Gavin awoke with a throbbing headache and a coppery taste in his mouth. He had been dreaming, and it was really weird too. Something about a pond, and Kittie, but the rest was really hazy. Gavin looked around, where ever he was, was dimly lit and Gavin was feeling very tired. He tried to sit up, but just couldn't find the strength. He lay back down on the cool bed he was on, and drifted back to sleep. "So, it seems that our friend is nearly awake" she said, her voice dripping with venom. "Yes, it seems he is" said a deep voice. Mystique smiled and looked up into the yellow eyes of her master. "So sir, what do you plan to do to him, hm?" she asked with a malevolent grin. "I intend to give him what he wants most. His powers" He grinned sadistically and began to walk over to where the young man was laying. "Gavin Strommier, you shall be re-born this night.." He said as he began to turn on machines and put syringes into Gavin's arms and legs. Mystique smiled as she watched, this would be a sweet revenge. Taking one of Xavier's own students and turning him against them. This one had been so easy to take too. Mystique grinned as she thought of all the havoc she'd cause, especially after nabbing the other three timebombs and hiding them all over the world. They would be easy to find, but it would give them the time that they needed to complete what they had planned. Apocalypse grinned his sadistic grin as he worked on the poor child. He really did pity this young one, such a waste of time to wait for him to come into his powers, better to give them to him now, and let him distract the world for what was really going on. Oh yes, Apocalypse knew exactly what he was doing. This young man's powers would be the perfect cover for Apocalypse to execute his plans for world domination. While those puny X- Men were out dealing with Gavin, Apocalypse would be solidifying his hold over the entire world. It was three months later. Professor had located Alexis, Katryna, and Stephen, but still hadn't found Gavin. The three had been found around the world, Katryna in New York, Stephen in the Andes Mountains, and Alexis in Africa, each of them were not totally sure how they got there, but they were all happy to be home. The Professor had talked with each of them, asking if they had seen Gavin or knew what had happened to him. The Professor was talking with Stephen when Kittie came in. "Professor was it." she said, stopping in mid-sentence when she saw that Gavin hadn't been found yet. "Hi Kittie. ermm. sorry. but I didn't see Gavin that night. Although." he said, thinking. Kittie's eyes brightened. "Although?" asked the Professor. "I did see someone, a woman with dark skin and red hair" "Dark skin and red hair?" said Kittie. "Like blue-black skin. Real creepy looking too. looked more like some big cat on the prowl" Stephen said with a shiver. "Blue-Black skin you say?" asked the Professor. "Yeah. freaky yellow eyes too" he said. "I think I know who were dealing with" The Professor went over to his desk and called up a file. "Is this her?" he asked, turning the screen towards Stephen. He looked at the woman. "Yeah, that's her" he said, nodding. Kittie looked at the screen. "Mystique!" she said, squeaking the word out. "Yes Kittie, Mystique. I think that once we find her, we can find Gavin" he said.