The Xavier Institute For Higher Learning

[MilkManDan007]

In The Danger Room War Room

“Hellion! We miscalculated! It’s Vulcan! The House of M was beaten by Vulcan!”

The voice of Cyclops yelling into the communicator was deafening in the War Room. Julian rose to his feet and began to act, more on instinct than anything else.

Frantically, he began opening files on the screen regarding Vulcan, the House of M, and anything else that could be useful in figuring out how to best help the team. He scanned the profile that had been compiled on Vulcan over the years. He was a powerful mutant, more powerful than anything Julian had seen before. What could stop him?

Julian thought about what Beast had said. Beast almost always had a hidden meaning in his communications, and Julian had never been very good at figuring them out.

Vulcan had the power to keep the transmission from being sent, but why would he let it escape. The answer was simple.

It had been a trap. Vulcan had lured them there much like Krakoa had lured the senior X-Men years ago. The living island had allowed one mutant, Cyclops, out in order to lure others there for it to feed on, and Julian wondered if Vulcan had done the same. Only this time a transmission was the bait.

Every fiber in him wanted to go and join them, to fight the good fight and help defeat the powerful mutant, but he knew that his powers would only be turned against him and his team. He looked for other options and found few. He knew the communicator channel was open.

“Cyclops, what can we do to help?”

Julian knew that they couldn’t get there in time to help the trio facing Vulcan. He hung his head and waited for the response.

 

[Shaq]

The Study of Charles Xavier

“That Sonovabitch. That cow fucking, pig milk fed as baby SON OF A BITCH!!! Fury screams.

“Toad. He linked almost every facility in the country. Any facility or science team who shared data got their sentinel technology and information stolen by that putz. If I ever get my hand on him I…” fury tilts his head menacingly.

“We still don’t know what the hell Magneto and his goonies did. The Brotherhood, oh excuse me ‘The House of M’ as His fucking Majesty wants to call his cabinet took out every sentinel facility online. Decades of data erased and misplaced. Worse, from almost everywhere we got ‘em Sentinels are getting up and flying away.”

”Do you know where?” The Professor asks.

Fury smirks and shows an image of thousands of sentinels flying in a pack toward Magneto’s Mutant Island, Genosha.

”Like a pack of fucking birds. We tried to engage the sentinels and cut em off. Figured it was better to destroy them than to let them fall in his hands so they could be used against us. But each fucking time we kept getting the wrong coordinates somehow.” He says sarcastically.

“The Scarlett Witch.” Xavier states.

“What was the casualty total from Magneto’s attack?” he asks.

For the first time Fury looks uncomfortable.

He clears his throat.

”None.” he grumbles.

The Professor raises his head sharply in surprise.

“Zero, zip, nada. Nobody got hurt Xavier. Couple bruises and a heck of a lot of headaches from whatever they did to those scientists’ minds but everybody got to go home to their wife and kids at the end of the day.”

Professor Xavier considers what he’s learned.

“Peculiar. While it is not unlike Erik to conduct an operation in flagrant opposition to national and international law, it is strange for him to do so with such care for the lives of non mutant individuals. To be honest, I don’t know whether to be relieved, or even more concerned. What is it that the government wants from my X-Men?”

Fury slams his fist against the desk.

”Get back our damn machines back. If you can do it with minimal bloodshed it will be a heck of a lot prettier than the full scale invasion SHIELD has planned.”

“If you couldn’t stop Magneto before why would you be able to this time?”

”Like I said. I’m trying to stop WWWIII. America ain’t the only country afraid of what metalhead will do with an army of Sentinels.”

Charles clasps his hands together and leans back in the chair.

“I see. Well Colonal I will discuss this matter with my X-Men. And I will honor your request to wipe this event from your memory with one exception. I will give you a subconscious reminder. If we do accept to undertake this mission, we consider this a favor to be repaid at later date.”

Fury replies “Understood”

He stands to leave and as he does he sees a blue glow emanate from Charles Xavier’s head.

 

[NiteCrowe]

Nocturne returned from another patrol, to find Helion frantically working away.

'Err, Justin?, whats up?'

 

[let3us2be1free0]

jake was worried about the news before him. it was a disease that seemed to accelerate age. he wondered what beast could think. it could even be radioactive. he felt a stong surge of old hate at the tought, and his eyes got darker. but he quickly got rid of the anger. if it was radioactive, then it wouldnt be hard to discover. then would be the time to hate.

he noticed some people at the doorway. it looked like magik, feron and warfly. he didnt usually talk to others that often, but this news merited a second opinion. afterward he would read up on it, or serch the web.

he walked over to them and greeted magik and the rest. "hi everyone, what do you think of these events?". "o, and im jake hokey, sometimes known as phycho". "please call me jake". "and you are?".

 

[NiteCrowe]

Warfly sat down on a stool once more so his wings wouldn't get crushed.

He rubbed his head.

'It looks bad, thats all i can think, I just wonder what my dad would think?'

He then remembered his manners, 'Oh yeah, I'm Matt McCoy aka warfly, and this is Illyana Rasputin otherwise known as Magik, and this game loving thing is Feron.'

He had a thought, 'Actually, I think we should go and tell Xavier about this, he may not know.'

He stood and walked to the door, 'I won't be a second.'

 

[MilkManDan007]

Danger Room War Room

As quickly as the situation had gotten hectic, the mission was basically over. Vulcan was gone, and the trio was still in good shape.

Until Beast collapsed.

It was about that time that Nocturne walked back in.

“'Err, Justin?, whats up?” She asked, as the doors hissed shut behind her.

“Well, things went to hell quick. Vulcan showed up and was just toying with Cyclops, Wolverine and Beast. He was monologing about some prophecy and what not, and then boom, just like that, left. And then Beast just collapsed. So everything pretty much went to hell. Oh, and the name’s Julian by the way.”

He knew he’d snapped at her, but his stress levels were up and he would rather focus on the task at hand than be distracted.

He picked up his communicator.

“Cyclops, we done here? No imminent danger, no immediate threats, right?”

 

[NiteCrowe]

Nocturne simply slumped in her chair.

Beast had collapsed?
Vulcan?
A prophesy?

She sighed and turned back to Helion, a scary though coming to her.

'Sorry Julian, Wait if Beast's out of action, doesn't that make us the senior X-men leaders here as we're the team leaders?'

She shook her head, 'No, thats wrong, we can't be Wolverine or Cyclops are in charge surely, we can't be, we're the youngest here.'

She sighed.

'I need to think about this, you say Vulcan was behind it all?'

 

[MilkManDan007]

Feron

“Hey all,” Feron said, quickly glancing back at the other students entering the room as he hovered gently next to the couch. “Anyone else want to get in on this?”

The game, Future Wars 2727, was engaging, but he had beaten it several times over and was really just using it to pass the time. He was almost more interested in what the other students were saying about this disease than the game. It was always fun to listen in on other conversations and see what people really thought about the issue instead of just listening to it on the news.

They chatted for a second before Warfly got up and headed out of the rec room to tell the Professor. Feron figured it might be more interesting to see what the Professor had to say than to continue dropping thermite bombs on opposing tanks, so he switched off the game console and headed out into the hall.

“Be back in a few cutie,” he said to Magik as he passed. He shot her a quick wink and turned to the new student, Jake. “Don’t get into too much trouble, Jake, or you’ll end up on Scott and Logan’s bad side and that’s a place you really don’t want to go.”

As he passed through the door, he noticed a S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicle sitting out front of the mansion. Who from S.H.I.E.L.D. would be here? Feron didn’t recall hearing about any official visits or anything, and smiled lightly as he continued to follow Warfly towards the Professor’s office. Whoever was here had to be important, and Feron wouldn’t mind meeting some of the higher ups, because he never knew when a good contact might come in handy.

 

[MilkManDan007]

Danger Room War Room

“Well, with Beast Down, that leaves X-Factor open, but Cyclops and Wolverine will still probably take lead on X-Force. As for X-Caliber, who knows. And anyways, we’re just in the Danger Room. It’s not like they’re really in Utah at a Sentinel facility anyways. As soon as Cyclops calls it off, things will go back to normal and I’ll still be low man on the totem pole. Anyways, listen to this.”

Julian replayed the transmission from Cyclops.

“Hellion! We miscalculated! It’s Vulcan! The House of M was beaten by Vulcan!”

“Danger is getting creative. Bringing Scott’s brother in on the action, I never saw that coming. The things she pulls sometimes, you have to wonder if she’s getting too smart for her own good. You know, I got thinking about this the other day. Isn’t she tied into the computers and everything? I wonder if she ever pulls stuff from the real world into these things. Wouldn’t it be wild if something like this was really going on and we just didn’t know about it yet?”

 

[NiteCrowe]

Nocturne sighed and took in Julian's comment.

'huh, yeah i suppose that would be weird.'

 

[NiteCrowe]

Warfly was just about to knock on Xaviers door, when he saw Feron behind him.

'Come for a nosey eh? I'm surprised the others didn't want to come.'

He raised his hand to knock on the Proffessor's door.

 

[let3us2be1free0]

jake watched as feron and warfly went to see xavier. he didnt heed the warning thou. if there was ever anyone who hated thouble, it was him.

he fallowed them, thinking that if anyone knew what this disease was, it was xavier. he also liked his company. and xavier might need his expertize on radiation.

ooc: jake has been studying radiation for awile, as he wanted to know about his past.

 

[NiteCrowe]

Warfly stopped once more, his hand mere milimeters away from the door.

He had seen the new boy, Jake, come out after them.

'Well then' he laughed, 'looks like we have a possy forming. Does Illyana want to come as well?'

He grinned, at this rate the professor would know he was there before they even knocked.

Suddenly the Proffessor's door flew open and the man recognised as SHIELD Director Nick Fury burst out of the room.

Unfortunatly Matt, had had the displeasure of meeting the one eyed grouch before, when his father, for some reason fearing for his safety had asked SHIELD to watch over him.

he had never found out why his father had done that.

He poked his head round the door and smiled.

'Err, Proffessor, can I, well i mean We i suppose, erm, talk to you?'

He had met the proffessor several times and had never really spoken to the man since he had decided he didn't want his past memories unlocking. He was happy as he was, and he didn't want that to change, whioch was a feeling he knew, that Wolverine didn't share one bit, a fact that had become apparent when the gruff X-Man had adressed him about it.

 

[Shaq]

Professor Xavier

"Matthew, yes please come in." Professor Xavier said sounding slightly startled. Seeing the young man there made Professor Xavier self conscious. He knew Matthew had reservations about staying so close to the world's strongest telepath. He cherished his memories and valued the sanctity of his mind and memories no matter how traumatic, or even dangerous they may be.


The Professor wanted to teach Matthew that he valued his moral responsibility not to tamper with the thoughts of others, and he hoped Matthew would learn he shared a similar responsibility to use his powers. But as Nick Fury walks out of the door silently, under a hypnotic suggestion from Professor X, Xavier worries his students will learn the gray area of moral responsibility.

"Good afternoon. How may I help you?" the Professor asks.

 

[let3us2be1free0]

jake silently enters and sits down behind the others. he figures they can tell him the news, and after hearing his responce, jake may say something.

he saw the leader of shield exit before, and had wondered why such a man would be present. it might be because of an upcoming mission, or prehaps something illegal. if it was illegal, it explained why he was walking so quickly. and why xavier looked a little stressed.

ooc. please call my charecter jake during this thread( for those who didnt read what i put in the calling thread).

 

[Shaq]

Professor Xavier

Suddenly a telepathic message came to Xavier from Danger.

Taking his attention away from the students Xavier says "Thank you. I will come immediately."

Turning to the students Xavier asks "Would you mind telling me your problem en route to the Danger Room? There is a matter which requires my attention."


As he begins to exit a telepathic call echoes into the minds of a select group of students at the Xavier Institute.


Skoll
Psycho
Magik
Specter
Feron
Warfly

"Report to the Danger Room.

 

[let3us2be1free0]

jake heard the message, and for a second wondered why it wasnt said aloud to the people with him. then he understood that it was easier for the profesor.

So they were going to the danger room? and with all the other students it seemed. maybe he would get a chance to prove his worth and his skill.

He quickly fallowed xavier out of the room, and waited for the others to start the telling of the problem.

 

[I_Am_Lust]

Illyana at the door of the rec roon

Magik blinked repeatedly, trying to process several things at once. Warfly was making introductions to someone named Jake. She smiled politely to him and Feron. She blushed slightly at being called cutie. That had never happened before. She darted after the guys as they made their way to Xavier's office, but stopped as she heard the mental command to head to the Danger Room. "This is Magik Professor, I'm on my way now."

She turned on the spot and made her way to the Danger Room, waiting to see how long it would take for the rest of the group to show. She sighed softly, mildly disappointed that she hadn't had a chance to tell the Professor what the news had shown. She hoped the others had been able to tell him.

 

[NiteCrowe]

Warfly nodded and followed the Professor.

'Proffessor, i know i declined your offer to free my memories, and that i havent spoken to you since, but its simply because i am happy with my new memories and i have no idea what effect my previous memories would have on me.'

He sighed and followed him round a corner.

'Anyway, we were wondering if you knew about this disease in Africa, it has most students especially the youngers ones, worried. It scares those who remember the legacy virus even more.'

 

[let3us2be1free0]

finally, they were getting somewere! jake thought matt hadn't provided enough detain, so he added " the disease seems to be accelerateing age. it can make an 18 year old into a shrivled old man in 5 days". he wasnt sure if he had it right, so he asked feron to confirm it. "am i right feron"?

 

[NiteCrowe]

Warfly interrupted.

'Yes, that is the case. Proffessor what do you think?'

They reached the corridor to the Danger Room.

'And why have you asked us to come here?'

 

[let3us2be1free0]

jake was rather ticked off at being interupted, but since the information had been comfirmed, at least by warfly, he was content.

he was also very intrested in what the proffesor thought. would he immediatly turn it into a full scale mission? would he dismiss the issue. perhaps what was going on in the danger room was more important. he said " warfly, perhaps the profesor could use a second to organize his thoughts on the matter. he might be under a considerable amount of stress, and our meeting in the danger room might be very urgent". for more then one reason perhaps, he thought.

 

[MilkManDan007]

Feron Questions Fury

The door to the Professor’s office burst open and Col. Fury stormed out. Talking to the Professor could wait, plus, the other students could fill him in on what was going on with the disease. A chance to meet Nick Fury was a more pressing concern.

Feron followed Fury down the hall, staying to his right side.

“Col. Fury, what’s up? It’s not often we get a S.H.I.E.L.D. officer in the Institute, so it must be for something important.” Fury did not answer, but looked at Feron and dismissed him with a scoff. “C’mon, Colonel. There has to be a reason why you’re here. I’m sure you didn’t just drop in for a social call. There has to be something interesting in the world going on for you to make the trip all the way out here, right?

Feron was getting nowhere fast. Fury was not in a speaking mood and only increased his pace with each question. Feron was about the begin another barrage when a voice rang out in the corridor.

“Report to the Danger Room.” The message came more as a thought than a sound, and Feron knew it must be the Professor. He looked at his watch, thinking that he still had finals to study for. The Professor probably wanted the students to watch a Danger Room exercise to gain experience in how to handle combat situations. Feron had seen several demonstrations so far and figured he had a pretty good handle on things, but the Professor was not one to take no for an answer on a request like this. He gave up on his bid to get Fury to spill what had been spoken about in the office and why he was here and headed to the Danger Room as the Professor had requested. Magik, Jake, Warfly and the Professor were already at the entrance to the Danger Room when Feron made his way around the corner.

“Hey all,” he said to the students before turning and nodding to Xavier. “Hey Professor. Shall we get the party started?”

 

[let3us2be1free0]

The door to the Professor’s office burst open and Col. Fury stormed out. Talking to the Professor could wait, plus, the other students could fill him in on what was going on with the disease. A chance to meet Nick Fury was a more pressing concern.

Feron followed Fury down the hall, staying to his right side.

“Col. Fury, what’s up? It’s not often we get a S.H.I.E.L.D. officer in the Institute, so it must be for something important.” Fury did not answer, but looked at Feron and dismissed him with a scoff. “C’mon, Colonel. There has to be a reason why you’re here. I’m sure you didn’t just drop in for a social call. There has to be something interesting in the world going on for you to make the trip all the way out here, right?

Feron was getting nowhere fast. Fury was not in a speaking mood and only increased his pace with each question. Feron was about the begin another barrage when a voice rang out in the corridor.

“Report to the Danger Room.” The message came more as a thought than a sound, and Feron knew it must be the Professor. He looked at his watch, thinking that he still had finals to study for. The Professor probably wanted the students to watch a Danger Room exercise to gain experience in how to handle combat situations. Feron had seen several demonstrations so far and figured he had a pretty good handle on things, but the Professor was not one to take no for an answer on a request like this. He gave up on his bid to get Fury to spill what had been spoken about in the office and why he was here and headed to the Danger Room as the Professor had requested. Magik, Jake, Warfly and the Professor were already at the entrance to the Danger Room when Feron made his way around the corner.

“Hey all,” he said to the students before turning and nodding to Xavier. “Hey Professor. Shall we get the party started?”

jale was glad to see feron had caught up. he quickly waved at him, said hello,and turned to watch xavier, thinking about what might happen. they might be here to view combat training. they also might be here to do combat training. he secretly hoped that they might get a chance to demonstrait their own training. there was no was to get promoted like showing that you are already ready to be promoted!

 

[rengadeirishman]

Skoll heard the call from the professor from out side the mansion, sitting in a mighty oak tree. He took the 25 foot drop as easy as one might take a step. He entered the mansion and made his way to the danger room and found himself behind the mageling Feron. "What has happened mageling? Why does the professor call to us?" he asked, his deep voice filling the corridor with its sonorous tone.