Disclaimer: I do not own X-men, I really like them.
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Jean and Scott walked into Xavier's office, Ororo was already sitting down. "Professor? You wanted to see us?", Jean went and sat down next to Ororo. Scott sat on the arm of her chair.
"Yes Jean. I just finished a Cerebro scan and I found something quite interesting, Just outside of Laughlin city, there is a pair of mutants traveling together, one is a young girl about 17 and the other is an man age I couldn't determine, Now these two are being tracked by one of Magneto's old accomplices, Sabretooth. He is about-"
Ororo's head shot up at the sound of that name. "Sabretooth? I thought he stopped working with Magneto."
Jean and Scott looked at each other, wondering why Ororo was suddenly so anxious.
"Yes, he did, but I think Magneto has hired him to track the others, Now I need you and Storm, to go and intervene before Sabretooth gets to him." He said to Scott.
"Alright, where are they?"
"Here are their coordinates, and the direction they were headed,", He handed Scott a sheet of paper. "Jean, you will stay here and prep the lab in case of injury. Alright?"
"Of course." She got up. "I'll go start now. "she hurried away from the room.
"We should go now Storm, we don't know how close Sabretooth is to finding them….Ororo?"
Ororo had dazed off, she snapped to attention at the sound of her real name, "oh, sorry, yes we should go" she got up, following Scott.
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Victor sniffed the air, he could tell the girl had just been through here. He noticed fresh footsteps in the snow, that seemed to have appeared out of no where. Victor sniffed the air again, this time getting a scent of someone else, a scent he recognized but couldn't put his finger on. He also noticed, that there were two sizes of footprints, the larger ones only appearing for a small section of snow, then disappearing. The smaller ones stayed, heading in the direction of the tire tracks. "He ditched the girl, good, she'll be easy to get." He followed the steps. But he soon stopped, the steps now disappeared back into the tire marks. "He left her, then he picked her up again.". Victor looked at the road, he noticed that it turned slightly, "if I cross through the forest, I could cut them off. He, and took off running into the woods.
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"Storm? Will you take over for a second?….Storm?……Storm are you listening? Ororo?", he almost yelled her name.
Ororo jumped, "I'm sorry Scott, I guess I got distracted."
"You guess? Ororo I called you four times before you listened…here take over for me, alright? I need to double check if this is the right spot." He shook his head, and leaned back after Ororo took over. He glanced at the paper. But he felt he had to pry. "So? You going to tell me why you are acting so odd? I've never seen you like this Storm. Are you okay?"
Ororo kept her eyes on the land below her, she clenched her teeth, #I knew he would notice.# "I'm fine, I just….i don't know….Wait there they are!" Ororo was happy for the distraction, "They seem to be fine."
"Alright, bring the plane down over there." Scott eyes Ororo, #If she thinks this is the end of our conversation she is very wrong#.
The plane landed perfectly and the two got out, waiting for the truck to appear. It didn't. Ororo looked at Scott, he nodded and the two headed towards the place they had seen the truck.
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Victor sat behind a tree, #Those two better show up soon.#. Victor knew he didn't miss them, as the tire tracks in the snow were not fresh, they also didn't match the tires of the truck he was looking for. He had found a tree near the road that was slightly rotted at the base, and with his strength it would be no problem to push the tree over.
Suddenly, the truck appeared, Victor stood and waited for the time to push. #NOW# he jumped and pushed at the tree, it fell over with a satisfying crash, hitting the car and sending the man out of the truck. Victor smirked, and headed towards the truck, when the guy stood up. #How the hell did he survive that?#
"You Alright?……Hey kid? You alright?", the man spoke.
"I'm stuck!", the girl inside the truck yelled. The man walked towards the truck. Victor stayed still, waiting to see when it would be his best time to strike. Suddenly, the man stopped, and sniffed the air. #What the fuck's he doing?#, just then the man released a set of claws. Victor shook his head, #Not time like the present# he thought as he leaped catching the man by surprise, he grabbed him and threw him into a tree. When the man got up, Victor hit him with a branch that had fallen, smacking him right into the truck. The man's claws went back into his hands. Victor threw down the branch and headed towards the truck. He was almost there, when the wind changed, pummeling him with the snow that had now begun to fall in earnest. He turned around, his eyes blinded by the snow, he sniffed, # ….I'd know that scent anywhere….# he hadn't smelled that scent in forever. He didn't have time to think though, when he saw a red light appear, he instinctively jumped up, heading back into the forest.
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Jean and Scott walked into Xavier's office, Ororo was already sitting down. "Professor? You wanted to see us?", Jean went and sat down next to Ororo. Scott sat on the arm of her chair.
"Yes Jean. I just finished a Cerebro scan and I found something quite interesting, Just outside of Laughlin city, there is a pair of mutants traveling together, one is a young girl about 17 and the other is an man age I couldn't determine, Now these two are being tracked by one of Magneto's old accomplices, Sabretooth. He is about-"
Ororo's head shot up at the sound of that name. "Sabretooth? I thought he stopped working with Magneto."
Jean and Scott looked at each other, wondering why Ororo was suddenly so anxious.
"Yes, he did, but I think Magneto has hired him to track the others, Now I need you and Storm, to go and intervene before Sabretooth gets to him." He said to Scott.
"Alright, where are they?"
"Here are their coordinates, and the direction they were headed,", He handed Scott a sheet of paper. "Jean, you will stay here and prep the lab in case of injury. Alright?"
"Of course." She got up. "I'll go start now. "she hurried away from the room.
"We should go now Storm, we don't know how close Sabretooth is to finding them….Ororo?"
Ororo had dazed off, she snapped to attention at the sound of her real name, "oh, sorry, yes we should go" she got up, following Scott.
**
Victor sniffed the air, he could tell the girl had just been through here. He noticed fresh footsteps in the snow, that seemed to have appeared out of no where. Victor sniffed the air again, this time getting a scent of someone else, a scent he recognized but couldn't put his finger on. He also noticed, that there were two sizes of footprints, the larger ones only appearing for a small section of snow, then disappearing. The smaller ones stayed, heading in the direction of the tire tracks. "He ditched the girl, good, she'll be easy to get." He followed the steps. But he soon stopped, the steps now disappeared back into the tire marks. "He left her, then he picked her up again.". Victor looked at the road, he noticed that it turned slightly, "if I cross through the forest, I could cut them off. He, and took off running into the woods.
**
"Storm? Will you take over for a second?….Storm?……Storm are you listening? Ororo?", he almost yelled her name.
Ororo jumped, "I'm sorry Scott, I guess I got distracted."
"You guess? Ororo I called you four times before you listened…here take over for me, alright? I need to double check if this is the right spot." He shook his head, and leaned back after Ororo took over. He glanced at the paper. But he felt he had to pry. "So? You going to tell me why you are acting so odd? I've never seen you like this Storm. Are you okay?"
Ororo kept her eyes on the land below her, she clenched her teeth, #I knew he would notice.# "I'm fine, I just….i don't know….Wait there they are!" Ororo was happy for the distraction, "They seem to be fine."
"Alright, bring the plane down over there." Scott eyes Ororo, #If she thinks this is the end of our conversation she is very wrong#.
The plane landed perfectly and the two got out, waiting for the truck to appear. It didn't. Ororo looked at Scott, he nodded and the two headed towards the place they had seen the truck.
**
Victor sat behind a tree, #Those two better show up soon.#. Victor knew he didn't miss them, as the tire tracks in the snow were not fresh, they also didn't match the tires of the truck he was looking for. He had found a tree near the road that was slightly rotted at the base, and with his strength it would be no problem to push the tree over.
Suddenly, the truck appeared, Victor stood and waited for the time to push. #NOW# he jumped and pushed at the tree, it fell over with a satisfying crash, hitting the car and sending the man out of the truck. Victor smirked, and headed towards the truck, when the guy stood up. #How the hell did he survive that?#
"You Alright?……Hey kid? You alright?", the man spoke.
"I'm stuck!", the girl inside the truck yelled. The man walked towards the truck. Victor stayed still, waiting to see when it would be his best time to strike. Suddenly, the man stopped, and sniffed the air. #What the fuck's he doing?#, just then the man released a set of claws. Victor shook his head, #Not time like the present# he thought as he leaped catching the man by surprise, he grabbed him and threw him into a tree. When the man got up, Victor hit him with a branch that had fallen, smacking him right into the truck. The man's claws went back into his hands. Victor threw down the branch and headed towards the truck. He was almost there, when the wind changed, pummeling him with the snow that had now begun to fall in earnest. He turned around, his eyes blinded by the snow, he sniffed, # ….I'd know that scent anywhere….# he hadn't smelled that scent in forever. He didn't have time to think though, when he saw a red light appear, he instinctively jumped up, heading back into the forest.
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