✅She's Human or Weapon

The Future Starts Today

"Aurora - what's wrong- urgh!" Charles grunts entering my mind. He's still trapped underneath the rubble as I started crying in fear. "Charles - the baby's coming!"

Clutching my stomach I start crying in a panic. Erik started to rush to my aid but I raised a hand threatening him sternly. "Stay away Erik...don't come near my child...not unless you free Charles!" He lowered his head moving all the cameras onto him to be the center of attention. He then raised his hand yanking a metal safety shelter out of the white house destroying the presidential office with just the wave of his right hand. "You built these weapons to destroy us. Why. Because you are afraid of our gifts. Because we are different. Humanity has always feared that which is different. Well, I'm here to tell you, to tell the world...you're right to fear us. We are the future. We are the ones who will inherit this earth. And anyone who stands in our way will suffer the same fate as these men you see before you. Today was meant to be a display of your power. Instead, I give you a glimpse of the devastation my race can unleash upon yours. Let this be a warning to the world. And to my mutant brothers and sisters out there, I say this no more hiding. No more suffering. You have lived in the shadows and shame and fear for too long. Join me. Fight together in a brotherhood of our kind. A new tomorrow...that starts today."

"Aurora let me help you please. You can't have your baby here like this." Erik bends down trying to help me up. Blinking through tears I didn't know how long I could hold the baby in like this. I start to grab his arms until the president came out trying to protect the others. But it actually wasn't the president at all he turned into Raven's blue form. She shot him in the neck with a glass gun making him gasp dropping to the grass. She kicked him in the face pointing her gun directly at Trask. Closing my eyes I feel light headed when the presidents people all froze in place. "Get out of my head Charles, Aurora!" Raven demanded seeing her brother where Trask was along with me. "Raven, please we don't have to make anyone else the enemy here." I begged to my friend groaning behind her in the grass. "Look around we already are!" She shouted back before Charles took over. "Not all of us. All you've done so far is save the lives of these men. You can show them a better path. I've been trying to control you ever since the day we met, and look where that's got us. Everything that happens now is in you're hands. I have faith in you, Raven." We both disappeared from her mind seeing her drop the glass gun slowly.

Raven spun on her feet yanking the helmet off Erik's head giving him control. Holding myself up by my elbow I watched my boyfriend move Erik's hand lifting the large metal off his body. Charles groans while Hank lifted him up. "Aurora now." He demanded as they hobbled over to my side. Erik pulled me to my feet where my weight is pressed against his walking me over to them. Charles offers his other arm helping me stand better. "We need to get you to the hospital immediately." Shaking my head I sniffed through painful tears. "We won't make it time!" Erik pipes in thinking of an idea picking me up bridal style suddenly. "The president has a helicopter. We'll go in that." Charles wanted to reply against it but Hank followed us. Getting onto the helicopter wasn't easy but the flight went quickly. Hank got Charles a wheelchair and me one as well. "Get us the quickest doctor please." My boyfriend begged the front desk woman. Clutching his hand in mine he entered my mind being able to hear my loud thoughts. "It's going to be alright, Rora. I'm not going to let anything happen to you or the baby."

Laying in a hospital bed I cry out through a couple hours of labor until we heard a baby's crying filling the room. Throwing my head back against the pillows Charles runs his freehand through my hair kissing my forehead. "She's here Aurora. She's finally here - She's perfect." He cheers giving the biggest smile I've ever seen on his face. I lean my head against his before a nurse lays a small infant on my chest wrapping in a little pink blanket. Shifting to sit up in the bed I felt tears already falling at holding my daughter for the first time. The infant blinked her eyes opened and I awed at seeing the same blue eyes like her father staring back. Erik peaks into the room from being in the hallway for the birth. "How is she, Rora?" Concern was clearly in his tone when he keeps a distance since I said to not come closer earlier. Charles touched our child still smiling when I answered our friend. "She's fine, Erik...thank you for your help. And I...I didn't mean what I said earlier." He lightly smiled hearing someone talking to security. "If you let them have me. I'm as good as dead you know that." Hank sat in an arm chair watching our conversation.

"I know...goodbye Erik." Charles trailed off weakly smiling to the man in the doorway. Laying my head on Charles's shoulder he takes his daughter in his arms. With my left hand I motioned for him to come closer. Erik sits on the side of the bed intertwining his hand with mine. "I know you have to go for your safety. But...just don't be a stranger to me or my child okay." He chuckled tucking some loose hair behind my ear for me. He leans uo kissing me gently on the forehead. "Don't worry about that, Aurora. We've been through everything together. Strangers is something we can never be." Wrapping my arms around his neck he joined the hug running a hand through my hair ruffling it a little bit. "Goodbye Rora. Goodbye old friend. I have one suggestion though you should name her Hope. I think it's fitting." Char and I both shared the same look thinking it wasn't a bad name before I waved bye whispering. Goodbye E." Once he was gone Hank had left to get us some food leaving me and Charles alone. "I don't think it's a bad idea actually. You know the name, Hope?" Lifting my head up I smiled kissing his cheek with our little girl asleep in my arms. "I agree. What would you say to her being named Hope Raven Xavier?" Charles turned my chin kissing me gently and I kissed him back until he broke it grinning ear to ear. "That's brilliant. But there's something we must do first...and yes I want to redo this one more time." He shifted in his seat pulling out a Dimond ring making me gasp suddenly. "Aurora Deerfield, will you marry me?" Entering his mind he smiled lovingly at my answer. "Yes."

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