X-Men: Code Omega
Thomas Stanley walked slowly to the front gate of the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters; his face was slightly wet with anxiety. Xavier Institute was truly a school for gifted youngsters, but exactly what kind of gifts was on Thomas' mind at the moment. He knew that his friends Jamie and Jennie also had strange powers like he did; though it was these powers that brought them to Xavier Institute he was still frightened about revealing his powers to other people, besides Jamie and Jennie of course. Jamie, Jennie, and he had been friends for their entire life, as their parents were also. It was also a stroke of luck that they all three turned out to be mutants, the question was, what kind of luck had brought these three such strange gifts. Surely it could not have been good luck as mutants had a reputation for being widely hated. I'm sure I'll find out in time, Thomas thought to himself as he entered the school gate. Awe was in Thomas' spirit as he laid his eyes upon the most beautiful Victorian house, nay, mansion he had every seen. It was enormous and quite stylish at the same time, he was going to like Xavier Institute, he was going to like it very much.
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Jamie Miller choked on exhaust as she jumped excitedly out of her parent's Lexus, her eyes scanned for any sign of her two best friends Jennie or Thomas, but to her dismay found nothing. The only upside to arriving separately from her friends was that the ordinary, subtle affection she showed her parents in front of friends could blossom in to a full out hug and a kiss on her cloth covered hand. She had to keep her image of a cold, uncaring, teenager alive in front of her friends, even though they knew it wasn't true. Jamie and her friends, who liked to call themselves Code Omega, had a running competition to see who could be the most unusual of the group and by all accounts Jamie was currently in first place. Not to say that Jamie was unconsciously weird, she just liked to freak people out, including her own friends at times. "Jamie quit day dreaming and give your mumsy a kissy wissy!" the demanding tone of her mother popped the little philosophical session. Jamie's mother had a knack for embarrassing her at every public place imaginable. "I wasn't day dreaming.and stop treating me like a two year old and besides you know I can't touch anyone except Jennie and Thomas," Jamie replied curtly, it wasn't the time for such mushy garbage. "Oh, now Jamie dear don't be like that to your mother," Jamie's father was the kind of dad who knew exactly what to say, "we are just so worried about you exposing your powers to other kids, I know Jennie and Thomas understand, but gathering mutants together is dangerous." Unfortunately her father had a point, one which was in her mind since she received the acceptance letter. "Don't worry Dad, Thomas, Jennie, and I can protect ourselves quite well as you already know." "Well mind your manners dear, and don't forget to wash behind your ears!" Her mother's words were lost on Jamie as she had no reason to wash behind her ears, and she had no desire to wash behind her ears, "I do hope this is a good thing for you child, good bye sweetheart and have fun!" "Yes, do try and have some fun, you don't get much of that around old Miller Manner," Jamie knew her father was quite proud of his wealth, but she hated it when he bragged, "Love you sweetie!" The sound of the car door shutting and then the car itself speeding away sent a rush of relief through her body. Not that she didn't enjoy her parents company; she just liked it when she wasn't tied down. Approaching the school, Jamie couldn't help feeling a sense of isolation; it was time to find Jennie and Thomas.
* * * * * It was only midmorning when Jennie Duran arrived at Xavier Institute; she was planning on making an entrance just to prove her mastery of her various mutant abilities. Although she had discovered them all it was only a matter of time until they were at her disposal. Jennie took pride in being the first person in Code Omega to discover her power, and then came Jamie and finally Thomas, who incidentally had two completely different powers. That discussion has come and past, though, Jennie thought. It was time that she introduced herself to this school and this Professor Charles Xavier once and for all. Jennie's hands began to glow slightly as she built up concentration for the ensuing show she was going to put on. She stepped up to the school gate and grabbed hold with a firm grip. The bars began to glow red, the energy Jennie was putting into them would have its effect soon. Not to be disappointed the bars slowly at first, then almost instantaneously began to melt, dripping red hot metal on the ground. The sound of frantic running and screaming could be heard a split- second after the bars finally collapsed. Out of the jumbled screaming Jennie could her two voices, familiar voices coming her way, vocalizing their disapproval quite loudly. "Ruby! What are you doing?! You're gonna get into big trouble for this!" Thomas loved to call Jennie by her nickname, "why can't you ever just act normal??" "Aww calm down Proteus it's not the end of the world." Jennie's confidence was one of the few things that outweighed her ego. "Well, I think we better get out of her before someone finds out what happened," Jamie could always diffuse a tense situation. "That's not a good idea kid," a gruff voice said quietly, "I think you three better come with me."
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To Be Continued.
Thomas Stanley walked slowly to the front gate of the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters; his face was slightly wet with anxiety. Xavier Institute was truly a school for gifted youngsters, but exactly what kind of gifts was on Thomas' mind at the moment. He knew that his friends Jamie and Jennie also had strange powers like he did; though it was these powers that brought them to Xavier Institute he was still frightened about revealing his powers to other people, besides Jamie and Jennie of course. Jamie, Jennie, and he had been friends for their entire life, as their parents were also. It was also a stroke of luck that they all three turned out to be mutants, the question was, what kind of luck had brought these three such strange gifts. Surely it could not have been good luck as mutants had a reputation for being widely hated. I'm sure I'll find out in time, Thomas thought to himself as he entered the school gate. Awe was in Thomas' spirit as he laid his eyes upon the most beautiful Victorian house, nay, mansion he had every seen. It was enormous and quite stylish at the same time, he was going to like Xavier Institute, he was going to like it very much.
* * * * *
Jamie Miller choked on exhaust as she jumped excitedly out of her parent's Lexus, her eyes scanned for any sign of her two best friends Jennie or Thomas, but to her dismay found nothing. The only upside to arriving separately from her friends was that the ordinary, subtle affection she showed her parents in front of friends could blossom in to a full out hug and a kiss on her cloth covered hand. She had to keep her image of a cold, uncaring, teenager alive in front of her friends, even though they knew it wasn't true. Jamie and her friends, who liked to call themselves Code Omega, had a running competition to see who could be the most unusual of the group and by all accounts Jamie was currently in first place. Not to say that Jamie was unconsciously weird, she just liked to freak people out, including her own friends at times. "Jamie quit day dreaming and give your mumsy a kissy wissy!" the demanding tone of her mother popped the little philosophical session. Jamie's mother had a knack for embarrassing her at every public place imaginable. "I wasn't day dreaming.and stop treating me like a two year old and besides you know I can't touch anyone except Jennie and Thomas," Jamie replied curtly, it wasn't the time for such mushy garbage. "Oh, now Jamie dear don't be like that to your mother," Jamie's father was the kind of dad who knew exactly what to say, "we are just so worried about you exposing your powers to other kids, I know Jennie and Thomas understand, but gathering mutants together is dangerous." Unfortunately her father had a point, one which was in her mind since she received the acceptance letter. "Don't worry Dad, Thomas, Jennie, and I can protect ourselves quite well as you already know." "Well mind your manners dear, and don't forget to wash behind your ears!" Her mother's words were lost on Jamie as she had no reason to wash behind her ears, and she had no desire to wash behind her ears, "I do hope this is a good thing for you child, good bye sweetheart and have fun!" "Yes, do try and have some fun, you don't get much of that around old Miller Manner," Jamie knew her father was quite proud of his wealth, but she hated it when he bragged, "Love you sweetie!" The sound of the car door shutting and then the car itself speeding away sent a rush of relief through her body. Not that she didn't enjoy her parents company; she just liked it when she wasn't tied down. Approaching the school, Jamie couldn't help feeling a sense of isolation; it was time to find Jennie and Thomas.
* * * * * It was only midmorning when Jennie Duran arrived at Xavier Institute; she was planning on making an entrance just to prove her mastery of her various mutant abilities. Although she had discovered them all it was only a matter of time until they were at her disposal. Jennie took pride in being the first person in Code Omega to discover her power, and then came Jamie and finally Thomas, who incidentally had two completely different powers. That discussion has come and past, though, Jennie thought. It was time that she introduced herself to this school and this Professor Charles Xavier once and for all. Jennie's hands began to glow slightly as she built up concentration for the ensuing show she was going to put on. She stepped up to the school gate and grabbed hold with a firm grip. The bars began to glow red, the energy Jennie was putting into them would have its effect soon. Not to be disappointed the bars slowly at first, then almost instantaneously began to melt, dripping red hot metal on the ground. The sound of frantic running and screaming could be heard a split- second after the bars finally collapsed. Out of the jumbled screaming Jennie could her two voices, familiar voices coming her way, vocalizing their disapproval quite loudly. "Ruby! What are you doing?! You're gonna get into big trouble for this!" Thomas loved to call Jennie by her nickname, "why can't you ever just act normal??" "Aww calm down Proteus it's not the end of the world." Jennie's confidence was one of the few things that outweighed her ego. "Well, I think we better get out of her before someone finds out what happened," Jamie could always diffuse a tense situation. "That's not a good idea kid," a gruff voice said quietly, "I think you three better come with me."
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To Be Continued.