X Men Evolution: Chapter 2

Chapter 2 – College

Scott straightened his red glasses and took a deep breath before walking up the steps to the main building where he would be taking his classes. He pushed open the large wooden doors and stepped into the corridor; it was so loud. Not that he wasn't used to noise, living in the mansion was like constantly being at a football game, but everyone here seemed to be shouting at eachother.

"Look out dude!" A guy with long black hair zoomed past Scott on a skateboard, almost knocking him over. Scott stared after him in shock, his mouth hanging open. He walked down the corridor, narrowly dodging a few other skaters and a girl waving huge pom poms, and finally found his locker. He read the combination from a piece of paper he'd fished out of his pocket and got his books out.

"Hey!" A cheerful voice made Scott jump. He shut his locker and looked into the deep blue eyes of a young blonde guy, "I'm Sean Cassidy".

Scott smiled and shook Sean's hand, "Scott Summers".

"So, first day here right?"

Scott nodded, "Yeah, it's a bit intimidating".

Sean smiled widely, "So you're all alone huh? Don't know anybody yet?"

"Well, no. But my girlfr- er, friend Jean is starting here next week".

"Cool", Sean jabbed a thumb over his shoulder and started walking backwards, "Well, I gotta go, see ya later Summers!"

"Yeah, bye", Scott mumbled to himself. He stood in the middle of the corridor with his books in hand and walked slowly towards his class.

His first lecture went well; the professor was really cool and interesting to listen to and Scott had managed to speak to a couple of people who seemed really friendly. When the lecture had finished however, that's when the trouble started.

"Summers!" The voice was too familiar for Scott not to recognise and the harsh tone in which it was spoken was something he'd gotten used to throughout high school.

"Duncan Matthews", Scott practically spat the words out through his teeth.

Duncan flicked his blonde hair from his eyes and walked towards Scott with the usual posse behind him, along with one new addition, Sean.

"So, Summers. I hear you and the other freak are coming here now", Duncan smirked, "And I bet no one knows about your little talents here do they?"

Scott tried to ignore him, he threw his books in his locker with a thud and, when he shut the locker door, Duncan was right in his face.

"Well now we-", Duncan gestured to his little group, "-have a talented friend, just like you".

Scott's eyes widened slightly behind his glasses and he looked frantically at each face in Duncan's clan. The only new face was Sean, who was standing with his hands on his hips and a huge grin across his face. Duncan grinned, showing his glistening teeth,

"Sean here is a pro".

"But you hate mutants, Duncan", Scott's eyes remained on Sean.

"No Summers, I hate you. Sean's a cool guy, he knows his place and it's with me".

A shrill bell rang for a couple of seconds and the corridor emptied of everyone but Duncan and his group and Scott. Sean stepped forward and Scott braced himself for whatever power this guy could possess. Duncan and the rest of his little group ran off down the corridor, leaving only Sean and Scott, face to face.

"Why are you doing this Sean?" Scott asked, confused.

Sean shrugged, "Duncan's cool. And I'm with him, so now I'm cool".

Scott rolled his eyes and turned his back, hoping to leave Sean standing there but Sean bounded in front of him and prodded him in the chest with a long finger, "You're not going anywhere Scott. Duncan wants me to scare you and that's what I'm going to do".

"Not here, surely?" Scott looked around for anyone who might be watching but the corridor was empty.

Sean smiled, "Sure, why not? Come on Summers, show me what you've got".

Scott started to remove his glasses but suddenly stopped, his hand in mid air, as Sean opened his mouth, wide. What happened then was a blur; there was an unimaginable scream, like car tyres amplified ten thousand times. The posters tore off the walls and the lockers started to fly back along the corridor. People in the classrooms started to scream and yell as the windows smashed one by one.

Scott was knocked to his knees and, as he tried to stand up, his glasses disintegrated in front of his very eyes. He didn't have time to react and a huge red beam shot through the air, knocking Sean to the ground and causing a good portion of the opposite wall to explode outwards. The terrible sound stopped at once and Scott closed his eyes, fast. Everyone started to rush out of the classrooms to see what was happening. Duncan stood next to Sean, who was now standing up, and he shouted over the commotion,

"Look what Scott Summers just did! He's a mutant! He can't be trusted!"

People started to look around and a few girls started to scream as Scott stumbled through the crowd with his hand covering his eyes. His made it outside and rolled down the steps he'd climbed that morning, bruising his shins as he fell. He accidentally opened his eyes as he thudded to the bottom and a lamppost exploded and fell over nearby.

He kept one arm across his eyes as he fumbled in his pocket for his cell phone; he dialled Jean's number and, after two rings, she answered,

"Hey Scott, how's your first day of college been?"

"Err… not so good", he replied.

Jean sounded concerned when she answered, "What's happened?"

"Duncan was here. Apparently he goes here now. And he brought a friend, a mutant friend".

"Are you okay? Should I come and get you? Where are you?"

"I'm fine but the same can't be said for the north wall of the building. Come pick me up, Jean. I don't know where I am".

Jean was becoming hysterical, "You don't know where you are?"

Scott sighed, "My glasses sort of disintegrated".

There was a pause. "I'm coming", Jean put down the phone as did Scott and a few minutes later Jean pulled up in the X Van.

Jean stepped out and rushed over to Scott, she handed him his visor – he'd gone through all of his spare pairs of glasses – and they made their way back to the mansion.

"So much for a normal day at college", Scott said.

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