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Special: The Genesis of Cyclops

"How it all began."  We follow Scott from just before his arrival at Westchester until the Senate Hearings at the start of the X-Men film.  Special uses Scott's comics history, taken to a very dark extreme.  If not all the stories contain graphic descriptions of sex or violence (in fact, most won't), it's nonetheless ADULT due to overall subject matter. c.148,00 words
CBFFA 2003: Best Series                  Websnark Review


"For I am sure that no man asketh mercy and grace with true meaning, but if mercy and grace be first given to him."
--Julian of Norwich, 1342-1413

Just About Sex -- A night in the life of a streetwalker. c. 2100 words

Scylla & Charybdis* -- Scott decides to follow the address given to him by the man in the silver jaguar. c. 5100 words

The Bird Whose Wings Made the Wind -- Scott and Hank are sent to rescue a mutant, who comes from a world unlike anything Scott has known. c. 5400 words

One Tin Soldier -- Scott and puzzles and doors to the past. c. 4650 words

Bethlehem -- Warren comes back to the mansion.  What does he want from Scott? c. 12,450 words

Primary Colors -- Scott Summers, meet Jean Grey.  Jean Grey, meet Warren Worthington, III.  Nothing in life is ever simple. c. 6500 words

Diamonds in the Rough -- What are diamonds but pressurized carbon? c. 13,100 words

Rose-Colored Glasses -- A dark night of the soul. c. 8650 words

The Approach of Splendor -- Mundane grace is underrated. c. 11,500 words

Vita dalla Morte -- Living and dying and living. c. 5400 words

Shadows on the Cave Wall -- The shape of things to come.  c. 11,600 words

A Capella -- A roadtrip of unaccompanied discovery.  c. 12,700 words

Green Eggs and Ham -- Stretching. c. 11,350 words

Lux et Veritas  -- A summer of light and truth. c. 12,000 words 

Consonance -- A marriage of tones that brings stability to discord. c. 10,000 words

Climbing Mount OlympusPart I (Prince of the Lilies)    Part II  (Ereuthein)
 -- Henry, Warren, Jean and Scott go overseas on an educational tour. c. 23,200 words

Princes of Maine, Kings of New England -- The cared-for becomes the care-taker.  c. 10,500 words

In These Hallowed Halls -- Years later, unexpected meetings. c. 2700 words

Special: Endnotes and Acknowledgments

Maps of the mansion are available on the Grail mainpage.  Although those maps show the mansion at a later date, nonetheless, they convey the basic layout of the place and may be of interest to readers.

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* Incidit in Scyllam qui vult vitare Charybdim; nam tua res agitur paries dum proximus ardet.


Special Notes:
It's been estimated by UNICEF that as many as 100,000 children and adolescents in the US alone are involved in some kind of sex trade.  Girls and boys.  Homeless, abandoned, and/or runaway kids turn to prostitution, at least part of the time, for mere survival.  Far from being unlikely, Scott's experience in Special is all too likely.

While I've made every attempt to portray Scott's healing process as accurately as I could, be aware that the time frame is accelerated for narrative pacing.  The healing process varies from person to person, and no one in recovery should measure her or his recovery time by that of another (especially not of a fictional character).