The Other Mutants
By Kin-chan Pandun
PROLOGUE
Professor Xavier was at Cerebro's screen staring at it in consternation. For some while now Cerebro had been receiving signatures from a little town dubbed Metier Wisconsin and he didn't understand it at all. He was most definitly puzzled by this. He would have sent one of the kids to check it out, or maybe even gone himself, except for the fact that these signatures were different. Cerebro might not have detected them at all except for the fact there were six of them grouped together. They were more like dormant Xgenes, but not quite. The heavy metal doors slid open easily behind him. He could tell it was Jean from the way her thoughts were ordered and what perspective they were from.
"Professor? Is something wrong? For a few months now you've been spending a lot of your time here and we were, well., we were starting to get worried"
"Oh, it's nothing really Jean, but I thank you for your concern. For the past couple of months, as you said you have noticed, I have been spending much of my time here. It is because of some interesting signatures Cerebro has been detecting. Actually, the only reason Cerebro can detect them at all is because they're all in the same place. It would almost appear that the genes might have been dormant or being suppressed somehow."
Jean looked at the screen. "Six of them Professor? Doesn't that seem a bit dangerous?"
"Well, it would be, but I believe that their Xgenes have not fully awakened yet. But, yes, you're right Jean. I would like you to take everyone over there and check it out. I'll arrange for you to spend your time with the middle schoolers there to tell them what to expect in high school as a cover."
"Good idea Professor. I'll go let the others know."
"Thank you Jean "he replied as she left the room to, once more, leave him alone with his thoughts.
When Jean entered the living room once more she was met with an abrupt silence. Scott pushed his seat away from the table and stood up. "So, what's the news?" Jean sat down in the reclining chair near the doorway to relax her mind.
"He's been picking up six new mutant signatures on Cerebro." That got some astonished looks from her teammates. "They're all in this town somewhere in Wisconsin and he's been picking them up for a couple of months now." There were variations of "What? Why didn't he tell us?" all around as Jean hastened to explain. "He says the signs are still remotely weak so he thinks the genes aren't fully developed yet.
"But still, six of them? This could mean trouble." Scott thought aloud.
"Yeah," Kurt amended. "They could have formed a gang or something!"
"He's going to send us all there in a few days to check it out," Jean continued. "We're going to be going supposedly as some sort of big brother, big sister sort of thing for various Jr.High classes there. You know, like what they're to expect in High School, stuff like that."
"Umm, what are we supposed to say?" asked Kitty.
"Yeah," Rogue picked up. "Sorry kid but you'll probably start getting powers sometime soon and you'll scare yourself half to death?"
"Well, I don't mind," said Evan coolly "I can take some new footage! So this actually might be a good thing!" he went on holding up his camera and swinging it round the group.
"Back off, Evan" from Rogue and "sorry to burst your bubble Evan, but I don't think there's much in Wisconsin besides cheese," From Scott.
"Hey, I don't think it's a bad idea," Kitty ventured. "It'll give us a break from schoolwork and we get to get away from That creepy Principal of ours for a while." There were nods of agreement and an uncomfortable neutral "ehhh" from Rogue.
"Then it's agreed, "Scott announced. "We're going."
By Kin-chan Pandun
PROLOGUE
Professor Xavier was at Cerebro's screen staring at it in consternation. For some while now Cerebro had been receiving signatures from a little town dubbed Metier Wisconsin and he didn't understand it at all. He was most definitly puzzled by this. He would have sent one of the kids to check it out, or maybe even gone himself, except for the fact that these signatures were different. Cerebro might not have detected them at all except for the fact there were six of them grouped together. They were more like dormant Xgenes, but not quite. The heavy metal doors slid open easily behind him. He could tell it was Jean from the way her thoughts were ordered and what perspective they were from.
"Professor? Is something wrong? For a few months now you've been spending a lot of your time here and we were, well., we were starting to get worried"
"Oh, it's nothing really Jean, but I thank you for your concern. For the past couple of months, as you said you have noticed, I have been spending much of my time here. It is because of some interesting signatures Cerebro has been detecting. Actually, the only reason Cerebro can detect them at all is because they're all in the same place. It would almost appear that the genes might have been dormant or being suppressed somehow."
Jean looked at the screen. "Six of them Professor? Doesn't that seem a bit dangerous?"
"Well, it would be, but I believe that their Xgenes have not fully awakened yet. But, yes, you're right Jean. I would like you to take everyone over there and check it out. I'll arrange for you to spend your time with the middle schoolers there to tell them what to expect in high school as a cover."
"Good idea Professor. I'll go let the others know."
"Thank you Jean "he replied as she left the room to, once more, leave him alone with his thoughts.
When Jean entered the living room once more she was met with an abrupt silence. Scott pushed his seat away from the table and stood up. "So, what's the news?" Jean sat down in the reclining chair near the doorway to relax her mind.
"He's been picking up six new mutant signatures on Cerebro." That got some astonished looks from her teammates. "They're all in this town somewhere in Wisconsin and he's been picking them up for a couple of months now." There were variations of "What? Why didn't he tell us?" all around as Jean hastened to explain. "He says the signs are still remotely weak so he thinks the genes aren't fully developed yet.
"But still, six of them? This could mean trouble." Scott thought aloud.
"Yeah," Kurt amended. "They could have formed a gang or something!"
"He's going to send us all there in a few days to check it out," Jean continued. "We're going to be going supposedly as some sort of big brother, big sister sort of thing for various Jr.High classes there. You know, like what they're to expect in High School, stuff like that."
"Umm, what are we supposed to say?" asked Kitty.
"Yeah," Rogue picked up. "Sorry kid but you'll probably start getting powers sometime soon and you'll scare yourself half to death?"
"Well, I don't mind," said Evan coolly "I can take some new footage! So this actually might be a good thing!" he went on holding up his camera and swinging it round the group.
"Back off, Evan" from Rogue and "sorry to burst your bubble Evan, but I don't think there's much in Wisconsin besides cheese," From Scott.
"Hey, I don't think it's a bad idea," Kitty ventured. "It'll give us a break from schoolwork and we get to get away from That creepy Principal of ours for a while." There were nods of agreement and an uncomfortable neutral "ehhh" from Rogue.
"Then it's agreed, "Scott announced. "We're going."