Ch5- Remembering/or/It's a messed up world
Aster- Ya FF was really messed up the last couple of weeks. I still can't find my story unless I search for it! O ya, Lawyer-Away would be good right about now! There will be some preppie bashing later on. And e-mail me if you know what the background people are saying in 'Whisper'
I got a muse! It's a mini-NightCrawler! But because he's helping my mom clean out the refrigerator, he's not here. So. what do muses eat anyway?
Raptor's POV
I didn't care about anything any more. I didn't talk to anyone, and if I wasn't doing anything, I was in my room. I had tried again, tried to die. I jumped off a cliff, but my wings opened at the last second. I wasn't talking to anyone and I barely ate anything. Unfortunately, I now seemed to be on suicide watch. There was always someone with me, someone watching me from a window. I had fallen and it seemed to bring back the memories, of my parents dying, the people chasing and hitting me, the loneliness. I was angry and seething. I spent four hours in the Danger Room this morning. Even Logan left, who was supervising, because he'd had enough.
"Put it on something I can really fight Logan!" I shouted angrily. He pressed some buttons in the control panel and started the program. I was in the middle of the forest. I listened and sniffed the air. What was that? I gasped. Sabertooth! I smiled and crouched, tracking the scent. I heard something behind me and turned. Sabertooth lunged at me, but I dodged! I could feel the fury building up, the red mist coming up in my vision. I held nothing back, I was the Dragon! I sprang at him, slashing wildly, biting, and slamming him against the wall with my tail. He just got up and came at me again, he never tired! I changed, somehow, something inside of me snapped. I roared, whipping my tail into his face repeatedly. He would not die! I realized that the change inside me was happening on the outside too. Great pointy spines grew down my back, I grew another foot or two, my wings grew, and talons had appeared on my hands and feet. The Danger Room's Sabertooth hesitated; I was now roughly the height of him. I flapped up, my monstrous wings making mini tornados. I dived, swirling acrobatics, twisting and turning, towards the confused Sabertooth. I flared at the last second, my feet kicking him towards the wall. He went through it, and I realized for the first time he wasn't real. I squatted, waiting for the program to end. I looked up at the now visible window, and was surprised to see the Prof. sitting next to Logan. I sighed, thinking this was going to turn out like another 'session.' Great.
"Hi, Professor, Wolverine." I sat in one of the chairs, panting.
"That was quite a performance, scales. You're not even sweating." Logan smirked at me.
"Lizards don't sweat."
"Ah-hem." The Prof. interrupted our sarcasm-fest. He looked at Logan, who left the room. He looked at me and sighed. I rolled my eyes. 'Here it comes.'
"No, I haven't come to talk to you about that, but of something equally important. Your ah- change." He gestured to the spines and talons. I looked at them hard. I knew something like this was supposed to happen, somehow. I couldn't remember. God, how did I know this was going to happen? Remember, Raptor, remember!
The Prof. must have realized my mental distress because he wheeled over and put a hand on my shoulder. "Something wrong, child?" he asked. I put a hand to my head, I remembered! That triggered the memory!
"Total Evolution." I said. "Maybe it's best to. read my mind. The story is hard to explain. However- don't you dare go any further. I'll know." He nodded, placed two fingers on my temple, closed his eyes, and I saw it.
*Flashback*
Raptor was walking along the forest, looking for a campsite. A new one, at that. She smelled another person, at the same time hearing something in her head. ~ come to me, child. ~ She got curious and saw an old sage sitting under a beautiful tree. She walked up, her bruises and cuts evident. "You- You're not afraid of me?" Raptor asked. She smiled and shook her head. ~ come closer, child. I can see you are of great power. However, you have quite the temper! ~ Raptor smiled at these words. "What do you want with me?" Raptor squatted next to the frail woman. ~ Child, I am dying. You will bury me under this tree, to fulfill the prophecy. You are the prodigy mutant. You will evolve further, by the power of this tree. The first mutant was buried under this tree, as will the first telepath. ~ She motioned to herself. ~ You will experience great sadness and anger in your life. You will be the most hunted after mutant in time to come. You will have your hand against everyone, and everyone hands will be against you. In the end, you will not prevail, but finally find comfort in your life.~ With that, the old woman, sighed and slumped over, dead. Raptor started digging. After she finished burying the telepath, she looked at the tree and realized it was glowing! The buds were a brilliant red; the tree a glowing green. Swirls of light from the tree bonded and glowed gold. The golden light flew towards Raptor, it entered her and she lifted into the air, shimmering skin everywhere. She slumped to the ground, unconscious.
*End Flashback*
(Raptor's POV)
I looked away. I didn't want to see the Prof. reaction. Instead of asking him about it, I decided to walk away. I promptly fell to the ground. With the added weight and amour, I couldn't walk on two feet. I looked at the Prof.
"How am I supposed to go to school now?" He said he would explain it all later. I walked on all fours to my room.
Aster- Ya FF was really messed up the last couple of weeks. I still can't find my story unless I search for it! O ya, Lawyer-Away would be good right about now! There will be some preppie bashing later on. And e-mail me if you know what the background people are saying in 'Whisper'
I got a muse! It's a mini-NightCrawler! But because he's helping my mom clean out the refrigerator, he's not here. So. what do muses eat anyway?
Raptor's POV
I didn't care about anything any more. I didn't talk to anyone, and if I wasn't doing anything, I was in my room. I had tried again, tried to die. I jumped off a cliff, but my wings opened at the last second. I wasn't talking to anyone and I barely ate anything. Unfortunately, I now seemed to be on suicide watch. There was always someone with me, someone watching me from a window. I had fallen and it seemed to bring back the memories, of my parents dying, the people chasing and hitting me, the loneliness. I was angry and seething. I spent four hours in the Danger Room this morning. Even Logan left, who was supervising, because he'd had enough.
"Put it on something I can really fight Logan!" I shouted angrily. He pressed some buttons in the control panel and started the program. I was in the middle of the forest. I listened and sniffed the air. What was that? I gasped. Sabertooth! I smiled and crouched, tracking the scent. I heard something behind me and turned. Sabertooth lunged at me, but I dodged! I could feel the fury building up, the red mist coming up in my vision. I held nothing back, I was the Dragon! I sprang at him, slashing wildly, biting, and slamming him against the wall with my tail. He just got up and came at me again, he never tired! I changed, somehow, something inside of me snapped. I roared, whipping my tail into his face repeatedly. He would not die! I realized that the change inside me was happening on the outside too. Great pointy spines grew down my back, I grew another foot or two, my wings grew, and talons had appeared on my hands and feet. The Danger Room's Sabertooth hesitated; I was now roughly the height of him. I flapped up, my monstrous wings making mini tornados. I dived, swirling acrobatics, twisting and turning, towards the confused Sabertooth. I flared at the last second, my feet kicking him towards the wall. He went through it, and I realized for the first time he wasn't real. I squatted, waiting for the program to end. I looked up at the now visible window, and was surprised to see the Prof. sitting next to Logan. I sighed, thinking this was going to turn out like another 'session.' Great.
"Hi, Professor, Wolverine." I sat in one of the chairs, panting.
"That was quite a performance, scales. You're not even sweating." Logan smirked at me.
"Lizards don't sweat."
"Ah-hem." The Prof. interrupted our sarcasm-fest. He looked at Logan, who left the room. He looked at me and sighed. I rolled my eyes. 'Here it comes.'
"No, I haven't come to talk to you about that, but of something equally important. Your ah- change." He gestured to the spines and talons. I looked at them hard. I knew something like this was supposed to happen, somehow. I couldn't remember. God, how did I know this was going to happen? Remember, Raptor, remember!
The Prof. must have realized my mental distress because he wheeled over and put a hand on my shoulder. "Something wrong, child?" he asked. I put a hand to my head, I remembered! That triggered the memory!
"Total Evolution." I said. "Maybe it's best to. read my mind. The story is hard to explain. However- don't you dare go any further. I'll know." He nodded, placed two fingers on my temple, closed his eyes, and I saw it.
*Flashback*
Raptor was walking along the forest, looking for a campsite. A new one, at that. She smelled another person, at the same time hearing something in her head. ~ come to me, child. ~ She got curious and saw an old sage sitting under a beautiful tree. She walked up, her bruises and cuts evident. "You- You're not afraid of me?" Raptor asked. She smiled and shook her head. ~ come closer, child. I can see you are of great power. However, you have quite the temper! ~ Raptor smiled at these words. "What do you want with me?" Raptor squatted next to the frail woman. ~ Child, I am dying. You will bury me under this tree, to fulfill the prophecy. You are the prodigy mutant. You will evolve further, by the power of this tree. The first mutant was buried under this tree, as will the first telepath. ~ She motioned to herself. ~ You will experience great sadness and anger in your life. You will be the most hunted after mutant in time to come. You will have your hand against everyone, and everyone hands will be against you. In the end, you will not prevail, but finally find comfort in your life.~ With that, the old woman, sighed and slumped over, dead. Raptor started digging. After she finished burying the telepath, she looked at the tree and realized it was glowing! The buds were a brilliant red; the tree a glowing green. Swirls of light from the tree bonded and glowed gold. The golden light flew towards Raptor, it entered her and she lifted into the air, shimmering skin everywhere. She slumped to the ground, unconscious.
*End Flashback*
(Raptor's POV)
I looked away. I didn't want to see the Prof. reaction. Instead of asking him about it, I decided to walk away. I promptly fell to the ground. With the added weight and amour, I couldn't walk on two feet. I looked at the Prof.
"How am I supposed to go to school now?" He said he would explain it all later. I walked on all fours to my room.