Chapter 19
Illkune backflipped onto the ground and extended his arms. Everyone braced for a powerful attack, but none came. Rings began to flow out of his palm. Bobby clung to his tree and watched, trying to be silent. Jim stared at the rings then at Illkune. Illkune lowered his arms and smirked.
"Follow me and keep up. I don't like stragglers, and I could care less about you," he said in his deep voice.
Bobby crawled down from the tree and landed amongst them. Jim looked at him and shrugged. They followed him. Illkune walked through the forest easily since it was familiar to him, but they were nervous the entire way through. Illkune's tail was longer than Mimic's was, and it was alert, seemingly staring back at them.
"What happened to her?" Jim asked, glaring at the back of Illkune's head.
"They called it Amneosis. When we're apart for a long time then reunited briefly, she does that. We both do it, but mine was overlooked as a sickness," he said solumnly.
"Are you going to kill us?"
"Not me personally. Not unless you make me really mad."
Illkune was taller than Jim by about a head, and he seemed like he had been stretched. His feet were strange too, looking similar to the blue mutant's feet, although he had three toes instead of two. He walked upright, not crouched over. His hair was very messy, and it was a very light gray color in this light. Illkune stopped them at a pond, then continued to walk into the water. Jim then noticed that Illkune's eyes had changed color. They weren't red anymore, they were gold. They covered the entire island, coming to the other side or close to it.
"Pray that you can swim well. Most humans don't survive this," Illkune said, diving underwater.
"Don't worry," Jim said to the others. "I've got this covered."
Jim walked into the water and it shrank away from his feet. He motioned to them to come forward, and they all stepped close to him. They sank into the water, watching Illkune's body sinking straight down. They fell for at least five minutes, finally settling in a cloud of dust next to Illkune. He grinned at them and swam along the bottom into a cave that was just tall and wide enough to let one person inside. They each slid inside one at a time, then they saw Illkune climbing out of the water. They surfaced, and Jim levitated them onto the floor.
The walls were covered with white marble, and the floor had silver tiles covering it. Illkune walked forward, running his fingers through his hair and shaking his head rapidly from side to side. They stopped at a large door.
"Mimic, did you find them?"
"Yes, of course I found them. Open the damn door already. They want to see Mimic."
"Mimic? Oh the other one."
Illkune rolled his eyes, and the door opened. The corridor was lined with doors, and everything in the hallway was mechanical aside from the marble walls and silver tiles. Illkune led them down the hallway and into a side door. Inside were a few beds and a bathroom at the far end. Illkune shoved them inside and walked inside last.
"Wait here."
He took a step backwards, and the door opened again. He extended his arms and waves of light show out of his hands.
"Just so you don't try anything," Mimic said as he exited the room.
The first thing Jim tried to do was force the door open, but he found that he couldn't.
"What the fuck?"
He tried to lift one of the beds but nothing would move.
"Try to use your powers. Hurry!"
Kitty ran into the wall. Rogue was ecstatic and hugging the life out of Kitty. Kurt looked at the floor, and for the first time, everyone knew what color Scott's eyes were. They were green.
"That light musta canceled out our powas," Rogue laughed.
Jim pounded on the door. "This isn't a good scenario."
"Well, sorra, but Ah have neva been able ta hug or touch anyone before."
"I don't give a shit what you couldn't do before. We might die, does that have any effect on your brain? Not to mention that while we're in here, they could very much take over the world."
"I doubt it, bub. They would have already, and stop talkin' tah her like that."
"Break it up!" Bobby shrieked. "All we can do now is wait."
Jim pounded against the door once before sliding down the wall.
"FUCK! MIMIC!"
Illkune backflipped onto the ground and extended his arms. Everyone braced for a powerful attack, but none came. Rings began to flow out of his palm. Bobby clung to his tree and watched, trying to be silent. Jim stared at the rings then at Illkune. Illkune lowered his arms and smirked.
"Follow me and keep up. I don't like stragglers, and I could care less about you," he said in his deep voice.
Bobby crawled down from the tree and landed amongst them. Jim looked at him and shrugged. They followed him. Illkune walked through the forest easily since it was familiar to him, but they were nervous the entire way through. Illkune's tail was longer than Mimic's was, and it was alert, seemingly staring back at them.
"What happened to her?" Jim asked, glaring at the back of Illkune's head.
"They called it Amneosis. When we're apart for a long time then reunited briefly, she does that. We both do it, but mine was overlooked as a sickness," he said solumnly.
"Are you going to kill us?"
"Not me personally. Not unless you make me really mad."
Illkune was taller than Jim by about a head, and he seemed like he had been stretched. His feet were strange too, looking similar to the blue mutant's feet, although he had three toes instead of two. He walked upright, not crouched over. His hair was very messy, and it was a very light gray color in this light. Illkune stopped them at a pond, then continued to walk into the water. Jim then noticed that Illkune's eyes had changed color. They weren't red anymore, they were gold. They covered the entire island, coming to the other side or close to it.
"Pray that you can swim well. Most humans don't survive this," Illkune said, diving underwater.
"Don't worry," Jim said to the others. "I've got this covered."
Jim walked into the water and it shrank away from his feet. He motioned to them to come forward, and they all stepped close to him. They sank into the water, watching Illkune's body sinking straight down. They fell for at least five minutes, finally settling in a cloud of dust next to Illkune. He grinned at them and swam along the bottom into a cave that was just tall and wide enough to let one person inside. They each slid inside one at a time, then they saw Illkune climbing out of the water. They surfaced, and Jim levitated them onto the floor.
The walls were covered with white marble, and the floor had silver tiles covering it. Illkune walked forward, running his fingers through his hair and shaking his head rapidly from side to side. They stopped at a large door.
"Mimic, did you find them?"
"Yes, of course I found them. Open the damn door already. They want to see Mimic."
"Mimic? Oh the other one."
Illkune rolled his eyes, and the door opened. The corridor was lined with doors, and everything in the hallway was mechanical aside from the marble walls and silver tiles. Illkune led them down the hallway and into a side door. Inside were a few beds and a bathroom at the far end. Illkune shoved them inside and walked inside last.
"Wait here."
He took a step backwards, and the door opened again. He extended his arms and waves of light show out of his hands.
"Just so you don't try anything," Mimic said as he exited the room.
The first thing Jim tried to do was force the door open, but he found that he couldn't.
"What the fuck?"
He tried to lift one of the beds but nothing would move.
"Try to use your powers. Hurry!"
Kitty ran into the wall. Rogue was ecstatic and hugging the life out of Kitty. Kurt looked at the floor, and for the first time, everyone knew what color Scott's eyes were. They were green.
"That light musta canceled out our powas," Rogue laughed.
Jim pounded on the door. "This isn't a good scenario."
"Well, sorra, but Ah have neva been able ta hug or touch anyone before."
"I don't give a shit what you couldn't do before. We might die, does that have any effect on your brain? Not to mention that while we're in here, they could very much take over the world."
"I doubt it, bub. They would have already, and stop talkin' tah her like that."
"Break it up!" Bobby shrieked. "All we can do now is wait."
Jim pounded against the door once before sliding down the wall.
"FUCK! MIMIC!"