Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:34:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lance Chua <silversummer88@yahoo.ca>
Subject: X-Redemption Chapter 4

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to any of the characters in this story
other than those that I created. This story will contain homosexuality and
I do not make any claims regarding the sexuality of anyof the characters in
the story. All of the X-Men and Villains presented in the story (other than
those I created) are the property of Marvel Comics.

     Author's Notes:

       With the disclaimer out of the way; I just want to say that this is
my first submission to Nifty and would really love to get some comments
about it. If you like the story, if you hate it, whatever send me an email
<silversummer88@yahoo.com>. I forgot to mention in the previous chapter but
I've taken some liberties with the ages of the X-Men and Brotherhood
characters in the story . I'll be mixing in some really popular characters
and some relative unknowns as well, so if you're an X fan you can skip the
character section, if not then you may want to check it out for a bit of
background. Oh and if there are any particular X-characters you want to see
included in the story send me an email (don't worry about how obscure they
are I probably still know them).


Characters:

Conner -- 16 year old high school student, our main character

Pyro/John -- 19 year old member of Brotherhood of Mutants, Australian,
pyrokinetic

X-Redemption Chapter 4:

	It had been a week since I awoke on the station. Mystique informed
me that including the time I had spent unconscious I had been on the
station for almost a month now. During that time I had been subject to a
number of medical procedures and tests. Pyro later informed me that some of
the tests were meant to help me heal while others were primarily to
determine the extent of my powers.

	It was my fourth day awake on the station; my strength had returned
somewhat and I was now able to move around the infirmary/laboratory without
too much pain. Pyro was helping me out, holding me as I walked around the
room when Mystique entered accompanied by an imposing man. I recognized him
immediately as the man on the screen during my initial waking moments. He
was around 6 feet tall, thin but at the same time very strong. He wore a
purple and red suit with a majestic purple cape and on his head he wore a
metal helmet. His stride was filled with purpose and you immediately knew
that he was the man in charge of this entire group.

       "Conner, it is a pleasure to finally meet you. My name is Magnus
although everyone in the Brotherhood refers to me as Magneto." His voice
was firm but there was also a hint of pain to it. "I have been interested
in your situation ever since our dear Pyro here brought you onto Asteroid
M. Let me just say that your recovery has been impressive, the speed at
which you've recovered from your wounds is a true testament to your
strength and the strength of our kind. And the results of your test are
even more astonishing because of what your power might just be."

       "I'm sorry, sir..." I had to interject. "but right now I'm terribly
confused. What is Asteroid M? And what do you mean by our kind and what
about my powers?"

       "Of course my boy you should take a seat and I'll explain it to you
a little more precisely." Magneto then waved his hand as if calling someone
to approach but instead of a person coming closer I instead saw two steel
chairs slide across the room and position themselves behind us. Both of us
then took a seat. Then Magneto levitated the chairs and positioned them in
front of the screen in the room. We were then both flanked, Mystique on
Magneto's side and John (Pyro) on my side. Magneto once again began to
speak.

       "For your first question; Asteroid M is an orbital space station I
constructed that serves as the base of the Brotherhood of Mutants. It is a
haven for our kind, homo superior, more commonly known as mutants. It is a
place we can call our own until such a time that we can assert our
dominance over those who would choose to oppress us. Finally regarding your
power...Mystique if you would please."

       Mystique approached the screen and inserted a card that she had been
carrying into, what I realized was a giant computer.

       "Your power..." Magneto spoke once again, "is what I would call
"frequency manipulation". Simply put you are able to perceive the
frequencies around you in the form of waves and you are able to increase or
decrease the size between the peaks and valleys of those waves thereby
speeding them up or slowing them down. Presently from what we've gathered
you can easily perceive the natural frequency of the human body,
particularly the rhythm of the human heart. You're also easily able to
perceive sound waves. As such you can easily change the speed of these
frequencies. That was how you were able to kill that man in the train
station bathroom; you basically caused his heart to beat so fast that it
eventually expired. In terms of sound waves we can easily test that
now. Mystique if you will..."

       Mystique then began to tinker with something on the computer and the
room was suddenly filled with a loud screeching noise.

       "You should be able to see that the frequency of these waves are
very high. If you want to make this room more comfortable again Conner you
should slow these waves down." Said Mystique.

       I couldn't see the waves as I had done so in the past but I could
understand what Mystique was saying. Even though I couldn't see them I
could easily feel them. I cleared my mind, a trick John taught me during
the times we spent together in the infirmary and then I began to see the
waves again. I could see that the entire room was filled with them but as I
focused further I could see their source. I then began to relax and breathe
calmly, the waves then began to follow and the loud noise that once filled
the room began to slowly dissipate.

       Magneto immediately gave me a strong pat on the back and said "Well
done Conner, that was a good display of control and skill. You are getting
to grips with your powers steadily and with some more training you shall be
formidable."

       I was looking over at John while Magneto spoke and realized that he
was giving me a sly grin and as soon as our eyes caught one another he gave
me a cute wink, as if to tell me "I knew you had it in you...".

       "But Magneto sir," I had to ask "my powers in comparison to yours or
to Pyro's seems to be underwhelming..."

       "Conner, my boy, don't ever underestimate the value of your
gifts. You will grow to one day realize that your powers may be one of the
most powerful in the mutant community. Just realize this, you might be
limited now but almost all energy in this universe has a frequency and
everything travels in waves. If your power is what I suspect it to be, then
the universe will easily be your plaything." With those words Magneto rose
from his seat and along with Mystique left the room.

       "That was well done there mate," said John "you were incredible and
Magneto was extremely impressed. Not often that he gets impressed by
someone's power display."

       John's words, I could tell were filled with admiration and pride. I
was happy with what Magneto said to me but I was over the moon the moment
that John said those things as well.

       "Thanks John, you don't know how much that means to me."

       "Don't mention it mate."


Author's Note:

Sorry about very little happening again. I haven't had much of a chance to
write recently although I am now working on Chapter 5 and I do promise that
things will happen in that chapter.