The room was silent for a while and, oddly enough, Professor Xavier was the
one who began to get impatient first. "Now, students, I'm sure this comes
as a shock to all of you, but every second counts. Please grab your things
and form a circle with Rachel." Still no one moved. "I cannot stress the
magnitude of this situation enough. Kitty? Where would you be without the X-
Men today? Probably in jail or at the very least leading a life of crime
with Mr. Alvers. Kurt, you wouldn't have your image inducer and would still
be living in fear back in Germany. Rogue, Remy, you'd be on Magneto's side
still. Jubilee, Bobby, you'd still be in unaccepting towns, with people who
don't recognize your gifts for what they are. And if Magneto is successful,
Jean, Scott, Logan, Ororo... I can't even bring myself to say it." If they
weren't quiet before, they certainly were then, but now there was more of a
depressed tone to it. "I didn't mean to dispirit you all so much, but I
needed this to really hit home, so to speak. Now, please gather up your
things and join the others in the circle."
This time the command was followed.
"Seventeen people... that's quite a lot on my own..." Rachel whispered to Jason as the others got into place.
"Don't tell me our leader is afraid..." He teased. He put an arm around her shoulders. "Don't worry, you'll do fine."
"If you say so..." She closed her eyes. Feeling all of their minds in hers, she concentrated on taking them back eight more years.
*TRESHK*
Everyone opened their eyes to find themselves in the same room they started, only without the professor.
"Did it work?" Kitty asked.
"Only one way to find out..." Jean stated, putting her hand on her head to located anyone telepathically. "They're by the pool."
"Let's go, then." Ororo said, leading the way out of the room.
As they approached the backyard, they began to hear voices.
"Scott!" a girl's voice whined. "Logan! Scott won't give me back my intertube!"
"Just give it back to her, Cyke." A man's voice said. "You know she's just gonna to get it back anyway."
"I'd like to see her try!" A boy's voice taunted.
"Scott, I wouldn't..." A woman's voice warned. Too late.
They got there just in time to see a young Scott telekinetically thrown from the floating ring and into the deep end. He came up spitting water from his mouth, younger versions of Ororo, Jean, Logan, and the Professor laughing good heartedly.
"You did it, Rachel!" Katelyn cheered.
"Who's there?" Younger Logan asked roughly.
"Calm down, Logan. We don't mean you any harm." Jean said as the group stepped into sight.
"Logan...? Is that... us...?" Younger Ororo asked.
"Got it in one. Pay up, Aaron." Laura held out her hand and Aaron placed a ten dollar bill in it.
"You like bet on how many guesses it would take them?" Kitty asked.
"No, we bet on who would get it." Aaron answered, sadly. "I said one of the telepaths."
"Wait, wait, wait! So you ARE us?" Younger Logan asked, disbelievingly.
"Only older." Logan replied.
"I think we have some matters to discuss..." Professor stated, wheeling over to the new arrivals.
After explaining the situation, everyone went inside.
"So..." Little Jean said, pulling her older self's hand as they walked. "You're us, huh?" She asked, gesturing to Scott and Jean. They nodded.
"And you're our daughter?" 10 year old Scott asked. Rachel nodded. Little Jean looked at Laura and suddenly bust out laughing. "Care to share the humor, Redd?"
"Ororo and Logan!" she fell to the ground, holding her side. Little Scott quickly realized what she meant and started laughing too. Both Ororos and Logans blushed.
"All right, you two. That's enough." Prof. X commanded. The kids slowly stopped, still suppressing giggles behind their hands.
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I know, crappy place to stop, but that's all for today. I'll try to make longer chappies from now on. And with more detail. Sorry! Stop hating me!!!!!! R/R please!
Sorry, I just got a lot of complaints about not knowing what the kids look like, so I had to post something.
I decided that giving you a link might make you all happy, so here you are.
If anyone wants a better description of the kids, go to our profile and check out the website.
***NOTE: The descriptions are from when they were four years younger than they are in this story.
This time the command was followed.
"Seventeen people... that's quite a lot on my own..." Rachel whispered to Jason as the others got into place.
"Don't tell me our leader is afraid..." He teased. He put an arm around her shoulders. "Don't worry, you'll do fine."
"If you say so..." She closed her eyes. Feeling all of their minds in hers, she concentrated on taking them back eight more years.
*TRESHK*
Everyone opened their eyes to find themselves in the same room they started, only without the professor.
"Did it work?" Kitty asked.
"Only one way to find out..." Jean stated, putting her hand on her head to located anyone telepathically. "They're by the pool."
"Let's go, then." Ororo said, leading the way out of the room.
As they approached the backyard, they began to hear voices.
"Scott!" a girl's voice whined. "Logan! Scott won't give me back my intertube!"
"Just give it back to her, Cyke." A man's voice said. "You know she's just gonna to get it back anyway."
"I'd like to see her try!" A boy's voice taunted.
"Scott, I wouldn't..." A woman's voice warned. Too late.
They got there just in time to see a young Scott telekinetically thrown from the floating ring and into the deep end. He came up spitting water from his mouth, younger versions of Ororo, Jean, Logan, and the Professor laughing good heartedly.
"You did it, Rachel!" Katelyn cheered.
"Who's there?" Younger Logan asked roughly.
"Calm down, Logan. We don't mean you any harm." Jean said as the group stepped into sight.
"Logan...? Is that... us...?" Younger Ororo asked.
"Got it in one. Pay up, Aaron." Laura held out her hand and Aaron placed a ten dollar bill in it.
"You like bet on how many guesses it would take them?" Kitty asked.
"No, we bet on who would get it." Aaron answered, sadly. "I said one of the telepaths."
"Wait, wait, wait! So you ARE us?" Younger Logan asked, disbelievingly.
"Only older." Logan replied.
"I think we have some matters to discuss..." Professor stated, wheeling over to the new arrivals.
After explaining the situation, everyone went inside.
"So..." Little Jean said, pulling her older self's hand as they walked. "You're us, huh?" She asked, gesturing to Scott and Jean. They nodded.
"And you're our daughter?" 10 year old Scott asked. Rachel nodded. Little Jean looked at Laura and suddenly bust out laughing. "Care to share the humor, Redd?"
"Ororo and Logan!" she fell to the ground, holding her side. Little Scott quickly realized what she meant and started laughing too. Both Ororos and Logans blushed.
"All right, you two. That's enough." Prof. X commanded. The kids slowly stopped, still suppressing giggles behind their hands.
%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$%$$%$%$%$%
I know, crappy place to stop, but that's all for today. I'll try to make longer chappies from now on. And with more detail. Sorry! Stop hating me!!!!!! R/R please!
Sorry, I just got a lot of complaints about not knowing what the kids look like, so I had to post something.
I decided that giving you a link might make you all happy, so here you are.
If anyone wants a better description of the kids, go to our profile and check out the website.
***NOTE: The descriptions are from when they were four years younger than they are in this story.