Comprehensive Reading

Filling In The (1)_______
By Andrea and Timesprite

Bobby Drake was (2)_______ a bad day. He'd (3)_______ up to find himself cuddling a pillow instead of his (4)_______, which was never the most pleasant way to begin the day. Then when he'd finally dragged himself down to breakfast, it was only to discover that everyone else had come and gone, leaving him with a mouthful of cold (5)_______, burnt toast crumbs, and plenty of (6)_______ jelly. Even worse, there was nothing more edible in the pantry because the designated grocery shopper for the week hadn't gone yet. And it turned out that shopper was him.

So after returning from the grocery store--where he'd gotten the cart with the wobbly wheel, been beaten over the head with an (7)_______ lady's handbag for taking the last bottle of apple juice, and suffered through a price check for super-absorbent tampons--it was refreshingly normal to walk into the den and see his brother-in-law attempting to hide behind a floor lamp.

"Um...Cable? What are you doing?"

"Shh! (8)_______." Nathan's head was mostly (9)_______ behind the lampshade, but the rest of the lamp didn't do much to disguise his hulking frame.

"*Why* are you (10)_______?"

Nathan's voice (11)_______ morose. "Dom called me Nathan Christopher Charles Summers Dayspring Askani'Son."

"Ohhhhhhhhh...Man, are you in for it."

When a woman shouted a man's full (12)_______ at him, he knew he was truly in trouble. When that man had as many names as Nathan Summers did, each additional name increased the amount of trouble exponentially. Bobby shook his head and came to a decision. "*I* am getting out of the way. Good luck."

As Bobby left the room in search of the other X-Men to spread the news that Cable was in t-r-o-u-b-l-e (and start the betting book), a gleeful smile spread across his face. This day was definitely looking better.


apricot eggs Gaps having hidden Hiding hiding name old was wife woken

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Comprehensive Reading

Filling In The Gaps
By Andrea and Timesprite

Bobby Drake was having a bad day. He'd woken up to find himself cuddling a pillow instead of his wife, which was never the most pleasant way to begin the day. Then when he'd finally dragged himself down to breakfast, it was only to discover that everyone else had come and gone, leaving him with a mouthful of cold eggs, burnt toast crumbs, and plenty of apricot jelly. Even worse, there was nothing more edible in the pantry because the designated grocery shopper for the week hadn't gone yet. And it turned out that shopper was him.

So after returning from the grocery store--where he'd gotten the cart with the wobbly wheel, been beaten over the head with an old lady's handbag for taking the last bottle of apple juice, and suffered through a price check for super-absorbent tampons--it was refreshingly normal to walk into the den and see his brother-in-law attempting to hide behind a floor lamp.

"Um...Cable? What are you doing?"

"Shh! Hiding." Nathan's head was mostly hidden behind the lampshade, but the rest of the lamp didn't do much to disguise his hulking frame.

"*Why* are you hiding?"

Nathan's voice was morose. "Dom called me Nathan Christopher Charles Summers Dayspring Askani'Son."

"Ohhhhhhhhh...Man, are you in for it."

When a woman shouted a man's full name at him, he knew he was truly in trouble. When that man had as many names as Nathan Summers did, each additional name increased the amount of trouble exponentially. Bobby shook his head and came to a decision. "*I* am getting out of the way. Good luck."

As Bobby left the room in search of the other X-Men to spread the news that Cable was in t-r-o-u-b-l-e (and start the betting book), a gleeful smile spread across his face. This day was definitely looking better.