Part 9
N/A: exploring Mike´s powers. I think. The problem here is that Mike is too OP and yes, he could conceal some of his powers to fool the X-men but again, still too OP.
Professor X is not a foolish man, as much his haters may say otherwise, so when Jean and Scott returns with Kitty and Michael Darkholme, the man in all his experience and wisdom, knew that Michael is acutely aware this was a set up (his mind is blocking any entrance by Prof X and Jean retells him, in their psych link that she couldn´t enter Kitty´s mind to verify her story. Her shields are too strong. Is Michael protecting her or is natural talent?) and the girl next to him seems to be thinking the same, but, she can reconize she has no other feasible option right now.
"I´m Charles Xavier, now, tell me, who are you two?" the man asked in such a polite and friendly way that it is too believable. Michale is not speaking, and Kitty got the resolution to speak on their behalf.
"I´m Kitty Pryde and he´s Michael..." she looks at him for a moment and adds "Michael Wagner, we were being chased by Mystique...we escaped her school" Michael looks at her eyes a bit amused and inquiring at the same time and Kitty has no time or room to explain that is better to not link him to Raven...yet.
Prof X and Michael are the only ones to see Kitty´s lies, but, they can play along. "Mystique after you? May I ask why?" and now Michael replies in a scared tone (perfect acting)
"Kitty...stole me from that school, they used to lock me in the attic...they wanted to suck my power...and Mystique is not happy with that, I don´t know you except for all the lies she told us and right now, you´re our last hope, so if you can´t help us...you´ll have two dead bodies in your conscious" Michael states in pure terror making Kitty fear for their lives now.
(Michael is sorry for that, but, Michael can see that dead children is what ticks Prof X the most)
Prof X pretends to believe in that lie(he hopes is a lie. He needs to be a lie) and let Kitty and Kurt stay in the mansion.
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Jean is talking with Prof X as Scott is guiding them to the spare rooms where they can rest. Jean is the only one aware of the real plan behind all this charade and she´s the one to set her foot straight as her father figure is being unreasonable to believe in such superstitions.
"Look is bad when Wanda parades herself as a witch, but, you? Prof X, Wagner is not magical being or whatever your club is saying...he´s just a scared little boy, nothing more" Jean concludes and Prof X and now looks at her and smiles at the verge of a laugh.
"Then...you really didn´t saw? Oh, he´s that good"
"What?"
"He made me see and relief the death of my son and how I killed him...Jean, Michael is not a poor scared little boy and if the worst comes by...be prepared to kill him at any cost"
Jean does not speak anything.
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Michael is saded that he couldn´t be with Kitty, it makes sense, of course, she´s a girl and he´s a boy and sure enough, they´ll want some privacy but still...he wished he could stay in the same room as her.
"But, is for the better, I think. I need to understand what I can do..." Michael looks at his hands and feels, for the first time in his life, free and wonders what he can do and what he shouldn´t do.
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Miles away from the mansion. Sabertooth is on the hunt for the kid and can imagine the sweet reward his Raven will give to him when the kid is back safely (their kid?! Sabertooth is not a fatherly material but his love for Raven can do wonders)
Suddenly, Raven Darkholme appears in his perimeter vision wearing a cocky smile on her face. "Do you want a reward now? Just to keep motivate..."
And Sabertooth´s men aren´t sure of what to think when the boss is making love with a tree screaming the name Raven and I love you. Some chuckle up as the mutant being a nutcase and horny and better leave him be.
Meanwhile, Michael is really amused and can take Sabertooth out of the picture...for some time. He can be useful later.
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Kitty is in her room(is almost jarring how similar it is from her old room). She´s missing her friends in the school (Marrow did grow on her, who would know? The mutant with her cat puns and jokes was the one who Kitty wish to see again, well, maybe it was the adrenaline speaking or maybe the nostalgia) and wonders about the future as well the past. Why she put her own son in the attic for so many years? has Michael ever set a foot outside the attic? And what will be for them now?
"No, doubt won´t help me nor Michael. Sweet and kind Michael...what will be for us now?"
She's now laying down on the bed gazing at the ceiling and wonders if there´s an attic here and if Prof X is hiding any mutant from the society and she hopes, with all her heart and soul, is not the case.
"But...The stories of Prof X are true?" Kitty asked to herself as she feels her entire live is now "out of the frying pan into the fire" and one day, it quick think and luck may not be enough.
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Prof X, once everyone is wakened and a new day is official beginning, asked for Michael and Kitty to met with him to speak about his powers. Jean and Scott are present under the convenient excuse of being the first X-men of the team.
"We know our powers already" Kitty begins fearless and Michael can make many comparisons between Kitty and Flynn Ryder (uhm, she did mention she does not like horses...) "and is a bit of risk for us to reveal our powers without having any insurance that....it won´t bite us in the ass later" Kitty concludes.
Michael inwardly chuckles at Jean and Scott´s expression. Prof X is amused but not for the same reason as Michael. "Many stories circulate on the internet about me using my powers to control my students" and he uses a familiar choker that Michael recognizes from TV.
"You´re locking your powers for now? Is proof of faith" his eyes trail off to Scott and Jean for a moment "and we accept, Kitty can phase anything and I can teleport"
"Teleport? Uhm...and what happened in the hotel?" Prof X asked and now Kitty is confused and Michael is mimicking her expression as well. "What do you mean?"
"You and Kitty were in a hotel last night...and the hotel is gone, care to explain how this happens?"
And Michael now acts afraid and even steps back from Kitty as she is looking at him in concern. "What do you mean?"
"The hotel is gone ...I think Michael is the one who did it and his powers are slowly emerging"
"But...I did that?" and Michael is on the floor pretending with precision to be afraid and it gets some points with Jean and Scott as they can understand his plight right now.
Kitty hugs him and takes his hand manages to rose him from the ground. Jean and Scott promised the two can stay here and the X-men will help them how to use their powers for good.
Meanwhile, Michael and Charles are gazing at each other pretending to be a student and professor and nothing more.
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"Professor that was very risky, what if Michael´s powers went out of control?" Scott asked worried for Prof X´s safety and the man with his hands tremble confesses something.
"Scott, the choker was fake...yet, I felt like my powers were blocked. Scott, you and Jean must watch that kid...Michael Darkholme is a danger if we don´t take care of it"
"Darkholme? I thought..."
"No, he´s Raven´s son...and may as well be the most powerful mutant out there"
If he can really be called mutant...