I've been told time and again to get a disclaimer. So, here it is. *Sigh* I
don't own X-Men Evolution bla bla bla, but I do own Blade.
There. Happy?
Return of the Shadow Chapter 3: Daily Events and The Unforgivable
Kurt yawned mightily and shuffled into the kitchen. He poured himself a cup of orange juice and grabbed a huge plate load of food. His blue face was scrunched up in exhaustion and his eyes remained firmly shut. He therefore, did not realize he was eating a plastic apple instead of a real one until he bit a huge chunk out of it. His eyes shot wide open when the taste hit him
"Glak! Phooeey! Eugh, zat vas disgusting!" Kurt sheepishly scratched his head and blushed under the sudden scrutiny of the other teens in the kitchen. Sunday morning was always more relaxed. Logan wasn't allowed to hold drill sessions till 2:00 pm. So the mutants were free to get up late and relax for the entire morning.
"Hey, vhere's Blade?" Scott looked up from the morning paper he had been reading.
"He was here a minute ago. He said something about tuning up his car." At that statement, Bobby turned a pale as a ghost while Jubilee began to visibly shake. They softly began to tiptoe out of the room.
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO MY CAR?????!!!!!!!!!" Jubilee and Bobby broke into a headlong dash out of the kitchen. They were followed by an extraordinarily pissed off Blade. He gave a bellow of rage as he raced after the two miscreants. Scott gazed in wonder before looking at Kurt.
"A dollar says he catches them and throws them in the pool." A loud splash followed. "Pay me."
"Line up, kiddies. Today's game is simple. It's a battle royal. I'm setting the terrain to mountain/forest. Search each other out and pull the flag off the opponent's belt. An alarm on your body will sound if you lose your flag. If someone takes your flag, you have to give him all flags you've thus far collected. The winner needs twenty flags. Just shout "Done" and I'll end the sim. Good luck." With that, Logan's voice abruptly ended and the Danger Room shimmered as it changed to a mountainous forest. The X- Men all found themselves in different places. A loudspeaker began counting down.
"3..."
"2..."
"1..."
"GO!"
The X-Men pelted in different directions in search of each other. Sunspot charged up and leapt high into the air. He noticed Shadowcat running along the beaten path and plummeted down towards her. He impacted the ground with a thunderous boom and moved to take her flag. A high pitched beep suddenly assaulted his senses and he looked in horror at his belt, noticing his flag missing. He whirled around to come face to face with Nightcrawler's sharp teeth showing through his grin. He bounded forward, stole Shadowcat's flag and 'ported away. Kitty wailed in frustration as the loud beep was heard again.
"Like, this bites."
Jean crept up slowly behind Iceman, who was in the middle of running away from Magma's fiery blasts. She telekinetically pulled both flags off their belts and watched in satisfaction as the beep rang on their belts. She ran off in search of more people.
Cyclops dejectedly walked over to where the other people who had lost their flags were standing. Rahne raised her eyebrow questioningly as the others gave him surprised looks.
"Who got your flag?" Scott blushed furiously.
"Multiple..." He hid his head as howls of laughter echoed across the Danger Room.
Rogue paced angrily through the forest. She had just tagged Jean out and gotten another five flags. Her count was only up to nine. She knew full well only a few people were left, but who had the most flags? A loud beep echoed through the trees and Rogue mentally counted.
"Let's see now. Five and one, carry the two...there's only two people left!" Rogue quickly recounted. "But that would mean whoever's left had way more than twenty. She listened intently for someone to yell 'Done', but no sound came. She cautiously walked another few meters and leapt back in surprise. She found Blade sitting on a large rock next to a bubbling stream, calmly smoking a black cigarette.
"I can see you, so don't bother hiding." Rogue jumped at the melodious sound of his voice and walked over to him.
"Y'all know that's bad for ya." Blade grinned and slit the cigarette down the middle.
"Menthol leaves, ginger root and sugar. Great for clearing up the lungs." He tossed the open cigarette and pulled out another one and began to smoke it. Rogue slid down next to him and watched the virtual fish swim through the river.
"How many flags do ya have?"
"All but nine."
"Ah see." Blade fished into his uniform and tossed out the multiple flags. He then pulled out his own and offered them all to Rogue, completely ignoring the shrill whistle.
"Here." Rogue, dumbfounded, took the flags.
"Whah are ya givin' them to me?" Blade remained silent and continued to smoke. Rogue stood up and began to walk away. She turned her head around for a brief second.
"Thanks."
"We're running late! Kurt, hurry up and get in the van! Jean, tell Kitty to finish up her makeup! Blade, you....oh, Blade's already gone. Everyone else, hurry up!" The Institute was in a complete uproar as usual Monday morning. As usual, they were late for school. Everyone finished eating breakfast and piled into the X-Vans as the seniors jumped into the driver seats and motored to Bayville High.
Blade calmly walked into the school after his second period class in college. He was greeted with muted gazes and down turned eyes. One of the football players spat at his feet.
"Go home, mutie! We don't want you here!" Blade stood still for a moment, completely calm. It was, therefore, completely unexpected, when Blade knocked his legs out from under him and casually walked away, humming a soft tune. He breezed through the classes, getting used to the oppressive climate. All around him, people either said nothing or openly expressed that mutants were monsters. Lunch came all too slowly and he made his way to Scott's table. All the mutant seniors were sitting at that table (a.k.a Scoot, Jean and Blade). Around him, the mutants clustered together near the back corner. He sat next to Jean and addressed his fellow mutant seniors.
"Maybe I'm off base but I get this feeling in the back of my head that mutants aren't welcome here. Is that just me?" Jean chuckled and Scott snorted into his macaroni and...yeah. He noticed at the edge of his peripheral vision Duncan pointing at him and making violent motions. Jean also noticed them.
"Duncan's got you marked. He hasn't forgotten how you beat him at the dance." Kurt leaned back on his chair and interrupted the conversation.
"You mean how you beat ze shit out of heem." Blade grinned and lowered his head. The bell sounded and people despondently began to exit the cafeteria.
"Are you sure this is a good idea, Blade?" Jean asked for the tenth time that night.
"We're not going to be doing anything, just enjoy the night time view on that hill over there." Jean relaxed slightly but tensed up immediately.
"Are you sure..."
"Yes, Jean." Blade's eyes narrowed as he looked through his rearview mirror. "We're being followed. Who drives a blue Camry?" Jean's mouth opened in horror.
"It's Duncan." Blade nodded and pulled over at the side of the road. He turned off the engine and got out of the car, tossing the keys to Jean.
"Stay here. If anything happens, get out of here. Don't wait for me." Blade stood impassively on the side of the road as Duncan slowly pulled up to him.
"What's up, Duncan? Anything I can do for..."
BANG!
Jean screamed as Blade dropped from a bullet to his shoulder. Blood streamed out in a red tide as Blade sank to the grassy ground. Duncan smiled savagely as he lifted his handgun and emptied round after round into Blade's jerking body. Blade twitched and convulsed uncontrollably until Duncan's magazine ended. He let the empty gun fall the ground and advanced on Jean, lust gleaming in his eyes.
"I always wanted to fuck you, Jean. Too bad you're a mutie. 'Cause now I'm gonna have to kill you after this. Jean tried to use her powers on him, but her mind was in too much of a jumble. Duncan quickly advanced on her and grabbed her wrists, pulling her into a burning kiss. She screamed against his lips and tried to get free, but to no avail. Duncan's body suddenly sailed through the air and landed on the ground ten feet away. Jean looked up and saw Blade, much as he had been that night. Murder gleamed in his crimson eyes and his face was a mask of fury. No visible markings of his injuries remained, leaving him completely healed.
"You would dare touch her?! For this you will not be forgiven!" In one swift move, Blade rammed his hand through Duncan's chest, ripping through bone and organs. The hand continued on its journey outward until it jutted out the back, Duncan's heart grasped in between the fingers. Blade's hand wrenched back outwards and he grinned in savage triumph as Duncan fell to the ground. In front of his eyes, Blade squeezed Duncan's heart until it burst in his hand and the last of Duncan's life fled his body. Jean uttered a soft cry and fainted dead on the ground. Blade calmly wiped his hand picked Jean up. The moon gleamed brilliantly over his body as he carried Jean's limp form to the car and began to drive back to the Institute.
So much has happened tonight.
Blade sat quietly on the roof of the mansion and strummed his guitar. As he thought back on the events of the night, his mind kept returning to the look of fear on Jean's face as he killed Duncan. The image burned with a fiery intensity into his mind. A single tear dripped down the side of his face.
How the hell'd we wind up like this?
Why weren't we able?
To see the signs that we missed
And try to turn the tables
I wished you'd unclench your fists
And unpack your suitcase
Lately there's been toO much of this
BUT don't think its too late
Nothin's wrong
Just as long as you
Know that someday I will
Someday, Somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know your wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday, Somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know your wondering when
Well I hope that since we're here anyway
We could end up saying
Things we've always needed to say
So we could end UP Staying
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Lets rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a hollywood horror
Nothins wrong
Just as long as you
know that someday i will
Someday, Somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know your wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday, Somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know your wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
[solo]
How the hell'd we wind up like this
Why weren't we able
To see the signs that we missed
And try to turn the tables
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Let's rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror
Nothins wrong
Just as long as you
Know that someday I will
Someday,Somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know your wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday,Somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know your wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
I know your wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
I know your wondering when
There. Happy?
Return of the Shadow Chapter 3: Daily Events and The Unforgivable
Kurt yawned mightily and shuffled into the kitchen. He poured himself a cup of orange juice and grabbed a huge plate load of food. His blue face was scrunched up in exhaustion and his eyes remained firmly shut. He therefore, did not realize he was eating a plastic apple instead of a real one until he bit a huge chunk out of it. His eyes shot wide open when the taste hit him
"Glak! Phooeey! Eugh, zat vas disgusting!" Kurt sheepishly scratched his head and blushed under the sudden scrutiny of the other teens in the kitchen. Sunday morning was always more relaxed. Logan wasn't allowed to hold drill sessions till 2:00 pm. So the mutants were free to get up late and relax for the entire morning.
"Hey, vhere's Blade?" Scott looked up from the morning paper he had been reading.
"He was here a minute ago. He said something about tuning up his car." At that statement, Bobby turned a pale as a ghost while Jubilee began to visibly shake. They softly began to tiptoe out of the room.
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO MY CAR?????!!!!!!!!!" Jubilee and Bobby broke into a headlong dash out of the kitchen. They were followed by an extraordinarily pissed off Blade. He gave a bellow of rage as he raced after the two miscreants. Scott gazed in wonder before looking at Kurt.
"A dollar says he catches them and throws them in the pool." A loud splash followed. "Pay me."
"Line up, kiddies. Today's game is simple. It's a battle royal. I'm setting the terrain to mountain/forest. Search each other out and pull the flag off the opponent's belt. An alarm on your body will sound if you lose your flag. If someone takes your flag, you have to give him all flags you've thus far collected. The winner needs twenty flags. Just shout "Done" and I'll end the sim. Good luck." With that, Logan's voice abruptly ended and the Danger Room shimmered as it changed to a mountainous forest. The X- Men all found themselves in different places. A loudspeaker began counting down.
"3..."
"2..."
"1..."
"GO!"
The X-Men pelted in different directions in search of each other. Sunspot charged up and leapt high into the air. He noticed Shadowcat running along the beaten path and plummeted down towards her. He impacted the ground with a thunderous boom and moved to take her flag. A high pitched beep suddenly assaulted his senses and he looked in horror at his belt, noticing his flag missing. He whirled around to come face to face with Nightcrawler's sharp teeth showing through his grin. He bounded forward, stole Shadowcat's flag and 'ported away. Kitty wailed in frustration as the loud beep was heard again.
"Like, this bites."
Jean crept up slowly behind Iceman, who was in the middle of running away from Magma's fiery blasts. She telekinetically pulled both flags off their belts and watched in satisfaction as the beep rang on their belts. She ran off in search of more people.
Cyclops dejectedly walked over to where the other people who had lost their flags were standing. Rahne raised her eyebrow questioningly as the others gave him surprised looks.
"Who got your flag?" Scott blushed furiously.
"Multiple..." He hid his head as howls of laughter echoed across the Danger Room.
Rogue paced angrily through the forest. She had just tagged Jean out and gotten another five flags. Her count was only up to nine. She knew full well only a few people were left, but who had the most flags? A loud beep echoed through the trees and Rogue mentally counted.
"Let's see now. Five and one, carry the two...there's only two people left!" Rogue quickly recounted. "But that would mean whoever's left had way more than twenty. She listened intently for someone to yell 'Done', but no sound came. She cautiously walked another few meters and leapt back in surprise. She found Blade sitting on a large rock next to a bubbling stream, calmly smoking a black cigarette.
"I can see you, so don't bother hiding." Rogue jumped at the melodious sound of his voice and walked over to him.
"Y'all know that's bad for ya." Blade grinned and slit the cigarette down the middle.
"Menthol leaves, ginger root and sugar. Great for clearing up the lungs." He tossed the open cigarette and pulled out another one and began to smoke it. Rogue slid down next to him and watched the virtual fish swim through the river.
"How many flags do ya have?"
"All but nine."
"Ah see." Blade fished into his uniform and tossed out the multiple flags. He then pulled out his own and offered them all to Rogue, completely ignoring the shrill whistle.
"Here." Rogue, dumbfounded, took the flags.
"Whah are ya givin' them to me?" Blade remained silent and continued to smoke. Rogue stood up and began to walk away. She turned her head around for a brief second.
"Thanks."
"We're running late! Kurt, hurry up and get in the van! Jean, tell Kitty to finish up her makeup! Blade, you....oh, Blade's already gone. Everyone else, hurry up!" The Institute was in a complete uproar as usual Monday morning. As usual, they were late for school. Everyone finished eating breakfast and piled into the X-Vans as the seniors jumped into the driver seats and motored to Bayville High.
Blade calmly walked into the school after his second period class in college. He was greeted with muted gazes and down turned eyes. One of the football players spat at his feet.
"Go home, mutie! We don't want you here!" Blade stood still for a moment, completely calm. It was, therefore, completely unexpected, when Blade knocked his legs out from under him and casually walked away, humming a soft tune. He breezed through the classes, getting used to the oppressive climate. All around him, people either said nothing or openly expressed that mutants were monsters. Lunch came all too slowly and he made his way to Scott's table. All the mutant seniors were sitting at that table (a.k.a Scoot, Jean and Blade). Around him, the mutants clustered together near the back corner. He sat next to Jean and addressed his fellow mutant seniors.
"Maybe I'm off base but I get this feeling in the back of my head that mutants aren't welcome here. Is that just me?" Jean chuckled and Scott snorted into his macaroni and...yeah. He noticed at the edge of his peripheral vision Duncan pointing at him and making violent motions. Jean also noticed them.
"Duncan's got you marked. He hasn't forgotten how you beat him at the dance." Kurt leaned back on his chair and interrupted the conversation.
"You mean how you beat ze shit out of heem." Blade grinned and lowered his head. The bell sounded and people despondently began to exit the cafeteria.
"Are you sure this is a good idea, Blade?" Jean asked for the tenth time that night.
"We're not going to be doing anything, just enjoy the night time view on that hill over there." Jean relaxed slightly but tensed up immediately.
"Are you sure..."
"Yes, Jean." Blade's eyes narrowed as he looked through his rearview mirror. "We're being followed. Who drives a blue Camry?" Jean's mouth opened in horror.
"It's Duncan." Blade nodded and pulled over at the side of the road. He turned off the engine and got out of the car, tossing the keys to Jean.
"Stay here. If anything happens, get out of here. Don't wait for me." Blade stood impassively on the side of the road as Duncan slowly pulled up to him.
"What's up, Duncan? Anything I can do for..."
BANG!
Jean screamed as Blade dropped from a bullet to his shoulder. Blood streamed out in a red tide as Blade sank to the grassy ground. Duncan smiled savagely as he lifted his handgun and emptied round after round into Blade's jerking body. Blade twitched and convulsed uncontrollably until Duncan's magazine ended. He let the empty gun fall the ground and advanced on Jean, lust gleaming in his eyes.
"I always wanted to fuck you, Jean. Too bad you're a mutie. 'Cause now I'm gonna have to kill you after this. Jean tried to use her powers on him, but her mind was in too much of a jumble. Duncan quickly advanced on her and grabbed her wrists, pulling her into a burning kiss. She screamed against his lips and tried to get free, but to no avail. Duncan's body suddenly sailed through the air and landed on the ground ten feet away. Jean looked up and saw Blade, much as he had been that night. Murder gleamed in his crimson eyes and his face was a mask of fury. No visible markings of his injuries remained, leaving him completely healed.
"You would dare touch her?! For this you will not be forgiven!" In one swift move, Blade rammed his hand through Duncan's chest, ripping through bone and organs. The hand continued on its journey outward until it jutted out the back, Duncan's heart grasped in between the fingers. Blade's hand wrenched back outwards and he grinned in savage triumph as Duncan fell to the ground. In front of his eyes, Blade squeezed Duncan's heart until it burst in his hand and the last of Duncan's life fled his body. Jean uttered a soft cry and fainted dead on the ground. Blade calmly wiped his hand picked Jean up. The moon gleamed brilliantly over his body as he carried Jean's limp form to the car and began to drive back to the Institute.
So much has happened tonight.
Blade sat quietly on the roof of the mansion and strummed his guitar. As he thought back on the events of the night, his mind kept returning to the look of fear on Jean's face as he killed Duncan. The image burned with a fiery intensity into his mind. A single tear dripped down the side of his face.
How the hell'd we wind up like this?
Why weren't we able?
To see the signs that we missed
And try to turn the tables
I wished you'd unclench your fists
And unpack your suitcase
Lately there's been toO much of this
BUT don't think its too late
Nothin's wrong
Just as long as you
Know that someday I will
Someday, Somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know your wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday, Somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know your wondering when
Well I hope that since we're here anyway
We could end up saying
Things we've always needed to say
So we could end UP Staying
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Lets rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a hollywood horror
Nothins wrong
Just as long as you
know that someday i will
Someday, Somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know your wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday, Somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know your wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
[solo]
How the hell'd we wind up like this
Why weren't we able
To see the signs that we missed
And try to turn the tables
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Let's rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror
Nothins wrong
Just as long as you
Know that someday I will
Someday,Somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know your wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday,Somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know your wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
I know your wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
I know your wondering when
