A day had past, and night return. The small dimmed light that
shown through the black sheer cover had passed away. The room became
consumed in darkness, and Drucila awoke from her slumber. Her mighty,
feminine eyes dashed through the darkness and meet at the window seal. She
pulled back the curtain to view the nighttime scene. She looked out and
felt a breeze. Closing her eyes to take in the rare peace of a familiar
smell. She could smell the old bookshop, and Jake's hot coffee as if it was
brewing right under her cold nose. A tear left her eyes, the feeling of
loneliness crept into her heart. She gathered her long black cotton coat
and left her room, just as she had entered it.
Drucila walked, gracefully, down the long hall way. Most of the students were already in their beds, ready to take in some much needed sleep. She glanced into one room, to find two girls chatting about a very popular boy. She smiled at this thought. Innocence, what a tragedy. She thought to her self as Arora approached her. She was happy to see Drucila, especially seeing how she hadn't seen her for nearly a whole day. "Well good afternoon sleepy head. Or should I say good night?" Drucila smiled at Aurora. She really liked Aurora's sense of humor about Drucila's cursed powers. "Do you always sleep this late?" asked Aurora most politely. Drucila replied "Only when I can't come out during the day." She paused, then exclaimed laughingly "So yeah, generally." Aurora laughed, then changed tones to become more serious. "Well the Professor wants to talk with you. Come with me, we'll walk together." Aurora and Drucila both proceeded down the stairs and back into the room they had met at, the night before. There in the room was the professor, Scott, looking as gloomy as the last time Drucila saw her, and a young teenage looking boy.
The boy was tall, very tall, and had short shaggy dark brown hair. He seemed very cheery and excited to see Drucila. His clothes were plain and ordinary, hoodie and blue jeans mostly, nothing like her cover some trench coat. "Good evening, Drucila. Sleep well?" She nodded. "Well good. I would like you to met someone." He pointed at the boy and continued. "This is Jeremy, but most know him as Healer. He's a mutant like yourself." Drucila glanced at the boy, who seemed to smile a great big wide smile at her while the professor talked about him. She smirked at him, but seemed unease at the boys chipper ness. "I need you to go with Jeremy and Scott to round up a few new students, who seem to not want to come freeing. One of them lives not to far from your hometown, his name is Dominic. Hes.." Drucila cut him off, she still seemed to have trouble grasping the fact that a old man she practical knew was asking her to go on a mission with two guys she didn't know, and didn't care to know. "Whoa, whoa wait a minute. You want me to go off with goober-boy and Ben Stein here to round up some stubborn brats! I don't think so" She stopped and looked at Jeremy before proceeding "I don't do man hunts. They hunt me!" The professor was less impressed with her growing hatred towards men. He gave her the look of hush and listen. So she did so. He continued. "Dominic has a mutation of invisibility. So he will be tricky to ensnare. Not to mention he is an excellent fighter, and marksmen. She you will have to use your minds and verbal persuasion. That's one reason why Jeremy is attending this mission." Drucila frowned, just as Jeremy grinned as if proud of his gifts. "After you tackle him you will fly to Ireland. There is a young woman there who is very crafty. The towns folk call her The Banshee, but we know her as Epiphany. Now keep in mind, she is a terribly powerful mutant, and she is equally terribly depressed, and horrible comination. Then God willing you make it that far we have another student in Missouri that is a causing quite a blaze with her talents. In fact that's how she got her name, Blaze. We do not know her real name, so there's a good conversation piece for you. Good luck. We will keep in contact on the speaker system."
The three left the room and traveled through the school to where the jet was. Drucila, who had a horrible dispostion, commented on their task ahead of them. "So why are we doing this. I mean why not Storm or even the professor. I mean all he has to do is use his gift to convince them its what they want." Scott opened the door to the jet then turned to answer her comment "Because not all of us have to use of mutation as an excuse to make people fear us." He smiled at her mockingly. She gripped his wrist and looked deep into his eyes before resiteing a most intimidating remark. "Why not, don't you fear me?" Her eyes glowed as she said this to him. His heart filled with fear, as if her words were poison to his body. Really she did frighten him, but he could never show that fear, he knew she would use it to her advantage. "I only fear what I don't not understand. And you I certainly understand" She grew angrey with the young man. Jeremy noticed the scuffle and stepped in. "Don't do this, we wont get anywhere like this. We have too many stubborn mutants, as it is, to deal with." Scott knew he was right. He freed himself from her firm grip and continued in.
The three flew to their first location, Atlanta, to try and locate the invisible, soon to be comrade. The landed at Hartsfield airport, and unloaded. They walked along the city, for a little ways. Soon they came to a local club, they entered in. It was a dark empty space with no one but a bartender and a few drunk men asleep at the table. The guys went to the bartender to ask for Dominic, but Drucila remained still. She looked towards the back, she sensed the presence of a man. She walked to the back of the room, where the light did not touch. Scott noticed her leaving his side, and tugged at Jeremy, who was still talking to the bartender. They both watched her as she proceeded, they waited to see her snag her pry. She seemed like a cautious lioness as she carefully searched through the dark. Suddenly she swung around and grabbed at what seemed to be air. She looked as if she was struggling with an unseen force. Scott was amazed at what he saw, she actually found an invisible man just using her senses. Drucila through the being against the nearest wall. Then Dominic revealed him self to her, begging her not to harm him. Drucila smiled at him then let him go. She turned to Jeremy and Scott and took a bow. "W..What do you want?" asked a frightened Dominic. She looked at him then said in the typical Count Dracula voice "I vant to drink you blood!" Jeremy laughed. "Don't listen to her, we have come because you haven't shown up for school yet. You knew it was time, and you knew if you didn't come willingly we would come for you." Dominic looked confused "Oh is that it?" Drucila looked at Scott, she looked disappointed. "So I guess this means your coming willingly right?" she asked unpleasantly. Dominic shook his head. Her face dropped and walked off. The three guys looked at each other confused, then Scott exclaimed "Woman".
Now the four of the continued there trip to Ireland. The came to a cave over looking a hugh lake. The four of them entered the great cave. A cold chill came over them. Dominic seemed uneased. The cave was empty, and seemed like no one lived there. "Are you sure this is the one, Scott?" asked Jeremy. Drucila looked at Scott and said " Never let a man navigate". Scott looked unamused. Suddenly a sound of screeching hissing came across their ears. It pierced through their minds like knives. They all dropped to their knees except Drucila, covering their ears with their plams. They pain of the noise was near unbearable. Then they dimmed down and a voice arose " Who are you? What do you want?" asked the voice. No one but Drucila could speak, and so she did "We have come on behave of Xavier. You have to come to school with us. Your towns folk told us.." "GET OUT! Leave this withered lover to her death". The voice was depressing and Drucila felt pity for her. Someone she had never met, but she still wanted to see her. She spoke softly, and kind "Show yourself, please." A light came down from the roof, and in the center formed a figure of a woman. After the light left there stood a beautiful woman in a white long gown. Her hair was completely white except for two black streaks in the front. Her eyes where white out, but you could still see the stains of tears that had to have fallen shortly ago. Drucila's heart left her, it took everything in her not to come to tears herself. The very presence of the woman seemed saddening.
The guys had arisen and joined Drucila by her side. "We aren't going to hurt you. But we need you to come with us, if you don't your towns folk will come and kill you." Drucila seemed to be pleading with her. The woman looked at her and continued "I do not care. I can join my lover soon this way. There is no life left in me, now that Toad is gone." Scott thought a moment to himself Toad? Why does that sound familiar? It cant be. Can it? Drucila looked to her side, she heard his thoughts, she saw his memory. Toad is it? An idea came to her. "You cant end your life because your lover ended his." She paused then continued "Toad.he would have wanted it that way". The woman looked at her, shocked and perplexed. "You knew Toad?". She nodded. "Was he a friend of yours?" She nodded again. The woman thought a moment then looked at the members. "I am The Banshee. But the name Toad knew me by was, Epiphany". Drucila smiled. She stepped forward and placed her hand on Epiphany's shoulder. "Im Drucila, and its time to go."
The four left the cave, with Epiphany. They returned to the jet, and left. There was one more they had to recruit, Blaze. The others where not too hard to retreve, but somehow they all knew the last one would be so easy. Little do they know..they're right.
...TBC....
Drucila walked, gracefully, down the long hall way. Most of the students were already in their beds, ready to take in some much needed sleep. She glanced into one room, to find two girls chatting about a very popular boy. She smiled at this thought. Innocence, what a tragedy. She thought to her self as Arora approached her. She was happy to see Drucila, especially seeing how she hadn't seen her for nearly a whole day. "Well good afternoon sleepy head. Or should I say good night?" Drucila smiled at Aurora. She really liked Aurora's sense of humor about Drucila's cursed powers. "Do you always sleep this late?" asked Aurora most politely. Drucila replied "Only when I can't come out during the day." She paused, then exclaimed laughingly "So yeah, generally." Aurora laughed, then changed tones to become more serious. "Well the Professor wants to talk with you. Come with me, we'll walk together." Aurora and Drucila both proceeded down the stairs and back into the room they had met at, the night before. There in the room was the professor, Scott, looking as gloomy as the last time Drucila saw her, and a young teenage looking boy.
The boy was tall, very tall, and had short shaggy dark brown hair. He seemed very cheery and excited to see Drucila. His clothes were plain and ordinary, hoodie and blue jeans mostly, nothing like her cover some trench coat. "Good evening, Drucila. Sleep well?" She nodded. "Well good. I would like you to met someone." He pointed at the boy and continued. "This is Jeremy, but most know him as Healer. He's a mutant like yourself." Drucila glanced at the boy, who seemed to smile a great big wide smile at her while the professor talked about him. She smirked at him, but seemed unease at the boys chipper ness. "I need you to go with Jeremy and Scott to round up a few new students, who seem to not want to come freeing. One of them lives not to far from your hometown, his name is Dominic. Hes.." Drucila cut him off, she still seemed to have trouble grasping the fact that a old man she practical knew was asking her to go on a mission with two guys she didn't know, and didn't care to know. "Whoa, whoa wait a minute. You want me to go off with goober-boy and Ben Stein here to round up some stubborn brats! I don't think so" She stopped and looked at Jeremy before proceeding "I don't do man hunts. They hunt me!" The professor was less impressed with her growing hatred towards men. He gave her the look of hush and listen. So she did so. He continued. "Dominic has a mutation of invisibility. So he will be tricky to ensnare. Not to mention he is an excellent fighter, and marksmen. She you will have to use your minds and verbal persuasion. That's one reason why Jeremy is attending this mission." Drucila frowned, just as Jeremy grinned as if proud of his gifts. "After you tackle him you will fly to Ireland. There is a young woman there who is very crafty. The towns folk call her The Banshee, but we know her as Epiphany. Now keep in mind, she is a terribly powerful mutant, and she is equally terribly depressed, and horrible comination. Then God willing you make it that far we have another student in Missouri that is a causing quite a blaze with her talents. In fact that's how she got her name, Blaze. We do not know her real name, so there's a good conversation piece for you. Good luck. We will keep in contact on the speaker system."
The three left the room and traveled through the school to where the jet was. Drucila, who had a horrible dispostion, commented on their task ahead of them. "So why are we doing this. I mean why not Storm or even the professor. I mean all he has to do is use his gift to convince them its what they want." Scott opened the door to the jet then turned to answer her comment "Because not all of us have to use of mutation as an excuse to make people fear us." He smiled at her mockingly. She gripped his wrist and looked deep into his eyes before resiteing a most intimidating remark. "Why not, don't you fear me?" Her eyes glowed as she said this to him. His heart filled with fear, as if her words were poison to his body. Really she did frighten him, but he could never show that fear, he knew she would use it to her advantage. "I only fear what I don't not understand. And you I certainly understand" She grew angrey with the young man. Jeremy noticed the scuffle and stepped in. "Don't do this, we wont get anywhere like this. We have too many stubborn mutants, as it is, to deal with." Scott knew he was right. He freed himself from her firm grip and continued in.
The three flew to their first location, Atlanta, to try and locate the invisible, soon to be comrade. The landed at Hartsfield airport, and unloaded. They walked along the city, for a little ways. Soon they came to a local club, they entered in. It was a dark empty space with no one but a bartender and a few drunk men asleep at the table. The guys went to the bartender to ask for Dominic, but Drucila remained still. She looked towards the back, she sensed the presence of a man. She walked to the back of the room, where the light did not touch. Scott noticed her leaving his side, and tugged at Jeremy, who was still talking to the bartender. They both watched her as she proceeded, they waited to see her snag her pry. She seemed like a cautious lioness as she carefully searched through the dark. Suddenly she swung around and grabbed at what seemed to be air. She looked as if she was struggling with an unseen force. Scott was amazed at what he saw, she actually found an invisible man just using her senses. Drucila through the being against the nearest wall. Then Dominic revealed him self to her, begging her not to harm him. Drucila smiled at him then let him go. She turned to Jeremy and Scott and took a bow. "W..What do you want?" asked a frightened Dominic. She looked at him then said in the typical Count Dracula voice "I vant to drink you blood!" Jeremy laughed. "Don't listen to her, we have come because you haven't shown up for school yet. You knew it was time, and you knew if you didn't come willingly we would come for you." Dominic looked confused "Oh is that it?" Drucila looked at Scott, she looked disappointed. "So I guess this means your coming willingly right?" she asked unpleasantly. Dominic shook his head. Her face dropped and walked off. The three guys looked at each other confused, then Scott exclaimed "Woman".
Now the four of the continued there trip to Ireland. The came to a cave over looking a hugh lake. The four of them entered the great cave. A cold chill came over them. Dominic seemed uneased. The cave was empty, and seemed like no one lived there. "Are you sure this is the one, Scott?" asked Jeremy. Drucila looked at Scott and said " Never let a man navigate". Scott looked unamused. Suddenly a sound of screeching hissing came across their ears. It pierced through their minds like knives. They all dropped to their knees except Drucila, covering their ears with their plams. They pain of the noise was near unbearable. Then they dimmed down and a voice arose " Who are you? What do you want?" asked the voice. No one but Drucila could speak, and so she did "We have come on behave of Xavier. You have to come to school with us. Your towns folk told us.." "GET OUT! Leave this withered lover to her death". The voice was depressing and Drucila felt pity for her. Someone she had never met, but she still wanted to see her. She spoke softly, and kind "Show yourself, please." A light came down from the roof, and in the center formed a figure of a woman. After the light left there stood a beautiful woman in a white long gown. Her hair was completely white except for two black streaks in the front. Her eyes where white out, but you could still see the stains of tears that had to have fallen shortly ago. Drucila's heart left her, it took everything in her not to come to tears herself. The very presence of the woman seemed saddening.
The guys had arisen and joined Drucila by her side. "We aren't going to hurt you. But we need you to come with us, if you don't your towns folk will come and kill you." Drucila seemed to be pleading with her. The woman looked at her and continued "I do not care. I can join my lover soon this way. There is no life left in me, now that Toad is gone." Scott thought a moment to himself Toad? Why does that sound familiar? It cant be. Can it? Drucila looked to her side, she heard his thoughts, she saw his memory. Toad is it? An idea came to her. "You cant end your life because your lover ended his." She paused then continued "Toad.he would have wanted it that way". The woman looked at her, shocked and perplexed. "You knew Toad?". She nodded. "Was he a friend of yours?" She nodded again. The woman thought a moment then looked at the members. "I am The Banshee. But the name Toad knew me by was, Epiphany". Drucila smiled. She stepped forward and placed her hand on Epiphany's shoulder. "Im Drucila, and its time to go."
The four left the cave, with Epiphany. They returned to the jet, and left. There was one more they had to recruit, Blaze. The others where not too hard to retreve, but somehow they all knew the last one would be so easy. Little do they know..they're right.
...TBC....