A family of three sat down for dinner one night. The father had no interest in his dinner for the moment, his mind only thinking about the future of his family and how his decision will change its destiny. As he lifted his fork to eat a slice of his food, time seemed to have come to a slow halt. In a bright flash mother and father disappeared, leaving the son alone, frozen in time.
A few hundred miles away from that house, in a mansion stood four people discussing heated on some important matter. Time seemed to have come to a slow halt too for them. The four disappeared in a burst of white light leaving behind an empty room.
A few years down the line. A family of four sat down to eat their dinner. The mother talking animatedly with the son with a smile while the father talked in the same manner with the daughter. Siblings laughed, shared a glance before switching talking partners. Before they could dig in to their dinner, time came to a slow halt and with a burst of light the four vanished.
The same happened to a house with two members in it. The husband sat glumly while the wife looked depressed at her food. The husband was taken away by the light. The wife was frozen in time, staring at the food.
In an underground facility situated in an abandoned warehouse, three people were discussing their next step to help their kind. Around them were more people, some were tending to their wounds while others had an angry expression on their face. Time slowed to a halt around them and the three people talking with one another were taken away.
In an alley, a girl with purple hair and green eyes were running away. She was doing something with her hands while being chased by men. Suddenly a burst of light and she disappeared. The men behind her frozen in time, suspended in mid step.
A crash and a whole team fell from the ceiling into the middle of the room. They all made a similar sound, that of a groan.
"Get off me!" the blonde teen shouted pushing off her brother.
"Brother. You are crushing my ribs" another man said with a cough.
"Ah sorry!" the man got up and help both him and the woman beside him up.
"Where are we?" the stern looking man asked as he got to his feet. The rest of those who were still on the ground followed him up.
"Welcome all to my little movie theater kind of place" a deep voice echoed through the room. Those gathered looked around to find the source before they were forced to close their eyes because of a sudden burst of bright light.
When the light faded, a man stood at the center of the room. He wore a white suit and white pants. His crimson eyes looked at them all as a smile formed over his lips. But what really caught their attention were the wings on his back.
"Enough of staring" he coughed and the rest looked away from the wings. "The reason why you are all here, which Im sure you're all wondering is because I summoned you here"
He raised a hand as the stern looking man opened his mouth. "This place is a room outside time and space, a creation of my own. As to how I brought you here, with my powers of course. None of your powers will work here as one of the laws of this place is no violence. So any weapon you might have had have been taken away. The reason why I have brought you here is to show you your future"
"Why? Why us? And why do we need to watch the future" the girl with the purple hair asked.
The winged man smiled at her. "It's because you lot take a bunch of shitty decisions and now the future is in shambles. So you watch. You learn. You fix" he said.
None of them said anything, processing the words the man just said.
"Now let's introduce ourselves and take a seat to see what happens to you guys" the stepped back.
"My name is Otto Strucker and this is my wife Ellen Strucker" the old fashioned couple introduced themselves.
The other family man looked at the couple in shock. No wonder they looked familiar to him. He shook his head and got out of his trance and turned to the group. "Reed Strucker. These are my wife Caitlin Strucker and children Andy and Lauren" he introduced them.
Otto and Ellen looked at their future son, daughter in law and grandchildren in shock. But it wasn't a bad one. They were happy that reed had settled down.
"Jace Turner. I'm an agent at Sentinal Sevices" the bald dark skinned man introduced himself.
"Marcos Diaz. And this is John Proudstar and Lorna Dane. We're mutants from the underground" the possible leader of the trio said.
Agent Turner's hands automatically went to his waist. But then he remembered the laws. And also that he had left it back at his place. He let his hand drop but his eyes were narrowed at them.
"Clarice Ferguson" the girl with the purple hair nodded.
"I'm Charles Xavier and these are my friends Erik Lehnsherr, Raven Wagner and Hank McCoy" Charles said.
"Professor X!?" John exclaimed.
"I beg your pardon?" Charles looked at him in confusion.
"Nothing" Marcos said quickly and pulled John away. "I think they are from before the X-men" he whispered to John who frowned.
Charles, Raven and Hank looked at the duo. Eric though was looking at the girl Lorna. There was something about her he couldn't quite put his fingers on.
"Now then" the man clapped and seats appeared behind them and a screen fell from the roof. "Take a seat and it shall begin!" he grinned and disappeared in a flash of white light.
The group sat down on the chairs. The Struckers sat together, Ellen talking to her grandchildren while Otto looked at Reed in confusion. Reed sat stiffly beside his wife, stealing glances at his father from time to time.
The mutants sat on the other side of those seats. The trio sat beside each other, keeping Lorna in between them. Erik sat beside Marcos and after him were Charles, Raven and Hank. On the other side of John sat Clarice.
Agent Turner sat on the seat which divided the two groups from one another.
The screen fizzled before it came to life, the lights in the room dimming.