Alright, now the world finds a sense of peace and conclusion. Or at least
the closest thing, Mutant X (who I do not own... just thought I'd let you
know) ever gets... On with the final chapter...
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I looked around at the world around me. This was what he wanted me to see, I knew. I certainly wasn't going to think up the picture of Emma and Beth hanging from strings like marionettes. It was just too cliched. Mostly, it just made me angry. I stood between them, trying to get some sort of response from either, wondering all the while where the master of this mind was... He was behind me.
"Hello there. I knew you couldn't stay away from me." Slowly, I turned to look at the man I was growing to hate with a passion. I was actually shocked and then... amused by his appearance. He was a short, skinny man with glasses and a bald spot. He smiled silkily the longer I looked at him. "So ... you like what you see, little girl?" He licked his lips and started to come closer.
I laughed. "Hardly. So...it is true. No matter what... your mind knows exactly what you really are." I looked him up and down as he grew red. "Just an obnoxious little man. Very little." I dropped the facade of amusement. My eyes were hard as I glared at him. "You have some thing that doesn't belong to you. I'm here to take them back."
He sneered. "You and what army? Those two are MINE!" He stalked closer. "You can't possibly beat me on your own, little girl. Soon...." He eyed me. "You'll join them."
"Not in this lifetime." I lunged forward, placing myself between him and the girls. "You forget something. I'm not just a telepath." I gritted my teeth, and slammed up a wall in front of him. He ran into it, and glared at me. "What? Can't get past the telekinetic's wall you can't see?" I allowed myself a little amusement. "Why didn't you just read my mind if I'm that helpless?"
I regretted my words instantly as a sick smile twisted across his face. "Yes...why don't I?" Leaning against the force wall, he reached out with his mind. I trembled as I felt his mind seek entry into mine. I shook my head. Not this time- not this place.
There were two very brave lives in my hands. I was damned if I was going to give in. I set my stance and pushed, throwing him from me. He flew back from the wall, landing hard on his back. I stepped back as he struggled to his feet. I was taking any break I got. I didn't know how long I'd be strong enough to fight him. I readied for another onslaught from him.
Then a sound I never expected shocked me to the core. "C..Cat..." I turned to stare as Emma slowly opened her eyes. "We've gotta stop him...now while he's distracted with you," she whispered. I glanced back at the puppet master. He was slowly lifting himself from the ground, groaning with each movement.
I nodded grimly. "Alright, if he needs a 'distraction' that's what I'll give him." I stepped forward again and slammed him into the ground. I dropped the wall knowing it was useless at this point. "What? You aren't gonna get up? Let me help you." I pulled him from the ground to dangle before me. "How does it feel to know I'm not afraid of you? That you won't be 'keeping' us, hmmmm?"
Slowly, he opened his eyes. I took a step back as the full gaze hit me. They were empty: nothing was left behind them. "If I won't be keeping you..." he gasped out, "then no one will." I cried out in pain, as I felt him latch on and seek to crush my mind.
"Cat! Help! It's hurts...make it stop!" Beth screamed from behind me. I twisted, horror-stricken at the sight of her writhing in mid air. Emma was no better- her face locked in a silent scream.
"Yes... watch them suffer. It's your fault." He grinned, murderously as tears fell down my face. " Don't be afraid. You won't be alone. You'll die with them."
My heart pounded. He was wrong... I wasn't afraid. Now, I was just angry. And that... gave me strength. My sisters wouldn't be dying any time soon. I raised my gaze to his. "Goodbye."
Without another word, I slammed my mind into his seeking the telepathic ties to my friends. He fought me, panicked at the strength that had found it's way to me. Suddenly, without knowing how, I pressed against him, forcing him backwards. This was harder somehow than my kinetics, and sweat began to drip down my face. I pressed harder, feeling the force through my palms. The power of it pushed me to my knees, almost breaking my concentration.
"Not this time." I'd almost found the connection. I knew Emma could find the empathic bond, but the other was mine. There! My mind latched on to the bonds and sliced. The monster let out a shriek, tearing at my ears.
"Emma ...NOW!" I screamed. Struggling to hold up the pressure against him, I barely felt the bond sever and Emma and Beth vanish from the puppet master's playground.
I moved to follow, and felt a sickening touch grasp my mind. "You belong to me..."
I gritted my teeth. "I belong to no one but myself, you son of a bitch!" I slammed my palms forward forcing him backwards with a sickening crunch I didn't understand. He slammed into a wall I couldn't see and stayed there.
He gasped, blood trickling from his mouth. "But... I'm here..." With those cryptic words, the world fell apart.
I struggled to loose myself from the hold he'd had on me. Screaming, I plummeted into total darkness. ................................
MWHAH HAH HAH! I only promised this would be the final chapter! I never said it wouldn't be a cliff hanger now did I? (Cackles evilly) I guess you'll just have to wait for the epilogue to find out who died now won't you?! Oh yeah...did I mention I was gonna be gone this week? Heh heh heh. Sorry... I've been planning this from the beginning. It actually flows really beautifully... I promise. Please don't hurt me.
I looked around at the world around me. This was what he wanted me to see, I knew. I certainly wasn't going to think up the picture of Emma and Beth hanging from strings like marionettes. It was just too cliched. Mostly, it just made me angry. I stood between them, trying to get some sort of response from either, wondering all the while where the master of this mind was... He was behind me.
"Hello there. I knew you couldn't stay away from me." Slowly, I turned to look at the man I was growing to hate with a passion. I was actually shocked and then... amused by his appearance. He was a short, skinny man with glasses and a bald spot. He smiled silkily the longer I looked at him. "So ... you like what you see, little girl?" He licked his lips and started to come closer.
I laughed. "Hardly. So...it is true. No matter what... your mind knows exactly what you really are." I looked him up and down as he grew red. "Just an obnoxious little man. Very little." I dropped the facade of amusement. My eyes were hard as I glared at him. "You have some thing that doesn't belong to you. I'm here to take them back."
He sneered. "You and what army? Those two are MINE!" He stalked closer. "You can't possibly beat me on your own, little girl. Soon...." He eyed me. "You'll join them."
"Not in this lifetime." I lunged forward, placing myself between him and the girls. "You forget something. I'm not just a telepath." I gritted my teeth, and slammed up a wall in front of him. He ran into it, and glared at me. "What? Can't get past the telekinetic's wall you can't see?" I allowed myself a little amusement. "Why didn't you just read my mind if I'm that helpless?"
I regretted my words instantly as a sick smile twisted across his face. "Yes...why don't I?" Leaning against the force wall, he reached out with his mind. I trembled as I felt his mind seek entry into mine. I shook my head. Not this time- not this place.
There were two very brave lives in my hands. I was damned if I was going to give in. I set my stance and pushed, throwing him from me. He flew back from the wall, landing hard on his back. I stepped back as he struggled to his feet. I was taking any break I got. I didn't know how long I'd be strong enough to fight him. I readied for another onslaught from him.
Then a sound I never expected shocked me to the core. "C..Cat..." I turned to stare as Emma slowly opened her eyes. "We've gotta stop him...now while he's distracted with you," she whispered. I glanced back at the puppet master. He was slowly lifting himself from the ground, groaning with each movement.
I nodded grimly. "Alright, if he needs a 'distraction' that's what I'll give him." I stepped forward again and slammed him into the ground. I dropped the wall knowing it was useless at this point. "What? You aren't gonna get up? Let me help you." I pulled him from the ground to dangle before me. "How does it feel to know I'm not afraid of you? That you won't be 'keeping' us, hmmmm?"
Slowly, he opened his eyes. I took a step back as the full gaze hit me. They were empty: nothing was left behind them. "If I won't be keeping you..." he gasped out, "then no one will." I cried out in pain, as I felt him latch on and seek to crush my mind.
"Cat! Help! It's hurts...make it stop!" Beth screamed from behind me. I twisted, horror-stricken at the sight of her writhing in mid air. Emma was no better- her face locked in a silent scream.
"Yes... watch them suffer. It's your fault." He grinned, murderously as tears fell down my face. " Don't be afraid. You won't be alone. You'll die with them."
My heart pounded. He was wrong... I wasn't afraid. Now, I was just angry. And that... gave me strength. My sisters wouldn't be dying any time soon. I raised my gaze to his. "Goodbye."
Without another word, I slammed my mind into his seeking the telepathic ties to my friends. He fought me, panicked at the strength that had found it's way to me. Suddenly, without knowing how, I pressed against him, forcing him backwards. This was harder somehow than my kinetics, and sweat began to drip down my face. I pressed harder, feeling the force through my palms. The power of it pushed me to my knees, almost breaking my concentration.
"Not this time." I'd almost found the connection. I knew Emma could find the empathic bond, but the other was mine. There! My mind latched on to the bonds and sliced. The monster let out a shriek, tearing at my ears.
"Emma ...NOW!" I screamed. Struggling to hold up the pressure against him, I barely felt the bond sever and Emma and Beth vanish from the puppet master's playground.
I moved to follow, and felt a sickening touch grasp my mind. "You belong to me..."
I gritted my teeth. "I belong to no one but myself, you son of a bitch!" I slammed my palms forward forcing him backwards with a sickening crunch I didn't understand. He slammed into a wall I couldn't see and stayed there.
He gasped, blood trickling from his mouth. "But... I'm here..." With those cryptic words, the world fell apart.
I struggled to loose myself from the hold he'd had on me. Screaming, I plummeted into total darkness. ................................
MWHAH HAH HAH! I only promised this would be the final chapter! I never said it wouldn't be a cliff hanger now did I? (Cackles evilly) I guess you'll just have to wait for the epilogue to find out who died now won't you?! Oh yeah...did I mention I was gonna be gone this week? Heh heh heh. Sorry... I've been planning this from the beginning. It actually flows really beautifully... I promise. Please don't hurt me.