"An Unnatural Omega"
Chapter two: Getting to Know the Layout, Introductions and a Dual, Oh My!
Derrick strolled down the hallway towards his room getting some looks of the people around him as he went, which was understandable considering that he broke cyclopes friggin hand without trying. "Is that him"? One person asked, a pink colored girl with fairy wings asked another, a teenage brunette that had a brooding side to her that eyed him suspiciously. Those two were Laura Logan aka x-23 and pixie.
Laura heard Logan talk about this guy and what he did, and what he said to the quiet council without empathy or respect for them which understandably ticked some of the citizens off, but for now they didn't do anything direct.
"Where do you think he came from"? Pixie asked a little nervous as he turned a corner disappearing behind a tree root in the wall. Honestly the whole arura around him screamed unnatural.
"I think by the look of his clothes he's ether homeless or insane, scratch that, he's probably both". Laura replied.
Pixie eyed the look on Laura's face. "What do you think his powers are"?
"I don't know its…. Sniff, sniff". She then sniffed something that screamed danger signals from behind them.
"Talking behind someone's back is really irritating and rude you know". A voice said behind them.
Laura jumped up with her claws extended as pixie just plane jumped.
Standing there was derrick starring at them with a neutral expression and his hands in his hoodie pockets.
Laura growled as those around them stared in shock at the scene.
"Ooooohhh, you have claws". Like the other guy. Laura gave him a glare. While pixie spoke up.
"H, how did you get behind us so fast. Pixie chirped out.
Derrick smiled a little showing off his fanged teeth in between his lips. "Oh that, …who was the blue guy that I recently shook hands with because it's what he does all the time apparently".
The silence that followed in the room was crystal clear.
"You can mimic powers of other mutants…". Pixie breathed out.
"Not just that, but that's another place another time so why don't we all take a breather and relax, unless you want to spar in the training grounds to resolve this whole stebocle".
Pixie gocked at that, "did he mean Laura"?
"Are you sure about that". Laura practically hissed out.
"Yep, and I'll tell you a little secret of mine if you do it". He gleamed.
"Your, on". Laura breathed.
The mutants gathered around the sparring room to witness the one-sided grudge match between Laura and Derrick mostly those who were in the same space as them when he challenged her and their friends. Some senior members were there however due to the new info they were told about the nature of his powers. Logan was watching this especially close since he was one of the first to meet him earlier in the day and he was close to Laura. Kurt and pixie were trying to not act awkward about this whole situation and Scott was standing there with a scornful look on his face with a bandaged hand from earlier which still hurt mind you.
Next to him were kitty pride and rogue who wondered what other powers he had. And Legion who didn't care one way or the other how this went down.
Finally, mystique, Charles, Emma frost, and scarlet witch were worried that this was going to be both interesting, and bad.
Since they both entered on opposite sides of the arena the onlookers were quiet.
Laura pulled out her claws on each hand. While derrick pulled down his hood, showing his face.
For a moment no one moved.
Laura waited.
No one moved.
Laura waited again.
No one moved a muscle.
Laura was getting angry.
Well, aren't you going to make a mo-
Laura didn't finish as in a microsecond Derrick was instantly in front of her with a blur faster than anyone could register with his own claws sprouting out of his arms matching Laura's. Which were encased in the same metal for crying out loud!
Laura like the onlookers were bamboozled by his speed.
Adamantium smashed against adamantium as a few sparks flew out on the floor. Laura was pushed back a step or two before she slashed forward suddenly, making Derrick real back a little bit to regain his balance. She took the initiative.
She suddenly left wolverine style towards him with her claws outstretched.
He then lunged forwards with a feral grin that had a touch of what seemed like madness. Almost like he was enjoying it.
Only for him to slide underneath and grab her feet before slamming her into the ground face first.
Everyone winced at that as blood trickled on the floor before the healing factor kicked in.
"Wow, you have a feral side to you, I like that". Derrick said casually.
At this point Laura was getting pissed off. As was some of the inner council. Especially Scott who was still throbbing from his punch. This guy was arrogant and it was blatantly obvious.
Laura got up only to be pinned into a choke hold by Derrick.
Her face instantly turned red from the lack of oxygen as he applied pressure.
She then slashed at his ribs on the side.
Sparks mixed with black embers that went back onto the surface and a slithering black substance crawled underneath the wound before sealing up a moment later in front of the onlookers.
Like a bunch of snakes/leaches/worms/muscles/tendons all wrapped up into a black goo that refused to come apart and it was smoldering.
"What the". Laura said as Derrick pushed her away allowing her to breath. She looked down at her claws to find no blood, no cloth, nothing.
"I knew I smelled something was wrong with that punk"! logan spoke out loud.
If anyone heard it, they didn't say so. They were to disgusted and intrigued at what they just saw.
Underneath Charles Xavier's helmet he was thinking that maybe they shouldn't have let this get to the point that it was at.
"You, …what are you, what just happened"! Laura demanded.
Derrick looked up at her meeting his gaze with her shocked expression.
Derrick thought about that for a moment. Then spoke. "I'm what you would call, a cosmic Swiss army knife of superpowered viruses that form a singular being that is able to take any shape at any time". "Oh, and I happen to be an unkillable mutant at that". He said leaving a stunned silence in the room while bearing his sharp teeth menacingly.
"…..".
"There's no way I'm fighting that"! Scott screamed into his head at Xavier.