Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 22:36:38 -0500
From: Dash Jarrod <djminf@hotmail.com>
Subject: Force of One 9

Disclaimer: This story is totally fictional.  If any of the characters
resemble anyone from your life, that is just coincidence.  Any celebrity
involved in this story may or may not be homosexual.  If you are under 18
please don't read.

Thanks to anyone that has responded to me about my story.  I have been
enjoying writing it; I just hope that you enjoy reading it as much.  Thanks
to Alex and Dustin for letting me make them into characters.

Character list so far:
Matthew-Powers: telepathy, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, control over magnetism,
control over the weather, and a healing factor
        Age: 19
        Body type: semi-muscular yet skinny
        Features: 6'1", blonde hair, blue eyes, and 140#
Andrew-Power: telepathy
       Age: 18
       Body type: muscular but skinny
       Features: greenish eyes, black hair, 5'11", and 140#
Bobby-Power: ability to produce ice
      Age: 19
      Body type: muscular
      Features: 5'10", 140#, blonde hair, and blue eyes
Aaron-Power: unlimited teleportational range, absorption and redirection of
energy, some telepathy (mind-speak and reading minds)
      Age: 17
      Body type: slim but muscular
      Features: light brown hair, green eyes, 5'11", and 135#
Jake-Power: limited acceleration of mental and physical processes, increased
agility, speed, and strength
     Age: 18
     Body type: slim but muscular
     Features: dirty blonde hair, dark blue eyes, 6', and 140#



	We sat there discussing my talent and my powers for a little while longer.
During this discussion, I found out that he is very passionate about helping
other mutants cope with their powers.  This is definitely a good thing to
know about him because I know so little.  The more I learn about him, the
more I feel comfortable around him.  It would be a good thing if I felt
comfortable around him all the time.  Not only when we are discussing my
powers and me or training.
	As soon as we were done discussing my talent, Bobby came into the room.  I
have no clue why he is there at the moment but I am sure I will learn why.
When Bobby came in, he said hi to both Professor X and I.  He then sat down
waiting for the professor to begin explaining what was going on.
	He began by stating, "I have brought Bobby here because he is the one that
we will be mind-controlling.  I chose him because his power is one that can
be easily seen when he is using it.  I will try to explain to you how to
control someone's mind and then show you what it looks like when he is
controlled."
	The first thing he explained was that I had to establish the telepathic
link like I would for reading his mind.  But this time, I would have to
control the nerve impulses in his brain and therefore make him do what I
want him to do.  In order to control the nerve impulses, I have to basically
suggest something for him to do.  But of course, this isn't the easiest
thing to do.  He went on to explain that when suggesting something to do,
you basically have to replace his thoughts with yours, that way if you speak
he speaks.  If you want him to move in a certain fashion, just think that
motion and he will do it.  You basically have to overprint your mind onto
his for the time you are controlling him.  Then he explained that when you
are controlling someone's mind, you can't do anything else because it takes
all of your concentration to pull this off and because you can't think of
anything without that person doing that thing.
	He also said that this would most likely take the whole week to learn how
to do proficiently.  This is one of the hardest things for a telepath to
learn.
	I would probably have to agree with the professor on this one, I believe
this will be one of the hardest things for me to learn.  It will take all of
my concentration to get this right.  I am curious though, I wonder if I will
be able to control more than one person's mind at once if I am good enough.
I hope that onne day I will be good enough, possibly as good as Professor
Xavier.  Who knows if that will ever happen or not, but I hope it does.
	The next thing I saw was amazing.  Everyone had stopped talking and the
professor had gotten this intense look of concentration on his face.  The
next thing that happened was that Bobby all of a sudden got up and formed
this second skin over his clothes.  The weird thing about this skin was that
it was completely made of ice.  This should not have surprised me as much as
it did considering his power.  But I had never seen him do anything with it.
	All of a sudden I had a very worrying thought.  I thought about the fact
that Bobby knows I am gay.  The thing that worries me is the fact that I
don't know if the professor does or not.  I have a feeling that he does
because after all he is one of the most powerful minds on the planet.  If he
does know, I wonder if he is ok with it or not.  I haven't thought to
question Bobby about what the professor thinks about his being gay.  I am
sure that there are more gay people here than just Bobby and I.  I will have
to question Bobby about if he would be willing to introduce me to some of
the people he knows is gay.  I just had another thought.  I am glad the
professor is busy controlling Bobby's mind because I don't know if my mental
barriers are still in place or if I have to rebuild them.
	While I was thinking all of this, Bobby was being made to walk around the
room and every once in a while he would use his power for something of
other.  I think it's fascinating to watch someone else use a power I do or
do not have.  But there is one person's power I really want to see used.
That person is Jake, with his ability to basically slow down time around
himself.  He does this through speeding up any physical or mental process.
That is one power that I want to see used.  Another person's power I would
like to see would be Aaron's ability to absorb power.  He then also is able
to redirrect the energy he absorbed. That would also be a power that would
be interesting to see used.
	Just as suddenly as Bobby started walking around the room, he sat back down
again.  Before he sat down though, he defrosted himself.  What I mean by
defrosting himself is that he took off the second ice skin and reverted to
his normal look.
	All of a sudden I had another thought that might help me learn how to do
this faster.  I just don't know if my thought is doable.
	I had to ask, "Professor, I am wondering, is it possible for me to
establish a telepathic link with Bobby and still be there when you take
control of his mind?  Or do I have to establish a connection with you and go
along for the ride?"
	He replied with, "I have honestly never had a student ask me that type of
question.  Usually, they just suffer through many attempts before they ask
me to help them do it once.  It's an interesting set of questions that you
have posed.  I don't know how to answer your question exactly because I
don't think either has been tried.  I would speculate that if you were
connected with Bobby when I took over his mind, you would possibly be taken
over.  Either that or you would just get kicked out.  But if you were to
establish a link with me, you would be able to tag along and see what I am
thinking when I take control of his mind.  I will further contemplate your
set of questions and give you your answer tomorrow.  In two days I have once
again scheduled you to meet with Dr. McCoy so that he can possibly figure
out why your hands started to glow."
	At that, Bobby and I got up and left the room.  When we were outside the
room, we started talking like we were old friends.  I confessed to him my
fear of what the professor thinks of gay people.  I also told him that while
he was covered in ice, he looked really good. Although, he would look good
in anything he put on.  At least that is what I think.
	I then asked him, "I know this might seem like a weird question but would
you mind introducing me to some of the other people you know are gay?"
	His reply was, " I don't think that is a weird question at all.  I would be
glad to introduce you to some of them.  In fact, I can take you to meet two
of them now."
	With that he grabbed my hand and started leading me down the hallway that
leads to the band room.  In fact we stopped at that exact place.
	When I realized where I was, I couldn't help but ask, "There are other gay
people in the band then me?  I wonder if I know them or not?"
	He then said, "You probably do know them, they are two of the section
leaders.  To be precise, they are in charge of the percussion and trumpet
sections, although I can never remember who plays which instrument."
	"I had no clue Aaron and Jake were gay, although I bet they don't know I am
gay either."
	"They probably don't know.  You aren't obviously gay and you aren't out to
everyone.  The combination of those two things would make it very difficult
for anyone to figure out you are gay unless you tell them."
	"I wonder what their reaction will be to learning that I am gay?"
	All the time we were talking outside the band room, we were still holding
hands.  We were doing it as if it was the most natural thing in the world to
do.  But directly after I asked the last question, the door opened and
instinctively I dropped his hand.  As soon as I realized what I did, I
looked over at him.  He had this hurt look on his face that made my heart
break.  I started to explain why I did that when he just walked into the
room looking for Aaron and Jake.  When he found them, they started talking
and I slowly made my approach.
	When I got there, he turned to me and said, "I have done what I said I
would."
	As soon as he finished saying this, he left rather quickly.  This action by
him stunned all of us.  Now I have no clue what he said to them but I can
imagine the worst.
	Jake all of a sudden broke the silence by asking, "What did he mean by 'I
have done what I said I would.'"
	There was no easy explanation for this question, so I started at the
beginning.  I explained that I was gay and that Bobby knows this, which he
has known since the beginning of my time here.  I also explained that Bobby
had agreed to introduce me to some of the other gay students attending
school here, and that the first two people he was going to introduce me to
were you two.
	This explanation appeased their curiosity as to his departing words.
Although, I could tell that they were still curious as to why he left.  So,
I said, "I can tell that you are still curious as to why he left.  Bobby
confessed his attraction toward me the first time we met.  Now, I was
attracted to him as well but I had my eyes set on someone else at the time.
Now, I found out firsthand that my crush didn't like me the same way.  After
that, I was going to focus on my studies and training solely but for some
reason I could not get Bobby out of my mind.  One day, I got out of my
training session early and I found him kissing some other guy.  This made me
mad, so I dealt with it like I deal with a lot of my problems.  I ran.  But
Bobby followed me until I landed and settled down, then he approached me.
We talked for quite a while and we once again admitted that we like one
another.  When we finished talking, I said that I needed to think about
whether or not I was ready to forgive him for doing what he did.  Of course,
I forgave him and he figured this out without me actually having to say it.
But as to why he left, we were on our way down here when he grabbed my hand
and started to lead the way.  We stood outside the room talking and still
holding hands.  But when the door opened, I dropped his hand.  Now, you must
understand that I did not intentionally drop his hand.  It was just instinct
to drop his hand since only a very few people know about me.  When I dropped
his hand, he got a very hurt look on his face.  When I started to explain
why I did what I did, he just entered this room and started looking for the
two of you.  Please understand that it pains me to see him hurting like
that, but I don't think he will listen to anything I have to say.  If you
have any suggestions as to what I should do, please tell me."
	They contemplated my story for a spell.  I think Jake believes me but Aaron
still needs more convincing.  When I realized this, I made him an offer he
couldn't refuse.  I was going to let him down all of my mental barriers and
let him read my mind.
	He finally agreed to look through my memories concerning Bobby.  When he
said that he agreed, I sat down and started to relax my mind and take down
my barriers.  When he saw that I was ready, he came and stood before me and
put his hands on either side of my head and started to concentrate.  I could
feel him moving about in my mind, searching to see if my story was true or
not.  In what was probably no time at all, he took his hands away and said,
"Every word that you just spoke was true and I am sorry for not believing
you in the first place."
	I replied with, "It's quite all right.  You had no reason to believe me
right off the bat.  You were concerned about Bobby and I am glad to learn
that he has such dedicated friends.  Now, if you don't mind, I would like to
be able to talk to him but I don't think he will want to listen to me.  Do
either of you have any suggestions about how I should go about it?"
	The only suggestion they had was to wait until he calms down to talk to
him.  So, basically they told me to reverse situations with Bobby.  I just
hope that he understands and forgives me.
	Band class that day sucked because I couldn't concentrate on playing the
music.  Don't get me wrong; it wasn't noticeable to anyone except for Aaron
and Jake if they looked over at me at all.  Although, I don't know why they
would worry about me because I don't deserve their concern.
	When band was over, I went over to talk to Aaron and Jake.  I needed to ask
them if they might know where Bobby would possibly go to lick his wounds.
The only place they could think of that was both quiet and secluded was the
library.
	I headed over to the library, but before I went in I did a mental search of
the area.  I was looking for Bobby.  When I did my mental search, I found
that he was in there but not near the front.  This isn't necessarily a bad
thing because it will give me a little time to think about what I am going
to say.  When I got to where he was sitting and saw how sad he looked, I
almost turned around and left but he looked up and saw me.  When he looked
up, he motioned for me to join him.  As I sat down, he stared up at me.
	When I had seated myself, I started off by saying, "I am sorry for my
action this afternoon.  I want you to understand that it was instinct.  I
was really enjoying holding your hand but when that door opened I sort of
panicked.  As you know, not many people know I am gay.  But if you bear with
me, you will end up helping me get used to people seeing me holding a guy's
hand.  Before too long, I will be kissing you with all my heart with people
watching."
	After I had said this, I looked at him for any response.  He was
contemplative for a while.  While this was happening, I was becoming
worried.  I was worrying that he wasn't going to bear with me through any of
it.  That would be my luck with guys if he did do that.  Although, I have a
feeling that he is different.  Considering all the trouble he went through
to get me to admit my feelings about him.  Finally, we started talking again
and we basically started back up where we left off this afternoon.
	After that, he walked me back to my room.  Before I actually entered
though, he leaned over and gave me a kiss.  It started out nice and soft and
tender, but as time wore on we got more and more into it.  I did not want to
end the kiss but I knew I had better let him get back to his room for the
night.  As soon as I got in the room, I knew I would have sweet dreams that
night.
	The next day, I don't think the smile left my face.  I was probably the
happiest I had been in a long time.  This was all because I had found myself
the sweetest, kindest guy in the whole world.  Just the thought of seeing
him again this afternoon made me overjoyed.  Classes seemed to fly by in the
morning.  The combination of my happiness and being able to concentrate
unusually well made every class fly.
	When it came time for my training lesson, I was really excited.  One I get
to see Bobby, two I was learning how to control someone's mind.  I did not
expect to get a chance to try it, so I was looking forward to the
possibility of tagging along in the professor's mind when he took over
Bobby's.  As I approached the room where I train, I saw Bobby standing there
seemingly waiting for me.  When I spotted him, my smile broadened even
wider.  I was positively beaming when I spotted him.  We stood there talking
for a while before I got a telepathic message from Professor X.  I hadn't
realized how long we stood there talking.
	As soon as I entered the room, I received a mental attack without any
warning what so ever.  I wasn't prepared for an attack on my mind but I
don't think I did that bad because I can't feel anyone moving around in my
mind.  I wasn't sure that my mental barriers would hold up to an attack, but
as soon as I felt someone trying to invade my mind I quickly set to
strengthening them.
	When I could no longer feel anyone attacking my mind, the professor spoke
up.  He said, "I just tried to invade your mind to find out how much you
have actually learned.  I am very proud of how you handled the situation.
You strengthened your barriers almost as soon as I was attacking.  Since you
weren't sure that your barriers would hold up to an attack, you got right to
strengthening them.  I am glad you didn't panic."
	He also said, "In response to your questions yesterday, I have to go along
with my speculation.  I still don't know what will happen, but if you are
willing to experiment with me, we will figure out the answer ourselves.
Bobby, you don't mind participating in our little experiment do you?"
	We both replied that we would love to take part in the experiment.  It was
actually kind of exciting to be doing this.  To think, if my idea works, it
could help other students learn to control people's minds quicker.  This
thought made me smile.  I seem to be doing an awful lot of that recently,
although that is one trend that I want to continue for a long time.  I
wonder though, if I will get credit for this idea if it works.  Who knows,
first we have to see if it works at all.
	When we were done talking about what we were going to do, I started to
establish my telepathic link with the professor when I stopped.  I explained
that the reason I stopped was because a thought entered into my head and I
had to pay this one heed.  The thought was that I suspect not may people get
to establish telepathic links with the professor and that I should feel
honored that he trusts me enough to let me do it.  With that said, I
established my link once Professor X was ready again.  Once I was in, I
could sense the strong telepathic "waves" rushing at me.  I could also sense
where his barriers stood.  There was a kind of resonance where they are
normally erected.  I can tell that I probably wouldn't be able to break
through his barriers if he hadn't let them down.
	Once the professor started to control Bobby's mind, my mental picture
changed drastically.  What I saw at first was all of his thoughts behind
controlling someone's mind.  As soon as I got used to what I was seeing, the
view changed again.  This time, I saw Bobby's mind.  Except this time what I
saw was through Professor X's mind.  It's a little bit weird seeing someone
else's mind second hand.  If I could paint a picture of what the professor's
mind looked like when he started to control Bobby's mind, it would be a
jumble of blue and green lines everywhere.  Most of them were interwoven and
connecting.  Now, when Professor X took over Bobby's mind, all of these
electrical things were happening.  It seems to me that the professor was
overlaying his neurons and synapses onto Bobby's.  To see this happen is
indescribable.  It is probably the most amazing thing I have ever seen.  I
do not think the most gifted poet or writer would give justice to what I
have just seen.
	As quickly as the professor had controlled Bobby's mind, he set it free
again.  When everyone was back to normal, I told Professor X that I had
followed along through every step he had done.  There had been no
complication in viewing his thought process.  I don't know why, but I am
glad the experiment worked.
	With the experiment done, he let us go early.  The only thing I wanted to
do was make it official between Bobby and I.  I planned on doing this when
we had found a secluded spot that we could talk in.  The most logical place
was in the library.  When we sat down at one of the tables furthest from the
door, I grabbed his hand and looked him in the eye.  When I had done this, I
asked, "Bobby will you go out with me and make me the happiest man in the
world?"
	It took him no time at all to respond with, "Of course I will Matt.  I have
waited for you to ask that question since I first met you."
	Seeing him so happy overjoyed me.  It put the hugest smile on my face
knowing I had made him so happy.  Although, I am sure of the fact that I am
just as happy as he is.  When I came to the school, I never expected to be
accepted so quickly.  Especially considering the fact that most people don't
know the real purpose of this school.  I am glad that I was accepted as one
of their own.  I am also glad that I have the perfect boyfriend.
	Right now, my life is pretty much like I hoped it would be when I grew up.
It almost seems too perfect to be true, but each morning when I expect to
wake up to my old life, I don't.  Instead, I continue to wake up to this
unbelievable life that I have found myself thrust into.  There is no way I
would trade any of this for anything in the world.  I don't think anything
could compare to what my life had become.  I am definitely happy with my
life as it is.


Well, that's it for another chapter.  Please, please, please tell me what
you think.  I would love to hear what you have to say.  You can contact me
at djminf@hotmail.com.  Thanks for reading.