The Newyorker: Power play

Mutant basketball

"You burned your clothes off?" Wanda asked, putting a half-eaten enchilada back on her plate. The Newyorkers and a few X-Men had joined on a fairly large table in the cafeteria, enjoying lunch together

"How your clothes are flame resistant," A confused and intrigued Shuri pondered

"I kind of went hotter than I ever have," Alex in some new clothes responded, taking a bite of an enchilada

"It was awesome, he looked like a supernova," Roberto added

"You should have seen what Danny looked like," Betsy said, causing the Newyorkers to look at Danny

The speedster didn't register that his name had been said. He had stopped eating from his plate of enchiladas. He was deep in thought. He had finally unlocked his full power, but he still had to learn how to use it and the experience left him with more questions than answers. What was that tiger and why had it attacked him? There was also the fact that when Danny absorbed the energy the tiger had used, he recognized it. It was the same kind he felt whenever he blacked out. Does that mean that this tiger was the reason his powers were malfunctioning? And what triggered this sudden change in his powers when he had had them for years?

Danny's train of thought was interrupted by something colliding with his face. looking down at the table, he saw a small balled-up napkin. After looking in the direction the projectile came from, Danny saw Kate with a napkin in her hand and deduced that she had thrown the projectile.

"Are you okay?" Kate asked once she had grabbed the speedster's attention.

"Yeah, just thinking about something," Danny responded, taking a bite of his last enchilada

"Yo Robby, you thinking what I'm thinking" Peter D addressed Roberto who was indeed thinking what he was thinking.

"Yeah, we can play a quick match," Roberto reasoned

"Match of what?" Peter P asked curiously

"Mutant Basketball," Peter D exclaimed

"It's like normal basketball but with Powers," Roberto added

"Anybody in?" Peter D asked, addressing the whole table

"Hell yeah," Kurt, Peter P, Alex and Danny said

"No thanks," Wanda, Shuri, Kitty, Crystal and Betsy said. The rest of the table took Laura's silence as a no.

"We'd love to play but me and Kate have something to talk about," Jean said, putting a hand on Kate's shoulder.

"Huh?" It took Kate a moment to realise what Jean had meant.

"I told you you're wrong about that!" The archer exclaimed

"You know I could just read your mind and check," Jean playfully threatened

"Now I'm intrigued," Wanda exclaimed, joining the conversation along with the others who had rejected the basketball proposal.

"Bobby, Scott. You guys in?" Roberto asked

"Nah, I've got dish duty," Robby responded, putting his arms being his head. He tried to put his feet on the table before Kitty pushed them back onto the ground

"And Hank wanted to see me after lunch, sounded important," Scott said apologetically.

"I guess it's just us six then," Peter P deduced.

"We gotta get to the court quick before the kids take it over," Peter D said, getting up from his seat

"Race you there?" Danny asked, specifically addressing Peter D. The latter simply smirked before the two speedsters took off.