Ah! An early Christmas morning at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Many students spend the holidays with family, so Emma and Sean decided to have a early Christmas for the students. The first up this morning are of course Artie and Leech, their excitement has been causing enough racket to be heard 'round the mansion.

Jubilee yawned as she entered the room. "Guys? You're already opening presents? Its...", her eyes slowly shifted to the grandfather clock next to the gigantic beautifully decorated tree Banshee and the others chopped down from the backyard. "5:30?!"

The two boys just giggled and showed their new toys to her. "Look! Its Boku from FireBall X! And Artie got the bad guy Sell!" Leech squeaked.

Jubilee feigned interest, "Oh? Who brought you those? Santa Claus?"

Leech shook his head, "Naw, they're from Ev'rett! He's the coolest! Look what else we got! We got... this robot dog... Pokámon Gray... and Rat Trap! Wanna help us set it up?"

Jubilee began scanning for tags with her name on them, "How 'bout later guys? When everyone else has opened their presents. Okay?"

"Cool!" He began attacking Artie's toy with his own, "Grr... I wont let you destroy the world Sell!"

":|" Artie put a mean look on his face and attacked him back.

Jubilee unwrapped her first present, a thin package that could have been a card if it weren't for its square shape. "Hmm... a CD-R with songs on it. Huh, these are some of the songs that are in my MP3 collection on my computer. I wonder how..." she picked up the discarded gift wrap "...Chamber got them? I think I'll pop it in the CD player here..."

She played the CD as the two boys crashed over the couch. Shortly after Monet walked in, her hair frizzled and her eyes squinted.

"Do you guys have ANY respect for the others living here? Between Jubilee shaking the walls with that high-bass stereo--"

Leech scrambled to his feet and ran over to Monet, "M! M! Wanna help us set up Rat Trap?"

Monet turned up her nose "No! I would have liked to sleep in on one of my only days off!"

Jubilee turned down the stereo, "Aw, M, its Christmas! Open up my gift!"

Monet sighed as she sat down and searched through the toys, "I hope this isn't another one of your tired toy snakes gags. I've become afraid of all the cylindrical items in the house and I utterly loathe Pringles."

"Could it be freudian?" Jubilee smirked .

Monet gave Jubilee a tired look. Jubilee laughed.

"Found it." Monet picked up an envelope and opened it. "Wow, a card you really went all out this time."

Jubilee looked over Monet's shoulder, "Huh? That's all? Look around and see if you dropped it."

M searched through the wrapping paper, "Dropped what? Don't tell me you actually got me something."

"A gift certificate to the mall. I figured you could just get what you wanted then."

"Oh my. Something of material value. I'm touched." M said in monotone. "Here it is. Thanks Jubilee."

Jubilee smiled, "Merry Christmas!"

Synch was the next to come in. "Hey guys! Wow, Christmas morning already! I cant wait to see all the loot!"

Artie and Leech ran up to Synch. "Ev'rett! Ev'rett! Help up set up Rat Trap, puh-leeze?"

Jubilee scolded them, "You guys! I told you to let everyone open presents first, and then we'll all play Rat Trap with you guys!"

"Okay, fine..." Leech said with disappointment.

":(" said Artie.

"Have fun trying to find your gifts," M warned. "There's a lot of gifts to sort through."

Synch sat down next to tree and started digging, "Oh, that's no big deal. I think its kind of cool, I mean I was an only child, so it was kind of boring just to wake up, open presents, and that was it. I think the Christmases we have here are cool because its like we're one big family... Ah! Found one!" He unwrapped the gift. "A CD-R, cool! It has a bunch of remixes of my favorite songs!"

"Hey, I got one of those too!" Jubilee exclaimed.

M held up another CD-R, "Um, hey guys?"

"Wow, Chamber must've just made one of those for everybody. Cool." Jubilee said as she hit the eject button. "Pop it in, Everett."

"You guys like them?" Chamber said as he walked in.

"Speak of the devil." Monet said as she finished unwrapping a gift. "Clothes. Hmm, Andercrombie & Finch. I guess they're nice in a conformist sort of way."

Jubilee finished opening one of her gifts. "OH DEAR GOD NO!"

Synch and Chamber stood up over her, "What's wrong?"

Jubilee glared at a giggling Monet. "It's a Toni Braxton CD Single... thaaanks M."

"Wow, looks like this big lugger's mine." Chamber picked up one of the bigger boxes and unwrapped it.

"It's a box! Wow! I wish I would have gotten one of those!" Synch said.

Jubilee laughed, M rolled her eyes, Chamber showed a semblance of a smile as he opened the box. "Oh wow! A new trenchcoat!"

"Cool! Who gave you that Jono?" Jubilee asked.

"Who else would be great enough to spend that kind of cash on me, eh? Paige!" Chamber explained.

Jubilee opened another one of her presents "Wow! [Fighting game she was playing in Gen X #5] 2! Mwahaha... hey Everett, something new to kick yer ass at!" she said as she stuck her tongue out at him.

Everett groaned.

Angelo plopped down in front of the tree abruptly. Jubilee jumped in surprise. "Geez, Angelo, you scared me!" she said as she hit his arm.

Angelo smiled. "So what's for me?"

Just then Husk walked in. "Hey, am I the last one in here or what?"

Synch looked around, "Looks like. Hey, you beat the adults."

"Alright! Halfway Arcade Classics Collection!" Angelo yelled.

"Ah see you opened your present, Jono. Ya like it?" Paige grabbed a present and climbed into his lap.

Chamber smirked, "Of course I do. It's wonderful. Thanks, luv."

"Oh, Ah'm so excited. Its just like at home. Hey, these are those Junco shoes I was looking at in the mall!"

Jubilee smirked, "I remembered."

Emma stood against the doorframe, sipping coffee. "Merry early Christmas, everyone."

"Merry early Christmas Miss Frost!" everyone yelled.

Angelo opened another one of his gifts. "A CD-R?"

"What'd you put on it, Jono?" Jubilee asked.

"It's actually a copy of his DMX CD I lost, heh." Chamber said.

Angelo's face got tight. "You did lose it! Aw, I guess no harm done..."

Paige whispered into Jonothan's ear, "Nice plan, he would've never forgiven you any other day."

Jonothan smiled.

Next to walk in was Mystique. She was drinking a cup of coffee as well. "Thanks for putting a pot on, Emma dear."

"No problem. I got you something." Emma pointed to a gift under the tree.

Mystique bent down to reach it. "I got you one too, here."

They both opened their presents simultaneously.

They both looked at each other, "A bra."

Banshee, standing behind them, laughed uproariously. "I couldn't have done it better myself." He turned away from them. "Hey kids!"

"Hey Mr. Cassidy." Paige said.

Chamber pulls something out from his pocket. "Hey gel, look."

"What is it?" She examined the small package. "Don't tell me..."

"Go on. Open it." Jono urged.

Paige unwrapped the present to reveal a jewelry case. "Oh Jono..."

"Hey, you think real CD's are cheap?"

Leech ran up to Jubilee, "Now?"

Jubilee smiled, "Okay, you guys have been really good. Who wants to play Rat Trap?!"