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Curt bounced up and down in the Blackbird on the way to his new home, ignoring the odd looks from the big blue beast who was flying. He was going to stay with Weapon X! His mother was X-ii! He was the son of the two most famous Weapons of all time. He blinked. He thought he was fifteen. But he was three months old. That was confusing. But he had his Brain now to talk to. Oddly, Brain was being a little quiet now. Hey, Brain was a little…well, unimaginative.
I know! Hey, Brian, wake up!
(What? Brian?)
Well, it's better than Brain.
(I like being called Brain. Brian's just a stupid name)
That's not very nice to people called Brian.
(I want to be called…Curt II!)
No.
(Please…)
No.
(Please…)
Curt suddenly realised that everyone was staring at him.
"What?"
"Who are you talking to?"
"My brain."
His parents exchanged a look and his father (YAY! FATHER!) opened his mouth. Whatever he was going to say was stopped by the blue beast shouting out that they were landing. Curt caught a glimpse of a big mansion. His mouth dropped open. That would be his home? WAY COOL! The plane landed and he leapt off the plane to see a teenage girl aged about fifteen with long black hair and bright green eyes. Mother hugged the girl.
"Are you my sister? Because if you are, I may have to develop an Orpheus complex for siblings!"
The blue beast and his mother both froze and the coffee the beast had been drinking sprayed out through his teeth.
"Curt, this is Laura."
"You're not my sister! Oh, that's brilliant."
"She's your father's clone."
Awww…
(Like she'd be interested in you.)
Not nice Brian.
(It's Curt II!)
Brian!
(Curt II!)
Brian!
(Curt II!)
BRIAN!
(CURT II!)
"Are you alright Curt?"
"Mother?"
"It's Maman. I'm taking you to see the professor. He'll give you the once over then Dr McCoy over there will give you a physical."
"Maman?"
"It's French."
"Oh…"
She offered him her hand and he followed her upstairs, past gleaming rooms. A blue demon gave Maman a hug and smiled at Curt.
"Welcome home Curt-with-a-C. I'm Kurt-with-a-K."
"Pleased to meet you Kurt-with-a-K but my name's just Curt."
The man burst out laughing.
"I'll see you soon."
Then he disappeared in a loud BAMF!
"Whoa…"
"That's Kurt. We named you after him. He's your dad's best friend."
They continued down the corridors and a man in a blue suit with red glasses caught her sleeve.
"Tora, I need that report on my desk by tomorrow. Fury wants all the threads tied up by Wednesday. And don't tell me you've been picking up strays."
"Do you pay any attention to me at all Summers? Why did I say I was going?"
"I was busy!"
"That boy is Curt Scott! CURT!"
"Oh…"
She slapped him and marched off grumbling.
"Hello Summers Scott. I'm Curt!"
Then Curt scampered off after his mother, leaving Cyclops standing dumbfounded. Wolverine walking past quickly, not even bothering to exchange insults, confused him even more. Maybe Emma could tell him what happened. Instead he caught Laura's arm.
"Curt? As in the baby?"
"Oh yes. She forgot to tell you. She went off with Hank to rescue him."
"Using the Blackbird?"
"She did clear it with the Professor first."
"And she didn't tell me?"
"You were busy."
And Laura hurried off after Tora, Logan and their son.
Phoenix suddenly reached out with her mind and linked herself to the other two.
Why?
Because. It's easier to talk like this.
Really?
Flashes of memories, images for centuries past flew past. Faster and faster and faster until a blur was all that could be seen. Then everything ended in a cataclysmic fight that lasted so long it appeared as a single drawn out second in the speeded-up version of the universe. Phoenix felt once again the pain of burning but also the pain of burning from her companion. And it hurt…
Professor Xavier withdrew from Curt's mind.
"I'm sorry."
"Why?"
"I cannot help you. Your mind is fractured beyond what I can heal. I cannot even get a proper fix on you. Your mind is…changing. It seems to be on alternating frequencies. One moment, you have one mind, the next, another."
(That'd be me!)
SHUT UP BRIAN!
(It's Curt II!)
"Curt, are you alright?"
"I'm brilliant. Superb. Healthy. Happy. I'm home."
"Oh. Would you like to go outside for a while? Laura can take you to see Jamie and Eva."
"My bro and sis right?"
"Yes. Your siblings."
"Cool!"
He leapt up and ran out. Logan raised an eyebrow.
"He'll always be like that. I think that somehow, he was forcibly aged, possibly with Shi'ar technology. He's had memories implanted, some of Laura's and some of yours Tora. He seems to have a fractured psyche. He talks of a 'Brian', although if it's a friend or a facet of his personality, I wasn't sure. His mind is constantly shifting, trying to heal the damage done to it, and in the process, turning him insane."
"My kid is insane?"
"I'm sorry Logan. You're going to have to stand by him. He's confused and more afraid than he likes to make out."
Tora let her head fall.
"Why did people do that to him?"
"Because Tora, you and Logan together cost those people over three billion dollars and they want you back."
"They abandoned my project. They lost any right they had to control me then."
"But then you were weak. Now they look and see one of the most powerful mutants in the world, who is capable of defeating Thor."
"Thor wasn't trying."
"And neither were you."
"Look, I'm not some sort of omnipotent being! I'm just…just Tora!"
"Really? Tora, as Dragon, you reach levels that only Dark Phoenix could, without even trying. I know you think that Jean was more powerful, but even at your weakest moment, you are stronger than anyone else in this house."
"I'm not…"
"It's time you admitted it to yourself Tora. You are quite possibly the most powerful person on the planet, and that includes Thor and some of Stephen's more powerful adversaries. You control history Tora. And what is more powerful than history?"
"I said, SHUT UP!"
She turned and ran out the room. Charles sighed and looked at Logan.
"We need to get her to embrace her full potential. Our lives could depend on her using her full powers."
"Just let her make her own choices Charles. Let us make our own choices."
"Logan, Tora must learn to control her gifts. If not, I foresee we all suffer."
"Why?"
"Because Tora is a good woman. One of the best. And she controls a huge force that is neutral. Her potential… Logan, Tora can handle powers that even Dark Phoenix would have found difficult. Without even consciously realizing it."
"Look Chuck. Tora never wanted that. She accepts it. But you don't sleep with her. You don't hear the nightmares. It used to be she'd scream about Weapon X. Now she screams about other, worse stuff. Stuff about dying worlds and burning. Shattering, falling, being torn to shreds. It's killing her Chuck. And the worst bit is, she doesn't realise it."
"She wasn't using enough power to be the true Dragon, but was using enough to change her from a normal human. She was the inbetween stage. And it would have torn her to pieces."