X-Men: Base 14
Rated M for lemon(s) and violence.
Sequel to Thorns, after Caitlyn's 20th birthday. After Alcatraz, the X-Men learn of a base like Alkali Lake. Base 14 has been created and is trying to complete Stryker's research. The X-men have to destroy it before they face a weapon designed to destroy anything with the X-gene. Main pairings Gambit/OC, Logan/ Storm. Story (not prologue) starts three weeks after the battle at Alcatraz.
Prologue
"Form two single file lines. Men to the left, women right. Do not speak; do not step out of line. Failure to follow instructions will result in discipline. Resistance is wasted."
He gritted his teeth. The guards had told them the cuffs they were wearing neutralized their powers. But it didn't matter anyway, they had taken his lighter, there was nothing he could do.
Guards stood at intervals along the hall, pushing their captives down the brightly lit passages. "Report to the showers."
He was pushed along with the rest of them into a large white room. More guards ordered them to strip and pile their clothes along one wall. They were forced back into lines and sorted into enclosed stalls- no more than four feet square.
The door slammed shut behind him and he pounded on it, claustrophobia sweeping over him in a tidal wave. Freezing water struck him in a super powered blast. He dropped to the floor and curled into a ball.
The door swung open and a pair of rough hands dragged him out. Rough, white fabric was thrust into his hands. He fought his way through the crowd, pulling the thin clothes over his freezing skin.
From there, they were ushered down another hall to a room that smelled like bleach and blood. Someone grabbed his arm and he automatically gestured as if to throw flame at his assailant. Nothing happened.
"No use, freak. You belong to us now."
That day, John Alderdyce learned exactly how terrified he was of needles.
A/N: basically, John got picked up after Alcatraz and brought to Base 14 (kind of a science joke: base and alkali mean the same thing and the pH scale goes up to 14 with 14 being the most alkali… yeah, it's bad). You'll find out who's running the hell hole soon enough.