Summary: A girl comes to the institute with a unique power. So unique, that she's the only mutant who has the ability! But the special honor is a true curse. What happened in this girl's past that left her shy, scared, and flinches whenever someone is near her?

I hope you like it, if not, I won't continue.

Disclaimer: I do not own X-Men Evo.

Chapter One

The girl sighed. 'Just remember', she thought, 'There's nothing to be frightened of. They won't hurt you.'

Her gray eyes shimmered with sadness, 'I hope not.'

"Miss Jacobson?" a soft voice asked from behind her.

Hope Jacobson found herself standing in front of the Xavier institute sometime after she called Professor Xavier, telling him to be expecting her.

Hope turned around, clutching her guitar case even tighter. She saw the professor looking up at her with a warm smile.

Hope nodded, "Yes", she said, barely above a whisper.

"It's a pleasure to meet you", Xavier said, holding out his hand.

Hope almost flinched from the quick movement he made. She quickly took the hand gently, and then let go in a blink of an eye.

Xavier let out a light cough before saying, "Ok, Miss Jacobson, if you'll please follow me, I will introduce you to our teammates."

Hope nodded and followed Xavier down the hall.

She tugged on her messy sandy hair as the entered an elevator. She tugged on her fingerless gloves.

Out of the corner of his eye, Xavier could tell she was very nervous and uncomfortable. From the tightly clutched black trench coat to her wobbly legs, it's hard not to notice.

After getting off the elevator and a very long five minutes, they made it to their destination.

They entered a metallic circular shaped room full of teenagers and two other adults chatting non-stop.

Their silence when Hope and Xavier entered the room was nerve-racking for Hope. Their stares upon her made her want to shrink down into a hole.

':Or you could just stop time:' (A/N: This is her conscience speaking. Don't be alarmed.)

'No', Hope argued, 'I don't want to use my powers. I don't want to!'

':Well, you're on their team now. I think you're supposed to use your powers:'

'No, he said only if it's important. They aren't going to use me! I won't let them be like my father!'

The little voice was silent after that.

"X-Men", Xavier's voice broke the silence, "I would like you to meet your new team member: Hope Jacobson."

"Hello, Hope", a boy her age said with ruby red glasses, stepping forward. "I'm Scott Summers." He held out a hand to her.

Hope unknowingly stepped back. She then noticed Scott's smile waver. She quickly took his hand and let go.

"Hope", Xavier said gently, causing her to look at him, "Scott Summers is the leader of the X-Men." And with that, he introduced everyone else.

Hope nodded, taking careful look of everyone's demeanor and memorizing his or her names.

"Like, what's your power?" A girl called out. Hope remembered her as Kitty aka Shadowcat.

Hope bit her lip. Xavier didn't need to think twice about the seventeen-year-old's uneasiness. "Hope's power", Xavier said, speaking up for the girl, "is controlling time. She can stop time right now and we won't even know it."

'Won't even know it', Hope thought bitterly

"Her power is so strong, that when she stops time, she can stop the oceans' waves from rippling, and walk on them."

Everyone stared at Hope in shock. Hope's eyes were shut tightly, not able to bare their expressions.

"She iz coming to school vith us, right?" a boy named Kurt asked, "I sure could use her power so I could study before a big test." He joked.

Hope looked at Xavier with wide eyes. He waved at her and said to Kurt, "I'm afraid she won't be joining you in school, Kurt. Hope has already finished her education and has a major in both music and science."

Everyone was silent except for a certain Goth, "Fahne", she said, her Southern accent ringing throughout the room; "She can help meh on my science homework then."

TBC!

How do you like it? If it's bad, just let me know and I won't continue it. It was just an idea floating in my mind.

Bye-Z!