Lady's Christmas Leap Diaries
Lady's Note: Wow since my character number keeps on growing these entries aren't in great detail. Some of them are first person, some aren't, depends on the character and what important events happen to them.
Johnny Smith
May
May, month of excitement. Johnny didn't actually have much to do with the alternate universes and such, he concentrated instead on his students as usual. With the year winding down there were some of the more important units still to be learnt so Johnny started in on dissections for the elder grades and acids for his chemistry classes, trying to take their mind of the current situation.
June
June went by pretty quietly although of course there were exams to write and Johnny spent much of his time reviewing his material and writing the exams for his numeroud classes. With many of the students reviewing there wasn't much to deal with in terms of student problems and other than baffled students looking for biology help he didn't deal with much.
July
With most of the students off on their breaks there didn't seem to be a reason for him to stay so Johnny took most of the month off and ventured back to Maine to visit Sarah and Bruce among other friends and of course his son.
Even of vacation there was no escaping the visions though and Johnny's visions of a kidnapping resulted in him being dragged into a police investigation with the sherrif Walt Bannerman, Sarah's husband. It seemed as though Johnny's visions were actually clearer and he has begun to wonder if this is partially due to his time spent with the mutants here.
Although the vacation was anything but peaceful Johnny tried his best to relax even though his absense from the town has not made him any less popular with fans and the press and he had much fanmail to read. On the 29th he boarded the train for the place he had begun to call home and returned to Xavier's.
August
Although none of the students had begun to think about schoolwork again Johnny's years as a teacher were drilled into him and he began his prep work for his courses early and with ethusiasm. Teaching has never been work to him and he found it quite interesting to again be researching for high schoolers.
Aside from a couple of power mishaps with mutants staying at the school the days passed quietly and Johnny didn't need to do much. He took a few notes for a personal book he was writing and checked in with Bruce to see how things were back in Castle Rock. As the students started returning he keep eyes on them and of course kept ready for any visions of danger but few came.
September
School back in progress brought its own sort of problems but Johnny still found teaching exciting and his natural ability to connect with teens and have a good class still seemed to be functioning. Sarah had always been jealous of it since he acted like them and joked around yet still managed to have their respect.
Around the middle of September his old wounds began to act up again and Johnny took a few days off wondering what was wrong with him. He continued teaching until the end of the month but still felt like something was off.
October
With strange feelings and pains not leaving him Johnny took off for his hometown again, this time to see the doctor who had examined his "dead zone" after he came out of the coma. It seemed as though the mutant exposure, rather than hurting him, was expanding his abilities slowly and the doctor believed that there was a possibility of him using more and more of his brain in the future and possibly gaining new abilities to go with it.
Taking this strange news with him Johnny returned to the school having missed only a few days and began teaching again. During this time he attempted to help and semi bonded with one of his students, an alternate universe mutant called Drian who was also cursed and gifted with visions. With their similar powers they began to help eachother out when they could and the mutant who had been so closed off to people before began to slowly open up.
Halloween brought a fun time, especially for Johnny who had once been quite the joker. He remembered it being near Halloween when the accident happened and could still remember clearly that day with the mask and the fair, the wheel of fortune. Some of the students organized a party of sorts and Johnny was happy to attend as chaperone, in fact some of the students probably thought he was one of them in some ways. A fun night was had by almost all and only a few mutant related pranks occured.
November
Journal,
Well another day at school, everyone seems sluggish though so I've decided not to do much in class today, something Charles doesn't seem to mind. Halloween is more like a week long celebration to me than one night so we had a witching class in chemistry and I showed my students how to make various potions and some pretty great punch.
Drian and I have a meeting after class where we're going to see what our powers can do when connected. Charles wasn't sure it would work though and he's hesitant about trying too much too soon since the kid went through alot in his universe. It's funny the girl, Aisha I think her name is, seems as if she was brought up here but he still hasn't entirely settled down. Of course she has family here in a sense and this isn't the place to speculate anyway.
So it's been a month or two since the last trip home and I'm looking forward to taking some of my holidays with Sarah and Bruce. Reverend Purdy wants me to do God knows what(no pun intended) though so we'll see how much rest I get. The other problem is that that Stillson's on a publicity round the same time I have my holidays. I'd stay away if I could but these damn visions keep seeing the end of the world and if I have a chance to prevent that I have to take it, no matter what the cost.
I was hoping to end on a positive but it doesn't look like I will now so I might as well just leave off now. I'll write again after the holidays,
Johnny.
December
With the holidays quickly approaching the students weren't the only ones dreaming. Johnny could almost feel the turkey in his mouth and he knew that when he had said he wanted space from Sarah he had been lying. She had a husband now, they weren't meant to be but it didn't mean that he'd ever stop wanting her and loving her. He longed to return home. Now he is caught up in the Christmas rush, wondering about gifts and wandering through shopping malls like everyone else. The problem is his only Christmas wish is to have his life back.
Aisha Munroe-Rayne
May 10th 2023
Diary,
Well the shopping trip yesterday was actually quite fun, it was what came after that was difficult. Ororo and I found a few things we actually liked although I had a feeling she wasn't there for the clothes. Turns out we actually have fairly similar tastes in some ways, I like the African style clothing as well as the more modern styles. Must be my heritage.
After the trip I was explainning what it was like to a few friends and I guess it went from there. I really should have known better than to tell some people who can't keep their mouths shut coughLonicough but I wasn't expecting this. Anyway Storm found out that I'm her other universe daughter and we had to sit down and go through the chat thing as she figured it out. I'm just glad she didn't seem mad or upset or anything, shocked sure but who wouldn't be?
I think that some part of her knew, must of pieced it together anyway but I guess not entirely and it still came as a shock. I don't know what happens from here although I think we're going to spend some time together over the holidays. We'll see what happens. I lost my mother awile ago though, I'm not some little girl crying out for a female role model. I'm settling in here and if she doesn't want to ahknowledge what I am to her in another universe I won't be upset, at least not devestated. I wouldn't want a teenage girl who happens to be another me's daughter thrust in front of me either. I don't blame her if she doesn't.
Aisha
June 28th 2023
Diary,
Thank Goodness for the holidays! Weird really, I'd always said I would never complain because we didn't even have school in the other world. I thought I'd be struggling for life if I was there now but I must admit I'm glad to be out of school for the holidays. All the teachers are really nice but I've been looking forward to playing in the sun!
Uggg exams though! I think I'd rather fight someone than go through those again. I think I did alright on most of them but a couple were pretty hard and I think I flunked even if Sam says I always say that.
We've been off for a couple of weeks now and it's been pretty fun. Sam and I took a few days and made it down to the beach and it was a perfect day. I'd never been to a beach before and it turns out it is pretty incredible! He's also teaching me how to play an instrument and I've learned so much here, especially since I met Sam.
I'm not sure where we sit though really. Sure we went to a couple of school events together but what does that make us? I spent my whole childhood in a hell dimension I've never had a boyfriend before and I'm not sure we are even that. It's really confusing but it's not the sort of thing you just ask a person, at least not here. It doesn't really matter though, we're friends and that's what counts.
Ororo and I have been trying to fit in a couple of days too. I guess I'm the daughter she never had and maybe that's why it's not so bad as I thought it would be between us. It was awkward at first but now I think everyone is smoothing over. Well Tess and Loni offered to take me along when they went shopping this afternoon and I don't want to hold them up so I'll write in a bit.
Aisha
November 1st 2023
Wow I can't believe I've been here for so long! I still don't think Drian's very comfortable here but Loni and Johnny have been helping him out and he seems better. We don't talk much anymore but there is still that connection between us. He's still like my brother, it's just that his sister is growing up and she doesn't need him watching out for her all the time.
That sounds depressing and I'm not in a mood for rain so let's move on. The Halloween Party put on last night was fabulous! I didn't really want to go, I haven't gone trick or treating in my life and I never celebrated such a stupid holiday before. Besides at 17 dressing up seems really weird. sam convinced me though (I've gotta learn to say no to him!) so I went as witch and we actually had a pretty good time. Holidays are coming up to so things aren't all bad The only questions now are what do I get people for Christmas? I've never had to buy gifts before and I'm not even sure what people usually get. Well I'll worry about that hurdle when I get there. Until then!
Aisha
December 2nd 2023
Things have been fairly loud around here and no one can concentrate on schoolwork anymore. Unfortunently none of the teachers seem to realise this except Mr.Smith so we're still working our butts off! I group of us are thinking of going to the mall next weekend to kick of the Christmas season and they seem to have made it their own personal mission to get me in the spirit. I say pick on someone like Drian or Murray, they could use a smile or two.
No snow here yet but I'm hoping! Now that Christmas is starting to seem almost normallish I'm hoping for a white Christmas like everyone else.
Sam and I have something lined up for next weekend too. He says I haven't seen all the great Christmas movies and it won't be the season without them so we're having a movie fest as a pair. We've been spending alot of time together lately and it's been fun, I'm actually hoping we spend Christmas together although I'd like to see Drian, Ororo and the girls too. Can't wait until holidays!
The only questions now are what do I get people for Christmas? I've never had to buy gifts before and I'm not even sure what people usually get. Well I'll worry about that hurdle when I get there. Until then!
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