Chapter 11: A Memory & Past

AN: Respond to a few certain guest reviews that I removed: Go choke on a sandpaper cock, as I have no time to deal with bullies.

To the others, thank you for supporting me and this story, it happens to be one of the stories I have a lot of fun working on. Now enjoy :)

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The trip to finding one of their own, Warren-Angel, didn't work out and kept leading to dead ends. Will, Betsy, Emma, Willow, and Charles found no leads on where Warren went. All they got was he went to airplane testing which they theorized that he did to come or at least try to come close to the feeling of flying again. Then disappeared during his testing flights and got everyone worried.

"Do you think you try Cerebro again to find him?" Willow asked in deep concern.

"I would but all I get was this location and many have the same story," Charles replied.

"He's right. I don't think Warren wants to be found by now and needs time to himself but don't worry Willow, we will find him," Emma said, adding support for the fellow blonde.

This made Willow less worried but she won't stop her search for her brother and needed more information. Like why Warren came here and the planes he tested out, it's a start.

"Indeed. Carnage and I check the last plane Warren used, he was here but something was wrong when I pick his scent," Will informed, recalling what his friend and he smelled in that plane.

"Like what?" Betsy asked.

"I don't know. A new scent I think like someone was with Warren when he flew that plane and talked with him but I don't know what happens next," Will admitted.

"Same. I can tell that Angel Bird was in there, he has some weird air spray scent and angelic bird," Carnage commented in his cat form.

"He likes his hair spray and kept in a certain way," Willow explained with a wave of her hand.

"The other scent smells different," Carnage admitted with a frown, not used to that scent he smelled, something different and yet sickly if he could remember right.

"Hmm, this is not good. Let's return home and inform the others. And yes about Vecna as well," Charles said, adding the last part as knowing that meeting was coming and best not to keep that secret buried. Secrets don't stay buried forever and the son's sins are very much the father's.

This made Will a bit glad and sad at the same time. Glad that the man he saw as a father figure would tell about his past which is a good way to heal a good old wound. And sad, that some scars are hard to revisit and what he had thought of losing his second wife & son like that.

Maybe it was time Will helped the professor just as he helped him and everyone else. Perhaps it was time to do that.

That thought got Charles, Emma, and Betsy's attention due to them being telepaths, sensing that strong emotion, and thought clear as day. This made the professor smile a bit and happy about how far Will has grown but at the same time, hope that one day he can regain his memories, all of them instead of flashes & pieces of them.

Emma and Betsy sensed those thoughts, being glad for Will to think that highly of Charles and what progress of his recovery was doing for him. That also brought sadness as well and pray that one day they could help recover all of his memories one day. Now it was small steps and piece by piece it seems.

Soon enough, landing on the platform and lowered down, got their attention that they were home now. The X-Jet had landed and the elevator platform was taken down to the basement or sub-levels. And someone was in the room waiting for the professor.

The said person was a young woman with a beautiful and elegant figure that could make men turn heads or women jealous. She had long red flame color hair and green eyes that often changes to the same color as her hair when using her powers. Her attire was a tight yellow suit that hugged her figure greatly and acts like a second skin while the top was snipped down, showing her chest area a bit. A red bird-like mask on her face but allowing her eyes to be seen. She also had a pair of red gloves and boots which the end of them have a flame-like desgin.

This was Liz Allen or better known as Firestar as her mutant is pyrokinesis (fire manipulation) which also helps her to fly. She is part of the X-Men and comes to the mansion from time to time but this time she's in for a surprise.

Liz at first expected the professor to roll out on the ramp but became suprised as she saw a new figure walking down and never like him before. She wonder if this was a new student or something as she raised an eyebrow in question but her eyes so widen in deep shock and tears came down in joy at who was coming down.

Will was expecting someone at the landing platform. Like maybe Ororo or Logan asking where have they been. Maybe Jean to greet them home. Maybe a certain dickhead with shades to try to piss him off again. But he didn't expect someone to fly into his arms and feel the hot tears coming down to feel them through his shirt to his chest.

Liz was greatly happy on seeing her supposed dead friend, her crush, and cried. She didn't care. She was greatly happy but felt something was wrong as she didn't felt being hugged back or Will speaking a word to him.

"Will...are you okay?" Liz asked, looking at her close friend.

"I...yes I am. But who are you?" Will asked, feeling this sting feeling in his heart and pain starting to form at the back of his head.

This shocked and devasted Liz greatly until she saw no lies from Will, only confusion and concern. And almost like he has never seen her before. She was greatly shocked to find only one answer to that big question on her mind. Something was indeed wrong with her friend.

Will then grasped out loud and held his head in pain, shocking Liz deeply and seeing her friend on his knees & eyes widen in pain deeply. She didn't know what was going on. Little did she know that her friend and his other half were having another memory flashback rushing into his mind, this time a very painful one.

Will saw different images flashing in his mind. Images of him in high school, hanging out with people he couldn't make their faces out and kept spinning in his mind. He then saw this red-haired beauty teen along with one another whose hair was white as the snow. He saw how close he was with them, talking to the pair and more memories tried to show up but a painful rush came to him and caused him to shout in pain.

Liz tried to help and was surprised, also horrified as she was powerless to help her friend in this deep pain he was. And she wasn't alone to see this reaction as it got Willow's attention & others as well.

Charles, Emma, and Betsy sensed something bad had happened, feeling this great amount of pain within a jungle of images flashing in their minds. They soon released what it was. Will was having other memory flashes but just normal ones, the experimental ones had come now and they need to help, and fast!

Willow and Liz soon saw Will screaming and hissing in pain coming to a stop when he stopped & fall forward onto the ground with a groan escaping his mouth. The pair was suprised to see this red and black mud creature forming around their friend's body before moving back. They were about to help him but would stop when Betsy came out.

"Don't touch him," Betsy warned as she walked out of the plane and knelt down next to the white-haired teen, using her telepathic powers to calm the pair down and piece together the memory flashes.

"Is he alright?" Charles asked as Emma and himself were out of the plane now.

"Hmm, now he is, yes. A very painful memory came when remembering something when meeting Liz," Betsy replied while also taking a note on that and seeing the memory flashes were triggered from meeting Liz.

"How did this happen?" Willow asked seeing this was her first time seeing this happen to Will and Liz had the same question in mind as well.

"Come, I would explain but it is good to see you again, Liz. Emma, and Betsy, take care of Will and help calm his mind down," Charles said, knowing from past notes of telepathic sessions of Will and Carnage can be a bit hard for them when memory flashes appear out of nowhere.

Hopefully, this memory flash would piece together more about Will and who he is.

Time Skip

Later, we see Emma and Betsy have helped Will recover from his sudden memory flashes and was resting a bit in his room while piecing together what just happened. Carnage was in his cat form, relaxing as well as the memories were quite painful and worn him out as well.

Every time memory flashes came out, they are painful at times, and some are not. Will wants to remember more but the memories of what those bastards did to him and Carnage in the labs, make them break out of his mind. Like shattered another chance to find out more about himself. Thanks to Emma and Betsy, they were able to help their friend/interest piece together what the memory flash showed. A memory of high school and his time with Liz to another one as well, being very close from what a few images showed. And yet to remember more, it was shattered once again.

"Another memory flash from meeting Liz," Emma commented, drinking some of her coffee.

"Indeed...it seems we went to school together...and knowing a few people. Then nothing else," Will said, while not mentioning his painful memory of those damn labs.

"At that place, huh?" Emma guessed or more like stated.

"Yeah...it's something we don't want to remember but it's not easy to control," Carnage admitted, rolling around the bed.

"So much on being on my side, Carnage," Will joked, lightly up his mood.

"Hey, I know my battles, and seems pretty stupid to not tell telepaths the truths when they can, I don't know...READ YOU FRICKING MIND!" Carnage shouted to make his message clear, causing Will to roll his eyes at his friend.

"Mhhm, yeah," Will said, letting his friend vent out as it helps him relax from going through the memory flashes like himself. Words than action in this case.

"He does have a point," Betsy said.

"Thank you!" Carnage shouted as he then sniffed around, most likely looking for some candy or chocolate in general.

"I know but I rather focus on the positive than the negative in this case," Will admitted.

"True but as your therapist, speaking full truths helps with healing," Emma pointed.

"And we learn a key factor of your past now. That you and Liz took school together," Betsy added, which was a big positive.

"Indeed but...," Will said before frowning and remembering that look he saw the red-haired beauty had. Hurt and shocked of discovering your friend don't remember you.

"I'm sure she would understand Will. The professor is talking with her and Willow about your condition," Betsy said, easing up her friend/crush's guilt.

"I hope so Betsy. I really hope so," Will said, hoping that understanding and maybe could learn more about himself from Liz.

Both Will and Carnage have that same feeling, uncovering the past and Liz might be the key to that. A big might and they can only hope for a good outcome.