I'm really drained, but good thing is, school is near completion and I have time at the computer again. I'm actually trying to work on my original story so, This is trading burners with that one. Anyway, hope you like this new chapter, it'll explain some stuff and I hope put me closer to the actual plot.
MP3's Movie Recommendation: Summer Catch. Typical summer movie without a lot of angst and dram over... you guessed it, baseball. And I don't even like baseball. So many good characters, my favorites are one headliner and a back up act. Matthew Lillard as the catcher Billy Brubaker is an inspiration to me as a joke-cracking sarcastic wise-$$ and I aspire to find somebody like him. My other favorite is the boy in back-up. Marc Blucas plays an outfielder named Miles Dell Ripple (funny name) who has a fondness for ladies of a larger size. Since I also fall under that category and he is just such a cutie, you cant help but love him.
Same old chestnut............
## Magneto's base ##
Erik Magnus Lensherr took a seat in the large winged chair and tapped his watch. 'Precisely 6 a.m.,' he noted, balling his hands into fists. 'They should have been back hours ago.' The rest of his Acolytes were still asleep mostly. The only person who might be up was Piotr, but he would stay in there until a reasonable hour. Raucous female laughter crashed through his thoughts as Samantha, Alyssa, Remy, and Tenzo entered the main area. Magneto stood and tapped his foot impatiently, the boot making an audible thump. Tenzo and Sam stopped walking but Alyssa was still laughing, Remy smiling broadly as he supported her swaggering. Tenzo cleared his throat and Alyssa seemed to realize that she was being watched. She stood a bit straighter and gave a weak smile to her uncle.
"You were dawdling," he said coldly and Alyssa winced.
"It was a long way back and traffic was terrible," she supplied in a weak voice.
He grimaced and pointed a leather gloved finger at the corner of her mouth. "You might want to get rid of the raspberry next time." Alyssa winced and wiped her mouth.
She licked the jelly off her hand and shrugged. Samantha yawned pointedly. "So can we go to sleep and review that DVD later?" Remy gave a hurried nod but slowed it when he noticed the look on his leader's face.
"You don't return when asked and you deal without sleep." The four groaned and trudged over to the huge electronic console. Tenzo took the center seat and pulled the recorder camera out of his coat pocket. Samantha leaned against his chair and Lyss leaned on her. Magneto watched as Tenzo took out the newly recorded DVD of the X-Men/Brotherhood battle and placed it in the slot, tilting his head in Remy's direction.
"Go wake your other teammates, they need to see this." Remy turned dejectedly and started up the winding stairs towards the dorms of the base. Tenzo accessed the menus and technical dials to set up the DVD. A mass of pale skin, black feathers, and red and black fabric dove over the railing of the stairs, announcing the rest of the team as Faith landed on the stone floor and padded over to the group. John hopped down each stair, dressed plainly in a white T-shirt and grey sweat pants, red hair horribly messed as he slid on white socks across the polished stone. Josephine came down after John, her dark green pjs slightly disheveled and her many bronze braids at odd angles. She followed John's example and slid across the stone, haphazardly slamming into John. He caught her and the pair smiled widely before giggling lightly. Piotr was more dressed than the rest, as Magneto had suspected, wearing a grey T- shirt tucked into black jeans. Like Faith, his bare feet slapped against the stone as he jogged lightly to surround the television screen. Remy ran behind him, mocking his enthusiasm, Samantha taking notice and smiling broadly. Magneto nodded to Tenzo who began the DVD, the first shot being of the Brotherhood entering the main drive of the Xavier Institute. Pietro was showing off as usual until Wanda hexed him against a wall.
"That's what you get Pie," Alyssa crowed as her cousin shook himself as he stood. Josephine chuckled and nodded heartily.
Two brunettes crossed the screen, and Magneto impulsively called, "Pause," to Tenzo.
The frame stopped as the pair glanced behind them, revealing a teenage boy and girl, the boy with a bruise on his eye and his arm around the girl's waist. "Hello Daniel," Magneto said to himself. He raised his voice as he pointed at the boy. "That is Ghost, power to become invisible and a temper as well."
Alyssa slid out of her leaning against Samantha and sat at another console, fingers flying as she typed what her uncle had said. "I don't know the girl by just her looks but keep an eye out for her," he continued. "Play again."
Tenzo restarted the DVD and watched as more of the Brotherhood crossed the screen. Magneto pointed out Lance, Fred, Todd, and Wanda as they moved around on the screen but when another mass of humanity passed the viewfinder, he called out "Pause."
He stared at the three girls and the boy on the screen and smiled. "Hydro shoots water from his hands, like geysers. And Mem makes inanimate objects come to life. Alyssa, check the database for the Alvers family tree, that girl looks just like Lance. The auburn-haired one, I know I've seen her somewhere but I can't place a name. Start a folder for her but leave the name blank, we'll get it eventually. Play the video again Tenzo." Tenzo nodded and started the video again. Figures became strewn in across the screen as the X-Men rushed out into view.
Alyssa reached over and paused the feed herself, turning to her uncle. "Their is a relation from Lance Alvers to a cousin named Denise Saylors, that girl. Spent two weeks in a juvenile delinquent center for vandalizing school property last year. The picture matches as does the modus operandi. Put in the info?"
Magneto glanced at the files Alyssa had pulled up and made a noise in the affirmative. Tenzo pushed her hand away from the control and stuck out his tongue at her. Lyss feigned distaste and began the typing and transferring. Tenzo tapped a code back into a number pad and brought the frozen picture back up. On the screen, two boys in shades of black and green for one, black and red for the other, skidded off the stone patio. The boy in red made a very ungraceful landing and several of the girls tittered with laughter.
Josie leaned in next to John, whispering, "I give him a 9. He didn't stick the landing well enough for a 10." John snickered and leaned in to tell Samantha the same. She laughed but quickly smoothed her expression when Magneto turned and gave her a stern look.
Alyssa was typing furiously to get all of the descriptions for both teens when a girl crossed the screen. "Stop," she called and Tenzo obeyed.
She caught up quickly but Magneto didn't give the command to start again. He squinted at the thin black-haired girl on the screen. "Where is Victor?" No one knew and didn't say anything but a rumbling voice behind them shattered the stillness of the Acolytes.
"Here, Erik, what do you want?" Sabertooth looked like he always did, scruffy and impatient.
Magneto looked amused. "Don't you recognize that young lady, Sabertooth?"
When Victor Creed glanced up at the screen, he did something for the first time in his life. He choked and took a step back. Remy turned around with the most unbelieving look on his face as Sabertooth took several steps back as her tried to regain his composure. "Is she," he started but stopped and began again. "So she's with Xavier?" Magneto nodded and Victor just turned and stalked off.
Faith tugged on Piotr's sleeve. "Who is she?"
He smiled and stared back at the screen as he answered. "She's his daughter. And she hates him."
There is another part to this, but I didn't want to deprive you of a chapter. The next chapter will be a direct continuation of this one. Please review. In response to all of my reviewers, I am trying to work one-on-one' with all of you characters into the plot, but that one was the first. Thank you for all of your love!! ReadReview pleases......