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Chapter 7: Choices and Lacks Thereof
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Alison sat in her dressing room, chewing on her lower lip while she stared at the slip of paper handed to her by the silver haired mutant boy.
"Meet us out back at 11 PM if you're interested in learning more about your powers," Alison murmured to herself. She was torn in two by this decision... on one hand, she really would like to learn more about her powers and how to control them. On the other hand, she didn't know anything about the four mutants that had come up to her at the end of her show. All that she knew was that they were the friends of a friend of Lila, and that wasn't quite enough for her. She tucked the piece of paper into her pocket and grabbed her CD player, hanging her headphones around her neck. Just in case she ended up in trouble, she figured that if she had a source of sound she'd be able to defend herself to some degree. Alison grabbed a coat that hung on one of her clothes racks and made quickly for the door, breezing past everyone and walking out the back door of the arena, into the parking lot. She looked at her watch, it was 10:54. After a few moments of waiting, a jeep pulled up in front of her. In the driver's seat was the older, handsome brown haired boy, sitting next to him was the rather heavyset teenager, and in the backseat were the silver-haired boy and the kid with the strange greenish skin.
"Hop in, sweet stuff," the silver-haired boy said, patting the seat next to him. Alison took a deep breath and hopped in, not looking back. The jeep sped off down the road. The teen pop star momentarily wondered if she was just about the make the biggest mistake in her life, just running off like this, not even telling Lila where she was going. "My name's Pietro," the kid next to her said, "this is Todd, Fred, and Lance." He introduced her to the other members of the team, "we call ourselves the Brotherhood. All four of us are mutants, fighting against discrimination by the humans. We thought you might like to learn more about our cause..." Alison swallowed, then nodded slowly.
"All right, you have my attention."
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Meanwhile, Kitty, Kurt, Tabby, and Amara were following the Brotherhood in the X-Van. Much to everyone's dismay, Tabby was driving.
"Shouldn't we be going for some more stealth?" Kurt cried from the back as the van nearly tipped over as Tabby turned a corner.
"Hey, we gotta keep up with the Loserhood!" Tabby said, "and a car chase isn't as exciting if it's not at high speed!" She let out a loud whoop as she hit the accelerator. The three passengers gripped onto the arm rests for dear life.
"I am going to die," Kurt whimpered.
"Hey, why dontcha learn how to drive?" Tabby screamed out the window at a passing driver who she had nearly collided head on with. "Some people think they can drive on any part of the road!"
"Yes, how dare they drive on the right side of the road," Kurt muttered to himself, covering his eyes.
"They're turning!" Amara cried, pointing out Lance's jeep to Tabby.
"Hang on, everyone!" Tabby shouted, "woohoo!" Kurt just whimpered softly, curling up slowly into a fetal position.
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"Wow, you guys make some really good points," Alison said as the Brotherhood pulled to a stop in front on the Brotherhood Boarding House. She grimaced, looking at the dim, ramshackle place as she stepped out of the jeep. There was a light on in the living room, and from what she saw from where she was standing, it wasn't in very good condition. She walked over the brown and dead grass, following Lance up the three old, creaking stairs to the front door. Just as he pulled his keys out of his pocket, the door swung open, revealing a dark figure in red and black, a purple cape flowing around him. Lance stumbled backwards off the top step in surprise, nearly falling to the ground, until he collided with Fred, who place him back on his feet. The man stepped out of the doorway, his face partially hidden from view by his blood red helmet. Alison broke out in a cold sweat and turned to run, only to find that she couldn't move. She couldn't decide if it was out of fear or if the man was actually doing something to prevent her from going any further. All that she knew was that she wasn't going anywhere.
"F-father... what are you doing here?" Pietro stammered nervously.
"I thought I would pay my son and his companions a visit... and welcome personally my newest Acolyte, Alison Blaire," a chilling smile could be seen on the face of the man in the gladiator-style helmet.
"Hey, I didn't sign up for anything!" Alison protested, now sure that the man was doing something to prevent her from moving, as she had been trying to run for the past few moments.
"Nonetheless you will be coming with me," he smiled, "I have plans for you." Alison did her best at that moment not to break down into tears.
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To Be Continued
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Note: Credit goes to Red Witch for helping to inspire the driving scene after her recent Kitty fic "She Drives Like Crazy"
Chapter 7: Choices and Lacks Thereof
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Alison sat in her dressing room, chewing on her lower lip while she stared at the slip of paper handed to her by the silver haired mutant boy.
"Meet us out back at 11 PM if you're interested in learning more about your powers," Alison murmured to herself. She was torn in two by this decision... on one hand, she really would like to learn more about her powers and how to control them. On the other hand, she didn't know anything about the four mutants that had come up to her at the end of her show. All that she knew was that they were the friends of a friend of Lila, and that wasn't quite enough for her. She tucked the piece of paper into her pocket and grabbed her CD player, hanging her headphones around her neck. Just in case she ended up in trouble, she figured that if she had a source of sound she'd be able to defend herself to some degree. Alison grabbed a coat that hung on one of her clothes racks and made quickly for the door, breezing past everyone and walking out the back door of the arena, into the parking lot. She looked at her watch, it was 10:54. After a few moments of waiting, a jeep pulled up in front of her. In the driver's seat was the older, handsome brown haired boy, sitting next to him was the rather heavyset teenager, and in the backseat were the silver-haired boy and the kid with the strange greenish skin.
"Hop in, sweet stuff," the silver-haired boy said, patting the seat next to him. Alison took a deep breath and hopped in, not looking back. The jeep sped off down the road. The teen pop star momentarily wondered if she was just about the make the biggest mistake in her life, just running off like this, not even telling Lila where she was going. "My name's Pietro," the kid next to her said, "this is Todd, Fred, and Lance." He introduced her to the other members of the team, "we call ourselves the Brotherhood. All four of us are mutants, fighting against discrimination by the humans. We thought you might like to learn more about our cause..." Alison swallowed, then nodded slowly.
"All right, you have my attention."
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Meanwhile, Kitty, Kurt, Tabby, and Amara were following the Brotherhood in the X-Van. Much to everyone's dismay, Tabby was driving.
"Shouldn't we be going for some more stealth?" Kurt cried from the back as the van nearly tipped over as Tabby turned a corner.
"Hey, we gotta keep up with the Loserhood!" Tabby said, "and a car chase isn't as exciting if it's not at high speed!" She let out a loud whoop as she hit the accelerator. The three passengers gripped onto the arm rests for dear life.
"I am going to die," Kurt whimpered.
"Hey, why dontcha learn how to drive?" Tabby screamed out the window at a passing driver who she had nearly collided head on with. "Some people think they can drive on any part of the road!"
"Yes, how dare they drive on the right side of the road," Kurt muttered to himself, covering his eyes.
"They're turning!" Amara cried, pointing out Lance's jeep to Tabby.
"Hang on, everyone!" Tabby shouted, "woohoo!" Kurt just whimpered softly, curling up slowly into a fetal position.
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"Wow, you guys make some really good points," Alison said as the Brotherhood pulled to a stop in front on the Brotherhood Boarding House. She grimaced, looking at the dim, ramshackle place as she stepped out of the jeep. There was a light on in the living room, and from what she saw from where she was standing, it wasn't in very good condition. She walked over the brown and dead grass, following Lance up the three old, creaking stairs to the front door. Just as he pulled his keys out of his pocket, the door swung open, revealing a dark figure in red and black, a purple cape flowing around him. Lance stumbled backwards off the top step in surprise, nearly falling to the ground, until he collided with Fred, who place him back on his feet. The man stepped out of the doorway, his face partially hidden from view by his blood red helmet. Alison broke out in a cold sweat and turned to run, only to find that she couldn't move. She couldn't decide if it was out of fear or if the man was actually doing something to prevent her from going any further. All that she knew was that she wasn't going anywhere.
"F-father... what are you doing here?" Pietro stammered nervously.
"I thought I would pay my son and his companions a visit... and welcome personally my newest Acolyte, Alison Blaire," a chilling smile could be seen on the face of the man in the gladiator-style helmet.
"Hey, I didn't sign up for anything!" Alison protested, now sure that the man was doing something to prevent her from moving, as she had been trying to run for the past few moments.
"Nonetheless you will be coming with me," he smiled, "I have plans for you." Alison did her best at that moment not to break down into tears.
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To Be Continued
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Note: Credit goes to Red Witch for helping to inspire the driving scene after her recent Kitty fic "She Drives Like Crazy"