Learning Curve 1.0
Dominic flicked his reptilean tongue in annoyance. Mr. Xavier was behind him, ecouragin him to try it.
"I want you to tighten the muscels in your fingers, Dominic." he instructed from his wheel-chair. Dominic spared a glare at the Professor, then a worried look at the rockwall before him. he popped his claws from his fingers.
"Now what?"
Charles closed his eyes, sending Dominic a vision of pounding his claws into the rock wall. Dominic shook it off and stared unconvinced at the wall. He blinked his yellow eyes at Xavier, who nodded, and sighed.
"Here goes nothing." he muttered.
Bringing one clawed hand back, he rammed the turqouise scaled hand into it. It stuck tight after a quick test. Slightly reassured, he followed suit with his other hand. It held fast. Dominic's confidence grew with every foot. Charles smiled broadly, watching his pupil lift himself off the ground hesitantly.
Dominic never felt so alive. Jamming another clawed hand upward he made the obvious mistake of looking down. Dominic hadn't realized he had gone at least thirty feet up, and with that one look, he gained 100 pounds.
"Oh sh-" he never finished the curse.
Instead, the sudden fright relaxed his muscles, his claws retracted. With it came the exhilirating feeling of free fall, then the hurt that always came after the fleeting feeling of flight.
Dominic's body gave a loud smack agains the pavement and Charles winced as he heard a hard coughing exhalation. He opened his yellow eyes after he caught the breath stolen from him.
"Perhaps next time we won't look down, now will we." Charles said, raising a brow. He didn't need to mind scan Dominic to know that a string of profanities were aimed at him. After a ten minute struggle to get back to his feet, he noticed the telekinetic Jean Grey behind the Professor.
'Good' he thought.
Spinning around, he slammed his long green tail into Xavier's wheelchair. The force sent Professor X careening into the sky. Jean caught him and put him back in the chair. Together they watched Dominic stalk away.
"Perhaps next time we'll be aware of bad tempers." Jean chuckled, raising a slim brow scoldingly at Xavier.