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Note: The Marvel comics do not exist in this universe.

Prologue

"I live," the voice whispered, "You live. We do not belong here but these gifts I bequeath you; a heart of iron and a will of steel and the knowledge of your blood, your life changes this very day for the best."

Andrew's eyes shot open and he got out of bed, he looked confused as he looked outside and saw that it was a stormy ugly day.

As he walked out the wind brushed his face and rain poured down, he drew the coat around himself and was trying to hide from the wind.

Jonathon walked next to him and said, "Hi Andrew, I heard that some teacher from out east is coming here, he wants to see our best and I guess he means Willow or Oz."

Andrew nodded, he didn't know who those people were and, right now, he didn't care.

Jonathon kept babbling on and Andrew frowned as he heard the whisper, "I feel, I think. You and I are one now, forever."

Andrew looked up and he was surprised to see that they were at the school already and he frowned as he walked to his locker when Jonathon shrugged.

He was beginning his first year of high school and Andrew hated it, the last year Tucker had some mean people pick on him and he turned his rage on his baby brother.

Andrew looked up and saw Principal Snyder who said, "Please go to your classroom Mr. Wells."

The voice whispered, "Your fate changes; you will travel far from this place and so shall you be forgotten by those that live here."

As he got to his classroom Snyder walked in and said, "This is Professor McManus of Excelsior Academy and he is here to see our best and brightest, such as they are, so you will all be given these tests."

A cheerful man smiled and said, "We want to offer you all the chance to be the best you can be and the one we pick will have a full scholarship. We have high hopes for all of you."

Snyder rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah right, as if any of these mouth breathers are going to amount to anything, I'm looking at you Harris."

Andrew saw a dark haired boy look upset but he just looked back at the man who handed him the papers and Andrew blinked as he looked at the papers.

They made sense, the mathematical formulas made sense, his mom said that he was good at math and arts but today it was easy.

He turned the page and saw some scientific formulas and they made perfect sense, what was going on?

"Answer their questions," the voice whispered, "And change your fate. Bound no longer, bound no longer."

Andrew shrugged and he answered the pages of questions and finished the test and he saw a few others finishing.

He got dismissed and he promptly forgot about the tests because he thought they weren't important to him.

Two weeks later Andrew was walking home, it was a good few weeks of beautiful weather and he and Jonathon played every day and also no weird voices.

As he walked home Tucker ran up to him and asked, "Andrew, did you cheat on those tests?"

"What tests?" Andrew asked confused, "Oh, those prep school test?"

"Yeah, you didn't even try," Tucker said, "But dad is pissed and there is this guy here. C'mon, it's after dark Andrew, you know you can't be out after dark."

They ran to the Wells home and Andrew saw his father glare at him, he looked nervously at the man because his father was big and Andrew wasn't so big.

His father suddenly smacked him hard and growled, "You cheated somehow."

Andrew looked upset but the man got up and said, "Mr. Wells, how could he have cheated? They didn't even know the tests were coming."

His mother whispered, "Owen, Andrew didn't cheat, we taught him better than that."

"You taught him," Owen said, "I didn't even want him, I'd have left him to the wolves."

"Then," the man said, "We will perform the test again in a single room upstairs, I have a copy of the test and he can write it here."

Owen nodded and spat out, "He better, then you'll see that he cheated."

He was placed in his parent's room and Owen walked down and growled, "You'll see, he won't get things right this time."

As Andrew looked at the paper he saw the answers and they were clear as day, he didn't think he cheated, did he? Umm, no he couldn't have cheated, he just knew the answers.

The man waited and saw Andrew come down half an hour later, the Professor smiled and said, "This shall not take a second." He looked over the test, he nodded and said, "This just confirms it: he passed the test perfectly, again."

Andrew stared in shock and said, "Umm, really?"

"Yes," Professor McManus said, "You've earned this, you will be attending Excelsior Academy as soon as possible."

Owen suddenly spat out, "No! That's enough, I'm not letting him go."

Andrew stared and thought, 'Why is dad so angry?'

The Professor frowned and said, "Why?"

"Because his brother deserves it," Owen said with an angry look, "And I am Andrew's legal guardian."

Andrew's mother smiled sadly and said, "Owen, you're not his legal guardian, remember when he got hurt five years ago? Sorry, he broke his arm and Owen was nowhere to be found. So Owen, who had been out with his friends at the time, said that if I cared so much for him then I should be his legal guardian so he signed the papers and everything and Andrew, I'm going to tell you to go with the professor tonight, please?"

The Professor saw the defeated look on Owen Wells's face and said, "Of course, come along Andrew we shall collect your belongings."

As the two of them left Owen looked at his wife and June said, "You wanted him gone, remember?"

"Not like this," Owen said, "Not being given a free ride. Tucker is our biological son, Andrew isn't."

"Whoa! Wait, what!?" Tucker said, "Andrew's adopted? Huh, I guess that's why he doesn't look like anyone else in the family, but why does it matter? He's a Wells and probably the first one ever to succeed at anything."

Owen looked at his wife and said, "You love Andrew?" She nodded and he said, "I will not pursue this if you disown him with me, he doesn't deserve our name."

"Bitch move dad," Tucker snarled, "Mom and Andrew are close, why would you make her do this?"

June Wells nodded and said, "That is alright but I will say goodbye to him."

Owen was incensed, they had literally found Andrew in the woods, a bawling little brat and, of course, June had fallen in love with him; she kissed him and cuddled him as he clung to her. He had allowed her to keep him but now he couldn't ignore Andrew's oddness, yeah the boy was gay he could've lived with that but he'd be damned before he let any child outshine his flesh and blood child, especially the boy.

June walked to Andrew and said, "You're going to be a good boy, okay? This letter will explain everything."

"Umm, okay mom," Andrew said as she hugged him and passed a few things in a bag to him and she looked at her husband who had a dark look on his face.

She looked at Tucker as Andrew left and she said, "Owen, you've been getting worse over the years, blaming us for your problems; if it wasn't me then it was Andrew or your cousins or brother."

Owen looked ill and June said, "Tucker, we're leaving your father tonight, I'll keep my promise to not see or talk to Andrew until he's a legal adult. Tucker and I will be living with your cousin."

"Fine," Owen said looking defeated, his life was crashing around him and it was all that little freak's fault, who said that he could be smarter than Tucker or himself but at least he thought he was well rid of that brat, let him find out how much of a loser he was on his own.

He walked out and saw a young man and older man walk by and Owen looked at them bleary eyed and said, "Tony?"

Tony Harris spat at him and said, "Xander, don't you ever become like him," and they walked off in disgust.

Two weeks later.

Andrew was walking through the gates of Excelsior Academy, he was still upset but Professor McManus was his legal caretaker now, he didn't know what he had did that was so wrong but he supposed he had to do what his mother wanted him to do.

The Professor walked with him and explained that there were a few other people that impressed them but he was in a league of his own.

That confused Andrew, he knew he had been kinda smart but he figured that it was above average but it started that day a few weeks ago.

He saw several well-dressed students and realized, to his surprise, that they were all male, he looked at the Professor and said, "Mr. McManus?"

"Ah yes, the girls who might have passed the test would've been sent to our sister academy in New York," the Professor said with a warm smile, "Now, ah, here's the student who will be showing you around Andrew."

The man was tall and good looking with piercing blue eyes and thick dark hair, the man took Andrew's hand and said, "Hello, I'm Bruce Wayne."

"Andrew," he said, "Umm, it's just Andrew."

"Just Andrew?" Bruce said with a smirk, "Why is that?"

"Umm," Andrew said, "Because apparently I was disowned for, umm, being smarter than my brother, I have no last name now, dad said I don't deserve it."

Bruce frowned and said, "Come with me."

As they walked Andrew listened intently and he learnt a lot by watching things, he saw a kid wearing a hat and his friend being picked on by a blonde man, Bruce frowned and said, "Those are juniors like you: Oliver Queen and Lex Luthor."

Andrew looked and wondered vaguely why were they doing that? Andrew looked at Bruce and said, "Umm, Mr. Wayne?"

"Yes Andrew," Bruce asked, "What is it?"

"Does this place have a good machine shop where I could work on machines or what have you?" Andrew asked, "I just want to know?"

"Ah, of course," Bruce said, "Over there on the third floor, though most students here study the arts."

"I like art," Andrew said, "But I'd like to work with machines."

Bruce nodded and continued the tour and as he they walked back to the office the Professor said, "Ah, Mr. Wayne, Andrew, we're almost finished now but I need to know Andrew, what do you want your last name to be?"

Andrew frowned, he could reinvent himself here and as he looked at the group he heard the voice whisper, "Bound are we now, son of Stark."

He looked up and said, "Stark…. I want to be known as Andrew Stark…"

TBC

Note: Bruce is at the Academy because he's rich and could afford to be there while on his travels.

What do you think the voice that Andrew keeps hearing is?

Andrew will be in a slash relationship, who should he be with: Bruce, Lex or Oliver?

Will Oliver try to bully Andrew like he did with Lex? How will Andrew respond to that?

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