Rebekah

I just sit on the bed in the room I've been shown to. Right, time for some serious sorting out. I better go through everything I know. TECS. Translate, Equate, Calculate and State. In other words, What has happened, How does it relate to everything, What am I going to do about it, and Summarise. Right. There's some paper on the desk.

1. I am in the Marvel Universe; whether in a dream or real life I do not know.

2. I have met my penpal, who I have never even rang and therefore do not know his voice so it would be impossible for me to imagine it.

3. Xavier seems to think I'm a mutant. Isaac didn't seem surprise but I haven't grown wings or scales or started breathing fire. Which has always been the mutation I wanted.

4. If this is real, I am going to miss school tomorrow. Or today. Whichever.

Right, that's the Translate out of the way. Now for Equate.

1. If I am in the MU, am I also in my world?

2. Why is Isaac here?

3. If I am a mutant, what is my mutation?

4. If I'm here, will I still go to school?

Now for Calculate.

1. I need to fit in here, whilst trying to find out a way to wake up and/or go home.

2. I need to get to know Isaac better. He may know something I don't.

3. Most mutations kick-start at an early age or in times of threat. So how do I get mine to work?

4. I need to keep up on schoolwork just so I won't fail my prelims.

Now to state.

I am stuck in the Marvel Universe, whether in a dream or real life, I do not yet know. I do not know if I am also in my world. I plan to fit in, whilst trying to get home. My pen friend is also here and I need to find out why. He may know something I don't. I appear to be a mutant and I need to find out what it is. Finally, I am missing school and need to keep up.

I put the pen down and frown. It really isn't much to go on. Someone knocks on the door. I head over to open it.

"Hi Rebekah."

"Hey Isaac."

"Can I come in?"

"Sure."

Isaac

I tossed and turned but I couldn't sleep. Too much had happened. I got up and opened my door. It was pitch black. That didn't bother me. I had always liked the dark. I found it comforting. I stepped out into the corridor. I crept down the stairs onto the landing. Light seeped out from the crack in the dining room door. I could hear voices coming from the door loudly. I sneaked to the door and put my ear to it. Immediately the voices ceased. I suddenly remembered what the professor and Logan had said about disguising your mind and scent. Slow-time seemed to come to me so naturally now I didn't even realize I had did it. I saw the door opening in slow-motion. I looked around wildly searching for a place to hide. I decided I'd be fast enough to get up the stairs in time. I made a dash for it and approximately zero point two semi-seconds later I was safely hidden in the shadows on the top of the landing. Logan poked his head out and sniffed once. He omitted a low growl from his throat. He stared into the shadows where I was hiding and smiled. I racked my brains. I was sure my comics didn't say anything about Logan having night-vision. Maybe he was just bluffing. Logan turned and walked back into the room. I let out my breath slowly. I felt a hand grasp my shoulder. I span around and grabbed the person's arm. Immediately, I felt something like electricity flash down my arm. I saw the curious look in Kitty's eyes a she collapsed onto the floor. I slapped her face hard until her eyes snapped open.

'What the heck are you!' she said angrily.

'You were the one who sneaked up on me,' I said feeling my temper starting to rise. She gave me a livid glare and then ran through the wall. I stood there my anger threatening to boil over. I calmed down and looked around. Thankfully our exchange hadn't disturbed anyone. I decided I would go and speak to Rebekah. I concentrated and slipped into slow-time. At super-speed I found Rebekah's room in about five seconds. I knocked quietly. I glanced at my watch. It was a little over midnight. I turned around to leave when I heard a shuffling noise from within and a couple of seconds later the door was opened.

'Isaac?'

'May I come in?' I asked. She stepped aside and I strolled in. The room was exactly identical to mine. I grabbed a chair by the desk and took a seat by the window. She sat down on the bed. We both sat there silently. Then we both blurted out at the same time. I paused.

'Ladies first,' I said. Rebekah glowered at me for a second then continued.

'Tell me what happened to you from the beginning.'

We both exchanged stories up to the time when we had been introduced to the professor.

'So you're a mutant?' Rebekah questioned.

'I guess so. How else could I have this speed? By the way, the weirdest thing happened...' I told Rebekah about my encounter with Kitty.

'That could be problematic. Do you have any clue how we got here?'

'None,' I replied. 'We're just going to have to wait and see what happens. I still can't believe we're here. It's so exciting.' Rebekah looked sceptical.

'What?' I asked.

'We're stuck in an unknown world. We have no idea how to get back. What about our families? What's going on back on earth? How can you think this is good?'

I sat there silently musing. The next thing I knew I was passing through the chair like a ghost. Then I phased through the floor.

'Help me!' I shouted. I kept phasing through floor after floor. I couldn't stop myself. I would keep descending until I reached the centre of the earth!