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A/N: thoughts "speech" --signals--
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The six transgenics, five X1s, one X5, looked around at each other. Alec shouldn't have done, but if pressed he would have claimed he got caught between Fred and the others. There was a moment of dangerous silence before Abel grinned.
"We get mistaken for transgenics a lot," he supplied. "We have such a militarised style that people get confused and report us. Ice has amazing hearing, so he could tell if we were in trouble. It comes from his time in the army."
Logan raised an eyebrow, and exchanged a glance with Alec. The two could tell that they were each thinking the same thing: That was a different idea. Abel was a quick thinker. When Alec signalled this to him later, he grinned, and signalled back --Yeah, I'm a sergeant-- as if that explained everything. Luckily, Normal missed that, as Toni offered him a stick of gum. Sketchy started to shiver, so Cain pulled off hid hooded jacket and threw it at the Ordinary. "No fires," he said. "Get caught that way."
Danni rolled her eyes. "Cain, there is nobody after us. Ice will have dealt with any trouble."
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Ice was still racked with the tremors. The chair shook. Ames considered knocking him out again, but dismissed the idea. He needed 'Ice' conscious. The door swung open, and Otto entered with warmed up milk in a baby bottle *and* the pill bottle. Ames glared as Otto, who shrugged. "I figured we weren't gonna let him use his hands, and Agent Fields was in with her little boy Aidan, so I borrowed a bottle from her."
Ames shook his head and grabbed the bottle of pills, while Otto held the bottle of milk to Ice's mouth. Ice tried to drink without choking, and had some success, until Ames rammed two tryptophan pills down his throat. Then his tremors were interspersed with him choking. For a full ten minutes, the tremors continued. As they started to settle, Ice looked at Otto. "Thank you," he muttered hoarsely. White nudged him with his foot. The transgenic looked at White.
"I want answers, 294," Ames said.
"You want answers, Junior? Go fall off a log." Back to full normality, there was no way Ice was going to tell White anything. White hit Ice with another convulsive jolt from the cattle prod.
"I can be civil, 294, or I can be uncivil. All I want to do is talk."
Ice shook his head. "Get bent," he suggested. Ames hit him on the jaw and stalked out of the room, followed by Otto. Ice heard the key turn in the lock.
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Delta squad had made good time, and were at RVP 6 a full ten minutes early. Data smiled as she realised this, then boosted herself into a tree, to keep watch. Herbal looked at the group. "This is not good, yes?" Original Cindy looked at Herbal. "Boo, it's all good. All the time. Right?" She looked around at Mack, Slim, and Dynamite. Finn was talking to Max about some scientific recombinant DNA, or whatever it was called. OC saw a flicker of doubt in Slim's eyes. "Right?!" she repeated.
Slim shrugged. "I'd have expected Ice to be here by now if he was quick in getting rid of them," he offered. "But it's nothing to worry about yet."
"You sure, boo?"
"I'm sure. Ice has this annoying habit of surviving everything people throw at him."
"You've known him for a long time?" OC asked.
"No," was all Slim answered, before walking off to a tree opposite Data's and pulling himself up into it.
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Ice looked at the door as White walked in, alone. The Familiar was carrying a box under one arm, and a red hot branding iron in the other. Ice did not like the look of the situation at all.
Ames, on the other hand, was back in a good mood. He opened the box, revealing a huge snake and a goblet. Cutting the snake, he let some blood drop into the the goblet. Then he dipped the brand into the blood, placing the snake back in its box. He advanced on Ice, branding iron in one hand. With his free hand, he pushed the transgenic's head forward. Then he placed the red hot branding iron on the back of Ice's neck. The scream he was waiting for never came. Ice was close to blacking out. He didn't have the energy to scream if he was going to stay conscious.
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Romeo squad headed towards RVP 6. They stopped, and Cain let out a bird-like whistle. One of the Delta squad replied, and Cain led Romeo squad into the clearing.
"No sign of Ice yet?" Abel asked Dynamite.
"No, none." Dynamite took Abel to one side, where Normal couldn't see. "I'm getting worried about him. Mack is too. He keeps pacing from side to side. I think the Ordinaries are starting to figure it out too."
"He'll be fine. He's Ice."
Dynamite gave Abel a glare. "Little brother, you are a pain in the ass."
"Never claimed not to be."
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Ames left Ice in a delirious state, with only Otto to watch over him. His handcuffs had been removed, his feet untied. The X1 lay on the cold stone floor, fever burning through him. He was aware that the door was not locked. Stupid, that he thought to himself. Really stupid. Must have been Otto's doing
Even in his feverish state, Ice credited NSA Agent Ames White, whom he'd once seen as a child, when he was still a Sandemann, with more intelligence than to leave a cell door unlocked, even if the occupant was delirious. Otto, on the other hand, was never gonna get promoted past his current level.
Ice pulled himself to his feet unsteadily, and headed for the door. He paused a moment to sort out a make shift bandage from his shirt sleeve, which he held to the back of his neck. The wound had been formed cauterised, the burning brand making sure nothing but the snake's blood infected it. The action was causing the pathogens to spread as his heart beat faster, but it also sent his natural blood around faster too. His natural blood which contained snake DNA...
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heh, that's the end of chapter 5. I know Vil, I know, it needed more Ames *rolls eyes*
A/N: thoughts "speech" --signals--
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The six transgenics, five X1s, one X5, looked around at each other. Alec shouldn't have done, but if pressed he would have claimed he got caught between Fred and the others. There was a moment of dangerous silence before Abel grinned.
"We get mistaken for transgenics a lot," he supplied. "We have such a militarised style that people get confused and report us. Ice has amazing hearing, so he could tell if we were in trouble. It comes from his time in the army."
Logan raised an eyebrow, and exchanged a glance with Alec. The two could tell that they were each thinking the same thing: That was a different idea. Abel was a quick thinker. When Alec signalled this to him later, he grinned, and signalled back --Yeah, I'm a sergeant-- as if that explained everything. Luckily, Normal missed that, as Toni offered him a stick of gum. Sketchy started to shiver, so Cain pulled off hid hooded jacket and threw it at the Ordinary. "No fires," he said. "Get caught that way."
Danni rolled her eyes. "Cain, there is nobody after us. Ice will have dealt with any trouble."
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Ice was still racked with the tremors. The chair shook. Ames considered knocking him out again, but dismissed the idea. He needed 'Ice' conscious. The door swung open, and Otto entered with warmed up milk in a baby bottle *and* the pill bottle. Ames glared as Otto, who shrugged. "I figured we weren't gonna let him use his hands, and Agent Fields was in with her little boy Aidan, so I borrowed a bottle from her."
Ames shook his head and grabbed the bottle of pills, while Otto held the bottle of milk to Ice's mouth. Ice tried to drink without choking, and had some success, until Ames rammed two tryptophan pills down his throat. Then his tremors were interspersed with him choking. For a full ten minutes, the tremors continued. As they started to settle, Ice looked at Otto. "Thank you," he muttered hoarsely. White nudged him with his foot. The transgenic looked at White.
"I want answers, 294," Ames said.
"You want answers, Junior? Go fall off a log." Back to full normality, there was no way Ice was going to tell White anything. White hit Ice with another convulsive jolt from the cattle prod.
"I can be civil, 294, or I can be uncivil. All I want to do is talk."
Ice shook his head. "Get bent," he suggested. Ames hit him on the jaw and stalked out of the room, followed by Otto. Ice heard the key turn in the lock.
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Delta squad had made good time, and were at RVP 6 a full ten minutes early. Data smiled as she realised this, then boosted herself into a tree, to keep watch. Herbal looked at the group. "This is not good, yes?" Original Cindy looked at Herbal. "Boo, it's all good. All the time. Right?" She looked around at Mack, Slim, and Dynamite. Finn was talking to Max about some scientific recombinant DNA, or whatever it was called. OC saw a flicker of doubt in Slim's eyes. "Right?!" she repeated.
Slim shrugged. "I'd have expected Ice to be here by now if he was quick in getting rid of them," he offered. "But it's nothing to worry about yet."
"You sure, boo?"
"I'm sure. Ice has this annoying habit of surviving everything people throw at him."
"You've known him for a long time?" OC asked.
"No," was all Slim answered, before walking off to a tree opposite Data's and pulling himself up into it.
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Ice looked at the door as White walked in, alone. The Familiar was carrying a box under one arm, and a red hot branding iron in the other. Ice did not like the look of the situation at all.
Ames, on the other hand, was back in a good mood. He opened the box, revealing a huge snake and a goblet. Cutting the snake, he let some blood drop into the the goblet. Then he dipped the brand into the blood, placing the snake back in its box. He advanced on Ice, branding iron in one hand. With his free hand, he pushed the transgenic's head forward. Then he placed the red hot branding iron on the back of Ice's neck. The scream he was waiting for never came. Ice was close to blacking out. He didn't have the energy to scream if he was going to stay conscious.
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Romeo squad headed towards RVP 6. They stopped, and Cain let out a bird-like whistle. One of the Delta squad replied, and Cain led Romeo squad into the clearing.
"No sign of Ice yet?" Abel asked Dynamite.
"No, none." Dynamite took Abel to one side, where Normal couldn't see. "I'm getting worried about him. Mack is too. He keeps pacing from side to side. I think the Ordinaries are starting to figure it out too."
"He'll be fine. He's Ice."
Dynamite gave Abel a glare. "Little brother, you are a pain in the ass."
"Never claimed not to be."
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Ames left Ice in a delirious state, with only Otto to watch over him. His handcuffs had been removed, his feet untied. The X1 lay on the cold stone floor, fever burning through him. He was aware that the door was not locked. Stupid, that he thought to himself. Really stupid. Must have been Otto's doing
Even in his feverish state, Ice credited NSA Agent Ames White, whom he'd once seen as a child, when he was still a Sandemann, with more intelligence than to leave a cell door unlocked, even if the occupant was delirious. Otto, on the other hand, was never gonna get promoted past his current level.
Ice pulled himself to his feet unsteadily, and headed for the door. He paused a moment to sort out a make shift bandage from his shirt sleeve, which he held to the back of his neck. The wound had been formed cauterised, the burning brand making sure nothing but the snake's blood infected it. The action was causing the pathogens to spread as his heart beat faster, but it also sent his natural blood around faster too. His natural blood which contained snake DNA...
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heh, that's the end of chapter 5. I know Vil, I know, it needed more Ames *rolls eyes*