APH Fic Mutation chapter 5
Title: Mutation
Author/Artist: Me!
Character(s) or Pairing(s): Prussia, Germany, Germania, Rome
Rating: T on the safe side.
Warnings:
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: When brothers Gilbert and Ludwig realize that they are mutants they are accepted to the new school of Alvar Xavier and into a new world that divides the both of them.
The car ride was a tense and uncomfortable one. Gilbert and Ludwig made sure to sit close to one another so that their hands were lightly touching one another.
Occasionally Ludwig would attempt to peek into either Alvar or Romulus’ mind only to be blocked each time. Around the fifth attempt Alvar had turned around to glare at him.
“You alright?” Gilbert thought.
“Fine. You?” Ludwig thought back.
“Alright I guess. Getting anything from them?”
“Nothing, they manage to block me.”
“While we understand the circumstances it is still considerably rude to have a telepathic conversation while there are others.” Alvar said.
“It’s private.” Gilbert said tapping his fingers on his knee.
“How are you two feeling?” Romulus asked, peering at them from the rearview mirror.
“Fine.” Gilbert said answering for the both of them.
“Hungry? Tired?” Romulus persisted. “We still have a few more hours to get there. You guys can sleep if you want.”
“Where are we going exactly?” Ludwig asked.
“Upstate New York.” Romulus said. He cursed suddenly in Italian at another driver that cut him off.
“It’s a school that Romulus and I started.” Alvar said. “Surrounded by woods and practically miles away from the nearest town.”
“Stop scaring them Alvar.” Romulus scolded lightly. “We choose to stay away from towns as a precaution.” He said to the teenagers. “There are still a lot of anti-mutant feelings so we simply choose to stay away.”
“We are surrounded by woods.” Alvar added. “Extra coverage and hiding.”
“We are going to die, aren’t we?”
“Most likely get killed and our bodies dumped somewhere.”
“It is a beautiful campus.” Romulus continued. “Besides the school the area surrounding it has flowers, a lake that’s a five minute walk away, we have all the sports equipment that we need, and so much more.”
“We don’t have that many students at the moment, we are hoping to get more, however each student shares a room with another.” Alvar said. “Makes you feel less alone.”
“What exactly is going to happen at this school?” Ludwig asked.
“You learn.” Romulus said. “We don’t have a complete faculty but we do have a few good teachers, myself and Alvar included, and rest assured you are going to get a good education.”
“We also teach each of the students how to control their powers.” Alvar said. “Sometimes there are accidents. People need to be hospitalized.”
Romulus shot Alvar a look. “You are in too good of a mood. I’ve never seen you like this. I feel like I should get a camera.”
Alvar shrugged as he turned to face the window.
“It’s alright to be scared you two.” Romulus said to Gilbert and Ludwig. “A lot is happening.”
Gilbert didn’t say anything as he watched his reflection in the glass and allowed his eyes to switch from color to color.
Neither he nor Ludwig noticed Alvar watching them carefully.
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The brothers had gotten only a glance around the mansion/school before Romulus had given them their room, shared together thankfully, and told them to spend a few minutes unpacking their belongings and to get the feeling of belonging. He and Alvar were currently waiting for them in the hallway to give the tour around the school before introducing them to the other students that lived there.
Gilbert slowly unpacked his bags and slowly placed the clothes into the drawers. He glanced at his reflection in the mirrors and the glass of the windows before he shifted his appearance a few times before settling on his usual one.
“You know I’m kinda glad that we’re sharing a room again.” Gilbert said. “Feels kinda comforting.”
Ludwig smiled at him as he unpacked as well. “I know the feeling, it really does.”
Gilbert grinned before he noticed Ludwig’s hands were shaking. “Everything alright?”
Ludwig nodded as he turned his attention back to his bags. “Just fine, just kinda nervous about everything I guess.”
“Yeah, but your hands don’t shake when you’re nervous.” Gilbert said. “When you’re nervous you just get quiet and think. What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Ludwig insisted. “Everything….everything is just fine.”
Ludwig’s shaking hand came to the side of his head as he closed his eyes. He had a massive headache.
“Lud?” Gilbert called stepping forward. “Lud?”
He could feel it. Energy soaring through him and building up. Escaping in waves that was causing everything in the room to start to shake.
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“Ho. Ly. Shit.” Gilbert said looking around the room as Ludwig leaned against the wall.
“Oh god.” Ludwig whispered. “Oh god.”
The entire room now resembled as if it had gone through a warzone. All of their belongings were thrown around in no order and the furniture was turned on its sides and some had even broken.
“Hey, are you two alright?” the concerned voice of Romulus called through the door. “What happened in there?”
The door opened for Alvar and Romulus to enter and Ludwig and Gilbert were able to see the hallway resembled their room as well, the furniture and everything else that had been standing there was now thrown around to the side and on the ground.
“I’m sorry. It was an accident, I swear.” Ludwig whispered. “Honest, it was. I am really sorry.”
"Come with me." Alvar said tugging Ludwig’s arm. "Come."
"Where the hell is he taking you?" Gilberts panicked voice rang through his mind.
"I have no clue." Ludwig thought back.
Alvar led the both of them through the school before stopping outside a metal door. He pressed a few numbers on the keypad on the wall and the door opened.
“In.” Alvar urged as he all but pushed Ludwig into the room.
Ludwig gave an almost pleading gaze to the closing door. “Brother?”
There was no answer.
“Brother!”
“This is called The Danger Room.” Alvar said, his quiet voice echoing through the metal room. “It is one of the most private rooms here at the school. This is also the ‘gym’ where we will be practicing our powers. Sometimes alone or sometimes with the rest of a class.”
“Why did you bring me here?” Ludwig asked, his mind still stretching to try and find his brother.
“The only downside is that beings like us, telepathic in one way or another, cannot use our powers to communicate with those on the outside.” Alvar continued. “That is why you can no longer hear your brother.”
“Why did you bring me here?” Ludwig repeated.
Alvar spread his arms outward. “Your place, your mutation, is very rare to have two gifts. Telepathic and telekinetic. I myself am a telepath and there I understand it. The constant hum of others minds, and once you gain control of your power the constant taboo.”
“Taboo?” Ludwig murmured.
Alvar nodded as he tilted his head to the side. “Should I influence that person to make a different decision? That person over there is going down a wrong path, should I nudged them down another?” His eyes narrowed. “Is it completely wrong to control another person’s mind?”
“Of course it is!” Ludwig shouted. As Alvar started to walk towards him Ludwig took steps backwards until he hit the wall. “We are given free will for a reason!”
“You say that now.” Alvar said, coming closer to Ludwig. “However later in life when you are in complete control of you powers, what exactly is stopping you form placing your will onto others?”
“Myself.” Ludwig said shaking, his heart beating fast and almost painfully in his chest. “I would never, ever, control someone!”
“Good.” Alvar said pulling back and walking to the other side of the room. “You pass.”
“Wait a second.” Ludwig sad trying to calm his heart. “That was a test? You were testing me? On what!?”
“To see whether or not I have to watch you very carefully.” Alvar said typing on a computer un the wall. “Like I said, not many mutants have two powers; and certainly not as powerful as yours, it’s a dangerous thing to have and only certain people should have them.”
Ludwig leaned against the wall weakly. “You nearly gave me a heart attack.”
“My apologizes.” Alvar said as he finished using the computer. The entire room shimmered before it changed to resemble the gym at Ludwig’s old school with weights in the middle.
“Now the reason I brought you here is this.” Alvar said as Ludwig looked around amazed. “You still do not have complete control and your powers will build up inside of you until it explodes and creates a giant mess.”
Ludwig thought for a moment about the mess upstairs and flushed in embarrassment.
“There is no need to feel ashamed.” Alvar said coming behind Ludwig. “In the beginning, and sometimes in the present and the future, accidents happen. We lose control. We are only human in the end.”
Ludwig snorted without realizing.
“You know what I mean.” Alvar dismissed with a wave of his hand. “Romulus reacts the same way.”
“Now then.” Alvar said placing his hands behind his back. “Concentrate and use your telekinesis. Lift the weights in order from lightest to heaviest.”
Before Alvar had finished talking the lightest weight had been lifted into the air. When Ludwig attempted to lift the second as well the weight had shuddered before being almost thrown in the opposite direction and landing.
Ludwig let out the breath he hadn’t known he had been holding as his knees buckled. He placed his hands on his knees to steady himself.
“Perhaps not only weight plays a factor however the amount.” Alvar said. “It seems at the moment your limit is one.” He glanced at Ludwig. “To use your power causes you to tire physically even though your powers are a mental one.”
Alvar then extended his hand towards Ludwig. “May I?”
“May you what?” Ludwig asked staring at the extended hand warily.
“Enter your mind to see what is it that you have connected to your powers.” Alvar explained patiently. “We all link our powers to something in our lives and I have found that once we discover what it is we can control them more easily.”
“And you need my permission to enter my mind?” Ludwig asked.
Alvar shook his head. “Not at all, in fact if I had wanted to I could’ve gone into your head and you would have never known. However when I know the person I like to ask for their permission before I do so.”
“And what is it that you are going to look at exactly?” Ludwig asked as he straightened. “I do have secrets and I want my privacy of course.”
“Of course.” Alvar agreed. “I will glance into your mind that where your powers lay and from there I will go to whatever is connected to it. I will look at nothing else.”
Slowly Ludwig nodded. “And only that.”
In an answer Alvar placed his hand gently on the side of Ludwig’s head and closed his eyes. Ludwig closed his own as well.
A few minutes passed in silence before Alvar finally retracted his hand. Ludwig opened his eyes to see Alvar staring at him thoughtfully.
“Fear.” he said. “You are afraid and therefore you blocked your own powers. Fear is what stops you from exercising your control and everything that you have therefore you allow it to build up in your mind before it explodes.”
“Fear.” Ludwig said dubiously. “What am I afraid of?”
“Being a mutant.” Alvar said. “Being different from others.”
“That is ridiculous.” Ludwig said turning and walking towards the door. “I am going back to my brother.”
“Mutants are the scum of society and have no place to be around the normal people.” Alvar said. “Isn’t that what your uncle Roderich said when you saw a pro-mutant documentary on the television?”
Ludwig froze with his hand on the doorknob.
“They believe that they are the next link in the evolutionary chain.” Alvar continued quoting from Ludwig’s memory. “They are a different link in the evolutionary chain, the one going backwards into the Neanderthal.”
“Be quiet.” Ludwig said through clenched teeth.
“And what about that boy in your neighborhood?” Alvar asked knowing the answer. “The lone out mutant in the vicinity. He had disappeared and his body had turned up days later on the news, he was beaten to death by a group of teenagers who were anti-mutant.”
“I said shut up!” Ludwig snarled.
“So much hatred everywhere, so much to fear.” Alvar continued quoting Ludwig’s thoughts. “Who can you trust and you can’t you? Who will keep the secret and who will tell others?”
“I said shut up!” Ludwig roared. The weights that had been sitting in the middle of the room were thrown into the air just barely missing Ludwig and Alvar.
“You need to stop being afraid.” Alvar said, ignoring the fact that he had almost been hit by the weights. “There is no reason to be afraid here. You are safe here, among equals and allies. Everyone here is a mutant.”
Ludwig said nothing as he watched the ground.
“The main reason that Romulus and I had created this school isn’t only because we wanted to teach other mutants to control their powers.” Alvar continued. “It is so that young mutants wouldn’t have to be afraid as we once were. It is so that we don’t have to worry, we don’t have to wake up each morning and fear at this day is the one where we lose control and our secret will now be revealed. So that it is okay if we accidently lose control, and we will lose control some time or another, and that we are surrounded by people that accept us and will not blame us. People who will stand by you because they have been through the same.”
Alvar placed his hand on Ludwig’s shoulder. “Here, you and your brother are safe.” He stepped back and around Ludwig as he left the room. “Take as much time as you need to think. I will be outside when you are ready to return.”
“You remind me of your mother.” Alvar thought towards Ludwig. Ludwig looked at him questioningly however Alvar closed the door behind him effectively destroyed the small mind link.
Ludwig looked back to the weights that he had thrown by accident. He glanced at his still shaking hands before he curled them inwards into fists and closed his eyes.
Slowly, very slowly, all the weights were lifted into the air once more before returning and stacking themselves in the middle of the room.
Author/Artist: Me!
Character(s) or Pairing(s): Prussia, Germany, Germania, Rome
Rating: T on the safe side.
Warnings:
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Summary: When brothers Gilbert and Ludwig realize that they are mutants they are accepted to the new school of Alvar Xavier and into a new world that divides the both of them.
The car ride was a tense and uncomfortable one. Gilbert and Ludwig made sure to sit close to one another so that their hands were lightly touching one another.
Occasionally Ludwig would attempt to peek into either Alvar or Romulus’ mind only to be blocked each time. Around the fifth attempt Alvar had turned around to glare at him.
“You alright?” Gilbert thought.
“Fine. You?” Ludwig thought back.
“Alright I guess. Getting anything from them?”
“Nothing, they manage to block me.”
“While we understand the circumstances it is still considerably rude to have a telepathic conversation while there are others.” Alvar said.
“It’s private.” Gilbert said tapping his fingers on his knee.
“How are you two feeling?” Romulus asked, peering at them from the rearview mirror.
“Fine.” Gilbert said answering for the both of them.
“Hungry? Tired?” Romulus persisted. “We still have a few more hours to get there. You guys can sleep if you want.”
“Where are we going exactly?” Ludwig asked.
“Upstate New York.” Romulus said. He cursed suddenly in Italian at another driver that cut him off.
“It’s a school that Romulus and I started.” Alvar said. “Surrounded by woods and practically miles away from the nearest town.”
“Stop scaring them Alvar.” Romulus scolded lightly. “We choose to stay away from towns as a precaution.” He said to the teenagers. “There are still a lot of anti-mutant feelings so we simply choose to stay away.”
“We are surrounded by woods.” Alvar added. “Extra coverage and hiding.”
“We are going to die, aren’t we?”
“Most likely get killed and our bodies dumped somewhere.”
“It is a beautiful campus.” Romulus continued. “Besides the school the area surrounding it has flowers, a lake that’s a five minute walk away, we have all the sports equipment that we need, and so much more.”
“We don’t have that many students at the moment, we are hoping to get more, however each student shares a room with another.” Alvar said. “Makes you feel less alone.”
“What exactly is going to happen at this school?” Ludwig asked.
“You learn.” Romulus said. “We don’t have a complete faculty but we do have a few good teachers, myself and Alvar included, and rest assured you are going to get a good education.”
“We also teach each of the students how to control their powers.” Alvar said. “Sometimes there are accidents. People need to be hospitalized.”
Romulus shot Alvar a look. “You are in too good of a mood. I’ve never seen you like this. I feel like I should get a camera.”
Alvar shrugged as he turned to face the window.
“It’s alright to be scared you two.” Romulus said to Gilbert and Ludwig. “A lot is happening.”
Gilbert didn’t say anything as he watched his reflection in the glass and allowed his eyes to switch from color to color.
Neither he nor Ludwig noticed Alvar watching them carefully.
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The brothers had gotten only a glance around the mansion/school before Romulus had given them their room, shared together thankfully, and told them to spend a few minutes unpacking their belongings and to get the feeling of belonging. He and Alvar were currently waiting for them in the hallway to give the tour around the school before introducing them to the other students that lived there.
Gilbert slowly unpacked his bags and slowly placed the clothes into the drawers. He glanced at his reflection in the mirrors and the glass of the windows before he shifted his appearance a few times before settling on his usual one.
“You know I’m kinda glad that we’re sharing a room again.” Gilbert said. “Feels kinda comforting.”
Ludwig smiled at him as he unpacked as well. “I know the feeling, it really does.”
Gilbert grinned before he noticed Ludwig’s hands were shaking. “Everything alright?”
Ludwig nodded as he turned his attention back to his bags. “Just fine, just kinda nervous about everything I guess.”
“Yeah, but your hands don’t shake when you’re nervous.” Gilbert said. “When you’re nervous you just get quiet and think. What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Ludwig insisted. “Everything….everything is just fine.”
Ludwig’s shaking hand came to the side of his head as he closed his eyes. He had a massive headache.
“Lud?” Gilbert called stepping forward. “Lud?”
He could feel it. Energy soaring through him and building up. Escaping in waves that was causing everything in the room to start to shake.
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“Ho. Ly. Shit.” Gilbert said looking around the room as Ludwig leaned against the wall.
“Oh god.” Ludwig whispered. “Oh god.”
The entire room now resembled as if it had gone through a warzone. All of their belongings were thrown around in no order and the furniture was turned on its sides and some had even broken.
“Hey, are you two alright?” the concerned voice of Romulus called through the door. “What happened in there?”
The door opened for Alvar and Romulus to enter and Ludwig and Gilbert were able to see the hallway resembled their room as well, the furniture and everything else that had been standing there was now thrown around to the side and on the ground.
“I’m sorry. It was an accident, I swear.” Ludwig whispered. “Honest, it was. I am really sorry.”
"Come with me." Alvar said tugging Ludwig’s arm. "Come."
"Where the hell is he taking you?" Gilberts panicked voice rang through his mind.
"I have no clue." Ludwig thought back.
Alvar led the both of them through the school before stopping outside a metal door. He pressed a few numbers on the keypad on the wall and the door opened.
“In.” Alvar urged as he all but pushed Ludwig into the room.
Ludwig gave an almost pleading gaze to the closing door. “Brother?”
There was no answer.
“Brother!”
“This is called The Danger Room.” Alvar said, his quiet voice echoing through the metal room. “It is one of the most private rooms here at the school. This is also the ‘gym’ where we will be practicing our powers. Sometimes alone or sometimes with the rest of a class.”
“Why did you bring me here?” Ludwig asked, his mind still stretching to try and find his brother.
“The only downside is that beings like us, telepathic in one way or another, cannot use our powers to communicate with those on the outside.” Alvar continued. “That is why you can no longer hear your brother.”
“Why did you bring me here?” Ludwig repeated.
Alvar spread his arms outward. “Your place, your mutation, is very rare to have two gifts. Telepathic and telekinetic. I myself am a telepath and there I understand it. The constant hum of others minds, and once you gain control of your power the constant taboo.”
“Taboo?” Ludwig murmured.
Alvar nodded as he tilted his head to the side. “Should I influence that person to make a different decision? That person over there is going down a wrong path, should I nudged them down another?” His eyes narrowed. “Is it completely wrong to control another person’s mind?”
“Of course it is!” Ludwig shouted. As Alvar started to walk towards him Ludwig took steps backwards until he hit the wall. “We are given free will for a reason!”
“You say that now.” Alvar said, coming closer to Ludwig. “However later in life when you are in complete control of you powers, what exactly is stopping you form placing your will onto others?”
“Myself.” Ludwig said shaking, his heart beating fast and almost painfully in his chest. “I would never, ever, control someone!”
“Good.” Alvar said pulling back and walking to the other side of the room. “You pass.”
“Wait a second.” Ludwig sad trying to calm his heart. “That was a test? You were testing me? On what!?”
“To see whether or not I have to watch you very carefully.” Alvar said typing on a computer un the wall. “Like I said, not many mutants have two powers; and certainly not as powerful as yours, it’s a dangerous thing to have and only certain people should have them.”
Ludwig leaned against the wall weakly. “You nearly gave me a heart attack.”
“My apologizes.” Alvar said as he finished using the computer. The entire room shimmered before it changed to resemble the gym at Ludwig’s old school with weights in the middle.
“Now the reason I brought you here is this.” Alvar said as Ludwig looked around amazed. “You still do not have complete control and your powers will build up inside of you until it explodes and creates a giant mess.”
Ludwig thought for a moment about the mess upstairs and flushed in embarrassment.
“There is no need to feel ashamed.” Alvar said coming behind Ludwig. “In the beginning, and sometimes in the present and the future, accidents happen. We lose control. We are only human in the end.”
Ludwig snorted without realizing.
“You know what I mean.” Alvar dismissed with a wave of his hand. “Romulus reacts the same way.”
“Now then.” Alvar said placing his hands behind his back. “Concentrate and use your telekinesis. Lift the weights in order from lightest to heaviest.”
Before Alvar had finished talking the lightest weight had been lifted into the air. When Ludwig attempted to lift the second as well the weight had shuddered before being almost thrown in the opposite direction and landing.
Ludwig let out the breath he hadn’t known he had been holding as his knees buckled. He placed his hands on his knees to steady himself.
“Perhaps not only weight plays a factor however the amount.” Alvar said. “It seems at the moment your limit is one.” He glanced at Ludwig. “To use your power causes you to tire physically even though your powers are a mental one.”
Alvar then extended his hand towards Ludwig. “May I?”
“May you what?” Ludwig asked staring at the extended hand warily.
“Enter your mind to see what is it that you have connected to your powers.” Alvar explained patiently. “We all link our powers to something in our lives and I have found that once we discover what it is we can control them more easily.”
“And you need my permission to enter my mind?” Ludwig asked.
Alvar shook his head. “Not at all, in fact if I had wanted to I could’ve gone into your head and you would have never known. However when I know the person I like to ask for their permission before I do so.”
“And what is it that you are going to look at exactly?” Ludwig asked as he straightened. “I do have secrets and I want my privacy of course.”
“Of course.” Alvar agreed. “I will glance into your mind that where your powers lay and from there I will go to whatever is connected to it. I will look at nothing else.”
Slowly Ludwig nodded. “And only that.”
In an answer Alvar placed his hand gently on the side of Ludwig’s head and closed his eyes. Ludwig closed his own as well.
A few minutes passed in silence before Alvar finally retracted his hand. Ludwig opened his eyes to see Alvar staring at him thoughtfully.
“Fear.” he said. “You are afraid and therefore you blocked your own powers. Fear is what stops you from exercising your control and everything that you have therefore you allow it to build up in your mind before it explodes.”
“Fear.” Ludwig said dubiously. “What am I afraid of?”
“Being a mutant.” Alvar said. “Being different from others.”
“That is ridiculous.” Ludwig said turning and walking towards the door. “I am going back to my brother.”
“Mutants are the scum of society and have no place to be around the normal people.” Alvar said. “Isn’t that what your uncle Roderich said when you saw a pro-mutant documentary on the television?”
Ludwig froze with his hand on the doorknob.
“They believe that they are the next link in the evolutionary chain.” Alvar continued quoting from Ludwig’s memory. “They are a different link in the evolutionary chain, the one going backwards into the Neanderthal.”
“Be quiet.” Ludwig said through clenched teeth.
“And what about that boy in your neighborhood?” Alvar asked knowing the answer. “The lone out mutant in the vicinity. He had disappeared and his body had turned up days later on the news, he was beaten to death by a group of teenagers who were anti-mutant.”
“I said shut up!” Ludwig snarled.
“So much hatred everywhere, so much to fear.” Alvar continued quoting Ludwig’s thoughts. “Who can you trust and you can’t you? Who will keep the secret and who will tell others?”
“I said shut up!” Ludwig roared. The weights that had been sitting in the middle of the room were thrown into the air just barely missing Ludwig and Alvar.
“You need to stop being afraid.” Alvar said, ignoring the fact that he had almost been hit by the weights. “There is no reason to be afraid here. You are safe here, among equals and allies. Everyone here is a mutant.”
Ludwig said nothing as he watched the ground.
“The main reason that Romulus and I had created this school isn’t only because we wanted to teach other mutants to control their powers.” Alvar continued. “It is so that young mutants wouldn’t have to be afraid as we once were. It is so that we don’t have to worry, we don’t have to wake up each morning and fear at this day is the one where we lose control and our secret will now be revealed. So that it is okay if we accidently lose control, and we will lose control some time or another, and that we are surrounded by people that accept us and will not blame us. People who will stand by you because they have been through the same.”
Alvar placed his hand on Ludwig’s shoulder. “Here, you and your brother are safe.” He stepped back and around Ludwig as he left the room. “Take as much time as you need to think. I will be outside when you are ready to return.”
“You remind me of your mother.” Alvar thought towards Ludwig. Ludwig looked at him questioningly however Alvar closed the door behind him effectively destroyed the small mind link.
Ludwig looked back to the weights that he had thrown by accident. He glanced at his still shaking hands before he curled them inwards into fists and closed his eyes.
Slowly, very slowly, all the weights were lifted into the air once more before returning and stacking themselves in the middle of the room.