Generation Next (X-Men fanfic)

Twenty Three

Lenny stalked out of his office and over to Brittany's desk. "Are the new mutants ready yet?"

She slowly set down her magazine and stared up at him. "Sure Lenny, the lab people said they passed all their testy thingies this morning." She waved a hand in the air as she spoke.

"Good, with the addition of these new mutants we can finally hit the school."

"Oh, I still need a new phone for my desk annnnd you need to renew the subscription for my Teen Beat magazine, it's almost expired. I'll die if I miss an issue!"

"What? Are you kidding, I'm not paying for your stupid magazine subscription!" he blustered.

"But, Lenny, you've been paying for it the whole time I've been here!" She stared up at him with wide, sad eyes and gave her eyelashes a bat.

He grumbled. "Fine whatever. Just send out a memo and get everyone set for the attack. We go tonight."

"Memo," she said slowly as if testing out the word. "Sure, Lenny."

She had several hours, hopefully, she figured it out before it was time to leave.

***

Mellissa gave the cooooouch a tiny pat. "Good night, coooouch! See you in the morning."

She skipped out of the tiny house the cooooouch lived in and decided to walk around the side of the school and go in the front, instead of going in through the back door, she'd been hitting the whipped cream hard lately and could use the walk. She skipped around toward the front of the school, pulling a sucker from her pocket as she did and unwrapped it before sticking it into her mouth. She rounded the side of the school and headed for the front door. Her steps slowed and she came to a sudden stop, stared out over the front lawn her eyes scanning the area. Her jaw dropped open and she nearly lost her lollipop.

With a tiny squeal, she raced up the front steps, through the door, and into the building, screaming at the top of her lungs the entire way. "CODE 7! CODE 7! OMG, MAJOR CODE 7! WHERE ARE YOU PEOPLE?"

Angela shuffled out of a room down the hall and frowned at Mellissa. "What's a code 7 again?"

Mellissa stopped, jerked around, and glared at her. "I gave you a list! Didn't you memorize it? Why do I bother!" She took off running, going up the stairs as quickly as she could. "CODE 7 PEOPLE! LET'S GO THIS IS NOT A DRILL!"

Storm yelled up the stairs at her. "Mellissa, do not run with that lollipop in your mouth!"

She halted and glared over the banister at Storm. "Fine!" Dragging her feet, she continued down the hallway more slowly, still yelling, "CODE 7! CODE 7!" as loudly as she could.

A'Cadia stuck her head out of her room, scowling. "What the hell are you rushing around screaming about, brat?"

"CODE 7! Does no one listen to me? And I can't run anymore 'cause Storm said I can't run with the sucker!" Mellissa screamed in her face, holding her DUM DUM lollipop and waving it around in the air.

"What in the hell is a code 7?"

Angela came scrambling up the stairs with a piece of paper clutched in her hand. "Emergency! Code 7 is an emergency! Um, what kind of emergency, Mellissa?"

"The kind where Lenny and his stupid army are out on the front lawn! CODE 7, FOLKS!" she screamed as she went strolling off down the hall again.

Ziva and Skylar came out of their room along with Craig. "What is your problem?" Ziva asked her.

"CODE 7! Ug no one listens to me!"

"Lenny's out front with his army!" A'Cadia yelled down the corridor from her doorway.