<br/>... The windows of Xavier's mansion began to rattle. The skies outside had turned black and large snowflakes splattered against the window panes. Winds outside were whipping up the falling snow and what had been beautiful snowfall was growing into a blizzard.<br/><br/>If a mutant possessed an extraordinarily gifted ability to hear they might be able to detect the distant sounds of sleigh bells. Or was that just some breaking icicles?<br/><br/>Inside the mansion, Quicksilver had cleaned up the Great Room and tossed up a few decorations for good measure. No one was going to blame him for not having the holiday spirit. Off in the kitchen Jean was three glasses deep into the spiced rum.<br/><br/><br/>