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Author's Note: Today is the birthday special chapter!! YAY!! Except its not any different from any other chapter, oh well. This one was really hard cause I reached a point where I didn't know what to do, and then my heat got turned off. Actually it's still off so my fingersses are frozen. So please please please please please please please read and review. I battled the elements for this one! It's my b-day today and I don't care that it is 49 degrees in my house! YAY!!
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Ch. 13: Forgotten
Logan stared in disbelief. Sinister's daughter had just shown how powerful she was. With just a slight touch she had taken all of Scott's power and used it against him. He looked over toward Cyclops. Worry entered his thoughts. Was Scott even still alive?
At the same time Beast was contemplating what had just happened. He had seen Sandra touch Scott and then with Sabretooth's help knock him into is cell. Somehow she had gotten hold of his power. That must have been her mutant ability. He took another second to sort out his thoughts. Actually, he began, Sandra's power seems to be very strongly related to Rogue's power. His head immediately filled with tons of ideas. Her power really was a lot like Rogue's. Sandra just had more control over it. She seemed to be able to touch anyone without draining them, unless she wanted to. His heart began to pump with glee. If only I could get her into the med lab. Run a few tests. I might be able to figure out how to help Rogue control her power!
Logan could tell that Hank was lost in thought. He couldn't blame him, but right now was not the time. "Hey! Hank."
The doctor was stirred out of thought. "Yes?"
"Is Scott ok? Is he breathin'?"
Beast turned to look at his unconscious teammate. He looked to be alright. If he hadn't of been wearing one of his reinforced uniforms, he may have been more seriously injured. He turned and began to speak to Logan again. "Yes he's breathing. I'm sure he'll be-"
Suddenly he couldn't get any type of sound to come out of his throat. Logan had noticed as well, because now he was trying to shout at Sabretooth. Beast had almost forgotten that both he and Sandra were still present. He looked over to her, where she was standing at a computer. Sabretooth stalked up to Wolverine's cage and evilly stared him down. "Nice little trick, huh runt?"
Wolverine banged his hands against the bars and tried to curse at him. But again no sound would come. Logan was furious. He unleashed his claws and began slashing the cell. However, since the whole cell was made of adamantium, he didn't cause any damage. Sabretooth turned from him and walked over to Sandra. Wolverine retracted his claws and looked down and the cuts that remained in the middle of his knuckles. Because of his collar, there would be no healing factor to heal his wounds. He would have to be careful now.
As Sabretooth came to her side, Sandra explained what she had done to Beast. "Look. I think we've had enough excitement for now so I've silenced you. You're all quite a noisy bunch. The cells you are in have a unique design to them. With just the push of a button, I can silence you. If you all calm down" She looked towards Wolverine, "I'll turn it off."
All of a sudden, she felt uncomfortable. She looked towards Sabretooth and found what had been unsettling her. He was looking oddly at her. It seemed as if he was trying to look lovingly at her, but because of who and what he was it was coming off that way. She nervously backed up into the computer console.
Sabretooth noticed her reaction and quickly put his hands around her waist. He leaned in close to her face. "Can I talk to you?"
Sandra's mind was racing. What was going on? What did Victor think he was doing? She had no idea where this behavior was coming from, but she had to stop it dead in its tracks. But she would have to do it gently. Sandra tilted her head to the side. "What do you want to talk about Victor?"
"Look, I seen you trying to make a move on blondie boy today." Sandra began to squirm in his but he squeezed a little tighter and she stopped. "Hey now don't worry girl. I won't tell your daddy. But I do wanna let ya know…" He leaned into her so that his mouth was grazing her ear. "There's bigger fish out there. You know what I mean?"
Sandra was trying not to tremble but she couldn't. She was shaking like a leaf. At least Sabretooth didn't notice it as a bad thing. He usually thrived off of fear and he was doing so now. Gently, she put her hands on his chest and nudged him back. "Thank you, Victor for your concern. But I'm a grown woman and I can make my own decisions."
Sandra was the only person he knew that would call him Victor. And he wanted nothing other than to get her into bed for that. He wasn't really in love with her, but certainly was in lust with her. He was about to try to convince her again but they were interrupted.
"Sandra? Are you finished in the main lab yet?"
Sandra finally pushed Sabretooth off of her. She took a second to regain her composure. "Yes Father. I'll join you right now."
"Alright."
Sandra gave Sabretooth a stern look as she left. Both Wolverine and Beast had seen the whole thing and were now looking at him. He was pissed, so he roared at the and then stormed out of the room. Now the two were alone, but they couldn't speak because Sandra hadn't turned their sound back on.
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*Professor? Can you hear me?*
*Yes Ororo. I'm here, but I'll need to speak with you later. This is not a good time.*
*But Professor, it's an emergency!*
Ororo's shout had caused Charles to lose his concentration for a second. *Please Ororo. Calm down. What is the matter*
*Someone has broken into the mansion. Whoever it was, they kidnapped the entire team except for myself. They left no evidence and I have no way to find them. Can you sense them anywhere?*
Charles was shocked at what he heard. *Hold on. I'll look.* He touched his hand to his forehead and focused on his X-Men. Something seemed strange. He could sense them but he could not locate them. He tried to make contact with Scott only to find out that he couldn't. *They're alive, but I can not reach them. Wait at the mansion I shall return right this minute*
*No professor. Finish there. This conference is very important for mutant kind. If you left unexpectedly it would look poorly on us. Now that I know they are alive I will continue to do what I can until you can return*
Charles felt uneasy about staying, but he knew he had to. *Alright Ororo. Keep me informed*
*Alright Professor*
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Jean tensed as she watched Sinister enter the room. She and Rogue were still under the effects of the gas. No matter what she tried, she couldn't move the slightest inch. And Sabretooth and put a collar on both of them about an hour ago, so she was unable to communicate in any way.
All of a sudden, Sinister was looming over her. Jean feared the worst. "Ah, Miss Grey. Or pardon me, Mrs. Summers hm?"
Jean hoped that she looked angry but she knew that not a single muscle in her face had moved. She just lied there. If you've done anything to my husband you snake, I won't rest until you're dead!!
Sinister chuckled as if he had heard her. But how could he. "Don't worry my dear. I am sure you are concerned for your friends." He stepped out of view for a second and then returned with some sort of helmet. He held it close to her face. "But I think you should be more concerned for yourself right now."
Jean scolded herself. She had thought that she couldn't be anymore frightened when Sinister had walked in. She was wrong. Inside her mind she let out a blood curdling scream.
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Ch 14: Tortured Mind
Mathen finished retaping the last piece on the tape. He hadn't made it very seamless but he figured that Sinister wouldn't be looking for any security tape tampering. Man, he couldn't get over that. Sinister had eyes everywhere, yet he still didn't know that Sandra and him were deeply in love. He would die for her, if only she asked.
He reinserted the tape and left the room. He decided to head back to his room. He was still pretty exhausted from the attack this morning. Mathen sighed as he reached his room. Sleep was definitely a necessity here, but wanting to hold Sandra in his arms was a close second. He raked his fingers through his less than shoulder length blonde hair, and daydreamed about Sandra. Someday she would be his wife. Someday. Right now, someday seemed too far away. Mathen began to unzip his formfitting black uniform when his comlink came on.
"Mathen I should like for you to accompany me in Lab 4."
It was Sinister. Mathen was really getting tired of working for the man. He was evil in the purest form, but what else could he do? Sinister had hired him 8 months ago and he had agreed to work for him. He knew that these experiments of his were illegal and wrong. But Sinister had made it clear that this was a job that he could just walk away from. Anyway, he couldn't leave without Sandra. "Yes sir."
Mathen sighed. He was worn out, but he had to follow orders.
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Just before………..
Sinister grinned as he looked down at Jean. She was probably scared but she had no idea what he was going to do to her. He lifted her head and placed the helmet looking device on her head. "This is going to monitor your brainwaves my dear. And once it is done with that it is going to dissect your mind from the inside out. Oh yes, and this will be extremely painful. But it won't kill. Instead it will probably leave you in a vegetative state."
After hearing all of that Jean began to breathe faster. She was in a bad situation. Sinister clicked a few switches and she felt the device begin to buzz. She was so frightened. She had a feeling that this would be her last moment of life. She wished she could at least see Scott. She didn't know what he would do without her.
Then she felt a heat coming from the machine. Oh Scott. I love you. Sinister turned it on to full power. Finally Jean was able to scream outwardly and for Sinister it was like music to his ears. Of course it only lasted for a second, because then Jean was put into an almost comatose state. This would probably take a few hours, but he would gain such detailed results about her mind.
Sinister stepped over to Rogue. He could tell that she was very stressed. So he grabbed a syringe filled with a sedative and administered it to her. He wanted her to remain perfectly healthy until he was ready to examine her insides. Suddenly Sinister realized something. That high and mighty weather witch was being awfully quiet. Unless, of course she as still being affected by his paralyzing gas. He looked into the cell that was next to the far wall, and saw that it was empty. Finally he realized that they had never captured her. This would not do so he went to the com system to contact Mathen.
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After ten minutes Mathen came strolling in as if he weren't concerned in any way. This greatly annoyed Sinister. "Could you explain to me Mathen, how it is possible to infiltrate a heavily secured mansion with a mission to capture all occupants, and end up forgetting one for over three hours!!"
Sinister came lurching toward him and Mathen was taken off guard. "Excuse me?"
This only enraged Sinister, because he threw Mathen against a wall. "Excuse me!! That is all you have to say!?"
Mathen held his hands palm up toward him as sign of peace. "Whoa. Hold on. I only meant that I didn't understand."
"Of course you didn't. Well then Mathen. I must inform you that your mission so far has failed. The one known as Storm was left behind!"
Mathen finally understood and he didn't really care. But he knew he would have to bring her in if he wanted to remain breathing in Sinister's presence. Better she be gutted on an examination table rather than him. "Fine. I'll go back and get her."
"Trust me. You won't be able to do it by yourself. She is very powerful."
Mathen had an idea. "Then let me bring someone powerful with me. How about Sandra come along?"
He pondered the idea. True, his daughter was mighty, but could he take that risk. He was sure that the only reason she believed in him was because she thought he would for a good side of the government. Bringing her so close to the X-Men could cause trouble. But after thinking about it, he didn't see too much harm. They only had to get Storm. "Alright you two may go. But come back immediately once you get her!"
Mathen nodded and began to exit the room. This would be perfect! He would finally have a chance to speak with her privately. Maybe he could convince how evil her father really was.
TBC