Disclaimer: Although a girl can wish, I in no way shape or form own Mutant
X or any of the characters. Michael, Mari, Will, Nicole and Alex are mine
though.
~ ~ Indicates translated sign language ~" "~Indicates translated sign language and spoken language being used simultaneously by the same person
Part Three: New Powers
Because the children were so young and so many of the people around them already knew sign language, Mari and Michael had it almost perfect by the end of a couple months. Emma, Nicole and Will were having a harder time but even they were catching on pretty quickly and things were starting to settle back into a normal routine.
Michael and Mari appeared to be about four years old, even though it had been about eight months since their birth. Everyone who saw the two together could tell they were special. Besides the rapid growth which would be over in about four months, they projected an aura that anyone could feel.
They loved playing together were rarely apart. They were in the gym playing basketball when Jesse and Brennan found them.
~ It's your turn to shoot Michael ~ Mari signed before tossing the ball at her brother.
~ I know, just wait a second ~ When Mari turned around to watch him shoot she saw him toss the ball up in the air. They both watched it for a second before seeing it go in. Neither realized they were being watched by Brennan or Jesse so they continued.
~ I know it's a lot Mari, but I want to dunk the ball. Can you help, please? ~ Michael said looking at her with puppy dog eyes.
Neither Brennan nor Jesse saw all of what Michael was signing and so they were confused when they saw Mari nod solemnly and Michael run to the back of the gym. What they saw next amazed them both. They saw Michael run towards the basket and then jump and seem to fly up to the basket and dunk the ball.
When they look at Mari, they expected her to be surprised too, but she looked at it like it happened all of the time. Both adults chose this moment to enter the room but Jesse was the only one who managed to say anything.
Looking at both children Jesse said and signed, ~" What just happened there? Neither of you can do that, can you? "~
Both children looked and each other and started signing rapidly. As good with sign language as Jesse was, he still missed most of the exchange By the time both were finished, Brennan had found his voice.
He too signed and spoke simultaneously, ~" I think you two need to tell us what's going on and then we need to go visit Adam and Mommy. "~
Mari spoke up this time for the both of them, ~" We worked together Daddy. He wasn't tall enough to dunk the ball so we both worked and he was able to dunk it. "~
~" Alright, it's time to visit Adam. Let's go. "~ Brennan said as he picked up Michael and motioned Jesse to do the same with Mari.
Twenty minutes later they were all sitting in the lab waiting for Adam to tell them what was going on.
"Adam, my children aren't psionic. They can't be telekinetic. What's going on?" Shalimar asked looking back at the children who were sitting on the lab chair having a conversation all their own.
"Shal, your right. They are psionic or telekinetic. This power is tied into their elemental abilities. Mari said that she had to help Michael to dunk the ball because he couldn't do it on his own. She was right in that.
"Michael's feral powers are much stronger than his electrical ones but they do exist. Mari has the opposite situation. The twins DNA is a cross of feral and elemental and this power is to offspring of that. It is an elemental power but it is the result of alterations that took place during the blending."
Seeing that Brennan and Shalimar still looked incredibly confused Adam continued, "We've all seen the kind of power Mari can throw. Well the tests show that both she and Michael can not only create and throw energy, they can manipulate the energy that surrounds us.
"Most people don't realize that there is always energy surrounding our bodies. Mari and Michael realize that and can manipulate it to move things, or people in this case. It appears like telekinesis, but it's not. I would guess that Mari has considerably more power and control in this area as her elemental side is dominate. She did however say that she and Michael worked together, so I think it's safe to assume that he's fairly developed with this power also."
Both Brennan and Shalimar were taking in the information slowly. Brennan was the first to recover and turned to look at his children.
~" You two have been hiding things from us again. Why didn't you tell us sooner? I saw what you did in there. You've known about this for a long time and didn't tell us. What do you have to say? "~
~ I'm sorry Dad. We weren't really hiding it, we just didn't tell you. ~ Michael signed to Brennan and Shalimar.
~" Michael. Mari. It's okay that you have these powers, just tell us if any knew ones come up alright. We've had enough surprises in the last few months. It's better if we hear them from you two instead of stumbling across them. "~ Shalimar said giving both children a hug.
Adam looked at the family and smiled. He had known from day one that these twins were powerful and they were proving him right. There was no other mutant with the power that those two exhibited and from the scans in front of him, it wasn't the only other power that they had or were going to get. While normally these powers wouldn't manifest until later, Adam knew that the acceleration of their growth was also accelerating the development of their powers. If he was right, this wouldn't be the only surprise they were going to encounter in the next few years.
~ ~ Indicates translated sign language ~" "~Indicates translated sign language and spoken language being used simultaneously by the same person
Part Three: New Powers
Because the children were so young and so many of the people around them already knew sign language, Mari and Michael had it almost perfect by the end of a couple months. Emma, Nicole and Will were having a harder time but even they were catching on pretty quickly and things were starting to settle back into a normal routine.
Michael and Mari appeared to be about four years old, even though it had been about eight months since their birth. Everyone who saw the two together could tell they were special. Besides the rapid growth which would be over in about four months, they projected an aura that anyone could feel.
They loved playing together were rarely apart. They were in the gym playing basketball when Jesse and Brennan found them.
~ It's your turn to shoot Michael ~ Mari signed before tossing the ball at her brother.
~ I know, just wait a second ~ When Mari turned around to watch him shoot she saw him toss the ball up in the air. They both watched it for a second before seeing it go in. Neither realized they were being watched by Brennan or Jesse so they continued.
~ I know it's a lot Mari, but I want to dunk the ball. Can you help, please? ~ Michael said looking at her with puppy dog eyes.
Neither Brennan nor Jesse saw all of what Michael was signing and so they were confused when they saw Mari nod solemnly and Michael run to the back of the gym. What they saw next amazed them both. They saw Michael run towards the basket and then jump and seem to fly up to the basket and dunk the ball.
When they look at Mari, they expected her to be surprised too, but she looked at it like it happened all of the time. Both adults chose this moment to enter the room but Jesse was the only one who managed to say anything.
Looking at both children Jesse said and signed, ~" What just happened there? Neither of you can do that, can you? "~
Both children looked and each other and started signing rapidly. As good with sign language as Jesse was, he still missed most of the exchange By the time both were finished, Brennan had found his voice.
He too signed and spoke simultaneously, ~" I think you two need to tell us what's going on and then we need to go visit Adam and Mommy. "~
Mari spoke up this time for the both of them, ~" We worked together Daddy. He wasn't tall enough to dunk the ball so we both worked and he was able to dunk it. "~
~" Alright, it's time to visit Adam. Let's go. "~ Brennan said as he picked up Michael and motioned Jesse to do the same with Mari.
Twenty minutes later they were all sitting in the lab waiting for Adam to tell them what was going on.
"Adam, my children aren't psionic. They can't be telekinetic. What's going on?" Shalimar asked looking back at the children who were sitting on the lab chair having a conversation all their own.
"Shal, your right. They are psionic or telekinetic. This power is tied into their elemental abilities. Mari said that she had to help Michael to dunk the ball because he couldn't do it on his own. She was right in that.
"Michael's feral powers are much stronger than his electrical ones but they do exist. Mari has the opposite situation. The twins DNA is a cross of feral and elemental and this power is to offspring of that. It is an elemental power but it is the result of alterations that took place during the blending."
Seeing that Brennan and Shalimar still looked incredibly confused Adam continued, "We've all seen the kind of power Mari can throw. Well the tests show that both she and Michael can not only create and throw energy, they can manipulate the energy that surrounds us.
"Most people don't realize that there is always energy surrounding our bodies. Mari and Michael realize that and can manipulate it to move things, or people in this case. It appears like telekinesis, but it's not. I would guess that Mari has considerably more power and control in this area as her elemental side is dominate. She did however say that she and Michael worked together, so I think it's safe to assume that he's fairly developed with this power also."
Both Brennan and Shalimar were taking in the information slowly. Brennan was the first to recover and turned to look at his children.
~" You two have been hiding things from us again. Why didn't you tell us sooner? I saw what you did in there. You've known about this for a long time and didn't tell us. What do you have to say? "~
~ I'm sorry Dad. We weren't really hiding it, we just didn't tell you. ~ Michael signed to Brennan and Shalimar.
~" Michael. Mari. It's okay that you have these powers, just tell us if any knew ones come up alright. We've had enough surprises in the last few months. It's better if we hear them from you two instead of stumbling across them. "~ Shalimar said giving both children a hug.
Adam looked at the family and smiled. He had known from day one that these twins were powerful and they were proving him right. There was no other mutant with the power that those two exhibited and from the scans in front of him, it wasn't the only other power that they had or were going to get. While normally these powers wouldn't manifest until later, Adam knew that the acceleration of their growth was also accelerating the development of their powers. If he was right, this wouldn't be the only surprise they were going to encounter in the next few years.
