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Many years after Charles Xavier died mutants became even more feared. Many humans were frightened by them and didn't know whether to kill them or try to make friends with them. Many corrupt officials decided to wage an all out war on mutants. New weapons called S. Sentinels were made in masses and sent to kill mutants or capture them for study. However a descendant of Xavier called The Watcher has been gathering mutants to fight against these mutant haters and their armies of machines. This group was dubbed the X-iles because they were hunted and humanity had given up on them. This group fights for all mutants and wants to once again be able to live without fear. This is their story. The story of… The X-iles
A Normal Day
A form flew around the corner of a building, narrowly missing a powerful laser blast. He flew in through a broken window and sat in a dark corner waiting. A familiar voice entered his mind, 'Jerry, the Sentinel will be there any minute you have to move.'
The mutant stood. 'I know, Jason,' he thought resolutely, 'but I am not running yet.' The air around him swirled faster and faster as the robot approached. The giant metal monster peered through the window and prepared to fire its laser once more but the powerful wind pushed it backwards. The Sentinel began pushing forward and the wind stopped for a second, only to reappear as a raging tornado, twirling around its feet and dragging it down with a giant crash. Grabbing a nearby bar of metal, the mutant flew out of the building. He tossed the bar downward and used the wind to throw it even harder. It penetrated the metallic skin of the robot and pierced the cameras, knocking out its vision.
Jerry flew off back towards the hideout and proceeded inside.
Meanwhile, David was engaged in his usual pastime, training in the holo-room. He winced after a particularly large explosion rocked the place. "Shit... Oops, a little too much English on that one..." He sighed and once again rose into the air. "Ok, let's try this one again…" he said, forming a ball of energy in his right hand. He concentrated hard, closing his eyes. 'Okay…Just because we call this "Energy Control" doesn't mean I have control…' He chucked the ball of energy and the target disintegrated into a shower of virtual fragments. "Yes...That's what I was aiming for...I'm one step closer to focusing my powers...And it only took me three hours to do it..." He set himself down wearily and headed to his room to rest. "Hopefully I won't have to run into anyone..." he muttered to himself.
In the living room Rachel plopped down in a huge armchair and took a bite of her sandwich. Poking the remote absentmindedly, she scrolled through the channels until she found one she liked. "Neat! Jeff Foxworthy!" He was milking the crowd with his signature "You know you're a redneck when..." bit.
"If yer richest relative biys a new house..." he began in a whiny Southern drawl.
"...and you have to help take the wheels off of it, you might be a redneck!" She echoed. "Man, I never get tired of that!"
"Those sentinels are getting smarter, or their programming is anyway," Jerry muttered to himself as he entered the mansion. He walked into the living room and noticed Rachel. "Well now, you're all just so active and talkative," he commented with a grin, sitting on the couch. "So how are you, Rachel? Anything good on?"
"Oh hi Jerry!" She smiled. 'He definitely looks cuter when he smiles,' she thought, 'otherwise he looks so fierce and cold…' "I'm watching Jeff Foxworthy. It's really old but I like it." She bit into her sandwich, being careful not to drop crumbs on the chair.
"Do you love these old TV programs?" he asked, looking to the screen. "Oh, and Jason wanted me to ask you if you had been training?" he continued. He watched diligently, hoping the program wouldn't cut into a news break about another mutant capture. All the mutants these days were either in hiding or captured, held in special prisons designed to keep them from using their powers. He was beginning to get angry just thinking about it.
The question struck a chord in Rachel. "Tell Jason I've been following the schedule," she replied, staring at the screen. The truth was, she didn't like to train. Not with others, anyway. She wasn't much of a fighter, and always thought she looked like a child next to Jerry and David. But the real reason...she glanced quickly at her hands. She couldn't always trust her power. It was easy enough to turn on--she just had to remember her days on the streets--but not as easy to turn off. She was always emotionally unstable afterwards. She didn't like not being in control of herself...
"How about some Sentinel training?" Jerry asked, looking again to the female mutant. "What do you say, we can release some stress by blowing them up in the training room." He grinned a little. "Plus we won't get captured if we mess up."
This snapped Rachel out of her daze. "I just started my sandwich," she whined, "you don't wanna wait for me, you know I'm the slowest eater. Plus it takes so long to get into my training suit. Putting on that fireproof stuff is like giving birth, 'ya know?" She smiled apologetically.
He chuckled a bit at her attempts to get out of training. "You could have just said no thanks." He stood up, and with a little wave jogged off to the holo-room.
Rachel sighed and stared at the TV screen. She should train, otherwise she'd surely get captured the next time the Sentinels attacked. Just thinking about those things got her blood boiling…
On the way there Jerry decided to fight smaller training bots instead of Sentinels. They were about six feet tall and could be challenging at times. He started the training session with 6 robots. As soon as it started he burst upwards taking flight. He hovered in the air for a minute, dodging laser blasts that came his way.
One of the robots flew up after him. Jerry watched its movements closely. As it got close he shot downward in a spiral. He spun just in time to miss a blast from the robot, then stuck his hand forward and pushed the air down hard smashing it down to the floor.
After a few minutes Jerry had destroyed the robots and the training simulation ended. He yelled out for the computer to restart the simulation and increase the level of the bots. He chose a large grocery store for an environment. As the simulation started, he stood in the cooking isle. A robot soon came running down the isle at him.
The mutant grinned as his hair began to flutter in the wind. Items on the shelves began to soar forward and smash the bot. As that was happening another one surprised him, smashing through from an adjacent isle and knocking over a display case.
Jerry jumped backwards began running as they blasted at him. He rolled to the right as yet another bot jumped at him. The mutant stood quickly then shuffled and stuck his left leg out kicking the bot into the shelves and knocking things over. He picked up an apple and threw it into the bot's face then jumped forward with a left and right punch.
Summoning up a powerful wind, he spun around his right arm and smashed the machine, launching him at the other two that were perusing him and destroying all three in the process.
But he had no time to rest as yet another bot smashed through the roof followed by two others. "Come on!" Jerry shot forward with a right kick and tripped one, then ran down the isle dodging blasts.
Jerry flew upwards and over the isle then landed and ran to the front. The bots, of course, followed. He parried one of their punches then spun his hands around in a circle and threw them towards the window. The robot spun around in a circle then flew outwards and smashed through the window, landing outside. The two remaining bots launched a double attack, one tossing a shopping cart at him as the other one blasted away. Jerry managed to push the shopping cart away from him but was hit by the laser attacks and fell down. He would have got blasted again but curled his body, pushing off the ground and rolling back. He then dived forward with some powerful blasts...
But right as the blasts were about to connect the training stopped and he was back in the large circular holo-room. It was completely metal and had many different features. This particular room made holographic images that appeared real and even felt real but were not.
As he was wondering what happened, he received a telepathic message from Jason. 'I am sorry to stop you but I need you to check out a point. I believe a new Sentinel factory is being used and we need to check it out to confirm this.'
Jerry stood and wiped the sweat from his brow then thought, 'Okay, I will go.'
There was a slight pause as Jerry began walking out to go get his suit on. 'I would like you to take Rachel and David with you,' Jason added.
Jerry sighed then said, "Alright."
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David walked quietly down the hall. He was hoping to find Jerry, but he wasn't really sure. To be honest, David looked up to Jerry and the control he had over his powers. That may have been the only reason, but David really didn't care at this point. He soon found not Jerry, but Rachel. He decided he might as well talk to her, seeing as he had nothing better to do. Besides, maybe he could finally force himself to talk to someone who understood having little control.
"Hey Rachel..." he said lethargically. He really wasn't talkative most times, and being a little tired you couldn't expect much more from him. He did manage a soft smile as Rachel turned around to peer over the chair at him.
"David! Hi!" She put down her sandwich and got on her knees in the chair, putting her face on the same level as his. He looked harsh and foreboding to anyone who didn't know him, all that black. But his faint smile inspired something in her, like a lost puppy or something. He could control his power, which Rachel admired. Although she noticed he seemed a little frazzled when he was around Jerry. Who wasn't, he had been trained all his life practically, and was way better than either of them. Rachel smiled, "I've got an idea. Wanna do a little training with me? Nothing hard or anything..." she added, hoping he would accept. She didn't wanna train with Jerry, but felt like David would understand.
But she was interrupted as Jerry appeared, dressed for battle. His uniform consisted of black pants and white t-shirt, topped off with a black jacket and gold-colored belt with an X in the front. He also wore some fingerless gloves that had a gold stripe under the knuckles and on the wrist. They had a strange symbol on the back that looked like a black sun with fire around it. He certainly looked an imposing figure as he stood in front of them. "Suit up, we have a mission."
I know it's a little slow, but next chapter I promise lots of action, so stay tuned!
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