Chapter 3: Magneto wants to see me?
"When?" I asked him but he didn't seem like he'd give anything much away.
"Soon, but eat first. You'll need some strength before you see him." And with that, he left again leaving me to eat my tinned delicacies.
I borrowed a slice of bread from the fridge and was about to prepare a tin of spaghetti, one of my usual meals. I could almost die for a piece of fruit right now. I close my eyes and begin to reminisce.
'A town I was at had an orchard of apricots and plums, beautifully sweet and I found work as a fruit picker. The farmer was very nice and she'd pay me $6 an hour and a small bag of what I'd picked. For days I lived off mostly plums and apricots, never ever got sick of them because the Supermarket had jacked up the prices of almost everything, no cheap, tinned food was ever found. Then I had to leave, her husband got back and found out what was going on and didn't like it one bit. Threatening me that if I ever came back again that he'll shoot on site. Creep!
Lucky I was quick, I stole food from breaking into houses for a time, while I made a miniscule wage polishing leather goods and shoes.'
"Earth to freak, hellooo?" It was Quicksilver returning and Avalanche with him. "Have you eaten yet, or are you still dreaming?"
"The school stoves are slow, give me another ten minutes and I would be finished up here."
The toast was cold and the spaghetti poured on top was also cold, in truth I hadn't been doing anything, just dreaming again!
Quicksilver's getting impatient, I know he can't stand waiting, I'm going through his thoughts at the moment, mostly what he thinks of me. It isn't good.
I'm about to take a bite from my meagre meal when I sense someone else is present. "Who else is here, there is someone."
"You'll find out soon enough, just eat and let's go." Avalanche is in joint of Quicksilver's impatient finger tapping.
Another being appears, I can smell a new scent. The other two have realised also, a small bang and the shadows of someone hanging upside-down I can see out of the corner of my eye. The scent is familiar, I know it from somewhere. Quicksilver's gone to check it out, I'm worried not for myself but for the person that has just appeared.
A voice speaks. "I am Magneto, join us Selaeste and I will help you. You have nothing to fear."
"What if I refuse?"
Avalanche grabs my arm hard. "I wouldn't if I were you. You're coming with us."
"What about my food?"
He takes no notice of me and drags me out of the kitchen, towards an exit door to the outside. Quicksilver is there also and he to takes my other arm taking me onboard a helicopter.
I look back at the school, the door re-opens and someone is standing there watching me go. It is Kurt!
//Kurt! What are you doing? You're going to get busted!\\
//What are you doing with Magneto?\\
//Nothing, I can't help it. They're taking me-\\
I lost conscious.
When I awaken, I'm strapped to a table but my legs and head are free, their hanging upwards. Hang on!
I look above and there's the floor, tables, lab equipment and monitors beeping and buzzing. I'm upside down, strapped to a table but on the ceiling?!?
I hear a groan to the left of me, I look over but it is hard to focus, I can make out a body strapped similar to me, and a tail, it must be Kurt but how did he get here?
//Kurt! Kurt, wake up!\\
He gives me a weak smile and looks around, not saying anything. He must have been drugged up real good to be so out of whack.
The door slides open, a masked man with cape appears, I assume it is Magneto. I struggle to try freeing myself but to no avail, and Kurt is still looking around, his head is shaky and his senses still inactive.
"There's no use trying to struggle, you wouldn't have the strength. I have prepared a meal for you in another room, allow me to escort you and don't try to escape. Join me?"
I look back at Kurt and then to Magneto. "On one condition, do not hurt Kurt. Otherwise deal's off."
"Hmmm, seems reasonable." With a wave of his hand, the straps that held my arms and body disconnect from the table and a force pulls me towards Magneto. He looks at my face, as though I remind of him of someone. Then he analyses the bandages on my arms and hands, shaking his head he says. "This is what Charles's men have done to you, isn't it?""
"Ofcourse not. I just fell over. Now where's that meal you said you had?"
H e begins to walk down the corridor, I'm pulled along again following Magneto but I keep my gaze firmly on Kurt. He seems fine until I see a device sticking electrodes onto his body. Looking onwards, I hear a zapping noise and Kurt screams. I go back to one of my own flashbacks.
'The little hands. My hands, maybe?
I'm reaching towards a window, there's a bird there looking in. Their pushing me away to a room, the window slips away from my view and is replaced with a light bulb.
Needles, pricking me everywhere but I can't see them. My harness is so tight that I can't move a muscle and I'm left to deal with my confused anguish and pain.
The lights flicker, I'm coming to an intense moment. I feel fear no more, only hatred and aggression. My anger rises and I become hot all over. I squeal like a small child having a tantrum and the monitors and machines go crazy. That sound, it's effecting all things around me, finally the light bulb explodes and glass shatters. Everything is dark and fearful again…'
I open my eyes to find I'm sitting at a round table, Magneto is opposite me and before me, an empty bowl sits before me. I glare at Magneto who sits there grinning.
"Where's the food?" I ask angrily.
"Before you, don't you see it?" He replies back, his grin extending.
I look down again into the bowl, it is half full and increasing with a transparent soup. I touch it to make sure its real. I taste it, salty chicken soup. Picking up a spoon, I chow down on the soup until the bowl's dry.
"Now, time to prove yourself." He said, getting up from his chair.
The ceiling opened and the table and chairs were sucked up, leaving me in an empty room with mirrored walls. A door appeared and in came Kurt, and out went Magneto, his leaving words, "Prove yourself, destroy the one responsible."
"Kurt's not responsible for anything?"
"Yes he is." Speakers boomed from the walls. "I saw it all, guess who was driving that car, the one that almost killed you?"
//Kurt. I forgive you, lets get Magneto!\\
"Not likely. I'm not going to screw up this time!" He snarled, leaping into the air and coming down on top of me, his hands poised on my neck and tightening.
To be continued…
A.T. What's up with Kurt, I wonder?
"When?" I asked him but he didn't seem like he'd give anything much away.
"Soon, but eat first. You'll need some strength before you see him." And with that, he left again leaving me to eat my tinned delicacies.
I borrowed a slice of bread from the fridge and was about to prepare a tin of spaghetti, one of my usual meals. I could almost die for a piece of fruit right now. I close my eyes and begin to reminisce.
'A town I was at had an orchard of apricots and plums, beautifully sweet and I found work as a fruit picker. The farmer was very nice and she'd pay me $6 an hour and a small bag of what I'd picked. For days I lived off mostly plums and apricots, never ever got sick of them because the Supermarket had jacked up the prices of almost everything, no cheap, tinned food was ever found. Then I had to leave, her husband got back and found out what was going on and didn't like it one bit. Threatening me that if I ever came back again that he'll shoot on site. Creep!
Lucky I was quick, I stole food from breaking into houses for a time, while I made a miniscule wage polishing leather goods and shoes.'
"Earth to freak, hellooo?" It was Quicksilver returning and Avalanche with him. "Have you eaten yet, or are you still dreaming?"
"The school stoves are slow, give me another ten minutes and I would be finished up here."
The toast was cold and the spaghetti poured on top was also cold, in truth I hadn't been doing anything, just dreaming again!
Quicksilver's getting impatient, I know he can't stand waiting, I'm going through his thoughts at the moment, mostly what he thinks of me. It isn't good.
I'm about to take a bite from my meagre meal when I sense someone else is present. "Who else is here, there is someone."
"You'll find out soon enough, just eat and let's go." Avalanche is in joint of Quicksilver's impatient finger tapping.
Another being appears, I can smell a new scent. The other two have realised also, a small bang and the shadows of someone hanging upside-down I can see out of the corner of my eye. The scent is familiar, I know it from somewhere. Quicksilver's gone to check it out, I'm worried not for myself but for the person that has just appeared.
A voice speaks. "I am Magneto, join us Selaeste and I will help you. You have nothing to fear."
"What if I refuse?"
Avalanche grabs my arm hard. "I wouldn't if I were you. You're coming with us."
"What about my food?"
He takes no notice of me and drags me out of the kitchen, towards an exit door to the outside. Quicksilver is there also and he to takes my other arm taking me onboard a helicopter.
I look back at the school, the door re-opens and someone is standing there watching me go. It is Kurt!
//Kurt! What are you doing? You're going to get busted!\\
//What are you doing with Magneto?\\
//Nothing, I can't help it. They're taking me-\\
I lost conscious.
When I awaken, I'm strapped to a table but my legs and head are free, their hanging upwards. Hang on!
I look above and there's the floor, tables, lab equipment and monitors beeping and buzzing. I'm upside down, strapped to a table but on the ceiling?!?
I hear a groan to the left of me, I look over but it is hard to focus, I can make out a body strapped similar to me, and a tail, it must be Kurt but how did he get here?
//Kurt! Kurt, wake up!\\
He gives me a weak smile and looks around, not saying anything. He must have been drugged up real good to be so out of whack.
The door slides open, a masked man with cape appears, I assume it is Magneto. I struggle to try freeing myself but to no avail, and Kurt is still looking around, his head is shaky and his senses still inactive.
"There's no use trying to struggle, you wouldn't have the strength. I have prepared a meal for you in another room, allow me to escort you and don't try to escape. Join me?"
I look back at Kurt and then to Magneto. "On one condition, do not hurt Kurt. Otherwise deal's off."
"Hmmm, seems reasonable." With a wave of his hand, the straps that held my arms and body disconnect from the table and a force pulls me towards Magneto. He looks at my face, as though I remind of him of someone. Then he analyses the bandages on my arms and hands, shaking his head he says. "This is what Charles's men have done to you, isn't it?""
"Ofcourse not. I just fell over. Now where's that meal you said you had?"
H e begins to walk down the corridor, I'm pulled along again following Magneto but I keep my gaze firmly on Kurt. He seems fine until I see a device sticking electrodes onto his body. Looking onwards, I hear a zapping noise and Kurt screams. I go back to one of my own flashbacks.
'The little hands. My hands, maybe?
I'm reaching towards a window, there's a bird there looking in. Their pushing me away to a room, the window slips away from my view and is replaced with a light bulb.
Needles, pricking me everywhere but I can't see them. My harness is so tight that I can't move a muscle and I'm left to deal with my confused anguish and pain.
The lights flicker, I'm coming to an intense moment. I feel fear no more, only hatred and aggression. My anger rises and I become hot all over. I squeal like a small child having a tantrum and the monitors and machines go crazy. That sound, it's effecting all things around me, finally the light bulb explodes and glass shatters. Everything is dark and fearful again…'
I open my eyes to find I'm sitting at a round table, Magneto is opposite me and before me, an empty bowl sits before me. I glare at Magneto who sits there grinning.
"Where's the food?" I ask angrily.
"Before you, don't you see it?" He replies back, his grin extending.
I look down again into the bowl, it is half full and increasing with a transparent soup. I touch it to make sure its real. I taste it, salty chicken soup. Picking up a spoon, I chow down on the soup until the bowl's dry.
"Now, time to prove yourself." He said, getting up from his chair.
The ceiling opened and the table and chairs were sucked up, leaving me in an empty room with mirrored walls. A door appeared and in came Kurt, and out went Magneto, his leaving words, "Prove yourself, destroy the one responsible."
"Kurt's not responsible for anything?"
"Yes he is." Speakers boomed from the walls. "I saw it all, guess who was driving that car, the one that almost killed you?"
//Kurt. I forgive you, lets get Magneto!\\
"Not likely. I'm not going to screw up this time!" He snarled, leaping into the air and coming down on top of me, his hands poised on my neck and tightening.
To be continued…
A.T. What's up with Kurt, I wonder?