"Alright, let's start from left to right." Remember back in school when it was a week before school started and you went to the teacher meet' n' greet? Imagine that, but it was like 90x worse.
"I am Colossus. My real name is Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin, but the children just call me Colossus." Oh yeah, I remember him from Children of the Adam. "Nice to meet you, sir."
"Names Scott, also known as Cyclopes good to see that you're adjusting alright kid." Next to him was a woman with orange hair, and every bone of my body was telling me to run. Not because she's intimidating but because of the things her MVC3 counterpart has done.
"My name is Jean Gray or rather Jean Summers now, also known as Phoenix, and I was the one who made you the food, did you enjoy it." Everyone in the room looked at me, I immediately understood the assignment. "Yup loved it."
"Ah see guys I can make good food." Next was the blue animal man. "Hello, my name is Hank McCoy also known as beast."
"I am Warren Worthington, also known as Angel."
"I am Ororo Monroe, also known as Storm it is a pleasure to be you."
"Wolverine, Logan doesn't matter what you call me."
"And lastly there is, you know me as White Queen but my real name is Emma Frost, we are the X-Men."
"Neato, what where is that Xavier person you brought up isn't this his Mansion?" Scott stepped forward. "The professor passed away last year, He would have loved to me you though."
"Or use you," Logan said under his breath, Scott glared at him under his sunglasses. "Got something to say, Logan."
"Don't mind me continue." Emma walked up. "Come along Damion, let's go meet the other kids."
"Uh, yeah sure." Not sure what going on between those two but I want none of that. Following Ms. Frost, we arrived at a living room of sorts. "Alright children gather around."
One after another a small group of kids my age stepped forward. "Alright, everyone meet Damion, he will be joining you starting today."
I stepped forward, looking all of them over. "Sup name Damion." The first one to step up was a girl with brunette hair. "Kitty Pride it's nice to meet you."
After that, I can only assume this kid was a blue imp. "Hello, I am Kurt Wagner."
"Names Betsy Braddock, a pleasure." Purple hair and a look that kills, neat.
"Anna Marie." Yikes she looks like hot topic puked all over her, "My name is Elizabeth but you can just call me Betsy."
"Hi, my name's Bobby Drake!" Gay Jhonny Test. Emma snorted and Booby looked up. "Is something funny Ms. Frost?"
"No Bobby, I just had something in my throat." Bobby looked none the wiser and just smiled brightly, Jesus boy has some pearly whites. "Ok, you're up Gwen."
"Sup name Gwendolyn Poole, just call me Gwen."
"And I'm Jubilation Lee, you can just call me Juils."
"Got I'll probably forget your names, regardless nice to meet you all." Emma smiled and then made her way to the door. "Right everyone gets to know each other, and Bobby makes sure Damion can find his way to the boys' dorm rooms." After that, she left.
Everyone dispersed into their groups not paying men any mind. Honestly, I'm not surprised it's usually up to the new kid to go find a group of people and hope It works out for them.
"So, welcome D!" Most of the time anyway. Turning around Bobby was all smiles, Jesus those are some blue eyes. " Ah thanks, also D?"
"Yeah man, D, a new personal nickname!" This can not be what he's actually like in the comics, right? "So what's your gimmick?"
"Gimmick?"
"Yeah, you know the thing that makes you Mutant, for example." He turned into complete ice before turning back. "I have control over ice and can turn myself into ice, Kurt over there-"
"Is blue?" he laughed, "Yes, but he can also teleport and has two pretty sick Katanas, and Juils can shoot energy out her hands to light fireworks." I nodded as Kurt and Jubilation talked about god knows what.
"So what's your power." I scratched the back of my head in embarrassment, "Uh well, I'm not sure honestly."
He just looked at me before brushing it off. "It's cool man, I didn't figure out mine until I accidentally froze the family goldfish. I'm positive it will come sooner rather than later." He said before motioning me to a couch with a GameCube hooked up to a TV.
"Honestly man you have no clue how glad I am to have another guy around it's just been me and Kurt, and it's not like Kurt is lame or anything but…"
Cutaway
Poof
"Bobby Perfect timing." Bobby was standing there hair wet and a towel around his waist. "Kurt buddy, what did we say about teleporting into my bathroom, especially mid-use."
"Not to do it." He sheepishly laughed, before coughing into his hand. "I've come to pray with you."
"Oh Kurt buddy, uh, you know me, not a huge religious guy, I've only been to chu-" A Sword flew past Bobby's head. "We pray now…"
"Yup, we sure will, let me just get dressed." Another sword Flew past him, Bobby dropped to his hands and knees "DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER!"
Back to the plot
"Yeah we might be the same gender, but we are not the same when it comes to interests." He sighed "But I'd rather take him over the adults." He sat down and picked up a Game Cube controller.
"Is it that thing Between and ?" I sat down and picked up a controller, what even are we playing?
CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER!
Oh, it's Melee, "Man that's not even the icing on the cake, they've been at each other's throats since I got here and I'm the second oldest member." He said picking Donkey Kong, personally, I would never pick that combo food but go off I guess.
"So then what is it then?" I don't want to be sweaty especially after just meeting the dude, I'll go Puff. "Well sometimes, it's Couch Logan being kind of rude and mean, or Ms. Frost trying to sleep with every member… or Couch Logan trying to sleep with Mr. Scott's wife and the whole team, It's mostly romantic problems."
"How is this team still together?" Seriously what the hell, was all that in a comic? "They mostly talk them out like I heard that Couch Logan is now in a Polyamorous relationship with Mrs. Jean and Mr. Scott and plans to move to the moon."
"Ok see, at first it was believable now I know you're pulling my leg here."
(Author: Everything just mentioned happened in the comics look it up)
"yeah I did believe it at first and how the hell are you so damn good at this game!" with a simple up throw into Jigglypuff's rest that was
GAME!
"Yeah before coming here I was a huge Fighting Game Junky." I close my eyes and lean, Good times, wow I'm acutely homesick, who would have thought? When I open my eyes I'm face to face with blue eyes.
"Hi, Gwen, you mind if we talk." I blink then blink again. "Aren't we talking-"
"In private,"
"… I'd rather not." She grabs me by the collar of my X-men pajamas, yes I'm still wearing them, and drags me over the couch and out the door. "Aww, I didn't even get my run back."
"Ok, Who are you?" I leaned against a wall Gwen was giving me an accusatory look. "Um, Damion." She pinched the bridge of her nose. " I know your name I mean where did you come from?"
"Oh, Florida." She gave me a half-lid stare. "Ok, better question where are the people around us original characters to you?"
"… ok who are you?" Her eyes lit up and she jumped around a little bit. "Oh my god, you're just like me!"
"What?" She grabbed my shoulders with stars in her eyes, "Me and you are going to be best friends!"
"I am still very confused."
"Me and you are from the Real world, we got to stick together we are the only one, well there's one more but she's off stretching around somewhere in New York"
"Ok, I get it, how did you figure out I wasn't from here?" Gwen had a 'as a matter of fact look on her face. "I know a lot about comics, and you have never once shown up, I mean without me Ms. Frost would have probably kicked you to the curve."
"What makes you say that?" The door opened and me and Gwen turned to face it. "Yo Gwen, can I have him back now, I need my run back."
"Sure Bobby, we'll talk later." With that, we went back to the shared room.
That night…
"This place is huge," I said walking behind Bobby as he led me to the boy's half of the dorms. "Yeah, easy to get lost in if you are not careful."
"So, you mentioned that you've been here the second longest out of everyone in this place, who have you beat?"
"That would be Juils, she was the first kid they ever picked up, but that was a long time ago, that was before Ms. Frost got here." Huh, how long have they been here? "And do you ever get to leave?"
"Every once in a while, mostly to go visit family for those who have some or to go shopping. Most of the time were here though."
"being in one place for so long has to suck, well who am I kidding you don't get good at the game but going outside and touching the grass." He laughed as we arrived at my door.
"Yeah, but I'd rather be here than be out there, at least it's safe here. Well, this is our stop night man, I heard we're going to the danger room tomorrow so better rest up."
"Uh, yeah night." I watched Bobby walk down the hall as I entered my room, Danger room, if it's anything like the stage on MVC3 then I can only see this going poorly…" I got in my bed and let sleep take me.
[Saving… Saving… Saving completed]
"WAKE UP!" A sharp pain shot through my head, waking me up instantly. I look around frantically realizing nobody is here. "How?"
"Come down for breakfast." Ms. Frost? Right telepathy, how could I forget I hope that's not a daily thing. Getting out of bed I walked over to the closet, grabbed a plain T-shirt and some Cargo pants, and went to go find where ever they hold breakfast here.
Walking down the hall I saw Kurt exit his door half asleep and still in his Pajamas. "Oh, uh Kurt right? You wouldn't happen to know where breakfast might be at?" He rubbed his eyes walked over to me and put his hand on my shoulder.
"Uh?"
"KURT WAIT HE DOESN'T-" I looked over at Bobby who was sprinting at us. "Bobb-"
Dizzy, nauseous, and confused. Those were all the things I was feeling, somehow I was once at the dorms and was now at a long dining room table. "Where, how, oh I'm going to be sick."
"Ah on the receiving end of one of Kurt's teleports, poor dude." I heard someone say but honestly, I can barely hear straight right now. "I… I think I'm good."
"3,2,1" I immediately ran over to the trash and puked in it. "Aw babies first teleport, I remember when that was me."
"Can't relate, one of the few things I'm glad my mutant ability prevents from happening." Why is everyone yelling?
"They're not yelling dear, it's just a side effect from the jump." That did sound like Ms. Frost, "No it's me silly." I felt a hand soothe my back as the headache began to fade. "Thank you, Ms. Summers."
"Any time, go to the bathroom and wipe your mouth." I nodded and went to find a bathroom.
When I came back I saw that Bobby had joined us and most of the X-men were there, the only ones that were missing were Mr. Logan and Mr. Summers. "Feeling better dude."
Gwen said trying to hold in her laughter. "Uh yeah." Jeez, I don't know how to really talk to these people, I feel like a fish out of water. "it's not like we're going to eat you, relax."
Another new voice talking in my head, and this one's British, how truly delightful… I heard the voice "Left side of the table third seat down." Following the instructions, my gaze landed on that one purpled-haired girl.
"Betsy, right?"
"Good, you remembered. Listen there's no need to be nervous take it from someone who was just in your shoes Everyone here is family," She said, it's weird having someone talk so soothingly in your head like that.
"I understand if it will take you time to open up to us, and that this is a big change in your life. Even if you don't feel very sad yet, when you do, I'd be more than happy to talk with you."
"Wow, that's nice of you to say especially for someone you just met."
"It's what the group said to me when I first got here, I just wanted to pass it on." Just then Scott and Logan had walked in, "Alright bubs, I'm handling training today meet me at the danger room after breakfast."
Logan walked out but Scott took a seat next to Jean. "Oh, Mr. Scott I've been meaning to ask can we go out to the city Today?" Jubilation asked as she picked at her eggs. Scott opened a new paper and thought about it. "Any particular reason why?"
"New kid doesn't have anything to wear, I mean look at him." Scott looks over at me. "I mean these were the clothes that you all picked me up in and they do still in fact smell like dear piss."
"Hmm, not today as I need to see if we can find out what his Mutant abilities are, can risk you all being attacked while you're out, but once we do you can go." Jubilation fist bumped the air "I'll take it."
"Oh uh, Gwen can you pass me the salt?" Gwen nodded and tossed it at me. "Gwen what did we-" Emma was mid reprimand as I went to catch it unfortunately my hand-eye coronation sucks when it comes to anything but games and the salt hit the back of my hand.
In a blue flash, the salt bounced off the back of my hand and fell down in front of me. "Well, that isn't normal." The whole table was looking at me, Scott stood up, "Everyone to the danger room ."
Successful parry 1 SP
I was wondering where the gaming element was.
Author Note: I know Oc is a bit bland but don't worry that's the plan.