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A/N- thanks for all the reviews, sorry if I don't update often I have been overly busy with work and my 18th birthday (hung over a bit now) anyway I think I'm doing Jubilee next but nothing is set in stone so don't quote me.
Ray
Raymond Crisp was born son of Martin and Janet Crisp, He had an elder brother Ken, unfortunately Janet Crisp died in childbirth although they tried not to Ken and Martin had resentment for Ray as they blamed him for the death of the only women he had ever loved and his mother.
Ray woke up stretching as he stepped out of bed, Ray was a morning person it was the only time he could be alone, his father was in bed after a long night shift and his brother would be training early, Ken was on the Basketball, Baseball, Track, Swimming, Football and Soccer teams, Ray wasn't. Ray wasn't on any teams unless detention and juvenile offenders trash squad counts, it's not that Ray was unfit or anything but he was by no means a team player in the slightest, he was always in trouble at school, maybe it's his father never showed him any love and was more interested in his brother, he didn't care, he used to try to impress his father but it was never good enough so he gave it up. Now Ray just did what he wanted this was usually deemed unacceptable, selling cigarettes mainly, graffiti and other 'bad things.' One positive thing was Ray didn't smoke, he always thought it was a filthy habit but he knew a guy who would supply him, then he would sell them on to others he didn't like doing this but he needed the money god knows his father wasn't going to give him any. Ray wasn't a bad kid he was a great kid but no one gave him a chance and he had a lot of anger for obvious reasons.
Ray opened up the cupboard and pulled out the box of cereal and poured it into a bowl followed by the last of the milk. Ray went back upstairs and jumped into the shower, the water ran across his hair as he ran his hands through it, his hair began to take its unique shape, the hairs on his forehead seemed to naturally fall into thunderbolt shapes no matter what he did with them. Ray dried himself off before brushing his teeth and heading into his room, Ray picked some clothes from his floor and flicked his stereo on which began to blast loud rock music as he dressed.
'Turn that St off' yelled his father as he swung Ray's door open scowling at him. Ray took a look at his father, his father was Ken but older, he had all the trophies from when he was a teen but he had blown it when he took steroids then no one would touch him, he now worked as a night watchman at a local warehouse. Ray smirked shaking his head as his father continued to shout, Ray had had enough as he flipped his father the finger, Martin dove into the room swinging for his son catching him across the eye, Ray swung back connecting with his fathers gut, Martin got his knee up across Ray's face sending the boy to the floor blood trickling from his mouth. Ray was always getting beaten up by his father and brother, he always fought back but they were much bigger then him and a lot of the time they would gang up on him, he often tried to avoid the fights by simply not being in the house but sometimes he started the fight himself it let him take out the frustrations about his family on them.
Ray made his way to school with his walkman blasting in his ears, as usual he got into trouble at school, this time he was caught smoking and told the principle and I quote to 'Shove the cigarette up your ass.'
Lunchtime rolled around quickly mainly because Ray was sleeping or playing truant from his morning lessons, he never really saw the point of going to school, even though he tried to fight it and he was obviously wrong Ray bought into his fathers drunken speeches about how Ray will never amount to anything and will probably die in prison or some gutter. Ray stood in the lunch queue, he was mainly a loner because of his rough home life he didn't like people getting close, he had never been given a reason to trust people so why should he, it could have also been due to the fact he had a short temper.
'Mr Crisp how many times do I have to tell you smoking is bad for you and strictly prohibited on school grounds' lectured Mr Greenwhich one of the teachers who didn't really like Ray, not much of a surprise really Mr Greenwhich had loved Ken before he had graduated and went on to the local college and people who love Ken usually hate Ray, everyone loved Ken though. Mr Greenwhich grabbed the cigarette from behind Ray's ear.
'Looks like at least one more time' retorted Ray as he grabbed the cigarette back 'I wasn't smoking it anyway it just makes me look cool' Ray grinned as the teacher grabbed the cigarette back and walked off shaking his head.
'We'll just forget the quarter, that ones on me' yelled ray across the cafeteria.
Ray continued to queue waiting for his food when his attention was drawn to the corner of the room, standing there was Freddy Dukes he was a huge guy, lived with some of the regulars in detention as always Todd Tolensky was hanging around him doing the talking to the poor little kid Fred held upside down by his leg.
'Hey yo, sorry bout this kid but some of us gotta eat, it's like evolution yo. Blob and me are better then you so we survive while you starve now hand over your money.' Laughed Tolensky as he sat on Blob's shoulders spitting what looked like green spit form his mouth as he talked.
Ray was looking for a reason not to go home detention seemed like a good a one as any, that was his excuse at least really he had enough of it so over the years he couldn't stand to see anyone being picked on by larger people but he never told anyone, he did have a rep to maintain. Ray grabbed the plate of the girl in front of him in the queue throwing whatever sort of mush it had on it straight across the dinning hall, as it connected with Duke's head Ray grabbed his tray and jumped over a table shouting.
'Lets do this' yelled Ray as his tray smashed into Tolensky's head, Ray dodged one fist from the Blob then another. Ray kept hitting Blob whenever he missed to no avail really but it was doing the job he would get in trouble, ray quickly dug his foot into Todd's gut to keep him on the floor, this momentary pause was a bad idea as Freddy picked Ray up above his head.
'Put the kid down Blob' came a voice from the sidelines, Blob paused as both he and ray turned their heads to meet a group of youths Ray recognised, Scott Summers track star, Jean Grey soccer whiz, Kitty Pryde honour roll student and genius, Evan Daniels he was in detention a lot to and Kurt Wagner class clown.
'Put him down Blob, you know my dad says no trouble at school' Ray turned his head to be greeted by Pietro Maximoff and Lance Alvers. Blob complied dropping Ray to the floor literally as a teacher ran over to break it up and drag Ray off, he had seen the whole, thing including Ray starting the fight.
Ray walked the long way home after detention, the long way involved sitting in the park or library for about four hours till his dad went to work. Ray never told anyone but occasionally the long way involved visiting his mother's grave or church, sometimes he confessed his sins sometimes he would help out, he thought this would absolve his sins, he only started this when he found his mother's bible which looked like had been used heavily.
Ray returned home, his father was at work and his brother sat in the kitchen eating, Ray threw his bag onto the bench as he sat across from his brother.
'Don't suppose he cooked me any food?' asked Ray rhetorically.
Ken looked up at his little brother finishing his meal, 'why do you give him such a hard time? He's a great dad its not his fault he has a bad son' replied his brother shooting Ray an accusing look.
'Yeah great dad, living through one son and blaming the other for his wife's death' retorted Ray.
'Well it is your fault mom died' responded Ken angrily.
'You seriously can't blame me can you? It isn't my fault I was born anyway she would have left him by now' Ray realised this was not a good thing to say as his fathers hand clasped down on his shoulder.
'You little piece of crap' his father was very angry and drunk so it was obvious golden boy Ken had rang in sick for his father.
Martin dragged Ray from his chair by his hair and started to kick him hard; Ken jumped over the table and also began helping to beat on his little brother. Father and son double teamed Ray continuously kicking and punching him, Ken dragged Ray's bloodied body to his feet and held his hands behind his back. Martin went upstairs and returned with Ken's baseball bat 'I'll teach you respect.' Ray began to struggle when he saw the bat all the time getting angrier and angrier; he felt something building up inside of him. Ken suddenly jumped back in pain as his father stumbled to the floor to drunk to swing the bat; Ken held his guts as Ray looked at his puzzled.
'What was that? It felt like I was being electrocuted' declared Ken looking shocked (no pun).
Ken took a step forward and grabbed Ray's wrist as his father stood back up.
'Get off me, get off me please' begged Ray again building in rage, he felt something building up in him again. His fathers baseball bat connected and whatever it was building exploded, Ray blacked out as bolts of electricity shot from his body electrocuting his brother and sending his father flying across the room, the lights flickered, bulbs exploded, forks and spoons began to stick to one another and other metal objects. The strange electricity seemed to be coming from Ray.
Ray woke up in hospital with his father standing over him now looking even upset.
'You, you did it again, you ruin everything, first you kill your mother then...' Martin slumped into a chair as tears begin to flow down his face 'Then you do this to your brother, he is in a coma, he's paralysed from the waist down, he had a scholarship, he had a chance to have a great career but its gone now and its all your fault, now he'll just be some guy like me.' Ray climbed from his bed and moved towards his father as he placed a hand on his shoulder.
'I'm sorry' Martin heard his son's words and looked up at him now complete rage covered his face. Martin lunged at his son swinging his fists as ray raised his hands in defence, Ray again exploded, bolts of electricity flowed from his body again blasting his father against a wall as the windows and screens on the monitors all exploded around him, the lights began to flicker and explode in the corridor as Ray buckled to his knees holding his head. 'Help, help his life support has gone down' these and other cries were heard from rooms along the corridor.
Ray stumbled towards the window knowing he has to leave, looking out he realised he was on the first floor, Ray tumbled out of the window landing with a thump which made him yell out, Ray makes his way to his feet and stumbled across the parking lot as car alarms began to go off and lampposts flickered. Ray hobbled in pain onto the main street electrical bolts still firing from his body blowing up lampposts along the way, it was night and there was no one around luckily, he stumbled down the back alley holding his sides, the alley was a dead end he couldn't take it anymore. Ray collapsed in a puddle in an alley next to a manhole cover and slowly the man hole rises up as a pair of hands grabbing Ray.
Ray sat up in bed, this of course is when bed is used in the loosest sense of the word, the bed was a slab of concrete with a thin mat on top which he lay on with an old smell thin blanket over him. His eyes began to accustom to the dark as Ray looked around the room, the room slowly revealed itself to be not a room at all, it was some large area underground, pipes ran above him, boxes filled with circuits and things to do with telephone wires were around the walls, there was one way into the room it was down a long tunnel. Ray got up and began to walk down the tunnel, he realised he was still wearing the paper thing the hospital had put him in, walking down the tunnel he heard running water. Ray reached the end of the tunnel he was met with several figures; they stood looking at them most looked not exactly right as if they weren't human.
'Welcome, we are the Morlocks, Caliban has had his eye on you for quite a while' spoke one of the people, she had an eye patch and large scars across her face 'I am Callisto.'
'Thanks for helping me, I think. Where am I? Who are you?' asked Ray looking around at the creatures.
'We are the Morlocks, you see we were all born with special gifts but with these gifts came a price, our features became altered, we could no longer live above, so we came to the sewers to live together for safety. We welcome you as one of us, I fear you can not return to your life' spoke Callisto.
'I'm sorry but I'm not like you, I don't look like you, I can never go back to my previous life but I can find another' Ray looked at the group who seemed a little disheartened.
'Ray I find it funny that you think it is all about the way we look' Callisto looked to the floor as a mouse scurried towards Ray, the mouse suddenly died as bolts of electricity struck it.
'Ray I'm sorry, your bolts make it impossible for you to be touched' Caliban emphasised her point stepping forward receiving quite a shock before stumbling back.
Ray dropped to his knees looking at his hands as small charges and bolts darted around his hands and the rest of his body. Ray realised what they said is true he may never touch anyone ever again, a tear formed in his eyes before rolling down his cheek causing a crackling noise of electricity as it rolled.
Ray ran through the street, it was dark and he panted heavily something was after him, his power seemed to be gone, it went wrong for the first time it went wrong he had been caught, he thought back to how this had began. Ray lived with the Morlocks for a long time and in part became one although he never felt the family feel as much as the others. He often was sent on the scavenging missions as he didn't look abnormal and as long as no one got to close which was never the idea in the first place he could take as much food and clothing as he could carry, this of course providing he wasn't caught, Ray never got caught because as soon as anyone caught up with him and got close enough they would be given a shock.
Ray remembered one time a guy hadn't been so lucky, Ray had just ripped off some food from the local store which meant the store clerk was chasing him yelling for him to stop, these cries gained peoples attention, one guy in specific he was a big guy and he stood on a ladder as he cleaned windows, he heard the shouts and saw the man chasing him so he decided to do something about it, he waited for Ray to get close enough before leaping off the ladder directly on top of Ray. This of course caused Ray's power to go off, the man was shocked within an inch of his life, he was unconscious and Ray couldn't free himself to escape, the shocking continued for what seemed like an eternity with people standing around wondering what the hell was happening, soon enough to save the mans life someone acted or at least it looked like they did or should that be something, the ladders the man was climbing began to buckle as they slowly wrapped themselves round him pulling him free, Ray used this as a diversion and escaped the sounds of the mans screams ringing in his ears.
This went on for a while with Ray getting whatever he could this was till Torpid got ill.
'She needs more food, he powers are growing, if we don't get enough she'll die' Ray tried to reason with Callisto.
'We can't get enough you know that, yesterday she ate our entire days supply of food' reasoned Callisto with Ray 'we would need money to buy the amount we need, a lot of money, money we can't get'
'I'll get it' Ray said in a certain voice I have a plan.
That night Ray had gone out with the express purpose of getting money for food, he had a plan. Ray walked across the parking lot towards the most expensive car he could find, as he walked he tightened his fist before firing a blast at the car as the alarm and central locking turned off. Ray easily forced the door as he climbed in and turned the car on with his power after a quick charge into the ignition. It was as easy as that for Ray he took the car to a guy he knew before he went Morlock, he got $800 for the car it was a lot less then it was worth but a lot more then they needed. This went on for a long time, whenever the Morlocks needed money Ray would disappear and return with money, he would never say where he got it he probably didn't want to acknowledge his own crime.
This night was different the last couple of nights had been different they didn't need the money he wasn't even taking them to the guy anymore this was purely for the escape from the daily horror of living in a sewer, the vomiting, the smell, the dark actually the dark hadn't been so much as a problem with Ray around he could always just let his bolts flow to light a room or tunnel.
Ray had seen his target this night a large van, it wasn't his usual style but he had seen it move this van was special it was faster then most sports cars stronger then most 4x4 it was worth a mint but he wanted it for the feeling. He easily opened the electronic gates the usual way as he passed through he noticed a sign on the gates 'Xavier Institute for gifted youngsters.'
Ray crept up the long drive trying to remain in the shadows, as he crept red blinking lights blinked in the long grass, the lights belonged to the hidden defences of the institute, the lights and the weapons ceased and never fired, Ray didn't know but his electrical field had saved his life again, his field had deactivated the defences.
Ray snuck up the mechanical garage door; he placed his hand on it and sent a small charge which sent the door slowly rolling up. Ray's objective was within his view, the lights clicked on revealing the X-van, Scott Summers car, a limousine and a blue motorcycle. Ray thought for a second about stealing something else but decided the van was best. Ray placed his finger on the lock sending a small charge which opened the door and deactivated the alarm just as he wanted, he climbed in and clipped his seat belt on before placing his hand over the ignition, the van roared into life and a slick of oil poured from the rear of the van unbeknownst to Ray he had also activated this. Ray put his foot down and was gone, from his rear view as he rocketed down the drive he noticed a man riding the motorcycle behind him. Ray exploded through the mansion gates as lights in the mansion began to turn on; Ray drove away from the school still followed by the mystery motorcyclist.
'Chuck, I don't think this kid knows what he has done, if he presses the wrong button who knows what damage he could do, especially with this oil slick he could take the entire mansion behind him, I'm taking him down' Wolverine spoke into his intercom in his helmet.
'I have been watching him for a while Logan, I believe I can help him control his powers, he would be a valuable member of the school, detain him till I get there' replied Xavier as he wheeled into the limo driven by Storm.
Wolverine closed in on Ray as the motorcycle was faster then the van, Wolverine popped his claws with a 'snikt' before he dragged them across the side of the van gouging a hole in it and popping one of the back wheels. The van slowed and Wolverine came up to the driver side door, Logan slashed at the door as it fell to the road behind them, Ray looked in terror at the man with giant blades extending from his hands. Wolverine jumped the boy not knowing of his powers, Logan grabbed Ray as his powers went off like never before, Ray was terrified and that gave his powers an extra boost. Wolverine held on to Ray despite the excrutiating pain which made him yell out like an injured animal, the pain must have been amplified much more then for a normal person because of his metal skeleton. Ray lost control of the van because of Wolverine grabbing him; the van swerved into a wall demolishing part of it, the electronics of the van began to spark and crackle as Wolverine pulled Ray from the van and dragged him away.
Ray was playing possum, Wolverine helped him to his feet and Ray took his chance punching Logan in the chest with added power, Wolverine flew back into the crashed van.
'I was just trying to help, we need food I'm sorry' explained Ray, suddenly his powers grew more out of control, he hunched over as more electricity poured from his body crackling and fizzing around him, bolts shot out filling the nights sky with lightning like light, wolverine dived as a particularly large bolt cracked towards him. Logan began to wish he had stayed put as the bolt struck the van. The explosion rocked the ground, the oil trail burst into flames as it seemed to race down the road back through Bayville towards the mansion.
The heavens opened as a torrential downpour came from the sky snuffing the flames of the oil; a white haired woman drifted from the sky to beside Ray and placed her hand on his shoulder much to his surprise.
'How, how can you touch me' Ray was almost crying it was so long since he felt a humans touch in such a kind way.
'It was I Ray, I have set up a mental block to parts of your power you are not ready to use, that is why no one was able to touch you, now you should be perfectly capable to live an ordinary life. That is one of the things I wish to talk to you about' Ray was shocked by the voice in his head as a bald man wheeled himself towards the teen. 'Come with us become an X-Man' spoke the man.
'I cant, I'm a Morlock, they need me' replied Ray.
'We will be fine Ray' spoke Callisto as she stepped from the shadows 'you were never really one of us, you knew that, you stayed with us but you never really felt one of us no matter how hard we tried. The Morlocks will be fine, this is the best thing for you, just remember we love you now go and live your normal life and make us all proud, that's what we want.' The rest of the Morlocks stepped from the shadows and proceeded to say their goodbyes to Ray.
Ray sat in the limo staring into nothingness as the professor sat beside him informing him of his future at the mansion and the other students. Xavier only seemed half concerned with Ray as he seemed to be having two conversations.
'I almost had him Charles, I saved the man with the ladder, I made sure he never got caught, I was buying the cars, a few more weeks and he would have joined my Brotherhood. Charles again you got there first, well done Charles your flock grows. Let me warn you now Charles I have plans many plans the next mutant is mine, In fact I have a few new recruits to pick up now it is a long flight to Russia.' With that the mysterious man dressed in red with a billowing purple cape hovered into the air before flying away leaving Xavier looking solemnly before he began to speak to Ray again.
Next time on X-Men Evolution- (probably but not set in stone) Jubilation Lee, what happens when this army brat gets into trouble, who is Emma Frost? What has any of this got to do with S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Thanks again.
A/N- thanks for all the reviews, sorry if I don't update often I have been overly busy with work and my 18th birthday (hung over a bit now) anyway I think I'm doing Jubilee next but nothing is set in stone so don't quote me.
Ray
Raymond Crisp was born son of Martin and Janet Crisp, He had an elder brother Ken, unfortunately Janet Crisp died in childbirth although they tried not to Ken and Martin had resentment for Ray as they blamed him for the death of the only women he had ever loved and his mother.
Ray woke up stretching as he stepped out of bed, Ray was a morning person it was the only time he could be alone, his father was in bed after a long night shift and his brother would be training early, Ken was on the Basketball, Baseball, Track, Swimming, Football and Soccer teams, Ray wasn't. Ray wasn't on any teams unless detention and juvenile offenders trash squad counts, it's not that Ray was unfit or anything but he was by no means a team player in the slightest, he was always in trouble at school, maybe it's his father never showed him any love and was more interested in his brother, he didn't care, he used to try to impress his father but it was never good enough so he gave it up. Now Ray just did what he wanted this was usually deemed unacceptable, selling cigarettes mainly, graffiti and other 'bad things.' One positive thing was Ray didn't smoke, he always thought it was a filthy habit but he knew a guy who would supply him, then he would sell them on to others he didn't like doing this but he needed the money god knows his father wasn't going to give him any. Ray wasn't a bad kid he was a great kid but no one gave him a chance and he had a lot of anger for obvious reasons.
Ray opened up the cupboard and pulled out the box of cereal and poured it into a bowl followed by the last of the milk. Ray went back upstairs and jumped into the shower, the water ran across his hair as he ran his hands through it, his hair began to take its unique shape, the hairs on his forehead seemed to naturally fall into thunderbolt shapes no matter what he did with them. Ray dried himself off before brushing his teeth and heading into his room, Ray picked some clothes from his floor and flicked his stereo on which began to blast loud rock music as he dressed.
'Turn that St off' yelled his father as he swung Ray's door open scowling at him. Ray took a look at his father, his father was Ken but older, he had all the trophies from when he was a teen but he had blown it when he took steroids then no one would touch him, he now worked as a night watchman at a local warehouse. Ray smirked shaking his head as his father continued to shout, Ray had had enough as he flipped his father the finger, Martin dove into the room swinging for his son catching him across the eye, Ray swung back connecting with his fathers gut, Martin got his knee up across Ray's face sending the boy to the floor blood trickling from his mouth. Ray was always getting beaten up by his father and brother, he always fought back but they were much bigger then him and a lot of the time they would gang up on him, he often tried to avoid the fights by simply not being in the house but sometimes he started the fight himself it let him take out the frustrations about his family on them.
Ray made his way to school with his walkman blasting in his ears, as usual he got into trouble at school, this time he was caught smoking and told the principle and I quote to 'Shove the cigarette up your ass.'
Lunchtime rolled around quickly mainly because Ray was sleeping or playing truant from his morning lessons, he never really saw the point of going to school, even though he tried to fight it and he was obviously wrong Ray bought into his fathers drunken speeches about how Ray will never amount to anything and will probably die in prison or some gutter. Ray stood in the lunch queue, he was mainly a loner because of his rough home life he didn't like people getting close, he had never been given a reason to trust people so why should he, it could have also been due to the fact he had a short temper.
'Mr Crisp how many times do I have to tell you smoking is bad for you and strictly prohibited on school grounds' lectured Mr Greenwhich one of the teachers who didn't really like Ray, not much of a surprise really Mr Greenwhich had loved Ken before he had graduated and went on to the local college and people who love Ken usually hate Ray, everyone loved Ken though. Mr Greenwhich grabbed the cigarette from behind Ray's ear.
'Looks like at least one more time' retorted Ray as he grabbed the cigarette back 'I wasn't smoking it anyway it just makes me look cool' Ray grinned as the teacher grabbed the cigarette back and walked off shaking his head.
'We'll just forget the quarter, that ones on me' yelled ray across the cafeteria.
Ray continued to queue waiting for his food when his attention was drawn to the corner of the room, standing there was Freddy Dukes he was a huge guy, lived with some of the regulars in detention as always Todd Tolensky was hanging around him doing the talking to the poor little kid Fred held upside down by his leg.
'Hey yo, sorry bout this kid but some of us gotta eat, it's like evolution yo. Blob and me are better then you so we survive while you starve now hand over your money.' Laughed Tolensky as he sat on Blob's shoulders spitting what looked like green spit form his mouth as he talked.
Ray was looking for a reason not to go home detention seemed like a good a one as any, that was his excuse at least really he had enough of it so over the years he couldn't stand to see anyone being picked on by larger people but he never told anyone, he did have a rep to maintain. Ray grabbed the plate of the girl in front of him in the queue throwing whatever sort of mush it had on it straight across the dinning hall, as it connected with Duke's head Ray grabbed his tray and jumped over a table shouting.
'Lets do this' yelled Ray as his tray smashed into Tolensky's head, Ray dodged one fist from the Blob then another. Ray kept hitting Blob whenever he missed to no avail really but it was doing the job he would get in trouble, ray quickly dug his foot into Todd's gut to keep him on the floor, this momentary pause was a bad idea as Freddy picked Ray up above his head.
'Put the kid down Blob' came a voice from the sidelines, Blob paused as both he and ray turned their heads to meet a group of youths Ray recognised, Scott Summers track star, Jean Grey soccer whiz, Kitty Pryde honour roll student and genius, Evan Daniels he was in detention a lot to and Kurt Wagner class clown.
'Put him down Blob, you know my dad says no trouble at school' Ray turned his head to be greeted by Pietro Maximoff and Lance Alvers. Blob complied dropping Ray to the floor literally as a teacher ran over to break it up and drag Ray off, he had seen the whole, thing including Ray starting the fight.
Ray walked the long way home after detention, the long way involved sitting in the park or library for about four hours till his dad went to work. Ray never told anyone but occasionally the long way involved visiting his mother's grave or church, sometimes he confessed his sins sometimes he would help out, he thought this would absolve his sins, he only started this when he found his mother's bible which looked like had been used heavily.
Ray returned home, his father was at work and his brother sat in the kitchen eating, Ray threw his bag onto the bench as he sat across from his brother.
'Don't suppose he cooked me any food?' asked Ray rhetorically.
Ken looked up at his little brother finishing his meal, 'why do you give him such a hard time? He's a great dad its not his fault he has a bad son' replied his brother shooting Ray an accusing look.
'Yeah great dad, living through one son and blaming the other for his wife's death' retorted Ray.
'Well it is your fault mom died' responded Ken angrily.
'You seriously can't blame me can you? It isn't my fault I was born anyway she would have left him by now' Ray realised this was not a good thing to say as his fathers hand clasped down on his shoulder.
'You little piece of crap' his father was very angry and drunk so it was obvious golden boy Ken had rang in sick for his father.
Martin dragged Ray from his chair by his hair and started to kick him hard; Ken jumped over the table and also began helping to beat on his little brother. Father and son double teamed Ray continuously kicking and punching him, Ken dragged Ray's bloodied body to his feet and held his hands behind his back. Martin went upstairs and returned with Ken's baseball bat 'I'll teach you respect.' Ray began to struggle when he saw the bat all the time getting angrier and angrier; he felt something building up inside of him. Ken suddenly jumped back in pain as his father stumbled to the floor to drunk to swing the bat; Ken held his guts as Ray looked at his puzzled.
'What was that? It felt like I was being electrocuted' declared Ken looking shocked (no pun).
Ken took a step forward and grabbed Ray's wrist as his father stood back up.
'Get off me, get off me please' begged Ray again building in rage, he felt something building up in him again. His fathers baseball bat connected and whatever it was building exploded, Ray blacked out as bolts of electricity shot from his body electrocuting his brother and sending his father flying across the room, the lights flickered, bulbs exploded, forks and spoons began to stick to one another and other metal objects. The strange electricity seemed to be coming from Ray.
Ray woke up in hospital with his father standing over him now looking even upset.
'You, you did it again, you ruin everything, first you kill your mother then...' Martin slumped into a chair as tears begin to flow down his face 'Then you do this to your brother, he is in a coma, he's paralysed from the waist down, he had a scholarship, he had a chance to have a great career but its gone now and its all your fault, now he'll just be some guy like me.' Ray climbed from his bed and moved towards his father as he placed a hand on his shoulder.
'I'm sorry' Martin heard his son's words and looked up at him now complete rage covered his face. Martin lunged at his son swinging his fists as ray raised his hands in defence, Ray again exploded, bolts of electricity flowed from his body again blasting his father against a wall as the windows and screens on the monitors all exploded around him, the lights began to flicker and explode in the corridor as Ray buckled to his knees holding his head. 'Help, help his life support has gone down' these and other cries were heard from rooms along the corridor.
Ray stumbled towards the window knowing he has to leave, looking out he realised he was on the first floor, Ray tumbled out of the window landing with a thump which made him yell out, Ray makes his way to his feet and stumbled across the parking lot as car alarms began to go off and lampposts flickered. Ray hobbled in pain onto the main street electrical bolts still firing from his body blowing up lampposts along the way, it was night and there was no one around luckily, he stumbled down the back alley holding his sides, the alley was a dead end he couldn't take it anymore. Ray collapsed in a puddle in an alley next to a manhole cover and slowly the man hole rises up as a pair of hands grabbing Ray.
Ray sat up in bed, this of course is when bed is used in the loosest sense of the word, the bed was a slab of concrete with a thin mat on top which he lay on with an old smell thin blanket over him. His eyes began to accustom to the dark as Ray looked around the room, the room slowly revealed itself to be not a room at all, it was some large area underground, pipes ran above him, boxes filled with circuits and things to do with telephone wires were around the walls, there was one way into the room it was down a long tunnel. Ray got up and began to walk down the tunnel, he realised he was still wearing the paper thing the hospital had put him in, walking down the tunnel he heard running water. Ray reached the end of the tunnel he was met with several figures; they stood looking at them most looked not exactly right as if they weren't human.
'Welcome, we are the Morlocks, Caliban has had his eye on you for quite a while' spoke one of the people, she had an eye patch and large scars across her face 'I am Callisto.'
'Thanks for helping me, I think. Where am I? Who are you?' asked Ray looking around at the creatures.
'We are the Morlocks, you see we were all born with special gifts but with these gifts came a price, our features became altered, we could no longer live above, so we came to the sewers to live together for safety. We welcome you as one of us, I fear you can not return to your life' spoke Callisto.
'I'm sorry but I'm not like you, I don't look like you, I can never go back to my previous life but I can find another' Ray looked at the group who seemed a little disheartened.
'Ray I find it funny that you think it is all about the way we look' Callisto looked to the floor as a mouse scurried towards Ray, the mouse suddenly died as bolts of electricity struck it.
'Ray I'm sorry, your bolts make it impossible for you to be touched' Caliban emphasised her point stepping forward receiving quite a shock before stumbling back.
Ray dropped to his knees looking at his hands as small charges and bolts darted around his hands and the rest of his body. Ray realised what they said is true he may never touch anyone ever again, a tear formed in his eyes before rolling down his cheek causing a crackling noise of electricity as it rolled.
Ray ran through the street, it was dark and he panted heavily something was after him, his power seemed to be gone, it went wrong for the first time it went wrong he had been caught, he thought back to how this had began. Ray lived with the Morlocks for a long time and in part became one although he never felt the family feel as much as the others. He often was sent on the scavenging missions as he didn't look abnormal and as long as no one got to close which was never the idea in the first place he could take as much food and clothing as he could carry, this of course providing he wasn't caught, Ray never got caught because as soon as anyone caught up with him and got close enough they would be given a shock.
Ray remembered one time a guy hadn't been so lucky, Ray had just ripped off some food from the local store which meant the store clerk was chasing him yelling for him to stop, these cries gained peoples attention, one guy in specific he was a big guy and he stood on a ladder as he cleaned windows, he heard the shouts and saw the man chasing him so he decided to do something about it, he waited for Ray to get close enough before leaping off the ladder directly on top of Ray. This of course caused Ray's power to go off, the man was shocked within an inch of his life, he was unconscious and Ray couldn't free himself to escape, the shocking continued for what seemed like an eternity with people standing around wondering what the hell was happening, soon enough to save the mans life someone acted or at least it looked like they did or should that be something, the ladders the man was climbing began to buckle as they slowly wrapped themselves round him pulling him free, Ray used this as a diversion and escaped the sounds of the mans screams ringing in his ears.
This went on for a while with Ray getting whatever he could this was till Torpid got ill.
'She needs more food, he powers are growing, if we don't get enough she'll die' Ray tried to reason with Callisto.
'We can't get enough you know that, yesterday she ate our entire days supply of food' reasoned Callisto with Ray 'we would need money to buy the amount we need, a lot of money, money we can't get'
'I'll get it' Ray said in a certain voice I have a plan.
That night Ray had gone out with the express purpose of getting money for food, he had a plan. Ray walked across the parking lot towards the most expensive car he could find, as he walked he tightened his fist before firing a blast at the car as the alarm and central locking turned off. Ray easily forced the door as he climbed in and turned the car on with his power after a quick charge into the ignition. It was as easy as that for Ray he took the car to a guy he knew before he went Morlock, he got $800 for the car it was a lot less then it was worth but a lot more then they needed. This went on for a long time, whenever the Morlocks needed money Ray would disappear and return with money, he would never say where he got it he probably didn't want to acknowledge his own crime.
This night was different the last couple of nights had been different they didn't need the money he wasn't even taking them to the guy anymore this was purely for the escape from the daily horror of living in a sewer, the vomiting, the smell, the dark actually the dark hadn't been so much as a problem with Ray around he could always just let his bolts flow to light a room or tunnel.
Ray had seen his target this night a large van, it wasn't his usual style but he had seen it move this van was special it was faster then most sports cars stronger then most 4x4 it was worth a mint but he wanted it for the feeling. He easily opened the electronic gates the usual way as he passed through he noticed a sign on the gates 'Xavier Institute for gifted youngsters.'
Ray crept up the long drive trying to remain in the shadows, as he crept red blinking lights blinked in the long grass, the lights belonged to the hidden defences of the institute, the lights and the weapons ceased and never fired, Ray didn't know but his electrical field had saved his life again, his field had deactivated the defences.
Ray snuck up the mechanical garage door; he placed his hand on it and sent a small charge which sent the door slowly rolling up. Ray's objective was within his view, the lights clicked on revealing the X-van, Scott Summers car, a limousine and a blue motorcycle. Ray thought for a second about stealing something else but decided the van was best. Ray placed his finger on the lock sending a small charge which opened the door and deactivated the alarm just as he wanted, he climbed in and clipped his seat belt on before placing his hand over the ignition, the van roared into life and a slick of oil poured from the rear of the van unbeknownst to Ray he had also activated this. Ray put his foot down and was gone, from his rear view as he rocketed down the drive he noticed a man riding the motorcycle behind him. Ray exploded through the mansion gates as lights in the mansion began to turn on; Ray drove away from the school still followed by the mystery motorcyclist.
'Chuck, I don't think this kid knows what he has done, if he presses the wrong button who knows what damage he could do, especially with this oil slick he could take the entire mansion behind him, I'm taking him down' Wolverine spoke into his intercom in his helmet.
'I have been watching him for a while Logan, I believe I can help him control his powers, he would be a valuable member of the school, detain him till I get there' replied Xavier as he wheeled into the limo driven by Storm.
Wolverine closed in on Ray as the motorcycle was faster then the van, Wolverine popped his claws with a 'snikt' before he dragged them across the side of the van gouging a hole in it and popping one of the back wheels. The van slowed and Wolverine came up to the driver side door, Logan slashed at the door as it fell to the road behind them, Ray looked in terror at the man with giant blades extending from his hands. Wolverine jumped the boy not knowing of his powers, Logan grabbed Ray as his powers went off like never before, Ray was terrified and that gave his powers an extra boost. Wolverine held on to Ray despite the excrutiating pain which made him yell out like an injured animal, the pain must have been amplified much more then for a normal person because of his metal skeleton. Ray lost control of the van because of Wolverine grabbing him; the van swerved into a wall demolishing part of it, the electronics of the van began to spark and crackle as Wolverine pulled Ray from the van and dragged him away.
Ray was playing possum, Wolverine helped him to his feet and Ray took his chance punching Logan in the chest with added power, Wolverine flew back into the crashed van.
'I was just trying to help, we need food I'm sorry' explained Ray, suddenly his powers grew more out of control, he hunched over as more electricity poured from his body crackling and fizzing around him, bolts shot out filling the nights sky with lightning like light, wolverine dived as a particularly large bolt cracked towards him. Logan began to wish he had stayed put as the bolt struck the van. The explosion rocked the ground, the oil trail burst into flames as it seemed to race down the road back through Bayville towards the mansion.
The heavens opened as a torrential downpour came from the sky snuffing the flames of the oil; a white haired woman drifted from the sky to beside Ray and placed her hand on his shoulder much to his surprise.
'How, how can you touch me' Ray was almost crying it was so long since he felt a humans touch in such a kind way.
'It was I Ray, I have set up a mental block to parts of your power you are not ready to use, that is why no one was able to touch you, now you should be perfectly capable to live an ordinary life. That is one of the things I wish to talk to you about' Ray was shocked by the voice in his head as a bald man wheeled himself towards the teen. 'Come with us become an X-Man' spoke the man.
'I cant, I'm a Morlock, they need me' replied Ray.
'We will be fine Ray' spoke Callisto as she stepped from the shadows 'you were never really one of us, you knew that, you stayed with us but you never really felt one of us no matter how hard we tried. The Morlocks will be fine, this is the best thing for you, just remember we love you now go and live your normal life and make us all proud, that's what we want.' The rest of the Morlocks stepped from the shadows and proceeded to say their goodbyes to Ray.
Ray sat in the limo staring into nothingness as the professor sat beside him informing him of his future at the mansion and the other students. Xavier only seemed half concerned with Ray as he seemed to be having two conversations.
'I almost had him Charles, I saved the man with the ladder, I made sure he never got caught, I was buying the cars, a few more weeks and he would have joined my Brotherhood. Charles again you got there first, well done Charles your flock grows. Let me warn you now Charles I have plans many plans the next mutant is mine, In fact I have a few new recruits to pick up now it is a long flight to Russia.' With that the mysterious man dressed in red with a billowing purple cape hovered into the air before flying away leaving Xavier looking solemnly before he began to speak to Ray again.
Next time on X-Men Evolution- (probably but not set in stone) Jubilation Lee, what happens when this army brat gets into trouble, who is Emma Frost? What has any of this got to do with S.H.I.E.L.D.?
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