~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*How Alexian was taken to the Institute*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"this was the hardest one to catch, I swear, Rick!" the animal control man yelled as he threw the birdcage holding the crow in the back of the truck. "now catch that other one" Animal control had been called to the house of old Mr. Mikils. Two crows were locked in his basement somehow.
The fat Irish animal control man named Rick sauntered downstairs carrying a net in one hand and a cage in the other. Chuckling about his partner he closed the door behind him and in an instant caught the other crow. Walking upstairs he laughed "yeah! An I'm da bloody queen of Scots if theis was 'ard!" he laughed again and threw that cage in the back.
The truck trudged along until it came to the animal control clinic outside of the estate belonging to a Mr. Charles Xavier. When Rick opened the door, to his surprise - or maybe horror- in the cage where the hard to catch crow was supposed to be, was a young man, who was seemingly sixteen. The boy got up quickly and rushed the door but to no avail, in seconds of seeing Alexian Rick was closing the door. He looked horrified and scared out of his wits.
"Rick what is it man?" the younger animal control man asked with a scared look on his face too.
"Uh... Tom? Y-y-you sure there was a crow in the other cage?" Rick's eyes were wide open and bloodshot just as they would be if he had not gotten any sleep in days.
Tom, the other control specialist, nodded "Yeah I'm sure... why?" all Rick did was point to the back. Tom shook his head violently "no way man, after the way you just came back, you wont catch me dead lookin in there...m- maybe we should take it to that freak Xavier's place..."
Rick nodded and started the engine, they did a quick U'ey in the driveway and drove the few short blocks to Xavier's mansion.
The gate was locked and Rick was cursing. "Hey Rick chill man" Tom put a hand on his shoulder, it was the only thing he could do next to punching Rick out to calm him. "There's a button there" his dirty finger pointed out the driverside window "push it see what happens.."
_-_The intercom-_ "Hello, this is Xavier's Institute, may I help you?" the voice of Jean Grey rang through the intercom.
_-_Rick to the Intercom-_ "eh.. Yeah!?.. Can ye open thee gates, I found ye a new mutie for ye! He's a teen miss, I theink a shape shiefter"
In seconds the gates were open and Rick sped through them, at that time he heard a large thud come from the back of the truck and he hurried faster, backing up to the door of the house. Jumping out of the truck he opened the door and yelled into Jean's ear "He's loose in meh truck! Get 'im out!"
As Jean shook the ringing from her ears she mentally called for Logan, who, upon HER calling, was there in seconds. Slowly the strong Logan opened the door of the truck.. But before he could even open it enough to let a sliver of light in the blackness of the back, Alexian jumped out. From behind him the crow flew to the trees, but Alexian was caught by Logan and pulled to the ground. As they wrestled even Logan seemed not to be a real match for Alexian.
_-_Logan_-_ "Jean, I could use some help here!" he gritted through his teeth as his strong arms began to buckle under Alexian's stronger grip.
_-_Jean_-_ "Logan" was a whisper as her mind frantically called out for others to help in moments Rogue was out helping Logan.
With her gloves on, Rogue wrestled with the boy as well, trying to pull him off of Logan -who was getting a good beating by the boy- but even the super strength Rogue was having trouble, though she was only a teen still. Taking off her gloves she gripped his exposed wrist and was almost flung back at the intake of power. She felt her strength double as she morphed between human and crow. Letting go of him, he fell onto Logan's chest, limp. As the morphing stopped Rogue caught her breath and looked to Jean.
_-_Rogue_-_ "D..Didja jus seeh wha happened?" her brow was raised, she was panting, and scared. She had absorbed his fear as well.
_-_Jean_-_ "This is most interesting, Charles must see this boy..." at this Logan was already gathering him up his shoulder and Rogue was replacing her glove.
Cawing the crow soared over head before resting on the limp boys head. Logan tried to shoo the bird away but it just bit at his fingers. Cursing slightly he let it be and followed Jean to Xavier's office.
_-_Jean_-_ knocking on the door, she waited a bit before they opened themselves and she urged the group in, Alexian still slumped over Logan's shoulder. Seeing the crow she gasped and looked at Logan who just shrugged. "Professor, this, boy, was found as a crow" she pointed to the other crow on his head "and put into a cage, but when they opened the back of the truck to let him out.. he was a boy. I believe he as a shapeshifter.. Though he has many qualities.." she was cut off by Rogue.
_-_Rogue_-_ "Yes sir! I absorbed the guy's powers and he nearly made meh keel over with how much strength he had! M'an doubled or more meh powers! Then I was goin frum 'uman to b'rd in seconds flat! not jus that buh' I touch'd tha door as eh enterend an I saw everyne who c'me to the door in the past year!" she was almost out of breath as she had said this all in only two breaths. Giving Jean a nasty look she corrected him "'es a teen jus like meh now stop callin 'im boy!"
Charles put his hand up in time to stop her. Nodding in his understanding way he looked to Logan with a raised brow.
_-_Charles_-_ "Do you have anything to add to this Logan, your feelings on this?"
_-_Logan_-_ "That kid neerly killed me, when others, and I mean Sabretooth, has never been able to come that close in his life.. how do you think I feel. What if this kid is working with Erik?" his furry brow arched a bit. Getting a mental image as an answer he grunted and threw the kid on the couch, the crow flying to perch onto the globe on Xaviers desk.
_-_Charles_-_ "Interesting choice of species.. a crow" he sighed a bit an almost laughed "reminds me of that movie... what was it with Brandon Lee.. oh yes, The Crow" everyone gave him an unsteady look, not ever realizing he had ever watched movies.
_-_Jean_-_ feeling a bit uneasy from that comment she decided to correct him "no.. I don't think that character had the speed, strength, memory collector or shapeshifting abilities. I believe they were dead with a crow following them." she smiled a bit, but Rogue only frowned.
_-_Rogue_-_ "yeh 'aven't seen numba threeh 'ave ya! 'e 'ad all theh same qualitiehs!" she grinned a bit, she was correct and Jean wasn't, this started bickering and Charles shooed them both away. Closing the doors behind them he looked to Alexian with an arched brow, then back to the crow.
Charles was able to get enough information from Alexian,though the boy refused to speak with him. So hard to get through, Charles thought at the daily meetings. After weeks upon weeks of this type of meetings Charles decided it would be about time to give Alexian a room of his own
"this was the hardest one to catch, I swear, Rick!" the animal control man yelled as he threw the birdcage holding the crow in the back of the truck. "now catch that other one" Animal control had been called to the house of old Mr. Mikils. Two crows were locked in his basement somehow.
The fat Irish animal control man named Rick sauntered downstairs carrying a net in one hand and a cage in the other. Chuckling about his partner he closed the door behind him and in an instant caught the other crow. Walking upstairs he laughed "yeah! An I'm da bloody queen of Scots if theis was 'ard!" he laughed again and threw that cage in the back.
The truck trudged along until it came to the animal control clinic outside of the estate belonging to a Mr. Charles Xavier. When Rick opened the door, to his surprise - or maybe horror- in the cage where the hard to catch crow was supposed to be, was a young man, who was seemingly sixteen. The boy got up quickly and rushed the door but to no avail, in seconds of seeing Alexian Rick was closing the door. He looked horrified and scared out of his wits.
"Rick what is it man?" the younger animal control man asked with a scared look on his face too.
"Uh... Tom? Y-y-you sure there was a crow in the other cage?" Rick's eyes were wide open and bloodshot just as they would be if he had not gotten any sleep in days.
Tom, the other control specialist, nodded "Yeah I'm sure... why?" all Rick did was point to the back. Tom shook his head violently "no way man, after the way you just came back, you wont catch me dead lookin in there...m- maybe we should take it to that freak Xavier's place..."
Rick nodded and started the engine, they did a quick U'ey in the driveway and drove the few short blocks to Xavier's mansion.
The gate was locked and Rick was cursing. "Hey Rick chill man" Tom put a hand on his shoulder, it was the only thing he could do next to punching Rick out to calm him. "There's a button there" his dirty finger pointed out the driverside window "push it see what happens.."
_-_The intercom-_ "Hello, this is Xavier's Institute, may I help you?" the voice of Jean Grey rang through the intercom.
_-_Rick to the Intercom-_ "eh.. Yeah!?.. Can ye open thee gates, I found ye a new mutie for ye! He's a teen miss, I theink a shape shiefter"
In seconds the gates were open and Rick sped through them, at that time he heard a large thud come from the back of the truck and he hurried faster, backing up to the door of the house. Jumping out of the truck he opened the door and yelled into Jean's ear "He's loose in meh truck! Get 'im out!"
As Jean shook the ringing from her ears she mentally called for Logan, who, upon HER calling, was there in seconds. Slowly the strong Logan opened the door of the truck.. But before he could even open it enough to let a sliver of light in the blackness of the back, Alexian jumped out. From behind him the crow flew to the trees, but Alexian was caught by Logan and pulled to the ground. As they wrestled even Logan seemed not to be a real match for Alexian.
_-_Logan_-_ "Jean, I could use some help here!" he gritted through his teeth as his strong arms began to buckle under Alexian's stronger grip.
_-_Jean_-_ "Logan" was a whisper as her mind frantically called out for others to help in moments Rogue was out helping Logan.
With her gloves on, Rogue wrestled with the boy as well, trying to pull him off of Logan -who was getting a good beating by the boy- but even the super strength Rogue was having trouble, though she was only a teen still. Taking off her gloves she gripped his exposed wrist and was almost flung back at the intake of power. She felt her strength double as she morphed between human and crow. Letting go of him, he fell onto Logan's chest, limp. As the morphing stopped Rogue caught her breath and looked to Jean.
_-_Rogue_-_ "D..Didja jus seeh wha happened?" her brow was raised, she was panting, and scared. She had absorbed his fear as well.
_-_Jean_-_ "This is most interesting, Charles must see this boy..." at this Logan was already gathering him up his shoulder and Rogue was replacing her glove.
Cawing the crow soared over head before resting on the limp boys head. Logan tried to shoo the bird away but it just bit at his fingers. Cursing slightly he let it be and followed Jean to Xavier's office.
_-_Jean_-_ knocking on the door, she waited a bit before they opened themselves and she urged the group in, Alexian still slumped over Logan's shoulder. Seeing the crow she gasped and looked at Logan who just shrugged. "Professor, this, boy, was found as a crow" she pointed to the other crow on his head "and put into a cage, but when they opened the back of the truck to let him out.. he was a boy. I believe he as a shapeshifter.. Though he has many qualities.." she was cut off by Rogue.
_-_Rogue_-_ "Yes sir! I absorbed the guy's powers and he nearly made meh keel over with how much strength he had! M'an doubled or more meh powers! Then I was goin frum 'uman to b'rd in seconds flat! not jus that buh' I touch'd tha door as eh enterend an I saw everyne who c'me to the door in the past year!" she was almost out of breath as she had said this all in only two breaths. Giving Jean a nasty look she corrected him "'es a teen jus like meh now stop callin 'im boy!"
Charles put his hand up in time to stop her. Nodding in his understanding way he looked to Logan with a raised brow.
_-_Charles_-_ "Do you have anything to add to this Logan, your feelings on this?"
_-_Logan_-_ "That kid neerly killed me, when others, and I mean Sabretooth, has never been able to come that close in his life.. how do you think I feel. What if this kid is working with Erik?" his furry brow arched a bit. Getting a mental image as an answer he grunted and threw the kid on the couch, the crow flying to perch onto the globe on Xaviers desk.
_-_Charles_-_ "Interesting choice of species.. a crow" he sighed a bit an almost laughed "reminds me of that movie... what was it with Brandon Lee.. oh yes, The Crow" everyone gave him an unsteady look, not ever realizing he had ever watched movies.
_-_Jean_-_ feeling a bit uneasy from that comment she decided to correct him "no.. I don't think that character had the speed, strength, memory collector or shapeshifting abilities. I believe they were dead with a crow following them." she smiled a bit, but Rogue only frowned.
_-_Rogue_-_ "yeh 'aven't seen numba threeh 'ave ya! 'e 'ad all theh same qualitiehs!" she grinned a bit, she was correct and Jean wasn't, this started bickering and Charles shooed them both away. Closing the doors behind them he looked to Alexian with an arched brow, then back to the crow.
Charles was able to get enough information from Alexian,though the boy refused to speak with him. So hard to get through, Charles thought at the daily meetings. After weeks upon weeks of this type of meetings Charles decided it would be about time to give Alexian a room of his own