Disclaimer: I do not own X-Men Evolution or the song shown in this chapter. They all belong to their respective owners. Seriously I'm just a fan girl. Now Scott isn't exactly one of my favorite characters but I do sort of respect the guy so I thought he deserved his own chapter. Now the way I see it there's a lot more to him than just the confident leader, a guy with his past has got to have some issues which I tried to touch upon here. This is probably going to be one of the most serious chapters I ever write up. So I am proud to present Cyclops singing Limp Bizkit's version of 'Behind Blue Eyes'.
It had been a rough day for all the X-men at the Institute. Ever since six in the morning a group of protestors had been down by the front gates waving signs and saying all kinds of things about the mutants inside. At first everyone had managed to at least block out what was going on outside. But as the crowd grew and their taunts and jeers grew louder it became more and more difficult. The students began to grow quiet and wander off by themselves to different corners of the mansion. Even the teachers were taking it hard if the sudden rainstorm was any indication
Scott though was probably feeling the worst out of all of them. Not only were the protestors hurting him, they were hurting everyone else he cared about and there was nothing he could do about it. He felt helpless. As helpless as he was all the years ago when he had been just another confused kid in an orphanage. Not even talking to Jean could lift his spirits even though she tried her best. So he'd slipped away to his room to think about what was going on and try to figure out why it was getting to him so much. But it did help. His emotions kept building and building until he felt like a dam that was about to burst.
'Calm down Summers,' Scott thought to himself before putting on one of his CDs to calm him down. When his favorite song came on he found himself singing along softly to the music.
No one knows what it's like
To be the mad man
To be the sad man
Behind red eyes
And no one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated to living only lies
But my dreams they aren't as empty
As my orders seem to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love must be earned
It's never free
No one knows what it's like
To feel these feelings
Like I do, wish I could blame you
No one bites back as hard
On their anger
None of my pain and woe
Can show through
But my dreams they aren't as empty
As my orders seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love must be earned
It's never free
Discover X-M-E-N say it
Discover X-M-E-N say it
Discover X-M-E-N say it
Discover X-M-E-N say it
Discover
No one knows what it's like
To have been mistreated
To feel defeated
Behind red eyes
And no one know how to say
That they're sorry and don't worry
I'm not living only lies
But my dreams they aren't as empty
As my orders seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love must be earned
It's never free
No one knows what it's like
To be the mad man
To be the sad man
Behind red eyes