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I don't own X-Men: The Movie, any of the charters in said movie or ::sniff:: the actors who play the charters.... I do own Spark though.
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Incendiarism.
Part 5:- Mutant #1612
Spark refused to explain any more. After staring in shock and fear at the burnt number she grabbed the arms of the other two and began to drag them along the corridor.
"We have to get out into the open." Spark hissed, her eyes darting all over the place, looking at every shadow. "We have to find people, we are safer in greater numbers."
"Safe from what?" Rogue asked. Spark shook her head, her lips pressed tightly together.
"Where's John?" Bobby demanded. "Did Magneto take him?" Spark stopped and stared at him, a look of amazement on her face before laughing. The laugh sent chills up Rogue and Bobby's spine. It was a cold laugh, as if the person was laughing at something terrible that only they could see. It was a laugh more commonly associated with people who then went insane.
"If only it were that simple." she said bitterly. Rogue and Bobby exchanged looks before the female moved forward and placed a gloved hand on the other mutants arm.
"I think you haven't told us everything." Rogue said. Spark blinked away some water that was forming in her eyes. She didn't want to tell them John's secret, she didn't want to have to think about those three long years. However she knew she would have to tell them something.
"Do you know what Serum P is?" Spark asked. Bobby shook his head. "It is a terrible thing, it... it was the reason the laboratory was created. In time they had other mutant related projects but at first all of there energy was focused on creating serum P."
"So what does it do?" Rogue asked.
"You mean what did it do." Spark said, a flash of a smile on her face. "Serum P was contaminated when the laboratory was overthrown. All information on it was gone... all that is left is the contemned sample. Serum P identifies mutants before there powers show themselves. Can you imagine the damage it would do in the wrong hands?"
"Wrong Yasmin." A voice floated out of the darkness. It had a high breathless quality to it, making it impossible to determine anything about the voice, not even the sex. The voice giggled, a high inane giggle.
"Naughty, naughty Yasmin. Did you forget? The Eden Mutants know the info for Serum P." The voice faded away. Spark clenched her fists together, anger written all over her face.
"Bobby, help me guard Rogue. It's her he wants. Otherwise he would have shone himself by now. He's planing with us, trying to get us off balance."
"Who?" Rogue asked, as Bobby and Spark stood on either side of her. A shadow rushed past the window, temporary cutting out the only light source in the room they were in. Spark teleoported instantly to the place just after the window. She spun, expecting to met the body that caused the shadow, only to be met with darkness. The high giggle came again, echoing all over the room so that it was impossible to tell where it came from.
"Have to do better than that Yasmin." it said. Spark's eyes flashed again as she teleopted back to stand next to Rogue.
"You have no right to call me that." she said, focusing on the word 'You'. The voice giggled again, seemingly amused at her comment. Rogue was getting frustrated.
"Spark, who is it?"
"Yeah, Yasmin, come on tell them." the voice said, a giggle escaping at the end of the sentence. Spark ground her teeth together.
"Rogue, Bobby that is Mutant #1612." she spat. There was a growl and the next second a blur sped past Rogue, hitting Spark in the chest. The attack took her completely by surprise, she had no time to teleport. Spark hit the wall and slumped down, out cold.
"Twice in one hour." the voice said, the blur having retreated to the shadows. "I'm disappointed, I expected more from an Eden mutant." Rogue moved to run over to Spark, only to be held back as Bobby held onto her arm.
"We have to stick together." he waned. There was a soft click behind them. Bobby spun round, his arm up, already sending ice. It was only that which saved Bobby from being burnt to a crisp. The other mutant had already sent a fire ball at him. The two powers collided, each canceling the other out. Mutant #1612 kicked, it's foot landing right in the middle of Bobby's stomach. Bobby fell to the ground with a groan. Another brutal kick knocked him out.
"Hello Rogue, we meet at last." the mutant said, stepping forward so that she could see more than it's bare outline.
"John?"
"Oh, so near and yet so very, very far." he answered. Rogue took a step back, her eyes fixed on the boy who looked just like John. It fact, it was John, right down to the silver lighter he was holding in his hand.
"John, what are you doing?"
"That loser didn't know what he had with you." John growled, taking a step forward for every one Rogue took back.
"John, you'll scaring me." Rogue said, looking behind her to see if either Spark or Bobby were awake yet. At that moment John pounced, grabbing Rogue by the waist and bringing her down to the ground. Rogue screamed as John's weight crashed onto her, there was a flurry of movement as she fought him, trying to get out from under him. They rolled across the floor each trying to get the upper hand. Then it was all over, John pinning Rogue to the floor in such a way that she couldn't move. John slowly moved forward, bending his head so that his face touched her hair.
"You smell good." he whispered. The voice had changed from the high pitched one to a lower husky tone that sounded un-natural coming from John's mouth. Rogue whimpered slightly as John breathed deeply. She was terrified, this wasn't the John she knew.
Then Spark was standing there, grabbing John by the shoulder and pulling him back. She grabbed his hand and placed it in her own.
"Sorry Ash." Spark said grimly. "Pyro wins this round." Pyro and Spark's finger tightened, each holding on to the other for dear life. Pyro began to shake slightly as his mouth opened in a silent scream. Spark was standing absolutely still on the other hand, though her mouth too, had opened in a scream, however no sound came out. The two flew backwards, as if each had been thrown there. John hit the ground rolling. He spun round to face Spark and Rogue his eyes unfocused. Slowly they locked onto Rogue who was still lying on the floor. His eyes widened.
"No..." he scooted backwards and curled up into a fetus position. Spark hit the ground on her front. She slowly stood up and dusted herself down.
"You okay Rogue?" she asked. There was a groan as Bobby slowly came too.
"I'm fine. What is going on?" Rogue demanded. Spark hesitated. "Spark." Rogue said slowly. "After what's just happened we deserve an answer." Spark sighed and looked over to where John was, still curled up and whimpering quietly to himself. He was in no state to decide, though it was his secret.
"Fine." Spark said softly. "I'll tell you."
Bobby and Rogue pulled themselves into commutable sitting positions as Spark looked off into the distance.
"There was a secondary project in the lab. The plan was to use five mutants to wipe out any mutants that were found using serum P. They were called the Eden Mutants. I was one of them. There was a mutant called Alicia. She could control the wind. There was Neill, he could control plants. There was Lisa, who had water under her command, there was me (this was before they gave me teleoporting powers) and there was-"
"John?" Bobby guessed. Spark shook her head.
"No, the fire user was called Andrew. The scientists designed a mind block that besides stopping any mind reading could also be used to link the five of us together to fight as one. A few weeks into the project some thing happened. Andrew began to die. The scientists couldn't save his life but they didn't want to have to start again with another fire user as Andrew was nearly under there control. So they got the only other fire user they had and... and... and instated Andrew's memories into him."
"T-they put someone else in John's head?" Rogue said with horror.
"Yes." Spark answered. "Andrew's code name was Ash and his number in the lab was 1612. However... when John or Andrew as he now was woke up something had gone wrong. The process had destroyed any sane part of Andrew that was left. He became twisted but terribly dangerous. He killed Alicia before the scientists could stop him. So they sealed Andrew away in John's mind, locking him so tightly that he couldn't brake free. After that they gave up on the Eden Mutants but not before they used us to create serum P."
"So... you used the artificial mind blocks to what? Give John control again? And how did Andrew gain control in the first place if it was as strong as you say?" Bobby asked. Spark flashed him a smile.
"Yes, I linked my mind with John's. Two minds are better than one and we were able to force Ash back into his prison. I'm not some super mutant with multiple powers, great looks and a tragic past... well, two out of the three isn't bad." Spark grinned. Then the grin faded and she became serious again.
"After the lab was half destroyed John fled here. I lost him in the confusion so I stayed with Lisa and Neill, the other Eden mutants. After five years Neill died, protecting Lisa who he loved. After that Lisa just... faded away. She died a few months after of a broken heart. I was alone again and looking for John."
"Then what?" Bobby said.
"Professor Xavier nearly killed us all." Spark said. Bobby rose an eyebrow. "You don't get what nearly happened do you? Either of you. If Xavier had killed John, Ash would still have been alive and he would have total control of John's body. As it was the mental attack was so strong, so deadly that it managed to weaken the mental wall protecting John. Andrew was able to brake free. So John joined the Brotherhood to keep Ash away from his friends. They came across me a few months later and I joined the Brotherhood to help John." Spark's voice trailed away.
"Thank you for that." a silky voice said. Stepping forward from out of the shadows was Magneto. Spark glared at him, while mentally working out how much chance they had against him. John was in no position to help them, Bobby was still weak after being attacked. She didn't know how much help Rogue would be against him.
As it turned out she didn't need to worry about how helpful Rogue would be. Magneto raised his hand and two metal bands went flying through the air and wrapped themselves around Rogue's arms. She barley had time to give a small 'yelp' of surprise before she was lifted into the air and pulled towards Magneto.
"I wouldn't think about using your teloporting powers if I was you." Magneto said. "By the time you managed to save her, I will have crushed the life out of your pathetic friend over there." Spark gritted her teeth together but did and said nothing. She knew some of Magento's ways now and the only reason he was still talking to them was because he wanted something. What, Spark didn't know. After all if Magneto had, indeed been listing then he would know that serum P was useless. So what on earth could the four of them have that would force Magneto to attack this school?
Rogue struggled against the metal rings that held her in place. It was hopeless. Magneto must have been aware of her struggles but he ignored her as if she wasn't really there. As Magneto stood there, a smirk on his face that made Bobby want to punch him, John raised his head and looked right at Spark.
There was a fevered look in them and she could almost see flames in his iris, burning brightly. Despite the flames she could see, Spark shivered, suddenly feeling frozen.
"Ahh... Pyro." Magneto said. He flung his arm out towards Rogue, a third ring wrapping itself around her next. She began to choke as the ring was made tighter and tighter. Rogue gasped, her eyesight switching from black to clear then back to black. Slowly the world went dim and Rogue knew she was dying.
"Stop!" Pyro yelled. Instantly the mental band around Rogue's neck loosened. She gasped, taking in huge lung fulls of precious oxygen.
"Now that we understand one another." Magneto said, taking a pause. He could afford the luxury of the pause as he was the one in control and all the other's could do is watch and wait.
"I'll just take what I need and be on my way." he said.
"What do you need?" Bobby asked, a hint of interest lacing his voice.
"Just Pyro and his cooperation." Magneto said silkily. He flicked his fingers and the metal window frame went flying, taking the glass with it. He stepped forward, Rogue being dragged behind. John stood up and moved to follow them. At the last second, Magneto sent a large sheet of metal which must have been there for that very purpose, flying back into the room. The side of it hit Spark full force. The last thing she saw was Bobby falling to the ground, the sound of John's scream ringing in her ears.
TBC...
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I don't own X-Men: The Movie, any of the charters in said movie or ::sniff:: the actors who play the charters.... I do own Spark though.
So come and read the next chapter; 'Attack of the evil numbers!!!'... no, that's not it. Anyway, please, please read and review.
Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed and especially to 'Obiwanfan', 'Lady Moon3', 'starkeeper', 'chattypandagurl', 'firestarter', 'Fp/Nitecrawler' and 'X3' (Who is one of my all time favorite X-Men: The Movie writer, good fics! Read them!) who reviewed my last part.
Please read!
Incendiarism.
Part 5:- Mutant #1612
Spark refused to explain any more. After staring in shock and fear at the burnt number she grabbed the arms of the other two and began to drag them along the corridor.
"We have to get out into the open." Spark hissed, her eyes darting all over the place, looking at every shadow. "We have to find people, we are safer in greater numbers."
"Safe from what?" Rogue asked. Spark shook her head, her lips pressed tightly together.
"Where's John?" Bobby demanded. "Did Magneto take him?" Spark stopped and stared at him, a look of amazement on her face before laughing. The laugh sent chills up Rogue and Bobby's spine. It was a cold laugh, as if the person was laughing at something terrible that only they could see. It was a laugh more commonly associated with people who then went insane.
"If only it were that simple." she said bitterly. Rogue and Bobby exchanged looks before the female moved forward and placed a gloved hand on the other mutants arm.
"I think you haven't told us everything." Rogue said. Spark blinked away some water that was forming in her eyes. She didn't want to tell them John's secret, she didn't want to have to think about those three long years. However she knew she would have to tell them something.
"Do you know what Serum P is?" Spark asked. Bobby shook his head. "It is a terrible thing, it... it was the reason the laboratory was created. In time they had other mutant related projects but at first all of there energy was focused on creating serum P."
"So what does it do?" Rogue asked.
"You mean what did it do." Spark said, a flash of a smile on her face. "Serum P was contaminated when the laboratory was overthrown. All information on it was gone... all that is left is the contemned sample. Serum P identifies mutants before there powers show themselves. Can you imagine the damage it would do in the wrong hands?"
"Wrong Yasmin." A voice floated out of the darkness. It had a high breathless quality to it, making it impossible to determine anything about the voice, not even the sex. The voice giggled, a high inane giggle.
"Naughty, naughty Yasmin. Did you forget? The Eden Mutants know the info for Serum P." The voice faded away. Spark clenched her fists together, anger written all over her face.
"Bobby, help me guard Rogue. It's her he wants. Otherwise he would have shone himself by now. He's planing with us, trying to get us off balance."
"Who?" Rogue asked, as Bobby and Spark stood on either side of her. A shadow rushed past the window, temporary cutting out the only light source in the room they were in. Spark teleoported instantly to the place just after the window. She spun, expecting to met the body that caused the shadow, only to be met with darkness. The high giggle came again, echoing all over the room so that it was impossible to tell where it came from.
"Have to do better than that Yasmin." it said. Spark's eyes flashed again as she teleopted back to stand next to Rogue.
"You have no right to call me that." she said, focusing on the word 'You'. The voice giggled again, seemingly amused at her comment. Rogue was getting frustrated.
"Spark, who is it?"
"Yeah, Yasmin, come on tell them." the voice said, a giggle escaping at the end of the sentence. Spark ground her teeth together.
"Rogue, Bobby that is Mutant #1612." she spat. There was a growl and the next second a blur sped past Rogue, hitting Spark in the chest. The attack took her completely by surprise, she had no time to teleport. Spark hit the wall and slumped down, out cold.
"Twice in one hour." the voice said, the blur having retreated to the shadows. "I'm disappointed, I expected more from an Eden mutant." Rogue moved to run over to Spark, only to be held back as Bobby held onto her arm.
"We have to stick together." he waned. There was a soft click behind them. Bobby spun round, his arm up, already sending ice. It was only that which saved Bobby from being burnt to a crisp. The other mutant had already sent a fire ball at him. The two powers collided, each canceling the other out. Mutant #1612 kicked, it's foot landing right in the middle of Bobby's stomach. Bobby fell to the ground with a groan. Another brutal kick knocked him out.
"Hello Rogue, we meet at last." the mutant said, stepping forward so that she could see more than it's bare outline.
"John?"
"Oh, so near and yet so very, very far." he answered. Rogue took a step back, her eyes fixed on the boy who looked just like John. It fact, it was John, right down to the silver lighter he was holding in his hand.
"John, what are you doing?"
"That loser didn't know what he had with you." John growled, taking a step forward for every one Rogue took back.
"John, you'll scaring me." Rogue said, looking behind her to see if either Spark or Bobby were awake yet. At that moment John pounced, grabbing Rogue by the waist and bringing her down to the ground. Rogue screamed as John's weight crashed onto her, there was a flurry of movement as she fought him, trying to get out from under him. They rolled across the floor each trying to get the upper hand. Then it was all over, John pinning Rogue to the floor in such a way that she couldn't move. John slowly moved forward, bending his head so that his face touched her hair.
"You smell good." he whispered. The voice had changed from the high pitched one to a lower husky tone that sounded un-natural coming from John's mouth. Rogue whimpered slightly as John breathed deeply. She was terrified, this wasn't the John she knew.
Then Spark was standing there, grabbing John by the shoulder and pulling him back. She grabbed his hand and placed it in her own.
"Sorry Ash." Spark said grimly. "Pyro wins this round." Pyro and Spark's finger tightened, each holding on to the other for dear life. Pyro began to shake slightly as his mouth opened in a silent scream. Spark was standing absolutely still on the other hand, though her mouth too, had opened in a scream, however no sound came out. The two flew backwards, as if each had been thrown there. John hit the ground rolling. He spun round to face Spark and Rogue his eyes unfocused. Slowly they locked onto Rogue who was still lying on the floor. His eyes widened.
"No..." he scooted backwards and curled up into a fetus position. Spark hit the ground on her front. She slowly stood up and dusted herself down.
"You okay Rogue?" she asked. There was a groan as Bobby slowly came too.
"I'm fine. What is going on?" Rogue demanded. Spark hesitated. "Spark." Rogue said slowly. "After what's just happened we deserve an answer." Spark sighed and looked over to where John was, still curled up and whimpering quietly to himself. He was in no state to decide, though it was his secret.
"Fine." Spark said softly. "I'll tell you."
Bobby and Rogue pulled themselves into commutable sitting positions as Spark looked off into the distance.
"There was a secondary project in the lab. The plan was to use five mutants to wipe out any mutants that were found using serum P. They were called the Eden Mutants. I was one of them. There was a mutant called Alicia. She could control the wind. There was Neill, he could control plants. There was Lisa, who had water under her command, there was me (this was before they gave me teleoporting powers) and there was-"
"John?" Bobby guessed. Spark shook her head.
"No, the fire user was called Andrew. The scientists designed a mind block that besides stopping any mind reading could also be used to link the five of us together to fight as one. A few weeks into the project some thing happened. Andrew began to die. The scientists couldn't save his life but they didn't want to have to start again with another fire user as Andrew was nearly under there control. So they got the only other fire user they had and... and... and instated Andrew's memories into him."
"T-they put someone else in John's head?" Rogue said with horror.
"Yes." Spark answered. "Andrew's code name was Ash and his number in the lab was 1612. However... when John or Andrew as he now was woke up something had gone wrong. The process had destroyed any sane part of Andrew that was left. He became twisted but terribly dangerous. He killed Alicia before the scientists could stop him. So they sealed Andrew away in John's mind, locking him so tightly that he couldn't brake free. After that they gave up on the Eden Mutants but not before they used us to create serum P."
"So... you used the artificial mind blocks to what? Give John control again? And how did Andrew gain control in the first place if it was as strong as you say?" Bobby asked. Spark flashed him a smile.
"Yes, I linked my mind with John's. Two minds are better than one and we were able to force Ash back into his prison. I'm not some super mutant with multiple powers, great looks and a tragic past... well, two out of the three isn't bad." Spark grinned. Then the grin faded and she became serious again.
"After the lab was half destroyed John fled here. I lost him in the confusion so I stayed with Lisa and Neill, the other Eden mutants. After five years Neill died, protecting Lisa who he loved. After that Lisa just... faded away. She died a few months after of a broken heart. I was alone again and looking for John."
"Then what?" Bobby said.
"Professor Xavier nearly killed us all." Spark said. Bobby rose an eyebrow. "You don't get what nearly happened do you? Either of you. If Xavier had killed John, Ash would still have been alive and he would have total control of John's body. As it was the mental attack was so strong, so deadly that it managed to weaken the mental wall protecting John. Andrew was able to brake free. So John joined the Brotherhood to keep Ash away from his friends. They came across me a few months later and I joined the Brotherhood to help John." Spark's voice trailed away.
"Thank you for that." a silky voice said. Stepping forward from out of the shadows was Magneto. Spark glared at him, while mentally working out how much chance they had against him. John was in no position to help them, Bobby was still weak after being attacked. She didn't know how much help Rogue would be against him.
As it turned out she didn't need to worry about how helpful Rogue would be. Magneto raised his hand and two metal bands went flying through the air and wrapped themselves around Rogue's arms. She barley had time to give a small 'yelp' of surprise before she was lifted into the air and pulled towards Magneto.
"I wouldn't think about using your teloporting powers if I was you." Magneto said. "By the time you managed to save her, I will have crushed the life out of your pathetic friend over there." Spark gritted her teeth together but did and said nothing. She knew some of Magento's ways now and the only reason he was still talking to them was because he wanted something. What, Spark didn't know. After all if Magneto had, indeed been listing then he would know that serum P was useless. So what on earth could the four of them have that would force Magneto to attack this school?
Rogue struggled against the metal rings that held her in place. It was hopeless. Magneto must have been aware of her struggles but he ignored her as if she wasn't really there. As Magneto stood there, a smirk on his face that made Bobby want to punch him, John raised his head and looked right at Spark.
There was a fevered look in them and she could almost see flames in his iris, burning brightly. Despite the flames she could see, Spark shivered, suddenly feeling frozen.
"Ahh... Pyro." Magneto said. He flung his arm out towards Rogue, a third ring wrapping itself around her next. She began to choke as the ring was made tighter and tighter. Rogue gasped, her eyesight switching from black to clear then back to black. Slowly the world went dim and Rogue knew she was dying.
"Stop!" Pyro yelled. Instantly the mental band around Rogue's neck loosened. She gasped, taking in huge lung fulls of precious oxygen.
"Now that we understand one another." Magneto said, taking a pause. He could afford the luxury of the pause as he was the one in control and all the other's could do is watch and wait.
"I'll just take what I need and be on my way." he said.
"What do you need?" Bobby asked, a hint of interest lacing his voice.
"Just Pyro and his cooperation." Magneto said silkily. He flicked his fingers and the metal window frame went flying, taking the glass with it. He stepped forward, Rogue being dragged behind. John stood up and moved to follow them. At the last second, Magneto sent a large sheet of metal which must have been there for that very purpose, flying back into the room. The side of it hit Spark full force. The last thing she saw was Bobby falling to the ground, the sound of John's scream ringing in her ears.
TBC...
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