Author: Evelien Michaels
Rating: PG- 13
Summary: takes place after X3, I've added some new characters whom I call the "Elite Ten." might get confusing at sometimes, but know that some of it takes place in another dimension where one can basically time travel.Because of this, there will be scenes in X3 that will appear in my story.
Disclaimer: obviously I do not own X-Men, I'm just a poor little hick. This is the first time I've ever written a lengthy sci-fi fic, so bare with me. Comments are appreciated whether they are nice or just evil ;-). There will also be some JeanxLogan and RoguexBobby, so I'm sorry for those who like Scott... you'll hate me. :-) Please R&R
PROLOGUE
"Mutation: it is the key to human evolution. It has enabled us to evolve from a single-celled organism into the dominant species on the planet. This process is slow normally taking thousands and thousands of years. But every few hundred millennia…evolution leaps forward."
X X X X
She was fourteen when she realized she was different; that the "dangerous" mutants she had heard of so often was what she had become. The process was slow, but just as she reached adolescence, the mutation seemed to ignite each and every cell of her five eight frame with a new white hot sensation.
At first, she told herself it was just some nightmare she was trapped inside; that the objects that slammed into the wall every time she was angered could not have been because she had a "gift." However, the more she tried to deny her mutation, the more she began to feel the overwhelming loneliness and fear stealing her. It was a constant feeling of being out of place, as if there was this whole other world and life waiting for her. Then the dreams started. When she slept at night, she saw her in her dreams. She did not know who the woman was, yet she knew that somehow… that woman was a part of her. She was always pictured in the same way, standing on the edge of a mountain; her long arms spread wide, her hair blowing in the wind. There were moments when the sun hit her hair and it seemed almost as if the red color had illuminated her, like she was a flame burning more beautiful and powerful than any person can imagine possible.
Often she would lie awake wondering if she was indeed real, or even human. She eventually continued on with her life as normally as possible, but a few months later, her voice began reaching out to her from some greater beyond. It made her wonder about many unexplained mysteries there truly were in the world shared among so many different creatures.
One day though, Sabrine Page of Black Hawk, Minnesota came to the conclusion that she was indeed a mutant… and Nightshade was born.
X X X X
"Mutants. Since the discovery of their existence, they have been regarded with fear, suspicion, and often hatred. Across the planet, debated rages: Are mutants the next link in the evolutionary chain… or simply a new species of humanity fighting for their share of the world? Either way, one fact has been historically proven: Sharing the world has never been humanity's defining attribute…"
-Charles Xavier