-Bayville Middle School-
Marigold was sitting in band practice, she had been practicing everyday on her french horn for the test today. "I wouldn't worry Marigold. You are very talented. Just relax and have fun with playing the musical piece." Mr.Wade said walking up behind the girls chair and resting a steady hand on her shaking shoulder. Marigold pushed her glasses up her nose and held onto the french horn tightly in her hands. "I can't help but be nervous." She admitted. Mr.Wade walked around the chair and kneeled in front of her, smiling as he spoke to her.
"You know some of the greatest musicians of all time got nervous every-time they performed, do you know what they did to help calm themselves?" Marigold shook her head, holding her french horn closely to her chest. "They took all that nervous energy and pushed it into their performance! I have heard you practicing this piece, and I know you will do great." He said, before wishing her luck and going to the front of the band room to start class. 'I know you will do great.' Marigold shivered, an odd feeling running through her veins at those words.
"Your not cold are you? It's always so hot in this room!" Sandy said sitting in the row behind her, holding her trumpet in her lap. "No, I'm just so nervous about the test!" Marigold whispered, pushing the odd feeling out of her mind as Mr.Wade started class. Sandy rolled her eyes, "You will be fiiiiine. Your like the best french horn player in our whole band, and you've only been playing for a few months!" Marigold smiled at her friends words.
"You don't seem very nervous..." She noted. Sandy grinned. "Why be nervous when I know I'm the best trumpet player here?" She said with a big grin. A few of the other trumpet players around her started protesting and Mr.Wade couldn't help but laugh at the group. "Alright! Whenever the trumpets are done goofing off we can begin practice!" He called out so that the section could hear him. Everyone laughed together before practice began.
Marigold tried to focus on the music in front of her, but with the test at the end of class making her nervous she was having a hard time. "Remember Marigold, no matter how you do on your test, I and the rest of the Xavier Institute will always be proud of you. You don't have to achieve a goal at this school to receive praises and affection. As long as you are trying your best we will always love you." Marigold sighed in relief as The Professors words he has shared with her last night came up in her memory. She wasn't at the facility anymore. She didn't have to worry about failure here. With that thought in her mind Marigold tried her best to enjoy her favorite class of the day.
-Xavier Institute/ Danger Room-
Marigold was running through a test with Rogue, Cyclopes, Jean, Shadow-cat, and Nightcrawler. Their mission was to get the whole team across the danger room and make it to the goal without being knocked down by one of the orb bombs, if you got hit you were out. And the whole team had to do it together or they all failed. The buzzer sounded in the air and the team started running across the danger room. Orbs were flying all around and everyone was dodging them as they raced towards the goal at the other end of the large danger room. Marigold was using her shields to block any orbs from hitting her, while also trying to protect the other students as well when she could.
Nightcrawler made it through the goal by teleporting and called out, "Hurry up, were running out of time!" as the rest of the group was running towards him. "We all can't just teleport to the end like you Nightcrawler!" Shadow-cat shouted, the orbs simply phasing through her as she made it to the goal. Jean and Marigold ran through the goal at the same time moments after Shadowcat and turned to see only Cyclops and Rogue left. Cyclops was about to run through the goal as well, but Rogue got knocked down by one of the orbs. None of the others were allowed to leave the goal because they were already in it, so Cyclopes had to run and go grab her. He reached her and held out his hand to her,
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The youngest member (X-Men Evolution)
FanfictionMost people who are born with the X-gene do not know it until they hit puberty. Unfortunately, Marigold's X-gene presented from the moment she was born. All she has known her whole life are the white walls that surround her. No one knows of her exis...
