The Ghost pt 2



"Wait, who are you?" Alexia asked

" I am a messenger, and I have a message for you from someone who can offer you sanctuary. My name is Raven, but you may call me Mystique."

" Okaaaaay then"

"I want to talk to you, Ms. Pappenheim, about something. You are different from other people. You know that, don't you?"

"Well, duh"

"Good" Mystique said, ignoring the rude comment. " There are others like you, Ms. Pappenheim, others with gifts, and, like you, they are ridiculed, feared, and hated.

"So where are these other people?" Alexia inquired.

"Here's a handful of them right now" she said, pointing to the doorway.

Alexia looked up at the door. A short boy who looked about 15 came bounding in through the doorway and sat on the couch next to Mystique. He saw a large housefly and snatched it up with his tongue.

"YUCK!!" Lexy screeched.

" What? It tastes like broccoli." He said to her.

" Oh Man! Even worse!!" Alexia said with a disgusted expression.

She heard a sound behind her and was extremely startled to see another boy, about 15 or 16, with white hair.

"Realniceplaceyagothere" he said to her at what sounded like the speed of light.

" Come a what??" Alexia asked, enormously perplexed.

"Ohnevermind." He said.

Almost immediately after a low rumble shook the floor. Alexia dove under a doorway to take cover from what she thought was an earthquake.

"Relax, Lexy may I call you that? Anyway it's just another gifted teenager." Mystique coolly stated.

A tall, good-looking guy of about 18 came slowly around the corner. Much to Lexy's relief, he simply said "Hi"

A sudden awkward silence settled upon the room.

Mystique's voice finally broke the silence.

"Well fine then, boys, don't introduce yourselves." She said sarcastically.

" Oh sorry, I'm Lance, or Avalanche."

"Pietro Maximoff, pleasure to meet ya."

"Todd."

" Hello," Alexia said.

" So, Lexy, I've been told you have untold power. Would you mind showing me?" Mystique asked sweetly.

" I guess I could." She replied uncertainly.

At that very moment, a deafening thunderclap rattled the house, followed by the electricity shutting down completely.

"Was that you?"

" Me? Heck no! Follow me, I'll show you one of the things I can do."

Alexia stood up and went into the kitchen, promptly grabbing and lighting a candle. She then grabbed 4 pairs of sunglasses and opened a door that led into a large crawlspace, and then motioned for the others to follow.

"This is where the generator for our house is. If you don't want to be temporarily blinded, I suggest that you put these on and KEEP them on."

Alexia said, handing them the sunglasses, "Okay then, here we go"

Alexia took a deep breath. Through the glasses Mystique could see the sparks in Alexia's eyes begin to gather and glow until her eyes looked as if they were on fire. BAM!!

A blinding bolt of electricity shot out from her eyes, dancing around on the surface of the generator. The lights in the house flickered back on.

After she saw them come back to life, Alexia shut her eyes.

"Impressive, very impressive, Ms. Pappenheim." Mystique said.