I still don't own any of them, more's the pity! (Apart from Rosalie, that
is.)
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Chapter 2
Her head was spinning badly as she climbed the stairs to her flat. Life was going from bad to worse and she didn't know how to cope with it. She had only been six when she found she could create heat with her hands. Only recently had she developed the ability to blast fire, and that had only gotten her into more trouble than the heat. She had lost her job, her parents still weren't talking to her and she hadn't seen her sister in over a year. She knew her sister had also recently developed a mutation - she was a telekinetic psionic - and she felt they should be in contact especially now to support and help each other through this.
To top it all off, her latest boyfriend had also left her. What was this, her fifth in as many months? They never lasted, and they always left her feeling like more of a loser every time. Every man was a waste of time, she thought. They play with your emotions and then leave you with nothing but bruises. She was so lost in her thoughts that she wasn't as aware of her surroundings as much as usual. Ordinarily she would already have noticed the man following her round the block and up the stairs, and would already have had the energy ready at her fingertips when he grabbed her shoulder, but in her present state of mind, he caught her completely unprepared. She turned round, glaring and gathering the familiar energy surge to her fingers..
".YOU!" she hissed.
"I've already told you, we only want to help," Brennan reiterated. "Why won't you calm down and come quietly?"
"Yeah, that's what you people would like, isn't it? Come quietly, hah, I'd like to see the day when that would happen." Her eyes blazed orange and her fingers surged as the fireblast shot out through her fingertips. He dodged nimbly.
"Too slow! I know how you work now, you won't catch me defenceless this time."
She sagged, seemingly drained of energy. "Fine I know when I've been defeated. What did you want me to do? I give in."
Brennan dispersed the electricity he had created and lowered his hands, which had been ready to strike. "You'll be fine with us. If you just come with us, we'll,.."
Suddenly an orange stream of energy blasted from her hands.
"Never!" she screamed. "You'll have to take me back dead!
Brennan crashed backwards down the flight of stairs as Emma came out from behind the corner and sent multiple mind blasts in her direction. Fire streaked across the corridor and the block was filled with the sound of the crackling energy blasts. Shalimar launched herself into the fight, but was hurled aside by a random streak of energy.
Finding herself outnumbered three to one when Brennan got up, the elemental turned with a final fireball aimed towards the three of them and ran towards the fire escape. As she fled towards the window, a shape stepped into her path and grabbed her wrists. Jesse massed and wrapped his arms round her waist, pinning her arms to her side.
"Don't fight it, you won't beat me, and you can't get those fireballs out when your hands are pointing towards yourself," he suggested calmly. She started crying in fury and humiliation.
"Bastards!" she spat. "Let me go!"
"You'll feel a lot better if you just trust us," Emma explained. "Sorry about this." Then everything went black as Emma blasted her mind.
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Tears were rolling down her cheeks, she was aware of that, and of a rushing noise in her ears, but there was a blanket of blackness surrounding her and she couldn't fight her way out of it. On the edge of her hearing she heard a whisper, very low, soothing,. she strained to hear.
".. Rosalie.." The rushing noise began to die away and the voice became louder, a reassuring female voice. ". Rosalie, can you hear me?" She tried moving her lips to form an answer.
The voice spoke again, "You're OK. You're safe, don't try to speak." She strained to open her eyes. Brilliant white light shone through the crack between her eyelids. A figure hovered over her, blocking out the light.
"Where am I? Why am I being restrained?"
"You're at the Mutant X base, I'm Emma. Sorry about the restraints but we had to stop you from hurting yourself or my team mates."
"Let me go," she struggled weakly.
"Adam wants to speak to you first. He'll be along in a minute."
"I see you've woken up at last. Maybe Emma was a bit too enthusiastic with you," said Adam with a smile as he entered the room.
"What do you guys want with me?"
"We only want to keep you safe. If the GSA had caught you before we had a chance to get to you, I can only guess what they would have put you through. They only want you for your destructive power, to bring down anyone who stands in their way. I understand you're wary of us, but you've got to trust someone at some point."
"Why you? How do I know that you're not after me for the same reason as the GSA?"
"You're going to have to take my word for that. We rescue new mutants like yourself every day. We train them and help them control their powers. We can help you too if you let us." Rosalie didn't say a word, kept looking straight ahead. "I know you're looking for your sister, you mentioned her when you were unconscious. We can help you find her if you want us to."
Rosalie let her curiosity get the better of her. "Misha? But I haven't seen her since I was eleven."
"I know, but since she's a mutant too, we stand a good chance of finding her. Let me help you Rosalie. Give us a chance. If you still don't want to stay after a week, I'll have to accept that, but at least try us out." Rosalie thought about if for a few seconds, and came to a decision.
"OK, I'll stay for a couple of days. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours."
"That suits me fine," replied Adam.
"One condition though," continued Rosalie. "If you don't turn up anything on Misha, I'm off to find her myself."
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Well, there's the next chapter. Let me know if I'm going wrong and I'll try to put it right. Have I included too many plot threads too soon? I just figured Rosalie needed something important to convince her to stay. In any case, I have big plans for Misha for later too.
Thanks for the reviews guys, much appreciated. Keep them coming!
Chapter 2
Her head was spinning badly as she climbed the stairs to her flat. Life was going from bad to worse and she didn't know how to cope with it. She had only been six when she found she could create heat with her hands. Only recently had she developed the ability to blast fire, and that had only gotten her into more trouble than the heat. She had lost her job, her parents still weren't talking to her and she hadn't seen her sister in over a year. She knew her sister had also recently developed a mutation - she was a telekinetic psionic - and she felt they should be in contact especially now to support and help each other through this.
To top it all off, her latest boyfriend had also left her. What was this, her fifth in as many months? They never lasted, and they always left her feeling like more of a loser every time. Every man was a waste of time, she thought. They play with your emotions and then leave you with nothing but bruises. She was so lost in her thoughts that she wasn't as aware of her surroundings as much as usual. Ordinarily she would already have noticed the man following her round the block and up the stairs, and would already have had the energy ready at her fingertips when he grabbed her shoulder, but in her present state of mind, he caught her completely unprepared. She turned round, glaring and gathering the familiar energy surge to her fingers..
".YOU!" she hissed.
"I've already told you, we only want to help," Brennan reiterated. "Why won't you calm down and come quietly?"
"Yeah, that's what you people would like, isn't it? Come quietly, hah, I'd like to see the day when that would happen." Her eyes blazed orange and her fingers surged as the fireblast shot out through her fingertips. He dodged nimbly.
"Too slow! I know how you work now, you won't catch me defenceless this time."
She sagged, seemingly drained of energy. "Fine I know when I've been defeated. What did you want me to do? I give in."
Brennan dispersed the electricity he had created and lowered his hands, which had been ready to strike. "You'll be fine with us. If you just come with us, we'll,.."
Suddenly an orange stream of energy blasted from her hands.
"Never!" she screamed. "You'll have to take me back dead!
Brennan crashed backwards down the flight of stairs as Emma came out from behind the corner and sent multiple mind blasts in her direction. Fire streaked across the corridor and the block was filled with the sound of the crackling energy blasts. Shalimar launched herself into the fight, but was hurled aside by a random streak of energy.
Finding herself outnumbered three to one when Brennan got up, the elemental turned with a final fireball aimed towards the three of them and ran towards the fire escape. As she fled towards the window, a shape stepped into her path and grabbed her wrists. Jesse massed and wrapped his arms round her waist, pinning her arms to her side.
"Don't fight it, you won't beat me, and you can't get those fireballs out when your hands are pointing towards yourself," he suggested calmly. She started crying in fury and humiliation.
"Bastards!" she spat. "Let me go!"
"You'll feel a lot better if you just trust us," Emma explained. "Sorry about this." Then everything went black as Emma blasted her mind.
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Tears were rolling down her cheeks, she was aware of that, and of a rushing noise in her ears, but there was a blanket of blackness surrounding her and she couldn't fight her way out of it. On the edge of her hearing she heard a whisper, very low, soothing,. she strained to hear.
".. Rosalie.." The rushing noise began to die away and the voice became louder, a reassuring female voice. ". Rosalie, can you hear me?" She tried moving her lips to form an answer.
The voice spoke again, "You're OK. You're safe, don't try to speak." She strained to open her eyes. Brilliant white light shone through the crack between her eyelids. A figure hovered over her, blocking out the light.
"Where am I? Why am I being restrained?"
"You're at the Mutant X base, I'm Emma. Sorry about the restraints but we had to stop you from hurting yourself or my team mates."
"Let me go," she struggled weakly.
"Adam wants to speak to you first. He'll be along in a minute."
"I see you've woken up at last. Maybe Emma was a bit too enthusiastic with you," said Adam with a smile as he entered the room.
"What do you guys want with me?"
"We only want to keep you safe. If the GSA had caught you before we had a chance to get to you, I can only guess what they would have put you through. They only want you for your destructive power, to bring down anyone who stands in their way. I understand you're wary of us, but you've got to trust someone at some point."
"Why you? How do I know that you're not after me for the same reason as the GSA?"
"You're going to have to take my word for that. We rescue new mutants like yourself every day. We train them and help them control their powers. We can help you too if you let us." Rosalie didn't say a word, kept looking straight ahead. "I know you're looking for your sister, you mentioned her when you were unconscious. We can help you find her if you want us to."
Rosalie let her curiosity get the better of her. "Misha? But I haven't seen her since I was eleven."
"I know, but since she's a mutant too, we stand a good chance of finding her. Let me help you Rosalie. Give us a chance. If you still don't want to stay after a week, I'll have to accept that, but at least try us out." Rosalie thought about if for a few seconds, and came to a decision.
"OK, I'll stay for a couple of days. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours."
"That suits me fine," replied Adam.
"One condition though," continued Rosalie. "If you don't turn up anything on Misha, I'm off to find her myself."
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Well, there's the next chapter. Let me know if I'm going wrong and I'll try to put it right. Have I included too many plot threads too soon? I just figured Rosalie needed something important to convince her to stay. In any case, I have big plans for Misha for later too.