Let's just go ahead and cut to the chase, I really don't have anything to
say.
Chapter Twelve: The Deal
Lance and Pietro finally arrived at the end of the tunnel. Quickly, Pietro moved over to the control panel and shut the metal gate before them. He moved over a bit and saw Wanda trying her best to hold it off as Todd bounced around, trying to protect her. When the gate slammed shut, they both slumped to the ground, trying to rearrange their thoughts.
"Did Wanda just do what I think she did?" asked Lance.
Pietro looked to him. "I guess."
~In the Lab~
Pyro stood supposedly "on guard" around Kitty. She had her arms over her chest like a mummy as her eyes were closed. Kitty's hair rested gently on her shoulders as her toned skin was a sky blue color. To Pyro, she was the only light in the room. It was totally dark, except for the glowing center. He glimsped at Kitty strangely then remembered something that Remy told him a while back.
**Flashback**
"Chere' told Remy dat Kitty knows dis one song. It's real pretty she said. Remy's never heard it though."
Pyro shot Remy a strange look.
"Have you been drinking again?"
He shook his head quickly.
"Remy non. But it's true 'bout what Chere' said. You need to hear her one day."
**End of Flashback**
"I need ta hear 'er eh?" Pyro walked over to Kitty's frozen state and placed his hand on the ice. He stood there for a moment and looked directly at her face. Kitty's skin color frightened Pyro for a moment.
"Kitty, I know ya' can hear me. Can you wake up? I'd like ta hear that one song."
Kitty just stood in place, motionless. Pyro sighed, turned, and started to walk away. As he reached the elevator, Pyro turned back.
"I'm really sorry Kitty."
~Back at the entrance to the second floor~
Lance and Pietro explored the second floor for a moment then stopped in the middle. There were three entrances. One had to lead to Kitty, well, at least that's what they thought. Pietro looked around them for a moment, then turned to Lance.
"Why don't you go check them?" he asked innocently.
Lance gave him a dumbfounded look. "Why don't you!? You're the fastest!"
Pietro grinned. "Oh you're right. I am the fastest. And the hottest." He mocked with pride.
He dashed around the entrances, trying to find the right way. Soon enough, he dashed back to Lance with his grin.
"It's the middle one."
~In Remy's Hangout~
"So what's this song about anyway?" asked Pyro as he swirled the flame, glowing from his lighter.
Remy shrugged and lit up a leaf from a nearby oak tree.
"Remy dunno. But Chere' said it was a lovely song."
Pyro sighed and started mumbling. Suddenly, the alarm on Remy's wall started going off. It was a soft ringing sound, signaling that someone entered the lab room. Pyro stood up as Remy switched the alarm off.
"Where ya' goin'?" asked Remy as he threw the smoking leaf.
Pyro walked towards the exit. "They're here. It ain't right to not welcome guests ya' know?"
~In the Lab~
Pietro dashed over to the frozen cage Kitty was inside. He was shocked. He fingers started to tremble as he looked at Kitty's pale frozen face. Lance started messing with the control panel to get Kitty out.
"Kitty."
Pietro quickly moved his hand along the icicle as his hand trembled with cold. Suddenly, a loud crash was heard beside him. Pietro turned and saw Lance slamming his fist on the control panel.
"You idiot!! Don't wreck it!" he shouted.
Lance gave Pietro a cold look. "I can't get it to work."
Pietro tried to reach for the panel until Lance held his wrist to stop. Pietro glared at him as he pulled his hand away quickly. Suddenly, a loud crash was heard from behind. Lance and Pietro both turned. There was Magneto and Mastermind standing there by the gate. A surge of anger flowed through Pietro's body as he saw a grin lurk upon his father's lips.
"We've been expecting you Quicksilver, Avalanche."
He nodded to them both as they stood their ground. Magneto gave a quick laugh.
"You came to take my puppet away?" he sneered.
Pietro took a step forward. "She's not a puppet!!"
Magneto started to move towards them as they watched.
"Shadowcat was part of my plan all along. I would've gotten anyone else but, who would've known that you Pietro, would get so close to an X- Men."
"You dirty bastard.." Mumbled Lance as he clenched a fist.
Magneto just gave out another laugh then looked up at Kitty who was still in her frozen state. Then he turned a bit to Mastermind.
"Now, you will see my puppet's power. Mastermind, if you may."
Mastermind moved his hands to Kitty as his eyes glowed a strange turquoise. Pietro turned to Kitty, hoping that Magneto's plan would foil. The ice began to crack as shimmering shards of ice dropped to the metal ground. Pietro looked up to Kitty's face. Suddenly, her eyes shot open as the ice breaks. Pietro was surprised to see Kitty. Not that he was before, but she was a bit different. Kitty was floating!
"Shadowcat, demonstrate your new abilities to our guests."
Kitty stopped floating and began walking towards Pietro and Lance. She lifted a knife from the counter and began to charge it up like Gambit would.
"What did you do to her?!" shouted Lance.
"I simply just placed her with new abilities other than her regular corporal intangibility. Now, for example. like Gambit." Kitty threw the charged knife towards Lance until he ducked out of the way. "She can use kinetic energy on normal objects."
Pietro shook his head slowly to Kitty. Suddenly, Lance tried to grab Kitty until she tossed him across the room. Pietro turned back to Magneto as Kitty she found a fuel tank lying around by the chamber. A burst of flame shot out as she began swirling her hands around it.
"Another example, like Pyro..." Kitty created a large flaming serpent that watched Pietro's every move. "She has fire manipulation."
Suddenly, the serpent shot towards Pietro. Luckily, he was too quick for it. Pietro began circling Kitty, trying to remove her attention away from Mastermind. Magneto chuckled and started walking away. Pietro looked to Kitty who was still controlling the flaming serpent. Her ocean green blue gaze had disappeared into a bright yellow, as her smile was nothing. Pietro slowly stopped when he kept gazing at Kitty. Then, the serpent grazed Pietro's shoulder, leaving burns and marks. He howled in pain as Mastermind continued. Before Pietro could react, Lance leapt over to Mastermind, tackling him to the ground. But to their luck, he still had control of Kitty. Before Kitty could send the serpent to get Pietro again, Mastermind snapped his fingers, making Kitty collapse to the ground. Pietro rushed over and picked her up, ignoring the burning pain on his shoulder. Lance looked over and began shaking Mastermind violently.
"What did you do now?! She better not be-"
The man shook his head. "No, she is not dead yet. She is in a state where every minute you waste, she'll feel a slight squeeze. The harder the squeeze is, the more the chance she has to die."
Pietro brushed her hair to the side as he listened to Lance and Mastermind's conversation.
"Fix her!! Or I'll fix you!!" shouted Lance as Pietro stood up with Kitty, resting in his arms.
Mastermind quickly slid away from Lance's grasp and stood up, gaining his composure.
"You must do something for Magneto. He needs you to find the teardrop."
Pietro looked at him strangely. "Don't you have the teardrop?"
Mastermind shook his head slowly. "No, we have moved it to an ancient ruin that unlocks the secret to the most powerful mutant yet. We need you to bring the teardrop back here."
Pietro and Lance agreed after a couple glares and thoughts. But Pietro had to request something. He walked closer to Lance and Mastermind, hoping he could make his wish.
"Well, can you at least cure her? I want her to go on the mission with us."
Mastermind thought for a moment then raised his hands to Kitty. "Since you are Magneto's son. But I warn you now, the child may turn to her possessed self anytime. Bring back the teardrop by tomorrow by midnight."
With that, Mastermind disappeared in the shadows. Lance looked to Kitty who was sleeping in Pietro's arms. She seemed alright.
"We better rest first. I want her to be awake when we go."
Pietro looked to Kitty. Her skin was now normal color and she seemed very tired. As they began walking out to find Wanda and Todd so they could all leave, someone in the shadows watched them with guilt striking him every moment. Quickly, he turned back around and headed out.
Okay, this chapter wasn't supposed to end here, but I decided to end it here. I'm not done with this action part yet. Oh, and if it seems kind of weird about Magz making Kitty new abilities, don't ask how I came up with it. Kitty couldn't try and beat the crap out of them with just weapons, strength, and her phasing. Reviews please!
Chapter Twelve: The Deal
Lance and Pietro finally arrived at the end of the tunnel. Quickly, Pietro moved over to the control panel and shut the metal gate before them. He moved over a bit and saw Wanda trying her best to hold it off as Todd bounced around, trying to protect her. When the gate slammed shut, they both slumped to the ground, trying to rearrange their thoughts.
"Did Wanda just do what I think she did?" asked Lance.
Pietro looked to him. "I guess."
~In the Lab~
Pyro stood supposedly "on guard" around Kitty. She had her arms over her chest like a mummy as her eyes were closed. Kitty's hair rested gently on her shoulders as her toned skin was a sky blue color. To Pyro, she was the only light in the room. It was totally dark, except for the glowing center. He glimsped at Kitty strangely then remembered something that Remy told him a while back.
**Flashback**
"Chere' told Remy dat Kitty knows dis one song. It's real pretty she said. Remy's never heard it though."
Pyro shot Remy a strange look.
"Have you been drinking again?"
He shook his head quickly.
"Remy non. But it's true 'bout what Chere' said. You need to hear her one day."
**End of Flashback**
"I need ta hear 'er eh?" Pyro walked over to Kitty's frozen state and placed his hand on the ice. He stood there for a moment and looked directly at her face. Kitty's skin color frightened Pyro for a moment.
"Kitty, I know ya' can hear me. Can you wake up? I'd like ta hear that one song."
Kitty just stood in place, motionless. Pyro sighed, turned, and started to walk away. As he reached the elevator, Pyro turned back.
"I'm really sorry Kitty."
~Back at the entrance to the second floor~
Lance and Pietro explored the second floor for a moment then stopped in the middle. There were three entrances. One had to lead to Kitty, well, at least that's what they thought. Pietro looked around them for a moment, then turned to Lance.
"Why don't you go check them?" he asked innocently.
Lance gave him a dumbfounded look. "Why don't you!? You're the fastest!"
Pietro grinned. "Oh you're right. I am the fastest. And the hottest." He mocked with pride.
He dashed around the entrances, trying to find the right way. Soon enough, he dashed back to Lance with his grin.
"It's the middle one."
~In Remy's Hangout~
"So what's this song about anyway?" asked Pyro as he swirled the flame, glowing from his lighter.
Remy shrugged and lit up a leaf from a nearby oak tree.
"Remy dunno. But Chere' said it was a lovely song."
Pyro sighed and started mumbling. Suddenly, the alarm on Remy's wall started going off. It was a soft ringing sound, signaling that someone entered the lab room. Pyro stood up as Remy switched the alarm off.
"Where ya' goin'?" asked Remy as he threw the smoking leaf.
Pyro walked towards the exit. "They're here. It ain't right to not welcome guests ya' know?"
~In the Lab~
Pietro dashed over to the frozen cage Kitty was inside. He was shocked. He fingers started to tremble as he looked at Kitty's pale frozen face. Lance started messing with the control panel to get Kitty out.
"Kitty."
Pietro quickly moved his hand along the icicle as his hand trembled with cold. Suddenly, a loud crash was heard beside him. Pietro turned and saw Lance slamming his fist on the control panel.
"You idiot!! Don't wreck it!" he shouted.
Lance gave Pietro a cold look. "I can't get it to work."
Pietro tried to reach for the panel until Lance held his wrist to stop. Pietro glared at him as he pulled his hand away quickly. Suddenly, a loud crash was heard from behind. Lance and Pietro both turned. There was Magneto and Mastermind standing there by the gate. A surge of anger flowed through Pietro's body as he saw a grin lurk upon his father's lips.
"We've been expecting you Quicksilver, Avalanche."
He nodded to them both as they stood their ground. Magneto gave a quick laugh.
"You came to take my puppet away?" he sneered.
Pietro took a step forward. "She's not a puppet!!"
Magneto started to move towards them as they watched.
"Shadowcat was part of my plan all along. I would've gotten anyone else but, who would've known that you Pietro, would get so close to an X- Men."
"You dirty bastard.." Mumbled Lance as he clenched a fist.
Magneto just gave out another laugh then looked up at Kitty who was still in her frozen state. Then he turned a bit to Mastermind.
"Now, you will see my puppet's power. Mastermind, if you may."
Mastermind moved his hands to Kitty as his eyes glowed a strange turquoise. Pietro turned to Kitty, hoping that Magneto's plan would foil. The ice began to crack as shimmering shards of ice dropped to the metal ground. Pietro looked up to Kitty's face. Suddenly, her eyes shot open as the ice breaks. Pietro was surprised to see Kitty. Not that he was before, but she was a bit different. Kitty was floating!
"Shadowcat, demonstrate your new abilities to our guests."
Kitty stopped floating and began walking towards Pietro and Lance. She lifted a knife from the counter and began to charge it up like Gambit would.
"What did you do to her?!" shouted Lance.
"I simply just placed her with new abilities other than her regular corporal intangibility. Now, for example. like Gambit." Kitty threw the charged knife towards Lance until he ducked out of the way. "She can use kinetic energy on normal objects."
Pietro shook his head slowly to Kitty. Suddenly, Lance tried to grab Kitty until she tossed him across the room. Pietro turned back to Magneto as Kitty she found a fuel tank lying around by the chamber. A burst of flame shot out as she began swirling her hands around it.
"Another example, like Pyro..." Kitty created a large flaming serpent that watched Pietro's every move. "She has fire manipulation."
Suddenly, the serpent shot towards Pietro. Luckily, he was too quick for it. Pietro began circling Kitty, trying to remove her attention away from Mastermind. Magneto chuckled and started walking away. Pietro looked to Kitty who was still controlling the flaming serpent. Her ocean green blue gaze had disappeared into a bright yellow, as her smile was nothing. Pietro slowly stopped when he kept gazing at Kitty. Then, the serpent grazed Pietro's shoulder, leaving burns and marks. He howled in pain as Mastermind continued. Before Pietro could react, Lance leapt over to Mastermind, tackling him to the ground. But to their luck, he still had control of Kitty. Before Kitty could send the serpent to get Pietro again, Mastermind snapped his fingers, making Kitty collapse to the ground. Pietro rushed over and picked her up, ignoring the burning pain on his shoulder. Lance looked over and began shaking Mastermind violently.
"What did you do now?! She better not be-"
The man shook his head. "No, she is not dead yet. She is in a state where every minute you waste, she'll feel a slight squeeze. The harder the squeeze is, the more the chance she has to die."
Pietro brushed her hair to the side as he listened to Lance and Mastermind's conversation.
"Fix her!! Or I'll fix you!!" shouted Lance as Pietro stood up with Kitty, resting in his arms.
Mastermind quickly slid away from Lance's grasp and stood up, gaining his composure.
"You must do something for Magneto. He needs you to find the teardrop."
Pietro looked at him strangely. "Don't you have the teardrop?"
Mastermind shook his head slowly. "No, we have moved it to an ancient ruin that unlocks the secret to the most powerful mutant yet. We need you to bring the teardrop back here."
Pietro and Lance agreed after a couple glares and thoughts. But Pietro had to request something. He walked closer to Lance and Mastermind, hoping he could make his wish.
"Well, can you at least cure her? I want her to go on the mission with us."
Mastermind thought for a moment then raised his hands to Kitty. "Since you are Magneto's son. But I warn you now, the child may turn to her possessed self anytime. Bring back the teardrop by tomorrow by midnight."
With that, Mastermind disappeared in the shadows. Lance looked to Kitty who was sleeping in Pietro's arms. She seemed alright.
"We better rest first. I want her to be awake when we go."
Pietro looked to Kitty. Her skin was now normal color and she seemed very tired. As they began walking out to find Wanda and Todd so they could all leave, someone in the shadows watched them with guilt striking him every moment. Quickly, he turned back around and headed out.
Okay, this chapter wasn't supposed to end here, but I decided to end it here. I'm not done with this action part yet. Oh, and if it seems kind of weird about Magz making Kitty new abilities, don't ask how I came up with it. Kitty couldn't try and beat the crap out of them with just weapons, strength, and her phasing. Reviews please!
