A/N: I've stopped with the disclaimers because I've run out of witty ways
to say "I don't own it!" and I figure you all got the point. Anyway, thank
my roommate once again for this chapter (are you reading her story.is
anyone other than her reading MY story? *hint. review people!*). Okay,
well, one last thing to say. DEATH TO ALL CELL BIOLOGY TAKE HOME
MIDTERMS!!!! Okay, I'm done, you read now.
Mirage ran as fast as she could through the streets, toward the abandoned building, which she had chosen to live under, for fear of being caught as one of the homeless squatters that usually inhabited the building. Some how, she knew that this would be the place where she would find her brother; she dreaded what else she might find, as the cause of his cry in her head.
As she entered the largest storeroom, she looked around quickly and carefully for any sign of the trouble she was sure would be found here. She heard a laugh coming from behind her, it was a voice she knew well. She knew that she had come too late, when she heard Mystique welcome her.
"Hello, X, so glad you could join us." Mystique smiled slyly.
"Where is my brother." Mirage, only known as X by Magneto and his "team", answered cautiously.
"Oh, he's waiting for you around here somewhere." She knew this had all been a trap, but at this point, she didn't even care. "What do you want?" Mirage moved against the wall, in order to prevent an attack from behind as best she could. "I just want to talk. I want to know why you don't come around to visit with us anymore." Mirage grimaced at her remembrance of the time she had spent working for Magneto, training under Mystique. "I've changed. I never agreed with what you did, but taking Rogue was too much. I wont let you make her what I was." "You were so good though. You were the best student I had ever seen. I find it sad that you now use your powers, your skills against us, instead of fighting with us, where you belong." "Where is Coyote?" Mirage got the distinct sense that she was being led away from thoughts of her brother for a reason. Mystique laughed slightly. "Oh, he's here, but I don't know if you really want to see him." "WHERE IS HE?" Mirage's voice held urgency and anger now; she knew that these were the emotions Mystique wanted her to feel. She was being distracted, caused to do things without thinking. Mystique laughed again. "I'll let you go find him then. I'm sure I'll be talking to you again soon." Mystique left with a smile. Mirage watched her go, a distinct, overwhelming fear building inside her. When she turned back, she could see where Mystique had been standing, she could see what had been hidden from her in the shadows. She gave a cry as she saw the lifeless body, which she was sure had been her brother. Mirage immediately ran to the side of her brother. She slid onto her knees in her need to do something, quickly. She didn't care if it had all been a trap, she didn't care if Sabertooth, Toad, Mystique, Magneto, and a hundred others came to kill her at that moment, she just needed to help her brother. Tears came streaming down her cheeks as she realized that her brother, the only person she loved who could remember her at all, her only family, had no pulse. She could only think of one thing to do. She pulled his head into her lap and cupped it in her hands. She carefully let down the barrier that guarded the power she had stolen from Sabertooth. Suddenly she felt a memory come loose, it was the memory of how she had taken Sabertooth's power. She remembered walking into a dark room, it was the day she had finally agreed to join Magneto. She had been crying before that, she didn't know why, by that time she had already erased her own memories. As she walked into the room, she had noticed both Magneto's triumphant look, and Sabertooth's admiring one. "Well, welcome to the team." Magneto's voice had been gloating. "This is her? She doesn't seem like all that much of a prize to me." Sabertooth's voice had been both a challenge to her, and a challenge to Magneto. She was the one who answered. She moved smoothly over towards Sabertooth. "Oh, but I am a prize, you'd me amazed at what I can do." At that point all she could think to do was earn the trust of these people, let them treat her as a prize, she had her own mind, she would find her own purpose. As she spoke, she came closer to Sabertooth. She let down her blocks as she reached up to his head, she would accept his powers, just this once. She pressed her lips to his, gently, though he felt an amazing shock at the touch. She refused to let him go, when he finally realized what was happening to him. His power was being drained, and hers was increasing. As she absorbed his power, her delicate, feminine features took on a catlike appearance. When she felt that she had taken all she could, without killing this mutant, she released him. She let him drop to the floor, and turned to face the rest of the group, she was standing next to Magneto, where Sabertooth had previously been placed. Mystique smiled at the girl who would become her protégé. Toad smiled as well, at the small woman who had just defeated the most intimidating part of their group. Now she remembered, that was how she had gained this strength, and how she had become Magneto's "pet".
Just as she was remembering how she had gained the power, she felt it quickly slipping away. She couldn't feel any energy being exchanged for what she was losing, and a part of her knew very well, that she was simply giving up almost all of the strength she had, only to try something that was impossible. When she was fully charged, she was extremely powerful, but even she could not defeat death.
The tears were streaming down her face now. Sabretooth's energy was gone, and her brother was still lifeless. She looked up, she knew there would be a figure there, watching her. Logan stepped from the shadows and looked at her, all of his anger seemed to be drained, along with the energy she had lost. He looked into the tear streaked face of a woman he had once known very well. He saw the pain, the weakness, and the sickness in her eyes, only for a moment, before she bent over her brother in mourning. ************************************************************************
Logan woke up in the warehouse alone. The body of Coyote was carefully, and lovingly covered by a white sheet, until it could be moved to someplace more fitting. Remembering the look in Lily's eyes, Logan was suddenly overcome with panic, and memories. The girl before him last night had been Lily, the woman he had first met her as had been only a part of the woman he had known. He could only remember a couple of things about Lily, his Lily. They were only images. The first was the image of Lily, as a waitress in the bar where he had fought. She had been designated as "his", in order to prevent unwanted advances. The situation had progressed, until her designation had been far more fact than fiction. The other image he could recall was Lily, in his bed. He could see her back, from her neck down to the small of her back. He had just walked into the room. She had been asleep, and now she was just waking up. She turned her head to look at him and hair fell over her eyes. Her tired look had changed into a smile when she saw him. He remembered how much in love with this girl he had been. He remembered thinking she was the most beautiful thing in the world to him. He remembered how devastated he had been when she had died. Now he was really confused.
A/N: bwahaha! Now aren't you confused too? I'm glad. I love this chapter. Hope you liked it too, really sad though, no? *sniff* okay, back to writing, because I'm pretty much done and burned out on that school thing for now. Don't you all want me to update again *evil grin*.
Mirage ran as fast as she could through the streets, toward the abandoned building, which she had chosen to live under, for fear of being caught as one of the homeless squatters that usually inhabited the building. Some how, she knew that this would be the place where she would find her brother; she dreaded what else she might find, as the cause of his cry in her head.
As she entered the largest storeroom, she looked around quickly and carefully for any sign of the trouble she was sure would be found here. She heard a laugh coming from behind her, it was a voice she knew well. She knew that she had come too late, when she heard Mystique welcome her.
"Hello, X, so glad you could join us." Mystique smiled slyly.
"Where is my brother." Mirage, only known as X by Magneto and his "team", answered cautiously.
"Oh, he's waiting for you around here somewhere." She knew this had all been a trap, but at this point, she didn't even care. "What do you want?" Mirage moved against the wall, in order to prevent an attack from behind as best she could. "I just want to talk. I want to know why you don't come around to visit with us anymore." Mirage grimaced at her remembrance of the time she had spent working for Magneto, training under Mystique. "I've changed. I never agreed with what you did, but taking Rogue was too much. I wont let you make her what I was." "You were so good though. You were the best student I had ever seen. I find it sad that you now use your powers, your skills against us, instead of fighting with us, where you belong." "Where is Coyote?" Mirage got the distinct sense that she was being led away from thoughts of her brother for a reason. Mystique laughed slightly. "Oh, he's here, but I don't know if you really want to see him." "WHERE IS HE?" Mirage's voice held urgency and anger now; she knew that these were the emotions Mystique wanted her to feel. She was being distracted, caused to do things without thinking. Mystique laughed again. "I'll let you go find him then. I'm sure I'll be talking to you again soon." Mystique left with a smile. Mirage watched her go, a distinct, overwhelming fear building inside her. When she turned back, she could see where Mystique had been standing, she could see what had been hidden from her in the shadows. She gave a cry as she saw the lifeless body, which she was sure had been her brother. Mirage immediately ran to the side of her brother. She slid onto her knees in her need to do something, quickly. She didn't care if it had all been a trap, she didn't care if Sabertooth, Toad, Mystique, Magneto, and a hundred others came to kill her at that moment, she just needed to help her brother. Tears came streaming down her cheeks as she realized that her brother, the only person she loved who could remember her at all, her only family, had no pulse. She could only think of one thing to do. She pulled his head into her lap and cupped it in her hands. She carefully let down the barrier that guarded the power she had stolen from Sabertooth. Suddenly she felt a memory come loose, it was the memory of how she had taken Sabertooth's power. She remembered walking into a dark room, it was the day she had finally agreed to join Magneto. She had been crying before that, she didn't know why, by that time she had already erased her own memories. As she walked into the room, she had noticed both Magneto's triumphant look, and Sabertooth's admiring one. "Well, welcome to the team." Magneto's voice had been gloating. "This is her? She doesn't seem like all that much of a prize to me." Sabertooth's voice had been both a challenge to her, and a challenge to Magneto. She was the one who answered. She moved smoothly over towards Sabertooth. "Oh, but I am a prize, you'd me amazed at what I can do." At that point all she could think to do was earn the trust of these people, let them treat her as a prize, she had her own mind, she would find her own purpose. As she spoke, she came closer to Sabertooth. She let down her blocks as she reached up to his head, she would accept his powers, just this once. She pressed her lips to his, gently, though he felt an amazing shock at the touch. She refused to let him go, when he finally realized what was happening to him. His power was being drained, and hers was increasing. As she absorbed his power, her delicate, feminine features took on a catlike appearance. When she felt that she had taken all she could, without killing this mutant, she released him. She let him drop to the floor, and turned to face the rest of the group, she was standing next to Magneto, where Sabertooth had previously been placed. Mystique smiled at the girl who would become her protégé. Toad smiled as well, at the small woman who had just defeated the most intimidating part of their group. Now she remembered, that was how she had gained this strength, and how she had become Magneto's "pet".
Just as she was remembering how she had gained the power, she felt it quickly slipping away. She couldn't feel any energy being exchanged for what she was losing, and a part of her knew very well, that she was simply giving up almost all of the strength she had, only to try something that was impossible. When she was fully charged, she was extremely powerful, but even she could not defeat death.
The tears were streaming down her face now. Sabretooth's energy was gone, and her brother was still lifeless. She looked up, she knew there would be a figure there, watching her. Logan stepped from the shadows and looked at her, all of his anger seemed to be drained, along with the energy she had lost. He looked into the tear streaked face of a woman he had once known very well. He saw the pain, the weakness, and the sickness in her eyes, only for a moment, before she bent over her brother in mourning. ************************************************************************
Logan woke up in the warehouse alone. The body of Coyote was carefully, and lovingly covered by a white sheet, until it could be moved to someplace more fitting. Remembering the look in Lily's eyes, Logan was suddenly overcome with panic, and memories. The girl before him last night had been Lily, the woman he had first met her as had been only a part of the woman he had known. He could only remember a couple of things about Lily, his Lily. They were only images. The first was the image of Lily, as a waitress in the bar where he had fought. She had been designated as "his", in order to prevent unwanted advances. The situation had progressed, until her designation had been far more fact than fiction. The other image he could recall was Lily, in his bed. He could see her back, from her neck down to the small of her back. He had just walked into the room. She had been asleep, and now she was just waking up. She turned her head to look at him and hair fell over her eyes. Her tired look had changed into a smile when she saw him. He remembered how much in love with this girl he had been. He remembered thinking she was the most beautiful thing in the world to him. He remembered how devastated he had been when she had died. Now he was really confused.
A/N: bwahaha! Now aren't you confused too? I'm glad. I love this chapter. Hope you liked it too, really sad though, no? *sniff* okay, back to writing, because I'm pretty much done and burned out on that school thing for now. Don't you all want me to update again *evil grin*.