Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ A Mutant Family ❯ The Merge ( Chapter 1 )

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There was a fanfic author on ff.net who said that he/she was considering writing and YGO/X-men crossover. I'm sorry that I can't remember your penname, but this one is for you. In this fic, Yami and Yugi are brothers born on the same day, three years apart. Their lives will be forever changed when they find out that they are mutants. They will have to face persecution to help the X-men in their quest for mutants and humans to live peacefully.
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Chapter 1: The Merge

It was a lovely day in a forest about 20 miles south of Tokyo. Yugi and his brother Yami Yin lived happily with their mother. She had a name that described her personality down to the hilt. She was named Star because everyone saw her as a bright and cheery person. Yugi was born on the same day and time as Yami, but three years apart.
For a three-year difference, Yugi and Yami could've almost easily been mistaken for identical twins. Both had violet eyes, but Yami's were a little slanted whereas Yugi's were wide and childlike. They both had red, black and blonde hair, but Yami's had bangs that streaked up like lightning in the black part of his hair. The one thing that set them apart was their height. Yugi was 4'6", and Yami was 6'.
If not for the fact that Yugi was 13-years old and hasn't grown any taller since he was 7, Yami being taller would have been typical since he was the older of the two. Yugi didn't mind his short height though. He dealt with it and only did things that his height allowed him to do. He really looked up to Yami.
Yami was the top student of his sophomore year at Tokyo Tech. He learned very fast and graduated from high school at only twelve. After graduation, he stayed home for three years to help his mother take care of the house while she was away at work. Star worked at the gardens about ten miles from the house. She worked from 9am-5pm.
Yugi was the average kid as far as school grade levels. He was a 7th grader at Tokyo Middle School. It was a small school and was only five miles north of where he lived so he just walked to and from school. Yami drove to and from school because his school was in the city. He preferred to live with his family and that's why he was a commuter instead of an on campus student. Yami hoped to be a computer technician after graduating from college.
"I want to be like you Yami," Yugi said.
"Oh, and why's that?" Yami asked.
"You go past your limits to help those in need. You're also on your way to being successful with your life. I don't have things as simple as you," Yugi responded.
"I don't have things simple at all Yugi. College is work in itself. I did a lot of work be become the top student. You also go past your limits to help people; you just don't realize it yet. I've seen you do many things that your height wouldn't allow you to do. Two examples are when I taught you how to climb things, and teaching you how to swim. You're even better than me at that. Mother and I are very proud of you for all you've accomplished," Yami said.
Yugi smiled when Yami bent down and hugged him. Yugi loved him greater than his own life. Yami returned that love tenfold. If the time should come for it he would die to keep his little brother safe. Yugi meant everything to Yami. Star was proud of both her sons; she loved them both to death.
'Yami, I'm beginning to feel something strange about you. Could it be that you're going to be like your father soon?' Star thought. She had never told Yugi or Yami that their father was a Centaur {1} . She had a vision that Yami was going to become a Centaur like his father, but from a special form of horse. She couldn't have been more right because since he was five, Yami had the same one dream every night.
The dream: Yami was walking through the forest when he came across a unicorn {2} taking a drink from a lake. The unicorn was whiter than snow with a mane that shimmered in the light. Yami had never seen an animal more beautiful in his life. The unicorn saw him, but didn't run away. It just walked up to him, as he walked toward it.
A mysterious female voice {3} said that during his 16th year, he would permanently merge with the female unicorn. When he was close to the unicorn, he and the unicorn were surrounded in a golden light. When the light died down, Yami saw that the unicorn's body replaced his legs and that he had the unicorn's horn sticking out of his forehead.
He trotted through the forest. After an hour, he felt like he ran on air. He looked down to see that he was flying. He felt that he was flapping wings and he turned to see pure white wings on the front of the unicorn half of his body. The mysterious voice told him that his destiny was to be with a group of people with abilities and powers that no ordinary person could do. Those people were called the X-men.
'I wonder who the X-men are,' Yami thought. 'I know that what I keep having is no dream now. For me to keep having the same dream every night since I was five must mean that this is going to happen soon.' He didn't know how right he was.
Meanwhile, the unicorn that Yami would soon merge with has also had the same dream since she was a foal. In the dream, a female voice told her that she would merge with a human male. This unicorn was a special one. She had white wings and great magical powers given to her by the goddess Artemis. The rest of the unicorn's kind was captured for the healing qualities they possessed. Artemis took the remaining unicorn under her wing and took care of it. Anyone who tried to capture or kill the unicorn was killed on the spot. Artemis had a big plan for the unicorn and Yami.
The days passed, and summer break for Yugi and Yami came. Yami couldn't help but wonder about the vision he had for a while.
"What's bothering you Yami?" Yugi asked.
"I've been having the same dream every night since I was five. It was about me merging with a unicorn to become a Centaur. I had pure white wings and flew as effortlessly as an eagle. A strange voice told me that my destiny was to help out a group of people called the X-men," Yami responded.
"I heard of them. A man named Professor Charles Xavier leads them. They live at a place called the Xavier Institute. They're all mutants who try to blend in with the normal people but are feared instead because of their powers and abilities," Yugi said. "Maybe your destiny is to help them to show people that not all mutants are evil like they believe."
"You may be right Yugi," Yami said.
They both spent their summer caring for the house while their mother worked. Occasionally, Yugi and Yami's friends would come by and they would all hang out somewhere. One hot July Saturday, Yami took a stroll in the forest. An hour later, he came across a unicorn taking a drink in the lake.
'That's the unicorn from my dream,' Yami thought as he approached the unicorn.
A unicorn would usually run away when it saw a stranger, but this one just walked up to Yami. Just like in Yami's dream, this unicorn was whiter than snow and had a shimmering mane. He figured that her wings were tucked in her body. He smiled at the unicorn, and the unicorn smiled at him.
"It's good to finally meet you after dreaming about you for 11 years," Yami said.
The unicorn neighed happily. They closed the gap, and Yami hugged the unicorn. At that moment, they were bathed in a golden light. A few minutes later, the light dimmed out to reveal a new Centaur. Yami tilted his head down to see that the unicorn's body replaced his legs. He looked at his forehead to see her horn sticking out. He stretched out his wings and flew for home.
'Wait until Yugi and my mother see me,' Yami thought.
Meanwhile, Yugi was outside watering the flowers. Half an hour later, he felt cooler. 'That's a strange, the sun was on my back,' he thought. He looked up to see something blocking out the sun's heat.
As the thing came closer, Yugi barely made out wings coming from part of its body. A few moments later, Yami landed in front of Yugi. Yugi stared at him in awe.
"You're a Centaur, just like in your dream," Yugi said in awe.
"Yes I am," Yami said.
"Mom, come out here. You have to see this," Yugi said.
"Okay Yugi," Star said. She came out and smiled. "So, it finally happened."
"You knew?" Yami asked.
"Yes my son, I did," Star responded.
"How did you know?" Yugi asked.
"Well I guess it's time to tell you. Your father was a Centaur," Star responded.
"How come I never knew him?" Yugi asked.
"And how come I don't remember him?" Yami asked.
"Three months before Yugi was born, a group of sentinels came to our house. Their only instructions were to kill him," Star responded.
"But don't they only target mutants?" Yugi asked.
"Yugi, a mutant is anyone with a power or ability that no ordinary person can do. A mutant is also someone who literally looks different from a regular person. Your father was kind of like the Beast. Beast looks like an animal and can hang upside down like a bat, but is human in every other way. Your father tried to get away, but was killed by an accurately timed laser blast in only ten minutes. I've always kept this a secret because I wanted you to be happy and not let this ruin your lives," Star responded.
"Well, now I know my destiny is clear. I have to find the X-men and help them in their quest for humans and mutants to live peacefully," Yami said.
At the Xavier institute, Prof. Charles Xavier was using Cerebrum to detect a new mutant. He picked one up in the forest area 20 miles south of Tokyo.
"Any luck Professor?" Jean Grey asked.
"Yes Jean. Cerebrum has picked up a mutant in the forest area around Tokyo," Xavier responded.
"Storm's in the area. Maybe you should get her to check it out," Jean suggested.
"An excellent idea Jean," Xavier said. He contacted Storm through Cerebrum and told her about the detected mutant.
"I'll check it out Professor. Storm out," Storm said before flying through the air.
Meanwhile, Yami gave Yugi a ride on his back. Yugi liked the fact that Yami could give him a horseback ride since he had a horse's back. Yami trotted through the forest. An hour later, he flew through the sky. Yugi enjoyed the feeling of the open air, and the view he got of the forest. That didn't last much longer as a sentinel confronted them.
"Yugi, hold on. We're getting away from here," Yami said as he sped off towards the city.
The sentinel followed while firing laser beams at the same time. One of the beams unintentionally hit Yugi, and he fell off his brother's back.
"Yugi!" Yami cried and dove after him.
The sentinel also dove after him in attempt to get him before Yami did. Yami was faster and caught Yugi in his arms. Then Yami disappeared and reappeared back at home. Star was just sitting on the porch when she saw Yugi unconscious in Yami's arms.
"What happened?" she asked with extreme concern.
"Yugi and I were having a good time in the forest when a sentinel blocked us off. I flew away, hoping to lose it when it fired as it followed me. It unintentionally hit Yugi, and he fell off my back. The sentinel tried to catch him before me, but I caught him before it did. Then I teleported here," Yami responded.
"Come with me mutant or you will be destroyed," a robotic voice said.
Yami looked up to see another sentinel hovering in the air. He was angry with the one that hurt his brother. He gently laid Yugi down and flew at the sentinel. As he closed the distance, his body turned into pure energy. He flew straight through the sentinel, and it blew up. He then landed next to his mother. He lay down next to Yugi and healed him.
"Are you all right little bro?" Yami asked.
"I am now," Yugi responded.
"That was awesome," a female voice said.
Star, Yami and Yugi looked up to see a dark-skinned female with white hair and wearing white clothing land in front of them.
"Who are you?" Star asked.
"They call me Storm," Storm responded.
"I heard of you. You control the weather," Yugi said.
"That's right," Storm said. "And who may you three be?" she added.
"My name is Yami, and this is my younger brother Yugi and my mother Star," Yami responded.
"Professor Xavier sent me to find you Yami," Storm said.
"I know Storm. My destiny is to help you in your quest for humans and mutants to live peacefully, and I'm ready to accept it," Yami said.
"Can I go with you?" Yugi asked.
"I don't see why not. I have a feeling that we're going to need your help too," Yami responded. He hugged his mother and said, "I'll visit whenever I can mother. Take care of yourself."
"Take care of yourself too my son. Be safe Yugi," Star said.
"I will. Yami will see to that," Yugi said as he hugged his mother. Then he got on Yami's back.
Storm led them to the Blackbird II, and they got aboard. Storm took the controls and headed for the Institute while Yugi lay next to Yami. Yugi was unaware that his DNA was also mutated. Like Yami, the mutant part of him lay dormant. Yugi would find out that he was also a mutant.




Done with the first chapter. Should I go on? Preview for Chapter 2: A New Mutant: While Yami learns his powers and how to control them, Yugi is aware of something growing inside him. When the Institute is under a sentinel attack, Yugi's mutant power is unleashed. What is his power? You'll have to stay tuned to find out.

{1} A unicorn is a horse with a horn sticking out of its head. Unicorn literally means "one horn".

{2} A Centaur is a creature of Greek Mythology that is half man half horse.

{3} To all those who guessed that Artemis was the mysterious and strange female voice, congratulations, you're right.