Chapter 7
(After the mission)
Lance limped off the small airplane, his clothes were ripped and slightly bloody, in addition he was receiving querying glares from Mystique and the two acolytes, but none of this mattered to him, they had failed, HE had failed Lord Magneto in his mission.
Glancing over he saw the thrilled smirk on Sabertooth's face, he had wanted him to fail, to hopefully have another go at him.
Lance was so far submerged in his own thoughts that he didn't even notice the looks from the three older mutants, luckily Todd and Pietro had zoomed somewhere the minute the door opened; they certainly didn't want to be around when Lord Magneto heard about the failure.
Lance retreated to one corner of the warehouse and sat down staring off into space; Sabertooth stood across from him grinning at the teenager gleefully while the other three retreated to a different corner to talk about what had just happened.
Pyro was the first to speak, "Okkaaaay, now we now something is wrong with situation don't we boys and girls?" Gambit and Mystique nodded glancing over at the figure in the corner. Pyro continued, "What the hell was that, I mean he went ballistic, he was ready to frickin die rather then escape! I thought he was gonna have a meltdown when we got him back on that plane!"
Mystique looked troubled as she glanced at the acolytes, "Was it just me or did Sabertooth seem to be enjoying our failure just a little to much? I mean it was like he was looking forward to failing, what possible reason could there be for that? Also, didn't it seem that this mission was just set up for failure? There were only seven of us, and seven hundred of them! Not to mention the fact we would have had to kill innocent people, which I am not totally in agreement with, especially when it puts my own life in danger."
Gambit looked reflective as he mulled over their questions, "ya know I think this all has something to do with Magneto, before we boarded the plane I saw him pull Lance aside and tell him something that pulled the little color from his face immediately. I really didn't think about it before, but I mean everything seems to be tied to him, don't you agree? Who sent us on a mission seemingly impossible to complete? Who else would have gotten Lance a new outfit? Certainly not himself, and what's with the haircut? It looks more like that Cyclops, or even Magneto's own; I know for a fact that Lance liked having long hair...."
Before Gambit could continue his little oratory Magneto's voice was heard magnified throughout the chamber, "I have heard of your failure and am greatly disappointed, Mystique, Gambit, Sabertooth, Pyro I expect to be debriefed when I meet you at headquarters. Avalanche, I want you to debrief me now, report to the boarding house immediately."
Lance immediately wiped his face of any emotions, but some flickers of fear could still be seen swimming in his eyes. It was as though his soul had just broken into pieces on the floor.
Sabertooth looked like his favorite toy had just been taken away, (which it had!) He turned and stalked out the door, headed towards another car that had been provided. Lance slowly started to walk towards his jeep which had been delivered for him to drive back to the boarding house.
Gambit, Pyro, and Mystique all looked at each other, they wanted to know what was going on, and they were going to find out no matter what. Gambit saw what the other two were thinking and nodded walking over to the car with Sabertooth inside, "Oi! Kittykat, Mystique, Pyro, and I have to stop off somewhere else first, we'll take that truck from earlier." Gambit gestured at the SUV that was still unoccupied Sabertooth shrugged, roaring off in the car, he could care less about what the others wanted to do.
Turning back Gambit walked over to the other two as Lance walked away to his jeep and hopped in, quickly turning it on and driving away, obviously headed back to the boarding house.
The three older mutants waited a short while until they were sure that both Lance and Sabertooth were gone; they then hopped into the SUV from earlier and drove off behind Lance, far enough away that he wouldn't notice the tail but close enough that they would arrive at the boarding house only 15 to 20 minutes behind him.
(After the mission)
Lance limped off the small airplane, his clothes were ripped and slightly bloody, in addition he was receiving querying glares from Mystique and the two acolytes, but none of this mattered to him, they had failed, HE had failed Lord Magneto in his mission.
Glancing over he saw the thrilled smirk on Sabertooth's face, he had wanted him to fail, to hopefully have another go at him.
Lance was so far submerged in his own thoughts that he didn't even notice the looks from the three older mutants, luckily Todd and Pietro had zoomed somewhere the minute the door opened; they certainly didn't want to be around when Lord Magneto heard about the failure.
Lance retreated to one corner of the warehouse and sat down staring off into space; Sabertooth stood across from him grinning at the teenager gleefully while the other three retreated to a different corner to talk about what had just happened.
Pyro was the first to speak, "Okkaaaay, now we now something is wrong with situation don't we boys and girls?" Gambit and Mystique nodded glancing over at the figure in the corner. Pyro continued, "What the hell was that, I mean he went ballistic, he was ready to frickin die rather then escape! I thought he was gonna have a meltdown when we got him back on that plane!"
Mystique looked troubled as she glanced at the acolytes, "Was it just me or did Sabertooth seem to be enjoying our failure just a little to much? I mean it was like he was looking forward to failing, what possible reason could there be for that? Also, didn't it seem that this mission was just set up for failure? There were only seven of us, and seven hundred of them! Not to mention the fact we would have had to kill innocent people, which I am not totally in agreement with, especially when it puts my own life in danger."
Gambit looked reflective as he mulled over their questions, "ya know I think this all has something to do with Magneto, before we boarded the plane I saw him pull Lance aside and tell him something that pulled the little color from his face immediately. I really didn't think about it before, but I mean everything seems to be tied to him, don't you agree? Who sent us on a mission seemingly impossible to complete? Who else would have gotten Lance a new outfit? Certainly not himself, and what's with the haircut? It looks more like that Cyclops, or even Magneto's own; I know for a fact that Lance liked having long hair...."
Before Gambit could continue his little oratory Magneto's voice was heard magnified throughout the chamber, "I have heard of your failure and am greatly disappointed, Mystique, Gambit, Sabertooth, Pyro I expect to be debriefed when I meet you at headquarters. Avalanche, I want you to debrief me now, report to the boarding house immediately."
Lance immediately wiped his face of any emotions, but some flickers of fear could still be seen swimming in his eyes. It was as though his soul had just broken into pieces on the floor.
Sabertooth looked like his favorite toy had just been taken away, (which it had!) He turned and stalked out the door, headed towards another car that had been provided. Lance slowly started to walk towards his jeep which had been delivered for him to drive back to the boarding house.
Gambit, Pyro, and Mystique all looked at each other, they wanted to know what was going on, and they were going to find out no matter what. Gambit saw what the other two were thinking and nodded walking over to the car with Sabertooth inside, "Oi! Kittykat, Mystique, Pyro, and I have to stop off somewhere else first, we'll take that truck from earlier." Gambit gestured at the SUV that was still unoccupied Sabertooth shrugged, roaring off in the car, he could care less about what the others wanted to do.
Turning back Gambit walked over to the other two as Lance walked away to his jeep and hopped in, quickly turning it on and driving away, obviously headed back to the boarding house.
The three older mutants waited a short while until they were sure that both Lance and Sabertooth were gone; they then hopped into the SUV from earlier and drove off behind Lance, far enough away that he wouldn't notice the tail but close enough that they would arrive at the boarding house only 15 to 20 minutes behind him.