Innocence Lost II: The Forgotten One
By Didi
Disclaimer: All the characters within this story is owned by Marvel. I take no credit but with the imaginative story line. This is story will hopefully lead to another so stay tuned.
Warning: Were this a movie, it would be rated at least PG-13. I will not be responsible for outraged parents.
Note: This is an alternative timeline so don't go jumping down my throat about stuff that's going on in the comic. It's well before Everett Thomas's death and that's all I'm going to say on the subject of timelines. Any new characters written by me would will noticeable by the complete lack of inventiveness.
Oh, and this is a sequel so please go read the first part, it's not that long. This will make much more sense to afterwards. Thanks.
Summery: Sequel to Innocence Lost. Jubilee takes back her life and repays a debt owed. AU. New character introduced.
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10 months ago: Sinister's Fortress
Jubilee rolled over and groaned loudly. Her entire back felt on fire. Every part of her hurt from what could possibly be having the entire NFL ran over her wearing very sharp high heels. Her hands were on fire but she couldn't move a finger, someone had slipped strange metal hand guards on them, preventing her from using her powers.
"Sh... not too loud. You don't want them hearing that you're awake."
Jubilee peered into the darkness. "Hello? Whose there?"
"Sh..." a pale hand appeared in the bars of the vents. "You're new. Don't speak so loud, you don't want them hearing you."
She sat up slowly, her head spinning like crazy causing her to collapse again. "Oh, my head."
"Looks like you too a pretty hard blow." The other girl held out a hand toward her. "Come here, I can help with that."
"I don't think I can make it that far without losing all my dinner on myself." She whimpered pathetically but still made an effort to shuffle herself toward the encouraging hand that was held out to her.
"Come on, you can do it. I promise, it'll make you feel a whole lot better."
Jubilee didn't know why she was listening to that voice, but there was something so wonderfully soothing and trustworthy about it. Plus, she was hurting so bad, any relief, even the touch of a stranger was better than nothing. Moving slowly on the ground, noting that the place was damp and smelled wonderfully like a wet dog, she took deep breaths through her mouth to keep from gagging.
"Okay, you can stop now," the girl reached out with one cold small hand that for no apparent reason reminded Jubilee of a porcelain ball she saw in Emma Frost's room once. "This is going to feel like someone poured hot water on you for a second. Just relax and let me do the work."
All she could do was nod her head and relax on the floor again. The girl had been right, it was white hot for a moment and before Jubilee could open her mouth to scream, it was gone, along with all her aches and pains. A rather strange calm sensation passed over her as she felt another wave of something wash over her, not hot but soothingly warm and wonderful. "Wow, that was... are you okay?"
The girl's hand had gone limp over her arm.
"Hey, are you all right?" Jubilee got up slowly, moving toward the vent. The girl was on her side, her face partially covered by her long dark hair. Eyes closed, she appeared to be sleeping. "Hello?"
"Don't worry, I just need to rest. Used up too much energy." She whispered with her eyes still closed, her arm outstretched toward Jubilee.
"I'm sorry." She didn't know what else to say.
"Don't be." The girl smiled. "I offered." She opened her eyes to look at her. Green eyes the color of the sea blinked. "You're awfully young."
"I'm older than I look." Jubilee said with an encouraging smile. "And I..."
The clanking of chains being played with caught both their attention.
"Oh no," the girl's eyes went closed once again. "Good luck and keep the faith."
"What?" Jubilee frowned. "What are you talking about?"
Those strange eyes looked back at her rather sadly and fully of pity. "You'll see soon enough. I'm so sorry."
It won't be long before Jubilee knew exactly what the girl had been talking about. Every night she would return from Sinister's treatments with aches and pains so great that she didn't know what to do. The girl would always offer words of encouragement and sometimes when she's strong enough, a little healing. They were both test subjects for Sinister's experiments. But while Jubilee could offer nothing to him, the other girl could. She was something special, even Jubilee knew that.
"You're a healer?" Jubilee asked one night.
"Kind of." She smiled, her eyes tired. The day's session must have been grueling. "My powers are kind of strange."
"Whose isn't?"
"I link up with a person, like energy level and use my own... I guess life force, you would call it, and heal return to their normal state of being."
"So you're like a equalizer?"
"I guess."
"That's nice."
It helped to talk to her. It helped to be able to talk to anyone. The amniotic fluid tank was equipped with sensory deprivation. It drove her crazy to be in it. But god the pain that accompany coming out of the white place was horrible. She wasn't sure which was worse.
"So tell me about yourself."
The girl smiled. "Nothing to tell. Those that knew men have long forgotten me."
"Don't say that." Jubilee shook her head. "When my friends comes, we'll help you find your family again."
"Maybe," she didn't look convinced, only nodded to indulge Jubilee. "But I know that they believe me to be gone. Sinister made sure of that. He even showed me my own funeral. My father cried."
Jubilee looked horrified. "That bastard!"
"He's been called worse." The pale hand reached through the vent. "I've gotten quite use to being the forgotten one."
"Well, you shouldn't be. I'll never forget you." Jubilee reached out and held the girl's cold hand.
"Yes you will, just like the others. But that's okay, as long as you remember me now."
"I won't forget, I promise."
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"I haven't forgotten." Jubilee whispered to herself. She remembered only too well. Here in the silent night, she...
Jubilee looked up sharply. "Wolverine, did you..."
"I heard it," Wolverine was up and moving toward the window. "Someone is climbing the walls."
"I could only hope it's Spiderman." Jubilee muttered as she raced toward the door. "My room is one door down and one floor up."
Wolverine grunted. "I know."
To be continued......
By Didi
Disclaimer: All the characters within this story is owned by Marvel. I take no credit but with the imaginative story line. This is story will hopefully lead to another so stay tuned.
Warning: Were this a movie, it would be rated at least PG-13. I will not be responsible for outraged parents.
Note: This is an alternative timeline so don't go jumping down my throat about stuff that's going on in the comic. It's well before Everett Thomas's death and that's all I'm going to say on the subject of timelines. Any new characters written by me would will noticeable by the complete lack of inventiveness.
Oh, and this is a sequel so please go read the first part, it's not that long. This will make much more sense to afterwards. Thanks.
Summery: Sequel to Innocence Lost. Jubilee takes back her life and repays a debt owed. AU. New character introduced.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10 months ago: Sinister's Fortress
Jubilee rolled over and groaned loudly. Her entire back felt on fire. Every part of her hurt from what could possibly be having the entire NFL ran over her wearing very sharp high heels. Her hands were on fire but she couldn't move a finger, someone had slipped strange metal hand guards on them, preventing her from using her powers.
"Sh... not too loud. You don't want them hearing that you're awake."
Jubilee peered into the darkness. "Hello? Whose there?"
"Sh..." a pale hand appeared in the bars of the vents. "You're new. Don't speak so loud, you don't want them hearing you."
She sat up slowly, her head spinning like crazy causing her to collapse again. "Oh, my head."
"Looks like you too a pretty hard blow." The other girl held out a hand toward her. "Come here, I can help with that."
"I don't think I can make it that far without losing all my dinner on myself." She whimpered pathetically but still made an effort to shuffle herself toward the encouraging hand that was held out to her.
"Come on, you can do it. I promise, it'll make you feel a whole lot better."
Jubilee didn't know why she was listening to that voice, but there was something so wonderfully soothing and trustworthy about it. Plus, she was hurting so bad, any relief, even the touch of a stranger was better than nothing. Moving slowly on the ground, noting that the place was damp and smelled wonderfully like a wet dog, she took deep breaths through her mouth to keep from gagging.
"Okay, you can stop now," the girl reached out with one cold small hand that for no apparent reason reminded Jubilee of a porcelain ball she saw in Emma Frost's room once. "This is going to feel like someone poured hot water on you for a second. Just relax and let me do the work."
All she could do was nod her head and relax on the floor again. The girl had been right, it was white hot for a moment and before Jubilee could open her mouth to scream, it was gone, along with all her aches and pains. A rather strange calm sensation passed over her as she felt another wave of something wash over her, not hot but soothingly warm and wonderful. "Wow, that was... are you okay?"
The girl's hand had gone limp over her arm.
"Hey, are you all right?" Jubilee got up slowly, moving toward the vent. The girl was on her side, her face partially covered by her long dark hair. Eyes closed, she appeared to be sleeping. "Hello?"
"Don't worry, I just need to rest. Used up too much energy." She whispered with her eyes still closed, her arm outstretched toward Jubilee.
"I'm sorry." She didn't know what else to say.
"Don't be." The girl smiled. "I offered." She opened her eyes to look at her. Green eyes the color of the sea blinked. "You're awfully young."
"I'm older than I look." Jubilee said with an encouraging smile. "And I..."
The clanking of chains being played with caught both their attention.
"Oh no," the girl's eyes went closed once again. "Good luck and keep the faith."
"What?" Jubilee frowned. "What are you talking about?"
Those strange eyes looked back at her rather sadly and fully of pity. "You'll see soon enough. I'm so sorry."
It won't be long before Jubilee knew exactly what the girl had been talking about. Every night she would return from Sinister's treatments with aches and pains so great that she didn't know what to do. The girl would always offer words of encouragement and sometimes when she's strong enough, a little healing. They were both test subjects for Sinister's experiments. But while Jubilee could offer nothing to him, the other girl could. She was something special, even Jubilee knew that.
"You're a healer?" Jubilee asked one night.
"Kind of." She smiled, her eyes tired. The day's session must have been grueling. "My powers are kind of strange."
"Whose isn't?"
"I link up with a person, like energy level and use my own... I guess life force, you would call it, and heal return to their normal state of being."
"So you're like a equalizer?"
"I guess."
"That's nice."
It helped to talk to her. It helped to be able to talk to anyone. The amniotic fluid tank was equipped with sensory deprivation. It drove her crazy to be in it. But god the pain that accompany coming out of the white place was horrible. She wasn't sure which was worse.
"So tell me about yourself."
The girl smiled. "Nothing to tell. Those that knew men have long forgotten me."
"Don't say that." Jubilee shook her head. "When my friends comes, we'll help you find your family again."
"Maybe," she didn't look convinced, only nodded to indulge Jubilee. "But I know that they believe me to be gone. Sinister made sure of that. He even showed me my own funeral. My father cried."
Jubilee looked horrified. "That bastard!"
"He's been called worse." The pale hand reached through the vent. "I've gotten quite use to being the forgotten one."
"Well, you shouldn't be. I'll never forget you." Jubilee reached out and held the girl's cold hand.
"Yes you will, just like the others. But that's okay, as long as you remember me now."
"I won't forget, I promise."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I haven't forgotten." Jubilee whispered to herself. She remembered only too well. Here in the silent night, she...
Jubilee looked up sharply. "Wolverine, did you..."
"I heard it," Wolverine was up and moving toward the window. "Someone is climbing the walls."
"I could only hope it's Spiderman." Jubilee muttered as she raced toward the door. "My room is one door down and one floor up."
Wolverine grunted. "I know."
To be continued......