Sometimes, God had a funny sense of humour. Sometimes, it was just plain mean. The timing of Rylee's powers recently making a jump in level was proof, in her opinion. In the past two weeks, her abilities had gone from just mind-painting to illusions. Visual only, granted, but they were still illusions. Illusions could actually be useful. She' ( Read more... )

Rumors have abounded since the incident with Stryker. The media isn't sure what to make of it. Among other things, footage taken by campers appeared on youtoob of some sort of ruckus in Westchester, New York, of teenagers in uniform flying over the treetops and explosions and whatnot, leading many to wonder if the school for "gifted" youngsters in ( Read more... )

The expression 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' apparently rang true for the Beaumont family. While Rylee's parents hadn't given her much attention while she was home, now that they knew their baby was a mutant and under lockdown at the Xavier Institute for her own protection, they'd been pretty consistent about contacting her by phone and ( Read more... )

Christmas as a celebration has been through many changes throughout history. It has absorbed aspects of other winter celebrations over the years, and many accuse it of now being nothing more than crass commercialism ( Read more... )

Cyclops was still leery about letting anyone out of the Institute with the Purifiers still out there, but he knew he had a riot on his hands if he didn't give everyone a chance to get out and breathe. As such, he arranged for a trip into the city, a chance for everyone to get out, go Christmas shopping, take in the sights, and stretch their legs a ( Read more... )

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She was shuffling around the kitchen again - there'd finally been a grocery delivery made, with plenty of cocoa and eggs and flour to go around.  And so, Sooraya was honouring the request of her not- ( Read more... )

Rylee was bored out of her skull. With the Institute being on lockdown, that meant she couldn't even leave the school grounds - not even just to rollerblade. It was frustratingly dull, but she did understand the reason for the lockdown. That was, perhaps, the only thing keeping her from trying to sneak out. There were a lot of people out to ( Read more... )

Ben Urich had a long day ahead of him, after a long night in the office. Some days it felt like he was coming back to work after only just leaving ( Read more... )

The mood of the Xavier Institute, known for its ups and downs, had definitely hit a low point. It was easy to see the weight carried by the students there, and by the X-Men who returned. No one could blame them for feeling that way, though. To call this day a disaster for mutants in general would be an understatement. For the X-Men, in particular? ( Read more... )

The X-Men had left. All of them, and had left every last one of the students behind. The situation in Bellingham was drastic enough to warrant this action. All the students were told, in no uncertain terms, to remain on the grounds until the X-Men returned ( Read more... )