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Angel in the Attic
Chapter 34
Fusedtwilight: Thanks to my beta Lisa and to all my readers. This chapter Wayne goes through a change.

"So Franziska made peace with her brother, Rickard is speaking with his family again, and you met your uncle and now your cousin is living with you in Utopia," Anna said.
"Yep," Michael said.
They were at Rockefeller were eating ice cream and watching other people skate.
"And how has your cousin been fitting in?" she asked.
"It's been a little difficult. He is not very social. But he has been taking lessons from Tessa to learn to control his powers better. I hang out with him whenever I can. He loves being able to fly whenever he wants."
"I am sure. It must have sucked to not be able to use his wings whenever he wanted," she said.
"Yeah. I know what that is like," Michael said, recalling the days in the attic.
Just then his communicator went off.
"Sorry," he said.
He grabbed the communicator. "Hello?"
"Michael, a situation has developed that requires your immediate attention," Eve said.
"What is the situation?" he asked.
"It is Wayne. He has been poisoned."
"Poisoned?"
"Wayne and several other X-Men were responding to a theft taking place at a warehouse. Some armed men were attempting to steal several canisters of an experimental mutagen being developed by SHIELD. During the fight one of the canisters was destroyed and the gas inside released. Wayne was exposed to a massive amount of it."
"Is he okay?"
"He is in the medical wing in Utopia now."
"Alright. Thanks, Eve."
Michael turned to Anna.
"I need to go and check on Wayne," he said.
"Of course. Tell everyone I said hi," she said.
"I will."
"Hey, Michael?"
"Yeah?"
"I was thinking; I am going to tell my parents about us."
"What?"
"I am tired of having to hide, Michael. We shouldn't have to. I turn eighteen next year and I'll be graduating. They can't put me in private school now without ruining my chances of getting into a good college."
"I don't want to cause a fight between you and your family, Anna," he said.
"I love my family, Michael. But I am not going to let their bigotry and ignorance control us anymore. I love you and I want to be able to go on a date with you without worrying about being caught."
He took her hand and kissed her knuckles.
"I would like that too."
"I'll talk to them. Don't worry, okay? Everything will be fine."
"I'll call you later. We'll talk more."
They kissed each other and Michael went to go find a private place to have Eve teleport him to Utopia.
Anna watched him go, then turned to finish watching the people skating before she left too.
She knew it would cause a huge fight. But she didn't care.
A lot of guys wouldn't go through so much trouble to date a girl, but Michael didn't mind, especially after her brothers beat him up and her dad pulled a gun on him.
The fact that Michael was willing to go through all this and was concerned about Anna fighting with her family proved what a wonderful and caring guy he was.
She had dated plenty of guys who were good looking but also cocky and arrogant, and they didn't give her the respect she deserved.
When God gives you a blessing you take it and never let it go.

"I am telling you all, I am fine!" Wayne said.
He was in the med bay. Hank was checking his heartbeat.
Scott was there along with Warren who had returned from his honeymoon a few days before.
"Wayne, you were exposed to some unknown substance. We have no idea how this could affect you," Warren said.
"Wouldn't I be showing symptoms by now?" Wayne asked.
"Sometimes it takes a while for the effects of a drug to work. And this isn't some simple drug; this was a classified drug we know nothing about," Hank said. "We have no way of knowing what this could do to you."
"I talked to Nick Fury. He thanked us for keeping AIM from stealing those canisters but he was not forthcoming about what it was exactly. All he would say was it was classified."
"Of course. One of our students inhales the stuff and he can't tell us what it is," Warren said.
The door opened and Michael walked in.
"Are you okay, Wayne?" he asked.
"Dude, I got to fight AIM!" Wayne said.
"Who's that?" Michael asked.
"Advanced Idea Mechanics. Scientists who wish to overthrow the government using technological means," Warren explained.
"Basically, evil super-nerds," Wayne said.
"They tried to steal a mutagen SHIELD has been working on. We stopped them but Wayne inhaled some," Scott said.
"Hmm," Hank said.
"Hmm? What does 'hmm' mean?" Wayne asked not liking how Hank said that.
"Well, it's still a bit early to tell but your hormones are a little high."
"I'm a teenager, they're supposed to be like that," Wayne said.
"Wayne, we just want to make sure you are okay is all," Warren commented.
"I think I will keep you here overnight for observation. Just as a precaution," Hank said.
Wayne let out a groan.
"Man, this blows," he complained.
"Don't worry, it's just for the night," Michael said.
"Scott, call Fury up again and see if you can get him to reveal anything about this stuff. We need to know what we are dealing with," Hank said.
"Yes, because Nick Fury is so forthcoming with information. He is a well known chatterbox." Warren rolled his eyes.
"I will get Logan to talk to him. Fury and he have a history. Maybe he would be more willing to speak with him," Scott said.
Scott and Warren left and Hank went to go examine some samples he got from Wayne.
"Man, this sucks. So what if my mutation gets enhanced. I'm a bat, what's the worst that could happen?" Wayne asked.
Michael remembered when he was pulled into the future and saw future Wayne.
"Maybe you should let them do this. It's just for the night."
"I know. But True Blood is on tonight."
Michael gave him a funny look.
"What? I love me some Sookie. Hey, you think Anna Paquin looks like Rogue?"
Just then the door opened and Franziska walked in.
"Wayne, are you alright? I heard what happened," she said.
Wayne waved his hand in an aloof manner. "I am fine. But they want to make sure I don't spontaneously mutate or something," he said.
"You shouldn't be so nonchalant about this. You know how sensitive mutants are to genetic stimuli. Look what happened to Hank," Michael stated.
Hank used to look like a normal man with a burly physique and large hands and feet. He was very athletic growing up but also very intelligent. He came up with a serum to enhance mutation and tested it on himself.
The result of this had him growing gray fur and a more simian physique. The gray hair eventually turned blue and after several years he developed a secondary mutation that gave him a more feline physique.
"I am sure if I was going to mutate it would have happened by now. Hey Franziska, could you get me a blood bag?"
Franziska used her power to open the fridge where Beast kept emergency blood packs.
She levitated a bag to Wayne.
"Thanks. Sweet! AB negative!"
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a silly-straw. He put it in the bag and Michael and Franziska watched as he began to happily suck the blood.
It was comedic to see Wayne using a silly-straw, but at the same time it was a little nauseating.
"We'll leave you alone now," Franziska said.
"What, you guys don't want some?" Wayne asked waving the bag at them.
They gave him looks of pure disgust.
"Just kidding," he said with a chuckle and continued to happily sip from his straw.

Michael was in the gym room lifting some weights.
Jericho was with him doing sit-ups.
"I hate to admit it but this place isn't so bad," Jericho commented.
Michael smiled. "Glad to see you're starting to like it."
"It's nice not having to worry about being discovered. Or about people judging me for what I am. I can fly as much as I want, which is cool."
He glanced to where Megan, Noriko, Alani, and Hope were standing.
"Plus the chicks here are hot!"
Michael chuckled.
"Anyone catch your interest?"
Jericho shrugged. "Lots of good eye candy. Not sure if I would date any of them; they seem kind of uptight. Must be a hero thing."
"Might be your attitude. Not all girls go for the bad boy types."
"You've only had one girlfriend your whole life. What do you know about love?" Jericho asked.
"More then you," Michael said sticking his tongue out at his cousin.
"Well played, cousin, well played."
"How is your training going?" Michael asked.
"Good. Tessa has given me some pointers. She is hot. In a scary, psychopathic, super secret spy girl kind of way."
"Is there any woman here you think isn't hot?"
"I think the better question is, is there a woman here who is not hot? Seriously, how many ugly mutants are there? Like ninety-percent of us are super good looking. And the other half are ugly or freaky."
"You have a point there."
"So you and this Anna girl have sex yet?"
Michael turned beat red.
"What?" he sputtered.
"You haven't, have you?" Jericho asked with a chuckle.
"I really don't want to have this discussion," Michael said.
"Have you even had sex?"
"Shut up, Jericho!"
"Oh my God! You're still a virgin!"
"Could you not say that so loud?" Michael hissed.
"You and this Anna chick have been going out for seven months and you haven't nailed her yet? I lost my V card when I was fourteen."
"Isn't that a bit young?"
"Maybe for a pussy like you," he said.
"Look, I was raised to believe in the sanctity of marriage. I know for a lot of people my age sex is this life or death thing. But it's not a big thing for me, okay?"
Jericho realized this subject was really bothering Michael. He could be a jerk, but even he could tell this was a sensitive issue for him.
"What's wrong? You seem bothered about this."
"People make fun of me because I don't want to have sex. I mean, I want to have sex. I like making out with Anna and it's really fun when she lets me touch her...ahem. Well anyway, it just annoys me how people expect me to be some raging sexual fiend because I am a teenage boy. They make it sound like something is wrong with me because I want to wait until I am married."
"And it makes you feel like a freak?" Jericho guessed.
"Yeah. I made a promise to God to stay pure until marriage. And I know it frustrates Anna because before she met me she was sexually active. And I get that. I don't think there's anything wrong with someone having pre-marital sex as long as it is consensual and they take responsibly. But it's just not for me."
Jericho shrugged. "You're right. Sex is a serious thing for people. It's not something you should run into. My first time was with some girl I barely knew and I regret the whole thing."
"You do?"
"Yeah. We had no idea what we were doing and we hardly knew one another and it was just so awkward. If I could turn back time I would have told myself to wait."
Jericho placed his hand on Michael's shoulder.
"Look, sorry for making you feel bad. I know I can go a little far."
"It's alright. I know a lot of people our age are big on sex. To many, sex doesn't seem like such a big thing so I can understand why they are confused that I want to wait."
"And there is nothing wrong with that. It's not your thing and that's not a big deal."
"Thanks for understanding, Jericho," Michael said.
"But I'll tell you one thing. When you finally do get laid you will wish you had done it a lot sooner."

Later that night when all the X-Men were sound asleep, Wayne woke with a terrible hunger.
He got out of his bed intending to go to the kitchen and make a sandwich.
But then he smelled something, something amazing.
He sniffed the air and followed the source of the scent to the fridge where Hank kept the spare blood.
When Wayne developed his mutation he also developed a form of anemia. He can only keep himself healthy through blood transfusions (or as Wayne preferred, to ingest the blood).
Wayne first figured it out when his mom was making him dinner.
Wayne had been feeling sick and he was very hungry. His mom was preparing him a steak that still had some blood on it. The second she pulled it out of the package the aroma hit his nose and he eagerly went into the kitchen looking for the source. His stomach demanded whatever it was, and soon it found its way into his belly.
The second he saw the package on the counter with faint traces of the red liquid inside, he grabbed it and drank it down then licked it clean. Despite it being cold it helped cure him of his hunger and he felt a little better.
He quickly figured out blood was what kept him strong.
Wayne opened the fridge and took out a bag and drank it down. Once he was finished with it he tossed it to the side and grabbed another.
Soon the floor was littered with empty bags and the fridge was bare.
Wayne realized something was wrong. Despite his need for blood he had never lost control of his hunger. No matter how angry he became, he never craved blood or attacked another for it.
But now here he was draining several pints worth and still feeling hungry.
Wayne began to break out into a sweat and his vision began to cloud, but his hearing intensified.
He backed up and stumbled against the curtains of his bed, tearing them from their hinges as he fell to the floor.
He writhed on the ground, beginning to scream in pain as his body began to change.
He let out a shrill scream that no human could make and every glass item in the room from the test tubes to the screens on the computers shattered.
And all those who once slumbered were awoken to the sounds of some terrible shrieking devil.

"What the hell was that?" Logan asked.
Scott and several other X-Men members were heading for the medical wing.
"I don't know. I have been unable to get a hold of Hank. Something is wrong," Scott said.
They walked into the med room and saw the place was a mess.
"What happened in here?" Kitty asked.
"Hank!" Scott yelled.
Hank was lying on the floor. A small pool of blood was beneath his neck. Upon close examination they found what looked like a savage bite mark on his neck as well as several slashes around his body.
"Something clawed him up," Logan said.
"Can you smell anything?" Scott asked.
"I smell Hank and Wayne. But he is different. His scent has changed."
Scott looked around the room. "My guess would be that Wayne attacked Hank. Perhaps the mutagen has done something to him." He turned to Kitty. "Go get Josh. He can heal Hank."
Kitty nodded and phased through a wall to find Josh.
"Summers, look," Logan said.
He pointed to the ceiling where one of the ventilation shafts were. Something had torn off one of the vents.
"He could be anywhere now," Scott said.
Just then the lights went off.
"What happened to the power?" Logan asked.
The power came back on.
"Good thing we have emergency-"
Before Scott could finish the power went out again.
"I have a bad feeling about this," Logan said.

Rogue and Kurt held a pair of flashlights as they headed for the power supply room.
Kurt was almost invisible in the darkness. His skin color was a dark blue and due to his connection to the brimstone dimension he naturally absorbed light. Even in the smallest of shadows he could seem like some menacing figure hiding in darkness.
His sinister look was intensified thanks to his glowing yellow eyes.
"You'd think after all the money we dumped into this place we'd have more reliable tech," Rogue said.
"I am sure it is just a glitch or something. Things like this happen all the time. We just got to learn to smooth out the wrinkles is all."
They arrived at the door that led to the power generators. Rogue typed in the code to enter and the door opened.
They stepped inside and stared in shock.
The machines that powered Utopia had been horrible damaged.
Sparks flew from cut wires.
"Mein Gott! Vhat happened in here?" Kurt asked.
They walked a little closer. Rogue shined her light on the machines.
"Those are claw marks. Something ripped these things to hell," she said.
"It even got ze back up. It's going to be a while before we get zese things up and running again," Kurt said.
"The thing I want to know is what did this and why."

"Help!"
Victor came running into the med wing carrying an unconscious Megan.
"What happened?" Scott asked.
"I heard her scream. I got out of bed and found her like this. Something attacked her; look at her neck!"
Victor showed them the side of her neck.
"It's just like Hank," Logan said.
"Damn, where is Kitty? Why hasn't she brought Josh yet?"
Kitty phased through the ceiling with Josh.
"He's been attacked too!" she said.
"What?" Scott asked.
"He wasn't in his room. I went looking for him and found him in the hall. Something attacked him like Hank!"
"What is going on?" Victor asked.
"We're under attack, bub," Logan said.
"By what?"
-Emma can you hear me?- Scott said in his mind.
There was no response.
"Damn, I need to find Emma. With her telepathy she should be able to find out what is going on. You all stay here and look after Hank, Josh, and Megan."
Scott left the room to go find Emma.
He passed several X-Men and told them the situation and to keep a look out for Wayne and to keep the students safe.
The last time he saw Emma she had gone to bed. But she should have woken by now. The panicked thoughts of the students alone should have woken her up.
He opened the door to their room.
"Emma, we-"
Something stood over Emma, bending down over her neck. He could not see what it was because it was too dark.
"Get away from her!" Scott yelled.
The thing let out a shriek and backed away from Emma. Scott shined his light at it.
"Wayne!"
The creature let out a piercing scream and Scott fell to his knees, clutching his head in agony.
He took off his glasses and fired a blast at Wayne but Wayne dodged it. The blast hit the wall, forming a hole and Wayne quickly flew through it.
"Damn it! Emma!"
Scott ran to Emma. She had a bad bite on her neck.

"I heard Wayne scream and went to check on him," Hank said.
It was almost an hour later.
All the students had been moved to a secure location and Michael had been brought in to heal Josh and together they healed Hank and the others.
"He was on the ground and when I went to touch him he jumped on me. I was unprepared for his strength. The mutagen seems to have caused him to undergo a secondary mutation."
"So his powers have gotten stronger?" Michael asked.
"Yes, and as a result, so has his hunger," Hank said.
"But we can help him, right?" Michael asked.
"First we have to find him and keep him from hurting any more people. We can contain him in the brig," Scott said.
"Will those be able to hold him? He took down Hank, Emma, Megan, and Josh," Kitty stated.
"Those cells were designed to hold Juggernaut. Kid may have gotten an upgrade but I am sure he is not on that level," Logan noted.
"Emma, can you get a read on him? Or are you still feeling weak?" Scott asked.
"As much as I love and adore you darling, ever use me and the term weak in the same sentence again and I will give you a piece of my mind. And you will not like it," Emma warned.
Scott just grinned.
"And yes, I have been scanning for Mr. Tonda. The good news is, he is still on the island so he hasn't left. But I fear he has entered some kind of feral state. I believe it is possible to bring him back. But we have to pin him down so I can do my work," Emma said.
"We'll just set a trap for him. Then we'll sedate him. I have tranquilizers that should do the trick," Hank said.
"Trapping him won't be easy. Wayne now has a improved since of hearing and a powerful echolocation. Our very heartbeats would betray our location," Emma said.
"What about Rickard? His sound manipulation powers could help shield us," Michael suggested.
"Good thinking, Michael. Once we lure him in we can then spring the trap," Scott said.
"But how do we lure him into our trap? Kid ate all the bait," Kitty said nodding to the empty blood bags.
"I am afraid we will have to use live bait. Any volunteers?" Scott asked.
No one raised their hands.

Scott, Logan, Michael, Rickard, Santo, Warren, Paras, Emma, Hank, Peter, and Franziska were all set.
The others were hidden; Rickard was using his powers to keep them hidden.
Franziska was the bait. It turned out her blood was AB negative, and according to Emma from what she could read from Wayne's mind, it was his favorite.
They all carried tranquilizer guns; a single shot would put Wayne down.
Hopefully.
"I am not sure what his metabolism is like now. If one doesn't stop him, do not hesitate to shoot him again," Hank said.
"He's close. I can feel him," Rickard said.
"You can?" Michael asked.
"He's using echolocation to see. I can sense him using it and I am blocking it to keep us hidden," Rickard said.
"Alright, remember the plan. Colossus, Indra, and Rockslide will engage him directly. And should he try and fly off, Angel and Seraph will chase after him," Scott said.
"It's time, Scott," Emma said.
"Alright, let's do this," Scott instructed.
Emma contacted Franziska.
-Alright, Franziska. It's all on you.-
-Okay.-
Franziska pulled out a small knife and used it to cut her palm. She winced as the blade bit into her skin.
She raised her hand in the air and waited.
"She's downwind of him so he should catch her scent pretty quickly," Logan said.
"He's got her scent. He's coming!" Emma said.
They waited. Not a single one of them made so much as a sound.
"Here he comes, I hear him!" Logan said.
Soon they all began to hear a faint flapping sound. They all looked up and saw something flying in the clouds.
-Get ready Franziska, he is coming.-
-I know, I sense him.-
Wayne let out a shriek and flew straight for Franziska.
They all tensed, waiting for her to make her move.
Just when Wayne was about to attack her from the air she raised her hands and used her telekinesis to capture him in a field.
"NOW!" Scott yelled into a communicator.
Just then several beams of light turned on as did all the power in Utopia.
The generators were still destroyed but they had hooked Noriko into the system to power everything up. She wasn't too thrilled to be used as a living battery, but if it helped stop Wayne she was happy to pitch in.
With the lights now shining on Wayne they could all see what he looked like now. His dark skin had paled giving him an olive skin tone. His nails were now long and talon-like, his ears had gotten longer and his nose was now flat and bat-like. His eyes were a solid black color.
Michael gasped, he remembered how Wayne looked in the future. He knew Wayne would look like this for the rest of his life.
"Got him!" Franziska yelled.
"SSSCCCRREEEEECCCCCHHHHH!" Wayne screamed.
Franziska yelled in pain from his scream. She fell to her knees and Wayne flew away from her.
Seraph and Angel took flight and chased after him.
"Damn he's fast," Warren commented.
"We can't let him get away!" Michael said.
He raised his hand and pointed at Wayne.
Sorry, Wayne.
Michael fired a blast of angel fire at Wayne. It hit him in the back and he began to fall to the ground.
Wayne managed to stop himself from hitting the ground and he landed on his feet.
"Get him!" Cyclops yelled.
They all ran towards Wayne. They fired the tranquilizers but Wayne screamed and the frequency shattered the tranqs.
"Take him down!" Scott commanded.
Peter, Paras, and Santo charged at Wayne. Peter and Paras assumed their armored forms.
"I'll get him!" Santo cried out.
He went to grab Wayne but Wayne jumped out of his reach and sliced Santo's head off.
"Aw, crap," Santo muttered as his head fell to the ground.
Peter took a swing at him and Wayne ducked. Wayne swiped at Peter; his claws did not cut through his metal skin but they did cause sparks to fly from the impact.
Paras came behind Wayne but he sensed him and swiped at his chest, causing four shallow scratches to be cut on his torso.
"Damn, his claws are sharp!" Paras screamed.
"We need to pin him down!" Emma shouted.
"On it!" Logan yelled.
He jumped at Wayne, his claws unsheathed and he pinned Wayne down, his claws went right through his wings and into the ground.
Wayne clawed at Logan; his talons easily sliced through his flesh. But Logan's injuries quickly healed.
"Settle down, bub, we don't want to hurt you!" Logan hollered.
Wayne stabbed Logan in the ribs.
Wayne began to scream again. Being so close to Wayne as he let loose, his devil scream caused blood to pour from his mouth, eyes, nose, and ears.
Logan coughed causing a splatter of blood to fall on Wayne's face.
Wayne licked it off his face and grinned.
He pushed Logan off, freeing his wings.
"Logan's down!" Scott shouted.
"No shit!" Santo said as Michael helped put his head back on.
"Emma, can't you fix him?" Cyclops asked.
"I can't just flip a switch! I need time to get inside his head!" Emma yelled.
While Peter fought Wayne, Warren snuck up behind him and wrapped his arms around his neck. Wayne was about to scream again but Warren covered his mouth.
"Quick Scott, hit him with a beam!" Warren called out.
Wayne bit Warren's hand, causing Warren to loosen his grip and Wayne ducked as Scott fired an optic blast and it hit Warren.
"Dammit, will someone please pin him down!" Scott roared.
Wayne growled at them all. He spread his wings, which had now healed, and was about to fly away when he smelled something wonderful.
He looked to his right. He was now blind as a bat but all the sounds everyone was making helped him see using even the smallest sound.
Using his sense of smell he located the source of the scent.
It was Franziska.
She had used the knife to deepen the cut on her hand, causing more blood to flow to draw Wayne's attention.
"Smell that, Wayne? AB negative. Your favorite!" she yelled.
"Franziska, no!" Scott shouted.
Wayne flew at her and she opened her arms. He wrapped his arms around her in a tight embrace. He leaned his head down into her neck and took a deep breath.
At a distance they looked like a couple sharing an embrace.
His tongue snaked out and licked her skin and he let out a hiss of pleasure.
Franziska bared her neck to him. "Come on, take a bite."
Wayne lunged forward and bit into her neck.
Franziska let out a cry of pain. She did not know how all those vampire books and TV shows could make something like this seem pleasurable.
It did not feel good at all, it hurt.
A lot.
The others went to help her but she spoke to them.
-Don't! If you try and save me he will take off. I got this. I may not be able to heal his mind like Emma, but I can still take him down.-
She raised her hand and they saw she held a dart in her hand.
She stabbed Wayne in the shoulder with it and he let her go. She raised her hand and held him in a telekinetic field.
"Now!" she yelled.
Scott fired another optic blast. This time it hit him, and combined with the tranquilizer, it knocked him out.
"Emma, quick!" Scott said.
Emma quickly made her way over to Wayne and placed her hands on his head.
Everyone was quiet. Michael was healing Franziska and Logan had finally healed from his injuries.
He was rubbing his chest as he walked over to Scott.
"Damn kid tore my heart up." he spat some blood.
"What the hell was the mutagen?" Warren asked.
"I spoke with Fury. He said SHIELD was working on a way to enhance the abilities of their super agents. They studied different drugs that enhance super powers. They wanted something permanent that didn't have any negative drawbacks," Logan explained.
"I would call this negative," Warren said.
"It's called experimental for a reason."
"It is done. I fixed the imbalance in his mind. When he wakes up he shall be himself again," Emma said.
"But what about his body? Can that be fixed?" Scott asked.
Michael already knew the answer to that.

Late in the morning Wayne sat on his hospital bed.
His team were all there visiting them.
"Dude, you are so badass!" Devon said. "You fought several X-Men and even took down Logan! How cool are you?"
"I don't feel badass; I feel like a monster. I hurt people, Devon," Wayne said.
"It's not your fault, Wayne and no one was permanently hurt," Angie said.
"Doesn't matter." He ran his hand over his face. "How am I supposed to live looking like this?"
"Wayne, have you seen what my boyfriend looks like?" Rickard asked. "You're not the only one who looks different."
"But I'll never see again. I'll never be able to watch movies or see any of your faces. How can I live like that?"
Franziska placed her hands on his face.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Trust me," she said.
To Wayne's shock he suddenly found himself seeing his own face.
"What? How...is that me?"
"I am using my power to allow you to see what I see. You don't need your eyes, Wayne. You have me to see for you."
"My face looks ugly."
"No, it looks beautiful. Just like the rest of you."
"How can you say that after I attacked you?"
"Because where you only see darkness, we see light."
She used her power to show him the memories the Champions had of him.
Wayne and Devon playing pranks on the team, like the time they put pink hair dye in Rickard's shampoo.
Wayne and Michael flying in the sky together, fooling around and seeing who could fly the highest.
Wayne telling Angie the latest gossip he heard when he was listening in on some people talk.
Jacob and Wayne trying to pick up chicks.
Franziska hugging Wayne after they got back from Germany. She was thanking him for helping her with her family problems and he could sense the emotions she was feeling at the time.
"Don't you see? No matter what you look like, you'll always be the Wayne we know and love. You may look like a devil, Wayne. But you're our devil."
Tears began to fall from Wayne's eyes.
"I love you guys," he said.
Franziska leaned forward and placed a kiss on his forehead.

"You are grounded!" Anna's father said firmly. "After school you are coming straight home! You are not allowed to go out whatsoever!"
"Dad, you're freaking out over nothing," Anna said.
"Nothing? For months now you have lied to us! Gone behind our backs and continued to date that thing even though you were told not too!"
"Well, you shouldn't have told me not to date him, then I wouldn't be in trouble for dating him."
"Anna, he is dangerous. His whole family was killed because he is a mutant!" her mom said.
"That isn't his fault! That's like blaming a Jew for the Nazis killing his family!"
"Oh, don't try and use that political correctness crap, Anna," Darren said.
"Shut up Darren, this is none of your business! If you guys hadn't been such noisy dicks none of this would have happened!" she growled at her brothers.
"We're trying to look after you Anna, bad things happen to people who associate with his kind," Felix said.
"He saved my life. The night we first met I had been badly hurt but he healed me. If it weren't for him I wouldn't be here!"
"Yeah, and how did you get hurt? Mutants!" Tommy said.
"Michael treats me like a queen. He is so sweet and kind and caring. He's practically a saint. You know how many times I have tried to get him past second base?"
Her father looked like he was about to pop a blood vessel.
"Have you given any thought about what your kids would look like? Do you want a kid with two heads and three arms or something?" Tony asked.
"If we do have kids I am sure they will take after their father. But it doesn't matter what they look like; I will love them regardless. And what about you guys? What if you have kids and they turn out to be mutants? Many mutants have human parents!"
"I will not hear talk about mutant children in this family!" her dad said. "You will not see that boy again!"
Anna angrily stood up. "You can't tell me what to do!"
"As long as you live in this house-"
"Yeah well, guess what, I will be turning eighteen soon and I will move out, and you can't tell me to do anything!"
"Don't you speak to me like that, young lady!"
Anna stood up and left the room. "Anna, get back here right this instant!"
"No! I am tired of this. I am going up to my room."
"Anna, come back!"
Anna ignored them all and slammed the door to her room shut. She locked it for good measure but no one tried to get in. She laid on her bed and tried to cool off.
She knew her family was not big on mutants. But ever since they found out Michael was a mutant she soon learned how deep their prejudice ran.
They were so busy being afraid of Michael, that they were blind to the wonderful guy that he really was.
They said they only wanted what was best for her. But they didn't get it that Michael was best for her.
She knew this wasn't over; she knew she was going to have to fight tooth and nail against her family about this. But Anna was ready to do that.
Love is a battlefield after all.
And sometimes it is the ones you love whom you have to fight.

Things remained calm for a few weeks after Wayne's secondary mutation.
Michael and the Champions were still secretly doing their own missions with the Ark.
Wayne was adapting well to his new form. He took some time off to visit his family. While he was back in Bellwood he took the time to sneak out at night and find people to scare with his new appearance.
When he returned, he had some new newspaper clippings to add to his scrapbook about Kid Devil.
Jericho was doing a lot better. He could still be a foul-mouthed little punk but he was less angry and moody. Michael was considering letting him join the Champions.
Michael was on his way to Scott and Emma's office, having once again been summoned there.
The door opened and he was surprised to see Adonai in there sitting in front of Scott's desk.
"S'up kid?" he asked.
"Aren't you a little old to be using slang?" Michael asked.
"Oh, someone's in a grumpy mood."
"Is there a reason why you're here, or did you feel the need to be a pain?"
"That's what we asked, but he refused to tell us anything until you arrived," Scott said looking less then pleased to see the ancient mutant.
"The time has come for you to prove yourself, Michael," Adonai said, his face becoming serious.
"Haven't I already done that?" Michael asked.
"True, you have accomplished much since you left that attic of yours. You have faced many foes and proven your worth. But all those little challenges were merely preparing you for this. I have been waiting for since I had my vision."
"I thought your vision was of me?"
"My vision was of one of my descendants who would have my power and become my successor. It is true your power is almost exactly like mine. But that does not mean you are the one I saw. The vision was kind of vague."
"So how do we find out for sure if I am the one you saw?" Michael asked.
"Before my wife and I learned we were immortal, our firstborn son was our heir. But over the years we soon realized we were not aging. Then when he died, his firstborn became our new heir but he died before he could have any children. As you know, my wife and I were the Adam and Eve of the Cheyarafim. Thus, all of them are of royal blood and have the right to the throne. In order to find a worthy heir and ensure everyone had the best chance for succeeding us and to keep the bloodshed to a minimum, we created a series of trials known as the Trials of the Sefirot. If you are truly destined to be my heir then you will be able to pass the tests."
"Bloodshed?" Michael asked.
"Before the trials many of our people would do the old-fashioned trial by combat to earn the right to be the successor. We grew tired of seeing them kill one another senselessly so we came up with a group of trials that helped minimize the deaths and ensured only someone worthy would take control," Adonai explained.
"And if I fail?"
"Best case, you no longer will have to carry the burden as the savior of our people. Worst case, you die."
They all stared at him in shock.
"Don't worry, there was only a twenty-percent death ratio," he said with a shrug.
"No, absolutely not. I will not allow a single one of my people to undergo any kind of test that endangers their life," Scott said.
"The boy and I have a deal, Summers. I train him to defeat Bastion and he would take my place. I honored my side of the contract, now it is his turn."
"This deal was not written in ink nor blood, Adonai. It is therefore not valid," Emma said.
"In my day a deal was a deal; it didn't matter if it was written or verbal."
"This isn't your day," Scott said firmly.
"I'll do it," Michael said.
"Michael, no!" Emma said.
Scott agreed. "We can't let you do this, Michael."
"Too late! No take backs!" Adonai said gleefully.
"I forbid it!" Scott yelled slamming his hand on his desk and standing up.
"I want to do this. I want to do the trials," Michael said.
"Michael, you don't have to do this," Emma said.
"Yes, he does," Adonai corrected.
"I want to do this. This is what I have been training for. I can do this."
"But why would you want something like this? What Adonai asks of you is a heavy burden," Scott stated.
"Did you want to be the leader of the X-Men when you were young?" Michael asked Scott. He turned to Emma. "Did you want to be a teacher when you were young?" he asked Emma. "Almost my entire life was spent in an attic hiding in fear of what I was. But now I have the chance to be something amazing. I want what Adonai is offering. I want to take what he has built and make it my own."
"Good attitude. If it will make you feel better we will do the trials here in Utopia, Scott. You and all the X-Men can attend if you want," Adonai offered.
"Oh, we will. And make no mistake, if there is any hint Michael's life is in trouble then we will pull the plug on this thing. Understood?"
"Crystal."Adonai turned to Michael. "I suggest you prepare, Michael. These trials will test you in ways you have never been tested before. They were the highest honor one could achieve and they haven't been done in over a thousand years."
He placed his hand on Michael's shoulder. "Time to shine, little angel."

Fusedtwilight: Next chapter Michael must go through the trials to earn the right to be Adonai's heir. He takes one more step to mastering his power but when Anna's life is put in danger Michael makes it clear nothing matters more then love.
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