ng_xavier_staff:

After their island adventures, the X-Men had been allowed several days to rest.  But then, Anastasia Summers, Rose Logan, Chris Pym, Christina Frost, John Allerdyce, and Melinda Dynar had all been called into the Professor's presence once more.

"Firstly," he told them when they were all assembled, "I must again apologize for my actions and how they endangered you.  Under Krakoa's influence, I all but sent you to your deaths."

He frowned, still ashamed at his failure to protect his charges.  "But you all performed beyond my wildest expectations, especially considering how few of you had ever worked together before.

"But I would like to see you working together again.  Reviewing your files, you all possess a unique variety of skills and talents, many of which are otherwise lacking in the field team.  Skills that are desperately needed now.  Ever since the Apocalypse-incident, mutant manifestations have been on a steady increase and we will not be the only ones to notice this.  Mutant activity in general seems to be on an upswing and this must be responded to.

You six would make an ideal team to assist with this situation, acting as a specialized investigative field team.  When necessary, you will be able to intervene and bring individuals here or otherwise offer the Institute's support.  When necessary, you will be able to act like another team of X-Men and combat threats as necessary.  And... when the situation requires it, you are uniquely qualified to investigation less wholesome things, seedier aspects of the world, by skill and power, and to deal with those as well.

You could be a powerful force... an X-Force, for good."

wild_rose:

By startling coincidence (yeah, right), all three squads had ended up at the cave at nearly the same time.  "Funny meeting you here," Rose muttered.

This was... wrong. Extremely wrong.  An island out to get them?  Missing X-Men?  A brand-new team being put together to go find them?  It all added up to one horrible, horrible possibility.  She'd been told the story often enough growing up, even used the place in question as a staging ground for Danger Room scenarios.

She looked over to Chris and Anastasia, eventually taking in Christina, Melinda, and Joey as well.  She was worried about him.  The others had survived mostly unscathed and she was healing, but he'd taken some hard knocks.  She'd have to keep an eye on him.  Dammit.  How she felt about him... major distraction right now.  And yet, she wouldn't trade him for all the edge it might offer.

"Okay, hands up, this remind anybody of anything from X-Men History 101?"
 

nextgen_misc:

With the speed of the Blackbird, the six X-Men were able to reach the island, located in an otherwise empty stretch of the Pacific Ocean, in almost no time at all. The island looked as though it had been untouched by man for centuries. Thick jungle had grown without limits and a towering volcano could be seen rising from the center. A thick swampland dotted one end. There was no sign of life, no sign of the Blackbird that had brought the other team.

There was an almost sinister feel about the whole thing.

ng_xavier_staff:

John Allerdyce.

Melinda Dyars.

Christina Frost.

Chris Grant-Pym.

Rose Logan.

Anastasia Summers.


To me!

The mental summons went out, calling the six to Professor Xavier's office.  Urgency, unusual in the usually composed founder and headmaster of the Institute, colored the psychic call.  This was not a summons to be refused.