Someone New

[Nightcat]

(About an hour later, the X-jet is hovering over an abandoned building in New York City. Rogue sets it down as gently as she could. The team divided themselves in to guys and girl and changed into their uniforms in silence. Liz padded over to the control console, pushing the botton to release the hatch. They leave the jet and Liz hits it again to close it and then teleports out side. She walks over to the edge of the building and looks down.)

Liz: Hey guys. Look at this. There is a young man down there juggling knifes. He looks like a mutant to me.

(Rogue comes over to stand next to her teammate.)

Rogue: Ah agree with Liz here. The boy's a mutant. not to mention talented. What do you think 8-ball?

[8-ball]

8ball:"yea looks like it too me.are ya going to go get him?"

[Nightcat]

Liz: Ja, let us go. Rogue, take 8-ball down. Nightcrawler, teleport ECKS. OK. Let us go.

(Simultaneously, everone follows the orders. Nightcrawler held onto ECKS and teleported at the same time as Liz and Roge grabbed 8-ball and flew him down. They landed a few feet away from the young man that appeared to be in his early twenties. he replaced two of his knives in to thier holdsters and held onto the other two. He show some fear in his eyes about the appearace of the two blue-furred mutant and eyed the others with apperhencesion. Liz took a step toward the man and held out a three-fingered hand of friendship.)

Liz: Guten tag, Herr. We did not mean to scare you. We mean you no harm.

[8-ball]

8-ball:"nightcat, the people are looking at u maybe u might want to go back to the jet"

[Varalf]

(Varalf takes a step backwards as he pulls his right arm backwards, as if to throw).

Varalf: Chto!? What?, How? Who are you people. And why do you wish to get me?

(As if he sees the looks that must surely be going through their heads)

Varalf: No, I can not read your thoughts, I merely heard you earlier.

[Nightcat]

Liz: We mean you no harm, mein Freund. We just wish to talk. We can go back up to the roof if you wish.

(She still has her hand extended, waiting for him to take it)

[Varalf]

Varalf: well....perhaps to talk, one moment please.

(he sheaths his throwing knives, puts his trench coat on, and takes hold of his spear, which currently has it's tip removed)

Varalf as he takes Liz's hand: Very well, let us go

[8-ball]

(8-ball walks behide liz a whispers in her ear)
8-ball:"are u sure this guy is good he seems to have 2 many wepons"

[Nightcat]

(Liz nods her dark head.)

Liz: Back to the roof. You might want to hold on.

She draws the Russian into her body, tences and teleports. A second later, they reappear with the rest of the group on the roof. Liz draws away from the young man and looks back at her team.)

Liz: Ist everyone ok? Now that we are away from prying eyes and ears of the humans we can talk freely. we Just wanted to know who you are and what you do. You are very talented with your knives.

[Varalf]

Varalf: Yes i am...I have had many years of practice. My name is Varalf Sigallson, I am from......out of country, but please tell me, who are you? And how, pray tell, can you do what you just did?

[Nightcat]

Liz: We are Generation NeXt. We came here to find another mutant but I saw you and I wished to talk with you. And I am a teleporter. And you are from Russia, ja? I am from Germany. My name in Elizabeth, but you can call me Liz or Nightcat. And (She turns and points to her friends on the ground) that is Chris, or ECKS, Victor, or 8-ball, Kurt, or Nightcrawler, and Rogue.

[ECKS]

(Waiting on the ground with 8-Ball, Rogue, and Nightcrawler, ECKS loosens the collar on his suit a little and tightens both of his gloves.)

ECKS: "According to Xavier's files there have been reports of mutants here in Manhattan who live underground in some old military bunker built in the '50s. They called it the alley, it was supposed to be some kind of shelter. But the Professor thinks that it may be where these mutants hide during the day. That's why they have access to so many things, this tunnel we're entering, in runs the entire length of the island."

(ECKS reaches up and checks his ear piece to make sure it's operational.)

ECKS: "Everyone got an ear piece right? They work like a two-way radio, you can talk and listen like you're right next to each other even over a distance of about half a mile. In case we get separated."

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[8-ball]

8-ball:"ok, but what if something goes wrong in there."

[Nightcat]

(Liz stops talking to Varalf and walks over to the ledge and looks back over to the rest of the group.)

Liz: Let us go back down to the rest of the group. Hold onto me really tight.

(Liz holds on the Varalf and teleports back down to the ground. Moments later, they land next ECKS.)

Liz: I do not have an earpiece, but I do have the communicator. And what about our new Freund here. This is Varalf. He has enhanced hearing and nightvision that surpasses mine, Nightcrawler's, and even your's, ECKS. And I agree with 8-ball. What happens if something DOES go wrong.

[ECKS]

(ECKS looks around as if the answer might be on the side of a building nearby. He gets that stern look on his face before answering.)

ECKS: "Honestly I can't tell you exactly what to do if somethin' goes wrong. But understand this, Mystique is like a ghost. If she doesn't want to be found, she won't be. Callisto's ability is our only real shot at findin' her, so we need Callisto. Without her we're flyin' blind. If we're gonna find our answers about Rogue and Nightcrawler, this is our only option."

ECKS: "I don't know what to expect down there, except that I know she won't be alone. But if I learned anything from bein' an X-Man it's this, if we stick together and watch our backs we can do this, it won't be easy, but it's not impossible. You all have your own gifts and by themselves they're already special, but combine those gifts and we can be extraordinary. But for that to happen, you have to trust me, you have to trust each other. I'm not leavin' here without Callisto, one way or another. Fear can't enter into it. You're either with me, or you're not."

(ECKS looks at each one of them and gives them a second to think about what he's saying. Trying to motivate them he finishes his speech.)

ECKS: "So who's with me?"

(With that, he reaches his hand into the middle of the circle waiting for each one of them to return his gesture.)