Part 1: Transformation
Ariadne refused to tell her family the real reason she was so impulsively taking off to Colville Washington, they would all feel sorry for her and try their best to shelter her, which was exactly what she didn't want to happen. Much as she loved her family they were never very good at hiding the fact that her fighting skills were inferior to their own making them baby her to the point she felt like she was suffocating at times. Before the incident she had always told herself that they doubted her strength and abilities, she had thought for sure that she could protect herself and she could do it very well, but since then she now realized the painful truth, that babying her was a necessity because she could not defend herself as she believed she could.
Once on the plane Ariadne found herself unable to stop thinking about the innocent mutant boy she'd seen being beat up in the park, he could've been no older than her youngest brother, and he was obviously still learning to control his powers as his skin shifted back and forth from being regular to a hairier form. Of course he walked as if there was nothing going on, so he hadn't expected it when the group of older boys jumped upon him and started attacking. There were many people around but no one was doing anything, it mortified Ariadne that not a single person stopped to try and help, so very unlike herself she strolled over, deciding it would be best not to use her powers, and confronted the group. She should have used her powers for next thing she knew she was pushed onto the ground and found herself being the center of their abuse. Her basic fighting skills had left her mind years ago and she had no strength do a thing as they kicked at her stomach and legs. She had been completely helpless without her family around and it angered as well as embarrassed her.
Ariadne knew she couldn't go to Xavier's Institute to begin training because everyone knew her situation and her pride was too valuable to her to attend private lessons that would catch her up with the normal classes. All she wanted was a clean slate; she no longer wanted to be the tall dull bookworm who constantly needed to be looked after. She was determined to go to Ororo's School of Mastery and return with the skills to be an X-man, her main goal was to make some real change in the world before it collapsed under the pressure of the war with humans and mutants. She decided it was also a perk to finish her high school education somewhere other than Bayville High, which she considered to be hell on Earth.
When the plane landed Ariadne didn't go straight for luggage as she was instructed to do, she made a dash right for the restroom where she was eager to pull out her second outfit from her carry on. She'd left in one of her yellow summer dresses and a cardigan, which screamed lame from a mile away. Her last minute secret shopping spree had been a successful one and she'd bought herself a whole new wardrobe that reflected the image she wanted.
As soon as she was done with changing and applying makeup she walked over to the full length mirror and barely recognized herself. As if the purple tube top that exposed her entire stomach wasn't enough she had exchanged her dresses for various pairs of black army pants that made her long legs look longer than she'd ever imaged them to be and topped the whole attire off with a leather jacket.
Though she had the outfit down her main worry had been replacing her glasses with contacts and then applying makeup to her already irritated eyes. But once she painted her eyes a dark brown with a shadow effect and applied her dark red lipstick it was worth any amount irritation.
As she studied herself she realized how much she looked like a younger version of her mother, which was exactly what Ariadne wanted. They had the same light skin and the same dark red hair, only Ariadne's was in a very short bob cut, and could hopefully portray the same badass personality.
Ariadne's older sister Raissa was lucky enough to have their mother's knockout curvy body while her youngest sister Desiree seemed to be born with a natural rebellious attitude, both qualities Ariadne wished she possessed but did not have. She hated that no amount of outer appearance would change how skinny she was, and as much as she wished for confidence to pull off the new look she knew she was still scared little Ariadne inside.
All the thinking about her mother made her reflect on the qualities she possessed from her father, she had his height that was for sure, and was exactly 6'0, which was one of the many features the kids at Bayville enjoyed teasing her about. She also had his structured cheek bones that made her look more anorexic than she already did as well as his distinct chin, which she felt was too masculine for any female.
Sighing because she disliked her facial features Ariadne left to find the group she was sure would be waiting for her, in order to pull off her new self she'd have to get a sudden boost of confidence and she'd have to get it fast. But as the day progressed she found herself going down the opposite path of what she had planned.