Disclaimer:
I do not own any of the characters you know of from the WB, Marvel, or Cartoon Network. If I did I would be writing for them, not fan fiction. Hehe. All the made-up characters are owned by me. If anyone wants to borrow them, please ask me first.Author's Note:
This is my first x-men story so I hope you like it and I want honest opinions from all the x-men fans. R&R and enjoy!The Future of Evolution
Chapter 1
"Hey!" Cameron said with a chuckle as she ran after Jason to get her ring. It was a ring she had found in a cereal box when she was a little girl. She knew Jason was just playing around with her as usual. She was breathing hard because she was tired from running after him. She stopped and put her hands on her knees. She was also tired from the training session Professor Xander had held this afternoon. The kids would hang out and then they would have their training sessions in the afternoons. On most days they would have a problem to deal with, but today nothing had come up.
It had been a usual day at the Modern Xavier Institute. It looked better than ever and ready for anything. When Charles Xavier had a son, he had turned against the institute after getting all the information he needed. He was manipulated by Magneto and he turned against his side. He destroyed the institute and everyone went their separate ways. When Xavier's son, Xander, found out about his father's past and his grandfather's goals, he decided to follow in his grandfather's footsteps. He had inherited his grandfather's wit and his powers. Except now, his powers were evolved.
Cameron considered them all one big happy family. It was a home that she felt safe in and excepted. No one would make fun of her or harass her for being different. Being different here was in everyone's blood. They still called themselves the X-men and people were still not ready for them. People knew about them now but tried to stay as far away as possible. Cameron didn't think people would ever be ready for them. But she still had hope unlike some other mutants. There was a group of mutants that thought it wasn't possible for people and mutants to live with each other. They thought people were their enemies. Most of the time, they would be the cause to all the problems around here.
"Jason, game over," Cameron yelled with a smile. "Now give me my ring back!" Cameron flipped back her light purple, long, thick hair and wiped the sweat off of her forehead. She took her scrunchy and pulled her hair back in a pony tail. Even though her and Jason were two of the oldest in the group of teenagers, they still ran around as if they were eleven when they were really seventeen.
Everyone was busy playing football and cheating with their powers. Cameron laughed as she looked over at Kelly and Jamie. Kelly was yelling with her African accent at Jamie who stole the ball from her by cheating. He had ran to her with his animal strength and she tried to push him away with her telekinetic powers. She not only had telekinesis but she had extra hearing. She could hear someone from five miles away.
"Logan!!" Kelly yelled as she flipped back her shoulder length gray hair. She reminded her of the woman named Storm who's picture hung in the hall. All the old students who made this place meaningful were remembered. All of their pictures hung on the wall and everyone admired their courage. Xavier had kept their pictures and when Professor Xander found them all wrinkly, he renewed them and put them up in the mansion.
"Logan!!" Jamie yelled in his French accent, mimicking Kelly in a teasing voice. His pale complexion and light blue eyes gave him a reputation as the school hunk. He had came from France just as they all came from different places around the world. That was another thing Cameron loved about the X-men. They all were from a different origin but respected each other and excepted each other's differences. Unlike all of them, Cameron was from Florida. No one could tell where she came from because her features were different. She had light pink skin that matched her light purple hair and dark purple eyes. People called her "Candy" because the colors brought out her sweet side. She was the peace-maker in the group, although she was strong-willed.
When all the kids spotted Logan, they ran to tackle him. Cameron looked over and couldn't find Logan. He was buried under the heap of children. All the new mutants in training that weren't part of the X team were still on him as the other four got up and walked up to Cameron.
"Hey, wussup Candy?!" Aaron asked with his surfer like voice. He had come from California and loved to surf. Now they were in New York, so he changed his hobby to skateboarding. His deep tan complexion brought out his hazel eyes. He was from Mexico and had a flare for adventure. His power was to turn into water and make a lot of it too.
"Why aren't you playing with us?" Layla asked with her American accent event though she was from Egypt. She had deep black hair that was cut short because she got annoyed of it long and thick. She had dark brown eyes that matched her tanned skin. Her power was to make people blind if she touched them. She was more of a rebellious girl with a sensitive side.
"I'm trying to get my ring back from Jason," Cameron said as she looked around to find him.
"Why do you even have that ring?" Layla asked as if the ring was worthless.
"That's the only memory I have kept from my parents," Cameron said. Cameron remembered her loving parents. She was only seven when they had died. She had many memories of them but when she ran away she left everything of theirs behind. She only kept this ring which was a memory from them because that day they had gotten her her favorite cereal. It fit only in her pinky for it was a baby ring.
"I'm sorry," Layla said as she patted Cameron on her back. Cameron brushed it off. All of them have foster parents or no parents. Jason has parents but they sent him here to get rid of him because they were scared of his powers. Jason always said they didn't care if they lost a son because they have plenty more because he had four other brothers. He was from the south and when the small town folks of Texas found out about his power of steel, they treated him like an outcast. Now, Jason had lost his southern accent because he tried to forget about where he came from. Even before he had gotten his powers, he had told her that he didn't really fit in down there. He was more of a city boy.
"It's payback time tomorrow in your training sessions kids," Logan shouted as he managed to escape from their grasp. Cameron smiled as she thought of his training sessions. No matter how old he got his training sessions were torture. Cameron thought he was ancient because he was around a long time ago. Since he aged slowly, he was still around for their generation. He was old but he was Cameron's idol. She looked up to him because he was so experienced. He's been through so much and he respected all of them.
After the kids stopped their groaning they got back to their game. Professor Xander came out and observed everyone having a good time. He was from England and had a cute English accent. At least Cameron thought so. He had few hairs on his head but Cameron wouldn't want it any other way. Beside him were China and Jason. "Looking for this?" Professor X asked as he handed Cameron her ring. Cameron smiled and put the ring back on her finger.
"Are you also looking for this," China said in her deep American voice. Cameron laughed and everyone joined in. Cameron also thought that it was funny that China's name is her country's name. She was half American though, and she looked American. She had straight dark brown hair and pale skin. She was a calm and womanly person. Cameron admired her elegance and her karate skills. She taught them new skills everyday and her sessions were Cameron's favorite. She was getting better everyday. She needed those skills because her powers didn't help much. Her powers were to heal and protect people with a shield she could make. And if she concentrated hard enough, she could take people's health just by touching them. She was working on that.
Everyone went off to do whatever they were going to do while Jason and Cameron stayed standing. "Thanks for the little ride," Cameron said as she smiled at Jason.
"Oh, it was nothing," he said as he gave her an even bigger smile back. Cameron looked at Jason's face. He was so cute. He was always there when she needed him and they would always tease each other about things no one else understood. She stared at his features as they walked on the grass to go under the tree and just sit there. He had dark brown hair and coffee colored eyes. His deep southern tan was a creamy beach color. He had eyes that were so welcoming and friendly.
When Professor Xander had found her a day after running away, Jason was already there. He had made it easy for her to feel like she fitted in. When she had first gone to school here, everybody knew she was a mutant based on her purple hair, pink skin, and purple eyes, but Jason helped her through it. Professor Xander had failed on making an image inducer, so she had to fit in the hard way. Everyone knew about mutants now, so Cameron couldn't care less. She had pretty features and people who cared about that were nice to her. She still didn't want to be their friend. Her only friends were right here.
They are my family now,
Cameron thought as she smiled and enjoyed her day.