What, If
by Lacrimula Falsa
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the X-Men universe. Written because inspiration struck, not to make profit.
Summary: In another universe... (Drabble, AU.)
A/N: For (spoiler-y) warnings please scroll down to the end. I put it there just to be on the safe side. Really, it's nothing.
We all know how the story goes, don't we?
A little boy lost his mother to the cruelty of a madman. A blue girl, and a boy who read thoughts that granted her shelter. A boat sunk by invisible force, and a man dragging another out of the water.
But what if, in that fateful hour, arms had reached out and been rejected? What if the light shone by a saviour had not been enough to illuminate the darkness of a lifetime given to revenge?
"You'll drown. You have to let go."
What if the answer had been
"No."
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Warning!: Implied character death.