The security guard made his rounds as usual. Such a high security facility,
he never asked what it was he was guarding all he knew was that it was
something valuable. He liked the night watch but he hated this facility
there was something about it that made his skin crawl, however he was being
paid handsomely for doing this job and wasn't going to complain. He felt
something was odd there was an absence of noise like someone moving very
quietly. Something blurred in his peripheral vision and he turned quickly.
Standing in the dim light was a woman, long red hair like burnished copper
poured lazily down to her waist and she curved in all the right places. The
guard looked into her eyes and knew fear, they were emerald green with a
wild glint about them. "What are you doing here lady" he demanded easing
his pistol in its holster. " I'm looking for someone and you are in my way"
the last came out in an animal growl. He pulled his pistol but she was much
quicker, she ran up the wall and spinning kicked him in the head sending
him crashing into the other wall where he slumped down, unconscious.
Professor James Heiden studied the crystal carefully, noting the cut, it was almost like a diamond but its atomic structure was all wrong and yet it was harder then a diamond. It was emitting a strange type of radiation but he could not yet isolate what it was or why it was doing this. He heard a commotion outside the door. He heard the staccato burst of automatics and then three solid thumps like bodies hitting the ground. The handle turned and he looked up from his work, framed in the doorway was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. When she moved his breath caught in his throat. She turned her head and spotted the awestruck scientist. "The crystal" she growled "give me the crystal" she demanded standing over the cowering scientist. Professor Heiden did not even hesitate throwing the crystal to her. Her punch lifted him off his feet sending him crashing into a filing cabinet. He hit the floor, knocked senseless.
The glow from the crystal made her eyes light up. She allowed herself a small smile of satisfaction, Magneto would be pleased with this nights work. She stowed the crystal in her pouch and left the facility.
Professor James Heiden studied the crystal carefully, noting the cut, it was almost like a diamond but its atomic structure was all wrong and yet it was harder then a diamond. It was emitting a strange type of radiation but he could not yet isolate what it was or why it was doing this. He heard a commotion outside the door. He heard the staccato burst of automatics and then three solid thumps like bodies hitting the ground. The handle turned and he looked up from his work, framed in the doorway was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. When she moved his breath caught in his throat. She turned her head and spotted the awestruck scientist. "The crystal" she growled "give me the crystal" she demanded standing over the cowering scientist. Professor Heiden did not even hesitate throwing the crystal to her. Her punch lifted him off his feet sending him crashing into a filing cabinet. He hit the floor, knocked senseless.
The glow from the crystal made her eyes light up. She allowed herself a small smile of satisfaction, Magneto would be pleased with this nights work. She stowed the crystal in her pouch and left the facility.