Surgery
By: Holly Rose E.
A/N: I hate this chapter. Truly.
*****
Chapter Eleven: Playground Twist
Someone to blame
Someone to shame
Someone who you can claim
Go back the to pass the parcel
And follow the leader
~Siouxsie and the Banshees
*****
The park had always been a place for fights - child's play mostly, but all the same, quite a few teeth had been lost and blood shed onto shimmering grass. It was the day where nothing was happening that the first real skirmish took place.
It was in this confrontation that humanity's feelings on mutants would have spiralled down even further.
True, no one was killed, maimed, decapitated or injured in any way because Kurt (along with Denise who remained unaccredited due to the majority of the X-Men's outcries) had taken care to make sure that all unable to defend him or herself immediately departed.
Neither side asked questions--just stared defiantly at the opposing team--and as per usual, they waited until all who were coming were accounted for before blow was launched.
Jean, Scott and Kurt were the only X-Men to actually be there, so it was basically up to the new recruits to take care of this.
Tabby, irate and seething at an equally upset Kurt, attacked with her golden glowing bombs, glittering with power.
Ghost reacted next, gathering his wits and charging up, disappearing from sight. The only way to know he was still there was by the slight rustle of his clothing.
Lance and Scott--as was customary--quickly began their butting of heads, as Jean and Wanda battled it out (Wanda winning).
Toad made out all right going up against Lynx, seeing as their mutation was really just a silly act of what animals out in the wild do for real. It was pretty much even.
Neona and Dainton, friends if you'll allow for them to be called, stood on the sidelines. It wasn't until Jean broke through Wanda's attack and placed a brutal mental grip on Wanda that Neona grinned and flew off, nearly running into Mike who was repeatedly dive-bombing a delirious- looking Kurt.
Heart Star and Intwine worked together as their mutations coincided as such. Intwine would focus all her energy and attention to the ground, fingers splayed and eyes closed tight in concentration, as this normally wore her down and she hadn't had much training. Every so often, an ivy branch would sprout from the ground, twirling and dancing its way to the heavens before Heart Star would jumping and take control of the plant, lassoing whoever got in her way or threatened her.
Rahne, along with Ray and Jubilee, had come along hoping for just a little bit of action.
The petite Scottish girl transformed into her wolf form and immediately caught a scent. It was Michael Graves, as he charged up the electricity in the air, which, unwittingly, Beserker was helpfully adding to.
A sudden light bulb shower began from above, little electric particles floating down from a single source. Jean, while battling Neona, concentrated and brought Mike crashing to the ground where he became visible once he had hit.
Mike groaned and sat back up, growling. "Dude, I was up against the blue guy," he muttered, "I didn't know he could do *that*."
"He can't!" Lance yelled over, dodging a blast from Cyclops. "It was the red-head who did it."
Michael frowned, turning to look at the red-head and tried his damnedest not to stare. Despite nearly breaking his back just now, she was very attractive.
Denise held her ground, staring at a crackling Ray and did a pose in a very Lance-like way, except, instead of her eyes rolling back, they glowed a brilliant vermilion as the earth began to shake.
"No way!" Ray exclaimed, "Another earth manipulator?"
Denise grinned, staring straight at him. "Nope. I got something even better!"
The ground broke and lava spewed out like a geyser. She quickly took control, taking a small portion and throwing it at Ray who barely jumped out of the way in time.
She merely laughed and proceeded to chase him around, throwing and re- throwing lava balls.
Keely was face to face with a Tabitha who was now much calmer and taking the whole thing as a joke. Tabby grinned and blew Keely a kiss, bombs blowing her way.
Keely dived, pulled off the mittens that were constantly covering her freezing hands, and grabbed Tabitha's bare arm.
Boom Boom about died, thinking the girl was another Rogue and almost sighed out of relief except for the immense cold that was now crackling its way throughout her body.
Her eyes glowing with anger--how dare somebody attack one of her new- found friends--she turned to the Blob who, at the moment, was laughing victoriously over Scott, having knocked him down when he wasn't looking.
Keely grinned, focused the freezing static forming around her in an icy blue haze before she stretched out her arms and aimed. The static flung itself from her to Blob where it hit and covered him.
He fell, almost immobile, but partly shivering from the intense cold.
Dainton was still watching from the sidelines, muttering commentary for those in range to be able to hear what was going on at the other side of the battlefield.
Personally, he didn't even really consider himself a mutant because his mutation was so useless in battle. It was purely defense, because he could just stand there as one of Denise's loose lava-balls missed and struck him straight in the chest, where he was able to just brush it off with his hand. Mutant abilities did nothing to him.
He was watching Jean, as she continuously butted in to everybody else's personal fight and helped out her team mates. While most would think that what she was doing was justified; it was unfair. Everybody-- minus Jubilee who was now helping Rahne chase around a once-more invisible Mike whose light bulbs keptcolliding with Jubilee's fireworks--was fighting one-on-one.
Neona and Scott were now going at it, Wanda and Lance trying their best to corner Jean to make her immobile and no good to anybody. Wanda was sweating with the force of so much concentration, as Jean kept trying to fight her off.Lance wasn't sure who was going to be the first to pass out.
Neona was kicking Scott into the ground, crushing his ego with as much brutality as she could muster without going demon, although her eyes kept flashing ruby in intervals, now almost at a staccato.
Dainton casually walked through the mass of livid mutants, jumping over careening bodies, ducking attacks with ease, before he placed a hand on Neona's shoulder to stop her from kicking Scott's face in.
It was a bad move, the demonic mutant whirled around her eyes glowing as she took his arm and twisted it roughly behind his back, throwing him to the ground, the murkiness seeping back into her eyes. "Clayton."
He clenched his teeth, wondering precisely how one could tell if their arm was out of its socket.
"Onna," he retorted.
She focused on him, Scott long forgotten at her feet. "What do you want?" she asked hotly.
"Peace." he stated simply.
"Peace." she nodded before spotting Lance and Wanda getting beat-- once more--by Jean.
"Lance, Wanda, let's go!"
Startled, the brunette boy looked up and made a face; she glowered.
He motioned at Wanda and began to get the rest of the Brotherhood. As they departed, Neona gave Dainton a knowing look before flying off without a word.
Kurt came over, rubbing his sore muscles and wincing, then ported himself and Scott back to the medical ward.
"Yay! We kicked ass!" Jubilee cheered with Keely, the other girl having put her gloves back on.
Rahne and Ray were jumping up and down, doing a humorous dance together as they made fun of Toad and the Blob simultaneously.
Ryan was helping Jean, who was holding her head, her long, gorgeous, brilliant red hair not a tangled, dirtied mess.
Dainton walked home.
***
Over at the Brotherhood House, Todd and Fred were laughing callously at the new recruits, Denise and Tabitha doing a parody tango in celebration.
Lance was sulking, whilst Neona sat beside him trying her best to keep her eyes from flitting over in his direction. Mike was upstairs in his room, now deep in thought as to what he'd heard before and experienced during the fight of the X-Men.
Denise and Tabitha stopped eventually, casually walking out the door and making a quick get-away in the jeep.
Todd and Fred left to go make dinner--for once with Toad helping out-- Wanda sat in her seat on the other side of Neona and read, listening to her walkman all the while.
Neona meditated, Lance continued to sulk.
***
Lucca, without a doubt, was a person who was not to be taken lightly, whatever happened. He could go either way, a complete innocent angel or an utterly insane psychopath.
Bobby, as the head-prankster, was gradually having his own devil being brought out.
Now, as they walked along the length of an old, empty basketball court, they spotted a certain extremely lithe, quick-talking demon.
"Yes," Bobby exclaimed silently, nudging Lucca who had been lost in his own little world. "That's Pietro, one of the Brotherhood, and a complete traitor to everybody he's ever met. Wanna have some fun?"
Shatter nodded, cracking his knuckles, a slight tinkle sound emanating.
Bobby iced up, and slid over to Pietro who was standing at full attention, chest puffed out and arms crossed egotistically.
"Hey, 'Tro, what's up?" Bobby grinned childishly. "Have you met our newest recruits?"
Pietro rolled his eyes, "Have you met ours?"
Bobby was slightly put off guard, he hadn't been informed
_[he'd forgotten]_
that the enemy also had new mutants on their side.
"This is Lucca," Bobby said, itching to have some fun. He flicked ice crystals at the ground, and they shattered and quickly became puddles in the blazing sunlight.
"Lucca, Tro. Tro, Lucca."
Lucca grinned, waving happily. He gave Pietro points for being a looker, very feminine around the jaw-build.
Pietro zipped over, and patted Lucca on the shoulder. "So what, he'd still never be able to catch me!"
Lucca frowned, a slight sparkle in his eyes all the same. "Chill out, man," he stated, giving Bobby a hidden look.
Thus, it began.
-End Chapter Eleven-
*****
*eye twitch* My apologies to sycommansboy for destroying his character. Everyone was completely out of character, and I'll get another chap out sooner.
Sorry, loves.
-Holly
By: Holly Rose E.
A/N: I hate this chapter. Truly.
*****
Chapter Eleven: Playground Twist
Someone to blame
Someone to shame
Someone who you can claim
Go back the to pass the parcel
And follow the leader
~Siouxsie and the Banshees
*****
The park had always been a place for fights - child's play mostly, but all the same, quite a few teeth had been lost and blood shed onto shimmering grass. It was the day where nothing was happening that the first real skirmish took place.
It was in this confrontation that humanity's feelings on mutants would have spiralled down even further.
True, no one was killed, maimed, decapitated or injured in any way because Kurt (along with Denise who remained unaccredited due to the majority of the X-Men's outcries) had taken care to make sure that all unable to defend him or herself immediately departed.
Neither side asked questions--just stared defiantly at the opposing team--and as per usual, they waited until all who were coming were accounted for before blow was launched.
Jean, Scott and Kurt were the only X-Men to actually be there, so it was basically up to the new recruits to take care of this.
Tabby, irate and seething at an equally upset Kurt, attacked with her golden glowing bombs, glittering with power.
Ghost reacted next, gathering his wits and charging up, disappearing from sight. The only way to know he was still there was by the slight rustle of his clothing.
Lance and Scott--as was customary--quickly began their butting of heads, as Jean and Wanda battled it out (Wanda winning).
Toad made out all right going up against Lynx, seeing as their mutation was really just a silly act of what animals out in the wild do for real. It was pretty much even.
Neona and Dainton, friends if you'll allow for them to be called, stood on the sidelines. It wasn't until Jean broke through Wanda's attack and placed a brutal mental grip on Wanda that Neona grinned and flew off, nearly running into Mike who was repeatedly dive-bombing a delirious- looking Kurt.
Heart Star and Intwine worked together as their mutations coincided as such. Intwine would focus all her energy and attention to the ground, fingers splayed and eyes closed tight in concentration, as this normally wore her down and she hadn't had much training. Every so often, an ivy branch would sprout from the ground, twirling and dancing its way to the heavens before Heart Star would jumping and take control of the plant, lassoing whoever got in her way or threatened her.
Rahne, along with Ray and Jubilee, had come along hoping for just a little bit of action.
The petite Scottish girl transformed into her wolf form and immediately caught a scent. It was Michael Graves, as he charged up the electricity in the air, which, unwittingly, Beserker was helpfully adding to.
A sudden light bulb shower began from above, little electric particles floating down from a single source. Jean, while battling Neona, concentrated and brought Mike crashing to the ground where he became visible once he had hit.
Mike groaned and sat back up, growling. "Dude, I was up against the blue guy," he muttered, "I didn't know he could do *that*."
"He can't!" Lance yelled over, dodging a blast from Cyclops. "It was the red-head who did it."
Michael frowned, turning to look at the red-head and tried his damnedest not to stare. Despite nearly breaking his back just now, she was very attractive.
Denise held her ground, staring at a crackling Ray and did a pose in a very Lance-like way, except, instead of her eyes rolling back, they glowed a brilliant vermilion as the earth began to shake.
"No way!" Ray exclaimed, "Another earth manipulator?"
Denise grinned, staring straight at him. "Nope. I got something even better!"
The ground broke and lava spewed out like a geyser. She quickly took control, taking a small portion and throwing it at Ray who barely jumped out of the way in time.
She merely laughed and proceeded to chase him around, throwing and re- throwing lava balls.
Keely was face to face with a Tabitha who was now much calmer and taking the whole thing as a joke. Tabby grinned and blew Keely a kiss, bombs blowing her way.
Keely dived, pulled off the mittens that were constantly covering her freezing hands, and grabbed Tabitha's bare arm.
Boom Boom about died, thinking the girl was another Rogue and almost sighed out of relief except for the immense cold that was now crackling its way throughout her body.
Her eyes glowing with anger--how dare somebody attack one of her new- found friends--she turned to the Blob who, at the moment, was laughing victoriously over Scott, having knocked him down when he wasn't looking.
Keely grinned, focused the freezing static forming around her in an icy blue haze before she stretched out her arms and aimed. The static flung itself from her to Blob where it hit and covered him.
He fell, almost immobile, but partly shivering from the intense cold.
Dainton was still watching from the sidelines, muttering commentary for those in range to be able to hear what was going on at the other side of the battlefield.
Personally, he didn't even really consider himself a mutant because his mutation was so useless in battle. It was purely defense, because he could just stand there as one of Denise's loose lava-balls missed and struck him straight in the chest, where he was able to just brush it off with his hand. Mutant abilities did nothing to him.
He was watching Jean, as she continuously butted in to everybody else's personal fight and helped out her team mates. While most would think that what she was doing was justified; it was unfair. Everybody-- minus Jubilee who was now helping Rahne chase around a once-more invisible Mike whose light bulbs keptcolliding with Jubilee's fireworks--was fighting one-on-one.
Neona and Scott were now going at it, Wanda and Lance trying their best to corner Jean to make her immobile and no good to anybody. Wanda was sweating with the force of so much concentration, as Jean kept trying to fight her off.Lance wasn't sure who was going to be the first to pass out.
Neona was kicking Scott into the ground, crushing his ego with as much brutality as she could muster without going demon, although her eyes kept flashing ruby in intervals, now almost at a staccato.
Dainton casually walked through the mass of livid mutants, jumping over careening bodies, ducking attacks with ease, before he placed a hand on Neona's shoulder to stop her from kicking Scott's face in.
It was a bad move, the demonic mutant whirled around her eyes glowing as she took his arm and twisted it roughly behind his back, throwing him to the ground, the murkiness seeping back into her eyes. "Clayton."
He clenched his teeth, wondering precisely how one could tell if their arm was out of its socket.
"Onna," he retorted.
She focused on him, Scott long forgotten at her feet. "What do you want?" she asked hotly.
"Peace." he stated simply.
"Peace." she nodded before spotting Lance and Wanda getting beat-- once more--by Jean.
"Lance, Wanda, let's go!"
Startled, the brunette boy looked up and made a face; she glowered.
He motioned at Wanda and began to get the rest of the Brotherhood. As they departed, Neona gave Dainton a knowing look before flying off without a word.
Kurt came over, rubbing his sore muscles and wincing, then ported himself and Scott back to the medical ward.
"Yay! We kicked ass!" Jubilee cheered with Keely, the other girl having put her gloves back on.
Rahne and Ray were jumping up and down, doing a humorous dance together as they made fun of Toad and the Blob simultaneously.
Ryan was helping Jean, who was holding her head, her long, gorgeous, brilliant red hair not a tangled, dirtied mess.
Dainton walked home.
***
Over at the Brotherhood House, Todd and Fred were laughing callously at the new recruits, Denise and Tabitha doing a parody tango in celebration.
Lance was sulking, whilst Neona sat beside him trying her best to keep her eyes from flitting over in his direction. Mike was upstairs in his room, now deep in thought as to what he'd heard before and experienced during the fight of the X-Men.
Denise and Tabitha stopped eventually, casually walking out the door and making a quick get-away in the jeep.
Todd and Fred left to go make dinner--for once with Toad helping out-- Wanda sat in her seat on the other side of Neona and read, listening to her walkman all the while.
Neona meditated, Lance continued to sulk.
***
Lucca, without a doubt, was a person who was not to be taken lightly, whatever happened. He could go either way, a complete innocent angel or an utterly insane psychopath.
Bobby, as the head-prankster, was gradually having his own devil being brought out.
Now, as they walked along the length of an old, empty basketball court, they spotted a certain extremely lithe, quick-talking demon.
"Yes," Bobby exclaimed silently, nudging Lucca who had been lost in his own little world. "That's Pietro, one of the Brotherhood, and a complete traitor to everybody he's ever met. Wanna have some fun?"
Shatter nodded, cracking his knuckles, a slight tinkle sound emanating.
Bobby iced up, and slid over to Pietro who was standing at full attention, chest puffed out and arms crossed egotistically.
"Hey, 'Tro, what's up?" Bobby grinned childishly. "Have you met our newest recruits?"
Pietro rolled his eyes, "Have you met ours?"
Bobby was slightly put off guard, he hadn't been informed
_[he'd forgotten]_
that the enemy also had new mutants on their side.
"This is Lucca," Bobby said, itching to have some fun. He flicked ice crystals at the ground, and they shattered and quickly became puddles in the blazing sunlight.
"Lucca, Tro. Tro, Lucca."
Lucca grinned, waving happily. He gave Pietro points for being a looker, very feminine around the jaw-build.
Pietro zipped over, and patted Lucca on the shoulder. "So what, he'd still never be able to catch me!"
Lucca frowned, a slight sparkle in his eyes all the same. "Chill out, man," he stated, giving Bobby a hidden look.
Thus, it began.
-End Chapter Eleven-
*****
*eye twitch* My apologies to sycommansboy for destroying his character. Everyone was completely out of character, and I'll get another chap out sooner.
Sorry, loves.
-Holly