No POV
Today was Banshee's day.
Erik, Raven, Alex and Raija were looking out of the window. Raija was standing behind Raven pushing her way to see better. Aqua was about 10 cm smaller than Mystic.
A window next to it was taken by Professor, Hank and Sean in his flying suit.
"Now, remember. Scream as hard as you can" Charles instructed Sean who sat on the windowsill.
"You need the sound waves to be supersonic." Hank continued. "Cath them at the right angle and they should carry you."
"They should carry me" Sean was unsure. "That's reassuring."
Professor patted him on the back saying "Good luck."
Sean nervously crossed himself.
"Don't forget to scream!" Hank reminded.
The boy spread his wings, screamed and … fell flat on his face.
Mutants couldn't stop laughing. "That was awesome! Please do it again!" Raija said loudly.
"Sean, let's call it a day." Professor announced.
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The next on the list was Raija. After a break, the whole mutant team headed to the pool.
"Do you feel nervous? Erik asked the girl as they walk downstairs.
"Only a little bit. By the way, what's in the box you're carrying?"
"You'll see. It a part of your training."
As the group walked in, Raija felt a gulp as she remembered a night ago's events.
"Raija, please demonstrate us your powers." Professor's voice echoed in the pool-hall.
"I can play with water." She said creating a natural-size water dolphin that jumped out of the pool and disappeared, melting into water.
"But my powers are limited. I could make the pool water evaporate but I'd be exhausted."
"I see." Charles nodded.
Inside of the wooden box contained a set of 24 silver-coloured table knives.
"What?" Girl frowned.
"I want to defence yourself against Erik. I do not intend you to hurt each other… So, here's the plan: Erik's weapon is cutlery while your is a pool water." He smiled to both mutants.
"Questions? No? Raija, go there. Erik, over there." He pointed them the opposite sides of the pool.
"Come on, Aqua!" Raven shouted with excitement.
Hank, Alex, Sean, Mystic and Professor took a safe distance from figures in the duel.
"I wish we had popcorn!" Alex said before the fight has begun. Boys chuckled.
Magneto gave him a fierce glare. "I bet that you win!" He quickly added.
Erik raised his left hand and a single knife was lifted in the air. It was thrown towards Raija but the girl locked it in a water-glass ball. They both mentally wrestled until the ball hit a wall and was shattered all over the floor.
Magneto lips curved into a little smile as he had expected it. This time, five more knives attacked the girl. He gave her no time to react, forcing her to took a step behind her; to the very edge of the pool. Only a little "fuck" was whispered.
This time two metal pieces were surrounded in a boiling water and rest of them — in ice balls. Raija flung them all to Erik, who avoided it by a whisker.
Magneto pelted the girl with all left in the wooden box pieces of table knives. She rapidly created a hardened-water shield for herself. But she couldn't defend all of them. Magneto didn't hit her hard, but it was strong enough for the girl, to loose her balance.
Mutants burst out laughing. Alex went to Magneto "High five!" They brought the fronts of their hands together with force.
Raija could feel her heart pounding as she dive in. They'll knew in a moment… On the other side, my sis was less freaked out as I thought she'd be when she found out…
Her muscular coopery-golden tail appeared in thousands of bubbles. A strong thrust of her tail sent her forward. The mermaid emerged from the water splashing it around.
"There is one more tiny detail about me."
They all stood in astonishment.
Anxious stirred within her.
There were no expression of hatred on their faces… nor contempt.
At long last Sean spoke. "A tiny detail, huh? You don't say!"
Raven sprinted to Raija, sat on the edge of the pool and beamed to her. She morphed into mermaid leaving Aqua in awe.
Mystic giggled, flicked her brand new tail and slid into water.
Mermaid pulled herself out, only to be immediately surrounded by fellow mutants.
"No, step back! I really fell uncomfortable right now, and yes, it's real."
"When I was a child, I had a goldfish. Are you her reincarnation?" Sean asked in a deadpan voice.
"I literally cannot wait to check your DNA." Hank exclaimed. "You could have a more interesting one than Raven's."
Alex went down on his knees and lightly ran his fingers over her scales. "It's disgustingly slimy."
"Fuck off, Alex." Raija poked out her tongue.
The girl knew that Alex keeps teasing other mutants. She would have been surprised if he didn't say anything mean about her tail.
"Stop it right now!" Professor ordered.
"Ok, sorry." Said boy with blond hair.
"Let me dry myself." Raija winced slightly as her legs reappeared, leaving her sitting with her legs stretched out in front of her. She stood and turned to mutants.
"What amount of water makes you change? Erik asked.
She signed deeply. "Just one drop." The mermaid reluctantly revealed the truth. She noticed Alex's mischievous grin.
"Don't you dare!" Aqua almost yelled at him. "I'am not doing anything…yet."
"Wanna try again?" Erik asked. All table knives were placed in perfect arrangement in the box.
"Maybe tomorrow. I hope you don't mind?"
"No problem."
Professor patted Raija on the back. "You did your best." Raija blushed.
"Fighting with Erik is a challenge." She admitted.
As they leaving the pool-hall Charles asked Aqua "Would you mind speaking in private?"
A/N Thank you for reading. There are already 7 chapters (yay! :) ) Reviews are highly appreciated. Constructive criticism/advise or ideas even better.
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