Happily Ever After (Sort of)

It was two days after the battle with Magneto. The X-Men were celebrating by having a pool party at the mansion. Amanda, Paul and Taryn were there as well. Everyone was laughing and having a good time. Almost everyone. Rogue sat by herself on the balcony, watching the others.

"A pretty lady like you shouldn't be sitting alone," Remy came up to her.

"I guess I just don't feel like celebrating just yet," Rogue sighed. "I mean Magneto…my father is still out there as well as my other relatives. Who knows what happened to them."

"At least Mystique's in jail and can't hurt you no more," Remy said.

"As much as I hate her, I'm not exactly thrilled with having my own mother in jail," Rogue groaned. "It's all so much. You know, not to mention these new powers. I'm still getting the hang of the super strength."

"Yeah I kinda figured when you punched a hole in the Danger Room wall," Remy grinned. "But you're still the Rogue I know and love. Magneto's kid or not."

"Do me a favor?" Rogue asked. "Don't tell anyone else about this. Not even Kurt. I just don't want anyone to know yet."

"Okay, I understand," Remy nodded. "But you should at least tell Kurt. He is your brother."

"Half brother," She sighed. "I have two half brothers and a half sister. God what a mess I have for a family."

"We're your family Rogue," Remy put his arm around her. "Don't you forget that. Nothing else matters."

"Come on," Rogue smiled and grabbed him. "Let's join the party!" She picked him up and they flew over the pool. "Heads up!"

"Rogue…" Remy gulped. "You not gonna do what I think you gonna do, are you?"

With a wicked laugh she dropped him into the pool. "She did," He groaned.

Logan and Xavier watched the children laughing and playing around. "It's good to see the kid finally lightening up," Logan said. "Did she tell you anything else about what happened to her up there on Asteroid M?"

"No," Xavier said. "But I'm not going to pry. She'll tell us when she's ready. Right now she needs to feel safe again."

"Well with her powers she can't get any much safer," Logan smiled. "Which is a good thing. Have you been watching the news? While we were gone there have been a group of folks that are organizing against mutants. Call themselves the Friends of Humanity."

"I'm afraid that wasn't entirely unexpected," Xavier sighed. "I've already gotten a call from the Superintendent. They're considering banning the students from the school when it's rebuilt."

"Oh great," Logan groaned. "Having the kids here full time. Yeah that will be fun."

"The coming days will be hard," Xavier said. "But I'm confident that the X-Men can make it." He turned to watch the X-Men playing with their human friends. "There's still hope we can co exist with humans."

"You know something," Logan smiled. "I think you're right Chuck."

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Two days earlier:

Hawk looked over the wreckage. "Well nothing left but the cleanup and the paperwork. All's well that ends well."

"There's only one question," Beach Head asked. "What do we do with them?" He pointed to the four mutants. Pietro and Wanda were unconscious and on stretchers. Lance and Fred were covered with blankets, shivering against the cold. Hawk looked at them and frowned as he deliberated what to do next.

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Several months later:

"I AM GOING TO KILL HIM!" Beach Head screamed at the top of his lungs.

"He did it again," Spirit told Lifeline. They were outside in the quad, relaxing with Roadblock and Shipwreck. A whirlwind streaked by.

"GIVE ME BACK MY TEDDY BEAR!" Beach Head ran after Pietro.

"Give it up, Beach Head," Shipwreck told him. He was playing with Claudius. "You'll never catch him!"

"I can try!" Beach Head snarled. "Come down here and fight like a man you speed demon!"

"Keepaway!" Pietro tossed the bear to Todd. "Keepaway!"

Todd laughed and jumped over Beach Head. Beach Head chased him. Then Althea who got the bear. Then Wanda, then Brittany, then Quinn, then Daria, then Lance and then Pietro again. Finally Fred got the bear and was holding it over Beach Head's head, taunting him. "ROADBLOCK MAKE THEM GIVE ME BACK MY BEAR!" Beach Head shouted.

"Okay kids that's enough," Roadblock sighed. "Give him his teddy back!"

"Aw okay Roadblock," Fred handed Beach Head his bear.

"Roadblock I thought you were put in charge of these maniacs so that they wouldn't run wild!"

"Aw come on Beach Head," Todd hung from a tree. "We're just playing!"

"Playing? I'll show you playing…" Beach Head stormed away.

"Well that was fun," Pietro dropped down. He was wearing jeans and a black T-shirt with a white lightning streak on it. "What do we do now?"

"Tackle attack!" The triplets ganged up on Lance.

"Hey!" Lance shouted. "Get off of me!" Immediately the kids started chasing each other around all over. "Let's get Pietro!"

"You can't catch me!" Pietro laughed. Something grabbed him from behind. "Whoa!"

Xi reappeared and sat on top of Pietro, grinning. "You were saying?"

"Have you noticed ever since the kids got here Cobra hardly attacks the base?" Shipwreck commented.

"Gee I wonder why?" Roadblock groaned.

General Hawk came over. "Is this a training session or did they destroy the obstacle course again?"

"We thought they needed a little playtime," Lifeline smirked. "They found some extra candy bars lying around."

"Say no more," Hawk groaned.

Beach Head came back. "General we finally got those forms. It's official. We're now stuck with these lunatics!"

"What do you mean?" Lance asked. The mutants stopped playing and came over.

"Let's just say I had to have a few words with some people about you kids living here," Hawk said. "You don't have to worry about anyone taking you away anymore. The Joes are now authorized to train their own elite team of mutants."

"Elite team of troublemakers more like it," Beach Head groaned.

"Cool!" Todd hopped up and down. "Do we get to go on missions?"

"Not for a while," Hawk told him. "Maybe in the future. You kids are now part of Freedom Force. The Joe's very own team of mutants."

"Freedom Force?" Althea looked at him. "I have a request. Can we pick our own name?"

"You have to admit they have a point," Shipwreck said.

"It is kind of corny isn't it?" Hawk said.

"Yeah it doesn't really fit this group of misfits," Beach Head growled.

"That's our name!" Quinn piped up. "The Misfits!"

"It works for me," Todd shrugged.

"That's who we are all right," Lance laughed.

"TAG!" Pietro whacked Lance on the back. "You're it!" He ran away laughing.

"COME BACK HERE PIETRO!" Lance shouted. The insane tag game started all over again.

"Oh wonderful," Beach Head groaned. "First it was the Toad, now we have a whole herd of them! I can't believe my luck! Speaking of luck, did you guys ever figure out how Toad saved your butts?"

"Destiny stone," Lifeline told him. "That's also probably why Magneto's chamber exploded. Those Cytorak Gems have mystical qualities as well. And you can't mix different magics so…"

"Kaboom," Roadblock shrugged. "Well this is gonna be fun. Raising even more mutants on the base."

"God help us all," Hawk groaned.

That's it! This fic is finished! Well at least some good came out of FF Net being down for a month! Phew! I need a vacation! But first, some questions….

How did the former members of the Brotherhood reconcile themselves to the Joes? How did they adjust to life on the base?

How did they meet Xi?

Will they meet up with the X-Men again?

Will they get new members, and if yes, who?

Will Lance and Kitty ever get back together, or has their relationship been destroyed forever?

What will happen to the DNA Cobra stole from the X-Men?

Will we see the return of Magneto? Mystique? Emma Frost?

And what was the deal with those Gems of Cytorak? We know the Inner Circle has them. But for what purpose?

Coming whenever I feel like it, the answers to all these questions and more in…(Drum roll please!)

The Misfit Chronicles!

Yes this is my version of the Misfits! So there! Right now…I'm gonna take a nice long rest! VACATION HERE I COME!

(The author runs off happily, screaming 'I'm finished! I'm free!' The Misfits come out with suitcases.)

Todd: Can you say, road trip? I knew you could!

Althea: Yeah if she thinks she can get away from us, she's got another think coming! Come on!

(They all chase after her.)