The Hospital Wing had been left i much the same way that Hank had left it. It felt dreadfuly empty without him pooring in his lab or some experiment bubbling away in a corner.

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Waya, Antimony and Junior brought Jeremy into the hospital.

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Jeremy smiled slightly as he sat down on the nearest bed "Why am I here again? I thought the guy healed me..."

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Waya leaned aginst the wall "Still... this is the best place to talk. What's the deal? What happened?"

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"With what?" Jeremy said, forcing a smile as he tried to feign innocent though his hand kept twitching.

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"Tell us about yourself."Waya said "Why you where in that hospital."

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"Got beaten into a coma..." Jeremy said, trying to become as evasive as possible.

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Junior pipped up "Look buddy. We're only terying to help. We need to know. What are your powers? how did they get you landed in that hospital and why where there armed guards outside the door?"

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"My powers.. well Antimony got that first hand, litteraly." Jeremy said, blushing green as he smiled appologetically at Antimony "It's like my soul leaves my body... I can wander around the place unseen if I want while my body just... dies. I can move stuff about when Im all ghosty too, and posses things. That's how I called you, I possesed the phone." He lay back and sighed "Like I said, I got beaten into a coma. The guards were there to protect me against anyone who wanted to finish the job."

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Antimony blushed and crossed her arms, looking away. She touched Waya's elbow gently, leaning into her ear and whispering quietly, "I'm gonna head upstairs, if you don't need me."

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Waya noded to Antimony that it was fine with her then turned her attention back to Jeremy. "So your body dies while your outside it? Hense the slight decayed look you got going on?"

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"Yeah, I guess." jeremy answered, looking at his green tinted hands "But my hair and nails grow like crazy..."

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"Do you know how long you can stay out of your body?" WayaAsked

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"No, no idea for how long... forever I guess." Jeremy muttered "I mean, if Im already dead nothing else can happen to me."

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"Well you can't be dead." Waya said "If you where you'd be dead. Your alive some how. There has to be something about your power that you can't control which is why you decay outside our body.... Do you eat?"

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"Im supposed to..." Jeremy sighed "I.. just dont feel like it most of the time."

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"We can fix that." Waya, sid "So long as the twins arent cooking tonight."

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jeremy rubbed his arm gently "Is it only you lot? The x-men are now a couple of kids trying to be heroes?"

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"Waya looked at Jeremy as if what he's insulted her mother. "Look bub, we're what you got. You don't like it you can take your ungrateful little decaying butt back across the mother fucking pond. GOT IT?" She hadn't realized but her shadow was looking behind her, taking on the slight shape of a wolf.

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"I'VE SEEN WHAT'S OUT THERE OK!" Jeremy yelled back at her "I'M SORRY IF I DONT LIKE THE THOUGHT THAT IT'S A BUNCH OF KIDS MY AGE AGAINST HALF THE WORLD! I NEVER SAID YOU WERE BAD AT IT! I... I just wonder if anyone like me would ever stand a chance..."

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Waya said nothing, trying not to let him piss her off but the shadow wolf behind her was silently growling at Jeremy.

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"Ok... ok now lets just calm down." Junior said putting his shoulder around Waya and backing her up a few feet. "Forgive my friend here." Junior replied "We just got tossed into this whole 'Good vs. Evil' thing and it's a sort of stressful time considering what happened to the original team."

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"I... I just wish there was someone grown up here to help us..." Jeremy whispered, clutching his head in his hands and curling up in a ball.

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"Look mate," Junior said pulling up a stool. "Most of us where raised here. We've probably got more hands on training than Reed Richard's kids. You just need to trust us. We can help and if we can;t we can find someone who can."

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"It's just... w--when you've looked into the humans faces..." jeremy whispered, his hand twitching slightly "And... you've seen the look in their eyes when they attack you... It scared me. I knew that even if I could have used my powers then I... I couldn't have done anything to stop them."

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"It's going to be ok." Junior soothed. "What do you think people see when they look at me? They ether think I'm a demon or Hell Boy. BUt we are going to help you. I opromis,.:

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Jeremy forced a smile "S-sorry... Im just a bit... e-edgy lately." He looked up at Waya and sighed "Not much chance Im going to make any friends here anyway..."

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"Ehh don't mind her." Junior said "She's the stereotypical hard ass bitch type any way." HE turned to Waya and added "NO offence."

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"None taken." Waya growled. The shadow wolf had setteled back down as it;s origial shadow.

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"meanwhile, Antimony thinks Im a pervert... I am but it was only a laugh before... the twins hate me and that blue haired girl who I havent even been introduced to is scared of me... I know it." Jeremy sighed, staring at his hands.

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Waya sighed "Look, they don't hate you. Half of us here look wierd. Dude, I'm white." She said then realized that probably didn;t mean anything "I've seen paper darker than me and I'm half Native American! Try being a cute little kid with black eyes."

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"Or a red dude." Junior Chimed in.

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"Now Im green with red eyes..." Jeremy sighed, staring at his hands again "what is it that's actually going on around here anyway? Why are you lot even hanging about?"

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"This is our home." Waya answered "Me, Junior, Antimony, The twins and Eliza where ether born here or our parewnts where X-Men. Rhydian came here from an orphanage when he was 13. Veronica has no where else to go ether."

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Jeremy only got to "Maybe I should wri-" before he cut himself off with a violent spasm, his arm jerking up and covering his jaw. "S-sorry..." he muttered after relaxing.

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"WHat the hell was that?" Waya asked.

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"I... I just remembered something I dont want to" jeremy muttered, staring at the floor "Where can I stay?"

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"I'll show you." Junior Pipped up bounding off his stool with a slight flourish.

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Jeremy got down from the bench, chancing a look at Waya and giving her a nervous smile before staring sadly at the floor and shuffling after Junior.
((Me Jeremy, you Junior))

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"Where re we goiong again?" Junior asked

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"You're showing me where im gonna stay..." Jeremy said softly, still staring at the floor.

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"Oh yeah!" Jnior exclaimed "Comeon." HE opened the elevator that wouldt ke them upstairs,.

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Jeremy stepped into the elevator with Junior, thinking to himself I must learn my way around this place tonight

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"You will eventualy." Waya said not realizing Jeremy had thought the comment instead of saying it. She followed them into the elevator

(ooc: don't mention her comment. want it to sneek in subtily)

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Junior hit the button and the elevator closed, taking them to the school entrance hall if that happens to be the propper link.

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