Latice
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from X-men or DragonballZ…they are property of Marvel, A. Toriyama, and Funimation
Chapter One-
Latice looked down from her perch on one of the large metal objects that crowded the rather small room. She scowled to herself as the blue-skinned on with reddish hair dragged someone through the door. She was followed by the bulky form of the Blob who likewise dropped someone into the room. Looking up, Mystique sneered at her.
"Don't kill the prisoners before Magneto has a chance to talk to them," she warned, before they stalked out of the room. The door whirred shut behind them and Latice could heart the lock activate automatically. She turned her attention to the newcomers. One was a boy who appeared to be covered in….snow?!? Latice frowned. It seemed to be melting, exposing the boy's pale skin. His companion was a female. She had jet black hair cut short, and both seemed to be around thirteen or fourteen. Well, okay, she conceded as more of the snow and ice melted, exposing the boy's face. He was a couple years older than the girl.
Suddenly, he shot up. Then, with a groan, his head fell into his hands in obvious pain. Latice held perfectly still, unsure as to what to do. After a few moments, he turned and saw his companion. He shook her gently.
"Jubes." The girl did not respond. "Jubilee! Come on, wake up," he pleaded. When she remained silent, he sighed, frustrated. Then, he grinned.
"Look, it's Tom Cruise!" he exclaimed. Her eyes flew open, and she sat up. "What? Where?!" Realizing it was a trick, she turned a scowl onto the boy and smacked his head.
"That wasn't funny, Bobby," she complained. He rubbed his head and looked around. "Where are we?" Jubilee shrugged. "The last thing I remember was fighting Quicksilver and Blob…" her voice trailed off and her almond-shaped eyes widened. "The Brotherhood must have captured us!" Bobby groaned. "Forget them! Storm's gonna kill us. She told us to avoid them at all costs!" Jubilee was looking at him funny. He noticed and raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
She grinned and pointed. Bobby looked at his almost bare body and yelped. Icy snow instantly covered him once more as she laughed.
"Nice whitey-tightys," she smirked. He scowled, but before he could retort, the door flew open. They jumped up as Magneto strode into the room, followed by his son and Mystique.
"Magneto, let us go!" Bobby demanded. The master of magnetism arched his eyebrow delicately. "Now why would I go and do a thing like that?" he wondered mockingly. Jubilee hissed and sparks crackled at her fingertips. Suddenly, chains leapt up from across the room and wrapped around the two, effectively pinning their arms to their sides. "Now, now, none of that," he scolded. Suddenly, his manner changed, hardened.
"Latice!" She flinched, then hurriedly dropped from her high perch. He scowled at her. "Keep an eye on these two. If you kill them, or let them escape, you'll curse the mother that birthed you."
With that, he strode out of the room, followed closely by Mystique. Pietro grinned rakishly at the two prisoners, then sped out of the room. The chains dropped to the floor with a clatter, and she scowled.
Great. Now I have to babysit.
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Bobby gaped at the figure that stood before them. She had seemingly dropped from nowhere. He took in her lithe, powerful body. Coal black eyes stared at them coldly, spiky reddish-black hair falling past her shoulders and ending just above her knees. She wore strange clothes that seemed to conform to her body much like the X-men's uniforms. His eyes widened even more as he focused on the furry dark brown tail that swished angrily behind her.
"Um…hi," he said cautiously. She just stared at them with unnerving cold eyes. He saw Jubilee shift uncomfortably beside him from the corner of his eyes. "I'm Iceman. This is Jubilee." The girl's eyes narrowed when he finished.
"She called you something else." Her husky voice rasped as if it was not used much. The tail now flicked, and curled comfortably around her trim waist. She shifted and the dim light glinted off the band of shiny silver metal around her arm. Bobby couldn't help but notice that she had sharp fang-like incisors that exposed threateningly from under her lip when she spoke.
"Well, my real name is Bobby Drake, and hers is Jubilation Lee," he explained. "We have codenames. You know."
She stared at them for a long moment. "I am Latice. Stay out of my way, humans, and you might live." Suddenly, she crouched and leapt back up to her previous perch in one fluid movement.