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Of Fire and Ice
Author: Flame
Archive: Yes
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Now that John has left with Magneto, Bobby is determined to make him come back. But attacks on the mansion and gangs of mutants are obstacles in his path.
(NOT a romance)(Incomplete)
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Chapter 25
Death Penalty?
"A mutant guilty of electrocuting six men and on woman as of yesterday has been caught and is being held in a rubber cell in Washington," said the News woman on TV. "Peter Callowny, a political speaker, is now officially trying to get a law passed for mutant death penalties. He says that normal death penalties may not be enough to kill some mutants. He wont appear for live broadcasting, but he did give a statement. He said that mutants should only be given one chance, and then be punished. It is up for the people to decide...".
Click... That was the sound the television made when Bobby turned it off. "I can't believe this..."
"That they would give the death penalty?" Asked Kitty from the spot on the couch next to Bobby. "Yeah... I mean this mutant could be confused and had no idea how to control their power. So let's just kill them?"
"Yeah," she replied, looking down. "And I bet the law will get passed to. I mean the majority of the people are 'normal', and they don't trust us... so it would only make sense."
"Yeah," Bobby replied...
How far would this go?
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)Three Weeks Later
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"The first death penalty given to a mutant has been scheduled for tomorrow. 16 year old Lara Hanikt will be hanged tomorrow for electrocuting six men and one woman at a gas station while she was buying a bag of chips. No motive was given to the sudden massacre of these people, and Lara still plea's innocent. It has been about two years sense the last capital punishment in Washington. New Hampshire and Washington remain the only states that still hang for the death penalty. And now back to Patt for the weather..." said the news man on the TV.
"Man...," said John, looking over at Bethany. "... I never thought this would happen so soon. I mean... I knew it 'would', but not now. I guess I need to catch up with the times..."
"Something is fishy about this...," replied Bethany, looking at him with her icy eyes. "If she was able to kill those people... why didn't she just do the same to the cops or whoever who came after her?"
"Maybe she doesn't know how to control her power," mumbled John. "We've all been there..."
"Still... something isn't right...," she told him.
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) Peter Callowny's Office
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"So," said Peter Callowny sitting behind his desk. "I'm guessing you want to know how I did it?"
"Yes, I do," said a voice sitting in a chair. His face was covered by a shadow.
"Well, I had some men I hired to find a mutant and follow them. They found this girl and observed her. They found out that her power was to create large bolts of electricity, so they followed her into one of those small gas station stores, knocked her out, and killed all the people inside by means of electricity. They called the cops, and by the time she woke up, they had her," he told the man, pouring himself a glass of whiskey and sipping it.
"Genius," said the man. "Now they will start re-considering the MRA. You have done excellent work for me, Peter."
"Yes," replied Peter with a smug smile. "I know what I'm doing."
"But... there is still one more thing left to do to assure that the MRA will be passed," replied the shadowed man. "We need to show how much the mutants don't like the idea of being identified. They need to show hostility towards the most prominent figures that support the MRA."
"... what?" Asked Peter.
The shadowed man snapped his fingers and one of his bodyguards appeared into the light, pulling something from underneath his jacket. A blow torch... He pointed the fire nozzle at Peter.
"Fireworks?" Peter asked nervously.
"No, barbecue," replied the shadowed man.
Of Fire and Ice
Author: Flame
Archive: Yes
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Now that John has left with Magneto, Bobby is determined to make him come back. But attacks on the mansion and gangs of mutants are obstacles in his path.
(NOT a romance)(Incomplete)
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Chapter 25
Death Penalty?
"A mutant guilty of electrocuting six men and on woman as of yesterday has been caught and is being held in a rubber cell in Washington," said the News woman on TV. "Peter Callowny, a political speaker, is now officially trying to get a law passed for mutant death penalties. He says that normal death penalties may not be enough to kill some mutants. He wont appear for live broadcasting, but he did give a statement. He said that mutants should only be given one chance, and then be punished. It is up for the people to decide...".
Click... That was the sound the television made when Bobby turned it off. "I can't believe this..."
"That they would give the death penalty?" Asked Kitty from the spot on the couch next to Bobby. "Yeah... I mean this mutant could be confused and had no idea how to control their power. So let's just kill them?"
"Yeah," she replied, looking down. "And I bet the law will get passed to. I mean the majority of the people are 'normal', and they don't trust us... so it would only make sense."
"Yeah," Bobby replied...
How far would this go?
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)Three Weeks Later
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"The first death penalty given to a mutant has been scheduled for tomorrow. 16 year old Lara Hanikt will be hanged tomorrow for electrocuting six men and one woman at a gas station while she was buying a bag of chips. No motive was given to the sudden massacre of these people, and Lara still plea's innocent. It has been about two years sense the last capital punishment in Washington. New Hampshire and Washington remain the only states that still hang for the death penalty. And now back to Patt for the weather..." said the news man on the TV.
"Man...," said John, looking over at Bethany. "... I never thought this would happen so soon. I mean... I knew it 'would', but not now. I guess I need to catch up with the times..."
"Something is fishy about this...," replied Bethany, looking at him with her icy eyes. "If she was able to kill those people... why didn't she just do the same to the cops or whoever who came after her?"
"Maybe she doesn't know how to control her power," mumbled John. "We've all been there..."
"Still... something isn't right...," she told him.
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) Peter Callowny's Office
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"So," said Peter Callowny sitting behind his desk. "I'm guessing you want to know how I did it?"
"Yes, I do," said a voice sitting in a chair. His face was covered by a shadow.
"Well, I had some men I hired to find a mutant and follow them. They found this girl and observed her. They found out that her power was to create large bolts of electricity, so they followed her into one of those small gas station stores, knocked her out, and killed all the people inside by means of electricity. They called the cops, and by the time she woke up, they had her," he told the man, pouring himself a glass of whiskey and sipping it.
"Genius," said the man. "Now they will start re-considering the MRA. You have done excellent work for me, Peter."
"Yes," replied Peter with a smug smile. "I know what I'm doing."
"But... there is still one more thing left to do to assure that the MRA will be passed," replied the shadowed man. "We need to show how much the mutants don't like the idea of being identified. They need to show hostility towards the most prominent figures that support the MRA."
"... what?" Asked Peter.
The shadowed man snapped his fingers and one of his bodyguards appeared into the light, pulling something from underneath his jacket. A blow torch... He pointed the fire nozzle at Peter.
"Fireworks?" Peter asked nervously.
"No, barbecue," replied the shadowed man.