I don't own any X-Men Evolution characters! So there! This fic takes place in my Ronin Toad/Parallel Lives/Misfit Chronicles universe. The events take place about three or four months after those events. This is a very strange romance/adventure fic that came into my head. It concerns a very unusual couple never before conceived. Of course this is me here so be prepared for a shock. Or two or three. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Electric Dreams
Chapter One: Longing
Arcade tossed and turned in his bed, unable to sleep. Even though his body was exhausted his mind felt like it was still wide-awake. He couldn't stop thinking about her.
It had been simple enough to send messages to her secretly though e-mail. This online romance had been taking place for over a month now, ever since he found out a way to connect to the Institute's computer without being detected. He hated not being able to see her openly, but it was the only way.
Ever since he met her, Arcade had been drawn to her beauty, her intelligence, and her power. And he felt connected to her. He knew what it was like to be alone. To be taken for granted.
Fury raged inside his heart. To them she was nothing more than a tool. A weapon to be used for their convenience. Those damn X-Men didn't appreciate her. How could they? They only saw the outside. That façade that they believed was the real her. Mindless fools.
But he loved her. He loved her enough to plan the ultimate way they could be together forever. It had taken him months but now he had finally found a way. She would finally be touched and loved. No longer alone. He would see that she would never be alone again.
Arcade closed his eyes and whispered to his love, even though he knew she was not there. But he had to say it. He had to proclaim his love even if there was no one there to hear him. Just by saying it, it would make their union an inevitability.
"I love you Cerebro…"