What could possibly go wrong

Next thing we know we were on an airplane all the way to Washington, I’ve never been on an airplane, not that I remembered, it’s not that I can remember anything at all but still, completely new experience for us, my brother was by my side and Charles and Erik decided to seat in front of us, it was a small plane, the stewardess offers us some foods that we politely declined. We were dressed up in clothes Charles had bought for us, not quite our style but they were free clothes, and I couldn’t stand the smell of the old ones. We also took a shower back at the hotel. It felt so good to finally get to shower with warm water. I wanted to stay there my entire life. Charles promised the showers back in the military barracks were way better, and not even talk about the ones in his house.

We ate another burger before we went to the airport, both Erik and Charles were worried about the dogs, it wouldn’t be so simple to manipulate an entire crew of an airplane into believing there weren't any animals on board. Fortunately for them, our “pets” weren’t as basic as they thought, so as soon as we asked politely both of them turned into little moths and fit inside of our hand luggage. The relieved look on the men's faces was priceless.

The landing wasn’t as smug as the take off. It felt weird to travel inside of a metal object, almost as if we were used to doing it without it, weird, I don’t recall ever flying.

Getting out of the airport took us almost an hour, it was absolutely horrible. To many people, too many feelings, rage, sadness, anxiety, boredom, among other emotions were quite overwhelming. I could hold them on the plane because there were no more than 30 people. The airport, that was a very different story. I’m pretty sure Charles could feel my discomfort but he didn’t say anything, maybe because he was scared of my response or simple politeness.

It was begging to starting to feel like too much everything was turning black and I just couldn’t feel anything but anger and sadness, my eyes estar see to fill with black smoke and my hands were doing the same thing next thing I know Cisco is holding my hand, white smoke again mine, I totally forgot that we could do that, slowly my brother started to absorb all of the bad emotions I had and replaced them with good ones, joy and love mostly. Charles had his right hand on his temple, probably to make sure anyone can see us, a few seconds passed just to make sure everything was right and then we continued our way.

Neither of the older men said anything about what just happened, we just continued walking till we were in front of a black car with all black windows and no license plate. Oh my god we were going to die.

-It’s a CIA vehicle, don’t worry we are not going to kidnap you- Explained Charles probably feeling our worry.

-If you tried to you would be dead- I said calmly walking towards the truck. It wasn't like I was underestimating them, just that we were indeed quite powerful.

-Don’t think that ahead of yourself, we are quite a threat- Reply Erik with a faint smile, the guy was funny sometimes, one could even say it was nice being around him.

-Whatever you said old man l- dismissed Cisco stopping in front of the car to open the bag and set free two moths that quickly changed back to dogs.

-I’m not even forty- exclaimed Erik just a little annoyed but mostly enjoying the dumb teasing -what are you laughing at- the reprimanded Charles knowing that they were basically the same age.

We entered the little van and waited for the driver to start the car. We soon started moving.

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Nobody talked on the way to the CIA barracks. When we arrived there were two people waiting for us, the car stopped and we got out of it just to find a very angry young lady and a disappointed man.

-Charles can we talk?- I could tell she was regious.

-Moira- he trains to hug her but she steped away.

-Now- she said in a low voice. Charles was so dead, it's going to be so funny.

-Erik can you stay with the kids- Erik just nodded.

-What the heck do you mean with kids- Francisco immediately replied sounding offended.

-What on earth were you thinking of bringing teenagers to the war? How old are they ever 13?- She said getting madder and angrier every second.

-Actually I don’t know- Charles replied. It was true, not even we know, but I’ll say it's closer to 15.

-You can’t do this, I won’t allow it, they are too young- Moira continued this time her emotions were calmer, but still firm, she was worried.

-They are incredibly powerful- Charles insisted, right as always, but deep down he knew she was right.

-They are kids,- she insisted on the fact, even though neither my brother nor I felt like that, -Erik is getting stuff in your head-.

-Don’t bring Erik into this- Charles quietly warned her.

-I’m just saying they are too young- She started to worry, filling her voice -you should have never called them- she meant it .

-You don’t know the conditions they were living in- Now it was Charles' turn to get annoyed, maybe having people looking so young wasn't the best idea but he couldn't just leave them in the streets like rats, that was unacceptable. He was going to save them just like he saved Raven, like he was going to save every mutant kid, so they don't feel like outsiders ever again.

-I don’t care, the CIA is no place for kids- She was still holding her ground, Moira probably wouldn't accept it but she was as stubborn as Charles sometimes.

-They were living on the streets, should I just tell them to go back- He said getting more annoyed with her, he was keeping these kids no matter the cost.

-No but- the woman was losing the argument, she didn't want them to go back either.

-I know this is not the best scenario but it is what we have- the man explained more calmly.

-I’m still not comfortable with the idea of you sending some 13 year old children to war- she said accepting the fact that the twins were apparently here to stay.

-You don’t even know their age- Charles replied, trying to lighten the mood a bit.

She still didn’t look convinced but diced that it was going to be Charles' responsibility and if he thought that it was right maybe it was. Still if something happened to those kids she was going to shoot him.

-Why don’t we go back so you can get to know them- the young man finished the conversation pretty much getting the idea of protecting the kids if he didn't want to get shot.

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Back at the entrance we were left with Erik and this weird dude in a suit, he should be some CIA guy, he was feeling some discomfort and probably fear though he didn’t want to show it, the fear was mostly directed to Erik, that dude was a stone, no feelings, the only thing I could sense was a constant state of rage, except when he was with Charles, then he didn’t felt anything at all, don’t know what exactly did that meant but either way.

It didn't take long for Charles and Moira to come back, I could sense the tension between them, also that she was still not comfortable with our presence. Still she walked forward to us and held her hand out to greet us.

-Hello- the CIA agent said in her kindest fake voice -I'm Moira, and I'll try to make your stay here as comfortable as possible- she continued while shaking me and my brother's hands, it was quite awkward but at least she didn't have bad intentions. Then she started walking towards the facility, and all of us decided to follow her.

-So this is where you'll live for a couple of months- she explained while passing through a corridor full of dorms, I’ve never been to one but that seems a lot like dorms from colleges -This are going to be your rooms- she pointed at two doors on each side of the path, the last two doors.

-We´ll share a room- I said almost instinctively, and it sounded quite rude, which wasn't my intention, just that it was a new place with hundreds of people with millions of complex emotions, it was going to be tough to adjust at first, but with my brother by my side maybe it was going to b a little bit easier.

-Fine, I'll have them move a bed- Moira responded calmly, almost understanding our fear.

-Thanks- My brother replied politely.

-Well I'll assume Charles and Erik told you the basics of our operation- she continued to walk through the building.

-They offered us free stuff if we save the world- I said bluntly.

-Really?- she looked in disappointment at the two adult men -I mean yes, but do you know what is going on?- she asked, a little bit concerned.

-Evil Russian guy- explained my brother like he was talking about the weather.

-What?- she turned to Erik and Charles.

-It is true- Erik replied in a simple tone.

-Yes,- she agreed, obviously annoyed with the older man's actions -but, he is a mutant that wants to start world war three- she explained trying to get us to understand the depth of the situation, but we frankly didn't care.

-Ah,- Francisco started -so you gather up a bunch of mutants to fight power with power, interesting-.

-Very much so- Erik replied without giving it any value.

-Erik,- Charles reprimanded him -We want to make sure people don't see us mutants as monster,- he explained slowly, like you would do with a child -but that's it, well tell you more when your with the rest- he said stopping in front of a big door.

-Wait, there is a rest?- Frank said in disbelief.
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-Yes,- Erik responded -did you thought it was only going to be us, we looked for young people like you, kids that were hiding the fact that they were special,- he stopped, thinking whether to say or not the next word -better-.

-Enough,- Charles warned -kids, meet your new team-.

Moira opened the door to a big room, there were huge windows on each side. The walls were painted like it was a house, it had a rug in the middle and on top of sofas. There were four people, most likely adolescents, on the sofa, and two more by the side playing on some sort of xbox. Looking around it was quite comfortable, there were nice paintings hanging around, a fish tank and even a bar with a mini fridge.

In a matter of seconds the other teenagers noticed us and gathered around to see their new teammates, there were six of them, all who looked pretty normal so no fiscal mutations, at least visible. The group consisted of a tall white boy, blonde hair, blue eyes, a stereotypical American teenager, he was angry, but faintly so not at us. By his side was also a tall black guy, he seemed very friendly actually, couldn't feel anything from him so it was a good start. Next there was a short girl, brown skin and long black hair. She was beautiful, but she was quite uncomfortable with something. I couldn't narrow it to what without invading her privacy so I looked at the next person. Also a girl, taller, probably even taller than me but I'm quite short for a dude, beautiful blond hair and hazel eyes, she seemed comfortable here so not negative emotions at all. Continuing there was a red-haired boy, he was also a little bit scared, probably by the new place. And to finish off a very tall white guy, he was probably terrified of this place but knew how to hide it, still it was pretty obvious that he didn't want to be here, at least not fully.

-Well,- Charles started -this are; Alex,- he said, pointing to the blond guy.

-Summers,- he presented himself -nice to meet you-.

-Darwin-.

-hello- he appeared more friendly -nice to meet you too-.

-Angel-.

-Pleasure to meet you- she said with a smile.

-Raven,- he paused -my sister- he explained.

-Hello- she said also in a friendly manner.

-Sean-.

-Hi- He greatted.

-And Hank-.

-Nice to meet you- he managed to blurt out.

-These are Ash and Francisco,- Charles presented us -be nice to them- he warned.

-Now it's getting late and we have places to be so you'll stay here- Moira cut the presentation moment -your stuff will be in your rooms, curfew is at 11 pm-.

And with that he proceeded to leave, fine, now we were trapped in a room full of people we didn't know and that also had super powers, which we don't know either, and could possibly kill us.

-So how old are you?- Darwin started the conversation while the rest just stood there analyzing us -you seem quite young-.

-Uhmm,- Francisco didnt know how to respond to that, neither did I, so he just went with the truth -we really don't know-.

-How could you not know- Angel asked, a bit worried.

-I don't know if we just one day appeared in San Francisco a while ago years ago- since we are being sincere, let's just tell the whole story.

-So you don't remember anything- That was the worst part, the pity people felt towards us, the same charles and moira felt, the one now these group of kids feel, it's horrible.

-No- I said not really wanting to feel their pity and sorrow anymore.

-You sound british- Sean observed -maybe you are from there-.

-I don't know- I know he means to help but I don't want nor need the help.

-Leave them alone- finally Raven intervened -come on let's sit and talk- she invited us while walking towards the couch.

-Yeah sure- Alex said sarcastically while going back to the xbox.

-Come on- Darwin pressured him until he sat on a chair next to Raven.

-We should think of code names, we are government agents now- she excitedly started -we should have secret code names- she paused for a second before announcing hers -I want to be called Mystique-.

-Damn! I wanted to be called Mystique- Sean playfully teases her.

-Well tough I called it- she said before her skin started to change like some sort of chameleon and she ended up being a living copy of Sean -And I'm way more mysterious than you-. she said in Seans’ voice which got her the cheers of the group.

-Darwin, what about you?- she asked, changing her attention towards Darwin.

-Well- he started explaining -Darwin is already a nickname, and you know, it sort of fits- he gestured with his hands -adapt to survive and all- having said this he stood up and walk towards the fish tank and sunk his face in it, immediately the sides of his face changed into gills, allowing him to breath under water. We all cheered.

-Thank you, thank you- he thanked with a smile while he dried his face -What about you?- he asked Sean.

-I'm going to be- he thought it for a moment -Banshee- he finally came up with.

-Why would you want to be named after a wailing spirit?- asked Hank in disbelief.

-You might want to cover your ears- he said while kneeling in front of the crystal table in the middle of the room, trying to align his face with a glass on top of it. Unfortunately he missed and shot a sonic wave straight to the double glass window, completely shattering it -How did I miss that?- he asked himself quite ashamed while the rest laughed and cheered -Your turn- he said looking at Angel.

-My stage name was Angel- she said taking off her jacket, which won her a whistle from Sean -Kind of fits- said while the pattern tattooed on her back turned into fairy-like wings.

-You can fly?!- Raven asked in shock, it was so cool.

-Yeah, and uhm- she said and then proceeded to spit a sort of fireball that landed in the head of a statue.

-That was disgusting- Frank said quite disturbed but not with bad intentions.

-Whats your name?- Angel proceeded to ask Hank, who was starting to feel comfortable in the room, but the question brought back his anxiety.

-How about bigfoot?- Alex said mockingly.

-Well you know what they say about guys with big feet,- Raven defended him -and yours are rather small- the response made the rest laugh.

-Alex what is your gift? What can you do?- I said, trying to get rid of the tension.

-Its not uhm- he stutters -I cannot do it in here- he explained.

-Do it outside- Frank solved the difficulty, either way they had already taken down the window.

Alex climbed out the room by the shattered frame of the once window and positioned himself a couple of meters away facing the statue.

-Get down when I tell you- he said to the rest of us that we were by the frame of the glass. The instruction gets him a mock from Sean.

-Get back- he said firmly, we all got back but soon stuck our heads back out to see what was about to happen -get back!- he repeats a little bit frustrated -Whatever- he starts charging and soon two big red hollahops of energy appear around his body, he then proceeds to toss them in the direction of the statue and they cut it clean. Impressive, but it seemed he couldn't control them well enough.

-How about you two?- he said towards us while climbing the frame back inside.

-Yeah you came together so you are?- Darwin asked.

-Twins- Francisco replied.

-Right and your ability?- Raven wanted to know.

-Yeah and what's up with the dogs?- question a confused Sean.

-I can feel an read positive emotions, my brother can feel negative ones, we can enter people's subconscious and alter their feeling, we feed on those emotions and can turn them into fiscal things via smoke- Cisco said while letting white smoke appear from the center of his hand and then solidifying it in a small sphere.

-We can create simple stuff that disintegrates when we want, it's all made of the same materials and we cannot create living things- I continued his explanation by also making a sphere and dropping it to the ground, making it disappear in the ground only leaving a faint smoke.

-nor complex ones- Francisco added to the explanation while aslo dissipating his sphere.

-My smoke is also poisonous sometimes and Cisco’s can heal- I proceeded with the explanation.

-We can also create camp forces-.

-You are basically OP- said Darwin, they were all impressed.

-Kind of- Cisco responded without thinking much about it.

-The bad part is that it can get overwhelming pretty fast, and also people don't seem to like me as much- I explained just so they didn't think it was all fun and games.

-Why- Raven asked, concerned.

-Most people don't like you digging around their most harmful memories by accident- I responded sarcastically, what kind of question was that.

-Well still doesn't solve the dog mystery- Sean continued with his fascination over the dogs.

-Those are shapeshifters- Frank patiently while making a movement with his hand that turned the big white dog by the name of Paz into a beautiful white cat.

-They were with us when we woke up- I added -No clue where they came from- which was true.

-Yeah as I said OP- Darwin said again.

-And what do you want to be called?- Angel intervened.

-I’ll be Nightmare- I said quickly, I actually haven't thought of it as much but it just felt right.

-And I'll be Daydream- Francisco completed.

-Think it suits you quite well- Darwin said kindly.

-What about alex- I said trying to get the attention of us -He didn't get his code name-.

-I was thinking Havok- Angel offered -Do you like it?-,

-It’s cool- Alex agreed.

-Well- Raven started, she got up -I think this should be a party, you know, for the new team-.

She said while I decided to see if there was any more coke to do the toast.

-Wait dont Charles and Erik also deserve a name too- Cisco asked.

-True, well, Charles is a professor and his last name is Xavier so what about Professor X- Raven came up with.

-And Erik?- Alex asked.

-Well he has Magnetic Powers so Magneto- Again pretty obvious but it sounded cool so it didn't matter, I found two bottles of coke and went back to my brother to offer him one.

-Fantastic- he said about the coke and the code names -here,- he proceeded to do a toast -for the X-men-.

-Who are the X-men- Sean asked without understanding the reference, if Charles, Professor X, was our leader, we were the X-men.

-Us dumbass- Angel replied giggling.

And With that Darwin maxed the volume of the speakers and the party began.