Surge
Chapter one: You're not in Kansas anymore
Strange things with electronics always seem to happen to Ryan, especially the Dallas game he went to where he was watching the jumbo-tron and it exploded. He went to sleep so peacefully, too bad he just couldn't stay that way. Sometimes you wake up and the world is just different. The noise of a circling helicopter is what made me open my eyes. A man was screaming over a megaphone, something about surrendering peacefully, a white blinding light pouring into my room. Like the sun had decided to shine at night and make it day. I glanced at my alarm clock: 4:10 am.
What I saw couldn't be happening; steady footsteps of hundreds of soldiers, marching down the road to my front lawn. Every little choice you make is un-seeable, the things you pick putting you back on for another spin on the wheel of fortune. That's what I know and what I believe, of course my ideals faltered when I woke up in a rubber room wearing these power reducing gloves or "gauntlets" as my guards call them.
"Hello… is anybody out there? Where am I, why are you keeping me here?" There came no answer, just silence and darkness.
"I don't rightly know but I know I have to stop thinking like this. So what's your name anyway, my name is Ryan"
But before he could answer me a man dressed in a slick black and gray suit stepped in, his face was worn for wear. His eyes were like cold steel running up and down my spine, especially as he stared at me with disdain while he paused to clean off his lenses.
"Listen up and listen good you freaks, I am Senator Vash Pedavich. I am the owner of the 'accommodations' that you shall now call home. You are as the public calls you 'mutants', but we all know you are freaks and monsters. Ladies and gentlemen I hope that you find the surrounding comforting because you won't be seeing the outside world ever again if I have my way," hatred burned in his ice cold eyes that could stare a man dead. He walked up the long staircase to the upper level, his feet echoing all the way up. I felt fear as he slowly closed the door the last of the light disappearing.
It was at this time a large boom awoke my as the wall to the cell exploded in, a group of teens walked through.
"Come with us if you want to be free". I was such a loser. There were those smart guys who everyone knew would get into a good college, and the guys who studied music or art. And me, the guy no one gave a damn about, the kid who was sure to fade away. I have a chance for a future and if I don't take it now I never would, at least twenty of my fellow inmates ran out with them towards a large jet. We escaped as a hail of gunfire was going on all around us, just as my feet touched the floor of the jet i was hit in the back, I blacked out as they dragged me onboard. The next thing I know I'm face to face with a fuzzy blue yeti and a ponytailed girl about my age looking over me.
"What the….. Who in the hell are you?" I sat up to quickly, the blood rushing to my head. I lay down again, trying to void the swimming in my skull as I looked over at the yeti again. The girl got freaked and passed through the wall.
"Let me try this again, who are you and where am I," I stood and watched as the yeti put on a lab coat and glasses.
"People call me Beast, I'm the doctor for the school and head of the science department," he seemed confident and cool headed as he walked over to his desk and rambled through a stack of papers.
"As to where you are, welcome to X-high. The top secret school for 'Gifted Children'," he sipped on a cup of tea using his feet and started writing with his hands. Ok I'll admit I was a bit freaked, but come on who wouldn't be, waking up with girl and a big blue ape in your face. Speaking of which the girl came back through the wall and not that I have prying eyes but I couldn't take mine off her. She was a knockout; wearing this white tee with a pink sweater on top and dark jeans. Hers eyes the deepest of shade of hazel, and her lips a shade of coral I have never seen before. My heart felt like it was going to stop.
"I-I'm Katherine but my friends call me kitty, umm welcome to X-high. The professor picked me to be your tour guide. So get up, get changed, and I'll be waiting outside". I swear I never moved so fast in my life, I sprinted to the bathroom the instant the door closed. There was a bag of clothes to choose from all different brands and styles but I went with my usual attire, namely a loose t-shirt, camo cargo shorts, and black converse. I stepped out of the bathroom and looked in the mirror, beast sat and whistled.
"Beast do you mind me asking a question?"
"Let me guess you want me to tell you whether she has a boyfriend or not, don't try to deny it I can read you, no pun intended, like an open book" as he set down his novel he took my shoulder in hand and pushed me towards the door.
"The answer is simple….. No! Now get out there" I stumbled into the hall, nearly tripping over my own feet. She stood there leaning against the wall, like some unknown goddess before me. I straightened up and smooth out my clothes trying to look my best. She had a smile with a questioning look on her face, like 'what took you so long'.
"Lead the way m'lady, but before we begin where are we exactly? We might as well start there," I started to say with a tone of importance. She turned to face me, her face white like a china doll. As her ponytail fell over her shoulder she did a quick turnaround.
"This is the underground. It is the home to the med ward, training room, and vehicle garage. It's also a great place to get lost if you're not careful, trust me it's happened to me on more than one occasion. But thanks to my 'gift' I always eventually find my way back upstairs," she giggled at her own joke as we reached the elevator.
"May I ask what exactly your power is? I couldn't really tell when I got scared waking up".
"I can become intangible, meaning I can pass through objects and help others pass through as well. I'm nothing special; you on the other hand have a very interesting gift, just too bad we weren't able to get those gloves off you yet"
"Yea but that still doesn't explain exactly what my gift is, I mean why am I wearing these?"
"Haven't you figured it out yet? You have a unique gift. You can control electricity and I'm guessing be able shoot it out of your hands like lightning," some of her hair fell onto her face as she excitedly explained this to me. All the uses, applications, and how powerful I probably was. I couldn't help myself but to fix her hair behind her ear. I instantly regretted it as she blushed and started walking faster.
"Sorry about that I really couldn't help myself. I have the innate need to fix peoples hair," I tried to explain while playing catch up. We came to what looked like the principal's office; she nudged me through the door.
"Ah Ryan, come on in and take a seat," I took a step forward and before I could think a chair swept my legs out from under me. The man sat behind his desk and grinned.
"Sorry to scare you like that but I've seen students new students are reluctant to come forward. Besides it's to fun messing with them, as you've probably guessed I have telekinesis and I can read minds too, welcome to my academy I'm Charles Xavier."
I sat there dumbfounded, words escaped my mouth and thoughts raced through my mind faster than I could actually think them to be honest. Could this guy really read my mind, I guess if I can blow up a jumbo-tron just by looking at it than anything is possible.