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giveGodtheGlory; Oops, I changed it, don't worry! Thanks for pointing that out, and when is the next chapter coming for our story?
DAPHNE LANE; o-o, uppercase letters! Statement is cool, lol. I have a friend who's last name is Lane, neat! Glad you liked it, sorry about the words, I don't really re-read my work, lol. My bad!
Emerald H.; I've always liked the name Emerald, lol! Glad you liked this story! There will only be three chapters, but hey! At least I finished this before posting! (Took me three months to write, so I bet your glad I waited, lol).
Brandy hart; I like that name to, wow, all of you have really cool names! Lol, glad you liked the first chapter, tell me whatcha think about this!
Blix Howlett; I'm continuing, and don't worry, as long as I get reviews the next chapter will come! It's already written! Lol.
Canadian Lynx; Hey again! Lol, here's more!
So, anyway, please keep reviewing! And anyone who stumbles upon this story after I post the new chapter, review for the first time! Lol!
-Ice Lynx
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"Ah...." Ororo moaned as she slowly came back to life. Her head felt like it was splitting with a headache like she had never had before, she felt like passing out again from the pain. A few scattered memories floated through her mind, but her headache was now dominating her thoughts. At least, they were until her vision focused slightly and she saw the grinning girl from the store above her, the teen's face hadn't lost it's shameless uncaring since she had seen her, right before the gun handle swung down.
"Hey, Ro. Glad yer awake, was wondering if I hit yeh too hard. A dead body aint worth nothin 'nymore, even one as perfect as yers." Pane said. It was the truth, she had no idea if she had hit the woman too hard or not, and was beginning to think she'd just die and be of no use whatsoever.
"You don't call me that," Ororo growled. "My name's Ororo, only my friends call me Ro." But then her headache prevented her from saying anything else. Pane continued to grin most annoyingly, but Ororo was now looking around at her surroundings. She was in a cave, a small mouth about twenty feet away and a few lanterns going and a couple blankets on the floor. It was extremely bare, though in one corner there were a couple bags that seemed to be bulging with something, most likely money, and then there was a blanket over a small mound in another corner. Ororo looked at the bulge curiously, wondering what the girl was hiding.
"K, Ro. I got it, only yer friends call you that, and looks like yer kidnappers do to now. Here, put this on yer head, it might help that liddle headache of yers." Pane laughed. Ororo took the cold wet cloth and put it on her head, her head feeling better almost immediately. This also allowed her to think clearer, and she felt the blood drain out of her face as she looked at the girl and registered what she said.
"Kidnapper?" she repeated. Pane laughed again.
"Yep, I'm gonna get a nice sum fer yeh, I think. Oh, and whatever yer mutate is, I wouldn't recommend using it in here. That blanket over there covers a pile o' dynamite that ken go off at any time, with or without bein asked teh." Pane said. Ororo stared at the pile and didn't doubt the girl's words for a moment.
"Who are you?" she asked finally. Pane looked at her for a moment.
"Yeh can call me Pane if yeh want," she said. "Mos' do. I know yer Ro, so I suppose formal intros're done." She grinned and walked over to the bags and opened one, revealing a large amount of money, most twenty and fifty dollar bills. Closing it again she grabbed an identical bag and opened it, revealing some fruit and bottles of beer, though they were slightly dinged up. Pane threw an apple and a can of beer at Ororo, who managed to catch both.
"That's yer lunch, tho I won't force yeh teh eat it." Pane laughed, opening a beer for herself. Ororo looked at the bruised fruit and the beer and wondered what was going on. She had gotten that she was a hostage, and that she was in a cave full of dynamite and who knows how much stolen money, but this girl was just plain strange, and her appearance and actions did not fit this attitude she was displaying at the moment.
"It aint poisoned," Pane laughed. Ororo realized she had been just starring at the apple while lost in thought.
"Why are you doing this?" Ororo asked, not really sure now if the apple was poisoned or not. Pane chuckled.
"Cause I haven't in a while, and it's was getting boring out here." Pane replied.
"You mean you're not doing this for the money? I would think a girl as rich as you wouldn't need it." The woman said.
"And I suppose next yeh'll ask why I aint in a house as big as a palace an livin in the ritz?" she asked in mock wonderment. Ororo thought about this and realized it was true. She nodded and Pane laughed.
"Well I hate that kinda shit, I ain't that kinda gal, and I don't plan on bein one."
"Then why do you rob stores? And why are you holding me here?" Ororo asked, really confused now. Pane grinned.
"I like the challenge; I don't care about the money." Pane said. "Livin on the edge, it's what I do best, an as a mutie, well, yeh know it aint no walk in the park anyway." Ororo stared at her. This girl kidnapped her and robbed a store just for fun? For an adventure because she was bored? Was she absolutely out of her mind? But she didn't come across as an insane person, she seemed quite rational besides her explanation for her wrongdoings. And she was taking better care of her captive than was typical of a kidnapper, not tying Ororo up and giving her some food.
So Ororo merely nodded and wondered if the professor had found her yet. She had no doubt he had, and she thought her teammates were probably already on the way to rescue her. But thinking of that made her wonder where she was in the first place, and when she asked Pane the teen laughed.
"Yer in my home, that's enough." Was all she would say, and then she got up and pointed to a small hole in the cave. "See that? Tha' would be the safest place to sleep, cause if that dynamite blows yeh'd be pertected best in there, that's where I sleep. Yeh can have any other spot yer like, inside that is." So much for thinking about her captive, Ororo thought. Then Pane got up and walked to her sleeping area, sat facing Ororo, and seemed to drift off into a stage where she was not quite asleep, but not fully awake either.
~ Ororo? Can you hear me? ~ A voice in Ororo's head made her jump slightly, and then she realized what the voice was, it was Xavier!
~ Professor! ~ She cried out.
~ Are you alright? ~ Xavier asked. Ororo looked over at Pane, then down at her apple, which was still untouched.
~ For the moment. My head is killing me though. ~ she replied.
~ Did the girl hurt you at all? ~
~ She only knocked me out. She did give me a bit of food, an apple and beer, but I haven't eaten anything. ~ Ororo said.
~ That means your common sense isn't affected, ~ Xavier said. Ororo smiled.
~ Where are you? ~ she asked.
~ The whole team is on its way, just stay where you are. ~ he answered.
~ Tell them to be careful, there's a load of dynamite in here, ~ Ororo thought urgently. Xavier assured her he would and told her to wait an hour, then if the other X Men hadn't gotten to her he would contact her again. Then he closed the link, and Ororo was left alone with the dynamite and her kidnapper.
It was perhaps the longest hour she had ever spent, her gaze traveling from Pane to the exit to the dynamite in turns, never resting in one spot for long, and the fear of Pane waking, the whole cave exploding, and being unable to get out of the cave. After a while Pane yawned, and stood up, stretching her arms and sighing.
"Good, yer still 'ere. Thought yeh'd leave during mah liddle nap, guess yer didn't 'ave the guts." She said, smirking. Ororo glared at her.
"I wanted to see how you think you're going to hold me for ransom so easily, I could have left at any time and escaped." She replied. Pane laughed.
"Righ, an' yer wondren if I ken hold yeh till I get my money," she said evenly, reaching into her pocket and taking out her watch she looked at it for a moment and then walked over to the bags of money, grabbing a roll of bills and a can of beer she walked over to the entrance of the cave and looked out of it, standing there for a while and watching.
"Yer friends're late," she remarked. Ororo went stiff and looked at her.
"What? What friends?" she asked. Pane chuckled.
"Yeh really need ter disguise the stupid look yeh get when yeh talk teh telepaths. Yeh look like yer doped." She said. "And yer muttered somethin about only'n 'our a couple times." Pane said, grinning annoyingly at her. Ororo could have smacked herself, but settled instead for cursing, which made Pane chuckle again.
"Then why are you staying here?" Ororo challenged. "Why not take me to some other place and hide me there?"
"Really, I thought yer knew I think o' these things afore yeh. If'n yeh do 'ave a telepath there ain't anywhere I could take yeh, so this is the best place teh be, a place I know better then any of yer friends do (an' I'm assumin there's more then one). Plus I'm bettin yeh told yer friends bout the dynamite, so they'll hang back more teh be careful. Oh, and if yer talk to that psychic again tell'em I said hi." Pane grinned and went back to looking out the entrance, leaving Ororo to worry about her friends. If Pane was this confident it must mean she did have a chance at wining against them.
But Ororo shook her head again. Pane could jump as far as she knew, and she would undoubtedly be up against Logan, Scott, Jean, and Kurt. But Pane's confidence still slightly dampened her own.
After a few moments though Pane got a bit restless, then still. After a few seconds she muttered something, and looking past her Ororo could see the dark shape of the Blackbird, a black jet the X Men used, hovering in the air and then descending into a tree line. It was then that Ororo realized she must be in some sort of hill or mountain side, and beyond the cave opening she could see miles of forest, where the Blackbird had disappeared to.
Ten minutes later Pane turned around and grinned at Ororo.
"Well Ro, 'ere come yer liddle friends," she said. And she was right. A few minutes later Kurt, seemingly alone, walked out of the woods near the cave, appearing to be lost and wandering around, muttering to himself in German. Pane smiled to herself and dug into her pocket, taking something out. To Ororo's horror she realized the teen had taken out her gun and cocked it.
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Cliffie!!! Well, um, oh yeah, please review! Next chapter will come after seven reviews! I promise! And thanks again to my wonderful reviewers, y'all are the best!
-Ice Lynx
giveGodtheGlory; Oops, I changed it, don't worry! Thanks for pointing that out, and when is the next chapter coming for our story?
DAPHNE LANE; o-o, uppercase letters! Statement is cool, lol. I have a friend who's last name is Lane, neat! Glad you liked it, sorry about the words, I don't really re-read my work, lol. My bad!
Emerald H.; I've always liked the name Emerald, lol! Glad you liked this story! There will only be three chapters, but hey! At least I finished this before posting! (Took me three months to write, so I bet your glad I waited, lol).
Brandy hart; I like that name to, wow, all of you have really cool names! Lol, glad you liked the first chapter, tell me whatcha think about this!
Blix Howlett; I'm continuing, and don't worry, as long as I get reviews the next chapter will come! It's already written! Lol.
Canadian Lynx; Hey again! Lol, here's more!
So, anyway, please keep reviewing! And anyone who stumbles upon this story after I post the new chapter, review for the first time! Lol!
-Ice Lynx
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"Ah...." Ororo moaned as she slowly came back to life. Her head felt like it was splitting with a headache like she had never had before, she felt like passing out again from the pain. A few scattered memories floated through her mind, but her headache was now dominating her thoughts. At least, they were until her vision focused slightly and she saw the grinning girl from the store above her, the teen's face hadn't lost it's shameless uncaring since she had seen her, right before the gun handle swung down.
"Hey, Ro. Glad yer awake, was wondering if I hit yeh too hard. A dead body aint worth nothin 'nymore, even one as perfect as yers." Pane said. It was the truth, she had no idea if she had hit the woman too hard or not, and was beginning to think she'd just die and be of no use whatsoever.
"You don't call me that," Ororo growled. "My name's Ororo, only my friends call me Ro." But then her headache prevented her from saying anything else. Pane continued to grin most annoyingly, but Ororo was now looking around at her surroundings. She was in a cave, a small mouth about twenty feet away and a few lanterns going and a couple blankets on the floor. It was extremely bare, though in one corner there were a couple bags that seemed to be bulging with something, most likely money, and then there was a blanket over a small mound in another corner. Ororo looked at the bulge curiously, wondering what the girl was hiding.
"K, Ro. I got it, only yer friends call you that, and looks like yer kidnappers do to now. Here, put this on yer head, it might help that liddle headache of yers." Pane laughed. Ororo took the cold wet cloth and put it on her head, her head feeling better almost immediately. This also allowed her to think clearer, and she felt the blood drain out of her face as she looked at the girl and registered what she said.
"Kidnapper?" she repeated. Pane laughed again.
"Yep, I'm gonna get a nice sum fer yeh, I think. Oh, and whatever yer mutate is, I wouldn't recommend using it in here. That blanket over there covers a pile o' dynamite that ken go off at any time, with or without bein asked teh." Pane said. Ororo stared at the pile and didn't doubt the girl's words for a moment.
"Who are you?" she asked finally. Pane looked at her for a moment.
"Yeh can call me Pane if yeh want," she said. "Mos' do. I know yer Ro, so I suppose formal intros're done." She grinned and walked over to the bags and opened one, revealing a large amount of money, most twenty and fifty dollar bills. Closing it again she grabbed an identical bag and opened it, revealing some fruit and bottles of beer, though they were slightly dinged up. Pane threw an apple and a can of beer at Ororo, who managed to catch both.
"That's yer lunch, tho I won't force yeh teh eat it." Pane laughed, opening a beer for herself. Ororo looked at the bruised fruit and the beer and wondered what was going on. She had gotten that she was a hostage, and that she was in a cave full of dynamite and who knows how much stolen money, but this girl was just plain strange, and her appearance and actions did not fit this attitude she was displaying at the moment.
"It aint poisoned," Pane laughed. Ororo realized she had been just starring at the apple while lost in thought.
"Why are you doing this?" Ororo asked, not really sure now if the apple was poisoned or not. Pane chuckled.
"Cause I haven't in a while, and it's was getting boring out here." Pane replied.
"You mean you're not doing this for the money? I would think a girl as rich as you wouldn't need it." The woman said.
"And I suppose next yeh'll ask why I aint in a house as big as a palace an livin in the ritz?" she asked in mock wonderment. Ororo thought about this and realized it was true. She nodded and Pane laughed.
"Well I hate that kinda shit, I ain't that kinda gal, and I don't plan on bein one."
"Then why do you rob stores? And why are you holding me here?" Ororo asked, really confused now. Pane grinned.
"I like the challenge; I don't care about the money." Pane said. "Livin on the edge, it's what I do best, an as a mutie, well, yeh know it aint no walk in the park anyway." Ororo stared at her. This girl kidnapped her and robbed a store just for fun? For an adventure because she was bored? Was she absolutely out of her mind? But she didn't come across as an insane person, she seemed quite rational besides her explanation for her wrongdoings. And she was taking better care of her captive than was typical of a kidnapper, not tying Ororo up and giving her some food.
So Ororo merely nodded and wondered if the professor had found her yet. She had no doubt he had, and she thought her teammates were probably already on the way to rescue her. But thinking of that made her wonder where she was in the first place, and when she asked Pane the teen laughed.
"Yer in my home, that's enough." Was all she would say, and then she got up and pointed to a small hole in the cave. "See that? Tha' would be the safest place to sleep, cause if that dynamite blows yeh'd be pertected best in there, that's where I sleep. Yeh can have any other spot yer like, inside that is." So much for thinking about her captive, Ororo thought. Then Pane got up and walked to her sleeping area, sat facing Ororo, and seemed to drift off into a stage where she was not quite asleep, but not fully awake either.
~ Ororo? Can you hear me? ~ A voice in Ororo's head made her jump slightly, and then she realized what the voice was, it was Xavier!
~ Professor! ~ She cried out.
~ Are you alright? ~ Xavier asked. Ororo looked over at Pane, then down at her apple, which was still untouched.
~ For the moment. My head is killing me though. ~ she replied.
~ Did the girl hurt you at all? ~
~ She only knocked me out. She did give me a bit of food, an apple and beer, but I haven't eaten anything. ~ Ororo said.
~ That means your common sense isn't affected, ~ Xavier said. Ororo smiled.
~ Where are you? ~ she asked.
~ The whole team is on its way, just stay where you are. ~ he answered.
~ Tell them to be careful, there's a load of dynamite in here, ~ Ororo thought urgently. Xavier assured her he would and told her to wait an hour, then if the other X Men hadn't gotten to her he would contact her again. Then he closed the link, and Ororo was left alone with the dynamite and her kidnapper.
It was perhaps the longest hour she had ever spent, her gaze traveling from Pane to the exit to the dynamite in turns, never resting in one spot for long, and the fear of Pane waking, the whole cave exploding, and being unable to get out of the cave. After a while Pane yawned, and stood up, stretching her arms and sighing.
"Good, yer still 'ere. Thought yeh'd leave during mah liddle nap, guess yer didn't 'ave the guts." She said, smirking. Ororo glared at her.
"I wanted to see how you think you're going to hold me for ransom so easily, I could have left at any time and escaped." She replied. Pane laughed.
"Righ, an' yer wondren if I ken hold yeh till I get my money," she said evenly, reaching into her pocket and taking out her watch she looked at it for a moment and then walked over to the bags of money, grabbing a roll of bills and a can of beer she walked over to the entrance of the cave and looked out of it, standing there for a while and watching.
"Yer friends're late," she remarked. Ororo went stiff and looked at her.
"What? What friends?" she asked. Pane chuckled.
"Yeh really need ter disguise the stupid look yeh get when yeh talk teh telepaths. Yeh look like yer doped." She said. "And yer muttered somethin about only'n 'our a couple times." Pane said, grinning annoyingly at her. Ororo could have smacked herself, but settled instead for cursing, which made Pane chuckle again.
"Then why are you staying here?" Ororo challenged. "Why not take me to some other place and hide me there?"
"Really, I thought yer knew I think o' these things afore yeh. If'n yeh do 'ave a telepath there ain't anywhere I could take yeh, so this is the best place teh be, a place I know better then any of yer friends do (an' I'm assumin there's more then one). Plus I'm bettin yeh told yer friends bout the dynamite, so they'll hang back more teh be careful. Oh, and if yer talk to that psychic again tell'em I said hi." Pane grinned and went back to looking out the entrance, leaving Ororo to worry about her friends. If Pane was this confident it must mean she did have a chance at wining against them.
But Ororo shook her head again. Pane could jump as far as she knew, and she would undoubtedly be up against Logan, Scott, Jean, and Kurt. But Pane's confidence still slightly dampened her own.
After a few moments though Pane got a bit restless, then still. After a few seconds she muttered something, and looking past her Ororo could see the dark shape of the Blackbird, a black jet the X Men used, hovering in the air and then descending into a tree line. It was then that Ororo realized she must be in some sort of hill or mountain side, and beyond the cave opening she could see miles of forest, where the Blackbird had disappeared to.
Ten minutes later Pane turned around and grinned at Ororo.
"Well Ro, 'ere come yer liddle friends," she said. And she was right. A few minutes later Kurt, seemingly alone, walked out of the woods near the cave, appearing to be lost and wandering around, muttering to himself in German. Pane smiled to herself and dug into her pocket, taking something out. To Ororo's horror she realized the teen had taken out her gun and cocked it.
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Cliffie!!! Well, um, oh yeah, please review! Next chapter will come after seven reviews! I promise! And thanks again to my wonderful reviewers, y'all are the best!
-Ice Lynx