X-Impulse

Lying down in bed was a brown haired girl with blue eyes who was asleep in her pink PJ's. She started to move back and forth from a dream. She started to dream that she was flying having a good time then just started to fall. She started to scream and hit the floor. When she woke up she found herself in the basement.

She started to worry more when her parents came downstairs as her father asked, "What happened? Were you sleepwalking?"

The girl said. "No, I fell…I just I fell straight through the ceiling!" Her parents looked at each other.

Meanwhile, Professor Xavier detected Kitty's powers active on Cerebro as Cerebro said. "Mutant signature. The second detection in this vicinity. Extrapolation complete. Identity confirmed. Name: Kitty Pryde. Residence: Northbrook. Age: 15." Cerebro showed Kitty.

In a undisclosed location, a streak of electricity raced across the countryside. The source of the streak was a young man with blond hair in a red bodysuit that had a lightning bolt symbol on the chest. The young man was returning to Central City after helping the LAPD with a cross-city investigation.

The scene changes back to Kitty with her parents in the basement. Kitty is still crying. As her mother hugged her as she said. "Dear, I'm sure you were just having a nightmare."

The girl's father looked up with his eyes widened as he said. "I…don't think so."

His wife looked up, to see what he was talking about and they saw part of Kitty's blankets and pillows stuck between the ceiling as Kitty asked, "What am I? What's happening to me?"

Charles said, "Prep the Blackbird." He then turns off Cerebro.

The next day, Kurt was running late for school. He still was finishing up his breakfast as he ran towards the school as fast as he could, Kurt look at his watch to see how much time he had, as he said. "Ugh, late again!"

Kurt put the rest of the burger in his mouth and check to see if he was alone. Once, he confirmed it, he teleported closer to the school entrance. He tips towed to the entrance doors when he saw the face of his school's Principal, as he said. "Ah! Miss. Darkhölme!"

Miss. Darkhölme observed his watch as she said. "Hmm…watch isn't slow, must be you. Another tardy Mr. Wagner and I'll put you in my after–school group."

Kurt's eyes widened, swallowing his food, fortunately Scott came out as he said. "Hey, light a fire under it, kid. Your teacher sent me to look for you." He walks up to Kurt and put his hand on his shoulder and pushed him to the front door as he said turning to Miss Darkhölme.

"Miss. Darkhölme." He asks, "Stopped off for another breakfast burger at Gut Bomb, didn't you?"

Kurt shrugged as they walked through the door as he said. "What can I say? It's an addiction."

Kitty now wore a pink long sleeved sweater over a cream–colored undershirt, light blue capris with an orange stripe on each pant leg, and brown sandals She is also wearing a necklace, carrying a brown backpack walked down the stairs and looked around to make sure the coast was clear.

She tip toed to the front door and opened the door then her mother appeared holding a cup of coffee as she said walking up to Kitty. "Dear? I thought that we agreed that you were staying home today."

Kitty turned around as she said. "Yeah, well, like, what's the point? You guys don't want to talk about it. And I'll go crazy sitting around here!"

Kitty's mother asked, "But should you really be at school?"

They heard Kitty's father asking from the upstairs. "Kitty! Honey, where are you?"

Kitty said. "Please, mom. Dad will make me stay."

Her mother gave it a second to sink in but smiled and nodded, as she said, "All right, go on."

Kitty beamed and blew a kiss to her mother. Her mother waved goodbye as her daughter left for school. She hoped she made the right choice for her only daughter.

Meanwhile in the Blackbird, Charles was piloting the jet. Jean was with him as he told her of the situation. "Why just me? Shouldn't we all be here?"

Charles said, "Because you're the one who can connect with this girl."

A few moments later.

Ms. Pryde asked, "What are you talking about? How do you know Kitty?"

The Professor and Jean stood outside on the porch of the Pryde home.

Jean said. "Please, may we come in for a moment? We'll answer all your questions…"

Mr. Pryde put his hand up as he said. "Excuse me, miss. You can talk to us out here."

Charles leaned forward as he said, "Very well. I think you know Kitty is going through a very unique transition. We simply want to help her through it. Why don't you tell us about last night?"

Kitty's parent eyes widened, Mr. Pryde narrowed his eyes at Charles as he said "Last night is none of your business. Please, just leave us alone."

With that that went back into their house and slammed the door shut.

Jean said sarcastically. "Next time let's just call and get hung up on. Less hassle."

Charles said, "You'll need to make contact with Kitty directly, at her school."

Logan was polishing his bike and smelt something in the air. He sniffed again and said, "Sabertooth." He then got up and change his clothes.

Logan is now wearing a sleeveless bodysuit that covers everything except his arms and lower face. The bodysuit is black on the legs and lower sides of his chest. The rest is a burnt orange that covers the chest area in a V shape and covers the shoulder and most of the head. The area around the eyes and jaws are black with piece attached, that point up like horns or ears. He has a burnt orange belt with the X emblem on the buckle and black straps on the sides. He is also wearing orange boots and gloves, each with black straps on them. On the area between the knuckles of the glove are small metal gaps for his claws to come out. He got on his motorcycle and put on his helmet. He started it up and drove past Scott and Kurt.

Kurt asked, "What's up with Logan?"

Scott said, "Whoa! That man is packing some serious attitude."

Kurt looked at Scott as he asks, "Want to follow him?"

Scott grinned as he said, "Let's go!"

The two made their way to the garage and opened it up to see many parked cars as Kurt asks, "Should we take the X–Van?"

Scott said "Uh…a lower profile, I think." He hops into his own card as he said, "And cooler besides." He started up the car as he asks, "You coming?"

Kurt quickly teleported in the car as he said, "Hit it."

With that they drove after Logan, hoping where ever he went at incredible speed.

At Kitty's school, the school bell rang, Kitty was walking to her locker putting stuff in her locker. Two girls saw her as one of them said, "Riley, check the Kitty pity party."

Riley said, "Dreading PE, no doubt." As she said, "Probably the only class she's not acing."

the girl said, "Let's give her some time off."

Silently agreeing with each other, they sneaked up behind Kitty and pushed her inside her locker. With that Riley locked her in as the blond girl said, "World closing in on you, Kitty?" They ran off and passed a young man wearing a hooded sweater.

Kitty said slamming her fist on her locker as she said, "Hey! Let me out, you jerks! Open this door! Somebody open this door!" She growled in frustration.

The boy's bathroom door opens revealing a man with long dark brown hair and brown eyes. His skin complexion is a tan–olive color, and his features are vaguely Mediterranean, especially his nose. He is wearing a brown, leather vest over a black shirt with torn jeans that have tears around his knees. He wears brown boots and black, finger-less gloves are worn on his hands.

The guy came out and shook up a can of paint. He started to spray it along the lockers while whistling a tune of innocents. Kitty heard him whistling as she said, "Hey, who's out there? Can you hear me? Let me out!" She phases right through the locker knocking into the boy.

Kitty looked at herself surprised.

The guy looked up surprised and smiled with red paint on his face, as he asks, "Hey, you see what you just did?"

Kitty said, "What? I–I, like, just fell out!"

The man said, "Yeah, man. Right through the door! He looks behind himself as he said, "That is so cool!"

Kitty said, "You're crazy!" She tried to run away, but he grabbed her denying what she said.

The guy said, "No, no. Wait a minute. I'm the one guy here who gets the beauty of it." As he said pointing at himself. "Because you're just like me. Really!"

Kitty raised an eyebrow in disbelief.

The guy said, "All right then." He looked around as he said, "Check this." He rolled his eyes and put his hands out. He started to make the ground shake and made the lockers start opening up on their own. He stopped and started to breathe a little hard as he asks, "Getting the picture?"

Kitty said, "No! You're just, like, some freak!"

The guy grabbed her arm, as Kitty said, "Leave me alone!" She got out of his grasp and ran towards the gym lockers.

The guy smiled evilly as he said, "You can run, but you can't hide because I'm gonna rock your world."

Kitty went to the girl's locker room as soon as she finished changing she waited for her by the sidelines as she went to her gym class.

Meanwhile, the girls who put her in the first place were stretching out when Reilly pointed out, as she said, "Hey, Amy. Check who got out."

Kitty looked a little nervous as she joined her classmates. The coach whistled her in, as she said, "Pryde. You're late."

Kitty said, "Sorry, coach. I was, like having trouble with my locker." She was glaring at Amy and Reilly.

The coach said, "All right, you three. To the long jump. Pryde, you're tardy, so you're first." Kitty frowned and nodded.

Meanwhile, from the rooftops of the school building the boy from before now known as Lance and two other teenage boys climbed to the rooftops and examined the roof emergency exit.

One of them said glaring. "Shut up with the clotting around."

The other one asks, "Stow it, Griff! Can we bust in through here or not?"

Griff said, "Not. It's wired into the alarm system."

The two looked to Lance as he kept watch, as the other one said, "Well, now what, Alvers? We got no way into this stinking office and midterms start in the morning."

Griff said, "Yeah, and your prime price exam answers ain't exactly gonna fetch a prime price after the test." As he asks, "Can't you just, you know, make a door?"

Lance said sarcastically "Sure. And have them know we were in? They'll change the tests! I got a sweeter idea. Her." He was gesturing at Kitty.

Griff raised an eyebrow as he said, "What? What? Wait are you gonna have her long jump through the wall? Come on, get serious."

Lance grabbed Griff by the arm as he asks, "You riding me Griff. Are yah?"

The ground starts to shake a bit. As Griff said, "Sorry, man. I was just–"

The other guy said, "Whoa, whoa. It's cool, Lance."

Lance released him as he said, "You two just lined up as customers. I'll snatch the answers."

Back with Kitty, she began her running start when she tripped. Kitty then slammed a fist onto the sand.

Amy said, "Kitty–cat's got a temper."

Reilly walked up, as she said, "Take notes, Pryde. This is how athletes do it." She then began to run.

Lance began to use his powers to create a small earthquake made the sand push Amy the opposite direction covering her in sand. The hooded man saw this and saw Alvers on the school's roof.

Kitty asked, "Huh?" She turns to see Lance with his friends waving at her.

Kitty just slowly backed away and ran back to the school where she ran into Jean before running off.

Jean said. "This might be my chance."

"I'll handle this." Jean saw a hooded man approach her.

"Alright. I'll go as support though." Jean replied.

In the school theater Kitty walks onto the set of the play that was previously set up and kicks the chair in frustration. As she leans on the table it falls over and as she tries to catch the fruit bowl her hands phases through it causing her to freak out. As it falls to the ground Kitty leans down to touch it this time her arm doesn't phase through it. As she examines her hand she tries again this time her hand partially goes through it when she hears someone coming.

"You alright?" A deep voice asked.

The hooded figure and Jean walked down the theater.

Kitty asked, "What do you want?"

"I'd like to discuss what happened earlier." The voice answered.

Kitty said, "That rah–rah Riley a friend of yours? Because I had nothing to do with what happened in the sandpit." She picked up the mask.

"I'm aware. And Riley's no friend of mine."

Kitty said, "Well you look like you'll be her friend." She hid her face behind a mask.

"Lose the mask. You don't need it. I know what you're going through."

Kitty said putting the mask down. "You don't know anything! And neither does that creepy guy out there!"

"Ignore Lance." He instructed. "Let me see if I understand. You're just going about your day without any concerns and then suddenly weird things take place. You can't explain them, but they do. You're terrified because you're different from everyone else and different is scary and if you had the choice you wished you were never different."

Kitty was shocked by this as she asks, "H–How did you know?"

"Cause the same thing happened to me."

Kitty said, "Look, I don't want any of this! It's, like, hard enough just being normal, you know?"

The figure sighed. "Let me show you guys something."

He pulled the hood down to reveal his face, leaving Jean and Kitty horrified with what they were seeing. Half of his body was cybernetic.

"My name's Victor Stone aka Cyborg. My current appearance is the result of a dimensional travel experiment going terribly wrong. I'd give anything to look like a ordinary human again." Victor explained.

"No… I don't want this. Please just leave me alone!" She runs out of the theater.

Suddenly a hand roughly grabs his shoulder. Victor found himself face to face with Lance.

Lance said, "Piece of advice pal. I'm the only friend she'll need and I'll be teaching her what's what. So back off!"

"You're the one that needs to back off, Alvers. You couldn't possibly know what's best for her." Victor shot back.

Kitty was at her locker while Lance went to see Kitty. Lance tapped her shoulder. Kitty turned around and got into fighting stance dropping her books that she grabbed from her locker. As Lance said putting his hands up. "Easy, I won't shake things up. I promise." He picks up the books and gave them to Kitty, as he said, "I'm…my name's Lance. We should really talk."

Kitty grew angry as she said, "Why can't just everybody leave me alone?" She grabbed her books and slammed the locker door causing Lance to wince.

Kitty walked away, as Lance said, "You feel sick every time you think about it, don't you? You want it to go away. But it won't. You're afraid of what might happen. Your parents are clueless. Probably ashamed. And being alone don't help."

Kitty stopped turning to Lance as she asks, "What, are you, like, reading my mind?"

Lance put up his hands in defense as he said, "No way! It's just that I've been going through it myself. You know, trying to figure it out. But I've learned how to control it." Kitty began to walk away as Lance said, "Meet me outside the office in an hour. I'll show you how."

Charles was on the phone talking to Jean.

Charles said, "Sounds like Lance could be trouble. If he bonds with Kitty, we may not be able to reach her."

Jean said, "I agree. And he is reaching her."

Charles said, "You will have to stay with it, Jean. I don't want to lose her. Whatever obstacles get in the way, remember they can be overcome. Xavier out." He ends the call and saw his arch rival, the stairs as he said, "Though some obstacles are more irritating than others."

Cyborg looked at Jean. "Can you look after her. There are some people I need to speak with."

Jean asks, "Sure but what's your plan?"

"You'll find out." Cyborg remarked. A portal then opened behind them and Cyborg stepped into it before disappearing.

He arrived at Kitty's house and knocked on the front door. Mr. Pryde and Mrs. Pryde answer the door. As Mr. Pryde ask, "Yes can I help you?"

"My name's Victor Stone and I know about your daughter's abilities."

Both parent's eyes widen. As Mr. Pryde said, "Listen young man we are not sending our daughter away to any school!" He was about to slam the door before Cyborg stuck his hand in the way.

"I'm here to prevent her from making a big mistake with them." He continued.

Both of them stop in shock. As Mrs. Pryde asked, "What do you mean?"

"Allow me to explain."

Mr. Pryde said, "You have 5 minutes."

"Very well. There's a mutant that wants to use her powers for his own selfish gain." Cyborg began to explain.

Mr. Pryde asked, "And how do we know you aren't one of the bad ones?"

"I'm not a mutant. But I am going to stop Kitty before it's too late and if you really care, you'll join me."

They both pause to think it over. As Mrs. Pryde said, "Alright we trust you."

Cyborg smirked. "Good, let's get going."

Mr. Pryde said. "I'll drive."

"That won't be necessary." A portal then opened behind Cyborg. "Well, you coming." The three entered the portal which then closed.

The scene changes to Scott and Kurt pulling up to a parking garage. Kurt looked back and forth and hit the car as he said, "I've lost him!"

Scott said, "Hey! Hey, watch the door panel! They're smudge resistant, not dent resistant."

Kurt looked up and pointed to the top of the parking garage as he said, "There."

Wolverine looked back and forth waiting for Sabertooth. He heard a motorcycle coming and came straight for him. He jumped out of the way as the bike went around and got revved up by Sabertooth as Sabertooth said, "Unfinished business, runt!"

Wolverine said, "Bring it on, pops. Bring it on." Wolverine brought his claws out.

Sabertooth revved up the bike and drives it at Wolverine. Wolverine moves out of the way and slices the front part of the bike off. Sabertooth gets off the bike and lands on a lower part of the parking garage.

Scott and Kurt saw the motorcycle coming towards them, and Kurt teleported them out of the car. They landed next to the car and see the wreck. As Scott said, "My car!"

Wolverine waited for Sabertooth's attack and felt the ground rumble. A car came up under him making him fly up and hit the ground hard. The same thing happened with a second car except the ground gave out for him making him fall to the next floor of the parking garage.

Sabertooth pushes a car up at Wolverine and traps him to one of the columns there, as Sabertooth said, "One shall fall by the other's hand. Our destiny, we can't change it."

Wolverine kept on struggling out of the grip as he said, "I didn't know you went for that philosophy mumbo jumbo."

Someone then ran up and punched Sabertooth across the parking garage allowing Wolverine to free himself.

"Hello Sabertooth." The figure stated. Sabretooth glared at a young man in a green and yellow uniform with a glowing fist.

"Iron Fist." Sabretooth growled.

"I heard that you went under the radar. Don't know why you decided to rear your ugly head again, but I'm going to help him shut you down." Iron Fist declared.

Nightcrawler ran and teleported right in front of Sabertooth and crashed right into his chest. He hit the ground and said, "Typical."

Sabertooth was about to grab Nightcrawler but was stopped when Iron Fist sent him into the elevator. Wolverine clawed his way through the elevator doors and heard Sabertooth saying, "A taste of things to come, Wolverine!" The group watched the elevator drop to the bottom floor.

Nightcrawler said crossing his arms in victory "We showed him! We are the X–Men!"

Wolverine turned to the two and said, "I don't fight your battles. So, don't fight mine." He walked away leaving the two confused a bit.

Nightcrawler said smiling. "Ah, he loves us."

Cyclops said crossing his arms "Oh, yeah. Big time."

At the school, Lance was outside the office waiting for Kitty, then look at the front before he heard Kitty asking, "How do you take control?" He turns to see Kitty walking up to him.

Lance said, "By admitting something no one wants to cop to. That we are outsiders. That there is something wrong with us."

Kitty look down as a tear fell from her eye, as Lance said, "Hey, don't fret it." He lifts Kitty's chin up as he said, "Embrace it. The way I see it, fate dealt us winning cards if we play them together."

Kitty said looking away "Well, nothing is making any sense."

Lance said, "That's why I'm here. To light your path." He places a hand on Kitty's shoulder, as he said, "And the first step leads us right into that office." He places both hands on Kitty's shoulder.

Kitty phased through into the office she looked surprise or happy. She opened the door and asks, "Did you see me? Did you?"

Lance said closing the door "Yeah! Wow, Kitty. How did it feel?"

Kitty said hugging Lance. "Oh, it was, like, totally unbelievable."

Lance said, "You're making it yours, Kitty. Once you own it, nothing can own you." He went over to the computer to copy the answers.

Cyborg and Kitty's parents met up with Jean in her X-Men suit with Charles.

Mr. Pryde asked, "Where is she?"

Jean said, "She broke into the office."

Mrs. Pryde said, "She's never done anything like this before!"

"Alvers. He must have coerced her into helping him." Cyborg muttered.

Charles said, "Go with them, Jean I'll catch up." The four ran inside while Charles wheeled.

Lance inside began typing as he said, "Test answers present and accounted for." He took out the disc.

Kitty asks, "That's what this is about? Cheating?"

Lance said, "Hey, this crummy school uses these kinds of tests to keep us down, Kitty. No more!" He put the disc away as he said, "We take control. Now let's modify some grades. Pryde, P–R–"

Kitty said, "No!" Kitty tries to stop him, but Lance grabs her.

Lance said, "Look, there's no victim here. We're just evening the score."

Kitty turns around to leave but Lance grabs her hand as he said, "Whoa! Whoa! What are you doing? Come on, Kitty."

Then Mr. Pryde said, "Let go of my daughter!" The two of them look to see Jean, Cyborg and Kitty's parents, Mr. Pryde ran up to them.

Lance said, "Far enough, old man!" Lance creates an earthquake that causes the bookcase to fall down.

Kitty said, "No, stop!"

Lance said grabbing Kitty's arm. "They're just gonna confuse you, Kitty. We're out of here!"

Lance grabs her hand and causes the wall to collapse.

Mrs. Pryde said, "Kitty, please. We can work through this together."

Kitty said struggling "Let go of me!"

Lance's grip was too strong, as he made a wall, as Lance said, "We're in control now. We make our own way."

Mr. Pryde said, "Kitty, I've pushed you to this, I know. I wanted to pretend nothing was wrong. I'm not perfect. I'm learning. Just like you are."

Kitty starts to tear up as she asks, "Daddy?"

Lance said, "Forget them! Come on! I'm bringing this place down!" He began to cause the building to shake, Jean used her powers to stop the falling chunks of building from coming down on them.

"You said your powers were a curse, right. Well if you leave with Alvers and misuse them, they definitely will be." Cyborg told her.

Mrs. Pryde said, "Please, Kitty. Listen to him."

Mr. Pryde said, "Sweetheart, we love you."

Lance said, "They're too late! You're with me now!"

He took Kitty walking away, as Kitty said, "No! I'm not!" Kitty phases through his arm allowing her to escape. Lance let out a frustrated growl and made the ceiling to fall on top of her.

Cyborg ran over and tried to pull her to safety before the debris collapse on them. Lance ran away.

Outside Professor Xavier watched the building collapse as he said in his thought "Jean, your powers. Use your powers."

Jean said in her thought. "I'm trying. It's too much."

Charles said in his thought. "Keep your mind clear."

Jean said in her thought "But, Cyborg, Kitty-"

Charles said in his thought. "Keep your mind clear."

Mrs. Pryde said, "No! Kitty."

Mr. Pryde said, "My little girl."

Cyborg effortlessly lifted the debris off of them.

Mrs. Pryde said, "Kitty."

Kitty walked up to her parents and hugged them, as Mrs. Pryde said, "Oh, Kitty."

Kitty said, "Okay. Like, everybody grab onto me. I'll get us out."

Charles watch outside before Kitty and the others phase out of the collapsed building. As Charles said, "Yes, Kitty. It is a gift. And you've used it well."

Kitty said hugging her mother. "Mom, I'm so sorry." She turns to her father as she said, "And, Daddy, these people, they, like, want to help me. I trust them."

Mr. Pryde said holding her hands "I know, sweetie. And so do I." He turns to Charles as he said, "Professor, I think we have some things to talk about."

Charles said, "Yes, we do."

Lance watched as people were investigating the collapsed school, then walk away before Miss. Darkhölme appeared as she asks, "I'd say you've blown your chances at this school, haven't you?"

Lance turned to her as he asks, "And you are?"

Miss. Darkhölme said, "Your new advisor. I've made an opening for you at Bayville High. I have much to teach you, my young Avalanche." She began to shift into her true form.

Kitty has joined the X–Men and Lance has joined Mystique.