Mutants: Evolution's Next Stage?
Article By: Rita Skeeter
Mutants. They've been around for years. But what is a mutant really? Some people believe a mutant is simply the next stage of humanity, just a new species desperately trying to make its home in the harsh, unforgiving world we call Earth.
Others believe mutants are just diseased humans, a perfectly healthy being that has a small flaw in their DNA chain.
And still others believe mutants are nothing more than cockroaches ready to be squashed under someone's foot, simple beings that shouldn't exist in this world or in any other.
The Great Mutant Debate began in 1962 when a group of mutants stopped nuclear war between America and Russia. The beach where the mutants were hiding was fired upon, only to have the missiles returned to open sea and nearly hitting the ships that sent them. After this occurrence, the world raged quietly with words, and sometimes actions; were mutants dangerous, or were they just people with no idea what was going on around the?.
Since the 60's several anti-mutant human groups and anti-human mutant groups have sprouted almost in every country, the largest two being the Purifiers, a group of 'humanity's saviors' who fight mutants on a daily basis, and the Brotherhood of Mutants, a group of spiteful mutants who wish to gain control of the world and show mutant supremacy over humans.
Also, there have been groups who take both sides, like the mysterious X-Men who've been reported in several major cities in North America and several other countries including Germany, Russia, England, France, and Canada. From speeches given by the X-Men, we can assume they mean humans no harm and are willing to fight against the Brotherhood to stop them from hurting humans.
But is this true? America's President Adam Frost is seemingly convinced so, claiming he has met with the X-Men's leader and that they've worked out an agreement not to harm each other. But others, like Senator Robert Kelly and the Purifier groups think otherwise, saying simply that they want to lull us into a false sense of security before taking us by surprise.
Governments are still speculating whether or not this is liable to harm National Security, but for now the question remains the same: "Can mutants be trusted?"
-Excerpt from 'Mutation: The Key to Our Evolution' by Jean Grey.
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Hermione read the article over and over, all the while gripping her issue of the 'Daily Prophet' so hard she almost ripped it apart.
"You alright, Hermione?" asked Ron as he ladled his plate full of sausage and eggs, greedily enjoying breakfast more than usual. Harry glanced up at her as she rubbed her eyes in tired frustration.
"No. It's just….. It's barbaric how humans treat these people! They were born a bit different; so what? ! They're treated like zoo animals, things you can stare at like a freak show! I mean, what would happen if humans found out about us? ! We'd be treated exactly the same way!" Hermione nearly shouted, causing several students from other house tables to glance over at her.
"H-Hermione, calm down! They're just mutants! It's not like they really matter!" said Ron, trying to calm her down.
Slap!
Now everyone in the Great Hall turned and stared as a large red hand-mark began forming on Ron's face as Hermione stood up, trembling with rage, before stalking out of the Great Hall with her eyes filled with tears.
The only one who didn't look shocked was Harry; he looked angrily at Ron before getting up and following Hermione out of the Great Hall, whispers following him as he left.
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A/N: *Dramatic music* Buhn buhn buh! ! ! ! Sorry HermioneXRon fans, you are about to be disappointed! WELCOME ALL TO THE NEWEST FANFICTION BY WINDS OF THE DESERT! ! ! This is my first official crossover, so be nice! My other one is a cross between X-Men and X-Men: The Movie, so that really doesn't count, but now, it's for real this time! WHOOHOO! ! ! ! ! BTW, if you want me to update this faster, leave a nice review or simply vote for this story on my profile poll. LATERS! ! !
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