Opening Day, Early September

[FlynnRyan]

EArly September

Nightcrawler
Shadowcat

Headmaster Wagner stands tall at the gate, his tail twitching nervously. Students would begin arriving any minute and Herr Professor placed HIM of all people in charge of this new project. Why HIM? Kurt had no real experiance with teaching. And leadership? sure, he was in charge of Excalibur for a time, but those were friends. Excalibur was little more than the X-men on an extended adventure. Kurt had been placed incharge of teens just comming into their power. He was not "in control of" as the students would likely view it, thus inciting some to rebellion on various levels, but rather "responcible for" them. If they failed, he failed.
He wasn't ready for this. What was the Professor thinking?


"Ready, Headmaster Wagner?" Kitty's cheery voice comes from behind.
"Nin." Kurt replies honestly.
"Professor Xavier trusts in you. You'll do fine." She assures.
"Ja... we will see, Katchen." Kurt shrugs. "Are you ready, 'Miss. Pryde'?"
"Do we have a choice?"
"No, not realy."

Half-way between Vegas and Primm along I-15 is a spot technicaly called Errie, Nevada. Here is where West-X makes it's home. A sprawling estate set back along a narrow and windy dirt road from the main road by about a mile. The instructors can see the first students comming by the dust kicked-up by the tires of the cab as it makes the turn off.

[MayDucalec]

Medusa

May tips the cabbie with an uneasy smile which dissapears like magic as quick as the cab is taking off down the road. "OH! MY GAWD! THAT was SO GROSS!" Undue attention hell, she risk it in a heart beat if she had it to do all over. Heck, she almost would have rather walked than sit in that slimmy cab. Just the though of where some of those stains came from... She felt like a princess in exile. Even her time on the streets didn't give her the hebbejeebees THAT bad! There were two people at the gate. Both looked freindly enough even if one wooked a little wierd.
"May Ducalec. Govonor Ducalec's daughter." May introduces hopeing she hadn't made TOO big of a scene with her remarks about the cab.

[FlynnRyan]

Kitty bit her lip to supress a laugh at May's hissy fit. Govonor Ducalec's daughter? A self-styled princess. This was going to be fun.
"HI, May. Welcome to West-X. I'm Miss. Pryde, this is Mr. Wagner, your Headmaster." Kitty introduces with a friendly smile Handing May her welcome packet. "The key card will automaticaly format it's self to the dorm of your choosing. Just follow the map."

"We have plenty of ammenities, May. Feel free to look around. The official tour will be at 1." Kurt adds.

[Wildkat]

Antonio stepped out of the airplane and into the terminal. He yawned and stretched as he looked around. He noticed the stares and smirked.

"What? Anyone wanna pet me? I purr."

He said laughing and shaking his head before walking to the baggage claim. He jumped up on the back of a chair there and perched perfectly balanced.

"D*mn this humidity...."

He said before adjusting his shirt. He sighed and brushed his hair back, looking around a bit. Then he noticed a cute girl standing close to him.

"I hate the waiting..."

He said smirking a bit. He shrugged as she walked away and brushed his hair back abit before adjusting his sunglasses. His ears twitched a bit as he heard the gears start.

"Finally."

He jumped down and walked over to the carousel. He spotted his bag and grabbed it, walking out. He threw it over his shoulder along with his carry on and looked around. He finally managed to get a cab and was on his way to the school.

"So you lived in Vegas long? Ya like it? You gonna answer me? Guess not..."

He said shrugging. He got out of the cab and grabbed his bags. He paid the driver and sighed.

"You need to work on your conversation skills."

He said before turning and walking down the walk way towards the school. He stretched a bit as he walked. He smiled, noticing someone else with a physical abnormality. Then his eyes moved to Kitty and May.

'Very nice, I'm going to like it here. Crap, I hope they're not telepathic.'

He smiled and stepped up behind May, almost forming a line.

"Hey, Antonio Anderson."

He said smiling and holding his hand out for anyone to shake.

[CloudNine]

Husk and Tempest (I'm going to switch it up this time. Just for the record..)

A few moments later there was a rush of wind and then a big black plane appeared on the grounds. With the stealth mode turned off the seemingly invisible plane appeared and the hatch opened. Then a tall blond walked off with a younger skinny boy. Paige Guthrie and Skylar James.

"Thanks Hank!" Paige called back up the hatch. "Tell Xavier we arrived okay!." she said before getting off the plane and walking up to Kurt and Kitty. "Hey guys! Long time no see!" she said brightly. "This is Skylar James one of the new recruits."

Skylar looked up and smiled and gave a little wave. "Hey." he said somewhat nervously. Skylar wasn't one for immersing himself talking to people, he preferred for other people to start the conversation then once they got to know him everything else just fell into place.

[FlynnRyan]

"Paige! Good to see you! How've you been?" Kitty embraces her friend and finaly colegue. "Slylar is it? You've obviously met Paige, our team leader. I'm Miss. Pryde, I'm and instructor here at West-X. This is Mr. Wagner, our Headmaster. May and Antonio, some of your fellow students."
"Antonio," Kitty turns to the young cat-man. "Skylar, Paige, May and Mr. Wagner." Kitty stoops down picking up two welcome packets for each male & female handing them to the gathered students. Here you will find bus scheduals, local shopping and entertainment venues, map of the public section of the campus, etc. "Welcome to West-X." Kitty smiles broadly before turning away barly muttering under her breath... "hope you survive the experiance."

[MayDucalec]

Medusa

May shielded her eyes from the blowing dust as the state of the art passanger fighter jet thing seems to fade in out of nowhere for a verticle landing. Why couldn't Daddy have sprung for a helicopter instad of making her slum it in commercial first class? But Paige and Skylar were apperantly transfers from the mutant school back east. Paige being refered to as team captain.
Then there was the other guy who arrived by cab. Antonio. He had such an exotic charm about him. All he realy needed was an Armani suit instead of the shabby attire he wore, and he'd be fighting the women off. Sure the cat thing was a little wierd, but she had turned into a snake-woman that night she had thought she had inadvertantly murdered her father. And Antonio seemed to were it so well.
"Hello, Antonio." May smiles, just a hint of hunger in her eyes as she takes his hand.

"So, Paige, was it? Exactly what sport are you team captain of? Polo? Corquet? Badmittin? Water polo would be nice about now."

Mr. Wagner, is it always so hot here? Daddy told me to ahve my summer wardrobe packed. He didn't tell me I wouldn't need it untill winter."

The other boy. Cute in a relitively generic sort of way. Cirtainly not much of a conversationalist. "Hello, Skylar. Is 'hey' all you have to say to your new classmates? Or with three women present do you simply not expect to get a word in edge-wise?"

[Wildkat]

"Now that is an entrance."

He said laughing a bit in reference to Paige and Skylar's entrance. It was really impressive. But oh well. He shrugged and turned his attention back to May who was in front of him. He smirked a bit and shook her hand.

"A pleasure to meet you May."

He then looked over as Kitty handed them a packet.

"Hmm, sounds.....relatively...kind of....ok not interesting. I'm gonna be honest."

He said laughing. He rolled his eyes as May asked what kind of sport she was captain of and rolled his eyes. He had figured it out but didn't really feel like insulting the cute girl's intelligence, so he let it slide.

"Hey Skylar. I was beginning to think it'd be me and all female students. And that really would've been a shame."

He said laughing. But then his head shot around as he heard Kitty mumble something. His ears twitched and a look of concern came over him. He'd have to bring that up later, maybe in private.

[CloudNine]

Husk

Paige smiled and ebraced Kitty. "I am great, I've missed you soo much!" she said smiling as she released Kitty. Paige took the packet and started thumbing through it then heard Kitty's mumbled comment. "Oh Kitty. Such a kidder." she said grinning. She then started thinking about it. Oh God. I really hope these kids do survive. That would not be good if they died.

Paige then heard May ask her about what sports team she was captain of. Apparently nobody told her what was going on. Paige grinned and looked to Kitty and Kurt. "I'm going to let you two handle this one."

Tempest

Skylar shrugged as he heard Kitty say she hoped the survived. "Good one." he said grinning. He took the packet and looked through it and looked up when May asked what team Paige was captain of. Skylar started laughing after the question was answered. Did the big army plane not give her the slightest clue?

Then his attention focused on May as she directed a question to him. The girl seemed a little rude and she needed to check herself before she wrecked herself. Skylar decided to take the high road and forget it and just answer her question. "Well honestly. It takes me a bit to open up, I'm not just going to start talking away non stop. It's just who I am." he said shrugging.

Then Skylar looked over at Antonio. "Oh well. That's cool I guess. I mean, wouldn't you have enjoyed being at a school by yourself with a bunch of girls?" he asked casually. Skylar was gay, and out of the closet, but he didn't like to come right out with it just in case someone's views were different.

[FlynnRyan]

Kurt grimmaces slightly at Kitty's muttered remark. True as it may be, it was something that REALY shouldn't have been given voice to on opening day infront of the students. Being able to walk on air seemed to give Kitty an overblown sense of stelth. It seems each student had caught it. Except perhapse May, who rather Nevada, seemed to be living in a state of denial about what she had gotten herself into.

Synchronisity. She had just grumbbled at Lockheed about toe jam the night before when he was licking her bare feet. Now she had put her foot in her mouth. Time to conduct a bit of damage control. A deep breath and a sigh and Kitty starts elaborating.
"Yeah, look, um... It's no secret that being a mutant automaticaly makes you public enemy number one to a lot of people. This is due in large part to a few well-meaning blowhards making a big deal about mutants being the next step in evolution. It sets-up a whole big 'us vs. them' as mutants are born with something extra rather than say a quirk of sciance or hard work and inginuity. If you extra ability is something completely harmless like a serious talant for music at a young age. Something like many classical composers, it's written off as a knack. No big deal. On the otherhand, if you can read minds, or have a cannon behind each eyeball, that tends to wierd people out. There will almost cirtainly be times we are forced to defend ourselves, our loved ones, or our way of life. That is what we train for. Team work is a key componant in this. In self-defense, Paige will be team captain due to her experiance in these matters."
"HOWEVER, experiance has taught us the hard way that play is just as important as work. this IS a school, there will be standard ciriculum aswell as that dealing directly with your powers. That includes sports. Like May said, waterpolo would feel real good this time of year."

[MayDucalec]

Medusa
"Self-defense." Daddy had shipped her off to mutant millitary school! May wasn't stupid. She knew what Miss. Pryde was saying was right. Daddy had said it was for her protection that she was being sent there. "Geez. You know... this sucks. But, like it shouldn't be a problum, right? I mean, this place is all new and stuff, so like, nobody knows we're here, right?" May offers her arms folded around her insecurly.

[Zatanna]

Zatanna
from the Monte Carlo showroom

The seemingly nine-year old Zatanna wanders out from behind the wall In black shorts and white tee shirt with a big Zorro Z on the front. A subtle hint. Slipping up behind Kurt yanking his tail. "Is this real? Are you in Blue Man Group? you talk wierd. Blue Mans arn't supposed to talk. You smell wierd. Did you fart or something?" Zee fires off a barage of questions.

[FlynnRyan]

"If you would rather take your chances on the streets, we are not making you stay. Weigh your options. Here you have safty in numbers, a peer group, and even those to help you control your new found abil...." Kurt offers before being cut off mid sentance by a jerk on his tail. A series of sensless... even silly questions bobard him without so mach as a chance for poor Kurt to catch his breath, let-alone answer.

But Kitty was clear enough to glance around. No car, no bike, no adult anywhere to be seen. It was like the kid had jsut wandered out of the desert, but she wasn't sunburned... "HOLD IT! I have one for you, kid. Who are you? Where did you come from?" Kitty squats down to eye level.

[Zatanna]

Zee gives Kut's tail another good yank. "It IS real! How come you gots a tail, Mister?" The woman next to Kurt seemed to be calling her bluff... or at least trying to find out where a little girl would come from way out here. "You have dirty ears, lady." Zee huffs dodging the questions reaching behind Kitty's ear. "Noolbad!" and from Kitty's ear is produced a golden Spanish dabloon. "See?"

[Wildkat]

"Yeah, trust me. Most of the populace isn't exactly a fan of mutants. I have the scars to prove it."

He said shaking his head. He knew everything that Kitty said was true, as did most of the others. But May had apparently had a sheltered life and wasn't used to anything bad aside from accidentally mismathcing her clothes. This would be a wake up for her. But she was hot so he would let it slide. He then glanced over to Zatanna, or the small child she was pretending to be. He sniffed the air a bit noticing an odd scent to her. But of course he couldn't figure out what it was.

"Wow, a coin. That's interesting. SO can we just go find our own rooms, do you have them set up, or what?"

He asked curiously. Although mostly he just wanted to get out of this heat.

[CloudNine]

Husk

Paige nodded. "Yeah. I've been with Xavier since I was thirteen, and it's not a picnic. There always seems to be something or someone that wants to take us down, it's just a way of life. But Kurt, Kitty, and myself will be able to train you in case anything ever happens." Paige exlplained.

Paige watched as the little girl popped out of nowhere. "What the heck?"


Tempest

Skylar listened as Kurt and Kitty explained about their situation. He kind of figured they would be fighting, why else would he have popped up in an invisible war plane? Skylar watched as the little girl started prancing around. "Oh god. I hate children." he said frowning slightly. It wasn't that he hated children, he just disliked the annoying ones.

He then looked over at Antonio and saw that he was sweating and that his hair was expanding from the humidity. Skylar closed his eyes and concentrated and after a few minutes the moisture in the air slowly disappeared.

"Is that better?" he asked Antonio.

[FlynnRyan]

A spannish dabloon? A quarter or nickle would be dismissed as slight of hand, but a dabloon? Drill the kid in a moment, right now the students on the list needed atention. "Er... yeah. men's dorms on the ground floor, women's on the second. Giving them the extra little oinch of cardio climbing the stairs. Pick your own room, and if you don't want to delay the inevidable, roomate, and the key card will formmat it's self to the lock." Everyone was here for the moment, more may arrive this afternoon, but for now, best to drill the hydration thing.
"OK, everyone, today is a bit of a fluke with the humidity. normaly it's dry as a bone out here. But regardless,unless you have an additional power of gleaning your required bodily moisture from the air, even days like this you need to keep hydrated." kitty's gaze focuses quickly on the govonor's daughter. May had a bit of a princess attitude, and a very dangerous mutation if angered. This needed to be nipped in the bud here. "May, just so you know, it's store-brand water. Either that or tap. You want something fancy, you'll have to spring for it yourself."
Kitt was jsut about to return to addressing the mysterious child when the chimes of her cellphone alearted her to an incomming call. A quick look reveled an unfamilier number. But it was local. "Hello?"

"Miss. Pryde, I presume?" came the male voice on the other end.
"Yes?"
"Flynn Ryan. Owner fo the Inferno, here. you were refered to me by a mutual friend. The current Lord Imperial, Roberto DaCosta."

"Lord imp...?" HELLFIRE CLUB! What did THEY want? Other than to rule the world like so many other megamaniacal sociopaths. "Look, Mr. Ryan, Roberto and I were realy little more than aquaintances. And when it comes the the Hellfire Club, I trust them about as far as I can throw Juggernaut." Kitty says straight-up turning to enter the house and end the conversation.
"Hear me out before you leave in a huff, Miss. Pryde. You're hoping to go into politics and make a differance. Politicians need friends in high places. Social networking. In additinon, you were hoping to get a job out at Area 51 before the good Professor roped you into being a teacher."
"How do you know...?"
"When it comes to poplitics, the Hellfire Club has it's finger on the pulse. A mutant looking hard into politics makes an impression. As for your employment persuite, UNLV isn't the most noted school in the accedemic field. What else could bring you here other than hopping to be noticed for your spectacular skills?"
"And all this spying on my is supposed to ender me to the Hellfire CLub?!" Kitty laughs.
"The spying is a fact of life, Miss. Pryde. how many supermarket clubs do you belong to? How many credit cards do you have? How many cookies on your computer?"
These facts only make Kitty bristle more. "GOOD-BYE, Mr. Ryan." Kitty snorts snapping the phone shut.

Smooth one Pryde. Blow a gasket over nothing right infront of the students. Over old personal blanket predjudice. No better than those who hate the X-men because they happen to be mutants.

[MayDucalec]

Medusa

Store brand? And did she actualy sugest TAP?! She may have to slum it for a day. MABY two untill she can aquire transportation that won't make her skin crawl. THEN she would make it her personal priority to inject come class into these lowbrows.
dispite her curiosity about the cuite kid willing to ask teh questions on everbody's mind about Mr. Wagner, due to the heat, May was about to head in leaving her luggage for the servants to haul in when Miss. pryde gets a call that gets her all wound up. Hellfire Club? Wasn't that the country club Daddy went to when he vsited New York?
"Excuse me, Miss. Pryde? Pardon me if I'm butting in, but what was THAT all about?"

[Wildkat]

"Yeah Skylar, that's great."

He said smiling as he felt things already get a bit better.

"I like you. I might have to keep you around."

He said laughing a bit.

"And water sounds great right now."

He said before grabbing his bags and walking towards the door. He could hear bits and pieces of the conversation but wasn't really paying attention.

[CloudNine]

Husk

Paige watched as the little girl ran around asking questions and doing her tricks. Yeah it was weird but nothing that hadn't happened growing up with a lot of younger siblings. Paige turned her attention to Kitty as she spoke on the phone with someone from the HFC. Paige looked at Kitty ignoring May as she stuck her nose into Kitty's business.

Paige sighed and remembered the times she had spent at Miss Frost's Massachusettes Academy. She then looked at Kitty. "Is she back with them?"

Tempest

Skylar smiled and blushed slightly as Antonio thanked him and said he would keep him around. "No problem at all." he said grabbing his bags and following Antonio inside the building to find his room.

[FlynnRyan]

"Miss. Pryde, I believe we need to have a little chat in my office.. now." Kurt frowns.
"No, no, that won't be neciceary." kitty offers choaking on her pride. She had gotten into this mess infront of the students, she hoped to get out the same. Set a good example. a quick selection fo the last incomming call and Kitty was placing a call to the Red King's office.

[Daken]

Seemingly out of nowhere Daken was seen walking up the walkway to West-X. His head down and hands in his pockets as his shirtless form seemed to glisten under the sun from the heat. He rarely wore a shirt, something everyone else would have to get used to. Over his shoulder was a small bag.

"God damn King...."

He mumbled to himself. Although to some it would seem like insane muttering. But to those who knew they'd understand. He had a debt that had to be paid and he wasn't looking forward to repaying it. But he had always been a loyal man and a man of his word. He looked up and saw some people there already meeting.

"I have a feeling you weren't expecting me."

[FlynnRyan]

He was a little taller and markedly younger in apperance, but there was no mistaking the son of Wolverine.
"Nien, we were not expecting you, Daken. But you are welcome none the less. Miss. Pryde is about to give a lesson in diplomacy. Isn't that right, Miss. Pryde?" Kurt greets the young combattant.

All eyes were on her. She ahd stuck her foot in her mouth now it was time for some humble pie for dessert.

[Wildkat]

Antonio had noticed the man walking up as he was heading inside but stopped. He'd only heard him not smelt him. He sighed and shook his head.

"Well I'm gonna go find myself a room. That and get out of this heat."

He said heading inside.

(Exit Wildkat)

[CloudNine]

"I'm right behind you bud." Skylar said following Antonio inside.

Exit Tempest.

[FlynnRyan]

"Yes?" answered less than enthusiastic voice on the other end.
"Mr. Ryan?" She had come on sharp and unduely rude. It likely wasn't going to be swept under the rug unmet.
"Miss. Pryde. Among the many headonistic pratices at the Hellfire Club, toung-lashing is not high on my list of personal favorites. If that is all you have to offer, you may hang-up now." Flynn's voice was cold and irritated.

"I-I just called to..." Kitty knew she was in the wrong, but not eger to appologize.

"Yes?" Flynn's tone had improved to impatiant.

"Look. I-I'm sorry. Sorry I snapped earlier. I have a bad history with the Hellfire Club back east." Kitty offers hesitantly. Appology was offered with rational enough explination. If it wasn't accepted, it was thir problum.
"Shaw and company are out of the picture. The Club is now generaly run by one of your... I believe you called them... X-babies."

She could almost see the grin. Kitty faught the blush. 'Berto had a big mouth. Although it struck her as odd that HE would pass along a demeaning bit of information like that.

"Um... yeah. I've heard." Kitty admitted slightly embarased.

Kitty still didn't like it, but official orders on both sides stood.
"I've been authorized to spare no expence to make you feel welcome here in Vegas. And if you can tollerate our company, I'd like to invite West-X Academy to the primier of an up and comming star on the Las Vegas Strip, Zatanna Zatarra tomorrow night."

Zatanna. Kurt's cousin that popped by earlier. A small edge in West-X's favor. "Hold on."
"Kurt? they're inviting us to Zatanna's opening night. We're busey getting things rolling here, right?"
"We're busey getting things rolling here, wrong." Kurt folds his arms stearnly. "You don't want the first icebreaker to be their Halloween pardy, do you?"
Yikes. "True. But we ahve a LOT of work to do here. Maby we ca put them off untill say Christmas?"
"Katchen..."
"Right." Kitty sighs taking her thumb off the reciver returning to the conversation with the Red King.
"Uh, yeah. Sure."

"Meet at the Monte Carlo showroom at 7:30."

"7:30 OK. See you then. 'bye." Kitty closes her phone.
"yeah. Anyway, some negotiations are smooth, some arn't."


Noolbad. The kid had said something like noolbad when pulling the gold coinf from Kitty's ear. Some sort of trigger word? Something about the kid struck a distant chord of familiarity. But Kurt couldn't quite place it.
That's it. Time to put this little antagonist on the defencive. "It's a prehencive tail, little fraulin. You know what that means?" Following the girl's own lead, Kurt declines to wait for an answer, rather moving right along. "It means It can do THIS!" Kurt lashes out raching around with his tail poking and twictching in all the right places intent to reduce the little girl to a helpless giggling mass.

[Daken]

"I've been sent by the Hellfire Club and Xavier to train your students in hand to hand combat."

Daken said simply as he looked around. There was a child, a could younger women who didn't seem to be talking, another woman on the phone and then the man he knew of as Nightcrawler. So this is what he had to work with? Great. He'd always hated children and now he had to teach them to not get themselves killed.

"I assume I've got a nicer room in there waiting for me."

[FlynnRyan]

Nobody realy knew Daken beyond general reputation. But that of a lier was one reputation he did NOT have.
"We were not expecting any more staff today, but I'm sure we can find you something." Kitty assures.

[Daken]

"Well it was a bit of a last minute decision. They all felt that you all were good, but when it came to Hand to hand combat, why not send the man in who has victories over Wolverine and Deadpool?"

He asked with a sinister smirk. He'd been told to be on his best behavior as if he were some small child being sent away for a sleep over. But of course on best behavior for him meant not to kill anyone he didn't have to.

"I recommend you make sure the med lab is well stocked."

[MayDucalec]

Medusa

"Keep the medlab well stocked?" May choaks a whisper to herself. Taking her chances on the street was almost starting to sound appealing. "Um... look, I think I'll go find my room too. I'll let the servants know where to bring the bags." May turns walking briskly toward the front door. Something about the new guy's demenor didn't sit well with May.

[Daken]

"Servants?"

Daken asked, stopping in his tracks.

"Listen princess, you're at a school not a hotel. Now take your own bags in and go get your room."

He said with a smirk before looking to Kurt. He knew he was just saying what Kurt and probably Kitty wanted to. He gave him a nod before looking at May and shaking his head. He'd have to break her down and start from scratch. The others possibly had some experience fighting. Her only idea of fighting was over a new designer purse in a mall most likely.

[CloudNine]

Paige started laughing after Daken told May off. "That's great. Thank you." she said grinning. "Kurt, Kitty? Do you guys want me to wait out here with you?"

[Zatanna]

Oh no! The tail! Zee had forgotten how good he was with that tail. "EEEEK! Hahaha! oh-ho! Ku-urt! He-he-ho-ho-ha-ha." Uncontrolable laughter. She had even let his name slip. But she also knew how to distract him. The perfect means was there at her feet. A stick thin and about two feet long. Snatching it up, it takes only a few swats to free herself. "C'mon, Mr. Blue-man. Let's see what you've got!" she grins twirling the stick around like a sword.

[FlynnRyan]

Sword fight? The girl was insane. But pices were starting to fall into place. Kurt glanced at Kitty who in turn shrugged and shook her head. There seemed to be no proabable match on the list.
Why not? A spot of amusement for the students aswell as the little girl. Kurt picks-up a stick with his tail flicking it in the air catching it in his three-fingered hand. A few simple jabs and swipes are easly blocked. Pretty good for a little girl. Pick-up the level, just a bit. Every bit the little girl had a knowing look in her eye and smirk on her lips. Her shirt. A hint. The coin from Kitty's ear with the strange word. Noolbad. The coin was a gold Spanish dabloon. Dabloon. Noolbad. Backwards. A hint. The girl was good. particulary for her age. Or apperant age. But Kurt was better. "You're pretty good..." Kurt grins manuvering past her stick's defencive stratigies to trace the mark of Zorro on her shirt. "Zatanna."


Beat Wolverine... sure, Logan had his share of defeats from time to time like anone else, but jr. here was just a smug ass about it. Working with the Hellfire Club, and now this guy.. it may technicaly be a branch of Xavier's but THAT jerk needed to but-out before he brought the whole project down around their collective ears with bad alliances.
Her diplomatic words with the Red King had fallen on deaf ears. Daken was rude, Paige cheering him on. "May, we generaly take care of things ourselves. No servants. As you'll see in the tour later-on, there are SOME perks and ammenities here due to the life we live and train for. But you're going to have to addapt to a less privilidged lifestyle than you're used to."

[MayDucalec]

'Less privilaged...' This wasn't Sin City, this was hell. Somehow it seemed strange that these Xander people were so big on self reliance, yet their general phylosophy was knuckle under and hope for popularity with the unempowered.
"Whatever." May grumbled dragging her suitcase inside.

[Daken]

"Oh she's going to be fun."

He said shaking his head as he watched May drag her large suitcase in.

'What did I get myself into? The club better hold up their end of the bargain....'

He thought to himself. He shook his head and walked inside, going to go find his room.

(Exit Daken)

[Zatanna]

"Annataz nruter ot lamron." The girl smiled as sparks, smoke and a soft glow surrounds her as the little girl ages rappidly to a young woman. The once baggie jeans and tee now highlighting every curve.
"Took you long enough. How've you been? Look at you! All grown-up and a school teacher at that! So you going to introduce me to everyone? Or am I going to have to give that tail of yours another pull?"

[FlynnRyan]

"It is good to see you again, Zee." Kurt embraces his cousin after many years. Kurt being in a traveling circus and then the X-men. Zatanna off ding her own thing had left them somewhat distant.
Introductions cirtainly were in order. Particulary after Zee had shown-up not looking a day older than the last time he had seen her. "Everyone, meet Zatanna Zatarra. My cousin. Who is clearly everybit the brat she was at ten." Kurt grins before continuing. "Zee, meet Kitty, an instructor here at West-X. And Paige. Skyler, May and Antonio are our first students. And finaly the young man with the charming personality goes by Daken."

"I see the mischivious sence of humor runs in the family." Kitty offers with a grin.

[Zatanna]

"ME the brat? Oh the stories I could tell about you! Margalli made the mistake when he was young of getting him a horn. We called him Little Boy Blue. Let me tell ya, some nights I was ready to cram that horn down his throat after he'd sneak-up and blare it at me while I was asleep. According to the nursery rhyme, he should have been under a haystack fast asleep." Zatanna laughs.
"Hi, Paige." Zee smiled.

[Daken]

Daken nodded his head in response to his introduction. This place was nuts. No order, nothing. He wasn't liking this. Not to mention he'd have his work cut out for him if he wanted to whip these students into shape. And he knew more than once he'd get in trouble for his teaching tactics and for students being injured.