1944 Poland

World War II was taking its toll on the people. Many Jews being taken to concentration camps, and many families being separated, and each one killed off, one by one. All except for one boy. He was not a normal human. He did something that the soldiers who witnessed to the event couldn't believe what was before their eyes: a bent metal gate. And unfortunate for the young boy, a doctor witnessed it, and was intrigued by him. But, luckily for the boy, he was going to learn that he wasn't alone with abilities.

The boy was taken to the doctor's office. He was very intrigued with the boy's abilities. He thought he would be another, like the other. The only difference would be the abilities, and the gender.

Held in another part of the building, there was a cell specially made for certain people. Of course, there was no worry since the girl couldn't do any harm. Her abilities were more for defense than offense, but she still proved valuable to the doctor.

The girl sat in the corner, hugging her knees. She kept wondering how much longer. When will she be free? When will the experiments stop? It has been nothing but hell for her. This war had taken away her family, and now she was a prisoner of it. She wondered when will it all end.

The girl was snapped out of her thoughts when she suddenly heard yelling. It was very loud to have traveled all the way from the other end. It was a while until the yelling stopped. She looked at the door, trying to hear any foot shuffling. But, there weren't any. She rested her head back on her knees when she heard nothing.

Her head suddenly shot up when the door opened. She saw a boy, about the same age as her, dragged in, and locked in here with her. She was surprised. Was he the same as her? Someone else with abilities? Someone who now was a lab rat like her? She didn't move, but kept her eyes on the boy. It was a while until he realized that he wasn't alone in the room. She was the first to break the silence between them.

"Hello," she said, giving a small smile.

He nodded.

"It's okay. I'm like you. I can do something that others can't. That is why I'm here. My name is Ruby. What's yours?"

The boy took a gulp before answering her.

"Erik Lehnsherr."

"Were you the one who was yelling earlier?"

Again, he nodded.

"What did he do?"

"He killed my mother."

Without saying anything, Ruby ran up to him and hugged him tightly. Erik stiffened a bit, but loosened up afterwards.

"I'm sorry. He killed my parents too."

He gave her a surprised look when she told him. The man was a monster for taking lives just so someone could display their abilities. When she pulled away, he noticed the color of her eyes. They were also a ruby color.

She then took him by the hand, and brought Erik to the corner of the room. She sat down, and he followed. He was soon starting to loosen up around her, realizing that she wasn't going to hurt him.

"What is it that you can do?" she asked.

"I can move metal. What about you?"

Without saying anything, her eyes gave a small glow, and Erik saw around him what looked like a shield. The shield disappeared, and her eyes stopped glowing.

"I'm glad I'm not alone anymore," Ruby said. "I thought I was alone."

"Me too," Erik said, a small smile appearing on his face.

"From now on, we stick together. Okay, Erik? I'll use my shield to protect you."

"Thank you, Ruby. I'll protect you as well."

A/N: Hey readers. I've been on an X-Men craze as of late, and just developed a crush on Michael Fassbender. ^/^ Yeah. So, I got this idea pop into my head, and started writing. For fellow writers, you understand when an idea comes to mind. Once you write it down, you just keep on going. The italicized parts should be self explanatory, but for those who don't, those are the parts where they speak in a different language. With Charles, of course, later on, that will be when he is communicating through telepathy. Thought it would be easier that translating each sentence from another language. I don't really trust translation programs, so italics it is. Hope you enjoy this. Chapter 1 should be done and uploaded sometime next week. I do have homework to keep on top of. Again, hope you enjoy this prologue.

~ HotaruKenobi