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Mutant Evolution
Chapter 8
-Xavier Institute 9:45 p.m.-
"You!" was all Pietro said as he tackled Lex.
Pietro attempted to punch Lex at super speed, but matching Pierto's speed Lex caught his punches and flung him across the room by his balled fists. As Lex got up, he saw the crater Pietro's body made in the wall. Seeing the crater reminded him of this morning's alarm clock event.
The New Mutants, minus Bobby, and some of the X-men went to go check on Pietro, who was a little slow getting up. Scott approached Lex with a mixed look of confusion and astonishment.
"Lex, are you okay?" asked Scott.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little shaken up."
"How did you do that?"
"Do what?" Lex asked in confusion.
"That." Scott said pointing to the crater.
"Uh, well…I sort of, might have super strength."
"We'd better go tell the Professor." Scott said walking in search of Professor Xavier.
-Brotherhood House 9:59 a.m.-
Mystique set out to spy on Xavier's new recruits. She new she couldn't screw this up because she lost the Brotherhood to the X-men. Within minutes, a crow was sneaking through an open window of Xavier's study.
Since Juggernaut destroyed Cerebro, Mystique guessed Xavier's mutant files would be on his private computer, this to which she was right. When she heard footsteps, Mystique took her flash drive out of Xavier's computer, and flew out the still open window.
-Xavier's Study 10:26 a.m.-
Moments after Mystique left, Scott and Lex walked in only to find it empty.
"Looks like he's not here. Maybe he's in the new Cerebro room." Lex said.
As if on cue Professor Xavier rolled in and said, "Hello boys, what do you need?"
"Well, I think I might have super strength and Scott and I came to look for you." explained Lex.
"Hmm, why don't we go give your powers a test in the Danger Room before Forge gets here."
"Who's Forge?" asked Lex.
"Long story." Scott said walking out of the study.
-Magneto's Base 10:28 a.m.-
Magneto was pacing around his office taking in the recent news he'd seen, when the person he didn't want to see flew in.
"Mystique! What have you done? I thought I sent you back to keep the Brotherhood from doing something stupid, not accelerate the process. What do you have to say for yourself?"
"Nothing, but this." Mystique said handing him the flash drive.
"What's this?"
"Charles' mutant files."
"Good, Mystique. How bad are the Brotherhood injured from the fight?"
"I don't know. They've sided with Charles."
Magneto's facial expression confirmed that he was trying to control his anger.
"Well I suppose we'll just have to get them back. You may go now." he said through his teeth.
Not wanting to anger him any farther, Mystique turned into a crow and flew out without another word.
-Xavier Institute 10:38 a.m.-
Everyone was the Danger Room's cockpit awaiting to see Lex's performance. He put on the standard New Mutants uniform. He honestly thought it looked ridiculous, but it was so comfortable. It clung to him like a second skin. He stepped out of the change rooms and said, "Do I have to wear this?"
"Yes." Logan replied gruffly from the cockpit.
With a sigh, Lex walked to the center of the room just as Professor Xavier said, "Alright Lex, let's see how fast you can go."
The room shifted to a race like track, so that Lex was at the starting line. He saw a rectangle with a digital zero and guessed it would clock his speed. He positioned himself to a starting position as the Professor said, "You may begin."
Lex started running at 800 mph then he accelerated to a point where he turned into a dark blue and gold blur. After Lex hit 1,991 his speed began to increase shakily. 1,992. 1,997. 1,999 was his maximum. He heard the beeping and stopped in the center of the room as Professor Xavier said, "Nice job Lex. I believe you said you had super strength."
"Yeah, I think so."
A black cylinder appeared above Lex's head. He looked up to see it suspended in midair. He was about to ask what this had to do with testing his supposed strength, but before he could Logan said, "Listen kid, we'll drop the sphere on you. It'll start out light, but we'll increase the pressure as you goon. If you pass the 100 pound mark before it crushes you, we'll see how much weight you can hold. Begin."
Lex held out his hands above his head as the sphere crashed into his hands. The impact made two hand sized dents at the bottom of the sphere. It reached 900 pounds before Lex started struggling to keep it from crushing him. Logan stopped the sphere and said, "You okay, kid?"
"Yeah, how much was that?"
"About 900 pounds. Looks like your strong. Take a breather, kid."
"Okay." Lex said, walking towards the water fountain by the doors.
"I wonder if he'll get stronger as he gets older." Kitty wondered aloud.
"Probably, time can only tell." Professor Xavier said.
"Let's check his reaction time." Logan said pressing a button that hurled what looked like a saw blade towards Lex.
Lex heard a buzzing sound behind him and turned around to see a blade heading for him. His second indistinct was to speed out of the way, but his first indistinct seemed to tell him to stand there and let the blade hit him. And so he let it hit him, but to his surprise and everyone else's, once it hit his chest, it shattered like a mirror.
I planned to end this chapter at Forge's entrance into the mansion, but it would go over my 1,000-1,999 word quota per chapter. Hope you enjoyed. Please review.