The Rogue
Author's Note: You guys should read 'Callous' by RandiRogue… man… that is pretty deep s*** very angsty…
Gotta warn you people… the contents in this chapter is not like the others I've written so far… people WILL die, not telling who… just be prepared for death, violence and a lot of fighting.
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"-small town mayor has been placed in jail as the media uncovered shocking news about his part in the mutant attack just last January"(*)
Jamie sat upright and turned up the volume, catching most of the student's attention. The television then changed scenery as they were shown footage of the uproar. A blond man who looked about the age of 20 or 22 holding a large microphone stood before them.
" Here we are at Cadlecott County where the previous small town mayor, Rodgerick has been cuffed and arrested at his own public rally," he announced. " As the previous mayor was about to uncover his latest achievements to make the town a better, cleaner district, the SWAT team arrived to arrest him of aiding Mr. Eric Lehnsherr, a mutant known as Magneto in creating a machine that would wipe out the entire homo sapien sapien race."
" Dr. Samuel DeVillago, Rodgerick's only competition in next month's election has been officially named Mayor by default."
Jamie's eyes widened, remembering a few conversations he had with Ricky about Samuel DeVillago.
" Like, wow… isn't Cadlecott where like, Rogue used to live?" Kitty asked as she hugged her knees, bringing them up on the couch. " That's like a totally freaky coincidence!"
Jamie shook his head. " No it's not, Kitty! Samuel DeVillago is the man that held Ricky and Ms. Rogue in those labs!"
" Dr. DeVillago, can you please enlighten us with a few words?"
Jamie accidentally slid off of the couch and made a replica of himself, which he had ordered to retrieve the adults. As they came running, Ricky gasped, seeing DeVillago, smiling innocently.
"Well Mr. Brenisham, all I can say is that I am shocked to know that a fellow homo sapien sapien would want to rid the world of its own kind," DeVillago said. " I, however… along with my elite team of scientist are working diligently to find a way to create the perfect soldiers from these mutants. They may seem frightening but, we do have a way to keep them controlled as well as a way to eradicate them when necessary. Observe"
Scott gripped his towel; his arms shaking from his fury. They all watched in horror as a man with brown hair was tied to a rising platform. The man was blindfolded and gagged, but he didn't seem to be fazed or frightened.
" This man, Phillip Nate, is a mutant that has been serving our country for years, however, we could no longer trust the man, for he once worked for Eric Lehnsherr."
Xavier frowned. " That is a pure lie. Eric never hired more than four people to do his bidding at a time. At that time, he merely had the shape-shifter, Mystique. Victor Creed and two thugs he hired from the streets." (**)
" What is he up to?" Ororo wondered out loud. Jean nodded, glancing at Scott who was still trembling. He had been in the middle of a bath when the Jamie duplicate had called him.
They all watched as a large satellite-like machine rose from the platform, pointed directly at Phillip Nate.
" This is the X-Zero 2. It can fire a pulsating wave that can reach up to half the world's radius; as well as concentrating the wave to a single person," DeVillago explained as he took out a remote control. " Now, this machine is only targeted on mutants, it cannot harm humans nor animals."
Jamie watched, regretting it immediately. DeVillago pushed a button on his remote control. The machine hummed loudly, and a greenish hue began to form on the base of its pointer. Within seconds, a greenish wave of light began to pound into Phillip's body, making it convulse with pain.
He could no longer control his bodily fluids; his saliva ran down his mouth and his clothes were wet with perspiration and urine. Soon, blood began to seep out of every pore of his body, creating a rather large puddle right beneath his legs.
Soon, his epidermis shed off, leaving only his muscles. " We can speed this up if you wish… it is rather gruesome to watch his insides melt off"
Jubilee ran from the room, placing a hand on her mouth, trying to prevent herself from vomiting. Jean broke down and cried. Ororo merely inhaled a shaky breath and prayed for the man's soul. The rest of the students were horrified, frozen into place as they saw the Devil at his worst, displaying a gory death in front of the whole world.
He turned a knob on his remote and the waves became closer together, creating what looked like a green laser that penetrated Phillip's skin, burning him from the inside out.
The reporter was in a state of shock, hands still formed as if holding his microphone when in reality, he had dropped it as Phillip dropped his skin.
" We finally created a machine that will keep mutants in line," DeVillago said, after Phillip's body was nothing but mere ashes. The students hear and saw the crowd cheering, spitting at the ashes that were now being blown away by the harsh wind.
Jean looked at her bestfriend, Ororo who was seething in anger. ' So that's where the wind came from' she thought.
Scott placed her hand on Ororo's shoulder and smiled sadly. " His death was not in vain, once we get there… Marie will be back and we'll straighten things out with the world."
Ororo nodded. " I hope so, I do hope so."
Xavier nodded and began to formulate a plan. " Alright, we head for Mississippi in three hours. Henry, I am afraid you'll have to supervise the children while I help the team from the Cerebro room."
The blue beast nodded and smiled. " I believe I'm a better help here."
Scott nodded.
" Jamie, Ricky you're going with them." Xavier said as he wheeled out of the recreation room. " The rest of you, try to get your mind clear from that vision you just received and get some rest."
" Sir, Jaime and Ricky… They're just children!" Scott exclaimed, disturbed by the news.
" We'll need Multiple's abilities as well as Hypno's knowledge of the lab," Jean explained. " Besides, you weren't younger than Jamie when you first went into your frist mission."
Scott glared at her. " I know that Jean, but I had experience from years of living in the streets!"
Ororo shook her head. " Look, its no use to Rogue or the world if you two keep bickering. We need to get our teammate back here before any harm comes to her."
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"Mission? What the hell are you talking about DeVillago?" Marie spat.
The man's eyes glowed yellow and the man, turned into a blue skinned woman. Marie's eyes went wide, recognizing the shape-shifter from their previous meetings.
" You?"
The woman smiled. " I'm glad you remember me."
Marie inched closer to the doors, levitating from making a sound. " What are you doing here?" Marie asked, " I thought you worked for Magneto…"
Mystique shrugged and smiled coyly. " Well, truthfully, I was ordered to keep him out of the way, which thank you for doing. That made my job so much easier."
"What do you want with me?"
" First of, my dear," Mystique started. " We need you to get the largest threat out of the way."
Marie narrowed her eyes as Mystique came closer. " Kill the President."
Before Marie could open the doors, Mystique ran towards her with speed that she never imagined existed. Soon, she was hanging more than three feet in the air, Mystique's hand clamped on her throat.
" Its such a simple task. With him out of the way, the Vice President will have to ensue that the machine be done immediately," Mystique crooned. " Then, finally… we can rid the world of these humans! Betraying their foolishly given trust!"
Marie sneered as she kicked Mystique's chest, sending her flying towards the opposite walls. " Why insist on working for a human who wishes to betray his own kind!?"
Mystique smiled cruelly. " Who says he was human?"
Before Marie could retort, she felt strong arms encasing her, neutralizing her powers. She tried to struggle, but failed. Mystique laughed and made her way towards her, playing with her white locks.
" Did I introduce you to Neutralizer? His mutation is one of the many useful ones that DeVillago has under his control. Neutra here can do just as his name says," Mystique gloated gleefully. " You've met your match."
Marie smiled. " No, you've met yours"
Using the combat skills she'd acquired from both Logan and Scott, she easily defeated Mystique, even without her super-strength. With a swift kick to the neck, stomach and chest, Mystique fell breathlessly.
The shape-shifter laid on the floor, unconscious and no doubt, internally bleeding. The strong grip Neutralizer had on her loosened, and made Marie wary of what was to come. She heard the familiar chuckle of the devil and turned towards him.
" It seems I've under estimated you, my dear," DeVillago said. His smile turned into a sharp frown as he snapped his fingers. " However, no one escapes from Samuel DeVillago… not even your precious Wolverine…"
Marie gasped, tears shedding from her eyes as the walls dimmed, erasing the illusion of hallways; a dank laboratory replacing it. In the center of the dimly lit room, were two liquid-filled containers. One empty, the other occupied by a familiar well-built man.
' Logan'
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Author's Note: I thought I should add SOMETHING from X2. Not really related to it, but SOMETHING from it.
*- I'm not entirely sure when the Statue of Liberty thing happened, so I made it January.
**- not exactly sure about that either.