Jez: 1) I mentioned earlier that having that much stuff inside your head does require time to sort it all out so it can be accessed easily. 2) I read it somewhere. 3) True, I'm figuring out how to tone down Adam's powers, without killing him off. Nothing's come to me just yet.
The chapter with Jezrianna's appearence will arrive in your E-Mail soon.
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"I thought you said, that the clothes were for a party?" Kim growled, as she re-entered the room, followed closely by a grinning Ron and Shego.
"They are. So?" Adam asked.
"So they're made with embedded chainmail!" She yelled.
"You've never been to one of our parties. They have a tendency to get rough. Don't worry, they'll be enchanted for weight and flexibility reasons, so they'll feel like silk when they arrive. It's hard to sew chainmail once it's been enchanted, so fittings are conducted without them." He shrugged. Kim stared at him. He'd remained absolutely calm, something she didn't expect from him. Normally he'd laugh, or react. Right now, he was simply responding.
"What's the matter now?" She asked.
"Nothing, why?" He asked.
"Look, Darkwolf is behind you." Ron yelled. Adam turned, and looked behind him.
"I guess I can't see him." He shrugged, and turned back to the reports he'd been looking over when they walked in.
"Leave him alone, he's just gone loopy." Andrew commented from the doorway. "He'll be his bright, chipper, annoying self in the morning."
"If you're sure." Kim replied. She looked around, but Shego was gone. "Ron, where did?"
"Into her room while you were talking." He replied.
"She look alright?" Kim asked. He nodded.
"As much as she ever does." He replied, grinning. "Want me to check on her?" He asked.
"No, better just leave her alone." She shook her head. She turned to Andrew. "Can I talk with you for a few minutes?"
"Sure, I've got time." He replied, offering his arm. She smiled, and walked out. Ron shook his head, and headed for his room.
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"What did you want to talk to me about?" Andrew asked, as they walked through the halls. She wasn't sure of their destination, but she didn't care. He seemed to be somehow, more genuine than Adam. Adam seemed to have to force everything, including his charm, where Andrew's was natural.
"Adam. He once showed me, a scene with him and two others. Ace, and Rebecca." She began. He held up a hand.
"I bet I can guess what you want. You'd like to know more about that?" She nodded.
"Ah. Let's see. It occured around a thousand years ago, our time. That's about twenty-five hundred years, your time, give or take a hundred. In any case, that particular Adam, was powerfully different than the others. He didn't have the sort of powers that your's or most of the current Adam's do. He was simply extremely long lived, with Journeyman strength magic. In anycase, while he was growing up, he met a young woman, Rebecca. He fell, almost instantly in love with her. It was very, very deep, and he could not fight it. He had before meeting her, known a young man by the name of Arthur Charles Edmundson. They shortened it to Ace. The two grew up together, living close. Unfortunately for Adam, Ace also fell for Rebecca. At first, she fell for Adam, but after a time, she lost interest. It devastated him. She asked him to change time. The effort nearly killed him. Not so much the effort, but the emotions involved in asking for it." Andrew explained. Kim nodded.
"He told me he tried to change it back." She commented. He nodded.
"But the Adam that was here at the time, intercepted and stopped him, informing him of the consquences. There was a fight after that, and then he returned. She and Ace were killed in an explosion perpetrated by the so called Genetic purity force. They were over five hundred years old. A comet had impacted the planet, and messed with the genetics of most of the population. A few of those that were unaltered, called themselves the Genetic Purity force, and began to hunt the X-genetics, as they were known. Adam, Rebecca, and Ace formed an academy to train and protect the students while they learned control." He smiled faintly. "After they were killed, he sealed away his feelings, behind protections, that only a few select women, and on the occasion he's resurrected as a female, a few men, have been able to penetrate."
"As a woman?" Kim asked, grinning. Andrew nodded also grinning. "What was Darki?"
"The home of the Genetic Purity Force. It was created by those that were unaffected by the comet, although some of them had children that turned up X-genetic. They had two police forces. A standard crime stopping force, and then the Darki Genetic Police. They hunted X-genetics. Adam, Ace, and Rebecca spent fifty years there, rescuing X-genetics from there, until a trio of fire starters destroyed it in a rage. They killed all but a few people in the city. Those few became the Genetic Purity Force, continued on through their children. They were the ones responsible for the deaths of Ace and Rebecca. He still blames himself for them dying. He feels that if he hadn't given into her, that she would still be alive. He still thinks he could have saved her." She stared at him. "It's why he reacts harshly, and automatically to everything. He feels he's always right, even when he's wrong." Andrew smiled. "He tries to take control, to keep others safe. He fears a repeat of Rebecca, and it makes him hard to deal with."
"Sounds like he's not the only one that fears a repeat." She smiled. Andrew sighed.
"I love my brother, and I know what a repeat would do to him. It would probably destroy him and I'd hate to see that happen. If you're willing to take a chance, I think I know how to make him stop trying to run everything." He offered. She nodded. "Attack him."
"What?" She stared.
"I'm not saying fight him. He'll let you win that. I mean catch him off guard, and attack him. Part of his problem is, that unless you show him you can take care of yourself, he'll keep ordering you around. I had the same problem. He didn't accept it, until I caught him late at night, and beat him within an inch of his life." Andrew smiled. "I guarantee, he'll stop bothering you."
"I suppose your right. The other one didn't treat Ka... Supergirl like that." Kim stopped herself just short of giving away the name. Andrew grinned.
"Kara saved his life several times. She didn't have to beat him." He grinned. She laughed.
"You would know her name, wouldn't you?" She asked. He shrugged.
"She is my sister in law." He laughed. "Believe me, once you prove your point, he won't forget it." She sighed, and looked away. "You don't want to hurt him." He commented. She nodded. At the same moment, he pushed open a door, leading her into a trophy room. "The trophy room, of the weak stomached!" He pronounced with a grand wave. The memory slid to the surface. It contained the goreless trophies. For those that objected to blood, and intestines.
"Amazing." She commented. It was enormous with at least three levels that she could see in the dimmed lights. "How many are there?"
"Twenty five thousand and change at last count. That was twenty some odd years ago though. It's about time for another count. I'll remember to do that." He smiled at her. "I'll also need to remember to apologize for my idiot brother."
"Which one?" Kim asked, grinning.
"Robin. He should know better than to attack people like that." He replied. "I'll make sure to apologize to..." He blinked.
"Shego." Kim supplied. He laughed.
"Thank you, with all his various lovers, girlfriends, and wives, it's hell keeping them straight." He shook his head. "Did I answer everything?" She nodded. "Need a guide back?"
"No, he gave me all of his memories, I can find my way back. What?" Andrew had gone pale as a sheet.
"He gave you a copy of all his memories? No matter, don't worry about hurting him. He heals fast. If you'll excuse me." He turned, and moved away, very rapidly, talking to himself, so low, that she couldn't hear him. She stared as he vanished, and shook her head, walking away.