Mutant Beyond Compare (A Charles Xavier Fan Fiction)

Take Flight

I stood on the steps of the mansion waiting for everyone to come out so we could watch Banshee take a test flight in his new suit. Hank made it of course and he's kept asking me to come to his lab so he could make one for me too. I would just shake my head and say, "Hank, I don't need a suit. I could make one myself for Pete's sake!" I was thrown away from my thoughts when Banshee and everyone came outside. I crossed my arms, "Are you ready Banshee?" He gulped,"Aren't you gonna fly with me just incase I fall or something?" I looked at Eric and Charles, who both had stern looks on their faces, "We will see." I muttered. As we made are way onto the satellite, Charles pulled me to the side, "Nora, just to be clear, you are NOT going to fly with Banshee. He needs to have some independence and confidence while flying." I sighed, "Fine. I know that you think I'm going to over-stimulate again but my mental capacity has increased.." I was cut off by Raven who walked up to us, "You two lover birds ready to watch Banshee?" I nodded and walked up to the satellite. Banshee's eyes bulged as soon as he saw how high we were,"And you truly believe I'll fly this time?"
"Unreservedly." Charles answered reassuringly.
"I trust you." Banshee pointed at Charles.
"I'm touched." Charles smiled slightly.
"I don't trust him." Banshee pointed now at Hank.
"Say nothing." Charles said to Hank with a finger on his temple.
"I'm gonna die!" Banshee squeaked out as he reached the end of the platform.
"Look, we're not going to make you do anything you don't feel..." Charles began before being interrupted by Eric.
"Here, let me help." Eric smiled as he pushed Banshee off the platform.
"Eric!" Charles turned to him.
"What? You know you were thinking the same." Eric threw up his hands in defense.
I smiled at Eric and shrugged off my leather jacket. Just as I threw my jacket off, Charles intervened, "Oh no you don't. You still have to rest your powers Nora. You over-stimulated just a few days ago." I rolled my eyes as I made my wings appear on my back, "Try to stop me Professor X." I knew that Raven and the others had created code names for each other since before I came they were a part of a secret government team of mutants. Raven had told me that Charles' was Professor X and Eric's was Magento. I thought that they both fit perfectly. Before Charles could freeze me with his mind, even though I set up my mental barriers last night so that he would stop reading my mind, I jumped of the platform and flew right next to Banshee. He was screaming at the top of his lungs and I mean literally because he had to so he could make his sound-waves supersonic. But, i could tell that he was more scared than excited about flying in midair. "Banshee! Just calm down! You're doing awesome!" I yelled at him after he shot some sound waves. He looked at me briefly, "Really?" I nodded and created an upward wind thrust with my wings which helped him gain some altitude.

When we landed, Banshee threw up his arms in victory. I smiled, glad that I could help him and make him feel more confident. I almost wonder if I could do this and make my own sanctuary for mutants like Charles' ideas for a school. I looked up into the sky to see that it was nearly dark. As everyone started to come inside, I saw Charles gesture to me to follow him. I took a deep breath as I followed him into the mansion and then into one of the studies. He points at one of the chairs and I sit as he closes the door. "What do you want Charles?" I sighed, "If it's about what happened at the satellite..." He spun around, "Of course it's about what happened at the satellite! You knowingly did what I told you exactly NOT to do! Why couldn't you of listened to me just that one time?" I stared into his eyes, "A, I wanted to go flying because I've been pent up in this mansion for too long in my opinion. And B, Banshee LIKES my help! I encourage him. I just what to be like you." I added the last part as a whisper. "What?" He whispered. I stood up and walked right in front of him, "When this is over I thought about making a sanctuary for mutants like you idea for a mutant school. I want to help others of our kind Charles. Can't you see that? I want to make sure that if one of our fellow mutants looses a mother or a father or a sibling that they will have that figure in their life!" As I finished, I felt tears roll down my cheeks. Charles seemed hurt by this because he slowly wipes one of my tears away from my eye, "I understand. I just don't want you to get hurt Nora. I...I love you."