The next morning, the world woke up to a video that was rapidly going viral across every corner of the internet.
In the video, a shocking scene played out: Wolverine—one of the most talked-about figures in recent weeks—was strapped to a cold metal laboratory table. Thick cables connected to his body pulsed with silver, mercury-like liquid, surging into his veins. His face contorted in agony, his entire body writhing as he screamed in pain.
Standing nearby was a man in a military uniform, middle-aged, wild-eyed, and nearly foaming at the mouth. His glee at Wolverine's suffering was plain on his face—twisted, cruel, a portrait of madness barely contained.
The footage abruptly cut to a new scene.
The Statue of Liberty loomed in the frame, its torch raised high above the horizon. Atop its crown, a futuristic device spun at high speed, emitting a soft, milky-white light that rapidly expanded outward like a spreading wave.
Across the water on a nearby island, world leaders and dignitaries were gathered for what appeared to be an international summit. Unaware of the danger above them, they stood solemnly as the light swept toward them like a coming storm.
Back to Wolverine.
Despite the agony in his body, he fought desperately to stop an old man from operating the machine. He lunged forward with his bone claws, but to his horror, the claws wouldn't move—frozen, as if being mentally controlled.
Then—salvation.
Cyclops, Phoenix, and Storm appeared, racing onto the scene. Cyclops took careful aim, and with a sharp burst, a concentrated beam of red energy blasted into the old man's back.
In that split second, Wolverine regained control.
With a roar, he slashed his claws forward, tearing through the machine in a shower of sparks and twisted metal. The white wave halted immediately, dissipating just inches from the island's shore.
The dignitaries, momentarily stunned, began to cheer and embrace one another in relief.
And just like that, the video ended.
Only sixty seconds long.
But it was enough to send the internet into a frenzy.
"What was that?!"
"Is this a movie trailer or something?"
"No way—that guy with the claws, isn't he the same Mutant who saved people at the Hammer Industries Expo?"
"Yes! And the other three—I remember them from the livestream footage!"
"What the hell is going on?"
Just as the comment sections and message boards erupted with questions, a caption appeared on the screen in bold white font:
[X-Men Documentary: Mutants—Their Past and Present]
[Exclusive Report from X Daily]
[Available for Download Now]
"X Daily?"
People scrambled to open their phones, searching for the app. It didn't take long to find—it stood out with a sleek, simple icon: a white X on a black background.
Once opened, users found that the app functioned like a short video platform. Anyone could upload clips, share their daily lives, and explore trending content.
But at that moment, only one section truly mattered.
The Mutant Channel.
Inside it, there was a single, featured video.
A thirty-minute documentary.
The title? "The True Story of the X-Men."
The host was a young female reporter with a sweet smile and a calm voice. Her introduction set the tone immediately.
"Recently, the incident at the Hammer Industry Expo sparked a wave of public debate across the globe. Who were the mysterious heroes that risked everything to stop a disaster? After an in-depth investigation by our reporters, we discovered that these individuals are part of a covert team of superheroes known as the X-Men. Comprised entirely of Mutants, this group has long operated in the shadows, dedicated to combating mutant-related threats and protecting humanity..."
She paused briefly.
"...even when humanity has not returned the favor."
The documentary began in earnest.
To the audience's surprise, the first figure wasn't Wolverine or any of the recent heroes—they were introduced to a younger man, calm and composed, standing against the backdrop of a 1960s government facility.
He was Professor Charles Xavier.
What stunned viewers was that Xavier—possessing incredible mind-reading and control abilities—wasn't a villain. Instead, he was working with the CIA, helping them navigate early conflicts involving mutants.
Not only that, he even developed a romantic relationship with a female CIA agent—Moira MacTaggert.
Viewers were floored.
"The government was cooperating with Mutants as early as the '60s?"
"This Charles guy… he's the founder of the X-Men?"
As the documentary progressed, audiences learned that Xavier's team had originally formed to stop the Hellfire Club—a dangerous mutant faction led by Sebastian Shaw. This group had nearly triggered nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
It had been the X-Men who had stopped them.
In doing so, they saved the world from the brink of annihilation.
But that success came with a tragic cost.
One of Xavier's closest friends, Erik Lehnsherr, better known as Magneto, had grown disillusioned with humans. Seduced by Shaw's ideology, he broke away from Xavier and founded the Mutant Brotherhood—a group bent on mutant supremacy and human subjugation.
The original X-Men splintered. Some followed Magneto. Others stayed with Xavier.
It was a moment of heartbreak.
"Charles is such a tragic figure... betrayed by his best friend."
"I feel so bad for him."
Despite this fracture, Xavier didn't give up. With great effort, he recruited a new generation of heroes: Storm, Cyclops, and Phoenix among them.
Together, they continued fighting against the Brotherhood, risking everything in the name of peace between mutants and humans.
And yet, just when things seemed hopeful, the next segment took an even darker turn.
The government betrayed them.
Colonel Wilhelm Stryker, a high-ranking military official, launched the clandestine Weapon X Program. Its purpose: to experiment on mutants and create living weapons.
Audiences were horrified.
What made it worse? Many of the test subjects had been soldiers—men and women who had served their country loyally, only to be abducted and turned into lab rats.
Wolverine, whose real name was Logan, had been one of them.
"Oh my god… Stryker is a monster!"
"These are heroes, and he turned them into weapons?!"
"What the hell is wrong with the military?"
The video showcased footage from Wolverine's fragmented memories. Viewers watched helplessly as he endured inhumane experimentation, was fused with adamantium, and suffered unbearable pain.
It wasn't just Logan either.
Other prisoners included humans subjected to unethical genetic modification attempts—like the creation of Deadpool, a failed weapon cobbled together from the DNA of various mutants.
"I can't believe they tried to manufacture mutants!"
"This is beyond evil."
As the footage continued, viewers saw Wolverine escape the facility, free the other prisoners, and join forces with Victor to defeat Deadpool.
Despite everything he'd endured, Logan remained kind-hearted.
After meeting Xavier, he chose to fight for humanity—not against it.
He joined the X-Men, even though Magneto's ideology would've seemed more appealing given all he'd suffered. He stood alongside his new allies to stop Magneto's next plan: forcibly mutating world leaders via a machine that would, in reality, kill them.
The battle at the Statue of Liberty played out like a climax in a superhero epic.
But it was real.
The X-Men risked their lives to stop the Brotherhood—again—saving the world from annihilation.
And then the documentary ended.
Silence fell.
Across the internet, people stared at their screens.
Shaken.
Moved.
Reeling.
"It turns out… the X-Men aren't monsters?"
"They're heroes."
"They've been saving us for decades… and we never knew?"
"I feel like the real villains… are us."
"I was wrong about mutants…"
Emotion flooded message boards, comment sections, and social media threads. The film had flipped the narrative on its head. For the first time, the world saw the truth—the truth that had been buried, ignored, or manipulated.
And that truth spread like wildfire.
The shockwaves were immediate and global.
Governments scrambled. PR teams panicked. Military higher-ups ducked for cover.
But it was too late.
The story was out there.
Mutants weren't freaks. They weren't threats.
They were protectors.
Guardians.
And victims.
They had bled for a world that had never once thanked them.
Public perception, once dominated by fear and prejudice, began to shift. Slowly. Hesitantly. But undeniably.
It started as a trickle—a few brave voices questioning old assumptions, a handful of influential figures speaking out.
But soon, it grew.
Momentum gathered.
Truth rippled into every corner of society.
And as that wave surged forward, it became clear:
The age of silence was over.
The X-Men were no longer just hidden guardians.
They were legends in the making.
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