Beyond Mutation: Evolution Continues
It's been several years since the battle against Apocalypse and the actions of the X-Men and the Brotherhood are all but forgotten.
All the X-men have graduated from school either following a career as a teacher at Charles Xavier's School for the Gifted or have headed to university.
Joining forces once more Magneto and Mystique have rebuilt the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and have been responsible for many terrorist attacks against the human governments around the world
And both Professor X and Magneto are looking for new recruits.
A teenage Caucasian girl, with tied back brunette hair is sat next to a large fountain reading a book. She sighs happily as she puts her book back into her bag before getting down from the fountain and heading across the town square. She stopped for a second hearing something. She looked up the valley she was so accustomed to and saw something that made her drop her bag. A 20 foot tall wall of water was coming down at increasing speed. She stepped back looking on in horror as the wall of water was nearly upon her.
"ERIKA!! GET IN THE HOUSE!!" a women shouted from a doorway.
Looking over to her Erika shook her head and walked toward the valley.
"ERIKA!!! ERIKA!!!!!!!" she shouted again, but she was ignored
As she got closer she held out her palms and the water slowed down. As she got even closer the wall stopped and began to move back slowly. As she pushed harder she temporarily lost her strength making the water come back down on her. With a final push she knocked the water over the valley side away from the town. She breathed heavilly watching the small trickle run across her feet. She laughed a little before fainting.
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West Chester, New York
Jean sat in the professors office waiting for him to return from Cerebro. Fortunately she did not wait long
"A new mutant professor?" she asked as he stopped infront of her
"Yes. A young women from Wales."
"So when will be going?" she asked getting up and picking up a jacket
"Not yet Jean. She has used a lot of energy in the last 2 hours. She has had to go to hospital due to the strain"
"Oh my god" she said raising her hand to her mouth
"Don't worry yourself Jean. She will be fine. She is only dehydrated"
"So why did you call me here Professor?" she said taking a seat once more
He smiled before moving toward the window were he could see Jack and Kim sitting outside
"I want your opinion." he finally said turning back to her
"About what professor?"
"I want to know if you think I'm doing the right thing"
Jean looked at him rather confused "I don't understand professor"
"I am getting older now." Jean tried to say something, but the professor held his hand up to stop her "And I'm not sure if it is right for me to take on new students"
"Of course you can do it professor."
"I'm not sure that I can. That is why I want to make you an offer"
"What sort of offer?" she asked confused for the second time today
"I want you to take over from me. I want you to be the principal here."
"But...But this is your school. Your name is on the gate. I can't take over from you"
"Jean. I am an old man and I need to retire. I will still be here for the X-men, but the school is now down to you, if you want it"
"I am honored that you chose me as your successor. I will do my best Professor"
"I know you will Jean. I know you will"
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Denver, Colorado
A young African-American is walking with a sense of determination on his face. Walking into a bank his arm morphed into a gun. Rushing to the front of a queue he held it up to the clerks face
"GIVE ME THE DAMN MONEY!!! GIVE ME THE DAMN MONEY!!!" he shouted as the young blonde quickly did as he said.
Grabbing all the money he could he quickly ran outside and down an alley. Ducking through a door he disappeared into the sewers. It didn't take him long until he got to were he was headed. Several people lined the sewer walls as he walked past them to one person
"So you got the money?" the dark figure asked
"As much as I could carry man. Does this mean I'm in the gang?" he asked hopefully
The man laughed making him feel uncomfortable
"You know there are 2 kinds of people in the world. Players and Losers. Guess who just played you loser?" the figure said before hitting him across the head with something blunt knocking him out cold.
= = =
Slowly cracking his eyes open he was momentarily blinded by the florescent lights in the police cell. Slowly sitting up a pain suddenly came to his head.
"Oh your awake" a voice said.
He turned to see a very large bearded man covered in tattoos with LOVE and HAT on his knuckles because he lost a finger.
"Where am I?" he asked cautiously
"Your at the police station. Don't worry I won't hurt you"
"Police station?"
"I heard you robbed a bank"
"I...yeah I did"
"That's mighty stupid, if you don't mind me saying"
"So's losing a finger" he said under his breath
"What was that?"
"Nothing. I'm just trying to get my bearings" he said quickly covering his tracks
About 20 minutes later a police man came
"Buckshaw! You got a visitor" he said through the bars.
He quickly got up to see who it was. Praying it wasn't his mom. It wasn't. It was Charles Xavier
"Hello Neil. Quite a predicament your in here" he said with a smile
"Are you my attorney?" he asked coldly
"No, but I am paying your bail"
"What?" he asked quite surprised
"My name is Charles Xavier. I run a school for people like you. I am offering you a place with us"
"Look Mr. X. I ain't going to some rehab center so leave me and Bubba alone" he said heading back to were he was sat
'I know your secret' Neil heard in the back of his head. Quickly turning back to Charles he looked at him
Charles laughed a little
'I'm speaking to you telepathically. I am also a mutant'
'I'm not a mutant'
'How do you explain what you did in the bank today?'
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!" Neil shouted falling to his knees
"Neil. I am not offering you a place in a rehabilitation center. I want to help you use your powers" he said trying to calm Neil down
"I don't need help. I like my life the way it is" he said getting up from the floor
"You like being double crossed by people you believe are your friends, being left for dead in sewers being set up for an arrest?"
"I already told you to stay out of my head" he said sitting down once more
"Neil. I am offering you a new start. A clean sheet. A chance to be the man to deserve to be"
Neil looked up to the professor once more before making his way to him again
"You can really do that? Give me a fresh start?" he asked without the sarcasm he had before
"I can. And I want to. Let me help you Neil"
He smiled.
"Ok Mr. X. I'm sure school will be better than rotting in prison."
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Aberystwyth, Wales
Erika is lying unconscious in a hospital bed. She is getting lots of water pumped into her to try and re-hydrate her. Several people are sat around the bed including the women who had been shouting for her.
Erika finally cracked an eye open to see her family
"What's going on?" she asked gently. She felt as if she had just gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson
"You saved the town. You did something and stopped a flood" said a man next to her
"What are you talking about?" she said getting up, but as she did water from a glass next to her bed lifted up with her. Keeping the shape. She looked at it shocked and it fell back into the glass spilling some on the way "What am I?"
"You are a mutant" a voice from the door said. They all turned to see Jean. "I'm sorry to interrupt My name is Jean Grey. This is another teacher Scott Summers. We represent a school for mutants, like Erika, were she can learn to master her powers."
"Mutant?" they all said looking confused
"Err...yes. A lot of politicians and newspapers are talking about us"
"Sorry we've never heard of them" said the man next to Erika
"Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murphy, Erika. Can we have a word with you all?"
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Blackbird, somewhere over Tennessee
"So what is this place?" Neil asked the professor as the jet began to descend
"This is were another mutant has been detected. Stay here with Beast. Wolverine and I shall return soon" he said before beginning to leave
The professor stooped and began to concentrate as Wolverine began to smell the air.
"East?" Logan asked. The professor answered with a nod and they began to head deep into a forest. Luckily for the professor the land was mainly flat
It was not long until they found a small camp fire
"He's in the trees" Logan said popping his claws
'Michael. Michael this is Professor Xavier. I spoke telepathically to you earlier today. This is my associate Logan. Please come down to us'
They heard a heavy thump and the rustling of leaves behind them. Turning around Logan and the professor saw a giant blue cat with 4 wings.
"Whoa, nice kitty" Logan said taking a step back
"If I am to believe the professor I am a mutant not a 'kitty'" he replied flapping his wings slightly while Logan retracted his claws
"Yes Michael you are just like Logan and myself. Have you thought more on my offer?" the professor asked turning round to the giant
"I have professor. If it is not to much trouble I would very much like to join your institute" he replied
"Excellent. Our plane is this way..." the professor began, but he was interrupted by Michael
"I don't need a plane Professor Xavier" He said flapping his wings again.
"Indeed." The professor said as he and Logan began heading toward the Blackbird
"Nice Loin cloth" Logan said passing Michael who growled before taking flight and heading in the direction the professor was
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Aberystwyth, Wales
"So what your saying" Started Erika "Is that my power over water is all due to some gene I have"
"Yes. The same Jean allows me to read minds and Scott here to create an optic blast" Jean replied as Erika's parents looked on confused
"And there are more people like us. And you want me to come to a school just for us"
"Yes"
"And it's in America?"
"Yes" Scott said with a slight laugh
"Wow. America." she said under her breath "I'll come! I've always wanted to go to America!" she said nearly jumping out of her bed
"Are you ok with this?" Jean asked turning to her parents.
Her father stood up and looked out onto a crowd gathering outside the hospital. They were all crying for Erika to come out and be judged. Signs stating she was a monster were clear to see. He sighed before turning back to everyone
"It is not safe here. Not for Erika. She needs to go with you. There is no problem with that is there?" he finally said
"Yes. And there will be no cost for you. Our school is funded by an anonymous benefactor."
"Erika really wants to go" Her father said turning to her mother. She sighed and nodded with a tear in her eye "She can go with you. Once she has recovered fully. Until then you are more than welcome to stay with us Miss Grey and Mr Summers"
"Thank you for your offer, but we have much to do. We will come back in 3 days to bring her to her new life"
"I can't wait" Erika said still in bed
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Westchester, New York
As the Blackbird landed so did Michael who was quick to the door of the jet. As The Professor, Logan, Hank and Neil disembarked he smiled at them all
"This is a big house professor" Michael said as the others walked past him
"You've seen nothing yet, bub" Logan said as he walked past
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Pretoria, South Africa
A young man and women who look very similar are sat trying to do their homework in their respective bedrooms. The boy gets up and looks out the window at the people walking around the street infront of their flat. He sighed as he watched kids he knew from school playing soccer. He looked at the translucent orange/brown crust that now coated his skin. Yeah it was useful in fights, mainly because it was harder than diamonds. He closed his eyes and tried to make it disappear for the 3rd time today, it still didn't work
"Oh no I did it again" he heard a female voice say from behind him.
He turned and watched as his twin sister slowly begin to appear before him.
"You still having problems with that?" he asked helping her to her feet
"Yeah, I can't keep myself visible when I'm concentrating on algebra" she said rubbing her temple
'Wow this place needs a good clean' she thought to herself
"I know it does, but I can't be bothered" the guy answered
'Oh my god! Did I say that out loud?' she thought again
"Yeah, but don't worry about it. I really should clean my room" he said laughing as he began picking up shirts and trousers strewn across the room
"Ok that time I defiantly didn't say it out loud!"
"Well how else did I hear you?" he asked dumbfounded
"Ok let's try something" she said looking at him staring intensely at his eyes
"Your freaking me out Pauli" he said as she stared even more intensely
"Come on Paul! I'm trying to see if you can read my mind"
He looked at her for a second before laughing
"That's stupid. It's impossible to do that" he said as he continued to laugh
"You said it was impossible to turn invisible and go through walls to" she said matter-of-factly
He stopped laughing .
"Ok then. Try thinking something again" he said trying to play along with his sister
She closed her eyes and began to repeat words in her head
'Paul? Paul? Can you hear me?' she thought
'I think I can, unless I'm thinking about your voice' his voice in her mind sounding quite shocked
'Well I'm thinking all this now. Wow.' she thought before blurting out "Hey! Now I have absolutely no privacy!"
"Well I would have been none the wiser if you hadn't brought it up" he said as she scowled at him before turning invisible
Using his new found powers he felt her presence disappear through the wall.
He sighed looking out the window again.
'Now I'm defiantly not normal' he thought as he watched one of the guys outside score a goal.
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Westchester, New York
"This is the danger room" Logan said proudly showing it to Michael
Michael smiled as he flapped his wings and began running before taking off and circling the room at increasing speed before landing heavilly infront of Logan
"I like it here" Michael said before taking off once more
Upstairs
"Neil this is Jack and Kimberley. They are our oldest students here" the professor said introducing them
"Which says a lot since we've only been here for 2 days" Jack said shaking Neils hand
"I'll leave you to get acquainted" the professor said leaving
"So what's your story?" Kim asked as soon as the professor was gone
"What do you mean?" he said defensively
"Don't worry about Kim, she's English-" Jack started
"HEY!" Kim shouted smacking him across the head
"Oww! What was that for? You are English!" he shouted at her while rubbing his head
"Are you 2 having a domestic or something?" Neil asked before getting a dirty look from Kim
"We're not dating" Jack said to Neil "We've only known each other for 2 days"
"Yeah" Kim said "So anyway. What are you doing here?"
"I guess because I'm a mutant. Isn't that why your here?"
"Yeah we get that, but what is it that makes you a mutant."
"These" he said turning his hands to metal that began changing into different shapes. "What about you?"
"Well I make these bone things." she said as several sharp barbs filled with antithetic or poison began to protrude from the back of her hand
"And I make these" Jack said as he made an orange bubble appear in his palm
"That's useful" Neil said mockingly
"Kim if you would" Jack said as Kim aimed all the bones at Neil and each one fired at him.
Neils arms turned into shields and he covered himself.
"ARE YOU CRAZY!!" h shouted from behind his shields
"It's ok Neil. Look" Jack said as Neil peered over his shields. He looked in shock as all the 'barbs' were stuck in mid air
Jack twisted each one so they faced up to the ceiling and drew out the bubbles. As he did the barbs all flew up and got stuck in the ceiling.
"I call them time bubbles. I can stop pretty much anything in time and bring it back when ever I feel like." He said with a smile "You should of seen your face" he said with a laugh
Kim began to laugh to and eventually so did Neil
"So what is there here for fun?" Neil asked
"Well irritating Mr. Summers is fun, but he's gone somewhere with Miss. Grey" said Kim
"Probably looking for new students" Jack said which just got a shrug from her
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Pretoria, South Africa
As Pauli and Paul are sat in the kitchen, eating something they made from whatever wasn't rotten, there was a knock at the door. They looked at each other before Paul concentrated on those behind it
"There are 2 people. A man and a women, but I can't sense anything from her, the guy isn't intending any harm. Mutants from...America" he said before opening his eyes to see his sister heading to the door
Opening it she saw Jean and Scott smiling toward her
"Hi I'm Jean Grey and this is Scott Summers. I assume you already know why we are here"
"Yes we do." Paul said appearing behind his sister
"We would both be delighted to join you in America" she finished off for him
"Excellent. Would you follow us?" Jean said as the twins followed her and Scott upstairs to the rooftop
"This is what I like about telepaths." Scott said as they reached the roof "You don't have to explain anything" Pressing a button on a key chain a door and ramp appeared from nowhere
Looking at the bemused twins, Scott let out a laugh. "It's the Blackbird Mark II. It's the fastest jet on the planet. Complete with cloaking technology. Get on. It'll be the ride of your life"
The twins smiled before running through the door and sat down still bemused by the whole thing. Scott and Jean closely followed them and as the door closed the jet took off and headed toward New York
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I know I promised action, but I thought I better get a few more characters in first. Paul and Pauli haven't been added to my character list, but they will be soon. Sorry about the length to
The next chapter WILL have more action, I promise on my Art Portfolio (Which is almost as holy as the bible!) I will also add comic book characters that may not feature in Evo, if they do a 5th series that is.
Anyway hope your enjoying please R/R