A/N: I decided to try my hand at movies. If you're one of my readers, then I already know how much you love Trinity and I hope you're happy to see this. If you're new, feel free to check out my other 'Trinity' stories. This is new for me so be sure to leave reviews!
Chapter One: The Beginning
"Mutation. It is the key to our evolution. It has allowed us to evolve from a single-celled organism to the dominant species on this planet. This process is slow, normally taking thousands of years. But every few hundred millennia, evolution leaps forward." Professor Xavier explains.
Poland, 1944
The whistle sounds as the train rolls to a halt in the heavy rain.
A German soldier throws the door open, revealing a mass of huddled and frightened people. Men, women, and children are herded off the train toward a large open yard. The soldiers yell and shove them.
The fences are topped with barbed wire to separate the groups.
A young boy stares at the metal with a fascination. A couple nearby tries to smile and comfort him.
Soldier's jab at the people with their rifles, dividing them into smaller groups; men from women, children from adults, a separate section for the elderly. The family tries to stay together, clinging to another dearly, until finally, they are put upon by number of gray uniforms and pulled apart. The boy dragged screaming, his feet no longer touching the ground. Two soldiers carry him as they follow the back of a large column of children being led through a gate of barbed wire so dense, it resembles wool.
The gate closes and the boy looks back to see his parents, along with many others, being restrained by a number of soldiers. The screaming is deafening but none screams louder than the boy. The soldiers struggle to carry him away. The boy becomes heavier with each step from the fence. He holds his arms out, fingers clawed in the air, screaming until he's blue in the face. Suddenly the soldiers are pulled a step back. They begin to slip in the mud and share looks of confusion. Hearing a loud groaning, creaking sound, they turn towards the fence. The barbed wire snaps and bows towards them like iron fillings to a magnet.
The boy continues to scream as others stop and watch in wonder. One of the soldiers pulls a wooden baton from his belt and strikes the boy across the head, rendering him unconscious. The soldiers spring forward and drag the boy away, following the line of children in front of them.
Meridian Mississipi
Marie points to a picture on her wall. "Niagara Falls. Up the Canadian Rockies and then it's only a few hundred miles to Anchorage."
"Well, won't it be kind of cold?" David asks from her bed.
She walks over and lies down next to him. "Well, that's the point, stupid. Otherwise it wouldn't be an adventure."
"And when are you gonna do this?"
"I don't know." She shrugs. "After high school, before college."
David looks at her for a moment, their faces hover near each other before they close the distance, kissing. Marie closes her eyes and responds to the kiss. Veins appear on David's face and his eyes widen in shock, Marie pulls away in horror. He begins to seize and she screams.
After a moment her parents burst into the room. "Marie! David?" Her father goes to check on the boy.
She steps back. "I don't know what happened to him." She cries. "I don't know what…I just touched him, I didn't…I didn't mean…"
"Call an ambulance."
Maries mother tries to comfort her but she steps away. "Don't touch…"
"Honey-" The woman steps forward, reaching towards her.
"Just get away from me!" She screams, pressing her back against the wall.
"Call an Ambulance!" Her father yells.
"Don't touch me! Don't touch me…" Marie cries.
The woman runs out of the room.
Trinity sits on the couch, flipping through channels on the TV when Kitty takes a seat next to her.
"Anything good?" The girl asks.
Trinity shakes her head before tossing the remote to the side. "Nope. Just a bunch of soap operas. How do you think Dr. Grey's doing?"
"She must be trying, but you know how people are."
"Yeah." Trinity says, dejectedly.
"It'll get better."
"I guess." Trinity pulls out a small metal marble and covers it with both of her hands. She slowly pulls her hands away and the ball floats in midair.
Kitty's eyes widen. "I didn't know you could do that. Is it another mutation?"
Trinity shakes her head. "There's just a lot you could do with electro manipulation. Neat, huh?" Kitty nods. Trinity looks up. "I gotta call my mom. I have an idea and I hope she'll pay for it." She gets up. "See you later."
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we are now seeing the beginnings of another stage of human evolution. These mutations manifest at puberty, and are often triggered by periods of heightened emotional stress." Jean speaks out to the senate.
"Thank you, Ms. Grey. It was quite educational. However; it fails to address the issue that is the focus of this hearing. Three words; are mutants dangerous?" Senator Kelly asks.
"I'm afraid that's an unfair question Senator Kelly, after all, the wrong person behind the wheel of a car can be dangerous."
"Well, we do license people to drive." Kelly takes a folder from a man and looks at the contents with a pleased grin.
"Yes, but not to live. Senator, it is a fact that mutants who have come forward and revealed themselves publicly have been met with fear, hostility…even violence. It is because of that ever-present hostility that I am urging the Senate to vote against Mutant Registration. To force mutants to expose themselves will only further subject them to un-"
"Expose themselves? What is it the Mutant Community has to hide, I wonder, that makes them so afraid to identify themselves?"
"I didn't say they were hiding."
"Let me show you what's being hidden, Ms. Grey." He holds up the paper for the gallery to see. "I have here a list of names of identified mutants living right here in the United States."
"Senator Kelly-"
"Now, here's a girl in Illinois who can walk through walls. Now what's to stop her from walking into a bank vault, or into the White House, or into their houses?" He gestures to the crowd.
"Senator, please-"
"And there are even rumors, Miss Grey, of mutants so powerful that they can enter our minds and control our thoughts, taking away our God-given free will. Now I think the American people deserve the right to decide if they want their children to be in school with mutants. To be taught by mutants!" People begin to applaud in agreement. "Ladies and gentlemen, the truth is that mutants are very real, and that they are among us. We must know who they are, and above all, what they can do!"
Professor Xavier sees a figure walk out of the room and wheels after him.
Professor Xavier rolls into the hallway. "Eric, what are you doing here?"
The old man turns around. "Why do you ask questions to which you already know the answers?"
"Don't give up on them, Erik."
"What would you have me do, Charles? I've heard these arguments before."
"That was a long time ago. Mankind has evolved since then."
"Yes, into us." He points to his head. "Are you sneaking around in here, Charles? Whatever are you looking for?" He turns to face him.
"I'm looking for hope."
"I will bring you hope, old friend, and I ask only one thing in return…don't get in my way." He begins to walk away. "We are the future, Charles, not them. They no longer matter."
Northern Alberta, Canada.
A truck pulls to a stop and the driver gets out. He walks around to the other side and opens the door. "This is it." He says as a young woman jumps out.
Marie, now going by Rogue, looks around. "Where are we? I thought you said you were gonna take me as far as Laughlin City."
"This is Laughlin City." He turns his back on her and leaves.
Rogue enters the bar and is greeted by loud cheers as men fight in a cage. The fight is soon over and the victor leans against the cage with his head down. Rogue watches as two men drag the loser from the cage.
The announcer steps into the cage. "Gentlemen, in all my years…I've never seen anything like that. Are you gonna let this man walk away with your money?"
A man; Stu, stands up. "I'll fight him!"
"Ladies and gentlemen our savior." The announce smiles. He waits for Stu to enter the cage before leaning in. "Whatever you do, don't hit him in the balls." He whispers.
"You said 'anything goes'!"
"Anything goes, but…he'll take it personal."
Stu is not impressed. He walks up behind Logan's back and hits him. A second and third blow knock him to the floor, and Stu kicks him while he's down. Logan sees Stu's fist coming and throws his arm out so their knuckles collide with a metallic clang. Stu stumbles back, holding his hand in agony. Logan follows up with a punch of his own, then a head-butt. Stu falls to the floor and the crowd boos.
The announce enters the cage. "Ladies and gentlemen, the winner for tonight and still king of the cage…'The Wolverine'."
Rogue watches, fascinated.
Later, Rogue sits by the bar. Most of the patrons have gone, leaving the place quiet. She hears the TV in the background.
"Once the welcoming point to thousands of immigrants, Ellis Island is opening its doors once again, this time for…" The reporter explains the world summit.
Rogue looks hard at a jar labeled, 'TIPPING IS NOT JUST A CITY IN CHINA.'
The bartender notices. "You gonna try something new tonight, honey? Or are you sticking with water?" He moves the jar out of her reach.
Logan sits down at the bar, a cigar in hand. "I'll have a beer." He says. The bartender sets one in front of him. Logan takes a swig. He notices Rogue staring at him and she looks away. He takes a puff of his cigar.
Stu and a buddy of his, Rich, come up behind Logan, who looks at him before turning away. Rich tries to pull Stu away to no avail. "You owe me some money."
"C'mon, Stu, let's not do this." Rich tries to reason with his friend.
"No man takes a beating like that without a mark to show for it."
"C'mon, buddy, this ain't gonna work."
Stu leans in by Logan's ear. "I know what you are." He whispers.
"You lost your money; you keep this up, you'll lose somethin' else." Logan warns him.
"C'mon, man." Rich says. Stu back off and begin to walk away, but suddenly he turns around and walks back with a switchblade in hand.
"Look out!" Rogue yells.
Logan quickly gets out his seat and turns around, slamming Stu against the wall. Two metal claws emerge from his knuckles on either side of Stu's neck. A third begins to extend between the first two, and stops just short of slashing Stu's Adam's apple. Stu wisely keeps still.
The bartender presses his shotgun against Logan's head. "Get out of my bar, freak!" Logan looks at him for an instant, then, in one quick motion, extends three claws from his other hand and uses them to cut through the metal of the gun like a hot knife through butter. The bartend watches in shock as the gun powder falls to the floor.
Logan looks from Stu to the bartender for a moment, growls, then retracts his claws and quietly walks out. Rogue follows.
Logan goes to his truck which is hitched to a trailer that carries a load of firewood under the tarp. He checks the tarp before getting in. He doesn't drive for long when he hears a thud. He pulls over and gets out, walking to the tarp. He pokes at it before ripping it off, seeing Rogue. "What the hell are you doin'?"
She sits up. "I'm sorry. I needed a ride. I thought you might help me."
"Get out of there."
Rogue shuffles out of the trailer. "Where'm I s'posed to go?" She asks, a southern twang in her voice.
"I don't know."
"You don't know, or you don't care?"
"Pick one." He begins to get back in his truck.
"I saved your life."
"No, you didn't." He closes the door and drives off. He drives for a few seconds before his conscience catches up to him. He stops the truck and waits for Rogue to catch up and get in.
"Mom this could really help me." Trinity says into the phone, pacing back and forth in her dorm. "I know that I already spent my allowance but please let me use my credit card as an advance."
"It's for emergencies." Vivian Clairborn tells her.
"This is an emergency. If I start practicing now, I'll be guaranteed a spot on the X-Men."
"Skill alone won't get you on the X-Men. Professor Xavier considers-"
"My character too. I know mom. I get straight A's, I'm not mean to anyone, I recycle. Please, I am begging you, please let me use the credit card."
After a moment, Vivian sighs. "Fine. But I'm taking it out of next month's allowance."
"Yes!" Trinity gives a small jump. "Yes, thank you! I love you so much. I gotta go order it."
"I love you to honey."
"Say hi to dad for me when he gets home. Thank you, thank you, thank you." They say their goodbyes before hanging up.
"You don't have anything to eat, do you?" Rogue asks. Logan reaches into the glove department and pulls out some beef jerky. She devours them. "I'm Rogue." She takes a close look at Logan and sees a dog tag hanging from his neck. "Were you in the army? Doesn't that mean you were in the army?" Logan glares at her and pulls the tag inside his shirt. Rogue look into the back of the truck and sees the small sleeping space. "Wow."
He spares her a glance. "What?"
"Suddenly my life doesn't look that bad."
"Hey, if you prefer the road-"
"No, no." She says. "It looks great, it looks…cozy." She rubs her hands together, trying to keep warm.
Logan notices and turns on the heater. "Put your hands over the heater." He reaches over but Rogue pulls her hands away before he can touch her. He looks at her. "Look, I'm not gonna hurt you."
"It's nothing personal. It's just…when people touch my skin…something happens."
"What?"
She shakes her head. "I don't know. They just get hurt."
"Fair enough."
Rogue looks at Logan's knuckles. "When they come out…does it hurt?"
He looks at his hands on the wheel. "Every time." After a moment he speaks again. "What kind of a name is Rogue?"
"I don't know. What kind of a name is Wolverine?"
"My name's Logan."
"Marie." She reveals. She looks at him. "You know, you should wear a seatbelt."
"Look, I don't need any advice-" Just then a tree falls directly into the road, smashing into Logan's truck, throwing him through the windshield. Logan lands face down, some distance away.
Rogue is shocked and tries to unbuckle her seatbelt but it's stuck. A small fire ignites in the back of the truck, not far from the gas tanks.
Logan gets up and begins walking back to the truck. The large gash on his face begins to heal. Rogue stops struggling with her seatbelt and watches in amazement. "Are you all right?" He calls.
"I'm stuck!"
Logan moves around the tree. He's about to step over it to the passenger door and get her out, when he stops and sniffs the air. He extends one hand's claws, staring into the wilderness.
Suddenly Sabretooth rushes out of the woods and attacks Logan. He tosses the man at a tree, breaking it. Logan groans and gets onto his knees. He looks up, only to be smacked with a thick piece of tree bark. He flies, landing on the hood of the truck.
Rogue scream's as Logan's claws retract. The man is unconscious. Sabretooth rips off the man's dog tag. The flames in the truck continue to grow and Rogue still can't get out.
Sabretooth moves closer to the truck when he notices the wind and snow pick up. Two individuals stand behind him, Storm and Cyclops. The wind aims itself at Sabretooth like a weapon. They begin to push him back.
Cyclops runs to the passenger door and opens it. He looks at the seat belt and blasts it before pulling Rogue out. He helps Storm move Logan from the hood and they get as far as they can when the truck explodes.
On Magneto's Island, Sabretooth storms through the corridors. He passes by a green man with large goggle, Toad.
"Weren't you supposed to bring someone back with you?" He asks.
Sabretooth glares at him and roars before entering the doors.
Magneto stand behind the desk of the metallic office, staring at the newton balls as they move. He sees Sabretooth's expression and the lack of a hostage. "What happened?"
"They knew." He answers.
Magneto sighs in frustration, magnetically moving a chair and sits down. "Charles." He magnetically pulls the dog tag from Sabertooth and inspects it. He reads the faded serial number and the name 'Wolverine'. He turns the tag between his fingers and glances at the faded purple serial numbers tattooed on his arm before dropping the dog tag on his desk. He stands up. "I have made the first move. That is all they know. Come. The U.N. summit will begin shortly. Time for our little test." Magneto heads for the door.
Sabretooth begins to follow, then goes back and palms the dog tag. As Magneto moves out of range, the balls fall out of the air and clatter onto the table and floor.
Senator Kelly and his assistant walk out of the White House on their way to their helicopter. Gyrich waves to a mass of supporters. Most of them are waving signs that say; 'SEND THE MUTANTS TO THE MOON, MR. MUTANT, etc.'
"We love you Senator Kelly!" They yell.
Kelly and Gyrich board their helicopter.
Gyrich watches Kelly talk on his cellphone.
"Senator Willard, you favor handgun registration, don't you? Well, some of these so-called children have ten times the destructive force of any handgun. No, I don't see a difference. All I see are weapons in our schools. Well, that's fair enough. Yes. Goodbye." He hangs up.
"Well?" Gyrich asks.
"It'll be close. A vote this loaded is always close."
"What about the U.N. summit? The whole world will be watching. Maybe you can turn that to your advantage?"
"We're Americans, Henry. Let the rest of the damn world deal with mutants in their own way." Kelly's brows furrow in though. "You know, this situation, these mutants…people like this Jean Grey. If it were up to me, I'd lock 'em all away. It's a war. That's the reason why people like me exist." He looks out the window and notices that they are flying of water. "Where the hell are we?"
Gyrich transforms into Mystique, a blue woman with yellow eyes and red hair. She wears no clothes, but her scaly skin protects her. She continues to sit and watch Kelly with hateful amusement.
Kelly gapes at her. "Pilot!" He screams and tries to flee but she lifts herself with her hand, grabbing his face with her feet.
"You know, people like you are the reason I was afraid to go to school as a child." She kicks his face back and forth with her feet until he falls down, unconscious. She slides into the co-pilot's seat in the cockpit, joining the pilot; Toad.
Trinity grins at the computer. She types in the last bit of information before pressing 'Enter'. "Just two days." She says to herself. She hears the familiar sound of a jet and smiles. She runs to the window and looks out, seeing that the X-Men have returned. She runs down the hallway, heading for the professor's office. She knocks on the door.
"Come in." She hears.
Trinity enters, smiling. "They're back. What was their mission? Are they okay?" She asks eagerly.
"Calm down Ms. Clairborn." Charles says, amused by the girl's excitement. "They went to retrieve some special guests."
Trinity sits down in a seat. "More new students?"
"A potential student. Her friend however, is too old for school."
"Can I go with you to meet them?"
"You may." He wheels around his desk and Trinity stands, opening the door for him before following him out.
She and the Professor make their way to the lower levels of the school. As they walk down the long, bright hallway, a door slides open. Storm walks out. Rogue tentatively follows after her.
"Professor." Storm greets with a smile.
"Ororo, welcome back." He nods. He looks at Rogue. "Hello Rogue. I am Charles Xavier and this is Trinity Clairborn." Trinity smiles at the girl. "I have a lot to explain to you. Please." He waves his hand and begins to wheel away."
Rogue looks hesitant. "Come on." Trinity says. "It's okay." After a moment they begin to follow after him. When they reach the Professor's office, Trinity stops at the threshold. "When you guys are finished, just call me and I'll show you around. At least before class starts." She smiles and walks away.
Trinity tidies up her room as she thinks of the newcomer. She's cute. A little shy, but who isn't when they come here. She thinks. I wonder what her mutation is. Her thoughts continue to revolve around the girl before she stops herself. Slow down, Trinity. You don't even know if she plays for your team yet.
Trinity. She hears the Professor's voice in her head. We are ready for your return.
Be right there. She heads out the door.
As she reaches the Professor's office, the door opens and Rogue steps out. "Hey." Trinity smiles.
"Hi." Rogue says quietly.
"Let's start that tour." She says and they walk away. "So, what's your mutation?" Rogue looks down. "Hey, this is a judgment free zone. We all have our quirks."
"When people touch my skin…something bad happens. It's like I suck the life out of them."
Trinity whistles. "That's pretty heavy. I can generate and control electricity. When my mutation first manifested, it was through my skin. It was small at first. I didn't really notice it. Just that I kept accidentally shocking my parents or friends when I touched them. Then I touched my computer and fried it. Pretty soon, I couldn't touch anything or anyone. Not unless they wanted to be shocked. And the more upset I got, the more powerful the current become. My mom finally called the Professor when I blew the power for the whole block."
"Were your parents…okay with it?"
"What, me being a mutant? Of course! My mom's one. She controls air. My dad's all human though. But they're both pretty cool." She motions to a few doors. "These are some of the classrooms. Has the Professor given you a schedule?" Rogue nods and shows Trinity a piece of paper. "Oh cool! We have a few classes together."
"At least I'll know someone."
"You don't need to be nervous. You'll fit in quickly. Everyone does. And don't worry about your powers. I thought I'd live my life in isolation…and boredom considering how technologically focused the world is becoming. But look at me now." Trinity spreads her arms out, smiling. "I'm a social butterfly." Rogue gives a small laugh. Trinity looks at her, smile still on her face. "I'm gonna have to make you do that more often. You have a beautiful smile." Rogue ducks her head to hide her blushing face.
