Title: A Different Life
Author: Viral
Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Men. This is fan fiction; a fan's version of expression in which he/she wishes to portray character(s) aside from the creator's original concepts and/or ideas.
Author's Note: This is an alternate universe, with many of the favorite X-Characters included. They still have their mutant abilities, but there was never a group called the X-Men in this story. This my first attempt at a mystery. And because this is an alternate universe, don't expect the characters to be the way you're used to them. :)
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Ororo Munroe, famed policewoman of a small town called Clearwater, sat at her desk at the police agency. Her bright blue eyes did well to compliment her golden brown skin and flowing white hair. Writing neatly with her soft and skinny hands, she remained oblivious to the phone ringing next to her. There was a lot on her mind as she thought deeply to herself in her dark office. Along with the ringing there was a knock on her office door and she shook her head as she finally became overwhelmed by the distractions.
She picked up the phone, "What do you want?" Surely, she would have answered in a nicer tone if she weren't constantly hearing the pounding from her door.
"Is that any way to speak to your supervisor?" Detective Charles Xavier said over the phone.
"Depends on why you're always calling me, Charley," she answered, rubbing her forehead as the person finally stopped knocking on her door. The idiots had finally gotten the picture that she wasn't going to answer it.
"Alright little miss," he began, "I have an assignment for you."
"You want me to break up another fight at the senior citizen's home?"
"Enough sarcasm. There's a school board meeting tonight and they expect a representative from the Police Department to be there."
"And I guess you're going to be the fearless leader and sit down with them, right?" she answered, never taking his threats seriously after being on the force for eight years.
He growled over the phone before continuing, "I'm sending you because you're so good with people. The meeting is about the internet services in the high school."
"Clearwater High, the place where boys get free porn," she said as if she were on a commercial, advertising something.
"See, you're so perceptive. You've got the job."
"But!" she began, but knew it was all over. She would be working over her duty hours, listening to parents complain about her their little angels have discovered the coveted body over the Internet.
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"Officer Munroe, it's good to see you here," Mayor Eric Magnus Lenscherr. Ororo walked to him a frown on her face as she shook his hand.
"It's good to see you too, Mayor," she said, lying through her lip-gloss. She wanted to continue her words, but thought them only to herself, 'It's also good to see your wonderful wife, Rogue. By the way, does she have a real name?'
"Hey blue eyes," Remy Lebeau, the town's most common drunkard said as he entered the school auditorium and walked to Officer Munroe.
"You're out of jail already? I was pretty sure they'd keep you in the slammer for at least a day. But I think they're running out of free food for you," she said, as she took her seat and made sure to keep her hand on her gun. If he decided to sit down to her, she would have no regrets in shooting him. At least the night would have been more amusing than expected.
Remy Lebeau continued down the aisle, giving subtle links to the Mayor's wife, which Officer Munroe caught. He also caught her winking back and occasional playing with her hair in a tempting and exotic way. Ororo looked up when she saw the Parent representative get on stage and grab the microphone.
"Good evening everyone. If you don't know me, my name is Lorna Dane," she started off, still situating the microphone wire. Ororo thought to herself, 'Of course we know who you are. The town is only so big and everybody notices your poor choice of underwear due to your lack of clothing.' Lorna continued, "I am representing the concerned parents, tonight. We are becoming very aware that our students need after school activities other than sports to preoccupy their time."
"I thought I was here to listen about the Internet," Ororo mumbled to herself and cocked her head to the side in boredom as she felt the urge to go to sleep and purposely snore extremely loud.
"So, we have designed a program that sends the high school students, who choose to participate, to a job site of their choice to spend 2 to 3 hours with a professional of that career," Lorna said with excitement ringing in her voice.
"What if some of em wunna be prostitutes?" Victor Creed said as he stood up with a wide smile on his face. Ororo wanted to shoot him too. She felt for some reason that he was some sort of a pedophile, but could never find evidence. She just knew in herself that he was a freak. Victor sat down with his buddies Logan and Yuriko as the three of them laughed at his outburst and joke. 'Just wait til Raven finds out you're messing with little kids, big boy,' I said to myself.
"Dr. Henry McCoy," Lorna began, overpowering the sour laughter, "Has agreed to be the intern leader in the medical arts field." The good doctor stood up. He needed a good shave. "Mrs. Rogue Lenscherr will be helping in the political field as her husband is a very busy man. Betsy Braddock will be conducting martial arts seminars." She went on and on, naming everyone that came to her mind. Then finally, she stopped and rubbed her head. "It seems like we are missing a profession here. Ah yes," her acting was horrible, "The law and justice system! Officer Munroe, I'm guessing you're here to make your generous offer."
"Well you guessed wrong, missy," Ororo said as she stood up.
"Thanks for offering!" Lorna said, completely ignoring her words.
"I oughta fry the living---"
Lorna looked to Ororo, "What?"
"I said," Ororo chuckled to herself, "I wondered why we're giving the kids these options. They have stuff to do after school."
"I can answer that," Father Kurt Wagner said as he came onto the stage. "A lot of the students in this school attend the local Catholic church."
"Actually, may I cut in, buddy?" Ororo said, being the domineering person she has become, "A lot of the students are Protestant Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and even Wicca." She felt smart, if only for that moment.
"Despite that, the ones who are Catholic have come to me and have told me their sins," Ororo rolled her eyes. "There has been a lot of sexual activity going on after school among many of the students."
"I could've told you that," Creed said from his seat, chuckling again with his buddies.
Father Wagner continued, "We have come to the realization that we have not provided them with anything to keep them from having these experiences. That is why we have come up with this program." The meeting waged on continually for the next two hours. Just as it ended, Officer Munroe woke up with saliva on the side of her mouth.
"What did you think of the meeting?" Rogue asked Ororo as she watched her husband greet people, being the friendly mayor that he is.
"I think it was a meeting," Officer Munroe said with a fake smile on her face. She walked away as she pulled out her cell phone.
"Eh mom, wassup? You cook tonight?" Ororo asked. Being the only officer in the small town made her feel dominant and in control.
"Oh so you're finally eating?" N'Dare Munroe asked over the phone.
"Depends on whether you cooked or ordered take out," Ororo said as she entered the police car and drove out of the school parking lot, "Last time you cooked for me I choked on a bone. I'm kinda scared now."
"Ororo, get your butt over here," her mom laughed and hung the phone up.
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Characters To Be Introduced: Scott Summers, Jean Grey
Author's Closing Note: If you have a character request, please leave it in a review or e-mail it to me at virtue@freehomepage.com . I am very aware that there is hardly a sign that this story is a mystery, but believe me, it will be. Thanks for reading. :)
Author: Viral
Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Men. This is fan fiction; a fan's version of expression in which he/she wishes to portray character(s) aside from the creator's original concepts and/or ideas.
Author's Note: This is an alternate universe, with many of the favorite X-Characters included. They still have their mutant abilities, but there was never a group called the X-Men in this story. This my first attempt at a mystery. And because this is an alternate universe, don't expect the characters to be the way you're used to them. :)
-=-=-=-
Ororo Munroe, famed policewoman of a small town called Clearwater, sat at her desk at the police agency. Her bright blue eyes did well to compliment her golden brown skin and flowing white hair. Writing neatly with her soft and skinny hands, she remained oblivious to the phone ringing next to her. There was a lot on her mind as she thought deeply to herself in her dark office. Along with the ringing there was a knock on her office door and she shook her head as she finally became overwhelmed by the distractions.
She picked up the phone, "What do you want?" Surely, she would have answered in a nicer tone if she weren't constantly hearing the pounding from her door.
"Is that any way to speak to your supervisor?" Detective Charles Xavier said over the phone.
"Depends on why you're always calling me, Charley," she answered, rubbing her forehead as the person finally stopped knocking on her door. The idiots had finally gotten the picture that she wasn't going to answer it.
"Alright little miss," he began, "I have an assignment for you."
"You want me to break up another fight at the senior citizen's home?"
"Enough sarcasm. There's a school board meeting tonight and they expect a representative from the Police Department to be there."
"And I guess you're going to be the fearless leader and sit down with them, right?" she answered, never taking his threats seriously after being on the force for eight years.
He growled over the phone before continuing, "I'm sending you because you're so good with people. The meeting is about the internet services in the high school."
"Clearwater High, the place where boys get free porn," she said as if she were on a commercial, advertising something.
"See, you're so perceptive. You've got the job."
"But!" she began, but knew it was all over. She would be working over her duty hours, listening to parents complain about her their little angels have discovered the coveted body over the Internet.
-=-=-
"Officer Munroe, it's good to see you here," Mayor Eric Magnus Lenscherr. Ororo walked to him a frown on her face as she shook his hand.
"It's good to see you too, Mayor," she said, lying through her lip-gloss. She wanted to continue her words, but thought them only to herself, 'It's also good to see your wonderful wife, Rogue. By the way, does she have a real name?'
"Hey blue eyes," Remy Lebeau, the town's most common drunkard said as he entered the school auditorium and walked to Officer Munroe.
"You're out of jail already? I was pretty sure they'd keep you in the slammer for at least a day. But I think they're running out of free food for you," she said, as she took her seat and made sure to keep her hand on her gun. If he decided to sit down to her, she would have no regrets in shooting him. At least the night would have been more amusing than expected.
Remy Lebeau continued down the aisle, giving subtle links to the Mayor's wife, which Officer Munroe caught. He also caught her winking back and occasional playing with her hair in a tempting and exotic way. Ororo looked up when she saw the Parent representative get on stage and grab the microphone.
"Good evening everyone. If you don't know me, my name is Lorna Dane," she started off, still situating the microphone wire. Ororo thought to herself, 'Of course we know who you are. The town is only so big and everybody notices your poor choice of underwear due to your lack of clothing.' Lorna continued, "I am representing the concerned parents, tonight. We are becoming very aware that our students need after school activities other than sports to preoccupy their time."
"I thought I was here to listen about the Internet," Ororo mumbled to herself and cocked her head to the side in boredom as she felt the urge to go to sleep and purposely snore extremely loud.
"So, we have designed a program that sends the high school students, who choose to participate, to a job site of their choice to spend 2 to 3 hours with a professional of that career," Lorna said with excitement ringing in her voice.
"What if some of em wunna be prostitutes?" Victor Creed said as he stood up with a wide smile on his face. Ororo wanted to shoot him too. She felt for some reason that he was some sort of a pedophile, but could never find evidence. She just knew in herself that he was a freak. Victor sat down with his buddies Logan and Yuriko as the three of them laughed at his outburst and joke. 'Just wait til Raven finds out you're messing with little kids, big boy,' I said to myself.
"Dr. Henry McCoy," Lorna began, overpowering the sour laughter, "Has agreed to be the intern leader in the medical arts field." The good doctor stood up. He needed a good shave. "Mrs. Rogue Lenscherr will be helping in the political field as her husband is a very busy man. Betsy Braddock will be conducting martial arts seminars." She went on and on, naming everyone that came to her mind. Then finally, she stopped and rubbed her head. "It seems like we are missing a profession here. Ah yes," her acting was horrible, "The law and justice system! Officer Munroe, I'm guessing you're here to make your generous offer."
"Well you guessed wrong, missy," Ororo said as she stood up.
"Thanks for offering!" Lorna said, completely ignoring her words.
"I oughta fry the living---"
Lorna looked to Ororo, "What?"
"I said," Ororo chuckled to herself, "I wondered why we're giving the kids these options. They have stuff to do after school."
"I can answer that," Father Kurt Wagner said as he came onto the stage. "A lot of the students in this school attend the local Catholic church."
"Actually, may I cut in, buddy?" Ororo said, being the domineering person she has become, "A lot of the students are Protestant Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and even Wicca." She felt smart, if only for that moment.
"Despite that, the ones who are Catholic have come to me and have told me their sins," Ororo rolled her eyes. "There has been a lot of sexual activity going on after school among many of the students."
"I could've told you that," Creed said from his seat, chuckling again with his buddies.
Father Wagner continued, "We have come to the realization that we have not provided them with anything to keep them from having these experiences. That is why we have come up with this program." The meeting waged on continually for the next two hours. Just as it ended, Officer Munroe woke up with saliva on the side of her mouth.
"What did you think of the meeting?" Rogue asked Ororo as she watched her husband greet people, being the friendly mayor that he is.
"I think it was a meeting," Officer Munroe said with a fake smile on her face. She walked away as she pulled out her cell phone.
"Eh mom, wassup? You cook tonight?" Ororo asked. Being the only officer in the small town made her feel dominant and in control.
"Oh so you're finally eating?" N'Dare Munroe asked over the phone.
"Depends on whether you cooked or ordered take out," Ororo said as she entered the police car and drove out of the school parking lot, "Last time you cooked for me I choked on a bone. I'm kinda scared now."
"Ororo, get your butt over here," her mom laughed and hung the phone up.
-=-=-=-
Characters To Be Introduced: Scott Summers, Jean Grey
Author's Closing Note: If you have a character request, please leave it in a review or e-mail it to me at virtue@freehomepage.com . I am very aware that there is hardly a sign that this story is a mystery, but believe me, it will be. Thanks for reading. :)