Sabretooth found Ryan sleeping on the roof with Maria and Teb. He was relieved to find just the girls up there. Victor looked at Ryan’s face and caressed her cheek. What are you doing with a creep like me, he thought. Ryan’s eyelashes fluttered a little and she opened her eyes.
“Good morning.” She said smiling at him and grabbing his hand. She gently placed a kiss in the palm of it.
He smiled back and said “Mornin’ frail, you sleep well?”
“Not really. I had some nightmares. I haven’t had one of those that scared me this bad since I was a kid.”
“Me too.” Sabretooth said as he sniffed her hand.
“What was that for?” She asked puzzled by the gesture.
“Just checkin.”
Le Fae
~Nightmare~
Leilee could feel herself slipping into unconsciousness, as Anon laughed in sheer delight. Then Anon suddenly looked up, distracted by someone who had entered into her nightmare. Leilee felt some strength flow into her, from a reserve she didn't realize she had.
A voice in Leilee's head whispered "Now, while she is distracted; cause her heart to stop for a moment, but please do not kill her."
Leilee fighting for her very life concentrates, putting her entire being into doing as the voice requested. Anon lets go, and falls back clutching at her chest.... Her eyes full of hatred.
*****
Leilee wakes up gasping, feeling a bit shaky, and finds herself staring into the worried red eyes of Gambit.
"Mon Chere...what is wrong? Gambit was afraid he'd lose you. Are you alright?" He asked, as he helped her into a sitting position.
Leilee took a shaky breath, and let it out slowly. "Yes, Remy, I'm fine, now."
Gambit wrapped his arms tightly around the shaken girl...and she hugged him back just as tightly.
Just then, a thought crossed Leilee's mind. "I'm really sorry to break this up, Remy, but I really need to talk to Amanda...so, hold that thought, okay?" she said.
She reluctantly slipped out of Gambit's warm embrace, put on a robe, and hurried out the door. She had a feeling that this might be a good time to strike.
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~Medlab~
Hank sits at his desk, contemplating on things that have happened so far. He gets up to check on Hope once more, concerned hearing a sound from her. Worried that Anon was attacking her, he moves over as if to protect her from the unseen. To his astonishment, he sees the look of peace settle upon her face.
Pulling up a chair he watches Hope while she sleeps, enjoying the vision of beauty which lay in front of him. Hank reaches out and strokes her hair, marveling at how silky her long, dark green tresses felt. He gently takes one of Hope's hands and marvels at how delicate it looks in his own hands. Gently he kisses her fingertips one by one. Then he places her hand back on the bed.
Feeling a bit tired, Hank rests his head upon Hope's bed, to only close his eyes for a few moments. Soon he falls asleep.
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~Their Dream~
Hope finds herself in a beautiful meadow, the sun shining warmly, a cool breeze gently blowing, while butterflies chase each other around the fragrant flowers in bloom. Hope is in a long white lacy dress, sitting on a blanket. Her glossy, dark green tresses move slightly as the breeze caresses her locks.
Across from her is Hank, holding some flowers in his hands, gently laying them down near the picnic basket of food. Nearby, grazing on grass, is a white horse, unhitched from a carriage. And a bubbling brook murmurs near the apple tree, not far from them. In the apple tree is a swing, big enough for two.
Hank is wearing a shirt much like that of the swashbucklers of olden times, with form fitting black pants that are not too tight, but are tailored just right.
As Hank lays the flowers out on the blanket, he tells Hope the messages that they mean.
"Thou are all that is lovely," laying an Austrian rose down. "I have watched over you day and night, and I could not help but love you," Hank says as he lays down a golden moss rose blossom. (A confession of love)
Hope blushes a little bit. Hank continues. "I offer my humble services, dear lady, as a Knight ready to do his lady's bidding..." Laying down a monkshood blossom.
"I know this is very sudden, dear lady. I hope that you will accept my devotion to you." As he lays a Peruvian Heliotrope down as well.
With trembling fingers, Hope picks up the flowers that he laid before her.
"I accept, Sir knight. And here is my favor for you to wear." She gives him an white silk scarf with her initials upon it in emerald green thread. Hank kisses her hand and accepts it.
"Dear Lady, will you tie it upon my arm?”
Hope thinks to herself as she ties the scarf oh his arm ~There is not a lot of time to get to know each other, but still, it is nice to know that I have someone who loves me. And I do like him.~
Hank and Hope talk about their love of horticulture and enjoy their time together. A friendship blossoming between them. Hank also takes Hope by the hand and he gently pushes her in the swing under the apple tree.
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Hank wakes up feeling refreshed. He stretches thinking of the dream he had with Hope... As he stretches he stops short..
"What in the world?"
There tied on his right arm is a white silk scarf, with Hope's initials in emerald green thread. He looks over at Hope, and in her hands are the flowers he gave her in his/their dream.
"How extraordinary..."
"Indeed," says a voice from the hospital bed.
Hank looks and sees Hope looking at him, smiling, her hazel green eyes sparkling.
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~ROOF~
/It seems that our getaway has become a bit crowded./ Cara says on a telepathic link.
/Yeah! I just noticed./ Jamar sends back as he watches Sabretooth walk over to Ryan.
"May as well ask them all over to join the party." Jamar says as he changes the CD.
TK envelopes the CD player as Jamar and Cara walk hand in hand over to the others sitting in the middle of the roof.
As the CD whirls around, it begins spitting out the Beastie Boys "You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party!" The girls begin dancing around. As Jamar peers over the side of the roof, he synchs with Sabretooth blinking his eyes bringing them into better focus.
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Cyke begins to walk out of the mansion to greet Warren and Nate. They saw the look on his face and knew something was up.
"What's wrong, oh fearless leader? Did Jean kick you out or something?" Warren asked.
"No nothing like that. I seem to have misplaced several of the Vision Xer's and one psychopathic mutant."
"You worried Sabretooth might have eaten them, Slymm?" Nate asked.
"I'm making sure that Creed and Jamar haven't run out somewhere to rob a liquor store or burn down some houses."
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~MEANWHILE BACK ON THE ROOF~
Jamar felt the air flow change and noticed Sabretooth standing beside him listening to the conversation. Both of them looked at each other with a look of extreme mischief.
Cara and Ryan stop dancing when they notice their respective partners are no longer dancing, but are standing at the edge of the roof.
/Hey Creed... how 'bout a little fun?/
/Sure thing kid./ The smile on Jamar's face sends a chill running up his spine.
**Jubilee?**
"Jamar? Sabretooth? What are you guys up to?" Both give an innocent smile which fails miserably.
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Something stirs beneath a pile of covers, clothes, and assorted munchies. "Whuh? hunh? J..j..amar? Where are you?"
"I'm on the roof. There's a party up here... wanna join us? Oh, by the way, do you still have the water balloons you bought the other day?"
"Yeah sure...I still got them."
"Cool. Grab them and the water cannon."
"Okay!" She runs and fills up the whole bag of water balloons and tosses them gently into a garbage bag.
"Alright I'm com....." WHUSH "...ing." She says as she appears on the roof in her pj's. Several more portals open depositing the other members of GenX onto the roof all clad in pj's and armed with water cannons.
"Your mission is to soak every member of the X-men, starting with the three X-men below us. And as always... if any member of your team is captured, we will disavow any knowledge of your activities." Jamar says in a serious voice. Then waves his hand tk'ing a hail of water balloons above the three X-men. Creed takes his cue.
"The battle lines have been drawn. ATTACK!!!" He screams as he picks up a water cannon and jumps through one of the portals, as do the members of GenX.
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~AMANDA'S ROOM~
/Hey sis!/
/What is it Jamar?/
/You're not still mad, are ya?/
/No. You sound funny... what's up?/
/Oh, I just wanted to tell you that you have 3 incoming Mutant Water Commandos, bent on saturating Xavier and dear ole dad./
/What?/ She yelps out loud and mentally as three large purple portals open up on seperate sides of the room and water begins gushing forth followed by Husk, Chamber, and Artie.
"Incoming!" Sammi yells to Jonas and Wolverine. They both jump out of the way and roll, except for Wolverine who finds his way blocked by another portal.
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/What the...?/ Logan thinks as he realizes the portal took him several feet above the lake. **Have a nice swim, pop!**
/I'm gonna get you kid. Well I guess there's nothing else to do but say.../
"CANNONBALL!!!"
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Simultaneous purple portals appear in both Athena and Bobby's room, and Storm's room. The shrieks which came out of both rooms echoed and reverberated throughout the mansion.
"JAMAR!!!" came three simultaneous shouts, as three very wet and angry people ran down the corridors... two from the main floor, and one from the attic. They met on the set of main stairs... and surveyed each other's appearances.
The corners of Storm's mouth began to tilt upwards...no matter how hard she tried to keep them down. Seeing Bobby and Athena like that...well, she was having a very difficult time trying not to laugh.
Athena took one look at Storm, and Bobby...and had to turn her head. She was nothing if not polite... but she still had to stifle a giggle.
Bobby took one look at Storm...and immediately fell on the ground, laughing as hard as he could. He'd never seen her look that way before in his entire life. Storm glared at him.
"This is not funny, Robert...setting off water balloons in the mansion, with all of the electrical equipment we have is very dangerous...something must be done to stop this childish nonsense." She said...but just then...
~WHOOOOOOOSH, SPLASH!!!~ a huge pink water balloon crashed down on Storm's head.
Storm wiped the water from her eyes, and pushed back her dripping hair..."Then again, turn about is fair play..." she said, and smiled a vicious smile.
Bobby and Athena looked at each other, and grinned...they were about to have some fun.
Rainfall
~ROOF~
The music starts back up and the party continues.
/Cara. I have to take care of something, okay? I'll be back in a few minutes./
/Stay outta trouble./
/I promise./
They kiss and he takes a running go and jumps from the roof eliciting a couple of gasps before he teleports away.
/Show off!/
**I love you too!**
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~DANGER ROOM--Control Room~
/It's a good thing I spent some time with Forge before he left./ Jamar sits back and begins fiddling with the keyboard and pulls a data disc from it and slips it into a machine that at one time was a camcorder and flips the switch hearing it hum.
"Hey! This piece of crap actually works." He takes the machine and sticks it in his room and teleports back to the roof.
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~ROOF~
A portal opens behind Cara and Jamar hugs around her kissing her once again.
/Surprise! I told you it wouldn't take long./
Chaos
Sammi quickly got up and grabbed Jonas and Amanda. "Follow me. I've got a plan." She said.
They ran out of the room and down the hall. Sammi stopped at the bathroom and turned to Amanda and said," I hid some water balloons that I found on Jubilee in there." She pointed at the door. "There, under the sink. Fill them up and head for the kitchen. We'll meet you there."
Sammi and Jonas quickly made it up to their room.
"Back of the closet." Sammi told him as she headed for the bottom drawer of the dresser. She pulled out a huge water gun and turned to see Jonas staring at the other one that he had in his hands.
"Where did you get these?" he asked.
"When we were at the mall, remember I had Jubilee get my stuff? Well, I think she got these and forgot where she put them. They were in my bags." Sammi said with a smile.
Jonas smiled back and said, "I love you."
"I know. Now let's soak these guys." She said as they ran downstairs.
They got to the kitchen and found Amanda. She looked at the guns and was about to ask, but Sammi cut her off.
"Jubilee, left them in my bags. Let's go. I have a few X-men I have always wanted to get to loosen up, and now is our chance." Sammi smiled and headed outside where they saw Warren and Scott. Sammi quickly opened fire on Warren and dived behind a bush.
As Warren was looking around trying to find out where that blast came from, Bishop came walking up. Sammi sprang up with Jonas and Amanda, and they all opened fire on Bishop.
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Still laughing after eluding a very wet Bishop, Amanda went in search of Xavier. Of course she had managed not to get wet. She found him by the pool absolutely soaked. Amanda tried not to laugh, but the image was just too funny. Xavier turned towards her with a wary expression.
"I don't have anything I could possibly say to explain this." stated Amanda.
"Don't. I haven't had this much fun in years. You have all made our lives much more exciting and fun. I just wanted to thank you." replied Charles.
"That's really big of you, considering you are soaked. I figured they all needed some time away from their problems. Besides, Anon can't touch people when they're happy. Maybe the lesson we're supposed to learn from all this is to enjoy life."
"Did you learn anything from Sinister?"
"I figured you knew. Yes, I did. Do you know that Sinister was responsible for Logan being a part of the Weapon X program, and that Sammi was conceived during his time in it?"
"But that's...."
"Really Charles, is anything? I'll tell you more later. Relax. The time will come soon when play time is over."
"You're right. I was thinking of having some fun now."
"Is that why you were by the pool?"
Before she could get a reply, Charles grabbed her hand and pulled them both into the pool. Great, she thought, I was dry too.
~In the mansion~
"Where is everyone?" asked Leliee.
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Leilee had been unable to find Amanda, and went back to her room to get dressed. When she came back out of her room, she went in search of the others. As she came around a corner, she bumped into a very wet Storm, Bobby and Athena.
"What happened to you three?" she laughed.
Just then, *WHOOSH!* *SPLASH!!!* "AACK!!!" yelped Leilee, as a huge blue waterballoon dumped its contents on her head.
She glared at the snickering trio, calmly wrung her hair out, and said, "This means war."
~Roof~
Cara stood on her tiptoes, wrapped her arms around Jamar's neck, and kissed him again. She felt so safe in his arms...so loved. She didn't want this feeling to end. Just then...
~WHOOOOOOSH! SPLAAAAASH!~ "EEEEEEEEEEK!!!" Cara shrieked, as she was hit from behind by a giant purple waterballoon, thrown by Teb.
Cara jack-knifed out of Jamar's arms...she was now dripping wet from head to toe. Jamar, on the other hand, was bone-dry...his psi sheild had protected him. Jamar grinned at the dripping Cara, and winked. A snickering Teb and Angelo ran scurrying for cover.
"OOOOOOHHHH, you think that's funny, do you?" Cara said, looking back at Jamar... she smiled her most innocent, sweet smile. "Well, love, I'm gonna get ya for that one..." she said, as she grabbed a water cannon, and began to chase Jamar around the roof with it.
Rainfall
Angelo looked into Teb’s playful eyes. Back to her old self, he thought with relief.
"Race ya to the lake!" Teb screamed, and swung herself down from the roof and started running.
"You’re on, Chica!" Ange said, and followed her.
Ange passed her and got to the edge of the lake first.
"I won!"
"No you didn’t!" Teb screamed and ran past him and jumped into the lake.
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As Teb and Ange jumped into the lake, a very soggy Wolverine stepped out and began to shake the water off. Pointing at Ange he growls, "Hey kid, where's Jamar?"
"Uh...he's...uh in the woods."
"Let's try this again, 'where's Jamar'?"
"He's at the party on the roof."
Wolverine began to march back up to the mansion. As he stepped up to the door a gruff voice called to him.
"Hey runt... heads up!" Creed yells as he launches three balloons onto Logan's head. "HEH HEH HEH HEH HAAAA HAA!" Creed grabs at his sides and drops to the roof and begins rolling with the laughter.
"Ya think that's funny don'tcha, bub?" Snikt! Wolverine pops his claws and begins to scale the side of the mansion. Jamar stops and listens to the commotion as he hears adamantium grinding against the stone walls. Cara proceeds to drench him from head to toe.
"Uh Oh!" Jamar runs to the side of the roof and ices it up, making Wolverine lose his grip. As he falls, another purple vortex appears.
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~BY THE BOATHOUSE~
A vortex appears and out drops Wolverine into the middle of Teb and Ange's private swim party.
"Aye amigo... haven't you had enough for today?" Teb and Ange both begin to laugh and splash each other.
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*SNIKT* "Wanna say that again, bub?"
"Hey, hey... easy der Wolvie..." Ange said and held up his hands.
"Um, excuse me, Mr. Logan? you have some...weeds on you..." she pushed a hunk of weeds off Logan’s shoulder.
Wolvie grunted and stepped out of the lake....again. "That boy’s gonna pay..."
Teb and Angelo were rolling with laughter.
"Goodbye Mr. Logan!" Teb called and waved. "See you in a few minutes!"
"Damn kids..."
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Logan gets up to the roof once more, and is met by another purple vortex. Instead of ending up in the lake, he finds himself falling onto Hope's bed along with several water balloons.
Hope squeals as Hank deftly moves her out of the way, before she is squished by Logan. Water is all over the place from the very wet Logan and the balloons breaking on contact with the bed.
"Blasted kid.. he needs a lesson taught to him.”
Two more balloons come flying through and this time hits Hank and Hope. Sploosh!!! Right on the top of their heads.
"Aacck!!" Hope says feeling the ice cold water dripping down her face, her neck and back. Her eyes flash with fire, then she says to Logan "I'll be glad to help out. Where did you say the culprit is at?"
Hank, his blue fur all spiky, where the balloon hit, nods at Logan.
"Yes, this must be dealt with great speed and cunning."
Logan leads the way out of the Medical Lab, followed by Hope and Beast. They reach the main stairs and climb up only to see Storm, Bobby, Athena and Leilee; all four in the same wet condition that they are in.
"So the kid got you as well.." Says Logan, a thoughtful look on his face.
Before Logan or anyone else can say another word, Hope holds up her hand then makes a few gestures.
"Now we can talk. He can't hear us plan our sweet revenge."
"Sweet revenge?" Athena giggles, a plan forming in her mind. "How about whipped cream?"
The seven victims put their heads together and plot their revenge.
Once they are done plotting, they head up to the roof of the mansion.
Jamar sees Logan and tries to teleport him away, but finds that he is unable to do so. Logan moves towards Jamar with a grin. Jamar moves out of his way only to find his way barred by Leilee, Storm, Athena and Bobby, all holding water balloons.
Jamar quickly teleports out of the way, only to find himself right in the middle of the pool that is now filled with whipped cream!!!
Cara laughs at Jamar from the roof. "Oh Jamar, you are SOOOO SWEET!"
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"EW...ACK..STICKY!" Jamar pulls himself out of the pool. He is coated from head to toe with goo.
"I guess turnabout is fair play." He bows to the roof full of people as they hoot, holler, and whistle down at him. Waving his hand across his body he ices up and liquifies and returns once again to his original and more clean state.
"What's wrong kid? You just gonna stand there and sulk, or are you coming back up?"
"No, I don't think I will."
/Hey, Cara love, brace yourself./ Cara visibly stiffens. Smiling he sends his plan to Synch. A rainbow aura envelopes Jamar as his abilities synch with Ev's and they boost it tenfold.
//IT'S TIME TO EVEN OUT THE PLAYING FIELD!!!// Jamar thought-casts to everyone on the grounds.
There's a bright purple flash on top of, inside, and all over the mansion.
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Teb and Ange had decided to step out on the bank. They were snuggling up into each others arms as the largest portal ever experienced appeared above the lake.
"Yo Ange... incoming!"
!!!!!CANNONBALL!!!!!---Synch screams.
Every member of Gen X, X-men, Vision X, etc. on the mansion grounds began falling into the lake. The mastermind of it all floated to the ground, accompanied closely by Cara.
Chaos
As everyone was getting out of the lake, Wolverine came over to Sammi and Jonas and said, "He's your brother, you take care of him."
Sammi smiled and said," Well, If he's my brother and you’re my father, That makes him YOUR SON by default... so YOU take care of him."
Wolverine's eyes kinda glazed over for a second, then he said, "Anything goes?"
"Yep, Anything. Why?" Sammi said getting a little worried.
"Follow me darlin'. You just made yourself bait." Wolverine said as he walked towards the house with Sammi and Jonas following.
~At The Lake~
Jamar looked at Cara and everyone coming out of the lake and asked,"Has anyone seen my sister, Jonas or Wolverine?"
He was greeted with a round of no's but one 'I saw them head for the mansion.' So Jamar headed for the mansion.
~In the Mansion~
Sammi and Logan were rigging up all of the doors from the kitchen to the bathroom in the downstairs. Jonas had been given the upstairs and only a few rooms. Sammi and Logan smelled Jamar coming, so Sammi telepathically called Jonas. By the time Jamar stepped into the house, all three were seated in the living room talking.
Jamar walked in and said, "There you are. What's the matter... you didn't like my surprise?"
Sammi looked over at him and said, "I did, but dad didn't." She looked over to Logan and continued. "He grounded ME because of you."
She got up and stepped away into the hallway. As Jamar headed after her, he opened the door heading to the kitchen and "Splash!" He was hit by a bucket of water. He looked up to see Sammi laughing like crazy.
She walked up to him, opened her hand and said, "Here, I didn't get the chance to give this to you while you were in the pool." And she dropped a cherry on his head and stood back to admire her work.
Just then there was a flash of light and both of them turned to see Wolverine with a camera, smiling like the Cheshire Cat.
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Jamar shakes his head, slinging water everywhere, then eats the cherry. They all begin to laugh.
"I say we hold a cease-fire." He and Wolverine shake on it, thus beginning the first Water War Armistice.
**Amanda I need your help. I have something special planned.**
/I'll help you as best I can Jamar...just no more water balloons today, 'k?/
Chaos
The battle was coming close, Jonas could feel the anticipation, the urge to fight. Every fiber of his being was ready, but still he was calm... calmer then ever before, like it was this way he was to exist... yet a part of him was in conflict.
He knew that this was the end. Either he would meet death for the second time, or they would go back home...
/home?/ He thought... what home? He was not human anymore. Could he even go back? If he could, what kind of life was he to live?
He would follow his friends to hell and back... but when it came to going home, could he go with them?
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/Amanda, are they ready for this?/ Jonas asked Amanda telepathically, as he mentally went over the plan in his head.
/Why? So you doubt their ability, do you not trust me to make that order?/ Amanda asked back.
/I know you’re right, and I still have concerns about it all. We will most likely be walking into a trap... Sinister will be waiting, and so will Anon./ Amanda could tell that Jonas hated her with every fiber of his being.
/We don't have the luxury to wait.../ Amanda started.
Jonas cut her off. /We are going back, aren't we?/ Jonas walked over to the window.
/I can feel it, we are like brothers, the dragons you keep in your mind... that makes you my sister./ Jonas mind was like a cold wind to Amanda.
/Jonas, I don't know if we are going back... if we do, we won't remember this.../ Amanda once again was cut off.
/But I am not who I was when I came here, I am not in Sinister's sick little plan... what of me? Will I return in this form? Will I keep my memories.../ Jonas paused.
/I am destined to return my race to their rightful place of their home. I was returned here as a favor to a god... Will I to go back to our earth or will I go back as what I have become? You see my hesitation./ Jonas asked
Amanda was about to say more, but Jonas gave her no time. /I am not a mutant created by Sinister, that person died... I am what is left, but is that enough?/
/Jonas, Sinister doesn’t even understand who you are, that you are Jonas... I don't know what will happen to you... I... I just don't know./
Jonas said nothing more, he didn't have to. Amanda had given him what he needed... even if it was no real answer, it was the truth.
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It was time to leave, some had decided to leave a recording for the X-men, Jonas wanted to leave something for someone special, but not a recording.
He walked in to Rogue's room and placed a hand full of earth on the night stand, not moving he used his ancient magic to form a statue of him and Rogue, him giving her a motherly hug.
Opening his mind he pushed his magic to do something else, the statue glowed and raised off the night stand, the earth turned into clear crystal.
This was the message he wanted to leave... behind.
He turned around and walked out the door, he needed to talk to Sammi before they left.
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Teb and Angelo hugged goodbye.
"I’m gonna miss you, Teb." Ange said and looked into her eyes.
"Oh, Ange," she said and held him tighter, "I wanted to leave you a present, like a ring or something. I don’t have anything like that," Teb sniffled, "but I fixed the painting. I ruined it before, I’m sorry, but I fixed it. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have ruined it to start with, I was just.."
Angelo cut her off with a kiss.
"Thank you, Chica." he said and slipped off his cross chain and put it on Teb. "I love you, Teb."
"I love you too Angelo. I guess I’ll see you later?" Teb smiled.
"Yea Chica....later..."
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Sammi was sitting on Wolverine's bed with Jubilee next to her. She was trying not to cry, but it wouldn't stop. Jubilee gave her a hug and said, "I'm gonna miss you, sis."
"Me, too." Sammi said as she hugged her tighter. Sammi looked over at Logan, who was digging in his closet. "What are you looking for?" She and Jubilee both turned to him as he came out of the closet.
"Well, It’s about time you came out of the closet." Sammi said with a smirk and Jubilee stifled a snicker.
"Very funny, darlin'. If you weren't my daughter, I would gut you for that remark." He said holding something behind his back.
"But I am, so you’re stuck with me. What is behind you back?" Sammi said getting up and walking over to him.
Logan looked at Jubilee and said, "Can you go down and get us two beers?"
"Sure. I'll be right back." She said as she got up and ran out the door.
"What gives? You gonna kill me or something?' Sammi asked with a smirk.
"Naw, I just didn't want the kid to see me give you these, she always liked them." He said as he handed her a big box and one small one.
"Presents? For what?" Sammi asked as she took the boxes from him.
"So you don't forget your old man. I already have that picture of you and Jamar, so I wanted you to have something of me. Open them." He said, looking down at her as she sat back on the bed.
Sammi opened the big box first to find, neatly wrapped in tissue paper, a black leather jacket, with a Canadian flag on one shoulder, and an X patch on the other. She held it up and said, "Wow! this is .... You know what? There are no words to tell you how much this means to me. Thank you." She said as she got up and put it on and leaned down and gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"I had it made for a kid that I wanted to have one day, but then you came along and I found out that I already have that kid, and I couldn't be prouder." He said as he gave her a hug and started to cry. Of course, hearing the Great Wolverine cry caused Sammi to start again.
After a few moments they pulled back and smiled at each other.
"Now, for the other one... and no crying this time." He said as he pointed at the smaller box.
Sammi opened the box to find three gold necklaces with writing hanging on a pendent. She picked them up one at a time and read. FireFox. Dragon. and Jedi. She looked up at him and said, "For all of us?"
"Yeah, You all are my family. I got Kitty and Jubilee ones just like it, so you three get them as well. Here, let me help you put it on." He stood and came around behind her and put on her necklace. He kissed the top of her head and said, "I don't say good bye. I just say see ya around, So I'll see ya around, kid."
Sammi turned to say something, but he was gone. She took a deep breath and got up and placed a note on his dresser, and turned and left.
As she walked down the hallway, she told Jubes that she should give the beers to Remy and Bobby. And she left to find Jamar and Jonas.
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"Bobby, I...um...have to go to the powder room. Amanda said she was NOT going to make any pit stops so we should go before we leave." Athena joked.
She paused for just a moment to look at him. He was smiling, and that's how she wanted to remember him. She walked quickly to the bathroom. Once there, she climbed out the window. Silently she made her way to where she was to meet the others. She felt terrible for lying to Bobby, but she just couldn't say good bye. She decided it would be better not to say it.
Deep inside she thought that if she didn't say it, then it wouldn't happen. If she didn't say it then even if she went back to her world, she wouldn't have to remember leaving Bobby. She felt her heart begin to pound ferociously. She could hear the blood rushing in her ears. She started to feel dizzy, but she knew she had to go on.
snowbaby
~AMANDA'S ROOM~
Amanda and Jamar had finished their conversation, and the other members of VX had begun to file in.
"So what's the plan, fearless leader?" Jonas asks as Ryan and Creed walk in.
"The plan is that we're going to do some last minute training in the Danger Room." There were groans all around until her mind touched all of theirs except Sabretooth.
"The X-Men think we should be prepared. What we're really preparing for is the prospect of stowaways or tag-alongs."
Sammi and Jamar knew exactly what she was talking about. /Dad, Gambit, and Bobby weren't happy about the situation./
Amanda then turns to Sabretooth. "Mr. Creed, do you think you could keep them busy and meet us later in the Danger Room?"
Sabretooth begins to growl.
"And no, we won't leave without you.” Ryan squeezes his arm reassuringly.
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~Outside the Danger Room~
Jamar waits for Creed. As he paces back again, he hears Creed coming, followed by a large boom.
"JEEZE, she said keep them busy, not bring the house down!" Jamar yells as they step into the Danger Room.
"Do your thing, Jedi!" Amanda says, before being surround by the purple flames of the vortex.
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~BLACKBIRD II~
"Hey, Creed... you sure you know how to fly one of these things?"
"No sweat. Next stop, Sinny's place."
Chaos
