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Ch. 3: There are Some Things That Should Stay Buried
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"Say that again?" Hank, also known as Beast, asked. He squinted slightly in the afternoon sun that came into the garden.
"Our new recruit, Miss Kaia, and Rogue have been having the same exact dream recurrently for the past month," Xavier said again, leaning forward in his chair. "And Rogue tells me she has this 'nagging' feeling in the back of her mind."
"Like she's trying to remember something?" McCoy asked. Xavier nodded. "Very odd, Professor...especially if it's Rogue asking for help and advice in the first place. And you're absolutely positive this is nothing like when she dreamt about Kurt's past?"
"I'm quite sure," the Professor replied, rubbing his temples. "In her dream...in their dream, both Rogue and Kaia claim that they were actually there, not just as spectators. Kaia tells me it felt like she was waiting for something..."
"And this figure...this man with all those carvings...is it possibly a real person, or a symbol of what's to come?"
Professor X laughed. "You say it as if this is a prescient dream, my dear Hank. We both know Rogue does not have such capabilities, and I've already seen Kaia's powers, so she's not capable either."
"I know, Professor, but let's keep a few doors open for a bit. What if they are prescient? What if this dream is something for the future?" Hank pressed.
"Or perhaps something from the past?" Xavier said.
"It could be that as well...we don't know much about Rogue, and barely anything about Kaia. We really don't know what they're capable of...I mean, look at Jean."
"Yes, you're right. I suppose any mutant has that potential. Perhaps this has something to do with the mutant, Destiny...that blind woman," Xavier mused.
"Rogue's other foster guardian? I doubt it, Professor. She adopted her...after Mystique, that is," Hank pointed out. "Perhaps if you tried to read Rogue's mind again...see what her past is."
"I ran into some trouble the last time, though, Hank," Professor X said with a sigh. "I didn't truly pay attention at the time...I was too preoccupied in driving out all those other...selves in Rogue to truly comprehend it, but I did run into something strange..."
"Professor?"
"I can't quite explain what it was...more of a feeling, my guess is, in the girl's mind. I tried to investigate it, but then I ran into...oh, I don't know really what it was. Almost like a wall of some sorts that prevented me from seeing what it was, and it was draining me of energy to even stay near it, so I had to leave," he said slowly.
"Was it a memory?" Beast asked, leaning forward.
"I don't...really know...it might have been, but it felt like a presence, like someone was standing beyond that wall and...watching me. It frightened me...very much," the Professor said with an involuntary shudder.
"It could just be the brain protecting itself from forgotten memories, like amnesia," Hank pointed out. "Like I said, we don't know much about the girl...just that Mystique adopted her at four and then gave her over to Destiny to raise. We don't know much before that."
"Or why Mystique adopted the child in the first place," Xavier finished. "No, perhaps we should allow the mind to figure it out for itself...it's safer that way."
"Tell me about those words again?"
"The words were 'Eyla,' 'Methye,' and 'Ahn Sabban noor i nee,'" Xavier replied.
"I'll do some research. Perhaps there's some answers there," Hank said. He stood and stretched. "Whatever this is, let's keep an eye on those two girls, just in case."
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"So let me get this straight," Rogue said as she leaned forward on the bed in Kaia's room. "You and I are having the same dream over and over for a month...we're hearing weird names...and we both have a nagging feeling in the back of our minds?"
"Yup," Kaia answered, stretching.
"Okay, since when did my life go from Mutant-normal to creepy?"
"I dunno...why are you so worried?" Kaia asked, stifling a yawn.
"Because this is serious stuff, here! We could be, like, psychic, or something, or we could be mutating into some weird...thing, or we could be dying, or...or..."
"Shut up," Kaia interrupted. "You're getting all worked up over nothing." She yawned and lay back on the bed. "I think I'll take a nap."
"You're gonna take a nap? Now? At a time like this? It's the afternoon," Rogue answered.
"I've been walking around for days and I'm tired. What's it to you?" Kaia hissed. "Besides, why worry about something you don't have any answers to? Just relax."
"But...but..."
"Rogue, just relax. We'll be fine."
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"Excuse me...sir? We have a problem."
The young woman's voice reminded him of her, even after all these years. That bloody bitch betrayed me. I hope she died.
"What is it, Alice? I'm not in the mood for bad news," he replied sourly.
"I'm very sorry, sir...but our computer program is going on the fritz again..." Alice replied shakily. She took a step back from the darkness of the room.
"Again?! Damn it! That stupid program hasn't worked since that...that bloody traitor sabotaged it! Damn her!" he screamed. "Damn that woman to hell and back!"
"But I have some other news as well, Mr. Scathe!" Alice pleaded.
"Don't call me by that name anymore, Alice," he hissed venomously. That traitor called me Scathe.
"I'm sorry, Deathstrike. I had forgotten," Alice whispered.
"What's the news, then, woman?" Deathstrike hissed, standing up.
"Before the program went off, we got a reading on them, sir," Alice replied quickly.
"What?!" Deathstrike cried, standing up quickly. "A reading? Those trackers still work?"
"Yes, sir. One was moving, but the other was still in the same region."
"Where was she moving to? Near the other?" Deathstrike pressed.
"I'm afraid so, sir. Near the Institute," Alice replied fearfully.
Instead of being angry, Deathstrike chuckled. "We can work this to our advantage, Alice."
"Deathstrike, sir?" Alice replied.
"We can't enter the Institute...but we can draw them out of there. Get them when they're vulnerable," Deathstrike mused.
"Do you think Xavier will enroll the other one in Bayville High?" Alice asked tentatively.
"Perhaps...I want some people tracking both of them, now. I almost lost the other girl, but now that we've found her...oh, it can still work, Alice! I want Shadow tracking them both 24/7, hear me? Shadow's our best. Tell him not to move on them, but just observe and report back of anything unusual...he'll know what I mean," Deathstrike said breathlessly.
"Do you think they're programs are still online?" Alice asked.
"After all these years? Probably. Genetic enhancement is difficult, tricky work, but perhaps...send Shadow out immediately," Deathstrike replied. "You're dismissed."
Bowing, Alice retreated from the room to do his bidding.
Reaching for his wineglass, Deathstrike chuckled to himself. That traitor thought she had succeeded before...but it still may work.
"Yes, it still may work, you Traitor!"
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Sorry the chapter's a little short...but please review! Don't worry if you're confused...it's okay.
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Ch. 3: There are Some Things That Should Stay Buried
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"Say that again?" Hank, also known as Beast, asked. He squinted slightly in the afternoon sun that came into the garden.
"Our new recruit, Miss Kaia, and Rogue have been having the same exact dream recurrently for the past month," Xavier said again, leaning forward in his chair. "And Rogue tells me she has this 'nagging' feeling in the back of her mind."
"Like she's trying to remember something?" McCoy asked. Xavier nodded. "Very odd, Professor...especially if it's Rogue asking for help and advice in the first place. And you're absolutely positive this is nothing like when she dreamt about Kurt's past?"
"I'm quite sure," the Professor replied, rubbing his temples. "In her dream...in their dream, both Rogue and Kaia claim that they were actually there, not just as spectators. Kaia tells me it felt like she was waiting for something..."
"And this figure...this man with all those carvings...is it possibly a real person, or a symbol of what's to come?"
Professor X laughed. "You say it as if this is a prescient dream, my dear Hank. We both know Rogue does not have such capabilities, and I've already seen Kaia's powers, so she's not capable either."
"I know, Professor, but let's keep a few doors open for a bit. What if they are prescient? What if this dream is something for the future?" Hank pressed.
"Or perhaps something from the past?" Xavier said.
"It could be that as well...we don't know much about Rogue, and barely anything about Kaia. We really don't know what they're capable of...I mean, look at Jean."
"Yes, you're right. I suppose any mutant has that potential. Perhaps this has something to do with the mutant, Destiny...that blind woman," Xavier mused.
"Rogue's other foster guardian? I doubt it, Professor. She adopted her...after Mystique, that is," Hank pointed out. "Perhaps if you tried to read Rogue's mind again...see what her past is."
"I ran into some trouble the last time, though, Hank," Professor X said with a sigh. "I didn't truly pay attention at the time...I was too preoccupied in driving out all those other...selves in Rogue to truly comprehend it, but I did run into something strange..."
"Professor?"
"I can't quite explain what it was...more of a feeling, my guess is, in the girl's mind. I tried to investigate it, but then I ran into...oh, I don't know really what it was. Almost like a wall of some sorts that prevented me from seeing what it was, and it was draining me of energy to even stay near it, so I had to leave," he said slowly.
"Was it a memory?" Beast asked, leaning forward.
"I don't...really know...it might have been, but it felt like a presence, like someone was standing beyond that wall and...watching me. It frightened me...very much," the Professor said with an involuntary shudder.
"It could just be the brain protecting itself from forgotten memories, like amnesia," Hank pointed out. "Like I said, we don't know much about the girl...just that Mystique adopted her at four and then gave her over to Destiny to raise. We don't know much before that."
"Or why Mystique adopted the child in the first place," Xavier finished. "No, perhaps we should allow the mind to figure it out for itself...it's safer that way."
"Tell me about those words again?"
"The words were 'Eyla,' 'Methye,' and 'Ahn Sabban noor i nee,'" Xavier replied.
"I'll do some research. Perhaps there's some answers there," Hank said. He stood and stretched. "Whatever this is, let's keep an eye on those two girls, just in case."
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"So let me get this straight," Rogue said as she leaned forward on the bed in Kaia's room. "You and I are having the same dream over and over for a month...we're hearing weird names...and we both have a nagging feeling in the back of our minds?"
"Yup," Kaia answered, stretching.
"Okay, since when did my life go from Mutant-normal to creepy?"
"I dunno...why are you so worried?" Kaia asked, stifling a yawn.
"Because this is serious stuff, here! We could be, like, psychic, or something, or we could be mutating into some weird...thing, or we could be dying, or...or..."
"Shut up," Kaia interrupted. "You're getting all worked up over nothing." She yawned and lay back on the bed. "I think I'll take a nap."
"You're gonna take a nap? Now? At a time like this? It's the afternoon," Rogue answered.
"I've been walking around for days and I'm tired. What's it to you?" Kaia hissed. "Besides, why worry about something you don't have any answers to? Just relax."
"But...but..."
"Rogue, just relax. We'll be fine."
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"Excuse me...sir? We have a problem."
The young woman's voice reminded him of her, even after all these years. That bloody bitch betrayed me. I hope she died.
"What is it, Alice? I'm not in the mood for bad news," he replied sourly.
"I'm very sorry, sir...but our computer program is going on the fritz again..." Alice replied shakily. She took a step back from the darkness of the room.
"Again?! Damn it! That stupid program hasn't worked since that...that bloody traitor sabotaged it! Damn her!" he screamed. "Damn that woman to hell and back!"
"But I have some other news as well, Mr. Scathe!" Alice pleaded.
"Don't call me by that name anymore, Alice," he hissed venomously. That traitor called me Scathe.
"I'm sorry, Deathstrike. I had forgotten," Alice whispered.
"What's the news, then, woman?" Deathstrike hissed, standing up.
"Before the program went off, we got a reading on them, sir," Alice replied quickly.
"What?!" Deathstrike cried, standing up quickly. "A reading? Those trackers still work?"
"Yes, sir. One was moving, but the other was still in the same region."
"Where was she moving to? Near the other?" Deathstrike pressed.
"I'm afraid so, sir. Near the Institute," Alice replied fearfully.
Instead of being angry, Deathstrike chuckled. "We can work this to our advantage, Alice."
"Deathstrike, sir?" Alice replied.
"We can't enter the Institute...but we can draw them out of there. Get them when they're vulnerable," Deathstrike mused.
"Do you think Xavier will enroll the other one in Bayville High?" Alice asked tentatively.
"Perhaps...I want some people tracking both of them, now. I almost lost the other girl, but now that we've found her...oh, it can still work, Alice! I want Shadow tracking them both 24/7, hear me? Shadow's our best. Tell him not to move on them, but just observe and report back of anything unusual...he'll know what I mean," Deathstrike said breathlessly.
"Do you think they're programs are still online?" Alice asked.
"After all these years? Probably. Genetic enhancement is difficult, tricky work, but perhaps...send Shadow out immediately," Deathstrike replied. "You're dismissed."
Bowing, Alice retreated from the room to do his bidding.
Reaching for his wineglass, Deathstrike chuckled to himself. That traitor thought she had succeeded before...but it still may work.
"Yes, it still may work, you Traitor!"
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Sorry the chapter's a little short...but please review! Don't worry if you're confused...it's okay.