From friend to enemy
Chapter 4
Jubilee watched in horror as Deborah unlocked each clamp with just a touch of her glowing fingers. She undid every clamp with her right hand while holding Jubilee's wrist in a death grip with her left hand. Jubilee squirmed around trying to break free but Deborah would just tighten her grip or twist her arm painfully past the bearable levels.
Finally she gave up and just stood there as Deborah finished the last clamp. Then it came to her. She could yell for help! One sentence and help would be on the way. "Someone...mmmmm...mmmmm." She had forgotten about Deborah's now free right hand, which had shot, to her mouth covering the entire thing. Suddenly she felt a small shock in her mouth and then Deborah's hand left. She attempted to call for help again but when she tried to open her mouth she found it was being held shot by an electric rope. Now she was mad! She started trying to blast her captor, but it was no good. Deborah just held her hands harder shocking her back in the process. After a minute Jubilee ceased her efforts, she seemed to have been hurt worse than Deborah, which was no advantage to her. She had no choice but to admit defeat.
Deborah got to her feet and still holding Jubilee's wrist changed into her more comfortable outfit. She preferred her Eliminator suit to regular clothes, which she was wearing now. "I must have subconsciously changed into these junk clothes," she thought to herself. "First, to get out of here." She turned to Jubilee, "You are going to help me!" When she shook her head 'no' Eliminator gave her a painfully strong jolt and when she prepared to give her another Jubilee nodded her head 'yes'.
"That's more like it." She yanked Jubilee in front of her, "Lead us out of here and no tricks, or you're going to get it! And I mean it!"
Jubilee started towards the door with Deborah holding both her hands behind her. She hated being used as a shield but there was nothing she could think of to do. She led Deborah out the door and into the main hall. There she stopped. She could lead Deborah down the main hall or out the back way. She smiled to herself as Deborah pushed her and she headed down the main hall.
Deborah was getting uneasy. She had to keep pushing Jubilee along who seemed to be walking slower and slower. They kept walking down the hall until they heard voices ahead. Jubilee came to a complete stop in the middle of the hallway, and then seemed to try to pull ahead. Deborah was not stupid though. She knew that if they continued down the hall they would run into them. Suddenly the voices got louder as the people started heading towards where Deborah and Jubilee were standing. Deborah yanked Jubilee around in the other direction and pushed her the opposite way. Jubilee tensed up as Eliminator pushed her in the other direction. As they were heading down the hall more voices appeared from the front though. They were trapped, with no rooms on either side of the hall. Deborah looked around quickly, determined to not let Jubilee know she was at a loss of where to go. Jubilee's arms seemed to relax under her grip so she tightened her grip. Suddenly Deborah spotted the window just a few feet away. She shoved Jubilee towards it, and after opening the window blew out the screen. This didn't make to much noise to Deborah's relief. Jubilee started to kick as Deborah pushed her head out the window. Then with one shove Jubilee was out the window and flying through the air.
"No!" Jubilee screamed inside her head as she felt gravity begin to kick in. This was the worst way to die. She began wishing she never had had any mutant powers or had ever joined the Xmen. It was too late now though, because she had joined the Xmen and left her friend she was going to die for it. She closed her eyes as tears began to stream down her face, she had loved Deborah like a sister and if she only would have known ... Suddenly she stopped falling. She opened her eyes to see Deborah sitting on the windowsill. Her hand was outstretched towards her, glowing. Now she knew what had happened, Deborah had saved her with a force field. As she looked into those black slits though, she almost longed to die. Who knew what that heartless monster would do!?! This monster had taken the place of her friend and Jubilee was not sure if she would ever see her friend again.
She watched as Deborah, or should she say Eliminator, jumped down off the windowsill as if she would jump off a bed. Then slowly the force field followed the glowing hand. They headed out into the woods and Jubilee wondered if she would be as lucky this time.
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"Emergency!! Emergency!!" the sirens blared throughout the Xavier mansion.
"What's this all about?" Rogue said joining Storm in the hall.
"I'm not quite sure myself," she admitted. Suddenly they heard footsteps up ahead. Normally this would have meant nothing but it was a kind of clicking footstep that only boots made. The only people who wore shoes of that kind were Rogue, herself, and Jean, who was currently on another assignment with Beast. "Somehow I get the feeling that we have an intruder," she motioned down the hall.
The clicking stopped growing louder and began to fade away so they followed the hall towards the shoes.
Up ahead they could hear Gambit and Cyclops talking as they turned and headed into the meeting room. They hurried up and entered to find Cyclops, Gambit, and Professor X already waiting for them.
"OK, everyone is here. Now what is going on," Gambit said rather impatiently.
"Here's a tape of the medical lab about forty-five minutes ago." Xavier switched on one of the main viewing screens. A picture of the medical lab popped up and it looked like a normal conversation between the Professor and Jubilee.
"By the way, where was Jubilee," Storm thought to herself.
They continued to watch, not knowing what they were looking at. Suddenly the Professor enlarged the cameras right over Eliminator's bed. Then they saw it her hands were glowing. Suddenly the locks popped open but she just lay there, until Jubilee came over. Xavier sped it up a bit and they watched as Eliminator caught Jubilee and exited the room then the picture faded.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Cyclops said heading for the door.
"Cyclops! This time they will not be as foolish. Watch your back," Xavier said also exiting the room.
"OK people, let's move!" he yelled and they started off towards the jet.
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When they arrived at the jet they found Wolverine already waiting inside.
"What are you doing? You're not well enough to come along on this mission," Cyclops said rather surprised.
"I heel fast and no way are you going to kick that girl's butt without me," he said taking his seat.
There seemed to be no chance of changing his mind, plus they were in a hurry, so Cyclops took his seat and they were off.
Chapter 4
Jubilee watched in horror as Deborah unlocked each clamp with just a touch of her glowing fingers. She undid every clamp with her right hand while holding Jubilee's wrist in a death grip with her left hand. Jubilee squirmed around trying to break free but Deborah would just tighten her grip or twist her arm painfully past the bearable levels.
Finally she gave up and just stood there as Deborah finished the last clamp. Then it came to her. She could yell for help! One sentence and help would be on the way. "Someone...mmmmm...mmmmm." She had forgotten about Deborah's now free right hand, which had shot, to her mouth covering the entire thing. Suddenly she felt a small shock in her mouth and then Deborah's hand left. She attempted to call for help again but when she tried to open her mouth she found it was being held shot by an electric rope. Now she was mad! She started trying to blast her captor, but it was no good. Deborah just held her hands harder shocking her back in the process. After a minute Jubilee ceased her efforts, she seemed to have been hurt worse than Deborah, which was no advantage to her. She had no choice but to admit defeat.
Deborah got to her feet and still holding Jubilee's wrist changed into her more comfortable outfit. She preferred her Eliminator suit to regular clothes, which she was wearing now. "I must have subconsciously changed into these junk clothes," she thought to herself. "First, to get out of here." She turned to Jubilee, "You are going to help me!" When she shook her head 'no' Eliminator gave her a painfully strong jolt and when she prepared to give her another Jubilee nodded her head 'yes'.
"That's more like it." She yanked Jubilee in front of her, "Lead us out of here and no tricks, or you're going to get it! And I mean it!"
Jubilee started towards the door with Deborah holding both her hands behind her. She hated being used as a shield but there was nothing she could think of to do. She led Deborah out the door and into the main hall. There she stopped. She could lead Deborah down the main hall or out the back way. She smiled to herself as Deborah pushed her and she headed down the main hall.
Deborah was getting uneasy. She had to keep pushing Jubilee along who seemed to be walking slower and slower. They kept walking down the hall until they heard voices ahead. Jubilee came to a complete stop in the middle of the hallway, and then seemed to try to pull ahead. Deborah was not stupid though. She knew that if they continued down the hall they would run into them. Suddenly the voices got louder as the people started heading towards where Deborah and Jubilee were standing. Deborah yanked Jubilee around in the other direction and pushed her the opposite way. Jubilee tensed up as Eliminator pushed her in the other direction. As they were heading down the hall more voices appeared from the front though. They were trapped, with no rooms on either side of the hall. Deborah looked around quickly, determined to not let Jubilee know she was at a loss of where to go. Jubilee's arms seemed to relax under her grip so she tightened her grip. Suddenly Deborah spotted the window just a few feet away. She shoved Jubilee towards it, and after opening the window blew out the screen. This didn't make to much noise to Deborah's relief. Jubilee started to kick as Deborah pushed her head out the window. Then with one shove Jubilee was out the window and flying through the air.
"No!" Jubilee screamed inside her head as she felt gravity begin to kick in. This was the worst way to die. She began wishing she never had had any mutant powers or had ever joined the Xmen. It was too late now though, because she had joined the Xmen and left her friend she was going to die for it. She closed her eyes as tears began to stream down her face, she had loved Deborah like a sister and if she only would have known ... Suddenly she stopped falling. She opened her eyes to see Deborah sitting on the windowsill. Her hand was outstretched towards her, glowing. Now she knew what had happened, Deborah had saved her with a force field. As she looked into those black slits though, she almost longed to die. Who knew what that heartless monster would do!?! This monster had taken the place of her friend and Jubilee was not sure if she would ever see her friend again.
She watched as Deborah, or should she say Eliminator, jumped down off the windowsill as if she would jump off a bed. Then slowly the force field followed the glowing hand. They headed out into the woods and Jubilee wondered if she would be as lucky this time.
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"Emergency!! Emergency!!" the sirens blared throughout the Xavier mansion.
"What's this all about?" Rogue said joining Storm in the hall.
"I'm not quite sure myself," she admitted. Suddenly they heard footsteps up ahead. Normally this would have meant nothing but it was a kind of clicking footstep that only boots made. The only people who wore shoes of that kind were Rogue, herself, and Jean, who was currently on another assignment with Beast. "Somehow I get the feeling that we have an intruder," she motioned down the hall.
The clicking stopped growing louder and began to fade away so they followed the hall towards the shoes.
Up ahead they could hear Gambit and Cyclops talking as they turned and headed into the meeting room. They hurried up and entered to find Cyclops, Gambit, and Professor X already waiting for them.
"OK, everyone is here. Now what is going on," Gambit said rather impatiently.
"Here's a tape of the medical lab about forty-five minutes ago." Xavier switched on one of the main viewing screens. A picture of the medical lab popped up and it looked like a normal conversation between the Professor and Jubilee.
"By the way, where was Jubilee," Storm thought to herself.
They continued to watch, not knowing what they were looking at. Suddenly the Professor enlarged the cameras right over Eliminator's bed. Then they saw it her hands were glowing. Suddenly the locks popped open but she just lay there, until Jubilee came over. Xavier sped it up a bit and they watched as Eliminator caught Jubilee and exited the room then the picture faded.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Cyclops said heading for the door.
"Cyclops! This time they will not be as foolish. Watch your back," Xavier said also exiting the room.
"OK people, let's move!" he yelled and they started off towards the jet.
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When they arrived at the jet they found Wolverine already waiting inside.
"What are you doing? You're not well enough to come along on this mission," Cyclops said rather surprised.
"I heel fast and no way are you going to kick that girl's butt without me," he said taking his seat.
There seemed to be no chance of changing his mind, plus they were in a hurry, so Cyclops took his seat and they were off.