(Fourteen)
Joseph was feeling better after his rest and a meal. He was making good progress. He had gotten six of the bed legs loose and now leaned in the doorway, trying to look casual as he mentally fiddled with the screws holding the security screen in place. They weren't in very tightly. They were on the opposite side of the screen and Kimble hadn't thought the Clan could get to them. Seth had been very quiet. He hadn't popped up in a long while and so Joseph had grown bolder with his power. It wouldn't be long now.
Valentin and Bruce had a couple of the bed legs with them in the lav. They had discovered a box of razor blades in there and they were working them into the legs along a seam where the metal had been folded together. Joseph had been able to use his power to bend a couple more legs into a point. They wouldn't cut, but they could still be used to stab. With the weapons in place, it would only be a couple short hours before the light strip was down and they could attempt to break free.
Valentin vowed that he would take this ship back under his control and Fallen as well. His first order of business would be to kill those meddlesome X-men. He'd had quite enough of them. Then he would take his fun with Kimble, killing him a slice at a time. No pleasure would match the sound of that freak's howling in his ears. Oh yes, he would have such fun indeed.
To be continued in Through the Looking Glass.