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“Ladies and Gentlemen. My name is Dr Kavita Rao, and as of right now Benetech is working to bring peace to this world. Benetech is working to bring a mutant cure.” 

The flash of cameras erupted around Dr Rao as she spoke, the reporters accompanying them whispering eagerly among themselves. The press conference was taking place at one of Benetech’s industrial facilities, a place which had been closed to the public since the company formed many years ago. Being allowed here now was a miracle in itself, however that fact was now clearly overshadowed by Dr Rao’s statement. In the months since mutantkind had been introduced to the world, nothing like this had ever happened until now. 

“You may be wondering, why mutants? Why must mutants be cured of their powers and abilities, when beings like Superman, like the Flash, exist?” She paused, letting the question sink in. “Mutants are different. They are the future of humanity; Mutants are changing the human race every day, and they may not even know it. You can't tell them apart by looking at them, you'll never know if your best friend, child, or partner is a mutant unless they tell you or you catch them in the act of using their powers, and with every generation, more and more of the human population will be comprised of mutants.” 

The room seemed to become smaller as she spoke, as the reality of the world around the reporters seemed to dawn on them. The whispers had stopped and now they stood in awe, an eerie silence filling the demo area in which they stood, save for Rao’s words.

The only other sound was the ever continuing sound of cameras. The flashes continued as she spoke. However now they seemed different. 

“And each one could be a walking weapon of mass destruction.”

The camera flashes seemed to grow more frantic. The lights on the ceiling seemed to flicker as well.

“They’re dangerous.”

Brighter. 

“The unpredictability of these abilities is dangerous.”

Larger. The men and women wielding them had noticed now. They moved the cameras away from their faces, yet the light kept coming. Ever so brighter.

“And what more…”

That was the final straw. Before she could finish, screams and shouts filled the air, as the camera’s seemed to explode into a flash of colour. The lights coating the ceiling and stage followed suit. It seared into everyone’s vision. Seeing was impossible. All there was was light. A bright white blinding light that seemed to last forever. 

Then as quick as it started, it was over. The white died down. The world returned to normal, as everyone clutched their faces in pain. As they regained their senses and their struggling eyes made their way back to the stage, they saw that to Dr Rao's horror, she was no longer alone up there. A man in black stood omniously behind her, flanked by a group of all shapes and sizes. 

“Dangerous you say? You’ve not seen anything dangerous yet.” 

The figure in black stepped forward, an insidious smile forming across his face. He wore a suit of dark spandex, adorned by a cape nearly as bright and as difficult to look at as the previous surge of light. 

”My name is Arthur Light, and this is my Brotherhood of Mutants.”

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