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Gideon looked out onto the snow. He'd always enjoyed christmas... everybody was just as laid back as he was. No running around being busy. Now, he was finally able to move, to run, to enjoy himself.

He smiled, finishing off a second gingerbread house. He ate a lot, despite his twiggish figure. For the past fourteen years of his life, it was all he was able to do besides read, or go on the computer. He had a crippling sickness which only got worse when he stessed himself. He was homeschooled - the one time he'd went to school in a wheelchair was a... negative experience. But that all changed during the Ultron invasion. During the mad robot's hostile takeover of the world, it attacked him for some reason. His father, watching the news, rescued him.

His real father. Lord Thomas Cassidy. He was a mutant, and apperantly, so was Gideon. He had the ability to create blasts of energy from contact with wood. An ability he shared with him. Gideon smiled, and tightened his grip on the shillelagh in his hand. As long as he was touching some wood, he wasn't sick anymore.

He popped a last gumdrop inside his mouth and walked through the castle. He felt like skipping, but when he tried he'd fall. He had a lot to learn. But his dad had called over some business partners of his for the holiday, and invited their families. He couldn't wait to see what it was like playing with people his age. Maybe he could go sledding later (he'd always wanted to try that).

He met his father in one of the castle's corridors. "Ah, Gideon, excellent." His dad smiled. "The guests are just arriving. Come, let's go meet them."

"Yeah." Gideon was suddenly nervous. These kids had been friends for a while. How would he fit in with them?

(Ohnn) residence

Jonathan Ohnn stood in the living room impatiently tapping his foot (he was dressed in very expensive business suit). He shifted the Christmas fruit cake to his left hand and looked down at his watch nervously. "Well you two please hurry up!" He called to his wife and daughter. "The Christmas party's going to starts in 15 minutes. I'd rather not be late."

"JESSICA!! tell me you didn't tell Marco?" His daughter asks squealing into her cell phone as she came strolling down the stairs in a pair of converse, blue jeans and a black T-shirt "I'm going to kill you if you did?" Jonathan shook his head in dismay.

"Young lady get back upstairs and put something else on" Jonathan says a bit annoyed "Its the middle of winter, and were going to a Christmas party with my new associates."

"He's right dear, why not wear that black blouse we baught last weekend?" Alice Ohnn says walking down the stair case in an expinsive disner black dress.

"Hey Jess i got to go, rents are trip-pen" Lana says hanging up the phone "Look dad first off were going to your office party, not the Grammies, second I'm happy you found a steady job but still i rely don't want to go to this thing in the first place. And farther more."

"Young lady this is not a discussion or a debate you well go up stairs and change and put something decent on, preferably something you bought while trying max out my credit cards" Jonathan says sternly "If your not back down here in three minutes you lose phone, you lose driving privileges. and you have laundry duty for a week. Am i clear?" Lana simply nods and walks up the stairs in defeat.

"You two are evil" she murmes once shes up the stairs.

"No" her mother says with a smile "Were just good parents." Alice says taking her husband in a loving embrace "Way to go Tiger." she says with a growl "maybe after the Christmas Party we can have our own party."

"Gross i'm still here" Lana crys from up stares.

Cassidy residence

A 1965 blue Chevy Pulled up two occupants inside.

"Come Jason" Ronald Manson says jumping out car, Ronald Manson was a very old man, his face was wrinkled, He seemed so skinny that a strong gust of wind could blow him over. Jason Manson steps out of the passenger side with a rather heavy metallic blue suitcase.He seemed the complete opposite of his grandfather. He was young some would say hansom, his body seemed toned enough for him to run for the Olympics.

"Was it necessary for them to buy a castle?" Jason asks somewhat put back by the sight of a castle in California.

"Oh pish posh" Ronald says tossing his keys to a servant "It's an ancestral home They had it shipped here brick by brick"

"Why would they do that?" Jason asked a bit confused.

"Simple boy cause they could." Ronald says straightening up his bow tie "Now boy step to it, i believe we are the first to arrive." Jason sighs and fallows his grandfathers lead.

Gideon watched them come out of the car. He plucked a couple of candy canes out of the snack table, sticking one in his mouth and putting one in his pocket for later. He hoped nobody would notice how much he ate. He didn't want them not to like him because he was a mutant.

He walked into castle's front doors. "Ah, Mr. Mason." His father smiled and welcomed the pair. Gideon leaned weakly on his shillellagh. "Welcome. I'd like to introduce the two of you to my son, Gideon."

Gideon twirled the candy cane in his mouth, nervously.

"Nice to see you again old friend, and please not reason to be so formal Ronald is fine" Ronald Manson says with delight "A son, Thomas you do i wasn't aware you had a son, Nice to meet you son" Ronald says taking Gideon's hand "This strapping you man is my grandson Jason Manson" Ronald says nudging his grandson forward.

"Nice to meet your acquaintance" Jason says placing the blue suitcase down to shaking both Tom and Gideon hands at the same time. Ronald smiles at his grandson's gesture.

"Sorry about that, the boy took a blow to the noggin, he's not quite right up there yet." Ronald says tapping his head with his index finger "He's been hibernating the past couple of years, But no worries he has my brilliance to help catch him up." Ronald says with a hopeful smile "Thomas can you have a servant take my briefcase to the meeting hall?." "Why dont you two young lad's go play while we wait for the other to arrive?" Jason nods to his grandfathers request.

"So I hear you have quite a astonishing library" Jason stats to Gideon.

"You two have fun." Tom said, walking off in a different direction.

"Yeah." Gideon smiled. "Yeah, the library's pretty cool. My dad's a Lord, so the castle's been in the family a while. It has lots of books. I'll show you." He began walking him to the library. "It's nice to meet you Jason. I... I've been sick for a long while, so I haven't met anybody new in ages either."

"It's nice to meet you as well" Jason says fallowing Gideon "Since coming out of my coma i haven't had the chance to meet many people ether" Jason says taking in the art that decorated the halls. "My grandfather is sort of a hermit, and i get home schooled so I don't get out much." Jason says grimly "Where is your mother?" Jason asks hoping to change the subject.

"I... don't know." Gideon swallowed the candy cane and put the other one in his mouth. "Until a few months ago, I was living with adopted parents. My dad never talks about her." He was silent for a moment. "I wonder when the others will be arriving."

Cassidy residence

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"Stop" Jonathan says as his daughter repeatdly slammed down the Brass Lion head shapped door knocker..

"It's frezzing out here dad" Lanna says slamming the knocker down once more, then retreating back into her jacket. "How did we get here so fast anyway" Lanna says shivering "One minute Were in the tunnel the next were pulling in to the driveway."

"We drove through a black hole" her father says grabbing the door knocker "You think with a place this big they could pay someone to answer the damn door."

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The door opened, and Tom let them in. "Ah, Mr. & Mrs. Ohmm. Welcome." He gestured for them to come inside. "Mr. Mason and his son have already arrived. Lanna, I believe he's in the library with my son if you want to join them."

"Good so were not the last one's to arrive" Jonathan says leading his family into the castle "Thank you for the invitation Tom, nice to see you again Mason"

"Right" Lana says as her family were swarmed by servants taking away their possessions. She noted the annoyance in her fathers voice as he acknowledge the old Mr. Mason in the other room, Mr. Mason gave a half hearted wave.

"Why don't you go play with the other children dear." her mother says blushing as Mr. Cassidy welcomes her with a kiss on the hand.

"Fallow me Ms. Ohmm" a elderly servant says "I well lead you to the library."

"Fine" Lana says tossing her coat to one of the servants, revealing a red high collar cotton blouse and a matching skirt. She smiled as she fallowed the servant when she saw her father notice her red and white converse. The Servant led her corridor after corridor tell finally stopped in front of a double wide wooden doors. He opened the door with little effort.

"Master Cassidy, Master Mason, Ms. Lana Ohmm has Arrived" He says stepping aside letting Lana step into the library, she was surprised about how big the library was it had shelves upon shelves of books, in the middle sat two boys her age hunched over a very old looking text. Lana looked back noticing the servant was now gone.

"Hey I'm Lana" Lanna say's removing a strand of hair from her face, she slowly made her way to the two boys.

"Gideon." He extended his hand, smiling. "It's nice to meet you."

"Lana" Lana says taking Gideon hand "Nice to meet you, and you are" Lana asked the other boy who refused to look away from the old tattered book.

"Jason"Jason says Flipping the page carefully "Gideon, I would rely like to know how your father attained this copy of the Dead Sea Scrolls" Jason says a bit confused as he examined the page before turning it again. "I was led to believe that they were located in Jerusalem."

"Dead see scrolls??" Lana asks a bit confused looking to Gideon to explain "Um nice stick" Lana says noticing his cain.

"Thank you. It's an Irish Shillellagh, traditionally used to beat back leprechauns, and protect old people on their travels. I use it because, up until a few months ago, I was bedridden. It's pretty difficult to learn how to walk."

"As for the scrolls, I don't know." Gideon shrugged. "Maybe it was added to the library by some ancestors of ours. Maybe he bought them. He is pretty rich." He shrugged.

"Oh well I'm glad to hear your doing better." Lana says sitting down in a chair across from the boys, she glances at the scroll but notices its written in an old ancient text she did not understand. "So were stuck here together. My parents said their be other kids arriving soon, eventually. You got anything fun to do around here besides looking at old books?"

"There's a games room upstairs." He said with a smile. "Fitted with an arcade and holiday snacks."

"Game room" Lana says with a sigh realizing she was older than both boys "Sounds like fun, lead the way."

Jason looked up as the other two started leaving the library, he would rather stay here and continue looking over the scrolls. He quickly placed the book into its case and fallowed the other two towards the game room.

Jekyll residence

" Darren Darren it time to go were late!"

" What kid" Jason couldn't believe his uncle, he was so lazy he had slept thru the whole day " Where are we going?"

"To the Christmas party."

" Why didn't you say so lets go." Darren got out of bed and changed. While he was doing this Jason went to his room and stuffed his backpack with food , his stomach did't agree with rich people food, while he was getting food from his mini-frige he saw his potion," Just in case." and he put it in the bag.

The three teens walked through the castle conversing "So since your rich and all do you do anything extraordinary?" Lana asked Gideon "You know like fencing or playing the piano?" Lana's ears Perked up as she heard a soft Clanking coming from the front door "More arrivals?" she asked

"Sounds like it." Gideon said, moving to the front hall.

"I don't really do much. Sometimes dad will take me to see his archeological digs, but I can't be very active because I'm only just learning how to walk. I excpect you guys have more exciting lives than I do. The way dad explained it, aren't all of your parents rich?"

When they reached the front hall, their parents were already there. "Ah, welcome." Tom Cassidy said, gesturing the newcomers in.

Jason walked inside the castle and took a look around " This place is huge."

" Yes it is it was built in..."

" Ireland 1845."

" Yes and the architect..."

" Died when it was finished by slipping on the stairs."

" Yes now go!!!."

" Alright gees." He went over to the other kids and went to the game room with them.

While in the game room Gideon asked Jason. " How do know so much about my house?"

" I googled it on the way here I thought it would be funny."

" It was."

" Thanks man i'm Jason."

" Gideon." " Nice to meet you."

((Cooldownnow looks i don't wants to be hard on ya, but you cant be controlling people characters like that. its okay that you took the cast to the game room but you can not talk for people, other wise them being here is pointless, i understand what you were trying to do and enjoyed your humor but remember you need to ask someone before you take control of their characters actions. and can you be sure to to label who is talking, other wise this can get very confusing.))

Lana looked over at 14 year old boy he had short brown that curled at its tips, and was wearing a old worn green backpack "So we have two Jason's this is going to get confusing" Lana says as she plops herself down on a couch "Jason before you got here we were discussing our places in society" Lana says returning back to the prevues subject. "Gideon here thinks we are all distinguish as him, actually before my father started working for yours, we were middle class. Dangling middle class actually my greatest adventures took place at the mall were i spent most of my time window shopping and scarfing down chimichangas, how about you two" she asks both Jason's.

"I would say as a child i was above middle class" Jason "M" says taking a seat next to Lana "I always got what i wanted when i was little, but i never rely asked for much, i was happy riding my red bicycle" Jason paused for a moment mauling something around in his head as if it didn't make sense then nodded, and then seemed to shrug the thought away "I wonder if anyone else well be joining us?"

"My parent weren't that rich and were kinda low middle class but since I moved in with my uncle iv'e been in high class with him working on this company and all." Replied Jason Jekyll " And I'm also kind of curious if anyone else is coming. Do you Know Gideon?"

( This is my last post for a while sorry)

"I think my dad said there was one more girl" Lana says hopefully, she wasn't having that much fun with the boys, Infact she was bored out of her mind, she kinda wanted to talk and she would love to talk to her best friend Jessica but her father had confiscated her phone. She gave out a weak sigh didn't know if it was because she was a girl and was making the boys to nervous to talk, or they were just this quite, thats when her mind kicked into overdrive. "I have a plan" she declared.

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