Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 18:13:10 -0800
From: Abercromnie <abercromnie@hotmail.com>
Subject: X-Factor: Chapter 1a

   Legal Disclaimer: Marvel and all its characters are copyrighted. The
movie belongs too them also. I claim nothing about the sexuality of the
people from the movie.

   Side note: I lied last time, I own nothing. Accept my cardboard box. E.T
didn't go home, he stole my house, and my boyfriend. Elvis isn't in space,
he works at a cheap bar down the road under the name Armando. Now where is
my coffee? Mmm caffeine.

   Thanks to everyone who wrote in! I was shocked! This is my first attempt
at writing so expect me to screw up, and I expect you all to tell me about
it or I will never find out! Change of plans too... I think ill introduce
the X-men in the end of this chapter / beginning of next. Email me at
Abercromnie@hotmail.com because I thrive on email!

   P.S: I would like to recommend some good stories at nifty. Including
Tales of a Real Dark Night by jmsotc@yahoo.com, Interludes and Any Path +
Its sequels by Dara Lynn and Powers of the Mind in the Bisexual Celebrity
section.  Sorry if I didn't respond to your email. Some AZZHOEL spammed my
email with something about Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. So I couldn't
respond to everyone.  I'll stop yapping and get on with the story.



~ Chapter 0.5: The Ending and The New Beginning.


     I had fun at Darryl's, but I was happy to get home. I ran up the
stairwell.  Police tape? What's going on. Mom! Oh no! I ran up the stairs
to the room as fast as I could. There was Officer Toby. I knew it! He's
here to take Mum. "Noo!  You liar!  You said you wouldn't take her away!" I
charged at Officer Toby flailing my arms.  I connect my fist with his face
but I don't think I hurt him. He struggled to contain me without actually
hurting me.

     "Zachery it wasn't me. I swear, your neighbors reported a disturbance
and when we got here your mother... she was gone." Toby said calmly. Trying
to soothe me.

     "No! You're a liar! Your just telling me that" I struggled to get away
from him. Kicking and screaming. A man came up to us and informed Toby they
had found blood in the apartment. Toby looked down at me. I had stopped
struggling.  I just stood there with a blank look on my face. He led me off
down the stairs.

     "I am so sorry you had to hear that. I'm sure your mother is fine." He
said.  I didn't know what to say. I looked at down at the floor. I didn't
know if her being fine, but not here, was any better.

     He looked at me kind of puzzled. "Do you know who might have taken
her??"  I replied "Um... no... Mum said I shouldn't talk to the police
anyway. I think you should leave Toby."

     "Zachery I'm trying to help you, Zach you have to trust me." He looked
at me - he seemed sincere. "Last time I trusted you, You got mommy taken
away."  I started to cry. I didn't know what I would do.

     "Zach..." He said, and he moved my hair from my face. "That will be
enough of that Mr. Doerkson, I will be taking the child now." Replied a
tall, slim lady with black hair, up in a bun.

     "Who the hell are you?" replied Toby. "My name is Bella Te`anara, I am
the social worker assigned to a Zachery Kerrigan. I presume this is him?"
She looked very professional and sort of stuck up maybe kind of mean. She
smiled at me but it made me feel worse, I backed up against the wall.

     "I don't think Zachery wants to go with you - Beel-ah," said Toby,
trying to imitate her accent. I gave a little smile, but Miss Te`anara did
not look impressed.

     "If you're done we will be leaving now." She walked over to me, with
amazing speed and grabbed me by the wrist. I yelped in pain.  "Hey lady!
I'm not going with you I don't even know you! Help!" I reached for Toby.

     He walked in front of her and said, "Hey, Bella, Zachery is part of a
police investigation I think your going to have to wait." Bella kept
moving, dragging me. "I don't think you understand what I'm saying Bella,
you cannot take Zachery - you'd have to go through me first." She looked up
at him with a smile.  Watch she did next shocked me. It happened so quickly
that I barely saw her move.

     Bella grabbed Officer Toby by the neck with one hand and lifted him
into the air.  "No, you are the one who doesn't understand. I am taking
this child whether you agree or not, and I will gladly go THROUGH you to
accomplish my objective."  She then tossed him down the hallway into a heap
of garbage and garbage cans.  I looked up at her, terrified. "Come then,
Alan is expecting us."  Alan? Where have I heard that name before? Oh no!
He's that guy that used to bother mommy. I knew I was in serious
trouble. Bella kept walking, pulling me behind her.  What was I going to
do?

     She got me over to a green SUV and threw me in the passenger
side. Then she started to walk over to her side. She got to her door and
the door locked on her. She looked up at me and raised an eyebrow. She hit
the open button on her keys again and the doors unlocked. She reached for
the handle and the locks clicked again. She looked up at me, I could tell
she was furious. "Open the fucking door or I will rip it off." I swallowed
hard... not knowing what to do. Then the car started up.  She backed away
in shock. It started backing out and slowly turning around.  By now you
could almost see the steam coming out her ears. She ran up behind the jeep
and grabbed it.  Holding on, it stopped turning. What was going on? The car
started to move forward, but Bella was holding on and the car wasn't going
far. Suddenly the glass exploded onto Bella slashing her, she grabbed her
face and tried to shield herself. When she let go the jeep went into
acceleration and sped off.

     What's going on? How do I stop the car? Where is it driving too?  Was
it even me making it move?  I was doing 70 miles an hour down the streets
of New York - in the passenger side of a SUV. I knew I was going to crash,
I couldn't slow the car down. I closed my eyes and braced for impact.

     I woke up in a hospital bed. I couldn't see very well, there was a
woman there.  Oh no! Bella!!! I scrambled to get out of bed, I felt a hand
on my chest and a calm voice spoke. "Zachery it is okay. You are safe,
thought I think the police have some questions about who was driving the
Jeep before you crashed." I could see now, a young woman with blonde hair
was there. "Oh where are my manners? My name is Jessica. I am the Social
Worker assigned to you." Those were the last words I wanted to hear I
bolted for the door only to bump into Toby.

     "Zachery, don't worry, I got Jessica assigned to you, the office
doesn't know who that Lady at the hotel was but I have been assigned to
monitor you incase she comes back. Do you know who she was?" I shook my
head no. Toby walked over and put a hand on my shoulder. He said they had
found the perfect home for me.  All I wanted was my mom. I didn't need to
be in a foster home. There was a silence throughout the room. I held my
head down and never took my eyes off the floor.

~

     For the next 5 long grueling painful years I lived with the Jannsen's
in their 2-bedroom house.  Don't get me wrong they weren't bad people. They
were TERRIBLE people. I finally ran away.  I couldn't take it any
more. They treated me like a slave and Mr. Jannsen even hit me...  The
night I ran away he tried to rape me. He chased me into the kitchen and I
hit him with a frying pan before running out the door. I spent the night on
the street and the next day I was at the gates of 'Charles Xavier's School
for Gifted Youngsters.'  I knew he helped mutants, and my mother was
one. Maybe he knew something about her, or where to find her? Only time
would tell - though I had no idea what I was getting myself into. The gates
opened and I walked towards the building. Did I say building?  More like
mansion... or castle... I had never seen a building this huge. I got to the
doorstop and went to knock - suddenly.....

~~~~~~~~

   Well that's this chapter done. Had to leave you hanging - Yes I did. So
what did you think?  It's a little longer than the other chapter. Oh and
for those of you who want "Sex-sex-sex!" Be forewarned I've 1. Never
written a sex scene, 2. Probably won't write one for a bit, and 3. It will
probably suck - and not in a good way.  Ha ha. Anyway E-mail me at
Abercromnie@hotmail.com. Cmon! Do it! You know you want too.