~~ Evan ~~
Suddenly, he understood exactly what was going on. These people weren't really there to help the mutants, they were just a bunch of weird people with wings who thought they owned the world and could hold the mutants hostage until… whenever.
Evan sulked beside Kurt's bed and plotted a million ways to escape. The only problem was that none of them would get three injured and unconscious people out of a pitch black maze some hundred feet beneath the surface of the earth. Evan was so engrossed that he completely ignored the startled gasp from across the room. It wasn't until he felt someone's arms around his neck that he snapped out of it.
"What?! Think you can get rid of me so easily, huh?" He shouted as he jumped to his feet.
"Chill, yo." Came a weak, but unmistakable voice. "My legs aren't working right. Wait, I didn't mean it like that. I mean. You know when your legs fall asleep… yeah that." Without further ado, Todd collapsed and if not for Felin, he would have landed hard on the ground.
"Is this for real?" Evan asked as he dropped back onto his stool.
"I'm alright. Just getting my land legs." Todd seemed to find that immensely funny because for the next five seconds he devoted all his energy to giggling since he didn't have enough to actually laugh. "Anyway. What was I thinking? I forgot. Damn. Where are we again? Where that damn blue freak? Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Just need to pull myself together." That inspired another chorus of giggles and Todd stumbled out of Felin's arms and tottered to Kurt's bedside. "You mind doing the honors, big guy?" Todd said vaguely. Evan couldn't help but laugh. Todd was talking to the wall. He snorted as if to say "Be that way" and turned a full 360 and repeated himself to that same wall. Felin cleared his throat and Todd jumped, peered at him in the dim light and blinked. "You're a tiny little blighter, aren't you." Now Todd was staring at the stool.
"Rest first. Then talk." The Healer said.
"Who're you? Pietro? What the Hell did you do to your hair? That damn, what's he called? Logarine, whatever. Did he? You know what… I feel high. Or drunk. Or both. Probably all three. What was I doing?" Todd clutched his head.
"Sleeping." Felin supplied, worried again. His patient was behaving rather erratically.
"Was I? Why am I so tired? Oh well. Furball, get up." Todd shook Kurt roughly.
"He's hurt, you moron. Leave him alone." Evan said, on arms.
"Shut up. I know when my own enemy is hurt. You worry about Pietro. He probably needs consolatingismumum. Thing. Yeah."
'Pietro' sighed and moved to the other side of the bed. He held one hand a few inches above Kurt's chest and whispered a few words.
"That's better." Todd said. He then leaned forward with an evil grin that looked even more so in the half-light and proceeded to scream profanity in about three different languages in Kurt's hypersensitive ear.
Kurt made no visible move other than to twitch his eyebrow. Mind you, I said no visible move, but that didn't mean he wasn't moving.
Like a bullet from a gun, Kurt's spaded tail shot from underneath the blanket and wrapped around Todd's throat. "If you call me zhat vun more time, I'll lose my religion…" he threatened.
Todd muttered something that couldn't quite be heard over Evan's cheer, although the lack of air may have had something to do with Todd's voice. Kurt released Todd as he was drawn into a bear hug by Evan and Todd cackled evilly.
"Here we go loop-dee-loop." He said happily and turned to Haiden. "I like applesauce." (A/N That's the default idiot's phrase. I invented it myself…) Todd's eyes glowed a bright yellow in the semidarkness, but only for a second. A moment later, Haiden sat up, gasping for air. "Do you like applesauce?"
"Wh- what?" Todd? You're… you…"
"…like applesauce." Todd finished for him before he worked his way to Scott's side. "Not good. Very not good."
"Can you fix his arm?" Kurt asked the silver haired man.
He smiled. "Not fix. Can grow another."
Kurt was beside himself. He even hugged the man, though he was a bit surprised to discover there was a bit more… stuff behind him than appeared at first glance. Needless to say, Felin was surprised at Kurt's outburst, and even more so upon finding Kurt's tail wrapped firmly around his leg.
Todd was slowly gathering his wits about him and adjusting to the darkness. "Yo, I think we should let the doc do his thing in peace. I imagine limb growing is… well you know. Hard. Or something." He finished lamely as every directed their attention to him.
"Ja. And zen ve go back to finish this." Kurt said with such conviction and energy that even Haiden agreed. With that, they filed out of the room laughing at Kurt's antics, especially those involing just how Valzinameku would suffer. Felin looked down at the human lying on the bed before him and wondered if it was possible to defeat the demon. A slow smile spread across Felin's face. It seemed not even the Fates were quite sure what to make of these humans. Until he could see exactly what they were capable of, Felin had no intention of underestimating them.
They deserved better than that.
~~ Bobby ~~
"I can't take it any more. We rested for three days. Aren't we ready yet, aren't we? C'mon…" Logan was going insane. The mutants had been sleeping, eating, resting up for the big showdown that they all felt coming.
Or, as Remy put it, getting their houses in order.
Finally, Bobby turned the TV on.
Suddenly everyone was in the den looking at the big screen TV set.
"Holy mother of Christ…" Lance swore.
"Nothing? If he had been up to something it would have been all over the news." Jean said, not really believing their luck.
"So turn it off fast before our luck changes." Kitty added.
"Luck? What do you mean luck? We have no idea where he is, what he's doing… how is this luck. I was counting on at least a half dozen reporters to be following his every movement with cameras, but now… he could be on the other side of the planet by now and without the Professor's funds or the Blackbird, how are we supposed to get him even if we find out where he is?" Bobby ran both hands through his hair.
"So… it's a bad thing that he hasn't killed anyone yet?"
"Yes. A very bad thing." Bobby snapped at Kitty. "It means while we were recovering and waiting for a way to track him, he's had three days to set up a trap for us or he even may have found a way to bring the house down on our heads. Three days… can you imagine what he could have accomplished in three days with as fast as he travels. We don't know if he made any stops, or had any contacts from before we caught up with him in Mason…"
"So we're fucked." Pietro said.
"Yeah. We're fucked."
"Just to make sure, we're calling this an emergency, right? Desperate measures and whatnot…"
"Yes, Pietro." Bobby was so frustrated that he was radiating cold.
"Well, then I might suggest calling in extra help. Chances are they'll cause as much damage to us as Valzinameku, but…"
"Who? Why didn't you mention this before?"
"Because Todd was there before. And… well, Wanda. Some friends of hers… You know."
"Do we really need that kind of help?" Logan asked as everyone paled.
"She has friends…" Remy wondered aloud.
"Yeah. So. Should I?" Pietro asked again. "I'm not gonna do it unless everyone agrees…"
"Er… well. Until we find out where the demon has gone, we don't need to do anything that drastic." Jean supplied.
"I bet Wanda could find him." Lance said slowly.
"Then you would certainly win. Hey there. Name's Jean-Paul. Call me Northstar. I've been sent to invite you to a house warming party thrown by the Scarlet Witch. She has a proposal we think you may find interesting." Northstar looked like an older, more rugged version of Pietro, minus the hairdo. He wore shades that partially obscured his eyes, but if the tension that was radiating from Logan was any indication, he was a lot more dangerous than he appeared.
"How convenient." Jean said. Everyone looked at Bobby.
"Well. If Wanda's inviting us, I guess we have no choice but to accept."
"I just want to make it known that I have a very bad feeling about this."
"By the way, I don't suppose Slay still travels with you guys… I owe him a favor or two." Northstar's voice grew crystalline and through the glasses, everyone could see his eyes narrow. "I intend to repay him."
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A/N
Just in case you didn't read the other apologies, I'M REALLY REALLY SORRY FOR TAKING SO LONG!! I just moved into the Governor's School (of Science and Mathematics) and as soon as people got on the net they infected the server with worms and viruses. It took forever to get it fixed and then the card was messed up and all the drama. We finally got it fixed for good. I hope.
Anyhow. I'm proud of the fact that I have seen only five eps. of X-Evo. I wanted to add some new characters. So I added a few from the comic books. I hope that's cool. Don't worry. As soon as things settle here, there'll be more death and destruction and maybe, just maybe I can get rid of Jean...
Suddenly, he understood exactly what was going on. These people weren't really there to help the mutants, they were just a bunch of weird people with wings who thought they owned the world and could hold the mutants hostage until… whenever.
Evan sulked beside Kurt's bed and plotted a million ways to escape. The only problem was that none of them would get three injured and unconscious people out of a pitch black maze some hundred feet beneath the surface of the earth. Evan was so engrossed that he completely ignored the startled gasp from across the room. It wasn't until he felt someone's arms around his neck that he snapped out of it.
"What?! Think you can get rid of me so easily, huh?" He shouted as he jumped to his feet.
"Chill, yo." Came a weak, but unmistakable voice. "My legs aren't working right. Wait, I didn't mean it like that. I mean. You know when your legs fall asleep… yeah that." Without further ado, Todd collapsed and if not for Felin, he would have landed hard on the ground.
"Is this for real?" Evan asked as he dropped back onto his stool.
"I'm alright. Just getting my land legs." Todd seemed to find that immensely funny because for the next five seconds he devoted all his energy to giggling since he didn't have enough to actually laugh. "Anyway. What was I thinking? I forgot. Damn. Where are we again? Where that damn blue freak? Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Just need to pull myself together." That inspired another chorus of giggles and Todd stumbled out of Felin's arms and tottered to Kurt's bedside. "You mind doing the honors, big guy?" Todd said vaguely. Evan couldn't help but laugh. Todd was talking to the wall. He snorted as if to say "Be that way" and turned a full 360 and repeated himself to that same wall. Felin cleared his throat and Todd jumped, peered at him in the dim light and blinked. "You're a tiny little blighter, aren't you." Now Todd was staring at the stool.
"Rest first. Then talk." The Healer said.
"Who're you? Pietro? What the Hell did you do to your hair? That damn, what's he called? Logarine, whatever. Did he? You know what… I feel high. Or drunk. Or both. Probably all three. What was I doing?" Todd clutched his head.
"Sleeping." Felin supplied, worried again. His patient was behaving rather erratically.
"Was I? Why am I so tired? Oh well. Furball, get up." Todd shook Kurt roughly.
"He's hurt, you moron. Leave him alone." Evan said, on arms.
"Shut up. I know when my own enemy is hurt. You worry about Pietro. He probably needs consolatingismumum. Thing. Yeah."
'Pietro' sighed and moved to the other side of the bed. He held one hand a few inches above Kurt's chest and whispered a few words.
"That's better." Todd said. He then leaned forward with an evil grin that looked even more so in the half-light and proceeded to scream profanity in about three different languages in Kurt's hypersensitive ear.
Kurt made no visible move other than to twitch his eyebrow. Mind you, I said no visible move, but that didn't mean he wasn't moving.
Like a bullet from a gun, Kurt's spaded tail shot from underneath the blanket and wrapped around Todd's throat. "If you call me zhat vun more time, I'll lose my religion…" he threatened.
Todd muttered something that couldn't quite be heard over Evan's cheer, although the lack of air may have had something to do with Todd's voice. Kurt released Todd as he was drawn into a bear hug by Evan and Todd cackled evilly.
"Here we go loop-dee-loop." He said happily and turned to Haiden. "I like applesauce." (A/N That's the default idiot's phrase. I invented it myself…) Todd's eyes glowed a bright yellow in the semidarkness, but only for a second. A moment later, Haiden sat up, gasping for air. "Do you like applesauce?"
"Wh- what?" Todd? You're… you…"
"…like applesauce." Todd finished for him before he worked his way to Scott's side. "Not good. Very not good."
"Can you fix his arm?" Kurt asked the silver haired man.
He smiled. "Not fix. Can grow another."
Kurt was beside himself. He even hugged the man, though he was a bit surprised to discover there was a bit more… stuff behind him than appeared at first glance. Needless to say, Felin was surprised at Kurt's outburst, and even more so upon finding Kurt's tail wrapped firmly around his leg.
Todd was slowly gathering his wits about him and adjusting to the darkness. "Yo, I think we should let the doc do his thing in peace. I imagine limb growing is… well you know. Hard. Or something." He finished lamely as every directed their attention to him.
"Ja. And zen ve go back to finish this." Kurt said with such conviction and energy that even Haiden agreed. With that, they filed out of the room laughing at Kurt's antics, especially those involing just how Valzinameku would suffer. Felin looked down at the human lying on the bed before him and wondered if it was possible to defeat the demon. A slow smile spread across Felin's face. It seemed not even the Fates were quite sure what to make of these humans. Until he could see exactly what they were capable of, Felin had no intention of underestimating them.
They deserved better than that.
~~ Bobby ~~
"I can't take it any more. We rested for three days. Aren't we ready yet, aren't we? C'mon…" Logan was going insane. The mutants had been sleeping, eating, resting up for the big showdown that they all felt coming.
Or, as Remy put it, getting their houses in order.
Finally, Bobby turned the TV on.
Suddenly everyone was in the den looking at the big screen TV set.
"Holy mother of Christ…" Lance swore.
"Nothing? If he had been up to something it would have been all over the news." Jean said, not really believing their luck.
"So turn it off fast before our luck changes." Kitty added.
"Luck? What do you mean luck? We have no idea where he is, what he's doing… how is this luck. I was counting on at least a half dozen reporters to be following his every movement with cameras, but now… he could be on the other side of the planet by now and without the Professor's funds or the Blackbird, how are we supposed to get him even if we find out where he is?" Bobby ran both hands through his hair.
"So… it's a bad thing that he hasn't killed anyone yet?"
"Yes. A very bad thing." Bobby snapped at Kitty. "It means while we were recovering and waiting for a way to track him, he's had three days to set up a trap for us or he even may have found a way to bring the house down on our heads. Three days… can you imagine what he could have accomplished in three days with as fast as he travels. We don't know if he made any stops, or had any contacts from before we caught up with him in Mason…"
"So we're fucked." Pietro said.
"Yeah. We're fucked."
"Just to make sure, we're calling this an emergency, right? Desperate measures and whatnot…"
"Yes, Pietro." Bobby was so frustrated that he was radiating cold.
"Well, then I might suggest calling in extra help. Chances are they'll cause as much damage to us as Valzinameku, but…"
"Who? Why didn't you mention this before?"
"Because Todd was there before. And… well, Wanda. Some friends of hers… You know."
"Do we really need that kind of help?" Logan asked as everyone paled.
"She has friends…" Remy wondered aloud.
"Yeah. So. Should I?" Pietro asked again. "I'm not gonna do it unless everyone agrees…"
"Er… well. Until we find out where the demon has gone, we don't need to do anything that drastic." Jean supplied.
"I bet Wanda could find him." Lance said slowly.
"Then you would certainly win. Hey there. Name's Jean-Paul. Call me Northstar. I've been sent to invite you to a house warming party thrown by the Scarlet Witch. She has a proposal we think you may find interesting." Northstar looked like an older, more rugged version of Pietro, minus the hairdo. He wore shades that partially obscured his eyes, but if the tension that was radiating from Logan was any indication, he was a lot more dangerous than he appeared.
"How convenient." Jean said. Everyone looked at Bobby.
"Well. If Wanda's inviting us, I guess we have no choice but to accept."
"I just want to make it known that I have a very bad feeling about this."
"By the way, I don't suppose Slay still travels with you guys… I owe him a favor or two." Northstar's voice grew crystalline and through the glasses, everyone could see his eyes narrow. "I intend to repay him."
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A/N
Just in case you didn't read the other apologies, I'M REALLY REALLY SORRY FOR TAKING SO LONG!! I just moved into the Governor's School (of Science and Mathematics) and as soon as people got on the net they infected the server with worms and viruses. It took forever to get it fixed and then the card was messed up and all the drama. We finally got it fixed for good. I hope.
Anyhow. I'm proud of the fact that I have seen only five eps. of X-Evo. I wanted to add some new characters. So I added a few from the comic books. I hope that's cool. Don't worry. As soon as things settle here, there'll be more death and destruction and maybe, just maybe I can get rid of Jean...