I OWN NOTHING I OWN NOTHING I OWN NOTHING!
Todd: *sighs* People, this guy is proof of what drinking a case of Dr. Pepper a day, mixed in with Big Red does. Oh, and while I'm apologizing for the guy, might as well say he's sorry for using the Red Witch's name without her permission........ It seemed to slip in while he wrote the last chapter, at 3 in the morning mind you.......we apologize for any damage it has done to her image, high class name featured in low class filth.......
Fred: Dude, why you going so hard on the guy, and being so nice to her?
Todd: You read Parallel Lives too man, she gave me a girl friend who walks in on my in the shower topless........
Fred: Ahhhhh, say no more....... because thinking of you in the shower will hurt our friendship......
Fred eyed Pyro, his gaze moving over to the exit, which was blocked by a fully metallic Colossus and rather ticked looking Gambit. The Scarlet Witch was equally unhappy with her earlier beating. "Hey Blob, who are those guys?" muttered Leon, pulling out the assault rifle. "No, we won't be having any of those," hissed Wanda, using her powers to ripe the gun from his hands, and sending it air born, over to the top of the gym's roof. Claire felt it best to keep her weapons holstered. Fred clenched his large fists, glaring at the four super mutants. "You honestly think you can handle these freaks big guy?" mumbled Leon. Fred shook his head. "No way. They can't put a scratch on me sure, but I'm not fire proof......" Claire winched, picturing Fred consumed in flames. "Wish I had Lance and Pietro to take my back...... heck, even Todd could help out, if he wasn't down for the count already," Fred mused. "Oh, he's not dead, just either really hurt, or in a temporary coma, his body shutting down till the virus fixes everything," commented Wanda. Fred, Leon, and Claire instantly looked at her, confused. "Don't tell me you didn't know the little wart ball was infected? He's been infected since the get go. Just that stupid slime in his stomach slowed the affect. Wouldn't take effect till the body had reached it's limits. He'll either come out of it a brainless zombie, or be lucky enough to become one of us, mutants superior in every way," taunted the Scarlet Witch, grinning, her evil eyes glinting. "Ha, you really have no clue what that virus does do you?" spat Claire. She'd already had a run in with a supposed superior being, infected with a complete form of the virus. They start out the same, but slowly but surely, the mutation takes over, till there isn't anything left but a monster.
"Gambit has had enough talk, no he wants to fight," growled the Cajun, as he jumped into the air, his bo staff ready to strike. Fred brought up his arm, deflecting the blow, while lashing out with a punch with the other, sending the lithe teen flying, only to smack himself out on the right prong of the goal post. "You will pay!" roared Colossus, as he charged forward, the ground rumbling each time his powerful feet hit the ground, tearing up the field. Fred growled and charged forward himself, and the two super powerful mutants connected half ways, hand's locked, each one fighting for physical domination. Leon and Claire only had moments to watch before twin streams of intense flames were shot their way. "You bloody twits may have been rescued from my fire trap, but there is no way you'll escape my flames!" crowed Pyro, sweeping his twin flamethrowers back and forth, attempting to fry both Leon and Claire. "Claire! Split up, he can't fry us both!" yelled Leon, as he dodged to the side, as the flames came dangerously close to him. Claire nodded and the opposite direction. She didn't get far before a javelin imbedded itself into the ground in front of her. She gasped, and turned to find the Scarlet Witch, with several track and field items floating around her. "Leaving so soon? The party has just started!" growled the twisted girl, as she used her powers to fling several shot puts toward Claire. Claire jumped, rolled, and ran, desperately trying to avoid the hard metal projectiles. Unfortunately, just as she had rolled to avoid one, she caught the blunt of another just in the side. Intense pain flooded her chest, not to mention the sickening crack, indicating several broken ribs. The blow was enough to knock the air out of her, bringing her down........
Leon was having trouble enough avoiding John's flamethrowers. He already had to take several rolls on the ground, not to just dodge the flames, but to extinguish the fires on his jacket. Leon was sweating furiously, smoke wafting from his jacket. He could already feel the heat in his boots, the heat was causing the rubber to melt. "Oh come on you Yank, make more sport of this, you're making it all too easy," taunted Pyro, now firing his left and right flamethrowers alternately, making dodging the flames much harder for Leon. Being on the defensive wasn't working. It wouldn't be long before he became too tired, and Leon knew even a second's wait would lead to fatal results..........
Fred gritted his teeth, tightening his grip on Peter's, pushing back on them harder, trying to either knock the mutant over, or break his wrists. Peter himself was needing to use full force. Even with the extra strength the T-Virus had given him, the Blob's strength was amazing. Not only did his upper body matching his strength equally, the girth of his lower body anchored him to the ground. Colossus dug his heels into the soft earth, as both boys strained against the others strength and force. Though, Peter had an advantage........ unlike the Blob, he wasn't going to tire........
Todd was lost in the worst nightmare of his life. That's saying a lot, considering he's had some really bad ones in his time, bad enough they'd make Stephen King wet the bed, give Wes Craven chills, and send John Carpenter to cringe. This current one was unlike anything before. All around him, he was surrounded by the dead...... only they weren't dead, they were moving. They were people he knew....... faces he'd seen in school, even some personal friends. Duncan and his crew were the leaders. The dead eyes focused on him, staring into his soul, as if to steal it...... their rotting and filthy hands reaching for him. The stench of their rotten flesh and the smell of death of their breath nearly over powering him. Todd screamed, and turned, hopping away as fast as he could. He was jumping as hard and as fast as he could, but didn't even seem to put an inch between him and his attackers, though, with each clumsy and shuffling step they took, the zombies slowly closed the gap, their moans filling his ears. Finally, Todd fell to the ground, beaten. He curled up on the ground, his hands moving to the sides of his head, covering his ears, trying to shut out the moans. He tightly closed his eyes, even as the tears filled them, slowly streaming down his face. Duncan's undead form was just in front him, his undead hands reaching........ "NOOOOOOOOOO!" screamed Todd, suddenly lunging up, hands nearly tearing the hair from his head. But when there was no feeling of hands on him, he opened his eyes. He was alone...... alone in a dark forest. A place that was completely new to him, but familiar. Slowly, the teen stood, and began to walk, not sure where he was going, but certain he was moving in the right direction. All through the forest, he could hear the sounds of inhuman hissing and growling, and every once in awhile, the flashes of bright yellow eyes in the darkness. Todd walked for what seemed like hours, when finally he came to a large metal gate, behind it, a large mansion...... a eerily familiar mansion. Though how can that be? The only mansion he'd ever been inside was the X-Men's. Todd felt a cold shiver run down his spine. "I better go back," he muttered, and turned, only to see a sight that froze him down to his soul. It was Hunters, hundreds and hundreds of Hunters. They filled the forest, several blocking his passage back. Todd back against the large gate, certain of death. It never came. The Hunters just stood there, staring at him, shoulders rising and falling with their breaths, but other than that, nothing. The forest was silent except for their heavy breathing. Todd felt a cold sweat break out on his forehead and back. He gulped, guessing forward was how he was to go. He turned, guessing he'd have to jump the gate, only when he turned, he found the gate had grown nearly high enough to reach the clouds. "Oh what the hell is this?" moaned Todd, falling to his knees. "Why am I here? What is this place?" he sobbed, tears once again pouring down his cheeks. His thoughts were interrupted by a loud hiss next to his ear, and warm breath washing over his face. The young boy looked up, coming face to face with a Licker. Todd let out a cry, falling back on his butt. He turned, only to met with the same wall of Hunter's as before. He turned, eyes locking onto the Licker. It seemed to eye him, weird since it had no eyes, before turning, and climbing up the side of the gate's wall....... only, now the mansion wasn't there. Behind the gate, Todd saw the same forest filled with the yellow eyes of the hunters, and the path blocked by the beasts. Todd gasped and turned, only to find himself face to face with the mansion itself.
Todd stood up, the light of a full moon lighting the whole mansion grounds. From the gate to the steps of the mansion were twin rows of hedges...... the tops covered in crows, the whole murder of them eyeing him. Watching. Todd shivered, taking another look at the gate....... upon the wall were dozens of Lickers, clinging there, the soft hisses of their breathing mixing with the heavy breathing of the Hunters. Todd suddenly felt himself moving, as if he had no control of his body. As he walked..... he saw faces in the hedges....... faces he recognized. He saw them all, Ray, Tabitha, Amara, Roberto...... all the victims of the night were there, their faces frozen in poses of agony and terror. It wasn't long before Todd found himself at the front steps, and soon, at the large double doors of the mansion..... and flash of lightening and clap of thunder sending the eerie feeling of the area to a new high. Todd had just reached for one of the large brass rings used as door knobs, when two hands suddenly shot past him, gripping the rings, pulling the doors open. Todd turned, only find the long arms belonged to a pair of Bandersnatches. As with all the others, they made no attempt to move near him. Todd gulped, and turned...... only to run straight into the door. Only, not only was it not the mansion's front door, he wasn't even outside anymore. Todd turned, pressing his back to the door. He was in some strange lab. Many different types of machinery filled the room. Electricity crackled, as it ran through several diodes. Todd continued to walk forward. He passed by many different scientists, not a single one seeming to notice or mind his presence. He was drawn to a large metal door. It was plain except for the same weird red and white umbrella symbol he had seen on the computer screen in that secret lab in the boarding house. Automatically, the door slid open, allowing Todd access. The room was full of capsules, filled with odd liquid, along with several creatures. One held a shark, another a dog. A third held one of those monsters that had attacked Leon, underneath it was labeled the name "Chimera". Beyond the capsules, there was large computer screen, and on each side, two twin capsules, each containing a human, one male, one female.
"Sir, we're getting weak life readings. The virus isn't taking affect. It's dieing with them. They're immune system wasn't able to combat it, but the virus is took weak to survive in their dieing bodies. It's starving itself," came a voice. Todd had somehow ended up in the back of a group of scientists. He was close enough to the large screen, and close enough to see the faces of the people in the tanks. For some reason, a cold chill went through his body, as if he knew who they were, but he couldn't remember how he knew them. "I'm not surprised. Weak human hosts, nothing for the virus to do with once dead," spat the head scientist. "Sir, it's true the adult hosts have given no fruit to our labors...... but experiment T.O.A.D. seems to be showing surprising success," stated yet another scientist, a strange raven haired woman. The scientist, the one who everyone addressed as Sir, stood, and turned. Todd gasped. It was Magneto! "How can that be?" he barked. "That subject is only an infant. Not even a year old?" The woman grinned, and the group moved over to another door, which opened, holding only a single tank.......with a lone floating infant, still curled in the fetal position. Magneto and the woman stood in front the tank. "It was odd, we had given the young male the same dose of the mother virus, but instead of decaying like it's parents are, it's actually absorbing the virus, it's body is accepting the virus," commented the woman. There was bit of excited murmuring within the group. "SILENCE!" ordered Magneto. "Is there a reason why?" he simply asked. The woman cleared her throat. "At first we figured it was just the body accepting the virus as a building block, much like a the kinds it would receive from it's mother by nursing. But, after a DNA scan and evaluation, the true reason was found. The infant possesses something only known as an X-gene. It's found to be rare..... but when found, it's usually been linked with emergence of mutant abilities....." Magneto nodded, moving his hand, placing his flat against the glass. "So, this child is a mutant...... a mutant fused with our virus...... so, in the end, the Doctors Tolensky were useful after all." Todd's eyes widened, not sure he had heard right. Tolensky? Like his last name? His parents were those who were dead in those capsules outside? Todd shook his head. No, It can't be true. "Sir, how should we continue our studies on the subject?" asked a nearby scientist. "Well, obviously we can't just let him live with his parents and have them monitor his progress, so, we'll just have to send him to a boarding home..... naturally one fully financed by us, with plenty of our people to monitor him. Raven, you'll be in charge of just that," muttered Magneto. "Yes Sir, why not use the one in Bayville, New York?" Magento nodded. "Now all that's left is to name it. Naturally, we'll let him have his parents last name. Now for a first name. Well, I guess why not give him the first name of the first victim of the virus, Todd." The woman named Raven wrote something down on a tablet. "Todd Tolensky. Right got it." Magneto nodded and turned. "We'll give it a few more months, see how things go, then send him off." The group nodded and followed. Todd was about to follow, when the doors closed in, trapping him. "Hey, what's up with this?" growled Todd, angry, as he banged his fists against the door.
The sound of breaking glass caused Todd to turn. The sight that met him was horrible. Before him stood a seven foot tall creature. It's arms were thick as tree trunks. It's legs were as thick as it's arms, and it skin was a gross looking green. It hard large bugged out yellow eyes, with a large mouth, sharp fangs protruding past it's lips. Todd stared at this beast, cocking his head to the side. The monster's feet were huge, and webbed..... as were it's hands. The creature crouched down, causing Todd to gasp. "Impressive isn't it?" came a strange voice. Todd turned, coming face to face with a strange man. "You're a real piece of work. I mean, I thought I had become a brute, and then there was Nemesis, and that Alexia girl, but you, you're the real deal. The perfect Bio-weapon. Able to follow orders, pass on the virus at will, and not to mention increased strength, full use of your mutant abilities, and various forms of what you call slime. I believe you've already come up with a few, acid, poison, and paralysis aren't they?" rambled on the man. Todd looked to him and to the beast. "What are you talking about? Who are you?" The man looked the boy up and down and grinned. "You've heard of me, Dr. William Berkin. The creator of the G-Virus, caused that Claire and Leon a bit of trouble I believe, though I do own them considerably. Saved my daughter, though, I can't forgive myself for what I did to my wife," explained the man, before lowering his head. Todd blinked and backed away. "Dude, your dead..... does that mean I am too?" Dr. Berkin shook his head. "No, worse really. Right now your friends are fighting a group of mutants how have the same infection as you, the T-Virus fused with the X-Gene...... except their virus is a newer one...... a flawed one. With out the dear doctor Spencer, they were unable to copy your virus. They'll mutate after each defeat, much like I did, until their entire genetic makeup is completely stretched and spliced, leaving them as nothing more than a burnt out pile of organic matter. Unlike you, who, as long as your body remains in tact, along with your central nervous system, will only become stronger with each battle, and even stronger after each defeat. Too bad Magneto won't know this, till he dies at your hands. With your help alone, Albert Wesker not only takes control of the United States, it wasn't long before he achieved global domination." Todd leaned against the walls, feeling sick. "You mean, I become a monster, and destroy the world?" Dr. Berkin nods. "Not to mention effectively destroying the human race." Todd slowly slid to the floor. "Is there any way to stop this?" The young boy looks up, tears once again in his eyes. William looks on a second before standing. "Yes. In fact, you alone can save the world. Soon, you will be met with a choice. Stop Umbrella, or save a friend. Depending on your choice, not only will you stop the terror, but find a way to cleanse all living and infected mutants and humans. But, time runs short...... the virus is in your blood stream again, this time, it's taking affect..... you'll wake up soon...... wake up and save your friends Todd. Don't become a monster like I did....... right my wrong.... please..." Todd nodded, as the world around him turned dark, and he lost once again was knocked out.
Todd opened his eyes, only to be looking up at the stars, but soon became aware of a huge battle around him. He sat up, and looked around him. Blob was grappling with Colossus, Leon was desperately trying to stay a step ahead of Pyro's flamethrowers, and the Scarlet Witch looked ready to finish off Claire. Todd quickly jumped up, and was surprised to feel no pain. He was sure his had broken his ribs when he had hit the wall..... the idea that the virus had healed him was something he did not want to face right now. "Well, well, well, the Toad rises from the grave," came a voice. Gambit was crouched down, blood flowing from his forehead, a gash from when he hit the goal post. Todd got into a crouched stance. "That's right, and I'm gonna wipe the field with your sorry Cajun butt," he growled. Gambit was about to say something back, but was cut off when a glob of blue slime slapped him in the face, instantly crumpling to the ground. "Hope you like my paralyzing slime," muttered Todd, before hopping up onto the goal post. He eyed the field. Claire was too far away and Fred could handle Peter for now. Leon was tiring out, and his sleeve was on fire. "Well, that tears it," muttered Todd, as he shot out his tongue. Pyro was too focused on Leon, that he never saw the long tongue heading his way, till he felt it grab his left arm, and just as he was letting a out a stream of flames, Todd yanked on the arms, causing Pyro to set himself on fire. "Aggghhh!" screamed the teen, as the fire scorched his hair, burning his skin. As hot as the flames were, it wasn't long before John collapsed onto the ground, the flames slowly smoldering over his burnt corpse.
Leon looked up. "Hey thanks kid." Todd nodded. Then pointed to Claire. Leon turned, and felt his stomach leap into his throat. The Scarlet Witch had several javelin's poised in a arc around her, all aiming towards Claire. "NO!" yelled Leon, getting off his feet, running towards Claire. He was cut off by the sound of gun fire. The next thing he knew, all the javelin's had fallen to the ground, and soon, the Scarlet Witch was on the ground, blood pooling around her, soaking up into the grass, her chest and back nothing but bullet holes. Leon looked over, towards the direction of the gunfire. "Carlos!" he yelled. Jill's friend Carlos was on top of the announcer's box, assault rifle still smoking. "Hey Leon, figured I'd find one of you guys here. How is Claire?" Claire sat up, holding her sides. "I-I'm ok I think," she moaned. Leon was about to move to her side, just past him, flew the body of Colossus, crashing into the stands, the force bringing the entire structure down around his defeated form. Fred walked up to Leon, Todd at his side. "That was easy, well, after Todd poisoned him that is." Leon grinned, reaching into his pocket pulling out the puzzle piece. "Let's hope this thing was worth the trouble."
Well, there you go. New Chapter, new plot twist.......
