I was asleep like usual in my little box when suddenly this huge shape blocked out the sun. I leaped up, frightened. I looked up at this huge, round creature. He leaned down and picked me up. I struggled, but obviously it was no use. "Put me down!" I yelled, but he merely laughed. He carried me for a little while, then stopped at a building.

"Hey Quicksilver!" he called when he had entered into the building. "I've got something that might interest you."

"Well, don't just stand there, Blob. Come in." said a voice. Quicksilver then stepped into view. He was a man with silver hair, dressed entirely in a green jumpsuit with a silver lighting bolt on one side, complete with green gloves and boots. "Welcome!" he said. He took a step, and was suddenly by my side. "Put her down, Blob." he said. This "Blob" person did so.

"How... What... You...." I stuttered. "How did you get here so quick?" I asked.

"Well, I'm a mutant, just like you."

"Wait. A what?!" I exclaimed.

"A mutant. Certainly you've heard of us."

I shook my head and said "I don't watch the news."

"Well, a mutant is a genetically altered human with powers." he said from the other side of the room. "For instance, I can run super fast." I watched him closely as he dashed back to my side.

"Whoa." I said in amazement. "That's awesome. But what do you mean just like me? I'm not a mutant." I said.

"Yes you are." said Blob.

Quicksilver grinned. "And we, the Brotherhood, can teach you all about being a mutant. Isn't that right guys?" he called to another room.

"Of course we will." said a woman wearing a pure black outfit. Even her hair was black. Strapped to her hip was a gun of some sort. "I'm Domino. That's my mutant name, of course. I don't think we should let you know our real names just yet though." she said. "I can shoot any weapon with pin-point accuracy from just about any distance." she said.

"The name's Avalanche. I have the power to create earthquakes, any magnitude, anywhere." a tall man in a shiny silver suit said.

"Don't forget me!" a dark green frog-like man with a red bandanna on his head said. He flicked his tongue out and caught a fly.

"Gross." I said.

He ignored me. "I'm Toad. I have superhuman leaping abilities and this." he said, stretching out his tongue again.

"And also the power to be extremely annoying." Quicksilver interrupted. "We are the Brotherhood. You can stay here with us if you like and we'll teach you all about whatever powers you might have. How old are you anyway?" he asked.

"I don't know. I think I'm about four." I said.

"She's only a kid! A baby!" Toad exclaimed. "We're not a daycare. We're-"

Quicksilver cut him off. "Shut up Toad. Kid or no kid, she's lost, and we are gonna take care of her."

"Come here sweetie." Domino said. "Let's let you get some rest, and tomorrow we can work on your training."

"O.K." I said. I yawned. "Wait! It's only morning!" I said.

"That's alright. You can watch us." she said, carrying me to a different room with all sorts of strange-looking gadgets. She drew her weapon. "Watch this." she said, taking aim, and then with a loud CRACK! she shot at a target on the opposite side of the wall. It hit the center perfectly.

"Wow!" I exclaimed. I continued to watch them train or whatever they were doing until about noon. Everyone stopped and glanced around at each other.

"Brotherhood, it's time!" Quicksilver said.

"Stay here! Don't leave." Domino said, taking me to a small room with a bed. The only other room was a small bathroom. "We'll be right back." she said, then ran to catch up. I sighed and laid down, falling asleep for about two hours. When I woke up, no one was there, so I decided to look out the window. There wasn't a window, however. Great. I thought. Nothing to do. I laid down and stared at the ceiling, falling asleep again.

When I woke up, I had a feeling that it was night. I heard a knock on the door. "Hello? Are ya there, sweetie?"

"Yes." I called.

Domino entered the room. "We just needed to clear some things up. We're all back now though, so don't worry." she said.

"My name's Luna, by the way. Luna Elvira Night. That's about the only thing I can remember..." I said.

"O.K. Luna. How about we get you something to eat? It's almost dinnertime." she said.

I nodded and followed her out of the room. "That was your room, by the way." she told me. I smelled chicken down the hall. Everyone was already seated at the table, chowing down on what looked like chicken legs. I sat down and took one and started eating. When everyone was finished, I said goodnight, then I went to bed.

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The next morning, I was alone again. This seemed to be how things were going to be from now on, so I decided to get used to it. This went on for about two and a half years. Then one day I went downstairs for breakfast and everyone was sitting around the table talking. They stopped abruptly when I walked in. "Hi..." I said.

"Luna, you're how old now?" Quicksilver asked. They still wouldn't tell me their names.

"About six and a half. Why?" I asked.

"We think that it's about time that you went with us on some of our trips." he said.

I was excited! "Now?"

"Of course! Come on! Let's go!"

I followed behind Domino. I knew that she wouldn't let anything happen to me. "Where are we going?" I called, but no one responded.

We arrived at some sort of meeting hall. "See that man in the blue suit? That's Senator Kelly. He's an evil man. He wants mutants destroyed!" Quicksilver quickly explained.

"That's awful!" I said. "What's he doing?" I whispered.

"Getting ready to pass what's called the "Mutant Registration Act". It'll put an end to all our freedom." Domino said.

"Yeah, and that means no more robberie- oof!" Blob said. Quicksilver cut him off by elbowing him in the stomach.

"Quiet!" he hissed.

"Sorry, boss." Blob said.

Toad giggled and pointed at Blob. "Ha!" he laughed.

Blob swatted at him, but Toad leaped over his arm.

"Would you two knock it off! Do you want someone to hear us?" Quicksilver whispered fiercely.

"Sorry." Blob and Toad whispered.

"Always remember: Senator Kelly is bad news. Got that?" Quicksilver said to me.

I nodded.

"Good. Now let's get outta here." he said, racing ahead to the building.

The rest of us followed behind. When we got back, Quicksilver was sitting in an easy chair. "It gets tiring, trying to outsmart Kelly. You always have to be two steps ahead and ready to leap to the top." he said.

I nodded. "What do we do now?"

"I hate to say it, but you have to stay here for a little while." Domino sighed.

"You're going to leave again." It wasn't a question.

"I'm afraid we have to. We'll be right back, Luna." she said.

I nodded. "O.K..." I went upstairs and fell asleep.

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I awoke to an empty house, as usual. This had been an ongoing thing for a while now. I had been with the Brotherhood for four years now, so that means that I would be about eight or so. At first I thought that the Brotherhood would be perfect, a new family,. But things started getting worse. They weren't around. Everyone was grouchy. Even Domino seemed to get tired of me. I tried to remain positive, but I couldn't. Everything was falling apart.

I decided to go for a walk one morning. I stepped outside. It was the first time that I had been out with no one beside me since I had arrived. It felt great! I skipped along the street.

Suddenly, though, there was this big roar, like a motorcycle. I didn't think too much of it. I had heard motorcycles before. I continued down the street, transforming into a tiger. That was one of my powers. I could transform into any color tigress I wanted, and I had a self-healing power (although it wasn't very fast right now). I also had what I called "super-senses".

I was just walking along, when I heard an engine rev. I had thought that the street was completely deserted, but obviously I was wrong. I looked behind me and saw a motorcycle headed right for me! I ran and changed into a purple tigress. The guy on the motorcycle went faster. I shouted "Leave me alone!" but I don't know if he heard me. I was really scared, so I headed for the only home I knew. I crashed through the front door. Everyone stared at me. "Help!" I shouted. "Someone on a motorcycle is after me!" I started to cry.

"Wolverine." Quicksilver growled. "You led him straight to us!" He was obviously furious. He looked outside, but no one was there. "You got lucky." he snarled. He yanked me up and started to drag me out the door. Traffic had picked up by that time. All of a sudden, he pushed me in front of this huge semi-truck! The truck hit me and I fell. The last thing I remembered was Quicksilver picking me up and taking me inside. Then everything went black.

"Welcome back." Domino said. I sat up. Everything was... bright. I shook my head, and the building came back into view.

"You...." I said angrily. I jumped up and ran out the door. "I never want to see any of you ever again!" I screamed as I ran.

I was alone again...