DISCLAIMER: heh..? I guess I owe you guys the biggest apology ever right about now. I havent updated in almost two weeks. Which is extremely unnatural for me. I was busting my self, trying to get my grades up. I actually have a regent in a couple of hours, so this kind of sucks. I felt like i've been losing my touch with writing, and just about everything, and I really, really dont want that to happen. So, in order to keep that from happening, I need to do something, wouldnt you say so?

Again, sorry for being so late. This chapter goes back. way back. Lizard fourteen, test villages early teens, 14-15-16.

You are about to figure out something very important in the story. Why exactly did Lizard keep Victoria alive? And why Goggle was able to form a relationship with Victoria?

(There is going to be a couple chapters before we can get back to the present)

xoxo- Indietro.

CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE:

"Goggle! The` secon time I told ya, get your goddamn,n feet off the table!" Lizard scowled anxiously at his brother, his fingers tracing the hems of this dirty window in front of him with a cloth, a broom on the floor beside his feet, and a mass of sunlight ringing through the no longer dusty crevices of their house hold.

Big brain scoffed something that they couldnt make out. At the time, big brain had been in his early twenties, his cranium not hanging over a chair, but young enough to be able to tilt his head, and only feel a slight bit of pressure. Still, in that damned wheel chair.

Goggle grinned, as a cheerio spit out of his devilish lips, mocking his brothers tidiness, for "her." Goggle, Pluto, nor Lizard. had yet accepted, nor become accustomed to the "you have to eat people to live." Lifestyle. So until Jupiter deemed them men, they were to eat, only food from Freds gas station below the hills.

"Lizard,. What on earth are you doing?" Big mama walked in the house, with a bag of food, that her and PLuto had dragged up the hills.

She wiped the sweat from her brow, as Pluto's greedy fingers dug into a loaf of bread that was sealed in one of the bags. The bread, on such an occasion like this was rare, because it was fresh.

Thats what the test village loved about old man Fred, he understood the clan, and gave them fresh food. Never was Lazy, to him, they were his family.

The only family he had at that gas station, was himself, and his daughter Lillie. The rest departed him after his divorce from lillie's mother Tanya,

so he stuck with the only family who couldnt leave him. his precious daughter.

Lillie, was one of the most psychically, and mentally attractive girls to probably ever walk the grounds of the New Mexico desert, or new Mexico itself.

Her short tamed honey locks, swerved around her face perfectly, the rest of her hair aligned with her collar bones. A pin up girl hairdo.

Her beautiful radiant green eyes, known everywhere, and that beautiful peachy kein skin, with the softest patches of pink from the sun on it, highlighting the bones of her cheeks.

Well, Fred loved the mutants of the test village, but certainly, he loved his daughter more. She was not allowed to see them, make contact with them, speak of their names, nothing. They were to be strangers to her. But Goggle, Pluto, and Lizard would not accept that fact. That is exactly why Fred wasnt too fond of them. Freds angel, his pride and joy, and those three boys always trying to pester her, or get her attention. To him, so was gods gift to earth, the perfect model, that represented the true stature of a female. Sheer perfection at its best. And though Fred usually never measured the young mutant boys by their looks, when it came to his daughter, he sure as hell did.

They were freaks, and she was pure gold. Something that they wanted to touch, but Fred would not allow it.

Lillie, was a rebel, yes she was. She did not listen to her father, they were her friends, her best friends, you didnt find many of those in your lifetime, and the odds of finding them in the desert were zero to nothing. But she did, and she loved them, for all it was worth she loved him, and oh how dear they loved her.

The way the would sneak her one of their radios when her papa wasnt looking, and when fred would call her inside telling her it was time for bed.

The three boys would radio her, informing her they were right outside her window, and come to rescue the princess.

She would leave with them that night, and wouldnt come back until the next day.

Her father had always assumed she was just at school. But he assumed wrong. Back in those days, when nothing was modern, the school didnt tailgate your children, and call you to tell you every time you're child was absent, oh no. You were lucky if you were wealthy enough to even own a telephone back in those days.

That reckless girl simply never went.

She had grew up around them, and was not scared of them. She would frequently to advise them, to embrace their flaws, that was exactly what made them so beautiful, so wanted. her heart of gold, couldnt be pierced by a diamond. She was always,and forever the sweetest young thing to walk upon the earth.

Lizard, was unconditionally, inlove with the female. While his brother and cousin liked her, he was head over heels inlove with the perfect little lady.

She had been sneaking out for three years to see them, yet all her life she'd known about them, and never dared to make an advance.

It was the weekend, the time where her father left to town for work. And the time where Miss Lillie, would sneak out, and claim her friends.

Lizard through the wet rag at Goggle who snorted playfully at him. Lizard wanted everything clean, spotless. He loved to impress Lillie, almost as much as he loved touching her, kissing her, hugging her, and just playing around like young kids those days did. Lillie was his best friend, and his lover.

Pluto dropped the half eaten loaf of bread, and pointed out the door way, big mama groaned displeased by her nephew's behavior and bent over to pick up the food.

"Lillie! Lillie! It Lillie!" Pluto screamed out corkily getting up to greet her. Before Pluto could come to his feet, Goggle was already almost toppled over him, the bowl up cheerios swiped carelessly to the ground.

"Aye Lillie!" Goggle the scrawny mutant with the blonde hair and the over sized coat, scrambled to his feet, catching his breath.

Lizard remained in the kitchen, frozen. She intimidated hi, he loved her, but it was crazy the way she made him feel. Sometimes, he couldnt even look at her dead in the eyes, without wanting to look away quickly, or start a nervous sweat. The mixture of feelings he had towards her was unfathomable, but he did realize one thing, she was way out of his league. And that was what made him so nervous.

"Well there, Is that dear Goggle I see!" Lillie announced excitedly with her hands behind her back.

Pluto gave her a wave, and she gave him one back not entering the became very shy and light hearted around her aswell,

making his lack of speech simmer into nothing at that moment.

"Miss Lillie," Goggle joined in the conversation which she had just invited him in. He had all due respect for her. She was very kind and hospital to him, and his family. And on his first few lonely nights he was watching for people in the hills, scared, all alone, Lillie would be right by his side, reassuring him. Trying to feed him good criteria, to keep his mind off the horrible thing he was doing. Watching people, becoming the eyes.

Lillie swayed back and fourth with the bright yellow sundress, with the cream whit sash around her waist, and her curly honey golden hair, slipping her fingers up and parting her bangs to see, with her other hand still securely held behind her back.

She Giggled softly as her petty coat blew up in the wind and the boys stared. She smiled playfully, and cast them a look, with her finger pointed out to them giving them "You didnt see that!" look.

"Well, Goggle, I know How you dont like being up in those cold old hills at night, and I know how you complained about you're hair blowing in your face, so, a couple days ago, my father and I went into town, and got a little something."

Goggle cocked his head to the side, as he was strudled over Pluto piningly like a lions cub. Lizards face then came into clear sight for Lillie to see, but he said nothing, he let his curiosity take him had gotten Goggle something?

"Well," She went on,

" I told my papa it was for me, but a little white lie never hurt anyone! Especially if your just trying to do good for others!" She spoke in that fresh classy voice of hers. Lillie had always wanted to be an actor, to pursue a career on Broadway, and at that time, because of her mind blowing beauty, and succulent classical vocals, everyone, and every director was looking into her.

"Soo! I got you this!"

She then ripped out a hat from behind her back, black, tall, would fit his deformed head perfectly, since he had outwardly mentioned his insecurities about his looks towards her.

Goggle was so dumbfounded, and flattered, he didnt know what to say. Instead he got up, and slowly walked towards the fifteen year old girl, patting his head slightly, and gawking awkwardly at her.

The polite girl, waited until he was infront of her, to hold the bowlers hat out to him. he was intrigued by her random act of kindness.

His eyes met adue with the hat she held out in front of him, and her beautifully manicured nails.

He was quiet for a moment, taking the hat away from her small hands, and placing it over the top of his head, in a motion, that looked like the poor boy was trying to screw it on, and sat there, with it propped upon his head for several moments. He made several nodding gestures, feeling it up, and looking it the window at his reflection to decide if he liked it.

It was the first gift, he had got from anyone.

And he didnt just like it, he loved it.

"Do you like it?" Lillie let out, in a voice that seemed very proud of herself. She could tell just by looking at him, that he was more than anything enjoying it.

Goggles voice, became suddenly, strangely serious, and monotone, causing his visible family members to stare.

"Like it?" His scratchy voice echoed.

She couldn't take Goggles seriously, she was the only one that understood his sarcasm, and had him figured out the moment he put on an act to be tough.

She nodded abruptly.

"Love it!" Goggle cawed enthusiastically, running over to the fair maiden, and scooping her up into his arms,rocking her back and forth enchanted by her.

Her girl laughs, sent a smile curling on everyones face. She was really the light of the party, and no, Lizard was not jealous, not at all.

He understood where he stood with her, and he knew that she was very much inlove with him. As he was with her.

They had plans that night, but she of course always made a grand entrance.

While Goggle was spinning her in an abundant of joy, she managed to flash Lizard a small wink, that he caught onto immediately, giving her one back.

He gave off a loud sigh, from the pit of his stomach, he felt as if his insides had liquefied, and he was exhaling them. Weather or not that sounded bad to anyone at that time, it was a god thing.

He stretched his shoulders over his head, and marched out, claiming his woman from Goggles arms.

"How you been Miss Lillie?"

There was a time, when Lizard was not so cold.

"What do you do with this?" Lille asked Lizard, toying with am old fashioned knick knack.

"Well, Ya hit the ball, and all the other ones move, like forces of u`ttraction."

"Really is that what you do with his odd thing?" She questioned defiantly, tugging at the strings of it, to see if it was truly capable of doing what he said.

His rugged leather face pursed into a smile, as he crouched down by her side, his messy mane sticking up in the humidity, yet her hair just fine.

He places his arms around her, and pulled her on his lap, holding the strange object in his hand, preparing to show her how it was used.

"Goes a lil' somethin like this;"

He explained, raising a finger to the back with the string on it and pulling it back.

"You ready?"

She rolled her eyes.

"You dog, i'am ready just show my already!"

He nodded his head, the flush of red on his face increased, as he could feel her eyes watching him tentatively. He pulled the ball back, and like magic, all the other metal balls began to vibrate, bouncing back and fourth hitting each other like some crazy powerful force was exerted upon it.

"Isn't that just wonderful!" She squealed in enjoyment. She had never seen something as such, and if she had, it was on display, not being functioned.

She had always wondered what they were for.

A young Cyst came rolling threw the door, no braces, no shotguns, he was free, the neurofibromatosis seemed to be just forming on him. It was a pity, Cyst had been quite the handsome man. Black slicked back hair, and wild blue eyes. But big mama warned him, in time, he would lose his looks, in time the Cysts would grow because it was genetic. And that at times, he's going to feel like he lost everything. Movement impaired, speech slurred, looks gone, and transforming into a monster. Something someone feared, and expected bad things of just by psychical appearance. And though he never wanted to believe big mama, he could slowly see it happening. It started with the hair loss, lumps of wonderful fine black hair falling to clumps, and then the swelling about his face. It was a pity.

At the time Cyst hadn't been much for eating anyone either., At that time, it was only Jupiter, and Neptunes clan, Hades, not so much, in those days, hades and Jupiter clan were quite close, and chameleon had a relatively good relationship with his kin.

Neptune warned them,

"One day Fred will be gone, aint gonna be nobody to get you food! So you gonna have to get your own! Ain't no Coyotes, aint no Lizards, or vultures left, when you've ate the small population we've got in this deserted hellhole, what you gonna do? What you gonna eat? NOTHING, there aint nothing for you. Suppose you could just walk into town, to the nearest supermarket, you funny if you think they gonna sell you shit without blowing your head off and having you in shackles, or maybe you funny because you know you would have them in shackles to your truck, and blow their heads off for` you eatem? Now aint that the irony of life,, You'll soon see what Iam talkin bout when everyone leaves you, and people start dying. You dont have no one, And no one cares about you."

Jupiter was convinced, Jupiter was insane.

"There really is no light at the end of the tunnel, you kids remember that." He advised.

He felt, the only way to get through life, was to abide by Neptune's wise words, and so he did.

Though he tried, and tried, to force it upon the kids, and Big Mama, she refused, and they refused without a second thought.

It wasnt until later in their lives, when everything was lost, and they found it was true, nobody did care weather they lived or died, that they were nobodies. They decided to conform to the lifestyle.

At that time, the "Meat house" wasnt even a house. If Jupiter wanted something, he'd have to go to Neptunes mine to get something, because she wasnt going to have any body parts hanging around her parts.

They already looked like monsters, why would you go so far to affirm you were one, by creating such tyranny.

"Get you're things, and take the girl back home, her daddy back early, and he sure is pissed." Cyst spoke.

"Its becoming a little dangerous for a girl like you, to come around these parts now Lil." Cyst informed.

"Cyst, what on earth are you talking about! You're my family,!"

"No, you need to leave." He spoke again shakily.

Lillie was confused, what was going on? she was a part of their family, she had known them all her lives, what was so important now, that they decided to banish her?

Lizards lip trembled, he had an idea of what it was about, the cannibalism they had been conducting in Neptunes mines, the people had never been alive when they got them, but they were still aten. He trembled, because, he knew, that they now had their eyes on Lillie.

"The fuck are those old bastards doin! Lillie dint' do a goddamn thing, she stayin with me!"

As he ripped her into his arms, she tried pulling away, pounding her fists, on his arm.

"Lizard! This is Crazy talk! Whats going on!?"

"Is Fred safe?" Lizard asked worriedly.

" I dont know, but we need to find out."