Chaos in the Courtroom
"Wow look at all the people here," Kurt looked around the courtroom. He was wearing his image inducer.
"It's because Creed's speaking," Logan grunted. "Well that and all the cameras Brooks let back in." Several X-Men had shown up for the day's session as well.
"He's even letting cameras in the courtroom?" Kitty looked around. "Darn! Now I know my soaps won't get taped today!"
"Nice to see where your priorities lie," Rogue mocked.
"I'm not so sure this is good," Scott frowned. "You know Creed is going to play to the audience. And he's going to have a big one."
"If only we could get him to confess Spyke was with him at the time of the murder," Rogue sighed.
"Yes, well as much as I'd love to compel Mr. Creed to do so, something tells me that in the long run it will make our situation much worse," Xavier frowned.
Soon the court was in session. "Your honor I call to the stand Graydon Creed," The Prosecutor spoke.
Creed was sworn in. "Mr. Creed could you tell us your full name and occupation for the court?" The Prosecutor asked.
"Graydon Creed," He spoke. "Currently I am the President of Humantech Corporation as well as President and founder of the Friends of Humanity."
"Mr. Creed it has been suggested that Spears was bleeding your company dry. What do you say of these claims?"
"Ridiculous," Creed scoffed. "Sure I had invested a lot of money in his Power 8 plant but it wasn't exactly hurting my business. I was expecting a profit within months."
"So you had no financial motive to want Spears dead?"
"Of course not! It's a shame that a fine man like Spears, an upstanding member of the community was brutally murdered by a mutant!"
"Interesting. Mr. Creed, you claim to be an advocate of humanity do you not?" The prosecutor asked.
"Someone must look out for the purity of the human race," Creed sniffed.
"Really? Interesting choice of words," The prosecutor smiled. "Mr. Creed I believe you when you say you had no financial motive for killing Spears. I really do. You had a personal reason."
"What?" Creed snapped. "That's outrageous!"
"No it isn't," The prosecutor said. "Could it be that the real reason that Spears didn't want to hand over the formula to you wasn't because he wanted more money, but that he had absolutely no faith in you? That in fact you are not what you claim to be! Is that true?"
"NO!" Creed shouted. "THAT'S A FILTHY LIE! YOUR HONOR I'M NOT THE ONE ON TRIAL! THAT MUTANT IS! HE CAN'T QUESTION ME LIKE THAT!"
"Quiet Mr. Creed and answer the question," Judge Brooks told him sternly. "I'll allow this line of questioning."
"Professor what is going on here?" Remy whispered. "I thought that guy was not on our side?"
"Yeah, this all don't make sense," Rogue whispered. "If he's the prosecutor, shouldn't he be easier on Creed or something?"
"I'm afraid I don't know," Xavier's eyes narrowed. "But something is very wrong here."
"What kind of prosecutor are you?" Creed gasped. "What are you getting at? You're not supposed to be interrogating me!"
"Well somebody should have before we put our faith in you," The prosecutor said maliciously. "And that's what Spears did. That's why you had him killed isn't it? Because he found out the truth about you didn't he?"
"No!" Creed was starting to sweat. "THAT'S A LIE! MY LIFE IS AN OPEN BOOK!"
"Well it seems that a few chapters are missing," The prosecutor went for the kill. "Particularly your family history!"
"No…" Creed was now pale. "No, you don't know anything!"
"Oh I know everything," The prosecutor grinned. "I know that Graydon Creed is a fraud! I know that everything Graydon Creed stands for is nothing but hypocritical gibberish! I know the stain that runs in his blood is a mile wide…"
"No…NO!" Creed shouted.
"Is it not true Mr. Creed, Mr. 'Let's Keep The Human Race Pure', that your bloodline is anything but pure!" The prosecutor snarled. "In fact your own father…"
"SHUT UP!" Creed stood up. "SHUT UP!"
"Bailiff! Restrain that man in his seat!" Judge Brooks directed.
"LET GO OF ME!" The bailiff held him down.
The Prosecutor grinned and crowed. "Your own father, is none other than Victor Creed! Also known as the mutant terrorist Sabertooth!" The crowd gasped.
"I should have known…" Logan growled. Then he took a sniff. "Oh no…"
"NO! It's a lie! A lie!" Creed screamed.
"Really? Why don't we ask him?" The Prosecutor shouted. "If it please the court I'd like to call as my witness…Victor 'Sabertooth' Creed!" People screamed as Sabertooth burst through the door of the courtroom and confidently strode down the aisle.
"Hello…Son," Sabertooth snarled.
"God no…" Creed shrank as the world crashed down around him.
"And he's not the only freak in your family is he?" The Prosecutor snarled. "In fact you come from a whole family of freaks! Your half sister is one, your brother is one…" He smiled. "And your mother is one…"
"You…" Realization hit Creed harder than Mike Tyson.
"That's right, baby," The Prosecutor morphed into Mystique. "Mommy's here…"
"Oh…My…God!" Rogue was stunned.
"This is not my life…" Kurt groaned. "This can't be my life!"
Back at the Misfit House the Misfits were equally astonished. "Well this really made my day!" Pietro snapped.
"I knew there was something about him that was familiar," Xi mused.
"Well why not?" Wanda threw up her hands.
"It's just like watching Jerry Springer yo!" Todd exclaimed.
At Magneto's hidden base everyone there was watching the trial as well. "Boy Polaris I thought your family was screwed up before…" Pyro chuckled. A metal bar hit him on the head. "OW!"
"DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?" Polaris yelled at Magneto.
"I can honestly say I did not," Magneto folded his arms. "That woman continues to surprise me."
In the Hellions' headquarters Emma Frost grinned as she watched the whole thing unfold. "Well done my dear…"
Back in the courtroom people were still buzzing about this revelation. "Oh man I knew the guy was sick but…" Evan's jaw dropped.
"You have no idea Daniels," Mystique made a confident smirk. "Spears found out all about your little family secret and was blackmailing you. Wasn't he?"
"Answer your mother!" Sabertooth shouted.
"Yes!" Creed choked instinctively. All doubt that this was a lie completely washed away from the viewing public. "You set me up didn't you freak?" He looked at Evan. "You called them and did this to me! That's what you meant when you threatened me! "
"Actually Graydon honey, this was all my idea…" Mystique smiled an evil smile. "You made a huge mistake when you tried to kill me. Not only were you not man enough to do the job yourself, you allowed second rate idiots to try and frame mutants. You want the public to see the face of mutants? Well here it is! Live! From New York! It's your funeral!"
"No…No! I'm not a mutant!" Creed screamed. "I'M NORMAL! I'M NORMAL! I'M NOT ONE OF YOU!"
"You certainly aren't," Mystique snarled. "I never should have allowed you to live you worthless piece of…"
"ALL RIGHT! HANDS UP!" One of the guards grabbed his gun and pointed it at Mystique.
"You're kidding me right?" Mystique laughed. "Sabertooth…"
Before anyone could do anything Sabertooth was on the man and literally tore the gun away from most of his hand. "LET GO OF HIM SABERTOOTH!" Logan brandished his claws and attacked.
That was the moment the entire courtroom became utter chaos. "It's official…" Rogue groaned. "My life is cursed!"
"And I thought the OJ Trial was a circus," Hank groaned.
You have no idea Hank! Next, more chaos as Creed is pushed too far.