Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:38:37 +1000
From: july_16th_1945@hotmail.com
Subject: X Men Slash; a place for us all #1

*disclaimer*

I do not own the rights to any of the characters in this story, and make
no claims to the artistic visions of the marvel universe.  I know nothing
of the sexuality of any of the creators, actors, or characters involved
in the Marvel universe.  Similarly, this story contains graphic
descriptions of gay male sex.  If you don't like that, they you should
probably avert your eyes.

This story takes place in an alternate X-Men universe from the one in
which the 3rd movie took place.  Certain events occurred after X2 which
changed the timeline.  Jean, Scott and Professor X are all still alive,
and there was no cure.  The specifics of the timeline changes may be made
apparent as the story progresses. Some characters have been changed a
little from the marvel universe as well and some of the facts may be out
of place because I never read the comics and wanted more characters than
were revealed in the movies.



Endings and Beginnings



"Said" `thought' <radio> *telepathic*

~Johnny's P.O.V.~

Sitting down casually reading "Catcher in the Rye" for what seemed to
be the hundredth time he was surprised to hear the usually nimble
Elektra's feet pounding into the room

"Start packing Johnny!" she exclaimed wile running into the room strait
to her dresser

"Why are you ^Å we packing?" quizzically I asked putting down the book
and starting to pack my small amount of things

"The hand is going to fall, you will no longer be used by them please
just tell me you will seek out a normal life for yourself its what is
best." She stated in the voice she used to speak to others in the hand
the voice completely void of emotion of any kind that prompted that you
just obey and not ask. I started packing up my corner of the room and the
small amount of belonging I owned. Wile being a powerful asset to the
Hand most of the feared me because I was a mutant and because of that I
was treated as lower than them given my food in the corner of Elektra's
room that she got from the kitchen for me sleeping on the mattress she
had gotten for me the only thing the hand had given me was the uniform
that they all wore Elektra gave me clothes and small things that she
could afford to but the hand gave me nothing more than training to kill
weapons to help me and in turn I killed for them, the only reason I even
stayed was because Matsu'o Tsurayaba (Stick) the leader of the hand gave
me a home to live in and a reason to live he took me in after I was
dumped by my parents.

"Were we going Elektra?" A little emotion in saying her name gave away
how scared I was. The Hand was all I knew sure I was treated like crap
and was a tool for them it was my only use in life. She walked over to me
and hugged me I could see she really did care about me someone in this
world cared about me.

"I have asked a mutant college to accept you as a student; it's a
school in New York for mutants. They will take care of you teach you
about the world about how it truly is and they wont use you like a tool
like the hand did" she scuffed up my white hair playfully trying to
cheer me up. I stood up tying my bad full of belongings to my waist and
pulled my harness on that helps my butterfly knives and walked over and
picked up one of Elektra's bag as she strapped her sai to her legs

"Follow me and hurry she picked up her other bag and stood up started
heading to the door I pulled my hood over my head incase I got seen in
public. She walked to the end of the hallway and looked around the corner
seeing that no one was there she crept out and stood on the window sill
and turned to me making a sign to be quiet she jumped from the window and
landed on the wall and slit the guards through from behind I jumped from
the roof looking at the dead guard recognizing it was Tsuka one of the
people who treated me the worst in the Hand we silently slipped away and
into the night.

*****

~Sean's P.O.V.~

"Honey come back inside before someone sees you" his mother ran to the
backyard over to her teenage son who was lying down on the grass
daydreaming as he whittled a piece of wood with a sharp bone he mutated
and pulled from his index finger

"Coming mum." He slowly got up and stated walking back to his house the
prison he had hid in for the last 16 years if only society could be more
accepting

"Sean please stop coming out here especially don't do that on the lawn
the neighbors might see you anyway we have something to tell you and its
important" walking inside with a defeated look on his face he saw his
father sitting on the couch. What was wrong now,  sighing he sat down on
the couch

"Son we have found out about a school in New York that we think you
might like" I suddenly sat bolt upright. They were letting me out! They
were letting me go to a school!

"Honey it's a school for people like you, it's for mutant teenagers"
she took the look on my face as disappointment. I jumped over to the
couch they were sitting on and hugged them both and started crying I was
so happy

"you have to go upstairs and pack you will be heading out tomorrow 4am"
he  got up off the couch and ruffled my hair, as he did this I sped up
the stairs and started packing so over joked, I was going o meat other
people! I was going to meat other mutants! I was going to be happy I just
knew it.

****

~Mikhail's P.O.V~

Spending the last 3 months with only a few other people in a small rural
community in Russia I was relieved and scared to see a crowds of people I
didn't know faces idea never seen before  I walked up to the flight
terminal and asked for a one-way ticket to New York America paying the
steep price reluctantly she handed me my ticket and told my flight left
in fifteen minutes and told me they were nearly finished boarding
pointing to the terminal I ran to it showed them my passport and gave
them my ticket as they weigh my handheld luggage and let me on the plane.
I was finally going to see Piotr again after this long I hope he would
want to see me let alone want me at the Xmen institute. Finding hid seat
and sitting down watching the bad subtitled movie I drifted off to sleep
dreaming of the possibilities tomorrow may hold.

****

~Professor X P.O.V.~

* Logan, Bobby, jubilee, Storm, Piotr. Please report to my office I have
something I need you to do* the telepathic message was received
throughout the school and the people mentioned were knocking on the door
after a few minutes

"What's up Wheels" Logan asked the professor a bit of attitude in his
voice crept through being called in the middle of a workout session
wasn't the best of times

"Ok now that you're here I have some news, we have two new students
coming to the school today." Logan groaned hating to be a baby sitter

"Names and descriptions" he asked grumpily knowing he couldn't tell
the professor no

"the first is Johnny no last name average body height highly defined
mussels will probably have his hair covered because it is snow white, you
will know who he is because he will be accompanied by Elektra, the second
is names Sean Agustien usually a small to average height he will look
about 13 but don't be fooled he is actually 16 he can make himself look
older or younger its part of his mutation that's why I am asking you to
make a sign to help him find you. Both of the new students haven't been
in a proper school before and I don't know how advanced they are in
there mutant capabilities, as for there school education Johnny has had
none he is smart and learns quick but doesn't know a lot of things
because of how he was brought up and Sean has been homeschooled from a
young age and should be about grade twelve level. Any other questions?"
he looked at Logan knowing he would have something to say Storm took
bobby and jubilee in her car and Logan took Piotr in His car and they
headed to New York Airport all of them chattering to much to notice the
guy slowly walking along the path half hidden by trees towards the
mansion

~Mikhail's P.O.V.~

I saw two really nice cars heading down towards the city I figured I was
getting close to the mansion and my brother. After what seemed like half
an hour since seeing the cars go past he came up to a large gate with an
X over the other side of the gate there was an intercom nervously I
walked over to it and pushed the button it started to make the sound of a
ringing phone so I waited eventually it stopped and I herd the voice of
an older man talking "Welcome to the Xavier institute of higher
learning, this is Professor Charles Xavier what can I do for you?"

 I hesitated a bit before answering back. "Hello my name in Mikhail
Rasputin would you mind if we me^Å.." as he was trying to say the last
word the gate swung open and the professor announced.

"Please walk to the front door ill meet you there and we can talk as we
stroll around the yard I know why you are here Mikhail" not wanting to
be rude but still being cautious I walked slowly checking my surroundings
seeing the nicely kept path leading towards the rather large mansion as I
rounded a small grove of tree I saw some children playing a game of catch
and thought nothing of it until one of them stopped the ball midair
without using there hands it floated there for a second then zoomed off
to be caught by another boy who slightly hovered above the ground upon
seeing me he quickly grounded him self and pointed me out to his friend
and they both ran into the grove of trees feeling bad about scaring them
I quickened my pace towards the building hoping to find some answers

*I didn't know that Piotr had any relatives he has never spoken of them*
the voice caught me off guard because it was disembodied yet I recognized
it from the gate looking around I tried to find the person who spoke the
must have noticed *I am speaking in your head its me Charles Xavier I'm
a telepath its my mutation.* looking towards the mansion I saw a man
sitting in a wheelchair out the front as I got closer I could see he was
old but he had an air of calm about him

"Is Piotr here Mr. Xavier" I couldn't help keep the emotions out of my
voice making it sound more like a plea

"No I'm sorry he is out at the moment picking up two new students for
the school with his team mates, he should be back in an hour or so" as
he was talking he started moving his wheelchair following the path that
went along the side of the mansion

"Piotr isn't the only reason I came here today Mr. Xavier I would like
to ask you if I could become a student at your school if it's ok with
you" I asked keeping my head down to scared to look at him

"Please call me Professor, and to your question I do not se why you
wouldn't be welcome at this school I'm sure we could fit you in" he
must have noticed the huge smile on my face as he said this

"Thank you so much." I put my hand down to shake his, "you won't
regret it I will study hard and help out as much as I can"

"your just as enthusiastic as your brother, There are some rules if you
are going to stay here the first rule is unless you have complete control
over your mutant power you will train two times a day if you have a good
degree of control over it you will still train five days a week as well
as help other students with there training. And the most important rule
you must never use your mutant power to harm any of the students or
teachers. Do you think you can live with those rules?" he looked me in
the eye with what I could already tell was an iron determination

"I would be happy to abide by those rules professor." I smiled back at
him

"You are more than encouraged wile here to receive an education if you
have already finished school the other teachers here could help you get a
PhD in anything you like."

"this is more than nice professor but I don't need that I am a
certified engineer all I would like is a place to call home and have some
semblance of family" we had been talking for a wile and had already made
it to the other side of the mansion looking over a rather large grassy
field  with a lake at the back and patches of forest leading further back
the place was immaculate I just stood and stared at the nice view

"Would you by any chance like to show me your power Mikhail?" the
professor interrupted my daydreaming

"Sure I don't really know what to call it but I can turn into two
things either a snake or a rather large half snake half human and it's a
little messy."

"Give me a demonstration anything you feel most comfortable with." He
gave me a friendly smile and moved back a bit to give me some room, I
decided to show him the various snaked I could turn into first just to
give him an idea I slowly shed my skin and slithered out of my pile of
clothes as a huge boa constrictor slowly slithering over to a tree and
climbing up as I was climbing I turned into a black mamba wrapping my
self around the branches then turning into a green tree snake I curled
around the leaves and started to lower myself turning into a cobra and
flattening my neck hissing at the professor he did a small clap and asked
if I could speak wile I was like that I shook my head and started to
slither away from myself as my body grew fatter and fatter stretching
like a balloon till the skin peeled away showing off the large emerald
scales now covering me pulling my arms off my side and flicking the air
with my tong I looked down at the professor

"I can speak now" my S slightly elongated and hissy "this is the form
I feel most comfortable in and have to at least stay this way for a few
house a day even though it is unconventional because of my size but
staying as a human all the time will cause me to have headaches and
stomach pains leading to nausea eventually leading to me loosing control
and shifting forms rapidly and painfully causing me writhe around in a
type of fit"

"That wont be a problem you will have enough room in your room when you
sleep at night and in the danger room as well the only time you'll have
trouble staying like that is in a classroom and hallways but I think you
wont mind staying like that for at least 6 hours a day would you?"

"not a problem at all the longest I have gone without changing was three
and a half days but after two days I could barely stand I felt so sick it
also left with some more snakelike traits when I'm a human" as I said
this I shed my skin again turning back into a human and opening my mouth
showing the professor my fangs with a drop of venom on them and the
forked tong still present "the venom in this form and my larger form is
quite potent and can usually kill someone in about fifteen minutes with
them going paralyzed after two minutes, I'm not proud of what I have
done in my past to live but in Russia there are mutant haters too and I
nearly died on more than a few occasions." I opened my shirt to show him
the large scar over my heart. "This was caused before Piotr left Russia,
he probably thinks I died there." I couldn't help but have a sad face.
"he doesn't know I'm a mutant I started to find out when I was 16 and
by that time he had left and after that I don't have much a memory at
all I went feral for a wile and only about four months ago I snapped out
of it and only three months ago was when I rejoined civilization. I
don't know if it will happen or not but before I went feral the warning
signs were extreme anger, I was very destructive and moody and I
wouldn't change back to human form for some reason I just couldn't I
think its finally out of my system but in truth I don't know if it will
happen again I can only hope not." The look on my face must have showed
how disappointed I was

"Well that is why you are here apart from Piotr to gain control of your
mind so nothing like going feral will hamper you and if it cant be helped
we are here to figure out how to bring you back or fix it as soon as
possible with the least amount of pain." Smiling up at him the professor
showed an understanding side of himself which reassured my welcome. "How
about I show you round the mansion and show you a room I think you could
be delighted at staying in." he started to motor away so I actually had
to jog to catch up.

Entering through the front of the mansion again we went up to the second
floor and he continued his speed. This is were the more senior members
stay the rooms are bigger it will give you enough room for you to be in
any form you like." He stopped at a door and opened it motoring on in
the room was quite big with a queen sized bed in one corner a walk in
wardrobe and a fully working bathroom but the room was just bare no
bedding just a mattress no posters no TV no desk yet he shouldn't
complain because it was being given to him. Walking through everything he
decided to test the bed putting his bag on the floor and jumping on it

"we will have to get jean or maybe Piotr to take you shopping for a TV a
desk a computer some cloths bedding and stuff to decorate your room to
make you feel more at home." He started laughing at my face which hung
open in shock.

"You must be kidding! Professor I cant accepts all this free
accommodation, education if I wanted it friends and now you want to buy
me stuff for me, what can I do to pay you back?"

"Be good to the students help out were you can and I'm sure we can put
your skills as an engineer to some good around here." He stopped talking
for a second and cocked his head slightly before saying anything ells.
"And if you quickly take a shower and get dressed Piotr should be home
in fifteen minutes you will be among the new students arriving, there are
three of you in total." He flashed me a smile and wished me luck as he
motored out of the room clothing the door softly behind him. Walking into
the bathroom I started up the shower wanting to look as nice as I could
for when I saw Piotr.

~Sean's P.O.V.~

Walking out of the terminal and collecting the luggage he didn't know
what to expect his parents didn't tell him this much but it was exciting
to be lost amongst real people in a real world something he hadn't been
able to do before. Walking towards the exit of the airport he spotted a
group of people that must have been looking for him from the sign they
were holding, he slowly took a deep breath and walked up to them holding
out his hand he introduced himself. "Hi I'm Sean." He plastered a
goofy smile on his face as an older African American woman shook his hand
vigorously

"Hi I'm Ororoe, this is Logan, Bobby, Piotr and last but not least
Jubilee." They all smiled and shook my hand as there name was mentioned
"Logan, Bobby can you please help Sean take his stuff to My car wile we
wait for Johnny?" they both bent down and took a suitcase each and
headed out the door, I smiled and waved back at the others and just
followed them out into the parking lot we finally reached the car it was
very luxury Rolls-Royce. I just smiled whistled and made my eyes look
like love hearts bobby started laughing at me as they loaded my stuff
into the back of the car.

"You think this ones good, you should see Logan's car." Logan made a
grunt at the comment and slammed the trunk shut starting to walk back to
the airport

"What's his problem?" I whispered to bobby who started laughing and
pointed behind me, wanting to see what was so funny I turned around and
nearly shat myself, staring into Logan's eyes he was rite behind me

"I ain't got no problem bub." He started walking away towards the
airport bobby kept laughing as my heartbeat returned to normal watching
Logan he suddenly stopped turned around `shink' six large metallic
claws popped out between his knuckles on each fist and he started running
at us with a look of anger on his face I jumped in between the closest
cars I could find Bobby must have known what was going on he quickly
turned around suddenly turning to ice looking past Bobby I saw a tall
woman with what looked like hand size tridents in her hands leaning
against one of the cars looking at Logan

"Don't worry Wolverine I'm on your side this time, the Hand has fallen
you can rest easy, I bought the student Professor X agreed to take into
his school with me." stepping out of what appeared to be thin air a
medium height boy stood behind Bobby and tapped him on the shoulder
causing Bobby to rapidly turn and fire a shard of ice behind him that
narrowly missed Logan, the boy behind him surprisingly agile back flipped
high onto a lamppost crouching on the point of it. "Johnny! Play nice
these are the people who you will be living with don't worry they are
stronger than you think and they are good people."

"Fine I guess I can play nice." He sighed and lifted the hood off his
head letting his face and white hair be seen, a huge grin plastered on
his face.

"Professor X knows were to reach me I herd the lady say, when I looked
over she was gone. Logan grabbed a cell phone from his pocket and rang
who I presumed was Ororoe

"Hey we found Johnny, Elektra just made an appearance and dropped him of
and then poof she was gone again." I heard someone speaking on the other
end but couldn't make it out slowly standing from between the two cars I
dived between  I smiled and scratched the back of my head

"Logan remind me never to get on your bad side you can be awful scary."
I said slightly chuckling

~Johnny's P.O.V.~

Wolverine aka Logan, age unknown mutation healing factor and imbued with
an admantium skeleton and claws making him one tough bugger and Iceman
aka Bobby Drake, can turn to solid ice and has all ice type attacks.

"Hi I'm Johnny, nice to meet you." I jumped down from the lamp post
and held out my hand to bobby he slowly shook it and smiled back
reverting to human form I held my hand out to Logan who had retracted his
claws and shook my hand firmly . I then turned to the boy I had noticed
diving behind the cars scared of Logan "hi what's your name?" I held
my hand out and he hesitantly shook it and smiled back.

"Hi I'm Sean nice to meet you. I guess you're just starting up at the
college to?"

"Yep Elektra said they would help me get an education and help me
improve my skills with my mutation." Out of the corner I saw Storm,
Piotr and Jubilee walk towards us

Storm walked up to me and held out her hand, "Hi I'm Ororoe and this
is.." I took her hand and shook it to be polite

"I know who you all are I read the files the Hand kept on you last night
Elektra said it might help coming into a knew atmosphere." I smiled back
at them who all had an odd look on there faces. I just smiled. "So who
am I going with??"

"You're with me punk." Logan stated matter o factly, "you too" he
said to Sean we both followed him to a supped um muscle car that really
looked like it could go.

"Nice ride!" Sean was looking at the car as if it was gold plated and
diamond studded. Logan walked to the back door and opened it and ushered
us in. I untied my belongings from my waist and took off the new jumper
Elektra had bought me last night and unstrapped my blades from my back
and held them all in a neat bundle as I slid into the back seat of the
car, Logan and Piotr aka colossus mutant ability of organic steal body
took the two front seats as we started driving out of the airport staring
out the window on the way there I wondered if I really would be accepted
there or if I would be treated with fear and repulse again, time would
tell, he promised Elektra he would at least give them a try, sighing he
also remembered he had to be nice.

~Mikhail's P.O.V.~
sitting on the front steppes waiting for Piotr, I slowly started to
daydream about the scenario , I wondered if Piotr would accept me or even
recognize me or remember me, starting to get scared about meeting my
brother for the first time in 4 years it was starting to really drag me
down making me so scared I was shaking

*Calm down and look sharp Mikhail they are coming up the drive now* the
telepathic message snapping me out of my daydreaming quickly clenching my
hands to fists to try build courage and stop the shaking and squinting my
eyes to try see into the two cars he could see coming up the driveway, I
was so scared I wanted to run but I couldn't even move *Relax Mikhail,
calm down he will recognize you be yourself and give him a chance* the
professor's messages helped me stop shaking and actually gain some
courage in the situation.

The cars pulled up in front of him slowly he could see the back of
Piotr's head deep in discussion with the two people in the back seat he
presumed they were the two new students. This is it, he started to turn
his head around opened the door got out and  looked strait up at me. I
held my breath he hadn't changed at all maybe grew a little but he still
had muscles on muscles and that same spark in his eyes the same short
cropped haircut he stared at me for a few seconds his jaw slowly dropping
like he was in shock "Piotr do you remember me?" I asked my voice still
shaky. I could feel my hands start to shake again. Suddenly he ran up the
stairs and held me in a strong bear hug.

"Mikhail!" he hugged me tighter again the relief couldn't be more
soothing and exciting I hugged him back with all my strength. "I thought
you were dead." He held me back tears in his eyes mirroring mine

"I wasn't myself for a wile but I'm back now, I'm sorry for
disappearing on you like that." I hugged him again and he hugged me.

"after you disappeared mum and dad finally kicked me out for being a
mutant, I worked as an arms dealer for the mafia for a wile until I came
to America and Professor X found me street fighting for cash offered me a
place and this is where I have been for the past 2 years." His hug was
starting to crush me, he is still to freaking strong for his own good

"Breath ^Å loosen ^Å hug." I finally managed to breath out he instantly
stopped and apologized

"Were have you been for the past years." He asked me I could tell by
the tone of his voice he was upset

"My mutation finally manifested and I kind of went feral for a wile
preying on wild animals and living in caves and such about four months
ago it went into remission and I slowly got my conscience back and three
months ago I returned to civilization and started searching for your
immediately knowing mama and papa wouldn't want me with them anymore."
Piotr was looking at me with serious concern in his eyes. Pulled me into
a hug again for a few seconds and pulled me in front of him.

"We are back together rite now who cares about papa and mama as long as
we have each other. Please meet my friends and now your friends, Mikhail
we will all be your family now."

"Oi metal head who's your boyfriend?" Bobby jibed grabbing luggage
from the back of Ororoe's car

"This," he said turning to me, "Is my brother Mikhail, we haven't
seen each other in a bit over four years now." He said to bobby with
pride and happiness in his voice "Mikhail this is Ororoe, Bobby, Logan
and Jubilee, my friends these two are Johnny and Sean new students to the
school." I started to drift off to daydream land again after seeing
Johnny smiling he was just so good looking, cute even.

Finally snapping out of it when I realized Ororoe was standing in front
of me, I held my hand out to shake hers but she pulled me into a hug
"Please any family of Piotr's is family to us as well." I returned the
hug smiling to Piotr. I could really get used to this for the next half
hour Piotr dragged me around the school introducing me to everyone as his
brother and got a friendly greeting from every one of them.

"Sorry to interrupt you Piotr but the new arrivals are needed in the
danger room a proper introduction is needed for them." He smiled at me
seeing how well Piotr and I got along.

"I'll show him the way Professor." He grabbed my wrist and started
dragging me along corridors through what appeared to be a games room with
a big TV couches and a pool table through another set of rooms and up a
flight of stairs to a large metallic looking set of doors with a large X
spanning across them he pushed his hand to a scanner the doors opened and
I realized it was a lift.

"Colossus id number 8357 got to danger room" he said with casualness
like he had done it numerous times before, the doors closed and we slowly
started descending.

"What is Colossus?" my curiosity piqued I had to ask

"I am part of an all mutant team here at the college called the Xmen
you'll find out more later on but my code name is Colossus."

"Funny I thought it would be Tin man, if only you had a heart." I joked
playfully glad to be in his company after so long. He punched me lightly
in the arm it was just like old days. The doors slid open and we walked
down a short hall way leading in three directions the left marked men the
right marked women.

"I have to get changed you go on ahead Scott is probably waiting with
the others ill be out in a second." He ducked off into what I guess was
the change room.

Walking strait on ahead I walked into a very large gray futuristic
looking room Logan, Bobby and the man I guess was called Scott were
standing in leather uniforms Johnny and Sean standing in front of the
looking slightly bored

"Ah good you're here. I'm Scott, I am the field leader of the Xmen.
Has Piotr talked about us yet?" he was wearing a futuristic visor which
reminded me of Startreck.

"He mentioned you but said it would be explained later."

"Well we the Xavier school for the gifted is an all mutant school as you
well know but it is also the base for the Xmen a Team of strong mutants
that preserve human mutant relationships and help keep peace throughout
the world as best we can. We do everything from stopping terrorist
threats, anti mutant groups that go to far and mutant groups that go to
far, it is our job to uphold mutants name and help were we can to try
build a better future for mutants."

"So what's your power bub? Or are you just another tin head?" Logan
asked with a smirk around the cigar in his mouth

"No I'm not another `Tin Head' like Piotr, I can turn into snakes and
a half snake half human form."

"So two animal type mutants and a bone growing mutant." Scott said to
himself more than anyone else. "Well we are here to test how strong you
guys are at using your mutations, this is the danger room it had advanced
holographic creating engines that create hard light real life simulations
nearly indistinguishable from actual life itself everything will react
the same way it would if it was happening in real life."

"Ok tin head is here we can begin now." Bobby started stretching and
warming up

"You guys stretch and wile we are doing that we can discuss the
etiquette that we train under here in the danger room." After a few
minutes of stretching Scott continued. "In this room we treat it as if
we are on the field in real life that means we use code names only."

"I'm Iceman" Bobby stated.

"Wolverine" the one word grunted out from Logan.

"Colossus" said wile turning into his organic metallic form.

"Cyclops is my code name" Scott stated simply "what are your code
names, you might not be needed on the field until you prove your good
enough but you will need the none the less you need them."

"Lupa it's the name I used wile working for the hand."

"Bones is all I can think of at short notice."

"Pythas is the name I was called when I was an urban legend through
southern Russia." Piotr gave me a sad look a he heard that

"Which one of you wants to go first" Cyclops asked in an authoritative
tone

~Johnny's P.O.V.~

"I Will Cyclops" I pulled off the jumper and strapped my hood back on
as well as the harness for my blades to my back the red uniform commonly
worn by the hand didn't seam rite to wear anymore but it's the only
thing he owned appropriate for fighting in

"We will start with a hand to hand combat first no mutant powers
involved, because of your training with the hand you well verse
Wolverine. Computer Forest Simulation 1." The scenery around them kind
of shivered and a dense pine forest came into existence a small viewing
platform raised 50 meters into the air pulled the rest of the mutants
away and up above the action leaving Wolverine and I facing each other
below

"So you got some skills rite kid?" Wolverine asked casually putting out
the cigar in the palm of his hand and resting it in the nook of a low
branch turning back to see I wasn't standing in front of him anymore
"Hide and seek don't work kid I can smell were you are,"

"How boring I can do the exact same thing." I said lazily hanging
upside down from the branch directly above him releasing my legs and
twisting mid air I landed on my feet in front of the older man

"Computer simulation grass field 1." The scenery changed again the
viewing platform lowered significantly to only two meters off the ground

"Lets fight then" I said putting my hands by my side and bowed slightly
towards Wolverine who threw a punch at my downturned head as expected
quickly sidestepping the fist easily "Just like your file said your
definitely a no nonsense man and if it get hit I should be prepared for
some serious bruising and the possibility of concussion or some cracked
ribs I'm glad for me that your are slow and decide to use your strength
to your advantage." I slowly rested back into the battle stance I had
been taught from a young age and prepped myself to fight an opponent that
could easily beat me in one hit

Swinging his fist in trying for a haymaker to the side of my head I
ducked and used my thumb and forefinger to hit a point in his muscle that
would cause cramping in his arm and thrust my foot into his ribs and
kicked of putting some distance between me and his body, a smile crossed
his lips

"Trying to lock my muscles wont work the healing factor removes the
cramp nearly instantly you will have to be better than that." He ran at
me first punching at my chest then swinging a kick towards  my ribs side
stepping the punch I stepped around the kick grabbing his foot and using
his circular motion and throwing him onto the ground off balance  jumping
with all my might on his lower back digging my heels into his kidneys I
herd him grunt with the loss of air and pain this caused he reached pack
trying to grab at my feet I quickly jumped off him landing a few meters
away going back into my battle stance. He slowly stood up wiping blood
off his lip and forehead as the cuts slowly disappeared.

"That hurt you brat." He said cracking his neck

"What's wrong old man?" this obviously got him angry from the leer and
growl I got from him seeing the anger rise I got ready for another
attack. He charged at me this time punching at my head I ducked he threw
another punch  making me lie down on the ground a sweeping kick trying to
catch me off guard I pushed up with my arms and legs at the same time
jumping over his leg landing in a crouch I flipped backward using the
momentum to kick him in the chin and roll back at the same time this got
another growl as he pounced at me I somersaulted over him kicking his
head into the ground. He rolled up onto his feet and looked at me

"How about we make this more fun huh." `Shink' the sound of his claws
extending from his hands flexing his arms back he started advancing
making a downward slash which I side stepped quickly another slash I
didn't realize he would be faster and dove backwards with all my
strength the off balance move wasn't fast enough the tips of his claws
scratched the side of my arm slashing my uniform and slightly into the
skin enough to make me bleed, Growling back at him I got a fair bit of
distance between us and removed the hood and snarled at him bearing my
teeth the slightly wolfish fangs visible the would slowly closed and the
bleeding stopped I pulled the harness off my back and the two butterfly
blades free throwing the harness out of the way I  took up a defensive
stance one blade going along the edge of my arm held backwards in my hand
the other held horizontally at eye height and moving my legs further
apart. A small laugh escaped his lips when he saw the knives

"I wouldn't laugh these wont scratch to easy, they are made from the
same metal your claws are." A grunt escaped his lips he flexed his arms
again ready to lash out  both looking at each other wearily I decided to
take the offensive switching the blades quickly in my hands I charged at
him he slashed at me and I blocked it and twisted my blade so it was
between his claws and twisted putting pressure on the outside on pushing
it against the bones causing major strain in the muscles making him roar
in pain he tried to strike out at me with his other hand but I quickly
got the flat of my foot on the inside of his wrist using the leverage I
bought the other foot up and locked his wrist between them bringing the
other blade to his throat and holding it there

"Give up yet?" I looked him in the eye his face in a scowl of pain,
suddenly the sound of his blades moving from his skin sounded again

"Knew you couldn't resist getting in close kid, but my claws are a bit
longer than that." He slowly extended his claws till the ones I was
bending outward were touching my throat and the others against my ribs

"Oh well it's a truce I guess. But next time I wont fall for it so be
prepared." With that I twisted and kicked off him landing on the ground
and walking back to my hood and harness sheathing the blades and  tucking
the hood into my pants as to not loose it. "I need a new fighting
uniform this one is old and represents a person that I'm free of."

"I think I can arrange that soon enough." Cyclops said from the viewing
platform. "Impressive fight for someone so young, when did you start
using the butterfly blades?"

"When I was four, the same time I started learning ninjitsu."

"Good fight Lupa." Wolverine patted him on the back. The action caught
him by surprise he didn't think the older man would even talk to him
after the fight let alone complementing him it made him blush.

"You too Wolverine." Looking at the ground he walked over to the
platform and up the stairs sitting on the bench he was surprised how much
the man had made him work he sat down deserving the rest when it came to
using his mutation to fight it wouldn't last long

~Sean's P.O.V.~

"Cyclops can I please go next?"

"Sure Bones you look to be about Iceman's height and build."

"I got one problem I don't know how to fight without my mutation." I
blushed slightly not knowing if it would make me weaker in his eyes

"that's ok I guess, most people with bone mutations mold it together
with a self learnt style of fighting I guess Iceman would still be a good
opponent to fight." We both walked down the platform onto the grassy
field that the others fought on

"So let me guess you use ice type attacks more the long range defensive
type?"

"How did you know?" a puzzled look came over his face

"Lupa and I talked on the way here, he read your file and told me about
you I pieced the rest together myself." I grinned at placing him so
correctly

"Iceman, Bones are you going to have a picnic or are you going to
fight?"

"Sorry Cyclops." We both said in unison.

"No hard feelings bones, ok?" he stuck out his hand for me to shake. I
stuck my hand out to shake it and he pulled his hand away "Syke!"
suddenly changing to ice form he made ice sleds and scatted away putting
some distance between us.

"Fine play it that way you'll still loose." Quickly spinning on the
ball of my foot I made the end joints in my fingers pointy and used the
centrifugal force to send them flying after Iceman who didn't see the
projectile in time to move and it hit him in the arm even in his ice for
it stuck in causing pain "1 Bones 0 Popsicle boy." I couldn't help but
laugh, suddenly stifling a scream as I felt two quills of ice stick into
my leg

"What were you saying Skelly?" now it was Iceman's turn to laugh but
he kept his eyes open incase another spike of bone was sent flying his
way. Spinning rapidly in succession I sent hundreds of shards heading
towards the human Popsicle and knocking the shads of ice flying at me out
of the air with them at the same time. Iceman knowing he was in trouble
not getting an attack in but having to dodge more than a few on Bones
barrage of attacks forming two long sharp strong but light ice blades he
started fending off the attacks "hey ballerina boy!" Iceman yelled at
Bones who slowly stopped spinning

"What's wrong snowman? You haven't thrown an attack at me for at least
a minute."

"I was wondering if you would prefer some hand to hand well ice to flesh
combat anyways."

"lets see how we can do this yeah?" slowly merging the bones in my arms
to a singe one and growing it out under my palm, holding it in my hand
and growing the bone back up along my arm twisting it till it looked like
a large cone ending in an extremely sharp point covering my whole forearm
on both sides and then concentrating on my spine I grew more and more
vertebra slowly making them smaller and smaller ending in a sharp point
making a fully flexible tail that was under my control "Lets do this
Snowman," Letting his tail show over his shoulder. Iceman's jaw dropped
at the sight that used to be Bones lashing out with his swords I blocked
with the large spikes that were now my for arms Iceman's Swords were
long giving him a slight reach advantage but because of the length harder
to move making him less agile my tail dodging between his strikes slowly
cracking the protective lair of ice covering his face neck and chest
finally cracking and making a peace of ice fall from his chest I took my
chance curled my tail round his neck and pulled him forward bringing my
knee towards his exposed chest but I connected with solid ice hurting my
knee but before I  had a chance to pull it away me whole leg was incased
in solid ice the hole time we had been fighting he had been piling ice
around me ready to pull it together and trap me in it suddenly my other
leg was caught then my chest and my arms completely covered in ice

"Nice look Bones." He returned to his human form with me completely
venerable, "say mercy!" he started giving me a noogie getting close big
mistake quickly growing my teeth to a giant proportion turning my head
sideways I grabbed his thought in my elongated jaw.

"Say mercy." I grumbled around his throat.

"Mercy!" he screamed "Just get off me!"

"Remove the ice." I grumbled around his throat again, obviously scaring
him the ice instantly turned to water and made a puddle that slowly sunk
into the grass I returned my teeth and jaw to a normal look and re-grew
the bones in my arms dropping the points onto the ground and made my
spine normal so it wasn't making a tail any more making myself look like
a prepubescent child about ten "hah! You got beat by a kid!" I pointed
at him and poked my tong out and ran away from him back to the plat form
on the way back making myself look my normal age

"Good job Bones, unconventional but good timing and good thinking."

"Thanks Cyclops but I'm beat." I sad down sighing  closing my eyes

"There is just one more newbie to test." Colossus punched Mikhail in
the arm playfully

~Mikhail's P.O.V.~

"Sure I'm up for it." Glad that his brother had made a joke and
punched him on the arm because it woke him up out of his daydreaming a
bad habit that was starting to stick, its just the way that Lupa looked
after his fight the red ninja outfit sticking to certain parts of his
sweaty body and that cute face I couldn't help but stare out of the
corner of his eye and fantasize about the cute boy sitting near him
suddenly he wanted to prove himself strong so he could get Lupa's
attention

"Well I still have a training session after this so I think today we
will put Colossus against Pythas, brother verse brother." Cyclops smiled
as he saw both brothers look at each other sizing the other up he sure
hoped Pythas had more strength than he looked he did because next to
colossus he looked like a twig that could be snapped between two fingers

"Come on Tinhead." I baited Colossus "you always used to beat me at
any competition we had as children but you were always advantaged my
mutation had never fully risen." A dark smile crossed my face.

"You don't look like anything special you may be older but it doesn't
seem to give you any advantage now does it?" he changed into his organic
metal form his muscles bulging and his height growing. I just looked up
and smiled at him

"I have grown a little too, Lets dance." As usual colossus ran at me
trying to shoulder ram me but damn he had gotten faster than when we last
fought just side stepped sticking my foot out for him to trip over but he
finally remembered to jump over it, he turned and punched I ducked he
kicked I rolled away he tried to jump on me I side stepped and kept
dodging and weaving wearing him out

"Are you just gonna run away from me Pythas why don't you wanna play
like a real boy?" I just laughed at him as he panted out his question as
he tried to kick and punch me.

"Have you wondered why I call myself Pythas yet little brother?"

"I thought it was because of that stupid tong and fangs you had in that
tiny head of yours?"

"I'm surprised you managed too see them I was trying not to let people
notice." I stuck my tong out flicking the air tasting how annoyed and
frustrated he was getting. He stood back shaking his head at me

"Well is that it you can dodge weave and have fangs and the tong of a
snake ooh what a powerful mutant." The sarcasm spread thickly over his
Russian accented voice.

"There's more." I laughed at him and he took the moment to tackle me
to the ground I started laughing more.

"You gonna give up now?" thinking he had me pinned.

"Not to likely" I hissed at him my tong flicking near his eyes I slowly
let my body change my skin peal away as I turned into a very large
anaconda and bit his metallic throat and wrapped my body around him
squeezing tightly

"ooh you can make it a little bit harder for me to breathe" he laughed
standing up, I drew my mouth of hi metallic grip looking him in the eye I
shook my head and hissed in his face letting my body swell the body of
the anaconda ballooning out skin stretching thin showing a slight green
hue from the scales underneath, starting to realize he was in trouble
Colossus tried to pull his body free from the coils of the snake but I
already had enough of a grip the skin finally peeling away my full length
body holding him in the air with three huge coils around his body
squeezing him tightly and lifting him of the ground my face looking into
his I reached out and ruffled the hair on his metallic head

"Would you like some air little brother?" the S elongated he nodded
fiercely his eyes bulging "does this mean you give up and I win?" he
mouthed the word yes and nodded  profusely I loosened the coils around
his upper body but still held him up letting him get his arms free
"Remember how you used to take great glee in giving me bear hugs?" a
smile came to his face after he stopped panting

"Yeah I remember that you used to go blue and start coughing and panting
after I let you go." He started laughing. I quickly constricted the
coils around him putting a bit of pressure on him again

"I always swore one day I'd get payback." The look on his face was
priceless as he swallowed

"I guess this wouldn't be a bad time to apologize? I'm sorry for being
a brat when we were growing up."

"That's a good Tinhead." I giggled and let him down gently and
slithered over to the platform the others were watching from. "How did I
do Cyclops?" they all just stood there with there jaw open apart from
Lupa who just had a smirk on his face, I decided to play on there fears
and rapped a coil around the platform and raise myself up another two
meters and show off my six inch fangs, Iceman jumped as I did this
Cyclops just looked in horror and Wolverine just kept looking back and
form from me to Colossus. At that moment in time Bones had started
snoring and Lupa burst out in a throaty chuckle.



This is the end of chapter one I hoped you like it and hope you continue
reading it. This is also the first story I have written and submitted to
the Nifty archive I know its nothing special, if you would like to
comment on it my email is July_16th_1945@hotmail.com constructive
criticism and Ideas for the story line you might like to see are welcome,
Please don't send blatant criticism it doesn't help anyone.

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so if your interested please email me (sorry I can't pay anyone to do
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