This is set after the first season. I don't know whether this is going to be a one-shot or an actual story at this point. I guess we'll all find out.

Thinking and telepathy
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Lorna looked out of her bedroom window in her father's metal palace, and stared out at the ocean lapping up at the sand. Now that her father was banished from Genosha with her brother, Pietro, her sister, Wanda, had taken over as leader. The people of Genosha loved her, as she was stern but still caring.

Throughout all of that, Wanda still continued to treat Lorna as if she was a helpless princess. Lorna only wished the cliche fairytale would occur, and her knight in shining armor would save her. That seemed unlikely in a world that thought only of itself.

The X-men were arriving later to see if Genosha was better now than when Magneto lived there. Lorna wanted nothing to do with them. She wanted freedom enough without having to see a group of what must be the most free people to grace the planet with their existance.

Lorna reached over to her nightstand for a book to read, but was disheartened to discover she had already finished the book. That wasn't unusual for her, even though she had started reading the 600 page novel yesterday, but now she had nothing to escape with.

She loved to read because it allowed her to escape her metal prisons for a time, no matter how short. She had attempted her own hand at writing and had failed miserably every time. No, Lorna Dane was meant to read the books written by others.

She jumped down from the window sill, landing gracefully as if she were a green cat, and as she walked she allowed the heels of her green boots (her guilty pleasure) to click on the floor. It was about as stealthy as a fat man trying to be a ninja, but the sounds comforted her. They gave her something to focus on and leave the world easily.

Lorna allowed no other sounds to register as she walked, which resulted in the same exit from reality it always had and her mind was embraced by the cool peace of fantasy. Other than the garden outside, her favorite place had always been the library. Wanda, as much as she enjoyed art, was never a big reader and didn't see much point in spending a moment in there other than for the quiet it always promised.

Despite all of his faults, Father had always made sure there were new books to fill the library, expanding it several times too! Father loved to read and it was much too bad he turned out to be as bloodthirsty as the humans who drove us here. If only he hadn't allowed his fantasy and reality to intertwine. Lorna thought as she opened the door the the library, using her powers instead of her hands.

As she stared at the wide colorful berth of bookcases, she became aware of more noise in the background. Since she was standing still, the clicking of her boots wouldn't work as a distraction to keep her in fantasy. Lorna begam to hum 'What Makes You Beautiful' by One Direction. That song never failed to get stuck in her head, thus giving her a steady stream to focus on.

At about halfway through the song, an intruder made her nearly jump to the ceiling, 'Enjoying the music?'

Suddenly, everything that was happening in reality came rushing back, and she whirled around to meet the scared and annoyed face of her sister and the many faces of the X-men, who sported just as many emotions : annoyance, amusement, concern, indifference, etc.

Lorna felt a bright red blush rise to her cheeks, and knew from the art books her father had given her two years ago how the contrast of colors would make her look like an ugly Christmas ornament. A awkward silence fell over them all.

Jean Grey, a pretty redhead from New York, shot Lorna an apologetic look and said, 'I'm sorry, but your sister looked like she was about to blast you. She was shouting and you wouldn't respond. Be prepared. I don't think you'll like what she has to say.'

Lorna nodded to acknowledge she understood, and turned to face her older sister, waiting for the woman to speak.

Wanda didn't disappoint, "Lorna, are you okay? You've done this many times and it's a little disturbing. I know a fantastic psychiatrist ou can see, and this can all be worked out. Father should have never isolated you. Your mind seems to have taken over in ways no one could have forseen."

Choosing to ignore the last comment, she asked, "You...you want me...to...see a shink?"

Wanda waved a dismissive hand, "Call him what you want, but he's very good at what he does. You'll be back to normal in no time."

The incredulity of the situation his Lorna like a brick to the chest, "You think I'm insane?"

Wanda took a step toward her sister, but Lorna took one back, "I tihnk you're troubled and need help sorting everything out. The last few weeks have been quite traumatizing."

Lorna's eyes glared green fire that threatened to scortch the older mutant to a crisp, "You're just like him."

The awkwardness vanished, replaced by an angry tension that made Bobby, Kitty, and Rogue wince, and put everyone else on guard. The shocked look on Wanda's face lasted only a second before it gave way to fury, "I'm nothing like him."

"Maybe on running a country," Lorna replied. "But you handle me just the same. You've trapped me in here as well, allowing my mind to wander just as much as it ever did. You cut me off as much as he did. And for your information, I'm just as sane as the next person in this room. I just hate reality! It sufforcateds me witht he remembrance that there is no escape!"

Wanda's hands glowed, "You could have escaped whenever you wanted. I never forced you to stay in here."

The entire structure began to shake as Lorna's anger was starting to activate her magnetism, reminding Wanda she shouldn't tick her sister off when they were living in a metal palace and she had their father's powers, "You always ordered me to stay in my room and never leave. You're so scared that someone's going to kill me or worse, that you refuse to let me live. At this point, I will do anything to give me two minutes of freedom."

"Anything?" Wanda challenged.

"Anything," Lorna confirmed. "and if that means looking like an insane psycho freak who hums to herself I will."

"You are going to see that doctor."

Wanda kept saying things that same way over and over. Lorna put her hands over her ears, but still they invaded.

"NOOOOOOOO!" Lorna screamed and pushed all of the power she could muster down where she stood.

It created a green magnetic field around her and pushed her off, allowing her to fly away from the screams of her sister.

Wanda counted to ten and calmed her mind. After that was done, she turned to face Logan, "I'm sorry, but I'll have to cut this short. I need to go and find my sister."

Logan laughed, "Darlin', if you do that, she'll never come back."

Wanda's heart nearly stopped, "What do you mean?"

"Either give her the space she needs, or you may as well have just said goodbye to her."

I've decided that there will be more chapters.

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