'Erik? ...Erik. Erik, The Bedpost Is Clean.'

[rionaleonhart]

X-Men: First Class Fic Ideas That Seem Good Until You Think About Them For More Than Three Seconds: all the mutants somehow have their powers temporarily reversed

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[lotus0kid]

Hmm, that could be interesting. I'd probably make it so Erik can't touch anything metal, like suddenly he has the same charge as every metal thing. That could be hilariously frustrating- like he reaches for a spoon at breakfast and it keeps skittering away from him.

Darwin's reversed power sounds freaking tragic! He'd be dead in seconds! I can see Alex desperately trying to change the environment around Darwin to keep him alive (like throwing him in water when he grows gills in air, then yanking him back out when they disappear- assuming he could do it fast enough for Darwin to get a breath in between).

James McAvoy is quickly climbing the ranks of My Favorite People.

ETA: Also, I see Alex's reversed power being.. Shaw's, actually. Energy absorption instead of release. Which would be awkward, probably.

[rionaleonhart]

I'd probably make it so Erik can't touch anything metal, like suddenly he has the same charge as every metal thing.

Good idea! And I love the spoon image. Sorry for wanting to see you in ridiculous situations, Erik.

I can see Alex desperately trying to change the environment around Darwin to keep him alive

Hee, do you 'ship Alex/Darwin, by any chance? I have to confess that I was 'shipping it a bit when I was watching. In any case, this is a charming idea.

And that's a very good point about Alex's reversed power. Ooh.

[lotus0kid]

He brings it on himself, with all his scowly brooding Jewish James Bond-ness.

Maaaybe. What can I say? I was powerless against the subtle tummy touch and silent conversation where a very clever battle plan was devised in seconds. And then Darwin died. :(

I'm just imagining this scene where there's a fire for some reason and Alex is drawn to put his hand in it and absorbs the flames' energy and he's very freaked out.

[reipan]

Erik is controlled by metal objects. They just want him to polish them all the time.

This genuinely made me laugh for about five minutes.

[rionaleonhart]

That's a worryingly long time, but I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[rionaleonhart]

OH, BY THE WAY, HERE IS A GAME FOR YOU: rewatch this scene from Hex (video should start at the three-minute mark).

Anyone look familiar?

[reipan]

Hee, have you been watching Hex? How are you finding it?

Um um um I know Thelma is in Sugar Rush and also Kinky Boots and I've seen Cassie somewhere before as well...

[culf]

I want to read the scene where Erik is polishing the submarine instead of killing Shaw, but I believe it could be improved if he was actually using his own tears to polish it. Shaw, of course, is evilly enjoying it.

Sean could suck the sound out of his environment. He'd be caught in the middle of a soundproof bubble, and could only comunicate (or have someone communicate to him) through the use of interpretive dance.

I did not know a man could be in that many silly photos.

[reipan]

I suppose the question here is what would happen to Shaw? I'm not sure he'd be enjoying it quite so much if all the energy he possessed were slowly draining into the sand...

[rionaleonhart]

I believe it could be improved if he was actually using his own tears to polish it.

Ahahaha, you are wonderfully cruel.

I did not know a man could be in that many silly photos.

This sentence sums James McAvoy up for me beautifully.

[derryderrydown]

Sean has the power to emit blasts of silence, creating peace and quiet. Oh, god, I want that power.

[rionaleonhart]

That works! And, yes, I think it could be extremely useful on occasion.

[perrie]

Other X-Men power reversals:

Rogue needs everybody to touch her. All the time. Constantly.
Gambit drains power from everything. He can't own a mobile phone. Or a laptop. Or a TV. Or batteries, because there is never any power. He turns into an Amish recluse just to avoid the frustration.
Pietro can walk at approximately 0.2 miles an hour. It takes an hour to take one step. He resorts to stealing Charles' wheelchair just to get some speed up.
Wolverine can basically die from a papercut. Anywhere. Anytime. He joins Gambit in the Amish hut, potentially wrapped in bubblewrap.

Actually, I can see a lot of reversed X-Men ending up in an Amish hut somewhere...

[wolfy_writing]

Gambit drains power from everything. He can't own a mobile phone. Or a laptop. Or a TV. Or batteries, because there is never any power. He turns into an Amish recluse just to avoid the frustration.

He would be the WORST AMISH RECLUSE EVER! It would be awesome! (Gambit is my favorite X-Man, and watching his hilariously frustrated hutdwelling lifestyle would be amazing.)

[perrie]

Gambit is my favourite too XD He's just such a COOL character! I always wanted to be as cool as Gambit. Or, alternatively, to have a man as suave as Gambit chat me up in a gorgeous French accent. I knew there was a reason I dated that French bartender...

[wolfy_writing]

I would love to be cool like Gambit. Also, be able to cause explosions whenever I wanted (although my first-choice mutant power has always been a split between pyrokinesis and flying. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO FLY AROUND AND MAKE FIRE!)