Act 1: scene 6
The next day Elsa was sitting in the back of Logan's History class. Logan was talking about the French revolution but Elsa was hardly paying attention. She was still lost in thought over the events from the last few days with the loss of her parents. And now the mysterious note she found in her book only raised more questions. Who wrote that note and what did they want? The sound of the bell ringing finally gained her attention.
"Ok pick up your test on the Roman Empire on the way out the door." Logan said after the bell rang. Elsa walked up to the desk and picked up her paper and was shocked to see the score.
"A 50?" She said shocked "This has to be a mistake."
"The only mistake is that you didn't prepare yourself enough." Logan said
"Well excuse me for my parents dying" Elsa said "Give me a break Logan I've been through a lot the past few days."
"Every single mutant here has been through rough times. If I went easy on you then the rest of the students would expect it."
"This isn't fair Logan I was studying hard but the death of my parents cost me a lot of study time. It's not my fault I wasn't prepared. Let me retake it I swear I will do better."
"Sorry kid, I don't do retakes."
"Don't call me a kid I'm 18 years old!" Elsa yelled
"I'll call you as I see you and by the way your acting you're lucky I don't call you something else."
"You're a dick!" Elsa screamed
"Don't use that type of language on me!" Logan replied
"Bite me!" Elsa screamed walking out of the room. She turned around and gave Logan the finger as she stormed off.
"Teenagers" Logan growled putting his palm to his face. He walked off to the kitchen and opened the fridge and grabbed a root beer. He really wanted a real beer right now after the argument with Elsa but with the mansion being a school Xavier didn't allow it. So for now this would have to do.
"Boy you really upset her." He heard Rogue say from behind him.
"You heard didn't you?" Logan said turning around.
"As loud as you two were screaming you'd have to be deaf not to."
"What is it with teenagers lately they don't seem to respect their elders."
"Most kids their age go through this rebellious stage." Rogue said "I know I did and I'm sure you wasn't the most respectful teenager"
"Rogue you have no idea." Wolverine said sitting down at the table in front of Rogue.
"Just go easy on her for now Logan. She's going through a tough time right now."
"She's not the only mutant here that's gone through rough times."
"True but she's the only one right now that is going through one and you need to treat her with compassion right now." Rogue said "Do you remember a few years back during that battle with Ms. Marvel. I grabbed onto her skin to knock her out but I ended up holding on for too long because she struggled. I held on for so long I ended up permanently gaining her powers of flight and huge strength and put her in permanent coma. Do you remember how long I felt bad after I did that to her? How guilty I felt?"
"If I recall you didn't leave the mansion for three months because you were to guilt stricken."
"Exactly." Rogue said "I wouldn't leave the mansion I spent most of my time in my room I hardly did anything because I couldn't get past the harm I did to her. She is still in coma and I have to live with her powers for the rest of my life. And even though I have now accepted the fact and moved on. I remember how long the grieving process last. You need to respect Elsa right now because she is still going through that. You can't be real hard on her right now. Promise me you'll lay loose for a while."
"I'll try." Logan said getting up and leaving the kitchen table.
Elsa was laying on her bed with her laptop trying to finish her report on the Iliad for Wagner's class. After working for it for at least an hour but what felt like forever Elsa felt like her brain was about to fry.
"Oh this is so hard." Elsa said rubbing her forehead. Elsa looked at her paper and saw that she was two thirds done.
"Well I think a small break couldn't hurt." Elsa thought to herself as she reached over to her dresser next to her bed and grabbed her copy of Snow Queen. As she opened it another strange note fell out of it.
"Another one?" Elsa said surprised as she opened it.
"If you want to talk please meet me at the Starbucks on Main Street at seven" The letter read. Elsa looked at her bedroom clock and saw that it was six o'clock.
"I can meet this person." Elsa said. She quickly used the remaining time she had to finish up her report before getting up to meet this mystery person. As she was walking down the main hall she bumped into Gambit.
"Whoa; where are you going in such a hurry Cher?"
"Um; just going out to get some fresh air."
"At this time of the afternoon?" Gambit said confused
"Hey if you just worked on a report for the last two hours you would want to get out of the house too."
"True just don't stay out to late now you hear?"
"No promises." Elsa said walking out the door and into her ice blue convertible. Elsa loved her ice blue convertible that the team got her when she got her license. She drove it around everywhere she went. She just wished she had a gown to match it instead of the black leather gown that she was forced to where around the mansion. She arrived at the Starbucks right at seven and walked inside. She noticed that there weren't that many people around so the person wouldn't be too hard to find. She decided to take a seat and wait to see if the person who sent that letter would find her.
"Hello Elsa, I see you found my letter." She heard a familiar voice say behind her. Elsa turned around in her seat and noticed Mystique standing behind her.
"You?!"Elsa gasped.
"Don't be afraid I mean you no harm." Mystique said
"That's not what it looked like ten years ago." Elsa said
"Look maybe we got off on the wrong foot but trust me I'm only here to talk."
"About what?" Elsa asked
"I've been watching you all these years Elsa. You see, Magneto has a huge interest in you."
"Why is he interested in me?" Elsa demanded
"He sees potential in you and believes you would make a great addition to our team."
"Yeah, well tell Magneto I already have a team." Elsa said not interested in what she was saying
"He also says he can help you with your powers."
That caught Elsa's attention. "How does he know I'm still struggling with my powers?"
"As I said I've been watching you." Mystique said "You're special Elsa, more special than any mutant I've ever seen. You're probably the most powerful mutant in the world. The reason why you're still struggling is because Xavier's been treating you like just another student in his school instead of treating you like the special mutant you are. You shouldn't be spending time in school. You should be testing the true strength of your powers. You should be testing your limits."
Elsa was now really interested in what Mystique was saying. She had to admit, what she was saying was true.
"I will admit it's been really frustrating lately." Elsa said "I have felt like they are holding me back from seeing my true powers. But what can I do? Xavier's been like a father to me the past ten years and they did take me in when I had nowhere to go. But I just wish they would let me be a member of the X-men. I feel powerful enough. If they just teach me to control my powers instead of making me go to school I could be an X-man and not be in fear of losing control right now."
"You shouldn't have to hold back Elsa; you deserve to know just how powerful you truly are." Mystique said. Then she noticed the copy of the Snow Queen that Elsa had in hands.
"Snow Queen huh…?" Mystique said. "That should be your mutant name."
"Mutant name?" Elsa asked
"Sure all the important mutants have one and All the X-men have a mutant name and trust me Elsa you are the most important mutant of them all. You deserve a mutant name."
"I've never had a mutant name before." Elsa said
"Think about what I've told you Elsa and if you decide you want to see Magneto just contact me." Mystique said handing her a piece of paper with a contact number on it. Then Mystique got up and left leaving Elsa to ponder over what she just heard. She admitted what Mystique said made a lot of sense but she couldn't just abandon the X-men, not after they took her in. She got up and drove back to the mansion still in deep thought over what she was told. When she walked in Wolverine was standing in the hall waiting for her.
"Where have you been its after dark?" Wolverine said
"Just getting some fresh air" Elsa lied.
"Look Elsa I think we need to talk about something."
"Your right we do." Elsa said "I've been thinking and I've decided I want a mutant name."
"Come again?"
"Well, all the rest of you X-men have one. Scott has Cyclops, Kurt has Nightcrawler, you're Wolverine, and even Xavier has one, Professor X."
"I don't think you and I are on the same page."
"Look, I am going to be an X-man someday after I graduate. It'd time I start being treated like one. You can start by calling me Snow Queen."
"Really, that's the best name you can come up with?"
"Well it beats Wolverine. Seriously what type of name is Wolverine? Is it because you look like one or because you act like one?"
"Look kid, you're not an X-man yet and with your attitude you might never be one."
"Looks whose talking? You're the biggest hot head out of all of us. Do I need to remind you of all the times you exploded and walked off the team?"
"Don't you change the subject!" Wolverine said getting angry.
"Oh look there it is your temper. You know what I'm done here I'm going to bed, goodnight hothead." Elsa said with a smile on her face walking away. She won that round with Wolverine.
"Don't you walk away from me!" Wolverine yelled back at her but Elsa ignored him and went into her room and locked the door.
"Ugh…Blasted Teenagers." Wolverine growled putting his palm to his face and shaking his head.
Magneto was standing outside his lair in the night stay standing on the edge of a cliff looking out at the ocean waves beat against the rocks. Mystique had reported to him about Elsa's frustrations with the X-men and he knew it was only a matter of time before Elsa would come to him
(Stars: Parody of Stars from Les Miserables, Sung by Magneto)
Magneto standing at the edge of the cliff looking at the stars: There out in the darkness.
A mutant is hiding. Hiding from fate, hiding from grace
God be my witness. I never shall yield. Till we come face to face, till we come face to face.
She knows her way with the ice. Mine is the way of the steel
And if I could recruit her, oh the humans we'll kill.
And they will fall as Lucifer fell, the flame the sword!
Humans, in their multitudes, scarce to be counted
Plaguing the earth with hatred and lies
Them, and their Sentinels striking us down
Every one of them must die, every one of them must die.
Their days on this earth is few
They'll pay the price for their hate.
Cause each and every one of them will soon learn their fate.
Cause will fall as Lucifer fell, they'll fall in flame.
And so it must be, for so that I swear on the doorway to paradise
That all of the humans that plague this earth shall pay the price
Reaching his arms out to the sky as the wind blows his hair and uniform
Lord let me find her, So that I can bring her onto our side!
I will never rest, till then this I swear, this I swear by the stars!
Admit it guys you read that in Russell Crow's voice instead of Ian McKellen. Oh sure you might of Pictured Ian in that scene but it was Crow's voice you had coming out of him. Don't feel bad I pictured the exact same thing. Anyway hope you enjoyed this, please review and I'll see you next chapter.