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Hopes of Normality
Author: Flame
Contact: DramaPimp06@hotmail.com
Rating: PG-13 (Deep teenage thoughts and possible character death)
Disclaimer/Copyright: I don't own or come anywhere near to owning characters created by Marvel. The only credit I take is for mutants who have never appeared anywhere in Marvel history.
Summary: Ancient prophecies of The Four is what interests Magneto, and he will stop at nothing to get what he wants. It is up to the X-Men to try and live normal lives and fight evil at the same time. (Incomplete) (Not a romance!)
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Chapter 1
Never to be Normal
"Come on Kurt! You are totally ignoring me!" Kitty Pryde shouted to her friend, Kurt Wagner.
"Sorry," Kurt said with a smirk.
"How do you expect to pass the Geometry test if you keep goofing around?" Kitty asked, still trying to make her point.
"Okay," Kurt said. "You now have my full attention."
"Good," Kitty replied, looking back to the book. "Umm... what's the formula for the area of a triangle?"
"Oh great," Kurt sighed, fidgeting with his holographic inducer attached to his wrist. "I truly can't tell you."
"Think hard," Kitty told him, trying to bring up hope. "We've gone over it twice!"
"Ummmm," Kurt said, will obviously thinking hard. "Isn't something like base times half the height?."
"Oh my Gosh!" Kitty screamed gleefully. "You so totally nailed it!"
Kurt gave a triumphant smile. He of course already knew the answer, but he just wanted an excuse to be around Kitty. He had asked her about two hours ago to help him study for a Geometry test he had tomorrow, which was going to be relatively simple. But he managed to convince Kitty otherwise so that he could spend some time to be around her. He of course knew that she couldn't love him, but hey, what's the harm with a little flirting?
"Well," Kitty said, closing the Geometry book. "I have to go now."
"Why?" Kurt asked a little disappointed.
"I have to study for myself to, you know," she said and walked to his door. She of course didn't have to open it, she just walked through it using her phasing ability.
When she walked through the door, she managed to bump into someone. She gave a small shriek, as the person on the other end of the door surprised her. She fell backwards, and the person she bumped into did the same. The person she bumped into was carrying a glass and it flew into the air.
Kitty's muscles tensed as the glass neared the floor, but before it could it stopped centimeters from the ground. Kitty quickly looked at the person she bumped into, and it was none other than Jean Grey.
Jean just smiled at Kitty, showing how kind she could really be. She stood up and dusted herself off. When she was finished she then summoned the water filled glass to her. Kitty stood up to and began the apology process.
"I am so sorry!" She said, making sure Jean was okay.
"It's okay, Kitty," she said. "No damage done."
"Now I wish I could see through walls before I walk through them," Kitty replied.
"No, no," Jean said. "Don't let this stop you from using your power. The professor actually encourages it, so phase as much as you want."
"Thanks, Jean," Kitty said, smiling.
"For what?" Jean asked.
"You've always been nice to me, and I just wanted you to like know how much I appreciate it," Kitty replied, and then left, sort of embarrassed from what she just said.
Jean Grey was like a role model to most girls in Bayville High. She is just the example of pure perfection. Kitty felt like she made an idiot of herself in front of her and frowned. But Jean didn't think any lower of Kitty. In fact, she sort of looked at Kitty as a happy individual that she envied.
Jean hadn't lived the happiest life, contrary to popular belief. Her childhood was filled with everything but regret. Her parents were happily married and her sister and her had an excellent relationship. Possessing telekinetic powers are great, but her other skill, telepathic powers, was more of a curse.
She could peer into people's heads, hear their thoughts, and feel some of their pain. She at first liked this power, even though she couldn't control it at that particular time, but she soon found it to be a curse. Highschool students had many things to say about other people that they kept to themselves, and Jean found that some of her closest friends weren't as kind as she though them to be. And soon, she started involuntarily moving objects with her mind. She became scared, and she didn't know what to do. She knew that she was a mutant... and she knew how discriminated they were. How could she live a normal life?
This when Doctor Charles Xavier found her. He discussed with her parents about her gift that they knew little about. All they knew what to do was to help her hide it. Xavier told her family that he had a growing institute for people like Jean, where he could help her control her power and learn to live a normal life. Her parents agreed to this, wanting nothing else but for their child to be normal, and Jean agreed because she was hoping he could find a way to help her get rid of her powers.
After many trial and errors, Jean stood where she was now, proud of her powers and nearing graduation. She now had regrets, but she doesn't know anything she could do about it. She then left her position from in front of Kurt's room and walked further down the hall until she reached a flight of stairs. She walked down them until she reached the front door to the large mansion where she lived.
She walked outside and let the sunlight soak against her skin and light clothing. She walked to the gardens where she saw her closest friend, Scott Summers, furiously and impatiently flipping through his Physics book. His red quartz lensed sunglasses were covering his eyes, as always, protecting an energy beam of mass destruction from being unleashed.
"Hey Scott," Jean said, sitting down next to him on the bench. "Studying hard?"
"Yeah," Scott mumbled, showing how unsuccessful he was so far.
"Well," she told him. "I brought you some water."
"Water?" He asked.
"It's hot out here," Jean replied. "I don't need a dehydrated man lying in the middle of a garden, do I?"
Scott took the glass, but set it down beside him, not wanting to retire from his studies. He had promised himself that he would do the best he could ever since he arrived at the institute, and he couldn't let physics bring him down. He had worked hard for everything he ever wanted. Nothing came easy for him. He was an orphan, and was so insecure sometimes that he didn't know what he could do with himself.
He, like many mutants before him, is permanently affected by his powers. He knew that he would never get the chance to see people with his normal eyes. He would view the world his entire life behind his red quartz glasses. Who could love something like him? Someone who would always be a hazard to humanity?
Of course only people like him could. He knew that he wasn't the only mutant that has suffered due to their mutation. Rogue, for example, will never be able to touch anything alive again without hurting them. Kurt will always look like a freak to those who see his real form. Why would God do this to them?
Scott started to believe that he was a mistake. He and every other mutant in this world we accidents of humanity and needed to be disposed of. His eyebrows scrunched together, making wrinkles on his forehead as he thought about this.
"Scott," Jean asked. "What's wrong?"
Scott came out of his trance and shook his head, "Nothing."
"Okay," Jean replied. "I'll leave you alone now. Good luck."
Scott nodded his head and then stared back down at his book. None of this made sense at the moment because he had to many things on his mind at the time. Jean had been like a sister to him. He used to have strong feelings for her, but she showed him plenty of times that it wouldn't work out. So he now just looked at her as someone he could talk to. Someone he suffered some of what he has.
Scott closed his book and adjusted his glasses. He stood up and headed towards the Manor. He was going to go to his room and sleep, curled up so that he could wither in his own self pity. As long as no one saw him being weak it was fine. He had to be strong for the others... but who is going to be strong for him?
He opened the front door and headed for the staircase. He was about to climb all the way up, when a voice entered his head.
"Scott," it said to him, and he immediately recognized it as Professor Xavier. "I need to see you immediately."
"What for?" He asked, since it was interfering with his plans.
"I need you to run an errand for me," he said. "I'm in my office."
Scott left for Xavier's office, soon to meet the beginning of a long adventure filled with trials and loss for all of the X-Men to experience. The prophecy begins...
Hopes of Normality
Author: Flame
Contact: DramaPimp06@hotmail.com
Rating: PG-13 (Deep teenage thoughts and possible character death)
Disclaimer/Copyright: I don't own or come anywhere near to owning characters created by Marvel. The only credit I take is for mutants who have never appeared anywhere in Marvel history.
Summary: Ancient prophecies of The Four is what interests Magneto, and he will stop at nothing to get what he wants. It is up to the X-Men to try and live normal lives and fight evil at the same time. (Incomplete) (Not a romance!)
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Chapter 1
Never to be Normal
"Come on Kurt! You are totally ignoring me!" Kitty Pryde shouted to her friend, Kurt Wagner.
"Sorry," Kurt said with a smirk.
"How do you expect to pass the Geometry test if you keep goofing around?" Kitty asked, still trying to make her point.
"Okay," Kurt said. "You now have my full attention."
"Good," Kitty replied, looking back to the book. "Umm... what's the formula for the area of a triangle?"
"Oh great," Kurt sighed, fidgeting with his holographic inducer attached to his wrist. "I truly can't tell you."
"Think hard," Kitty told him, trying to bring up hope. "We've gone over it twice!"
"Ummmm," Kurt said, will obviously thinking hard. "Isn't something like base times half the height?."
"Oh my Gosh!" Kitty screamed gleefully. "You so totally nailed it!"
Kurt gave a triumphant smile. He of course already knew the answer, but he just wanted an excuse to be around Kitty. He had asked her about two hours ago to help him study for a Geometry test he had tomorrow, which was going to be relatively simple. But he managed to convince Kitty otherwise so that he could spend some time to be around her. He of course knew that she couldn't love him, but hey, what's the harm with a little flirting?
"Well," Kitty said, closing the Geometry book. "I have to go now."
"Why?" Kurt asked a little disappointed.
"I have to study for myself to, you know," she said and walked to his door. She of course didn't have to open it, she just walked through it using her phasing ability.
When she walked through the door, she managed to bump into someone. She gave a small shriek, as the person on the other end of the door surprised her. She fell backwards, and the person she bumped into did the same. The person she bumped into was carrying a glass and it flew into the air.
Kitty's muscles tensed as the glass neared the floor, but before it could it stopped centimeters from the ground. Kitty quickly looked at the person she bumped into, and it was none other than Jean Grey.
Jean just smiled at Kitty, showing how kind she could really be. She stood up and dusted herself off. When she was finished she then summoned the water filled glass to her. Kitty stood up to and began the apology process.
"I am so sorry!" She said, making sure Jean was okay.
"It's okay, Kitty," she said. "No damage done."
"Now I wish I could see through walls before I walk through them," Kitty replied.
"No, no," Jean said. "Don't let this stop you from using your power. The professor actually encourages it, so phase as much as you want."
"Thanks, Jean," Kitty said, smiling.
"For what?" Jean asked.
"You've always been nice to me, and I just wanted you to like know how much I appreciate it," Kitty replied, and then left, sort of embarrassed from what she just said.
Jean Grey was like a role model to most girls in Bayville High. She is just the example of pure perfection. Kitty felt like she made an idiot of herself in front of her and frowned. But Jean didn't think any lower of Kitty. In fact, she sort of looked at Kitty as a happy individual that she envied.
Jean hadn't lived the happiest life, contrary to popular belief. Her childhood was filled with everything but regret. Her parents were happily married and her sister and her had an excellent relationship. Possessing telekinetic powers are great, but her other skill, telepathic powers, was more of a curse.
She could peer into people's heads, hear their thoughts, and feel some of their pain. She at first liked this power, even though she couldn't control it at that particular time, but she soon found it to be a curse. Highschool students had many things to say about other people that they kept to themselves, and Jean found that some of her closest friends weren't as kind as she though them to be. And soon, she started involuntarily moving objects with her mind. She became scared, and she didn't know what to do. She knew that she was a mutant... and she knew how discriminated they were. How could she live a normal life?
This when Doctor Charles Xavier found her. He discussed with her parents about her gift that they knew little about. All they knew what to do was to help her hide it. Xavier told her family that he had a growing institute for people like Jean, where he could help her control her power and learn to live a normal life. Her parents agreed to this, wanting nothing else but for their child to be normal, and Jean agreed because she was hoping he could find a way to help her get rid of her powers.
After many trial and errors, Jean stood where she was now, proud of her powers and nearing graduation. She now had regrets, but she doesn't know anything she could do about it. She then left her position from in front of Kurt's room and walked further down the hall until she reached a flight of stairs. She walked down them until she reached the front door to the large mansion where she lived.
She walked outside and let the sunlight soak against her skin and light clothing. She walked to the gardens where she saw her closest friend, Scott Summers, furiously and impatiently flipping through his Physics book. His red quartz lensed sunglasses were covering his eyes, as always, protecting an energy beam of mass destruction from being unleashed.
"Hey Scott," Jean said, sitting down next to him on the bench. "Studying hard?"
"Yeah," Scott mumbled, showing how unsuccessful he was so far.
"Well," she told him. "I brought you some water."
"Water?" He asked.
"It's hot out here," Jean replied. "I don't need a dehydrated man lying in the middle of a garden, do I?"
Scott took the glass, but set it down beside him, not wanting to retire from his studies. He had promised himself that he would do the best he could ever since he arrived at the institute, and he couldn't let physics bring him down. He had worked hard for everything he ever wanted. Nothing came easy for him. He was an orphan, and was so insecure sometimes that he didn't know what he could do with himself.
He, like many mutants before him, is permanently affected by his powers. He knew that he would never get the chance to see people with his normal eyes. He would view the world his entire life behind his red quartz glasses. Who could love something like him? Someone who would always be a hazard to humanity?
Of course only people like him could. He knew that he wasn't the only mutant that has suffered due to their mutation. Rogue, for example, will never be able to touch anything alive again without hurting them. Kurt will always look like a freak to those who see his real form. Why would God do this to them?
Scott started to believe that he was a mistake. He and every other mutant in this world we accidents of humanity and needed to be disposed of. His eyebrows scrunched together, making wrinkles on his forehead as he thought about this.
"Scott," Jean asked. "What's wrong?"
Scott came out of his trance and shook his head, "Nothing."
"Okay," Jean replied. "I'll leave you alone now. Good luck."
Scott nodded his head and then stared back down at his book. None of this made sense at the moment because he had to many things on his mind at the time. Jean had been like a sister to him. He used to have strong feelings for her, but she showed him plenty of times that it wouldn't work out. So he now just looked at her as someone he could talk to. Someone he suffered some of what he has.
Scott closed his book and adjusted his glasses. He stood up and headed towards the Manor. He was going to go to his room and sleep, curled up so that he could wither in his own self pity. As long as no one saw him being weak it was fine. He had to be strong for the others... but who is going to be strong for him?
He opened the front door and headed for the staircase. He was about to climb all the way up, when a voice entered his head.
"Scott," it said to him, and he immediately recognized it as Professor Xavier. "I need to see you immediately."
"What for?" He asked, since it was interfering with his plans.
"I need you to run an errand for me," he said. "I'm in my office."
Scott left for Xavier's office, soon to meet the beginning of a long adventure filled with trials and loss for all of the X-Men to experience. The prophecy begins...