Chapter 5
Lance paled and lowered his head as Sabertooth smirked at him; Lance could clearly see the lust in his eyes and couldn't bear to look at it.
Gambit appeared suddenly behind Sabertooth smacking him on the back of the head, "Bad kitty, you should have waited." Gambit shook his finger at the large mutant knowing he could get away with it, the larger mutant dared not attack him, Magneto would tear him apart.
As Sabertooth growled at him, a slightly maniacal laugh rang out behind Gambit as Pyro appeared, "Mate, you really shouldn't torment the poor cat man like that, it really isn't nice."
Gambit shrugged his shoulders as he looked over at the pyromaniac next to him, "I can't help it, it's just to much fun."
The two mutants turned back toward the rest of the group when they heard a throat being cleared, a distinctly female throat. "Gentlemen, how nice of you to finally join us, now if you will sit the hell down so we can get this mission over with! I don't believe introductions are necessary, correct?"
It wasn't until Mystique spoke that the two mutants noticed the Lance standing in front of them. Gambit raised an appraising eyebrow as he looked at the teenager not recognizing him, "Who is this extraordinarily well dressed man in front of me, I don't believe we have been introduced. " Gambit held out a hand which Lance took while chuckling.
"Sorry, we've met numerous times Cajun, the name's Avalanche" Lance's face twisted into a wry smirk as both Pyro and Gambit suddenly did excellent impressions of goldfish. Turning his back on the two Acolytes Lance sat down at the table taking a long drink from his coffee.
Lance glanced over and saw Sabertooth had positioned himself just behind the other Brotherhood members, a rather subtle threat to them if anything should happen.
He looked quickly away, noticing that he still had two mutants staring at him, "Are you to going to sit down or stand there looking like goldfish all day?"
Their mouths snapped shut as they quickly walked over to lean against the counter holding a quiet staring contest with the leader of the Brotherhood. As Gambit looked in his eyes he gave a small shudder, it was like his eyes were dead, they were completely flat and emotionless, they betrayed nothing of what was going on in his head.
Mystique spoke again, distracting Gambit from the dead eyes of a teenager, "Since we are all here, I can explain exactly what this mission will entail, and remember Magneto will be watching and he will know if we fail." Mystique kept talking, telling them where they were going and that they would have to wait once they got there to get more orders from Magneto.
Lance nodded as Mystique finished her explanation the group; she turned to him next and spoke, "Magneto told me to relay a message, first that your new powers are not to be used on this mission, and that you know the price of failure." Mystique noticed Lance pale at this last part and glance quickly at Sabertooth whose eyes glinted wildly at the young mutant.
He quickly looked back down at the tabletop, cursing himself in his head; he could feel the curious looks, silently asking what possible new power he could have. He wished he could tell them but his lord had forbidden it explicitly, so he nodded quickly wiping the emotion from his face, and sliding the dark glasses down over his eyes. He stood up from the table, looking at the others, "So, shall we go?"
Not waiting for a response he strode out the door his long coat billowing behind him like a cape. Sabertooth smirked as he followed Lance out of the house. After getting over their shock the others followed as well, climbing into the vehicle that Magneto had supplied them with, a large black SUV with darkly tinted windows.
Mystique, the only one who knew where they were really going climbed into the drivers seat; Gambit next to her, Pietro, Todd, and Pyro crammed themselves in the middle and Lance was stuck with Sabertooth in the backseat.
Pyro leaned forward so he could talk to Gambit and Mystique without the others in the vehicle hearing, "Okay, is it just me or is a completely different person then we met a few monthes ago? Mystique, what happened to the hot headed teenager I remember?" He said this while throwing a look at the backseat where Lance had scrunched himself into one corner as much as he could without blatantly obvious about it.
Gambit looked in the rearview mirror noting the expression on his face as he shook his head; it was an expression he had seen one to many times on teens on the street. It was a loss of hope, a resignation to living.
He sighed as he whispered a low reply to the man next to him, "I'm completely in the dark my friend, but that is a different person then we saw last time, why I have no idea. Mystique, any clues? You're the one that knows those three best anyway."
If you didn't know the blue mutant you wouldn't have noticed the subtle tightening of her hands on the steering wheel, or the way her eyes narrowed in worry, "I have absolutely no idea what is going on so keep your questions to yourself. Just simply watch the boy and I am sure you will learn everything you could want to know."
Gambit and Pyro nodded seeing the subtle signs that most people would have missed, she was worried as well, even if she wouldn't admit it. They would definitely be watching Lance closely on this mission.
Lance paled and lowered his head as Sabertooth smirked at him; Lance could clearly see the lust in his eyes and couldn't bear to look at it.
Gambit appeared suddenly behind Sabertooth smacking him on the back of the head, "Bad kitty, you should have waited." Gambit shook his finger at the large mutant knowing he could get away with it, the larger mutant dared not attack him, Magneto would tear him apart.
As Sabertooth growled at him, a slightly maniacal laugh rang out behind Gambit as Pyro appeared, "Mate, you really shouldn't torment the poor cat man like that, it really isn't nice."
Gambit shrugged his shoulders as he looked over at the pyromaniac next to him, "I can't help it, it's just to much fun."
The two mutants turned back toward the rest of the group when they heard a throat being cleared, a distinctly female throat. "Gentlemen, how nice of you to finally join us, now if you will sit the hell down so we can get this mission over with! I don't believe introductions are necessary, correct?"
It wasn't until Mystique spoke that the two mutants noticed the Lance standing in front of them. Gambit raised an appraising eyebrow as he looked at the teenager not recognizing him, "Who is this extraordinarily well dressed man in front of me, I don't believe we have been introduced. " Gambit held out a hand which Lance took while chuckling.
"Sorry, we've met numerous times Cajun, the name's Avalanche" Lance's face twisted into a wry smirk as both Pyro and Gambit suddenly did excellent impressions of goldfish. Turning his back on the two Acolytes Lance sat down at the table taking a long drink from his coffee.
Lance glanced over and saw Sabertooth had positioned himself just behind the other Brotherhood members, a rather subtle threat to them if anything should happen.
He looked quickly away, noticing that he still had two mutants staring at him, "Are you to going to sit down or stand there looking like goldfish all day?"
Their mouths snapped shut as they quickly walked over to lean against the counter holding a quiet staring contest with the leader of the Brotherhood. As Gambit looked in his eyes he gave a small shudder, it was like his eyes were dead, they were completely flat and emotionless, they betrayed nothing of what was going on in his head.
Mystique spoke again, distracting Gambit from the dead eyes of a teenager, "Since we are all here, I can explain exactly what this mission will entail, and remember Magneto will be watching and he will know if we fail." Mystique kept talking, telling them where they were going and that they would have to wait once they got there to get more orders from Magneto.
Lance nodded as Mystique finished her explanation the group; she turned to him next and spoke, "Magneto told me to relay a message, first that your new powers are not to be used on this mission, and that you know the price of failure." Mystique noticed Lance pale at this last part and glance quickly at Sabertooth whose eyes glinted wildly at the young mutant.
He quickly looked back down at the tabletop, cursing himself in his head; he could feel the curious looks, silently asking what possible new power he could have. He wished he could tell them but his lord had forbidden it explicitly, so he nodded quickly wiping the emotion from his face, and sliding the dark glasses down over his eyes. He stood up from the table, looking at the others, "So, shall we go?"
Not waiting for a response he strode out the door his long coat billowing behind him like a cape. Sabertooth smirked as he followed Lance out of the house. After getting over their shock the others followed as well, climbing into the vehicle that Magneto had supplied them with, a large black SUV with darkly tinted windows.
Mystique, the only one who knew where they were really going climbed into the drivers seat; Gambit next to her, Pietro, Todd, and Pyro crammed themselves in the middle and Lance was stuck with Sabertooth in the backseat.
Pyro leaned forward so he could talk to Gambit and Mystique without the others in the vehicle hearing, "Okay, is it just me or is a completely different person then we met a few monthes ago? Mystique, what happened to the hot headed teenager I remember?" He said this while throwing a look at the backseat where Lance had scrunched himself into one corner as much as he could without blatantly obvious about it.
Gambit looked in the rearview mirror noting the expression on his face as he shook his head; it was an expression he had seen one to many times on teens on the street. It was a loss of hope, a resignation to living.
He sighed as he whispered a low reply to the man next to him, "I'm completely in the dark my friend, but that is a different person then we saw last time, why I have no idea. Mystique, any clues? You're the one that knows those three best anyway."
If you didn't know the blue mutant you wouldn't have noticed the subtle tightening of her hands on the steering wheel, or the way her eyes narrowed in worry, "I have absolutely no idea what is going on so keep your questions to yourself. Just simply watch the boy and I am sure you will learn everything you could want to know."
Gambit and Pyro nodded seeing the subtle signs that most people would have missed, she was worried as well, even if she wouldn't admit it. They would definitely be watching Lance closely on this mission.