Here is the second chapter. Sorry it took so long to get up but I have
been busy with school and sports. Don't forget to review. If anyone is
interested in beta-reading this story, please email me or put it in a
review.
~Butterfly Cobra
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Let All Creation Cry
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Carmen looked around her. It was exactly like she remembered it the last time she had traveled back. Nothing much had changed, but then again it wasn't even six months since her last visit.
***
As Carmen entered Sanctuary, she waved her right hand in front of her while closing her eyes. There was a flash of white light, and suddenly, it was as though time had been put back on its correct time line again.
She began to count under her breath, "7 . 6 . 5 . 4 . 3 . 2 .1 ."
The instant she finished saying 'one' Shalimar came running around the corner, with Brennan only a stride behind her.
Brennan had to stop himself before he crashed into Shal, who had come to an abrupt stop when she saw Carmen.
"Who are you and how did you find this place?" Shalimar asked the girl, while glaring her brown eyes into the younger girl's bright green ones.
The girl flipped her light brown hair over her shoulder nonchalantly.
"Aren't you going to ask how I got the codes to get in, Shalimar? Or how I know your name? Come on, you must have more than just two questions to ask me," Carmen said while staring Shalimar directly in the eye, challenging her.
Both Shalimar and Brennan stood with their jaws hanging open.
Carmen sighed loudly and turned to glance around Sanctuary.
Shalimar picked this precise moment to attack. Carmen easily jumped over Shal's hunched over body and turned to meet her opponent. Shalimar's eyes were glowing gold.
When Brennan turned to see Carmen's reaction, he noted that her eyes, too, were glowing gold. He reached out and grabbed Shalimar's arm.
"Don't Shal," he said while pulling her away from Carmen.
"Shalimar, I'm not here to fight you. You have to understand that. But something very bad is going to happen soon. You and your team are to trust no one and if you forget that, then me being here right now will be for absolutely nothing."
"Why should we trust you?" Shalimar asked the girl. "We know totally nothing about you, where you are from, or who you work for."
Carmen seemed to be contemplating whether or not to tell them anything.
"Ok. I am going to tell you what I can without giving anything away. My name is Carmen Ray but I prefer to go by Carmen. I don't work for anyone but myself. I am a very powerful mutant and if the GSA ever figured out exactly how I work, then I will be in serious trouble."
"What are your powers?" Brennan chimed into the conversation.
"That part I cannot tell you yet," Carmen replied. "But I promise everything will be revealed at the right moment.
~Butterfly Cobra
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Let All Creation Cry
***
Carmen looked around her. It was exactly like she remembered it the last time she had traveled back. Nothing much had changed, but then again it wasn't even six months since her last visit.
***
As Carmen entered Sanctuary, she waved her right hand in front of her while closing her eyes. There was a flash of white light, and suddenly, it was as though time had been put back on its correct time line again.
She began to count under her breath, "7 . 6 . 5 . 4 . 3 . 2 .1 ."
The instant she finished saying 'one' Shalimar came running around the corner, with Brennan only a stride behind her.
Brennan had to stop himself before he crashed into Shal, who had come to an abrupt stop when she saw Carmen.
"Who are you and how did you find this place?" Shalimar asked the girl, while glaring her brown eyes into the younger girl's bright green ones.
The girl flipped her light brown hair over her shoulder nonchalantly.
"Aren't you going to ask how I got the codes to get in, Shalimar? Or how I know your name? Come on, you must have more than just two questions to ask me," Carmen said while staring Shalimar directly in the eye, challenging her.
Both Shalimar and Brennan stood with their jaws hanging open.
Carmen sighed loudly and turned to glance around Sanctuary.
Shalimar picked this precise moment to attack. Carmen easily jumped over Shal's hunched over body and turned to meet her opponent. Shalimar's eyes were glowing gold.
When Brennan turned to see Carmen's reaction, he noted that her eyes, too, were glowing gold. He reached out and grabbed Shalimar's arm.
"Don't Shal," he said while pulling her away from Carmen.
"Shalimar, I'm not here to fight you. You have to understand that. But something very bad is going to happen soon. You and your team are to trust no one and if you forget that, then me being here right now will be for absolutely nothing."
"Why should we trust you?" Shalimar asked the girl. "We know totally nothing about you, where you are from, or who you work for."
Carmen seemed to be contemplating whether or not to tell them anything.
"Ok. I am going to tell you what I can without giving anything away. My name is Carmen Ray but I prefer to go by Carmen. I don't work for anyone but myself. I am a very powerful mutant and if the GSA ever figured out exactly how I work, then I will be in serious trouble."
"What are your powers?" Brennan chimed into the conversation.
"That part I cannot tell you yet," Carmen replied. "But I promise everything will be revealed at the right moment.