty.

"Yes, like Superman, and yes, I do believe him," retorted Kitty as she glared at him, and then turned her attention to the wall in front of them. "Hmm… I wonder how I activate it… wait, I know!" she murmured as she stared at the wall, closed her eyes, focused on using x-ray vision, and opened her eyes again. All of a sudden a bright yellow light came out of her eyes, startling Lance.

"What in the…" he murmured as he looked back and forth between Kitty's yellow eyes and the wall, and realized that he could now see the other side of the wall. He saw a stairwell that he suddenly remembered was some kind of emergency exit, located a few hallways away from the Danger Room entrance.

"Kitty, you're brilliant!" exclaimed Lance as the light faded. Kitty blinked a few times to get readjusted to the lighting in the underground hallways and, smirking at Lance's remark, turned to him and said, "Just like Superman, right?"

"Yeah, just like Superman," said Lance as he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and then turned around and motioned to her that they continue their search, having her phase them through the wall and start searching from the stairway on.

Uniform Storage Area, Danger Room Annex, Xavier Institute, Bayville, NY- May 17, 11:35 PM

As Lance and Kitty rushed through the lower levels of the Institute trying to get to the Danger Room, the X-Factor team was late in getting to the training session that Jean and Scott had called- again- in the middle of the night, waking up all three teams that currently resided in the mansion- the X-Men, X-Factor, and X-Sword teams. The members of X-Factor, the middle team of the three, were supposed to be role models for the younger X-Sword team but unfortunately were just as bad as X-Sword, if not worse…

"Bobby Drake, get your ass back here now!" screamed Jubilation Lee as she ran into the uniform storage area, completely soaked, ice cubes in her hair. Jubilee's clothes currently consisted of light blue jean-shorts, a bright yellow T-shirt, blue sneakers, black gloves with the fingers cut off, and her bright yellow jacket; all of which were soaked.

Jubilee's black eyes scanned the room, looking for her boyfriend and landed on Lexie, Rogue, Sam, and Rahne, all of them already in their uniforms and apparently waiting for the others to arrive.

Lexie's uniform is a black tank long-sleeved shirt, black jeans, black boots and gloves, both of which have openings for her claws. She also has a silver stripe running from shoulder to shoulder, a red and black belt with the "X" emblazoned in the middle of it in black and silver (the "X") and silver and black "X's" on her shoulders. The clawed mutant currently looked like she was half-dead, still not having gotten used to waking up at 11:00 PM at night for anything less than a mission; like father like daughter.

Rogue's uniform consists of a green and black uniform with a black air bomber jacket on top of it and a black "X" in red on each shoulder of the jacket along with a red and black belt that hangs low on her waist and accentuates her outfit. She wears hunter green boots that go to just under her knees and green gloves to just under her elbows. Rogue too looked like she was going to fall asleep but unlike her friend Lexie looked like she was closer to the grave, considering her emerald eyes were practically closed and she was breathing steadily, her chin resting on her gloved right hand.

Sam's uniform is dark blue with dark orange gloves, dark yellow boots, and the symbol for "air" in Greek on his chest and on either side of the silver "X" on black situated in the middle of his red and black belt. Also, when he "cannonballs" through the air and crashes into someone or something, his uniform remains intact. When he seems to be floating in air, those who look at him from below think he is a real cannonball, and not Sam himself. Sam looked like he was watching the doorway for someone to enter at any moment. Jubilee smirked; she knew exactly who Sam was looking for.

Rahne, out of the four mutants, looked like she was the most awake of them all, considering her wolf-like instincts kept her up late most nights. Her uniform is black, brown, and forest green, which is her favorite color, and adds to her already extensive camouflage skills, dark green gloves, black boots, and the symbol of the moon on her gloves, chest, and on either side of the silver "X" on black situated at the center of her red and black belt. Rahne's emerald eyes rested on Jubilee and she asked, "What happened to ye, Jubilee?"

At Rahne's words Lexie nearly fell off the bench she was sitting on, her sensitive hearing making Rahne's question echo ten times louder than it should have while Rogue twitched and slowly opened her eyes, it taking a moment for her to focus on the firecracker. Sam continued watching the door; he knew what Bobby had been planning to do that evening and also knew to not interfere in whatever was going on between the two.

"Oh, let's just say that my boyfriend thinks it's funny to dump a bucket of ice cold water- complete with about 100 ice cubes- on me when I'm trying to get out of my room and down here for this stupid training session. Don't our favorite "teachers" know the meaning of the words "no late-night sessions?"

Lexie yawned and pointed out sarcastically, "Obviously not, or else I'd still be dreaming of tracking down Hydra, slicing each and every head off and mounting them on pikes for the world to see."

Jubilee backed up a bit after hearing Lexie say this and then went to her storage area, which had her uniform and sports equipment in it and grabbed her uniform, mumbling under her breath about the punishment Bobby was going to get when she next saw him. A few minutes later she came of a changing stall and showed off her uniform to the four other mutants, all of whom rolled their eyes in amusement and in Sam's case indifference. Jubilee's uniform is dark blue with bright yellow gloves, black boots, a firework pattern in yellow and orange over the blue, a re and black belt with a silver "X" on black in the middle, and her much-beloved yellow jacket covering it. Jubilee pushed her goggles- that she uses to protect her eyes when she uses her powers- on top of her shoulder-length black hair to keep it out of her eyes for the moment.

Suddenly yelling could be heard coming towards the five mutants and Jubilee, recognizing her boyfriend's voice motioned for the other four to be quiet and stationed herself right in front of the door, knowing Bobby always liked to be the first one through the door.

Soon enough, the door slid open to reveal a light brown-eyed, light brown haired young man- Bobby Drake. Bobby, who was arguing with someone over his shoulder, didn't see Jubilee in front of him until he slammed into her and landed on his rear-end. Bobby was currently dressed in light blue jeans, a dark blue shirt with yellow stripes at the cuffs, and white tennis shoes.

"Hey, Bobby. Cool night, isn't it?" Jubilee asked icily, staring down at her boyfriend with daggers in her eyes, her fingers sparking a bit.

Bobby's eyes widened and he said, "Jubes! Hey! Um… that water wasn't for you it was for Jean… I guess I forgot which room she and Scott are in…"

"Drake, you'd forget which room was yours if you didn't have Sam as your roommate, and considering he remembers almost everything you're lucky," rang an angry voice from behind Bobby, who quickly jumped to his feet and tried to hide behind Jubilee- key word hide- but soon found himself face to face with an angry Ray Crisp. Ray's yellow hair, complete with its customary orange tips, were a mess, signaling he had just gotten out of bed, but it seemed he had had time to put his four silver posts earrings, two in each ear, in. Ray's clothes at the moment consisted of black jeans, a white tank top, a dark brown jacket, orange tennis shoes, and brown biker gloves.

"I do so know where my room is!" Bobby protested, having had a spurt of courage to stare back into Ray's light blue eyes, which looked like they were going to explode from the amount of electricity that Bobby could see in them.

"Do not!"

"Do to!"

"Do not!"

"Do to!"

Before another round could start two identical looking men pushed apart the two mutants and signaled another man, who looked exactly the same as them, to come in. This man was none other than Jamie Madrox, who was dressed in dark brown khakis, a dark red shirt, and black sneakers. Jamie's eyes, usually a dark brown, looked black and his dark brown hair was sticking up at all angles; like Ray, he had just gotten out of bed.

"You guys need to shut up now!" Jamie gritted out from between clenched teeth, signaling his two clones to return to him. He hated having to be the moderator between Bobby and Ray, but unfortunately, he was one of the few team members both would listen to at the same time.

Bobby and Ray looked at Jamie and, grunting in agreement, marched off to go and put on their uniforms, followed by Jamie, who was sadly shaking his head.

While the three men were changing the rest of X-Factor walked, or rather stumbled into the room, most still trying to rub sleep out of their eyes.

Alex Masters, Scott's younger and polar opposite brother, was the first in, followed by his girlfriend Lorna Dane. Behind the two was Amara Aquilla, who had a brush with her and was combing out her waist-length black hair in long strokes. Tabitha Smith followed her roommate, blowing a large pink bubble that popped as she stumbled over the threshold to the room, falling into the Sam's open arms. Both adults blushed a little and quickly looked away from each other, not catching a jealous look shot at them from across the room. Next was Danielle Moonstar, who looked like a zombie, considering she had dark circles under her eyes and was carrying what smelt like, to Rahne and Lexie anyway, a freshly brewed cup of tea. Following Danielle came the last member of X-Factor- Roberto Da Costa, who was trying to not fall asleep because he hadn't had a chance to absorb any sunlight, even artificial sunlight, since early that evening and was exhausted.

Alex's light blond hair was down to his shoulders as usual and his light brown eyes scanned the room before landing on Jubilee, whose hair was still wet. He yawned and asked, "What happened to your hair, Jubes?" Alex was dressed in jean shorts, flip-flops, a white tank top, a Hawaiian print shirt (open in the front), and his favorite shark tooth necklace.

Lorna looked over at Jubilee and voiced the same concern, "Jubilee, are you okay?" Lorna's emerald eyes focused worriedly on the co-leader of her team, her long, waist-length emerald hair in a braid to keep it out of her eyes. Lorna was dressed in dark brown khakis, a green T-shirt, and white sneakers, wearing a Hawaiian shark tooth necklace, a gift from Alex a couple of years ago.

Jubilee looked at her teammates and friends and told them, "Yeah, except that Bobby dumped a bucket of ice water on me tonight."

"It was an accident!" rang Bobby's voice from a changing stall, and a moment later he emerged in his uniform, which consisted of dark blue with dark yellow gloves and boots, a light blue stripe running from shoulder to shoulder and an icicle emblem on his chest. His uniform, like every uniform for the X-Factor team, has a red and black belt with a silver "X" on black situated at the waist. Bobby has a second uniform, which consists of surrounding and encasing his whole body in ice if need be, thereby changing his eyes from brown to light green. In this uniform the only thing that can make him revert back to his human form is heat.

Jubilee snorted and, turning her back on Bobby, replied, "Yeah right."

Bobby was about to say something when he saw Ray and Jamie come out from changing into their uniforms, Ray still looking angry with Bobby and Jamie looking like he'd rather do anything else than break up another fight.

Ray's uniform is completely black with dark yellow gloves, dark brown boots, a bright yellow lightning bolt going from shoulder to shoulder, and a lightning bolt on either side of the "X" on his belt.

Jamie's uniform is a mix between black and dark brown, with silver specks on it, along with brown boots and black gloves. His uniform also has silver shoulder pads, and if one looks closely, the words "Multiple Rules!" are on them. Sometimes his teammates tease him about his shoulder pads but he deals with this by threatening them with blackmail, as he, like Kitty, can be evil in his own way. This shuts them up.

"Bobby, just tell Jubes you're sorry and then go and apologize to our teachers for being late, okay?" Amara all but yelled before Ray could yell again, her brown eyes flashing angrily as her brush met a big knot in her hair. Amara was currently wearing a bright red T-shirt, gray slacks, black shoes, and a gold necklace she'd brought with her from Nova Roma.

"Even if he does apologize I doubt Jubilee's in any mood to accept said apology," commented Tabitha, or as she liked to be called Tabby, as she walked by the angry Nova Roman princess on her way to grab her uniform, winking at Sam as she did so. Tabby was currently dressed in bright pink tank top, a black jean jacket, dark blue jeans, brown hiking boots, and brown rock-climbing gloves, her bright yellow hair down to her chin in a short French braid and her blue eyes sparkling with life and mischief.

"Why not?" Danielle, or Dani for short, asked after she had taken a sip of her tea. Dani wore her waist-length black hair that was currently hanging loose, her black eyes scanning the room from her position near the now closed door. She was currently wearing light brown leather slacks, a white T-shirt, a silver vest, and light brown moccasins.

"Maybe because she knows that Bobby'll probably 'accidentally' dump another bucket on her later tonight or tomorrow," Ray spat out as he leant against the doorframe, his fingers sparking with built-up electricity.

"Get off their backs Crisp," commented Roberto, who had been sitting next to his girlfriend Rahne, her head leaning comfortably on his right shoulder. Roberto's near-black hair was neatly combed, like always, and his black eyes were glaring dangerously at Ray, who glared right back. Roberto had yet to change into his uniform and so was in his normal clothes, which consisted of dark green khakis, a black T-shirt with an orange streak from shoulder to shoulder, a dark maroon jacket, and white tennis shoes.

Another glaring contest began, this time between Ray and Roberto, whose history together was not so great; one of the main reasons that Xavier had separated them after less than a year as roommates. Currently, Ray's roommate was Jamie and Alex was Roberto's.

After a few minutes Rogue had had enough and got up from her position on a metal bench that ran the length of the room. "Alright y'all! Get in yahr uniforms and report, stat, up to the Danger Room. Believe meh when Ah say that Ah don't wanna have to give yah another Danger Room session in two hours."

The members of X-Factor mock-saluted the Southern Belle who did the same and started to walk towards the door that led to the Danger Room and the remaining mutants who had to get uniforms on did so, Roberto gently waking Rahne up from her short nap before he moved to go change.

A few minutes later everyone else was uniformed and everyone took a chance to see each other, as they had just been given permission to design their own uniforms two weeks prior and were still getting used to the new uniforms' looks.

Tabby's uniform was black with red, orange, blue, and white flecks scattered all over it, but the black covers them up enough so that no one really notices unless they look carefully at it. Tabby also has yellow gloves and boots, with a picture of one of her bombs on her chest.

Amara's uniform was smoky black-gray color, representing the smoke from a volcano, and has red stripes going from shoulder to shoulder, and from her shoulders to the edges of her gloves. She has dark gray gloves, black boots, and a small picture of a volcano on her chest, representing her connection to the Earth's core itself.

Danielle's uniform was next to gander inspection, and it was dark blue with a white streak going from shoulder to shoulder and a light gray stripe going from each of her shoulders to the beginning of her gloves. She has white gloves, light gray boots, and white flecks spread all over her uniform.

Lorna's uniform was black with silver circles on her shoulders and gloves. She has black gloves, black boots, and a dark green belt with a silver "X". She also had on her dark green glasses in order to protect her eyes from the magnetic shock waves that she may accidentally create when she activates her magnetic abilities.

Alex's uniform black with white concentric circles spread over it, white gloves, black boots, and a white belt with a black "X" on it. This belt isn't ordinary like the others' as it helps him keep control over his powers, the energy of which flows throughout his body 24/7.

Roberto's uniform was black with red and orange stripes running down from his shoulders to the edges of his dark yellow gloves. He has dark yellow boots, along with a sun emblem on his gloves and chest. His belt has an orange streak along with the red and black on it already. When he shifts into his "sunspot" form this acts as a second uniform and covers his clothes completely. When in this form his eyes become solid black and his body a mix of black, orange, dark yellow, and red flicks of energy, resembling the Sun's surface, just darker in color. When he releases solar energy his uniform isn't burnt and like Sam his is such that when he turns into his sunspot form his uniform doesn't get burnt.

"Alright, since everyone's in uniform…" began Bobby as he clapped his hands together but trailed off when he saw that Ray was still glaring at him and gulped nervously. "let's get up to the Danger Room and show them all how mutant dodge-ball is done."

As Bobby finished speaking the whole team got evil looks on their faces, which didn't bode well for their "teachers" Jean and Scott…

A couple of minutes later with Bobby and Jubilee having made up through a whispered apology from Bobby and a quick kiss from one to the other X-Factor emerged into the Danger Room and found the senior X-Men having some fun with Jean and Scott. The whole team nodded imperceptibly and ran towards the battle scene, not willing to let the X-Men have all the fun.

"X-Factor, gather behind me!" commanded Bobby as he slid to a stop in his prime battling position, shifted into his ice form, and formed two large snowballs in his hands.

"Right behind you, Bobby," commented Jubilee as she pulled her goggles down and aimed her outstretched hands at Scott and Jean.

Ray smirked evilly at Scott and smashed his fists together, which caused sparks to fly out from them.

Jamie clapped his hands and five clones instantly appeared and began to advance slowly on Scott and Jean, all of them with identical evil smiles on their faces.

"You ready to go down?" asked Roberto as he deftly melded into his "sunspot" mode and cracked his knuckles.

Tabby simply blew another big pink bubble, popped it, and began chewing it in her mouth once more. She then quickly formed a handful of small orange and black bombs, showing them to Scott and Jean when she finished, watching for their reaction.

Amara flared into her "magma" form, leveled both her arms, and gazed at the two adults, no compassion in her eyes.

Dani merely smirked and stared at Scott, forcing him to avert his gaze so he didn't fall for her tricks.

Alex just stood back and smiled, imagining what his sister-in-law was going to look like after the attack.

Lorna took to the air, and, using her magnetic powers, floated above the rest of her team.

Rahne shifted into her werewolf form and growled menacingly at her two "leaders", making sure to show her sharp fangs.

Sam, like Lorna, took to the air and prepared to launch himself at Jean.

Lexie, who was standing to the right of Jubilee, devilishly grinned at the sight of a very nervous Scott.

The current X-Factor team mentioned above has existed since 2009, when Alex and Lorna came to live at the Institute permanently. The team, although they have their disagreements, all agree on one thing: Scott and Jean must suffer at any chance possible, and the whole team loves it when they are the ones to cause their "instructors" to become humiliated and in trouble.