History Before The X-Men
By Time And Life 21
"Rouge."
"Rouge!"
"ROUGE!"
Kitty was shouting in Rouges ear and Rouge jerked away from her friend's mouth that was screaming in her ears.
"Dang it, Kit! I can hear ya!" Rouge said as she rubbed her ears carefully.
"Well Rouge, you weren't, like, answering me! I was talking about the Danger room session this morning, but you spaced out!" Kitty said as she sat in front of her friend.
They were currently in the living room of the Institute and were currently the only ones in there. It was a rarity, but it was nice having a decent conversation, but there was one problem for Kitty: Rouge spaced out.
"You know, when you, like, spaced out I asked you if you thought Mr. Montmorency's body was hot and he should totally be a model, and you said 'yeah'." Kitty laughed. Rouge's face pulled into a frown.
"Ew, Kit! He's like, Logan's age, maybe." Rouge said disgusted.
Kitty kept laughing at her best friend's face.
"Sorry, Rouge. But really, I was down in the med bay earlier, and I saw him with Hanna down there." Kitty said with a suspicious voice.
"Kit, they are married. Whatever you saw or what they are doing is their business…unless you saw…" Rouge teased.
Kitty pulled a disgusted face and shook her head in horror.
"EW! No! You are crazy! I'm not like that!" Kitty blushed furiously.
"But I over heard them saying something about the murders." Kitty said sadly.
Rouge looked down in her lap. Ever since the news feed came up, there were riots in the Big Apple. Mutants were protesting against the wrongful murders of families and friends alike. Rouge was glad to be in Bayville. At least there were only a couple murders here in Bayville, but that didn't stop most of the kids in the mansion being afraid of going out in public.
"Kit, were you evesdroppin' again?" Rouge chastised her.
"No! I was just on my way to get some bandages for some of the younger kids and I over heard them say something about checking out one of the murders. Turns out Scarlett forged some identification cards for them and they will be heading out to find out who killed them." Kitty said as she leaned back into the couch.
Rouge frowned at this.
"But how can they do that? Professor won't let them go…will he?" Rouge asked theoretically.
"Actually, we don't work for Xavier." They heard someone behind them.
The two girls turned around and saw Hanna. She was wearing black slacks with black ballet shoes and a white blouse. She was also wearing a form fitting forest green trench coat. Her white and brown hair was pulled up in a half ponytail and the rest of her hair flowed down her back in soft curls. Her bangs were barely reaching her eyes and there was fringe framing her face, making her look like a delicate woman.
"So, why are you going out to find these guys? Can't you let the police do it?" Kitty asked as the woman walked up to them.
"I may have been Xavier's student a long time ago, but when I was old enough, I went on my own and created my own team. You could say I was the first X-Men though." Hanna smirked.
Kitty and Rouge's jaws dropped at the news.
"You were the first X-Men?" Kitty repeated as a smile grew on her face.
"Yes. In fact, when I turned seventeen, Xavier asked me, at the time, to go and find young mutants who have a hard time utilizing their powers. Much like you guys are doing right now." Hanna smiled gently.
"Really? That's amazing! But weren't you leaving the Professor behind?" Rouge asked the older woman.
Hanna shook her head and smiled.
"No. At the time, Moria McTaggert and Erik Lehnsherr were living here. I was their first student." Hanna said as she took a seat across from the two girls.
"Wait…Lehnsherr? You mean Magneto worked here before?" Rouge said surprised. Hanna nodded and the young woman.
"Yes. He did. I came to the institute when I was 12 years old. He left the institute after a dispute that he and Xavier had when I was just barely 16. He offered that I would make a better world if I joined him. Unfortunately, considering the fact that I can see the future, I saw what path I would be going down in if followed him. So I turned him down." Hanna said sadly as she spoke of her old teacher.
"Wow, Magneto teaching here. Like, that sounds so creepy." Kitty shuddered.
"You'd be surprised. Erik was a very good teacher. In fact, he was the one who helped me with my shadow manipulation." Hanna said fondly.
"And it was your shadow manipulation that got you into trouble, if I recall correctly." The three women in the room snapped their heads to the blond haired British mutant who came into the room and made a beeline to Hanna.
"Thomas…" Hanna said as she narrowed her eyes playfully.
"Now, do I have to repeat the performance that you put on public display during Mardis Gras?" He chuckled.
Kitty was right in many senses. Thomas Montmorency, in many ways, was like a male model. Rouge and Kitty looked at each other with a secret glance and they both flushed slightly. Rouge may not like Thomas much, but at least he let up on the 'kid' comments since he would be their teacher. Even if said teacher was hot and married to a gorgeous woman like Hanna. Thomas was wearing black Jeans, black shoes, and black dress shirt. He had a light jacket in his arms. His blond hair was mussed up and he made it look good.
"Oh, you know why I had to perform like that. I had to get your attention somehow. If I didn't get your attention the first time, the second time when I was in that private bar and I gave you the King of Hearts card, At the time I didn't even realize that you were an Assassin for the Guild down there." She said waving her hand at her husband.
"Wait! You guys met during Mardi Gras?" Rouge asked curiously.
Thomas chuckled.
"Technically, I met her when I was on a job. I moved from the UK to New Orleans, due to some…complications at home. At the time, I was good friends with Marius Boudreux and Jean-Luc LeBeau." Thomas said as he thought back to the times where Assassins and thieves weren't always at each other's throats every day.
"Wait…I know Scarlett calls you an Assassin, but you are literally an assassin?" Kitty squeaked.
Thomas smiled briefly.
"Yes." He said shortly.
"Wow, that's surprising." Rouge said her thoughts moving to Remy.
He never said anything about there being peace between the guilds before he joined. If there was, she didn't know. Though, if she sorted her head enough to get Marius' memories, she might be able to get some sort of information. Maybe some other time.
"Technically, there was a piece of Territory in New Orleans that served as Neutral to all Guilds in the area. I wonder if it's still neutral." Thomas said thoughtfully.
"Well, you may have to think about it some other time. I think Scarlett is putting some finishing touches on our cards. And we..." Hanna said standing up and cocking her hip. "Need to go to the crime scene today." She said as her eyes flashed gold momentarily.
"Oh, yes. You need my powers. I thought I wasn't a tool." He said sarcastically as he rolled his eyes.
"Honey, you are a jack of all trades when it comes to your powers. Of course, you are a tool. But I like your personality better." She smiled charmingly up at her husband.
Kitty melted at he sight of the husband and wife together, silently 'awwing' to herself. Rouge was slightly frowning to herself. She could see them so happy. She wondered to herself if she could ever have that in the future. If she can control her powers, she just might, maybe, take up Remy's offer on that date.
"So you guys will be leaving?" Kitty asked, pulling Rouge out of her thoughts.
"Yes. We might as well get started. 13 years may have made us a bit rusty." Thomas said as he took out a pair of leather gloves and placed them onto his hands.
This confused Rouge a bit. It wasn't even close to the end of summer, and Thomas was putting on gloves? She had a reason to wear gloves. What reason does Thomas have?
"Can I come with you?" Rouge asked.
Thomas and Hanna looked at her in surprise.
"No." Thomas said sharply.
"Why not? I've got nothing better to do." Rouge said as she stood up.
Hanna placed her hand thoughtfully on her chin as if contemplating the idea.
"No." Thomas said to his wife.
"Thomas…" Hanna said as she looked up at him.
"That's final. Hanna and I are more experienced in this field. Even if Scarlett could make you an ID, you wouldn't look like a detective or even an officer. Not even a rookie." Thomas said as he put on his jacket.
"Maybe in the future." Thomas said as he left the living room.
"I'll be in the foyer waiting, darling." Thomas said back at his wife before disappearing.
Rouge gritted her teeth. Who was he to decide what she could or couldn't do? He wasn't her father. She jumped slightly as Hanna placed her hand on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Rouge. But he's right. I know that you have been trained for thing like this, but The Elite operates on a different level than the X-Men." She said smiling just a little.
"Tell you what. When I get back, I'll take you girls out shopping. My treat." She smiled.
Kitty smiled widely and babbled about some shirts that she found at the mall. Rouge was still a bit miffed that she couldn't come along. Maybe… a plan formed in her mind. She would follow them. And they wouldn't know it.
Kurt was walking alongside his girlfriend, Amanda as they were just leaving a small café. He had his image inducer on and Amanda was teasing him about it again.
"Kurt, you are never going to be comfortable about yourself in public if you keep wearing it." She said smiling.
Kurt sniffed and crossed his arms childishly.
"I'm trying, but I don't vant the 'torches and pitchforks' coming after me." Kurt said frowning.
"I'm sure that won't happen." Amanda said comforting her boyfriend.
"Oh vell, maybe I could…nien. Never mind." Kurt started to say.
Amanda picked up his discomfort.
"Could what, Kurt? You can tell me." She said as she hooked her arm with his.
"Vell…" He looked to the sky.
"I could ask…" He swallowed.
"Mien vatter." He said nervously.
Amanda looked at Kurt confused.
"Can't you call him when you get home? I'm sure he would love to hear from you." Amanda smiled.
"Ah, not my Adoptive vatter." Kurt said nervously.
He honestly didn't want to scare his girlfriend away by talking about Azazel. It was difficult for him to even address Azazel as his father, seeing that he never knew of him.
"Oh. Wait, you've met your biological father?" Amanda said smiling widely.
"Ah, yeah. He currently lives at the Institute and is working as a teacher there." He said as he rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
"We are currently not on speaking terms at the moment." He said nervously.
"Oh…well have you tried?" Amanda asked.
There wasn't a reply.
Amanda sighed dramatically.
"Kurt…are you saying that you or your dad haven't spoken to each other…at all?" Amanda asked as she crossed her arms.
Kurt nervously laughed.
"Vell, I don't know vat to do! I mean, I just barely met him two weeks ago!" Kurt said exasperated.
"And he is going to be teaching Ethics and Morals at the Institute too." Kurt pouted.
Amanda knew that Kurt was having a hard time. When he told her about finding out whom his biological mother was, he was excited about it yet, knowing his mother was Mystique, it tore him apart as well. Knowing that his mother is on a different side, it broke his heart. Even when she asked Kurt for forgiveness, he turned her down. It still hurts, but he has wondered from time to time if she is still around. Maybe, she could help him out with his father. That was a brilliant idea!
"Hey…how about you introduce me to him. Your dad, I mean." Amanda said as she pushed a strand of hair back.
Kurt was taken aback.
"WHAT!?" He exclaimed. He could have sworn that she said that she wanted to meet his father.
"Well, I mean, I wonder were you get your good looks from, Kurt. But I would love to meet your father." She smiled brightly.
How could Kurt resist that smile? He sighed.
"Okay. But vill you promise not to freak out when you meet him?" He pleaded. Amanda tilted her head and smiled.
"Kurt, if I don't care what you look like, image inducer or not, I won't care what your father looks like. Now let's go! I want to meet him!" She laughed as she took his hand and dragging him off to the Mansion.
He was wondering what have he gotten himself into.
Azazel was currently in his larger metamorphic form. His 'Hell Hound' form as Scarlett had termed. He had started off his class by telling them to either fight him, or run from him. When they had asked why, he metamorphic into a large red hound and said, 'What better way to teach you about Morals, then to chase you down like prey?'. He had also specifically stated that this was just for education purposes only. He had cleared it with Xavier yesterday and stated that other than what he was taught in the Soviet Special Ops, this was the best way for him to teach. Xavier had granted it, just as long as students don't get hurt in the process.
Well, a few bumps and scraps are that bad. Right?
Azazel was currently following the scent of Wolfsbane. Instead of fighting him like a few other students, she was part of the class that took off running. He could smell her fear as he tracked her down. Using his spaded tail, he opened a closet and found the half formed mutant wolf girl. His expression on his face was that of blankness.
"Try again." He said as he opened his maw and feinted to eat her.
She then surprised him as she launched herself at his face, biting into his forehead then taking off down that hallway.
"She didn't aim for the eyes. 5 баллов за ней." He cataloged in his mind. He took off after the smaller mutant avoiding any breakable obstacles in his way. As he turned the corner, he stopped running and skidded to a stop.
"Well…this is interesting." He thought.
In front of him was his son, without the image inducer, and a young dark skinned girl with long brown hair with silver clasps in them. She was wearing a black shirt, orange capri pants, and sandals. Kurt looked absolutely terrified. Azazel tilted his head in confusion before he heard paws running towards him.
"There he is!"
"Get him!"
"This time for sure!"
He could hear his students jumping at him and he took action. In his larger form, he wasn't as agile, but he snapped back into his regular form and dodged and counter attacked his students. He flipped Roberto onto his back, Tabitha was face down, Bobby was thrown and sliding across the floor, Amara fell onto her bottom, Jamie's multiples were scatters around him groaning, Jubilee was teleported onto the chandelier and holding for dear life, Ray was on his knees panting, and Sam completely missed his mark and crashed into the wall behind him. Azazel's spaded tail flicked this way and that. He was missing a student.
"I gotcha now!" Rahne shouted as she transformed and lunged at him. He waited until the last minute and teleported out of the way, making her fall onto the ground with a yelp.
The surrounding students groaned and hissed at their bruises and bumps. Azazel sighed. They could fight okay, but not well enough. He was glad to not be a co-teacher with Logan. He would have run these kids into the ground. He would have focused on his son at the moment, but he was teaching.
"Now. What have we learned about our first lesson?" Azazel asked his students.
"Don't take you on in a fight?" Jamie said as he held his head.
"That, and if you didn't want to fight, you could have said so." Azazel smirked.
"What!?"
"Come on!"
"We didn't have to fight you?"
All the exclamations were said, then he held up his hands and they silenced.
"This is part where you take lesson into mind. I have said, 'You fight me or run.' But you never took into account of. 'No.' I would respect decision… and let you out of class today." He smiled wickedly. "What does that have to do with Ethics?" Amara asked.
"We as mutants have powers. Look around you. See what you have done to the floor and walls? You should be grateful that I'm not your teacher in fighting. I don't take failures lightly." Azazel said. "First lesson: Don't fight me unless you are serious about it. Second lesson: Say no to fights. I may have heckled you and bullied you into running and fighting, but morals and standards are more important than pride. I would know." He said as he gave a hand to Rahne and helped her up.
"You are dismissed." He said as he waved his hand.
The younger students dispersed and nursed their wounded pride and physical bruises. He then turned back to his son and the young woman beside him. Kurt had a look of absolute shock on his face. While the girl, when he saw her first had a scared look on her face. Now…she was smiling like no tomorrow. Why did he have a feeling that this was either going to end badly or possibly good?
TAL21: FINALLY! Well, I woke up this morning and the doc manager was working again. Awesome. So there you have it! This plot is about to roll and roll. *Grabs Plot bunny's by the ears* So i caught the silly wabbit, and it told me everything. Well not everything, just some elements of plot is coming together. Well, Rouge is a little miffed that she couldn't go with Blaze and Renegade to the murder scene, but that didn't mean that she can't practice her stealth techniques to find out. But she will be seeing Blaze in a new light, and what a light that confuses her, and they find something strange about the murders. Kurt and Azazel meet a dreaded foe…woman. Amanda just wants to see the father and son talk things out and get to know each other more, unfortunately, it's easier said than done. SHOUT OUTS!:
Guest: Oh, she will be finding out sooner or later. Don't worry.
Jay Eddon: Yeah, sorry for no action, as i was writing out the scene for Gambit and Scarlett, a fight kinda seemed appropriate at the time, but then it would have blown up in my face and people would not have liked what i had written down. It would have involved broken bones, a tree falling on someone, and Scarlett having to save the person by pushing them out of the way and BAM! She's stuck under the tree. Oh well, maybe i could use that as a deleted scene or something. And Yes, Skillet rocks! :D
EraticMind: There, you got your Rouge. Happy now? XD And out of your rock band list, Breaking Benjamin tops it all. :D
MakingT'ingsGoBoom: Thank you for liking this story! I thought it was sweet of the flashbacks too. I just had to add them somehow. Plus, i wanted people to see how Scarlett would have been like as a young mother. :D I thought she turned out well. :)
nightwish635: Oh, Rouge will only have the touch. All will be explained in future chapters. :) Thank you for reviewing! :D
TAL21: Okay, now that we are done with the Shout Outs, let's take a break and you guys will get a new chapter on Thanksgiving! For that, you guys are getting double questioned! PLEASE LEAVE DETAILED REVIEWS AND OPINIONS PLEASE! You may be surprised that some fanifctions keep going on if you lease awesome reviews! :D
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