Disclaimer: I do not own the original characters of X-Men. All OC are mine though.


Copy Cat

By: Ani-Mimi

Chapter 1: Where it all Began

It was my sixth birthday, and my parents had promised me a tour of London Tower. I was looking forward to having them all to myself for the entire day. It was a day that I was sure to remember for years to come, though not for the reasons that I originally imagined.

Before I continue, let me tell you about my parents, Arthur and May James. My father was a lawyer and a very prominent member of Parliament. My mother, a world martial arts champion, was the head of security at London Tower. Their jobs took them away from me quite often, which is why I was so excited to be spending time with them.

Both had grown up in the London area and had graduated with honors from Oxford University, which is where they met. That is not all though. Both were also mutants, telepaths to be exact.

Granted that sometimes made it hard to live with them since I could never get away with anything, and they always knew when something was wrong. Nevertheless, I still loved them with every fiber of my being. They were my whole world. I guess that is why their murder affected me as violently as it did.

We had already spent all morning, and a good portion of the afternoon exploring much of the Tower, but I was becoming impatient to see the Crown Jewels that I had heard so much about from my mother. So around four o' clock we headed up to the tower room. However, that is where it all went wrong.

My mother and I were laughing at something that my father had said when we exited the elevator, and it took me a few seconds to realize that both my parents had become silent and still, and that we were the only visitors there. Before I could comprehend all the implications of the situation, I had been snatched away from my parents grasp, and had something cold and sharp pressed against my neck.

Despite my growing fear, I was still curious about what was going on, so I cast my eyes around and saw nearly a dozen individuals, all dressed in black and heavily armed, stationed all around the room.

To say that I was now frightened would have been a downright lie. For the truth was, I was terrified. Not even the voices of my parents in my head trying to comfort me, was able to quench my terror, because I could see the truth in their eyes. They knew what was going to happen, and knew that nothing could be done.

The seconds flew by, and my breathing became more erratic, as I watched the men take my mother's keys and begin opening the cases that housed the Jewels and other artifacts scattered around the room. They completely cleaned out the cases before they faced my parents once again.

The last thing that I remember clearly was having someone whisper in my ear, "Happy Birthday Princess," closely followed by two gunshots, sounding more like explosions to my ears, which killed my parents instantly. After that, everything else went by like a blur, though I do have a rough idea what happened.

As my parents fell to the ground, dead, I found myself with the strength to shove the arm of my captor, the one holding that unforgiving steal, away from my neck. I then whorled around and slashed at his face, arms, neck and upper body with my nails several times, all the while screaming bloody murder, before I felt a searing pain in the back of my head, and my world went black.


AN: Hey Everyone. I have a couple more chapters after this that I will be posting, then there will be a bit of a wait, since that is only as far as I have written. I should also spend some more time on my other stories as well, so that will take up some time. Again don't forget to point out any problems or mistakes and I will do my best to correct them. R&R and thanx.

- Ani-Mimi