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David made his way to the cafeteria for lunch as he waited for Hanks class to end so that he could talk to him. As he entered the cafeteria he saw one of his students that really impressed him in class.
"Hello Noriko." David said seeing the bright blue hair.
"Professor Alexander how are you?" The young girl asked once she turned and saw who had spoken to her.
"I'm doing good. Much better now actually, there is something I would like to talk to you about." David informed her.
"What is it Professor?" She then questioned curiously.
"You did great in class today. I was wondering how you would like a spot on my team." David stated earning a confused look from the girl.
"Why me? There are a lot stronger mutants than me." She stated rather obviously.
"Because I would like to keep the violence on missions to a minimum. I believe with your electric manipulation we could destroy security cameras, motion sensors, and other tech that could give us away. In the event that things do take a dangerous turn I have offense on my team already. I want a well rounded team that will be able to look out for each other and I believe you would fit in perfectly." David explained as he sat down next to the girl.
"Would it solidify a passing grade in your class?" She then asked jokingly.
"I'm afraid not." David laughed "But I don't think that will be a problem for you as it is."
"I am not really the hero type Professor." She remarked.
"Neither was I. I was the type of person to stick up for friends and family but once I thought about everything I could really do with my gifts It became more clear that I could help many more people and it made me realize that this is what I wanted to do. I would just hate to see such an amazing gift not be utilized to its full potential." Explained David hoping that she would come around.
"Well I guess I do owe the X-men after they saved me from the purifiers. I guess I can give it a shot." She smiled as she stood from her seat and began to leave before turning around. "When do we start training?"
"Well With you Jubilee and Alex I have 3 members now I am waiting on one more hopeful and then I need one more member. I will let you know once I have a full crew." David informed the blue haired teen.
"Alright and Professor, Thanks for believing in me I will try not to let you down." She said before leaving the cafeteria.
David proceeded to make a sandwich as he was only slightly hungry. Once he had eaten he looked at his watch and realized Hank's class would be over by the time he had gotten there. He left the cafeteria and made his way to the sub basement toward Hanks Lab where he knew Hank would go immediately after his class. David entered his code at Hank's door and the Lab opened. David walked in and started laughing at how much of a mess it was. Equipment lay strewn about all over the tables notes and paperwork littered Hank's work area David began looking throughout the cabinets in the room seeing that none of the chemicals were labeled as to what they were. He was overall surprised that someone as smart as respected as Hank was could be such a slob. David picked up an empty beaker and began tossing it around when the door opened and he lost concentration. The beaker fell to the ground and shattered when Hank entered the room.
"Sorry Hank I guess I broke your toy." David shrugged as Hank saw the glass.
"It's quite alright David I have hundreds of the things however next time you think to toss one in the air, please don't." Hank said as he grabbed a small broom and dustpan handing them to David.
"No problem Hank, it really is your fault though." David smirked.
"How so?" Hank inquired as to how he could possibly be to blame.
"Well if you wouldn't have come in for another 30 seconds I would have lost interest and placed it back down without breaking it." David Joked.
"You know David I could prescribe you some medication that would combat your Attention deficit disorder then you wouldn't get bored as easily and decided to play with breakable objects in the first place." Hank smirked back.
"Touche Hank." David bowed to the blue mutant.
"What can I do for you today David?" Hank then asked.
"You know why I am here Hank. I am actually surprised your not more excited to start rambling your gibberish about your readings from my class this morning." David joked again.
"Actually what you are experiencing is my poker face. I did learn quite a lot today." Hank informed David.
"Go on." David said with a wave of his hand.
"Well for instance bobby does not create ice from just anywhere He is able to draw moisture from the air and lower the temperature to sub freezing creating his ice almost instantly." Hank informed him.
"That's not really news Hank." David said hoping Hank had more to offer.
"What I am trying to say is that creates a weakness or an unparalleled strength depending on his location. Say for instance he was in a desert climate void of moisture he would practically have no power apart from the moisture within his own body and if he were to expend that it would kill him. On the other hand if you placed him near a water source his power could be potentially limitless he could very well refreeze the melting Polar ice caps." Hank explained now getting David's attention.
"Got it. Never Take Bobby to Vegas anything else for me?" David then asked his excitement growing.
"Yes of course. It would seem that Jubilee is able to detonate her paffs at a molecular level." Hank then said as he picked up the notes he had written while observing David's class.
"English Hank." David said unsure of what Hank was talking about.
"Well David when Jubilee demonstrated her abilities and began shooting her sparks I noticed something once I slowed the video down. Each one of her sparks was a paff in itself you would never notice without looking because of their size but every last one of them detonated on a very small scale. Not enough to do any real damage as her larger ones but they could possibly be used with her abilities to insert into a person and temporarily disable their nervous system if need be." Hank explained slowly allowing David to keep up with him.
"Really are you sure about that Hank? I was standing right next to her when she did it I felt nothing." David asked the furry man.
"Positive David the micro explosions were to small for your outwards nerves to even pick up a tingle but if placed inside they could possibly cause temporary paralysis or worse." Hank said as he moved on to the next page.
Hank began explaining power after power to David who listened patiently and was rather shocked at some of the information he received. Hank calmly answered questions and made sure to keep the real large words to a minimum as he helped the man that he had come to be able to laugh and Joke with. He continued to read off notes he had taken until David stopped him.
"Did you say technopathy? What the hell is that?" David asked unsure if he had even heard right.
"Yes my boy technopathy or cyberpathy. The ability to communicate with machines to instantly recognize intricate patterns in computer networks or other technological items. Many humans have a form of it, computer hackers and government tech geniouses but when its enhanced to mutant level It goes much further. I believe with training she could mentally communicate with all forms of electronic machinery allowing her to access computer files and programs almost instantly. She could also possibly disable anything computer run, which in todays day and age is quite a lot from a distance." Hank finished as he saw David's eyes lighting up.
"Hmm?" David replied.
"I see the wheels turning David. What is it you have planned for the girl?" Hank asked as for once he didn't have the answer.
"I think I may have found the next member of my team Hank." David smirked now all he could do was hope that she would accept.
"I see how she could be useful to you. however her powers are not very combative if you got into a sticky situation she could do more harm than good to your team trying to protect her." Hank explained to David.
"Then I will personally protect her. I will not leave that to my team unless I feel they are cohesive enough to safely do it. Think about all of the information we could pull from some of these labs we infiltrate Hank. Normally we rely on Jean trying to pull information out of low level grunts that don't have the information we are after in the first place." David replied as he felt he had the perfect team. One energy powerhouse in Jubilee, two if I can teach Alex some control. Hopefully a teleporter that can get them into places that would be difficult for them otherwise. A girl that can absorb and manipulate electricity. And hopefully a computer genius. And of course him as their defense or possibly offense if jubilee and Alex got in a little over their heads.
"Very well David With you watching out for her she could not be in better hands." Hank smiled at the young man.
"Thank you Hank I appreciate that." David replied to the man.
"Of course David. If you don't mind me asking how are things going between you and Jubilation?" Hank asked changing the subject.
"Really Hank, Small talk? That doesn't seem like you." David replied looking at the man questioningly.
"It is just the fact that Jubilee has been a large part of the mansion since she arrived. She is a great girl and I want her to find Happiness." Hank remarked casually as if the whole conversation wasn't feeling a little strange. From Charles of course, From Logan sure he has a protective side. But coming from the man that looked at everything as a science project it seemed a little weird.
"Everything is great between me and Jubes. She is an amazing woman. I cant say we don't have our moments and when she gets fired up she is a little tough to control but as of right now everything is great Hank." David said still a little uneasy but as long as Hank didn't try giving him the birds and the bees speech everything would be ok.
"That is great to hear David just remember that Jubilee is a woman and as a woman she deserves a level of respect." Hank began before being cut off.
"Can we please not get into this Hank? I grew up looking out for my mom and sisters. I know about respecting women even in my more promiscuous days I never used women, I never lied to them, I never led them on, and I never disrespected them. I admit I never stuck around very long but I believe I have already shown I am capable of that with Jubilee." David said hoping to draw this conversation to a close.
"Very well then David. I see the way the two of you look at each other I just wanted to hear it from you personally." Hank remarked placing an accepting hand on David's shoulder.
"Besides if I ever did hurt her I have Charles Logan You and probably quite a few others after me. As invulnerable as I am I'm sure you would find a way to torture me for it." David smirked at the large blue mutant. "Now I need to go find hopefully my last two recruits unless you have anymore awkward talks for me Hank." David joked.
"Not today my boy, enjoy the rest of you afternoon" Hank replied as David began making his way for the door.
"Thank you for your help Hank." David said before leaving and hearing the door close behind him.
David began his journey back to the elevator. once he reached the metal doors he pushed the button to call it to his floor . The elevator soon began to descend and came to a stop, the doors opened and David boarded. The doors closed behind him and the elevator climbed quickly reaching the first floor. David exited the elevator to the sound of many students filling the hallways making their way to their next classes. He then began scanning the area where he did not see the girl he was looking for but he did see a certain dark blue mutant he was hoping for an answer from.
"Kurt!" David shouted getting the students attention.
"Guten tag Mr. Alexander." The boy said as he approached David.
"Good afternoon Kurt I am glad I caught you before class. Would you mind coming with me?" David asked him.
"I really don't have zhe time Professor. I don't not wish to be late to Ms. Munroes class." Answered Kurt.
"Let me worry about that. Just tell her I held you up. There will be no consequences for one of my teammates." David said as he led the teen to the rec room.
"As I mentioned before I do not like violence. I am sorry but I must refuse your offer." Kurt mentioned looking down at the floor.
"Hear me out Kurt. You stray from violence because of your catholic faith correct?" David asked unsure of where he was going to go with this. But then again he never really knew where he was going to go when trying to convince people of things but it usually seemed to work.
"Yes Professor." Kurt answered.
"If I am correct Catholics themselves are not a non violent religion. It is not like they are monks. They have a long record of forced conversions tyranny and murder and while they seem to have calmed down now. You know what scratch that I was going down a whole dark path with that one. But what if this is the Lords journey for you Kurt? What if he led you down this path? Have you not once thought that maybe you ended up at this school for a reason?" David asked him beginning a rant. "I don't know what your life was like before you came here but I am assuming it had its rough moments probably worse for you than most because of your appearance. What if it is your mission to help end the suffering of mutants everywhere or at the very least help a few here and there. Just think about the fact that there are other mutants out there being persecuted every day for simply being different."
"I zhink about zat everyday." Kurt replied solemnly.
"Then join me Kurt, my past with humans wasn't even that rough. But if I could prevent just one from going through something even as small as what I have gone through then I know I am doing something right." David smiled at the teen before adding. "Trust in the lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding."
"Proverbs chapter 3 verse 5. I didn't know you were prepared to use my religion against me Professor." Kurt replied smiling showing large white fangs.
"I am always prepared to do what it takes to come out on top. So I am assuming that mean you are in?" A hopeful David smiled back.
"It does. Just let me know when ve are to train." Kurt said as David began leading him toward his next class.
"I will let you know the moment I find one more team member. Thank you Kurt." David patted the teen on the back and then turned and dropped onto the sofa.
"One more to go." David said to himself as he sat there head tilted back looking at the ceiling.
"One more what to go kid?" Logan asked his place leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed.
"One more recruit. Just reeled in number four then ill be ready to start their training." David said as he turned his head to face the feral.
"Not wastin any time are ya." Logan stated rather surprised that the second day into selections that David had already assembled almost a full team.
"Maybe its not the same for someone that has been alive for nearly 2 centuries but time is a precious commodity I don't believe it should be wasted." David replied as Logan joined him on the sofa.
"Just make sure your making wise picks Kid. One thing I have learned is that without the right people in your corner things can go bad quickly." Said Logan.
"Thanks for the heads up but I wont send them into anything they are unprepared for. I have Jubilee and Scotts little brother Alex for power if need be. I have a teleporter to get us in places or to make a hasty getaway. I have a girl than can manipulate electricity for security cameras and motion detectors and I am hoping on a tech genius for informational purposes." David informed him Before asking. "Who do you have so far?"
"Tin man and Kitty." Grunted the Canadian.
"That's it? Good start for a smash and grab team I suppose." David replied.
"You know me. I get into those situations and I can go a little crazy I want a team that I can give orders to and don't have to worry about keeping a real close eye on. Tin man is bulletproof and practically unstoppable and the kid can go ghost and nothing can touch her." Logan explained.
"Got anyone else in mind?" David then asked the man.
"Not yet planning on getting my hands on some school records and seeing what I have to work with." The gruff man informed him.
The two continued to make small talk as the time passed. David was planning on seeking out his next student as school was wrapping up when he suddenly realized he was in trouble.
"Your woman is on the way and she is moving quick." David smirked at Logan as he sensed storm's energy coming from down the hall.
"She aint my woman." Logan growled as he smelled the fresh breeze scent making its way toward them.
"David!" Storm yelled as thunder could be heard even on the sunny day. "How dare you undermine me to my students!" She angrily asked as she turned the corner and saw him on his feet prepared to defend himself in the event that lightning came streaking through the window.
"Your talking about Kurt right?" David asked sheepishly although he already knew damn well who she was talking about.
"Unless you have been telling other students not to worry about any consequences of being late to my class. And goddess help you if you have." The sky began to darken as she replied.
"You didn't punish him did you?" David then asked her.
"No out of my respect for you both as an X-man and a fellow teacher I decided not to. But if you for one second think you are getting off the hook because of it you have another thing coming." She informed him. The electricity in the air causing the hair on the back of his neck to stand up.
"I didn't mean for it to come across like he could do it whenever he chooses I just needed to talk to him." David said before glancing over his shoulder at a grinning Logan and giving him a help me look.
"Your own your own here kid." Logan grunted.
"I apologize Ororo. What happened was I was talking to Kurt when Logan came in and asked for my advice on where he should take you for your date when he asks you out. And because I was talking to him Kurt got held up longer than intended. I admit I did tell him to not worry about the consequences but that's no excuse I should not have undermined your authority. For that I am sorry it will not happen again." David lied hoping to get himself out of trouble and make her happy at the same time.
"You better make sure that it doesn't or so help me..." Storm began before realing fully what David had said. "You are going to ask me out?" She then said turning to Logan who looked like a deer that had been caught in the headlights.
"Oh I'm sorry Logan I didn't mean to give that away." David grinned at the man earning a deadly glare from him in return.
"Uh yeah I was Darlin." Replied Logan nervously.
'Logan Nervous' David thought to himself. 'I must have hit the nail right on the head when I thought something was going on. But the great and powerful Wolverine nervous that has got to be a first.'
"Well I would love to go on a date with you Logan." The sky began to quickly clear up and her eyes changed back to normal as storm smiled at the gruff man. "As long as it is not to a bar. "She then added quickly."
"You don't have to worry about that Ororo. I informed him that someone as classy as yourself deserves a much higher quality date. You are definitely going to be impressed." David then said laughing to himself.
"How does Friday evening sound Ro?" Logan then asked knowing he could not back out of it now.
"That sounds perfect Logan." The weather goddess replied. "I look forward to it. I will leave you boys to whatever it was that you were doing." She then smiled before practically floating from the room.
"Your dead kid." Logan growled.
David only smiled as he turned to face the man and replied. "I see the way the two of you flirt when no one is around and then you get real skittish when someone almost notices."
"Where the hell am I going to take her? She aint like most women." Logan then asked him.
"Believe it or not in some ways she is a lot like you. She loves nature being out in the fresh air. She wouldn't like a fancy restaurant. Just do a picnic in a park that way you don't have to get dressed up and both of you are comfortable. You have known each other for years so you don't have to worry about impressing her just relax be yourself." David said before adding. "I'm just glad I am out of hot water."
"More like out of the frying pan and into the fire." Logan growled.
"Yea we will see after your date. You should actually be thanking me." David replied.
"For?" Logan asked.
"You always thought Ororo was too pure for you, so you were never going to ask either she was going to make the first move which is a bad look or it was never going to happen. I'm like cupid in this school first Pete and Kitty, Now you and Storm. Now all I need to do is find someone for Chuck and everyone will be happy." David said earning a laugh from Logan. "Now if you will excuse me I am Off to find my last team member." David then added before leaving the room.
David began his search but had no idea of the girls favorite hangouts. He headed outside as many of the students went out to blow off steam after a day of School. He checked the pool the tennis and basketball courts and did a lap around the whole school but she was nowhere to be found. He headed back inside and looked in the cafeteria thinking maybe she wanted a snack after class still no luck.
'Where would I be if I was a teenage computer genius.' David thought to himself before it hit him. 'Duh the computers in the library.'
David then made his way to the library giving the occasional hello to some of the students he passed in the halls. He found the hallway that housed the large library and approached the doors at the end. He opened the doors and walked in. He looked to the computers against the wall and saw just who he had been searching for.
If anyone knows who either the blue haired electric manipulating female mutant is, or the technopath female mutant that David is looking to recruit please send me a P.M. with the answers and if you are correct I will give you an honorable mention in my next update.