Brody slowly woke from the deep depths of the most peaceful sleep he had
ever had. He felt incredibly warm and secure. In fact, he felt more
secure than he ever had in his entire life. The warm arms around him were
thin, yet held a strength that made him feel protected. With a start he
realized there was a tail wrapped around his midsection that for once was
not his, but for some reason that didn't concern him. No, for once in his
young life he had no concerns at all.
He slowly opened his eyes and smiled at the blue furry chest that greeted him. As if the tail hadn't been clue enough for him, the fur certainly told him exactly whom he was snuggled up to. He knew it was Kurt without seeing anymore of the other mutant's features. He carefully pulled back and looked up at Kurt's sharp-featured face and grinned at the beauty he could see that others would simply overlook.
*You've been hanging around these softies too long already.* Psycho sneered.
*Shut up and let me enjoy these few peaceful moments before he wakes up.* Normal snapped in reply.
Psycho did shut up, much to Normal's amazement, but his few peaceful moments were lost anyway. His sensitive ears easily picked out the sound of the door creaking open ever so slowly. He lifted his head and sniffed the air, catching a familiar scent that made his fur bristle.
"Kurt wake up, there are intruders." Brody whispered to his sleeping companion.
Kurt didn't stir. Brody unwrapped his wings from around Kurt and carefully pulled away from his friend's warm embrace. He knew the owner of the scent meant trouble, big trouble of the Hellhole variety. And the person was going to regret it if he had his way.
*Let me zap her, please? Pretty please?* Psycho begged.
*Shut up and let me handle this.* Normal snapped.
With a low growl the mutant sprang from Kurt's bed, over to the door, and ripped it open. He had only a second for a gasp before he was blasted back into the room by a powerful stream of water. The little mutant hit the far wall with a bang and fell, spluttering angrily, to the floor. He sprang to his feet to attack his attacker, but was hit so hard with a stream of water that he went right through the wall. True to his cat-like mutation he landed on his feet.
*Well that was fun. Nice handling.* Psycho sneered.
*Shut up!*
"Nice landing."
"Just like a cat."
Brody groaned as he recognized the voices. Jordan and Mick, two trouble making twin brothers who just happened to like working for the Hellhole. They liked fighting and using their powers for any reason, even helping to enslave fellow mutants. They cared for no one except each other. And boy were they ever protective of each other. Jordan had once stabbed a younger mutant to death with one of his energy swords for knocking Mick out. Brody himself had learned the hard way not to mess with the twins.
"I'm not going back." Brody growled.
He turned to face the twins, not surprised to see they hadn't changed. They were still tall, muscular, and as blond haired as always. They were watching him with amused blue eyes that were overconfident and way too cocky.
"That's what you think furry." Mick sneered.
He watched as they joined hands and tried to dive as far away from them as he could, but with a familiar kwapop sound an energy shield had been erected by their combined powers.
*Fuck! We're dead!* Skeptic exclaimed.
*Let me zap them?* Psycho begged.
*You're a fucking idiot! If we charge up the electricity we'll fry ourselves.* Normal snapped. *Besides, those guys use energy remember? Electricity is a form of energy and therefore they can use it against us.*
*Don't call me an idiot!*
*He didn't, he called you a fucking idiot.* Skeptic retorted.
Brody watched with wide eyes as Jordan produced his famous energy sword and Mick created a sledgehammer, his weapon of choice. He really hated how they could create just about anything out of energy, any kind of energy too. They could use their own body heat, heat energy, and create their weapons or anything else they wanted.
"C'mere kitty, we're gonna have some fun." Jordan taunted.
Mick lunged, swinging his sledgehammer in a downward arc. Brody used his incredibly strong leg muscles and leapt over Mick. He landed behind the older boy and wrapped his tail around Mick's leg, making the teen stumble a fall. However, that left Brody open to a harsh slash across his back from Jordan's sword. He dodged the second swipe and spun to face the older boy.
"I'm going to cut you into little pieces." Jordan snarled.
"Try it." Brody growled back.
Jordan slashed at Brody and the small mutant jumped over it. He spread his wings as if to fly over the other boy, but something wrapped around his ankle and jerked him to the ground with a harsh thump. He tried to get to his feet, but whatever was wrapped around his ankle jerked him around and slammed him against the painfully hot energy shield.
"Bet that hurt." Mick snickered.
"Not as much as this will." Jordan growled.
Brody rolled to the side and listened as the sword sliced into the ground. He then flexed his strong leg and swung Mick around into the shield. Mick's grip on the whip that was wrapped around Brody's leg loosened and the small mutant jerked free. He stumbled to his feet only to roar in pain as several sharp things penetrated his back. With a snarl he pulled one of the things out and gaped at the throwing star. He quickly jerked the others out and spun to face Jordan, who was glaring quite fiercely at him.
"You should know better than to hurt my brother." Jordan growled.
*Please, please can we zap him?* Psycho begged.
*Wet fur moron.* Normal growled.
*We seriously need to get a new ability.* Skeptic grumbled.
*Oh yeah, another weapon for Psycho to kill with.* Normal snorted.
Jordan threw another throwing star at Brody, but the electric mutant easily dodged it. The weapon hit the shield and was instantly absorbed into it. Brody crouched to pounce at Jordan, but at just that moment Kurt appeared outside of the shield. He looked as if he was about to port in, but he was hit from behind by a stream of high powered water. The blue furred mutant was slammed against the shield and knocked unconscious.
"Kurt!"
Brody's attention was diverted to his friend and therefore had no chance to see the sledgehammer flying at his back. With a yelp of pain and shock Brody collapsed to the ground going completely limp.
Jordan turned to his brother. "You better hope you didn't break his back or Baxter will have our heads on a platter."
"Eh, that little brat with the healing abilities can heal him." Mick replied with a careless shrug. "So, let's hurry and get him back."
"You're not going anywhere."
Scott watched as the two mutants turned to face him and the handful of mutants behind him. One of them moved like he was going to attack and Scott hit him with an optic blast causing him to fly back and hit the shield. The other mutant's face turned a furious red and a he growled menacingly.
"I'm not even going to ask how you brats got through our shield, but you've got two seconds to get the hell out."
"You're the one with two seconds to get out of here." Scott replied. As he said that Evan sprouted a few spikes, Bobby iced up, while Ray, Amara, and Jubilee got ready to use their powers.
Jordan smirked. "You surprised my brother, but your little optic blasts don't scare me. Try it visor boy."
Scott frowned and was about to blast the cocky boy when a hand fell on his shoulder. He looked at Jean curiously.
"Don't do it. There's something wrong. Let Bobby or Evan handle him." The red head told him.
"Iceman, Spyke, handle this guy." Scott ordered. He was smart enough to listen to Jean's advice.
Jordan smirked at the two young mutants as they stepped forward. However, he wasn't prepared for Evan to throw bone spikes at his feet. With a surprised cry he jumped back only to slip on a patch of ice. His head hit the ground with a harsh cracking sound and he was knocked unconscious. With both twins unconscious their energy shield flickered and disappeared.
Suddenly a high-pitched ringing filled their ears. They looked around for the source, but couldn't find anything that would cause the sound. Each of the mutants desperately pressed their hands over their ears, but nothing could block it out. It was as if the sound was being created within their own ears instead of an outside source. Slowly, the sound got worse and worse until one by one they fell unconscious. From high above two boys floated to the ground, one of the boys dropping the other when they were within a few feet.
"Hey, no need to be so rude Shift." One boy snarled. He had black hair and grey eyes.
The other boy simply grinned. "Ah, don't throw a wobby mate. Let's just collect our companions and shoot through."
"Don't throw a what? No, never mind. I don't want to learn Australian speech." The first boy grumbled. "Grab the twins, I'll find Tsunami and get the runt."
"Why do I have to carry the twin dills? Their fault they didn't wait like they were supposed to."
"Just grab them before someone else comes out of that mansion."
Shift sighed and walked over to where Jordan and Mick were limp on the ground. He was a big strong young man and easily picked his two comrades up. With one glance to make sure his buddy would be okay he floated into the air and glided just above tree level until he was out of sight.
The other boy didn't have to search for Tsunami as the young woman jumped out of the hole Brody had created in the wall. She easily landed on her feet and ran over to her friend.
"A big guy with claws is gonna be out here in a minute. There's no time to grab the runt or the others." She said hurriedly.
"Boss will have our asses if we don't bring him back. He'll turn Tartarus loose on us."
Tsunami opened her mouth to reply when there was an enraged roar from inside the mansion. Instead she grabbed her companion by his hand and dragged him away. They disappeared into the trees just seconds before Wolverine burst out of the house, claws extended and ready to shred someone. Seconds later Pietro showed up with Cody and Todd. Pietro took one look around and put his hands on his hips.
"Looks like we missed a hell of a party."
"I wouldn't exactly sssay misssed Ssspeedy." Cody grumbled.
"What're you punks doin' here?" Wolverine growled.
"We were attacked yo, probably by the same goons." Todd said, looking around at the slowly waking X-men. "Lance and Fred were taken and probably Kyran by now."
"It wasss guysss from the place Kyran, Brody and I essscaped." Cody spoke up. "And they'll be back."
He slowly opened his eyes and smiled at the blue furry chest that greeted him. As if the tail hadn't been clue enough for him, the fur certainly told him exactly whom he was snuggled up to. He knew it was Kurt without seeing anymore of the other mutant's features. He carefully pulled back and looked up at Kurt's sharp-featured face and grinned at the beauty he could see that others would simply overlook.
*You've been hanging around these softies too long already.* Psycho sneered.
*Shut up and let me enjoy these few peaceful moments before he wakes up.* Normal snapped in reply.
Psycho did shut up, much to Normal's amazement, but his few peaceful moments were lost anyway. His sensitive ears easily picked out the sound of the door creaking open ever so slowly. He lifted his head and sniffed the air, catching a familiar scent that made his fur bristle.
"Kurt wake up, there are intruders." Brody whispered to his sleeping companion.
Kurt didn't stir. Brody unwrapped his wings from around Kurt and carefully pulled away from his friend's warm embrace. He knew the owner of the scent meant trouble, big trouble of the Hellhole variety. And the person was going to regret it if he had his way.
*Let me zap her, please? Pretty please?* Psycho begged.
*Shut up and let me handle this.* Normal snapped.
With a low growl the mutant sprang from Kurt's bed, over to the door, and ripped it open. He had only a second for a gasp before he was blasted back into the room by a powerful stream of water. The little mutant hit the far wall with a bang and fell, spluttering angrily, to the floor. He sprang to his feet to attack his attacker, but was hit so hard with a stream of water that he went right through the wall. True to his cat-like mutation he landed on his feet.
*Well that was fun. Nice handling.* Psycho sneered.
*Shut up!*
"Nice landing."
"Just like a cat."
Brody groaned as he recognized the voices. Jordan and Mick, two trouble making twin brothers who just happened to like working for the Hellhole. They liked fighting and using their powers for any reason, even helping to enslave fellow mutants. They cared for no one except each other. And boy were they ever protective of each other. Jordan had once stabbed a younger mutant to death with one of his energy swords for knocking Mick out. Brody himself had learned the hard way not to mess with the twins.
"I'm not going back." Brody growled.
He turned to face the twins, not surprised to see they hadn't changed. They were still tall, muscular, and as blond haired as always. They were watching him with amused blue eyes that were overconfident and way too cocky.
"That's what you think furry." Mick sneered.
He watched as they joined hands and tried to dive as far away from them as he could, but with a familiar kwapop sound an energy shield had been erected by their combined powers.
*Fuck! We're dead!* Skeptic exclaimed.
*Let me zap them?* Psycho begged.
*You're a fucking idiot! If we charge up the electricity we'll fry ourselves.* Normal snapped. *Besides, those guys use energy remember? Electricity is a form of energy and therefore they can use it against us.*
*Don't call me an idiot!*
*He didn't, he called you a fucking idiot.* Skeptic retorted.
Brody watched with wide eyes as Jordan produced his famous energy sword and Mick created a sledgehammer, his weapon of choice. He really hated how they could create just about anything out of energy, any kind of energy too. They could use their own body heat, heat energy, and create their weapons or anything else they wanted.
"C'mere kitty, we're gonna have some fun." Jordan taunted.
Mick lunged, swinging his sledgehammer in a downward arc. Brody used his incredibly strong leg muscles and leapt over Mick. He landed behind the older boy and wrapped his tail around Mick's leg, making the teen stumble a fall. However, that left Brody open to a harsh slash across his back from Jordan's sword. He dodged the second swipe and spun to face the older boy.
"I'm going to cut you into little pieces." Jordan snarled.
"Try it." Brody growled back.
Jordan slashed at Brody and the small mutant jumped over it. He spread his wings as if to fly over the other boy, but something wrapped around his ankle and jerked him to the ground with a harsh thump. He tried to get to his feet, but whatever was wrapped around his ankle jerked him around and slammed him against the painfully hot energy shield.
"Bet that hurt." Mick snickered.
"Not as much as this will." Jordan growled.
Brody rolled to the side and listened as the sword sliced into the ground. He then flexed his strong leg and swung Mick around into the shield. Mick's grip on the whip that was wrapped around Brody's leg loosened and the small mutant jerked free. He stumbled to his feet only to roar in pain as several sharp things penetrated his back. With a snarl he pulled one of the things out and gaped at the throwing star. He quickly jerked the others out and spun to face Jordan, who was glaring quite fiercely at him.
"You should know better than to hurt my brother." Jordan growled.
*Please, please can we zap him?* Psycho begged.
*Wet fur moron.* Normal growled.
*We seriously need to get a new ability.* Skeptic grumbled.
*Oh yeah, another weapon for Psycho to kill with.* Normal snorted.
Jordan threw another throwing star at Brody, but the electric mutant easily dodged it. The weapon hit the shield and was instantly absorbed into it. Brody crouched to pounce at Jordan, but at just that moment Kurt appeared outside of the shield. He looked as if he was about to port in, but he was hit from behind by a stream of high powered water. The blue furred mutant was slammed against the shield and knocked unconscious.
"Kurt!"
Brody's attention was diverted to his friend and therefore had no chance to see the sledgehammer flying at his back. With a yelp of pain and shock Brody collapsed to the ground going completely limp.
Jordan turned to his brother. "You better hope you didn't break his back or Baxter will have our heads on a platter."
"Eh, that little brat with the healing abilities can heal him." Mick replied with a careless shrug. "So, let's hurry and get him back."
"You're not going anywhere."
Scott watched as the two mutants turned to face him and the handful of mutants behind him. One of them moved like he was going to attack and Scott hit him with an optic blast causing him to fly back and hit the shield. The other mutant's face turned a furious red and a he growled menacingly.
"I'm not even going to ask how you brats got through our shield, but you've got two seconds to get the hell out."
"You're the one with two seconds to get out of here." Scott replied. As he said that Evan sprouted a few spikes, Bobby iced up, while Ray, Amara, and Jubilee got ready to use their powers.
Jordan smirked. "You surprised my brother, but your little optic blasts don't scare me. Try it visor boy."
Scott frowned and was about to blast the cocky boy when a hand fell on his shoulder. He looked at Jean curiously.
"Don't do it. There's something wrong. Let Bobby or Evan handle him." The red head told him.
"Iceman, Spyke, handle this guy." Scott ordered. He was smart enough to listen to Jean's advice.
Jordan smirked at the two young mutants as they stepped forward. However, he wasn't prepared for Evan to throw bone spikes at his feet. With a surprised cry he jumped back only to slip on a patch of ice. His head hit the ground with a harsh cracking sound and he was knocked unconscious. With both twins unconscious their energy shield flickered and disappeared.
Suddenly a high-pitched ringing filled their ears. They looked around for the source, but couldn't find anything that would cause the sound. Each of the mutants desperately pressed their hands over their ears, but nothing could block it out. It was as if the sound was being created within their own ears instead of an outside source. Slowly, the sound got worse and worse until one by one they fell unconscious. From high above two boys floated to the ground, one of the boys dropping the other when they were within a few feet.
"Hey, no need to be so rude Shift." One boy snarled. He had black hair and grey eyes.
The other boy simply grinned. "Ah, don't throw a wobby mate. Let's just collect our companions and shoot through."
"Don't throw a what? No, never mind. I don't want to learn Australian speech." The first boy grumbled. "Grab the twins, I'll find Tsunami and get the runt."
"Why do I have to carry the twin dills? Their fault they didn't wait like they were supposed to."
"Just grab them before someone else comes out of that mansion."
Shift sighed and walked over to where Jordan and Mick were limp on the ground. He was a big strong young man and easily picked his two comrades up. With one glance to make sure his buddy would be okay he floated into the air and glided just above tree level until he was out of sight.
The other boy didn't have to search for Tsunami as the young woman jumped out of the hole Brody had created in the wall. She easily landed on her feet and ran over to her friend.
"A big guy with claws is gonna be out here in a minute. There's no time to grab the runt or the others." She said hurriedly.
"Boss will have our asses if we don't bring him back. He'll turn Tartarus loose on us."
Tsunami opened her mouth to reply when there was an enraged roar from inside the mansion. Instead she grabbed her companion by his hand and dragged him away. They disappeared into the trees just seconds before Wolverine burst out of the house, claws extended and ready to shred someone. Seconds later Pietro showed up with Cody and Todd. Pietro took one look around and put his hands on his hips.
"Looks like we missed a hell of a party."
"I wouldn't exactly sssay misssed Ssspeedy." Cody grumbled.
"What're you punks doin' here?" Wolverine growled.
"We were attacked yo, probably by the same goons." Todd said, looking around at the slowly waking X-men. "Lance and Fred were taken and probably Kyran by now."
"It wasss guysss from the place Kyran, Brody and I essscaped." Cody spoke up. "And they'll be back."
