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Title: Unforgivable Sinners
By: Cmdr. Gabe E.
Note: This fanfiction occurs entirely in the X-Men movie-verse . Characters' unspoken thoughts are enclosed in .
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Here's the next chapter o! Eheheh...sorry if the last one ended in a cliffhanger x.x! LMAO! (sorry about that, tp96. lol)
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CHAPTER 27: Lost and found
She slowly entered the room and felt her heart pounding in her chest. She still wasn't sure how they would react to her joining the team. After all, when they first met, she was their enemy.
She stood close to Logan and smiled as she looked back at them. She didn't want to appear distant and nervous. She wanted them to know that she was ready to start anew. That she truly wanted to be a part of their family and work by their side. She wanted them to know that she was a friend now...Not a foe.
Her eyes looked at Scott. She remembered fighting him once. He was the mutant called 'Cyclops'. She wasn't sure how he looked at her now, but she hoped he had forgiven her for the things she had done as Lady Deathstrike. Even if she was under the drug when she attacked him, it was still her body that hurt him. And in Scott's eyes, she probably still appeared as the person she was before.
Logan gently placed a hand on Yuriko's shoulder. "Guys, this is Yuriko Oyama." He said as he looked at the other mutants.
Yuriko smiled and slightly nodded her head. She looked into their eyes and felt the warmth that emanated from them. "It is wonderful to finally meet all of you. I know we have met before, but...but I wasn't myself and...and now this is my first time to meet you as Yuriko....And...And not as Lady Deathstrike." Her eyes wandered to the floor. She really didn't want to talk about her past anymore.
Kurt suddenly teleported in front of Yuriko and wrapped his arms around her. "It's okay, friend." He gently pulled away and looked into her eyes. "You're free now." He said with a smile on his lips. "You don't have to be afraid anymore. I too was once lost. But they have found me. And now I belong to a family, and so do you."
She smiled as she looked into Kurt's eyes. She couldn't hide the happiness that filled her heart. Like Scott, she remembered Kurt too. She remembered him as the mutant Stryker used to instigate his operation. He was once under the drug like her, but he was free now, and he looked so happy. Perhaps someday, she too will become a vital and loved member of the team like him.
There was a look of serenity in Scott's face as he looked at Yuriko. He noticed the calmness in her eyes and the natural smile on her lips. She was definitely a different person now. She looked so alive and so human. The Deathstrike who attacked him before looked like a living shell of a robot whose only desire was to fight and kill for its master. But this new Yuriko looked so free and so passionate about life.
Kurt stepped aside as Rogue approached Yuriko.
"Hi." Rogue said with a smile. "Welcome to the school. I'm usually called Rogue, but you can also call me Marie." She reached out her hand to her.
Yuriko shook Rogue's hand. "It's nice to meet you, Marie." She said with a smile.
Bobby stepped beside Rogue and shook Yuriko's hand too. "And I'm Bobby Drake, Rogue boyfriend." He smiled. "Some call me Iceman."
"And why is that?" Yuriko asked curiously.
Bobby placed his hand over Yuriko and she suddenly felt something cold forming on her palm. He took his hand away and Yuriko found a small heart- shaped ice sitting on the palm of her hand.
"Well that's a pretty neat trick." She said, smiling.
Rogue smiled and took the heart-shaped ice from Yuriko's hand. "And I think that belongs to me." She said in a joking way as she looked at Bobby.
"Then make sure you keep it with you at all times. You know how men are." She said with a smile. She was quite surprised with what she had just said. She talked as if she had fallen in love before.
Has she fallen in love before?
Ororo approached her and smiled. "And I'm Ororo. Ororo Munroe. I am also known as Storm."
Yuriko nodded at her. "It's nice to meet you too, Ororo." She said, smiling.
Ororo stepped aside as Scott walked in front of Yuriko.
Yuriko looked at him and forced a smile upon her lips. She could still feel the uncertainty in her heart. The other mutants seemed to like her, but she still wasn't sure if Scott would gladly accept her in the team. "Hello, Scott. I have been looking forward to meeting you." She said.
Scott slowly took her hand and gently clasped his hands around it. "And it's a pleasure to finally meet you too, Yuriko. I too have been looking forward to meeting the real you." He said as he smiled. "Welcome to the team."
The smile on her lips grew wider as she heard his words. "Thank you, Scott." She said. She just wanted to wrap her arms around him and cry tears of joy. Scott's acceptance was proof that she was now truly a part of the X-Men.
She looked pass Scott and saw the professor on his wheelchair. Seeing him filled her heart with serenity and peace. Now she knew why he was a father figure to everyone in the mansion. He was a respectable, kind and generous man who only worked for the betterment of both humans and mutants alike. She was now going to meet him, not as an enemy, but as a member of his own team.
She walked towards him and knelt by his side. She smiled and placed her hand over his.
"Thank you, professor." She said, looking into his eyes. "Thank you so much for giving me a new life when I thought I had lost mine." She gently squeezed his hand as tears slowly started to roll down her cheeks. They weren't tears of sadness. They were tears of joy.
"When I escaped death, I finally regained myself, but I felt so alone. I thought I would never belong anywhere. I thought I would forever wander the world alone, looking for things I don't even know. But...But now that I'm here...Now that you have accepted me, I have finally found a place I can call home, with people I can call family."
Charles reached out and gently wiped the tears from her cheeks. "And I am glad that you have found your way to us, Yuriko." He said with a smile. "You will never be alone again. Not anymore. Treat this mansion as your own home from now on."
Logan smiled as he saw the happiness in Yuriko's face. He could still remember how he first ended up in the mansion. He too was once like her. Before he met the professor, he also didn't have a place he called home. He just wandered from one place to another like a nomad who only strived to survive. But now, both of them finally belonged somewhere. The ones who have been lost have finally found their way home.
Yuriko stood up and looked at everyone. "Thank you." She said, smiling. "I really can't wait to work with the school. I really want to do whatever I can to help." She felt so excited at the thought of working with her teammates.
She also couldn't wait to see more of the mansion and meet all of its inhabitants. She wanted to spend the rest of her life there. She looked at Logan and smiled. Her eyes sparkled as she saw the happiness in his face. She loved looking at his familiar smile.
The door suddenly opened and Stryker stepped inside. The room was filled with silence as he walked into the study. Everyone's eyes were focused on him. Scott clenched his fists as he saw the man responsible for Jean's death. He just wanted to kill him right now and make him suffer for what he had done...Not just what he did to them, or to Jean, but to all the mutants he had captured and killed.
Stryker gulped as his heart pounded in his chest. He could see the anger that emanated from their eyes, except for the professor who smiled at his arrival. He knew they were the mutants he had tried to kill before. And he knew they all hated him with so much passion. He didn't even doubt if one of them suddenly killed him at that moment. He knew he deserved it. He deserved to be ridiculed and judged.
He rubbed his hands together and breathed in deeply. He couldn't hide the nervousness that filled his gut. "Hello." He said, his voice almost shaking. "I am..."
"We know who you are." Scott said coldly. He could feel his jaw tightening. The more he saw him, the more he wanted to kill him.
He walked towards Stryker and stood in front of him. If only Stryker could see the fury in his eyes. "You don't need to introduce yourself to us anymore. We already know you too well." He said through gritted teeth. "If I were you, I'd consider leaving this mansion at once. You had already done so much damage here." He pushed Stryker aside and exited the room.
Stryker's eyes wandered to the floor as Scott left the study. So it was true. He truly had been there before. The man with the sunglasses was living proof that he had done something terrible in that mansion. And his vision was another proof of it.
He was the one responsible for all those deaths. He was the one responsible for all those unconscious children. He was the reason why everything happened the way it did. But why would he do that? Why would he do such a thing to such a peaceful place? He still couldn't understand.
His eyes remained on the floor. He couldn't find the guts to look at the other mutants. He knew he would see the same anger in their eyes. He felt like a guilty suspect in a room filled with judges.
The professor looked at everyone in the room. "If it is all right with all of you, I would just like to have some time alone with our guests." He said with a smile. Then he looked at Logan. "Logan, you may stay if you want."
Logan nodded. He still couldn't understand why he always wanted to be by her side. It was as if a part of him wanted to know more about her. And every time he wasn't with her, he longed for her company. She felt like something he had lost...and found.
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TBC !
Title: Unforgivable Sinners
By: Cmdr. Gabe E.
Note: This fanfiction occurs entirely in the X-Men movie-verse . Characters' unspoken thoughts are enclosed in .
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Here's the next chapter o! Eheheh...sorry if the last one ended in a cliffhanger x.x! LMAO! (sorry about that, tp96. lol)
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CHAPTER 27: Lost and found
She slowly entered the room and felt her heart pounding in her chest. She still wasn't sure how they would react to her joining the team. After all, when they first met, she was their enemy.
She stood close to Logan and smiled as she looked back at them. She didn't want to appear distant and nervous. She wanted them to know that she was ready to start anew. That she truly wanted to be a part of their family and work by their side. She wanted them to know that she was a friend now...Not a foe.
Her eyes looked at Scott. She remembered fighting him once. He was the mutant called 'Cyclops'. She wasn't sure how he looked at her now, but she hoped he had forgiven her for the things she had done as Lady Deathstrike. Even if she was under the drug when she attacked him, it was still her body that hurt him. And in Scott's eyes, she probably still appeared as the person she was before.
Logan gently placed a hand on Yuriko's shoulder. "Guys, this is Yuriko Oyama." He said as he looked at the other mutants.
Yuriko smiled and slightly nodded her head. She looked into their eyes and felt the warmth that emanated from them. "It is wonderful to finally meet all of you. I know we have met before, but...but I wasn't myself and...and now this is my first time to meet you as Yuriko....And...And not as Lady Deathstrike." Her eyes wandered to the floor. She really didn't want to talk about her past anymore.
Kurt suddenly teleported in front of Yuriko and wrapped his arms around her. "It's okay, friend." He gently pulled away and looked into her eyes. "You're free now." He said with a smile on his lips. "You don't have to be afraid anymore. I too was once lost. But they have found me. And now I belong to a family, and so do you."
She smiled as she looked into Kurt's eyes. She couldn't hide the happiness that filled her heart. Like Scott, she remembered Kurt too. She remembered him as the mutant Stryker used to instigate his operation. He was once under the drug like her, but he was free now, and he looked so happy. Perhaps someday, she too will become a vital and loved member of the team like him.
There was a look of serenity in Scott's face as he looked at Yuriko. He noticed the calmness in her eyes and the natural smile on her lips. She was definitely a different person now. She looked so alive and so human. The Deathstrike who attacked him before looked like a living shell of a robot whose only desire was to fight and kill for its master. But this new Yuriko looked so free and so passionate about life.
Kurt stepped aside as Rogue approached Yuriko.
"Hi." Rogue said with a smile. "Welcome to the school. I'm usually called Rogue, but you can also call me Marie." She reached out her hand to her.
Yuriko shook Rogue's hand. "It's nice to meet you, Marie." She said with a smile.
Bobby stepped beside Rogue and shook Yuriko's hand too. "And I'm Bobby Drake, Rogue boyfriend." He smiled. "Some call me Iceman."
"And why is that?" Yuriko asked curiously.
Bobby placed his hand over Yuriko and she suddenly felt something cold forming on her palm. He took his hand away and Yuriko found a small heart- shaped ice sitting on the palm of her hand.
"Well that's a pretty neat trick." She said, smiling.
Rogue smiled and took the heart-shaped ice from Yuriko's hand. "And I think that belongs to me." She said in a joking way as she looked at Bobby.
"Then make sure you keep it with you at all times. You know how men are." She said with a smile. She was quite surprised with what she had just said. She talked as if she had fallen in love before.
Has she fallen in love before?
Ororo approached her and smiled. "And I'm Ororo. Ororo Munroe. I am also known as Storm."
Yuriko nodded at her. "It's nice to meet you too, Ororo." She said, smiling.
Ororo stepped aside as Scott walked in front of Yuriko.
Yuriko looked at him and forced a smile upon her lips. She could still feel the uncertainty in her heart. The other mutants seemed to like her, but she still wasn't sure if Scott would gladly accept her in the team. "Hello, Scott. I have been looking forward to meeting you." She said.
Scott slowly took her hand and gently clasped his hands around it. "And it's a pleasure to finally meet you too, Yuriko. I too have been looking forward to meeting the real you." He said as he smiled. "Welcome to the team."
The smile on her lips grew wider as she heard his words. "Thank you, Scott." She said. She just wanted to wrap her arms around him and cry tears of joy. Scott's acceptance was proof that she was now truly a part of the X-Men.
She looked pass Scott and saw the professor on his wheelchair. Seeing him filled her heart with serenity and peace. Now she knew why he was a father figure to everyone in the mansion. He was a respectable, kind and generous man who only worked for the betterment of both humans and mutants alike. She was now going to meet him, not as an enemy, but as a member of his own team.
She walked towards him and knelt by his side. She smiled and placed her hand over his.
"Thank you, professor." She said, looking into his eyes. "Thank you so much for giving me a new life when I thought I had lost mine." She gently squeezed his hand as tears slowly started to roll down her cheeks. They weren't tears of sadness. They were tears of joy.
"When I escaped death, I finally regained myself, but I felt so alone. I thought I would never belong anywhere. I thought I would forever wander the world alone, looking for things I don't even know. But...But now that I'm here...Now that you have accepted me, I have finally found a place I can call home, with people I can call family."
Charles reached out and gently wiped the tears from her cheeks. "And I am glad that you have found your way to us, Yuriko." He said with a smile. "You will never be alone again. Not anymore. Treat this mansion as your own home from now on."
Logan smiled as he saw the happiness in Yuriko's face. He could still remember how he first ended up in the mansion. He too was once like her. Before he met the professor, he also didn't have a place he called home. He just wandered from one place to another like a nomad who only strived to survive. But now, both of them finally belonged somewhere. The ones who have been lost have finally found their way home.
Yuriko stood up and looked at everyone. "Thank you." She said, smiling. "I really can't wait to work with the school. I really want to do whatever I can to help." She felt so excited at the thought of working with her teammates.
She also couldn't wait to see more of the mansion and meet all of its inhabitants. She wanted to spend the rest of her life there. She looked at Logan and smiled. Her eyes sparkled as she saw the happiness in his face. She loved looking at his familiar smile.
The door suddenly opened and Stryker stepped inside. The room was filled with silence as he walked into the study. Everyone's eyes were focused on him. Scott clenched his fists as he saw the man responsible for Jean's death. He just wanted to kill him right now and make him suffer for what he had done...Not just what he did to them, or to Jean, but to all the mutants he had captured and killed.
Stryker gulped as his heart pounded in his chest. He could see the anger that emanated from their eyes, except for the professor who smiled at his arrival. He knew they were the mutants he had tried to kill before. And he knew they all hated him with so much passion. He didn't even doubt if one of them suddenly killed him at that moment. He knew he deserved it. He deserved to be ridiculed and judged.
He rubbed his hands together and breathed in deeply. He couldn't hide the nervousness that filled his gut. "Hello." He said, his voice almost shaking. "I am..."
"We know who you are." Scott said coldly. He could feel his jaw tightening. The more he saw him, the more he wanted to kill him.
He walked towards Stryker and stood in front of him. If only Stryker could see the fury in his eyes. "You don't need to introduce yourself to us anymore. We already know you too well." He said through gritted teeth. "If I were you, I'd consider leaving this mansion at once. You had already done so much damage here." He pushed Stryker aside and exited the room.
Stryker's eyes wandered to the floor as Scott left the study. So it was true. He truly had been there before. The man with the sunglasses was living proof that he had done something terrible in that mansion. And his vision was another proof of it.
He was the one responsible for all those deaths. He was the one responsible for all those unconscious children. He was the reason why everything happened the way it did. But why would he do that? Why would he do such a thing to such a peaceful place? He still couldn't understand.
His eyes remained on the floor. He couldn't find the guts to look at the other mutants. He knew he would see the same anger in their eyes. He felt like a guilty suspect in a room filled with judges.
The professor looked at everyone in the room. "If it is all right with all of you, I would just like to have some time alone with our guests." He said with a smile. Then he looked at Logan. "Logan, you may stay if you want."
Logan nodded. He still couldn't understand why he always wanted to be by her side. It was as if a part of him wanted to know more about her. And every time he wasn't with her, he longed for her company. She felt like something he had lost...and found.
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TBC !