Issue #31
Author's Note: I know some people have seen and used it differently, but I have only ever personally used or had close friends use 'Daddy' in the standard way of father-child, mainly father-daughter, relationships. Not in a sexual way. That is the same way my characters will be using it.
With Emma no longer in bed, Jack didn't have an excuse to stay in it either. So he got up and went outside his room. As soon as he stepped out, he was greeted by Rogue and Stella walking towards his door from opposite directions.
"Hey, Sugah!" "Hey, Daddy!"
The pair of women glared at the other when they saw another woman approaching him. Rogue let down her guard slightly when she saw it was Stella but Stella became even more guarded when she noticed it was Rogue.
'Tsk. Another one of these women. Mother told me Daddy tried to convince her in my original timeline but I didn't think she would actually go along with it in this one.'
"Hello, ladies," Jack smiled at the pair, not noticing the glare that Stella had just sent Rogue
Stella went off to Jack and pulled on his arm like she was a child.
"Daddy. I could use some help getting the new members of my squad used to it. I would really love it if you could help me with that," Stella pleaded with the most sincere voice she could muster.
Jack didn't think much more of it and agreed. Stella didn't have as much experience on teams as he did so Jack didn't think there was any motive behind her words.
After apologizing to Rogue, he left in the direction that Stella had just come from. When they were about to round the corner, Stella sent Rogue a jeering look.
Seeing that Stella had actually sent her such a look, Rogue felt frustrated.
'Of course, the man I like's daughter does not like me. And I thought Emma would have been my biggest worry.'
Rogue shook her head before going off to find Rachel. If she wanted to get on Stella's good side, her girlfriend was the best person to get advice from.
When he was sure that they were out of earshot, Jack pinched Stella's arm as a small punishment.
"Be nice to her. She's not your enemy so there is no need to be on guard with her," Jack admonished his oldest child
Stella looked down after she was reprimanded by her father.
"I know that. I just feel so weird about it. My parents are around my age, my dad is getting other wives, and I have more siblings than I ever thought that I could. It just all feels so strange," Stella admitted
Jack nodded and understood. He wouldn't blame her for feeling confused about her feelings. He just couldn't let her bully his woman because of that.
As they walked, Jack sent a text to Sue, Johnny, and Crystal to ask about their involvement in the Future Foundation. Each of them agreed with him without Jack having to send his entire pitch. So with that, all 11 members that he had set out to recruit had been recruited.
When the pair exited the building, Stella had returned to her usual ice queen demeanor. Besides Armor and the Cuckoos, there were also 2 other students. Both were young women.
"Looks like you have an all-girls squad," Jack said with a smile
"Hmm. Only the best though," Stella admitted before introducing both of the young women. "The one on the left goes by Blink. She is not only able to teleport herself naturally but can also create portals by throwing special spikes that not only teleport herself but also others and inanimate objects can travel through as well. Besides her, the kid on the left is Bruiser. As her name suggests, she has super strength but it tires her out to use it."
Jack nodded. Stella had gotten herself a pretty balanced squad for the most part. Although they lacked a physical long-range attacker, the hand-to-hand and psionic attacks more than made up for it.
"So what am I here for?" Jack asked, puzzled
"I need someone stronger than myself here. Although I can easily beat them all, my powers are not as diverse as yours nor am I as experienced as you. I want you to whip these 8 into shape."
Jack nodded and went along with it. He had nothing else to do at the moment. So that began the 'Great Session for the Paladins'. At first, it was just a private training session but when they heard that Jack had come out to fight, many students came to watch. So the bea... training session became something very public that all the girls had to experience.
And when it was all over, the girls couldn't even complain that Jack had been too rough. Because due to one of his titles, he was able to heal them all back to how they were before the match began.
When it was all over and Jack was about to fly out to give Flash and Scarlet Spider their antidotes, Jack was stopped by Scott.
"You got a minute, Frost?"
Jack nodded and followed Scott towards a room in the basement that he had never been inside before. When they arrived, Jack saw that they were not alone.
Wolverine, Domino, Deadpool, Wolfsbane, and Warpath were all standing in the room. Jack instantly knew what this meeting was about.
"No," Jack said as soon as he stepped into the room and was about to walkout
"You don't even know the proposal," Scott tried to grab onto Jack to stop him from walking out but his strength was meaningless in front of Jack. "This is the point of the training squads. To find potential members for the real teams. And you have made sure that almost your entire team is ready to be part of the real teams."
"That was your point of the squads. Mine is to teach the kids how to best use their powers under private tutoring with a group of similar students," Jack explained what he was doing with his squad as well as what half the advisors thought of the squads. "These are kids, Scott!"
"They are but they are mutants first. And we need all hands on deck! Kraven, Kid Omega, and Talon are all perfect for X-Force. They make up for areas where the current team lacks."
"They are not killers!" Jack let out a wave of telekinetic energy, pushing everyone in the room off their feet. Jack's eyes were blazing as he looked down on Scott.
"They are kids, Scott. Not your soldiers. Make peace with Magneto, find mutants on the streets, or go recruit them from other teams. But I'm not giving you my students," Jack turned around and was about to walk out the door when he paused. He turned back and gave Scott one more look before saying, "Every time I think we can get along, I forget that you're an asshole."
Jack left. All the members of the team were stunned into silence until Deadpool spoke up.
"Well ain't that scary. And to think we got him to use his telekinesis," Wade commented
"Shut up, Wade!" Wolverine scolded the Merc with a Mouth before turning to Scott. "I don't like that look on your face, Slim."
Scott stood up and shook his head.
"You shouldn't. He said that he's not giving me his students. Doesn't mean I can't go recruit them myself," Scott said as he walked out of the room
"Oh! Drama! Is this the part where Jack starts bringing over a bunch of students to the Future Foundation since he has lost faith in the Institute due to Scott's inability to see the same picture as he does and Storm failing to watch over him properly?" Deadpool asked after skimming through the 'Plot Stuff' chapter that BoredAsura kept all his ideas inside
"What?" Domino asked
"What? Nothing. Anyway, we got a few hours. Jack's currently on his way to talk to a man about a pair of legs and another about not ripping people's faces off. Might as well go help Slim-Jim try to kidnap these kids before he gets back" Deadpool replied