Here's part three for you wonderful people.
A Madman's Heart
Jubilee quickly learned what fishing meant in the middle of winter. She cursed slightly when she had to cut a hole in a foot of ice to get to the actual water. Then she cursed even louder as she sat there in ten degree weather holding a pole with fishing wire at the end. Mostly she cursed the loudest when she had to touch the fish in order to get them completely out of the hole. After about four hours and fishing, she was tired, cold, hungry, and very bored. Though she did have to admit it was sort of calming to her high strung nerves.
"Dame fish, why do they have to be so freaken slippery." She said shoving her third fish into the small basket near her. Technically this was her fifth, but the first two decided that it was just to cold out side and went back into the water the hard way. This involved flipping around and then one 'biting her'. After waiting for about an hour, she finally caught two more and carried the basket and fishing pole to the cabin. It was a long walk and she stormed into the cabin only to find Victor Creed siting near the fire cleaning a small deer. "Ewww. That's so gross." She said and felt like throwing up. Creed looked at her and grunted. 'Great Lee, he went from Mister out doors man to Mister I Tarzan you Jane.'
"Can't you like do that outside?" She asked and sat the fish down on the counter. Creed stood up leaving the deer alone near the fire. He went over to the Sink and turned on the water and got out a clean knife. He motioned for her to come over there and she did still holding the fish think he would be the one to clean them.
"Cut the scales off and then tell me when you're done." He told her handing her the knife. She looked at the knife and then back at him. "You want to eat? Then clean them." He said and sat down the knife on the counter. He walked back over to the fire and pulled the meat off the deer. Jubilee watched him place the meat on a thing that looked like it would dry the meat. She looked back at the knife and sighed inwardly as she slowly picked it up. She pulled out the first Fish and started cutting the scales off. She jumped the first few times when the scales came back at her. After a few minutes she got the hang of cleaning the scales off and then sat the knife down. She looked back over at Creed only to see him finished and watching her.
"Done. Now what do you want me to do, Pull the heart out?" She asked jokingly. He nodded and Jubilee looked back at the fish and over at him. "This is so gross. Why can't we just go to a town and get food?" She asked.
"You can walk the four miles to the car and don't forget."
"About the murdering wolves, yeah I know, I know." She finished for him and heard a soft growl form in his throat. Jubilee threw up her hands and finished cleaning the fish while making comments over why she didn't want to be doing this.
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After supper, Jubilee found herself outside staring at the stars. When she lived back in California, she found little time to just watch the stars. It was actually quiet relaxing. 'I suppose this is why people spend thousands of dollars to get here.' She thought and heard the front door open and shut. Creed walked over by her, but kept his distance.
"I'm leaving tomorrow. Headin' up to Canada. You can either come with me or I'll drop you off in the next town." He said while staring off at the trees.
Jubilee stayed quiet for a few minutes trying to decided whether or not she should go. Not that she truly had a choice. Go with the guy who seemed fairly entertaining or go to some small town and beg for food or get a real job. She made up her mind in less time then it took to even think about the choices. "What time do we leave?"
"Dawn. If you're not up then expect to wake up to an empty cabin." He stated and walked back inside the cabin. Jubilee continued to watch the stars silently saying goodbye to the mallrat in her own way and hello to Jane.
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Jubilee sat in the jeep watching the trees pass by. For the first time in a while, she was sick of trees. She never wanted to see flat land as much as she did right now. Unfortunately they had only began the long trip to Canada. She turned her gaze back to Creed. He looked a bit out of place in the jeep, but then she remembered him being in the mall.
"Vicster, Why were you in that mall that day?" She asked and stared at the road.
"Don't call me Vicster. None of your business." He said and she frowned but stayed silent for a few more seconds.
"Vicster, how much further do we have to go?" She asked and hide a small smile. Creed groaned hoping she wouldn't keep this up forever.
"10 hours. Now shut up and sit still." He said and continued to look at the road. Jubilee put on the radio and turned it to a new age station playing a band she couldn't place a name to. Just as she was getting into the music, Creed flipped off the radio.
"Oh come on. That was a cool song." She said flipping it back on. Creed flipped it off and Jubilee frowned. She turned it back on turning up the volume as far as it would go. Creed in turn ripped the dial off and threw it out the window ending Jubilee's fun. She crossed her arms and looked out the window. "How much longer?"
"10 hours, same as it was before." He growled. Jubilee nodded.
"Just had to make sure. I read in this magazine once about a guy who claimed to have been stuck in this like time warp and he ended up in Japan when he lived in Kansas. The weirdest things happen to people who live in Kansas. First there taken by aliens, like there are any aliens, then they end up in Japan in a two second period." She said and smiled at him. Creed looked like he was about to yell and Jubilee smiled again.
"Then again there are these people who like lived in Florida or something and they claimed their oranges where like purple because of the alien's waist sprayed on their crops. Of course then you got these people who claim that they know everything and that they are not mutants, but they can like see it other peoples minds through a special gift. Next you have a person who thinks they're a god and shouldn't work. I mean what kinda people believe their gods? Next thing you know mutants will be like returning from the future and telling everyone there gonna die because some dude was killed." She stated and took a drink of a soda she got a little while ago. Creed had a look of 'Just shot Me Now' printed on his face.
"Of course next you have the wonderful world of sex where people believe they can do all these amazing things with their…" Jubilee stopped when Creed some how managed to turn on the radio.
After about five hours straight in the car, Jubilee was get bored of just listen to the radio and demanded that Creed pulled over to get some food. While Creed filled up the jeep, Jubilee searched the store for some of her favorite things. She finally found a couple of packs of gum, a tape, beef jerky, and a kind a of cereal called Sugar Bombs. She had seen them before but never really tried them. Jubilee walked up to the front counter and put the stuff down while paying for the gas and things she got with the thirty bucks Creed gave her. She walked out and hopped into the car. She put the tape in and turned it on finally learning how to. She handed the beef Jerky to Creed and took out a piece of gum for herself. "Ya know, Vicster, this has proved to be a very dull, but interesting trip."
"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me Vicster." Creed said and pulled out of the gas station. Jubilee smiled slightly and sit back putting her feet up on the dash board.
"What ever you say Saby." She said. She had recently found out his code name. Personally she was trying to figure out why any decent person would run around in spandex that looked like P.J.s.
"Unless you want to walk don't call me saby either." He half growled out. Jubilee smiled even more and turned on the tape letting the rock music play on high. She smiled as Creed groaned slightly.
Later that night, Creed and Jubilee walked into cabin that belonged to Creed. They sat down their stuff and jubilee went into one of the two rooms. She then came back out looking at him. "So, which ones mine?"
"The one that doesn't have my stuff in it." He says and walks past her into the room. Jubilee groans and walks into the next room plopping down on the bed.
"Yeah know, this would be a lot more fun if there was like a TV in here." She yelled and took out a piece of gum. She put it in her mouth and started chewing and make bubbles.
"Yeah well life ain't fair pup. Now get some sleep. Tomorrow I'm teaching you how to fight and if you fall asleep then don't expect any food." He said and shut his door. Jubilee's eyes shifted around the room and she sighed. There was a nightstand and a dresser against one wall and the bed she was one. That summed up the room. She stood up and began unpacking the few clothes she had bought earlier. Well actually Creed bought them, but she wasn't about to say to much. After finishing she sat down and fell into a deep sleep.
10 months later
And so Jubilee's life continued with constant training. She had to admit she was getting stronger and felt that she could take on the world with ease. Of course Creed made sure she didn't get to over confident. Now Jubilee, a young 15 year old, sat in front of the cabin that had slowly become a home for her. She sat looking out at the forest as Creed approached her. He sat down beside her and gazed out at the sky for a few short moments.
"You never did tell me why you were at the mall that day." Jubilee stated and continued to look out at the forest. She could hear a few owls hooting and a few other birds chirping along with the owls.
"I was looking for an old 'Friend'." Creed said bluntly and followed her gaze towards the forest.
"And who was this 'friend?'" She asked looking up at him. Creed smiled slightly.
"A guy named Logan. He and some of his buddies were suppose to be there. I was planing on saying hello."
"And by hello you mean attack them." Jubilee stated in a calm voice. Though Creed rarely talked about his past, Jubilee did know that he had done some nasty things to nice people. For the most part Jubilee was cool with it, but part of her moral factor told her that it was wrong to kill. Of course in her mind it was, but if she HAD to kill in order to survive, then bring it on.
"More or less. Logan and me have some things to settle." Creed said and stood up while brushing off his jeans. Jubilee nodded and leaned back against the house looking at the sky. She began to notice that Creed seemed to be staring at the forest more and more. He frowned and growled slightly. Jubilee got to her feet unsure of what was going on and looked around for some reason to Creeds aggressive behavior.
"What's going on?" She asked and formed small pafs around her hands unsure if what he was doing was a test or the real thing. Before Creed could answer and dart hit him in the chest and he pulled it out quickly. Next few minutes were blurry to Jubilee as Creed grabbed her and started pushing her into the cabin. He locked the door from the outside and rushed at the forest. Jubilee kicked at the door for a few minutes as she could hear Creed's growls and a few more darts being shot as the attackers abandoned all chances of being quiet. Jubilee grabbed a book and flung it at the window. The window broke on contact and Jubilee rushed out running towards the forest area. She soon found Creed surrounded by a dozen or so weird dressed men. Creed him self looked worse for wear, but his Healing factor was quickly taking care of that. Jubilee then noticed about 6 others laying on the grass near he and frowned. Creed himself seemed to be getting a bit slow and then Jubilee noticed it. On Creed's left side wear five tranquilizer darts. She frowned and debated if she should help or not. Unfortunately for her, it seemed that Fate had already decided when Creed got three more darts shot at him and his healing factor was over loaded. He fell to the ground and one of the men kicked him in the side to make sure he was out.
"The demons asleep." One said and checked his friends to see who was alive.
"Good, our buy will be most pleased with the little damage we did." One said to the other and Jubilee looked around to se how many people she would have to face. She counted two to her right and four to her left. The two she could take out from the bushes, but not with out letting the others know she was there. She slipped back into the cover of the forest and slowly walked around making no sound as she crossed to forest. She walked over to the two men who seemed preoccupied with something on the phone and she smiled.
"Um. Excuse me, but I'm lost and well you see I would so like to use your little phone thingy." She said and punched at the guy closest to her and then sent a fist load of pafs at the other guys eyes. She then paffed the first guy buying her self a few minutes she needed to get over to Creed. She then let her pafs fly around her and shock Creed slightly.
"Come on, now is so not a good time to take a nap. Wake up you big gahona." She said and dragged him slightly to the side. She looked around and noticed that most of the Attackers had disappeared and she cursed silently under her breath.
"Welcome to life kid." Voice said behind her before she felt a hand connect with the back of her head. She fell to the ground unconscious and the man smiled. "Pack him up."
"What about her?" One asked the boss. He looked at Jubilee and smiled slightly.
"Put her in with him. Let us see how upset he can get when we hurt his little friend." The boss said and walked over to the phone. He turned it one and called the contact. "We got him. But we got another girl, for a bit more we'll bring her too."
"Perhaps, I shall see how much you are paid when you return. Bring both of them and make sure to keep them knocked out." The voice replied and let out a sinister laugh.