Shout outs:
The Uncanny R-Man: Glad you like it.
Agent-G: Well, I guess...Lance can move fast and Kitty and Lance would talk on the phone because that's what they do and are used to. And yes, Eddie didn't have the suit for long. Hope you enjoy this chapter.
Comics Girl: Glad you're liking the story so far. The X-men would be impressed with Peter's moves.
BlackStar18: I hope you enjoed the chapters. Peter's love should pop up soon maybe, and the Symbiote moves in on someone this chapter.
Xcoolcomic: That would be funny, but alas, it is not the Professor who is taken over. Cool idea though.
SickMindedSucker: I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far. And Remy even appears in this chapter too. Peter of course does too.
Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own any of it.
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Alone by herself, Jean Grey moved through the mansion like a maze. Her legs pumped wildly as she covered large distances quickly. It helped that she had been an avid runner.
Jean knew it was dangerous to separate from the group, as it seemed the mansion was under siege by Sabertooth and others. But there was something else, and it was calling to her.
She was drawn to its voice, whatever it was. It seemed like a person's voice, but Jean didn't sense anything like that. It wasn't an entity, but it definitely wasn't human.
As powerful as Jean was she couldn't help herself, as she was attracted to the voice. Its presence was near, and it needed help. The telepathic bond was forming.
Jean continued down a hall until the voice suddenly faded away. The connection had disappeared as well. Whatever had been calling Jean had just stopped. Jean stood in the hallway, looking around, before she realized something was playing with her mind. And it was powerful.
She finally realized her mistake of going alone, as if she hadn't before. She had, but it just seemed silly. Something wanted her here.
"Jean…" A voice called eerily, causing Jean to spin around. Nothing.
"Who's there?" She demanded, starting to back up.
"I want you…"
"What?!" Jean blurted, thinking it was something Scott would say. Duncan had said it a lot.
Jean pushed the bad memories behind her as she started to jog away.
"I want your power!!"
Jean scream as something appeared at her feet, and stretched out wide. A black goop enclosed around her. She only got one piercing scream out, before everything disappeared.
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Peter heard the scream.
His spider senses didn't have to tell him danger was ahead. Not that it hadn't stopped going off the whole time.
"Come on guys pick up the pace," suggested Peter as he looked back to Lance and Sam. He had hoped they took it lightly as a joke, but the mood was sour.
"We're tryin', Peter," Sam replied quickly, as he started to pump his legs a little faster. But Peter didn't blame them, as he was only able to run faster and carry Rogue because of his strength and endurance. Sam and Lance's powers didn't help in that category.
All three were injured, and they'd been too into the chase to stop and recuperated or bandage up. The three guys had used the shreds of their T-shirts to wipe away the blood or to use like bandages. And all the running wasn't helping.
"For a slimy goop that thing sure does move fast!" Lance barked angrily, as he caught up with Sam and Peter. All three guys were fast runners, but their injuries hindered their performance.
Peter slowed a bit to adjust his hold on Rogue. If she leaned her head to the side, all it took was her cheek to touch his bare chest to take them both down. Rogue's head bobbed a bit, but she wasn't moving in on Peter's chest. He had thought about grabbing another T-shirt to cover up with Rogue, but then Eddie Brock's suit would probably escape.
Up ahead of them, Jean Grey stood tall with her back to them. Her fiery red hair hung down her back, and she looked fine.
"Jean?" Peter called as he slowed to a halt. Sam took Rogue from Peter as he stopped. Even with his super strength and already weakened, Peter needed rest from carrying her and sprinting at the same time. Sam though was precautious like Peter, leaning Rogue against his lap so she wouldn't come in contact with his bare chest.
"Hey Red, see any quick moving piles of slime?" Lance asked quickly, as he looked around.
"Can I get a better description of that?"
Jean turned around, her face covered with the face of Venom's uniform. A sly smile, piercing eyes, and a whipping tongue cause Lance to fall down as he jumped back in horror.
"Jean! You have to get it off!!" Peter demanded, as the face enlarged and spiraled around Jean's body. The black uniform with the white spider on the front covered the yellow blouse and blue jeans. Jean's red hair shifted to locks of bright violet and dark purple. Soon the three guys were looking at Jean Grey no more.
"And why would I want to do that? I have power!!"
With a flick of her, Jean sent Peter backwards through the air in a split second. He dropped onto the floor fifteen yards away.
"This is fun," stated Jean, but now her voice he become more of a shriek and more defying. "I love this!!"
Jean laughed hysterically, as Peter flipped up onto his feet. He ran back to Rogue, Sam, and Peter once Jean had stopped laughing.
"What are you and why do you want Jean?! And why were you with Eddie Brock?!" Peter demanded, stalking toward the altered Jean Grey.
"I'm a Symbiote, and they are my hosts. That Brock had potential and anger and strength. This girl though, she has love, buried rage, massive powers, and…" the Symbiote trailed off. "Hidden power!!"
Peter was casted out of the window with only a glare from Jean. He smashed through the glass, receiving slashes along his arms, back, and chest. Quickly grabbing the ledge of the window, Peter saved himself. He could handle dropping two stories, but it would definitely leave a mark. Even with his enhanced invulnerability, Peter still didn't enjoy pain.
There were two more shatters of glass to Peter's side.
As Peter looked to his right, Lance and Sam were both free falling toward the ground, unable to stop themselves.
"No!!" Peter yelled, and tried to shot out some webbing for them to catch. Only then did he realize his web shooters were still gone, and he hadn't made any new ones. But something odd happened before Peter jumped after them to try and take the impact that he could handle.
Sam and Lance both stopped abruptly, as they floated only a few feet from the ground.
Peter looked back up through the window to find Jean screaming angrily.
"Save them Peter, I can't hold it off!!"
"Don't fight me Jean Grey, you and I can work together for domination!"
Quickly crawling down the wall as Jean fought against the Symbiote while trying to keep a hold of the guys, Peter finally reached them.
Since they were both shirtless and sweaty, Peter decided not to try and grab onto their upper bodies, as he couldn't come off the wall enough to reach them. So he grabbed on the belt area on the back of their jeans, and yanked them onto the balcony beneath Peter. Jean's TK allowed them as the hold broke. Peter didn't hear Jean's voice or the Symbiote's.
"Now, that's better. It's time to move on with the plan."
Peter looked up upon hearing the voice; just as the wall above him exploded outwards. He ducked back with Sam and Lance as debris smashed onto the balcony.
Symbiote Jean floated outwards, but not alone.
"Rogue!!!" The three guys yelled, as Rogue's still unconscious body floated out with Jean. The now telekinetic Symbiote smirked down at them, and weaved a psionic web in front of her. It glowed a bright magenta color as it descended on the guys. Peter cringed, as he was stunned. The energy from the web was powerful. Last time he checked though, normal Jean couldn't perform such a feat.
Peter dropped to the ground with Sam and Lance as the web energy dampened. By now though, Symbiote Jean had escaped, and she had Rogue with her.
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A red beam cut across Peter's vision. The web around him had been cut through. It rested against his bare chest, but thankfully wasn't stinging him or anything. Peter brushed it off, and founded Scott, Kitty, and Kurt staring at him.
"Are you okay, Peter?" Kurt asked, concerned. Peter simply nodded. Scott looked distraught while Kitty was moving toward Lance.
"What happened to you guys?!" Kitty demanded, running her fingers close to the slashes along Lance's chest. Lance softly took her hand and squeezed it with a smile. Kitty blushed.
"No! We've got to save Rogue! Dammit, it's my fault I left her alone with that Symbiote!!" Peter suddenly shouted and stood up abruptly. Scott grabbed him by the shoulders.
"What?!" Scott asked angrily. Peter calmed himself down to explain. Then he noticed the rest of the New Mutants standing behind Scott. He also noticed the fire soot covering Scott's shirtless upper body. And Scott looked pissed. So Peter went slowly.
"Jean's body has been taken over by this strange, uh, thing. It has a mind of its own and uses a host to work together for its goals. Right now, it's attached to Jean. And she escape with Rogue." Peter whispered to Scott.
"How did it happen?!" Scott demanded angrily as he pinned Peter against the wall.
" I don't know," Peter replied, trying to keep his cool as he shoved Scott off of him. "Keep clam Scott, and we'll go after them."
Peter forcefully grabbed Scott and tried to convince him to settle down. Scott's response was slugging Peter in the jaw. Retaliating, Peter punched him back, and then tackled him to the ground. Kitty and Kurt were instantly restraining Scott, while Lance and Sam did the same with Peter. Both guys were breathing heavily and glaring at each other. Scott shrugged the Kitty and Kurt off as he stormed off.
"Boy is he piss," commented Lance as he watched Scott push through Jamie and Bobby roughly. The two guys were about to retaliate but the X-men leader left the room.
"You said it," agreed Peter, as he rubbed his jaw. "Let's all get cleaned and bandaged up. But first, I want some answers from Eddie Brock. Maybe he knows what to do about the Symbiote."
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Two figures drifted into the Brotherhood house with ease. They were greeted quickly.
"You got her?"
"Of course, it was simple."
"What about Brock, what's with him?"
"I left him behind, the X-men will deal with him. Now that I've held up my end of the deal, where's yours?"
Next to the two talking figures, three others appeared being restrained. Warren Worthington III rested on his knees quietly. His long sleeve T-shirt was missing both sleeves, revealing his muscular arms that showed some slashes. There were also rips and the front of his T-shirt, baring his chest and stomach. His hair was a mess, and sweat and dirt covered his face and chest. One of the figures grabbed onto his shirt and easily tore it all off of his upper body, and tied in around his mouth as a gag before Warren could even speak. Now shirtless, it was evident Warren had been in a fight, as there were more smaller gashes on his broad chest. The same figure kicked him onto his side.
The same figure moved across the room, and grabbed up another mutant. Remy LeBeau was pinned by his arms, as the other figure surveyed him. His tanned skin showed through the rips in his tank top, covered in grime. The other figure did the same to Remy, grabbing his tank top and tearing it apart, then tying it as a gag. Remy didn't have as many injuries, but lots of grime and dirt mixed with sweat covered his bare chest and face.
Remy was dropped to the ground as the figure moved to another part of the room.
"Is that all the hosts?"
"Yes and they put up quite a struggle. Both were very strong. But thanks to Sabertooth, they were both captured with ease."
"Very well, two more is enough for now. This way I can switch between them so they won't get too weak. It seems I must do this, as it is different with mutants."
"Very well. Now, let's get down to business. I've waited to get my revenge for so long now."
"Agreed, Mystique."
Cackling laughter filled the Brotherhood house, eerily moving through the night.
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A/N: So it seems there's a deal working. Mystique's team should be revealed in the next chapter maybe. Please review! Tell me what you liked, something I could improve on, or just your comments.
The Uncanny R-Man: Glad you like it.
Agent-G: Well, I guess...Lance can move fast and Kitty and Lance would talk on the phone because that's what they do and are used to. And yes, Eddie didn't have the suit for long. Hope you enjoy this chapter.
Comics Girl: Glad you're liking the story so far. The X-men would be impressed with Peter's moves.
BlackStar18: I hope you enjoed the chapters. Peter's love should pop up soon maybe, and the Symbiote moves in on someone this chapter.
Xcoolcomic: That would be funny, but alas, it is not the Professor who is taken over. Cool idea though.
SickMindedSucker: I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far. And Remy even appears in this chapter too. Peter of course does too.
Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own any of it.
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Alone by herself, Jean Grey moved through the mansion like a maze. Her legs pumped wildly as she covered large distances quickly. It helped that she had been an avid runner.
Jean knew it was dangerous to separate from the group, as it seemed the mansion was under siege by Sabertooth and others. But there was something else, and it was calling to her.
She was drawn to its voice, whatever it was. It seemed like a person's voice, but Jean didn't sense anything like that. It wasn't an entity, but it definitely wasn't human.
As powerful as Jean was she couldn't help herself, as she was attracted to the voice. Its presence was near, and it needed help. The telepathic bond was forming.
Jean continued down a hall until the voice suddenly faded away. The connection had disappeared as well. Whatever had been calling Jean had just stopped. Jean stood in the hallway, looking around, before she realized something was playing with her mind. And it was powerful.
She finally realized her mistake of going alone, as if she hadn't before. She had, but it just seemed silly. Something wanted her here.
"Jean…" A voice called eerily, causing Jean to spin around. Nothing.
"Who's there?" She demanded, starting to back up.
"I want you…"
"What?!" Jean blurted, thinking it was something Scott would say. Duncan had said it a lot.
Jean pushed the bad memories behind her as she started to jog away.
"I want your power!!"
Jean scream as something appeared at her feet, and stretched out wide. A black goop enclosed around her. She only got one piercing scream out, before everything disappeared.
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Peter heard the scream.
His spider senses didn't have to tell him danger was ahead. Not that it hadn't stopped going off the whole time.
"Come on guys pick up the pace," suggested Peter as he looked back to Lance and Sam. He had hoped they took it lightly as a joke, but the mood was sour.
"We're tryin', Peter," Sam replied quickly, as he started to pump his legs a little faster. But Peter didn't blame them, as he was only able to run faster and carry Rogue because of his strength and endurance. Sam and Lance's powers didn't help in that category.
All three were injured, and they'd been too into the chase to stop and recuperated or bandage up. The three guys had used the shreds of their T-shirts to wipe away the blood or to use like bandages. And all the running wasn't helping.
"For a slimy goop that thing sure does move fast!" Lance barked angrily, as he caught up with Sam and Peter. All three guys were fast runners, but their injuries hindered their performance.
Peter slowed a bit to adjust his hold on Rogue. If she leaned her head to the side, all it took was her cheek to touch his bare chest to take them both down. Rogue's head bobbed a bit, but she wasn't moving in on Peter's chest. He had thought about grabbing another T-shirt to cover up with Rogue, but then Eddie Brock's suit would probably escape.
Up ahead of them, Jean Grey stood tall with her back to them. Her fiery red hair hung down her back, and she looked fine.
"Jean?" Peter called as he slowed to a halt. Sam took Rogue from Peter as he stopped. Even with his super strength and already weakened, Peter needed rest from carrying her and sprinting at the same time. Sam though was precautious like Peter, leaning Rogue against his lap so she wouldn't come in contact with his bare chest.
"Hey Red, see any quick moving piles of slime?" Lance asked quickly, as he looked around.
"Can I get a better description of that?"
Jean turned around, her face covered with the face of Venom's uniform. A sly smile, piercing eyes, and a whipping tongue cause Lance to fall down as he jumped back in horror.
"Jean! You have to get it off!!" Peter demanded, as the face enlarged and spiraled around Jean's body. The black uniform with the white spider on the front covered the yellow blouse and blue jeans. Jean's red hair shifted to locks of bright violet and dark purple. Soon the three guys were looking at Jean Grey no more.
"And why would I want to do that? I have power!!"
With a flick of her, Jean sent Peter backwards through the air in a split second. He dropped onto the floor fifteen yards away.
"This is fun," stated Jean, but now her voice he become more of a shriek and more defying. "I love this!!"
Jean laughed hysterically, as Peter flipped up onto his feet. He ran back to Rogue, Sam, and Peter once Jean had stopped laughing.
"What are you and why do you want Jean?! And why were you with Eddie Brock?!" Peter demanded, stalking toward the altered Jean Grey.
"I'm a Symbiote, and they are my hosts. That Brock had potential and anger and strength. This girl though, she has love, buried rage, massive powers, and…" the Symbiote trailed off. "Hidden power!!"
Peter was casted out of the window with only a glare from Jean. He smashed through the glass, receiving slashes along his arms, back, and chest. Quickly grabbing the ledge of the window, Peter saved himself. He could handle dropping two stories, but it would definitely leave a mark. Even with his enhanced invulnerability, Peter still didn't enjoy pain.
There were two more shatters of glass to Peter's side.
As Peter looked to his right, Lance and Sam were both free falling toward the ground, unable to stop themselves.
"No!!" Peter yelled, and tried to shot out some webbing for them to catch. Only then did he realize his web shooters were still gone, and he hadn't made any new ones. But something odd happened before Peter jumped after them to try and take the impact that he could handle.
Sam and Lance both stopped abruptly, as they floated only a few feet from the ground.
Peter looked back up through the window to find Jean screaming angrily.
"Save them Peter, I can't hold it off!!"
"Don't fight me Jean Grey, you and I can work together for domination!"
Quickly crawling down the wall as Jean fought against the Symbiote while trying to keep a hold of the guys, Peter finally reached them.
Since they were both shirtless and sweaty, Peter decided not to try and grab onto their upper bodies, as he couldn't come off the wall enough to reach them. So he grabbed on the belt area on the back of their jeans, and yanked them onto the balcony beneath Peter. Jean's TK allowed them as the hold broke. Peter didn't hear Jean's voice or the Symbiote's.
"Now, that's better. It's time to move on with the plan."
Peter looked up upon hearing the voice; just as the wall above him exploded outwards. He ducked back with Sam and Lance as debris smashed onto the balcony.
Symbiote Jean floated outwards, but not alone.
"Rogue!!!" The three guys yelled, as Rogue's still unconscious body floated out with Jean. The now telekinetic Symbiote smirked down at them, and weaved a psionic web in front of her. It glowed a bright magenta color as it descended on the guys. Peter cringed, as he was stunned. The energy from the web was powerful. Last time he checked though, normal Jean couldn't perform such a feat.
Peter dropped to the ground with Sam and Lance as the web energy dampened. By now though, Symbiote Jean had escaped, and she had Rogue with her.
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A red beam cut across Peter's vision. The web around him had been cut through. It rested against his bare chest, but thankfully wasn't stinging him or anything. Peter brushed it off, and founded Scott, Kitty, and Kurt staring at him.
"Are you okay, Peter?" Kurt asked, concerned. Peter simply nodded. Scott looked distraught while Kitty was moving toward Lance.
"What happened to you guys?!" Kitty demanded, running her fingers close to the slashes along Lance's chest. Lance softly took her hand and squeezed it with a smile. Kitty blushed.
"No! We've got to save Rogue! Dammit, it's my fault I left her alone with that Symbiote!!" Peter suddenly shouted and stood up abruptly. Scott grabbed him by the shoulders.
"What?!" Scott asked angrily. Peter calmed himself down to explain. Then he noticed the rest of the New Mutants standing behind Scott. He also noticed the fire soot covering Scott's shirtless upper body. And Scott looked pissed. So Peter went slowly.
"Jean's body has been taken over by this strange, uh, thing. It has a mind of its own and uses a host to work together for its goals. Right now, it's attached to Jean. And she escape with Rogue." Peter whispered to Scott.
"How did it happen?!" Scott demanded angrily as he pinned Peter against the wall.
" I don't know," Peter replied, trying to keep his cool as he shoved Scott off of him. "Keep clam Scott, and we'll go after them."
Peter forcefully grabbed Scott and tried to convince him to settle down. Scott's response was slugging Peter in the jaw. Retaliating, Peter punched him back, and then tackled him to the ground. Kitty and Kurt were instantly restraining Scott, while Lance and Sam did the same with Peter. Both guys were breathing heavily and glaring at each other. Scott shrugged the Kitty and Kurt off as he stormed off.
"Boy is he piss," commented Lance as he watched Scott push through Jamie and Bobby roughly. The two guys were about to retaliate but the X-men leader left the room.
"You said it," agreed Peter, as he rubbed his jaw. "Let's all get cleaned and bandaged up. But first, I want some answers from Eddie Brock. Maybe he knows what to do about the Symbiote."
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Two figures drifted into the Brotherhood house with ease. They were greeted quickly.
"You got her?"
"Of course, it was simple."
"What about Brock, what's with him?"
"I left him behind, the X-men will deal with him. Now that I've held up my end of the deal, where's yours?"
Next to the two talking figures, three others appeared being restrained. Warren Worthington III rested on his knees quietly. His long sleeve T-shirt was missing both sleeves, revealing his muscular arms that showed some slashes. There were also rips and the front of his T-shirt, baring his chest and stomach. His hair was a mess, and sweat and dirt covered his face and chest. One of the figures grabbed onto his shirt and easily tore it all off of his upper body, and tied in around his mouth as a gag before Warren could even speak. Now shirtless, it was evident Warren had been in a fight, as there were more smaller gashes on his broad chest. The same figure kicked him onto his side.
The same figure moved across the room, and grabbed up another mutant. Remy LeBeau was pinned by his arms, as the other figure surveyed him. His tanned skin showed through the rips in his tank top, covered in grime. The other figure did the same to Remy, grabbing his tank top and tearing it apart, then tying it as a gag. Remy didn't have as many injuries, but lots of grime and dirt mixed with sweat covered his bare chest and face.
Remy was dropped to the ground as the figure moved to another part of the room.
"Is that all the hosts?"
"Yes and they put up quite a struggle. Both were very strong. But thanks to Sabertooth, they were both captured with ease."
"Very well, two more is enough for now. This way I can switch between them so they won't get too weak. It seems I must do this, as it is different with mutants."
"Very well. Now, let's get down to business. I've waited to get my revenge for so long now."
"Agreed, Mystique."
Cackling laughter filled the Brotherhood house, eerily moving through the night.
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A/N: So it seems there's a deal working. Mystique's team should be revealed in the next chapter maybe. Please review! Tell me what you liked, something I could improve on, or just your comments.