A loud bang jolted Chris from his sleep, causing him to sit up immediately in his bed. The gate clanging across the driveway drew his attention to the window, where he saw a younger guy standing there, yelling for someone to fight him. Obviously it was one of the local mutants, and likely a member of the Brotherhood. It was rather dumb of him to come here and just start yelling, but Animal was careful to approach him.
"It's not bright to call to the darkness for a fight," Animal's voice said quietly in the angry teen's head. As he spoke telepathically to the attacker, he crawled a little closer, hidden in the darkness as an inconspicuous raccoon.