Opposites Attract
by: bl33ding p03t
Disclaimer: The original Xmen are copyright to Stan Lee (Logan, Jean, etc) the new ones belong to Bryan Singer (I think), the only people that belong to me are Aeris McCoy, her folks, and that's it.
Summary: I was born with one mutant power: the ability to control, become, and create water. My father was a scientist so he gave me another mutant ability: the ability to become a flame ball. Some parents. My life was hell, even up to the point where I was enrolled (or kidnapped) in Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. That's where Pyro, Magneto, and Mystique came in. Will I be smart and stay in the school or go with Pyro and the others?
Author's Note: This is my first X2: X-men United story. It's about two or three months after the movie. Please r&r...//flashbacks//
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Opposites Attract...
Westchester, New York. Why would I be here? I'm standing in front of the mansion that my folks sent me too, not knowing whether to run or to enter. The black gates are shut and I know I have to press a button for them to open.
I'm here because of my parents, my father, Paul McCoy, is one of New York's finest scientists is responsible. My mother passed away almost two months ago from an outburst from me.
You see, I'm not normal. I've never been normal having a scientist as a father. I was born with the ability to control, create and become water. I discovered my powers when I was on the verge of drowning when I ordered the pool water to separate, like Moses and the Israelites, running from the Pharaoh.
My father was power hungry and thought I was the perfect specimen for something he was trying to figure out. He did something to me, I'm not entirely sure of what, but it made me have two powers at once: Water and Fire.
I look inside the gates, making sure I am not touching them, watching the other mutants, who did not have a father who made you twice as dangerous and weird. I cannot create or manipulate fire, but instead I become a flaming torch. Most people have the ability with fire but it is unnatural for a mutant to have both water and fire, opposites.
I turn my back on the mansion, not thinking clearly. No thoughts run through my head when I hear voices behind me. I turn quickly and I feel the heat of the fire. I am becoming a fire ball. The fire does not torch, nor does it destroy my clothes or skin. My hair becomes a burst of fire atop my head and I stare at three students, two male and one female.
Calming myself down, the heat from the flames die down as the three get closer. I'm on the verge of panicking. I tell myself to calm down but nothing happens. Everything starts to go hey wire. There are springs located near the entrance and water begins to gush out. I tell the water to get back in the well and it does.
I sigh as they are in touching range. Great, Aeris, just great, I tell myself.
"You must be Aeris McCoy," One of the males says to me, politely.
I nod, not thinking. His brown eyes meet my steel blue eyes. He has such beautiful brown eyes, like a bar of chocolate that you just want to eat.
"I'm John Allerdyce, or Pyro," He says, extending his hand through the metal gates.
I take his hand and he grips to mine hard. We shake briefly and the other two introduce themselves. Right now, I don't care about them. John's image is intoxicating to me and I now fear that he will not leave my brain until the day I die.
"I'm Bobby Drake, or Iceman and this is my girlfriend, Rogue," Bobby says. I'm not listening and I hope he doesn't notice. It would be very rude. "Are you coming in?"
I finally blink and stare at Bobby's unusually pale face. How could anyone like him? I shrug, not really knowing what I would do. Pyro, I presume, opened the gates and began to carry my stuff in. What was he thinking? Yes, I loved his help but I did not want him to carry my things.
I have no choice but to follow. Bobby and the one named Rogue are at each of my sides, making me very uncomfortable, but I do not utter a word.
"Professor X says you are a mutant with two kinds of powers," Bobby says, cheerfully.
I nod, unconvincingly. He obviously had a talk with the professor after my father arranged for this. My father could not handle my abilities any longer so he sent me here, a school for the 'gifted'.
"What can you do?" Rogue asks, "I can take the abilities from other mutants."
I made a mental note not to touch or be near Rogue. One touch from her could probably kill me. Not good.
"Uhm," I am at a loss for words for the first time in my life. "I can create, control and become water." I pause. Should I tell them that if I'm frightened, excited, or nervous, I turn into a human torch?
I stop and say, "And become a human fire ball." Pyro stops and stares at me, studying me.
I hate it when I have eyes on me. I extend my hand out so that it is right in front of me and in front of Pyro and I shut my eyes. I concentrate at taking some of the water inside of my body out of it. To do this requires high concentration and lots of water. I drink nothing but water and that is why I can do this.
The water exits through little pores in my right hand and begins to collect, forming a perfect sphere. I do not hear their gasps as they watch me but I can tell that they are amazed. Its getting bigger now, the sphere, and I will need to stop before I destroy myself. The water ball is about two inches in diameter and I will it to go to Pyro, splashing his face.
He drops my bags, laughing. I have a feeling he had never seen this done before and I'm glad it amazes him. I go to take a step but stumble, the power that it took for me to do that was tiring.
"Wow," Bobby and Rogue say at once. They are speechless. Everyone who saw it is, well, except for the teachers who watched from above.
Pyro is cleaning his face up when I advance towards him. I grab my bags and head towards the direction where I think Professor Xavier is. I know of his telepathy abilities and I have found a way to not be a target of his powerful trick.
Bobby and Rogue are now at Pyro's side, laughing at him. I glance back at them and I see that John Allerdyce's brown eyes are locked on to me, like a target. I stick out my tongue and I move my steel blue eyes towards the fountain right of them. I could get John again but I decide not to. There will be other chances for me to get him.
I turn my slender body forward and enter the mansion. I am weary at first. I am not sure I want to do this but it has to be done.
I stop as I enter, watching mutants that range from young children to full grown adults. I was in awe, total and complete awe. I saw many things which I cannot explain. I am stopped from advancing by a man, who reminds me of a rabid wolverine.
"Are you Aeris McCoy?" He asks. I nod, scared. "The professor would like to speak with you kid."
Kid. He called me kid. I am not a kid, nor will I be called a kid. Balling my fists, it takes every ounce of me not to turn into a flame and burn him. Instead, I pick up my bags contently and follow him.
This was going to be one hell of a life.
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Please Review!!
by: bl33ding p03t
Disclaimer: The original Xmen are copyright to Stan Lee (Logan, Jean, etc) the new ones belong to Bryan Singer (I think), the only people that belong to me are Aeris McCoy, her folks, and that's it.
Summary: I was born with one mutant power: the ability to control, become, and create water. My father was a scientist so he gave me another mutant ability: the ability to become a flame ball. Some parents. My life was hell, even up to the point where I was enrolled (or kidnapped) in Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. That's where Pyro, Magneto, and Mystique came in. Will I be smart and stay in the school or go with Pyro and the others?
Author's Note: This is my first X2: X-men United story. It's about two or three months after the movie. Please r&r...//flashbacks//
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Opposites Attract...
Westchester, New York. Why would I be here? I'm standing in front of the mansion that my folks sent me too, not knowing whether to run or to enter. The black gates are shut and I know I have to press a button for them to open.
I'm here because of my parents, my father, Paul McCoy, is one of New York's finest scientists is responsible. My mother passed away almost two months ago from an outburst from me.
You see, I'm not normal. I've never been normal having a scientist as a father. I was born with the ability to control, create and become water. I discovered my powers when I was on the verge of drowning when I ordered the pool water to separate, like Moses and the Israelites, running from the Pharaoh.
My father was power hungry and thought I was the perfect specimen for something he was trying to figure out. He did something to me, I'm not entirely sure of what, but it made me have two powers at once: Water and Fire.
I look inside the gates, making sure I am not touching them, watching the other mutants, who did not have a father who made you twice as dangerous and weird. I cannot create or manipulate fire, but instead I become a flaming torch. Most people have the ability with fire but it is unnatural for a mutant to have both water and fire, opposites.
I turn my back on the mansion, not thinking clearly. No thoughts run through my head when I hear voices behind me. I turn quickly and I feel the heat of the fire. I am becoming a fire ball. The fire does not torch, nor does it destroy my clothes or skin. My hair becomes a burst of fire atop my head and I stare at three students, two male and one female.
Calming myself down, the heat from the flames die down as the three get closer. I'm on the verge of panicking. I tell myself to calm down but nothing happens. Everything starts to go hey wire. There are springs located near the entrance and water begins to gush out. I tell the water to get back in the well and it does.
I sigh as they are in touching range. Great, Aeris, just great, I tell myself.
"You must be Aeris McCoy," One of the males says to me, politely.
I nod, not thinking. His brown eyes meet my steel blue eyes. He has such beautiful brown eyes, like a bar of chocolate that you just want to eat.
"I'm John Allerdyce, or Pyro," He says, extending his hand through the metal gates.
I take his hand and he grips to mine hard. We shake briefly and the other two introduce themselves. Right now, I don't care about them. John's image is intoxicating to me and I now fear that he will not leave my brain until the day I die.
"I'm Bobby Drake, or Iceman and this is my girlfriend, Rogue," Bobby says. I'm not listening and I hope he doesn't notice. It would be very rude. "Are you coming in?"
I finally blink and stare at Bobby's unusually pale face. How could anyone like him? I shrug, not really knowing what I would do. Pyro, I presume, opened the gates and began to carry my stuff in. What was he thinking? Yes, I loved his help but I did not want him to carry my things.
I have no choice but to follow. Bobby and the one named Rogue are at each of my sides, making me very uncomfortable, but I do not utter a word.
"Professor X says you are a mutant with two kinds of powers," Bobby says, cheerfully.
I nod, unconvincingly. He obviously had a talk with the professor after my father arranged for this. My father could not handle my abilities any longer so he sent me here, a school for the 'gifted'.
"What can you do?" Rogue asks, "I can take the abilities from other mutants."
I made a mental note not to touch or be near Rogue. One touch from her could probably kill me. Not good.
"Uhm," I am at a loss for words for the first time in my life. "I can create, control and become water." I pause. Should I tell them that if I'm frightened, excited, or nervous, I turn into a human torch?
I stop and say, "And become a human fire ball." Pyro stops and stares at me, studying me.
I hate it when I have eyes on me. I extend my hand out so that it is right in front of me and in front of Pyro and I shut my eyes. I concentrate at taking some of the water inside of my body out of it. To do this requires high concentration and lots of water. I drink nothing but water and that is why I can do this.
The water exits through little pores in my right hand and begins to collect, forming a perfect sphere. I do not hear their gasps as they watch me but I can tell that they are amazed. Its getting bigger now, the sphere, and I will need to stop before I destroy myself. The water ball is about two inches in diameter and I will it to go to Pyro, splashing his face.
He drops my bags, laughing. I have a feeling he had never seen this done before and I'm glad it amazes him. I go to take a step but stumble, the power that it took for me to do that was tiring.
"Wow," Bobby and Rogue say at once. They are speechless. Everyone who saw it is, well, except for the teachers who watched from above.
Pyro is cleaning his face up when I advance towards him. I grab my bags and head towards the direction where I think Professor Xavier is. I know of his telepathy abilities and I have found a way to not be a target of his powerful trick.
Bobby and Rogue are now at Pyro's side, laughing at him. I glance back at them and I see that John Allerdyce's brown eyes are locked on to me, like a target. I stick out my tongue and I move my steel blue eyes towards the fountain right of them. I could get John again but I decide not to. There will be other chances for me to get him.
I turn my slender body forward and enter the mansion. I am weary at first. I am not sure I want to do this but it has to be done.
I stop as I enter, watching mutants that range from young children to full grown adults. I was in awe, total and complete awe. I saw many things which I cannot explain. I am stopped from advancing by a man, who reminds me of a rabid wolverine.
"Are you Aeris McCoy?" He asks. I nod, scared. "The professor would like to speak with you kid."
Kid. He called me kid. I am not a kid, nor will I be called a kid. Balling my fists, it takes every ounce of me not to turn into a flame and burn him. Instead, I pick up my bags contently and follow him.
This was going to be one hell of a life.
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Please Review!!