Chapter VI
Rain, it had rained all the weekend. Duo found that he could still teleport sunday night, and also jump like todd and make earthquakes like lance. He didn't like to run using Pietro's powers, it was too draining and he was tired enough as it was. It was odd though, like going through puberty all over again, one day he could read minds and sense emotions and leech off of skin, then next day he can telepor, walk on walls, make earthquakes, and run real fast too. Duo shuddered again at the thought of the fast running. He had done it just the other night, from the garage to the bunker entrance, not even a quarter mile but it made him so tired that he ate and went to bed. Now he sat in his desk reading, talking to Kurt.
"Hey Duo, I heard youve been giving the brotehrhood hell" chirped the german elf, always happy to hear the brotherhoods misfortune.
"Yeah Kurt, you know thats all anyone has talked to me about except Rouge"
"Yeah, you and Rouge have been hanging out alot, what DO you talk about?"
Duo had hoped the elf would just try n talk about something other than the brotherhood, which he did but he went right for talking about Rouge. Dup sighed and pulled his nose out of his book just to find kurt standing on the ceiling reading it over his shoulder. The book happened to be one he found in the library, when he had asked the proffesor what he would recomend to read he found that the proffesor had ALOT of favorite books. Duo was dismayed when he found they were all phsyche books. He then went to find the claw guy, Logan. Logan pointed him in the direction of a few thrillers. Kurt lost interest quickly and began to pace some more on the ceiling. Duo put his book down, it was pretty bad.
"Kurt what do you people do around here for fun? On days like this I mean."
"Well, there isn;t much. Everyone else is in the Danger room, the proffesor didn't want you to absorb anyones powers so he said you could go in with scott and jean later."
"What stops me from absorbing them?"
"Prof said something about a latex suit."
"Cool, so im goin into soemthing called a danger room with 2 people wearing condom suits?"
"Looks like it, i wouldn't say that to Bast tho, the whole latex thing was his idea."
"You know whats great about you too? If ever you lost the hair on your heads you could transplant it from your assess"
"Hey watch it, girls LOVE the fuuzzy man"
"Yeah a stuffed animal in your likeness around the holidays would make a fortune"
Kurt thought this was more than funny, he would have to look into that.
"Duo, This will be your first trip into the danger room while its activated. I had some close calls in there. The proffesor will tell you about the safety word that shuts it down in an emergency. Don't be ashamed to use it, we all have. Logan hasn't, but he is differant. There have been times we would have been killed without it, so don't be ashamed to use it."
"Thanks, i'll keep that in mind Kurt."
A few more minutes passed and Duo decided to go get something to eat. On his way to the kitchen he saw the other kids coming out of the danger room. They never left without a few bruises or bumps, before he could get called to the danger room he managed so scarf down a bit of steak from the fridge. He was starting to be convinced that he needed alot of meat to support his new powers. Probably had something to do with nutrients or something, but he didnt know much about that. A few minutes went by and he was called to the danger room, he was hoping this would turn out to be as fun as the rest of hisstay.
Duo bumped into Rouge on the way down to the room, she had decided to come with him and go for a second run in the danger room. The two walked in silence through the thick metal doors, the proffessor and logan were upstairs in the observatory, the intercom buzzed through blarring the proffesors voice.
"Duo, I cannot stress enough for you to take the danger room seriously, you could be killed in here. We have all had some close shots, but now you must pay attention to what you do. I would like to see you master what powers you have retained. You must be careful. The safety word is "STOP" it is always the same, but you have to yell it. We will start the session out slow, BEGIN".
Scott and Jeann ran in just as it the proffesor was finishing. Both were pretty much covered in a thin sheen of latex, just an extra precaution against Duo unwittingly absorbing powers he would have to keep. Duo and scott both shrugged their extra clothes and gloves off, it was always hot in the danger room and even the spare mesh shirt Rouge always wore made it alot hotter. Now they got to romp around without gloves and extra shirts.
"Be ready Duo" Rouge whispered to him.
Duo was going to say something in return but the room began to hum to life. A few low-power laser cannons took pot shots at them all to get them warmed up and nimble. Then the room began to move, certain floor pannels shifting without warning. It was pretty fun for Duo, he got to teleport all over. He eventually got the hang of making the guns aim at each other using Kurts power. After ten minutes blades began to come out of the walls, never coming close to them but blocking off escape paths they might use to avoid the lazers. This was where the trouble started. Duo was having trouble keeping up. He felt so tired all of a sudden. Everyone could see it, they thought he was just feeling hot though.
"Duo watch it!" Rouge yelled.
Duo teleported a few feet away from the spot he was standing on. The lazers shot the spot an instant later. He was feeling lightheaded. He could make out another gun aiming for him, he teleported and blacked out. He was sure he could hear screaming but he was too tired to care.
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Warm sticky blood and bits of flesh hit Rouge square in the face. Her eyes froze in shock and terror as she watched the scene play out in front of her. Duo had teleported into the path of a moving blade, a large one. It hit him in the midsection, to the right of his spine, suddenly most of his midsection wasn't there anymore, it had been sprayed on her and most of the danger room. The copper taste of blood was in her mouth and the meaty bits were still hitting her face when he hit the ground, a pool of blood forming too quickly for him to possibly survive.
NO
Suddenly the world came back to its normal speed everyone was yelling and there were others rushing into the room.
"OUT OF MY WAY" yelled logan, rushing to Duos side. His entire right kidney area had been taken out. Logan was quickly pressing his hands to Duo's face, trying to give him his own powers of healing. Logan was pushed back almost immediatly, unconcious.
THERE WE GO!
Rain, it had rained all the weekend. Duo found that he could still teleport sunday night, and also jump like todd and make earthquakes like lance. He didn't like to run using Pietro's powers, it was too draining and he was tired enough as it was. It was odd though, like going through puberty all over again, one day he could read minds and sense emotions and leech off of skin, then next day he can telepor, walk on walls, make earthquakes, and run real fast too. Duo shuddered again at the thought of the fast running. He had done it just the other night, from the garage to the bunker entrance, not even a quarter mile but it made him so tired that he ate and went to bed. Now he sat in his desk reading, talking to Kurt.
"Hey Duo, I heard youve been giving the brotehrhood hell" chirped the german elf, always happy to hear the brotherhoods misfortune.
"Yeah Kurt, you know thats all anyone has talked to me about except Rouge"
"Yeah, you and Rouge have been hanging out alot, what DO you talk about?"
Duo had hoped the elf would just try n talk about something other than the brotherhood, which he did but he went right for talking about Rouge. Dup sighed and pulled his nose out of his book just to find kurt standing on the ceiling reading it over his shoulder. The book happened to be one he found in the library, when he had asked the proffesor what he would recomend to read he found that the proffesor had ALOT of favorite books. Duo was dismayed when he found they were all phsyche books. He then went to find the claw guy, Logan. Logan pointed him in the direction of a few thrillers. Kurt lost interest quickly and began to pace some more on the ceiling. Duo put his book down, it was pretty bad.
"Kurt what do you people do around here for fun? On days like this I mean."
"Well, there isn;t much. Everyone else is in the Danger room, the proffesor didn't want you to absorb anyones powers so he said you could go in with scott and jean later."
"What stops me from absorbing them?"
"Prof said something about a latex suit."
"Cool, so im goin into soemthing called a danger room with 2 people wearing condom suits?"
"Looks like it, i wouldn't say that to Bast tho, the whole latex thing was his idea."
"You know whats great about you too? If ever you lost the hair on your heads you could transplant it from your assess"
"Hey watch it, girls LOVE the fuuzzy man"
"Yeah a stuffed animal in your likeness around the holidays would make a fortune"
Kurt thought this was more than funny, he would have to look into that.
"Duo, This will be your first trip into the danger room while its activated. I had some close calls in there. The proffesor will tell you about the safety word that shuts it down in an emergency. Don't be ashamed to use it, we all have. Logan hasn't, but he is differant. There have been times we would have been killed without it, so don't be ashamed to use it."
"Thanks, i'll keep that in mind Kurt."
A few more minutes passed and Duo decided to go get something to eat. On his way to the kitchen he saw the other kids coming out of the danger room. They never left without a few bruises or bumps, before he could get called to the danger room he managed so scarf down a bit of steak from the fridge. He was starting to be convinced that he needed alot of meat to support his new powers. Probably had something to do with nutrients or something, but he didnt know much about that. A few minutes went by and he was called to the danger room, he was hoping this would turn out to be as fun as the rest of hisstay.
Duo bumped into Rouge on the way down to the room, she had decided to come with him and go for a second run in the danger room. The two walked in silence through the thick metal doors, the proffessor and logan were upstairs in the observatory, the intercom buzzed through blarring the proffesors voice.
"Duo, I cannot stress enough for you to take the danger room seriously, you could be killed in here. We have all had some close shots, but now you must pay attention to what you do. I would like to see you master what powers you have retained. You must be careful. The safety word is "STOP" it is always the same, but you have to yell it. We will start the session out slow, BEGIN".
Scott and Jeann ran in just as it the proffesor was finishing. Both were pretty much covered in a thin sheen of latex, just an extra precaution against Duo unwittingly absorbing powers he would have to keep. Duo and scott both shrugged their extra clothes and gloves off, it was always hot in the danger room and even the spare mesh shirt Rouge always wore made it alot hotter. Now they got to romp around without gloves and extra shirts.
"Be ready Duo" Rouge whispered to him.
Duo was going to say something in return but the room began to hum to life. A few low-power laser cannons took pot shots at them all to get them warmed up and nimble. Then the room began to move, certain floor pannels shifting without warning. It was pretty fun for Duo, he got to teleport all over. He eventually got the hang of making the guns aim at each other using Kurts power. After ten minutes blades began to come out of the walls, never coming close to them but blocking off escape paths they might use to avoid the lazers. This was where the trouble started. Duo was having trouble keeping up. He felt so tired all of a sudden. Everyone could see it, they thought he was just feeling hot though.
"Duo watch it!" Rouge yelled.
Duo teleported a few feet away from the spot he was standing on. The lazers shot the spot an instant later. He was feeling lightheaded. He could make out another gun aiming for him, he teleported and blacked out. He was sure he could hear screaming but he was too tired to care.
............................................................................ .................................................
Warm sticky blood and bits of flesh hit Rouge square in the face. Her eyes froze in shock and terror as she watched the scene play out in front of her. Duo had teleported into the path of a moving blade, a large one. It hit him in the midsection, to the right of his spine, suddenly most of his midsection wasn't there anymore, it had been sprayed on her and most of the danger room. The copper taste of blood was in her mouth and the meaty bits were still hitting her face when he hit the ground, a pool of blood forming too quickly for him to possibly survive.
NO
Suddenly the world came back to its normal speed everyone was yelling and there were others rushing into the room.
"OUT OF MY WAY" yelled logan, rushing to Duos side. His entire right kidney area had been taken out. Logan was quickly pressing his hands to Duo's face, trying to give him his own powers of healing. Logan was pushed back almost immediatly, unconcious.
THERE WE GO!