Title: Viral
Author: Viral
Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Men. Claimer: I do own Viral.
Author's Note: This story is the result of a fan fiction challenge.
The challenge: No more telepaths or TKs -- create a mutant whose powers are quite unique...
Note: The X-Men, Generation-X, and Blink from AoA are included.
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"Professor, I have arrived at the scene," Ororo said after pressing the 'X' symbol on her wrist and speaking into the intercom. Everyone on the Blackbird could hear the strong voice of the Windrider.
"Storm, I will mentally be your guide so that you may find the correct falling building," Xavier said as he turned off the intercom. He closed his eyes as Scott took full control of the jet and mentally placed himself with Ororo. Ororo's eyes closed as well as she no longer flew, but hovered in place above all the chaos below.
"Yes, Professor, I see it now," she says when she finally opens her eyes. Xavier returns back to his physical body and opens his eyes.
He faces the team as he turns away from the large window that is in the front of the Blackbird, "Storm is going to perform a rescue for Jubilee and Husk. I did not want to mention this before, but if anything happens to there..."
Logan's growl interrupted Xavier's words, "If Jubilee is hurt, Chuck, it's her blood on your hands."
"I understand that Logan. You must calm down and have faith."
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"Oomph," Ororo grunted as she continued to hover in the air with one hand raise above her head. A lightning bolt exerted from her body and thunder rolled within the clouds as a torrential rain began to fall upon the fire. Slowly the fires began to dampen and Ororo was able to hover lower to the building where Husk and Jubilee were buried.
"Storm, what can I do to help?" M said, flying towards Storm where her arms in front of her face to block the rain from entering her eyes.
"Monet, keep an eye on the boy. He does not need to escape our sight. Charles and the rest of the X-Men will be arriving shortly!" Storm answered over the wind as it picked up speed and as the rain began to fall harder and colder.
M flew away from the scene as Storm pointed her hands downward. The wind began to rush into it self from all different directions until it started to form a whirlwind. At first it was invisible, but slowly became visible as dirt and debris began to fly into it and give it a blackish color. The large amounts of debris flew into the air with the whirlwind as Storm commanded its removal with grunts.
"Where are they?" Storm questioned herself as she began to remove the little amount of debris left. She flew closer, adjusting her eyes for a detailed search. Her caramel skin was untouched by the rain, but her hair was tangled from the fast-moving wind. She quickly tied her hair into a long ponytail before she hovered down, only a few inches above the ground.
She was about to contact the Professor until she saw something move. It looked like a peach-colored blob of fatty tissue, but as she looked closer she could see the shape of a teenage girl. It was obvious Husk had changed her body into a soft substance to protect herself and Jubilee without crushing Jubilee beneath her.
Storm landed on the ground and approached the bodies as they lay there, squirming and bleeding. "Storm! Are they okay?" Banshee asked as he ran, out of breath, to Storm's side.
"No, it does not seem so," Ororo said as she lifted Husk from atop of Jubilee's body. The scene was even worse for Jubilee. Blood slowly seeped from the Chinese-American's scalp.
"Sean, oh my goodness!" Emma Frost screamed in her high-pitched voice as she caught sight of Jubilee's appearance.
"Emma, this is not time for hysterics. You must quickly get these two back to your jet and get medical care! Hank will be arriving soon," Ororo said as she lifted Jubilee's body and placed her in Sean's arms then went back to helping Husk up, who was partly conscious.
"Who do you think you are? I repaid my debt for being in the Hellfire's Club. You have no right giving me orders, Storm!" Emma said. They both had been going at it since Emma was 'The White Queen' in association with the Hellfire's Club. Ever since Emma had joined with Xavier's alliance, Ororo had been more than timid in calling her an ally. Their quarrel had become more than unhealthy.
"We shall discuss who is in charge at a later time," Ororo said with lightning flickering in her eyes, "As for now, you will do whatever you can to keep your members alive! As for me, I already have orders to carry out." A gust of wind carried Ororo's body aloft before another word was said.
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"Jono, get him now!" M yelled from the sky to Jonothan Starsmore, better known as Chamber.
The British student nodded to M from on top of a fallen building. Blue energy began to sprout from his body, sending his hair upwards as if it was being blown by wind. The energy slowly began to take on a reddish color until it lashed out at Viral who had his back against a tall brick building.
Viral had been cornered by M and Chamber and had not spoken a word. Neither of them had attempted to speak to him either. M was more concerned with her twin sisters, Penance, who was lying unconscious because of Viral. Chamber was also upset because he had heard what happened to Husk, the girl who loved him and the girl he loved.
The psionic energy quickly shot at Viral with intensity. Viral yelled as he barely missed the blast of energy and fell back into the wall that he was once standing against. The walls' surface was a weak, green mold now. "Ah!" Viral yelled when he fell, then began to run the other way through the abandoned building.
Through the brick wall came a loud crash as M broke through it. She hovered for a bit, looking to see where Viral had run to as her eyes adjusted to the darkness inside the building. As she looked around it looked like an abandoned warehouse.
"LEAVE!" Viral yelled with a feral growl as he jumped off of a staircase and took M down to the ground. As his hands met with her Generation X outfit, it slowly deteriorated into a pile of dust. Viral shook his head in fear as he ran away from M's unfortunate position. Running towards the condemned entrance of the building as means of escape, Viral was met with a deadly psionic blast, which broke through the entrance and sent his body flying backwards.
Viral squinted his eyes at Chamber who was slowly approaching him, walking slowly. "It ain't winter time dogg, take the scarf off," Viral said as he kicked at Chamber's face. The scarf went flying away as Chamber was unable to control the surge of psionic energy. The walls began to rattle as the mutant power flew in every direction and began to bring the building down.
Viral ran out stealthily as he looked around, searching for somewhere to run or hide. The abandoned warehouse began to fall as bricks were removed out of their place. Viral picked up speed in his legs as he ran from the scene.
Ororo hovered on the wind as she spotted Viral and the falling building. "What astonishment! He can only be eighteen years of age!" she said to herself.
"Seventeen to be exact, sugah," Rogue said as she ran her fingers through her brunette hair, "Flabbergastin, ain't it?"
Ororo turned around, happy to see her fellow flying friend at her side. "Yes, it is amazing. I expected him to be much younger with such lack of control."
"He may not have control of his powers, but he is fine, ain't he: that luscious caramel skin, smooth jet-black hair, and those tempting dark brown eyes. If I wouldn't had known he was seventeen I would have given him a holler," Rogue winked to Storm.
"Rogue, are you concerned only with men?" Storm asked with a slight smile on her face.
"He ain't a man yet, sugah, but I could train him in no time," Rogue replied. Storm was about to reply before both Rogue and herself turned to face the collapsing building where they saw a blast of psionic energy erupting and heard the scream of M. "Storm, you go after the hunk. Ain't much I can do to slow him down. I'll try and keep the warehouse from fallin before the Gen Xers get crushed," Rogue said in her southern country accent.
"Very well," Storm replied as she began to fly after Viral who had found his way onto the New Jersey Turnpike amongst a swarm of speeding cars.
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"Professor, I fear for their lives. It seems as if everything in my medical profession has never covered a topic such as this," Beast said as he examined the viruses plaguing Leech and Artie's lungs.
"Hank, I'm glad that you have arrived. I have an idea," Emma Frost said as she walked onto the Blackbird.
"I'm glad someone has come up with solution. Thus far all my attempts have failed," Hank answered.
"If you can find some type of way to wake up Everett, we may be able to find an anti-virus that will cure at least some of the victims and even be able to stop Viral with the help of Blink's portals," she said, nodding to the purple mutant who was standing with her arm's crossed and a look of annoyance clearly spread on her face.
"But how?'
"Charles and myself can travel through Everett's mind and mentally alert his subconscious of the situation. Although consciously, his body will not be preparing for the immunization you will make for him, he will be ready and should be able to control Viral's abilities that he has synchronized," Emma continued.
"I see what you're saying," Jean interjects, "But how will waking Everett up help us find a cure?"
"You no see, chere?" Gambit asks Jean, "De mutant cured de little girl on de street."
"Yes, indeed he did. While in the midst of the destruction, there was a girl dying from his virus. He bent down and it seemed like he was concentrating very hard, but he was able to heal her," Beast answered.
"So within him are not only viruses, but cures. It just takes a lot of his energy and concentration to create the cure. With Everett's undoubted control of his abilities, he could create an anti-virus that we could manipulate into a serum," Xavier said.
"So what're we gonna do? Sit around here and wait while you play doctor geniuses?" Wolverine growls with frustration from sitting on the Blackbird while Rogue and Storm got the action.
"Logan, I do not wish to endanger any more lives than necessary," Xavier answered.
"M and Chamber been crashed like a party by the Mississippi swamp," Rogue noted, and everyone faced her. In her arms where a bloody Chamber and M. Chamber's scarf was wrapped around him sloppily, but enough to contain the raging psionic energy.
"That's it for Generation X," Banshee answered with his angry Irish accent. "Xavier it's time ye send out yer X-Men. There's nothing more we can do."
"I can't send anyone else out on the battlefield against this child!" Xavier yelled with exasperation.
"I'm goin back out there," Rogue said to Xavier in defiance.
"I'm going to. You didn't bring me here to sit around, Charles," Blink said, standing up straight from off of the Blackbird's wall.
"She's right, Storm needs our help. She is out there by herself with that mutant," Cyclops says as his eye lens takes in some of the fluorescent lighting of the jet.
The mutants file out quickly, before Xavier can tell them they cannot go. "God protect them."
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Author's Closing Notes: This is my first full action/adventure in a long time, so I was invigorated to write more. I do plan on writing more just to see what can happen, and I do plan on actually giving Viral some dimensional characteristics besides his mutant abilities. :)
Author: Viral
Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Men. Claimer: I do own Viral.
Author's Note: This story is the result of a fan fiction challenge.
The challenge: No more telepaths or TKs -- create a mutant whose powers are quite unique...
Note: The X-Men, Generation-X, and Blink from AoA are included.
-=-=-
"Professor, I have arrived at the scene," Ororo said after pressing the 'X' symbol on her wrist and speaking into the intercom. Everyone on the Blackbird could hear the strong voice of the Windrider.
"Storm, I will mentally be your guide so that you may find the correct falling building," Xavier said as he turned off the intercom. He closed his eyes as Scott took full control of the jet and mentally placed himself with Ororo. Ororo's eyes closed as well as she no longer flew, but hovered in place above all the chaos below.
"Yes, Professor, I see it now," she says when she finally opens her eyes. Xavier returns back to his physical body and opens his eyes.
He faces the team as he turns away from the large window that is in the front of the Blackbird, "Storm is going to perform a rescue for Jubilee and Husk. I did not want to mention this before, but if anything happens to there..."
Logan's growl interrupted Xavier's words, "If Jubilee is hurt, Chuck, it's her blood on your hands."
"I understand that Logan. You must calm down and have faith."
-=-=-
"Oomph," Ororo grunted as she continued to hover in the air with one hand raise above her head. A lightning bolt exerted from her body and thunder rolled within the clouds as a torrential rain began to fall upon the fire. Slowly the fires began to dampen and Ororo was able to hover lower to the building where Husk and Jubilee were buried.
"Storm, what can I do to help?" M said, flying towards Storm where her arms in front of her face to block the rain from entering her eyes.
"Monet, keep an eye on the boy. He does not need to escape our sight. Charles and the rest of the X-Men will be arriving shortly!" Storm answered over the wind as it picked up speed and as the rain began to fall harder and colder.
M flew away from the scene as Storm pointed her hands downward. The wind began to rush into it self from all different directions until it started to form a whirlwind. At first it was invisible, but slowly became visible as dirt and debris began to fly into it and give it a blackish color. The large amounts of debris flew into the air with the whirlwind as Storm commanded its removal with grunts.
"Where are they?" Storm questioned herself as she began to remove the little amount of debris left. She flew closer, adjusting her eyes for a detailed search. Her caramel skin was untouched by the rain, but her hair was tangled from the fast-moving wind. She quickly tied her hair into a long ponytail before she hovered down, only a few inches above the ground.
She was about to contact the Professor until she saw something move. It looked like a peach-colored blob of fatty tissue, but as she looked closer she could see the shape of a teenage girl. It was obvious Husk had changed her body into a soft substance to protect herself and Jubilee without crushing Jubilee beneath her.
Storm landed on the ground and approached the bodies as they lay there, squirming and bleeding. "Storm! Are they okay?" Banshee asked as he ran, out of breath, to Storm's side.
"No, it does not seem so," Ororo said as she lifted Husk from atop of Jubilee's body. The scene was even worse for Jubilee. Blood slowly seeped from the Chinese-American's scalp.
"Sean, oh my goodness!" Emma Frost screamed in her high-pitched voice as she caught sight of Jubilee's appearance.
"Emma, this is not time for hysterics. You must quickly get these two back to your jet and get medical care! Hank will be arriving soon," Ororo said as she lifted Jubilee's body and placed her in Sean's arms then went back to helping Husk up, who was partly conscious.
"Who do you think you are? I repaid my debt for being in the Hellfire's Club. You have no right giving me orders, Storm!" Emma said. They both had been going at it since Emma was 'The White Queen' in association with the Hellfire's Club. Ever since Emma had joined with Xavier's alliance, Ororo had been more than timid in calling her an ally. Their quarrel had become more than unhealthy.
"We shall discuss who is in charge at a later time," Ororo said with lightning flickering in her eyes, "As for now, you will do whatever you can to keep your members alive! As for me, I already have orders to carry out." A gust of wind carried Ororo's body aloft before another word was said.
-=-=-
"Jono, get him now!" M yelled from the sky to Jonothan Starsmore, better known as Chamber.
The British student nodded to M from on top of a fallen building. Blue energy began to sprout from his body, sending his hair upwards as if it was being blown by wind. The energy slowly began to take on a reddish color until it lashed out at Viral who had his back against a tall brick building.
Viral had been cornered by M and Chamber and had not spoken a word. Neither of them had attempted to speak to him either. M was more concerned with her twin sisters, Penance, who was lying unconscious because of Viral. Chamber was also upset because he had heard what happened to Husk, the girl who loved him and the girl he loved.
The psionic energy quickly shot at Viral with intensity. Viral yelled as he barely missed the blast of energy and fell back into the wall that he was once standing against. The walls' surface was a weak, green mold now. "Ah!" Viral yelled when he fell, then began to run the other way through the abandoned building.
Through the brick wall came a loud crash as M broke through it. She hovered for a bit, looking to see where Viral had run to as her eyes adjusted to the darkness inside the building. As she looked around it looked like an abandoned warehouse.
"LEAVE!" Viral yelled with a feral growl as he jumped off of a staircase and took M down to the ground. As his hands met with her Generation X outfit, it slowly deteriorated into a pile of dust. Viral shook his head in fear as he ran away from M's unfortunate position. Running towards the condemned entrance of the building as means of escape, Viral was met with a deadly psionic blast, which broke through the entrance and sent his body flying backwards.
Viral squinted his eyes at Chamber who was slowly approaching him, walking slowly. "It ain't winter time dogg, take the scarf off," Viral said as he kicked at Chamber's face. The scarf went flying away as Chamber was unable to control the surge of psionic energy. The walls began to rattle as the mutant power flew in every direction and began to bring the building down.
Viral ran out stealthily as he looked around, searching for somewhere to run or hide. The abandoned warehouse began to fall as bricks were removed out of their place. Viral picked up speed in his legs as he ran from the scene.
Ororo hovered on the wind as she spotted Viral and the falling building. "What astonishment! He can only be eighteen years of age!" she said to herself.
"Seventeen to be exact, sugah," Rogue said as she ran her fingers through her brunette hair, "Flabbergastin, ain't it?"
Ororo turned around, happy to see her fellow flying friend at her side. "Yes, it is amazing. I expected him to be much younger with such lack of control."
"He may not have control of his powers, but he is fine, ain't he: that luscious caramel skin, smooth jet-black hair, and those tempting dark brown eyes. If I wouldn't had known he was seventeen I would have given him a holler," Rogue winked to Storm.
"Rogue, are you concerned only with men?" Storm asked with a slight smile on her face.
"He ain't a man yet, sugah, but I could train him in no time," Rogue replied. Storm was about to reply before both Rogue and herself turned to face the collapsing building where they saw a blast of psionic energy erupting and heard the scream of M. "Storm, you go after the hunk. Ain't much I can do to slow him down. I'll try and keep the warehouse from fallin before the Gen Xers get crushed," Rogue said in her southern country accent.
"Very well," Storm replied as she began to fly after Viral who had found his way onto the New Jersey Turnpike amongst a swarm of speeding cars.
-=-=-
"Professor, I fear for their lives. It seems as if everything in my medical profession has never covered a topic such as this," Beast said as he examined the viruses plaguing Leech and Artie's lungs.
"Hank, I'm glad that you have arrived. I have an idea," Emma Frost said as she walked onto the Blackbird.
"I'm glad someone has come up with solution. Thus far all my attempts have failed," Hank answered.
"If you can find some type of way to wake up Everett, we may be able to find an anti-virus that will cure at least some of the victims and even be able to stop Viral with the help of Blink's portals," she said, nodding to the purple mutant who was standing with her arm's crossed and a look of annoyance clearly spread on her face.
"But how?'
"Charles and myself can travel through Everett's mind and mentally alert his subconscious of the situation. Although consciously, his body will not be preparing for the immunization you will make for him, he will be ready and should be able to control Viral's abilities that he has synchronized," Emma continued.
"I see what you're saying," Jean interjects, "But how will waking Everett up help us find a cure?"
"You no see, chere?" Gambit asks Jean, "De mutant cured de little girl on de street."
"Yes, indeed he did. While in the midst of the destruction, there was a girl dying from his virus. He bent down and it seemed like he was concentrating very hard, but he was able to heal her," Beast answered.
"So within him are not only viruses, but cures. It just takes a lot of his energy and concentration to create the cure. With Everett's undoubted control of his abilities, he could create an anti-virus that we could manipulate into a serum," Xavier said.
"So what're we gonna do? Sit around here and wait while you play doctor geniuses?" Wolverine growls with frustration from sitting on the Blackbird while Rogue and Storm got the action.
"Logan, I do not wish to endanger any more lives than necessary," Xavier answered.
"M and Chamber been crashed like a party by the Mississippi swamp," Rogue noted, and everyone faced her. In her arms where a bloody Chamber and M. Chamber's scarf was wrapped around him sloppily, but enough to contain the raging psionic energy.
"That's it for Generation X," Banshee answered with his angry Irish accent. "Xavier it's time ye send out yer X-Men. There's nothing more we can do."
"I can't send anyone else out on the battlefield against this child!" Xavier yelled with exasperation.
"I'm goin back out there," Rogue said to Xavier in defiance.
"I'm going to. You didn't bring me here to sit around, Charles," Blink said, standing up straight from off of the Blackbird's wall.
"She's right, Storm needs our help. She is out there by herself with that mutant," Cyclops says as his eye lens takes in some of the fluorescent lighting of the jet.
The mutants file out quickly, before Xavier can tell them they cannot go. "God protect them."
-=-=-=-
Author's Closing Notes: This is my first full action/adventure in a long time, so I was invigorated to write more. I do plan on writing more just to see what can happen, and I do plan on actually giving Viral some dimensional characteristics besides his mutant abilities. :)