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Evening turns to night over the Drake home on Long Island, as Bobby “Iceman” Drake stands on the path leading up to his parents' new home. He rubs his head as he checks his phone after sending a mass text message that read:
Hey... I know we haven't talked in a while... everyone's been busy!Sorry to do this over text message, but I wanted to beat the grapevine and tell you that I'm gay.It's a process I'm still going through, but I wanted to reach out. If you wanna talk, I'm around.
Some responses have started to come through:Jean-Paul: Process my butt! We NEED to get coffee and discuss IRL!Opal: Had no clue! Cool, I guess.Johnny Storm: Flame ON. Literally, haha!Lorna: A part of me always kind of thought so... that's probably why I picked Alex.Spidey: Huh... you'd think your fashion sense would tingle a little harder!Boom-Boom: New phone who dis?
'He's here!' a voice calls out from inside the house. Madeline Drake opens the door and smiles at her son, announcing that the turkey meatloaf is in the oven and that Bobby's father is setting the table. 'I get to give you the grand tour of the new house!' Madeline tells her son. They hug and Bobby tells her that not only is he on time, but that he brought some dessert. They are unaware that they are currently being watched.
'Oh, that's kind, but your father and I cut out sweets for his health' Madeline tells Bobby as they step inside. 'Aw, you couldn't have told me that?' Bobby asks. 'You didn't ask' Madeline points out. She then tells Bobby that they still have plenty of projects to do, but that they are getting close. Bobby looks at some photos on the wall, and remarks that there are lots of photos of him from high school. 'The good old days!' Madeline exclaims. 'What's that supposed to mean?' Bobby asks. His mother just tells him to stop being defensive. 'That was the last time we were a unit, when you lived with us and had the whole world ahead of you. Before my boy had to fight for “the cause”.' Madeline explains. 'If I see my CPA license framed in any of these rooms...' Bobby begins as his mother starts to walk up the stairs, informing Bobby that they should have some more current pictures somewhere upstairs, maybe in his father's office.
Later, William sits at the head of the table, with Madeline to his left and Bobby on his right, and plenty of food on the table before them. 'Here's a good one that won't annoy you too much' Bobby begins as he informs his parents that a little bit ago, he and Kitty were in California and this kid's abilities made it so neither of them could use their powers. He adds that he heard Kitty phased an entire building this year, and tells his parents that they already know what he can do with his mutant powers, so they were scrambling hard – 'Can we not talk about the mutant stuff tonight?' William asks, interrupting. 'Uh, on a scale of 1 to “Mutant Stuff” most of my stories land around the “Mutant Stuff” end of the spectrum' Bobby retorts, adding that it is basically the two of them and the barista at Coffee a Go-Go who don't fall in that category.
William shakes his fork and declares that it is on the news all the time, that he sees posters and flyers all over town for rallies and whatnot. 'You get to be “you” all the time, no one's mad about it anymore. So why can't we talk about something normal tonight?' William asks. Annoyed, Bobby asks his father if he has a list of pre-approved topics they can discuss, because it is not like the two of them are giving him much to work with. 'Ground control to Major Will, this is my normal. There's only so much I can add to a conversation about wallpaper and mallard placement' Bobby exclaims. “Temper tantrum! Temper tantrum!” Madeline jokes to William, who asks Madeline if she remembers when they took Bobby to Coney Island and he sat in the middle of the boardwalk, pouting because they wouldn't him a sno-cone. 'Maybe that's why he got mutant powers!' Madeline exclaims. Bobby frowns and tells his parents that he is trying to be serious here, and they are making fun of him. 'I could be out doing my job – because, guess what? People still hate us!' Bobby tells them.
“Job” William quotes and frowns. 'Maddie, he gets your sense of humor!' William remarks, asking Bobby if they make him clock in after he puts on that skintight romper he calls a uniform. 'I think they can hear my eyes rolling in Madripoor' Bobby mutters. William tells his son that he loves that Bobby wants to do the right thing, but asks why he has to do it the way he does – like they are all in a parade or something. 'If you're so hell-bent on saving people's lives, wouldn't you be a big deal as a fireman?' William suggests. Madeline tells Bobby that his father is right – something with structure and benefits! 'Oh-Em-Gee. I can't keep arguing the same thing with you both over and over again. I'm really trying hard to always meet you two on your level, and you both are so stuck on the son that never happened -' Bobby exclaims.
Bobby continues, announcing that he has tons of things to talk about, and promises that it is more than the “mutant stuff” and pop culture references that fly over their heads, but that they are putting him in a box and making it really hard to want to come out of it. 'I'm just saying... if you're doing such important work, why can't these people give you a retirement plan? You want me to believe you're not in some violent cult? Where's the 401(k) and benefits?' Madeline asks. 'Cool. You're not even listening to me' Bobby tells his parents as he stands up and starts to clear the dishes from the table. At the same time, someone outside continues to watch Bobby through some infra-red glasses.
Shortly, Bobby is in the kitchen, washing the dishes. He tells himself that he can do this, they are just people, it's no big deal, just a conversation. 'Why is this so hard...' Bobby wonders, closing his eyes, when, suddenly, a smoke grenade is thrown through the kitchen window. 'Oh, hell' the surprised Bobby utters, switching to ice-form, he quickly freezes the grenade, when suddenly, a young blond man wearing a Purifier costume leaps through the window, armed with a weapon, he calls out 'Your time has come, Iceman! Taste our vindication, mutant scu-' the Purifier doesn't finish his sentence as Iceman throws a snowball at him, then kicks him in the stomach, knocking him back as they start to mess up the kitchen, knocking the fruitbowl over and sending pots and utensils dropping to the floor. 'Most parents have to worry about their kids breaking into the liquor cabinet... mine have to worry about religious zealots breaking into their home!' Bobby exclaims.
'Will you be making jokes when our army slaughters your parents?' thje Purifier asks, slamming his fist into Bobby's jaw. 'That's kind of my MO, so yeah' Bobby tells the Purifier, shoving his face to the kitchen counter, Bobby asks the Purifier 'How many of you are there?' 'We are countless in our efforts -' the Purifier begins, but Bobby grabs him by his collar and tells him to skip the speechifying. 'HOW MANY?' he shouts. The Purifier looks up at Bobby, blood trickles from his nose and mouth as he announces 'A dozen...he brought a dozen men tonight'. Bobby then slams the Purifier against a wall, 'Thank you!' he tells him, encasing the Purifier's hands in a large ice-block, the Purifier slumps to the floor, and Bobby starts to walk out of the kitchen, muttering that his Dad will already have his constipated “You big letdown” face on. 'Pray your teammates didn't scuff the new furniture' Bobby tells the Purifier.
Creeping through the hallway from the kitchen, Bobby tells himself to be very quiet as he is hunting Purifiers. 'What gives you the right to come into our home and tell us what to do?' Bobby hears William ask from the living room. Bobby stands in the hall and listens as a voice responds: 'In a word?' followed by a loud KRAK and Madeline shouts 'William!' while Bobby peers into the living room, and sees his parents on their knees on the floor, Purifiers standing around them, including an older man with a moustache who aims a weapon at Bobby's parents and declares 'Justice'. Bobby starts to release stands of ice into the living area, while the lead Purifier announces that this has turned into a family affair. He states that the Purifiers are clear in their mission – God has commanded them to keep the mutants from taking over. He tells the Drakes that he has no quarrel with them, but that their son did a bad thing.
The lead Purifier reports that not too long ago, his son was following orders, honoring God's plan. 'And then your son came and ganged up on my son' the  Purifier declares. 'The attack at the hospital' William recalls. 'Yes, you see where this is going' the Purifier replies. The strands of ice move closer to the Purifier, who tells William Drake that he sympathizes with him, given that he seems to be a pious man, to have that unrepentant parasite for a son, it is a shame. 'Your judgment's been sealed in the afterlife, but I will still pray for you and your wife' the Purifier remarks, to which William replies 'Don't talk to me about faith'. Suddenly, a sensor on the Purifier's armor is set off, and the Purifier spins around and fires his weapon at the edge of the wall where the ice strands are. 'Next shot goes in your father's head, mutant. Are you going to let your cowardice be the reason he dies?' the Purifier calls out.
Bobby holds his hands up and steps out from the corridor into the living room: 'Pick a lane. Am I a soulless coward parasite mutant... or the man who's bravely walking into a trap to save his family? I'm not complex enough to be both' Bobby declares. 'Humor in the face of adversity? Some would call this attitude lacking in manners' the Purifier remarks, putting a hand on Bobby's shoulder. He then asks 'Are those eyes made of ice?' the Purifier asks. 'Try and find out' Bobby tells him. 'Please, if it's money you want, wwe can refinance the house, take out a loan...' Madeline calls out. The Purifier turns back to the Drakes and exclaims 'My only son is in jail because of your hellspawn!' The Drakes hang their heads as the older Purifier shouts 'This zoo animal thought it was his place to intervene with God's plan. My boy is disgraced – behind bars! Somebody must pay the price for the mutant's sins!' William is clutching his chest, and suddenly, he cries out in agony, then collapses to the floor.
'Oh God, William!' Madeline exclaims, crouching at her husband's side. The lead Purifier turns to one of the younger Purifiers and instructs him to check his pulse and see if thy need to put him out of his misery. 'Yes, Sir, Commander Beckett' the Purifier responds. 'Can't feel my arm...' William utters, while he reaches for a shove against the fireplace, then swings it into the face of the Purifier who is checking his pulse. 'The nerve of this family. No respect for procedure!' Commander Beckett declares as he kicks William in the face. Madeline looks frightened as Beckett grabs William by his neck and announces that he is fed up with these rodents walking freely, happily, infecting this country, making it rot to its core. 'Are you like me – do you hate them just for living, breathing?' Beckett asks. 'You remind me a lot of Mr Logan' William replies.
Purifiers hold Iceman back as Beckett lifts William up by his neck, while William reveals that Mr Logan was the dean of students at Saint Raphael, and he would use the belt on them, which most kids needed anyway, but Mr Logan would hide letters their parents had sent them, and wrote lies so their parents wouldn't come visit. William reveals that Mr Logan would make them go a solid day without food if they spoke out of turn – normal stuff for second grade. He adds that he never thought anyone could misinterpret the teachings as much as he did, and tells Beckett that what he is talking about goes against the stuff that makes the book holy – against the stuff that unified a country that doesn't always get along. 'It's a pity you've been led astray...' Beckett tells William, adding that it seems like maybe they will skin him and his wife once they are done putting his son in a coffin. 'Temper tantrum... TEMPER TANTRUM!' Bobby shouts as the Purifiers continue to restrain him, and he starts to freeze the living room.
Outside, Purifiers are standing guard around the house, and are suddenly knocked through the air by the wave of ice that tears the living room apart. 'You're fed up? You're tired of feeling followed around and beaten up? Clueless' Bobby tells Beckett. The Purifiers watch Bobby as large ice-spires rise up and trap several of the other Purifiers. 'You weenies are all benefiting from my kindness – my mercy. You're alive all because this zoo animal knows compassion...' Iceman tells them. 'Dear Lord' Beckett utters as the other Purifiers around him find themselves trapped in ice. 'All of you could have been dead the minute I walked through that hallway' Iceman announces, adding that he doesn't need his hands to freeze the capillaries in their brains. 'You human dish rags are legit blessed to have come after me'.
Bobby then traps Commander Beckett in solid ice and point out 'You'd be on adamantium skewers by now if I were the Wolverine. I hope you're counting your blessings. Especially you, bringing my family into this'. 'All it takes is a little tug of the tail...and the beast shows its true colors!' Beckett declares as he releases a grenade, which blows up the block of ice he is trapped in. He falls to the ground, and looks up to see Iceman standing over him: 'Try your best to kill me. Please' Iceman tells Beckett. The bigot opens fire, but Iceman increases his mass, creating an “ice armor” around his body as the gunfire bounces off of him. 'While you pretend there's a last stand to be had, lemme tell you a story...' Bobby reveals that, apparently, there is a timeline where he becomes an ultra powerful ice wizard-type guy. 'It's a surprise to me, too' he remarks as he uses his power to freeze the next barrage of gunfire.
Bobby continues, revealing that the ice wizard could make ice creatures that were formidable in their own right. 'To have a glimpse of something I'll become that I can barely understand... it's a vexing notion. Makes me wonder if I'm right to put stock in the faith that I'll do the right thing – be the right person' Bobby declares as he moves closer to Beckett, switching back to his regular ice-form, and putting a hand to Beckett's chest, Bobby freezes Beckett's armor, shattering the chest plate, revealing Beckett's bare chest. 'I want to kill you, and it seems like in the grand scheme of things, no one on my side of this war would lose sleep about it. But I won't do it' Bobby declares, as there is a hissing sound and Becket cries out in pain. 'Y'know, it's not because of morals. I want you to live a nice, long, healthy life so you can watch your son grow into the massive disappointment he's destined to become. That's my read on mercy' Bobby tells Beckett, removing his hand, and revealing a large X scar on the center of his chest.
'BOBBY!' Madeline calls out as she steps out onto the lawn. Bobby looks up at his mother, then out to the ice-spires and trapped Purifiers on the front lawn. 'This is as bad as it looks' Bobby announces. He then asks his mother if she called the police, and Madeline reports that they are coming. 'They better have enough handcuffs for this lot' Madeline points out. Beckett looks up at Iceman and announces that he will wear this “X” as a badge of courage. 'But you – yours is a target. If we're not going to get you, others will, at any cost. Because, little boy, at the end of the day, the X-Men will never be welcome... you will all be hunted' Beckett declares.
The next morning: 'Bozhe moi' Colossus gasps as he, Anole and Glob Herman stand with Bobby outside the Drake home. 'Looks even worse in the daylight' Bobby remarks as he and his companions survey the damage. Bobby's father is mopping up some of the mess on the yard. Melted ice has pooled everywhere, and boards from the destroyed living room wall are scattered about. Bobby calls out to his parents and announces that he has come bearing people who are much stronger than he – except for Anole, who is here to replace hard-to-reach stuff. 'Can we help with cleanup?' Bobby asks 'We're fine. Don't need any sore thumbs sticking out' William scowls, before turning and heading inside. Madeline emerges from the destroyed living room, 'William...' she utters as her husband walks past her.
Bobby hands his mother a container filled with some food and tells her that they are gluten-free, paleo, fruit juice-sweetened, and that he asked three people at the store what a carob chip is, but he is pretty sure this is a dessert that can eat. Madeline thanks Bobby, who tells her that he understands why they don't want to see him now, and explains that there is some life stuff he has been dealing with that has him shaken up, and that now is not the time to get into it, but that it makes him want to not be fakey-fake when they are together. 'Okay' Madeline replies, before telling Bobby that what he did last night with the ice – she has seen him do that before, but this was different – it was scary. 'How big do these powers get?' she asks.
Bobby solemnly announces that he is figuring that out. He adds that his powers scared him for a long time, but that talking about it, not fearing what possibility brings, makes it better. Madeline tells Bobby that she will say this once, and tells him not to repeat it to his father: 'You're right. We don't give you any credit for trying, and we don't know much about each other'. Madeline puts a hand on Bobby's shoulder and tells him that this isn't an easy process for them. 'The world says “mutants are okay” today, that doesn't change the decades of thinking they're not' Madeline remarks, before telling Bobby that she will convince his father to come see him at his job. 'Just...give us our time, okay?' she asks. Bobby smiles and tells her he can do that, while Glob quietly asks 'Does this mean we're off the hook?'


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The Xavier Institute, Central Park, New York – too early in the morning:
'Whoa. How are you already in job mode post-workout?' Kitty Pryde asks Bobby “Iceman” Drake as she finds him in a living room putting pen to paper. Bobby informs Kitty that he is writing a letter. 'A letter? Like to throw in the mail?' Kitty asks. 'Yes. Mail of the snap persuasion. To my parents' Bobby reveals. 'You're gonna come out in a letter? How very heroic' Kitty remarks. Bobby tells Kitty that it is heroic, as every time he talks to his parents, some catastrophe happens, so if he sends a letter, there is no conflict, and if there is no conflict, there are no casualties or property damage – so this is the most heroic option. 'Emphasis on conflict avoidance' Kitty remarks, before agreeing that it might be the best bet for his folks, let them process and not put them on the spot. 'Sidebar: Have you seen Zach?' Kitty asks. 'West Covina's whiny teenage mutant with a heart of mineral pyrite?' Bobby replies. That's the one. He didn't show up for Danger Room training' Kitty reports.
'Oh...' Bobby begins. 'What?' Kitty asks him. Bobby reveals that he realizes now Zachary totally bailed on his class yesterday – which only happens when he is homesick and wants to game all day. Bobby jokes that the only reason Zachary comes to class is so he can amp his powers in control and preserve his precious motherboard. 'I bet you three dollars he's in his room and I bet you six dollars it smells like farts and BO' Bobby jokes.
But when they enter Zachary's room, they find it slightly dishevelled, with no sign of Zach. 'Oh, this is boding less and less well' Bobby remarks. 'Bobby... did we lose a kid?' Kitty asks. They head back out into the corridor, and Bobby suggests that Zach might be enjoying Central Park. 'Or maybe there's a missing underage mutant who doesn't fully know how to use his powers lost in Manhattan' Kitty proposes. 'Yeah, or that' Bobby agrees.
Bobby asks what is  next and suggests they use Cerebro, but Kitty tells him they should sort out the last time anyone saw Zach. 'You looking for Z?' a young woman with dark hair and a yellow scarf around her neck asks as she and Anole approach Kitty and Bobby. Kitty addresses the young mutant as Michaela and informs her that Zachary has missed a few classes. 'Have you seen him?' she enquires. 'Not IRL, but – when in doubt, stalk social' Michaela replies, holding up her mobile phone, which shows a video of Zachary:
'What up, dubya, dubya, dubya!' Zach exclaims, announcing that he is loving his new haircut, and that he has got to look “fly” for his last night in Manhattan. Zach tells his viewers that his “homie” is getting him some custom threads, and that he is going to take him to the dopest spot in all of NYC. 'Greenwich Mean Time!' Zach shouts, adding that he heard Tony Stark goes there when he wants to feel real fancy. 'Special shout-out to the main man for hooking it up, show the webs some love, Da -' Zachary begins, before someone knocks him and he drops his phone, although it falls to the floor with the camera pointing up and continues to record: 'Yo, what gives? You made me drop my phone!' Zach can be heard saying. 'What did I tell you about that?' someone asks, their hand can be seen pointing at Zach, who replies 'I know, but I couldn't wait for a new one. I'm never in ritzy spots like this!' Zach exclaims. Suddenly, the other person slams Zach against a wall. 'OW!' Zach calls out. 'If you think taking videos of a store is interesting, then you're beyond my help' the other person mutters. 'No! No! Please!' Zach calls out, before the phone stops recording.
Bobby rifles through his closet while Kitty sits at a computer and reports that Greenwich Mean Time is one of those elite members-only clubs on the Upper East Side. 'This place makes the Soho House seem as exclusive as a Duane Reade...' Kitty remarks, while Bobby pulls his shirt off, Kitty points out that, tactically speaking, they have no clue how many people have Zachary. She adds that the lady at the atelier could barely give her a straight answer, she was all giggles. Kitty declares that the city is already giving her enough hassles getting the Institute set up, and exclaims that they can't have a missing person on their watch. Kitty supposes that she could phase into the club, but realizes that if Zach is being threatened, his powers may make hers wonky again. 'Kitty...' Bobby calls out, but gets no answer. 'I don't eant to come barging in...but if Nightcrawler teleported a small team -' Kitty begins, but Bobby calls out to her again. Kitty turns to him as he tells her that worrying about one student acting like a teenager is above her paygrade, and calls her “Katharine Anne of Xavier Gables”. 'I've got a pretty keen idea... always go for the path of least resistance' Bobby smiles, looking very handsome in a dinner suit.
Later, night glows over Greenwich Mean Time on the Upper East Side, where, at the service entrance, Bobby knocks on the door and quickly creates a large ice sculpture in the shape of a horse. 'We don't need any more bartenders ton -' the man who opens the door begins, but Bobby interrupts him: 'Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. Please hurry up and let me in. I'm already 20 minutes late and my boss will murder me if this sculpture starts melting on the crudites' so the other man lets Bobby in and points towards the kitchen. 'I hear you, man. These people will sack you if even your tie's a little crooked. Cut through the kitchen'. Bobby smiles at the man and thanks him, telling him that he is a lifesaver. Bobby makes his way through the kitchen, then tosses the ice sculpture in a trash bin.
Bobby makes his way into the large crowded club, walking past people who are dancing as the lights flash around them. 'Well, Zach, you're certainly in cahoots with some frivolous folks' Bobby remarks, before he sees Zach sitting on a sofa with some others. Bobby wonders if this is a front for the Hellfire Club. 'Did the Brotherhood get bougie?' he asks, when suddenly, someone reaches out and puts a hand on Bobby's shoulder: 'Hey, Snowflake... may I have this dance?' they ask. Bobby turns around and sees Daken standing behind him, wearing a white suit. 'Daken' Bobby mutters, before Daken takes Bobby's right hand and holds it up, and puts his other hand on Bobby's lower back, while Bobby puts his other hand on Daken's shoulder. 'Why so tense?' Daken asks. 'I know what you're capable of' Bobby tells him. 'So? I know what you're capable of, I saw how big you got with the Apocalypse Seed in you – that's not stopping me from wanting to swing' Daken responds.
'You have my student' Bobby frowns, but Daken tells him that Zachary wasn't his to have – that the kid is a free agent. 'He's a minor, and I'm pretty sure the drink in his hand is not ginger beer' Bobby adds. Daken smiles and tells Bobby to lighten up. 'Baby Z seems much happier at the Daken Institute of Higher and Higher Learning... where the curriculum requires seeing the sights, tasting all that the world has to offer... and doing a few odds and ends while we train in Madripoor'. Bobby and Daken's lips move closer to each other, only a couple of inches apart, as Bobby asks 'You know what the nice thing about hating you is, Daken?' to which Daken asks 'It makes you want me more?' 'I just froze you from the inside out... without a single qualm' Bobby announces as his right hand appears iced-up, while Daken stands frozen on the dancefloor, his skin becoming a blue tone. 'Sonuva -' Daken mumbles.
Bobby smiles and pulls away from Daken. 'Great work with those charm powers' Bobby calls out as he walks across the dancefloor. 'I can't deny the hold you have over me right now' Bobby adds. 'Killlll... you...' Daken utters. 'I can't keep the guy I came here for waiting' Bobby smirks, searching the dancefloor and the club. Bobby wonders 'Where did that walking RPG character go?' Bobby looks up to a balcony and sees Zachary. 'Started from the bottom. Now he's here' Bobby remarks, while Zachary has the attention of several others who are sitting with him, 'Everyone is always so doom and gloom about being a mutant. But I don't see what the drama's about... in fact, I think people are nicer to me since I came here to be a mutant' Zach tells the others, adding that his hero name is gonna be Zach Attack.
Bobby arrives on the balcony and calls out 'It is you! You're the guy – the one who does the videos online with “High School Musical” singalongs with your puppet collection!' Zach looks over, 'Huh?' he asks, as Bobby asks 'Can you leave a voice message for my friend? He'll expire!' Bobby exclaims. Zach walks over to Bobby and backs him towards a wall asking 'What the literal hell, teach. You're being a marshmallow!' to which Bobby asks 'Are you fricken kidding me? Life isn't a video game. The “edgy cool guy” you followed here will use you, throw you under the bus and then sell whatever body parts are intact to the black market'. Zach asks Bobby if this is why he is so sad and lonely all the time – because he follows students everywhere. 'Excuse you?' Bobby snaps, grabbing Zach by his wrist. 'My friends aren't comprised of screen names that end in a “123” or a “69”' Bobby declares, telling Zach to come on, that they are leaving.
But Zach narrows his eyes and shouts 'No' and declares that he is having fun now. Bobby's hands ice up as he frowns and tells Zach that he must be mistaking him for the sociopath murderer downstairs who thinks laissez-faire is a rock and roll star. 'I will take you out of here in shackles if I have to' Bobby warns Zach, who tells him to try it. 'Ice knowing you!' Bobby jokes as he raises a hand and attempts to surround Zach in ice, but his powers short circuit. 'You're on thin ice now – the hell?' Bobby asks. Zach smiles and asks 'So, you know how you can turn the volume up and down on an amp? Daken taught me how to do that in one day. Your power's as limp as your zingers, teach' Zach declares as Bobby looks at his hands, which revert to his natural skin colour.
'No disrespect to Ms Pryde and all – I just deserve a curriculum where I get to, y'know, use my powers?' Zach remarks, adding that multiple-choice quizzes and 20-minute Danger Room sessions are not giving him the real-world skills that he needs. 'We're a school. We know what we're doing' Bobby frowns, before asking Zach if he seriously think Daken is going to take care of him. 'He gets me, man. Sorry-not-sorry' Xach replies, announcing that he has a flight to catch, and tells Bobby to have fun learning the frug. 'The frug – and you're calling me old?' Bobby replies.
'Yo, Snowflake!' Daken calls out, popping his claws, he looks very unhappy and moves towards Bobby, punching him off the balcony.
'Watch out!' Bobby shouts as he falls to the dancefloor below and creates a large pile of snow to cushion his fall. 'I know I froze you, but still – eh, who am I kidding. I'm just sore you thawed so quickly' Bobby mutters, removing his dinner suit, revealing his X-Men costume underneath. 'Get in my way any more and my claws get a tour of your esophagus' Daken warns Bobby as he leaps off the balcony towards Bobby, who replies 'I'm so sure' while raising an ice-shield, which Daken slams into, and attempts to crack it open with his claws. 'Why you gotta be so cold?' Daken asks. 'Ugh, interactive theater? So two years ago' a woman mutters as she films the battle on her phone.
Bobby creates an ice-tower, which rises up over the dancefloor, and kicks Daken from it: 'Because you won't take “no” for an  answer!' Bobby exclaims as Daken falls backwards, but shoves his claws into the ice-tower. 'Looks like you need some company down there!' Bobby calls out as he creates several snow-men, which drop down towards Daken. 'Not my type' Daken replies, before he is tackled off the side of the ice-tower as the five ice-men slam into him as Daken adds that it is nice to see Bobby has got an imagination. Bobby uses the ice-tower to rise even higher – and bursts through a skylight over the dancefloor, where he appears on the rooftop. 'Zach! Please!' Iceman exclaims as he sees Zach moving towards a helicopter.
Iceman tells Zach that he knows that what Daken is offering him sounds exciting, but warns him that Daken will hurt him, as whenever he is done making use of Zach and his powers, he will get tossed away. 'He'll make it so we won't be able to find you when that happens, Zach' Iceman adds. 'Gonna feed you all ten of your ******* fingers, Iceman' Daken snarls as he climbs onto the rooftop. 'At least I'll have lived!' Zach calls out. Iceman creates several more snow-men to keep Daken occupied as Zach asks 'You know long I've been at the X-Mansion or whatever and I never left Central Park?' Bobby points out that Zach has been glued to his laptop the whole time.
'Maybe I needed someone to show me the world, did you think of that?' Zach asks, to which Iceman declares 'I'm sorry, but a members-only nightclub is not “The world”, Jasmine'. 'You fools ruined my life and Daken is showing me a way of living I can get with' Zach snaps. 'I’m serious, Teach' he adds as he raises a hand to Iceman, disabling his powers and causing Bobby to revert to his human form .'I'm out!' Zach declares as he climbs into the helicopter. 'Well, now what?' Daken asks after the snow-men disappeared. The helicopter takes off and Daken remarks that it will be at least a few more hours until he can charter himself another 'copter. 'Wanna play truth or dare?' he grins. Bobby returns to his ice-form and tells Daken to get out of his way, and that he doesn't care what life hacks he taught Zach today, he can't mess with his powers and keep that chopper in the air.
'Whoever's been doing your PR sucks, Snowflake... I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FUN!' Daken shouts as he leaps towards Iceman, claws at the ready, Daken growls, to which Bobby mutters 'Whatever' and ice crackles between his hands as he starts to form something. He starts running towards Daken as well, then shouts 'UP YOURS, DAKEN!' as he throws the object he was making – a large snowflake – at Daken, which pins him to a wall on the rooftop. 'ZACH! ZACH!' Bobby calls out, creating an ice-sled to chase after the helicopter, but it gets too far away from him. 'Crud. Cruddy, crud, crud' Bobby mutters to himself, while Daken groans as the snowflake continues to impale him, drawing blood. 'Come here. Let me try charming you one more time!' Daken calls out as Bobby slides back down to the rooftop. Bobby leans on the snowflake that sticks out from Daken and remarks that he is trying to sort out where he let Zach down. 'You ruined my suit -' Daken begins.
Bobby interrupts, admitting that he wishes he could blame Daken, but he knows in a lot of ways Zach was right. 'We're trying to protect these students, but I screwed up. I didn't invest or try to engage him on his level' Bobby realizes. Daken grimaces and exclaims 'Please... please jam an icicle into my temple if you're going to talk about pretty white kid problems'. Bobby leans harder on the snowflake, forcing it deeper into Daken's body, causing him to scream. 'In a lot of ways, I envy you' Bobby informs Daken, remarking that Daken just does whatever he wants and no one can stop him. 'You basically stole Zach from the X-Men by saying “yolo” in a cute suit. 'Yes, the formalwear looks good on you' Bobby adds, before walking away from Daken and telling him that swagger can only get him so far. 'We'll get our student back. Have fun festering' Bobby exclaims.
'How's this bravado working out for you?' Daken calls out to Bobby, telling him that he can smell the insecurity on him – the nervous energy. 'That macho ice armor is about as convincing as a sweaty-pig covering his stink with gas station cologne' Daken snaps, wishing Bobby good luck getting any of those x-teens to fall in line with a leader who reeks of fear. Bobby frowns as Daken tells him that given his current approach, he would be accomplishing a lot more if he spent the rest of his life on the North Pole packing ice than trying to change anyone with his idea of heroics.
The next morning, Bobby returns to the X-Mansion, holding his dinner suit over his shoulder, he walks in and sees Kitty sitting at a table. 'I can explain -' Bobby begins, but Kitty interrupts him, telling him that it is all right, and that people are bound to surprise him. She adds that she is relieved. 'Relieved? Zach sucked to be sure, but in an annoying kid way...' Bobby begins. 'Wait. What are you talking about?' Kitty asks. 'Uhh – you first' Bobby tells Kitty, who informs him that he has visitors. 'What?' Bobby asks. 'Don't spoil all the fun, Kitty' a voice calls out. 'Surprise!' Madeline Drake smiles as she and her husband William enter the room. William frowns and tells Bobby that his mother made the impossible happen. 'I heard you, baby. We're here. I'll make us breakfast, and then you can give us the grand tour. What do you say to that?' Madeline asks. Bobby doesn't answer, so Madeline calls out to her son, who suddenly bursts out 'I'm gay'....


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Manhattan, Upper West Side, in the morning. Two young women are sitting on a park bench. 'I can't believe Jesse has a new girl now' the blonde woman exclaims. 'Whatever, I made out with, like, two guys last night. I don't even know why I was crushing so hard on him' the other woman replies. Suddenly, they look up as a large shadow looms over them. 'What the -' the second woman gasps, as a voice calls out 'Scuse me, ladies... which way to turtle pond?' asks the Juggernaut.
At the Xavier Institute:  'Yer kidding me' William Drake utters as he and Madeline Drake stare at their son, Bobby “Iceman” Drake. 'I'm gay. Dude for dude. I want to go on dates with men' Bobby declares as Kitty Pryde stands at his side. 'Oh, goodness...' Madeline gasps. 'Are you sure?' William asks sternly. 'What kind of stupid question is that? Because I thought “hey, genius idea” let's make life more interesting” and turned it on with a switch?' Bobby retorts. 'Don't talk to your father like that!' Madeline snaps, shaking her finger at Bobby. 'If what you're saying is true, then -' Madeline begins. Bobby interrupts her: 'There is no “if,” Mom!'
Kitty Pryde intervenes, telling the Drakes that it is a lot to absorb, and that it took her a while to adjust. 'Kitty knows? Does everyone at this circus know? Are the people who raised you the last to know, Robert?' Madeline exclaims.
Bobby ignores his mother, and puts his hands on Kitty's shoulders, telling her that he loves her so so so much, and he knows her heart is in the right place, and on the one hand, he wants her here because X-Man Bobby wants team members by his side all the time, but that this fight is just going to get messier with more people involved. 'This is your fault, William' Madeline mutters. Breaking away from her husband, she goes and sits down at a table where papers and a laptop are set out. 'There aren't any gays on my side of the family. Muties and queers, they must come from you. This isn't on me' Madeline declares.
Bobby tells his parents that they are both acting like this is the end of the world. 'You've seen me risk my life time and time again, and this is sparking a bigger reaction than any war I've ever fought' Bobby points out. 'Cuz this time you're actually dead' William replies quietly. 'Aaaand I’m out' Kitty remarks as she prepares to leave the room. 'What was that?' Bobby asks. Frowning, William tells Bobby 'You heard me' and asks 'What are you to us now? You're not giving us grandkids, you wanna touch other men. You're never gonna leave this stupid school and grow up to have your own life. So where's the Bobby Drake we raised?' Kitty looks sadly at Bobby as she stands in the doorway.
Out in the corridor, Quentin Quire asks Oya if she is still on for sushi. 'No' Oya replies quickly, while Bobby can be heard telling his father 'Damn, Dad. You don't mean that'. Quentin and Oya come to a stop outside the room that Bobby and his parents are in, and stand by the door, listening in. 'Don't I? You get to say whatever the hell comes to your mind!' William replies, and tells Bobby that this is on his mind – his son is gone and there is some homosexual homo superior homoeverything except for fricken' simple sapien in his place. 'Oh, this is scrumptious' Quentin whispers. Oya tells him that they shouldn't be here, to which Quentin tells her that this is educational.
Madeline tells Bobby that this doesn't make sense. 'Why can't you just stay with women? You had so many girlfriends...' she reminds him. 'Don't you wonder why none of them stuck around, Mom?' Bobby replies. 'Oh, God, have you been with any of 'em – at least one?' Madeline asks. Bobby throws his hands to his head: 'Why am I answering this – yes. Of course' he replies, adding that it is not about this stuff, and asks 'Haven't you ever been with someone and known deep down that it's not right? That's how I felt with every girl – every time' he explains, adding that he doesn't think that is how you're supposed to feel when you love someone. 'Don't embarrass yourself by talking about loving boys' William frowns.
'Oh, snap!' Quentin declares, revealing his presence at the door. 'For the record, I'm in complete support of marriage equality' Quentin adds. Bobby responds by throwing up a large ice-wall in front of the door. 'How rude' Quentin mutters, before instructing Oya to blast the door down. 'I'm serious, Quentin – stop being an omega-level snoop... and let's respect the metaphor' Oya replies.
Outside, Kitty stands behind the student called Michaela and points to the distance, telling her keep her eyes on the target and focus, breathe and aim. Michaela smirks, before she fires a projectile from her mouth – like a narrow arrow of spit – which strikes an apple sitting on the head of Genesis, who is sitting under a tree reading a book 'Your aim is true!' Genesis exclaims. Suddenly, a carousel horse falls to the ground, landing near Genesis, who is taken by surprise. 'Ahh! You're getting a secondary mutation already?!' Genesis gasps. 'It wasn't me! Unless... it was me?' Michaela wonders, asking Kitty if she has new powers. 'No... get inside. Now' Kitty instructs Michaela and Genesis.
At that moment, Madeline asks Bobby 'Have you been with... one?' Bobby frowns and asks 'One what?' 'Y'know... a man' Madeline explains. 'Why do I keep answering these inappropriate questions...' Bobby wonders, before revealing that he has not. 'Oh, thank God' Madeline utters. 'C'mon, you two. Watch the news. Being gay shouldn't be a big deal anymore' Bobby exclaims, but Madeline tells him that he doesn't get the right to tell them how to react. 'But you have the right to tell me the right way and wrong way to life my life?' Bobby asks. 'We're your parents. Of course we do! Madeline exclaims.
Suddenly, Kitty phases through the ice-wall and calls out 'Uhhm, Bobby...' to which Bobby and his parents all turn to her: 'WHAT?' they shout in unison.
Kitty tells Bobby that she knows timing is nuclear at the moment, but informs him that there is a big problem – a Juggernaut-sized problem, here in Central Park. Kitty reports that she is going to put the school on lockdown and cancel classes for the day. 'You're all fine here – Kurt, Peter and Rachel are going to steer him away from -' Kitty begins, but Bobby interrupts her and announces that he will do it. 'That's a not a great idea' Kitty replies, informing Bobby that she will take care of his students – but Bobby replies that he doesn't want to be here. 'Please, Kitty. Let me be X-Man Bobby' Bobby asks. Kitty pauses, before instructing Bobby to get the Juggernaut to the Hudson, as far away from people as possible. Bobby switches to his ice-form, and exclaims 'Good. Unless you people think I need to embarrass myself some more... I've got someone's ass to kick'.
At the carousel: 'Here's a genius idea... combining tilt-a-whirls and carousels' Cain Marko the Juggernaut declares as he lifts the entire carousel overhead, with civilians still on it, clinging for their lives. Other civilians in the park run, while several police officers surround him. 'Hmmm, yeah, that's not as good as my fried doughnut delivery app, but I'll find the “there” there soon enough' Juggernaut remarks. He adds that he gets mischaracterized a lot, but that he sees himself as an idea guy – and a bleeding heart, at that. The police officers open fire, but the bullets do nothing against the Juggernaut's armor. 'I didn't hurt a single one of ya! And lookit, some of you are in a nice free-range cage! Ha ha ha' the Juggernaut laughs, while Iceman slides into the area of the park on an ice-slide.
'But y'know what the news is gonna say about me? That I'm a monster. The bad guy of the story. That's fake news for you, folks!' the Juggernaut exclaims, while Iceman gets closer, and creates an army of snow-men as he calls out 'The emotional complexity of a turnip, ladies and germs!' before he creates a large ice-spike, which forms under the Juggernaut, raising him into the air. Bobby's snow-men start to rescue the civilians. 'Don't get weird if any of my golems melt on you, folks. It makes them feel insecure. BRB' Bobby calls out. The Juggernaut is now trapped at the end of Bobby's ice-slide, trapped in a thick block of ice, Juggernaut calls out 'Lay off me, Popsicle! My fight ain't with you!'
Bobby lets the Juggernaut fall from the ice-slide, and he starts firing ice-darts at him as the Juggernaut exclaims that he just wanted a fair shot at the junior mints and then he will be out of here. 'Those little X-brats sent me a long ways from home and I'm ticked!' Juggernaut declares. 'Jugger-Not the brightest bulb, are you?' Bobby asks, announcing that the “X-brats” are expats now – they are in Madripoor. Bobby traps Juggernaut in a massive ice-block, but the Juggernaut mutters 'Oh... well...' and roars as he breaks through the ice.
Back at the school, Madeline and William are walking, arms around each other, down a path. Madeline tells William that she does not want to hear a single peep out of his mouth. 'Didn't say anything, Maddie' William responds. Suddenly, Kitty phases out of the school and calls out to the Drakes, asking them to wait. Madeline turns to Kitty and tells her that she is a very sweet girl, but that they have had as much as they can take of this – and Bobby can distract the Juggernaut so they can get a train. 'I agree, you've had an incredibly stressful morning. I won't stop you...but there's something I think you should have before you go' Kitty remarks, holding a piece of paper in her hand.
Kitty continues, informing the Drakes that Bobby has had to spend the last few months hearing from everyone else – listening to what everyone thinks about him, processing how they are all affected by something that must be incredibly challenging for him to deal with – no one has really been asking how Bobby is coping, and where his head is at. 'With all due respect... find out how your son feels' Kitty suggests to the Drakes, handing them a letter.
As Bobby continues to battle the Juggernaut, the letter reads:
Mom, Dead -
This isn't easy to say, so much so that I'm not saying it but writing it down on paper instead.
It's taken my whole life to be honest with myself, and atr the risk of 86'ing out relationship, it's time to be honest with the both of you, too.
I want to be with men.
Trust me, I'd change it in a heartbeat if it meant avoiding that “you let us down” face, but there isn't a single girl in the world who's been able to distract me long enough from the fact that they never fit in my life.
I blamed it on being a mutant, at first.
This is who I am. And for as much as I've tried... it can't be changed.
Bobby chases the Juggernaut through the park, sliding along an ice-slide behind the behemoth. Juggernaut suddenly turns around and slams his body through the ice-slide, causing Bobby to fall from the ice-slide. Bobby gathers himself, and creates another ice-slide, while sending several snow-golems against the Juggernaut. They don't do much, though, and the Juggernaut makes his way out of the park, past civilians, he runs through a wire fence, then turns around and slams his foot on the ground, the shock causing Bobby to fall from the ice-slide again.
The letter continues:
There are things I can change, however.
My friend Jean is getting a second chance at having the life she deserves – it's so inspiring. For reasons that'll give me carpal tunnel syndrome trying to write by hand, I saw a version of my life where living honestly made me happier. I want that.
Between the pressures of trying to make you both proud and working every day to live up to Professor Xavier's expectations, I've brushed aside any emotion that didn't quite fit and covered iit up with a joke.
I could've gone on forever keeping bits of myself tucked away, working overtime to make sure everyone around me is happy... but I know now that living a lie is keeping me from reaching my potential.
Iceman catches up to the Juggernaut, who turns and looks up at Iceman, who stands on the edge of his ice-slide. Civilians look around at the Juggernaut, and at Bobby. Some of them run in fear. 'This has been fun. But I got some kids in Madripoor I need to squash, so... time to die!' the Juggernaut shouts at Iceman. 'Not today' Bobby replies. 'Feh' the Juggernaut mutters as he runs towards Iceman, who stands his ground and starts to fire a very intense beam of ice towards his one-time teammate. The ice-beam pulses outwards and slams against the Juggernaut, knocking him skyward. 'If I can't stop the damned Juggernaut, may as well freeze the speed of light around him!' Bobby tells himself.
The letter continues:
You may think I'm a cruddy son, but I'm an excellent hero.
Fighting is a part of my life, and sometimes I think it's the only way I know how to resolve issues... but I'm so tired of fighting.
If we're going to have a real relationship, if I'm ever going to be happy, I need to stop worrying about whether my choices make you happy.
Let's not fight about what isn't necessary. Please accept this fact. Please still love me.
Your son, Bobby.
'Atta-boy. You finally dropped a pair' hte Juggernaut tells Bobby when he crashes back down to the ground. Bobby is taken by surprise when the Juggernaut lunges at him and exclaims 'I'll make sure they get a tiny little coffin next to yours. Better yet, how 'about a nice sleep with the fishies?' Juggernaut asks as he wraps his massive arms around Bobby and starts to crush him. 'Just gotta hear that popping noise!' the Juggernaut jokes. Bobby struggles to break free, and then looks up in horror, before he goes limp in Juggernaut's arms, and the Juggernaut roars as Bobby's form starts to dissipate in his arms.
'Did I do it?' Juggernaut asks, quietly. 'I did it! He's crushed ice now!' Juggernaut jokes. 'Bet yer turning in your grave, Chuck' the Juggernaut adds, referring to Professor X. Suddenly, 'I'm sorry, Cain' a voice calls out. 'Huh?' the Juggernaut look up to see Iceman hovering in front of him on large ice-wings. 'I'm so very sorry that the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak did as little for your brain as it did your looks' Bobby exclaims. Bobby encases the Juggernaut in another block of ice and tells him that he is done fighting today. The ice-block rises into an ice-tower, with the Juggernaut trapped at the top of it, and Iceman hovers alongside it, telling the Juggernaut that if he ever wants a rematch to send him an email and they will meet somewhere safe, away from others.
'But if that happens, I'm going to turn to vapor and reform like a porcupine inside your guts' Iceman warns the Juggernaut. The snow-golems suddenly surround the Juggernaut and Iceman tells him that his non-sentient friends are going to swim him as far as possible and right into SHIELD custody. 'I also want to say thank you. Today was a really bad day, and punching you helped. So, thanks. I owe you a soda or something' Bobby tells the Juggernaut, before he launches the ice-tower out to the river. 'Byeeeeeeeeeeee!' Bobby exclaims.
Shortly, Bobby returns to the school, and finds his father sitting on a park bench nearby. 'Did you make the snow?' William Drake asks. 'S'not quite how my power works' Bobby replies, before asking where his mother is. William tells Bobby that she had enough for the day. 'You really broke her heart with the stuff you said' he adds. 'You both broke mine' Bobby replies. William holds the letter up and remarks that he doesn't know what Bobby ewas expecting, adding that Kitty showed them the letter. 'Lots of feelings you kept inside' William points out. 'You get that from me...the “not wanting to talk about stuff” thing. A part of me wishes you hadn't said anything, but here we are. Talking about stuff' William tells Bobby.
Bobby sits down on the bench: 'Since we're sharing...' he begins. 'Oh, God. Please no more news' William remarks, but Bobby tells him to relax, and adds that it is something he has never told anyone. 'It shouldn't send you back to the hospital' Bobby assures his father, revealing that he can make himself turn to vapor – it has something to do with the way the ice funnels through his body when he uses his powers. Bobby adds that he never really explored the how, because he knows the why. 'That's the thing I have the hardest time teaching the students – the why of our powers' Bobby explains. Both men fall silent, before Bobby reveals that he wants to disappear sometimes, leave his skin, forget his problems in a big way and just be nothing – even if for a moment. 'I think about being nothing' Bobby reveals.
Bobby continues, explaining that the vapor move is tricky, because the why gets him there, but it is headspace that doesn't really allow him to sort out how he comes back. 'How do you come back from that? Anyways, it's a trick I don't wanna pull out anymore' Bobby adds. William gets to his feet and puts a hand on Bobby's shoulder. 'Bobby... I love you. Nothing changes that' William tells his son, before he turns and walks away. 'I love you...too' Bobby replies quietly.


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Los Angeles, 'This is criminal. As if we couldn't get crapped on any more... seriously, this is $%&#' Bobby Drake a.k.a. Iceman exclaims as he holds up a photograph of the founding Champions – himself, Angel, Ghost Rider, Hercules and the Black Widow – while standing outside the original Champions' old headquarters in downtown LA. 'Maybe it's Black Widow's death that's got you twisted, Bobby... but is this really that big of a deal?' Johnny Blaze a.k.a. Ghost Rider asks as he, Warren Worthington a.k.a. Angel and Hercules stand in front of what is now a gymnasium. 'I thought you were the Spirit of Vengeance, Blaze... this requires major scorn!' Bobby exclaims. 'Our old Champions HQ is a fricken' gym. All of it'. Angel points out that Bobby is really letting this get to him, to which Bobby exclaims that it is wack, as they were local heroes, and now, their building is a fitness franchise.
Hercules points out that Bobby is grieving in his way, and adds that to quell his own pain, he punched rocks. 'We all have our methods, Hercules' Angel remarks. Bobby looks over at the gymnasium and tells the others that he had it all planned – they were going to pour one for the Black Widow on the roof. 'I've been keeping a flask of vodka chilling in my bum pocket all day' Bobby adds. 'No comment' Blaze declares, and when Bobby asks his former teammates what they will do now, Blaze reports that he has an idea.
A couple of hours later, 'A demon, an angel and a Greek god walk into a bar...' Bobby jokes as he, Hercules, Angel and Blaze sit down in a booth within a bar. Hercules carries a large pitcher of beer, while Bobby holds a short glass, Angel a martini glass and Blaze a bottle of beer. Angel laughs at Bobby's joke, before Hercules asks them if they remember the first time they met the Black Widow. 'To be so close to a warrior upon their death... I am perplexed that my memory fails me' he admits. 'Huh?' Blaze asks. Hercules explains that he has no recollection of his first encounter with the Black Widow, but their first fight as Champions is as clear as an amber glass of mead with sunlight pouring through. He remembers battling Cerberus alongside the Black Widow, and wonders when he first met her.
Angel hangs his head and remembers seeing the Black Widow and Daredevil atop a rooftop as he flew through the city. He tells his companions that it wasn't the first time the Black Widow met him, but it was the first time he saw her, going across town and there they were – she and Daredevil made a really good case for rooftop canoodling.
Blaze knocks his drink back and reports that he is pretty sure Champions was when he really got to know the Black Widow. He pauses and confesses that this not remembering business is stressing him out. He then turns to Bobby and asks 'What about you?'
 Bobby looks down at his drink and tells his friends that he would rather not say. 'Does your memory vex you, lad?' Hercules asks, leaning across the table. 'Yeah, come on. Spill' Angel smiles, leaning across the table as well. 'It's embarrassing' Bobby claims, closing his eyes. 'We've seen you do gymnastics in ice underwear. It can't be that bad' Blaze remarks, before asking Bobby if the Black Widow caught him “on the john”. 'I hate you guys so much' Bobby mutters, when suddenly, someone across the other side of the bar shouts an expletive.
'I'm sorry I'm late!' Laynia Petrovna a.k.a. Darkstar calls out as she strides across the bar towards her former teammates. 'At last! Darkstar! Welcome!' Hercules calls out to the beautiful blonde mutant. Darkstar snatches Bobby's drink and declares that she barely gets back into Earth's orbit and has to find civilian clothes. She takes a breath to knock back Bobby's drink, as Bobby smirks and quietly calls out 'That's mine...'  Darkstar explains that she made the stupid decision to take normal transportation here. Hercules moves out of the booth so that Darkstar can slide in between him and Angel, as Darkstar frowns and tells them 'This stupid city's stupid traffic gets worse and worse and I am sitting in this cab wondering “Why didn't I fly”?' She adds that now she is late, dressed like a simpleton and angry about the most human, mortal thing on Earth – traffic. Darkstar hangs her head and asks 'This is how I honor my comrade – by revelling in the banal nature of mortality. I can't do anything right' Darkstar tells the others. The men all put a comforting hand on Darkstar's shoulders or hands, and Bobby tells her that they get it.
Later, Bobby and Warren are sitting on the Hollywood sign as the evening turns to night. 'To Black Widow... to the Champions... to everything changing for the worse! Except for the new Champions. That's actually a pretty sick line-up' Bobby remarks, before taking a swig from his flask of vodka.
Warren turns to Bobby and tells him that he needs a favor, revealing that he has been scared lately, about feelings. 'Story of my life' Bobby replies. Angel looks out over the city and explains that he is becoming detached, that Natasha's death barely registers. He wonders if he is becoming numb because he has seen so many wars and deaths, or whether he is shutting down. Warren tells Bobby that he doesn't want to lose the part of him that is still alive. 'Please, make me laugh. Give me a deep belly laugh' Warren asks. 'Hmmm... you're putting me on the spot, Flyboy' Bobby replies, before pausing, then holding out his finger and asking Warren to pull it. 'You will die alone' Warren tells Bobby, before asking him to tell him about the first time he met the Black Widow.
Suddenly, Bobby tells Warren to look down there, in the hills.”I don't wanna talk about my parents. I just wanna  fly to Los Angeles now with your miles, Warren. I don't wanna talk about when I met Natasha. I just wanna drink on your tab, Warren” Warren quotes Bobby mockingly. 'Deflect much?' he asks. 'No, for real. Look' Bobby tells him, pointing down the hill. 'Do you see what I see?' Bobby asks. Warren pauses, and doesn't say anything 'What?' Bobby asks. Warren replies that he is trying to figure out if this is an elaborately lame play on a knock-knock joke. But Bobby reminds Warren that he has known him for, like, 200 years, and boasts that he is better at set-ups than that. He tells Warren to look south and west. 'Oh... trouble' Warren realizes.
In the backyard of a nearby residential home, a woman is working on the mechanics of a Sentinel that lies motionless in the yard. 'Four more weeks... tunnel vision. Leti. It'll all work out in less than 30 days. Get these bad boys to walk and It'll all turn around' the woman tells herself as she tinkers with the mutant-hunting robot. She closes her eyes and tells herself that there will be no “small jobs” or “side gigs” ever again – she just has four more weeks until she has a full-fledged aboveboard business. Suddenly, 'Ahem' a voice calls out. Leti drops the part she was holding and looks up to see Iceman on an ice-sled and Angel hovering above her. 'We need to have a talk about the Sentinel in the room' Bobby jokes.
'Oh my God, it's the Angel and Silver Surfer!' Leti exclaims, asking them to stay there as she needs to wake up her daughter. 'What? That dude is made of smooth chrome, and I'm blocky ice... we look nothing alike!' Iceman protests, but Angel tells him that this is not the time. Iceman slides closer to Leti, while Angel swoops down and tells her that she is building an instrument of hate. Leti swears to them that it is not functional, and that it is just a movie prop. 'I don't care!' Bobby shouts as he releases several large ice-spikes at the Sentinel head. 'NO!' Leti screams as she dodges the ice-spikes. 'Sorry. We're having a bad day' Bobby tells Leti as he turns and starts to ice-sled away from her yard. Warren is already flying overhead, and Bobby tells Leti that there is no excusable reason to have that garbage in her yard. 'This was my best sculpt... flippin' X-Men... where did they come from?' Leti wonders.
The next morning, Bobby walks down a brick path between public gardens and some buildings, and he receives a text message from Kitty Pryde, asking him how they are all doing out there, and whether Warren is okay. Bobby texts back and informs Kitty that they are okay, and that it is nice to share a suite with brooding Warren, as he has needed the quiet time. He then texts her that this trip is weird, as he thought coming back to LA would be a breath of fresh air, would maybe bring about some peace after Natasha's death. He remembers battling Swarm, and texts Kitty that he is just reminded of a lifetime of dumb decisions, and adds that he can't believe he let Professor Xavier pay to have him come here and pursue accounting. Bobby texts Kitty that they were all talking last night about the fun they had as Champions, and wonders what it was for, as he was just a dumb kid that everyone teased. Kitty's next message is brief: 'What's the TL;DR here, Bobby?' indicating that she didn't read his messages because they were too long. Bobby responds by texting her that he doesn't know, and that he can't tell if he is any different, or still the idiot student who runs around trying stuff on to see what fits.
Bobby sees some shops up ahead, and walks into a bookstore, wondering if a scholastic approach has some value, and wonders why he doesn't try and work towards being omega-level at life. After buying some books, Bobby leaves the store and walks down a sidewalk, where he comes to a line of people outside a clothing store. 'Do you ever wonder if maybe you LA folks are feeding into lines as a weird way to lull you into putting up with traffic?' Bobby asks as he joins the end of the line. 'Like, half of your days are spent waiting in line, for groceries, to get into a club... and now, to buy shoes!' Bobby exclaims. He adds that where he is from, it's “go, go, go” to which a man sitting on a folding chair tells him 'Whatever, man. Beats paying double on eBay'. Bobby decides that he may as well make the most of this time, and pulls out one of the books he has purchased: “Born This Gay”.
A handsome man in a red shirt stands behind Bobby and tells him that he has some casual reading there, before asking if there is a chapter called “How to drown out your parents' screaming” or “How to tell your straight guy friends this doesn't mean you want to hook up with them”. Bobby turns to the man and asks 'Do I know you? You're getting real personal, real fast'. The man shrugs and tells Bobby that it is LA, and that they are all fake nice here. He then asks Bobby if he is an actor and is reading antiquated books to get into a role. 'Cuz you could be one – arms 'n' all. And I'd be an idiot trying to flirt with a straight actor' the handsome man remarks. 'Does that work here? “Are you an actor”?' Bobby replies. 'That's one of the many things I can teach you that a book can't' the man declares. 'Yeesh' Bobby mutters. 'What?' the handsome man asks 'I've never been on the receiving end of my bad pickup lines' Bobby tells him. As they walk into the store, the handsome man asks Bobby if it is working. 'Let's see if I get any real insight from you -' Bobby begins, as the man introduces himself as Judah, to which Bobby then introduces himself.
Shortly, at the checkout counter, Bobby asks Judah if hanky code is still a thing. Judah tells him that, in a sense, it is, but more for novelty, as smartphones killed the necessity for discreetly advertising your kinks in public. 'Kinks – do I need to have them?' Bobby asks. 'No kidding, you really are new to this' Judah remarks, to which Bobby tells him that he doesn't need a stranger making him feel bad for this. 'It's not like you know what I've been through -' Bobby begins, so Judah quickly tells him that he meant no judgment, and that it is still shocking that a guy like Bobby hasn't got two boyfriends on each coast. 'Yes, I am a babe' Bobby replies, before adding 'Now you know my MO about heavy life stuff. The other book in my bag is called “Grief: Here today, Still Here Tomorrow”!'
When they reach the checkout operator, Judah tells Bobby that he is funny, before asking the operator if they have a size 12. 'He got the last one' the operator replies, referring to Bobby. 'What?' Judah exclaims. 'Aw, that's what you get for being pushy with straight actors' Bobby smiles. They leave the store, and Judah, empty handed without purchase, tells Bobby that he thinks this is a blessing. 'Why's that?' Bobby enquires, and Judah tells him that now he is getting a free pair of shoes from a cute guy. 'I repeat: Why's that?' Bobby asks. Judah smiles and tells Bobby 'You need a crash course on stuff” and a bunch of friends are meeting up in West Hollywood to drink at AWOL. I'm sure one sociology-laden evening with me will be worth at least two pairs of shoes in book purchases you'll never have to make. How's that for insight?' Judah asks. Bobby pulls out his phone and tells Judah to let him see what his crew has got planned tonight.
Bobby then sends a text to Angel, Hercules, Darkstar and Ghost Rider, informing them that drinking and mourning is cancelled, as he has been asked out on a date. He adds that this is surreal and that he wants them all to be his wing people. He asks them not to say no, as he is terrified. He wonders if this could be a trap and asks them to text back ASAP.
 In Korea Town, Angel lies on a massage table and tells the massuer to work his wings, as they are all knotty, while picking up his phone when he gets the text message. 'Apologies!' Laynia exclaims when her phone beeps as she looks around the Getty Museum. 'This better be our pizza guy' Blaze remarks to another Ghost Rider, who is busy changing a car tyre, as Blaze looks at his phone, and in Malibu, Hercules is slamming his fist into the side of a cliff on the beach. 'My loincloth! It vibrates with vigor! Oh, it is just the mobile device'.
Bobby smiles at Judah and tells him that they are in. 'Oh, and not to humble-brag... but all my friends are super heroes. Is that okay?'
Meanwhile, at a warehouse in the Valley, Leti groans as she drags a large Sentinel hand across the warehouse floor. Sentinel parts can be seen throughout the facility, as someone tells Leti that she is going to break her back. The other woman asks Leti why she is killing herself all of a sudden, as she thought they weren't shooting the sizzle reel until next month. Leti calls her Daisy and tells her that the timetable has changed a bit. 'You're hella serious today' Daisy points out. Leti connects the hand to a computer console and tells Daisy that she realized there is an opportunity that they can't miss, and that it might be enough for a new effects house to post a video of real Sentinels walking around to get Hollywood talking, but maybe it is not. 'What if we had a video of them fighting X-Men? That would go viral so fast, and we'd have real investors with clean money -' Let exclaims, but Daisy tells her that she is cutting a lot of prep time, and they don't have a skeleton crew ready. 'Seriously, Dizzy, I'm done building parts for third-rate super villains' Leti declares, boasting that with these spare Sentinel parts she got from her last gig, she can make a fresh, clean start to make them a legit prop and effects company. She adds that she will take the chances, do anything to get their lives back to normal – anything.
That night, in West Hollywood, at the club called Den of Gay Dudes, Bobby is wearing a blazer over a t-shirt and heans, and asks 'I look good, right? Like, not too basic, not too weird?' he asks as he, Warren, Herc and Laynia stand on a walkway in the middle of the club. 'You look like a generally handsome man. You're fine' Warren tells Bobby, while Hercules tells him to relax, and that heis one of the finest warriors of this realm, so these men should bow at his feet and offer themselves in reverence. 'You're making me miss cable dramas with that talk' Laynia remarks. Bobby suddenly grins and waves across the club: 'There's my date! That's Judah!' Bobby exclaims. 'We couldn't tell' Warren smiles, whiler Laynia asks why Blaze isn't here. 'He's dealing with parking' is the response, as outside, Johnny parks his motorcycle, while some leather-clad men look on.
Bobby and Judah embrace, as Judah asks Bobby why he is on time. 'You said nine!' Bobby replies. Judah explains that in LA, that means half-past ten. 'Punctuality is a shocker here' Judah adds, before asking Bobby where his friends are. 'Drinking. Yours?' Bobby asks, pointing to the bar where Laynia, Herc and Warren are all holding a drink and looking across the club at Bobby and Judah, watching them. 'Dancing! Let's!' Judah replies as he grabs Bobby's hand and drags him onto the busy dancefloor. 'Uhhh – comfoty zone' Bobby utters as he and Judah start to dance. Judah tells Bobby to relax and soak in some of his breezy Cali vibes. Blaze joins the others at the bar and asks 'Where's the man of the hour?' 'Making first contact' Laynia smiles, pointing across the club.  Judah runs a hand across Bobby's stomach as Bobby remarks that he doesn't know who leads. 'It doesn't work that way. Do what feels right' Judah smiles, adding 'If it makes you feel better, I'm using moves my Mom taught me from my bar mitzvah'.
'This is my first time dancing with a guy... I'm doing pretty good, right?' Bobby asks, his hands around Judah's waist. 'Yes. You're a certified gay now' Judah tells Bobby, who asks if he gets a card. 'Enamel pin' Judah jokes. They move closer together, holding hands, Judah asks Bobby how he is feeling about trying for a first gay kiss. 'Only one way to find out' Bobby smiles back, as they lean in, arms wrapped around each other and kiss. When they pull away, both Bobby and Judah are smiling. 'Thoughts on kissing men?' Judah asks. 'Net positive. Gotta get used to the stubbly... also, strange observation: A lot of the girls I've kissed would sort of fall into me. You kissed back, hard' Bobby remarks, adding that he talks a lot when he is nervous.

Judah announces that he has an idea, and as he and Bobby look over to the edge of the dancefloor, they see Hercules, holding up a pitcher of beer and smiling at them. 'Is it one that doesn't include my friends watching my every move?' Bobby asks. 'Cuz that's not weirding me out in the slightest' he adds. 'For as mellow as I'm trying to seem about Hercules being your wingman – we're gonna have a long talk about who your other super hero BFFs are later – I'm sick of this “let me be your teacher” shtick...do you want to head to my place so we can, y'know...talk, and stuff?' Judah smiles. Bobby smiles back and asks Judah if he is all right leaving the party life. 'Cuz I'm amenable to that' Bobby adds.
Bobby and Judah walk up a flight of steps from the dancefloor as Judah explains that he only agreed to meet his friends tonight because he needed an easy way to see Bobby again, and adds that bars are like Disneyland – he has got maybe two visits a year in him, that's it. 'That's about as often as I get out. If we're not doing X-Men stuff, we usually just play an unhealthy amount of baseball to unwind' Bobby replies. Judah laughs and asks Bobby to let him close out his tab and then extricate himself from the social group. Bobby grins and tells himself to play it cool, and not to try and impress Judah with his powers – when suddenly, there is a mighty lough KOOOOOM!
Outside, more KOOOOOM! noises resonate, as several Sentinels make their way through West Hollywood. 'Attention! All mutants must surrender willingly. Forceful measures will be enforced' one of the Sentinels announces, while footage is filmed on a mobile phone by Leti. More Sentinels arrive and Leti tells herself that this looks so good – a random swarm of Sentinels, attacking helpless tourists and party goers on the hunt for mutants. 'Eep! Inflicting a little property damage along the  way' Leti realizes as one of the Sentinels stands on a car. 'C'mon, Iceman...I know you're here somewhere... how long do these guys have to walk around before the X-Men signal goes up?' Leti wonders as she continues to film the Sentinels, while some civilians nearby run for their lives. 'You're harshing my buzz! There aren't any mutants here!' one of the civilians calls out. 'Failure to comply noted. Swift action required' the Sentinel replies, turning its attention to the civilians.
'No! Don't attack any civilians!' Leti calls out, before the Sentinel fires a blast – thankfully, Iceman appears, and ice-sleds towards the civilian, pulling him to safety. 'No frets allowed, I got you' Bobby grins. 'NOTHING CAN STOP THE ONSLAUGHT OF THE SENTINELS! Not even you, Iceman!' Leti shouts as she continues to record the Sentinels, while Iceman darts around them on his ice-sled, freezing the hand of the Sentinel that raises its hand and attempts to blast Bobby. 'I have a strong feeling that I am a match, natch. But backup's on the way' Bobby calls out, remarking that he is just the only one who doesn't overheat by wearing his costume underneath the civies. 'And speaking of my friends...' Iceman grins as Hercules! Darkstar! Angel! Ghost Rider! Appear behind him, ready for battle, Iceman shouts 'Champions – ASSEMBLE!' He then looks a little puzzled and calls out 'Champions – emerge! Champions – fight things... we need to sort out a catchphrase!'


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Champions Reunited, part 2
The Drake Residence, on Long Island, where William Drake climbs the stairs to the first floor, calling out to his wife: 'Maddie, you force me to make a friggin' quinoa something or other and you can't even come down to the table on time?' to which Madeline calls back that she will be right there. William enters an office, telling Madeline to come now. 'You know how hard it is to tell when health food goes bad -' he remarks, before looking at a mess of papers that have been printed off and fallen to the floor, he tells Maddie that this looks psychotic. Looking at the computer screen before her, Madeline tells her husband that there is so much Bobby is not telling them. 'We haven't been asking, Maddie' William points out. 'No – big things, William' Madeline announces. 'Mocking us for not making small talk...' Madeline adds. 'What are you going on about?' William asks his wife, who then holds up two photographs and declares 'William... there's two of our son'.
At that moment, on the other side of the United States, in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, the Drakes' son, the present-day version, Bobby “Iceman” Drake rides an ice-slide between several large Sentinels, covering one of their hands with ice so they cannot release any harmful blasts. 'Facts so far... these aren't legit Sentinels – more like really effective replicas' Bobby points out, adding that they are not advanced enough to adapt to their skills, so the OG Champions can handle this. Bobby fights alongside the surviving members of the original Champions team – Laynia “Darkstar” Petrovna who unleashes the Darkforce against two of the Sentinels, directly at their heads. Warren “Angel” Worthington flies two civilians to safety, while Johnny “Ghost Rider” Blaze, the Spirit of Vengeance rides his flaming motorcycle across one of the Sentinels, which falls face-first into the ground. 'We are the Champions!  These tin cans shall take but a minute to best!' Hercules exclaims.
'They're blasting indiscriminately, guys!' Angel calls out as he flies another civilian to safety, while Darkstar destroys the head of another Sentinel. Amongst the fleeing civilians, the handsome Judah looks up at the battle, 'Bobby...? Iceman?' he utters, while Bobby leaps onto the head of another Sentinel and slams an ice-axe into it. 'And that's for ruining Steve Martin's star on the Walk of Fame!' Bobby exclaims, while Judah calls out to him at the same time that a Sentinel reaches out for Ghost Rider, who speeds away on his motorcycle, while Hercules cuts the Sentinels' legs off. 'Almost done' Ghost Rider remarks. 'BOBBY!' Judah shouts, unaware that a large billboard sign had been knocked over during the battle, and is falling straight towards him! 'Judah!' Bobby gasps as he slides past another Sentinel, crushing its head with his ice-slide, Bobby slides closer to Judah, 'NO!' he shouts as the large sign continues to fall towards Judah. 'Oh God oh god oh God' Juda utters, closing his eyes. 'Huh?' he asks as he opens them and sees the sign suspended mid-air by strands of ice. 'Toldja me and my crew were super heroes' Iceman exclaims.
Iceman drops down to ground level and kisses Judah on his left cheek. 'Ow, your lips are so cold' Judah smiles. 'Whoa' Bobby exclaims as another Sentinel head falls to the ground, and Ghost Rider speeds past it. Bobby tells Judah to get back down to the Boulevard and find the most concrete, solid-looking building for cover. Bobby then slides back up into the battle, riding his ice-slide in between three of the remaining Sentinels. He instructs Angel to cover him, and asks Darkstar to block anything that comes his way, announcing that he wants to try something out. 'No more palm trees will fall on my watch' Bobby exclaims as he releases a stream of ice, creating a large Sentinel-sized ice-warrior. 'Lookit this tall drink of water!' Bobby grins as he slides in front of the ice-giant. 'Stand down. Swift and immediate -' the Sentinel begins, before the ice-giant slams its fist into the Sentinel's neck, and throws the Sentinel into another one. 'Toho, eat your heart out' Bobby smiles.
The ice-giant starts to cut its way through the other remaining Sentinels. Two of them grab the ice-giant by its arms and start to push him back, but the ice-giant responds by releasing several ice-spikes from its arms, which rip through the Sentinels. 'Just a couple more steps...' Bobby calls out as he slides alongside the ice-giant, who pushes the remaining few Sentinels towards the nearby hillside, slamming them against one another, the ice-giant shoves its large ice-fist through them all, destroying the remaining Sentinels. 'If ever there's been a warranted “Yas Kween” this is that moment. Yas Kween' Bobby smiles.
Nearby, the woman responsible for this chaos, Leti, looks forlorn, and remarks 'That fight lasted all of a minute... I could barely get a decent vine outta that'. She laments the fact that those Sentinels were all she had left, and deciding that she can't be here, she runs through the crowd, pushing past Judah.
Standing near the pile of broken Sentinels, 'Champions... detangle, or something. Problem solved' Bobby calls out to his friends. Hercules, Angel, Darkstar and Ghost Rider gather around, and Darkstar points out that at least they got to hit the Sunset Strip. 'Literally, though' Bobby adds. Hercules puts an arm around Bobby's neck and tells him that he was marvelous in the field. 'Thanks, Herc' Bobby replies, when suddenly, 'Outta my way!' Judah calls out as he rushes through the crowd towards the Champions. 'That's my date over there!' Judah adds, before throwing his arms around Iceman and exclaiming 'Amazing – you did that!' 'I know, right' Bobby replies. 'You've gotta let me show some gratitude...' Judah remarks, to which Bobby asks him what he has in mind.
Later, in the Fairfax District, Bobby and Judah walk side by side, both carrying a small cup of frozen yogurt and a spoon. 'Froyo and walking in LA – these were your grand plans for our night?' Bobby asks. 'I know for a fact you don't have avocado-flavored yogurt in your concrete jungle... and I still have one more sociology lesson to teach you' Judah replies. 'Oh. That's gonna be an inside joke now. Got it' Bobby remarks, before noticing the shops on the sidewalk and asking Judah if they are walking by these Russian shops so that he can show him how well he listened to him talk about his friend who passed away. 'You have no patience' Judah smiles, explaining that he wanted to teach Bobby a very important lesson about dating boys – but he doesn't know that he deserves it. 'Your ass got saved from certain death, like, two hours ago, and you're pulling this on me?' Bobby asks. 'Fine, call my bluff' Judah tells him, before remarking that the way Bobby talks about his life, and how all his friends basically meet their significant others in the battlefield, he doesn't know the most important aspect of modern dating. 'The suspense is killing me – what?' Bobby asks.
“Netflix 'n Chill” Judah announces as he opens the door to his apartment. 'First, you find a lumpy-yet-comfortable couch' Judah explains. 'Check' Bobby replies as they sit on the large sofa in the living area. Judah grins as he puts an arm around Bobby and picks up the television remote, adding that you put something innocuous on the TV and pretend you have been “meaning to see it for some time”. 'Okay, following' Bobby smiles. They look at each other in the eyes and Judah moves his hand to the back of Bobby's neck, telling him that after a few minutes, when you both know you don't wanna watch whatever is on the tube, you kiss. They then lock their lips together and kiss.
The next morning: 'Yup. Want that one' Blaze declares as he looks in a cabinet filled with pastries and other delicious foods. Laynia and Blaze turn and take the food back to Bobby, Herc and Angel who are waiting for them, and Laynia declares 'He comes to the best Russian bakery on this coast, and do you know what he picks? Cheese danish!' to which Blaze tells her that the heart wants what the heart wants. 'He speaks without jest!' Hercules declares, while Bobby asks if there is more food than that, as Herc is gonna need a box just for himself. 'You're the rich one, you can get the next round' Laynia tells Angel as she hands Bobby a drink, and then announces that a little Angel told her that Bobby did not end up at the suite last night. 'An Iceman never kisses and tells' Bobby declares as he sips his drink. The rest of the Champions lean in closer as Angel tells Bobby, with due respect, to dish.

Bobby frowns, then grins as he announces that he is not done processing, and that is for him. 'But you nerds are my family, and deserve more from me than some good jokes' Bobby tells them. 'What jokes?' Blaze asks. 'Go condition your leather pants' Bobby tells him, before remarking that he will tell them about his first memory of Natasha Romanoff that comes to mind. He adds that he can't quite remember why, but the Black Widow was taking down some Harpies, he had heard of her, and thought she was some 007-type femme fatale. 'Whatever, there's no excuse for what I said next' he begins.
Flashback:
'Lemme guess... looks to kill, power to kill – I bet you one kiss on the lips that your jukebox song is “Lovin' You” by Minnie Riperton. If not, it's certainly the song I'll be putting on for you' Bobby tells the Black Widow as he slides closer to her after she knocks out a Harpie. 'How impressive -' the Black Widow frowns, '- that a snide little boy has the gall to think a crooked smile and empty compliments can hide the mouse hiding under the bluster'.
Present:
'And I said... “worked last night”' Bobby reveals to his friends, adding that that was his first interaction with a friggin' Russian spy, Avenger, Champion and friend – all because he was trying to “get chicks” the way his Dad taught him.
Bobby creates a small ice sculpture of the Black Widow and declares 'Here's to you, Black Widow. Thanks for teaching me as much about being a decent human as you did being a hero...'
Hercules reaches over the table and takes Bobby's pastry, telling him that for such unabashed buffoonery, he must submit his cake to the gods. 'Seriously, this kid dated Polaris?' Blaze asks. 'I've heard Sabretooth pull off smoother pickup lines' Angel remarks. Laynia leans into Bobby and tells him not to mind them, and that the past may make you cringe, but only because of how hard you are working to be better tomorrow. Bobby smiles at Laynia, who then grins and exclaims 'Warren! I want more birds' milk cake – now!'
The Hollywood Hills, where Leti stands in her garage, suitcase at her side, she is speaking on her phone to Daisy and tells her that she doesn't know how long they will be out of town, but that iif the cops come and take her girl away from her, she doesn't think she could survive. Bobby suddenly appears, clinging upside down to the garage door, holding onto some ice, as Leti tells Daisy that she is going to leave Rosa with her grandmother while she finds something that pays under the table – an auto body shop or something. 'D'oh!' Bobby complains as he falls to the floor, landing on his back. 'Let me call you back' Leti tells Daisy as she turns around.
Leti goes over and helps Bobby to his feet. Bobby apologizes and explains that he sees his friend do that all the time, and thought he would give it a shot. Leti asks him if he is here to arrest her, but Bobby tells her that her wanted to talk about that disaster she called a stunt. 'Those Sentinels were definitely meant for show...so I'm giving you a chance to tell me – what gives?' Bobby asks. Leti covers her face and declares that this turned into such a mess, and that she was just trying to be something more. She reveals that she rushed those Sentinels out because she saw him and Angel, and it seemed like the perfect chance to show everyone what she is made of and get her investors for her own props and bots studio – but now, all she has done is upgrade from low-grade henchwoman to tyical villain. Bobby frowns and asks Leti to give him a pen.

Bobby starts to write a name on the paper and tells Leti that it is pretty funny that he is her deus ex machina here, and assures her that the report they gave to the Police left out what he and Angel saw here. Bobby hands the paper to Leti and explains that it is an email for a Professor at UCLA who once hired Hercules for a guest lecture, and tells Leti that if those Sentinels were her rushing, then her brain should be on mechanical engineering, not making frivolous entertainment. Bobby adds that he guesses Leti doesn't have the teaching credentials, but explains that there are people at UC who always find loopholes to foster talent as extreme as hers. Bobby starts to slide away on an ice-slide and tells Leti that she just needs a Professor who believes she can be anything – a champion on her side. 'Thank you -' Leti begins to call out. 'Iceman!' Bobby tells her. 'I know which one you are!' Leti claims. 'Mm-hmm' Bobby replies.
Bobby then slides down to where Judah has parked his car nearby, and thanks Judah for letting him take care of that. 'Watching you do this stuff is so special' Judah replies. Bobby tells him that there is no need for his charms, and assures him they will do his thing next. 'Bobby. Even if you didn't have powers, there's still no one out there like you' Judah tells Bobby. 'Funny you should say that -' Bobby begins, but Judah interrupts him, asking if they can do the thing for him now. 'Really –  even knowing I've already done it?' Bobby asks. Judah swears that it will be different with him.
'Okay, fine. This looks and feels completely different with you here' Bobby tells Judah shortly as they sit on the Hollywood Hills and look out over the city which glows before them under a hazy purple sunset. 'Mm-hmm' Judah replies.
The Xavier Institute, New York:
'Yeesh, I know they say size doesn't matter, but...' Warren mutters inside Bobby's room. 'Oh, come on, you remember how small it was' Bobby replies. 'This room isn't even wingspan width, dude' Warren points out as he us unable to stretch his wings within the room. 'Welcome to New York' Bobby replies, to which Warren boasts that hr has closets in his co-op bigger than this. 'Correction: welcome to New York for everyone whose last name isn't “Worthington”!' Bobby exclaims. The friends put their arms around each other as Warren asks Bobby if he is good. 'Aces...' Bobby replies. Warren asks if he is too close, and reveals thjay Li'l Warren told him that he and Li'l Bobby think he is cute. 'Only when you're blue, doof' Bobby smiles.
Bobby then remarks that he is kind of excited to get back in the swing of things, teaching the future mutant leaders to blossom. Suddenly, Velocidad runs past Bobby's room, carrying a bag with Anole's name on it, Anole runs after him, shouting 'You think Sour Patch Kids magically teleport their way into the X-Mansion?' 'Sharing is caring!' Velocidad exclaims. 'Get back here, you pimple on legs!' Anole shouts. 'Err – they have tapioca for brains, but I love 'em' Bobby grins.
Soon, Velocidad throws some Sour Patch Kid sweets into his mouth while Anole frowns at him as they sit in the back of Bobby's class. Trance, Benjamin Deeds, Primal and Genesis are at the front of the class, where Bobby has created an ice-owl.
Bobby sends Judah a text message: Yo, J Judah Jameson... it's been more than a week now, and my mom is still giving me the silent treatment >:(
Later, in his room, Bobby lies on his bed and texts Judah again: I wanna talk to my friend Rogue about this stuff, but she's out w/ the Avengers Unity Squad #humblebrag
Bobby fights alongside Colossus in a Danger Room training scenario, firing ice-spears through several large bombs, before sending another text: Yo, Judahrowsky... just texting 'cuz I came up with that new nickname for you. Has anyone called you that before?'
Another Danger Room session, as Bobby fights a construct of Pyro, as Judah texts back: That's a first! Too bad I have no prize for you, except three words, eight letters: I miss you. Too soon?
Bobby sends a text back: Hey Jude-ah, it's totally okay to admit you miss me!
Another text: totally fine. In fact, I'll match that kind of missing me with a Very Much Missing you.
Bobby is holding his phone as he walks into a living room within the mansion, 'What's up, party people...' Bobby calls out.

Bobby gets another text from Judah: Not proposing LDR (long distance-relationship, not Lana Del Rey), but can we keep knowing each other?
Bobby doesn't respond, he just stares at his phone as another text comes in: At the very least, know you've got an ally here in LA.
'Feet off the couch, Quentin!' a voice orders as Quentin Quire lounges on the sofa. Bobby sees Forge, Rachel Summers, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Old Man Logan, Jubilee, Kitty Pryde and Storm, all having their own conversations. All he hears is “blah blah blah” from all of them which he interprets as Jubilee telling Logan that she isn't a kid anymore – she has a kid, to which Logan declares that he is old and grouchy. 'Stop expecting things of me, Bub', and Nightcrawler teleports towards Colossus, who tells Rachel that he has no idea Kurt is about to play a prank on him, even after all these years, while he thinks Kitty is saying something to Storm about a movie choice, but in her leadership voice, and Storm trying to take Kitty's choice in movies seriously, while using her benevolent empress voice.
Bobby calls out to the X-Men and asks them if he told them about the Sentinels that he fought in Los Angeles, and tells them not to worry, as they were locally grown, organic – farm to Sunset Strip. 'Kurt!' Colossus exclaims, surprised as Nightcrawler teleports above him, reaching for the bucket of popcorn that Colossus is holding and tells him that he hogs the popcorn and the kernels at the bottom hurt his teeth. Kitty tells Bobby to come and sit down as they are about to watch something. 'Could do' Bobby replies, before Kitty tells Jubilee that she can tell she is going to sneak her kids on the Danger Room schedule board tomorrow. 'As if, Kitty!' Jubilee responds. 'Ugh... totally called me on it' Jubilee mutters.
Bobby looks at some photos of various X-Men line-ups over the years, while Rachel declares that she doesn't want to watch any disaster movies – they spend all day preventing them, she wants something light. 'I second Rachel. Give me a period drama with intense violence and partial nudity' someone calls out. 'That's actually a genre on my queue...' Jubilee admits, while Storm announces that she is going to make more popcorn while they fight over this. Storm pauses as she passes Bobby and asks him if he is joining them. Bobby smiles and tells her that he doesn't think so, as he has stuff on his mind. 'Don't need my telepathy to know what you're thinking. Two words: Fire Island' Quentin calls out. Bobby smiles and tells Quentin that, actually, given how everything is running pretty fine here, and he is not on any team roster, he thinks he is going to move to LA!