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Ch. 25 –Get your Mojo Going
Xavier closed his eyes and searched out for the essence
of Laura and Scotty. He opened his eyes
with no expression on his face.
"Nothing. I do
not sense them. I'm sorry." Wolverine began to scowl and curse. Suddenly the TV next to them turned on. A large, green figure appeared on the screen
that began to cackle. Wolverine knew
that laugh and ugly face.
"Mojo." He
growled. SNIKT! His claws were drawn.
"HA HA! Greetings
X-Men. Remember me?" Wolverine scowled.
"Yeah how could we not forget you fatso. Whaddya want?"
"I believe I have some young 'uns who belong to you. If you want them back just say the
word." Slash got up to the screen.
"If you hurt ONE HAIR on my daughters head, then I will
personally…"
"No need. Come
over here Laura and Scotty…or should I say Prowler and Firestorm." They approached the screen, except they
weren't the same as when they left.
"Hi dad. Hi
mom." Waved "Prowler." Slash and Shadowcat were shocked. Instead of a squirming infant, there was a
full-grown teenage girl with long flowing dark hair and was just a little shorter
than her mother.
"Hey mom. Hiya
Uncle Logan." "Firestorm" had his
father's red eyes, a bristling set of muscles, and his mother's red hair. Unlike his mother, Firestorm's red hair was
curly, like his father. Jean was
speechless, while the rage on Wolverine's face was growing more and more by the
minute.
"HA! You want
them? Just say the word, and you can
fight for them back. Otherwise…" Slash didn't even have to think about this
one. Neither did Wolverine or
Jean. Shadowcat had her reservations,
but decided she wanted her daughter back.
"Alright Mojo. We'll play your little game. We
want our children back."
"Be warned. If
you lose," he pulled his finger across his throat. They were ready to go, but Xavier wished to advise them.
"Is this worth dying for?"
"Yeah Xavier. I
would have killed for Erin, and I still will. I will die to save Shadowcat or my daughter. They mean everything to me." They all nodded their heads. Xavier knew he could not stop them.
"Go. And good
luck." Instantly they were teleported
into Mojo's realm.
They appeared in a transparent cage in a metallic arena
with screaming fans and Mojo in the center. That wicked smirk on his face burst into hideous laughter.
"I present to you, the proud parents who will battle for
the rights of their children. If they
lose, the parents die, and the children become YOUR entertainment!" The crowd cheered. "Seems they wanna see you FIGHT! Let's give the people what they WANT! MWAAAAHHAAAAHAAAA!" Suddenly, Jean and Shadowcat
disappeared. Slash and Wolverine were
filled with rage.
"BRING MY WIFE BACK NOW!!!!!" Slash was ready to tear Mojo from end to end.
"Ha ha! Watch and
see!" He pointed at the screen.
Jean and Shadowcat appeared in a desolate city in ruins.
"How'd we get here Jean?"
"I dunno Kate." They heard a thump behind them. "Logan, is that you?" They
turned around and saw one of Mojo's henchmen, Radium, appeared.
"Hello ladies. Anybody wanna scrap? I'm sure
you want your children back…" She waved her arms in the air, and threw up a
force field of gamma radiation. "Come
get me chumps." They looked at each
other questioning what to do.
"Who are you?"
"The name's Radium. Look, chitchat is over. Let's
get down to business." She ran straight
for them.
"I'll try to control her mind. You phase though her." Jean attempted to control her mind. Suddenly, Jean began to cry in pain. Shadowcat rushed to her aid.
"What's wrong Jean?"
"You can't control my mind. The radiation present in it hurts you more than it hurts me. Your attempts to control my mind are
fruitless." Jean collapses into spasms
from the radiation, while Shadowcat rushes at her.
"There's gonna be a catfight. And a cat always comes out on top." She phased through the radiation easily, but as she phased
through Radium, the radioactive blood of Radium incapacitated Shadowcat. Shadowcat grasped her hand, and then
collapsed to the ground. Slash and
Wolverine were going crazy at the sight of their women being hurt.
"If I get my claws on you bub, yer gonna be sorry for
messing with Jean."
"Why don't you join her shorty?"
"Now I'm really pissed off. Pray I don't get free slimeball." With that, the men joined their women. They were transported to the desolate city. Radium had disappeared. Slash came to a motionless Shadowcat. Her arms were beginning to break out from
radiation poisoning.
"Logan! Kate's
gonna need to get back to the mansion! She's got radiation poisoning!"
"Jeannie too. But
first we gotta deal with that little bitch."
"You mean me tough boy?" She came out from behind the wreckage of a building.
"Let's take her Logan." Wolverine stopped Slash.
"Naw man. This
one's my fight. Go get Mojo. This wench is mine. I don't want to see you hurt either." Slash nodded. He returned to Shadowcat's side. He began to gently slap her to revive her.
"Kate…Kate, I need you be conscious and phasing for me to
get Mojo. He has to have us somewhere
close to his arena. Kate. KATE!" She slowly came to. He gently
picked her up, and flew around to find their escape route. Meanwhile Wolverine approached Radium.
"You hurt my woman." SNIKT! "Now you're gonna pay."
"You wanna piece a me old man? You wanna dance ole man?"
"Boy was that ever the WRONG thing to say. AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" He flew through her gamma force field, and
began to slash at her. He managed to
cut her in the arm, and some of her blood splattered onto Wolverine. His arms began to burn.
"What's so special about your blood that BURNS?"
"Toxic nuclear waste. You're going to get radiation poisoning, much like the other…" She
stopped mid-sentence as Wolverine broke out in radiation burns, then they
disappeared. "Whu…" Radium couldn't
believe her eyes. "How'd you…"
Wolverine slashed her in the torso.
"I got healing power. Now, we gonna converse stories, or are you gonna die?"
"I think it will be you who will die." They really get into it. Slash is looking for an exit, ready to get
Mojo.
"C'mon Kitty, don't die on me now…" Suddenly, Slash hit
what felt like a solid wall up in the sky.
"Bingo." He
whispered in Shadowcat's ear. "My love, I need your powers to free us from this
madman. Now, at the count of three, I
need you to phase. One…two…THREE!" He flew straight for the ceiling. They passed right through it. Slash thought for a second.
'I hope they are so entranced with Wolverine's fight that
they didn't see me leave. Now, to find
the arena…looks like it's over there." He flew towards the arena and into the entrance. The humanoid guard tried to sound the alarm,
but Slash flew next to him, and snapped his neck. The man died from a lack of air and all motor function being
cut. Slash picked up the man's AK-47
(which Mojo must have stolen from our dimension), and headed for the sound of
the screaming fans. Sounds like
Wolverine is winning. Slash immediately
turned into the NO ADMITANCE ALLOWED door, ready to kill anyone who got in his
way. A sign said "TO CONTROL
ROOM." He set Shadowcat down, made her
comfortable, and then ran off to the control room. He broke in the door, and found two humanoid women in there.
"Hello Mr. Slash." The second echoed the first.
'Fembots. Mojo
must have stole the idea from that stupid Austin Powers.'
"Stand down ladies. Step away from the equipment." He readjusted his hand on the rifle, and put his itch trigger finger
back on the trigger.
"But don't you like us Mr. Slash?" Sounded like a damn echo hall.
"Yeah you look nice, but I'm married. Now, don't make me blow your head off." Suddenly, gun barrels pointed out from both
of the Fembots. Slash promptly blew off
their heads with a three round burst to kill each of them. "Would have loved to take them alive. Help find how to get Wolverine and Jean out
of there. Wonder how Wolverine is
doing?" Meanwhile, back at the other
arena, both Wolverine and Radium were staggering around, still continuing to
battle each other. Wolverine's healing
factor worked fast for a period of time under that kind of radiation, then it
starts to work slower. Radium had been
cut numerous times, so many in fact, that much of her skin was hanging like
ribbons from her mutilated body. Both
were exhausted, but unwilling to give up the fight. Wolverine was teetering more than Radium. Suddenly, Jean came to and although still
badly burned, cried out to Wolverine.
"Logan! Remember
Firestorm and Cyclops!" With that, she
gave her last bit of strength to him telepathically. Wolverine's second wind poured it on, and soon it was Radium on
the ground dead. Badly burned, Wolverine
came over and cradled Jean in his arms.
Slash was excited to see they had won. He set the transport controls to bring them
back when the tables turned.
"SLASH! I HAVE
YOUR WOMAN! SURRENDER OR SHE AND YOUR
PRECIOUS LITTLE GIRL GET IT!" Mojo
wasn't kidding. His Major Domo had a
knife to Prowler's neck and Mojo had an unconscious Shadowcat in the sights of
his laser. Slash quickly changed the
coordinates for the transport device, and slowly flew out of the control box
with his captured AK-47 over his head.
"Alright Mojo. You've won. But umm…don't look
behind you." Mojo was confused and
immediately turned around. Wolverine
and Jean, although physically a wreck, were standing right behind him.
"Now bub, I want my son back, or I'm gonna let you have
it." Wolverine jumped Mojo and
destroyed his laser. Slash flew at Domo
and knocked the knife out of his hand. Suddenly, Firestorm flew in, using the powers of the Phoenix, and
blasted Mojo and Domo with optic blasts generated by his hands. The crowd continued to cheer as Firestorm
pulled up and slashed the cables holding the giant view screens in the center
of Mojo's arena. It promptly fell on
Mojo. The crowds stopped cheering, got
up and left. Mojo crawled out of the
wreckage and began screaming.
"NOOOOO! YOU WERE
SUPPOSE TO DIE! THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENS
IN THE SCRIPT!" The four conscious
X-Men approached him.
"Now, I want my daughter back…and Logan here wants his
son. Let them go, and send us
home. That's all we ask." Mojo scowled and then said done. Domo had gone up to the Control Room and
send them home.
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