The Phoenix
"Hello class, my name is John Sparks and I as most of you know am an astronaunt. I will be flying the next space craft up to the station to do repairs. Does anyone have any questions?"
"Umm yeah, what does this have to do with gym class?" Scott Summers asked and the rest of the class nodded.
"You know they just probably couldn't find a substitute teacher or something," he told the class who immediately started to talk amongst themselves.
"This is soo boring!" Kitty told Scott, Jean, Rogue, Kurt, and Evan.
"Hey at least we didn't have to dress and then listen to him," Jean told Kitty.
"That's true!"
"This is such a waste of time, can we just bail out on this class?" Rogue asked.
"No!" Scott told her.
"C'mon you scared?"
"No, it's just a bad idea. What if we get caught?" Scott asked.
"C'mon detention isn't that bad."
"I'd rather not land in detention if I can," Scott told her.
"Suit yourself," Rogue told him as she snuck out of class.
"She's going to be in so much trouble," Evan told them.
"The professor told us to stay out of trouble as much as possible, didn't he?" Kurt asked.
"Yes, but she doesn't want to listen," Jean told him.
"Too bad," Scott told the group.
***
"Hey Professor," Scott greeted Professor Xavier as the X-Men returned home from school.
"Where's Rogue?" Xavier asked.
"Rogue is at detention," Scott explained.
"What class did she ditch?"
"Well not exactly ditched, but left before it was completely over."
"Well I have a mission for a few of you," Xavier told them.
"Why not all of us?" Evan asked.
"Because I cannot let that many go, it would be too supicious. This is also a dangerous mission that requires the following talents that's why only a few will be going. We will need someone to be able to break down doors which leaves me with Logan, Scott, or Evan. I am sending Scott, he will also be useful as the leader of the mission. I also require a telepath, so Jean you will go too. The last I require is to be able to get Scott and Jean through a wall, which leaves Kitty and Kurt, and I have decided that it would be safer to send Kitty. While I was hoping to send Rogue along, it seems that she needs to learn to listen to instructions."
"Listen up," Logan called from behind them, "the mission is as follows: you three will board the shuttle Endevor, you will be disguised as part of the crew using devices like Kurt's, you will accompany the crew onto the station no matter what, and there you might place a device in the control room, and then come back on the shuttle when it lands."
"The device that will be planted will be used in two ways, first it's out of it's orbit and the device can put it back in orbit, and secondly for our use through their satelites." The professor explained to them. "The three of you do not have to go if you do not wish, this mission is extremely voluntary."
"Professor if it's voluntary then why are there only three going?" Evan asked not understanding.
"Because only three are either injured or sick. Believe me I wish I could send you all, but that isn't possible."
"We'll do it," Scott told the professor after talking to Kitty and Jean.
"I thought you would, so you've already been excused from school. You leave tommorrow morning."