My muses went on break for a while, but Kurt is good naturedly helping me out.
Kurt: You mean you tied me up and won't let me go on vacation.
Karla: Well Brian's no help. He just mutters incoherently.
Kurt: *sighs* Fine. What horror are we creating today?
Karla: It won't be horrible if you'd cooperate!
Kurt: *sighs*
Karla: Besides, it's the first appearance of the Brotherhood.
Logan had flown us out to where Jean said she had found Chris. We were not as well trained as I would have liked, but we were going to have to deal.
Can everyone hear me okay? Fyerluna asked. I'd had her link the whole team but she wasn't very good at it yet. We all replied affirmatives.
I want you to be on your guard. we detected other signatures in the area. Anything out of the ordinary is a potential threat. I cautioned.
Ya, we know Nocturna. Triad replied with his always flipant nature.
Just don't get yourself killed. These are the slums of New York. You can always get shot. I said.
So she does learn! Cal commented.
Bah. I'm always pessimistic. I replied.
No you aren't. Blitz said.
Sure I am. I just fake optimism. At that point, a lot of things happened really quickly.
First, a giant bug appeared towering over the rooftops. Second, we were struck with abnormal fear. Third, Fyerluna (Rachel) blocked off whatever was psionically attacking us and finally, a team of mutants appeared.
"Who are you people?!" I yelled.
"No need to shout." A fire hydrant shifted into Mystique. "I can hear you quite well. These are the Brotherhood of Mutants."
"Look, we just came to find one of our own, so give him back or-" I was cut off by a familiar voice.
"Or what? You'll kill everybody here?" Chris asked snidely as ever. A wave of relief hit me, and I knew it wasn't my doing. Before I could do anything about it however, I was punched in the jaw. My team naturally sprang into action.
Alumus threw balls of light at anyting thing that moved. They passed harmlessly through us, but hit the brotherhood full force. I quickly blinded them by deepening the shadows infront of their eyes. Blitz was scanning for the Lady Mastermind and Cal was protecting us from Chris' powers to warp emotions.
"You think you can beat us that easily?" Mystique asked. She turned into some strang combination of Cal and Wolverine and used her claws to punch a hole in my back. I screamed and fell foward, losing my concentration on the Brotherhood's eyes, thus unblinding them. Triad was caught in the jaw battling a tall metal man. He jumped right back up and continued his effort. Cal ran to my aid, using her projection ability to dull the pain and close the wound. I could feel broken ribs, but I fought Mystique anyway.
"You fight like a minx, but you're taking on a lion my dear!" She crowed. Something stirred in me then and I don't recall what happened next but when I came to, the Brotherhood was running screaming and I was lying on the ground like a discarded sock.
"Did we win?" I asked, my voice weak.
"Ya, we did Tal." Rachel replied. I made the mistake of trying to stand while she said this. I got as far as my elbows before my strength buckled and I fell back to the ground.
"You did something weird kid, but it worked." Logan said as he picked me up.
"If you hadn't of, we would be toast by now." Tobias added. I closed my eyes as I was lowered to a bed in the emergency infirmary to try and return my strength.
So? Do you like it? If you want to know, the Brotherhood is composed of Lady Mastermind, Cascade, Mystique (as one of their adult mentors), Colossus (remeber him? He was an X-Man), and finally, Luna (the daughter of Quicksilver and Crystal, who I've given powers).
Kurt: You mean you tied me up and won't let me go on vacation.
Karla: Well Brian's no help. He just mutters incoherently.
Kurt: *sighs* Fine. What horror are we creating today?
Karla: It won't be horrible if you'd cooperate!
Kurt: *sighs*
Karla: Besides, it's the first appearance of the Brotherhood.
Logan had flown us out to where Jean said she had found Chris. We were not as well trained as I would have liked, but we were going to have to deal.
Can everyone hear me okay? Fyerluna asked. I'd had her link the whole team but she wasn't very good at it yet. We all replied affirmatives.
I want you to be on your guard. we detected other signatures in the area. Anything out of the ordinary is a potential threat. I cautioned.
Ya, we know Nocturna. Triad replied with his always flipant nature.
Just don't get yourself killed. These are the slums of New York. You can always get shot. I said.
So she does learn! Cal commented.
Bah. I'm always pessimistic. I replied.
No you aren't. Blitz said.
Sure I am. I just fake optimism. At that point, a lot of things happened really quickly.
First, a giant bug appeared towering over the rooftops. Second, we were struck with abnormal fear. Third, Fyerluna (Rachel) blocked off whatever was psionically attacking us and finally, a team of mutants appeared.
"Who are you people?!" I yelled.
"No need to shout." A fire hydrant shifted into Mystique. "I can hear you quite well. These are the Brotherhood of Mutants."
"Look, we just came to find one of our own, so give him back or-" I was cut off by a familiar voice.
"Or what? You'll kill everybody here?" Chris asked snidely as ever. A wave of relief hit me, and I knew it wasn't my doing. Before I could do anything about it however, I was punched in the jaw. My team naturally sprang into action.
Alumus threw balls of light at anyting thing that moved. They passed harmlessly through us, but hit the brotherhood full force. I quickly blinded them by deepening the shadows infront of their eyes. Blitz was scanning for the Lady Mastermind and Cal was protecting us from Chris' powers to warp emotions.
"You think you can beat us that easily?" Mystique asked. She turned into some strang combination of Cal and Wolverine and used her claws to punch a hole in my back. I screamed and fell foward, losing my concentration on the Brotherhood's eyes, thus unblinding them. Triad was caught in the jaw battling a tall metal man. He jumped right back up and continued his effort. Cal ran to my aid, using her projection ability to dull the pain and close the wound. I could feel broken ribs, but I fought Mystique anyway.
"You fight like a minx, but you're taking on a lion my dear!" She crowed. Something stirred in me then and I don't recall what happened next but when I came to, the Brotherhood was running screaming and I was lying on the ground like a discarded sock.
"Did we win?" I asked, my voice weak.
"Ya, we did Tal." Rachel replied. I made the mistake of trying to stand while she said this. I got as far as my elbows before my strength buckled and I fell back to the ground.
"You did something weird kid, but it worked." Logan said as he picked me up.
"If you hadn't of, we would be toast by now." Tobias added. I closed my eyes as I was lowered to a bed in the emergency infirmary to try and return my strength.
So? Do you like it? If you want to know, the Brotherhood is composed of Lady Mastermind, Cascade, Mystique (as one of their adult mentors), Colossus (remeber him? He was an X-Man), and finally, Luna (the daughter of Quicksilver and Crystal, who I've given powers).