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The Ties That Bind - part1: Dear Mom and Dad
Morning at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. David Alleyne and Josh Foley are getting up, like all the students, and David does his best to pointedly ignore his newly assigned roommate. Sofia Mantega and Laurie Collins knock at the door, waiting for David to join them for breakfast. Laurie greets Josh, while the other two walk ahead. She just looks at him helplessly, while Sofia asks David whether they should have asked Josh to join them as well. Sure, and maybe they could invite his mutant-killing Reaver friends, too, David replies sarcastically. No thanks. Josh tells Laurie to have a good-breakfast and closes the door. Then he sits down at his desk to write a letter to his parents.
(Josh’s letter)
Josh writes that he hasn’t written to them since coming to Xavier’s school, but he wanted them to know how he was doing. First, he describes his subjects: how he gets one-on-one tutoring on how to use his healing powers by Warren Worthington aka Archangel. The rest of the classes are pretty standard: Math with Dr McCoy, English with Miss Frost, Physical Education with Mr Corsi, American History with his faculty advisor, Dani Moonstar, and French with Shan Coy Manh. It was Shan and Dani who had found him in New York and the two of them have taken a real interest in his roommate and his friends. He gets along with them fine but he has his own set of friends now.
(Reality)
Carrying a tray, Josh walks through the breakfast room, passing David, Sofia and Laurie, who are hosing around. He heads outside to meet with Julian Keller and his gang (among them Victor, Cessily and Santo). As he sits down, Julian regales them with the story of how he got detention – by trying to telekinetically unbutton Ms.Grey’s blouse. After all, he leers, Jean had told him that, to get better with his telekinesis, he had to focus on things he really wanted to move.
(Josh’s letter)
Josh describes how he hangs with Julian Keller and how they have a lot in common. He was never one to hang with a teacher’s pet, like David.
(Reality):
David and Dani are having coffee at a coffee bar called the Grind Stone, the new favorite hangout of David and his friends. It’s a nice place to study, David explains. Why not just study in his room, Dani asks. Because Josh is there, he replies. He knows Dani paired them up so they’d make peace but Josh’s a bigot. He had joined a mutant group that tried to kill them. He was a bigot, Dani replies. People change. And because David and his friends were there, they are the ones who have to reach out to Josh or what he did will always hang over him.
One of the waitresses interrupts them, announcing that she has an Oreo Crunch iced latte for Danielle. Dani gets her coffee and the waitress tries to flirt with her. As she gets back to her table, Dani asks if that girl just hit on her. It’s possible, David agrees. Her girlfriend used to be here all the time but they broke up. Someone should tell her she’s straight, Dani states. Shouldn’t that someone be her? David asks.
Changing the subject, Dani asks Josh to at least make an effort with Josh. He doesn’t understand why helping Josh fit in is his problem, David announces. Was Dani friends with everyone at school when she was here? Most of the time, Dani replies with a smile, even though she sometimes wanted to strangle Amara. She’s the one she’s always visiting at medical center.
Back at Xavier’s School, one of Julian’s friends catches up with Shan as she’s walking through the halls. He tells her that he had picked Mr Logan as an advisor but they are not all that compatible. He likes French class a lot, so would she be willing to take him? Shan is flattered, as Victor is her first advisee. She promises him to inform Logan and the Professor tomorrow and leaves to visit Amara. At the comatose woman’s side, she starts to read her some letters from their old friends.
David returns to his room to find Josh inside. For once, he actually says hello. Josh is clearly surprised but returns the greeting and asks where David’s been. David tells him about being at the Grind Stone with Dani and mentions that they talked about her comatose friend. Josh inquires what the deal with that girl is.
Later, Josh and Julian are walking to the medical center, as Josh fills Julian in on Magma’ story. How she was crucified and healed but after that trauma she went to sleep and just didn’t wake up. Her mind’s off and the Professor doesn’t want to risk turning it back on. But he thinks he can handle it. Is she hot? Julian chides. How would he know, Josh shoots back.
Julian uses his telekinesis to distract Nurse Annie at the desk and, with her attention diverted, the boys slip into Magma’s room. She is hot, Julian announces, as he sees the sleeping woman. So how does he jumpstart a brain, Josh wonders, as he touches Amara’s head and starts to use his healing powers.
Amara’s eyes glow and, a moment later, a part of the complex explodes, due to her powers. The confused Amara runs way in her Magma form. Juliana and Josh are surprisingly unhurt. As they try to sneak away before somebody caches them, Josh notices Annie who is lying under her desk, clearly hurt. They have to help her, Josh decides. He has to heal her. But then everybody will know they were here, Julian points out nervously. If they don’t, she’ll die, Josh explains and orders him to move the door away from her. They could be heroes, he points out and now Julian is interested.
(Josh’s letter)
Josh describes their adventure: there being a woman whom everybody was afraid to try and help. But his parents know him – he isn’t afraid of anything. And it all worked out pretty well.
(Reality)
Ambulances have arrived but Annie is completely healed. Julian and Josh are surrounded by Julian’s admiring friends and are sucking up the attention. David asks Josh for a moment. No need to add to the praise. He was just lucky, Josh tells him. Right, David states sarcastically. The same night Josh asks him about Amara, he just happens to be in the med center and she just happens to wake up. Josh angrily asks him what his problem is. This is the second time he saved somebody but David won’t cut him any slack. David tries to explain: what Josh tried was so dangerous that even Xavier didn’t want to attempt it. He could have - Josh walks way and tells him he liked it better when David wasn’t talking to him.
(Josh’s letter)
So everything worked out so well that the next day there was a special assembly to commend them.
(Reality)
A special assembly by Professor Xavier is held, where he addresses the student body about the explosion the other day and announces that, thanks to a little luck and bravery, nobody was hurt. However, Xavier continues, that doesn’t change the fact hat somebody snuck into the infirmary and put the entire school at risk. Perhaps owing in part to the fact that their teachers are heroes and they want to be like them. But being a hero is more than just bravery. It’s about knowing when to act and thinking about consequences. Xavier dismisses the students but telepathically asks Julian and Josh into his office, where he awaits them with their advisors, Dani and Northstar.
Xavier bluntly expresses his disappointment and informs the boys that Amara has run from the institute and responded to his telepathic contact only to say that he should leave her be. They woke her before she was ready to and traumatized her further. Julian tries to protest and Northstar sharply tells him to shut up. They’ll both get a week of detention, Xavier announces and their advisors will deicide about any possible further punishment. Northstar threatens Julian that he’ll have to get creative, seeing as how he’s already used his best punishments on him. Josh addresses Dani but she angrily shouts that Amara was part of her family and tells him to get out of her sight.
(Josh’s letter)
 Josh writes that things couldn’t be better. He knows his parents didn’t want to have anything to do with him after his powers developed. But he was hoping they’d like to know how he was doing.
(reality)
Josh finishes his letter and mails it.
Two weeks later, in their room, Josh and David are back to ignoring each other. Josh looks out the window and sees his parents. Excitedly shouting “they came,” he runs out of the room.
A little later, David tells Sofia and Laurie about this. Josh joins them and asks Sofia for help. The last time he needed someone’s help, the infirmary blew up, David states sourly. Sofia hesitates but Laurie asks them to at least hear him out. Josh explains that his parents are here meeting with Xavier and Dani. He wants to know what they are talking about and Sofia can hear things on the wind. Sofia agrees. They crouch outside the building and catch snippets of the conversation. Josh comes to the conclusion that his parents are there to take him home.
As the Foleys step out of the office, Josh excitedly greets them asking if they got his letter. They did. Can he start packing now, he asks Whatever for, his father wants to know. After they received his letter, they wanted to resolve this. They have now named the school his legal guardian. This is hard enough for his mother, so maybe he shouldn’t send any more letters for a while. Josh watches them leave without a goodbye. Dani tries to comfort him and tells him they are his family now. Josh tells her to drop dead.


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The Ties That Bind - part 2: Parents Week
It’s fall in the grounds of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, and Josh, Julian, Santo, and Victor are throwing around a frisbee. Julian is talking about the incident involving Magma in the hospital wing, saying that they didn’t do anything wrong. Magma was in a coma so they woke her up, and they got detention for it. Victor mentions that there was that explosion, but Josh says that Julian is right. Their advisors are out of control, and Moonstar has it in for him. Julian adds that Beaubier is wound too tight. Josh says they need to switch to someone cool like Miss Frost as Julian throws the frisbee and Victor catches it with his tongue, and then throws it to Josh saying that he’d like to stick with Shan. As Josh catches the frisbee he says thanks to Victor for throwing him his drool. Julian asks if he has a problem with Victor, to which Josh replies that he doesn’t but he put his tongue on the frisbee so Julian says its Victor’s.
 Santo wings the frisbee through the air so Julian says he stinks, but before it goes over the gate, he stops it with his telekinesis, but he gets a surprise as a girl appears at the gate. He tells her that he doesn’t have any spare change as he notices that she is apparently homeless. In really fast speech, the girl says that she doesn’t want his money but wants to know if this is the school where mutants go. Julian looks at her with disgust and says he can’t understand her and tells her two words, ‘bath’ and ‘soap’. The homeless girl tries to explain that she can’t take a bath because water and electricity are bad, and she tells him to please let him in. Julian says it’s a private school, not the Salvation Army.
 Josh arrives to ask what’s going on and Julian tells him that some homeless chick wants in and it sounds like she is on drugs. Behind him, there is a flash of electricity and when he turns around she is gone. Josh tells Julian off for not letting the girl in after he just lectured him about accepting Victor, but he replies that he was just teasing, and that with Parents Week coming up, she should be a little more presentable. Josh mentions that neither of them has parents coming so they shouldn’t care. Julian says he doesn’t care, but Mr. Beaubier will extend his detention permanently if he lets some bag lady in.
 Just then, Northstar comes up behind them and reminds them that they both have punishment assignments after nearly destroying the infirmary. They should be helping with preparations. Josh, Julian, Victor, and Santo all agree and run off to help with the preparations which have already begun with a few flying students attempting to put up banners.
 Later that night, Dani and Shan are walking down the sidewalk in Salem Center. Shan asks why they are going to a coffee shop instead of Harry’s Hideaway like they usually do. Dani says that the kids introduced her to the place and it isn’t bad. As she opens the door of the Grind Stone, she adds that there is someone she wants Shan to meet. She mentions the fact that Luna was hitting on her when she was in there before, so she thought she would introduce her to Shan. Shan says that that is really offensive, and Dani is taken aback. Luna turns on the charm as she greets the girls. Dani introduces Luna to Shan, and Luna asks her what she can get her. Shan says she just wants a coffee.
 As the Parents Week reception begins, students and parents greet each other out in front of the school. David enters his and Josh’s room with his parents, showing it off. His dad is impressed with the large space. David introduces his parents to his roommate, Josh, who is lying on his bed reading a sports magazine. Mrs. Alleyne asks if Josh’s parents are there, and he says they aren’t. She invites him to come along with them, but David interrupts saying that Josh doesn’t need the reminder that his parents can’t stomach his being a mutant, and then suggests leaving. As David and his parents walk down the hallway, his mom tells him that he was a little harsh, but David replies that trying to kill him and his friends was a little harsh. He was just being rude.
 Out in the front yard of the Institute, Dani and Professor Xavier look over all of the students with their parents. Dani comments that it is such a low turnout, but Xavier says that it is actually a good turnout. Many students have no contact with their families, and many other parents are too afraid to attend.
 Nearby, Laurie hugs her mother, telling her that she didn’t have to come. Her mother argues that it is Parents Week so she had to come, but Laurie says that she sees her every week. Not far from them, Mrs. Alleyne says hello to Sofia, saying she has heard so much about her. Sofia apologizes for being rude, but she sees her father’s former assistant … her friend. She hugs Derek, grateful that he came. Derek says he has a surprise for her. Her father is arriving the next day, which brings Sofia to happy tears.
 At the registration table, Julian complains to Mr. Beaubier about having to work at the Parents Week, even though he isn’t part of it. Sarcastically, Beaubier says that his heart bleeds for him. Julian adds that his parents didn’t even want to see him. Beaubier stutters, saying that he is sorry, and that he will take over for him.
 Nearby, Victor calls to Shan, wanting her to meet his parents. Victor introduces Shan, his advisor, to his parents, and they shake hands. Shan tells them that it is a pleasure to meet them, and that Victor is one of her favorite students. She tells them that she’d love to sit down with them and discuss their son’s situation with them, adding that they shouldn’t worry as his grades are excellent. Julian arrives and drags Victor away, telling him how he got out of registration duty by pulling the “my parents don’t love me” sob story on Beaubier. Victor comment that his parents aren’t there, but Julian says they are just on a ski trip.
 At the Grind Stone, David and his parents are sitting drinking coffee, and Mr. Alleyne comments that he spoke to a friend in admissions at Harvard. David gets excited and asks if he showed him his transcript and told him about all the courses he took at the University of Chicago. Mr. Alleyne struggles with telling his son that they don’t accept students from Xavier’s. David gets disappointed and guesses that it is because his powers make it impossible to trust his grades. He complains that just because he absorbs other people’s knowledge doesn’t mean he can’t learn it himself. Mrs. Alleyne suggests suing them, but Mr. Alleyne says that it wouldn’t work. A student openly from Xavier’s would attract violence and Harvard can’t have that. David asks what his father is saying, so he explains that if he wants to go to college, he has to leave Xavier’s.
The next morning at the Xavier Institute, Sofia and Derek are sitting on a bench when Mr. Barrett arrives. Sofia and her father greet each other, and Sofia thanks him for coming. Her father says that she looks good, and that this place obviously agrees with her. Derek lets his presence be known, and Mr. Barrett immediately turns all attention over to him, telling him how good it is to see him and that it has been impossible to find a replacement for him. He begins to ask if he’d like to come back to work for him, but after four words Sofia interrupts, and very angrily accuses her father of only coming to get Derek back, not to see her.
 Mr. Barrett tells her to calm down and Derek tells her that she has it all wrong. A small cyclone of wind appears around Sofia, lifting her into the air. She calls Derek a liar, asking him if he had to promise her father he would go back to work for him to get him to come visit her. She says that he needn’t have bothered, and orders them both to leave.
 From a window up in the Institute, Dani watches as Emma Frost walks toward the disturbance, while Derek and Mr. Barrett run the opposite direction. As Sofia floats in the air with her eyes shining with white light, a telepathic voice tells her that that is enough. As Sofia falls to her feet, Emma tells her that she has quite a temper, and Sofia apologizes.
 Emma sympathises with Sofia, reading her mind. She says that no matter how hard she tries, no matter how popular she gets, it will never be good enough for her father. Sofia tells her that she has heard of her, and that she shouldn’t use her telepathy on her without permission. Emma says that she doesn’t need her telepathy to see how hurt and angry Sofia is. She adds that it must be painful maintaining such optimism in the face of such disappointment, and that she needs to come to terms with her anger and disappointment or she will self destruct. She gets up close and begins talking about how she knows what it is like, and that she needs someone who understands to talk to, and her current advisor isn’t up to the task.
 Dani comes marching up from behind Emma, telling her to get away from Sofia. Emma tries to calm her down beginning to explain what she was doing, but Dani says she knows what she was doing. She says that Charles may think she has changed, but she remembers what side she used to be on, and what kind of criminal life she used to make for her students. Emma tells her that the girl needs help, but Dani tells her that the girl has a name, and she has friends. She doesn’t need Emma’s kind of help.
 All the while, Laurie and Sofia are sitting on a bench behind the arguing teachers, and Sofia is crying. Laurie asks if she is okay, and Sofia tells her how she was so stupid to think her father had come to see her. Laurie tells her that she is sorry. Sofia leans on Laurie, telling her that she has no family left, and Laurie looks at her awkwardly, but then smiles, telling her that of course she has family, they are her family.
 Later, Jean-Paul Beaubier is working in his classroom when there is a knock at the door. Julian Keller comes in, and Beaubier asks him how he can help him. He replies that he would like to start whatever paperwork there is to get a new advisor. Beaubier asks if Julian has anyone in mind, to which he replies that Emma Frost has agreed to take him on, and maybe she wouldn’t ride him so hard. Beaubier tells Julian that he rides him hard because he is in grave danger of abusing his gifts and choosing the wrong path. He adds that Miss Frost may be able to help him, as she took that wrong path. He agrees to sign the papers, but tells him that he is making a mistake.
 Josh exits the room, slamming the door behind him. Emma is waiting outside, and asks him how it went. He tells her that Beaubier will sign, and then asks if she would want to take on Josh as well. Emma repeats the name, commenting that a former Reaver would be a good challenge. Julian is surprised to learn that Josh was a Reaver.
 Not long after, David meets Laurie and Sofia outside under a tree. Laurie asks David how it went with his parents. He says it’s a long story, and then asks what’s wrong with Sofia. Nearby, Julian and Santo meet up with Josh. Josh asks how it went with Miss Frost. Julian says it was fine, but she uses a lot of big words, like ‘Reaver’. With that he pushes Josh with his telekinesis. Josh tries to explain, but Julian doesn’t give him a chance, asking him what Josh can explain. How he hates their kind? How he wants them dead? He pushes him into Santo, and Josh tells him not to. Julian replies saying that they’ll do more than push him.
 With tears falling from his eyes, Josh punches Julian in the face, making him fall to the ground, then continues punching him, yelling that he isn’t like that anymore. Santo tells him to get off Julian and puts him in a headlock. Sofia, Laurie, and David turn and see the fight going on across the yard. Julian uses his telekinesis to hold Josh up in the air, and tells him he picked a fight with the wrong guy, he doesn’t have any Reaver friends to back to him up.
 David and the girls arrive, and David tells Julian to put Josh down. Julian asks what he’ll do about it, study him to death? Then asks him why he cares. Josh hates their kind. David just repeats himself. Josh tells David to back off, saying he doesn’t need his help. Sofia blasts Julian with a taste of her wind powers, causing Josh to begin falling from the air, but Sofia catches him with a gust of wind before he hits the ground.
 Laurie tries to get the attention of the others as she looks back towards the school. Santo asks if David really wants to get involved as he gets ready to throw a punch at him, and as he swings, David dodges out of the way and says ‘yes’, but asks if Santo thinks he can really hit him. Laurie tells the others that they shouldn’t be fighting because they could get in trouble as she watches Shan and Victor come running towards them from the school.
 Josh and Julian are on the ground fighting when Shan arrives and tells the boys that that’s enough, as there are parents there. Santo and David stare, but there is no sign of Josh and Julian stopping, so Shan says that they have left her no choice, and she uses her mind possession power to sent them to their rooms.
 Later, Laurie and Sofia walk down the hallway, Sofia saying that Miss Moonstar was really angry, and Josh will undoubtedly get detention again. She then adds that she was sure that she would get detention for what happened with her father. Laurie tells Sofia not to get mad at her, and then asks her if she thinks she was a little too hard on her father.
 Sofia says she doesn’t know why her father even came. Maybe he did come to see her, but she is tired of assuming the best of him. She adds that she is more worried about Derek, saying she was unfair to him, and now she may never see him again. Laurie tells her that she wouldn’t worry about it as she opens the door to see Derek sitting on one of the beds waiting. She calmly says what a surprise as Sofia smiles excitedly then hurries in to hug Derek. Laurie smiles and leaves them alone, saying she has studying to do.
 On the front porch of the Institute, Mr. Alleyne talks to David about fighting on school grounds, asking how he thinks Harvard will react to that. David counters that it was them who wanted him to be nicer to Josh. Mrs. Alleyne agrees with her husband, saying that David is hurting his future at the school, and tells him to come home with them. David tells his parents that he would like to stay, and his father asks him what about college. David says he belongs at the school. He has friends here, people going through the same things he is.
 He is a mutant. That is who he is. If certain colleges can’t accept that then he will apply elsewhere. Mr. Alleyne asks if he is sure about this. Harvard is his dream. David says it was his dream, but he has a new one. Mrs. Alleyne hugs David and asks if they will see him for the holidays, and David says ‘of course’. Mr. Alleyne holds David’s shoulder and tells him that this decision will make thing harder for him, but he is proud of him. As David heads back towards the door, his mom asks him why he would fight for Josh if he doesn’t like him. David says he isn’t sure, but two on one is hardly fair.
 As David arrives at his door, he finds a notice on the door. He enters the room and tells Josh, who is lying on his bed. He makes a comment about more detention, then asks David if he is going to lecture him now. David smirks and asks him about what, being a Reaver? Josh has already heard his best stuff. Josh agrees. David sits at his desk and says he’s going to study. Josh says he always studies, then thanks David for sticking up for him.
 The next morning at the Grind Stone, Luna opens the door and tries to turn on the lights, to no avail. She says they must have blown the lights leaving them on all night, and then makes a note to herself not to let anyone else close up. She drags a garbage bag out the door into the alley, then gets surprised by someone in the alleyway. She comes closer and asks if the person is okay, and if they need some food or something, because they don’t look so good. Suddenly a huge blast of electricity hits Luna, leaving her moaning on the ground with a small plume of smoke rising off of her …


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The Ties That Bind - part 3
Manhattan. While suiting up, a mystery redhead listens to the radio. Apparently, downtown traffic is stopped because the mutant terrorist, Avalanche is tearing up the city. The redhead hops on her motorbike and zooms off, while the radio says that the police are waiting for the Avengers or the X-Men to arrive.
 The motorbike comes from behind the police line and goes flying into the air towards Avalanche. He doesn’t even have time to move before the redhead slams him with her feet, using the momentum of the bike to throw him to the ground. Avalanche attempts to get up, but receives a powerful kick to the chest from our mystery girl. Havok and Nightcrawler arrive on the scene, only to realize that aren’t needed after all. They wonder who this good Samaritan is, and as she removes her helmet, Havok recognizes her, saying long time no see to the “kid.”
 At the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, Dani Moonstar is teaching a class on American History, while Laurie Collins daydreams in the back of the room, staring at Josh Foley. Dani calls upon Laurie to answer a question, but she wasn’t paying attention so she doesn’t have the answer. The bell rings, and Dani asks to speak to Laurie for a moment. Dani tells Laurie that she needs to pay better attention in class, and then encourages her to go and catch up to Josh to ask him to lunch or something. Laurie catches Josh and they agree to go eat lunch together.
 In the Cafeteria, Laurie asks Josh if it is okay if they eat with Sofia and David. Josh agrees and says that he and David are finally talking. As they go to sit down, Julian Keller comments that Josh has joined the New Mutants wannabes. He then gets his friends to watch as he uses his telekinesis to pull back Josh’s chair as he is about to sit down, causing him to fall to the floor. Sofia says that her wind can do anything better than Julian’s telekinesis, and she blows Julian’s tray into him, leaving a large amount of food all over his front. Kids all around laugh and Josh fumes about his ever being friends with Julian. David tries to calm Josh, while Sofia congratulates Laurie on finally making the first move on Josh. Laurie quickly shushes her.
 David asks the others if Dani got the news in their American History class. He continues on that the X-Men picked up one of her old teammates from the New Mutants, and they are bringing her back here. Josh says he doesn’t care, because he’s seen pictures of Dani’s group, and the only one unaccounted for is that frumpy, Catholic schoolgirl, Sinclair. All the school needs is another uptight chick. Somewhere else in the cafeteria, Shan and Dani smile widely as the spot their friend, calling out her name. Rahne tells her friends that she is back, and Josh ogles the busty scantily-dressed redhead Rahne has become while Laurie looks upset by his change in interest.
 The reunited New Mutants girls exchange hugs and Dani asks when Rahne got back. She responds that she just arrived in the city and decided to help take out Avalanche. The other girls comment on Rahne’s new look. She let her hair grow out, and she lost her accent. Rahne responds that she’s been in the States since her mother died, and they shouldn’t expect her to talk like a wee lass her whole life. She’s changed, and Dani agrees.
 Outside, Sofia, Laurie, David, and Josh head to the Grind Stone, and Josh comments about the fact that he thought the others were doing something cool when they left early at lunch, but they are just going to the coffee shop -- teens gone wild! Sofia says she needs the caffeine to last the day, and Josh complains that this is how he is spending his last day out before getting more detention. As the others go into the coffee shop, Josh recognizes the girl sitting on the sidewalk across the street. The others ask the guy at the counter why Luna isn’t working, and he says there was an accident. Across the street, Josh apologizes to the girl for Julian’s rudeness when she came to the Institute the other day. She tries to tell Josh about something she didn’t mean to do, but he can’t understand. She is talking way too fast. She tries to say something else about taking some money, but the other kids come running from the coffee shop telling Josh there is trouble. Josh turns back to the homeless girl, but in a flash of electricity, she is gone.
 Back at Xavier’s, Dani says she tried to reach Rahne by their telepathic link, but Rahne explains that all of her residual powers eventually faded, so she doesn’t have her wolf senses or heightened healing, nothing. Dani tells her that that is good, though, since she never wanted her powers, and Rahne acts unsure for a moment, and then agrees that it is good. Just then, the kids come running calling the names of Shan and Dani. David explains that there was an accident at the Grind Stone. Some sort of power surge hurt Luna. Dani reminds Shan that Luna is the woman she introduced her to at the coffee shop. David says Josh doesn’t think it was an accident, and Josh explains that there was a girl that he thinks has some kind of electricity powers. She was talking about how she didn’t mean to. He adds that he doesn’t think it was on purpose, and that she seemed really scared. Dani says that the Professor isn’t there to use Cerebra, so she will figure out how to find and approach the girl safely. Josh says he thinks he should be there, but Dani says it would be an exceptionally bad idea. She could be dangerous. Josh begins to object, but Dani thanks him for the information but she’ll handle it. Josh has gotten in enough trouble lately. Laurie gets him to come with the others. They have class soon.
 Later in Josh and David’s room, Josh is playing hoops with a wall basket and ball. He wonders aloud if Moonstar’s gone looking for that girl yet. David says he has no idea, then asks if Josh ever does homework. Josh says his concentration is off, and that he can’t believe he was cut out of the whole electro girl thing. David asks him why he thinks it’s his thing in the first place, but then there is a knock at the door. Rahne comes in and asks the boys if they are up for a field trip to find the girl who injured the coffee lady. David asks if Dani said it was okay, but Rahne asks why wait when they can handle it themselves. Josh calls her a woman after his own heart, to which Rahne tells Slick not to get ahead of himself.
 In the hall, David tries to get Josh to wait for Dani. Curfew time is coming up and they are already in trouble for their fight with Julian and Santo last week. Rahne asks Josh if his roommate always does what he’s told, and Josh replies pretty much. As they walk down the hallway, Josh comments on Rahne’s old codename, Wolfsbane, and asks if that makes her a werewolf. She says she used to be, but not anymore, so Josh suggests that they’ll need some more firepower. Outside the Sofia and Laurie’s room, David mentions that it is bad enough that they are breaking the rules and asks if they can leave the girls out of it, to which Josh responds with a simple nope and knocks on the door.
 Laurie answers and is happy to see Josh and says hi. Josh asks if she wants to blow curfew and get out of this place, and Laurie says sure, but falters when she sees Rahne. Sofia asks what they are planning, and Josh explains that Rahne had the great idea that they could go out and find the girl before Moonstar and look like heroes. He adds that its not like they are breaking any rules, because Rahne is practically faculty, but in a cool way. Laurie begins to look glum and yellowish pheromones begin to float up from her head. Sofia blows them away with her wind power, saying to Josh that if Rahne is practically faculty, then they are in.
 As the boys and Rahne walk ahead, Laurie asks Sofia why she used her wind powers on her. Sofia says it was because Laurie looked a little upset and jealous, so she was afraid her pheromones might accidentally cause trouble. Up ahead, Rahne tells them to stick close, and Josh says it won’t be a problem. Outside, David worries that if they go out the front gate, someone is definitely going to see them. Rahne tells him he worries to much and mentions a tree along the south wall that they can climb to hop the fence.
 On the outskirts of Salem Center, the five walk along in the dark gloomy neighborhood. Rahne mentions that the homeless in Salem Center like to be near the river. They stop as Rahne and David examine cracks in the wall and sidewalk, and David says that they’ve come to the right place. It definitely looks like she discharged some electricity here. From behind them, a voice asks the kids if they are looking for Surge. Rahne repeats the name, and a homeless guy explains that he doesn’t know her real name, but knows it’s foreign and probably Japanese. The guys down here call her Surge, for obvious reasons.
 He goes on to say that they probably shouldn’t mess with her. Sofia says that they don’t wish to mess with her, they want to help. Josh asks if the guy knows where they can find her. The guy points up the hill and says there is a guy called Click who sells pills. Surge got some money the other day and is probably looking to score.
 As the merry group of mutants walks up the dark street, David asks if he meant that she’s on something. Rahne suggests that that might be why she lost control of her powers, and Sofia asks what kind of a name is Click. David then says something in another language, and Josh asks him what that was. David apologises and says he must have picked up Japanese, and comments that it was weird because he didn’t even realise he was speaking it, but since he is probably getting it from Surge, they must be getting close.
 Josh spots the girl up the hill buying pills from a man in a dark trench coat and they hurry to catch her. David tells the others to keep their distance, and Josh turns to Sofia and tells her not to let her take the pills, otherwise she might explode again. Sofia says that she’ll stop her and blows the pills out of the girls hands, and, in a very fast voice, the girl says she needs them, a horrified look on her face. She falls to the ground hugging herself, saying she can’t control the power without them, and she explodes with electricity, causing the others to jump backwards in shock.


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The Ties That Bind - part 4: A Few Small Repairs
At the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, Emma Frost is having an advisor meeting with her five student advisees, who are all sitting around on a nice white couch. She tries to convince them to try some food she brought, but one of her advisees, Santo Vaccarro, says that Iceman always had pizza for his advisor meetings. Emma counters that Iceman has no class, and pizza is for peasants. She brought French pastries from the finest patisserie in New York. She adds that she spares no expense for her new advisees.
 Julian Keller, another of Emma’s advisees, changes the subject, asking about the old school, where Emma’s students were more of a team, the Hellions. Emma assures him that they are not the Hellions, but Julian continues talking about them, mentioning the fact that they always took whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted. Emma says that they met an unfortunate end, but that dream is over. They are there to serve Charles Xavier’s dream of peaceful co-existence. Julian isn’t so sure.
 As she sits on a large round white chair, Emma continues that there will always be those that are destined for greatness, and it is her job to teach her advisees how to be among those select few. She then mentions the fact that all students at the school eventually get codenames, generally chosen by the faculty. Many students dread getting something embarrassing, but since Emma is one of those that help select names, she asks what her advisees would like to be called.
 She starts by asking Santo. He says that ‘Rocky’ would remind people of the movie, so he chooses ‘Rockslide’. Next, Emma asks Dallas. He says that anything with the word Shadow would be cliché, so he chooses ‘Specter’. Emma then turns to Brian, mentioning that he has one of the more esoteric powers. He says that he isn’t an esoteric kind of guy, then chooses ‘Tag’. Emma then asks Cessily. She says that since she is made of it, ‘Mercury’ would work. She adds that the teachers would have probably chosen that anyway.
 Last, Emma asks Julian. He says that he’s been thinking about it ever since Emma became his advisor. He wants to be called ‘Hellion’. Emma isn’t impressed, and says that she told him that there are no Hellions anymore. He argues that he didn’t say one of the Hellions. He said Hellion, singular. They were Emma’s favorite students, and he won’t let the name down. Emma puts a hand on his shoulder and tells him to see that he doesn’t, and then they will talk.
 As the meeting comes to an end, Emma tells the students that throughout her life she has been many things, a villain, a hero, but she has always been a teacher above all. She says that if they ever need or want anything, or they don’t understand something, they should come to her, and only her. She is there for them.
 As the five students empty into the hall, Brian comments that the food really is better than pizza. Cessily says that Emma really is intense, and Julian says that he was right. Emma Frost is cool. Santo says he can’t believe she let them pick their own codenames. Julian agrees, then adds that it is too bad that Victor decided to stick it out with his advisor, but he’s glad they ditched Josh before they switched to Miss Frost. He continues that he and his New Mutant buddies never get to do things as cool as this.
 At the same time, those same “New Mutants” are jumping for cover as the homeless girl, Surge, explodes with electric energy. As it happens, David yells out to get down and knocks Sofia out of the way as the others, Laurie, Josh, and Rahne try to avoid the blast. Back out of the blast range, Sofia asks how David did it. He cannot move faster than lightning. He admits that he doesn’t know, but somehow he knew which direction the attack was coming from.
 As they stand up, they see Laurie cringing on her knees holding her arm, and David calls out her name asking her if she’s alright. She says she just kind of fell. Nearby, Josh says that maybe getting rid of her pills was a bad idea. Maybe she was taking them to control her powers. Rahne says that this is ridiculous, and that someone needs to put her down, and then she gets hit with a blast of electricity.
 David says they can’t even get near her, but Rahne says they have to do something. David points out that he doesn’t thing she is the bad guy. They just need to calm her down so they can talk to her. He turns to Laurie and tells her to use her pheromones, but she counters that she isn’t all that calm right now. David tells her not to worry; Sofia will help, and then gets closer to the floating girl exploding with electricity. She warns him to look out. He says he’s sorry. They didn’t know about the pills, but they can help.
 Meanwhile, Laurie says she doesn’t think this is going to work. She says she doesn’t have enough control to project an emotion without feeling it herself. Sofia tells her to close her eyes and think of something or some place that is safe and calm. And happy. Laurie looks over at Josh, then closes her eyes with a smile, and some white pheromones float off of her body. David tells the girl that there is a place for kids like them … a school. They can help. She counters in her speedy speech that they sent her away.
 As the pheromones begin to take effect, Sofia tells Laurie to keep at it, and soon, the girl collapses on all fours, no electricity flowing off of her. David tells her to just stay calm, and they’ll get her into the school. He crouches down beside her and asks her what her name is. She says her name is Noriko Ashida. Nori. David says hi and introduces himself.
 Back behind those two, Josh sees Rahne’s hand and comments that she was burned, and he can heal it. She pulls her hand away and says that he’d probably have to lay his hands on her, and she’s not interested. He argues that it’s not like that. He’s a healer. He then goes over to Laurie and heals her injury, saying that there is no intimacy at all, just totally meaningless contact. Laurie hangs her head in sadness as Josh says this, though he doesn’t notice.
 Up ahead, Rahne asks David, who is carrying Nori in his arms, if he is sure that is a good idea. Noriko could go off at any minute. David tells Rahne to look at her. She’s completely wiped out. She completely expended her charge, then says he’ll be fine.
 Back at the Xavier Institute Medical Center, which has apparently been rebuilt, Nori lies on a bed with a bunch of wires connected to her. She also appears to have gotten cleaned up, as her hair is no longer matted up. Dr. Hank McCoy, Beast, comments that she seems to recharge automatically by draining nearby electric sources. He adds that that’s why the lights are flickering. Nori tells him that that’s a brilliant observation, and calls him furball. He says that he prefers “Dr. McCoy.”
 Hank apologizes that things aren’t moving quicker, but they need to figure out how her mutation works in order to help her master it. She says that when she gets fully charged, her brain moves to fast to control it. She tells him to just give her the pills and she can slow it down. Hank says that that is out of the question, so Nori tells David way to go on bringing her here. She’s not getting a lot of help. David tells her that Dr. McCoy is right. She can’t go back to the pills. They are a dead end and she knows it. Nori thanks Mr. After School Special.
 Just then, Dani barges in demanding that someone explain to her what’s going on. Rahne tells Dani that they found the mystery girl. It was no problem. She adds that Dani’s kids were amazing in the field and they’d make a great team someday, like they were as the New Mutants. Dani tells her that they are not a team. They are high school students, and her advisees. She tells Rahne that she’ll speak to her outside, then turns to the other four. She tells them that they broke curfew and put themselves in a dangerous situation after she specifically told them not to. She adds that she is tired of having this conversation with some of them, and then tells them that they are all on a week’s detention starting tomorrow.
 As Dani heads out into the hall, Rahne asks her when she got so uptight. Dani counters that it was totally inappropriate to bring the kids into a combat situation, but Rahne tells her that she isn’t her advisor and she can’t lecture her, then heads off to bed. Back inside, Josh laughs and jokes that he was going to get detention for fighting with Julian anyway, so they’ll just put it on his tab. David gets mad and asks him if this is funny to him. Josh says it is kinda funny, and that Dani is overreacting. They are all safe, and they got Nori off the street, so it’s a win-win.
 David goes off on Josh, saying that he should be in detention for even listening to him. He goes on to say that he doesn’t even know why he gives him the time of day after-- then Josh cuts him off. He asks him after what? After how they met, or how he ran with the bigots? He calls David a broken record and says that he’s changed. David asks if he really has. Josh ran with the bigots because his buddies did, then he started hanging with Julian and started dressing like him and looking like him. Now he’s trying to impress Rahne. He’s a follower, and he’ll do whatever it takes to be “in” no matter what the consequences.
 Behind them, Sofia and Laurie just watch without words. Josh says that he guesses he’ll never be in with David’s little group, and David agrees that he never will, leaving Nori watching completely surprised. As the others all leave Nori’s room, Sofia calls that they’ll come visit her later. In the hallway, David apologizes to Dani, then tells her he isn’t arguing about the detention, but they wanted to go see Luna in the hospital, and asks if they still can. Dani says they can go if they bring a teacher, but otherwise, no off-campus trips for a week.
 As the kids begin to leave, Dani calls back Josh, telling him they need to talk. He asks what she wants, adding that he was bad, got detention, he’s got it. Dani tells him that it is getting to be a habit, and mentions the incident at the medical center and the fight with Julian, but he cuts her off, saying that Julian started it and it would have been over and done if that suck-up Victor hadn’t run to a teacher. Dani cuts him off and tells him not to blame them. It’s not about Victor and Julian. It’s about him. Josh tells her that if he’s such a problem, he’ll find a different advisor. Dani says that he’d like that; someone more lenient, but tells him that he’s stuck with her. As he walks away, he replies, “Lucky me.”
 The next morning, as Luna reads in her room at the Salem Center General Hospital, there is a knock at the door. In walk David, Laurie, and Sofia, and as David brings a bouquet of roses, he says hi, and comments that she is awake. She says hi to the kids and tells them they didn’t have to come. David tells her that they told them that Luna hadn’t had any visitors, and it seemed wrong. Luna tells them that they are sweet. That or they are bucking for coffee, but her money is on sweet.
 As Shan steps into the room, she tells Luna not to underestimate the kids, and that she’d bet they’d take the coffee. Luna remembers Shan as Dani’s friend who just wanted coffee, and Shan agrees, adding that she is the kids’ chaperone. Luna is surprised that they need a chaperone, as they always come to the Grind Stone themselves. David says it’s a long story, so Luna encourages him, telling him she’s not going anywhere.
 Back at the Institute, Rahne enters the weight room where Cyclops is working out, and says that he wanted to see her. He tells her that he heard about what happened last night, and Dani was right that she was reckless. Rahne tries to explain that in the old days— but she gets cut off by Cyclops as he explains that there are two hundred students now, not seven. It can’t be like the old days. She says that she understands that now, and she is sorry.
 Rahne then mentions that she heard that the Professor had hired Dani and Shan as teachers, and she attempts to ask who she could talk to about that, but Cyclops explains that that would be a bad idea. Shan and Dani are a few years older than her and she is clearly not ready for the responsibility. He asks if that was why she came back, but she says that she came back to see some old friends. She adds that she thinks it’s about time to leave, but Cyclops asks her to wait, adding that it is possible to reverse the effects of the gun that took away her wolf powers. Rahne tells him that she never wanted those powers, then thanks him for the offer, adding that it is the wrong one, then leaves.
 A short time later, Dani arrives in the garage where Rahne is working on her motorcycle. She comments that Cyclops told her that she’s leaving, and Rahne agrees. Dani then asks her why she didn’t take him up on his offer. Rahne just says she never wanted them, so why would she want them back. Dani tells her that she has changed. She is angry and impulsive and it’s like she’s looking for the wolf inside. Rahne loses her temper, telling her to spare her the pop psychology, and then goes back to working on her bike.
 Dani kneels down behind her, putting a hand on her shoulder. She says that this is hard for her. They used to be like sisters, but now she doesn’t know what is going on inside Rahne’s head. Rahne stands up fuming and tells Dani she only knew what was going on in her head because of their telepathic link, but that left with the rest of her powers. They don’t have the link, so they aren’t close anymore, and Dani doesn’t understand her. Dani asks her to help her understand. Rahne explains that no matter how comfortable she got with the wolf, she always wanted her powers gone on some level, but when she finally lost them, she was powerless to save her own mother’s life. Will getting her powers back bring her back? She asks Dani if she understands now, then rides off, with Josh watching from around the corner.
 Later, the bartender at Harry’s Hideaway tells Rahne that he hasn’t seen her in a while, and comments that she grew up nice. She quickly tells him that if he keeps eying her like that he’ll stop growing altogether. From behind her, Josh comments that it’s a little early for drinking. Rahne tells “Slick” that he’s underage and to get out. He points out that she’s underage, too, and she’s only a couple years older than him. Rahne asks “Slick” if that’s why he followed her, hoping she’d get tipsy so they could “get to know each other.”
 He tells her that his name is Josh, not Slick, then tells her that he just wants to talk, adding that neither one of them has anyone to talk to. Rahne tells him that if he wants to stay it’s his business, but she’s there to have fun, not talk. So Josh pulls up a stool.
 Meanwhile at the Institute, Shan asks her class if they know where Josh is, and Victor says that he hasn’t seen him all day. Shan decides to start the class without him as Sofia and Laurie pass by in the hallway. Laurie comments that that’s weird. He wasn’t in history either. Sofia says that it is hardly surprising that he took the day off, nor is it surprising that Laurie would take this hall so she could see him. Laurie starts to argue, but Sofia tells her that she needs to do something about this crush. Asking him to lunch was a good start, but perhaps lunch alone next time would be good. Laurie comments that the last boy she liked left the school, but Sofia tells her that it wasn’t her fault that Kevin left. Laurie says it doesn’t matter if she likes Josh or not, because all he can see is Rahne.
 Back at the bar, Rahne explains the fact that when she got her powers, she thought she had been touched by the Devil. She was a good little Christian girl with a beast inside her. She goes on to mention that when she was older, she got trapped halfway between wolf and girl, and asks why anyone would think she wants that back. She says she’s not looking for the wolf, she’s just changed. Josh offers his theory, saying that she misses being able to blame all of her raging hormones and fits of anger on the wolf. It let her stay this good little Christian girl, but now she has to deal with those feelings like everyone else, and it flips her out. Then he shoots a ball into the corner pocket. She says that he’s smarter than he looks, and then tells him he made a good shot, and kisses his cheek, calling him Josh instead of Slick.
 Meanwhile in the infirmary at the Institute, Hank gives Nori a pair of gauntlets, and explains that they should help regulate the flow of power, letting her control when and where she discharges. He goes on to explain that when she reaches full charge, she can channel safely into the gauntlets to avoid mental overload. Nori comments that the pills also help her with the mental overload, but Hank tells her that her physiology sped up her addiction to the pills, so her mind and body think she needs them. The school can offer an alternative, and they can teach her to control her powers so one day the gauntlets and the pills will be unnecessary.
 As Hank leads Nori to the door of the infirmary, David arrives and tells him that he can handle it from there. He then asks her if she’d like a tour, but she says no and begins to walk away. Out in the grounds, David asks Nori if she is staying or leaving, but she says she hasn’t decided yet. Behind them, Julian and Dallas are playing frisbee and Julian stops and asks Nori if they’ve met, as she looks familiar. She reminds him of his rejection at the gates the other day, and David goes off on him.
 Julian tries to defend himself, saying she was filthy, but Nori gets angry, telling him that she has electric powers, and asks him if he wants to know why bathing is a problem for her. She tells him to go take a bath with a toaster and let her know how it works out. Then she turns on David, telling him he’s hardly one to talk about turning people away, calling him Mr. Judgmental. She walks away saying she doesn’t need his help, she doesn’t need anyone.
 Later, Josh and Rahne arrive back at the Institute on Rahne’s motorcycle. As she removes her helmet, Rahne tells Josh that she’s been thinking about what he said, and she wants her powers back. He says that wasn’t what he said. He said that she needed to deal with these emotions, and Rahne agrees that she does need to deal, but the way she dealt was with the wolf. She says she wants the wolf back, and Josh says that they’ll make it happen, all the while, the two are getting closer together, until they finally kiss. As they do so, Josh’s healing power goes off. Rahne asks what is happening, and Josh admits he doesn’t know, but he thinks he’s healing her. They kiss again, but Rahne’s arms begin to get hairy and her eyes begin to glow as she lets out a growl. Suddenly, she slashes Josh, and as he falls to the ground, Rahne is revealed to be half wolf, half girl. She growls loudly as Josh lies bleeding on the ground in front of her…


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The Ties That Bind - part 5: Shy Girls
Once upon a time there was a shy girl named Laurie.
 In their room, Sofia tells Laurie that her pacing is making her nervous. Laurie tells her she can’t believe that Josh would leave while they are on detention. Just then, there is the noise of a motorcycle pulling up and Laurie wonders if that is him as she goes to the window. She decides to go help him sneak in even after Sofia objects, adding that Josh saved her life before she sneaks out.
She could control people’s emotions.
But she never wanted to.
(Laurie Flashback)
 Laurie never knew who her father was, but he was a man with great power over others. A tall man with blue eyes and slicked back blond hair, he gave great speeches in front of huge crowds, and had a talk show. He used pheromones to get what he wanted, and who he wanted. While he was out one evening, he spotted Gail Collins, a beautiful young woman, and decided that he wanted her… for now anyway. Eventually, his powers quit working on Gail, and she realized what had happened. She left him in the middle of the night while he was sleeping. It wasn’t until later that she realized that she was pregnant with his child.
(Present)
 Once upon a time, there was a shy girl named Rahne.
 She had a wolf inside her.
 But she never wanted it.
 As Laurie opens the door, she slowly calls Josh with a shocked look on her face. She sees Rahne, half woman, half wolf, standing over Josh’s torn and bloody body, howling with blood all over her claws.
(Rahne Flashback)
 Rahne was never sure who her father was, but he was a man of great influence in her home town. He was Reverend Craig, a clergyman who lost his sense of compassion. He sat in judgment over others, all the while masking his own sins. Sins like his affairs with the ladies of the night. After his affair with one such lady, she found herself pregnant with his child. She died giving birth, and Craig took the child in as a ward of the church but he never told anyone that he was her father.
 Rahne lived in the church and served as a caretaker, growing up under the clergyman’s watchful eye. He told her that she was the product of sin, the child of a sinner. He gave her the gift of religion, but he forced her to carry it with shame, and as she grew, she was taught that every urge she had was a sin.
(Laurie Flashback)
 Gail Collins raised Laurie on her own and never told Laurie about her father. Gail never again found love or a companion, and raising a child alone was difficult, so she worked long hours. Laurie followed her mother’s example and saw herself as her own best company. She didn’t seek out others because she could tell that her mother had been hurt before.
(Rahne Flashback)
 When Rahne was fourteen, all of her urges took shape. She was a mutant, and with puberty, her latent power blossomed. She could change from a girl into a wolf, and at that moment, when she became a beast, she was happy.
(Laurie Flashback)
 When Laurie was thirteen, her mother took her on vacation to a nice warm beach-front resort. It was there that Laurie blossomed. Everyone around her adored her. They all waited on her hand and foot. They wanted to make her happy. For the first time in her life, Laurie felt popular. She was happy.
(Rahne Flashback)
 But Rahne’s happiness was short-lived. Reverend Craig had seen her transformation, seen her joy. He told her that her mutation was a gift from the devil. It was a physical manifestation of her sinful nature. The fact that she was joyous about it meant that there was only one way to save her. The sin would have to be burned from her, and he and the other townsfolk chased her with burning torches.
(Laurie Flashback)
 Laurie’s newfound confidence didn’t last. Gail had seen these reactions before, so she new they were the result of pheromones. She had inherited her father’s ability. She told her that the use of these pheromones was unfair to others, and she tried to explain that she was worthy of admiration even without using them. It didn’t matter to Laurie, though, because she knew she could never trust how anyone felt about her again. When she returned, she was more withdrawn than ever, but eventually, her powers got her into trouble anyway causing her to accidentally scare everyone off in her high school.
(Rahne Flashback)
 Salvation for Rahne came in the form of a mother. Moira MacTaggert found Rahne and took her in, becoming her guardian. Moira knew that Rahne needed special help, so she sent her to a very special school. There, Rahne became one of the New Mutants. She made friends in Sam Guthrie, Roberto DaCosta, Xi’an Coy Manh, and Dani Moonstar.
(Laurie Flashback)
 The solution to Laurie’s problem came from her mother. Gail knew that Laurie needed special help, so she sent her to a very special school. But Gail was immune to Laurie’s power and wanted Laurie to have one person nearby whose feelings she could trust, so she moved to Salem Center to be near her, though she insisted that Laurie still live in the school. She wanted Laurie to make friends.
(Rahne Flashback)
 Rahne grew up as Wolfsbane with the New Mutants: Magik, Sunspot, Cypher, Cannonball, Mirage, Karma, Magma and Warlock, but on some level, she was always the shy girl. She wore her emotions on her sleeve, yet she always feared giving in to them, giving in to the wolf. She had many crushes and romantic thoughts, among them Sam and Doug. But none of them worked out for her. She had to experience death. Through it all, she tried to learn how to control the animal within her.
(Laurie Flashback)
 Laurie didn’t make school. Instead, she withdrew from social contact, preferring to enjoy activities alone in her room, like puzzles. Attempts to pair her with a roommate failed. Some, like Angel Salvadore, were because her power caused problems. There were others, like Cessily Kincaid, immune to her power, but she pulled away from them, too. None of them worked out for her. And through it all, she never actively used her power. Never tried to control it.
(Rahne Flashback)
 Then the worst punishment imaginable was inflicted upon Rahne. She was captured and turned into a mindless beast. Even after escaping, she was forced to remain trapped halfway between wolf and girl, and with the beast always at the surface, her emotions ran amok. Love, anger, jealousy, she felt them all more strongly than she could control. She was faced with the true nature of her power. And it terrified her.
(Laurie Flashback)
 Then the worst thing imaginable happened to Laurie. The school, her safe place, her haven, was the scene of a riot. Laurie hid in her room and avoided the chaos going on outside as mutant students attacked human visitors. But everything she was feeling, she knew it was out there: Fear, anger panic. And as she felt them, she had to wonder… was she sending them out to the crowd? Was she turning a fight into a riot? She was faced with the devastating potential of her power. And it terrified her.
(Rahne Flashback)
 Rahne was eventually healed and finally able to return to human form. She was also able to confront the clergyman and renounce him once and for all. But then everything fell apart. Mystique, a mutant villain, used a weapon that removed Rahne’s power. This should have been a great thing. The wolf was gone. But it left Rahne powerless as the villain killed Moira. Killed Rahne’s mother.
(Laurie Flashback)
 Laurie finally found a roommate, Sofia, who would not be chased away. She started making more friends, David and Kevin, and even had a crush that she didn’t run away from. But then it all fell apart. She finally used her power by choice to save her friends from Donald Pierce and his Reavers, mutant hunting villains, but because she couldn’t control her power, it left her friends too scared to help her. Too scared to help when Pierce killed her.
(Rahne Flashback)
 After her mother died, Rahne wandered. She found herself faced with urges that she could no longer blame on the wolf. She returned to her friends and angered them. She was all but lost… until she met Josh. Josh saw through her bravado and realized Rahne needed the wolf, so he gave it back to her. For this, she attacked him.
(Laurie Flashback)
 Laurie had been stabbed from behind; she had been stabbed through the heart. It was a wound no one could survive. She was all but dead, until she met Josh. Josh betrayed the villain and healed Laurie. And Laurie was instantly smitten. But Josh was more interested in someone else. Someone who had now attacked him.
(Present)
Once upon a time there was a shy girl named Rahne who had a beast inside her.
 But she had never wanted it.
 As Laurie watches the scene, wolf-Rahne spots her and lets out a frightening growl, but Laurie has new confidence. She says that she isn’t scared and charges at wolf-Rahne, pheromones flowing from her body, an angry determined look on her face. She adds that Rahne will be, then roars at her to get out of here. Rahne runs off completely terrified.
She rid herself of the beast only to discover that she did want it.
 And she got it back to have it turn on the one person who understood what she wanted.
 Once upon a time there was a shy girl named Laurie who could control emotions.
But she had always been afraid to.
 Laurie quietly marvels at herself for actually using her power as she crouches down next to Josh. Very weakly, Josh says Laurie’s name, and Laurie asks what Rahne did, and if he’s okay. He passes out in her arms and she calls out his name, tears streaming down her face.
But she finally controlled her power to save the boy she loved.
And while her power worked, it was too late.


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The Ties That Bind - conclusion: One Of Us
Josh is in bad shape being pushed on a gurney through the halls of the Xavier Institute towards the infirmary. People around him are talking about getting Warren in to heal him, but it’s unknown how fast Archangel can get there. Someone asks how this could happen to Josh, and Laurie tells them that it was Rahne, all wolf-like. Dani argues that Rahne doesn’t have her powers anymore, but Shan asks if it’s possible that Josh somehow healed her powers, and Dani asks Dr. McCoy if he thinks Josh is that powerful. As the group rushes towards the infirmary doors, Dr. McCoy tells them all that Xavier had been keeping a secret about Josh, not wanting to make things more difficult for him, but Josh is an Omega-class mutant, capable of manipulating the body’s functions at the genetic level. He is that powerful.
 As they all go into the infirmary, Dani stops Laurie, much to her dismay, but Dani ensures her that he’ll be okay. Inside, Shan asks Dani if she really thinks he’ll be alright. Dani admits that she doesn’t know, and adds that she’ll feel better when they get a hold of Warren or someone else that can heal him faster than medicine can. Shan comments about the Omega-class thing, and asks Dani what else he can do, but Dani gets distracted by something.
 She says that Rahne isn’t on campus, but she thinks she knows where she is. Shan starts to ask how, but Dani explains that the telepathic link she and Rahne used to share seems to be returning, which would make sense if she’s back in wolf form. Dani tells Shan to keep trying to find Warren and to let her know if anything happens. She’s got to talk to Rahne.
 Outside the infirmary, Laurie is still waiting, looking pretty glum leaning against the wall, but Sofia and David come along. Sofia asks Laurie if she is okay. Laurie says they won’t let her go inside, so David assures her that they will wait with her. Sofia tells her that he will okay. They’ll take care of him. Laurie isn’t so sure. They are calling for all of the mutant healers, as if medicine won’t help him. David asks himself what Josh got himself into this time.
 Just then, Shan pokes her head out of the infirmary door and tells all of the kids, including Nori who arrived after the others, that they can go see Josh, as there is nothing they can do until Warren arrives. As they go in, David asks Nori if she wants to go in with them. She responds rudely, asking why she would go in with him. David just shrugs it off and escorts Laurie through the door with his arm around her, but Sofia holds back to find out what is going on.
 She says to Nori that she does not understand. Josh led them all to find her. Why would she not want to see him? Nori responds that it is because David is in there. She heard him judging Josh and now he is acting worried like he’s his friend. It is the same with her. He’s trying to be her friend, all the while judging her for the pills. She says she knows the type, all holier-than-thou. Sofia tells her that David’s relationship with Josh is complicated, and he isn’t judging her either. He’s trying to help. Nori turns to go, saying she doesn’t need help. She had things under control. Sofia disagrees, reminding Nori about Luna, how she has been nothing but nice to everyone, yet Nori put her in the hospital, and then stole from her. She demands to know if that is how she keeps things under control. With a cold look on her face, she continues, adding that maybe the school isn’t the place for Nori. She obviously prefers life on her own, with no one to care for her or prevent her from making mistakes. She won’t get that at Xavier’s. Here, they are family. They take care of one another. They protect one another. And yes, they criticize one another. She finishes telling her that it is her choice if she wants to be part of this family, then enters the infirmary.
 Sofia is sitting on a chair next to Josh’s hospital bed, where he is lying unconscious with bandages wrapped around his torso. Tears well up in Laurie’s eyes, and Sofia and David stand behind her, David looking grim and Sofia trying to comfort her friend. Laurie turns to David and asks him if he’s going to make it. David stutters on his answer, admitting that he doesn’t think so. Laurie rushes out of the room saying that she can’t stay and watch. Sofia goes after her, and David says he’ll stay here. He looks at Josh with an annoyed expression, “Josh… yet another mess you’ve gotten yourself into.”
 Nori enters the open door behind David. She tells him that she doesn’t get it. David clearly doesn’t like Josh very much, but here he is. David explains that Josh is difficult. When he first got here, David thought he was a racist, but that’s not it. He’s just so desperate to be popular, he doesn’t care which crowd it is. He doesn’t think. But then if you really look at him, he’s just trying to fit in, like they all are. So, yeah, there are times when David wants to strangle him, but there are also times when he wants to protect him. From himself.
 Nori says that David talks about him the way she talks about her little brother, and David says he didn’t know she had a brother, then asks her where her family is. She admits that she ran away a few years ago. Her dad doesn’t believe in mutants, like they were Santa Claus or something. Her mom would never stand up to him, so she just left. She adds that one could say she doesn’t really have a family. David tells her that it depends on your point of view.
 On the outskirts of Salem Center, a familiar homeless guy is sleeping against a wall when he is awoken by a growl. Wolf-Rahne lets out another large roar that sends the guy running, telling her to get away from him, calling her a freak. Rahne sits against the wall where the old homeless guy had been sulking, until Dani shows up and tells her she’s just being cranky, adding that she wouldn’t have hurt him. Rahne lunges with her claws ready to attack, asking Dani how she knows, and if she knows what she did to Josh. Dani says she does know, but asks her to tell her what happened.
 Rahne repast the question, then tells her that she was weak. She asked for the wolf back but now she can’t control it. Dani says that that’s not true. She can control it. Rahne tells Dani to tell that to Josh, and then calls him a stupid boy. She wonders why he did this to her, so Dani tells her that she just said she asked him to. Besides, ever since she came back to Xavier’s, they could tell she was miserable. She needed the wolf. Rahne says that she can’t handle it, but Dani isn’t buying it. She sits down beside Rahne and reminds her that she is in her head again. How does she think she found her?
 Dani tells her that they have a telepathic link, so she knows her better than anyone else. Better than she knows herself, apparently. Rahne was fourteen and she had a beast inside her, yet she was the strongest and bravest of them all. She tells Rahne not to tell her she can’t handle it now, because it’s not true, and she doesn’t need a telepathic link to know that. Rahne slowly begins to change back as Dani tells her that she beat the beast before and she can do it again. Finally back in human form, Rahne says that she is scared. She asks what it says that she can’t live without an animal inside her. “That you’re human,” is Dani’s response. They get up and start walking, heading for home.
 Back at Xavier’s, Laurie and Sofia sit on the couch in the waiting room, and Laurie tells Sofia that she thought she had saved him. She actually controlled her pheromones. She decided to scare Rahne, and it worked. Sofia says that it is wonderful, but Laurie complains that it didn’t do any good for Josh.
 As the two girls talk, Dr. McCoy walks by into Josh’s infirmary room and informs Annie that Warren can’t be there for another hour. Annie tells him that that is too long. Josh could be dead by then. Hank sees David and Nori’s shocked faces and tells Annie that they should take the conversation outside. David looks down in despair, pointing out that the sad thing is if Josh was awake he could heal himself. All of a sudden, both Nori and David get look at each other with wide-eyed looks of realization. David says they have to wake him up, but they have him on some kind of medicine. He starts rubbing his chin in thought when Nori says that she can do it. Like on those medical shows, she uses her hands like the paddles they use, and she’s been pulling in static electricity since she got to the Institute so she has plenty of charge.
 David points out that on those shows they stop the heart and then start it again, and they don’t want to do that, but Nori says she could go with a small charge. Just something to jolt him awake. David argues that she can’t control it, but she reminds him that they gave her the gauntlets to control discharge, and then tells him he’ll just have to trust her. She can do this. David decides that they should disconnect the IV so that Josh isn’t being sedated, but as he attempts to do so, Dr. McCoy walks in and asks him what he’s doing.
 From behind the Beast, Sofia and Laurie hear him tell David that doing that will kill him. David tells him that he knows what the IV is for, as he is absorbing medical knowledge from him and Nurse Annie, but Josh isn’t getting better. He’s dying, and all the painkillers are doing is making him comfortable. Beast asks David if he’d prefer Josh be in pain as he dies, but David counters that he’d prefer him not to die at all. They are waiting for a healer. Well, Josh is a healer. Wake him up. Beast counters that he could go into shock, but David adds that then he’d end up as dead as if they do nothing.
 As the girls walk into the room, Beast takes down the IV bag, saying he can’t believe he is doing this, and then asks what is next. Nori steps in and says that next she gives him a tiny surge to wake him up, and with that she puts a hand on either side of his head and releases a small surge of electricity. Josh’s eyes open wide for a second, and then close again, and he tries to say something, but it comes out as moans. David talks loudly to Josh, telling him that he knows it hurts and he knows he is tired, but he has to stay awake. Laurie grabs Josh’s hand and tells him that he has to heal himself, and as David tells him not leave them, Laurie places his hand on his chest. David finishes saying that they were just starting to like him, and a bright light shines from Josh’s hand and eyes.
 When the light clears, a golden Josh is left lying on the bed. He says hey, and adds that he didn’t know they cared. He asks them why they are all staring at him as they all stare in amazement. He then asks why he is crying. He feels all goofy, happy. Laurie nods and apologizes, saying that she did it, with her pheromones. Josh says its okay, but then he looks at his hand and stutters out in surprise about his skin. As Nori sneaks out of the room, he remarks in surprise that he is gold.
 Beast leans in closer and decides that it must be some sort of secondary mutation. Those don’t usually occur until the twenties, but perhaps he triggered with his healing. Josh asks why he would do that. Why would he change himself? He liked the way he looked. He starts to say he looks like something, but David cocks an eyebrow and tells him not to say “like a freak.” Josh says he didn’t mean it that way. But it’ll take some getting used to. Sofia points out that at least he is alive. Josh smiles and says that it is thanks to Laurie. She turns in surprise, and Josh tells her that she saved his life. She argues that it was Noriko, but he says he didn’t mean now. Earlier. Outside.
 Laurie starts to say something about it being nothing, but Dani and Rahne walk in and Josh calls out to Rahne. Sofia puts an arm around Laurie for comfort as Rahne comes over to the bed and tells him she is glad he is okay, but double checks that he is okay, seeing his gold skin. He says he is fine. He’s gold, but fine. He says it wasn’t her doing, not the gold part anyway. Rahne says sorry, but Josh tells her not to be. It was a momentary shock. She agrees, saying the wolf came back with a vengeance. Josh points out that at least it is back, adding that he told her he’d get it done, calling himself “the man.” Rahne turns and calls him a jerk and leaves the room, leaving Dani looking at him with a grin and a cocked eyebrow. Josh asks what he said, so David tells him that they definitely need to work on his people skills.
 Later that night, as Josh is lying in bed with the lights off, Dani walks in and tells him that she thinks Dr. McCoy is wrong. Josh turns to face her with a very tired look on his face. She continues that it’s not a secondary mutation. She thinks he did do it to himself. He always wanted to be the golden child around here. Josh apologizes for getting in trouble again, and says that he must make her crazy. He says that she should let him switch advisors just so she can get him out of her hair. Kneeling beside the bed, Dani reminds Josh about when his parents decided to give up custody. A school can’t be his guardian. Someone had to sign. That someone was her. Josh starts to say that she is his-- but she interrupts him, saying that she knows how hard it is to come here without any family. She wasn’t about to let that happen to him. She says that if she rides him too hard, it’s because that’s what parents do. She smiles and tells him to get some sleep, and he rolls over and closes his eyes, a smile across his face.
 A few days later, Dani and Nori wait outside the Grind Stone for Luna to arrive. As she does, she spots Nori sitting on the curb and lets it known she isn’t happy to see her. Nori pulls off her hood and tells Ms. dePaula that she is really sorry that she hurt her the other day. She explains that she had a full charge and she was out of the pills that slow down her powers, she couldn’t keep it in. She apologizes again, then adds that she is at Xavier’s now so she is learning how to control he power. Luna tells her that she doesn’t need to apologize, but Nori says she does, because after she was hurt, Nori stole from the store, and she wants to work here to pay her back.
 Luna asks, surprised, what it is that she wants, so Nori repeats that she wants to work for her until she can pay off the money she stole. As Luna works on opening up, Nori continues, adding that she could come in after class. That’s when most of the kids come anyway. She could also come early and help her set up. Luna says she isn’t sure if it is a good idea, adding that though she is learning to control her power, there could still be an accident. Nori points out that she has taken care of herself for a long time, but she is accepting the school’s help because she needs to. What happened here, she got herself into, so she wants to work herself out of it. Luna turns to Dani and asks if it was her idea, and Dani says it wasn’t, but she thinks it is a good one. Luna lifts the counter-door for Nori to come in and says that they’ll try it out.
 Just then, David, Laurie, Sofia, and Josh enter, and Luna tells Nori that they are her first customers. As the group comes up to the counter, Nori ties on an apron and welcomes them to the Grind Stone, asking if she can help them. David orders a regular coffee, black, no sugar; Laurie orders a vanilla latte, large; and Sofia orders a chai tea. Off to the side, Dani tells Luna that she is a decent woman, and Luna tells her to remember that as she grins, leaning against the counter. Nori repeats the orders, but forgets what David wanted as she writes them down, so he reminds her.
 Josh leans on the counter, saying he’ll have a soda. He can’t stand coffee but he needs the caffeine. He then tells her to make it snappy. He’s got class soon and he might actually go. David grabs his shoulder, telling him not to be a jerk, but Josh smiles asking him what he did. The customer is always right. He continues that David can’t pick on him because he’s the new golden boy around here. Literally. As they all head over to a table, David apologizes to Nori for Josh’s behavior. She says yep… definitely a little brother. A moment later, Luna hands Nori the orders and tells her to bring them to her friends. Nori argues that she just met them and wouldn’t call them her friends. Luna shrugs it off, saying, “if you say so,” and Nori brings the tray of drinks to the happy foursome at the table.