Disclaimer - I do not own Xmen, any of the films, or any of the storylines or plots. I am only responsible for my OCs
"See you later Jules."
"Bye Harry."
Julia waved off her boss as she finished locking up the shop. Waitressing wasn't the most glamorous career but it kept her warm and fed. When she was 4, her parents had died in a house fire caused by a local gang. Having no other family she was put into care, a system she had left the moment she turned 18. Once she had, she spent most of her time on friends' sofas earning enough money in part time jobs to be able to buy a tiny apartment. After that she managed to get a job in a small diner down the street. It wasn't much, but it was hers and she was happy.
Just as she was finishing off mopping the floor, she caught the mop handle on a tray of mugs. As they began to fall, Julia instinctively stuck out her hand to catch them. Suddenly they froze where they were in the air, surrounded by a blue shield. Gasping at what she had done, she quickly retracted her hand, sending all the mugs crashing to the ground again. She closed her eyes and sighed at the new mess she would have to clear up. She would have to be careful about that, if anyone had been there, they would have seen.
It was something she discovered she could do when she was 8. She was receiving one of her regular beatings from the orphanage bully. He had pushed her down and was kicking her repeatedly when suddenly the pain went away. No matter how hard he kicked, his foot never reached her stomach. Looking up, she saw blue sparkles around her and the bully's shocked face looking down at her. Before the bully could question what was happening, they were interrupted by the teachers. Luckily they were so young that the teachers believed the bully's rantings were just due to his imagination. Julia herself believed that too, after all, it wasn't possible. She was just glad the bully was leaving her alone.
Her next experience was a year later. She was out, playing with her school friends in the fields behind her school, when she fell over a ridge. Her friends screamed as she fell 7m towards the ground, but as she hit, she felt no pain. Standing up, she watched as blue fragments floated off her skin and dispersed into the air. Her friends were busy running down the side of the ridge to see what was happening. She told them that she managed to land on her feet, an explanation to why she had no cuts or bruising. She walked around with a fake limp for a week, but was able to convince her friends that nothing odd had happened.
More and more experiences of that sort happened as she got older. She managed to learn to keep it undercover but she was very aware that what she could do was not normal. Going through school was hard enough for a normal child, it was even harder for her. Not fitting in had a completely different meaning for her. She went through fazes of believing she was a monster to thinking she was blessed. By the time she left school, she had just decided to accept it. There was nothing she could do about it so why dwell on it.
Friendships however, were hard to keep. She could never tell people what she could do, she didn't know how they would react, so it also meant she could never be completely comfortable around anyone. That took its toll on her relationships with friends. It was quite lonely. She only wished there was someone she could talk to about it.
As Julia swept up the broken mugs, she heard the bell at the door ring. Standing up, she turned to face the customers.
"I'm sorry, but we've closed for the night."
"We know dear. In fact we've come to see you."
Mistrusting of these strangers, Julia edged towards the staff door when she heard a voice in her head.
Don't worry, we're not here to hurt you.
Julia's eyes opened in shock. Did he just speak to her in her mind?
Yes I did. You see, we're just like you.
She stared at them in shock, when the second man raised his arm. Suddenly the disused dustpan continued to sweep up the broken mugs on the floor. He smiled smugly as he directed the pan to the bin.
Looking between the smiling men, she grinned.
"It seems we have a lot to talk about."
Author's note - It is my hope that I will use this character throughout ALL the xmen film franchise. How I incorporate her in the later films will be a surprise (hopefully)
