I woke, or thought I did, to blackness.
My eyes snapped open, but still I saw nothing. I sat up and shook my head, making my hair get out of place and reopened my eyes. Still nothing.
"Shit," I sighed and put my hands on my head.
On my right temple I felt some sort of metal attached to me. I felt around it to make sure, and tried to pull it off.
"Oh, don-," started a girl.
Too late, I had already yanked and received a mind numbing zap to my head, making me see sparks.
"Ow, that wasn't good. Fuck that. I'm blind. I wasn't hit that hard was I?" I asked to no one in particular; I sensed there was more than one other person there.
"No," answered a calm friendly sounding male voice, "It's a device that I built, it stimulates the brain waves to the eyes-,"
"So basically I can't see until you say so," I cut him off, "I don't like that."
"Well we're sorry, but where we're going is-," said a different male voice.
"Top secret? Yeah, I've heard that."
"So why was Eckhart so interested in you?" asked a sweet voice.
"Is that the fuck's name? Hell if I know. I don't even know how I got here…I lied, I have an idea, but I don't like it."
"What's your theory?"
"What's your name?" I asked trying to change the subject.
"Sorry, I'm Adam, you'll meet everyone else when you can see,"
"Which is?"
"You're a pretty snappy thing aren't you?"
"I've learned to be the one asking the questions, it puts you in a better situation."
"One where your in more control," Adam said understanding.
"Righty-O."
"Alright, I'm going to deactivate this so you can see," he said touching the thingy on my temple.
All at once my eyes could see everything, but it was all blurry. I blinked a couple times to clear it up, and saw in my face a man with brown curly hair and brown eyes.
"Hi Adam."
He grinned, "Hello," he looked behind him, and motioned for everyone to come closer. "This is Jesse, Brannan, Emma, and Shalimar. We're Mutant-X," he said with pride.
Blond boy-Jesse, Brunette-Brannan, Brunette girl-Emma, Blonde girl-Shalimar, all waved or nodded.
"Nice name."
"What's wrong with it?" asked Jesse.
"Oh nothing, it's just…so…you know, stupid."
"Why?"
"Oh, I have to have a reason for everything?"
They blinked at me.
"Ahh…" Adam waited for my name.
"Jonny,"
"Nice name." Mumbled Shalimar.
"Fuck me, I thought so too."
Adam gave Shalimar a sharp look and kept talking to me, "Jonny," he started again, "We have to run a few tests on you to make sure that your ok."
"Does it involve needles?"
"No."
"Ok then." I said and let Brannan lead me to a glass room.
"How old are you?"
"17, I'm not quite sure where this is going. I am with the good guys?"
"Yes, We save New Mutants from Eckhart," Emma spoke up.
"Mutants?"
"Yes, more than a decade ago Genome X started experimenting with genetics, eventually it lead to mutations in a persons DNA," Adam explained while sitting me in a chair.
"Huh," I said genuinely confused.
"Now relax, this won't hurt at all."
Bright yellow lights flowed over my body and I giggled.
"It tickles," I laughed
"We haven't heard that one yet," said Brannan.
"It looks like you have a few mutations of your own," said Adam looking at a computer screen.
My heart jumped, "What?"
"Yeah, see here, your blood cells seem to be growing and dying rapidly."
"What does that mean?"
"I don't know."
"Will I need to consume blood to stay alive?" I asked.
Brannan laughed, "What, like a vampire? Come on."
I blinked at him, "You don't believe?"
"Are you saying I should?" He shifted his weight.
"No," I said, "But it would be a good idea."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
I smiled, "Exactly what you're thinking right now."
"A psionic," Adam observed.
"No, Telepathic."
"Right,"
"You think I'm- I'm not like you," I said a little more panicked than I wanted to sound.
"Look we couldn't believe it either, but the truth is-," Shalimar started but I had to stop her.
"No, I'm not a-,"
"Freak?" asked Jesse insulted.
"Mutant," I finished looking at his beautiful face, "I wasn't going to say that."
"What are you then?" Jesse wanted to know.
"Oh, I'm the One."
"The 'One'?"
"Yeah, check the professies."
"Okay," said Jesse and faced away from me.
"Hey fucker," I said and he turned around, "You ever see a mutant do this?"
I then closed my eyes and concentrated hard. The lights went out and flickered back on, at the same time I made everything that wasn't attached to something levitate. I opened my eyes and stared at Jesse's white face.
"Enough?" I asked and let everything go.
"I've never seen anything like that," said Adam.
"That's because Wiccan's keep a low profile."
"What?"
"Shit. Ok, witches, vampires, all real, ask me anything. I can tell you."
"You know Adam, maybe she's a nutcase," whispered Shalimar.
"I'm not crazy! Explain how my blood is eating itself," I made my point.
"Are you a vampire?" asked Brennan.
"No, but my parents are."
*Interesting I know. Look, if it doesn't make sense, I promise it will. It connects to so many other things that I haven't yet put up, but don't worry. It'll be ok.
