Dark History
By Todd fan
Dislciamer: "Nice clean house, no silverfish, i could have been really happy here".
Thanks to all my great reviewers, you guys are the best *gives everyone a HUGE hug*.
Chapter 5 - Reality bites.
Todd groaned and grogilly opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was a big blue face.
"Arrrgh!", he said, almost falling off the bed he was lying on.
"Sorry", said Hank Mcoy with a shrug, "i get that alot".
Todd blinked and put a hand to his head.
"What am i doin' here?", he asked, recognising the institute's infirmary.
"Wanda brought you in", explained Hank, "you gave her quite a scare".
"Really?", asked Todd, perking up slightly, then he frowned, "what..what happened to me".
"Errr...", started Hank, putting a hand behind his neck, "i'm not sure that i should....".
"It's okay Hank, i'll talk to him", said Xavier, wheeling into the infirmary.
Hank gave a smile of gratitude and walked out. Xavier sighed and turned to Todd.
"We do indeed know what happened to you Todd", he said, putting his hands together, "but i warn you, it may be a little...disturbing. If you don't wish to hear it, i would understand".
"What are you people hidin' from me?", asked Todd, crossing his arms stubornly, "first of all i get attacked by a phsyco girl with tenticles, then i get a buncha memories, then i black out and find myself here. I NEED ta know what's goin' on".
Xavier sighed.
"Very well, don't say i didn't warn you", Xavier took a deep breath, "when Wanda brought you in, she told us that the girl that attacked you said something in Latin, and you started to talk about memories before you blacked out. Vivian Sanderson, the girl that attacked you, triggered a lot of powerfull memories from your past. Your mind was having trouble handling this onsurge of memories. I had to go into your mind just to smoothe it out, or you may not have regained conciousness. I found memories that had been repressed by someone else and other ones put in their place".
Todd winced, this sounded uneasily familiar. He'd felt guilty about not telling Wanda about Mastermind since he'd got her back home. Now he was suffering the same fate?.
"What happened to me?", he asked quietly.
Xavier cleared his throat, this would not be easy.
"As far as you know, when you we three years old, your mother died and your father abandoned you, that much is true", said Xavier, "what happens AFTER that is what had been changed. Your father didn't take you to an orphanage, Todd. He took you to a lab".
"A..lab?", asked Todd, furrowing his brow, "what do you mean a....".
He winced and shut his eyes as a memory flooded into his mind. White rooms, a small window, people in white coats.... He opened his eyes, then narrowed them.
"The Black Womb", he said coldy.
Xavier nodded.
"Yes", he said, "they were testing on young mutants to find out how to 'cure' them of their X-gene, all for a 'price' of course. You stayed there for a full year before you managed to escape. They managed to catch you and wipe your memories of your time there clear. Then, for some reason, they let you go".
Todd sighed and put his head in his hands, saying nothing.
"Your mind is still sifting through your various memories", said Xavier with a sigh, "i am not asking you to stay here permenantly Todd, but i am asking you to stay for a few days at least, just in case anything else happens. I can be on hand to help you then. Besides, we still can't determine what Vivian was after or why she attacked you. You may be safest here until we can talk to her".
"Like i have a choice?", said Todd sadly, "fine, i'll stay, but only fer as long as i have ta".
Xavier nodded and wheeled out.
"I'm sorry Todd", he said, "if i could change things, i would".
"Yeah..whatever", said Todd with a sigh, lying back down and closing his eyes.
Xavier wheeled into the common room where Wanda was still sitting, looking very uncomfortable among the X-men. She stood up and walked over to Xavier.
"How is he?", she asked, a slight hint of concern in her voice, she herself picked up on this and added a hasty, "not that i care".
Xavier put a hand to his head and chuckled despite the situation.
"Of course you don't", he said slyly, "Todd is awake now..but i want to keep him in for a few days. I need to help him harness these memories and keep then under control".
"So..he's not coming home?", asked Wanda, trying hard to hide the disapointment in her voice.
"Not for a few days, no", said Xavier, "don't worry Wanda, we'll take care of him".
"I'm not worried!", said Wanda, "i'll..go tell my team mates".
She headed for the door. Xavier wheeled after her and opened it for her.
"Thanks Professor", she said, walking out.
"You're quite welcome Wanda", he said, then added, "oh and feel free to visit him whenever you like".
Wanda spun around to retort something back, only to find the Professor gone. She narrowed her eyes. Yeah right, what did that guy know?.
A few days later, Wanda was sitting at home. When she had told the rest of the Brotherhood what had happened to Todd, they had all shown different reactions. Fred had been confused over the whole matter, Lance had gone unnaturaly quiet and Pietro...Pietro had looked very, very guilty. Wanda sighed and stood up, she walked across the room and picked up a mgazine. She walked back to the chair and sat down. She flicked throguh the magazine then put it down. What was wrong with her?. She hadn't been able to get settled since she had left Todd at the mansion. She gave another loud sigh and drummed her fingernails on the armrest of the chair. Lance looked up from where he was watching TV and frowned.
"For God's sake girl, if you're worried about him, go visit him", he said, shaking his head irritably.
"I am NOT worried about him!", snapped Wanda, "why would i be?. Fine, he looked the worse for wear when i took him in, and yeah, i do feel a little guilty for leaving him there on his own, but that doesn't mean i'm worried about him".
"Sure thing Wanda", said Lance, rolling his eyes, "whatever you say".
"Are you patronising me?", said Wanda, the lights in the house flickering.
"No", said Lance with a shurg, "it's you thats getting all defensive. But i can understand. When i was with Kitty and she got a cold and had to stay in for ages, i was really worried too".
The bulb in the lamp next to Wanda shattered.
"I am not 'with' Todd", she snarled, a few objects starting to hover in mid air, "and i don't care. I don't, i don't, i don't!. Oh forget this, i'm outta here!".
Everything dropped and Wanda headed to the door.
"Tell Todd i said hi", said Lance with a smirk.
"Who says i'm going to see Todd?", asked Wanda, spinning around to face Lance.
"Well, where else would you go?. It's not like you have any friends", pointed out Lance, "come on, tell me i'm wrong".
Wanda scowled at Lance then turned and walked out of the house. Lance smiled.
"Man i remember the denial stage", he said with grin, "Pietro was right, it IS fun to watch".
There you go, another chap done. Yay! Please review, until next time...
By Todd fan
Dislciamer: "Nice clean house, no silverfish, i could have been really happy here".
Thanks to all my great reviewers, you guys are the best *gives everyone a HUGE hug*.
Chapter 5 - Reality bites.
Todd groaned and grogilly opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was a big blue face.
"Arrrgh!", he said, almost falling off the bed he was lying on.
"Sorry", said Hank Mcoy with a shrug, "i get that alot".
Todd blinked and put a hand to his head.
"What am i doin' here?", he asked, recognising the institute's infirmary.
"Wanda brought you in", explained Hank, "you gave her quite a scare".
"Really?", asked Todd, perking up slightly, then he frowned, "what..what happened to me".
"Errr...", started Hank, putting a hand behind his neck, "i'm not sure that i should....".
"It's okay Hank, i'll talk to him", said Xavier, wheeling into the infirmary.
Hank gave a smile of gratitude and walked out. Xavier sighed and turned to Todd.
"We do indeed know what happened to you Todd", he said, putting his hands together, "but i warn you, it may be a little...disturbing. If you don't wish to hear it, i would understand".
"What are you people hidin' from me?", asked Todd, crossing his arms stubornly, "first of all i get attacked by a phsyco girl with tenticles, then i get a buncha memories, then i black out and find myself here. I NEED ta know what's goin' on".
Xavier sighed.
"Very well, don't say i didn't warn you", Xavier took a deep breath, "when Wanda brought you in, she told us that the girl that attacked you said something in Latin, and you started to talk about memories before you blacked out. Vivian Sanderson, the girl that attacked you, triggered a lot of powerfull memories from your past. Your mind was having trouble handling this onsurge of memories. I had to go into your mind just to smoothe it out, or you may not have regained conciousness. I found memories that had been repressed by someone else and other ones put in their place".
Todd winced, this sounded uneasily familiar. He'd felt guilty about not telling Wanda about Mastermind since he'd got her back home. Now he was suffering the same fate?.
"What happened to me?", he asked quietly.
Xavier cleared his throat, this would not be easy.
"As far as you know, when you we three years old, your mother died and your father abandoned you, that much is true", said Xavier, "what happens AFTER that is what had been changed. Your father didn't take you to an orphanage, Todd. He took you to a lab".
"A..lab?", asked Todd, furrowing his brow, "what do you mean a....".
He winced and shut his eyes as a memory flooded into his mind. White rooms, a small window, people in white coats.... He opened his eyes, then narrowed them.
"The Black Womb", he said coldy.
Xavier nodded.
"Yes", he said, "they were testing on young mutants to find out how to 'cure' them of their X-gene, all for a 'price' of course. You stayed there for a full year before you managed to escape. They managed to catch you and wipe your memories of your time there clear. Then, for some reason, they let you go".
Todd sighed and put his head in his hands, saying nothing.
"Your mind is still sifting through your various memories", said Xavier with a sigh, "i am not asking you to stay here permenantly Todd, but i am asking you to stay for a few days at least, just in case anything else happens. I can be on hand to help you then. Besides, we still can't determine what Vivian was after or why she attacked you. You may be safest here until we can talk to her".
"Like i have a choice?", said Todd sadly, "fine, i'll stay, but only fer as long as i have ta".
Xavier nodded and wheeled out.
"I'm sorry Todd", he said, "if i could change things, i would".
"Yeah..whatever", said Todd with a sigh, lying back down and closing his eyes.
Xavier wheeled into the common room where Wanda was still sitting, looking very uncomfortable among the X-men. She stood up and walked over to Xavier.
"How is he?", she asked, a slight hint of concern in her voice, she herself picked up on this and added a hasty, "not that i care".
Xavier put a hand to his head and chuckled despite the situation.
"Of course you don't", he said slyly, "Todd is awake now..but i want to keep him in for a few days. I need to help him harness these memories and keep then under control".
"So..he's not coming home?", asked Wanda, trying hard to hide the disapointment in her voice.
"Not for a few days, no", said Xavier, "don't worry Wanda, we'll take care of him".
"I'm not worried!", said Wanda, "i'll..go tell my team mates".
She headed for the door. Xavier wheeled after her and opened it for her.
"Thanks Professor", she said, walking out.
"You're quite welcome Wanda", he said, then added, "oh and feel free to visit him whenever you like".
Wanda spun around to retort something back, only to find the Professor gone. She narrowed her eyes. Yeah right, what did that guy know?.
A few days later, Wanda was sitting at home. When she had told the rest of the Brotherhood what had happened to Todd, they had all shown different reactions. Fred had been confused over the whole matter, Lance had gone unnaturaly quiet and Pietro...Pietro had looked very, very guilty. Wanda sighed and stood up, she walked across the room and picked up a mgazine. She walked back to the chair and sat down. She flicked throguh the magazine then put it down. What was wrong with her?. She hadn't been able to get settled since she had left Todd at the mansion. She gave another loud sigh and drummed her fingernails on the armrest of the chair. Lance looked up from where he was watching TV and frowned.
"For God's sake girl, if you're worried about him, go visit him", he said, shaking his head irritably.
"I am NOT worried about him!", snapped Wanda, "why would i be?. Fine, he looked the worse for wear when i took him in, and yeah, i do feel a little guilty for leaving him there on his own, but that doesn't mean i'm worried about him".
"Sure thing Wanda", said Lance, rolling his eyes, "whatever you say".
"Are you patronising me?", said Wanda, the lights in the house flickering.
"No", said Lance with a shurg, "it's you thats getting all defensive. But i can understand. When i was with Kitty and she got a cold and had to stay in for ages, i was really worried too".
The bulb in the lamp next to Wanda shattered.
"I am not 'with' Todd", she snarled, a few objects starting to hover in mid air, "and i don't care. I don't, i don't, i don't!. Oh forget this, i'm outta here!".
Everything dropped and Wanda headed to the door.
"Tell Todd i said hi", said Lance with a smirk.
"Who says i'm going to see Todd?", asked Wanda, spinning around to face Lance.
"Well, where else would you go?. It's not like you have any friends", pointed out Lance, "come on, tell me i'm wrong".
Wanda scowled at Lance then turned and walked out of the house. Lance smiled.
"Man i remember the denial stage", he said with grin, "Pietro was right, it IS fun to watch".
There you go, another chap done. Yay! Please review, until next time...