To Choose A Side

by JenInTheDark

In this story, follow along with your own inputted character in either the X-Men Mansion or Brotherhood Hideout. With the humans fearing mutants, how will your character stand against the war? In the end, will everyone have to team up before complete destruction? OC based. Doesn't follow movie plot (AU). R&R. Rated T for violence and minor cussing.

1. Prologue: Between the Light and Dark

To Choose A Side

Prologue

Between the Light and Dark

"You will feel many different things on your journey. One of those feelings may be joy. Another—anger. I am here to guide you into making the right choices, and use your powers responsibly."

"Don't listen to him; the only thing he speaks the truth of is your feelings. You might take pride in the fact that you are discovering your importance above all other humans, but that anger and betrayal you feel will not go ignored. Rise with us, and we will strike down those who looked at you with disgust in their faces."

"The humans fear what they don't understand, and your new abilities frighten them. That does not mean it will last forever. Take this chance to prove to people that you are still the person you were before your powers, and make them realize this is a good thing."

"They will not accept us: why would they accept us when they can't even accept each other for a different color of skin? Don't waste your time in trying to prove to people of ignorance, instead you can build new relations with those just like you, and won't judge you like homosapians do."

"This is your choice…all we can do is try to persuade you of the right path. The X-Men will be there for you, and help you realize the path to happiness and self-acceptance."

"He is right about one thing. It is your choice. Go with him and die with the rest of the humans; or join us, The Brotherhood, and find the greatness and power within you."

A/N: Hi there! Let me introduce myself: My name is Jane, but I am more commonly called Jen or Jenny! Welcome to my X-Men Fanfiction "To Choose A Side"! This is my second (if you don't count my smaller side-along) story on the site. For those of you interested in Resident Evil, my other story is called "A Cruel, Undead World", and will be similar to this one in a way that you can create your own characters, send them in and they will be part of the story! Of course, this option is optional, so you can chose to just read along if you wish!

Down below is a character template. Please follow it and enter as detailed as possible to make for a more convincing and personal character. Stars or * marks means it is necessary, those without are optional. By filling this out, you are giving me permission to add in any details or change something if I feel it is necessary for the progression of the story. Notes to you: The character must be your own creation and you may only have ONE unless told personally otherwise. Unlike my other story, your character will not be killed off unless you come forward and ask me to. I do this idea because I feel it is an awesome way for people to feel like they connect to the story. If you feel that your character is being completely butchered in the story, there is no need to shout, simply tell me of the changes you would like to make and I will do my best to follow. However, I am not going to back a bunch to fix minor issues, so once published, only under certain circumstances will I take it back for editing.

*Real Name: Includes First and Last Name

Nicknames:

Codename: You can choose to use this dominantly or your actual name/nickname

*Gender:

*Date of Birth: Format must be MM/DD/YYYY (Current Age: ##). Ages can be between the age of 4-44 (keep in mind two things 1. No one under the age of 14 can become a Brotherhood Member or X-Man and 2. Age does not determine how quickly you become an X-Man or Brotherhood Member

*Place of Birth: Also if you want character to have an accent, include that as well

Known Relatives: Can NOT include any characters from series (Wolverine, Cyclops, ect.). It'd make the story too difficult

*Group Affiliation: X-Men or Brotherhood

*Height and Weight:

*Appearance: Include hair color, eye color, skin color, and style of clothing normally worn

Noticeable Features:

*Personality:

*Powers and Abilities: Please note that any power or ability you have will begin in the story as either untrained or barely trained (unless specifically given where they learned the ability, powers not included). Your character will progress as the story goes on

Biography: Note that this is not required but recommended, if none is given I may need to make one for the character if the story asks for it

Relations with Current Characters: This does not mean you can be in a romantic relationship with the characters (though you CAN have previous ones), but you can put down romantic interests. If you wish to have a family relationship with any exsisting characters, please ask the creator of that character first (if you ask me I can tell you who they are)

How you Wish to be Found: May change if it doesn't fit with plot. Leave it blank for a random entrance.

A few more things:

Because I am in the middle of writing my other story, I am planning on posting every OTHER Friday for the most part. This will make the next postdate April 2nd. Character cut offs will be the Monday before posting (midnight). Characters received after will be put in the next post.

Storyline initially covers the two teams: X-Men and Brotherhood. All new characters will be introduced the very next chapter after sign-up.

To avoid character crowding, every chapter I will say how many more characters I am taking and character slots are filled by first-come-first-served. Right now I am accepting the first four entries.

I hope you have fun with this, I know I will!

THE ONE AND ONLY DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN MUCH OF THE FOLLOWING IN THIS STORY INCLUDING ANYTHING MARVEL-MADE. I JUST USE THEM FOR UNPROFITABLE FUN.