Xavier's School was one of the best things that happened to me, but it was
also one of the worst. I was reigning free at my house, no one could
control me and I was happy that way. At school people never tried to get me
to do anything that I might not want to because they knew that I wouldn't.
My mother was angered by my actions. "You should have told us about your powers when you discovered them," she told me as we drove to my new school. I thought it was going to be a prison. Surely other mutants would hate me even more because I was so powerful.
I choose not to respond to what my mother had just said. I never did anymore, like I said, I had developed a very serious attitude. Unfortunately I could not get inside my mother's mind to make her take me back. She had a mind shield on, the most annoying creation ever in my eyes. She had gotten it six months ago when she first discovered my powers.
"Come on Jessie," she wheedled. "Talk to me. I'm your mother, you can't stay mad at me forever."
"Oh yes I can," I replied. "You're sending me to a school of mutants, all of them will hate me. Even more then the kids at my former school do."
My mother sighed. "You need to be able to control your powers," she told me gently.
"I can!" I exploded. "I could stop time right now, if you took that stupid hold off of me." The bad thing about my mother was that she had a mind shield and a time hold; don't ask me how she made it. All I know is that I hate it with a passion and I wish it had never been created.
"You may be able to control your powers," mother said slowly. "But you have an attitude. You use your powers when you don't get your way. That will stop here."
I snickered. "No one is powerful enough to control me," I stated confidently. I had no idea how wrong I was.
When we pulled up to the school I slumped deep into my seat. We passed by a lot of kids who tried to peer in the windows. Most of them looked normal but some of the others looked very different. One had yellow eyes, another had green skin and another was larger then any human I've ever seen before.
When mom finally pulled to a stop I opened the door and popped out. Mother pulled away and I didn't even wave good-bye. In front of me stood a woman with red hair and serious brown eyes. I looked around and saw no one else. "Hello," she said pleasantly, holding out her hand. "My name is Jean Gray and I'm here to show you around."
I laughed. She tilted her head and withdrew her hand. "May I ask what is so funny Jessica?"
I frowned and realized that something was rifling through my mind. I immediately drew up my defenses and shoved the other presence out, hard. Jean stumbled backward, her face ashen. "Stay out of my mind," I told her coldly.
She jumped forward and grabbed my arm, her eyes angry. "Don't you ever do that again!" she told me.
I pulled my arm free and asked, "Why shouldn't I? I do not want to be here and I also do not want anyone inside my mind."
"You could seriously hurt someone that way," she told me. "You're more powerful then you know and you have a serious attitude problem. I'm here to correct those things."
Once again I laughed at her. "You?" I asked, my voice disbelieving. "Please."
"You think I'm not powerful enough?" Jean asked me.
"You got that right," I replied. "Unless you have a mind shield I could probably read your mind like that." I snapped my fingers.
Then before she could say a word I was inside her mind, searching and looking around. But there were barriers everywhere. And then before I knew what was happening I was out of her mind and back within my own.
I looked at her, my eyes respectful. "How did you do that?" I asked her.
She smiled. "My teacher, Professor Xavier, taught me how. If you'll let me then I can help you."
I thought about it for a moment and then said, "All right. I'll let you teach me."
She held out her hand and this time I shook it. She turned and said, "Follow me and I'll get you settled."
So I followed Jean Gray. And I believe that she honestly thought I was no longer going to be a problem.
Was she ever wrong.
((Okay, Jean Gray is not the only one whose mind Jessica can't control they'll be someone else later. Any ideas for who it should be or what powers they should have go ahead and say it in your review.))
My mother was angered by my actions. "You should have told us about your powers when you discovered them," she told me as we drove to my new school. I thought it was going to be a prison. Surely other mutants would hate me even more because I was so powerful.
I choose not to respond to what my mother had just said. I never did anymore, like I said, I had developed a very serious attitude. Unfortunately I could not get inside my mother's mind to make her take me back. She had a mind shield on, the most annoying creation ever in my eyes. She had gotten it six months ago when she first discovered my powers.
"Come on Jessie," she wheedled. "Talk to me. I'm your mother, you can't stay mad at me forever."
"Oh yes I can," I replied. "You're sending me to a school of mutants, all of them will hate me. Even more then the kids at my former school do."
My mother sighed. "You need to be able to control your powers," she told me gently.
"I can!" I exploded. "I could stop time right now, if you took that stupid hold off of me." The bad thing about my mother was that she had a mind shield and a time hold; don't ask me how she made it. All I know is that I hate it with a passion and I wish it had never been created.
"You may be able to control your powers," mother said slowly. "But you have an attitude. You use your powers when you don't get your way. That will stop here."
I snickered. "No one is powerful enough to control me," I stated confidently. I had no idea how wrong I was.
When we pulled up to the school I slumped deep into my seat. We passed by a lot of kids who tried to peer in the windows. Most of them looked normal but some of the others looked very different. One had yellow eyes, another had green skin and another was larger then any human I've ever seen before.
When mom finally pulled to a stop I opened the door and popped out. Mother pulled away and I didn't even wave good-bye. In front of me stood a woman with red hair and serious brown eyes. I looked around and saw no one else. "Hello," she said pleasantly, holding out her hand. "My name is Jean Gray and I'm here to show you around."
I laughed. She tilted her head and withdrew her hand. "May I ask what is so funny Jessica?"
I frowned and realized that something was rifling through my mind. I immediately drew up my defenses and shoved the other presence out, hard. Jean stumbled backward, her face ashen. "Stay out of my mind," I told her coldly.
She jumped forward and grabbed my arm, her eyes angry. "Don't you ever do that again!" she told me.
I pulled my arm free and asked, "Why shouldn't I? I do not want to be here and I also do not want anyone inside my mind."
"You could seriously hurt someone that way," she told me. "You're more powerful then you know and you have a serious attitude problem. I'm here to correct those things."
Once again I laughed at her. "You?" I asked, my voice disbelieving. "Please."
"You think I'm not powerful enough?" Jean asked me.
"You got that right," I replied. "Unless you have a mind shield I could probably read your mind like that." I snapped my fingers.
Then before she could say a word I was inside her mind, searching and looking around. But there were barriers everywhere. And then before I knew what was happening I was out of her mind and back within my own.
I looked at her, my eyes respectful. "How did you do that?" I asked her.
She smiled. "My teacher, Professor Xavier, taught me how. If you'll let me then I can help you."
I thought about it for a moment and then said, "All right. I'll let you teach me."
She held out her hand and this time I shook it. She turned and said, "Follow me and I'll get you settled."
So I followed Jean Gray. And I believe that she honestly thought I was no longer going to be a problem.
Was she ever wrong.
((Okay, Jean Gray is not the only one whose mind Jessica can't control they'll be someone else later. Any ideas for who it should be or what powers they should have go ahead and say it in your review.))
