Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except for my OC's. The first chapter is kinda long because of introducing the character and her powers. Enjoy!
Taylor sat on a bench in the park. It was a clear day but like always, she had a grey hoodie on, covering the two swords she always carried with her. She wasn't like most others. She was classified as a mutant. At least, that's what the humans call people like her. Her ability was to have faster and stronger senses than humans. That's why Taylor carried the swords. They were her weapon of choice and with them and her mutation, she felt nearly unstoppable.
For about an hour, she sat there, watching people walk past and for once, Taylor was enjoying the day. Taylor sat on the bench for a few more minutes then got up and started to walk back to her apartment. The sun was setting by the time she reached the entrance of the park. Taylor walked out to the street and looked around, it was quieter than usual, she noticed. Taylor shrugged and continued walking.
When she was about ten blocks from her house she saw a group of guys there, one of them was her ex-boyfriend. Great. Not him again. She thought. She clenched her jaw and continued walking.
"Hey! Taylor! Long time no see. How's it been?" her ex tried talking to her. She tried to walk by but he stood in front of her. "Oh come on. Don't be like that." he smiled. "Why did you leave me any way?"
Taylor rolled her eyes. "Maybe it's because you're a horrible boyfriend and think only about your self." She turned around only to find her path blocked by his group of friends.
"Where do you think your going?" Her ex asked. "I just wanna talk." He looked at Taylor. When she didn't respond he nodded at the group and they started walking closer to her.
Taylor smiled and using her mutant ability, she grabbed her swords and kicked one guy in the shin, making him cry out in pain. She sensed someone behind her start to swing at her and quickly turned around and kicked him in the gut. Taylor took care of the rest of the group the quickly ran and pinned her ex up to a wall using her swords. "Oh, one more thing i forgot to mention while we were dating." She smirked. "I'm a mutant. Don't mess with me or I swear I won't be this easy on you." She punched him in the jaw and then put her swords back under her hoodie. "Nice talk we had."
At the same time that Taylor had battled the group, Logan and Gambit were watching her from a roof top of a building near by. "Damn... She might be better than you Gambit." Logan said. "Now I see why the professor wants to recruit her."
"Yeah. And better than me? I think you mean better than you." Gambit said, watching Taylor fight. "Remind me not to piss her off though."
"Nah. I think it would be more fun if you piss her off. Come on. Let's go talk to her." Logan said, seeing her leaving. They both jumped down from the roof top and started to follow Taylor.
As Taylor walked down the sidewalk, she noticed two guys she had never seen before following her. What is with guys trying to talk to me tonight. She wondered. Taylor quickly turned the corner and jumped up onto a balcony that was overhead. She pulled out her swords and waited for the two guys. When they turned the corner she almost laughed at their expressions.
"How the hell did we just manage to lose a person?" One of them asked.
"I don't know. She couldn't have gotten to far." the other said. When they walked forward a few steps, Taylor dropped silently behind them and pointed the swords at the backs of their heads.
"Who the hell are you and what do you want?" She asked in a quiet yet dark voice. The two turned around and looked at her. Clearly not afraid of her even though they had swords pointed at them. "Well? Are you just going to stand there or answer the question?" she asked, getting annoyed.
"Look. We aren't a threat. We just wanna talk." One said. Taylor looked at him. He had an accent and was carrying some sort of staff. She looked over at the other guy. He was muscular and seemed like he could take a guy out with one punch.
"Talk? About what?" She asked, lowering her swords but still on guard. Something inside of her told her she could trust them but still wasn't sure.
"About the fact that we're all mutants here." the muscular guy said. "We saw you fight back there. Thought you would be a good addition."
"Addition? Addition to what? A little context would be helpful and I don't even know who you are." she replied.
"Logan, you're not helping." the guy with the accent said. "Sorry 'bout that. My names Gambit and this wise ass, is Logan. Like he said, we're mutants like you. As for the addition thing, there's a team of mutants known as the x-men. We're part of that team and we take out the bad mutants that want to take over the world."
Taylor was silent for a minute. She has heard about the x-men before. Though she never would have thought that she would ever meet them. "Fine. My names Taylor. So let me guess. You want me to join the x-men. Why?" she asked.
"Because. The villains are rising up again. We need more help." Gambit said. Taylor thought about this for a minute and put her swords back under the hoodie. She knew that she could trust them now, but did she really want to join?
"Okay." She said after a pause. "I'll join. But, just because I have a score to settle with someone I'm sure will be on the villain side. After that, don't expect me to stay."
