Kyoko-San-You know...It's kinda hard to write an X-men story when you haven't seen the movies in a while. I better rent those, huh?

Ada-Ya Think?

Kyoko-San-Not Really, But Most of the time I do.

Ada-...Your a moron.

Kyoko-San- No I'm not! I'm just...Very thorough about my thinking...I think.

Ada-I rest my case.

Kyoko-san- You know what? I rest My case! Then I rest Yours and Everybody Else's! Take that!

Ada-I'm not even going to bother. On with the Story.

Kyoko-san-You can't say that! Only I can say that! On with The story!


"Yeah! Go! Rip his head off!" The spectators screamed at the fighting pair in the cage. Adalia Slapped a twenty down on the table, "Enter me." She said. The Man guffawed as he looked her up and down, "This ain't the playpen, doll. Go back to your daddy." He said, pushing the twenty back. Adalia Rolled her eyes, then kicked him out of his chair. "I said 'Enter me' and I mean it. Now Do it, Boy." She said, Tossing the Twenty back at him. He picked up the Twenty with a sneer and Asked her name, "Ace of Hearts." She said, smirking. "Your up next." He said, grinning cruelly as One of the Fighters fell and the bell rang. "Perfect." She shot back and made her way to the cage. "Now...The next Fighter we have is a newcomer versus our other previous fighter, Please welcome...Ace of Hearts!" The Announcer called out. The Crowd half cheered and half booed, some whistling as Adalia Stepped ino the cage and shrugged off her coat, feeling slightly anxious. "And Now...We Have...Wolverine!" He Announced as a man stepped into the ring. Adalia nearly laughed out loud when they announced his name, But then started laughing softly when he came up, still feeling her anxiousness. His hair was slightly spiky, but he had that primal look in his eyes that made Adalia sober a little. Keyword: Little. "I don't wanna Hurt Ya, Kid." He said, Looking at her up and down. "That's funny, I was going to say the same thing to you, Wolf Boy." She said, grinning. "I have to warn you...I don't do good in Cages, But do me a favor and don't hold back." She said, Her anxiety getting worse as the bell rang. They went forward toward each other, but then Wolverine fell back as She began to barrage him with manic punches. She jumped back and roundhouse Kicked him, Then punched him forcefully in his gut. He retaliated quickly, Punching her back into the cage wall and Bombarded her with Punches to her gut and face then stepped back when she hit the ground on her knee. "Had enough?" He said, looking down at her. She Spat out some blood, then looked up with A manic Grin. "Nope...I want more." She said, Jumping Up and punching him in the gut with double the force than before. She kicked him in the head, then gave him a barrage of Punches everywhere he was vulnerable. Her anxiety and paranoia fueling her insanity as she fought, forcing him down. She locked her ankle around his suddenly and tripped him up, then Pinned him. She held him there while he was still slightly stunned until the Bell rang again and the Crowd went Crazy. "And Here's Our winner! Ace of Hearts!" The Announcer yelled, the Crowd hooting as she stood. "Just get me out of here before I hurt someone." She said, panting. They Quickly opened the doors and she stumbled out, taking deeper breaths now that she was free from the cage. Wolverine watched her, She seemed calmer and more sure of herself now that she was out of the cage. He still couldn't believe that she could hit him with that much force and not feel anything from his metal bones, yet he felt every blow. Or the Fact that She beat him so easily. She grabbed her jacket and the money and Stumbled off, swiping a beer from a thug's hand and taking a drink of it as she left, making him surprised enough not to go after her.

Wolverine got up and Followed her out, wondering who she really was and what she was going to do with two hundred and fifty dollars. She hailed a cab and got in, calling out some street name Wolverine figured was out in the ghetto. Following them in a borrowed Motorcycle, They stopped outside this rundown building where five different kids came out, all dingy looking and carrying weapons. Wolverine had stopped and gotten off to get a better look. "Yo! Dare you bite the Hand that feeds you?" She said, Getting out of the cab after telling him to stay put. "Ada! Your back! We thought You left us for good, Girl." The Youngest one said. "One Should never forget thier roots. You guys helped me find the Good things, so I'm helping you get back on your feet As Much as I can." She said, giving the Oldest one The Two Hundred dollars. "Buy Enough Groceries to last you. No frivolities. No Junk food. Healthy stuff because I know that Is what you need." She said, looking at the younger ones knowingly. "Awww But Ada, We get bored just beating each other up. I wanna play cards or something." One of the younger ones said. "Then Steal some, Sticky." Another with a cloth over her eyes said, pushing him. They began fighting until Sticky Pulled the cloth from her eyes. A solid gold beam erupted from her eyes before she could shut them and hit Sticky, "Ahh! Get it off! Get it off!" He cried, trying to brush off the ghostly Bats that were attacking him. Adalia sliced the bats in half with her nails, which lengthened to the size of katana blades. "Thanks Ada." He said, Giving the cloth back to the girl. Wolverine stared at the children, then at Ada. They Were mutants too? It would explain why Adalia was so strong and wasn't at all hurt by his bones. "Fine, You can get some Playing cards and Books. No suspicious stuff, though. It would look really weird if A 5 year old bought Quantum Physics books, Wouldn't it Brain?" She said, grinning at the child. "Well, it does get terribly boring reading children's books. I feel that Quantum physics will keep my sanity in it's proper place." He replied, smiling. "Just buy the junk. And no stealing, Sticky." She said, glaring at him. He appeared behind her, "But it's fun." he appeared again with the others, "Can't think of anything better for my wandering hands." He said. "It's a sin to steal. Remember what Father said?" Adalia said, putting a hand on his head to keep him from dashing behind her again. "'God gave you these talents to Do good.' Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I remember." Sticky scowled. "Alright I gotta go. Ow." She said as her nails slid back into place. "You okay?" The Oldest asked, his eyes glinting. "Yeah, I just need Father to get me back to normal. I had Absynthe again." She grinned.

The Children laughed then began to turn and go, but the oldest One kept staring hard at Adalia. "What's up, Wolf?" One of them asked. "Remember what You said, Adalia. You made us swear." He said, His yellow eyes flashing. Adalia's grin disappeared, then she nodded solemnly and walked to the cab. "Stay here for a Few more minutes. I'll add twenty bucks to the total." She said, ignoring his protests. "Okay. I know I promised. Let's go." She said, walking behinid the building and retracting her wings. The Metallic outside glinting slightly in the fading streetlight as Wolf and the others walked to her. "Scyllis, Do it." Wolf said. One of the children reluctantly Picked up a piece of metal and enlarged it enough to cover them. Wolverine Moved close enough so he could see that Adalia had kneeled and accepted a leather strap, which she had put in her mouth. "Ready?" Wolf asked, a hand on one of her wings. She nodded, holding her head down and her wings relaxed, "Try not to scream." He said. He Gripped her wing with one hand, his claws piercing the inside as he Ripped off her wing. Adalia's head snapped back in pain as he gave the wing to Brain and set his hand on the other. Adalia clenched her fists, her nails digging into the flesh of her palms and drawing blood as Wolf Ripped off the other. Adalia cried out in pain, the strap falling from her mouth as she closed her eyes and willed the pain away. She stood, "Thank you...But they'll come back. They always do." She said, looking at her hand then grasping her Rosary. "I really gotta go...It's late." She said, nodding to them and walking back to the Cab. "You guys better be careful...You don't want me to come back." She grinned. They laughed lightly, then disappeared back into the rundown apartment building they had made thiers. (Line)

As Wolverine Watched The boy called Wolf rip Adalia's wings off, He wanted to lunge forward and stop him, but was frozen to the spot. "Jesus..." He breathed when she Stood and the blood ran down her back. Adalia's back had rippled and healed, her hand's wounds, however, Had stayed open. She gripped her Rosary and said something, then walked off and got back into the cab. The children disappearing into the Building they had come out of, Only Wolf lingering outside and sniffing the air experimentally. Wolverine got back onto his motorcycle and Drove back to the institute, thinking about the things he had seen. Those kids are all mutants, Even that Girl was a Mutant. But why is she doing all of this? He just couldn't put those two together. After parking the Motorcycle and getting past Kurt, who was also out late (much to his surprise), He entered his room and laid back on his bed.


"Here...Greedy bastard." She said, shoving the fifty dollars into the window of the Cab. She walked back into the church and bowed infront of the gigantic cross that rose in front of the Pews. She prayed in Latin, then in German as she stood up again and sought out The priest. "You went and saw those children again...Didn't you?" He asked when she got back to the room she occupied. "Yeah, I gave them my winnings." She said, Taking off her shirt and tossing it in a corner. "I told you to bring them here. They don't belong out there when they could get hurt." He said, turning to look at her. "Listen, those kids there are just like me. They won't take any Shit from anyone and they sure as hell won't trust anyone. They won't trust you, they barely trust me...They only trust each other, Father. Scyllis says 'hey' by the way." She said, straightening her undershirt. "You had Absynthe again, didn't you?" he sighed as she took off her Rosary and cleaned it off, then set it on the desk. She laughed, "Yeah...Dutch gave it to me." She said, turning and grinning. "Show me your hands." he said, taking bandages from her dresser drawer as she held out her hands, palms up. "I see...Why didn't you heal these as well?" He asked, looking at her above the rims of his glasses. "You know It's out of habit, Father." She said, half grinning. "A habit that is better off forgotten." He said as he wrapped the bandages around her hands. "What will your boss say when he sees you typing with these on?" The Priest asked as she pulled away. "They'll be gone by then...You know that." She said, turning and grimacing as a nail slid out. She cut a deep gash in the wood of a desk, next to other gashes that decorated the desktop. "I hurt another guy...just an Honest guy trying to get a buck or two." She said, looking at the gash. "The added effect of the Absynthe in my bloodstream with the Effect of my Containment issues snapped me into a beserker mode. I pinned him down before I could really cause damage...Which was lucky enough for me." She turning and looking at the Priest. "You need to work through your 'Containment issues'. That is what is really hurting you." he said, turning and opening the door. "I know...That's why I never did well in a cubicle job." she grinned and plopped down on her bed. The Priest Laughed then left, Leaving Adalia sitting alone on her bed. When he left, she sat up and her nail slid out longer again. She cut four lines across her arm, then let them heal and retracted her nail. She concentrated and the cuts reopened, droplets of blood landing on her legs as she healed them. "I guess then...I'm not immortal." She said, wiping the blood from her legs and laying back on her bed.


Pain. Water. There he is. His glasses casting an evil light on my face again. More pain. I feel a needle now. Something is being put in me. I'm floating. Probably in water. Constant Pain. Metal being pushed into my skin. Bones being crushed with something. Neverending pain. The evil man is in my field of vision again. He wants something from me but he can't get it. He tried to do something to me but it won't work. Who is that woman there? Why is she crying?...And...Why is she holding that needle above my heart? NO!

"NO!" Adalia cried, sitting up in bed. She let go of the Rosary in her hand, it's jade beads tinkling as it landed on the ground. Father came in and took her hand, which she grasped tightly. "It's alright, my child. The Nightmare is gone." he said, wiping a few strands of hair away from her face. "He was doing it again...That man was doing something to that woman again." She gasped, panting for air. "It is alright, My Child. It was only a Nightmare." he said, trying to calm her down. "Come, it is time you got ready for work." He said, helping her up. She looked at him, then closed her eyes and shook her head, "Right." She said. Father left as She got dressed and Shouldered her backpack. "Are you going to run today, Ada?" A nun asked, tossing Adalia her Rosary. "I dunno. I'll probably take the high road if I do. Thanks!" Adalia Replied, catching it in her hand. Adalia laughed and jumped up into the Rafters, then opened a window that doubled as a door to a balcony. "See ya!" Adalia Cried as She leaped from the balcony to a rooftop, then continuing on to the main city. She stopped when she felt someone watching her, feeling that same prickling sensation one got when someone was staring at you. Adalia looked around, Pulling a strap back onto her shoulder as she quickly continued on.

Later on...

"Okay...It's almost perfect and...!" A woman placed the final pencil on the pile that balanced precariously on the desk. "Yes! Oh no!" She cried, Catching most of the colored pencils before they hit the ground. "That was almost the record!" Another sighed as Adalia came in. "Hey guys! Freeze!" She said, whipping around and catching another trying to sneak up on her. "I have brought Tribute to the Dieties! Krispy Kremes!" Adalia cried, holding up a box of Donuts. "You have been Exalted! Now give us some donuts, girl!" One of them cried, Dropping the pencils and grabbing the box. "Hey! And I thought You had manners, Ivy." Adalia said, holding up her backpack so it couldn't be jostled to the ground. "Calm down! They're just the Necter and Ambrosia we need to survive." Adalia Joked, sitting down at her desk and pulling out her laptop. "Yeah, Unlike Jane here, We all need it to stay young and beautiful." One of them laughed and took a bite out of a jelly donut. The one with dark hair stuck her tongue out at the one who had insulted her. "Instead of getting Young and Beautiful, Beatrice, You get Fat and stupid." Jane shot back, grinning. Beatrice rolled her eyes and sat down, taking a call from her headset. "Gena Richardson & co. Costume designers, How may I help you?" she said, then simmered down. "Oh...Yes, ofcourse. Ada? Did you do the Johnson Project? We need to deliver it if we want to make the deadline." She said, looking over her laptop screen at Adalia. "Oh yeah! Thanks for reminding me. I'll get right on it now." Adalia said, smiling and catching the tube in which they used to deliver the fragile documents. "Johnson Project? You mean the one for that one movie? You got lucky when you designed that, Ada." Gena sulked, holding her donut in her mouth while typing. "I just got lucky and drew the short straw." Adalia shrugged and hurried outside, Running down an alley and kicking up the walls.

She landed on a roof and ran along it, feeling the prickling sensation on the back of her neck again from being watched. She ignored it, then heard sirens going down the main street beside her, then an explosion. Adalia clenched shut her eyes, then ran with the sirens, the tube bouncing against her back as she leaped across the spaces between roofs. She saw a group of people fighting, but red beams erupting spontaneously from the fray. "Okay...So there are more people like me. Just peachy." She said, putting on a mask with a heart painted on the right eye. "Let's go!" She cried, Leaping up and Landing amidst the destruction after tossing away the tube with the drawings inside. "Bring it, Ugly!" She yelled, Getting into a stance. A Man crouched infront of her, "Well 'is'll be fun." He grinned. He opened his mouth and a long tongue shot out, taking Adalia by surprise as she quickly got out of the way. "Damn. Guess this'll be harder than I thought." She said, looking at the crouching figure infront of her. "'oo're You, doll? I wanna know what name I should 'arve on your gravestone." He Grinned. "Ace...Of Hearts that is." She grinned, then dove at him. She Pinned him down, catching his tongue in her hand and wrapping it around his neck. "What's your name, hun? I want to know what kinda of friend I made." She said, then to was kicked into a pole, which threatened to fall on a group of people nearby. "Damn it!" She cursed, gritting her teeth with the exertion from her mind. The Pole stopped, but Adalia felt no strain of the added stress, so she looked around. She saw another woman holding up the pole with her mind, but was vulnerable to the Tongue man's attack. She tackled Him before he could attack her, "You didn't tell me your name, Green man." She said, holding his head to the side. "Toad." He said, then knocked her off of him. She flipped and landed on one knee, "Interesting...Let's see if you bleed Green!" She smirked, her hand's nails lengthening.

He lashed out with his tongue, which she dodged and cut into the side of his face. She saw the blood on her nails, "Aw...I was hoping it was green." She said, flinging the blood off. She saw something out of the corner of her eye and looked toward it, "Hey! Get outta here buddy! It's dangerous!" She yelled to the man that caught her eye. It was the same guy she had taken down in the Fight cage. She looked up and and ran toward him, dodging bits of Debris that were flying toward her. She tackled him out of the way as a car had hit the place where he was just standing, "I told you to get outta here!" She cried, then was kicked into the Air by another mutant. "I was gonna do tha'." Toad said to him. "I don't care. Magneto said we were just gonna get the broad." He growled, Walking over to Adalia. "Bring it, Scary Kitty." She said, jumping up and kicking Down the hulking mutant. She side kicked Toad into a car and yanked up Wolverine, Who jerked away from her. "I can help myself, thanks." He said acidly. "Then Get Outta My way, Pinky!" She Yelled and shoved him out of the way. "Wolverine! He went this way!" Someone with a visor on called. Wolverine looked from him to Adalia, "Go...I'll take of these two." She said, keeping her eyes on the two mutants infront of her. Wolverine turned and followed The one with the Visor as Adalia grinned under her mask. "I'd ask your name, But Right now I want you guys out of here." She said, her nails sliding back. "Too bad. We ain't leaving without you." The hulking Mutant growled. "Come on and 'urry up, Sabertooth." Toad called, Tossing someone onto his Shoulder. "Shut it, froggy." Adalia called, kicking up a bar and throwing it at Toad. He caught it with his tongue and tossed it away, "Fiesty, aren't ya?" He smirked as Sabertooth Went forward and punched at Adalia. She ducked and began punching his gut, then uppercutted his jaw. She stepped on his knee, then backflipped off of it and kicked him in the jaw, landing roughly on her stomach when Toad grabbed her leg with his tongue and threw her off balance. The air left her lungs as she gasped for air, getting to her knees. She looked up only to have Sabertooth punch her in the face, then kick her in the stomach again as she hit all fours. "Bad...kitty." She coughed, laughing as best as she could. She felt another blow to the back of her head, knocking her out instantly.


"Took ya Long enough." Toad said, shouldering his 'cargo'. "Shut up." Sabertooth Growled as he Picked up Ace with more care than one would think he had. "What do ya suppose Magneto wants with her?" He asked, looking at the unconscious woman in Sabertooth's arms. "Dunno. Probably for another experiment. I don't know why he'd want that blue thing, though. He ain't much use to us." Sabertooth replied, looking ahead. "I don't see why I have to carry Him. Why can't I carry her?" Toad complained, adjusting the mutant on his shoulder. "'Cause you Might Drop her." He growled, the Jet appearing infront of them. "Would no'." Toad said defensively, Dropping the Mutant he had into a cage and snapping a collar onto his neck. Sabertooth Gently set Ace down on a table and strapped her in, snapping a collar onto her neck. "Come on and 'urry it up. We need to get these two to Magneto before those damn X-men get ahold of us." Toad said from the Pilot's chair. Sabertooth Growled, shoving Toad out of the chair and sitting down. He manipulated the controls and the Jet flew off with Ada and another captive in tow. He's Blue, has a tail, and is currently faking unconciousness.