Latice
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Chapter Two:
Latice growled to herself. She was going soft. No true Saiyan would have let them live, as their inferiority was an insult, being stuck in the same room with some weak humans. Yet she could not help but admire the way they were prepared to confront Magneto, albeit foolish. After she had resumed her place, the two had blinked, shrugged, and began poking around. Somehow, they seemed to maintain their cheerfulness in captivity as they searched for a way of escape. Finally, she spoke.
"You are wasting whatever menial amount of energy you possess, humans," she told them scathingly. The female Jubilee straightened and frowned.
"Why do you keep calling us humans? We're mutants," she demanded to know.
"Mutated humans," Latice shot back. The girl's expression became thoughtful. "I never thought of that," she murmured, more to herself than anyone. Suddenly, she focused on Latice. "But aren't you a mu-"
With a snarl of fury, Latice was suddenly launching through the air, and she had the female pinned to the ground. She spoke in a hiss, barely contained rage contorting her face.
"I am not a human, girl, and don't you ever forget it. I am a Saiyan, an elite! You ever imply that I am from your pitiful planet again, and I'll snap that little neck of yours. After beating you within an inch of your life. Got it?"
Before anyone could say another word, the door opened. They looked up to see Quicksilver and Avalanche pulling in two carts of food. They took in the scene, then the speed demon shook his head, in mock sadness.
"You called her human, didn't ya, Jubilee?" he asked with a jerk of his head. Latice reluctantly obeyed the silent command, and stood quietly, expression cold. Bobby helped Jubilee to her feet and she brushed herself off.
"Sorry," she told Latice. "I didn't mean anything by it." Latice scowled at her, then moved her gaze to meet the icy blue ones of her captor's son. He grinned and shoved his heavily loaded cart toward her. She stopped it easily and moved to a secluded corner. Bobby and Jubilee looked at him in question, and he flashed his pearly white teeth again.
"Saiyans eat a lot," he informed them as Avalanche pushed the other cart toward them. "Don't worry about whatever food you don't eat. Latice will gladly eat it."
Bobby shook his icy covering from his face and smiled a bit sheepishly.
"Uh, Lance, Pietro?…Do you think you could get me some clothes? I think Jubes might be getting a little cold." The two Brotherhood mutants exchanged amused glances, then Lance nodded.
"Whatever ya say, Popsicle." As they left, Jubilee called out, "Hey, make sure it ain't nothing Toad touched or smells like." They heard the two laugh as they disappeared and began eating. Suddenly, Bobby focused on Latice.
"Is that raw?" he asked in horror. She looked up from the meat she was holding and flashed bared teeth in a sadistic grin.
"Burning it ruins the flavor," she commented calmly before resuming her meal, her strong teeth ripping into the red flesh. Jubilee paled and glanced at Bobby. He didn't look too good either. Looking down at her food, she avoided all the meat, even though it was cooked, and settled for the salad and fruit. Bobby looked back and forth between his meal and the Saiyan woman, then shrugged and began to eat. Jubilee just shook her head at him.
An hour later, the two Brotherhood mutants came back. Latice had eaten everything on her cart, and everything the other two had not eaten from theirs. She scowled at the 'ruined meat,' but ate it anyway. Lance threw Bobby a pair of jeans, and a light blue
t-shirt, then the two disappeared with the carts.
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