A New Beginning
David:
I transformed my body to look normal as I touched down in Bayville. I had landed on the outskirts of town, near a medium-size mansion in the NYC suburb.
John had told me about the Brotherhood's headquarters. It was in this mansion, but it didn't look as nice on the inside. It was still dark, so I lit my finger to approach the building. I checked the ground for traps. There were none.
I passed a sign that said "The Brotherhood of Bayville" and I knew I had found the right place.
The lights were still on in three of the upstairs rooms, even though my watch told me it was after 2 in the morning.
I raised my fist to knock on the door. I rapped several times, and the door fell in.
John had been right. This place was a wreck. Food wrappers, clothes, schoolbooks, and a few mice covered the floor. I heard some banging around upstairs.
I looked up the dark staircase. A strange kid was sitting on the wall above my head.
"Whoa!" I fell backwards, surprised.
"Who are you, yo?"
"Can I speak with Lance?"
"Whaddaya want?"
"To speak with Lance."
"Yo, Alvers!"
A new voice replied. "What, Toad?"
"Some idiot wants to talk with you."
"Tell him to go away."
That angered me. I changed into light, scaring the crud out of the frog-like one. I drifted up through the ceiling.
"Uh, Lance, I think you're about to have a little company!" called Toad.
"Why?"
"Well, look and see, yo!"
I came up into a messy bedroom. Clothes were hanging out of the dresser drawers and strewn all over the carpetless floor.
"Whoa, what are you supposed to be?" asked a tall guy sitting on the bed with stereo headphones on.
"A friend of John Allerdice."
"Oh. That pyro?"
"Yes, he does like to burn things."
"Haha. I'm Lance Alvers, current leader of the Brotherhood."
"Where's Magneto?"
"He and Mystique disappeared a while back."
"So you're in command for the time being?"
"Yeah."
I changed back to normal. "Well, I'm David McCormick, but you can call me Lumen."
"Lumen… isn't that the measurement of sound?"
"You have a lot to learn."
"Oh. So what do you want with the Brotherhood? You wanna join?"
"No. Well, technically, yes. But I have a proposition for you."
He sat up. "Oh yeah? What kind of proposition?"
"I want to take over. Wait! Before you go crazy, let me explain. I have a way to get new recruits for the Brotherhood. If you let me command, I can get these new recruits for you. When Magneto returns, he'll be happy we have more mutants."
"How do you plan to get these new recruits?"
"I know where we can find them."
"Where?"
"Do you have any of the X-Men's instant messenger screen names?"
"Yeah, Kitty's. Why?"
"If you'll let me talk to her under your screen name, I can send an electronic signal through to the mansion's computers and get to Cerebro. I can trace new mutants from there."
"Wow. Okay, I'll let you in. But on one condition."
"What's that?"
"If this fails, you're out."
"Okay."
The next day I was introduced to the rest of the team:
The Blob, a rather large kid who was "unmovable".
Quicksilver, the fastest man alive.
"Wait… isn't that the Flash?"
"Who?"
"Never mind."
Avalanche, who could create earthquakes.
Toad, who was just like a frog. He could jump high, stretch out his tongue, and spit slime all over.
Kind of a sad power…
They all accepted me as the new leader, and I became Lumen, the guy who could turn into light!
Sigh…
Scott:
We landed in the secret basement of the mansion, located behind a waterfall. Everyone fell out when I opened the door, right on top of me.
We only had the helicopter, so there wasn't enough space for everyone to get any legroom.
Professor X immediately wheeled himself mentally towards the door. He went through it and straight to Cerebro. I followed him
"Professor, what's wrong?"
He had put on the helmet and was staring at the screen.
"There have been many new mutant powers activating. Cerebro was about to shut itself down, never to be rebooted.
"Will everyone please report to Cerebro?" he said mentally.
Within minutes, all of my fellow students were gathered around the supercomputer.
"What's this about, Professor?" asked Rogue. "Ah was about to go to bed."
"I'm sorry, Rogue, but this is important.
"There have been a large number of X-genes becoming active within the past few days. Even though we're not sure if Magneto is still alive, I believe we need to reach these mutants before he, or someone else, does.
"I will be sending all of you to locate and convince these new mutants to come here to Bayville."
He continued to tell us about the new recruits.
"Bobby Drake here lives nearby, on Long Island. Jean and Scott will be dispatched to find him.
"Samuel Guthrie is in Kentucky. Rogue and Kurt will find him, and then will be traveling to Scotland to find Rahne Sinclair.
"Jubilation Lee is hiding in a Hollywood mall. Kitty and Scott will be sent to California to persuade her to come with us."
"Woo-hoo! We're goin' to Hollywood!" yelled Kitty.
"Jamie Madrox is also living in Scotland as a foreign exchange student, so Evan and Jean will go with the other Scottish team and split as soon as you land.
"Tabitha Smith lives in Texas, so Kurt and Jean will find her as soon as you get back to the States.
"Ray Crisp lives in Florida. Kurt and Kitty, you will head there.
"Amara Aquila lives in Nova Roma, a colony of the Roman Empire before it fell located in the Amazon jungle. She will not be familiar with technology, so try to land far enough away so as not to be seen. Scott and Kitty will go there after Hollywood.
"Roberto DaCosta lives in Brazil. Rogue, pack your sunscreen, because you and Evan are heading there. They're going through a dry spell.
"And last… David McCormick. He is…missing from home? Oh, he is using his powers in Bayville. I afraid he is living with the Brotherhood. We were too late."
Everyone began to leave to pack. I stayed behind.
"Professor, is there something you're not telling us?"
"I believe that since Magneto and Mystique may still be out there, we need to move quickly to get these new mutants."
"Do you know why all these powers are coming out all at once?"
"No, Scott. But I am trying to figure that out. Go get some sleep. You have a long journey ahead of you."
David:
I transformed my body to look normal as I touched down in Bayville. I had landed on the outskirts of town, near a medium-size mansion in the NYC suburb.
John had told me about the Brotherhood's headquarters. It was in this mansion, but it didn't look as nice on the inside. It was still dark, so I lit my finger to approach the building. I checked the ground for traps. There were none.
I passed a sign that said "The Brotherhood of Bayville" and I knew I had found the right place.
The lights were still on in three of the upstairs rooms, even though my watch told me it was after 2 in the morning.
I raised my fist to knock on the door. I rapped several times, and the door fell in.
John had been right. This place was a wreck. Food wrappers, clothes, schoolbooks, and a few mice covered the floor. I heard some banging around upstairs.
I looked up the dark staircase. A strange kid was sitting on the wall above my head.
"Whoa!" I fell backwards, surprised.
"Who are you, yo?"
"Can I speak with Lance?"
"Whaddaya want?"
"To speak with Lance."
"Yo, Alvers!"
A new voice replied. "What, Toad?"
"Some idiot wants to talk with you."
"Tell him to go away."
That angered me. I changed into light, scaring the crud out of the frog-like one. I drifted up through the ceiling.
"Uh, Lance, I think you're about to have a little company!" called Toad.
"Why?"
"Well, look and see, yo!"
I came up into a messy bedroom. Clothes were hanging out of the dresser drawers and strewn all over the carpetless floor.
"Whoa, what are you supposed to be?" asked a tall guy sitting on the bed with stereo headphones on.
"A friend of John Allerdice."
"Oh. That pyro?"
"Yes, he does like to burn things."
"Haha. I'm Lance Alvers, current leader of the Brotherhood."
"Where's Magneto?"
"He and Mystique disappeared a while back."
"So you're in command for the time being?"
"Yeah."
I changed back to normal. "Well, I'm David McCormick, but you can call me Lumen."
"Lumen… isn't that the measurement of sound?"
"You have a lot to learn."
"Oh. So what do you want with the Brotherhood? You wanna join?"
"No. Well, technically, yes. But I have a proposition for you."
He sat up. "Oh yeah? What kind of proposition?"
"I want to take over. Wait! Before you go crazy, let me explain. I have a way to get new recruits for the Brotherhood. If you let me command, I can get these new recruits for you. When Magneto returns, he'll be happy we have more mutants."
"How do you plan to get these new recruits?"
"I know where we can find them."
"Where?"
"Do you have any of the X-Men's instant messenger screen names?"
"Yeah, Kitty's. Why?"
"If you'll let me talk to her under your screen name, I can send an electronic signal through to the mansion's computers and get to Cerebro. I can trace new mutants from there."
"Wow. Okay, I'll let you in. But on one condition."
"What's that?"
"If this fails, you're out."
"Okay."
The next day I was introduced to the rest of the team:
The Blob, a rather large kid who was "unmovable".
Quicksilver, the fastest man alive.
"Wait… isn't that the Flash?"
"Who?"
"Never mind."
Avalanche, who could create earthquakes.
Toad, who was just like a frog. He could jump high, stretch out his tongue, and spit slime all over.
Kind of a sad power…
They all accepted me as the new leader, and I became Lumen, the guy who could turn into light!
Sigh…
Scott:
We landed in the secret basement of the mansion, located behind a waterfall. Everyone fell out when I opened the door, right on top of me.
We only had the helicopter, so there wasn't enough space for everyone to get any legroom.
Professor X immediately wheeled himself mentally towards the door. He went through it and straight to Cerebro. I followed him
"Professor, what's wrong?"
He had put on the helmet and was staring at the screen.
"There have been many new mutant powers activating. Cerebro was about to shut itself down, never to be rebooted.
"Will everyone please report to Cerebro?" he said mentally.
Within minutes, all of my fellow students were gathered around the supercomputer.
"What's this about, Professor?" asked Rogue. "Ah was about to go to bed."
"I'm sorry, Rogue, but this is important.
"There have been a large number of X-genes becoming active within the past few days. Even though we're not sure if Magneto is still alive, I believe we need to reach these mutants before he, or someone else, does.
"I will be sending all of you to locate and convince these new mutants to come here to Bayville."
He continued to tell us about the new recruits.
"Bobby Drake here lives nearby, on Long Island. Jean and Scott will be dispatched to find him.
"Samuel Guthrie is in Kentucky. Rogue and Kurt will find him, and then will be traveling to Scotland to find Rahne Sinclair.
"Jubilation Lee is hiding in a Hollywood mall. Kitty and Scott will be sent to California to persuade her to come with us."
"Woo-hoo! We're goin' to Hollywood!" yelled Kitty.
"Jamie Madrox is also living in Scotland as a foreign exchange student, so Evan and Jean will go with the other Scottish team and split as soon as you land.
"Tabitha Smith lives in Texas, so Kurt and Jean will find her as soon as you get back to the States.
"Ray Crisp lives in Florida. Kurt and Kitty, you will head there.
"Amara Aquila lives in Nova Roma, a colony of the Roman Empire before it fell located in the Amazon jungle. She will not be familiar with technology, so try to land far enough away so as not to be seen. Scott and Kitty will go there after Hollywood.
"Roberto DaCosta lives in Brazil. Rogue, pack your sunscreen, because you and Evan are heading there. They're going through a dry spell.
"And last… David McCormick. He is…missing from home? Oh, he is using his powers in Bayville. I afraid he is living with the Brotherhood. We were too late."
Everyone began to leave to pack. I stayed behind.
"Professor, is there something you're not telling us?"
"I believe that since Magneto and Mystique may still be out there, we need to move quickly to get these new mutants."
"Do you know why all these powers are coming out all at once?"
"No, Scott. But I am trying to figure that out. Go get some sleep. You have a long journey ahead of you."
