X-Men/X-Changed, Issue1: Trial By Fire

[Dark Nemesis]

00:30
Danny Rand's place

"Whoa, that sounds serious," Brandon said. "How old were you when that happened? . . .err . . . I mean . . . you too young to have been married and all . . . ummm . . . just wondering when you learned you could burn . . . "

She paused a moment, trying to remember just when that had taken place. Her memories were still a little fuzzy, but it was possible to have a general idea of when it all happened. "Uhm... I think we had that fight... about a year and a half ago. We hadn't been married for very long before that..." She smiled faintly at Brandon's visible display of embarrassment. "It's okay..."

 

[Radiant]

-Shar, Data
08:13
On the street in front of Frank's place

The bike makes some noises it shoulod definatly not even be capabable of but it runs. With an effort of will (spends a hero point) Frank sits up behind Sharon. After one wheel of the limo is blasted by the Thunderstick you drive away like crazy. While you look Rogue is still on the ground but the raised gun of the driver convinces you to take a sharp turn as soon as possible so you don't see how long she stays there.

 

[Calinon]

Sharon lets her senses roam to see if anyone is following, but drives on despite the complaint of her poor bike. "You ok back there, Frank?" she shouts over the sound of the engine.

Who the heck were those people? she wonders to herself.

"Sorry about your stuff. I'm sure the professor will replace anything you lost," she shouts again over the sound of the motorcycle. "If we make it there. I'm not sure my poor baby is going to make the whole trip," she says, pressing on until the poor bike falls apart or quits running.

And hopefully those two women don't find us, she thinks, knowing there is little chance of outrunning them if they catch up in their limo.

 

[Radiant]

-Shadow
14:03
Brian's school

"I think your parents will be very pleased to hear that you have been accepted into an elite school for gifted youngsters."
Once you're all in the car he continues.
"I hope that you will able to shift your form prefectly once you learned to control your powers so there should be no more claws then you don't like them."
The streets fly by outside the tinted window and you notice the inside of the car is best of the best. Looks like some diplomats car and then the professor hits a swith part of the side flips open to reveal some kind of computer terminal that looks like it was stolen from a star trek setting.
"This station is directly connected to Cerebro, the computer I use to locate mutants like you and me. It will need us to our next passenger."

 

[Radiant]

-Shar, Data
08:14
racing directionless through the streets

Frank tabs your should and points behind you.
To anyone else it would like be hard to make out but your eyes immidiatly focus on Rogue as she flies high above the buildings, at least 300 feet up in the air. You can even see so much of her face to get that she's looking for you but has not yet found you between all the other people on the streets.
From her expression you would say it is all some funny game to her but perhaps it is if you are an invulnerable flying teenager who can throw motorcycles like a football.

 

[Radiant]

00:35
Danny Rand's place

"You shouldn't think too much about it. It happnes more times then you'd care to think. Most people have some kind of accident then their powers first manifest. It is not their fault the power comes without control and since it is so fast there is no way to prepare for it."
He looks into his glass of water for a moment in deep thought.
"It is getting more everyday. At first the costumed guys with superpowers all had something that caused them. And even if it seems that New York is crowded by them there are actually not that many. But now normal people start to change without any reason. I heard some stories about mutants but nothing I would take at face value."
He grabs another burger and smiles.
"There are other times to worry about that. You can have the bedroom for tonight Angela and tomorow we will see how we go on."
Looking at Brandon his expression grows more serious again.
"I will also visit that asylum in the near future. Using such precedures on helpless patients is below anything humans should lower themself to."

 

[Calinon]

-Shar, Data
08:14
racing directionless through the streets

"Holy crap, she can fly too?" Sharon says, rather surprised. Sharon looks for an underground parking facility, bus or train terminal, open garage or stairs leading into a subway station, anything to get the two of them out of sight, off the street and into another mode of transportation hopefully.

"Still bored, Frank?" she says rhetorically with a bit of a grin.

 

[Mimic]

-Shadow
14:03
Brian's school

"Gifted huh? My mom always did tell me I was special... Nice ride."

Brian watches the Professor start to fiddle with the computer.

"Cerebro? Sure, why not..." he says with a shrug of his shoulders. "Got a first aid kit, floating around here?"

 

[Keia]

00:35
Danny Rand's place

She smiled faintly at Brandon's visible display of embarrassment. "It's okay..."

Brandon nodded, deep in his own thoughts as to their similarities. He listened as Danny explained the arrangements, certain that he was getting the couch tonight. The first night . . . the first night he was here he had to sleep in the bath tub – afraid that he would set fire to everything. Angela seemed to have much better control. When Brandon first saw her, her eyes weren’t even flaming . . . Wait a minute, her eyes weren’t flaming, Brandon thought.

“Angela,” Brandon began as calmly as he could, “can you turn the fires off? When I first saw you in that alley, I remember that your eyes were not flaming. My have been flaming the entire time since my run-in with the living . . . since my powers. You might be able to turn them off. . . .” And if you can . . . then maybe someday I can too Brandon finished in thought.

Looking at Brandon his expression grows more serious again. "I will also visit that asylum in the near future. Using such procedures on helpless patients is below anything humans should lower themselves to."

“Count me in. Wonder if their fire insurance is paid up?” Brandon said with a smile, “I know, I know, I’m not going to harm innocents or anything. ‘With great power’ . . . yada yada . . . I remember.”

 

[Dark Nemesis]

00:35
Danny Rand's place

"There are other times to worry about that. You can have the bedroom for tonight Angela and tomorow we will see how we go on."

"I don't want anyone to have to give up their bed for me," she said shyly. "A blanket and some floor space would be fine...." Really, it would be an improvement. Isolation cells weren't as comfortable as some might think.

“Angela,” Brandon began as calmly as he could, “can you turn the fires off? When I first saw you in that alley, I remember that your eyes were not flaming. My have been flaming the entire time since my run-in with the living . . . since my powers. You might be able to turn them off. . . .” And if you can . . . then maybe someday I can too Brandon finished in thought.

His question gave her pause. She had never relly thought about turning a particular power off. Could she do that? "I guess I could try...." With that said, she closed her eyes, trying to control her breathing. I'd really like to turn these flames off. I'd really really like to be able to turn these flames off... She thought to herself, concentrating. The result took a few moments. Though she could not feel anything happening, the flames around her eyes could be seento flicker, before going out completely.