The New Members
Peter and Scott walked into Charles' office. They saw the rest of the team sitting in their seats. Peter looked up, and noticed two teenagers standing next to Charles. He stared at the girl. He sat down on one of the couches, not taking his eyes off of her. "All of you, I would like for you to meet Brian and Elizabeth Braddock; twins from England." Charles introduced.
"Hi." Brian shyly said.
Elizabeth stared at the unfamiliar faces around her. "These students are known as the X Men. They also have unique gifts as well." Charles smiled.
Elizabeth noticed the young teenage boy staring at her from one of the couches. He was largely built; with short, spiked black hair, and piercing blue eyes. "Let me introduce the team," Charles began, "There is Scott Summers."
Scott looked up at them, and smiled. Brian and Elizabeth looked at each other, then back at him. "Why are you wearing sunglasses?" Elizabeth asked.
"Oh, that has to do with my power. I project energy lasers from my eyes. Since I can't control them, I need ruby quartz sunglasses to wear all the time to avoid them from blasting people." Scott grinned, gesturing to the lens in his glasses.
Elizabeth nodded in understanding. "Next we have Jean Grey." Charles smiled.
The twins looked at the girl sitting next to Scott. She had dark red hair, reaching to her mid back. She smiled up at them, "Welcome!" Jean smiled.
"Next to her is Kitty Pryde." Charles gestured to Kitty.
Kitty smiled, and waved to them. "Then, there's Kurt Wagner." Charles said.
The twins smiled at Kurt, and Kurt pushed a button on the watch around his wrist. He transformed into his usual self; with blue skin and a tail. Elizabeth jumped back, and held onto Brian's arm. "I didn't want to startle you afterwards." Kurt sighed.
Kurt pushed the button on his watch, and he had changed into normal human form. Elizabeth eased, and let go of Brian's arm. "How'd you do that?" She asked, with a smile forming on her face.
Kurt pointed to his watch, "This is my image inducer. It gives an illusion to cover up my real self."
Elizabeth raised her eyebrow. "Why would you want to hide yourself?"
"Because, Elizabeth, the world doesn't yet know of mutants. Normal humans wouldn't understand the appearance of Kurt as well as Beast." Charles sighed.
"Oh." Elizabeth said.
"I think that's wicked!" Brian grinned.
Kurt grinned, "Really?"
"Yeah!" Brian smiled.
"Next, we have Peter Rasputin." Charles said, gesturing to the largely built teenage boy next to Kurt.
Peter smiled up at them, and looked at Elizabeth. Elizabeth smiled at him, and shyly looked away. "Next to Peter is Rogue." Charles smiled.
Elizabeth looked at the girl next to him. She noticed the two thick white strands of hair on her head. She looked at Rogue's face, and saw dark eye makeup around her eyes. She noticed also, that she was covered up all over her body; with gloves on her hands. Elizabeth and Rogue looked at each other, and smiled. "Next to me is porcupine!" Rogue snapped, looking at Evan.
Evan smiled, "Actually, I'm Ororo's nephew, Evan Daniels."
Elizabeth and Brian smiled at him. "Everyone can relax! Gambit has returned!" They heard from the door.
Gambit stopped, and looked in the room. "We expected you home sooner, Remy." Storm smiled.
Gambit shrugged, and walked to one of the free chairs. "I'm sorry. I had detention today." Gambit sighed.
"Gambit, this is Brian and Elizabeth Braddock." Charles introduced.
Gambit smiled, and saluted them both. "I'm called Gambit, but my name is Remy LeBeau." He grinned.
"Well, nice to meet you." Elizabeth said.
"Rogue, will you please show Elizabeth to her room? And Scott, you can show Brian to his room." Charles smiled.
"Sure, Prof!" Rogue said, standing up.
Elizabeth grabbed her duffel bag, and followed Rogue out of the office. Brian followed Scott.
"So, what are your gifts?" Elizabeth asked.
Rogue looked at her. "Well, it's kind of more like a curse, than a gift." Rogue sighed.
"Oh, well you don't have to tell me if you don't want to." Elizabeth said.
Rogue stopped, and they looked at each other. "No, it's not that. I'm sorry," Rogue took off one of her gloves, and held her ungloved hand up in front of Elizabeth, "If I were to touch you, skin to skin, I could absorb everything of you, into me. Everything in your head goes into mine. Even your powers."
Elizabeth looked at Rogue, as Rogue put the glove back onto her hand. "It's uncontrollable. So, you can imagine, I've never been kissed." Rogue sighed. Rogue then looked at Elizabeth, "What's your power?" She smiled.
Elizabeth smiled at her, "I'm a telepath and telekinetic."
"Kind of like Jean, huh?" Rogue smiled.
"Oh, she's the one? She's supposed to help me control my telekinesis," Elizabeth looked around, and moved in closer to Rogue, "But I use mine differently too."
Elizabeth clenched her fists, and they lit up, the energy from her powers forming into blades around her fists. "Whoa!" Rogue grinned.
"These wicked blades can paralyze someone. And if I charge it long enough, I could possibly kill someone too." Elizabeth grinned, as she dissolved the blades from her fists.
"How'd you learn to do that?" Rogue asked.
They continued to walk down the hallway, and reached a room door. Rogue opened it, and they walked into the room. "It's a long story." Elizabeth sighed.
Rogue shrugged, and looked at her, "Well, if you want to tell, I've always got an attentive ear."
Elizabeth looked at her, and a smile formed on her face. "I fancy you." Elizabeth smiled.
Rogue laughed, "Well, I think you're pretty cool too."
Elizabeth looked around the room. "Well, how about you and I go out for some coffee at the local café? We can talk and tell each other our background stories!" Rogue offered.
Elizabeth looked at her, and smiled. "I'd like that!"
Scott opened the door for Brian. Brian walked into the room, followed by Scott. "This room's yours!" Scott smiled.
Brian looked at him. "What's your powers, if I may ask?" Scott asked.
"Oh, I'm sorry, how silly of me! I didn't tell any of you of my powers!" Brian smiled, "I have super human strength, and I can fly! Plus, I have some invulnerability too."
"Cool! Peter's got super human strength and invulnerability too! But he can armor his body with steel." Scott smiled.
Brian grinned, and placed his duffel bag on the bed. "The Professor said that you and Elizabeth are twins. But," Scott paused.
"You don't see the slightest resemblance?" Brian grinned, finishing for him.
Scott looked at him and nodded. "Yeah."
"It's a long story. Better that Betsy tells you." Brian smirked.
Scott nodded, and shrugged.
Peter and Scott walked into Charles' office. They saw the rest of the team sitting in their seats. Peter looked up, and noticed two teenagers standing next to Charles. He stared at the girl. He sat down on one of the couches, not taking his eyes off of her. "All of you, I would like for you to meet Brian and Elizabeth Braddock; twins from England." Charles introduced.
"Hi." Brian shyly said.
Elizabeth stared at the unfamiliar faces around her. "These students are known as the X Men. They also have unique gifts as well." Charles smiled.
Elizabeth noticed the young teenage boy staring at her from one of the couches. He was largely built; with short, spiked black hair, and piercing blue eyes. "Let me introduce the team," Charles began, "There is Scott Summers."
Scott looked up at them, and smiled. Brian and Elizabeth looked at each other, then back at him. "Why are you wearing sunglasses?" Elizabeth asked.
"Oh, that has to do with my power. I project energy lasers from my eyes. Since I can't control them, I need ruby quartz sunglasses to wear all the time to avoid them from blasting people." Scott grinned, gesturing to the lens in his glasses.
Elizabeth nodded in understanding. "Next we have Jean Grey." Charles smiled.
The twins looked at the girl sitting next to Scott. She had dark red hair, reaching to her mid back. She smiled up at them, "Welcome!" Jean smiled.
"Next to her is Kitty Pryde." Charles gestured to Kitty.
Kitty smiled, and waved to them. "Then, there's Kurt Wagner." Charles said.
The twins smiled at Kurt, and Kurt pushed a button on the watch around his wrist. He transformed into his usual self; with blue skin and a tail. Elizabeth jumped back, and held onto Brian's arm. "I didn't want to startle you afterwards." Kurt sighed.
Kurt pushed the button on his watch, and he had changed into normal human form. Elizabeth eased, and let go of Brian's arm. "How'd you do that?" She asked, with a smile forming on her face.
Kurt pointed to his watch, "This is my image inducer. It gives an illusion to cover up my real self."
Elizabeth raised her eyebrow. "Why would you want to hide yourself?"
"Because, Elizabeth, the world doesn't yet know of mutants. Normal humans wouldn't understand the appearance of Kurt as well as Beast." Charles sighed.
"Oh." Elizabeth said.
"I think that's wicked!" Brian grinned.
Kurt grinned, "Really?"
"Yeah!" Brian smiled.
"Next, we have Peter Rasputin." Charles said, gesturing to the largely built teenage boy next to Kurt.
Peter smiled up at them, and looked at Elizabeth. Elizabeth smiled at him, and shyly looked away. "Next to Peter is Rogue." Charles smiled.
Elizabeth looked at the girl next to him. She noticed the two thick white strands of hair on her head. She looked at Rogue's face, and saw dark eye makeup around her eyes. She noticed also, that she was covered up all over her body; with gloves on her hands. Elizabeth and Rogue looked at each other, and smiled. "Next to me is porcupine!" Rogue snapped, looking at Evan.
Evan smiled, "Actually, I'm Ororo's nephew, Evan Daniels."
Elizabeth and Brian smiled at him. "Everyone can relax! Gambit has returned!" They heard from the door.
Gambit stopped, and looked in the room. "We expected you home sooner, Remy." Storm smiled.
Gambit shrugged, and walked to one of the free chairs. "I'm sorry. I had detention today." Gambit sighed.
"Gambit, this is Brian and Elizabeth Braddock." Charles introduced.
Gambit smiled, and saluted them both. "I'm called Gambit, but my name is Remy LeBeau." He grinned.
"Well, nice to meet you." Elizabeth said.
"Rogue, will you please show Elizabeth to her room? And Scott, you can show Brian to his room." Charles smiled.
"Sure, Prof!" Rogue said, standing up.
Elizabeth grabbed her duffel bag, and followed Rogue out of the office. Brian followed Scott.
"So, what are your gifts?" Elizabeth asked.
Rogue looked at her. "Well, it's kind of more like a curse, than a gift." Rogue sighed.
"Oh, well you don't have to tell me if you don't want to." Elizabeth said.
Rogue stopped, and they looked at each other. "No, it's not that. I'm sorry," Rogue took off one of her gloves, and held her ungloved hand up in front of Elizabeth, "If I were to touch you, skin to skin, I could absorb everything of you, into me. Everything in your head goes into mine. Even your powers."
Elizabeth looked at Rogue, as Rogue put the glove back onto her hand. "It's uncontrollable. So, you can imagine, I've never been kissed." Rogue sighed. Rogue then looked at Elizabeth, "What's your power?" She smiled.
Elizabeth smiled at her, "I'm a telepath and telekinetic."
"Kind of like Jean, huh?" Rogue smiled.
"Oh, she's the one? She's supposed to help me control my telekinesis," Elizabeth looked around, and moved in closer to Rogue, "But I use mine differently too."
Elizabeth clenched her fists, and they lit up, the energy from her powers forming into blades around her fists. "Whoa!" Rogue grinned.
"These wicked blades can paralyze someone. And if I charge it long enough, I could possibly kill someone too." Elizabeth grinned, as she dissolved the blades from her fists.
"How'd you learn to do that?" Rogue asked.
They continued to walk down the hallway, and reached a room door. Rogue opened it, and they walked into the room. "It's a long story." Elizabeth sighed.
Rogue shrugged, and looked at her, "Well, if you want to tell, I've always got an attentive ear."
Elizabeth looked at her, and a smile formed on her face. "I fancy you." Elizabeth smiled.
Rogue laughed, "Well, I think you're pretty cool too."
Elizabeth looked around the room. "Well, how about you and I go out for some coffee at the local café? We can talk and tell each other our background stories!" Rogue offered.
Elizabeth looked at her, and smiled. "I'd like that!"
Scott opened the door for Brian. Brian walked into the room, followed by Scott. "This room's yours!" Scott smiled.
Brian looked at him. "What's your powers, if I may ask?" Scott asked.
"Oh, I'm sorry, how silly of me! I didn't tell any of you of my powers!" Brian smiled, "I have super human strength, and I can fly! Plus, I have some invulnerability too."
"Cool! Peter's got super human strength and invulnerability too! But he can armor his body with steel." Scott smiled.
Brian grinned, and placed his duffel bag on the bed. "The Professor said that you and Elizabeth are twins. But," Scott paused.
"You don't see the slightest resemblance?" Brian grinned, finishing for him.
Scott looked at him and nodded. "Yeah."
"It's a long story. Better that Betsy tells you." Brian smirked.
Scott nodded, and shrugged.
