Wow, I'm going through these X-Men things fast! I bet y'all wish I
would update my Sleep Rap like this, heheh.
Thank you for the lovely five reviews!! ^_^ That's the most I've ever gotten in such a short amount of time in the starts of my stories (I think. . .).
OK, by now you really don't need me saying how I don't own X-Men. And if you're all good little monkeys, you'll have read the story from chapter one. The disclaimer is there - is it really necessary to be so redundant in repeating it chapter after chapter?
I didn't think so.
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"Whoa, what?" Spyke exclaimed. "The ultimate brain? What's that supposed to mean?"
Rogue frowned. "Quinn? Tha' shy, li'l girl?"
"Quinn's zee small, shy brunette?" Kurt choked. "I only just showed her vhere zee girls' hall vas! She didn't seem. . .like a super genius or anyzhing. She seemed just like a normal person - I vouldn't have even guessed she vas a mutant if she vasn't here!"
"Well, other than her ingenuity, she *is* a normal person, or appears to be," the Professor said. "She's quite clever without her even knowing it."
"How did you know, Professor?" Jean asked.
"When she first came in with Leila, I probed her mind, just like I do to any student," Professor X explained. "I got through to Leila, but not Quinn. She had some sort of mental block on that kept me out, and she had no idea it was there. I've never seen such a beautiful, amazing mind!" Xavier paused, in awe of the reverie. He shook his head and continued. "I was able to get into a small portion of her psyche."
"Und?" Kurt asked eagerly.
"Wait," Scott said. He turned to the Professor. "Are you saying that she's just really smart? Because if that's the case, she'd be really great in plans and all, but I don't see how she could fight- ,"
"On the contrary, Scott," declared Xavier. "It is not only her possession of knowledge, because she doesn't know everything. It is that she can *acquire* the knowledge from just about anywhere - just absorb it. And that's not even her strong point."
Logan sustained his scowl, but it was now fear that was concealed behind his stony expression.
"Anyone can acquire knowledge, but it takes wisdom to apply it."
"I still don't understand," Scott tried again.
"Quinn, although quite scholarly, has not been drained of her energy by facts and data," continued the Professor. "She has retained her imagination. And if she concentrates hard enough. . .just about anything can become a reality." Professor X's voice had become very low.
The mutants were silent. Logan's eyes widened and he slammed his fist into the wall, making all the students jump and stare at him. He was furious and strode briskly toward the door.
"No!" Kurt cried. "You cannot hurt her!" He latched onto the older man's arm and Logan whirled around to look fiercely at everyone, his teeth bared.
"She is a danger to the institute!" he shouted. "Professor, you can't afford to keep her here - what if she dreams of the mansion burning down or something? She puts the lives of all of us at risk just by staying!"
Xavier turned slowly to meet his gaze. Logan was breathing heavily.
"Professor!"
Charles looked at him for a bit longer. "Logan, take the day off. Go for a walk. Visit the pet shop. And don't come back until you're under control."
Logan was livid with rage and he shook Kurt off of his arm violently. He stalked out of the room. The other mutants heard the front door slam behind him.
"He von't hurt her, vill he?" Kurt asked fearfully. "He von't do anyzhing to her, vill he, Herr Professor?"
Xavier sighed. "I don't know if he really will, Kurt. But I will do my best to see that he doesn't."
There was a moment of silence.
Bobby stepped forward. "Sir, is there any explanation for how this could have happened? Her way of mutating, I mean."
Charles thought for a minute. "I believe it has something to do with genetics, but I have not tested the theory yet. I truly think it has to do with the mutant genotypes."
"But you don't know," Bobby finished.
Xavier shook his head. "No, not for sure."
"Well, we better find out," Scott said. "What if Logan's right and she is a threat? We have to find out for sure."
"That we do, Scott," Xavier said softly. "That we do."
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At first, Logan had glowered at the small Jack Russell terrier through the glass, but couldn't ignore the dog's crazy antics. He found it strange that such a small thing, a small furry animal, could get through his anger.
//So this is why the Professor wanted me to come here. . .//
He watched the dog a little longer and was staggered when he found himself smiling.
"He is cute, isn't he?" came a voice from behind him.
"Yeah," Logan admitted as Jean came to stand beside him.
"The Professor said some more after you'd left," Jean told him. She projected the images and dialogue into his mind as she watched the puppy stand on its front paws.
After he watched each scene unfold, Logan shook his head. "Ok, so Quinn seems just like a sweet little girl," he started, then became angry again, "which means she probably can't control her powers!" Jean looked at him out of the corner of her eye, and he tried to calm down. "Well, everyone had to learn how at some point or another. . .but it's still quite dangerous!" Once again he tried to control his temper. ". . .Perhaps I shouldn't have been so hard on her. . .I mean, she's only mutant. And everyone's had problems - this. . .shouldn't be any different."
//I hope, // he thought.
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Ok, I know before I said that her being super smart wasn't the whole "wow" over 'fact', but that was when I thought I could actually do an intense study of the mutants genotypes & phenotypes.
Yeah, right. You may all laugh at my idea now. Obviously, it didn't work - it was fun, but also frustrating. Apparently, the writers of X-Men did not stick to continuity, so there is no pattern in any of the genes, making it impossible to see how mutation is inherited.
Sorry to everyone who was expecting this big shebang. I'm still working out some of the kinks in the theories of mutant genetics, but it won't be as detailed as I had first hoped.
Oh well, it'll still be cool.
I know this chapter is a bit shorter than the others, but that's ok, right? You don't know where I live!
Okedee, I'll add more soon! (And hopefully get some inspiration for Sleep Rap that can be used ASAP!)
~ Adryl
Thank you for the lovely five reviews!! ^_^ That's the most I've ever gotten in such a short amount of time in the starts of my stories (I think. . .).
OK, by now you really don't need me saying how I don't own X-Men. And if you're all good little monkeys, you'll have read the story from chapter one. The disclaimer is there - is it really necessary to be so redundant in repeating it chapter after chapter?
I didn't think so.
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"Whoa, what?" Spyke exclaimed. "The ultimate brain? What's that supposed to mean?"
Rogue frowned. "Quinn? Tha' shy, li'l girl?"
"Quinn's zee small, shy brunette?" Kurt choked. "I only just showed her vhere zee girls' hall vas! She didn't seem. . .like a super genius or anyzhing. She seemed just like a normal person - I vouldn't have even guessed she vas a mutant if she vasn't here!"
"Well, other than her ingenuity, she *is* a normal person, or appears to be," the Professor said. "She's quite clever without her even knowing it."
"How did you know, Professor?" Jean asked.
"When she first came in with Leila, I probed her mind, just like I do to any student," Professor X explained. "I got through to Leila, but not Quinn. She had some sort of mental block on that kept me out, and she had no idea it was there. I've never seen such a beautiful, amazing mind!" Xavier paused, in awe of the reverie. He shook his head and continued. "I was able to get into a small portion of her psyche."
"Und?" Kurt asked eagerly.
"Wait," Scott said. He turned to the Professor. "Are you saying that she's just really smart? Because if that's the case, she'd be really great in plans and all, but I don't see how she could fight- ,"
"On the contrary, Scott," declared Xavier. "It is not only her possession of knowledge, because she doesn't know everything. It is that she can *acquire* the knowledge from just about anywhere - just absorb it. And that's not even her strong point."
Logan sustained his scowl, but it was now fear that was concealed behind his stony expression.
"Anyone can acquire knowledge, but it takes wisdom to apply it."
"I still don't understand," Scott tried again.
"Quinn, although quite scholarly, has not been drained of her energy by facts and data," continued the Professor. "She has retained her imagination. And if she concentrates hard enough. . .just about anything can become a reality." Professor X's voice had become very low.
The mutants were silent. Logan's eyes widened and he slammed his fist into the wall, making all the students jump and stare at him. He was furious and strode briskly toward the door.
"No!" Kurt cried. "You cannot hurt her!" He latched onto the older man's arm and Logan whirled around to look fiercely at everyone, his teeth bared.
"She is a danger to the institute!" he shouted. "Professor, you can't afford to keep her here - what if she dreams of the mansion burning down or something? She puts the lives of all of us at risk just by staying!"
Xavier turned slowly to meet his gaze. Logan was breathing heavily.
"Professor!"
Charles looked at him for a bit longer. "Logan, take the day off. Go for a walk. Visit the pet shop. And don't come back until you're under control."
Logan was livid with rage and he shook Kurt off of his arm violently. He stalked out of the room. The other mutants heard the front door slam behind him.
"He von't hurt her, vill he?" Kurt asked fearfully. "He von't do anyzhing to her, vill he, Herr Professor?"
Xavier sighed. "I don't know if he really will, Kurt. But I will do my best to see that he doesn't."
There was a moment of silence.
Bobby stepped forward. "Sir, is there any explanation for how this could have happened? Her way of mutating, I mean."
Charles thought for a minute. "I believe it has something to do with genetics, but I have not tested the theory yet. I truly think it has to do with the mutant genotypes."
"But you don't know," Bobby finished.
Xavier shook his head. "No, not for sure."
"Well, we better find out," Scott said. "What if Logan's right and she is a threat? We have to find out for sure."
"That we do, Scott," Xavier said softly. "That we do."
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At first, Logan had glowered at the small Jack Russell terrier through the glass, but couldn't ignore the dog's crazy antics. He found it strange that such a small thing, a small furry animal, could get through his anger.
//So this is why the Professor wanted me to come here. . .//
He watched the dog a little longer and was staggered when he found himself smiling.
"He is cute, isn't he?" came a voice from behind him.
"Yeah," Logan admitted as Jean came to stand beside him.
"The Professor said some more after you'd left," Jean told him. She projected the images and dialogue into his mind as she watched the puppy stand on its front paws.
After he watched each scene unfold, Logan shook his head. "Ok, so Quinn seems just like a sweet little girl," he started, then became angry again, "which means she probably can't control her powers!" Jean looked at him out of the corner of her eye, and he tried to calm down. "Well, everyone had to learn how at some point or another. . .but it's still quite dangerous!" Once again he tried to control his temper. ". . .Perhaps I shouldn't have been so hard on her. . .I mean, she's only mutant. And everyone's had problems - this. . .shouldn't be any different."
//I hope, // he thought.
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Ok, I know before I said that her being super smart wasn't the whole "wow" over 'fact', but that was when I thought I could actually do an intense study of the mutants genotypes & phenotypes.
Yeah, right. You may all laugh at my idea now. Obviously, it didn't work - it was fun, but also frustrating. Apparently, the writers of X-Men did not stick to continuity, so there is no pattern in any of the genes, making it impossible to see how mutation is inherited.
Sorry to everyone who was expecting this big shebang. I'm still working out some of the kinks in the theories of mutant genetics, but it won't be as detailed as I had first hoped.
Oh well, it'll still be cool.
I know this chapter is a bit shorter than the others, but that's ok, right? You don't know where I live!
Okedee, I'll add more soon! (And hopefully get some inspiration for Sleep Rap that can be used ASAP!)
~ Adryl