X-Men: Past, Present, Future
Inspired by the films and comics, X-Men: Past, Present, Future follows three separate timelines in the X-Men universe. Each timeline is separated by many years, with the Past storyline happening before the year 2000. The present storyline takes place in 2012, the year this story is currently being written. The future storyline takes place in the year 2022 and beyond. It is clear that each of the timelines affect each other and the stories intertwine.
Just to Clarify: This is inspired by the films for the following reasons: how every character is officially a mutant. Not an alien, or magic being or anything else like in the comics. Also, when characters are invovled, I just expect people to think of the actors/actresses who play them. For characters that never appear on film, you are free to interpret them anyway you want. Just imagine this story as a my version of how the movies should have gone and how the characters should be like in the films. For instance Wolverine will be in the story but he will not be the focus as how the real film portrayed the story. Also, Storm's personality will be more true to the comic books, but her background may not. I want this to be about the X-Men and the discrimination of mutants. You won't be finding magic, vampires, aliens and such in this story. Sorry for the confusion!
Past Chapter 1: Evolution Begins
1944 in Poland, 8 year old Erik Lehnsherr held his mother's hand as they walked on the muddy ground alongside other prisoners. Like a herd of cattle, they entered the gates of a concentration camp guarded by a tall metal fence and an army of Nazi soldiers. Erik was scared for his life and his family's life. Although he wasn't there to witness the death of his father, he could still hear the three gunshots that killed his father while he hid under his bed. All he had left in the world was his mother, and without her, he knew he wouldn't be able to survive.
A Nazi soldier approached Erik and said something in German that Erik couldn't understand. The soldier yelled and then split Erik's hand from his mother's. The soldier then called for two other soldiers to take Erik's mother in a different direction. Erik tried to grab for his mother's hand, but the commanding soldier grabbed him first. Erik panic and began to scream for his mother. His mother screamed back, desperately begging the soldiers to let her be with her son. As Erik reached for his mother, he felt a tingling sensation in his fingers. Something was pulling him towards his mother, which was making the soldier begin to lose his grip on Erik. The force from his fingers was growing stronger and stronger, and eventually other Nazi soldiers and prisoners were noticing the metal fence was bending. The top of the fence seemed to be collapsing, and the middle was bending in the direction of Erik. Three other Nazi soldiers ran to aid the commanding soldier on controlling Erik. They too were being pulled by a force that they couldn't explain. Erik's mother was taken into a building, and Erik lost sight of her. Erik cried out for his mother one last time, until another soldier used the handle of his firearm to knock Erik out. The soldiers and the prisoners looked around, wondering what had happen. The top half of the metal fence had moved a few inches, and some parts were completely twisted and broken. This was the first sign of Erik's mutation.
1949, in New York, 8 year old Charles Xavier accompanied his mother to an orphanage. His mother was making a donation to the orphanage because she said it was important for her to give to those who were less fortunate. Charles knew it was because she can look good to the socialites that she associated herself with. He knew this because he has the ability to read people's minds. Unfortunately, his mother and father had forbidden him to read anyone's mind unless he is asked to do so by his mother and father. Charles however, constantly broke that rule.
Charles and his mother were greeted by a middle age woman. She was the head of the orphanage, a woman who was dedicated to helping orphaned children. As she met with Charles and his mother, she was holding the hand of a young girl with black hair and ice blue eyes.
"Irene, correct?" Charles' mother asked.
"Yes, " the head of the orphanage replied. "I am Irene, the orphanage director. You must be Mrs. Xavier. We are very thankful for your donation."
"Anything I can do to help the children," Charles' mother replied as she took a check from her purse and handed it to Irene. "And who is this pretty little girl?" Charles' and his mother looked at the young girl who held a tight grip on Irene's delicate hand.
"This is Raven. She's one of the children here," Irene responded. "Say hello Raven." Raven did not say hello and instead buried her face into Irene's side.
"Don't be shy," Charles' mother said. "How old are you Raven?"
"Eight," Raven murmured with her face still buried into Irene's side.
"Eight?" Asked a confused Mrs. Xavier. "How is that possible, Charles is eight and you look to be three or four."
"Raven ages very slowly," Irene replied. "It is something doctors cannot explain."
"Well then, I hope they find the answer soon. We must be going now. Say goodbye to Irene and Raven, Charles."
"Goodbye," Charles complied. Raven turned her head to look into Charles' eyes and whispered a soft goodbye back.
Irene and Raven watched as Charles and his mother exited the orphanage. "I wonder if I will see him again," Raven asked.
Irene's eyes turned solid white and she began to twitch her head. Raven backed a few steps away, but she was not afraid-she had seen this happened several times before. Irene then calmed herself and her eyes returned to normal. She then gazed into Raven's ice blue eyes and smiled.
"Did you have another vision?" Raven asked.
"Yes," Irene's answered.
"What did you see?"
"Your future. Our future. The future for all of us."
"Who is all of us?"
"You, me, the boy we just met. Everyone like us."
"You mean the boy? He's like me?" Raven then transformed her body into its true form. She was blue and had blue scales on her face, arms and legs. Her hair was red and short, and her eyes were yellow like a reptile.
"Not exactly like you, but he is one of us." Irene said as she held Raven's hand.
Present Chapter 1: Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
2012, in New York, a beautiful mansion surrounded by a forest and hills, an hour away from the city was home to many young mutants. Inside the mansion, Charles Xavier who is now 71 years old and bald was teaching a class of mutant students. An event in the past has caused him to be paralyzed from the waist down, now forcing him to use a wheelchair to be move around. The mansion was Charles' childhood home, that now acts as a school and safe haven for young mutants. Charles was the head of the school, which he named "Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters". Not only was he the head, but he was also a teacher, who was passionate about educating his students as well as helping them control their mutant powers. Charles adopted the name Professor X, given to him by his students many years ago.
"...and would Socrates approve of punishment?" Professor X asked. A young girl raised her hand to answer the question. "Yes, Kitty?"
"He would have advocated pity for the criminal and education to bring the criminal out of their ignorance." Kitty answered.
"But if the criminal was truly ill and there was no helping him, then Socrates would have approved of punishment," rebuttal a young boy.
"Very good Julian. Very good as well Kitty," Professor X praised. "That's the end of the lecture for today. Please read over your notes, tomorrow there will be a quiz on everything we learned up to this point."
After the students left the classroom, Professor X telepathically called for his X-Men team to come to the classroom. The X-Men were a team of mutants who were taught and trained by Professor X many years ago, and who are now working as teachers for the school. As teachers, they are mentors to their students and teach what they are passionate about. As X-Men they fight against major threats to the school, and threats to the mutant population of America. There is even a Junior division that fight against lesser crimes, and is a type of training for students who wish to join the X-Men in the future.
The X-Men consist of:
Scott Summers, (age 29) codename: Cyclops. History teacher, Automotives teacher and leader of the X-Men. Mutation: Able to shoot powerful energy from his eyes.
Ororo Munroe, (age 29) codename: Storm. Social Studies teacher, school counsellor and second in command of the X-Men. Mutation: Able to control the weather.
Dr. Hank McCoy, (age 45) codename: Beast. Science teacher, school doctor, and researcher and inventor for the X-Men. Mutation: Superhuman strength, superhuman agility and animal like behaviour as well as appearance, although with blue fur.
Peter Rasputin, (age 28) codename: Colossus. Math teacher, culinary teacher and leader of Junior X-Men. Mutation: Able to transform his body into solid metal and in this state he gains superhuman strength.
Warren Worthington III, (age 25) codename: Angel. English teacher, and public relations correspondent for the school. Mutation: White bird-like wings on his back, giving him the appearance of an angel.
Jean Grey. (age 29) Teacher for all students between the ages of 6 to 11. Mutation: Telepathy and telekinesis.
The Junior X-Men consist of:
Kitty Pryde, (age 16) codename: Shadowcat. Mutation: Able to walk through solid objects and obstacles.
Julian Keller, (age 16) codename: Hellion. Mutation: Telekinesis.
Sooraya Qadir, (age 16) codename: Dust. Mutation: Able to transform her body into sand.
Max Jordan, (age 16) codename: Quill. Mutation: Can contract/retract sharp needles from his body.
"How many more classes do you all have to teach?" Professor X asked his X-Men team.
"I have two," Beast answered.
"I have one," Storm answered.
"I have one as well," Angel answered.
"Same," Colossus answered.
"I'm done for the day," Cyclops answered "same for Jean."
"Good," Professor X replied. "Senator Robert Kelly will be dropping by after 4. I want you all there to help with the tour. Especially Angel."
"Of course," Angel responded. "I am in charge of public relations."
"Indeed you are," Professor X commented. "You handled the media very well these past four months."
"I'm sorry but I'm going to be late for my next class," Storm said. "See you all later." Storm, Beast, Angel, and Colossus walked out of the classroom together.
"Professor," Cyclops began. "Do you think tonight, you could..." Cyclops stopped. He wasn't able to sum up the courage to ask.
"Could what?" Professor X asked. Cyclops shook his head and ran out of the room.
"You know what he wants Professor," Jean stated, "without reading his mind."
"Yes, I do," Professor X replied. "But it is not the time."
"I'll go talk to him," Jean said as she left the room.
Professor X moved to his desk and pulled out an old photograph from the drawer. It was a photograph of him many years ago, standing with another man who looked only a few years older than him, a young woman with auburn brown hair, and another young woman with blonde hair.
"Where are you old friend?"
Future Chapter 1: Revolution Begins
2022, on the streets of New York, in an area that is clearly dangerous and neglected, 27 year old Shadowcat makes her way down a street with very few people. Police sirens stopped Shadowcat from moving forward. She turned around to be greeted by two police officers.
"Mutant?" One of the officers asked.
"Yes," Shadowcat replied.
"Card," the officer commanded. Shadowcat reached in her pocket and pulled out her wallet. She then pulled out an I.D card that had her photo on it. The card stated her name, her date of birth, her mutant classification, and her mutant ability on the back.
"Class 2?" The officer asked.
"That's right," Shadowcat answered.
"You're not much of a threat according to the government," the other officer stated."But it says here you can walk through solid objects. Doesn't that mean you can walk through walls?"
"Yes," Shadowcat replied.
"Well what's stopping you from walking into a bank? Or the White House? Or even worse, my grandma's apartment? I'll say you're more of a threat than some other mutants. You should be considered a class 4 or even a class 5."
"A class 4 would be a threat to national security," Shadowcat stated. "And a class 5 would mean I could destroy the whole planet if I wanted to. I don't think walking through a wall will destroy the Earth."
"Don't give me shit you pathetic mutant," the officer responded. The other officer handed Shadowcat back her card, and then both got back in their car and drove away.
Shawdowcat walked down the block and turned right and entered an apartment building. She entered an apartment, where a man was watching television. The man was 28 year old, Bobby Drake, codename: Iceman. His mutation allowed him to create ice from his body as well as transforming his body into ice.
"There's another riot in Los Angeles right now," Iceman said. "I wish I was there."
"Even after what happened in Las Vegas?" Shadowcat questioned.
"I just want to be a part of the revolution," Iceman stated.
"You are," Shadowcat replied as she went into the kitchen to grab a soda. "We just need to find them."
"Well, Nightcrawler is in San Francisco right now looking for those two," Iceman responded.
"And Wind Dancer says she will definitely join after she finishes other business in Florida."
"Who else are we missing?" Iceman asked.
"A lot," Shadowcat answered. "But for now we'll take whoever we can find."
"Would any of the older ex-members want to join?"
"I can only think of Storm right now," Shadowcat answered. "But I lost contact with her. Do you think you can contact Rogue?"
"No," Iceman answered, "I just can't. I promised myself I was never going to see her again."
"That was in highschool, Bobby," Shadowcat said. "You need to get over it. It's been over 10 years."
"Let's just forget about Rogue and focus on mutants who would actually join us."
"We're going to need a new base of operations."
"We could ask to use the Frost mansion, since Xavier's is now a pile of nothing."
"I don't know about that," Shadowcat responded with much doubt. "Do you think she'll be in favour of former Xavier students asking to borrow her house so they can form the new X-Men?"
To be continued...