I'm back! It's been a while, i know. Now i'm preparing my thesis :D I'll be a graphic designer and i'm, working hard. Lately i've been thinking about the story and where it should go and where to end. The X-men franchise is unpredictible lately, with Legion coming out next month and the movie Logan in march, i don't know where it's heading. This story focus on my OC so she won't be in everywhere, only where she needs to and where she wants to be.
For the moment i'll update once a months now that i don't have to worry to much about my thesis and my work goes pretty well, so a chapter for months is good. Anyway, i can't wait for Logan to come out! Does any of you know if this will be the last movie of the X-men franchise? I know that Deadpool will have a sequel, but i want to know if there's another X-men coming out. Let me know in the Reviews :D
PS: In the comics the mutant are classified as Alpha, Gamma, Beta and Omega. In the movie they classified them from One to Five. So i'll do it as they do in the movies.
Chapter 4: Her powers
Abigail went to the second floor, where the dormitories are. Behind her, Logan was following her. She was leading him to his room, after that she'll leave to her own room, but she couldn't stop thinking about what Erik wants from him, or Rogue, or maybe he isn't after them at all. She knew that Erik could be unpredictable sometimes, he's up to something. Abigail just wanted to end it, she could kill him or just stop him, but Charles is stopping her. From her point of view, all this is like a fight between a group of children that can't get along just because a group if gifted and the other don't. If Abigail just leaves and kill Erik, Charles won't forgive her for that and she had sort of a friendship with him, one that she doesn't want to end... For now. Sometimes she asks herself, what is she even doing here? She doesn't belong here, but is a place where she needs to be, she can't just go outside and live among the people, suppressing her power and pretending to be normal. If she doesn't use her power at least once a day, she'll start to get stressed. She might be a mutant, but sometimes she feel like she is something beyond them, something that don't belong with either mutants or humans. Like she was another species. Logan shakes her shoulder and take her out of her thoughts.
"Are you alright?" He asks.
"Of course i am. I was just thinking about something" She said and keep walking. They were in the hallway of the second floor, a couple of students were walking around, preparing themselves to go to sleep. Abigail walk to a door in the middle of the hallway, she opens it and enter. Logan enters after her and saw a bed next to the wall, near the door; a wardrobe next to the bed and a little desk with a lamp in the wall opposite to the bed. "Well... This will be your room. I think you'll be comfortable here. It's a better room than mine, so i hope that make you happy because i'm kinda jealous right now" She chuckles a little. "Any questions before i leave?"
"Yes, Where's your room?" He asks.
"It's actually down the hall, the professors and older students sleep in that area" Abigail explains while she was looking at the desk, checking if nothing was out of place.
"So, you didn't tell what your power actually is" Said Logan. Abigail sighs and turn around.
"It's hard to explain and i don't know if you'll actually understand what i'm capable of" She said and Logan sit on his bed.
"I think i'm capable to understand it" He smile at her. Abigail just shrugs and explain to him her powers.
"Well... Let's just say that i had a lot of abilities, combined in one. But i'll tell you the basics" Abigail raise her hand and black thick smoke comes out of it. Looks like the smoke comes out right through her skin. "This isn't smoke, it's Darkness. Although, an old friend called it Shadow manipulation or Umbrakinesis. But i prefer Darkness"
"Darkness? And what does that do?"
"It allows me to Disintegrate my enemies, turn living being into nothing because i disintegrate them to molecular level. It also allows me to become intagible, i can turn into darkness and go wherever i want. There's more, a lot more, but that the only thing you should know about me. I can destroy everything around me right now if i wanted to"
"... When you said to me that you killed people, i thought that you just kill them with a weapon or something like that. This is..."
"Excessive, i know. You don't have any idea of how far i went with it. Sometimes i actually like it, i seek revenge and kill people that didn't like me at all... I regret some things I did, I'm not going to lie about that. But when i look back, i say to myself... "It was necessary"..." Abigail whisper at the end. "Logan, Are you sure you want your memories back?" She asks and Logan is looking at her like she just ask something weird.
"Of course i want them back. Why wouldn't i?"
"Sometimes, it better to simply forget some things. Who knows... Maybe you get rid of them in the first place" She said and walk to the door, but stopped in front of it. "Oh, before i forget. Rogue will be in my class tomorrow, so if you want to be there to check on her, you can"
"I'm not her father, Abigail"
"I know, but i can tell when you were worried about her" She said and leave. Logan sighs and lay on his bed. Abigail's words echoed inside his mind. "Are you sure you want your memories back?" He really wants them, to see what happened before losing them. There was also a question he couldn't stop thinking about it. Was he always a mutant? Where his claws always there? What kind of life he had before this? Does he have a family? Are they alive or dead? A lot of questions were inside his head, all of them couldn't be answered at all, not until he remembers something. Leaving all does questions aside, he start to thinking about Abigail and the weird power she said she had. If that's true, then she's a danger to everyone and everything outside this school, including other mutants.
"Luckily she is in our side. What if she isn't?" He whisper to himself.
That night, Abigail went to sleep a little late, but she couldn't sleep properly. She was just looking at the ceiling of her room. Something was keeping her awake, she didn't know what it was exactly. Abigail get up and get out of her room, wearing nothing but a white sleeveless shirt and black pants, she went straight to the kitchen to drink something. If she couldn't sleep, then she'll stay awake. She was used to stay awake all night, even for months, but she knew that not sleeping at all make her a little angry, not to mention that if anyone gets near her when she isn't in the mood, she'll kill them. Abigail got to the kitchen, open the fridge and grab a bottle of water. She drinks a little of it, but let go of the bottle when someone screams in the second floor. The bottle hit the floor and Abigail turn into Darkness, she reappears in the second floor and saw all the students running to a room in the middle of the hallway. She knew that that was Logan's room. She get pass the students and saw Rogue touching Logan's cheek. Abigail saw the wound claw in Rogue.
Looks like Logan stab her while he was sleeping. Logan was in pain, Rogue too. Abigail's eyes widen when she saw that Rogue was absorbing Logan's powers to heal herself. Charles told her that Rogue could absorb energy from people, but looks like she could absorb mutant powers. As soon the wounds close up, she let go of Logan and he falls back to the bed, unconscious. Abigail enters the room and check on Logan, she didn't look at Rogue at all, she knew she was alright, but Logan had it worse.
"... He's alive." Abigail look at the students. "Get Jean or Scott, here!" She said and a group of student left to bring them. Abigail look at Rogue. "What happened Rogue?"
"It was an accident" She said. She was shaking.
"Take it easy, i know. But i want to know how-" She touches Rogue's hands by reflect. As soon as she did, she could feel all her power being drained from her body. She feel like something was sucking her life out of her body. She let go of Rogue and fall to the floor, seeking air. "Ah, ah..." She only touches her for a second, who would know if she didn't let go of her.
"Oh God, Abigail i'm so sorry!" Rogue kneels before her and was about to touch her again, but stopped.
"Don't be... I touch you" Abigail look at the student and make them go away. "C-Come with me" She stand up. Jean and Scott enter the room and take Logan to the infirmary, Abigail and Rogue follow them. Storm makes sure that everyone else goes back to sleep after that. Once in the infirmary, Jean check on Logan. He was out of danger and looks like he didn't have any damage at all. After Rogue start to freak out and repeat that she was sorry for what happen to Logan, Abigail take her to the kitchen and calm her down. She told Scott and Jean to go back to sleep and she will take care of the rest. Abigail gives Rogue a glass of water, she leaves it on the table, but she didn't grab it. "Believe me, Rogue. It's not the first time an accident happened in the middle of the night. There have been worse things than this"
"Really?" She asks
"Yes, it's something normal here. In fact, i think that if you don't have an accident involving your powers, then i'll be more surprised. You see how calm i was there? It's normal... Except for your powers, i was a little surprise that you take Logan's powers" Abigail grab the glass of water she leave for Rogue and drink it. "Tell me, what were you doing in Logan's room?"
"I... I heard him from my room" She said. Rogue's room was near Logan's and the walls aren't that thick, so anyone could hear him. "I went to see him and... I think he was having a nightmare. He wake up and stab me" Rogue was about to cry, but Abigail walk to her and hugs her, she was careful to not touch any skin.
"It's not your fault. Neither Logan's fault, he was just having a nightmare. Don't cry for this, it's not something to cry about"
"He must hate me" She said and Abigail sighs. She wanted to make her feel better, but still blames herself.
"No, he'll forgive you. Besides, he hurt you, not intentionally" Abigail let go of Rogue. "It's late, you should go back to bed. Tomorrow you'll be in my class, don't worry about this. Just avoid the stare of the other kids. As far as i know, they'll be a little afraid of you. Just pretend everything's okay, i'll take care of the rest"
"... Thank you"
"No problem, Rogue. Go back to sleep" Rogue leave the kitchen and Abigail follow her to her room. As soon she went back to sleep, Abigail goes back to her room and fall to her bed.
"This way" A little girl's voice was calling Abigail to follow her. She found herself in a white forest. The trees were, in fact, white, the ground was black and the sky was dark blue. She couldn't see anything, a thick fog was surrounding her. She knew that this was a dream, the same dream she have every night. She knew where this was going, so she decides to ignore the whole thing and just stay still until she wake up. The voice becomes more agitated, she wants her to follow her. "Abi, follow me, quick! We can help you!" She said, but Abigail didn't move. She didn't want to move forward. "You are close, please... Come with me. We need you and you need us" Abigail turns around from the voice and leave. "No! Don't leave us! Please, we need you! SAVE-!" The voice was cut out, Abigail turns around only to see that the trees turn red and the ground white. Abigail look down and saw her hands tainted with blood and flesh. At that moment, Abigail opens her eyes and the first thing she saw was the ceiling of her room.
"Why should i follow you?" She whispers. "You are already dead" She gets up and went to her bathroom, she look herself in the mirror and sigh, she was tired of having the same dream for the last 600 years. In the beginning she follows the voice, but she stopped. She knew what happen at the end so it's useless for her to even try. It was a dream... and a memory at the same time. Abigail shakes her head and prepare herself to give the first class of the day. She takes out her white sleeveless shirt and pants, and put on her usual clothes which were a leather jacket, white shirt and black pants. She brushes her hair a little, not too much and get out of her room. She looks at her watch, it was a little late, but nothing to worry about. She went to the first floor and enter her classroom, as soon she did it, everyone inside, shut up and the silence dominate the entire room. Abigail stands in front of the class and nod at them. She could see Rogue in the middle of the class, a lot of students were giving her different looks, some were of fear, others were only curious looks and surprisingly others were of hatred. Abigail went to her desk and decide to start the class by speaking with her students.
"Alright, class. I hope you all sleep well last night..." All the student turn to look at her, some of them took it as some kind of joke because of what happened last night. "Anyway... As you all know. I only teach History and Literature, but i think i should at least teach you about the mutant powers. I know that Ororo is the one that teach you all Biology, but i might as well teach you something else that could help you in the future" Abigail grab a chalk and write in the blackboard "Mutant Categories". She then turns to see her classroom. "How many of you know how a Mutant is classified?" She asks and only a couple raise their hands. Rogue was a little surprise how this class was quiet and organized when Abigail enter, it was like some of them were scared of her. Abigail point at Bobby Drake, who was raising his hand. "Bobby? Tell us, don't be shy"
"Well... Um, A mutant is classified because of his or her powers and how destructive it is. Also, how operates" He said.
"Exactly. Some of you might be thinking 'Why is classified to the destructive level?' Because when the humans discover the existence of Mutants, they started to classify them based on their powers. The ones that don't have a power that threaten the people around them are a 'Class One Mutant' Meaning that is not a threat at all. For example, Kitty Pride can go through objects, walls and even people. Her power is not a threat or dangerous at all. She'll be classified as a 'Class One' mutant" Abigail explains, Rogue raises her hand. She looks at her and point. "Rogue?"
"How many classes are?" She asks.
"Class One mutants are the lowest category. The higher is Class Five mutants... Charles Xavier is in fact a Class Five mutant. Don't let him fool you, just because he is in a wheelchair doesn't mean he can't knock you down in a fight" Abigail chuckle and some of the students did it too. Another student raises his hand. It was John Allerdyce.
"What Class are you, teacher?" John asks. Abigail didn't answer right away, she just stood there, looking at him.
"... I'm actually a Class Five mutant, but i'm one of those that go beyond the scale... Mutants are classified from Class One to Five in order to see how powerful or dangerous they are. There's been a rumor that there are mutant that are classified as Class Six"
"And what does that mean?" Rogue asks without raising her hand.
"... Mutants with God-like powers. Mutants that can shape reality, mutants that can destroy everything they see, mutants with the ability to tear apart the world if they wanted to and even recreate it as they want. Of course, that's just a rumor. If there was an actual mutant that could do that, wouldn't we know that already?"
"And what about my power?" Rogue asks again without raising her hand.
"First of all, Rogue. In this class we raise the hand if we want to talk. Second... Your power would only be classified as... Class Three, maybe Two. It may be a little dangerous, but it's not something that could blow up a building" Abigail point at John. "For that we have Pyro over here" She said and John takes it as a compliment and raise his fist. "Now, if you try anything funny here, John, i will kick you out" She warns him. "Now then, let's move on"
