This fic is set after season 4 and Apocalypse's defeat. I will try to fit in characters to their own personalities and powers but tell me if I make a mistake. Many characters will be packed in so enjoy. Second fanfic, I'm on a roll :D

X-men Evolution fic - Chapter 1

Mercury Rising - Part 1

Bayville. A peaceful place for all people of all communities. That all changes within a matter of days. When mutants were revealed to the world after the sentinel fight, Bayville had become noticeably less friendly to it's neighbours. And not just Bayville. All over the world anyone of any race, colour or relation was a target for mutant hatters both official and unofficial. But overall Bayville was considered the worst of it as it housed on of the largest concentration of mutants know to man, the X-men. Some thought it was their powers of sheer luck that kept the concealed for so long, and accepted after they were show to the world. To all mutants and humans alike, it was seen that the X-men were safe, and other mutants weren't.

However, one day something amazing happened. Before this day, mutants feared for their lives. Before this day, they doubted their future. Before this day, they had abandoned all hope. The day happened when a two millennium year old mutant, known as Apocalypse, tried to dominate the world by turning everyone into a mutant. When the sentinels failed all hope seemed lost, humans and Mutants alike had nowhere to turn to. Then, out of the dismay, they X-men rose. Even against nightmare versions of their friends, mentors and family, they didn't surrender. On the brink of defeat, one member with a power that plagues her like a curse used it with all the good in her heart. Rogue fought and together the X-men won.

This started it. The most unfortunate mutant known to the X-men saved the world. Mutants then began to feel it. Their fear vanished like the Apocalypse threat, their doubt lifted like the morning fog and their hope came rushing back, like a waterfall breaking free from it's river. A single, simple mutant, one that could have been anybody saved the world. Spiderman was powerless to stop it, Iron-man and the Fantastic four couldn't do a thing and Shield, one of the greatest superpowers on earth, failed. Some mutants no longer thought they were cursed, no longer thought they were useless and were determined to show the world that. Could this new breath of power and soul make peace and prosperity for all, or could it result in a war like no other?

A T.V. was changing channel, one second static, then a man in a suit in a studio. Behind him was box saying 'Mutant Immigration'. It was the news and as usual for Bayville news, it involved mutants.

"Our top story tonight" The man said "Is the ongoing mutant immigration. Ever since the mutant terrorist known solely as Apocalypse was defeated by the hands of the X-men, the town Bayville has met increasing numbers of mutants moving and living in the town. This is causing quite a stir with local people and authorities to as far as the white house. We hand over to our field reporter Kim for more. Kim."

The screen changed to a woman with various police officers and people, most likely mutants, behind her.

"Thank you Frank. As you can see, the recent explosion of Mutants moving to Bayville has had to be monitored by the police. Already, riots from anti-mutant activists and mutants alike have caused major damage and some injury. I've been allowed special permission to interview some of the people here today."

The screen switched to a man in his late forties. "I'm not a mutant but one week ago my son started to change colours. I'm moving for him."

"And why do you think Bayville is the best choice?" Kim asked.

"Those X-men have shown that mutants can not only survive in this world but thrive. I think moving to Bayville will be best for my son."

The screen changed again to a teenage boy with pale skin and a horn on his forehead. "The rest of the world hates us. I was kicked out of my home town, even by my parents. In Bayville it will be different." The camera turned to Kim.

"But not all people are happy with the mutants coming." a policeman was next.

"With mutants coming in there will surly be an increase in disturbances. And I don't just mean the mutants. There are groups of anti-mutant protesters causing property damage and fires. Either way, with more mutants I expect an increase in crime, we're already stretched thin, trying to get a hold of the situation."

Next was a African woman with a baby in her arms. "Many of my neighbours, good friends, have left because of Them." She spat the word "How can I raise my family with freaks like them running around." She clutched her baby tighter. Then it went to a man with stubble and a grey coat.

"I don't care if these X-men defeated Apocalypso or Apache or whoever he is, mutants were a trouble then and they are a trouble now. Can't you forget all the misery they caused us. There are no good mutants." He ran up to the Camera and held it. "Everybody listen, your not safe, your family isn't safe as long as those mutants live" Two police officers grabbed him and pulled him away. "The police are blind, the government is blind. They need to be locked up!" He got free and ran to the camera. "Death To The Mutants!" Static. The picture was gone. The studio was back in view with Frank.

"Kim? Are you there?" He put his finger to his earpiece, and relaxed a bit. "Don't worry. She's fine but that's one camera fee out of my pay check." He chucked a bit before retuning. "Anyway, continuing with our story, five hours ago Senator Robert Kelly spoke out to the president and fellow senators about the situation in Bayville and in the rest of the world. Now unfortunately we don't have footage but we have heard from the president that the discussion is ongoing without either side gaining ground. Without a real conflict the matter remains in debate. And now onto a new research that could mean an end to-"

Black. The T.V. was turned off. It was in a grocery store with three large men around it, the one behind the counter was the owner. Outside it was early evening, although very dark and raining hard.

"Phht. Stinking mutants think they can do whatever they want." The shopkeeper said, with nods from the other two.

"Yeah" one said, he had dark skin and a thick coat "We were here first, why should we make way for them?"

"Actually, they say this Apocalypse was around at the Egyptians' said a rather timid looking man with a baseball cap that was way to small for him. 'If that's true than maybe mutants were here-"

"Now listen here" the shopkeeper said "humanity was here long before those mutants. Someone might get the idea you aren't against the freaks. You wouldn't want that would you?" Baseball cap just shook his head.

At that moment a girl came into the store, dripping wet. She had a thick hooded coat, jeans with gloves and a scarf that went around her head, making only her eyes visible. Generally, she looked like she didn't want anyone to see her face. Unfortunately for her, she didn't hear the discussion that was taking place. If she had, she would have gone to another store. She tried not to get noticed, putting bread, milk, some fruit in her arms in a hurry. Thick coat saw her and notified his friends.

"A thief?"

"Wouldn't be the first time." Shopkeeper said, eyes narrowing. Baseball cap began to go around to the door without her noticing. She dropped a box of cereal and was bending to pick it up when thick coat grabbed her hand.

"Alright missy, your gonna have to pay for that." She moved her head to look up, but quickly looked to the floor. "Don't let them see you" she thought.

"I…have money, if you can just let go-" He pulled her up, causing her to yelp.

"That's what they all say, now stay still-" she pulled back, glove coming of her. Thick coat looked at her hand. "Muttie!" He threw a punch, sending her backwards. She slammed into a display of cans, hard. Stumbling up she tried to get to the exit, only for baseball cap to block her.

"Please, I have money, I just want food. I'm not here to cause trouble."

"All you mutants are here for trouble" the Shopkeeper walked towards her "that's what it's been from the start, your kind cause us endless misery." and with a mad look in his eyes, only feet away from her he said "Lets put you out of yours."

She saw it coming. In long strides she ducked past the shopkeeper and jumped over the counter. Still running she headed to the back of the store.

"She's in the back storage." Shopkeeper smiled to his partners "the back door is looked, we've got her." They prowled towards the back of the shop, each one, even Baseball cap, with dark intentions. They entered the back, one corridor, two stacks of shelves on either side completely full. She was trapped. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. But as they looked down the concrete grey path, she was gone. All that was there was her coat, jeans, in fact all of her clothes. Puzzled Thick coat moved to inspect the pile of fabric then moved to the door and tried the handle, nothing happened.

"She didn't come through the door, but she might've gone under." he growled.

"Lets get outside" Shopkeeper said "since all her clothes are here she won't be too hard to find." he flashed a wicked smile. It appeared to baseball cap that Shopkeeper was getting more disturbing by the minute. "You two go outside and check, I'll stay here, she has to come back for her clothes." Both Cap and Coat now had doubts about ever coming here again. The two headed outside by the front door, not bothering to unlock the back, and Shopkeeper went back to the counter.

If Shopkeeper had stayed he might have stopped her from putting her clothes back on and walking out the back door. She just finished putting her gloves on and then unlocked the door. She walked out into an alleyway, forgetting about putting on her scarf to hide her face and felt the harsh rain cruelly beating down on her, "Free". Or so she thought.

"Down there" came a voice, loud and angry. The mutant girl looked up the ally she had stumbled into. A 4x4 was coming down at top speed, people hanging out the side and lights flaring. "Shit" she thought, her face was showing. "It's a muttie boys, a girl!"

"Lets get her!"

"Yeah, come on Gene-Joke!"

"Ram her!" The car accelerated down the ally, knocking over bins and splashing dirty puddles all over. The mutant knew she had only one chance, she ran down the ally, the 4x4 gaining on her. The anti-mutant gang had got out baseball bats and were swinging them outside the car. Still she was running, they became meters, feet, inches away. Just when they would have hit her the ally stopped. The mutant sharply turned onto the street they had entered, a hair's breadth separated her from the car. While she continued to run away, ducking past various people on the street, the car swerved to break, but it was too much. At such a speed the car couldn't stop and swerved, hitting into a lamppost by the passengers side.

"My ride" the diver screamed "that freaks gonna pay! Get the mutant!" They all got out of the car and started to chase her. Everyone around knew what was happening, but none moved or made any attempt to call the police. They were ever too scared or didn't care. Maybe even both, for no human would help this mutant tonight.

"Welcome back, the institute has been a bit empty without you two." Ororo Munroe, A.K.A. Storm, said to two girls who were accompanying her.

"It's good to be back" Rahne replied 'I was watching the news, is everyone alright after Apocalypse?"

"Yes, they are fine." Storm answered, although it was only a half truth. She had noticed the professor was getting worried and Rogue and Kurt were still troubled about mystique. Other than that everyone seemed fine.

"Miss Munroe, can't you do something about this rain?" Jubilee wailed, as they walked down a street at early evening in the poring rain. Both former new mutants had coats with hoods on and Storm had an umbrella

"No. Your parents requested we head back to the institute discreetly. You know they are worried about the recent events. Your lucky they're allowing you back as it is." The two said no more. They had seen the news of the increasing violence in Bayville. There was even reports of bombs.

Suddenly and ear-splitting screech wailed through the street, knocking everyone out of their daydreams. Then came the crash that was just as loud. Everywhere people were muttering "What was that?", "Is anyone hurt?" and "Sounds like a car." Rahne, eyes narrowing, pulled up her hood so no-one could see her face as she partially transformed. Some may notice her legs and back twisting out of shape, but they were to fixed on where the sound came from, except Ororo who was just as curious as Rahne. By transforming just a bit, Wolfsbane could hear much further than anyone else. Soon she was hit by endless waves for voices.

"Wahhhhh…"

"Don't cry darling, hush hush…"

"Man I would want to be the one that talks to the insurance."

"Tell me about it, this one time…"

"Is anyone hurt…"

"I think I'm stuck…"

"My ride, That freaks gonna pay! Get the Mutant!"

At these words Rahne went back to her human form, wide eyed and alert.

"That car that crashed was chasing a mutant!" she told Jubilee and Storm. At first Jubilee was surprised she had heard that when she hadn't, but quickly got over that, turning sharply to her mutant mentor.

"We have to help that mutant!" she pleaded, Storm remained silent for a moment then shook her head.

"I will help the mutant, you two stay here out of sight. Rahne, where exactly was the- Rahne?" Storm looked around and finally saw her running in the direction of the rioters. "Uhh, Jubilee don't get any-" She was gone too. Ororo sighed and ran after them "Now I remember why it was quiet at the institute without them."

I said no Human would help her, I didn't say anything about Mutants.

The mutant heard the shouts and the footsteps of about ten people chasing after her. "I should have never gone in the shop. It's not like I need anything from-" She stopped at a corner. Around a corner came another car, with just as many people, a few wearing hockey masks. She was surrounded. Panicking she ran down the corner she took, until she found it to be a dead end with a tall brick building with no windows, no escape.

The car stopped at the end of the ally and blazed its lights on her through the rain. She turned around to cover her face and skin, and to not see it coming. The gang come towards her with crowbars, bats and pipes, laughing at the pain they will inflict. Panting, she backed to a corner and closed her eyes, fear gripping her like a vice.

"Ok, muttie, you asked for it by just coming here. But my ride, now it's personal!" The crowed chanted. He raised the bat. She closed her eye's tighter. A roar stopped the chanting. A roar made the bat wilder hesitate. The haters looked around to see a drenched dog, large enough to be a wolf on the car that blocked the way.

"Someone move that mutt of my ride!" one of them said and the wolf ran towards them and knocked him over "Get this thing of me!" More people came and grabbed a hold on her, only to be thrown of when the wolf morphed into a werewolf like being. Rahne growled at the mob.

"It's another one! Get it!" The Mutant risked a glance at what was happening, the car lights reflecting of her skin for a moment. She wanted to help, but was too fear stricken to do anything. The mob forgot her and when to Rahne. One rose a hockey stick to hit her only to notice when he swung down most of it was blown off.

"I hope your not trying to hurt my friend her, are you?" Said a voice. The haters looked to see a girl with what could only be described as fireworks coming out of her hands that seemed unaffected by the rain. Jubilee pointed her hands towards them and they were overwhelmed by the brightness and the heat. The mob started to run back out of the ally.

"They're all freaks!"

"Let's run for it!"

"We wont forget this!"

Finally they had gone either by foot or the car. Out of the corner came Storm with a set frown on her face.

"What have I told you two? Running off into a situation that may have gotten you killed, I would never have thought you would do something so stupid!"

"Forgive us miss" Rahne said transforming back into her usual form "but if we didn't, then she might have been killed." Ororo looked behind then to the corner with the girl. She was slumped on the floor with her back to them and was deadly silent. The only noise in the ally was Storm's footsteps towards her and the constant rain hitting them all.

"Are you alright?" she asked, the girl remained silent "don't be frightened." Storm's soothing voice was unlike any other. She put her umbrella above the mutant stopping the rain. She reached her hand down to her shoulder, but the Mutant pulled away, shaking her head.

"No! Don't…don't look at me." it was less than a whisper, more like a breath.

"Don't worry. We're mutants too. We just want to help." The girl turned her head towards them. Everyone's eyes widened and Jubilee let out a short gasp. The girl had wet red hair that clung to her skin, but it was the skin that was surprising. She had completely silver skin that contrasted with her red hair. She looked like she had eyes but there were no pupils, irises or whites, just silver. Her expression was a mix of fear and surprise. As she looked at her saviours she lowered her head.

"I'm sorry." she said.

"You have nothing to be sorry about, it was them who picked the fight."

"But-" Storm put her finger to the girls lips before kneeling down to her.

"What is your name?" It wasn't a demand. It was too calm and collected.

"Ce-Cessily Kincaid."

"Cessily. That's a lovely name." Ororo felt Cessily's cheek "you look like you've been through a lot. If you would come back to the institute would you mind talking about it?" Realisation dawned on Cessily's face.

"Institute? Then you're the X-men?"

"Yes." The silver girl frowned.

"No." she raised her hand and started to get up "thanks for the help but I need to-"

"Come on girl." Jubilee cried, grabbing her by the arm "it's no bother, we insist. Me, Miss Munroe and Rahne were just heading there. We can get you something to eat if you like?" Seeing as how she had no choice, Cessily nodded.

"Ok, one night wouldn't hurt."

"That's good to hear" Storm replied "We'll take you there." Cessily moved to put her scarf on and hood up but Ororo stopped her "Don't fear. We're with you."

"If it's all the same Miss Munroe, I would prefer if…"

"Ok then. Come along." The trio, now a quartet, made their way to Xavier's school for gifted youngsters. "One night" the newcomer thought "Just one night and that's it." But she couldn't be more wrong. For Cessily would be the first of many to join the X-men. And like them she will lift the fear of mutants, for good or bad remains to be seen.

And that's the first chapter. If you have an opinion or something better I could add, just tell me in a review, I really appreciate them

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