"I'm awake I'm alive

Now I know what I believe inside

Now it's my time

I'll do what I want 'cause this is my life"

"First order of business." Storm said to Scarlett. "You need a code name."

"And if I don't want one?" Scarlett said.

"You don't have to have one." Storm said. "It's just a precaution if you get in trouble with the Government."

I'm at war with the world and they

"Does that happen a lot?" Scarlett asked.

"It happens from time to time." Storm said. "So do you want a code name?"

"Maybe." Scarlett said shrugging her shoulders.

"You don't have to decide now." Said Storm. "Think about it for a bit."

They got out of the elevator and Scarlett found herself in a hallway that looked very SciFi-ish. It was completely made out of metal that looked like steel. They walked down hallways taking seemingly random turns until they got to a rather large door. Scarlett hoped that she could remember how to get out if she needed to. She doubted that she would, but it wasn't a bad idea just in case.

"Don't worry," The Demon said. "I've taken to consideration the fact the you forgot to remember how to get out of here."

Try to pull me into the dark

Scarlett scowled as she watched Storm put in a passcode for the door.

"Hasn't anyone told you that your face will stick like that if you keep making that face?" Scott asked walking past Scarlett and into the room.

"Hasn't anyone told you that you're a mewling half-assed flap-dragon with an eye problem?" Scarlett snapped back.

"Ok." Said Storm once they were all inside the room. Scarlett looked around rather impressed, it was huge. "Scarlett, this is our training room. Right now however we will just be figuring out what exactly your powers are."

I struggle to find my faith

"Do you want to tell you, or show you?" Scarlett asked.

"The room is indestructible." Said Storm. "So if you want to show us it's fine."

"I'll just tell you." Said Scarlett. "I can do Pyrokinesis, Energy Manipulation, Life-Force Manipulation, Possession, Telekinesis, Teleportation, Chaos Manipulation, Sin Embodiment, Soul Absorption, Electrical Resistance, do you want me to go on?"

She glanced at Storm and Scott who both went pale as she talked.

"No." Said Storm. "I think that we can just start with what you have said so far."

"Having all that power is impossible." Said Scott.

"No entirely." Said Storm. "She could have the power of mimicry, it's rare, but not uncommon."

"But she said that she does Pyrokinesis." Argued Scott.

I'm at war with the world cause I,

That's the power that I focus on the most." Said Scarlett, deciding that it was easiest of they thought that her power was mimicry then them finding out how she actually had all her powers.

"So how do you absorb others powers?" Asked Storm looking curious.

"Thorough intimacy." Scarlett said grinning wickedly.

'Oh this was going to be fun.' She thought to herself, as the Demon inside of her chuckled.

"Who'd you have to sleep with to get powers like that?" Scott asked. "The Devil himself?"

Ain't never gonna sell my soul

"If you want to think that, go right ahead." Scarlett said.

"So Scarlett," Storm said. "Now that we know what your powers are exactly, let's see how powerful they are."

"How are we going to figure that out?" Scarlett asked looking around the empty room.

"Well this is a training room." Said Storm. "The room can generate realistic simulations. We use it to help hone the students powers, as well to prepare the team for missions. Shall we start?"

An hour and a half later Scarlett walked out of the th raining room with Storm and Scott behind her.

"You did very well on the simulation." Said Storm. "But I do have to ask, you said that you have the ability to use more than one power, so why only use one during the simulation?"

I've already made up my mind

"As I said earlier," Scarlett said turning around to face them. "I've had the most practice with Pyrokinesis than anything else."

"I think that there's something that you're not telling us." Said Scott, crossing his arms.

"And what do you think that is?" Scarlett asked slightly panicking on the inside.

"I think that you're afraid." Said Scott.

Scarlett laughed. "Scared of what?"

"Sacred of not being accepted." Scott replied.

"Aren't all Mutants?" Scarlett asked, still laughing.

"You're different." Said Scott. "You know that you'll never be accepted by humans so you hope that you'll be accepted by your own kind. You won't however, because you have too much power, you're a freak amongst freaks."

"Scott!" Storm exclaimed, her hand flying to her mouth in horror.

"Destroy him." The Demon hissed in Scarlett's mind. "That scum dares to insult us?"

"No." Said Scarlett, both to the Demon and Scott. "I don't know what your problem is but stop it." She was struggling to not attack Scott, but it was really hard to resist, partly because the Demon wanted her to do it so badly.

No matter what I can't be bought or sold

"You know what?" She said glaring at Scott. "Just fuck off will you?"

"Anything to get away from someone like you." Scott said turning away and walking down the hall.

Scarlett wait till he was out of sight before looking at Storm. "Why is he such a prick?"

"He hasn't always been like this." Storm said. "Or at least not this bad of one." She frowned. "The last moth has been hard, on him particularly."

"How come?" Scarlett asked curiously.

"I probably shouldn't tell you, but your going to hear about it eventually." Said Storm. "We where on a mission about a month ago, trying to rescue him and Charles. While we where trying to escape the dam that was in the area broke."

"Wait." Said Scarlett. "That was you guys?"

"Yes." Said Storm. "Anyways the woman that Scott loved, Jean, died saving us."

Pain flickered in her eyes. "It was hard on all of us, losing her, but Scott blames himself for what happened."

"I get it." Scarlett said. "I lost someone I cared for as well. Although he died in a lot less heroic way..." She smiled bitterly. "I feel almost bad for him now. Do you think he'll bite my head off if I go talk to him?"

"Maybe." Said Storm. "But something tells me you can hold out on your own."

"What is this!?" The Demon shrieked as Scarlett ran down the hallway drawing off of the Demons memory of the place. "You are not going to apologize to him! Nor are you going to feel sympathetic towards him!"

Scarlett slammed into the wall when hot, sheering pain blasted through her scull. "You can't stop me from doing something human!" She yelled.

"You're not human!" The Demon yelled. "Stop letting your feelings get in the way! You hate this man!"

"No." Said Scarlett. "You do. He may be an irritating son of a bitch but I don't hate him. There's too much we have in common."

She managed to get to the elevator and pressed the up button before relaxing slightly.

I'll stand my ground and never back down

"I want you to leave me alone." She said narrowing her eyes.

"You know I can't do that." The Demon said. "You need me."

"Not right now I don't." Said Scarlett. "I want you to not talk to me anymore, unless I talk to you. I don't even want to feel your presence in my mind."

"Never." The Demon hissed.

"Don't make me banish you." Scarlett said. I have enough power to do that now."

"You wouldn't dare."

I know what I believe inside,

"Watch me."

Scarlett grabbed the Swiss Army knife from her pocket, the one she used for protection if she was attacked in public places, and for the very thing that she was doing now. Slicing her palm she quickly dipped a finger in the blood and started to draw symbols on the wall muttering a few words here and there. When she was done she grinned.

"Take that." She said triumphantly. She was happy when the Demon didn't respond, that meant that it had worked. The Demon wasn't gone completely, that wasn't possible to do, it was just bound. Doing what she did was probably going to comeback and screw her over, but at the moment it was fine. She could already feel the Demons affects on her wear away.

I'm awake and I'm alive

Putting the Swiss Army knife away, Scarlett glanced down at her bleeding hand. It had already slowed down and she applied pressure to it hoping it would stop completely. Summoning her fire power, she gently ran a finger across the cut wincing as it stung her hand. She watched as the cut slowly healed itself and gave a smile of satisfaction. Now she just had to find Scott and show him that she wasn't the complete ass he thought she was.

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