X-Men: An Unnatural Omega
Chapter 10: Pity
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That morning while jean grey and a somewhat nervous Laura were walking down the hallway to derricks room with a determined Kurt next who asked to go with them so Derrick could see a friendly face.
They didn't have to worry about anyone trying to stop them since those few mutants in this section of the living quarters asked to be moved elsewhere citing that they didn't feel safe or comfortable with, "him", next door, "due to his previous outburst no doubt". Jean thought bitterly. Some rumor was circulating that he would sit like a statue all night long with his light on holding either his pet rat or his teddy bear while not sleeping at all. "Polaris said she heard a rumor flying around that maybe he doesn't sleep period"!
"How could he sleep with what goes on in his head"! She mentally shouted to herself.
To say that Jean grey was furious all day was an understatement. Not only did the quiet council put Derrick in the hands of the mad scientist that had no ethics and shady motives along with a horrible track record for genetic abuse towards his subjects and cloning! They also openly admitted that they considered him a threat!
"It's only been three days and already we have provoked him three times now"! "At this rate we'll have a war if he ever completely loses it"! Which left a nasty picture in her head at the thought of so much devastation he could cause if they ever pushed him too far.
"They barley even know him, if anything me and Kurt are the two that he's been the most trusting of, they have no clue how many monsters were in his head"! She thought as she shivered remembering some of the broken, dark crevice's that made up his being. Though as she looked in horror, she noticed it wasn't the usual madness, it was the madness a scared child would grow into so they wouldn't have to cry anymore when they knew nothing but pain. And feel a sense of not being left alone in the universe that spit you out on every turn. "Which in a sense it did in his case"!
Hell, this was the longest he's gone without trying to off himself in his madness"! She visibly shivered as they approached the door remembering all the times known and unknown, he tried offing himself in every possible way, shape and form over the years!
A buzz saw to the gut and chest was a nothing compared to what she saw in his memories which he was very generous to give her the grand tour in his head!
Then there was the quiet council's decision for her to deliver the news that they would violate his privacy with an, "Examination", she spat the word in her head. As a bit of her own madness and outcry bled through her own features.
Laura and Kurt gave each other a curious look wondering what she could have seen that made her so on edge after one day of counseling, … maybe it was best, they didn't know.
Jean composed herself before knocking on the door with light taps.
Knock, Knock, knock. Jean didn't expect a reply, instead Derrick spoke from behind the door.
"It's open", "you can come in".
Jean opened the door with some surprise revealing a simple room with a simple bed and a simple desk with a medium sized cage. Which held Mr. Rat who was nibbling on a few cookies that gave off happy squeaks as it did.
On the desk was a pen with a mechanical pencil and a three large notebook with a few more in his backpack.
At the desk was the Derricks backpack that had stickers and pins of mutant merchandise over the years on it, including the x-men in their earlier days with some other heroes that they know of, somehow this broke the three's hearts all the more realizing that he was a fan of theirs the whole time. This hit the three especially hard.
And sitting down on his bed holding his teddy bear in his lap was Derrick with same clothes on and a smiling face without baring his teeth. Aside from his mouth being partially open. He was starring at the wall. Which had a kitten poster with a crudely drawn stickman holding off to the side of the picture giving a thumbs up. On the picture itself it said "Hang on buddy"! In big bold letters. That were painted in various color styles.
Outside of that the room was mostly empty.
"Is this what he's been staring at all night long"? All three thought at the same time. With Laura finding it slightly creepy and deciding that she wouldn't provoke him again regardless of the situation as she showed, like Kurt pity on her face that this is what he's been reduced to. Especially Kurt who was heartbroken by this form of madness.
"Derrick"? Jean finally said after a moment of silence as he looked away from the picture on the wall smiling at them. Showing his sharp teeth as he did. "Oh, hi guys are we going to have group counseling today"? Also, I got a message from someone named Hank Mccoy aka beast this morning saying that I'm expected to have an examination soon and to not cause a ruckus, do you know anything about that". He asked with curiosity in his voice as he lifted up an envelope that was opened and had his name on the front of it.
The three felt their hearts leap in their throats not believing that beast would stoop to this form of low, even though they all suspected that this was partially Mr. Sinister's doing trying to exploit every angle to make things difficult for them to give the news to derrick it was still low of Hank Mccoy to do this.
This was especially low for Hank Mccoy, "especially him".
Jean gulped nervously as she slowly sat down next to him as Laura shut the door behind them in awkward silence.
"Um…. Derrick I think there's something you need to know".
He tilted his head. "Okay, hit me". Was his simple reply as Kurt and Laura waited eagerly for her answer?