Thanks for the reviews hopefully I'll get more and a lot of the ideas were taken from Ultimate X-men but this was totally unintentional at first and it will move away from that series eventually.
Origins
'Help me!' screams a young teenager who is about fourteen as she falls through apartment after apartment dropping through peoples lives, a transvestite, prostitute, large families, single mums. Kitty eventually stops as she crashes onto the bed of a newlywed couple in the throws of passion on the ground floor.
'I'm sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt, I'll let myself out' mumbled Kitty as she went bright red before realising that the couple hadn't even noticed her. She quickly hurried out of their apartment she burst into the corridor now sweat was soaking through her thin pyjamas from her traumatic experience.
'Hello Kitty' said Mrs Johnson the old woman who lived downstairs to her 'are you okay honey?'
'Hello, I'm fine, I just…locked myself out of our apartment, silly me huh' said Kitty as she blushed and walked towards the intercom system pushing her door bell.
'Hello' said Kitty's mother sleepily a minute later when she finally made it to the machine.
'Mom, I'm downstairs, it happened again' said Kitty as she began to sob.
…
'I don't know what's happening mom, this time I got to the ground floor before stopping, what happens next time? Will I just keep going?' cried Kittyas her mother hugged her before taking a drink of hot chocolate.
'I'm sure it will work out fine, everything will be okay dear' comforted at her mother as she got up and motioned for Kitty to stay put.
'Mom am I a freak?' yelled Kitty through the doorway after her mother before she blew her nose and rubbed her red puffy eyes.
'No don't be silly, you're very special which is pretty much what this e-mail says' said Kitty's mother as she placed a laptop down in front of her daughter which was already opened to an e-mail. Kitty began to read.
Dear Miss Pride
It has come to our attention that your daughter is special, she has gifts that other children her age do not, I know that she and you may be having a hard job dealing with these gifts but that is why we are here. I am Charles Xavier I run a school for gifted youngsters such as your daughter. I am extending a full scholarship to your daughter, at our school she can experience to of the line equipment, exercise equipment, top notch staff and the ability to help with her powers. If Kitty continues with her current progress I'm confident with a recommendation she can be placed in any college of her choice. I understand if you or your daughter are apprehensive about this offer so please feel free to contact me at any time you wish on the attached number or e-mail address.
Yours sincerely
Professor Charles Xavier
'You think it's real? Should we contact him?' asked Kitty looking up at her mother with a confused look.
'We'll I e-mailed him as soon as I got the message and lets just say he has a more direct means of communication. He's psychic and we'll now I believe him, I think it would be a good opportunity and you could get a better life then this' sighed her mother as she stared out of the window at the run down streets that surrounded her home.
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The next morning at school Kitty approaches a boy who is tall and in good shape, his hair is quite long and has a small goatee, his name is Lance Alvers Kitty's boyfriend.
'Hey baby' says Lance as he puts out a cigarette, and kisses her.
'Lance, I'm sorry I'm afraid I have to break up with you, I'm moving' said Kitty as she pulls away from her boyfriend.
'What you can't leave your all I got' said Lance who was visibly upset 'I'll drop out, I'll get a job, we can move in together, it'll get me out of the home and we can be together' suggests Lance.
'I'm sorry Lance I have to go' said Kitty as she leaned forward kissing the older boy one last time. Lance began to well up slightly before brushing away his tears not wanting to show he was hurt. No one could really blame Lance he had been through hell all his life, abusive parents, social care, children's homes, foster parents after foster parents. No one had ever wanted Lance till he found Kitty but he always suspected she never wanted him either she only dated him because there was nothing else around all the other guys in school were either into drugs or gangs and guns, he wasn't so bad really compared to those guys he just did some petty theft to keep himself in food and cigarettes. Lance's hurt turned to anger as he gritted his teeth, his eyes rolled back in his head and the ground began to shake sending plaster and brick falling from the ceiling.
'Duck and cover' yelled one boy as he ran to a near door way.
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Kitty ignored all of Lances calls but eventually he started to leave angry messages on her machine, she was sorry she had to do this to him but she had no choice. The next day she moved to the Xavier institute and she met with the X-men who smiled happy to see her and seemed to already know her life story.
That night Kitty sat around in the lounge and was talking to the group while she coyly watched the older well built Pitor Rasputin with great interest. Kurt Wagner was about the same age as her and watched her carefully feeling emotions he had never felt before.
'So tell me about your self' she said as she stared misty eyed at Colossus.
'Well I used to be a circus act' said Colossus till Nightcrawler cut in.
'I too vas a circus act as the amazing Night crawler' smiled Kurt proudly.
'Yeah you look like it' muttered Kitty under her breath, unfortunately Kurt had extremely good hearing and it his mood was visible as his usually happy exterior faded away. 'I'm sorry Kurt I didn't mean anything by that, this is all just a little difficult for me to get to grips with' apologised Kitty 'Tell me about yourself Kurt, Have you always looked so interesting?' asked Kitty tactfully.
'Vell…' began Kurt
(flashback)
'Devil child, devil child' screamed the villagers as they chased a hooded figure through the rustic village, the woman reached a bridge and kissed the small blue baby on the forehead which made him giggle.
'I'm sorry' she whispered to the child as she threw him from the bridge high above the river.
(present)
'That's my earliest memory, my adoptive parents said I appeared in their home shortly after they had been to the doctors and he told him they could never have children, they said I vas a gift from god despite the vay I looked. The town vas a very religious and many disliked me, the other children and even the adults yelled at me and attacked me vhen given the chance. The people eventually attacked my mother, I vent to live in a monastery for a year to ensure my family was safe, a year later one of my brothers died, the circus passed near by and the head priest decided it would be a good idea to visit. Vhen ve vere there a fire broke out, I used my powers to save the trapeze artist who vas in danger and to put out the fire, the crowd vent wild about my teleporting and acrobatics, I vas offered a permanent place. The head monk advised me that if I vas serious about being a priest that first I should experience the vorld. I joined and from there the rest is history' Kurt smiled as he recounted hislife story while standing on his hands and juggling balls with his feet.
Kitty smiled and turned to Logan trying not to make it seem like she was just trying to find out about Pitor 'What about you? What are your origins?' asked Kitty while making inverted commas with her fingers.
'Listen kid I don't know so don't ask and what I do know you don't want to' growled Logan as he sipped from his beer.
'Uh okay' said Kitty a little unsure of what to say next as she was a little frightened.
Don't worry about Logan, he's a pussy cat and wouldn't hurt you, I can sense that much telepathically said Jean as she smiled at Kitty.
'Guess I know what your power is' laughed Kitty 'So how did you find your powers, was it just like me, one day you just woke up in your neighbours apartment or whatever other embarrassing thing happened' smiled Kitty interested in the exciting lives of her new friends.
'Well' began Jean 'when I was ten my powers emerged but they were too much for me to handle, I started hallucinating I was an all powerful ancient god, I destroyed my school and half of my home town before I collapsed into a coma for three years. Professor X found me in a secure mental hospital and placed a block on some of my powers, that afternoon I walked out of the hospital and here I am' Jean smiled leaving a shocked Kitty staring in sheer amazement at the story Jean had just told in such a casual manner.
'Just think…old Cyke says I'm dangerous while the red head he's been lusting over destroyed a town' sniggered Wolverine causing Scott to jump up before Jean stopped him telekinetically.
'You are completely different she had lost control of her powers…you travelled the world destroying peoples lives' yelled Scott who was lowering his glasses slightly so the red aura around his eyes could be seen.
'I was being controlled by a secret organisation who wiped my memories and brain washed me remember red eye' yelled Wolverine back as he popped his claws.
'That may be true when you came after the professor but I did a little research and I know you've been a hired killer for long enough and seemed to enjoy it for just as long, you were taken into custody and controlled after that incident in Salem back in the seventies' growled Scott showing what you could do with a supercomputer and that he knew more about Logan's past then Logan did. Wolverine shook his head and reeled back as more memories flooded into his head after Scott had triggered them. Logan stood to his feet gritting his teeth.
'I gotta see the professor' said Wolverine as he rushed from the room holding his head.
'There was no need for that you could see he was drunk and you goaded him before trying…actually trying to get him angry and fracture whatever he has left of a soul, Scott I'm disappointed' lectured Jean as she followed after Logan quickly fllowed by the rest of the X-men except Kitty and Colossus.
'There was every need since he moved in you know I've been sleeping with a knife under my pillow' growled Scott as he walked from the room. Kitty wondered why he needed a knife when he had a bazooka behind each eye but didn't worry about it because finally she was alone with Colossus. Kitty moved closer to the taller mutant till their legs were touching and she playfully nudged him.
'So you never did get around to telling me how you got your powers' said Kitty trying to think of a way to start up a conversation so she could get Pitor interested in her.
(flash back)
Pitor was born the second child of a poor farming family in Russia, his little sister Ilyanah became the only source of their joy, their father died when they were young leaving the family destitute because the farm was not making any money. Life was hard for them when a miracle happened Mikhail Pitor's older brother was chosen to be a cosmonaut, this would surely be the families salvation.
'Look Ilyanah, Mikhail is on that' said their mother as her daughter sat on her knee and a twelve year old Pitor sat on the floor watching the launch eagerly.
'10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1…we have lift off' said Pitor talking along with the announcer, this was the proudest moment of the families life and in ten seconds would become the worst. The rocket exploded causing flaming debris to fall from the sky, Ilyanah began to scream and cry as her mother held her face away from the disaster. 'Mikhail!' yelled Pitor as he ran from the building towards where the rocket had launched.
Three days later no body had been recovered and the family had a ceremony filled with all their family and friends at their farm where Mikhail was given a full military funeral. Pitor stood silently as a tear rolled down his cheek, he held onto his mother and little sisters hands after he brushed the tear away I have to be a man, be strong said Pitor to himself as he stood by his brothers grave it was the only way that he would not cry.
Four years later Pitor who had now grown into a man was working in the fields as Ilyanah played nearby unfortunately it looked like disaster was about to strike again. A thresher driver had somehow been knocked unconscious and his large machine was travelling towards Ilyanah with it's blades spinning rapidly. Pitor luckily chose that moment to look at his sister, seeing what was about to happen he ran towards her as fast as he could, he hurled his body between his sister and the thresher which was only feet away and closed his eyes. The sound of ear splitting crunching and metal against metal rang throughout the fields causing many birds to scatter, Pitor looked down at his little sister who held in his metal arms before he looked up at the mangled machine.
Pitor and his family did not know how this happened but they were convinced it was a gift from god, Pitor not only saved his sister but now had incredible strength he could now do a weeks work on the farm in a day, he didn't need to eat, sleep or discovered one day when he went for an after dinner swim breathe whilst he was in his metal form. The farm began to make a lot of money which unfortunately attracted unwanted attention.
Pitor arrived home one day from the fields to find his sister and mother being held by a group of extremely large men.
'My employer has a proposition for you' informed the big man who had a gun to his mothers head. Pitor steeled up his body and pretty soon four of the five men had been thrown through the wall and littered the floor outside the building. This seemed to be a cue as their employer entered and stood next to the man who had his gun against Ilyanah's head.
'This is why I wanted you Pitor, you have managed to do in seconds what the entire Moscow police force could not' said the man as he lit a cigar. Pitor growled and walked towards the men. 'Stop right there, let me give you the incentive if you come and work for me your family will get all the money they need for life.'
'If not?' asked Pitor, his answer was the hammer being drawn back on the gun, Pitor seconds later had the gun twisted into scrap metal in his hand as well as the hands on the man who held it.
'Very good but I have much more power' laughed the boss 'You may be able to stop me from shooting them but I have real power I can make it so no one will buy or sell your produce, no one will send you the raw materials you need. You may be able to survive without food but can your family?' asked the boss who began to laugh evilly. Pitor had no choice but to comply.
(present)
'That's terrible' said Kitty as she tried to hold back tears 'How did you end up in the circus?' asked Kitty as her interest peaked not just in the boy but in the story too.
'My master lost me in a poker game to the ring master' said Pitor sadly remembering when he was nothing more then property.
'So what about your family?' asked Kitty.
'I went to the police the first chance I got and they were placed into a witness protection programme where I don't even know where they are, it hurts me so much but it is for the best' sighed Pitor as he brushed a tear away.
'I testified in a huge court case which led to half of the Russian mafia going to prison for a long time, I stayed with the circus as I had no where else to go that was until Mr Xavier came to us' Pitor smiled as did Kitty before she gave him a hug and kissed his forehead causing him to blush.
I would like to see you all suited up in the hangar, Cerebro has detected two new mutants