DISCLAIMER: I think you know what it is…her 'discovery' is dedicated to Morty's girl
I sat in the dark train; hood pulled over my head, wallowing in my misery. I couldn't stop thinking of poor Andre, dying to save me from Sabertooth. His last breath used to keep me safe. I shouldn't have become a friend to him. I shouldn't have come back to the docks with that…demon after me. If I hadn't come back, he'd still be alive. Still enjoying the ocean breezes. I watched as a little old lady come down the train's aisle, from out of no where. Where did she come from? I thought. She was slightly stooped in the back, and had a long shawl over her head that hide her face in the dark. She and I were the only ones in this part of the train. I had made sure that no one was in this compartment. All that work down the drain. She kept walking towards me, past the forth and fifth seat, closer and closer to my seat. I pulled my hood up, giving her no chance to see what I look like. She stopped beside me. "Is anyone sitting here?" she asked in a feeble voice, as she came upon where I was sitting. "No ma'am. You can sit here if you want." I answered. She sat down, and fluffed her skirt around her ankles, and fiddled with her shawl, all the while I was wishing she would be still, because she kept bumping into me. I was afraid she would feel my skin, and freak out.
"How are you feeling today? Or should I say tonight?" she asked after a few minutes of fiddling with everything around her. "I'm alright, I guess." I answered, not really in the mood for talking. I must have a aura of gloom around me, I thought with the most humor I had had that evening. She looked at me, nodding, as if she could understand what I had been through, and how much I had lost. Well, you never know. Maybe she has lost someone she loved, too. I watched her out of the corner of my eye. She sat quietly, her eyes glazed over, as if drifting into her own land of memories. I guess she's not in the mood to talk either. I turned to look out the window, and saw an empty field, looking washed out and dead by the silver light of the moon. I tried to imagine the giant field alive and green with corn in the summer heat. But it just wasn't happening. This field was as dead as the glorious mood I was in earlier today.
"Something on your mind?" the old lady asked. I had forgotten she was there, and my heart jumped a little.
"I find it hard to believe that you are feeling okay," she said. "After all, you've gone through a horrible experience today." I shot a glance at her, a bit worried now. "What do you mean?" I asked slowly. I was on my guard now, and ready to run if the need be. She can't possibly know, can she? "Well, you haven't forgotten your loss already, have you?" She asked; her voice becoming less feeble, stronger with each breath she took. My own breathing was coming faster, my heart beating quicker as fear infiltrated my system. My blood pounding in my ears, I asked her, voice trembling slightly, "Who are you?" The last ting I needed was to have another encounter. I held my breath, anticipating her answer. She looked me full in the eye, staring into the depths of my soul, eyes burning in some unknown emotion. "I know what you are. You know what you are. You aren't considered normal, by usual human standards, are you," She started softly. "No, you're considered a freak of nature, an error in the body's DNA. But you and I know better, don't we? We know that you and I are just the next stage in the evolution of man. You and I are the future of man! But why do men fear us? They fear what they do not understand. Fear is what makes man despise you, hunt you and punish you for what you are, someone that you can't help being. But now we won't hide in the shadows, oh no, not anymore. We will revel in the glory of the sun, and punish those that banished us to the shadows, and make them pay for what they put every one of our kind through! But first, we must join together. We can't take them all alone. We need all the help we can get, from everyone that will give it to us. We shall show man who is the true ruler of this planet! Will you join me, and help every person like us live the normal life they were destined for?" she ended with in a whisper. She had been building up to the point that I thought she would explode from her emotion, but she gently eased away like the tide leaving the beach after the wave crashed against the shore. She watched me, but I betrayed no emotion. I had learned a poker face early in life, knowing it would come into good use.
I thought over what she had so emotionally spoken of and wondered how she knew what I was. I pulled my hood up closer around my face out of habit, only to hear her cackle and pull it back, fully exposing my gator-like qualities. "How do I know that you are truly like me?" I asked. She was completely normal to me, nothing giving her away as being abnormal. She looked at me, and held out her hand. I looked at it, expecting her to do something, like prove to me that she is 'one of my kind'. "I won't bite." She replied, a bit impatiently. "Why should I trust you? You don't even look like 'my kind'!" I said, fear turning anger. Why does this woman want me? What is so special about me, anyway? Why am I being hunted by all of these weirdoes? I thought. She gave me an analyzing look and then made up her mind about…something. I sat there, stupefied as I watched her undergo an amazing transformation, from old woman, to a blue skinned young woman, with a white dress and skulls around her waist. "Do you believe me now?" she asked. I stared at her, mouth hanging open. "Will you trust me, or are you alone in your mission?" she said sarcastically. I got out of my seat and said, "Where are we going?"
I got off the train the next day, hood carefully hiding my alligator like features, trailing behind Mystique. She had changed into a woman, about in her thirties, wearing a business suit. I had learned the night before that she was the co-leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants, a small group of 'gifted students'. And every one of them was a boy. I wasn't too happy about hearing this, but they were the only ones out there that I knew of that were like me, and I wasn't going to just leave them because they were boys. Besides, maybe there is a girl, besides Mystique, out there, waiting to be found. Just like myself. And I had nowhere else to go.
There was two boys waiting for us as we left the train. Mystique spoke to them quite sharply, asking them where the other two were. I stood to the side, unnoticed, watching the three of them interact, trying to understand where each of them stood by power. It was clear to see that Mystique was the true leader of this group, by how the boys seemed to cower beneath her. One didn't seem to cower as much below Mystique as the other. He had white hair, and seemed to be really athletic. The other, which seemed to almost shrink under Mystique's gaze, was a sort of ugly boy with horrible posture, and a cowlick. He had a…distinct odor about him. I stood as far away from him as I could. I was getting really bored, and I considered walking of to check what all was in the train station. Plus, I was tired already of hearing Mystique nag. I decided against it, thinking she would only nag to me about everything that bothered her. I hope she isn't always like this… I heard her stop talking to the boys and turned to face her, seeing that see was motioning me to come here. I walked slowly, not knowing what to expect. " This is our new member. She has joined us in our fight against mankind. And the X-men." She turned, to me, and said, "this is two of your fellow mutants. This is Pietro Maximoff," She said, pointing to the white haired boy, " and this is Todd Tolensky." She said, gesturing at the other boy. I saw them look me up and down, and glance at each other. Todd asked, "Are you a girl or boy?" Pietro elbowed him in the ribs, and he grunted. I smiled, and changed my skin to normal human. "Does this answer your question?" I said, pulling back my hood. I saw Todd's jaw drop, but tried to ignore his unique reaction. "There were supposed to be two more boys here, but they've gone somewhere instead of following my orders to stay put! So we'll be leaving without them." She said angrily. This is going to be a fun day I thought sarcastically.
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