"Man I hate these assemblies." Dominic grumbled.
"Well at least it gets us out of class." Kitty commented.
"If they wanted us to get out of class early they could have just given us a half day." Dominic shrugged.
Suddenly Lance appeared behind them. He leaned forward using Dominic's shoulder as support. "Oh hey Kitty didn't see you there." He lied.
"Oh look it's the walking Richter scale. Shouldn't you be erupting somewhere?" Kitty sassed. Dominic gave her friend a questioning look.
"Oh come on!" he begged but Dominic interrupted.
"Lance if you don't back of and get your hand off of me I will throw you off these bleachers." She threatened.
Lance glared at her as he sat back.
"Careful Fire. Don't get overzealous now. You don't want to go and reveal yourself over something so petty." the red horseman warned.
"We both know I don't need my powers to take this guy." Dominic communicated confidently.
It was Kitty's turn to be confused but she didn't get a chance to talk.
"And now everyone let's give a warm Bayville High welcome to our new principle, Mr. Edward Kelly." The vice principle announced.
Everyone applauded. Edward Kelly? Dominic had heard that name before but she couldn't place where. Suddenly everything began to shake. Dominic quickly flattened her hands against the bleachers trying to use her earth dragon abilities to try to stop the earthquake at its source but this wasn't coming from the Earth. In fact, she couldn't seem to locate the source. The shaking stopped. Kitty glared at Lance before quickly turning back around and giggling.
"Hey Kitty, wanna see some real shaking?" Lance asked.
"What was he talking about?" Dominic thought to herself.
Another quake struck this time much stronger and like before the source wasn't the Earth. That didn't stop her from using her own powers to send contradicting waves into the Earth but that only make the quake worse. People started freaking out and the gym score board came crashing down almost landing on the new principle but at the last second it moved sideways as if struck by an unseen force.
"Lance get a clue!" Kitty told him.
"Did Lance cause that?" Dominic wondered "But how? He wasn't an earth dragon."
"What was that about not needing your powers? War jested but she ignored the red horseman.
A wadded up paper hit Dominic from behind. She looked to see Fred and George higher up in the bleachers giving her disapproving looks. She raised her hands in a shrug giving a confused look.
"Since when is Bayville on a fault line?" The new principle joked causing everyone to laugh. "Anyway I wanna welcome you all to a new semester. I know filling the vacuum left by your previous principle will not be an easy job but it's a challenge to which I am looking forward and that brings me to what I hope to be the theme of the coming semester. Meeting new challenges. You know most of us go through life thinking we're not so different from the people around us and that's a mistake because I'll wager that everyone of us here has some unique talents. Some special gifts, some ability that make you stand out from the crowd."
"Interesting choice of words." Dominic thought to herself.
"However that said I want your second priority to be supporting the girls' soccer team for the championship!" Principle Kelly urged. Everyone cheered. "And that means I want each and every one of you to turn out to the big pregame rally! Can we count on you?" the principle asked. Everyone cheered louder.
After the assembly the werewolves pulled Dominic aside.
"What the heck was that?" George demanded.
"I don't know It wasn't me." Dominic insisted.
"You really expect us to believe that there just happened to be an earthquake and that scoreboard just happened to take a detour in midair?" Fred demanded.
"No somebody definitely caused both phenomenon to happen." Dominic confirmed."Just not me."
The twins glanced at one another. "Another dragon?" George asked.
"No I've looked there are no other dragons at this school." Dominic informed them.
"How can you be sure?" Fred asked. Dominic's eyes turned completely purple for a moment.
"Because that's my job. I'm the only dragon who can tell if someone is a dragon before and after it manifests." Dominic stated.
"So are those special eyes why everyone calls you seeker?" George asked.
"Yes." Dominic confirmed. "It's also the reason I am the leader of my kind."
"I thought you were the leader because you were the strongest." Fred stated.
"Well that doesn't hurt." Dominic laughed. "But in all seriousness I think we should all go to the game."
"You think something is going to happen?" George asked.
"I think someone is trying to make a point and the game is the perfect place to do it." She commented.
Later at the game the three of them sat together.
"Keep your eyes open." Dominic warned. She spotted the Xavier kids below her along with Professor Xavier himself. They finished introducing the players and the new principle stepped up to speak.
"This guy must really like to hear himself talk." Fred commented. Both Dominic and George couldn't help but agree.
"In appreciation of the team spirit that has brought us all the way to tonight's championship game, we'd like to present our school mascot the Bayville hawk!" Principle Kelly announced revealing a large bronze hawk statue on the scoreboard. Flames shot from its wings and fireworks exploded in the sky. Dominic whistled.
"And I thought I was dramatic." She commented.
"Nah you can be way more dramatic than that." Fred joked.
"Shut up Weaslebees." Dominic smiled as both brothers began to laugh.
"Excuse me folks. Hey can I have your attention up here." A voice called over the speakers. Everyone looked up to the announcer's box. Lance and his friends were standing on top of it.
"Oh no." Dominic said aloud.
"That's better. My name's Lance but I also call myself Avalanche because I'm a mutant." Lance informed everyone.
Everything became clear to Dominic. She had encountered mutants before in two other dimensions a long time ago. In both they had been extremely dangerous.
"That's right me and Toad and Blob and Quicksilver here, we're all mutants. Born different what you might call freaks. You see there's lots of mutants at Bayville high. Scott Summers over there, he's one and so is Jean Gray, your big soccer star. And most of their pals at the Xavier institute which is kind of a school for weirdo mutant nerds."
"Of course Xavier!" Dominic remembered.
She had met him in one of the other dimensions. How could she have forgotten?
"Now being mutants means that we've got these special powers which we can use to make little improvements. For instance, we thought this game would be more fun if the goals were farther apart." Lance stated. As if on cue the ground began to shake and a deep crack split the soccer field.
"What the?" George stood up as people began to scream.
"What he means is we owe you an apology." Fred stated.
"And we figured the principle ought to have a little better perspective on his student body!" Lance said as Quicksilver ran around principle Kelly lifting him into the air in a speed vortex. "Another thing we think that mascot totally reeks." Lance commented as Blob climbed the bleachers breaking them with each step.
A blast of red energy sent the hawk into the side of the gym catching it on fire. People were running and screaming in a panic now.
"That's it we need to help." Dominic ordered. Fred grabbed her wrist before she could descend the bleachers.
"Are you crazy?" He demanded.
"Just because those idiots revealed that they have powers doesn't mean we have to!" George commented.
"And I'm not asking you to. I'm asking you to help these people get to safety. You can do that in human form!" Dominic countered.
"What are you gonna do?" Fred asked.
"I'm going to stop this before it can get any worse." Dominic informed them before pulling free and rushing down to the field.
Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. Of course that could just be her dragon perception. She had to be very careful how she did this or she would endanger the entire pack. She could see that everyone from the Xavier institute were now in uniforms. They were fighting Lance and the others. Scott was fighting Lance. Rogue was moving toward Blob. Jean had sent Quicksilver flying with What Dominic could only assume was telekinesis and a blue fuzzy creature was attacking Toad.
"Oh my gosh." Dominic realized.
It was Kurt. She shook herself out of her shock and focused. There were still other people on the field so she ran towards them. A piece of debris hit her in the head binging her perception back to normal and knocking her to the ground. Somehow she managed to stay conscious. It dazed her and she could feel blood begin to drip down the side of her face. She opened her eyes slightly. She saw Kurt disappear in a cloud of smoke and appear again by her side. It gave her an idea.
"Kurt?" She asked as he moved her head to face him.
"Dominic! You're going to be alright. I promise." He assured her.
Dominic closed her eyes pretending to lose consciousness. A heavy mist appeared out of nowhere concealing any small movements. A ghostly figure, clad in black, appeared and moved towards Kurt and Dominic's fallen form. The woman had a likeness to Death except for the tanner skin tone and different markings.
"Was ist das?" Kurt asked. He seemed to be the only one to notice the woman.
"Enough!" she commanded sending a powerful wave of wind at the mutants. It forced Kurt back and extinguished much of the flame. That caught everyone's attention. Lightning crackled in the sky above. It wasn't Dominic's doing but it certainly added to the effect of her illusion she had created. Rain began to pour down extinguishing the remaining flames. The rain passed through the illusion making her seem more ghost like. The fighting had ended. Both Lance and Toad were unconscious. The illusion raised her hand as Dominic used her powers to wake them up. They groaned in pain as they opened their eyes and looked at the woman.
"You foolish children," The woman spoke in death's voice. "Do you understand the consequences of the actions you have wrought?"
No one answered.
"You have doomed yourself and your kind to unnecessary suffering." The woman warned.
"Who are you?" Professor Xavier asked having rolled onto the field. His other students were now surrounding him. The woman gave a saddened look, her pale white eyes meeting Xavier's.
"No one of consequence." She stated kneeling down and brushing a strand of Dominic's hair away from her wound. "Oh my dear." She rose back up and looked at Charles again. "I cannot fix this but perhaps you can." She said before turning away and disappearing.
"Dominic!" George yelled as he and his brother skidded to her on the wet grass.
"Please be OK. Please be OK." Fred begged.
"Why did you have to go and try to play hero?" George asked.
"We need to get her to a hospital." Scott said stepping forward.
"Get back" George growled taking a swipe at him. "This is all of yours fault!"
"I understand your anger but we can help." Xavier stated.
"Charles what are you thinking." Storm asked.
"Perhaps that woman is right. If I can alter the memory of what happened here tonight." He stated.
"No Charles there are too many! Even for your mind could never withstand the strain!" Storm protested.
"I really have no choice." He stated and began altering the memories of everyone.
Like before he could not enter Dominic's mind but he did alter the memories of the werewolves and everyone else present. He passed out just as he was altering principle Kelly's mind. With the altered memories the werewolves immediately calmed down and no longer wanted to kill the mutants. Paramedics and firemen soon arrived to assist the injured. Everyone now believed the fireworks from the hawk statue had caused all the damage. As soon as she was in an ambulance Dominic opened her eyes.
"What happened?" she asked seeing the unfamiliar face of the paramedic.
"Try not to move." He ordered.
"You've took a significant blow to the head and might have a concussion."
"I'm fine!" Dominic insisted as she tried to sit up but one of the twins pushed her.
"You are not fine." He insisted.
"Fred where is George?" Dominic asked.
"I'm George." He smiled.
"Don't play." Dominic warned.
"Fine he's getting mom and dad. They're going to meet us at the hospital."
"Great how am I going to explain this?" Dominic thought to herself.
The rest of the pack arrived just after the doctor finished checking her out.
"Well She doesn't have a concussion but we do want to keep her overnight for observation and she'll need stitches." The doctor explained. Dominic shook her head from behind the doctor.
"That won't be necessary." Elliot stated.
They checked her out against the doctor's recommendations. As she walked out of the hospital she ran into Kitty, Kurt, Jean and Scott.
"Oh my gosh I'm so glad you're OK." Kitty said as she hugged her.
"Da what she said." Kurt smiled.
"Oh you guys are sweet and speaking of which." Dominic smiled pulling Kurt into a hug and giving him a peck on the cheek.
"What was that for?" Kurt asked as his face turned beat red.
"For being my knight in shining armor. My cousins told me you were the one who helped me when I got knocked out." Dominic half lied.
"You don't remember?" Kurt asked.
"Honestly I don't even remember going to the game but the doctor says memory loss is common with a blow to the head. I might never remember but from what my cousins tell me it was horrible." Dominic informed them.
She felt someone trying to get into her mind against but her shield prevented it.
"Yeah the gym burned down and the field is a wreck." Kitty commented.
"Seriously?" Dominic asked.
"Yeah it's lucky the entire school didn't burn down." Jean said.
"Say Dominic do you happen to know a dark haired woman with black markings and white eyes?" Scott questioned.
"That has got to be the most random question anyone has ever asked me and no that doesn't sound like anyone I know. Why?" Dominic asked raising an eyebrow.
"No reason." Scott lied.
"Oh no, now you have to tell me." Dominic pressed. Before he could answer Leslie called her. "I'll see you guys at school." She called as she hurried to her pack.
"So?" Scott asked Jean.
"I can't tell. I wasn't able to get into her mind. It's shielded just like the professor said." Jean informed him.
"She doesn't remember anything." Kurt stated confidently.
"What makes you so sure? Scott asked.
"No girl is going to kiss me after seeing what I look like. Not even out of gratitude." Kurt said. As much as none of them wanted to admit it, he was probably right.
"Go ahead to the moon cave to heal yourself." Leslie ordered just after they got home.
"Hey Weaslebees come with me. You might be hurt too." She said.
"We're fine." George insisted.
"I'll let you ride on my back." she offered. The twins smiled at one another.
"Deal." They said in sync.
Dominic transformed in a surge of white fire to her dragon form. She was stood close to twelve feet tall on all fours. The moonlight glistened off of her purple gem-like scales and her purple eyes glowed in the darkness. She laid down to allow the twins to climb on her back. To her it felt as if they weighed nothing. She rose and opened her massive wings. It only took one powerful stoke to lift them into the air. They were both laughing like little kids as she soared through the sky. All to quickly she landed at the mouth of the moon cave.
"Oh you have got to take us flying more often George laughed as they jumped off of her back.
"We'll see." Dominic commented as she shifted back to human form.
They entered the mouth of the cave. At first glance it looked like a normal cave but the real secret was hidden behind a boulder. Only someone with supernatural strength could move it. The hidden chamber was filled with special crystals that trapped and amplified moonlight. Within seconds of entering the cave the cut on her head healed as if it had never happened.
"Better?" Fred asked.
"Much." Dominic smiled."We need to talk."
"About what?" George asked.
"Don't be mad." Dominic requested as she touched their foreheads and restored their original memories.
"What the…" George staggered back.
"Those humans… They're…" Fred stuttered.
"Their mutants." Dominic confirmed. The twins stared at her in disbelief.
"How can you be so calm about that?" Fred demanded.
"Especially after what happened." George commented.
"Wow guys of everyone I thought you would be the most understanding." Dominic scolded.
"Why us?" they asked simultaneously.
"Oh I don't know maybe because they were born with special abilities like you, which they have to hide from the world like you for fear of persecution just like you. Are you seeing a reoccurring theme here?" Dominic demanded.
"OK we see your point." Fred said throwing his hands up in defense. "It's just that they're not…"
"What werewolves? Neither am I." Dominic commented.
"We didn't mean it like that." George apologized.
"It's just hard to wrap our heads around."
"That I understand. It was odd for me the first time I met mutants." Dominic admitted.
"Wait what?" Fred asked.
"Other dimensions." Dominic reminded them.
"Right." They both said.
"So are we good then?" Dominic asked.
"Oh we are still ticked about what happened." George stated.
"But we are willing to give them a chance." Fred admitted.
"Thanks guys." She said pulling them both into a hug. "Oh and could we not tell your parents? They have a tendency to freak out worse than you two."
They both laughed. "No arguments there." George smiled.