X-Men: Evolution

Power Wages

The Halo Comes

All X-men were seated at the new Japanese restaurant called Yuri, but only after a debate on where they should go. A waitress comes up to the table. "Konban wa, minnasan," she bowed. "I am your waiter, Miaki." She was wearing a restaurant type kimono and looked a Japanese woman. "Have you decided on what you want to drink?"

They gave there orders. They were chatting and a stranger walked up to the window and walked away. Miaki was curious about this, but went back to her job. Suddenly, the windows shattered, people screamed, and starting running for their lives. Te X-men got up and started to help the people who had fallen down, but three dogs came through the shattered windows. They started to bit at people, barking fiercely, and glaring around they room. Looking for someone.

"What's up with these dogs, anyway?" asked Kurt.

"I don't know, but we better not let them hurt anybody," replied Kitty.

Soon one of the dogs went after Rogue, but she was too fast for the dog. The second dog was after the restaurant manager. "HELP!" she cried.

One of the employees (Miaki) grabbed a chair and through it the dog. The third dog went after the employee, Miaki, ran to her, with its mouth wide open with foam around it. She saw it, but didn't react fast enough. The dog bit down hard and would not let go. "Ahhhhhhhhh!!" she screamed in pain. Blood started coming from her arm. Suddenly, a bright flash of red light came and shot at the dog. It was thrown against the wall. Miaki took a pole and ran to the fallen dog and stabbed it in the head. Electricity started to form around the dog. And then it exploded. People were stunned.

"Why did you do that?" asked Jean.

"That wasn't a real dog," replied Miaki.

Jean just looked at her curiously. Wondering how she knew that wasn't a real dog, but a mechanical one. The other two dogs then went towards the injured Miaki for they had smelled the blood from her arm, and like a psychopath, they craved for it. Miaki started running, but was trapped by the wall. Evan took aim with his spikes and fired. Rows of spikes blocked the psychopathic dog. Only in short that dog broke the spikes and went after Evan. It jumped, but Jean stopped it's movement and threw it against the wall. Kitty went to the dog and slipped her hands in the mechanical body and pulled out wires. She ran and then the dog goes.....BOOM! The third dog was running at Kurt, but he teleported away, so it went back to Miaki, who was scared, trapped by the wall, when Wolverine ran to the beast dog, and with his own claws of steal, he slashed at it. Then that dog goes....BOOM, as well. The police soon arrived, but Miaki and the X-men had already left the primacies.

*The next day*

It was a sunny day in Downtown Bayville. Kurt and Scott were walking down one of the many streets.

"I'm telling you Scott, that this is the best magazine a guy could have," said Kurt in his German accent.

"I'm not so sure," said Scott.

"Come on, Scott. This has the latest trends, some great looking women, and some delicious looking food pictures."

"Where do find these things, Kurt?"

"At the grocery store. Why do you ask?"

"Never mind."

Suddenly, a person was running and knocked Scott down as well as that person. The person was wearing a torn cape (Or cloak. You decide.), and appeared to have several cuts. Scott got up, but the person who also seemed to be a girl was struggling to get up. Scott took out is hand to help her out. "Forgive me for bumping into you like that. I was in a hurry and didn't see you," she apologized.

"It's ok. Really," Scott said to her.

Her hood was down, and Kurt recognized her right away. "Hey, you're that waitress at the Japanese restaurant."

"Indeed, I am," she said as she was huffing (out of breath).

Suddenly, a flash of white light came towards the three. Miaki stood in front of the blast with her hands out to block it. She stood there as she was blocking it for several seconds. Scoot and Kurt were stunned to see her like this. The blast stopped. Miaki ran into the middle of the street. A car was coming, and it tried to stopped, but Miaki jumped on the car, and then jumped for a building's ledge. She grabbed it. Pulled herself up, and started running away. Back on the sidewalk, a woman in bright clothing stopped in front of the boys, hoping to catch Miaki, but was too late.

"Rats," she sneered.

Coming closer was a strange vehicle. The bright colored woman stuck her hand out, and the person driving the now hover type motorcycle put her hand out and grabbed the woman. The bright colored woman sat down. Then they both drove off to catch Miaki.

Scott. Kurt. This is the professor. I want you two follow them those ladies. I'll have the others come and join you soon.

"Any reason, Professor?" asked Kurt.

If they keep at this, they could very well destroy Bayville.

"Got it. We're on our way," said Scott.

*At the institute front yard*

The other X-men are now outside. They were going to continue on to find them, but that wasn't necessary. Miaki had jumped the fence, running. Suddenly there was an electric ball of power that came out of nowhere, and hits Miaki. She goes tumbling down, and then gets up, but only to be hit with a fireball. Her cloak started burning. She quickly took it off. Then the woman who fired the electric blast went after Miaki. She punched and kicked as fast as she could, but with little luck of scoring an actual punch or kick. The X-men, being kids and all, could only watch with amazement, waiting for the perfect moment to interfere. The fireball woman attacked her from behind. She went rolling towards the X-men, but only stopping a few feet away. Jean took a few steps, Miaki started to get up. She was heaving heavily. She gathered up all her strength, and started saying things in a different language. Some strange light surrounded her. She lifted her hands above her head and a white ball formed in her hands. It got bigger. She then fired at the women and got a perfect score (meaning she got them.) Miaki dropped with only a leg holding her up. The other women got up, but this time the X-men were going to interfere. Before only could make contact another woman came from the sky, and stopped in the middle of them. This woman was wearing black jeans and a loose blouse. She also had short, dark brown hair. She looked the two women.

"That is enough Lighter. Shocker," the woman said. "We don't want to get too destructive. Can we?"

"No, Milady," Lighter said.

"I'll make the coup de grace (final death blow). Now go on," she finally said.

The two women took off. She looked at Miaki and formed her own ball of energy on her hands. She fired the blast Miaki, but Miaki was too exhausted and too slow too move out of the way. She was hit. Miaki went tumbling and rolling on the ground until she hit the wall, hard.

"Well, bye-bye for now," she said and flew off to the horizon.

Miaki staggered to get up, but her vision blurred and passed out.

*Inside the Institute*

She opened her eyes to find out that she is inside. She tried to get up, but was stopped by a pounding headache. Miaki put her hand on her head and lay back down. The professor came into the room. "How do you feel?" he asked.

"Better I think," she replied.

"That's good."

"Where am I?"

"You are at Xacebiar (I don't know how to spell it.) Institute for the Gifted."

"How did I get here?"

"You passed out after that lady left."

"Oh."

He starts to leave, but stops and turns around. "You know, you are welcomed to stay here if you want. We're not going to stop you."

"I'd have to think about." She gets up slowly. Then stands up.

"Well, in that case, would you like to be shown around?" he asked.

"OK."

And so they start to walk around the campus. She goes by the Danger Room and watches the trainees for a little bit. Then they walked outside and watch all the little have fun. And through that time Miaki had sad eyes.

She turned to the professor, "I've made my decision."

*At the dinner table*

"May I have your attention please?" asked Professor X. They stared at him. "Please welcome our new staff member, Miaki Kinoma."

They all started to clap. "Welcome Miaki," Jean welcomed.

"Thank you very much, but you can also call me Halo, if you want, but please do not call me Ms. Kinoma," Miaki said.

She sat down at the table and had a wonderful time eating and talking.





Disclaimer: I do not own these characters except for Miaki. She's mine, but not me.