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'Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems, in a place that perhaps you've read about only in your history books. For the story that you are about to be told, took place in the muntant-less worlds of old, when super powers where but a comic book dream. Now, you've probably wondered where mutants come from. If you haven't, I'd say it's time you begun.
♪ X Town ♪
GLOOM
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see
This, our lovely town of X
STEPFORD CUCKOOS
This is our X,
this is our X
Banshee screams when is time to fly
SHADOWCAT
This is our X,
everybody make a scene
Read minds, change shape, shoot beams from your eyes
It's our town, everybody cheer
In this our town of X
STORM
I am the one making you cold or wet
Weather does my bidding and I make it snow or rain
BEAST
I am the one hanging from your ceiling fan
Prehensile feet, soft blue fur and very smart
MULTIPLE MAN
This is our X, this is our X
Neat X! Great X! Our X! Only X!
MYSTIQUE AND JUBILEE
In this town we call home
Everyone's mutant and very proud!
WOLVERINE
Ain't singin' shit, bub.
(brief musical interlude)
STEPFORD CUCKOOS
Round that corner, a man sitting on a trash can
Touch him and he's gone, illusions well crafted, Nothing's real!
ANGEL (WARREN), WOLFSBANE, AND ICEMAN
This is our X
Red 'n' black, slimy green
WOLFSBANE
Aren't you amazed?
PHOENIX, ANODYNE, MARVEL GIRL
Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take the chance and roll the dice
What's your power, anything like mine?
CYCLOPS
Choose a team, now get in line
DOOP
Ö ◙ Å ○ • ∞ ◙ ≈
NIGHTCRAWLER
I am a mutant with tail and a blue face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
X-MAN
I am the one to hear when you call with your mind,
I am the voice in your head, not outside
SINISTER SHADOW
I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
MUTANT CHORUS
This is our X, this is our X
Neat X! Great X! Our X! Only X!
Proud X! Town X!
MUTANT CHILDREN
Spikes and wings everywhere
Life's no fun without the X-gene
MUTANT TEACHERS
Not sans control so you must learn
Here in our town X
MUTANT CHORUS
In this town
WOLVERINE
Sknit!
MUTANT CHORUS
Everyone's waiting for the next surprise
MUTANT CHORUS AND CHILDREN
Charles Xavier might read your mind
A knock knock you'll feel
Not always but he's usually so politely kind
This is our X, everybody's here
Won't ya please make way for a very special guy
Our man Chuck is king of the whole town
Everyone hail to the Great X's King now
EVERYONE
This is our X, this is our X
Neat X! Great X! Our X! Only X!
MYSTIQUE AND JUBILEE
In this town we call home
Everyone's mutant and very proud!
EVERYONE
La la-la la...
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"A musical number, such a delightful surprise," greeted Charles, King of X-Town. Everyone wanted to shake his hand and so he shook hands with everyone on his way to the set up podium in the plaza's center, all big smiles and blue bright eyes.
Logan, codename Wolverine, followed him close. "Not my idea, Chuck," he said chewing on a cigar. Cyclops tried unsuccessfully to keep the people in order. "Everyone, keep to your designated area!" he would shout, but no one listened, every mutant wanted to welcome their King personally.
"I bet," chuckled Charles and Logan replied with a shrug and a grunt.
"So it's over. This year's show was a blast!" Alex, a.k.a. Havok, pumped his fist in the air. "Oh man, this gotta be our best yet!"
When Charles climbed the small stairs to the podium, girls and even some boys whistled and shouted endearments along lewd propositions. Already used to it all, Charles smiled shaking his head. He reached two fingers of one hand to his temple and waved with his other one.
Great Mutant Day everyone. All of you did spectacularly! Thank you!
Everyone cheered.
"Thanks to you, Charlie, yer a good leader, whether you wanna recognize it or not," said Logan.
Hiding in the crowd to no one's notice, silently admiring the King, was a tall curious man, body covered in scars (this you wouldn't know for he wore a snug black turtleneck, though).
He had relished Charles voice in his head when he'd mentally projected his praises to the whole public. Charles was a warm touch on everyone's mind and he liked the feel of the King's gentle physic tendrils caressing his thoughts. It was the only thing to bring peace to his troubled mind, the sole pleasure in his horrible life.
He craned his head to better see Charles.
"The deadly nightshade you slipped me wore off, Erik. Another failure, when will you learn?" Sebastian Shaw, the town's Mad Everything (but mostly scientist) said as he forcibly grabbed him by the arm.
Erik lashed, "Lass mich los!" he snarled.
Sebastian tutted. "English, son, English. See? It only goes to show you that you are still not fit to come out of the house. No control at all."
"I can control myself perfectly. See? English!" Erik's hateful smile was full of teeth and spoke of danger. He tried to free his arm from Sebastian's too tight grip.
"We are going home," hissed Sebastian.
But,
"Das ist not mein Hause!" shouted Erik, twisting frantically and shoving off the madman. He ran.
Sebastian looked annoyed at a torn dark piece of cloth in his hand. He had ripped Erik's sleeve apart in their struggle.
"Charles, you did amazing. Ah was pretty impressed," Rogue said to Charles as she handed him a thick folder with a big golden 'X'.
"Thanks Marie. What's this?"
"The Honor Awards."
Charles smiled ruefully but quickly schooled his face into something warmer, merrier. "Oh, yes, those. I had forgotten," he said, then looked at Logan, giving him the folder, "I'm terribly sorry but could you take care of this? Thank you."
Charles didn't give Logan chance to refuse, quickly fleeing the plaza.
"Okay," drawled Logan rolling his shoulders. He approached the podium's microphone and began "Here's this year's awards: Award to less shitty lightshow, Dazzler. Award to least embarrassing monkey act, Havok. Award to less stupid--"