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Standing there waiting for the elevator to get to the lower levels was pure torture. In the last three months he'd been at the institute he'd went to plenty of Logan's training sessions. The elevator was the only way to get to the "vault," as everyone called it. It was annoying to go this way, because of his ability to run as fast as Quicksilver. He'd never actually seen himself move that fast, but anyone who saw him run told him he was that fast. Can't this thing go any faster! I'm already late, and today is not the day to making bad impressions. Steven thought this, because today was different than all his other sessions. He was actually going to train in his first morning session with the team today. He didn't think he should do it, because no one was exactly sure what his powers were. Scott agreed that someone as "green" as Steven was shouldn't be exposed to the team yet. The rest of the students said Scott didn't like him, because Jean insisted on blatantly flirting with Steven whenever Scott was around. For a girl who can read minds, she sure is vindictive. A smirk spread across Steven's face while thinking this. It was funny to him, because he figured someone who could know everything wouldn't be so uptight. In fact she was the one who led the protest to let Steven train. The other fallowed, because they figured someone who could survive that many "one-on-ones" with Logan could be an ace in the Danger Room. I hope they're right. He looked down to the floor as he thought this. The door opened then, and with a sigh he stepped out onto the hard metal floor. "Here goes nothing," he said to try to reassure himself as he went down the hall at top speed.
There he was, doing the usual thing that displayed his irritability, arms crossed, and a stern grimace across his face. "Does anyone know where the newbie is," he asked in an annoyed tone. I hate when the new ones are trouble. If he thinks this is camp he's got another think coming. Scott thought this to himself, as he always did whenever someone was late. Everyone just looked at him like he was making to big of a deal out of this. Kurt then resumed talking to Kitty, while doing an impression of a monster. She was giggling at him. Rogue smiled briefly while looking at Kurt, and then went back to looking as upset as Scott was. Jean had still not talked, and was standing as far away from him as possible. Evan spoke up right then, "I'm sure Stev'll be here any sec now, man." Scott barely noticed Evan say anything, because he was too occupied wondering why Jean was still upset with him. It had been three months, and she was still ignoring him now. It was worse she'd taken to hanging all over the new guy. He hated that. She had finally broken up with that doorknob from school named Duncan, and was actually warming up to him. Now she'd seemed to be taking extreme satisfaction in making him suffer again. It was using someone they now lived with, which made it even worse. He knew she knew how he felt, but that didn't seem to matter to her. He'd only shot Steven to protect her, but she wouldn't leave it at that. He decided to go back to his frustration at the moment to move his mind off it, because he saw Jean looking at him. He punched the wall in frustration, saying, "IF HE ISN'T HERE IN THE NEXT SECOND I'M GONNA..."
He could hear Scott yelling as if he was right next to him as he raced into the room. He was angry with him, he could see that, but he wasn't about to let Scott finish making a threat. "You're gonna do what...Summers," he said looking as if he had no idea what Scott had been saying, and knowing Cyke hated being called Summers. It was something the Jocks just loved calling him, that, and four-eyes. Steven noticed everyone's face went deadpanned, and Cyclopes walked up to him undaunted. Scott was taller and more slender compared to Steven, and everyone could feel the tension in the air as the two stared at each other with malice. His visor glowing, Scott poked Steven in the chest with his finger saying, "You've got some nerve to show up here late, and to take that tone with me." His voice was hard, and his teethe were gritted. Steven remembered the others telling him that Scott once got into a vicious fight with Lance Alvers over a meeting of the egos, and it left them both bloodily beaten. Unmoved by this information he swatted Scott's finger away, and said back smirking, "Yeah, I woulda been here sooner but traffic was murder." Scott smirked at this, and then said, "That's something you know all about, huh?" The flashes played through Steven's mind, and due to sessions with the Professor it seemed as real as that morning. His senses were overwhelmed with blood, and anger. His heart and breathing raced, and his blood boiled under the skin. NO...CAN'T DO THIS...NOT AGAIN!!! I HAVE TO CALM DOWN...NOW!! He screamed this in his head and the flashes of the mutilated jocks disappeared, and he saw everyone looking at him with horrified looks. The shiny steel floor showed his reflection, and he saw why they were shocked. His nails had be replaced with claws, his eyes were still blue, but the pupil looked like a cat's, his ears grew slightly pointy, his muscle mass had increased slightly, and he had teethe like a cat's. He found himself hunched over and growling, and he saw Scott's hand going for his visor. Steven jerked up into a standing position, and saw that he'd better lighten up the situation before someone got hurt. "Thanks for warming me up Cyke, but you'd better cut it out, cuz I might get to like it," he said in a sarcastic tone. Everyone, including Scott calmed down, and Jean glared at Scott as she walked over to Steven. "Wow...that's a nice look on you," she said as she touched one of his fangs that hung over his lip. She pushed up on it gently til he was looking her in the eye, and said, "You're almost as cute as Kurt!" Everyone in the room except Jean either blushed, or became very tense. After a moment Steven smiled looked over at Kurt, and yelled, "GO, FUZZY ONE!!" Kurt then ported, and Steven wished he'd kept quiet. The smell was enough to almost knock him out, or at the very least make him wish he were unconscious. Damn these super senses. He thought this bitterly as Kurt popped in next to him. Kurt put his arm around Steven, and said in a joking tone, "Ladies dig the Fuzzy Dude!" All the girls groaned while rolling their eyes, Evan nodded in agreement, and Scott didn't move at all.
Xavier watched his students from the control room, and he felt better once Steven and Scott had calmed themselves down. He was not about to interfere whit them. Logan, who was standing next to him, had suggested stopping the ego match with some "interesting" ideas. Charles passed for there's nothing that either of them could do to make Scott feel any differently about Steven. Steven on the other hand only stood up to Scott if provoked, and had no hard feeling toward him at all. He wasn't sure if Steven should participate in the session today, and the display shown a few moments ago didn't help this feeling. Steven did bring it under control, and they had the automated tranquilizer guns ready just incase Steven should lose it. Logan also had said that he was ready, and most of the other students agreed with him. Knowing that it had too happen sooner or later, Xavier decided to agree. It was not time to see if he'd made the right decision, and he turned on the loudspeakers. "If you would be so kind Logan," he said slightly smiling to him. Logan moved over the microphone ordering, "Okay, that's enough horse'n round down there." They looked up, and Logan began again, "Cyke, you're in charge, and we're start'n you out at level five." He looked over at Xavier saying, "When ever you're ready Chuck." Charles then pressed the button to start the level five training simulation.
He looked around as the Danger Room sprang to life. Stumbling slightly as the floor rumbled, he saw gun mounts come out of the walls; different sections of the floor rose and sank to give it depth, and cameras were everywhere. Those were most likely for recording the session, but this thought exited him mind rapidly as he saw the X-men spring into action. All of them paired up to take on certain aspects of the room. Cyclopes and Marvel Girl took out most of the gun assortments. Spike and Kitty went after the drown bots. Nightcrawler was disabling the cameras, while Rogue looked like she was running some kind of obstacle course. Steven stood the unsure of where to start, and in awe of this precision teamwork display. Cyclopes snapped him back to reality by ordering, "STEVEN, GO HELP ROGUE, NOW!!" As he once again looked in Rogue's direction, he saw a giant spike tipped ball bearing down on her. Steven shouted back, "I'm on it!" Steven kicked in his super speed, and everything went gray. In his training with Logan he'd learned that his super speed not only worked while he was running, but also when he wanted it to. He used the extra agility to flip, climb, or run through the obstacle course. The ball was barely rolling in his eyes, but then again Rogue wasn't moving at all. He picked her up in his arms effortlessly as her ran by, and stopped moving off to a side where the ball would just roll past them. Everything's color returned, and Steven looked Rogue in the eyes saying, "Come here often lady?" If looks could kill then he'd probably been dead twice, due to the way she was looking at him. "Ya'all can put me down now," she said not breaking her death gaze. Steven placed her down and backed up slightly. "Just coming to a damsel's aid, m'lady," he said in the best old time accent he could muster. "I'ah am no damsel, I'ah can take care of myself," she said shaking a finger in his face matter of factly. "I'm sure you are madam, but I'll be you're knight, just in case," still using the fake accent. Then she did what he'd been wanting. A faint smile spread across her lips, as she said, "Thanks." As the ball finally went rolling by he just leaning up against a wall, and smiled back at her. The loudspeaker came on again, and Logan's voice was booming in Steven's ears. Damn hyper senses! Steven thought as Logan began, "Were taking up a few levels, so be on guard." Steven then looked over at Rogue asking, "Shall we miss?" He was holding out his had as if asking her to dance, and she actually took it. "Lead on mister," she said winking at him. Just then the whole room shifted again, and bots, guns, and traps were coming from everywhere! Cyclopes yelled out, "BE DEFENSIVE, AND PROTECT EACH OTHER!!" No shit, Cyke! He thought this as he scratched through two bots that were coming at he and Rogue. Another one came at them, but before Steven could act metallic tentacles reached out of nowhere. He was held there as three bots pinned Rogue against a wall. Everyone else was busy with their own problems, and no one could help them. Steven looked at Rogue again, and a flash in his mind made him see Sarah being held down by the Jock. He trembled as tears rolled down his face, and the images of the massacre played in his mind. NO...I...CAN'T DO THIS! NOT...NOW! I CAN'T LET...LET THEM...HURT...ROGUE! He shut his eyes while thinking this, and then he saw the tear run down Sarah's face in his mind. NOOO I WON'T LET THEM HURT SARAH!! Steven blacked out after that, but he heard on more thing echoing in his head. Jean's voice saying, "SCOTT, GOD NOOOO!!"
Next: I'm All Alone Steven wakes up, but when he finds out what happened will he be able to handle it?
I'd also like to thank everyone for reading, and the one person who reviewed my story. I continue to write for people who want more!
Standing there waiting for the elevator to get to the lower levels was pure torture. In the last three months he'd been at the institute he'd went to plenty of Logan's training sessions. The elevator was the only way to get to the "vault," as everyone called it. It was annoying to go this way, because of his ability to run as fast as Quicksilver. He'd never actually seen himself move that fast, but anyone who saw him run told him he was that fast. Can't this thing go any faster! I'm already late, and today is not the day to making bad impressions. Steven thought this, because today was different than all his other sessions. He was actually going to train in his first morning session with the team today. He didn't think he should do it, because no one was exactly sure what his powers were. Scott agreed that someone as "green" as Steven was shouldn't be exposed to the team yet. The rest of the students said Scott didn't like him, because Jean insisted on blatantly flirting with Steven whenever Scott was around. For a girl who can read minds, she sure is vindictive. A smirk spread across Steven's face while thinking this. It was funny to him, because he figured someone who could know everything wouldn't be so uptight. In fact she was the one who led the protest to let Steven train. The other fallowed, because they figured someone who could survive that many "one-on-ones" with Logan could be an ace in the Danger Room. I hope they're right. He looked down to the floor as he thought this. The door opened then, and with a sigh he stepped out onto the hard metal floor. "Here goes nothing," he said to try to reassure himself as he went down the hall at top speed.
There he was, doing the usual thing that displayed his irritability, arms crossed, and a stern grimace across his face. "Does anyone know where the newbie is," he asked in an annoyed tone. I hate when the new ones are trouble. If he thinks this is camp he's got another think coming. Scott thought this to himself, as he always did whenever someone was late. Everyone just looked at him like he was making to big of a deal out of this. Kurt then resumed talking to Kitty, while doing an impression of a monster. She was giggling at him. Rogue smiled briefly while looking at Kurt, and then went back to looking as upset as Scott was. Jean had still not talked, and was standing as far away from him as possible. Evan spoke up right then, "I'm sure Stev'll be here any sec now, man." Scott barely noticed Evan say anything, because he was too occupied wondering why Jean was still upset with him. It had been three months, and she was still ignoring him now. It was worse she'd taken to hanging all over the new guy. He hated that. She had finally broken up with that doorknob from school named Duncan, and was actually warming up to him. Now she'd seemed to be taking extreme satisfaction in making him suffer again. It was using someone they now lived with, which made it even worse. He knew she knew how he felt, but that didn't seem to matter to her. He'd only shot Steven to protect her, but she wouldn't leave it at that. He decided to go back to his frustration at the moment to move his mind off it, because he saw Jean looking at him. He punched the wall in frustration, saying, "IF HE ISN'T HERE IN THE NEXT SECOND I'M GONNA..."
He could hear Scott yelling as if he was right next to him as he raced into the room. He was angry with him, he could see that, but he wasn't about to let Scott finish making a threat. "You're gonna do what...Summers," he said looking as if he had no idea what Scott had been saying, and knowing Cyke hated being called Summers. It was something the Jocks just loved calling him, that, and four-eyes. Steven noticed everyone's face went deadpanned, and Cyclopes walked up to him undaunted. Scott was taller and more slender compared to Steven, and everyone could feel the tension in the air as the two stared at each other with malice. His visor glowing, Scott poked Steven in the chest with his finger saying, "You've got some nerve to show up here late, and to take that tone with me." His voice was hard, and his teethe were gritted. Steven remembered the others telling him that Scott once got into a vicious fight with Lance Alvers over a meeting of the egos, and it left them both bloodily beaten. Unmoved by this information he swatted Scott's finger away, and said back smirking, "Yeah, I woulda been here sooner but traffic was murder." Scott smirked at this, and then said, "That's something you know all about, huh?" The flashes played through Steven's mind, and due to sessions with the Professor it seemed as real as that morning. His senses were overwhelmed with blood, and anger. His heart and breathing raced, and his blood boiled under the skin. NO...CAN'T DO THIS...NOT AGAIN!!! I HAVE TO CALM DOWN...NOW!! He screamed this in his head and the flashes of the mutilated jocks disappeared, and he saw everyone looking at him with horrified looks. The shiny steel floor showed his reflection, and he saw why they were shocked. His nails had be replaced with claws, his eyes were still blue, but the pupil looked like a cat's, his ears grew slightly pointy, his muscle mass had increased slightly, and he had teethe like a cat's. He found himself hunched over and growling, and he saw Scott's hand going for his visor. Steven jerked up into a standing position, and saw that he'd better lighten up the situation before someone got hurt. "Thanks for warming me up Cyke, but you'd better cut it out, cuz I might get to like it," he said in a sarcastic tone. Everyone, including Scott calmed down, and Jean glared at Scott as she walked over to Steven. "Wow...that's a nice look on you," she said as she touched one of his fangs that hung over his lip. She pushed up on it gently til he was looking her in the eye, and said, "You're almost as cute as Kurt!" Everyone in the room except Jean either blushed, or became very tense. After a moment Steven smiled looked over at Kurt, and yelled, "GO, FUZZY ONE!!" Kurt then ported, and Steven wished he'd kept quiet. The smell was enough to almost knock him out, or at the very least make him wish he were unconscious. Damn these super senses. He thought this bitterly as Kurt popped in next to him. Kurt put his arm around Steven, and said in a joking tone, "Ladies dig the Fuzzy Dude!" All the girls groaned while rolling their eyes, Evan nodded in agreement, and Scott didn't move at all.
Xavier watched his students from the control room, and he felt better once Steven and Scott had calmed themselves down. He was not about to interfere whit them. Logan, who was standing next to him, had suggested stopping the ego match with some "interesting" ideas. Charles passed for there's nothing that either of them could do to make Scott feel any differently about Steven. Steven on the other hand only stood up to Scott if provoked, and had no hard feeling toward him at all. He wasn't sure if Steven should participate in the session today, and the display shown a few moments ago didn't help this feeling. Steven did bring it under control, and they had the automated tranquilizer guns ready just incase Steven should lose it. Logan also had said that he was ready, and most of the other students agreed with him. Knowing that it had too happen sooner or later, Xavier decided to agree. It was not time to see if he'd made the right decision, and he turned on the loudspeakers. "If you would be so kind Logan," he said slightly smiling to him. Logan moved over the microphone ordering, "Okay, that's enough horse'n round down there." They looked up, and Logan began again, "Cyke, you're in charge, and we're start'n you out at level five." He looked over at Xavier saying, "When ever you're ready Chuck." Charles then pressed the button to start the level five training simulation.
He looked around as the Danger Room sprang to life. Stumbling slightly as the floor rumbled, he saw gun mounts come out of the walls; different sections of the floor rose and sank to give it depth, and cameras were everywhere. Those were most likely for recording the session, but this thought exited him mind rapidly as he saw the X-men spring into action. All of them paired up to take on certain aspects of the room. Cyclopes and Marvel Girl took out most of the gun assortments. Spike and Kitty went after the drown bots. Nightcrawler was disabling the cameras, while Rogue looked like she was running some kind of obstacle course. Steven stood the unsure of where to start, and in awe of this precision teamwork display. Cyclopes snapped him back to reality by ordering, "STEVEN, GO HELP ROGUE, NOW!!" As he once again looked in Rogue's direction, he saw a giant spike tipped ball bearing down on her. Steven shouted back, "I'm on it!" Steven kicked in his super speed, and everything went gray. In his training with Logan he'd learned that his super speed not only worked while he was running, but also when he wanted it to. He used the extra agility to flip, climb, or run through the obstacle course. The ball was barely rolling in his eyes, but then again Rogue wasn't moving at all. He picked her up in his arms effortlessly as her ran by, and stopped moving off to a side where the ball would just roll past them. Everything's color returned, and Steven looked Rogue in the eyes saying, "Come here often lady?" If looks could kill then he'd probably been dead twice, due to the way she was looking at him. "Ya'all can put me down now," she said not breaking her death gaze. Steven placed her down and backed up slightly. "Just coming to a damsel's aid, m'lady," he said in the best old time accent he could muster. "I'ah am no damsel, I'ah can take care of myself," she said shaking a finger in his face matter of factly. "I'm sure you are madam, but I'll be you're knight, just in case," still using the fake accent. Then she did what he'd been wanting. A faint smile spread across her lips, as she said, "Thanks." As the ball finally went rolling by he just leaning up against a wall, and smiled back at her. The loudspeaker came on again, and Logan's voice was booming in Steven's ears. Damn hyper senses! Steven thought as Logan began, "Were taking up a few levels, so be on guard." Steven then looked over at Rogue asking, "Shall we miss?" He was holding out his had as if asking her to dance, and she actually took it. "Lead on mister," she said winking at him. Just then the whole room shifted again, and bots, guns, and traps were coming from everywhere! Cyclopes yelled out, "BE DEFENSIVE, AND PROTECT EACH OTHER!!" No shit, Cyke! He thought this as he scratched through two bots that were coming at he and Rogue. Another one came at them, but before Steven could act metallic tentacles reached out of nowhere. He was held there as three bots pinned Rogue against a wall. Everyone else was busy with their own problems, and no one could help them. Steven looked at Rogue again, and a flash in his mind made him see Sarah being held down by the Jock. He trembled as tears rolled down his face, and the images of the massacre played in his mind. NO...I...CAN'T DO THIS! NOT...NOW! I CAN'T LET...LET THEM...HURT...ROGUE! He shut his eyes while thinking this, and then he saw the tear run down Sarah's face in his mind. NOOO I WON'T LET THEM HURT SARAH!! Steven blacked out after that, but he heard on more thing echoing in his head. Jean's voice saying, "SCOTT, GOD NOOOO!!"
Next: I'm All Alone Steven wakes up, but when he finds out what happened will he be able to handle it?