I hated the lessons at first. They tested me and I really didn't like that,
at all. But if I wanted to be strong enough to do what Jean could do then I
would have to suffer through them, regrettably.
At this school we're all gifted, because we're all mutants. We're human, sorta, but the true humans don't understand us at all. They think we're dangerous, and hey, we are. But only if we want to hurt other people are we a danger.
After I dropped all of my stuff off in my new room, which was quite nice, even if I did have to share it with four other girls. Jean told me to follow her and so I did, keeping my head down as I went. I did not want to look at all the other freaks that I would now be living with.
I was amazed when I found myself in a rather large, empty room. I looked over at Jean and asked, "What is this? Why am I here?"
Jean smiled and stepped out. A door slammed shut behind her and I ran at it. "Let me out of here!" I shouted as I hit the door.
~Be calm Jessie~ I heard a voice say in my mind.
"What the hell?" I demanded. "Who said that?"
~You know me~ the voice replied. That voice did sound familiar. ~I can only speak to you this way while you're in the training room~
My eyes widened. "Jean?" I asked, disbelieving. "But how are you doing that?"
~My mind powers, and your mind powers. You can do it too Jessica, you just have to try really hard. I'll guide you~
"What do I do?" I asked. I had absolutely no clue of what I was looking for.
~Go inside your mind a ways, then make your thoughts reach me~
I went inside my mind and threw my thoughts out; ~Is this right?~ But I didn't know where Jean was so my thought went nowhere. "I can't!" I cried. "I do not know where you are!"
~You don't need to know exactly where I am Jessica~ she said. ~Find me with your mind, close your eyes and search for me. Not with your senses, but with your mind only~
I was agitated by then, upset that I couldn't work my mind the way I wanted. So I did what I always did when I got upset.I began to scream.
~God what a noise you make~ Jean said sternly. ~Your parents were right, you're nothing but a whiny little baby~
I closed my mouth and let the scream die down. I closed my eyes and sent my thoughts flying out of the room. I found Jean and told her ~I'm not just a whiny little baby!~
~Good job~ Jean said. ~All you needed was a little motivation~
~Whatever. What is the true purpose of me being in this room?~ I wasn't very happy at that moment; I wanted to find her and make her regret what she had called me. And I hated being tested like some animal. I never was very cooperative, and Jean wasn't making it any better.
~To see the extent of your powers~ Jean informed me. ~The computer records everything; even if you stopped time it would record for how long. Go ahead and try it~
I closed my eyes and focused my mind on stopping time. It took at least five minutes but when I opened my eyes again I knew time was stopped. How? I looked at my watch and it was no longer changing.
I only kept time stopped for a few minutes, it tired me to hold the stop for over ten minutes and I didn't feel like being very tired that day. So I released my mental hold on time and my watch began ticking again.
~Only four minutes?~ Jean asked. ~Why so short a time?~ ~It tires me~ I admitted. ~Too long and I'll faint and time will resume. The longest I've ever held it is forty minutes. I was tired for a week after that and couldn't stop time for two~
~Of course~ Jean muttered. ~There would have to be a weakness to such a strong mutation~
~Are we done testing me yet?~ I asked.
~No~ Jean said. ~I can feel another mutation in you. One that you haven't discovered yet. Try and find it yourself~
I sighed and began to sort through my mind. I found nothing. ~Nothing~ I told Jean. ~There is nothing new in my mind~
~Whoever said it was in your mind?~ she asked me. ~I said try and find it yourself. I never said to look in your mind~
I became frustrated and went towards the place where I knew the door was. I began to hit the wall. "Let me out of here!" I yelled. "I don't want any more powers, I want to be out of this room!"
I began feeling around the room with my hands. "Please let me out," I begged an hour later. "Come on Jean, I'm hungry and I'm thirsty and I'm not very happy. If you don't let me out of here soon I'm gonna make you regret it!"
There was no reply so I slumped to the floor in defeat. ~Search for the power~ Jean said again. It was the first that I'd heard from her in over an hour. ~I can feel it. You find it and I'll let you out and you can be done for the day~
"Only for the day?" I asked. I was speaking out loud again; I didn't feel like using my mind very much.
Jean laughed and I somehow heard her in my mind. ~This is an easy lesson Jessica~ she told me. ~Whenever new students come someone takes them and figures out all of their powers. It would have been a whole lot easier if you hadn't been moping around and whining for the last two hours~
I hung my head. I felt slightly bad for doing this. So I decided right then to discover what this other power was, then I could get out and we both could get some food.
Half an hour later I was ready to scream again. ~Try running or something~ Jean suggested. ~That tends to get rid of stress for a lot of people~
"All right, I'll do that," I said. So I began to run. I was running fast, and fast for me has always been faster then the other kids in my gym class.
But then I felt something inside of me snap open and I ran FAST! I zoomed around that room and when I finally managed to stop I was grinning from ear to ear and panting. "I did it Jean!" I crowed. "I found the other power!"
A door slid open exactly where I knew it had been and Jean walked in, smiling as broadly as I must have been. "That is wonderful Jessica!" she said. "Now come along and I'll show you where you can eat."
The lessons were horrible all right, but hopefully they would get better. I discovered my 'hidden power' as Jean called it and now I have three.
At this school we're all gifted, because we're all mutants. We're human, sorta, but the true humans don't understand us at all. They think we're dangerous, and hey, we are. But only if we want to hurt other people are we a danger.
After I dropped all of my stuff off in my new room, which was quite nice, even if I did have to share it with four other girls. Jean told me to follow her and so I did, keeping my head down as I went. I did not want to look at all the other freaks that I would now be living with.
I was amazed when I found myself in a rather large, empty room. I looked over at Jean and asked, "What is this? Why am I here?"
Jean smiled and stepped out. A door slammed shut behind her and I ran at it. "Let me out of here!" I shouted as I hit the door.
~Be calm Jessie~ I heard a voice say in my mind.
"What the hell?" I demanded. "Who said that?"
~You know me~ the voice replied. That voice did sound familiar. ~I can only speak to you this way while you're in the training room~
My eyes widened. "Jean?" I asked, disbelieving. "But how are you doing that?"
~My mind powers, and your mind powers. You can do it too Jessica, you just have to try really hard. I'll guide you~
"What do I do?" I asked. I had absolutely no clue of what I was looking for.
~Go inside your mind a ways, then make your thoughts reach me~
I went inside my mind and threw my thoughts out; ~Is this right?~ But I didn't know where Jean was so my thought went nowhere. "I can't!" I cried. "I do not know where you are!"
~You don't need to know exactly where I am Jessica~ she said. ~Find me with your mind, close your eyes and search for me. Not with your senses, but with your mind only~
I was agitated by then, upset that I couldn't work my mind the way I wanted. So I did what I always did when I got upset.I began to scream.
~God what a noise you make~ Jean said sternly. ~Your parents were right, you're nothing but a whiny little baby~
I closed my mouth and let the scream die down. I closed my eyes and sent my thoughts flying out of the room. I found Jean and told her ~I'm not just a whiny little baby!~
~Good job~ Jean said. ~All you needed was a little motivation~
~Whatever. What is the true purpose of me being in this room?~ I wasn't very happy at that moment; I wanted to find her and make her regret what she had called me. And I hated being tested like some animal. I never was very cooperative, and Jean wasn't making it any better.
~To see the extent of your powers~ Jean informed me. ~The computer records everything; even if you stopped time it would record for how long. Go ahead and try it~
I closed my eyes and focused my mind on stopping time. It took at least five minutes but when I opened my eyes again I knew time was stopped. How? I looked at my watch and it was no longer changing.
I only kept time stopped for a few minutes, it tired me to hold the stop for over ten minutes and I didn't feel like being very tired that day. So I released my mental hold on time and my watch began ticking again.
~Only four minutes?~ Jean asked. ~Why so short a time?~ ~It tires me~ I admitted. ~Too long and I'll faint and time will resume. The longest I've ever held it is forty minutes. I was tired for a week after that and couldn't stop time for two~
~Of course~ Jean muttered. ~There would have to be a weakness to such a strong mutation~
~Are we done testing me yet?~ I asked.
~No~ Jean said. ~I can feel another mutation in you. One that you haven't discovered yet. Try and find it yourself~
I sighed and began to sort through my mind. I found nothing. ~Nothing~ I told Jean. ~There is nothing new in my mind~
~Whoever said it was in your mind?~ she asked me. ~I said try and find it yourself. I never said to look in your mind~
I became frustrated and went towards the place where I knew the door was. I began to hit the wall. "Let me out of here!" I yelled. "I don't want any more powers, I want to be out of this room!"
I began feeling around the room with my hands. "Please let me out," I begged an hour later. "Come on Jean, I'm hungry and I'm thirsty and I'm not very happy. If you don't let me out of here soon I'm gonna make you regret it!"
There was no reply so I slumped to the floor in defeat. ~Search for the power~ Jean said again. It was the first that I'd heard from her in over an hour. ~I can feel it. You find it and I'll let you out and you can be done for the day~
"Only for the day?" I asked. I was speaking out loud again; I didn't feel like using my mind very much.
Jean laughed and I somehow heard her in my mind. ~This is an easy lesson Jessica~ she told me. ~Whenever new students come someone takes them and figures out all of their powers. It would have been a whole lot easier if you hadn't been moping around and whining for the last two hours~
I hung my head. I felt slightly bad for doing this. So I decided right then to discover what this other power was, then I could get out and we both could get some food.
Half an hour later I was ready to scream again. ~Try running or something~ Jean suggested. ~That tends to get rid of stress for a lot of people~
"All right, I'll do that," I said. So I began to run. I was running fast, and fast for me has always been faster then the other kids in my gym class.
But then I felt something inside of me snap open and I ran FAST! I zoomed around that room and when I finally managed to stop I was grinning from ear to ear and panting. "I did it Jean!" I crowed. "I found the other power!"
A door slid open exactly where I knew it had been and Jean walked in, smiling as broadly as I must have been. "That is wonderful Jessica!" she said. "Now come along and I'll show you where you can eat."
The lessons were horrible all right, but hopefully they would get better. I discovered my 'hidden power' as Jean called it and now I have three.
