Marvel Mayhem:Learning Gen-X Style#11:Getting out of Showbiz

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Issue 12 of Astonishing X-Men: As Emplate reveals his plans, the groups manage to get away. They then split up, with the larger group making their way to the exit, while the other team works to get to the portal generator. The first team then has an encounter with some of Emplate's minions, which they luckily escape.

Previous issues: Escape from the Mojoverse!

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Attention: Generation X and their villains, as well as any other mutant mentioned in this work, is property of Marvel Comics. The character Richard Cale is one of my own development. There will be changes to some of the characters background, as this work is part of Marvel Mayhem on ComicVine.com.

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Issue 11: Getting out of Showbiz

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Abcissa led the small team through the corridors of Mojo's complex. Since she was already familiar with the place, she was the best choice for the task in front of her. The task was to open the portal that would send the rest home. With her was the school's one teacher, Yvette, and the two X-Men, Wolverine and Shadowcat. In her mind, the foursome had the best chance at making it to the control center. She knew not only the main paths, but the back ones as well. Due to that, they had managed to avoid not just thralls, but any of Mojo‘s forces.

Eventually, they reached a door that was not only unguarded, but also familiar to her. As they reached it, she heard Shadowcat ask, “Is that the room where the control panel for the portals is?”

She shook her head, and started to go past it. She did, however, explain the door. “It is the door to the archives. Anything Mojo records is uploaded there first and foremost. Anything Mojo puts out is kept there, including the current stuff. He is constantly airing the old programs, and the popular ones.”

As they passed, she heard Wolverine make the statement, “Given what he showed us as we arrived, he doesn‘t care who sees what. I think Remy was enjoying the program Yvette and Richard were doing.” She glanced over at Wolverine and saw he was turning his head back to address Yvette, who had been towards the back of the four. “Sorry to have said that Yv…”

The way his voice trailed off made Abcissa pause, and look back. Yvette had disappeared. At first, panic filled her. Had Emplate, or one of his thralls, snuck up on them unaware? She realized quickly that it wasn‘t that, since Yvette‘s own psychic powers would have called to them. She glanced back, and noticed that the door to the archive room was a jar.

She then paused, realizing they were near an intersection in the hallways. She decided to dare a glance as she said, “Yvette might be taking care of the recordings. From what I‘ve come to know about her, she doesn‘t like to have those private moments being viewed.” She noticed both Wolverine and Shadowcat nodding, as if they fully knew what was on Yvette‘s mind.

Abcissa returned her thoughts to the hallway, and she ducked her head out to look around a corner. What she saw was not a welcome sight. She had expected to see that the hallway was clear, or if not, then hopefully two of Mojo‘s guards who would be looking away from the hall. Instead of those scenarios, she saw a group of thralls, some of which had been from the show she had been forced to do.

She ducked back into the hallway, but she already heard the murmur of excitement. She quickly turned back, to the others and said, “The thralls have reached here. We need to double back. The Archive room will be our best bet now.” At least, she figured it would be, but only if they got there before the thralls saw them enter it. She also hoped Yvette was still in that room.

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Cordelia Frost remained in the shadows of the Archive room. It was the safest place to hide, especially as the one she was waiting for entered the room. It was part of the plan that Emplate had thought up, after Richard Cale had caused the distraction to delay what should have been a given outcome. The new plan was simple. She and Emplate were to track down the group Yvette was in, and capture her, while Paige and Adrienne were to corner the other group, and nab Richard Cale.

As far as she knew, the plan was working at the moment. She and Emplate were in Mojo's complex, and when she informed him of the archive room, he had her waiting for Yvette. She knew the girl would come here, since this would be the only place Yvette could fully get rid of the 'shows' that Mojo had made them do.

She quietly watched as the redhead, currently in a white outfit with, if she recalled right when they returned, very revealing rips over her chest, went to the computer in the room. She remained quiet, waiting to see if anyone followed. During those brief moments, she heard the redhead say, "Alright. I'll delete the films, or destroy the computer, and rejoin the others."

Cordelia watched as Yvette remained focused on trying to access the computer. She decided that was the perfect moment. She pulled out a small device that Emplate's minion, D.O.A., had provided. It would, while on the girl, disable Yvette's powers. If not, the girl would slash her with very deadly claws.

She reached the girl, and placed the device on Yvette's back. Instantly, she saw the girl start to stand up, but Cordelia reacted faster. She figured the girl was about to attack, so she quickly put a sleeper hold on Yvette. As the girl struggled with her, Cordelia heard her say, "I should have known. How did you get here, and what did you do to me?"

Cordelia increased the force she was putting on Yvette, but answered the question. "I got here, in part, thanks to my mutant power. If anything has been put to paper, I know it. Mojo had the prints to this place printed out, so when your boyfriend pulled his stunt, Emplate had managed to phase me out of synch, and let me head here. We both figured you’d want to destroy all your shows. As for what I did, Emplate’s little associate gave me a device to literally neutralize your powers. You are going to be captured.”

She felt Yvette’s struggles start to slow. It would be a few more moments before the redhead would pass out. Unfortunately, the girl still had some fight in her. “You know Richard will come for me, no matter what you do. Do you honestly want him after you? He won’t get captured like this.”

Again, she wasn’t scared. With what she knew, maybe that could break the spirit of the girl she wanted to subdue. She again leaned forward to speak in Yvette’s ear. “You mean he never told you about the girl he was engaged to?” The words had the desired effect. The girl had stopped struggling, no doubt in shock by what she said. It wouldn't be long now.

At that moment, Cordelia felt a tingling sensation in her. She didn't know what it was. She was then surprised when Yvette appeared to be leaning back into her. It was accompanied by an increase in the tingling sensation. Then she realized what it was. Yvette was being pulled through her. When the tingling sensation ended, she turned around in shock. To her surprise, she saw not only Yvette behind her, but Kitty Pride as well. She realized that the X-Man had managed to use her power to free Yvette. She then felt two blows, one from each of the two women in front of her. The act ended up sending her into darkness.

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Yvette felt a momentary satisfaction when Cordelia hit the ground, unconscious. Anyone who would willingly put themselves in league with Emplate were scum in her book, but with what the woman said to taunt her, it felt beyond good. For another moment, she wanted to even slash at the woman with her claws, but when she tried to bring them forth, nothing happened. It was enough to make her curse. “Damn it.”

She glanced at Kitty Pride, and then the others as they entered the room, Abi closing the door behind them. The way they moved hinted that something had gone wrong. It was Kitty who answered the unspoken question. “Some of Emplate‘s thralls are in the complex. We had spotted some, just as they noticed us. I came in first, and saw Cordelia trying to best you.”

She nodded, realizing what that meant. No doubt that soon, thralls would be beating down the door to the archive, and she had no way to fight back. She then shook her head, and said, “Thanks, but now I‘m useless. Cordelia put some sort of device on me that makes me powerless.” She tried to reach back to get at it, but it was in that hard to reach place on her back. “And I can‘t reach it.”

She thought, for a moment, of asking one of the others to help her with it, but the only person she figured could help she could not ask. Wolverine would probably have to use his claws on it, and that could seriously injure her. Besides that, she didn‘t know if her healing factor would be helping her at the moment.

She couldn‘t see it, but she felt someone poking at her back. It was accompanied by the familiar voice of Abi. “How is that holding on to your back? Some sort of advanced technology, like Mojo‘s stuff?” She knew that some of devices Emplate used seemed that way, and it started to make her worry about the odd possibility that Emplate would have access to that kind of technology. It would, however, explain the way the lighthouse could move from place to place.

After a mere moment, she heard Kitty behind her, and heard her rescuer say, “Allow me.” After that, she felt a slight tingle at her back, in the area the device was. Next thing she knew, there was an electric pop, and she no longer felt the device on her back. She then saw Kitty walk in front of her, holding the device. “Electronics don‘t fare well when I phase through them.”

Yvette nodded, and then looked at the main computer in the room. It was the reason she had entered the room in the first place. “So, your phasing power messes up computers and such.” She walked over to the computer, transforming her one hand into the razor sharp claws her hands became when she used her powers. “Care to walk through the computer? It would be a perfect measure, especially after I get done slicing it to bits.”

She was glad when Abi approached, and then looked at the wall. “I think she has a good idea. Passing through this wall will allow us to get to the command center faster. It will also upset Mojo to lose all his programming.” Yvette nodded to that, especially since she wanted that. She then watched as Abi looked at Kitty, “You can ferry us through one at a time. The thralls will probably be at the door, which we secured once we got in.”

Yvette was glad when Kitty nodded, and then escorted Abi through the wall. She noticed a slight bit of trepidation on Abi‘s face, but once they were through the wall, Yvette approached the computer, which now had scores of error messages on it. As she went at it with her claws, she noticed Wolverine was doing the same thing. As he did that, she heard him say, “I‘m guessing you don‘t want those films you were doing to remain in existence.”

She nodded, as she responded to the statement. “Definitely not. Those moments should remain between Richard and I.” She then chanced a glance at Wolverine, and said, “And despite the fact that I‘ve been running around with these rips in my top being the source of an embarrassing moment, when we get out of here, I want a new top.” In all honesty, she wanted a new outfit, but for now a top would be fine, unless she had to go full force with her abilities.

She heard a chuckle from Wolverine, and as Kitty started back into the room, he said, “Well, I‘m sure that once we get back, you‘ll get that, and maybe a uniform that won‘t fall apart.” She stood up, and watched as he retracted his claws. “Now, I hope this doesn‘t bug you. She‘ll be back for you in a moment.” She nodded, and watched as Kitty escorted Wolverine through the wall.

For a moment, she looked on at the unconscious form on the floor. Cordelia had disturbed her, especially with saying Richard was engaged. She didn‘t think that was true, but it was possible he knew nothing about it. The words, coupled with Cordelia‘s deal with Emplate, made Yvette want to seriously hurt the woman. She even thought it would be doing the woman a favor.

Yvette came out of her musing when Kitty announced her return. “I‘m back, and Abi says it will be a quick run to the command center. Are you ready for another phase? I know that first one might have been a shock.”

Yvette held up a hand, and then offered it to Kitty. “I‘m fine. When I was first a prisoner of Emplate, he did something like this a few times. I‘ll admit that I often wondered if it would have been a blessing to have been left stuck in something.” She noticed a horrified look on Kitty‘s face, but Yvette just said, “Emplate fed off me for years.”

She saw Kitty nod, and then the girl helped her through the wall. The tingling sensation didn‘t bother her, and the two of them finally arrived in the hall, right behind Abi and Wolverine. The way did seem clear, as they had determined before. She glanced over at Kitty, and then noticed a shocked look on the girl‘s face. Something was behind them.

Yvette chanced a glance back, and found a major advantage, or disadvantage, to Kitty‘s power. While they were out of phase, and able to travel through solid matter, they could also see those who were out of phase with reality. At the far end of the hall they were now in was Emplate, and she could tell he could see them.

Kitty quickly made them solid, and Emplate had disappeared from sight. It was enough to make them move towards their goal. As they moved, Yvette stated, “We need to move. Emplate is here.” The words had the desired effect, and they all ran towards their goal, Mojo’s command center.

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Emplate had been surprised to see that his quarry had escaped Cordelia, but not as surprised when he realized he was spotted while out of synch with reality. He looked at who was with Yvette, and took note of the ability he saw in her. He could see she was Kitty Pride, who had the ability to walk through almost all matter. No doubt, it was like his ability to go out of phase with reality. The fact that she as able to see him, however, did not set well with him.

Luckily, he knew the best way to handle that problem. He‘d have to kill the girl, and he‘d have that pleasure very soon. He needed to retrieve something first, or rather someone. He walked through the wall, and over to the prone form of Cordelia. It was a shame the girl was knocked out, but he wasn‘t overly surprised. Yvette was having an inordinate amount of luck lately, but it was due to run out soon. He picked Cordelia up, and the action managed to bring the woman back to consciousness.

When he saw her open her eyes, he saw how her eyes widened in panic. He was not surprised by the first words out of her mouth. “I almost had her. If it hadn‘t been..” He placed her on her feet, and took note of the look of surprise on her face. “Did you…” Obviously, he figured that she was going to be enthralled for her failure. He had told both Frost Sisters before that it would only happen if his quarry had escaped.

He shook his head, and grabbed her hand, phasing momentarily out of synch with reality. “No. She did not escape, yet. I do know where she is heading. The thralls will cause a nice blockade for anyone coming to the command center, and hopefully your sister has obtained, or will obtain, Richard Cale before the others escape.” He then walked through the wall with her.

Once they were through, he headed in the direction that he knew Yvette and the others had taken. He had taken a little bit of time after he arrived to listen to Paige about the area. She had managed to sneak about, and the command center was the ultimate goal. Mojo had access to many timelines, and that meant a larger supply of mutants to feed off of, and thralls to make. Those ambitions could wait, for the time being, since he needed to reclaim his best food source, and the one who rescued her.

As he neared the door to the command center, he heard something that told him that he was about to gain another thrall, just not the one he had hoped for. It was Yvette‘s voice saying, “We lucked out. The controls were all ready, and the other team got to the location. Abi, can you get the portal open?”

When he was at the door, he heard the girl named Abi say, “Yep. Mojo never removed my access. Guess he didn‘t figure I‘d get to this place again. The others can get back to where the school had last been. And judging by this, we got that portal open in time.”

He started entering the room when the only male in that group, Wolverine, stated a fact that made him realize how close Paige had gotten to capturing the other. “Yep, Paige had the other thralls there. I didn‘t know Emma had developed another mutant ability, and you are going to have to bring us all up to speed on what happened with Paige‘s face.” Emplate sighed, knowing that if it had not have happened, her husking ability would not be impaired.

He chose that point to enter, and as he did, he gave an answer to Wolverine‘s question. “Oh, that was the work of that Radioactive Man.” He watched as they all spun around to face him. He was not surprised when Wolverine took that moment to attack, but he was sure the next move would surprise them all.

As Wolverine‘s claws came out, Emplate was quick to react. He had manage to find a few mutants trapped in Mojo‘s universe, and had one with a power he could use in a pinch. He wasn‘t sure of the name of his latest meal, but as Wolverine leaped towards him, he fired a blast at the mutant. The blast was enough to stun Wolverine, and cause the others to freeze in their tracks.

While they were all frozen in shock, he turned his attention to Yvette. She was already activating her power, causing her hair to spike, and her limbs to become claws. The action also made the clothing she wore start to rip, and given the revealing cuts that were already in it, the clothing would most likely be gone soon. He knew of only one material that withstood her power. Still, it was a perfect time to taunt his prey. “Well, Yvette, you have nowhere to go now, and given your current attire, you might not want to go anywhere soon, except somewhere you can‘t be seen.”

To his satisfaction, the taunt made her so angry, her powers fully activated, and her razor sharp body literally destroyed the outfit she had on. He took note of the startled look on both of the other women there. With Wolverine still too stunned, they would be easy prey. He‘d kill the one he saw was Kitty Pride, and drain the one calling herself Abcissa. At least he thought that at first, but then an agonizing pain crippled him, and he couldn‘t believe what the source of it was. He just lost a majority of thralls.

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Mojo crossed over all the dead thralls, thankful he still had the kill switch to terminate all the show extras. With them all enthralled, he couldn‘t control them anymore. Added to it that he already lost most of his stars, which included all the ones he was preparing to kill off in the shows, he had no use for them. Now he had to handle the remaining two, and the X-Men that were with them, as well as the nuisance, Emplate.

To Mojo‘s delight, he saw that Emplate was on his hands and knees on the floor. He took that opportunity to use one his mechanical legs to send the nuisance flying toward on of the Frost sisters. As that happened, he just said, “Well, well, well. Looks like you had a bit of a flaw in your plan, huh Marius.”

He took note of the glare he got from the vampiric mutant, as the fiend responded. “I suppose so. I should have figured you would have a way to eliminate your ‘extras‘. Paige did say they seemed a bit devoid of emotion, as well as personality. Even the one I supped on had power, but no personality.” Mojo felt a bit impressed that this nuisance had noticed that. The Frost sister, as well as the majority of the students, didn‘t seem to notice that.

Mojo nodded to that, and took a chance to glance at the others in the room. He noticed that Wolverine was starting to get up, and was obviously annoyed at what had been happening. He also noticed a look of horror on Kitty Pride‘s face. He noticed that Abcissa didn‘t seem too surprised by the news, but the glowing blue eyes from the deep red skinned mutant that was Yvette worried him. It wasn‘t a good sign at all.

Still, he had something he could fall back on, but he couldn‘t start it with Emplate and his minions around. He knew he couldn‘t keep the bastard from phasing out of synch with reality, and to let the problem win would hurt him more, especially with all the shows now destroyed, he needed to be able to continue with his filming. He‘d have to ease up on the real deal, and with the others back in their universe, he couldn‘t keep the others. He looked at the others, but said to Emplate, “Well, I‘m giving you a chance to get out of here. You‘ve lost your prey, and if you try to do anything to them now, I will have you wiped out of existence. I‘m sure you are aware I can do that.”

He noticed a look of relief on all the girls‘ faces, especially as Emplate just said, “Yes, I am aware. While I do not like another loss, at least I will still have two new thralls.” He glanced over at Emplate then, and watched in fascination as Emplate enthralled Cordelia Frost. It was obviously painful for the woman, but there was something about it that allowed the woman to keep her sanity, as well as previous personality. No doubt, whatever power the woman might have possessed was also hers to access as well.

While he thought about how to use a similar process, he watched as Cordelia stood up, and remained next to Emplate, while Emplate addressed the others in the room. “It seems fortune has favored you again, Yvette. Next time, fortune will favor me, since I can tell that in the near future, you‘ll be wishing you were back at my lighthouse.” While the last words puzzled him, as well as the others, he saw Emplate disappear from sight, with Cordelia in tow.

Once he felt Emplate was gone, he turned his attention to the other group. While he could tell that threatening to keep them would be a bad idea, he didn‘t want to fully let them go. The archive with all the programs on it had been destroyed, which meant people were watching nothing right now. He also could tell that it would be folly to keep the irate redhead, since past experience had shown him that separating her from her lover was dangerous. Had he not had his back up plan ready, he‘d feel bad about saying the words he spoke. “Well, I suppose I have no choice now but to return you home.”

The statement had the desired effect. All of the group looked confused, but Abcissa, knowing his methods, was first to say something. “Seriously, you are just letting us go. What‘s the catch?” At least she was smart enough to expect something.

He walked over to a control panel, and opened a portal right behind the group. Through it, he could see all the others, at the location where the school had been, now just a crater. Those who had already gone through looked on in surprise at the portal, and he just smiled. “No catch. You are free to go. Return to your teammates, friends, and loved ones.”

He noticed that they all looked skeptical, and Wolverine and Yvette were keeping their eyes on him. The redhead remained silent, but Wolverine obviously doubted him. “You won‘t mind if we back through the portal then, so we can be sure you aren‘t trying anything.”

Mojo shook his head. “Not at all. I promise that I won‘t try to capture you again.” With those words, he saw Abcissa and Kitty Pride dash through the portal, as Wolverine and Yvette slowly backed toward it. As they did, he noticed the others who had escaped edging towards the portal, no doubt ready to pull their friends through. He was sure they were all hoping for a happy reunion after all they had been through now.

Still, both Wolverine and Yvette had destroyed his archival computer, so he had no problems with a momentary switch of the portal. Since both of mutants were watching him, and not the portal, he made sure it would now deposit the two in the middle of a restaurant. As they stepped through, he heard a shriek come from the portal, telling him it had been successful, and he shut it down.

Once it was shut down, he turned back toward the door to the room, only to see Spiral standing there. He looked at her, and she quietly nodded, and said, “All the thralls are dead. I took care of the M-Squad personally. The thralls that were not killed when you terminated the extras fled with the girl into a lighthouse structure that disappeared a few moments ago.” He nodded approval, since he has suspected that. He had found time to check the last filming zone he had set up, which should have been empty. He had to admit that he must have allowed Emplate to slip in, and only because the one thrall was so good at hiding.

He then went to another computer, and calmly said, “Well, we have that problem handled. Now we can work on our new project. If the X-Babies did well, so will the Gen-X-Tykes. We just have to keep them in kid form.” He knew very well how to do that, and he saw a bit of concern on Spiral‘s face. No doubt, without Abcissa there, she would have to keep an eye on the kids. He could sort that out later, since there were ratings to be remade now.

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Emma Frost stood transfixed on the sight she had just seen. After everything they had all gone through in the Mojoverse, it was one of the most upsetting things she had seen. After fighting her sisters in a steam punk like world, knowing her students were in life threatening situations, her teachers forced to make rather questionable entertainment, keeping in mind her own fashions sense in the past, and the threat of Emplate‘s thralls, the portal disappearing right before Wolverine and Yvette were to come through was the worst thing she saw.

It didn‘t help when she felt Richard‘s sense of possible loss at that moment. No doubt that part of it had been the pheromones that Mojo had both teachers under, but when he further collapsed to the ground grabbing his head, she feared for the worse. She felt better when she saw she wasn‘t the only one rushing to the teacher‘s side. Some of the X-Men, as well as the students had all rushed to Richard‘s side, and it was Cyclops who asked the question that all of them wondered. “Richard, are you all right?”

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She felt better about things when he finally spoke. “Yes and no. Yvette and Wolverine are alright. She‘s just a bit upset. Mojo changed the portal destination last second. Instead of ending up here, they ended up at restaurant in New York City, and as we saw, she had her powers active, which meant…”

Emma didn’t need to hear the rest. She looked over at Cyclops and said, “Can you somehow get a hold of that place, as well as one of the other X-Men who can get an outfit to Yvette. I believe she‘s not too thrilled being there stark naked.”

She watched as Cyclops nodded, and stepped back to try and get a hold of someone. As the leader of the X-Men did that, she heard Gambit start to make a remark. “Seems odd that chéri would wor…” She noticed he had stopped, and she saw the reason. Richard had started staring at the Cajun mutant, and Richard‘s eyes were the glowing brown she would associate with his use of Yvette‘e powers being active.

Suddenly, a bit of laughter filled the air, and she turned to see both Abi and Jubilation were laughing out loud. While the former seemed to be on the verge of collapse from laughter, the latter smiled a true vampire smile as she said, “Damn, I never thought I‘d get such a laugh out of someone almost committing suicide. Let that be a lesson to you. Don‘t mess with those two teachers.” Soon the laughter was joined by some of the X-Men.

As the laughter continued, she took the distraction to walk to Richard‘s side, and help him up. She noticed then that he seemed a bit on the weak side, as if the mental scream had been too much for him. She wanted to call someone over, but she could tell that all the students were too busy being thankful to be back in their own reality. Jono and Clarice were hugging. Everett had gone over to Abi‘s side, and kissed. Angelo and Jubilation were giving one another high fives. The only one who seemed to be alone was Monet St. Croix, and after seeing her actions as they escaped the Mojoverse, Emma wasn‘t sure she wanted Monet to help with Richard.

While she was distracted by that thought, she heard Richard softly say, “Monet‘s actions worrying you as well, huh.” When she nodded, he just continued in a soft tone, “I know. There was something else in her eyes when she was attacking those thralls. It wasn‘t the hatred of an enemy. For some reason, it seemed like the look one predator gives another.”

Emma had to nod in agreement with that. “I was just thinking that. You don‘t think its possible that she might be like Emplate?” She felt him shudder when she mentioned that, and she couldn‘t blame him. After the close calls, and the near capture they have all had at Emplate‘s hands, the threat was a serious one. They needed to better prepare for it.

She watched as Richard dared a quick glance at the Algerian girl. “It is possible, Emma. Ever since Seattle, I‘ve had a slight uneasy feeling around her. I only just realized it was like the one Yvette said she felt from time to time. It‘s something anyone who has ever been fed upon by Emplate feels.”

Emma furrowed her brow when she heard that. The implications it meant were not good, especially now that all this happened. “Once we get to the X-Men‘s headquarters, I think we should call her father and find out if being like Emplate runs in the family.” She saw him nod in agreement, and then noticed that Cyclops was walking over, a frown on his face. As he neared, she asked, “What‘s wrong?”

His response was not what she wanted to hear. “It looks like the owner of Ma and Pa's Pancake Plaza is not happy about the sudden loss of business. They are threatening to call to police in, especially since Yvette arrived there naked. Do either of you have a way that can pay for their lost business?”

She felt Richard sigh as he responded, almost dejectedly. “I have a way. Relay to them that we‘ll be there to pay the bill.” When Cyclops nodded, and walked away, Richard said very softly to Emma, “My father had made sure I had a fund set up to use. It‘s part of how Yvette and I managed to stay on the run so long. It will also let him know we are alright.” She nodded in understanding, and he just said allow to everyone. “Looks like we are going for some pancakes.”

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Emma felt thankful that everyone was cheering, and they headed off to return to New York. As they started to leave the site that used to hold the second school building, she heard Monet say something almost inaudibly, and it further made her shiver. “I was in the mood for Chinese for some reason.” Inwardly, Emma worried about the future of the school, and of Monet St. Croix.

Next Issue: Recovery and Revelations

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@richgenx: Oh wow a Frost enthralled. Emplate is definitely in the top three most evil Marvel Mayhem characters.

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@richgenx: I know. You forgot that I watched it being written

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Awesome chapter! Now I'm worried about what will become of Monet and whether or not she will be like Emplate!