Summer Party 2013

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A young woman sat next to Koyuki, causing her to look away from her brother. "Lane... Oh! You're the reporter from Metropolis," she said. "I'm Koyuki."

Lois smiled as she dangled her feet in the water she was a bit impressed to know that the young girl knew who she was, considering most kids her age could careless about the news, the fact that the 16 years old recognized her at all was impressive at least to Lois. He'll there were some adults who didn't know who she was. "Yes, I am 'that' Lois Lane...It's nice to meet you Koyuki." Lois replied, then noticed Koyuki look back at her brother briefly before answering Lois' earlier question.

"The party's wonderful..." Koyuki said quietly, looking at the water. "It's just... Fuyuki's been here four years before I came... I haven't seen him since we were twelve, and then I came here and... He's taller than me now... And he's just... So different..." She sighed softly. "I suppose I am too, though." She looked up and met his eyes. His head tilted sideways, and Koyuki shook her head.

If there was one thing about Lois she was a perceptive and good listener. She could read between the lines at the young girl's concerns and could honestly sympathize with her as she'd had similar feelings about her sister Lucy and herself. So,she understood all too well the wish for things to be the way they once were and in Lois' case, to still have that closeness with her sister as having grown up apart from one another made that rift a little wider between them.

"I know how that feels. My sister and I were really close before my mother died but then she went to boarding school and I moved from one military base to another with my father. We would see each other for holidays and things but it just seemed each time she came back part of her was different, like I didn't know her like I used to. And it was hard for me because we used to be close." Lois confessed. "But hey, he's here with you now. Give it some time and you'll see that person you remembered will still be there. He's just growing into himself, like you are. Change isn't always so bad."

'Nandemonai' Lois noticed Koyuki mouth at her brother to which he nodded and got ready to dive again.

<Nevermind what?> Lois asked in Japanese having understood the word Koyuki mouthed to her brother. Or we'll she thought she understood. From what it looked like she said to Lois it was 'Nandemonai'.

<I was a military brat and we travelled a lot so I lived and went to school in Okinawa when my father was stationed there as well as in Tokyo when he was on base there, so I sorta picked up the language, though my accent is probably pretty terrible, I'd imagine> Lois replied, continuing to speak in Japanese just because she hadn't done it in a while and it actually was a nice change.

<If you don't mind me asking, what prompted the move here to the US?>

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Koyuki blinked in surprise when Lois spoke in Japanese. <"He worries about me,"> Koyuki explained. <"I was just trying to reassure him that I am alright.">

<We went to Okinawa on a school trip once! It was a lot of fun,> Koyuki said with a smile, remembering.

<Oh... Well...> Koyuki held a hand out in front of her, forming a small blue heart, about the size of a quarter. <Both my brother and I are mutants. The anti-mutant movement in Japan is very strong. Mom sent us here because she thought we would be safe.> She sighed softly, clutching the blue Quartz heart. She was afraid of saying too much at this point. How much did this woman know about their school? How much was a student like herself allowed to tell to someone who was basically an outsider?

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Tessa listened intently to what the three men said. Quite frankly she'd had about as much of face paint boy as one sane person could handle without killing something. Tessa had wanted to kill him that day, but she still had a thing about killing in front of kids, and the regular public was a new twist. She was use to being in a war zone where the only thing people really cared about was not dying, but here it was different. Here people cared about living but also about who killed whom and such.

"So he usually wouldn't be able to bodily lift me and throw me into a wall?" She was curious as to what normal was. Didn't Superman say something about the other guy, the sniper being more of a challenge than usual? Or was her brain just making it up. She glanced at the one called Richard. She couldn't shake the feeling that she had seen those eyes before, and the voice was, well it wasn't new but she didn't have a name to put with it. It frustrated her that this man was familiar and yet she had nothing in the end. Tessa had always prided herself on putting names to faces so when she came up empty now, it really irked her. Oh well, she worry about it later. She gave him a small smile before taking a long pull from her alcoholic lemonade.

"You know I don't think we've been properly introduced," Tessa said to Dick loudly enough for him to hear, but quiet enough that she wouldn't interrupt the two older men in their talks. Her eyes slid to Hal Jordan just for a moment, not to seek his approval, but merely to see his reaction if he even noticed.

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There was a sudden flash of bright light before Captain Marvel appeared above the pool. Carol had asked Stephen if he could teleport her here because she was running late she didn’t expect him to have her appear above the pool. Sighing she landed as her foot touched the ground her Captain Marvel suit shifted into a red and blue bikini, next time maybe she’ll just fly to the party even if she was going to be really late. Grabbing a soda she made her way over to where Logan was seeing as he was the only X-Man here that she actually knew “Sorry about that I didn’t think Doctor Strange would have had me show up right there like that.”

She didn’t like making flashy appearances but she didn’t have much say in the matter it just happened. Hopefully no one noticed or makes a big deal out of it. Of course one or some of her teammates would probably made some comment about it to her either now or later. It was kind of strange there were so many people she didn't know but then again it kind of was her fault she had been in space for a long time and had just returned to earth so she had a lot of things to catch up on now that she wasn't chasing the Phoenix force around the universe.

[Hal Jordan]

Like Lois herself, Hal did indeed remember her and their brief time together. While she may not have seen it herself, Hal did indeed think she was cute, if not out right beautiful, and the fact that she was also his Superior Officer's daughter only made the risks of being around her even more rewardible, even though he never once tried anything with her, her young age stopping any and all thoughts of a relationship from forming in his brain. Hal was a ladies man, no denying that fact, but he was no cradle robber, despite what certain members of the Corps who frowned on his relationship with fellow Lantern Arisia Rrab, might say. Even now, he wouldn't think of approaching her romantically, for how he knew about Clark's feelings for her.

"Any time, I'd be happy to, Miss Lane." Where as he would normally have kissed her hand, he simply returned the wink and smiled. He remembered the promise, sadly he had never gotten the chance to take her out, due to General Stone offering him a chance to fly with him, not long afterwards, so he figured he did atleast owe her a ride. He did wonder though if he should take her up in a standard chopper ride, or given that Clark had trusted her with his secret, he might let her in on his own and give her a ride in a construct. Either way, he felt that Clark would trust him, not to try and hit on her, out of respect for the other man's feelings, if not for fear of said man ripping his body in half.

Hal then turned an eye to where Tessa and Dick were, at that moment, but refrained from going over and interrupting or embarrassing them. Sure, he was protective of Tessa, she was his protégée after all, and had even accidentally called him by her stepfather's name on more than one occasion, but he did trust her and her judgment. He knew she was a strong person, and could handle herself in almost any situation, but that didn't mean he had to like it. He made a mental note to have a very serious talk with Dick, after this party, to make sure the younger man understood the consequences of hurting her in any way, shape or form.

It was then that he heard Logan, telling everyone to get into the pool. Oh well, I am wearing a swimsuit, or trunks at the very least, so I might as well get in. Hal thought to himself, before nodding at the Colonel, then stripping off his t-shirt, tossing it on the ground, then making a running dive for the pool. Sure, it may have seemed childish to some, but this was a party, and he had no intention of not having fun. He dove in, head first, before swimming towards the center of the pool, to allow for others to jump in as well.

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<We went to Okinawa on a school trip once! It was a lot of fun,> Koyuki said with a smile, looking as though she was remembering something.

<Yes, the Okinawa Prefecture is one of my favorite places in Japan.> Lois replied but then moved to the questions of why the siblings had moved to the US from Japan.

<Oh... Well...> Koyuki held a hand out in front of her, forming a small blue heart, about the size of a quarter and Lois couldn't help but be amazed at the display. Like a child just shown a new magic trick. It never ceased to amaze her but she quickly shook off the feeling of wonder as the young girl continued on her tale.

<Both my brother and I are mutants. The anti-mutant movement in Japan is very strong. Mom sent us here because she thought we would be safe.> She sighed softly, clutching the blue Quartz heart.

<That's beautiful...the crystal heart that is...but I am sorry you had to leave your home. Did your mother and father choose then to remain in Japan. It's just you mentioned your mother sending you and your brother here so it sounds like they remained in Japan.>

Lois was indeed familiar with the anti-mutant sentiment in Japan but she never realized just how bad it had gotten. It was definitely another story that was worth checking out and perhaps writing about, so Lois tucked that into the back of her mind for future story leads.

Her eyes moved back to the crystal in the young girl's hand.

<That's an impressive ability, making things into crystal. Does your brother have the same ability too? I saw some video feeds of a young girl with a crystal sword during the Joker and Superman incident in Metropolis. Was that you?> Lois asked. She was still investigating the event that occurred those nights ago trying to piece together the fragmented facts into something tangible to go on and she hoped Koyuki could give her her account of that night.

It was in and around that time that the Captain chose to take a running dive into the pool. Instinctively Lois flinched as the Captain made his splash, the reporter chuckling at the man's antics. "Well done Captain I give it an 8." Lois hollered before turning back to Koyuki.

<Koyuki, if you can help by telling me what you saw that night the Joker fought Superman I would greatly appreciate it.>

[Wolverine]

“Natalia.” Logan said, his deep raspy voice was low enough that only the two of them could hear it. “Yeah, it sure has been a long time.” Logan growled, pretending that Natasha didn’t know any better coming over here and taking one of his beers. It was already a struggle to keep his berserker animalistic nature in check, his claws at the ready. Instead choosing to look the other way like that just didn’t happen because he knew that she did it in order to frustrate him. “I’m glad ya could make it to the party.” It must be good to be away from S.H.I.E.L.D. for a change, he thought.

He was about to answer her question when he was interrupted by a sudden blinding but short-lived flash of bright light which indicated that someone had teleported right above the pool. He looked up shaking his head. Once the blight lights were gone, Logan saw her hovering above the ground. It was Carol Danvers making her entrance, like Captain Marvel was flashy enough. Turning back around to look at Carol, Logan nodded his head a little. It’s a good thing that was an Olympic-size swimming pool and Carol was a pilot, a few degrees off course and it could have ended differently.

Suddenly he remembered that he was supposed to be doing something. Logan half rose out his seat to his feet when he realized that he had forgotten to check on the preparation for the barbecue over at the lake house. He was supposed to visit each food station and review their progress before the guests arrived. There’s a certain art to barbecue and he didn’t want the food burnt to hell where it would be a health hazard to the students or fatal to our guests.

Normally he wouldn’t leave his station beside the pool for over an extensive period of time, however he had to walk over towards the lake house to check in with the supervisor for dining services to ensure they was still following the outline for food preparations. He didn't want to be responsible and reliable for any bizarre swimming pool accidents or drowning. All these superheroes gathered here, he should be able to get one of them to temporary cover his shift and maintain the presence of a lifeguard. If something happens while he’s gone hopefully these guys would notice and sprang into action. There’s a bunch of superheroes sitting around and basically doing nothing while a student is seriously injured in the pool, it would be hard to provide an explanation to such a situation.

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Koyuki shook her head. <Mom had to stay in Japan. She's a geneticist at Central Tokyo University,> she explained. Her eyes darkened slightly. <We never knew our father... He left mom before we were born. Mom says he never knew, that she never told him... She said he was a great man, but... Why would someone so great leave a woman who's expecting a child, and twins no less?> It was obvious she didn't think well of her father, even though she didn't know the man's name.

<Fuyuki's a telepath, and a really powerful one too,> Koyuki explained, relaxing again. <His powers are incredible. Even when we were apart for four years, I could still sort of feel him. Though mom said that's more of a twin thing than a mutant thing.>

Koyuki tensed suddenly. <We're not supposed to talk about it,> she said quietly. <But yeah... It was me... I just couldn't stand the thought of innocent people getting hurt while I had the ability to prevent it. I mean, that's what the X-Men stand for, right? Keeping innocent people safe from mutants gone bad.>

The night the Joker attacked Metropolis... Koyuki looked down at the water, eyes downcast. <We're not really supposed to talk about it...> she managed. Suddenly, she got a splitting headache, like someone was trying to get inside her mind. She dropped the crystal heart next to her and put both hands on her head.

Fuyuki saw the sudden change in his sister and looked worriedly over at her. Just in time. He was on the diving board, and he saw her fall.

Koyuki leaned over, eyes squeezed shut in the effort to block out what she figured was a telepathic attack. But she leaned over too far and fell in the water. She tried fighting it off, but it wasn't working. She knew she needed to get out of the water, but her body wouldn't respond.

Fuyuki's eyes went wide as he watched her fall. She didn't come up, and he instantly reached out for her mind. All he got was a skull-splitting pain, and he retreated quickly. No way would she be able to swim with a telepathic attack of that level directed at her!

"Koyuki!" He said quietly, running to the end of the diving board and jumping in. He surfaced, swimming toward her. He dove again. She'd been pushed away by his dive, but he reached her. She was still. He pushed off the bottom of the pool and surfaced, a good ways away from the edge.

"Sensei!" He called out sharply, slowly swimming toward the edge, his sister's limp body locked in a one-armed grip. He heard some of the other students gasping as they realized what had happened, and he could sense the whispers. There wasn't much the twins were vulnerable to in the mutant world. The students were whispering about the possibility of a telepathic attack at the party, and some of them were scared. No way would Fuyuki do that to his own sister. It had to be an outside telepath. No one else was strong enough. She'd trained to resist her brother should she need to. Only a telepath stronger than him could do that to her...

[Hal Jordan]

Hal gave Lois a slight, but fake, pout look in response to his score. "Eight? I was certain it was atleast worthy of a nine, if not a ten." He called out to her, before giving her one of his patented 'Hal Jordan, melt any woman's heart', smiles. In his own words, said smile was guaranteed to win over any woman on or off the planet, a claim that so far, was hard to dispute.

He would have said more, but the reporter was currently talking to a young girl, and he did not want to be seen interrupting their conversation. He decided not to pay it much attention, and he swam for the other side, where he wanted to go get another soda, still not wanting to drink around children. He reached up, placed his hands on the edge to pull his body up, but before he could, he heard a splash and people started to scream. He quickly turned around, and swam to where they were, but someone else, he guessed a friend of the girl's, had reached her first and was already pulling her out. It was then that he noticed it was the same girl who had been talking with Lois only moments before. Accusations and murmurs of a telepath, prompted Hal to silently command his ring to search and locate every telepath on the grounds, then sent a message to Tessa's ring, and have it shield her mind against any and all moderate telepaths, just incase she hadn't already done so. He then climbed out of the pool, and looked over at Clark and Bruce, giving them the 'time to go to work' look, which he hoped they would understand. Sure, this may not have been their headquarters or one of them who was attacked, but he felt they still couldn't refuse to help, if it were in their power to do so.

J'onn, we have a possible telepath attacking someone here. Any chance you can find out who's responsible? Hal asked, after establishing a link between The Martian Manhunter, who promptly responded.I will try, but with so many other telepaths already there and probably doing the same thing, I'll have to be careful not to interfere with them, least we cause more confusion. Hal nodded in understanding, his eyes already scanning the crowd, falling on each of the other telepaths that his ring had located, watching to see how they were reacting to all of this.

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The good Captain had given Lois a slight, but fake, pouty look in response to the score."Eight? I was certain it was atleast worthy of a nine, if not a ten." He called out to her, before giving her one of his patented 'Hal Jordan, melt any woman's heart', smiles.

Lois shook her head and smiled back at the charming Captain who was certainly easy on the eyes. She had a certain weakness for the fly boys but that didn't unfortunately change her mind. She shook her head to indicate she wasn't budging even as she chuckled at his perfect '10' smile. "I'm afraid it's still an Eight Captain...but your smile though might be in the double digits." she joked.

Koyuki then started to speak causing Lois' attention to return to the teenage girl and Lois the asked her questions about Koyuki's family and her powers and her brothers.

<Wow that's amazing if he has that kind of range that you two can sense one another from here to Japan...that's incredible.> Lois said, but the whole idea of reaching into a person's mind was fascinating to her and at that distance it was phenomenal.

Then Lois questioned the girl about what she saw during Superman and Joker's skirmish which garnered her a reluctant answer.

<We're not supposed to talk about it,> Koyuki said quietly. <But yeah... It was me... I just couldn't stand the thought of innocent people getting hurt while I had the ability to prevent it. I mean, that's what the X-Men stand for, right? Keeping innocent people safe from mutants gone bad.>

Lois nodded. <It certainly is and it was quite brave of you.>

<The night the Joker attacked Metropolis...> Koyuki looked down at the water, Lois noticing that the young girl's eyes were downcast. <We're not really supposed to talk about it...> she managed.

<I know Koyuki and I can appreciate that, but I just want to know what you saw. Get the story from your perspective.> Lois explained her Japanese flowing much more fluidly the more they talked; like it was all coming back to her. <I'm trying to help piece together the events of that night as I try and figure out some things and anything you can tell me will help and I promise I won't write about you or your brother. I just want to know what you saw with the Joker and Superman.>

But before Koyuki could respond to her request the young girl dropped her crystal heart and put both hands on her head.

<Koyuki...are you alright?> Lois asked in concern. The girl looked in utter pain. <Koyuki, what's wrong?> Lois called out to the girl again but she didn't seem to respond as Koyuki doubled over eyes squeezed shut.

Then it happened, just like that, before Lois knew it the young girl fell into the pool. Instinctively Lois dove in after the girl but her brother had gotten to Koyuki first so Lois simply surfaced from the water and swam towards the pool's edge.

"Sensei!" Fuyuki, Koyuki's brother called out sharply, slowly swimming toward the edge, his sister's limp body locked in a one-armed grip.

Lois surfaced from the pool just after Fuyuki and his sister's limp from. She didn't know the first thing about telepathic attacks or even knew that was what struck Koyuki. All of that stuff was foreign to her. Lois only knew that the girl had fallen over into the water and was now unresponsive.

"Someone find their Sensei or whoever the teacher is Fuyuki is calling for. Post Haste would be nice Children!" Lois said to the students gathered around. Why must they just loom and stare. They must know who Fuyuki was calling for. Still Lois was worried for the Koyuki who seemed limp and unmoving. Lois moved to the girl's side still dripping wet but more worried about Koyuki than anything else at the moment. She needed to make sure at least that the young girl was breathing and if not well her CPR training would come in handy that was for sure.

Only because he called for his teacher in Japanese did Lois fall into the same language she had spoken with Koyuki. <Fuyuki, your sister, let me have a look at her at least to make sure she's breathing okay.>

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Fuyuki was on all fours, gasping. He turned to his twin's unconscious form, laying her on her back and doing the checks himself. He blocked out everything, then began to scan the guests for any signs of malicious intent or telepathic abilities. None of the students were strong enough to do this to her. She had trained against him, after all.

"We would, but... Logan's already gone to the lake, and the others haven't showed up," one student replied.

Fuyuki's eyes widened, and he turned to Lois. "Please... Save my sister," he said to her. The gathered students went quiet. They'd never seen him so panicked before. But it was understandable. This was his sister after all. He took her hand, moving next to her. He placed his other hand on her forehead in an attempt to stop whoever was attacking her. His eyes closed, and his forehead wrinkled, as if he was in pain. He gasped and released his touch on his twin.

More whispers. Whoever it was had to be strong to keep Fuyuki out. Maybe...

Could it be the Professor? he heard one girl whisper.

But the Professor's been gone so long some of the new students don't even know him, came the reply, but not spoken. The boy who had been talking to the girl rolled his eyes and shrugged. Why her, though? Why would the Professor contact her and not Jean?

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"Charles, come back to me. Charles!" And suddenly everything went blank. Nothing but a void. Some beings of lesser importance moved in a distance. But the watchful eyes of the unconscious caught nothing but a glimpse of what was happening. Possibly due to his most advanced mind. A glimpse of something red. Nothing else.

5 Years Later

A sudden move sparkled the interest of Electro. A small beam hit the one who moved, making him shiver, and move while in his captivity. Well Charles Xavier was no fool. As soon as Sinister stepped out, Charles entered Electro's mind. "My apologies." He made the electric conduit free him, and allow him to feel free. He made Electro pick him up, and take him to the console of the teleporter. Setting Charles down on the chair, Electro turned it on as a sudden voice was heard. "What are you doing kid?" Sabretooth yelled. Electro quickly sent a powerful beam at him and the mutant was thrown back against the automatic door. Controlling Electro was easy. He was already being controlled by Sinister, so Charles simply had to take over the controlling process. Although he wasn't proud of it.

However, to be teleported, he needed to know where he exactly. Through Electro's brain, he simply found out he was somewhere in Nepal. "Not a complete waste." He commented, still on the chair. He could only think of trying to contact Logan. Or Jean. Or anyone for that matter. An idea suddenly hovered him. He made electro touch the console of the teleporter, and Charles at the same time. The energy channeled was enough to make the professor be able to contact anyone in the area the teleporter could reach. He focused simply on the mansion. He tried to find Logan, but it seemed his attention was drawn to a younger girl. Her presence seemed highly familiar. "Young girl..." He said, through his mind. He had to make everything go fast before Sinister arrived. "I am being held somewhere in Nepal. I am in grave danger, and require the help of my X-Men. Tell a man named Wolverine Professor X said this." Charles sent the bigger message after making another telepath not get in the way. His mind was quickly thrown back as he was suddenly hovering in the air. The connection was lost, Electro was knocked out, and Sinister was making Xavier hover over him. His only hope would be the girl doing as he said.

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Fuyuki was on all fours, gasping as he turned his siter's unconscious form on her back and doing the checks himself. Lois watched the young man check his sister over and had asked one of the other students to get the instructor Fuyuki was calling for.

"We would, but... Logan's already gone to the lake, and the others haven't showed up," one student replied.

Lois' brows furrowed in mild annoyance. "So why isn't one of you going up to the lake now? Did I not say post haste?...That means move your little legs, fly there...something. Honestly, aren't you all supposed to be gifted? Use your gifts to get the instructor here." Lois replied slightly annoyed that time was wasting and these students were all just content to stand there. Sadly this was typical Lois style, when a situation looked to be falling apart, leave it to her to get all pushy as she tried to direct the situation. She meant well it just didn't always transfer with tact. She was about as blunt and tactful as a sledgehammer sometimes.

She then looked back at Fuyuki to get a better sense of his sister's condition since he had done the checking over. It was then their eyes met when he turned to her with a pleading look.

"Please... Save my sister," he said to her.

"I'll do what I can." she said as she moved in next to Koyuki checked for vitals and breathing in the unconscious girl before moving to administer CPR.

"Fuyuki, do you know what is happening to Koyuki?" she asked between her ministrations to his twin as she continued to try to get the girl to breathe using her CPR techniques. It seemed strange and very sudden to Lois what took hold of the girl. She seemed fine then all of a sudden she keeled over. If Lois was a betting person she'd bet that this wasn't natural whatever it was.

"Does this kind of thing happen often." Lois asked still working on Koyuki, after the Fuyuki attempted to do something with his sister's forehead only to gasp and release his touch from his twin. "This isn't normal is it?" Lois said more rhetorically.

" Fuyuki, your sister said you can go into people's minds. I suggest to get into that instructor's head and call him back." Lois said continuing to do the CPR until she could get Koyuki to breathe on her own though if one of the super powered beings with abilities to trump her mundane attempts stepped up to try something different Lois would not stand in their way.

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Koyuki almost saw the man. His voice was almost clear, but staticky as if from far away. She recognized it, almost. It was vaguely familiar... The mental presence was... A lot like Fuyuki's. The man almost seemed panicked. Then he told her Professor X. It was the missing Professor!

"It's a telepathic attack," Fuyuki told Lois, calming down slightly. "It's a lot stronger than anyone here, so it must be from outside the gate somewhere..." He reached out toward Logan, making the connection urgently.

Sensei, hurry! was all he said. Then he winced. Someone was almost interfering. He pushed the outside telepath away as best he could.

Just after he broke the connection, Koyuki began to cough. He helped her sit up, so all the water could get out of her lungs. She stopped coughing and looked at Fuyuki, eyes wide with urgency. She sat up more on her own, shaking her head.

"I can't believe I was the one who almost drowned..." she said quietly.

"Nee-chan, what happened?" Fuyuki asked softly. She could see the relief in his eyes.

I know where the Professor is... she told him silently. Fuyuki's eyes widened in surprise. Professor Xavier. They could find him now! He smiled slightly and hugged his twin. This was the second time she'd almost died since coming to America. He hoped it would be her last.

[The Punisher]

A loud bike came down with Alice and chains playing in the background, as The Sliver and Black pulled up two guest parking Spaces away from a ''72 car' owed by Hal, as Castle stop the bike and he got off from it he was wearing jogging pants a nice black tank top and tennis shoes. castle had no weapons on him, as he had his watch on his right arm, as he Put his keys in his fanny pack also in pack are his wallet and his cell phone. was he Grabs a 20 oz coke from the bike's side pocket and Drinks it.

While watching the others at the party, He knows a lot of people right off but he is not so quick to meet them, The Punisher might make people uptight at the party.. Castle sat down in a breach chair watching the party..