Authors Note (Stuff You Should Know)
This is set in a different Earth. Earth 742. There are only minor differences though. This Earth is sort of a cross between the movies and the comics, with the movies being set between X2 and X3. Other differences:
. Animals can become mutants. (Hey, if aliens can, why not?)
. The general population is unaware that mutants exist: however, news reports have been starting to come in, implying the existence of super humans.
. The government is aware that mutants exist, and are trying to exterminate them before the public becomes aware of these.
And now, the story:
Young Jonathon Smith led a fairly normal life until his twelfth birthday, in which he started experiencing severe headaches. These started getting out of control, and his parents took him to the doctor.
"Well, these headaches don't seem to be anything unusual," said Dr. Jones: "Just normal migraines. But I can't understand why you started suffering these all of a sudden. Is there anything else bothering you?"
"My tongue swelled up." Jonathon said. "Ouch, my head."
Not knowing what to do, the doctor prescribed allergy medicine and Aspirin. But Jonathon's migraines and tongue got no better.
One night, at dinner, Jonathon said "My head really hurts. Can I go lie down?"
"Sure." Mrs. Smith said.
Jonathon lay down on his bed. It was his worst migraine yet. He shut his eyes in pain.
When he opened them, he found himself on the living room floor. Unknown to him, he had phased through a wall for the first time. His headache was gone, so he went to finish dinner.
Over the next few days, Jonathon realized his ability to phase through walls. After secret practice, he seemed to have almost complete control over his new found ability. However, his parents hadn't reacted too well to the article in the paper about the man who melted his car, and subsequently decided to run away.
After packing some clothes, money, and toothbrush, he went to say goodbye to his two bearded dragons (a type of lizard)
"Well, I guess this is goodbye, you guys. Maybe someday I'll come back." Then he noticed one of the lizards completely coated in fire, burning the cage. The other lizard calmly put it out with a jet of water.
"Not you guy's too!" Jonathon said with surprise. He went to the garage, got a box, put some crickets, lettuce, the lizards, and mealworms inside, and was outside.
He had gone half a mile before he realized he was ten feet above the ground.
Authors Note: Jonathon has two more powers, besides phasing and flight. Can you guess what they are?