Disclaimer: I don't own any of the x-men except Pepper Rose aka Flamable.
The mutant I made up. This is the beginning.
It was a late night deep inside New York City, where the cars drive, where people roam and work, also a good place for entertainment. Yes it is well known for the city without sleep but some children had curfews there. In one of the apartments lived a mother and daughter and here's how it begins.
Pepper Rose or Pep as her nickname was staying up late again surfing the net for some stuff to keep her awake. It was quarter to 1 way past her bedtime, which was supposed to be at 9:00 sharp but she never followed it when her mom was out late at work.
"This is so boring." The nine-year old complained with wide looking eyes. "Moms right I should sleep early even though I don't go to school."
Pepper never went to school her whole life, only her mother home schooled her in the mornings but from early afternoon to late at night she works. Pepper wasn't like ordinary kids with ordinary parents. Her mom was so strict that she wasn't allowed to set foot out of this apartment ever since, for her protection. It was boring all day, except home school and TV. But every Saturdays or when her mom had days off. She'd teach her martial arts or self- defense. The lessons her mom taught her were very advanced for her age. And she was pretty good at it and mastered every session they had. It took hours of practice and learning it.
Pepper had odd features too. She had bloody red hair and bright red eyes that seemed to make her look fiery and confident. But deep down she was sweet and friendly. She was American like her father and part European from her mother (who was also American). Yes this was the life of the nine-year old.
The energetic and restless girl disconnected and turned off the computer and fixed the place as though it wasn't touched at all. She went to the bathroom to change to her pj's. A yellow spaghetti strap shirt and white shorts she wore every night. It made her comfortable all the time. Her bright red fiery eyes stared at the mirror while she combed her wavy red hair until it was nice and smooth. She then went to bed and said her prayers then went to sleep. "I bet it would be a long day, tomorrow." she forced herself to sleep.
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3:00 am.
Pep kept twisting and turning the whole night. She felt so sick and hot at the same time. "3:00 in the morning!" she got up and stared at her alarm clock. She felt her neck and face burning like hell. "It must be another fever but I never had one this hot before!" She didn't want to wake her mom who was sleeping soundly in the next room. She went to the bathroom and got the thermometer gun for the ear. "Lets see, they say 37 degrees is the normal body temp, I bet I got." She pressed the device, looked at it and dropped it with terror. "No way! 43 degrees! Its impossible!" The only sound you could hear were her frightened heart beats. She checked it several times and stopped at 56 degrees. She got hotter and hotter every second. "Ok this must be some kind of mistake or the darn thing is broken!" she yelled with a temper. She threw the gun at the wall and just before it touched it, the whole thing, explode to flames, then countless embers.
Pepper ran into her room and sat in a corner hugging her knees. "Please make this a dream! Please! I don't wanna die!" warm tears fell down
her cute face and she didn't notice that her bed was on fire! Pep tried not to panick and was about to get a bucket of water when her whole body felt so weak she couldn't get up but only knelt pulling her smooth hair. Her whole body turned super red like the color of a squeezed tomato, sweat dripped down her hot face.
Her mom ran into her room. Her face was pale and eyes had tears.
"Pepper." her lips trembled. "I should have told you this earlier.
"What!" Pepper screamed with pain.
"That, that your, you're a." She backed away from her.
"Mom don't leave me like this!" Pepper cried with flames growing in her fiery red eyes. The room suddenly burst flames everywhere.
"That you're a.a.!"
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"Whoa zat movie rocks man!" Kurt cheered.
"I like totally agree with Kurt!" Kitty joined.
"I dunno, The Two Towers was kinda heay.." Scott yawned.
"Scott you fell asleep five times even though you drank three cups of coffee." Jean teased.
"Oh I did? No way I saw everything!" Scott fibbed.
"A hate dat movie. The only part a like was the battle of helms deep! And a hope that midgit Frodo dies." Rogue said folding her arms.
"Oh c'mon Rogue. At least it's like better than the fellowship. I can't wait for the third. I love Legolas!
"Right on Kitty! It's such a shame. I wish I never read the books. Now everything's spoiled." Kurt said.
"Those aren't my type of movies though." Scott replied. How bout you Jean? Did you like it? Jean!" Jean had her hands on her head and was concentrating on something.
"Something doesn't feel right." She answered.
"What!" they all said confused.
"Oh my gosh a building is on fire!" Just then fire engines, police cars and ambulances went past them on their way to the situation. They saw smoke coming from downtown.
"Quick guys lets check it out!" Scott ordered as they got into his car and drove to the scene.
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It was a disaster. The whole building was burning. People were panicking, reporters were everywhere questioning, doctors carried victims to the ambulances, the police were pushing away the crowd.
"Whoa what happened here?" Rogue asked.
"I so hope they put the fire out! Am like gonna burn!"
"Don't worry, the fire fighters will put it out watch." They turned on the hosses and hope that flames were extinguished but it got worse and exploded into bigger flames! The crowd started panicking again.
"Ok so I was wrong ha?" Scott said shocked. Out of nowhere a squad of soldiers came out of jeeps. On their uniforms were the letters "AWE".
"Stand back everyone!" said one of them. "This isn't ordinary fire its radioactive!"
"Radioactive!" the mutants yelled.
"That's right kids! Get out of the way if you don't want to die! We can handle this ourselves.
"Sheesh, like what's their problem!" Kitty snobbed.
"Hey where's Kurt? Has anyone seen him?" Rogue asked.
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Kurt on the other side had felt so bad about what had happened. He watched the doctors treat the patients. Most of them had just fainted from the smoke but some were badly hurt and burned. The sight was so terrifying for him that he wanted to teleport to a safe place. He wished he never heard of it but even better, he wished it never happened. He was about to leave when he heard the yells of a woman.
"Please, please sir my daughter is still up there! Don't leave her there please!" screamed Pepper's mother with tears dripping down her burnt face.
"I'm sorry ma'am but the fire is too strong for us to rescue her now, and there is no remaining hope that she'll survive." Said one of the firemen. After hearing this, Kurt's heart sank.
"Vat zu you mean you cant get a little girl out of zat building! You people are helpless! Your' wasting your time on a kid! Don't you care! Man vat's wrong vith you fifol! I'd risk my life than let her die!" He interrupted the conversation. Pepper's mom was rejoiced to here such a comment.
"Young man, will you save her can you!" Kurt blushed and gulped.
'What was I saying!' he thought. 'Damn zis is stupid! I'll end up killing
myself for zis!' But he couldn't refuse after looking into the mothers'
innocent face. He put his courage together "Fine I'll zu zis!" 'Bamf!' And all was left was smoke and shocked faces.
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"I can't find Kurt you guys!"
"I wonder where he went? He was just right beside us a few seconds ago.
"Maybe he went back home?"
"Its hopeless, he's gone!"
"Are you looking for a young man?" a voice behind them asked. It was Pepper's mom. She was lying on one of the foldable beds.
"Did he have a German accent?" Kitty was the first to respond.
"Yes he did! Right now he's inside the building looking for my daughter."
"Oh my god! He's.he's inside the building!"
"But how can the elf get in there or maybe he." Rogue tried to finish her sentence.
"He teleported. I saw him. Are you mutants like him too?" They were just silent and dared not to say a word. Thanks to Kurt the whole world might know about them.
"Why yes ma'am we are. But don't be alarmed! We wont hurt you." Jean stammered.
"Thanks for being honest. It's about my daughter."
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He had teleported himself inside the burning building. Flaming wood and smoke was in his way. He kneeled down and gasped for breath then he continued his way by crawling.
"Oh shoot! I should've asked what floor she was in!" But he was lucky to hear the screams of a girl
"Mom! Where are you! Lemme out please!" came a terrifying voice that made the ceiling blow up bringing burning splinters, hitting Kurt but he managed to dodge them!
"Whoa zis is serious! Where are you!"
"Who's there!"
"Your mother told me you were still in here so I've come to rescue you!"
"Why should I trust you!"
"Because this is worth life and death! Please ver are you?" Pep kept quiet. She had never met someone else in her life (well save for her mom). Kurt saw her leaning against the wall away from the flames. Her bloody red hair was bloodier red than ever and her eyes look so fierce that it blended with the flames.
"Go away!" The floor suddenly exploded and Kurt fell. But he appeared right in front of her this time. He quickly grabbed her and teleported back outside.
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Pepper opened her eyes and found herself outside at the back of an ambulance. And there was no sign of her rescuer. She heard a familiar voice and ran to see it was her mom. "Mom!" she ran to hug her but her mother was to weak to hug her back.
"Pepper I'm so glad your alive!"
"I love mom!"
"Its ok everything's gonna be ok. (I hope)" she said in her mind. Somewhere on top of a building, a mysterious figure was aiming his gun at them but to be exact, at Pepper. "What happened, I remember you were trying to tell me something."
"Pepper listen, I want you to know this. Ever since you were born."
"What?" He was ready and sure it wouldn't be a miss.
"Sigh it's a long story, but now that your old enough to know. I've been wanting to tell you that you're a.
"BANG!"
"Damnit! I missed!" he then fled when everyone was trying to look for the direction the bullet came from. Pepper was the only one who got to see his dark figure before he left.
"A what! A what! No! Mom! Don't leave me please!" All of a sudden the buildings and automobiles were on fire!
The AWE saw the whole thing and pointed their guns at Pepper!
"Its EX77!" One of them yelled. They cornered her to a wall. "1, 2, 3
Shoot!" But all their weapons blew up to ashes. They stared at the girl with fire burning in her eyes. Anger arose from her and she started beating the soldiers one by one. She knew when to dodge and strike on them. It was her first time to use her martial arts on someone and her kicks and punches never missed and knocked out most of them. Everything in her way burned and exploded. Every soul ran for their lives from the dangerous mutant. A video camera was recording the whole thing live, but it ended up being blown up. The scene was stopped when Pepper's head started hurting. She fell on her
knees and tried endure the pain.
"Don't worry Pepper, everything will be fine. I promise. A voice said in
her head. She calmed down a bit and became unconscious.
So how was it? Next chap will be coming soon. Thanks and please review.
It was a late night deep inside New York City, where the cars drive, where people roam and work, also a good place for entertainment. Yes it is well known for the city without sleep but some children had curfews there. In one of the apartments lived a mother and daughter and here's how it begins.
Pepper Rose or Pep as her nickname was staying up late again surfing the net for some stuff to keep her awake. It was quarter to 1 way past her bedtime, which was supposed to be at 9:00 sharp but she never followed it when her mom was out late at work.
"This is so boring." The nine-year old complained with wide looking eyes. "Moms right I should sleep early even though I don't go to school."
Pepper never went to school her whole life, only her mother home schooled her in the mornings but from early afternoon to late at night she works. Pepper wasn't like ordinary kids with ordinary parents. Her mom was so strict that she wasn't allowed to set foot out of this apartment ever since, for her protection. It was boring all day, except home school and TV. But every Saturdays or when her mom had days off. She'd teach her martial arts or self- defense. The lessons her mom taught her were very advanced for her age. And she was pretty good at it and mastered every session they had. It took hours of practice and learning it.
Pepper had odd features too. She had bloody red hair and bright red eyes that seemed to make her look fiery and confident. But deep down she was sweet and friendly. She was American like her father and part European from her mother (who was also American). Yes this was the life of the nine-year old.
The energetic and restless girl disconnected and turned off the computer and fixed the place as though it wasn't touched at all. She went to the bathroom to change to her pj's. A yellow spaghetti strap shirt and white shorts she wore every night. It made her comfortable all the time. Her bright red fiery eyes stared at the mirror while she combed her wavy red hair until it was nice and smooth. She then went to bed and said her prayers then went to sleep. "I bet it would be a long day, tomorrow." she forced herself to sleep.
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3:00 am.
Pep kept twisting and turning the whole night. She felt so sick and hot at the same time. "3:00 in the morning!" she got up and stared at her alarm clock. She felt her neck and face burning like hell. "It must be another fever but I never had one this hot before!" She didn't want to wake her mom who was sleeping soundly in the next room. She went to the bathroom and got the thermometer gun for the ear. "Lets see, they say 37 degrees is the normal body temp, I bet I got." She pressed the device, looked at it and dropped it with terror. "No way! 43 degrees! Its impossible!" The only sound you could hear were her frightened heart beats. She checked it several times and stopped at 56 degrees. She got hotter and hotter every second. "Ok this must be some kind of mistake or the darn thing is broken!" she yelled with a temper. She threw the gun at the wall and just before it touched it, the whole thing, explode to flames, then countless embers.
Pepper ran into her room and sat in a corner hugging her knees. "Please make this a dream! Please! I don't wanna die!" warm tears fell down
her cute face and she didn't notice that her bed was on fire! Pep tried not to panick and was about to get a bucket of water when her whole body felt so weak she couldn't get up but only knelt pulling her smooth hair. Her whole body turned super red like the color of a squeezed tomato, sweat dripped down her hot face.
Her mom ran into her room. Her face was pale and eyes had tears.
"Pepper." her lips trembled. "I should have told you this earlier.
"What!" Pepper screamed with pain.
"That, that your, you're a." She backed away from her.
"Mom don't leave me like this!" Pepper cried with flames growing in her fiery red eyes. The room suddenly burst flames everywhere.
"That you're a.a.!"
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"Whoa zat movie rocks man!" Kurt cheered.
"I like totally agree with Kurt!" Kitty joined.
"I dunno, The Two Towers was kinda heay.." Scott yawned.
"Scott you fell asleep five times even though you drank three cups of coffee." Jean teased.
"Oh I did? No way I saw everything!" Scott fibbed.
"A hate dat movie. The only part a like was the battle of helms deep! And a hope that midgit Frodo dies." Rogue said folding her arms.
"Oh c'mon Rogue. At least it's like better than the fellowship. I can't wait for the third. I love Legolas!
"Right on Kitty! It's such a shame. I wish I never read the books. Now everything's spoiled." Kurt said.
"Those aren't my type of movies though." Scott replied. How bout you Jean? Did you like it? Jean!" Jean had her hands on her head and was concentrating on something.
"Something doesn't feel right." She answered.
"What!" they all said confused.
"Oh my gosh a building is on fire!" Just then fire engines, police cars and ambulances went past them on their way to the situation. They saw smoke coming from downtown.
"Quick guys lets check it out!" Scott ordered as they got into his car and drove to the scene.
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It was a disaster. The whole building was burning. People were panicking, reporters were everywhere questioning, doctors carried victims to the ambulances, the police were pushing away the crowd.
"Whoa what happened here?" Rogue asked.
"I so hope they put the fire out! Am like gonna burn!"
"Don't worry, the fire fighters will put it out watch." They turned on the hosses and hope that flames were extinguished but it got worse and exploded into bigger flames! The crowd started panicking again.
"Ok so I was wrong ha?" Scott said shocked. Out of nowhere a squad of soldiers came out of jeeps. On their uniforms were the letters "AWE".
"Stand back everyone!" said one of them. "This isn't ordinary fire its radioactive!"
"Radioactive!" the mutants yelled.
"That's right kids! Get out of the way if you don't want to die! We can handle this ourselves.
"Sheesh, like what's their problem!" Kitty snobbed.
"Hey where's Kurt? Has anyone seen him?" Rogue asked.
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Kurt on the other side had felt so bad about what had happened. He watched the doctors treat the patients. Most of them had just fainted from the smoke but some were badly hurt and burned. The sight was so terrifying for him that he wanted to teleport to a safe place. He wished he never heard of it but even better, he wished it never happened. He was about to leave when he heard the yells of a woman.
"Please, please sir my daughter is still up there! Don't leave her there please!" screamed Pepper's mother with tears dripping down her burnt face.
"I'm sorry ma'am but the fire is too strong for us to rescue her now, and there is no remaining hope that she'll survive." Said one of the firemen. After hearing this, Kurt's heart sank.
"Vat zu you mean you cant get a little girl out of zat building! You people are helpless! Your' wasting your time on a kid! Don't you care! Man vat's wrong vith you fifol! I'd risk my life than let her die!" He interrupted the conversation. Pepper's mom was rejoiced to here such a comment.
"Young man, will you save her can you!" Kurt blushed and gulped.
'What was I saying!' he thought. 'Damn zis is stupid! I'll end up killing
myself for zis!' But he couldn't refuse after looking into the mothers'
innocent face. He put his courage together "Fine I'll zu zis!" 'Bamf!' And all was left was smoke and shocked faces.
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"I can't find Kurt you guys!"
"I wonder where he went? He was just right beside us a few seconds ago.
"Maybe he went back home?"
"Its hopeless, he's gone!"
"Are you looking for a young man?" a voice behind them asked. It was Pepper's mom. She was lying on one of the foldable beds.
"Did he have a German accent?" Kitty was the first to respond.
"Yes he did! Right now he's inside the building looking for my daughter."
"Oh my god! He's.he's inside the building!"
"But how can the elf get in there or maybe he." Rogue tried to finish her sentence.
"He teleported. I saw him. Are you mutants like him too?" They were just silent and dared not to say a word. Thanks to Kurt the whole world might know about them.
"Why yes ma'am we are. But don't be alarmed! We wont hurt you." Jean stammered.
"Thanks for being honest. It's about my daughter."
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He had teleported himself inside the burning building. Flaming wood and smoke was in his way. He kneeled down and gasped for breath then he continued his way by crawling.
"Oh shoot! I should've asked what floor she was in!" But he was lucky to hear the screams of a girl
"Mom! Where are you! Lemme out please!" came a terrifying voice that made the ceiling blow up bringing burning splinters, hitting Kurt but he managed to dodge them!
"Whoa zis is serious! Where are you!"
"Who's there!"
"Your mother told me you were still in here so I've come to rescue you!"
"Why should I trust you!"
"Because this is worth life and death! Please ver are you?" Pep kept quiet. She had never met someone else in her life (well save for her mom). Kurt saw her leaning against the wall away from the flames. Her bloody red hair was bloodier red than ever and her eyes look so fierce that it blended with the flames.
"Go away!" The floor suddenly exploded and Kurt fell. But he appeared right in front of her this time. He quickly grabbed her and teleported back outside.
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Pepper opened her eyes and found herself outside at the back of an ambulance. And there was no sign of her rescuer. She heard a familiar voice and ran to see it was her mom. "Mom!" she ran to hug her but her mother was to weak to hug her back.
"Pepper I'm so glad your alive!"
"I love mom!"
"Its ok everything's gonna be ok. (I hope)" she said in her mind. Somewhere on top of a building, a mysterious figure was aiming his gun at them but to be exact, at Pepper. "What happened, I remember you were trying to tell me something."
"Pepper listen, I want you to know this. Ever since you were born."
"What?" He was ready and sure it wouldn't be a miss.
"Sigh it's a long story, but now that your old enough to know. I've been wanting to tell you that you're a.
"BANG!"
"Damnit! I missed!" he then fled when everyone was trying to look for the direction the bullet came from. Pepper was the only one who got to see his dark figure before he left.
"A what! A what! No! Mom! Don't leave me please!" All of a sudden the buildings and automobiles were on fire!
The AWE saw the whole thing and pointed their guns at Pepper!
"Its EX77!" One of them yelled. They cornered her to a wall. "1, 2, 3
Shoot!" But all their weapons blew up to ashes. They stared at the girl with fire burning in her eyes. Anger arose from her and she started beating the soldiers one by one. She knew when to dodge and strike on them. It was her first time to use her martial arts on someone and her kicks and punches never missed and knocked out most of them. Everything in her way burned and exploded. Every soul ran for their lives from the dangerous mutant. A video camera was recording the whole thing live, but it ended up being blown up. The scene was stopped when Pepper's head started hurting. She fell on her
knees and tried endure the pain.
"Don't worry Pepper, everything will be fine. I promise. A voice said in
her head. She calmed down a bit and became unconscious.
So how was it? Next chap will be coming soon. Thanks and please review.