THE TRUE IDENTITY OF DAPHNE BLAKE
BY CLAIRE ROSE
It was late Friday night and Daphne Blake (one of the Mystery Inc. Detective Agency members) was thinking about tomorrow's appointment to see Dr. Charles Xavier. Dr. Xavier is the head of the school for the gifted mutants-special people born with special powers. When she made the appointment with him, he told her he might be able to help her understand more about her clairvoyant and telekinetic powers. Daphne had been wondering if she was really reading people's minds and seeing images, or was this just her imagination? As Daphne was trying to fall asleep on her soft bed, she kept tossing these questions in her mind. Sometimes as a result of her thoughts and images, she was developing sever headaches. She had no idea about the strong mutant powers she held within.
Because of Daphne's newly discovered clairvoyant mutant powers, two different groups were in competition to recruit her as a member/student of their group. Dr. Xavier, who headed the X-men group) wanted to help her develop her powers by mentoring her at his school for the gifted mutants.
Equally desirous for her to join their team was Magneto, who is the leader of the evil brotherhood. Their goal in life is to rule the world and destroy humankind. Magneto wanted to use Daphne and her powers to help achieve his goal of ruling the world.
Mystique, who was a mutant from the evil brotherhood, told the group of the evil brotherhood mutants to make sure no one made a scene in their attempt to kidnap Daphne Blake. Mystique held the power of transforming herself into anyone or anything (not only physical transformation but personality traits and even duplicating exact fingerprints of an individual). Mystique thought that the kidnapping should be an easy one, an in and out job, at the large home where Daphne and her parents lived.
Mystique landed the helicopter in the field behind the Blake house. Slowly they ran towards the house under a moonless sky. "I will disable the alarm system and you and Toad get the girl," Mystique ordered. When Mystique gave them the go ahead signal, Toad broke a window of the back door to the kitchen and reached in and unlocked the door. He and Saber-tooth slowly climbed the stairs towards Daphne's room. They entered the room and spotted Daphne sleeping on the bed. Toad pulled a container that contained knockout gas and poured into a cloth. Toad walked over to the bed and when he was above Daphne, he put the cloth over her nose and mouth. There was a slight struggle, but it passed very quickly. "Get the girl Saber-tooth," Toad ordered. Quickly they both made their way down the stairs and out the door running towards the helicopter where Mystique would be waiting for them.
Spiderman arrived early for the weekly poker game with his mutant friends at the school of the gifted where Dr. Xavier taught and lived. He swung into the back yard of the school lawn area. He walked to one of the side doors and entered the building. As he walked toward the usual room where they played poker, Cyclops saw Spiderman. Cyclops said, "Hey Webhead, you are early and I have some bad news." "Everyone is either gone or going to be briefed for a mission in a few minutes. Do you want to come?" Spiderman replied, "Hey, I was hoping to win back some of my money back that you guys took from me the last time we played." Cyclops replied, "Sorry, Webhead, it is not going to happen tonight."
"Welcome Spiderman," said Dr. Xavier. "How would you like to join us in a mission tonight?" Spiderman replied, "Sure". Dr. Xavier waited as the last X-Men walked in and sat down. "X-men, I apologize for the short notice, but I was contacted today by a girl named Daphne Blake, who is showing signs of mutant powers. These powers are much like yours, Jean. That is why I want you, Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue and our young friend, Spiderman, to go and bring Daphne back here. I don't know why but I sense that Magneto will try to kidnap her. I want you to go to her house tonight and bring her back here."
Spiderman thought for a moment. "Isn't that kidnapping?" Spiderman asked. "Well, yes, but only for her protection," replied Dr. Xavier. "Besides, she was planning on coming here tomorrow to talk with me about her powers."
As Cyclops flew over the house where Daphne Blake lived, he spotted two figures running towards a field where a helicopter looked to be waiting for them. Wolverine looked out the window of the jet and said, "That looks like Toad and Saber-tooth, and it looks like Saber-tooth is carrying something over his shoulder. Cyclops quickly landed the jet.
The X-men and Spiderman were out of the jet and in front of Toad and Saber- tooth before they were able to get to the helicopter where Mystique was waiting for them Saber-tooth laid Daphne who was wrapped in a sheet down on the ground and quickly ran towards Wolverine yelling and shouting. Rogue stopped Toad before he could help Saber-tooth. Spiderman got to the sheet covered person on the ground and looked to see what was wrapped in the sheet.
As he lifted the sheet, he saw a beautiful red head that looked like Mary Jane. He quickly lifted her up in his arms and saw that she was unconscious. He ran toward the jet with the rest of the X-men behind him. With Saber-tooth and Toad being beat by the X-men, there was nothing that Mystique could do but to help her comrades on to the helicopter. She looked at Saber-tooth and said, "You are going to explain why we did not get the girl." Saber-tooth just growled at her.
In the jet Cyclops was flying them back to the school. Jean Grey was carefully examining the young girl for injuries. What do you think happened to her? Spiderman asked. In a gruff voice Wolverine said, "She was drugged; I can smell the residue of the drug on her." "Well, she should be okay in a few minutes then, said Jean Grey. "I wonder who she is," said Spiderman. "I mean we know her name, but who is she?" asked Spiderman. Rogue looked at Spiderman and in her southern accent said, "Man, you have really fallen for this pretty girl, haven't you?" Spiderman replied, "She reminds me of someone I knew and loved."
Back at the Blake mansion, Elizabeth and George Blake woke up early Saturday morning and went down to the kitchen to have some coffee. When they entered the kitchen, they both saw the broken window of the kitchen door and looked at each other in shock. Elizabeth, who was Daphne's mother, ran up the stairs and into Daphne's room and cried out "Daphne's gone!" Mr. Blake immediately called 911 and the police responded immediately. The police detective ordered a complete investigation of the missing girl. About mid-morning the remainder of the Mystery Inc. Gang arrived at the Blake home. Fred asked, "What happened? Is Daphne alright?" George looked at Fred and said sadly, "I am afraid Daphne's been kidnapped!" Fred immediately cried out in anguish, "NOOOOOOO! It can't be true!!!!" Velma and Shaggy heard the news and were around Fred trying to comfort him and themselves. Fred quickly broke away and ran to Daphne's room He had to see for himself. He was both shocked and relieved. He was shocked to see that she really was gone and relieved that there were no signs of foul play. "Was anything taken?" the investigator asked Mr. Blake. "No, nothing but the most important person to me, my daughter" is gone. Fred saw something under Daphne's bed and reached down to grab it. "What did you find", Shaggy and Velma asked? "It looks like a container of something liquid." Fred answered. Fred took a sniff and almost fainted. "This is what they must have used to knock her unconscious."
The investigator walked into the room at the moment and started yelling at Fred and the gang because they were tampering with evidence. "Get out of here!!, "he yelled, "before I have you arrested."
It was late Friday night and Daphne Blake (one of the Mystery Inc. Detective Agency members) was thinking about tomorrow's appointment to see Dr. Charles Xavier. Dr. Xavier is the head of the school for the gifted mutants-special people born with special powers. When she made the appointment with him, he told her he might be able to help her understand more about her clairvoyant and telekinetic powers. Daphne had been wondering if she was really reading people's minds and seeing images, or was this just her imagination? As Daphne was trying to fall asleep on her soft bed, she kept tossing these questions in her mind. Sometimes as a result of her thoughts and images, she was developing sever headaches. She had no idea about the strong mutant powers she held within.
Because of Daphne's newly discovered clairvoyant mutant powers, two different groups were in competition to recruit her as a member/student of their group. Dr. Xavier, who headed the X-men group) wanted to help her develop her powers by mentoring her at his school for the gifted mutants.
Equally desirous for her to join their team was Magneto, who is the leader of the evil brotherhood. Their goal in life is to rule the world and destroy humankind. Magneto wanted to use Daphne and her powers to help achieve his goal of ruling the world.
Mystique, who was a mutant from the evil brotherhood, told the group of the evil brotherhood mutants to make sure no one made a scene in their attempt to kidnap Daphne Blake. Mystique held the power of transforming herself into anyone or anything (not only physical transformation but personality traits and even duplicating exact fingerprints of an individual). Mystique thought that the kidnapping should be an easy one, an in and out job, at the large home where Daphne and her parents lived.
Mystique landed the helicopter in the field behind the Blake house. Slowly they ran towards the house under a moonless sky. "I will disable the alarm system and you and Toad get the girl," Mystique ordered. When Mystique gave them the go ahead signal, Toad broke a window of the back door to the kitchen and reached in and unlocked the door. He and Saber-tooth slowly climbed the stairs towards Daphne's room. They entered the room and spotted Daphne sleeping on the bed. Toad pulled a container that contained knockout gas and poured into a cloth. Toad walked over to the bed and when he was above Daphne, he put the cloth over her nose and mouth. There was a slight struggle, but it passed very quickly. "Get the girl Saber-tooth," Toad ordered. Quickly they both made their way down the stairs and out the door running towards the helicopter where Mystique would be waiting for them.
Spiderman arrived early for the weekly poker game with his mutant friends at the school of the gifted where Dr. Xavier taught and lived. He swung into the back yard of the school lawn area. He walked to one of the side doors and entered the building. As he walked toward the usual room where they played poker, Cyclops saw Spiderman. Cyclops said, "Hey Webhead, you are early and I have some bad news." "Everyone is either gone or going to be briefed for a mission in a few minutes. Do you want to come?" Spiderman replied, "Hey, I was hoping to win back some of my money back that you guys took from me the last time we played." Cyclops replied, "Sorry, Webhead, it is not going to happen tonight."
"Welcome Spiderman," said Dr. Xavier. "How would you like to join us in a mission tonight?" Spiderman replied, "Sure". Dr. Xavier waited as the last X-Men walked in and sat down. "X-men, I apologize for the short notice, but I was contacted today by a girl named Daphne Blake, who is showing signs of mutant powers. These powers are much like yours, Jean. That is why I want you, Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue and our young friend, Spiderman, to go and bring Daphne back here. I don't know why but I sense that Magneto will try to kidnap her. I want you to go to her house tonight and bring her back here."
Spiderman thought for a moment. "Isn't that kidnapping?" Spiderman asked. "Well, yes, but only for her protection," replied Dr. Xavier. "Besides, she was planning on coming here tomorrow to talk with me about her powers."
As Cyclops flew over the house where Daphne Blake lived, he spotted two figures running towards a field where a helicopter looked to be waiting for them. Wolverine looked out the window of the jet and said, "That looks like Toad and Saber-tooth, and it looks like Saber-tooth is carrying something over his shoulder. Cyclops quickly landed the jet.
The X-men and Spiderman were out of the jet and in front of Toad and Saber- tooth before they were able to get to the helicopter where Mystique was waiting for them Saber-tooth laid Daphne who was wrapped in a sheet down on the ground and quickly ran towards Wolverine yelling and shouting. Rogue stopped Toad before he could help Saber-tooth. Spiderman got to the sheet covered person on the ground and looked to see what was wrapped in the sheet.
As he lifted the sheet, he saw a beautiful red head that looked like Mary Jane. He quickly lifted her up in his arms and saw that she was unconscious. He ran toward the jet with the rest of the X-men behind him. With Saber-tooth and Toad being beat by the X-men, there was nothing that Mystique could do but to help her comrades on to the helicopter. She looked at Saber-tooth and said, "You are going to explain why we did not get the girl." Saber-tooth just growled at her.
In the jet Cyclops was flying them back to the school. Jean Grey was carefully examining the young girl for injuries. What do you think happened to her? Spiderman asked. In a gruff voice Wolverine said, "She was drugged; I can smell the residue of the drug on her." "Well, she should be okay in a few minutes then, said Jean Grey. "I wonder who she is," said Spiderman. "I mean we know her name, but who is she?" asked Spiderman. Rogue looked at Spiderman and in her southern accent said, "Man, you have really fallen for this pretty girl, haven't you?" Spiderman replied, "She reminds me of someone I knew and loved."
Back at the Blake mansion, Elizabeth and George Blake woke up early Saturday morning and went down to the kitchen to have some coffee. When they entered the kitchen, they both saw the broken window of the kitchen door and looked at each other in shock. Elizabeth, who was Daphne's mother, ran up the stairs and into Daphne's room and cried out "Daphne's gone!" Mr. Blake immediately called 911 and the police responded immediately. The police detective ordered a complete investigation of the missing girl. About mid-morning the remainder of the Mystery Inc. Gang arrived at the Blake home. Fred asked, "What happened? Is Daphne alright?" George looked at Fred and said sadly, "I am afraid Daphne's been kidnapped!" Fred immediately cried out in anguish, "NOOOOOOO! It can't be true!!!!" Velma and Shaggy heard the news and were around Fred trying to comfort him and themselves. Fred quickly broke away and ran to Daphne's room He had to see for himself. He was both shocked and relieved. He was shocked to see that she really was gone and relieved that there were no signs of foul play. "Was anything taken?" the investigator asked Mr. Blake. "No, nothing but the most important person to me, my daughter" is gone. Fred saw something under Daphne's bed and reached down to grab it. "What did you find", Shaggy and Velma asked? "It looks like a container of something liquid." Fred answered. Fred took a sniff and almost fainted. "This is what they must have used to knock her unconscious."
The investigator walked into the room at the moment and started yelling at Fred and the gang because they were tampering with evidence. "Get out of here!!, "he yelled, "before I have you arrested."