The X-Project

Remy's plan to find Thomas Glorian and restore X-Force back to what they call normal begins with a break-in.

( Dude, do I look like I carry bricks about in my pants or somethin'? )

Sofia and Marie-Ange do their best to be mice that roar. Or in this case, mice that block off alleys and create hurricane winds. They're just a little better at their powers than they expected.


( I mean. Nevermind, this is all very confusing. But. It is a very nice wall. I am sure it will stay. )

Doug and North and Nico... start a commotion!

( It would be unprofessional to hum the Mission Impossible theme. It would be unprofessional to hum the Mission Impossible theme. It would be... )

And while the boys + Nico are wrecking fuses and making a lot of sound and noise, Wanda and Amanda get their hands in Russo's gang's pants.


( All right, all right, no need to get your knickers in a twist, 'm goin' )

Ororo, Remy and Sarah break into the building where Russo has Glorian stashed. Remy and Ororo come in through the window, Sarah comes in through the door... and then Russo goes out through the window, several stories up.

( She remembered the rules perfectly - 'no flying, you'll draw too much attention', 'stay quiet', 'wear clothes' )

Once Glorian is out of the building, Wade is tasked with getting him from the building to the office safely. To the Wademobile! Okay, to the Subway! Okay, to a taxi cab!

( Wade hoped everything worked out, because he really wasn't sure what he'd do if they ran into trouble. )

After Wade and David do some unsuccessful scouting of hospitals and police stations for any word of Glorian, they shop. After that, Wade returns to the Snow Valley offices with a present for Marie-Ange, and to show off his new pants. Not surprisingly, Marie-Ange is not as impressed with bell-bottom cords as Wade is.

Warning: Non-ironic use of the word groovy.

( Wade got the distinct impression that she was implying his new bell bottoms were not, in fact, groovy. )

Doug goes seeking out Marie-Ange as one of the few people he remembers that remembers him, and finds out something he was truly not expecting.

( Can...can you think of any reason why Jamie wouldn't even take my calls? )

Remy and Nico have dragged all of X-Force to the offices - or in Emma's case, to the boardroom, and they attempt to figure out exactly what the hell is going on.

( When Remy was relying on Nico to help him plan an investigation, it had to be a sign of the Mayan Apocalypse. Didn't jaguers come to eat the Earth this year or something? Remy could only hope. )

This day is not getting any better for the rest of X-Force either, or their overnight guests.

Marie-Ange and Amanda wake up amnesic and confused, and so does Wade.

( Will you please stop talking like you are ... are my age? You are at least twenty-five. You did not have school, you do not live with a dad, not unless you are special and I do not think that adults who need special care are allowed to go to gyms and you are too in shape to be one of those people who needs a caretaker. )

Wanda wakes up with one Doctor Stephen Strange, who has no better luck trying to find out what went wrong.

( Unless it is some other word for a brothel? Do you think I am a whore? I bet you do! All Rom women are whores, you say, even though you do not turn us down! )

Finally, some semblance of responsible adult arrives! In the form of Nico, so we're dubious on how responsible and adult things really are. She does sort of explain X-Force to the three not-quite-teens, and gets them moving to the office.

( This is basically a Special Operations kind of team thing. I'm not really good at explaining, but think of it as a bunch of people doing good for others from the shadows, usually being as...shadowy as possible. )

On her way out the fire escape, Wanda encounters Christophe Nord, and they both encounter Remy. Miraculously, no one dies.

( We going back inside de Brownstone and we all going to have a little chat, where I explain why you think you've woken up someplace strange. Remy is in an unbelievably bad mood right now, so let's not make dis hard, neh? )

But whatever happened to Dr. Stephen Strange? Alberta, Canada happened. Strange/Tim Hortons OTP 4 EVER.

( He's not wearing any pants! Sheri, look! )