Hero In The Wrong Place

Written By Ricky Owen Williams

This is a really good idea I came up with, involving my newest character, Aaron Whitley, aka Snake Eyes. He's one of those people that you hate and like all at the same time, because he's got like a dual personality. Anyway, I don't own any of the X Men Evolution characters, blah, blah, legal mumbo jumbo, on with the story!

Aaron had only arrived in Bayville a week ago, and already the 18 year old was in some mutant gang called The Brotherhood, as a reserve member. He hadn't quite worked out why yet. As far as some weird guy with his underpants over his tights calling himself Magneto had said, he had powers that hadn't revealed themselves yet. Aaron really didn't care, just as long as these housemates didn't get him angry enough to knock the crap out of 'em. Aaron was currently wearing a black sleeveless t-shirt, black jeans and black sneakers with a green pattern. He wore fingerless green gloves too. His hair was short, black, and a flicked up fringe, which went well with his venom green eyes. He was currently just walking down the street, not doing anything in particular. He was also getting a couple of weird looks, but being six foot four, he was used to that. After a while, the black haired giant turned into an alley, where he had been told to wait for another of Magneto's allies, Sabretooth was his name. As he walked in, another person thumped onto the floor from a great height, and Aaron looked back casually. "Don't bother telling me I'm late, I know perfectly well that you've been following me across the roofs. Magneto told me that you make a habit of it." Obviously this response didn't please Sabretooth. "Alright, punk, I gotta take ya ta Magneto's base fer reasons I really don't give a damn about. Comprende?" Aaron shrugged. "Yeah, whatever." Then, Magneto's trademark travelling method arrived; a capsule of metal that opened to allow up to three people inside. What with Magneto sending him around to gather mutants, Sabretooth hopped in without hesitation. Aaron took his time just to annoy the other mutant. Without warning, the capsule closed on them, and they were soon skimming the air on their way to asteroid M, where Magneto had all of The Brotherhood assembled to meet Aaron.

After a minute or so, Aaron's capsule arrived, and he stepped out, looking at his housemates for the first time. Magneto introduced them as Aaron entering the large landing area. "Brotherhood members, this is our newest recruit, Aaron Whitley. Aaron, this is Lance Alvers aka Avalanche, Pietro Maximoff aka Quicksilver, Todd Tolensky aka Toad, Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch, Tabitha Smith aka Boom Boom and Mystique. You have already met myself and Sabretooth." Aaron raised his eyebrows, "And Mystique hasn't got a real name?" "No, not that it's any of your business. You're not a mutant yet." Snapped Mystique. Aaron shrugged. "Well, That's where you're wrong. I've gotten my mutant abilities sooner than Magneto expected. Magneto walked forwards again, "And what are your abilities?" Aaron demonstrated by dislocating his jaw, upon which his venomous fangs swung down from the roof of his mouth. He then swung his snake fangs back and relocated his jaw by using the strength of his jaw muscles. "As you can see, I can become snake-like in many ways. I have not uncovered all of my enhanced abilities." Then Pietro poked his nose in, "Sowhat'syourcodenamegonnabe?Hmm?Whatareyougonnabecalled?" He asked at a speed Aaron barely understood. Lance walked up and bashed his fist on Pietro's head. "He means, 'What is your code name going to be?' Stupid speed freak. " Aaron grinned a venomous grin, "Snake Eyes." Magneto nodded. "Then it is settled. You will be living in The Brotherhood house I presume?" Aaron nodded. "I guess so." "But, what does his poison do?" Wanda asked, butting into an already boring conversation. "Kill people?" Todd suggested. Tabitha slapped a hand to her forehead. "Well no, of course it doesn't, it paints daisies on their faces." She said, sarcasm filling her sentence. "Well, let's test it. Sabretooth, you can heal yourself, you can be the guinea pig." Magneto said. Aaron again dropped his fangs, and sunk them deep into Sabretooth's' neck, then stood back and watched the results on a monitor. "Hmm. It seems the poison forces the throat muscles to close. Very useful." Aaron put his fangs away, and then went back into one of the capsule, soon joined by Lance and Wanda. The capsule clamped shut, and away the three went. Wanda looked at Aaron as if waiting to ask more questions. "What?" He asked, awaiting her queries. "Do you like Pietro?" She said outright. Aaron shrugged. "Don't know yet. I'd prefer it if I didn't know him though. Why?" Wanda sighed in relief. "Oh, nothing, it's just. Well, he's my idiot, airhead brother, and I hate him." Lance whispered in Aaron's ear. "And she likes you and wants to make sure you're on her side of things." Aaron looked at him funny, and started laughing. His fears of bad housemates were long gone, this was going to be one hell of a house that was for sure.