A Person's Choice
Disclaimer: I do not own X-Men Evolution. Unfortunately. If I did, I'd be having a tea party with Gambit, Bobby, Roberto, and Logan. -dances while thinking of Logan in a flowery hat- Also, there will be several new mutants on the scene that I control. MWA!
Pease Review! I don't mind flames, but I prefer the nice, encouraging ones. Speak your minds. (
Chapter One: Changes
The rushing water from the sink drowned out Katie McCullough's subdued humming as she washed the dishes from dinner. The house stood still, her parents out for the night while the 17 year old babysat herself.
She was fairly plain looking, but honest and kind, with freckles and sandy hair down to her waist. Her hands were small and quick, body frame delicate that deceived her kick-ass moves when she put her mind and body to work.
Spinning in a circle, holding a handful of spoons, she let her bare feet slip a little on the floor as she opened the cutlery drawer. Setting them in lightly, she cradled a few plates in her hands and put them in another cabinet. That's when the incident happened and something unexplainable.
She heard the door open, and heavy footsteps. Freezing, Katie turned slowly to stare into the dark hallway, shadows dancing in the light from the kitchen. Two darkly clothed men were standing in front of the open door, talking. She saw the flash of a knife and her blood ran cold.
Shit! Was all she could think. There had been several kidnappings and burglaries in her Illinois home lately. It appeared hers was next.
Gulping, she ducked underneath a table, her hand fumbling for the phone. She ended up grabbing onto a hairy wrist that jerked her onto the cold, tiled floor. With a scream that was muffled by the hand attached to the wrist, Katie stared into the man's dark, cold green eyes with fear, her own light blue ones alive with fright.
What happened next would change her life.
She could see herself in his eyes. The thoughts in her mind raced as she saw the dagger in his free hand coming out. She felt a strange power coming from inside herself, and almost on impulse, Katie tightened her muscles and closed her eyes. When she opened them, she felt the man drop her and the knife. She raced to grab it, and clunk the one guy on top of the head, as well as give him a ferocious kick. With a wild feeling in her heart, she raced for the other, who had been stashing her family's things in a bag.
It was like he hadn't seen her. She knocked him out swiftly and silently, and dragged them both outside, making sure to roll them down the hill outside. She came back into her house panting slightly.
As she entered the door, her eyes fell down onto the knife. Now, this knife had a little blood crusted in the corner, a little smudged, but still, she should have seen herself staring back. Instead, she saw the area around her, but not herself.
With a cry, she dropped it, and ran to her room upstairs, staring in awe and shock at her feet and hands. She couldn't see them, to think of it now, but she could feel them perfectly.
Katie slammed the door to her room, and stared in the mirror. Nothing stared back. Straightening, the frightened girl considered what went on. She had shut her eyes and tensed her muscles a little when the man had dropped her, all surprised.
That must be the way.she thought a moment, and shut her eyes again, tensing her muscles. She felt the feelings subdue, and opened her eyes, staring at her normal reflection in relief. Several more times, she tried it, sometimes just tensing her muscles, or thinking about invisibility, and it happened or went away. Made her tired though.
"What does this mean?" She said aloud, staring at herself. Was she a ghost? She always thought ghosts were cool, having read three million point two ghost stories herself, but she'd rather read about them. A monster.? No.a mutant. That was the answer.
Almost tripping over herself, she scrambled into her computer chair. She had a message to send. Her old best friend, Katherine Pryde, Kitty, was a mutant. Before she had gone to that place, she hadn't even told Katie. But the news had shown up on TV.Katie had kept by her, though she was overly cautious and nervous about talking to Kitty, who could phase through things, like a ghost almost.
But Katlyn Elizabeth McCullough was almost ghost like herself. Time for Kitty and her to start talking.
***
Kitty Pryde, the teenage valley girl mutant, stared at her computer. Rogue was across the room, the untouchable goth, a mutant as well, reading silently. The hour was late, but Kitty was a party girl, and Rogue was suffering from nightmares lately.
The Xavier Institute For Gifted Children was quiet at the moment, most asleep, with the exception of a few constant pranksters. In other words, Bobby was laying down a practical joke Jubilee would find very disturbing at 3 o'clock in the morning.
With a frown and wide eyes, the brown haired girl looked over at her roomy and one of her best friends. She looked up, and raised her eyebrows, "Somethan' ya want, sugah?" Her Southern drawl was tired.
Kitty rubbed her forehead, "Ummm.like, Rogue.come here a sec, alright?" Her voice was worried, so Rogue came over. She stared at the screen, an Instant Message box on the screen.
It read this:
xGhostxGirlx has entered the chat room
xGhostxGirlx: Kitty its Katie, omg, im so freaked. im a mutant, i think, i just got attacked by these sobs and I went all invisible and i can turn it off and on and omg im like so freaked, help! I don't want my rents to find out, please help Kitty! they don't like muts and im scared!
Kitty bit her lip, "Rogue, what are we going to do? I'm her friend, I have to help her, but believe me, her parents would seriously freak out if she told them she was a mutant. They hated me as soon as they saw the footage on the TV. They, like, went ballistic."
Rogue, however, was staring at the screen, "Invisible? Intrestin' powah. Well, whaddya think? Y'all are right, we parent's wouldn' be tah happy.shoul' we tell tha Proff'?"
Her friend shrugged, "But it's the parents decision whether the mutant can come or not, and even if they sent her away, they wouldn't let her join the Institute. They'd rather keep her locked up forever then let her join, and I, like, quote 'a school of freaks'.
Rogue shrugged, "Tell her at run away or sumthan." She gave her a lopsided grin, "Ah'll join her. Ah'm not to happy here mahself!"
Kitty, however, took Rogue's joke rather seriously, "Maybe, like, she could.hey, I could come to, and we could totally start our own Institute without parental permission!"
Rogue raised her eyebrows, "Hon, I was kiddin', but ya know, it maght not be tha' worst idea you've come up with."
The one called Shadowcat grinned, "Sounds like fun! But it'll take, like a totally huge amount of work, and it'll all be a big secret." She looked worried again.
Rogue shrugged, "With your big mouth, ah don' think we'll even get offa tha' groun', Kitty. But, hell, Ah'm ti'ed of dangah room and Bayville. Le's get outta here."
Kitty beamed at Rogue, "Then, we're like, officially going to be independent women! Just like when we were Sirens." She chuckled at the 'girl power' phase the Institutes young woman had gone through.
With that, she sent a message back.
***
shadowkitten: ghosty, its cool. me n rogue, nother mutant and like great friend have a plan. u can run away with us, were gonna start our own mutant kick-butt group cause the proff wont let anyone join without ur rents permission unless ur an orphan or sumthin, k? u cant hide ur powers from ur rents 4ever so heres the plan, u me n rogue are gonna meet up at the station outside of town, k, bring money and stuff. in one week, aight?
XGhostxGirlx: k, cool, kitty thanks so much im so freaked tho.
shadowkitten: no prob, Katie, anything for a friend. Jus don touch rogue.
XGhostxGirlx: alright, I wont.
Shadowkitten: now that ur a mutant, u gotta have a cool nickname, rogues is.rogue, I guess, and mine if shadowcat(as the login name suggests)
XGhostxGirlx: lets just stuck with ghost, k? I like that name. : )
shadowkitten: lol, sure, ill see u in a week, k? bye ghost
shadowkitten has left the chat room
***
A/N: Well, that's the first chapter. It's short and smucks, but deal peeps, I have writers block. :P
Disclaimer: I do not own X-Men Evolution. Unfortunately. If I did, I'd be having a tea party with Gambit, Bobby, Roberto, and Logan. -dances while thinking of Logan in a flowery hat- Also, there will be several new mutants on the scene that I control. MWA!
Pease Review! I don't mind flames, but I prefer the nice, encouraging ones. Speak your minds. (
Chapter One: Changes
The rushing water from the sink drowned out Katie McCullough's subdued humming as she washed the dishes from dinner. The house stood still, her parents out for the night while the 17 year old babysat herself.
She was fairly plain looking, but honest and kind, with freckles and sandy hair down to her waist. Her hands were small and quick, body frame delicate that deceived her kick-ass moves when she put her mind and body to work.
Spinning in a circle, holding a handful of spoons, she let her bare feet slip a little on the floor as she opened the cutlery drawer. Setting them in lightly, she cradled a few plates in her hands and put them in another cabinet. That's when the incident happened and something unexplainable.
She heard the door open, and heavy footsteps. Freezing, Katie turned slowly to stare into the dark hallway, shadows dancing in the light from the kitchen. Two darkly clothed men were standing in front of the open door, talking. She saw the flash of a knife and her blood ran cold.
Shit! Was all she could think. There had been several kidnappings and burglaries in her Illinois home lately. It appeared hers was next.
Gulping, she ducked underneath a table, her hand fumbling for the phone. She ended up grabbing onto a hairy wrist that jerked her onto the cold, tiled floor. With a scream that was muffled by the hand attached to the wrist, Katie stared into the man's dark, cold green eyes with fear, her own light blue ones alive with fright.
What happened next would change her life.
She could see herself in his eyes. The thoughts in her mind raced as she saw the dagger in his free hand coming out. She felt a strange power coming from inside herself, and almost on impulse, Katie tightened her muscles and closed her eyes. When she opened them, she felt the man drop her and the knife. She raced to grab it, and clunk the one guy on top of the head, as well as give him a ferocious kick. With a wild feeling in her heart, she raced for the other, who had been stashing her family's things in a bag.
It was like he hadn't seen her. She knocked him out swiftly and silently, and dragged them both outside, making sure to roll them down the hill outside. She came back into her house panting slightly.
As she entered the door, her eyes fell down onto the knife. Now, this knife had a little blood crusted in the corner, a little smudged, but still, she should have seen herself staring back. Instead, she saw the area around her, but not herself.
With a cry, she dropped it, and ran to her room upstairs, staring in awe and shock at her feet and hands. She couldn't see them, to think of it now, but she could feel them perfectly.
Katie slammed the door to her room, and stared in the mirror. Nothing stared back. Straightening, the frightened girl considered what went on. She had shut her eyes and tensed her muscles a little when the man had dropped her, all surprised.
That must be the way.she thought a moment, and shut her eyes again, tensing her muscles. She felt the feelings subdue, and opened her eyes, staring at her normal reflection in relief. Several more times, she tried it, sometimes just tensing her muscles, or thinking about invisibility, and it happened or went away. Made her tired though.
"What does this mean?" She said aloud, staring at herself. Was she a ghost? She always thought ghosts were cool, having read three million point two ghost stories herself, but she'd rather read about them. A monster.? No.a mutant. That was the answer.
Almost tripping over herself, she scrambled into her computer chair. She had a message to send. Her old best friend, Katherine Pryde, Kitty, was a mutant. Before she had gone to that place, she hadn't even told Katie. But the news had shown up on TV.Katie had kept by her, though she was overly cautious and nervous about talking to Kitty, who could phase through things, like a ghost almost.
But Katlyn Elizabeth McCullough was almost ghost like herself. Time for Kitty and her to start talking.
***
Kitty Pryde, the teenage valley girl mutant, stared at her computer. Rogue was across the room, the untouchable goth, a mutant as well, reading silently. The hour was late, but Kitty was a party girl, and Rogue was suffering from nightmares lately.
The Xavier Institute For Gifted Children was quiet at the moment, most asleep, with the exception of a few constant pranksters. In other words, Bobby was laying down a practical joke Jubilee would find very disturbing at 3 o'clock in the morning.
With a frown and wide eyes, the brown haired girl looked over at her roomy and one of her best friends. She looked up, and raised her eyebrows, "Somethan' ya want, sugah?" Her Southern drawl was tired.
Kitty rubbed her forehead, "Ummm.like, Rogue.come here a sec, alright?" Her voice was worried, so Rogue came over. She stared at the screen, an Instant Message box on the screen.
It read this:
xGhostxGirlx has entered the chat room
xGhostxGirlx: Kitty its Katie, omg, im so freaked. im a mutant, i think, i just got attacked by these sobs and I went all invisible and i can turn it off and on and omg im like so freaked, help! I don't want my rents to find out, please help Kitty! they don't like muts and im scared!
Kitty bit her lip, "Rogue, what are we going to do? I'm her friend, I have to help her, but believe me, her parents would seriously freak out if she told them she was a mutant. They hated me as soon as they saw the footage on the TV. They, like, went ballistic."
Rogue, however, was staring at the screen, "Invisible? Intrestin' powah. Well, whaddya think? Y'all are right, we parent's wouldn' be tah happy.shoul' we tell tha Proff'?"
Her friend shrugged, "But it's the parents decision whether the mutant can come or not, and even if they sent her away, they wouldn't let her join the Institute. They'd rather keep her locked up forever then let her join, and I, like, quote 'a school of freaks'.
Rogue shrugged, "Tell her at run away or sumthan." She gave her a lopsided grin, "Ah'll join her. Ah'm not to happy here mahself!"
Kitty, however, took Rogue's joke rather seriously, "Maybe, like, she could.hey, I could come to, and we could totally start our own Institute without parental permission!"
Rogue raised her eyebrows, "Hon, I was kiddin', but ya know, it maght not be tha' worst idea you've come up with."
The one called Shadowcat grinned, "Sounds like fun! But it'll take, like a totally huge amount of work, and it'll all be a big secret." She looked worried again.
Rogue shrugged, "With your big mouth, ah don' think we'll even get offa tha' groun', Kitty. But, hell, Ah'm ti'ed of dangah room and Bayville. Le's get outta here."
Kitty beamed at Rogue, "Then, we're like, officially going to be independent women! Just like when we were Sirens." She chuckled at the 'girl power' phase the Institutes young woman had gone through.
With that, she sent a message back.
***
shadowkitten: ghosty, its cool. me n rogue, nother mutant and like great friend have a plan. u can run away with us, were gonna start our own mutant kick-butt group cause the proff wont let anyone join without ur rents permission unless ur an orphan or sumthin, k? u cant hide ur powers from ur rents 4ever so heres the plan, u me n rogue are gonna meet up at the station outside of town, k, bring money and stuff. in one week, aight?
XGhostxGirlx: k, cool, kitty thanks so much im so freaked tho.
shadowkitten: no prob, Katie, anything for a friend. Jus don touch rogue.
XGhostxGirlx: alright, I wont.
Shadowkitten: now that ur a mutant, u gotta have a cool nickname, rogues is.rogue, I guess, and mine if shadowcat(as the login name suggests)
XGhostxGirlx: lets just stuck with ghost, k? I like that name. : )
shadowkitten: lol, sure, ill see u in a week, k? bye ghost
shadowkitten has left the chat room
***
A/N: Well, that's the first chapter. It's short and smucks, but deal peeps, I have writers block. :P