Perfect By Nature
Chapter XIII
By: Michelle
"What the hell happened?" Donatello demanded as his three brothers returned.
"Oh the usual." Raphael replied sarcastically. "We found the Rank, kicked some ass. Oh and Leo brought home Satan."
"What?" Venus asked and jumped back as Leonardo laid a strange being on the table. "Oh gods what is it?'
"It's one of the teachers at that school Dragon Lord had his Rank warrior spying on." Leonardo explained. "I think it is a mutant like us."
"Mutant." Michaelangelo said and looked him over. "Leo, its blue, has a tail, pointed ears, and fangs."
"And we are walking talking turtles." Leonardo replied. "What's the difference between us and him? We are both hard to believe."
"Yeah but."
"But nothing." Leonardo answered then he looked over to Splinter. "He put up a pretty good fight with the Rank, but the leader got him pretty good. I couldn't leave him there."
Splinter walked over and touched his forehead. "Donatello."
"I'll take a look at him." Donatello replied.
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Dragon Lord tapped his claws on the end of his throne as his Rank leader bowed before him. "Where is the mutant?"
"Your Majesty." Kurai addressed his lord. "We were succeeding as planned."
"So what was the problem?"
"The Turtles showed up"
Dragon Lord's eyes glowed red with anger. "And what happened with the mutant?"
"They took him."
Dragon Lord slammed his fists on the end of his throne. Damnit.
"Your Majesty."
"WHAT?"
"Although our mission was unsuccessful, I must say that the mutant's powers were beyond impressive."
"Oh Really."
"Yes Majesty." Kurai explained. "He defeated over half my men before I finally took him out. I'm almost afraid to know what the other mutants are capable of."
Dragon Lord thought for a moment. "Perhaps we should take a new direction with our plan."
"What do you have in mind?"
"Start training the men hard." He ordered. "I want the best men for this mission."
"Yes, your Majesty."
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"How is he?" Leonardo asked as he came to check up on his brother.
"He's fine." Donatello replied. "He has a nasty bump on his head, a few bruises and minor burn on his chest. Other than that, he'd be as good as new. I do think he is going to be out for the next couple of hours though from that bump."
"I don't doubt it." Leonardo answered. "What do you think about all those carvings on his body?"
"I don't think they are from the Rank." Donatello said examining the tattoos. "I think they are self inflicted."
"You mean you think he did it to himself."
"I wouldn't doubt it." Donatello replied. "Especially nowadays. I mean you seen Ripley's Believe It or Not with that guy that made himself look like a lizard."
"I seen it." He replied. "Do you think it's a mutant like us?"
"I don't know Leo." Donatello said honestly. "There has been a lot of mutant controversy going on in the last few months. It wouldn't shock me. Of course, we have never really come in contact with many other mutants before. If it is, I think its fairly pretty different from us."
"What do you mean?"
"I think it's mostly human. After all, you said some of those kids at the school looked normal but could do weird things."
"True." Leonardo folded his arms.
"I'm going to take a blood sample in the morning." Donatello informed him. "Then, compare it to ours."
"Alright." He nodded. "Well, why don't you get some rest. It's been a pretty long day."
"You too." Donatello replied.
"I will."
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Logan cracked his knuckles. He was still on the balcony drinking beers. Thanks to his healing factor, he could drink endless without getting more than a buzz.
He rest his beer down. It had been a quiet night since Kurt left. A little too quiet. He was actually expected the intruders to try something, but it never happened. That's why he was still up.
"Something ain't right." He mumbled to himself and lit a cigar. "Something definitely ain't right."
"I know."
Logan turned around to find Xavier rolling onto the balcony. "It's well after midnight Chuck. You ain't the type of person who stays up this late."
"I know." Xavier replied. "But I couldn't sleep. I'm getting worried. I haven't sensed the two intruders around the mansion in a couple of hours." He looked up at Logan. "Kurt either."
"Elf stormed out of here a couple of hours ago." Logan replied. "He looked like he was upset or something. He's probably somewhere carving a tattoo without anyone trying to stop him."
"I'm not so sure about that."
"Chuck, I wouldn't worry about it." Logan said to him. "If he ain't home in the morning, you can track him on Cerebro. Then, I'll find out whatever's bothering him."
"Maybe your right Logan." Xavier looked up towards the sky. "I think it's time to get inside."
Logan watched the lightening flashed above them. "Looks like 'Ro's upset too." I wonder why.
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Lightening flashed across the sky as Ororo tossed and turned in her sleep.
She looked around the room. Where am I? She stepped forward. I'm dreaming. She couldn't recognize a thing. Everything seemed so ancient. Swords, staffs, and stars decorated the walls.
She's a history teacher, where has she seen weapons like those before. She thought for a moment. Chapter Nine: China. My goddess, they must be thousands of years old, but they look brand new.
She faced forward and noticed a throne at the end of the room. She walked forward slowly noticing a mirror rippling not far from it. That's odd.
As she stood before the mirror, it became placid. She could see her reflection crystal clear. Now I could have sworn I saw it rippling like water. She reached out her hand to touch it when a hand reached out and grabbed her arm.
"Soon your powers will be mine." She heard a voice say.
She struggled to pull away from its grasp.
"You can't fight it. I always win."
The hand let her go and she fell backwards.
Ororo flew up in her bed and looked around. She was in her room. She brushed her sweaty hair away from her face. What a nightmare?
She got out of her bed and walked to the bathroom. I got to talk to Kurt in the morning. She thought as her flipped on the light to her bathroom. I got to tell him how I feel.
She grabbed a cup on the side of the sink and turned on the faucet. She filled the cup with water and took a sip. As she looked in the mirror, she saw the reflection of her arm. She didn't believe it at first until she saw it for herself. She had a bruise the size of a hand on her lower arm.
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Dragon Lord gazed into his rippling mirror. "I love torturing my prey. Its sends such fear into their souls."
"And dragon does it like you Majesty." Wick, his royal advisor, replied.
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Alright. That's the end of this chapter. I'll update ASAP.
Oh
The significance of the Morlocks is nothing really major. Since Storm is their leader, Xavier was just asking her if they had been causing any trouble lately that would make them suspects in the police station break in.
In the comics, Forge was Storm's boyfriend. He's a super genious, shaman, and has a cybernetic leg and hand equipped with a computer interface link and plasma blasters. He modified the Blackbird, Danger Room, and some of the hidden passages in the mansion. He and Storm had an off and on relationship. He asked Storm to marry him and leave the life as an X-man behind. She hesitated in her answer and he concluded that she could never be a complete person outside of the X-men. She was going to say yes, but Forge retracted the proposal and left her before she could tell him. That bastard. Currently in the comics, he is helping Mystique and sort of has a relationship with her.
Thanks for the reviews. See you next chapter.
Michelle