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Naddie stared at the professor, unable to comprehend.
"What?" she asked in disbelief. "I'm a mutant? But how?"
"I'm not sure. In your world, there aren't mutants like us. Perhaps your arrival here triggered a dormant x-gene in your DNA structure."
"Will I still be a mutant when I go home?"
"There's no way to tell," he said. She paused, the information sinking in.
"Professor, what are my powers?" she asked.
"Have you noticed anything unusual happen lately?"
"Well, besides the fact that I was sucked into Ron's television set, no, I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary- " she stopped. "Wait. . . during that fight with the Brotherhood. . . I remember now. It was like I was watching everything in slow motion. I thought it was just me panicking and seeing things, but I was moving so fast. . ." The professor nodded, smiling. "So, what, am I like Pietro or something?" The professor chuckled.
"No, not quite. While Pietro is able to think and act at abnormally high speeds, you are able to control time itself, to a certain degree. During the battle, you sped up time around yourself so that you moved faster." Naddie remembered something else then.
"There was a spike that was about to hit Kim and it suddenly slowed down. Did I do that too?"
"You probably did. You could have altered time around the spike so that Kim had time to dodge it."
"Woa," Naddie said. "I don't believe it."
"It will certainly take some getting used to, Naddie. Don't worry, everyone here has gone through this same thing, no need to worry. Logan will begin training specific to your powers tomorrow. Get some rest now, you've had a stressful day." Naddie thanked the professor and left, but rather then taking his advice and going to bed right then, she decided to pay a visit to Ororo. She went upstairs to the wind-rider's attic room and knocked.
"Why hello, Naddie, it's nice to see you," Ororo said, ushering her inside. "Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Actually, I've got sort of a strange request," Naddie said. "Can I please have a seed?"
"A seed?"
"Yes, from one of your plants. It doesn't matter what kind," Naddie said. Ororo looked confused, but nodded and walked over to a basket with various garden tools in it.
"Here are some sunflower seeds I never got a chance to plant this past year. They should still be alright." Ororo handed Naddie a small envelope.
"Thank you," Naddie said.
"Any time, child," Ororo replied, watching Naddie leave. Naddie grabbed a bottle of water and went outside and into the garden. Ororo hadn't said anything about her being a mutant, so she guessed the professor hadn't told everyone yet. That was alright with her, she didn't want to waste time right now explaining.
Naddie continued through the grounds until she got to a tree on a small hill. Here, Naddie sat down on the cool ground. She picked up a stick and began to dig a small hole. When she was done, she took a single seed from the envelope Ororo had given her and dropped it in the hole. She then covered it back up and sprinkled some water on it.
"Ok, let's see if this works," Naddie said to herself. She took a deep breath and relaxed her body, focusing on the small mound of dirt where she had just planted the sunflower seed. At first, nothing happened, and Naddie began to think herself silly, but then slowly, a small green leaf emerged from the ground. She watched as it grew, taller and wider. A stem grew under it, stretching upward. Naddie watched excitedly, trying not to break her focus. A minute later, a fully grown sunflower, at least 2 feet high, was blooming under the tree on the hill where Naddie sat. She stared at it in amazement. She had actually sped up time around the seed so that the flower grew in two minutes what would have normally taken a month.
"I can control time," Naddie said to herself, before passing out from the strain of overusing her powers.
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"I just found her unconscious like this," a voice said. Naddie slowly came back from dreamland. She tried to open her eyes, but the lights suddenly seemed very bright. She groaned.
"You're awake," another voice said. She opened one eye a crack to see the professor leaning over her.
"What happened?" she asked groggily.
"You strained yourself using your powers. Kurt found you outside. You are in the hospital wing now." She squinted and saw a blue blur and then felt Kurt sit down on the bed.
"I'm sorry, I should have listened to you and went straight to my room, professor," Naddie said. "I just had to see for myself if it was true."
"What is she talking about?" Kurt asked.
"I will explain later, Kurt," Xavier said. "Right now, Naddie needs some REAL rest." Kurt bid her goodnight and left the room.
"You haven't told anyone yet?" Naddie asked the professor.
"I have told Logan and now Ororo, but none of the students," he said quietly. "I thought you might want to do that yourself." She nodded. "Naddie, what happened exactly? I got an overwhelming feeling of awe from you right before you blacked out. I couldn't decipher it."
"Miss Monroe gave me some sunflower seeds, and I planted one and made it grow. I mean, I made it grow all the way, it's a whole flower now."
"No wonder you strained yourself," the professor scolded. "You should know better than to start so big." He sighed. "We can help you learn to control your powers, but until you know what you're doing, you have to be very careful," he said. Naddie nodded. "There is something else. Naddie, I would like to extend a formal invitation for you to stay at my institute."
"Like. . . forever?" Naddie asked, confused. "You mean I just wouldn't go home?"
"That is what I am proposing," Xavier said calmly. "I know this is very difficult for you. Not only have you just found out you're different, but you are away from home, and must now make a very difficult decision. I'm not asking you to decide right away, of course. This will certainly take time." Naddie nodded slowly. "For now, you had best get some sleep. We will explain to everyone what is going on tomorrow morning."
The professor left and Naddie drifted off to sleep, hundreds of different thoughts racing through her mind.
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Naddie stared at the professor, unable to comprehend.
"What?" she asked in disbelief. "I'm a mutant? But how?"
"I'm not sure. In your world, there aren't mutants like us. Perhaps your arrival here triggered a dormant x-gene in your DNA structure."
"Will I still be a mutant when I go home?"
"There's no way to tell," he said. She paused, the information sinking in.
"Professor, what are my powers?" she asked.
"Have you noticed anything unusual happen lately?"
"Well, besides the fact that I was sucked into Ron's television set, no, I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary- " she stopped. "Wait. . . during that fight with the Brotherhood. . . I remember now. It was like I was watching everything in slow motion. I thought it was just me panicking and seeing things, but I was moving so fast. . ." The professor nodded, smiling. "So, what, am I like Pietro or something?" The professor chuckled.
"No, not quite. While Pietro is able to think and act at abnormally high speeds, you are able to control time itself, to a certain degree. During the battle, you sped up time around yourself so that you moved faster." Naddie remembered something else then.
"There was a spike that was about to hit Kim and it suddenly slowed down. Did I do that too?"
"You probably did. You could have altered time around the spike so that Kim had time to dodge it."
"Woa," Naddie said. "I don't believe it."
"It will certainly take some getting used to, Naddie. Don't worry, everyone here has gone through this same thing, no need to worry. Logan will begin training specific to your powers tomorrow. Get some rest now, you've had a stressful day." Naddie thanked the professor and left, but rather then taking his advice and going to bed right then, she decided to pay a visit to Ororo. She went upstairs to the wind-rider's attic room and knocked.
"Why hello, Naddie, it's nice to see you," Ororo said, ushering her inside. "Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Actually, I've got sort of a strange request," Naddie said. "Can I please have a seed?"
"A seed?"
"Yes, from one of your plants. It doesn't matter what kind," Naddie said. Ororo looked confused, but nodded and walked over to a basket with various garden tools in it.
"Here are some sunflower seeds I never got a chance to plant this past year. They should still be alright." Ororo handed Naddie a small envelope.
"Thank you," Naddie said.
"Any time, child," Ororo replied, watching Naddie leave. Naddie grabbed a bottle of water and went outside and into the garden. Ororo hadn't said anything about her being a mutant, so she guessed the professor hadn't told everyone yet. That was alright with her, she didn't want to waste time right now explaining.
Naddie continued through the grounds until she got to a tree on a small hill. Here, Naddie sat down on the cool ground. She picked up a stick and began to dig a small hole. When she was done, she took a single seed from the envelope Ororo had given her and dropped it in the hole. She then covered it back up and sprinkled some water on it.
"Ok, let's see if this works," Naddie said to herself. She took a deep breath and relaxed her body, focusing on the small mound of dirt where she had just planted the sunflower seed. At first, nothing happened, and Naddie began to think herself silly, but then slowly, a small green leaf emerged from the ground. She watched as it grew, taller and wider. A stem grew under it, stretching upward. Naddie watched excitedly, trying not to break her focus. A minute later, a fully grown sunflower, at least 2 feet high, was blooming under the tree on the hill where Naddie sat. She stared at it in amazement. She had actually sped up time around the seed so that the flower grew in two minutes what would have normally taken a month.
"I can control time," Naddie said to herself, before passing out from the strain of overusing her powers.
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"I just found her unconscious like this," a voice said. Naddie slowly came back from dreamland. She tried to open her eyes, but the lights suddenly seemed very bright. She groaned.
"You're awake," another voice said. She opened one eye a crack to see the professor leaning over her.
"What happened?" she asked groggily.
"You strained yourself using your powers. Kurt found you outside. You are in the hospital wing now." She squinted and saw a blue blur and then felt Kurt sit down on the bed.
"I'm sorry, I should have listened to you and went straight to my room, professor," Naddie said. "I just had to see for myself if it was true."
"What is she talking about?" Kurt asked.
"I will explain later, Kurt," Xavier said. "Right now, Naddie needs some REAL rest." Kurt bid her goodnight and left the room.
"You haven't told anyone yet?" Naddie asked the professor.
"I have told Logan and now Ororo, but none of the students," he said quietly. "I thought you might want to do that yourself." She nodded. "Naddie, what happened exactly? I got an overwhelming feeling of awe from you right before you blacked out. I couldn't decipher it."
"Miss Monroe gave me some sunflower seeds, and I planted one and made it grow. I mean, I made it grow all the way, it's a whole flower now."
"No wonder you strained yourself," the professor scolded. "You should know better than to start so big." He sighed. "We can help you learn to control your powers, but until you know what you're doing, you have to be very careful," he said. Naddie nodded. "There is something else. Naddie, I would like to extend a formal invitation for you to stay at my institute."
"Like. . . forever?" Naddie asked, confused. "You mean I just wouldn't go home?"
"That is what I am proposing," Xavier said calmly. "I know this is very difficult for you. Not only have you just found out you're different, but you are away from home, and must now make a very difficult decision. I'm not asking you to decide right away, of course. This will certainly take time." Naddie nodded slowly. "For now, you had best get some sleep. We will explain to everyone what is going on tomorrow morning."
The professor left and Naddie drifted off to sleep, hundreds of different thoughts racing through her mind.
))) and the story continues! Thanks to everyone who reviewed last chapter. Hope you're enjoying it. More soon! (((