A Madman's Heart
By Midnight
Jubilee woke up in the room she started out. Her whole body ached and she felt like she had been training for hours with Creed. She winced at the name and felt tears flow to the back of her eyes. She rolled over and tried to get up. Her body obeyed her command and she smiled at the energy she has. She stretches and winces in pain while bring her are down to her lower chest. She lifted up the shirt to find stitches and a half way healed cut. She looked around for any signs of life and noticed a sleeping figure in the corner. She took a step forward and the figure opened its eyes and blinked a few times.
"Go back to bed, I ain't gonna get in trouble cause you hurt yourself." A lazy voice said and Jubilee sat down on a chair and the figure stood up with ease. The figure walked forward and revealed himself. The lamp light to her left played on his features a bit and Jubilee's body tightened while she waited for an attack.
"What are you doing here?" She asked and David smiled. He took a step closer and she help up her hands so that she could throw pafs at him.
"They won't work. Sinister's got some power dampeners on you." David said and took a seat beside her. Jubilee got up and walked to the other side of the room. She tried to let her power flow out of her and her mind went spinning from the effort. She put a hand on her head and took a few breaths. David watched her and turned off the lamp. She didn't know if he was trying to be a jerk or helpful. The darkness seemed to help her mind ease better. She looked over at David and sat down on the floor half-tired and half-scarred. She wouldn't show it and David smiled at her bits of strength.
"What did he do to me?" Jubilee asked after a few minutes of silence. David stood up and paced a bit making Jubilee feel uneasy.
"He increased your powers, but things went wrong." He said and sat back down.
"How wrong?" She asked and stared at David. He shook his head and ran a hand through his black hair.
"You lost it I guess. The doctor is in the intensive care area while Sinister has a burnt mark on his check still. Kitty is missing a lot of hair and has some burnt marks. He ain't happy with you." David said and watched as Jubilee hugged her knees to her chest.
"I… I didn't know. It's their own fault." She said and David let out a tired sigh.
"Perhaps, but he still isn't happy. Surprised me at first that he wanted to hurt you." David took a few small steps towards her.
"It was all a plan to get me here, but why? I'm not the powerful, just a mallrat is all." Jubilee stated and laid her head on her knees.
"No, you're powerful, if you could hurt Sinister then you are powerful, you just haven't got it under control." David told her and leaned against the wall watching her. Jubilee looked up at him through narrowed eyes.
"Why are you being so nice? What's in it for you? You here to see if you can get in my pants or trying to pump info from me." Jubilee yelled at him and he backed away from her hiding his face slightly. Jubilee watched him as he searched for an answer.
"You know, when I first came here my brother was normal." He said and Jubilee looked up at him. He was sitting in a chair with his hands crossed over his chest. He looked off to the side and she didn't know if she should disturb him or not.
"What happened? I mean he isn't normal now." Jubilee said and David gave her a harsh look. He then looked back over at the wall and Jubilee sighed.
"No, he ain't I guess. He and I were sent on a mission type thing. A telepath got a hold on us and fried his brains. He took the mental blast for me and when I came to he was bleeding from all openings. When he woke up he had this look in his eyes as though he was gone and this… thing had taken it's place." Davis told her and looked her straight in the eyes.
"I'm sorry." Jubilee told him and he snorted in disgust.
"Sorry, Sweet heart, is what you say when the person dies, my brother is just some shell with a screwed up mind behind it and I'm left to pick the pieces. That's what's gonna happen to you if you let it." He said and stood up. He walked around the room and finally sat back down.
"To answer your questions, no I'm not here to get in your pants though it might be interesting, but I won't force myself on any one." David told her and she laughed a bit.
"You sure were last time we "talked."" Jubilee told him and he shock his head.
"No, I was testing you. Seeing how much you could handle." He told her and she gave him a questioning glance. "Second, I'm getting nothing out of this. I was told to watch you and so here I am babysitting."
"Oh, so did I pass?" Jubilee asked and David grinned at her.
"Oh yeah, though I wonder what would have happed if Creed didn't show up." David said and watched as Jubilee hugged her legs to her chest.
"Yeah well I can take care of myself. I don't need no one." She told herself. David stood up and walked over to the door.
"Don't judge him to bad until you know why he did it. He is a jerk at times, but he wouldn't willingly hurt someone he cared for." David said and Jubilee snorted at the in half laughter half sob. She took a deep breath and sat down on the bed.
Jubilee walked into the train area following Gail and David. They walked over to a row of human shaped punching bags.
"Now first things first, you need to make sure your aim is perfect before we go onto anything larger then that. Now your powers have increased and well your level of control might not be as it was. First try to hit this one in the middle of the chest." Gail said and pointed to the punching bag to her left. Jubilee nodded and took a breath.
"This is stupid. I mean I could so like destroy that thing within seconds even if my powers weren't messed with." She said off hand and held up one hand to let a few pafs rush out. She felt as if something broke in her hand and watched as thirty some pafs rushed at the target instead of the few she wanted. They hit the target and the punching bag looked like a pincushion. "Wow, that's a new one." She said lightly and bites her lip. She looked over at Gail who was smiling slightly. David stood in a corner shaking his head slightly.
"Nice now try to hit in one spot and with only a paff." He said and Jubilee looked at him through narrowed eyes.
"Oh you make it sound like cutting cheese." Jubilee told him and held up her hand again. She concentrated for a few seconds picturing the target getting hit by the paff like Creed told her too. She winced at the name and felt the name raise anger in her. She felt the anger rush out of her and the room lit up with various colors of pafs as they hit the target. Gail jumped away from the punching bag as it blew up and sent bits of burning cloth everywhere. David and Gail grabbed fire extinguishers and started to put out the flames.
"I would ask what was that, but I think I know." Gail said told Jubilee and gave a friendly smile. Jubilee frowned and sat down on the floor Indian style.
"This is pointless, Sinister got me messed up on my powers now. Dame bastard should just left them alone." Jubilee said and crossed her arms.
"Now you watch your language. Sinister may not be the best man around, but he still took you in and gave you a home. Besides, your powers would have gotten to this point anyway." Gail told Jubilee with a firm tone. "Now you stand up like a proper lady and try again. This time don't think about anything but the target."
Jubilee frowned and stood up. She held up her hands and tried to clear her mind. Images kept popping into her head. Her fighting with Creed over the radio, Creed skinning a deer, her with a bloody nose from fighting. She sighed and opened her eyes. She looked over at Gail and the older woman sighed. "It's no use."
"Yes it is, now imagine being in a field of grass. You're all alone and you're extremely happy." Gail told her and Jubilee did as she was told for this once. Her powers were her top priority at this time. Her mouth will come second for now. "Good now imagine someone is trying to take away your home. This person is taking everything. Now I want you to try and hit him with just one paff as a warning. Don't hurt him, just warn him to leave you alone."
Jubilee held out her hand and a few pafs flew from her hand. Only about three this time and hit the punching bag. They burnt away some of the material, but did little damage. Jubilee looked at the punching bag and sighed.
"No you did good, Next time just imagine that and try less to hurt him." Gail said and smiled. A beep came in over the speaker and Gail sighed. "Why don't you and David go get some breakfast. I need to have a talk with someone."
"I guess." Jubilee muttered and Gail smiled. She walked out of the gym area and David watched her.
"Weird. Normally she wouldn't do that. Oh well, come on doll face. I know where we can get some good burgers and a mean order of chili fries." David told her with a grin. Jubilee shook her head.
"Now you are so speaking my language, but lay off the doll crude." Jubilee said as they walked out.
"Or else what?" David said as they walked the halls. Jubilee smiled and continued walking.
"Well, let's just say the Punching bag will look like an ant compared to what I do to you." Jubilee told him and David laughed.
"First day learning and she thinks she's a God." David whispered to himself and they took off towards town.
Gail walked into a dark room and surpassed the feelings of things crawling up her back. She looked at the man sitting in a large chair.
"Have you made any progress with the child?" Sinister asked and Gail nodded.
"She is a good student, but her anger is great. She needs to come to terms with Creed or else she won't be able to concentrate fully." Gail said and sinister laughed.
"Good, now go, I shall manage to let the two of them talk, but for now Victor Creed has left." Sinister told her and Gail left taking a breath of relief.
Sinister watched her go and let out a psychopathic laugh. "So the young firework has taken the bait. It will only be a matter of time till she falls and then we will see who picks her back up." Sinister told himself and settled back into his chair for thought.