Hi guys! I'm absolutely astonished and amazed that I got feedback so quickly, much less positive feedback! I wasn't sure anybody would read this, but I'm so happy that there are people out there who are enjoying it so far. :) This chapter is kind of a build up for the next one (if you've seen the movie, you know what I mean). I tried to get the quotes from the movie as accurate as possible, if it's slightly off, I'M VERY SORRY! Also, after a lovely person reviewed, *waves hi* I realized I didn't put a reader insert key for the reader's name. From now on, I'll remember! :) Y/F/N meant Your First Name. Y/L/N meant Your Last Name. Again, everyone who reviewed, followed, favorited, and sent PMs are AMAZING!

Reader-Insert Key: Y/N= Your Name (Meaning your first name. It looks better than Y/F/N to me. I only use Y/F/N when including Your Last Name).

Disclaimer: Didn't include this in the last chapter, but I hope you guys already figured out I didn't own Marvel, X-Men, or Alex Summers (even though I really wish I owned that last one!).

"We should think of code names." Raven said. "We're government agents now. We should have secret code names. I want to be called Mystique."

"Dang, I wanted to be Mystique." Sean moans dramatically.

"Well, tough. Cause I called it." Raven taunts. Suddenly, she shape shifts to look like Sean.

We all jump in surprise, shouting, "Woah!"

"And I'm way more mysterious than you." Raven (as Sean), smirks.

Everyone applauds, even Sean, who's jaw was on the ground.

"Darwin, what about you?" Raven/Mystique asks.

"Well, you know, uh, Darwin is already a nickname. And, you know, it fits. Adapt to survive and all. Check this out." Darwin stands and walks toward the fish tank. Without further prompting, he sticks his head in the water. As we watch, gills form on the sides of his face. He opens his mouth, breathing in the water like oxygen. As we cheer, Darwin shoots us a grin. He stands up and shakes off the water.

"Thank you! Thank you!" He responds to our applause. "What about you?" He gestures to Sean.

"I'm going to be..." Sean looks lost in thought. "Banshee."

"Wait, why do you want to be named after a wailing spirit?" Hank asks. I admit I was curious too.

"You might want to cover your ears." Sean says, as he moves to the middle of the room.

We all look at each other curiously, before hesitantly complying.

Sean crouches slightly in front of the coffee table and sucks in a huge breath. He looks to his right, and then his left, before releasing a high pitched shriek. The blast hits the glass window, shattering it. I gasp, before letting out a laugh. Soon the others join in, laughing and applauding.

"Your turn!" Sean says, pointing to Angel.

"Well, my stage name is Angel. And," She says, taking off her leather jacket and turning her back to us. Sean lets out a wolf-whistle. "It kinda fits." The wing-looking tattoo sprouts from her skin, turning into real wings.

Raven gasps. "You can fly?"

"Uh-huh." Angel smirks. "And um," She faces the shattered window. She throws her head back, before launching a small fire ball out of her mouth. It flys through the air, singeing the statue's head outside. We burst into laughter.

"What's you name?" She asks Hank.

Hank shifts in his seat, obviously uncomfortable.

"How about 'Big Foot'?" Alex suggests, with a slight chuckle. I admit, as soon as I saw Alex for the first time, my heart fluttered. But his comment about Hank was not nice. Raven/Mystique bristles.

"Well, you know what they say about guys with big feet." She looks down at Alex's feet in distain. "And, uh, your's are kinda small."

Everyone "oohed!" Although what Alex said wasn't nice, I felt a twinge of protectiveness for him at Mystique's insult.

"Alright, Alex. What is your gift? What can you do?" Darwin asks, in an attempt to dissolve the building tension.

"Uh, it's not, um... I just can't do it. I can't do it in here." Alex replies uncomfortably... And nervously? It was the first time I had seen anything other than cockiness or indifference on his face. What could his power possibly be, to make him so nervous? Was it embarrassing... Or dangerous?

"Can you do it out there?" Darwin asks, pointing outside the window.

"Just do it out there!" Mystique says.

"C'mon, just do it!" Everyone begs. "Alex! Alex! Alex!" They chant.

Alex's gaze passes over everyone's faces. When his gaze lands on mine, I look at him curiously. He raises a hand and sighs, getting to his feet. Everyone cheers.

"That's the spirit!" Darwin commends.

"Get down when I tell you." Alex's deep voice gives me chill bumps. We all follow closely behind him. He hops through the shattered window. We peek through.

"Get back." Alex orders. We back away. But a nanosecond later, Mystique makes a move for the window again, the others following. I stand towards the back of the group.

"Get BACK." Alex growls. No one moves. "Whatever." He mutters. As he starts swinging his body in a circular motion, rings of red energy form around him, almost like he's hula-hooping. He swings his body faster and faster, the energy building, small rings flying around him, until he releases it. A huge ring of red energy soars through the air, slicing the statue in half. Flames gently lap at the two smoking heaps of statue.

I let out a soft gasp. "Woah."

Alex's display of power was by far the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. The way the red light reflected off his blue eyes, the way the muscles in his arms rippled as he controlled the energy, the sheer power he exudes as he releases the rings. It's breathtaking. He's breathtaking. I'm brought out of my thoughts as everyone bursts into cheers and applause. Alex just nods his head, breathing heavily.

Hank turns to me. Because he's so tall, he has to look down at me. "What about you, Y/N? What's your ability?"

Everyone's attention turns to me, including Alex's. I gulp, and take a step back reflexively. "I, uh..." My voice shakes.

Hank squeezes my arm reassuringly. "Hey, it's okay. We're all different. No ones going to judge you."

I look at everyone's expressions. Everyone looked supportive.. Except Alex. Alex looked like he was glaring at Hank and I. I shrugged it off and sucked in a deep breath. "Pull the nozzle off the water cooler." I order.

Everyone exchanges glances before Darwin moves to the bar, following my instructions.

"You guys are gonna wanna stand back." I warn. After Alex's display, everyone willingly obliges. Darwin stands in front of the water cooler. I get into my usual stance: right foot forward, knees slightly bent, and hands extended. I give Darwin a nod. Darwin snaps the nozzle off the cooler, letting the water gush out. But before the water hits the ground, it stops, floating in the air. I hear the others gasp. I manipulate the water, pulling it from the cooler. With smooth, fluid movements, I make the water swirl around my body in a smooth stream.

"Woah!"

"Wow!"

"Holy crap!"

The other's positive reactions spur me on. With more arm movements I manipulate the stream of water, launching it out the window before making it burst into sheets of rain, dousing the flaming statue. Everyone is roaring in applause. I smile shyly.

"That was amazing, Y/N!" Mystique gushes. "What do you want to be called?"

I shrug slightly.

"Ocea." Someone speaks up. I turn to my left to see Alex leaning against the wall. He was the last person I expected to speak up. "We'll call you Ocea."

This time, I give a real smile. "I like it." I say, looking into his deep blue eyes. "Ocea."

"You know what this means? Party!" Angel shouts. Her wings sprout from her back and she flies toward the stereo, flipping it on. Mystique laughs and jumps on the couch, starting to dance.

"Uh, I don't know if we should do this.." Hank shouts over the music.

"Oh, lighten up, Hank!" Angel says, dancing in mid air.

"Yeah, Hank! How many times are you going to be in a room surrounded by fellow mutants? Besides, we're the government now. We can do what we want!" Mystique shouts.

The rest of us look at each other. Darwin shrugs. "Bet you can't hurt me when I'm made of rock." He taunts.

"You're on." Banshee bets. Letting out another shriek, he shatters a chair. Darwin quickly turns his body from the neck down into rock, as Banshee comes at him with the broken seat of the chair.

I couldn't help a chuckle escaping me. I use my powers to refill everyone's drinks. Then I jumped on the couch, dancing with Mystique.

"That's the spirit, Ocea!" Mystique cheers.

Alex takes another long swig of his drink, before grabbing a chair leg and joining Banshee in trying to beat Darwin up.

Hank quickly downs his drink before jumping up, hanging from the chandelier.

Soon, the room is complete chaos.

"Harder! Harder!" Darwin shouts.

"What do you think you're doing?" Moira demands.

We all jump, the "Mutant Party" as we dubbed it, came to a screeching halt. Mystique and I jumped off the couch, Angel landed, Alex and Banshee put down their broken chair pieces, Darwin turned back into flesh, and Hank jumped off the chandelier.

"Who destroyed the statue?" Moira demanded.

"It was Alex!" Hank said, quickly.

I frowned at him.

"No. Havok." Mystique corrected. "We have to call him Havok. That's his name now."

Havok. Perfect. I thought.

"And we were thinking you should be Professor X," Mystique pointed to Professor Xavier. "And you should be Magneto." She pointed to Eric.

"Exceptional.." Eric snarked, before walking away. Moira shook her head and followed.

"I expect more from you." The Professor said, disappointedly. Then he too, left.

"Well... That sucked." Banshee said.

IMPORTANT!: Is things like Y/N annoying? I've read a lot of reader-inserts so it doesn't bother me. If it bothers you guys, I can switch it to _. I really wanted you guys to picture yourselves in this story, so let me know what you prefer!

A/N: So, I don't use language. If that bothers you guys, sorry. I'm taking language out, and adding more violence (cause that's how I roll). Anyways I'm not as pleased with the chapter, don't know why. Let me know what you guys think! The next will definitely be better! :D ~Kate