Chapter 2-A time of Choice
A middle-aged man sitting in front of the giant computer Cerebro, pulls up a file on a mutant with wings. The name Lelia Stone comes up next to the young girl's picture as a tall redheaded 17 year old girl enters the room in a black uniform with a green stripe down the middle.
"What has Cerebro found Professor?" asked Jean Grey as she pushed back a strand of her red hair and looked at the large screen.
"A young mutant in northern Illinois, with a mutation sensing power and somehow she has half powers of telekinesis, wind element control, and corpral intangibility." replied Professor Charles Xavier as he took off the Cerebro helmet.
"Half powers? What's that mean?" Jean asked a bit confused.
"I'm not quite sure yet Jean" he said rather mysteriously.
"And mutation sensing? What's that?"
"She can sense where mutants are, when they'll use their powers, and how, she's sort of like Cerebro, but can do much more, which is why we need to recruit her, she's very confused and scared right now."
"Should I go get Scott so we can leave immediately?"
"No Jean. I feel that Kurt and Kitty are much more suited for this mission, I'd like you and Scott to stay here."
"Oh...Ok Professor. We'll keep everything in order here, while you guys are gone." she said rather disappointed.
"I know you will Jean. Now please go tell Kurt and Kitty to suit up while I prep the Blackbird," he said as he steered his wheelchair out of the room. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kitty Pryde was sitting in the living room on the couch in her tee, pink sweater, capris, and platform sandals, talking to the blue fuzzy Kurt Wagner next to her as Jean walked into the room.
"Hey Jean, what's up?" asked the 15 year old Kitty.
"The Professor wants you two to suit up for a mission. You're going to recruit a new student. He's waiting for you in the Blackbird." she said as she turned to the two mutants.
"Ok Jean, ve're on our vay." Replied Kurt as he teleported out and into his room.
"Yeah Jean, let's go." Kitty said as she stood up and started to walk out of the room.
"um...actually Kitty, I'm not going. Its just you and Kurt."
This stopped Kitty her tracks "Wha-What? You mean that like the Professor only wants us two?"
"Yeah. He says you two are more suited for it, now go get ready." she replied as Kitty walked out of the room. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Moments later Kitty ran into the Blackbird and into one of the seats behind Kurt and the Professor, buckling her seatbelt. "So, Professor, like who are we recruiting anyway?"
"A 14 year old girl named Lelia Stone, with many powers, that she's going to need help controlling." he told her as he steered the plane.
"Vat are zese powers Professor?" Kurt asked.
"Telekinesis, phasing, wind element control, flying, and mutation sensing."
"Zat many? Vhy?"
"We have yet to find out Kurt." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ghost closes her eyes and lets the memories flow into her mind. Lelia was again on her rooftop when a furry, blue man with pointy ears suddenly appeared next to her along with smoke and the smell of brimstone. Coughing she asked "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
"Gutentag! I'm Kurt Vagner, I am here to ask if jou vould like to join a team of mutants, like jou." he newcomer replied.
"I don't want anything to do with mutants like you two!"
"Two? jou haven't met ze others yet. zhey're vaiting to see jou."
"But what about that blue skinned lady, with red hair?"
"Mozer? Zat's Mystique, don't liszen to her. Ve are ze good guys. Unlike her."
"Really? Well what is this mutant team?" she said suddenly interested in what the creature had to say.
"Ze professor, vill train jou on how to use jur powers better and for good juse. And ve sometimes fight my mozer and magneto, zey vant mutants to be superior to humans." He said in a fun loving way.
"Professor? Who is he?"
"He is right there" He said as he pointed at a man in a wheelchair down on the ground. "Do jou vant to meet him?"
******
Lelia once again opened her eyes and looked at Kurt sitting next to her. "Yes I remember that day, Kurt."
"See? Jou can't be mad at me. I vas jour first friend." he replied in a joking matter.
"That's no reason to play with my holowatch. You made me look like the Blob!!" she says as she giggles, trying to keep a straight face. "Ivé, you're right. I ca'n't stay mad at you." ~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*
As Kurt was talking to Lelia on the roof trying to convince her to join the X-men an unforeseen visitor was watching them. As she watched them she saw her son teleport the two young mutants onto the ground to meet Professor Xavier. She chuckled to herself as she continued to spy on them. She decided to make her move and jumped in front of the winged Lelia. "Now is the time to choice Lelia, do you want to come with me, and live a happy eventful life? Or do you want to go with them and be used to kill other mutants?"
"I don't believe you Mystique. I trust Kurt and the Professor too. I won't be used by them, I can just sense it, but I'll be used by you! I told you before leave me alone. I'm going with them." Lelia replied to the lady who had appeared in front of her with rage.
"I will not stand for this! You shall not treat me in such a manner!" Mystique replied as she kicked Lelia, who in turn phased through it.
"Leave me alone!" was heard by Mystique as she was blasted away by a giant gust of wind.
"I'll return again, but after that YOU won't" she screamed at Lelia as she turned into a falcon and flew away.
"I'm coming with you Professor, that is if you'll still accept me."
"Well..."he replied hesitantly.
A middle-aged man sitting in front of the giant computer Cerebro, pulls up a file on a mutant with wings. The name Lelia Stone comes up next to the young girl's picture as a tall redheaded 17 year old girl enters the room in a black uniform with a green stripe down the middle.
"What has Cerebro found Professor?" asked Jean Grey as she pushed back a strand of her red hair and looked at the large screen.
"A young mutant in northern Illinois, with a mutation sensing power and somehow she has half powers of telekinesis, wind element control, and corpral intangibility." replied Professor Charles Xavier as he took off the Cerebro helmet.
"Half powers? What's that mean?" Jean asked a bit confused.
"I'm not quite sure yet Jean" he said rather mysteriously.
"And mutation sensing? What's that?"
"She can sense where mutants are, when they'll use their powers, and how, she's sort of like Cerebro, but can do much more, which is why we need to recruit her, she's very confused and scared right now."
"Should I go get Scott so we can leave immediately?"
"No Jean. I feel that Kurt and Kitty are much more suited for this mission, I'd like you and Scott to stay here."
"Oh...Ok Professor. We'll keep everything in order here, while you guys are gone." she said rather disappointed.
"I know you will Jean. Now please go tell Kurt and Kitty to suit up while I prep the Blackbird," he said as he steered his wheelchair out of the room. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kitty Pryde was sitting in the living room on the couch in her tee, pink sweater, capris, and platform sandals, talking to the blue fuzzy Kurt Wagner next to her as Jean walked into the room.
"Hey Jean, what's up?" asked the 15 year old Kitty.
"The Professor wants you two to suit up for a mission. You're going to recruit a new student. He's waiting for you in the Blackbird." she said as she turned to the two mutants.
"Ok Jean, ve're on our vay." Replied Kurt as he teleported out and into his room.
"Yeah Jean, let's go." Kitty said as she stood up and started to walk out of the room.
"um...actually Kitty, I'm not going. Its just you and Kurt."
This stopped Kitty her tracks "Wha-What? You mean that like the Professor only wants us two?"
"Yeah. He says you two are more suited for it, now go get ready." she replied as Kitty walked out of the room. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Moments later Kitty ran into the Blackbird and into one of the seats behind Kurt and the Professor, buckling her seatbelt. "So, Professor, like who are we recruiting anyway?"
"A 14 year old girl named Lelia Stone, with many powers, that she's going to need help controlling." he told her as he steered the plane.
"Vat are zese powers Professor?" Kurt asked.
"Telekinesis, phasing, wind element control, flying, and mutation sensing."
"Zat many? Vhy?"
"We have yet to find out Kurt." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ghost closes her eyes and lets the memories flow into her mind. Lelia was again on her rooftop when a furry, blue man with pointy ears suddenly appeared next to her along with smoke and the smell of brimstone. Coughing she asked "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
"Gutentag! I'm Kurt Vagner, I am here to ask if jou vould like to join a team of mutants, like jou." he newcomer replied.
"I don't want anything to do with mutants like you two!"
"Two? jou haven't met ze others yet. zhey're vaiting to see jou."
"But what about that blue skinned lady, with red hair?"
"Mozer? Zat's Mystique, don't liszen to her. Ve are ze good guys. Unlike her."
"Really? Well what is this mutant team?" she said suddenly interested in what the creature had to say.
"Ze professor, vill train jou on how to use jur powers better and for good juse. And ve sometimes fight my mozer and magneto, zey vant mutants to be superior to humans." He said in a fun loving way.
"Professor? Who is he?"
"He is right there" He said as he pointed at a man in a wheelchair down on the ground. "Do jou vant to meet him?"
******
Lelia once again opened her eyes and looked at Kurt sitting next to her. "Yes I remember that day, Kurt."
"See? Jou can't be mad at me. I vas jour first friend." he replied in a joking matter.
"That's no reason to play with my holowatch. You made me look like the Blob!!" she says as she giggles, trying to keep a straight face. "Ivé, you're right. I ca'n't stay mad at you." ~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*
As Kurt was talking to Lelia on the roof trying to convince her to join the X-men an unforeseen visitor was watching them. As she watched them she saw her son teleport the two young mutants onto the ground to meet Professor Xavier. She chuckled to herself as she continued to spy on them. She decided to make her move and jumped in front of the winged Lelia. "Now is the time to choice Lelia, do you want to come with me, and live a happy eventful life? Or do you want to go with them and be used to kill other mutants?"
"I don't believe you Mystique. I trust Kurt and the Professor too. I won't be used by them, I can just sense it, but I'll be used by you! I told you before leave me alone. I'm going with them." Lelia replied to the lady who had appeared in front of her with rage.
"I will not stand for this! You shall not treat me in such a manner!" Mystique replied as she kicked Lelia, who in turn phased through it.
"Leave me alone!" was heard by Mystique as she was blasted away by a giant gust of wind.
"I'll return again, but after that YOU won't" she screamed at Lelia as she turned into a falcon and flew away.
"I'm coming with you Professor, that is if you'll still accept me."
"Well..."he replied hesitantly.