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Sonya stopped at the boat, excusing herself and Pietro for breaking the windows. "Sorry," she bowed before she took off, a little behind Pietro. Now where would I go to get dirty women's underwear, she thought. As she was thinking she passed an old woman trying to pick up some apples. "Stupid speed demon," she mumbled, speaking of Pietro. Sonya stopped to help the woman.

"Aw..such a nice young american," smiled the old woman, "What are you doing here in Tokyo."

"I'm actually in a race to get dirty japanese women's underwear," said Sonya.

"Oh really? Here have mine." The old woman pulled her dress up and pulled down her granny stained panties, "Goodluck," said the old woman, walking away, enjoying the nice breeze as Sonya was still in shock.

"Um...that fines," she said smiling to Corky, "let me go get it." She darted to her bedroom for an extra bathing suit and took the oppurtunity while she was up there to change into her own. Hers was a dark blue tankini with matching boy shorts and the spare one was the same, except in red. "here ya go," she said handing her the bathing suit, "hope it fits ya...." Victoria winced. She didn't mean it as an insult, but she wasn't sure it Corky would take it that way.

Victoria frowned, she could tell that Corky was not happy about the bathing suit she had just handed her. Beggars can't be choosers can't they deary? With a name like "Courtney" she guess that Corky was one of those stuck-up "my daddy's got a yacht" types with money coming out the wood work. Victoria grew up with those type of people, parents included, and always thought they deserved a big steaming bowl of reality. Hoping to make the best of the situtation she smiled brightly and followed Corky out the door.

After a quick walk across the beach they came to the jet ski rental house. It was small, crowded and kinda weird smelling, but a really cute dude worked the counter so it was all good. "How many jet skis you ladies need?" he said to the tow girls. Leaning casually on the counter Victoria looked over in Corky's direction. Corky didn't seem much like the type to share anything, much less with someone whom she just met. "Two," she told the shop guy, brushing a stray chunk of coffee brown hair out of her face.

(((I have to go really soon...be back later tonight... biggrin ...)))

Jamie walked down the boardwalk, looking at the many shops. He wasn't a big fan of shopping, but it was worth coming, if only for the chance to walk around by the ocean. He saw the sword shop that Penny was talking about, and looked in the window breifly, but decided he'd go there later, so he stopped in at a record store. He picked up a few new cd's, and a new pair of headphones, since his always seemed to break, and then headed back to try to find other people.

Noko groaned at john and pushed his arm off of her. " You dont remember a damn thingdo you. " she said glaring at him before stalking off. Still peevish about his sudden need to see the new girl nekked as a jay bird. Shifting as she ran out of the house to catch up with corky victoria she ran up to them in her green slytherin-esq bikini. " Three. Make it three. " she said with a wink. " me crash? No. "

Freya handed out a pile of paper to Windy, her wind spirit. What was nice about a private beach is that mutants like her and Wanda could use their powers freely. And their plan was based on that specific characteristic of the beach.

"Windy, can you please distribute this in the houses of the x-men and brotherhood? We'll take care of things," said Freya with her eternal innocent smile.

The spirit smiled back, nodded and flew toward the houses. At the same moment, Wanda came back with a radio/cd player. She wasn't wearing a smile on her face.

"I can't believe you wrote THAT without my permission! I am AGAINTS it!" she yelled at her as she dropped the radio on the sand.

"Don't worry. Everything has been calculated. I swear that Toad won't be the one that will take your hand if we lose," cheerfully answered Freya. She was used to Wanda's temper and it wasn't scary her at all.

"I thought it was suppose to be a TRICK for them! Not for us!"

"But it is. However, we just couldn't organize that without giving them the impression that they could win something. And think about it: we have 50% of winning. Even if we lose to one faction but win againts the other, only one of us is the loser."

"It's too risky."

"Wanda, this is about fun. Don't be so grumpy. And if you win, you can torture Pietro even more. How nice is this?"

"You did all this just to have a chance to jump on Porter, didn't you?"

Freya stopped smiling. "Wanda, the joke is getting old. I'm not that sort of girl. Stealing someone from someone else is the worst thing you can do. I might be a pest, but I'm not a b***h."

Wanda sighed. "Look... I'm sorry. It's just...you always change face and I don't know what to think of you sometimes."

"OH! A confession! That's nice to hear! Ok. Apologies accepted. Now help me with the net," answered Freya.

"... ... ... You're mocking me again!"

"Yup! Now help me with the net!"

As the scream of Wanda was heard on the beach, the members of the x-men and the brotherhood started to be flooded with a strange announcement paper.

BEHOLD OF THE GREATEST EVENT ON THE BEACH! VOLLEYBALL COMPETITION BETWEEN THE X-MEN, BROTHERHOOD AND FREYA'S PARADISE! WINNERS SHALL HAVE ONE SLAVE OF THE LOSING FACTION FOR THE REST OF THE VACATION ON THE BEACH! COME IN GREAT NUMBERS!

The cute jet ski shop dude was just about to show Victoria and Corky to their jet skis when Noko came toward them. Smiling at Noko, she was releved that she wouldn't be the only one to put up with the snobbyness that way Corky. "Sure, three jet skis then," she said to the let ski guy, still smiling in Noko's direction.

As the rat tad trio waited for the guy to "file some papers", Victoria took the opportunity to get to know her companions a bit better. "So," she said, dragging a conversation out of the dift, "where are ya'll from? I'm from DC."

Noko's arrival seemed to put Corky into good spirits...or at least better spirits then before. Glad that everyone was getting along so far, Victoria smiled again and walked over to the shop guy who had just brought out the jet skis. Corky allready claiming the red one, Victoria claimed the jet ski on the opposite side of Corky. It was navy blue with electric blue flames running down the sides. She grinned broadly, it was practically her dream car...except on water.

Allong with her buddies, she dragged her jet ski to the water and jumped n before it floated to far away. Waiting for the other girls to do the same she pulled her coffee brown hair into a loose bun, wind causing it to flap annoyingly in the wind. "Ohio?," she said in reply to Corky, "never been there, seems nice though." In truth, it didn't seem what she would call "nice", but she was just trying to make conversation.