Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:34:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Lance Chua Subject: X-Redemption Chapter 4 Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to any of the characters in this story other than those that I created. This story will contain homosexuality and I do not make any claims regarding the sexuality of anyof the characters in the story. All of the X-Men and Villains presented in the story (other than those I created) are the property of Marvel Comics. Author's Notes: With the disclaimer out of the way; I just want to say that this is my first submission to Nifty and would really love to get some comments about it. If you like the story, if you hate it, whatever send me an email . I forgot to mention in the previous chapter but I've taken some liberties with the ages of the X-Men and Brotherhood characters in the story . I'll be mixing in some really popular characters and some relative unknowns as well, so if you're an X fan you can skip the character section, if not then you may want to check it out for a bit of background. Oh and if there are any particular X-characters you want to see included in the story send me an email (don't worry about how obscure they are I probably still know them). Characters: Conner -- 16 year old high school student, our main character Pyro/John -- 19 year old member of Brotherhood of Mutants, Australian, pyrokinetic X-Redemption Chapter 4: It had been a week since I awoke on the station. Mystique informed me that including the time I had spent unconscious I had been on the station for almost a month now. During that time I had been subject to a number of medical procedures and tests. Pyro later informed me that some of the tests were meant to help me heal while others were primarily to determine the extent of my powers. It was my fourth day awake on the station; my strength had returned somewhat and I was now able to move around the infirmary/laboratory without too much pain. Pyro was helping me out, holding me as I walked around the room when Mystique entered accompanied by an imposing man. I recognized him immediately as the man on the screen during my initial waking moments. He was around 6 feet tall, thin but at the same time very strong. He wore a purple and red suit with a majestic purple cape and on his head he wore a metal helmet. His stride was filled with purpose and you immediately knew that he was the man in charge of this entire group. "Conner, it is a pleasure to finally meet you. My name is Magnus although everyone in the Brotherhood refers to me as Magneto." His voice was firm but there was also a hint of pain to it. "I have been interested in your situation ever since our dear Pyro here brought you onto Asteroid M. Let me just say that your recovery has been impressive, the speed at which you've recovered from your wounds is a true testament to your strength and the strength of our kind. And the results of your test are even more astonishing because of what your power might just be." "I'm sorry, sir..." I had to interject. "but right now I'm terribly confused. What is Asteroid M? And what do you mean by our kind and what about my powers?" "Of course my boy you should take a seat and I'll explain it to you a little more precisely." Magneto then waved his hand as if calling someone to approach but instead of a person coming closer I instead saw two steel chairs slide across the room and position themselves behind us. Both of us then took a seat. Then Magneto levitated the chairs and positioned them in front of the screen in the room. We were then both flanked, Mystique on Magneto's side and John (Pyro) on my side. Magneto once again began to speak. "For your first question; Asteroid M is an orbital space station I constructed that serves as the base of the Brotherhood of Mutants. It is a haven for our kind, homo superior, more commonly known as mutants. It is a place we can call our own until such a time that we can assert our dominance over those who would choose to oppress us. Finally regarding your power...Mystique if you would please." Mystique approached the screen and inserted a card that she had been carrying into, what I realized was a giant computer. "Your power..." Magneto spoke once again, "is what I would call "frequency manipulation". Simply put you are able to perceive the frequencies around you in the form of waves and you are able to increase or decrease the size between the peaks and valleys of those waves thereby speeding them up or slowing them down. Presently from what we've gathered you can easily perceive the natural frequency of the human body, particularly the rhythm of the human heart. You're also easily able to perceive sound waves. As such you can easily change the speed of these frequencies. That was how you were able to kill that man in the train station bathroom; you basically caused his heart to beat so fast that it eventually expired. In terms of sound waves we can easily test that now. Mystique if you will..." Mystique then began to tinker with something on the computer and the room was suddenly filled with a loud screeching noise. "You should be able to see that the frequency of these waves are very high. If you want to make this room more comfortable again Conner you should slow these waves down." Said Mystique. I couldn't see the waves as I had done so in the past but I could understand what Mystique was saying. Even though I couldn't see them I could easily feel them. I cleared my mind, a trick John taught me during the times we spent together in the infirmary and then I began to see the waves again. I could see that the entire room was filled with them but as I focused further I could see their source. I then began to relax and breathe calmly, the waves then began to follow and the loud noise that once filled the room began to slowly dissipate. Magneto immediately gave me a strong pat on the back and said "Well done Conner, that was a good display of control and skill. You are getting to grips with your powers steadily and with some more training you shall be formidable." I was looking over at John while Magneto spoke and realized that he was giving me a sly grin and as soon as our eyes caught one another he gave me a cute wink, as if to tell me "I knew you had it in you...". "But Magneto sir," I had to ask "my powers in comparison to yours or to Pyro's seems to be underwhelming..." "Conner, my boy, don't ever underestimate the value of your gifts. You will grow to one day realize that your powers may be one of the most powerful in the mutant community. Just realize this, you might be limited now but almost all energy in this universe has a frequency and everything travels in waves. If your power is what I suspect it to be, then the universe will easily be your plaything." With those words Magneto rose from his seat and along with Mystique left the room. "That was well done there mate," said John "you were incredible and Magneto was extremely impressed. Not often that he gets impressed by someone's power display." John's words, I could tell were filled with admiration and pride. I was happy with what Magneto said to me but I was over the moon the moment that John said those things as well. "Thanks John, you don't know how much that means to me." "Don't mention it mate." Author's Note: Sorry about very little happening again. I haven't had much of a chance to write recently although I am now working on Chapter 5 and I do promise that things will happen in that chapter.