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X-Men/X-Changed, Issue1: Trial By Fire

14:47
Danny Rand's place


Brandon, being a west coaster at heart, slept until a very respectable noon (or 9 am on the west coast, he had often reminded Danny). His sleep was troubled by nightmares again, visions of people burning and he was the cause. For every one he saved another fell in their path. Brandon forced himself awake and immediately began the meditation rituals that Danny had taught him.

He needed his mind clear to help control his body. A quick glance at the sofa showed no damage – he’d been lucky. After his meditation, Brandon checked on the others: Danny was on the phone (probably with Misty . . . again) and Angela was still asleep. Brandon listened at the door and didn’t hear anything unusual.

He put on his USC sweatshirt, pants and running shoes, letting Danny know he was heading out for his daily run. To Brandon, running was better than the meditation – but Danny insisted that running meant motion and action while meditation meant calm and peace. He supposed Danny was right, but that didn’t me that he wouldn’t still argue about it.

After the jog (the last 15 minutes at a flat out run), Brandon showered then looked at the clock, ready to really start the rest of his day. It was after 2:00pm and Angela still wasn’t up. He decided to head out to the balcony of the apartment and sat on a chair, legs propped on the railing. His favorite black shades were on his eyes and his headphone MP3 player was playing a steady stream of original movie scores. Nothing like Hunt for the Red October to get the blood pumping.

Maybe I should think about trying to learn Russian, Brandon thought, then maybe I’d have some idea what they were saying. He grinned . . . the day was starting pretty good.
 

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-Shar, Data
08:15
in a subway station

you make your way up the emerhgency stairwell and finally reach an long unused iron door at the top. It squeaks protesting then opened but you manage to force it open and get back into daylight. Outside there is a lot of confusion because some people running out of the subway station in panick while the others around have no idea what's going on. Shar can finaly spot Rogue walking out of the subway station too but within the crowd her chances of finding you are slim. She is making her way back from there she came but this time she just walks.
 

-Jake French
15:16
Museum of Archeology in New York

At the near end of your self-set contdown the phone starts to ring. On the other end is your very disturbed sounding grandfather.
"Jake is that you? Are you allright? Listen to me, stay away from Langford. The guy is a bastard of the kind they don't produce anymore these days.
There is some grunting from the other end of the line that possibly consists of curses but thankfully you don't hear much of it.
"He was scarred of me like hell back then. Thought i'm some kind of demon. If he is after you that can't be good. Look, I hoped it won't come to this but I know some guy who allways wanted to help me. Didn't care for it , my life was good enough but he's living around New York. I'll give him a call. If ol' Langford made it general he could be brewing up something dangerous."
 
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-Gemini, Pheonix, Shadow
14:47
Danny Rand's place

Brian can't understand much of the conversation, they are talking about some fight and some X-Men. They seem to have met before but appearently only once or twice.
In the end the guy in green says.
"I will ask them but it will be their choice. It has never been my intention of telling them what to do."
Xavier waits with you while Iron First goes back up to get whoever it is this was all about.

Up in the apartment Danny hurries in and shouts through the flat.
"Sorry you two but someone's here to see you. And I guess it won't hurt if you do."
 

-Psyche
time unknown
the inside of an emergency room

You briefly wake up to see blinding bright light and guys in green who are working in a hurry. Finally you here an "I've got it." and see one man holding a blood smeared bullet with some instrument. Then they see you are awake one of them bends down to you.
"Don't worry miss, you'll be fine."
From behind you two people whisper.
"Who's paying for that?"
"The police, they say she's some kind of super witness. Didn't you see them waiting outside? Made a fortress out of the place."
 

Share breathes a sigh of relief as she watches the girl walk away. "Lets hang out here a bit Frank, until she's gone."

Once Rogue is out of sight, she'll leave the shelter of the stairwell and hunt down some sort of transport back to the school for her and Frank. Cab, bus, train, it doesn't really matter, as long as it gets them away from here.

"I don't know about you, Frank, but I really don't want to get involved with those ladies again."
 

Radiant said:
-Jake French
15:16
Museum of Archeology in New York

At the near end of your self-set contdown the phone starts to ring. On the other end is your very disturbed sounding grandfather.
"Jake is that you? Are you allright? Listen to me, stay away from Langford. The guy is a bastard of the kind they don't produce anymore these days.
There is some grunting from the other end of the line that possibly consists of curses but thankfully you don't hear much of it.
"He was scarred of me like hell back then. Thought i'm some kind of demon. If he is after you that can't be good. Look, I hoped it won't come to this but I know some guy who allways wanted to help me. Didn't care for it , my life was good enough but he's living around New York. I'll give him a call. If ol' Langford made it general he could be brewing up something dangerous."

Anyone who could make Paps uncomfortable was not someone that Jake wanted to be hanging around, but now that Langford knew where his family was at, Jake hoped any trouble he caused would not be aimed at them as well.

"I'll make sure to steer clear of him, but I'm not sure if security can keep him out of the museum because we don't like him."

Pausing for a moment as his grandfather swore up one side and down the other again, Jake listened closely when his grandfather spoke of calling in someone to help him.

"Paps, if you want to call someone go ahead, but not everyone has aged as well as you have, and I'd hate to see some of your friends trying to mix it up like they used to back in the War."

While his tone was in jest, Jake knew his grandfather would see through his false bravado and do what he felt was best, and when Paps hung up the line to make his call Jake wondered who this mystery man could be, and why Paps had never mentioned him before.
 

Calinon said:
"I don't know about you, Frank, but I really don't want to get involved with those ladies again."
"Neither do I, if I have a choice," Frank answers and follows Sharon, easily as eager to get away as she is.
 

Radiant said:
-Gemini, Pheonix, Shadow
14:47
Danny Rand's place

Xavier waits with you while Iron First goes back up to get whoever it is this was all about.

So when are you going to let us know what exactly is going on?
 

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