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YOU'RE INSANE, MEN DO NOT HAVE BABIES

Richard White sighed as he looked out of the window of the huge mansion, that was home and a school to children with special gifts, mutants gifts to be more precise. He was staying in the mansion owned my professor Charles Xavier.

I suppose you would be wondering why Richard White, reporter for the Daily Planet, and nephew to Perry White, was standing looking out of the window of a mansion, that was the school and home to mutants? Simple, a matter of fact being, that Richard White was the twin brother of Scott Summers, AKA Cyclops, leader of the X-Men.

And of course considering Richard had come into his own mutant powers. He was a late bloomer, as Charles had referred to him. But better late then never at all, he had also said, to the confused reporter.

Richard had been stressed after Lois had revealed Jason was not his son, that he was the son of Superman. How the hell could he, a mere mortal, or now in any case, a mere mutant, how could he compete with the man of steel, the worlds number one saviour and super hero? How he could he Richard White ever compare with an alien?

It did not matter that he Richard White was telepathic, he could hear people's thoughts and some day with the right amount of practice and care, could control a persons mind and make them do whatever he desired or even kill them with a mere thought. Nor the fact he was also empathic, he could feel and sense other peoples emotions. And finally but by no means least, he had the ability of telekinesis, the ability to move things with ones mind.

It was enough, in his inexperienced state, to give him migraines from hell. He was unaccustomed to the pressure and strain on his mind. Charles assured him that within time he would learn to adapt and the headaches would lessen until they ceased altogether.

In truth Lois hadn't up and said out a loud that Jason was not his son, but Superman's. He had accidentally heard her, right at the moment is telepathy had begun to quickly fully manifest it self. His empathic and telekinesis didn't reveal themselves until a month later, when he had been at the mansion.

Charles had sensed another telepath and had also sensed his distress, all the way from New York. He had sent Cyclops and Rogue, to come and collect him and bring him to the mansion.

To say Scott and Richard had been more then a little surprised to see each other again, having not seen each other or had any form of contact with each other, ever since their parents had been killed in the plane accident, would have been a serious understatement to say the least.

Richard had not been on the plane with the rest of his family. He had stayed behind with their uncle Perry, seeing as he had a bad case of the flu and had wanted to stay behind. Perry was their mother's older brother, her maiden name having been White, before she had married their father.

Perry had insisted that he Richard, kept the name White as a memory to his mother. And of course not forgetting to mention Perry White hadn't been a huge fan of their father in particular.

Richard turned when he heard someone enter the room. He turned to see his twin brother and their younger brother Alex. Richard asked "So how did it go at the medical lab with Doctor McCoy?"

Scott replied "It would seem since Hank has been able to fix the damage caused to my brain during the plane crash, my true mutation has now fully manifest it self. Plus I also now have full control over my optic blasts."

Richard turned and smiled slightly as he noticed his twin was no longer wearing the ever present visor or glasses he had seen him with constantly ever since they had been reunited. Richard and Scott now realised they truly looked identical now, now that Scott no longer had his visor or his glasses, that enabled everyone to tell him and Richard a part.

Richard asked "So what new powers have you discovered then?" Scott smiled and replied "Well, now I've discovered my hands can also gain heat, hot enough to burn through steel, but not led. They are powered by the suns solar energy just like my optic blasts are."

He added "Also I've discovered I now have impenetrable skin. Not even Hank had been able to draw blood from me, until I managed to temporarily switch off my mutation."

Richard sighed and replied dryly "Well at least your mutation no longer gives you migraines that feel like your brain his about to have a major melt down. It's alright for some isn't it?"

Alex winced sympathetically and said "Ouch, you mean your mutation is still giving you hell?" Richard snorted and replied "Alex, my mutation will continue to be a complete and utter pain in the arse until I learn to control my powers and create mental shields to protect my self and others around me."

Scott winced and commented "Yeah I know exactly what you mean, when Jean had been alive and had first really started to come into her powers, she had no mental shielding to protect her self and others around her. She kept picking up on others thoughts and emotions. She was telepathic and empathic just like you. But she didn't have telekinesis like you do."

Richard pinched the bridge of his nose and commented "Tell me about it. I could have gone on living without knowing Jubilee and most of the older girls in the mansion have been wondering what the three of us look like naked in the shower. Or even better yet, the boys wondering whether Ororo is naturally white as she appears, and if so, are her pubic hairs between her legs also white?"

He added, when Scott and Alex burst out laughing. "I also could have gone living on more then quite happily if I hadn't sensed the lust rolling off Kitty pride and Rogue, in waves, whenever you enter a room. Or every single female and even a few males, lusting over the sight of Superman on the front cover of one of the nations leading magazine, displaying a poll on who is the most sexiest superhero, Superman or Batman."

Alex suddenly stopped laughing and said "Hold on a sec, did you just say Rogue and Kitty are lusting after one of us?" Richard smirked and replied "Indeed, Rogue and Kitty have got their lustful gazes upon our dear brother Scott."

He added at Scott's look of embarrassment and horror "Although Kitty's feelings towards you are pure lust and infatuation, I believe Rogue is a different matter altogether. I could sense she truly is attracted to you and genuinely does like you, cares for you and respect you for you, and not just because your attractive or the leader of the X-Men. She is attracted to Scott Summers, the man who was once behind the visor and glasses, and not the cool and invincible leader."

Richard and Alex could clearly see Scott was stunned. Scott shook his head and commented in wonder "I must admit, Rogue has always acted and been way beyond her years. She is so young, but has endured so much for someone so young, so much she should have never had to experience. Most adults don't endure such things in an entire lifetime."

Alex asked "But how do you feel about Rogue, especially since she has learned to control her mutation and has also earned other mutations of her own as well? Plus she is also training with you and the others, to become a member of the X-Men as well as becoming a teacher here at the mansion."

Scott sighed and looked out of the window and said "I always felt like I had something in common with her. We both have deadly mutations, mutations we had no control over until recently. She could suck the life out of everyone she touched without meaning to."

He concluded "And me, well, my optic blasts are capable of punching a hole thought a mountain or a canyon Imagine the damage I could cause, especially back when I had no control without the aid of glasses or a visor?"

Richard sighed yet again and said with a hint of fear lacing his tone of voice "You know what really terrifies me, the fact as soon as my powers fully mature and I have learned full and complete control, I will be capable of killing someone with a mere thought and little effort. Shit you guys that scares me shitless."

He trembled slightly "Hank discovered I was a class four mutant like the professor. It is not something I wanted nor did I ask for it. I don't like nor do I feel comfortable with the knowledge that within time and with practice that I could crush someone's windpipe or give them an aneurism or permanent brain damage, and this is without having to even touch them physically. If I'm capable of that with just my mind alone, then I'm not sure I want my mutation to fully mature at all."

Richard growled "Damn it. I never asked for any of this, nor did I want it either. I was happy being a reporter for the Daily Planet. I was engaged to Lois Lane. And then there was Jason, a sweet little boy who I love more then living life it self. And I had to go and find out that for the past five years I have been living a lie. That Jason is not my son, but the son of the man of steel, Superman."

Scott sighed and said as he placed a sympathetic hand on his twins shoulder "Tell me Richard, would you have rather found out in the way you did. Or would you have preferred to have made such a discovery, when the little boy who you thought to be your biological son, started shooting lasers out of his eyes, or started flying or developed super hearing, strength, ice breath and the impenetrable skin?"

Richard replied "I don't honestly think Lois had any intention what so ever of telling me. If I hadn't heard her thinking it by accident, then I would still be believing I was the father of a child that is part human and part alien, instead of part human and part mutant."

Alex asked him "What are you going to do about your life and job in Metropolis?" Richard replied "Charles, he wants me to remain here until I have full control or have at least learned how to create shields to protect my self and others around me. He has already informed Uncle Perry, who has assured me my job, will be waiting when ever I'm ready to return. He understands and agrees that I should not return until I can control my mutation."

Scott added "Oh well, you can always teach here at the mansion. We could ask Charles if we could set up a course for students that have already graduated and who want to take a more advanced lesson in English and perhaps in journalism. Plus there will be a place on the X-Men team as soon as you have completed you training and are able to fight and defend your self."

Richard nodded and replied "Yes, I guess I could live with that."