Family Forgotten
Chapter 2: A New Arrival
The mansion was quiet today a lot of the students had left for our seasonal vacations and it was quite different for me. When I was younger the vacation would be an endless pot of fun, for going back to our families was rare due to the school's reputation as only a center for higher learning not some center for mutant training. My name is Hank McCoy some people call me Beast, I'm one of the staff here at the school and a mutant myself. There have been many students through this school and I was one of them only recently have I changed into my true mutant self, I thought since I was this way I could not function in normal society so I came home to teach others like me how to use their powers for good and help the humans to realize that being a mutant wasn't a disease but a gift, giving greater possibilities for the lesser population. Some parents have come to us openly and some of our students are cast outs and runaways, we greet all here with open arms. There are a few of us that have our pasts shrouded in doubt and the unknown, like Logan. He is a mutant who knows really nothing of himself, for his past was filled with lies. Being captured long ago by the weapon X program they changed him giving him adamantium bones and claws and inputted false memories via memory chips to keep him under control. Rouge is another of those candidates, her past is filled with tragedy and heartbreak with a lot of things still hidden from her to this day including her real name. Like I had said the mansion was quiet today and we were really doing nothing much to occupy ourselves except clean and tidy up before the students returned home. While cleaning the main foyer I hear a ring of the doorbell, walking over I found a young man about the age of 25 - 30 at the door. He looked ill and in the need of medical attention so I packed him inside and brought him to the medical wing of the mansion were he soon fell into unconsciousness, his body felt oddly heavy considering he was well built but that would make him only about 200Lbs this felt more along the lines of 250 - 300Lbs. Laying him down the professor and Logan had followed me inside with Ororo quick behind them.
"Hank do you know who he is?" the professor asked.
"Sorry Xavier I don't but he was oddly heavy when I had picked him up, and that's the thing he isn't carrying anything at all just the clothes o his back,"
"Interesting, Hank take off his sunglasses so I can get a look at his eyes just to see how badly they're dilated,"
I removed his glasses to find two chrome spheres staring back at me, this man was truly unique. Just then I noticed something about his belt, giving it a slight tug it fell back and hung away from him telling me this was a tail. After seeing this the professor decided to give him a full body scan to see if there was anything wrong internally. It took about five to ten minuets to do the scan and the results were incredibly similar to one we had done before, just like Logan's. This man had a full adamantium skeleton and claws just like Logan's not to mention the bones in his tail and the modification to his eyes. There was a neural implant we found attached to the back of the skull and a bacteria that was infesting his body slowly shutting it down, using haste we quickly removed it and gradually pulled the bacteria from his body leaving his body weak but able to heal itself. Finding an open room for him we allowed him to rest up hoping he could give us some answers about himself. Walking out of his room I found Logan waiting for me.
"Hey Hank what's up with our new guest?" Logan asked.
"Well he's resting and getting stronger so he may be awake by tomorrow. How many others were there on the weapon X program?" I asked him.
"Just me and Sabretooth why? Are you thinking they got to him too?"
"Just maybe, the images that we got from the scan showed me that this was a recent job maybe six months old at the most,"
"Poor guy, no man should have been put through what I've gone through, but you never know maybe he can shed come light on what really went on there,"
"Maybe, we'll just have to wait and see Logan," I told him walking out into the foyer.
That evening was a bit tense for all of us for we didn't know what it would bring, this strange person had shown up on our doorstep and he bears striking resemblance to the mutant we know the least about. It was about 1:00 in the morning when I heard it a small crash coming from the dormitories, heading down to our new friends room I found it empty and he was gone, knowing he couldn't have gotten very far I went out to look for him. This guy was quick because his scent was faint mostly over the hallways meaning he wouldn't spend too much time in one place and keep himself moving to avoid detection. I headed off to the kitchen and just before the doorway I stopped, having a gut feeling I turned and grabbed behind me. Just out of pure luck I had grabbed him by the neck, quickly letting him go I stepped back a bit to give him some room.
"So I see your awake, are you feeling any better?"
"Now that you mention it I am, thank you. Now for starters I'm in the mutant academy I heard about correct?" he said his chrome eyes shining back at me.
"Well if you mean Xavier's institute for the gifted, yes you are in the academy. What I would like to know is who are you?" I asked the man as he sat there on all fours.
"My name is Jack Howlett, I'm from a mining colony in B.C Canada. If you would like you can call me Wolf,"
"Nice to meet you Jack, my name is Hank McCoy, some people call me beast,"
"Nice to meet you Hank, please pardon my scurrying about, I've just been a little uneasy for the past little while considering what happened to me," he said standing up on two feet.
"Well you'll have plenty of time to tell us about it tomorrow, there is another like you here his name is Logan he is actually quite interested in your story,"
"Really?"
"Yes he fell victim to the weapon X program and they messed him right up, he doesn't even know his real name. He's not even sure which of his memories are implants or reality,"
"Man I never thought that it could get that bad," he said starting to walk back to the dormitories.
"Well I bid you good evening, and we will see you in the morning Jack,"
"Good to you too Hank," he said heading into his room.
I went back to my room and laid down for the short rest ahead of me there was going to be a lot found out tomorrow and I wouldn't miss it for the world.
Chapter 2: A New Arrival
The mansion was quiet today a lot of the students had left for our seasonal vacations and it was quite different for me. When I was younger the vacation would be an endless pot of fun, for going back to our families was rare due to the school's reputation as only a center for higher learning not some center for mutant training. My name is Hank McCoy some people call me Beast, I'm one of the staff here at the school and a mutant myself. There have been many students through this school and I was one of them only recently have I changed into my true mutant self, I thought since I was this way I could not function in normal society so I came home to teach others like me how to use their powers for good and help the humans to realize that being a mutant wasn't a disease but a gift, giving greater possibilities for the lesser population. Some parents have come to us openly and some of our students are cast outs and runaways, we greet all here with open arms. There are a few of us that have our pasts shrouded in doubt and the unknown, like Logan. He is a mutant who knows really nothing of himself, for his past was filled with lies. Being captured long ago by the weapon X program they changed him giving him adamantium bones and claws and inputted false memories via memory chips to keep him under control. Rouge is another of those candidates, her past is filled with tragedy and heartbreak with a lot of things still hidden from her to this day including her real name. Like I had said the mansion was quiet today and we were really doing nothing much to occupy ourselves except clean and tidy up before the students returned home. While cleaning the main foyer I hear a ring of the doorbell, walking over I found a young man about the age of 25 - 30 at the door. He looked ill and in the need of medical attention so I packed him inside and brought him to the medical wing of the mansion were he soon fell into unconsciousness, his body felt oddly heavy considering he was well built but that would make him only about 200Lbs this felt more along the lines of 250 - 300Lbs. Laying him down the professor and Logan had followed me inside with Ororo quick behind them.
"Hank do you know who he is?" the professor asked.
"Sorry Xavier I don't but he was oddly heavy when I had picked him up, and that's the thing he isn't carrying anything at all just the clothes o his back,"
"Interesting, Hank take off his sunglasses so I can get a look at his eyes just to see how badly they're dilated,"
I removed his glasses to find two chrome spheres staring back at me, this man was truly unique. Just then I noticed something about his belt, giving it a slight tug it fell back and hung away from him telling me this was a tail. After seeing this the professor decided to give him a full body scan to see if there was anything wrong internally. It took about five to ten minuets to do the scan and the results were incredibly similar to one we had done before, just like Logan's. This man had a full adamantium skeleton and claws just like Logan's not to mention the bones in his tail and the modification to his eyes. There was a neural implant we found attached to the back of the skull and a bacteria that was infesting his body slowly shutting it down, using haste we quickly removed it and gradually pulled the bacteria from his body leaving his body weak but able to heal itself. Finding an open room for him we allowed him to rest up hoping he could give us some answers about himself. Walking out of his room I found Logan waiting for me.
"Hey Hank what's up with our new guest?" Logan asked.
"Well he's resting and getting stronger so he may be awake by tomorrow. How many others were there on the weapon X program?" I asked him.
"Just me and Sabretooth why? Are you thinking they got to him too?"
"Just maybe, the images that we got from the scan showed me that this was a recent job maybe six months old at the most,"
"Poor guy, no man should have been put through what I've gone through, but you never know maybe he can shed come light on what really went on there,"
"Maybe, we'll just have to wait and see Logan," I told him walking out into the foyer.
That evening was a bit tense for all of us for we didn't know what it would bring, this strange person had shown up on our doorstep and he bears striking resemblance to the mutant we know the least about. It was about 1:00 in the morning when I heard it a small crash coming from the dormitories, heading down to our new friends room I found it empty and he was gone, knowing he couldn't have gotten very far I went out to look for him. This guy was quick because his scent was faint mostly over the hallways meaning he wouldn't spend too much time in one place and keep himself moving to avoid detection. I headed off to the kitchen and just before the doorway I stopped, having a gut feeling I turned and grabbed behind me. Just out of pure luck I had grabbed him by the neck, quickly letting him go I stepped back a bit to give him some room.
"So I see your awake, are you feeling any better?"
"Now that you mention it I am, thank you. Now for starters I'm in the mutant academy I heard about correct?" he said his chrome eyes shining back at me.
"Well if you mean Xavier's institute for the gifted, yes you are in the academy. What I would like to know is who are you?" I asked the man as he sat there on all fours.
"My name is Jack Howlett, I'm from a mining colony in B.C Canada. If you would like you can call me Wolf,"
"Nice to meet you Jack, my name is Hank McCoy, some people call me beast,"
"Nice to meet you Hank, please pardon my scurrying about, I've just been a little uneasy for the past little while considering what happened to me," he said standing up on two feet.
"Well you'll have plenty of time to tell us about it tomorrow, there is another like you here his name is Logan he is actually quite interested in your story,"
"Really?"
"Yes he fell victim to the weapon X program and they messed him right up, he doesn't even know his real name. He's not even sure which of his memories are implants or reality,"
"Man I never thought that it could get that bad," he said starting to walk back to the dormitories.
"Well I bid you good evening, and we will see you in the morning Jack,"
"Good to you too Hank," he said heading into his room.
I went back to my room and laid down for the short rest ahead of me there was going to be a lot found out tomorrow and I wouldn't miss it for the world.