Chapter 2 The True Identity of Daphne Blake
Back at the school, Daphne awoke in the lab of Dr. Grey. She slowly opened her eyes and wondered where she was, what happened to her, and how she had gotten there. Spiderman and Jean Grey saw that Daphne was no awake.
Spiderman walked over to where Daphne lay. Daphne looked up at Spiderman and said, "Who are you and why have you brought me here? Are you going to hurt me?" she asked Spiderman. "No I am not going to hurt you-I am Spiderman, " Spiderman replied. Jean Grey walked over to where Daphne lay and said, "Are you okay?" "Yes, but who are you?" Daphne asked. "I am Jean Grey and Spiderman here, along with some others of us, rescued you from some bad guys who broke into your house and were about to kidnap you."
Dr. Xavier entered the room and looked at Spiderman and said, "Why don't you go get some rest, and you can see her in the morning, if you like." Spiderman said agreed and left the room.
Dr. Xavier went over to Daphne and introduced himself by saying, "I am Dr. Charles Xavier, and we spoke on the phone yesterday. We were to meet later today. Unfortunately, someone else was trying to get to you before you were to come here. I decided to send the X-men just in case the bad guys did try to get you. Fortunately, we were able to get you before they did."
Daphne asked, "Why do they want me?" Dr. Xavier replied, "They want you for your telepathic powers. Daphne, you were planning on seeing me about your strange dreams and visions you have been having. What you have been experiencing are the manifestations of powers that mutants at your age discover. The powers you apparently have appears to be telekinetic and the ability to read and control peoples' mind. There are only two others, who I am aware of, that have such powers--that is myself and Jean Grey."
Daphne was shocked and said, "I can't be a mutant, and I am not a monster!" "That's right-- you are not a monster, but you are a mutant and being a mutant is nothing to be ashamed of," replied Dr Xavier. "I would like to do some testing with the help of Jean. Jean also has telepathic powers."
Magneto heard the helicopter land and waited for Mystique, Toad and Saber- tooth with their newest recruit. " Where is the girl?" Mystique spoke first. "The X-men intercepted us and overcame us. They had help from someone who looked like this." She turned herself into Spiderman. "SPIDERMAN! What is he doing with the X-men?" replied Magneto.
"This is unfortunate but now we must go to the school and get her," Magneto said. Mystique spoke up and said, "How can we expect to get her out when we could not even kidnap herwhen there were only a few X-men; now there will be a whole team of X-men to contend with on their turf."
The following morning when Daphne awoke she was thinking about the idea of being a mutant. This was not something that was going to be easy to believe or accept. In another room of the mansion, Dr. Xavier was sensing that Daphne would have a difficult time accepting that she was a mutant. "Something wrong, Professor?" Jean asked. "I was sensing the fear and disbelief that Miss Blake has about her powers and being a mutant."
"Like the rest of us she will accept and move on to use her powers for the good," Jean replied. "Yes, you are correct; it is our job to help her accept and to help her grow in using these new found powers." "I think we will have a quick introduction and allow her to meet the rest of the X-men after breakfast," replied the professor. However, Jean was shielding a deep secret from the Professor --that Daphne was really her niece. She was unsure of how to tell him. This was a complicated problem and needed further thought. Perhaps Scott would be able to help her figure out a solution.
Mystique was watching Magneto pace the floor and was wondering what it is about this girl that makes her so important to Magneto. After a few minutes of watching Magneto pacing, Mystique finally asked, "Why is this girl so important?" Magneto looked up and stared at Mystique. He was not accustomed to anyone asking him to explain what he wanted. But this was Mystique, his ever-faithful friend and companion, who rarely questioned him.
"This girl has the power and ability that could surpass Charles Xavier, therefore allowing me to create my own version of Cerrebo. She is starting to manifest her power and she may be much stronger than Charles." replied Magneto.
After breakfast Dr. Xavier took Daphne for a tour, which ended in the danger room where several other X-men waited for them. "This is the danger room where we do all of our training as X-men. Let me introduce you to some of the X-men. You have already met Jean Gray-she is telepathic and telekinetic; next we have Storm--she can control the weather; Rogue--she can absorb your power if she touches your skin with her bare skin; you may have already met Scott Summers (Cyclops) -- his eyes can create laser beams; and this is Logan--otherwise known as Wolverine--he has healing powers to regenerate against injuries and has metal claws that come out of his knuckles. So you see Daphne, we are not monsters at all. We consider our powers as gifts to be used for the common good. There are others who are away on personal business or on a couple of missions that we are overseeing right now."
Daphne did not know what to say until she remembered the costumed figure that she saw last night. "Who was the person in the red and blue suit? Is he a mutant too?" "No," replied Dr Xavier, "but he is a friend."
Meanwhile, the Mystery Inc. gang-- Shaggy, Scooby, and Velma--had just arrived at Fred's house. Velma said to both Shaggy and Fred, "I went back to the Blake house and got this tape off of the computer." Shaggy asked, "How did you get that? I would have thought the police would have it." Velma said, "They got the tape but the system also backs up everything to a computer system, so I just tapped into the system." "Wow! How did you know how to do that?", Shaggy asked. "When Mr. Blake first got the system, he asked me if I knew anything about security and computers. I didn't at the time, but I liked the challenge of learning. With Mr. Blake's help, some books and a few phone calls to some of my old hacker buddies, I was able help set the system up. In fact, I did such a good job that Mr. Blake paid me and let the neighbors know what I had done for him. How do you think I got the new Z28? It wasn't from selling books."
"Anyway, this is one mystery we have to solve right now," Velma replied. "Like, what are we going to do Velma?" Shaggy said. "Rhats right," Scooby agreed. "I don't know," said Velma, "but, between us, we have to help get Daphne back." "Fred are you okay?" Shaggy asked. "I am worried about Daphne" Fred said.
Velma walked over to the VCR and inserted the tape. "I didn't get a chance to see it yet so this new to me." What they saw next was unbelievable. They saw a huge man that looked human, but the way he walked made you think otherwise. Then they saw a second group of people attack the first group. "Hey, isn't that Spiderman?" Shaggy asked, "and what is he carrying? It looks like a small body wrapped in a sheet." "The stories must be true then," replied Fred. Spiderman is a criminal and he has kidnapped Daphne." "Who is the other group helping him?" Fred asked.
Velma said, "They could be the mutants that we have been reading about in the newspaper, but I did not think that they were criminals? In fact, I have a friend at the college who does a lot of work for them. His name is Hank McCoy. I can contact him and see if he can help us in identifying who or what they may be."
To be continued . . . . . .
Back at the school, Daphne awoke in the lab of Dr. Grey. She slowly opened her eyes and wondered where she was, what happened to her, and how she had gotten there. Spiderman and Jean Grey saw that Daphne was no awake.
Spiderman walked over to where Daphne lay. Daphne looked up at Spiderman and said, "Who are you and why have you brought me here? Are you going to hurt me?" she asked Spiderman. "No I am not going to hurt you-I am Spiderman, " Spiderman replied. Jean Grey walked over to where Daphne lay and said, "Are you okay?" "Yes, but who are you?" Daphne asked. "I am Jean Grey and Spiderman here, along with some others of us, rescued you from some bad guys who broke into your house and were about to kidnap you."
Dr. Xavier entered the room and looked at Spiderman and said, "Why don't you go get some rest, and you can see her in the morning, if you like." Spiderman said agreed and left the room.
Dr. Xavier went over to Daphne and introduced himself by saying, "I am Dr. Charles Xavier, and we spoke on the phone yesterday. We were to meet later today. Unfortunately, someone else was trying to get to you before you were to come here. I decided to send the X-men just in case the bad guys did try to get you. Fortunately, we were able to get you before they did."
Daphne asked, "Why do they want me?" Dr. Xavier replied, "They want you for your telepathic powers. Daphne, you were planning on seeing me about your strange dreams and visions you have been having. What you have been experiencing are the manifestations of powers that mutants at your age discover. The powers you apparently have appears to be telekinetic and the ability to read and control peoples' mind. There are only two others, who I am aware of, that have such powers--that is myself and Jean Grey."
Daphne was shocked and said, "I can't be a mutant, and I am not a monster!" "That's right-- you are not a monster, but you are a mutant and being a mutant is nothing to be ashamed of," replied Dr Xavier. "I would like to do some testing with the help of Jean. Jean also has telepathic powers."
Magneto heard the helicopter land and waited for Mystique, Toad and Saber- tooth with their newest recruit. " Where is the girl?" Mystique spoke first. "The X-men intercepted us and overcame us. They had help from someone who looked like this." She turned herself into Spiderman. "SPIDERMAN! What is he doing with the X-men?" replied Magneto.
"This is unfortunate but now we must go to the school and get her," Magneto said. Mystique spoke up and said, "How can we expect to get her out when we could not even kidnap herwhen there were only a few X-men; now there will be a whole team of X-men to contend with on their turf."
The following morning when Daphne awoke she was thinking about the idea of being a mutant. This was not something that was going to be easy to believe or accept. In another room of the mansion, Dr. Xavier was sensing that Daphne would have a difficult time accepting that she was a mutant. "Something wrong, Professor?" Jean asked. "I was sensing the fear and disbelief that Miss Blake has about her powers and being a mutant."
"Like the rest of us she will accept and move on to use her powers for the good," Jean replied. "Yes, you are correct; it is our job to help her accept and to help her grow in using these new found powers." "I think we will have a quick introduction and allow her to meet the rest of the X-men after breakfast," replied the professor. However, Jean was shielding a deep secret from the Professor --that Daphne was really her niece. She was unsure of how to tell him. This was a complicated problem and needed further thought. Perhaps Scott would be able to help her figure out a solution.
Mystique was watching Magneto pace the floor and was wondering what it is about this girl that makes her so important to Magneto. After a few minutes of watching Magneto pacing, Mystique finally asked, "Why is this girl so important?" Magneto looked up and stared at Mystique. He was not accustomed to anyone asking him to explain what he wanted. But this was Mystique, his ever-faithful friend and companion, who rarely questioned him.
"This girl has the power and ability that could surpass Charles Xavier, therefore allowing me to create my own version of Cerrebo. She is starting to manifest her power and she may be much stronger than Charles." replied Magneto.
After breakfast Dr. Xavier took Daphne for a tour, which ended in the danger room where several other X-men waited for them. "This is the danger room where we do all of our training as X-men. Let me introduce you to some of the X-men. You have already met Jean Gray-she is telepathic and telekinetic; next we have Storm--she can control the weather; Rogue--she can absorb your power if she touches your skin with her bare skin; you may have already met Scott Summers (Cyclops) -- his eyes can create laser beams; and this is Logan--otherwise known as Wolverine--he has healing powers to regenerate against injuries and has metal claws that come out of his knuckles. So you see Daphne, we are not monsters at all. We consider our powers as gifts to be used for the common good. There are others who are away on personal business or on a couple of missions that we are overseeing right now."
Daphne did not know what to say until she remembered the costumed figure that she saw last night. "Who was the person in the red and blue suit? Is he a mutant too?" "No," replied Dr Xavier, "but he is a friend."
Meanwhile, the Mystery Inc. gang-- Shaggy, Scooby, and Velma--had just arrived at Fred's house. Velma said to both Shaggy and Fred, "I went back to the Blake house and got this tape off of the computer." Shaggy asked, "How did you get that? I would have thought the police would have it." Velma said, "They got the tape but the system also backs up everything to a computer system, so I just tapped into the system." "Wow! How did you know how to do that?", Shaggy asked. "When Mr. Blake first got the system, he asked me if I knew anything about security and computers. I didn't at the time, but I liked the challenge of learning. With Mr. Blake's help, some books and a few phone calls to some of my old hacker buddies, I was able help set the system up. In fact, I did such a good job that Mr. Blake paid me and let the neighbors know what I had done for him. How do you think I got the new Z28? It wasn't from selling books."
"Anyway, this is one mystery we have to solve right now," Velma replied. "Like, what are we going to do Velma?" Shaggy said. "Rhats right," Scooby agreed. "I don't know," said Velma, "but, between us, we have to help get Daphne back." "Fred are you okay?" Shaggy asked. "I am worried about Daphne" Fred said.
Velma walked over to the VCR and inserted the tape. "I didn't get a chance to see it yet so this new to me." What they saw next was unbelievable. They saw a huge man that looked human, but the way he walked made you think otherwise. Then they saw a second group of people attack the first group. "Hey, isn't that Spiderman?" Shaggy asked, "and what is he carrying? It looks like a small body wrapped in a sheet." "The stories must be true then," replied Fred. Spiderman is a criminal and he has kidnapped Daphne." "Who is the other group helping him?" Fred asked.
Velma said, "They could be the mutants that we have been reading about in the newspaper, but I did not think that they were criminals? In fact, I have a friend at the college who does a lot of work for them. His name is Hank McCoy. I can contact him and see if he can help us in identifying who or what they may be."
To be continued . . . . . .