SOTM- you know, it's been pretty quiet this go round. Whoever gets the references will get a write in.
Disciple AN: Yes, slow burn. They'll leave for Vegas soon we promise. It'll be worth the wait. This chapter has plenty going on.
Plot seeds are falling from the sky.
Nightcrawler was sitting and writing a report of what happened during the mission at the convoy when Charles happened by.
"Is your report almost done, Nightcrawler?" he asked pleasantly.
"Ja. Mein report ees almost done," Nightcrawler answered with his German accent as thick as ever.
Charles reached out and asked, "May, I?"
"Ja," Nightcrawler answered and handed him the report.
Charles read over it and focused on a specific part. He took a deep breath and the report down in his lap before folding his hands together and leaning forward. "Nightcrawler, what you wrote took place when the man in the lead vehicle fired that blast," he began and Nightcrawler nodded. "Are you absolutely sure that is what really happened? That is a serious allegation."
Nightcrawler sat up straight and looked Charles in the eye. "Ja! It iz true. I swear before ze almighty God him-self. I vould neva lie about somesing like zat! Bring me a bible. I vill swear upon it."
Charles held up his hands to calm Nightcrawler down. "That won't be necessary," he said calmly. "I just needed to be sure."
"I am very sure. I know vat I saw. I hope he iz punished by you and by zee almighty, God himself," Nightcrawler replied.
"That's what I was afraid of," Charles said with disappointment in his voice.
He then looked into Nightcrawler's eyes, lifted his hands up with both index and middle fingers together and placed them against his temples. Nightcrawler attempted to shout something but was silenced before he could get a word out.
"I'll do anything!"
"He really means anything!" Domino yelled from the couch.
Deadpool pointed to Cable who was sitting in one of the arm chairs by the window, "You healed the Goonie, why won't you heal me?"
Mina walked over to Cable and sat down on the arm of his chair, "Wade do you know what the difference is between you and Cable?" She brought her hand up and traced a finger slowly along his cheek to his jawline.
Cable let her finger guide his line of sight to look up at her, putting his metal arm around her waist and sliding her down into his lap. Mina laughed when he hooked his hand under her knees and brought her legs across his lap.
"Yeah, he's got that hard daddy metal kink you like." Deadpool placed his fingertips on his puffed out chest, "Where as I am a versatile lover of the mutant kind."
Rouge clicked her tongue and threw a small couch pillow at him, "Honey, you are a bottom bitch and you know it."
He caught the pillow and hugged it tightly while he squealed, "Girl, you know me so well!"
Rogue looked down and brushed hair behind her ear. Hiding the blush that crept up her cheeks. Even if it was Wade Wilson, at least someone who wouldn't die at her touch was flirting with her. At least she thought so.
"Dom, you want to tell him what the difference is?" Mina looked over to Domino.
Cable's left hand slid up on her thigh, making Mina uncomfortable. She brushed his hand away and made to get up.
"You're a Weapon X reject, he's not." Domino said casually and blew a big bubble with her bright pink gum and returned to her gun magazine.
"The fuck does that mean? I didn't choose the thug life, Dom. It chose me." He said as a matter of fact while karate chopping the air in front of him.
"For the last time, Thug-Jit Su is not a thing." Domino spat, watching Cable's wandering hands with slit eyes.
With a coy smile, Mina moved to get off of Cable's lap, "We both share the same genetics. I couldn't heal you if I tried."
Her balance was thrown off when his hands grabbed her by the waist from behind and pulled her back onto his lap. "Stay." He growled under his breath.
She gave him an sarcastic 'Ha Ha,' and tried to shove his hands off her waist.
"Bullshit." He pulled off his mask and crossed his arms.
Looking back to Deadpool, "Why do you think my father is still in a wheelchair?"
"Prove it. Get up and layeth thine hands." Deadpool spread his arms out in a 'come at me bro' manner.
Cable's head shot up to glare at Deadpool, tightening his hold on Mina, "She ain't proving anything."
Deadpool threw his mask to the floor angrily, stepping towards the couple, "Hey, I wasn't talking to you, Father Time. I was talking to Mutant Theresa."
Mina cursed, not at his comment but Cable's sudden movement. "Dude, what the fuck?!"
He got up quickly and with ease while holding her. After setting her down, he stepped up to the other man, "You're not putting one goddamned hand on her."
Everyone stood up, ready to react if it got pushed too far. Mina could see the muscles in his back tense through his thin gray shirt. She reached a hand out to his, weaving her small fingers through his much larger ones. That's when Cable's head snapped to her again, his eyes widened as his gaze followed hers to their hands. He had feeling in his hand again, because her powers were curing his techno- virus.
The skin started at his palm where hers was touching. Then it spread to his fingers, the metallic skin receding towards his wrist. Mina couldn't tell what he was thinking, but she knew his heart was beating fast and his adrenalin was through the roof.
"What are you doing?" Mina asked with wide eyes.
She had intended on using her powers to send serotonin through his bloodstream to calm him down. What she didn't expect was his body to start healing itself without her applying her powers.
"That's bullshit!" Deadpool reached for Mina.
On reaction, Mina's hand flashed red against Cable's, sending a large dose of testosterone instead of serotonin to him. Where she had the flight instinct, he immediately went to fight. His eye flashed red, the sound of something mechanical yet animalistic went off when he caught Deadpool's arm.
Cable dropped Mina's hand, twisted his arm while sweeping his leg under Deadpool's. Cable grabbed his head and twisted it roughly clockwise. The loud sick sound of his neck breaking caused Rogue to scream and cover her face. He was dead before he hit the ground.
"What the fuck-" Mina cursed and stepped back. The surrounding X-Men jumping into action until they heard their commanding officer.
"CABLE."
Mina jumped at the sound of Colossus' thick accented, booming voice and instinctually moved behind Cable. He growled at Colossus' timing, fists balled tightly and his stance defensive. His shoulders squared and his muscles flexing. "What do you think you are doing?"
"Your job." He barked back, moving to block more of Mina. "If I don't protect her, who will?"
Colossus scowled, "Stay away from her. Come, Little One." he ordered, holding a hand out.
Like before, Cable grabbed his arm, but this time he pulled him forward, towards the direction he was headed for Mina. Cable kicked at his left knee, causing Colossus to go to the ground. Then his freehand quickly hit Colossus's throat twice in rapid succession. The third time he brought his fist down, he clenched onto his throat.
"She won't cum for you anymore." Cable said in a mocking tone.
'Let him go, Nathan,' came the voice of Charles, causing a momentary distraction.
Cable looked up only to see the barrel of a Desert Eagle pointed in his face by Domino. "You know who this belongs to, which means you know what the ammunition does. Let him go, tell Mina you're sorry and get the fuck out of this mansion. Otherwise, I'll contact the owner of this lovely weapon and he'll pick up where the two of you left off."
"This ain't Puerto Rico. I'll see him coming." With that, Cable threw Colossus onto the floor and squared up with Domino when the voice entered his head again.
'Nathan! Do as she says. You have overstepped your boundaries. If you don't leave immediately, I'll have you spend the rest of your days believing that you're a butler for your father.'
He scoffed and turned to leave, looking down at Mina, "Sorry your boyfriend is a bitch."
"Cable." Domino warned.
He held his left hand up, seeing the techno- virus quickly taking over his arm once again.
"Guess you can't save us all." He grunted before stepping around her and slamming the door on his way out.
Mina and Rogue quickly knelt down next to Colossus as Mina healed him. Rogue let out another scream when Deadpool suddenly sat straight up with his back and his head facing her.
"Heal… me… now?" he struggled to gasp.
"Fuck off, Make A Wish." Mina snapped.
He grabbed each side of his head and twisted with a loud crack and a few jerks of his head.
"MOTHER, FUCKER!" he shouted. "I hate it when he does that but damn! He got the cracks and pops I have been needing for the last two years."
Rogue jumped up and away from him, "I seen a chicken run around with its head cut off, but that ain't right," she said and ran out of the room.
He stood up with his mask in his hand and leaned close to Mina's ear. "Please fuck him already, or get your boyfriend in some self defense courses. Stop playing so close to the fire. Next time he'll actually kill someone for asking for a glass of fucking water," Deadpool scolded. "You're running out of time doing stupid shit."
"What time?" Mina asked with a confused look on her face.
"Just like last time." He shook his head, "The sooner shit goes back to normal the better." and stormed out of the room to follow. "Rogue... Let's talk about this!"
After a few hours Cable had calmed down enough to return to the mansion. He didn't plan on staying long though. When he got back to his room he hooked the door with his foot to close behind him, but it bounced back and remained open.
Growling in frustration, he muttered, "Fuck it," and began throwing his clothes in his bag.
By the time he had gotten to breaking down his weapons, Mina had wandered into his room. Feeling her presence, he called out over his shoulder, "Does your Daddy know you've wandered off?"
Hearing the annoyance in her voice he smirked, "Colossus is not my Daddy."
Chuckling, he shook his head, "Nah… I meant Xavier. If I were talking about your boyfriend, I would have called him a waste of time."
Mina snorted, quickly covering her mouth and looking over her shoulder to the open door. When she looked back at Cable he was already standing right in front of her, causing her to jump. His arm reached over her shoulder and pushed the door shut behind her.
Leaning against the door with one arm, he towered over her, "So, they don't know you're over here."
She took a sharp inhale and shook her head no.
"Good girl, you know how to speak when spoken to." He hummed, "I guess Xavier did something right."
"Why would you say something like that?" she spat, her fist coming down to his chest in a downward motion.
He caught it easily, "Why are you here, Savior?"
Her mouth opened and closed a few times, unsure of what to say. Cable squeezed her wrist tightly, making her wince, "I'd say you're here to finish what you started," He let go of her wrist and stood up straight, "But you can't handle that."
He walked back over to his workbench with his back to her.
"You're right, I wouldn't be able to handle the disappointment."
He stiffened, pausing his motions briefly, "So you come in here to defend your boyfriend's honor then? I apologize, I shouldn't have hit a woman."
"I came here to see what the fuck your problem is," she sighed dramatically, "But I can clearly just see that you're just an asshole who doesn't care about anyone but himself."
He paused reloading one of his magazines, His hand came up, showing her the large caliber bullet in between his index finger and thumb, "You see this bullet? It's custom, I made it myself. It'll go through anything I point at. Especially organic steel. You say the word…" he took a deep breath, turned and walked towards her slowly, "You made me do that, Savior. You forced my hands."
"The fuck does that mean?" she crossed her arms. "Look, I get the Wade thing, but you attacking Piotr like that was out of line."
"Don't pretend like you didn't like that little show of dominance. I can see that Colossus doesn't do it for you." He chuckled darkly.
Mina scoffed and rolled her eyes, "Oh, and you know what does 'do it for me'?"
He stopped right in front of her, the toes of his boots nearly touching her barefooted ones. He stood so close that she had to lean back to look at him and her crossed arms were pressed against his abdomen.
"Back off…. Huh?" her voice trailed off. She didn't push him away, she didn't know why. Something about the look in his eye and the tone of his voice."
"Oh…" his voice was deep and low, "I get it now." His hand was on her waist again, just like earlier that day. He pulled her flush to him, making her brace against him with her hands on his chest. "You want a man who can take control. Tell you what to do, throw you over his shoulder and have his way with you."
"Why would I want that?" she shot back. Her nerves were bundled up in the pit of her stomach, she didn't need to look down to see that he had an erection.
"It's not what you want, at least not yet. But you certainly need it." Cable dropped the bullet he was holding down the front of her tank top between her breasts. "Everybody gets one, so make it count. Call me, tell me you need me, tell me you want me. Point your little finger and I will make it happen. No matter when, I will make time for you."
Mina blushed furiously, "Gotta say… heh…. Getting a real Goblin King vibe from you right now." She laughed awkwardly and sang, "I move the stars for no one."
"Come with me."
She sputtered, "Pah- what? No! I can't!"
He bent down enough to his forehead was nearly touching hers, "Then get out of my way."
His strong hand pushed her to the side, he slung his military bug out bag over his shoulder then walked out, leaving her in his old bedroom alone.
Mina wandered back across the hall to Colossus' room quite some time after Cable left. Mind still distracted from her close encounter of the kinky kind with Cable; she failed to see her massive sized boyfriend leaning in the doorway with his arms crossed.
"What were you doing in Cable's room?" Colossus was looking down at her with a firm scowl.
Shrugging her shoulders, "I went over there to see if his was bigger."
"WAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTT!" someone called from down the hallway. They looked to see Deadpool running as fast as he could at them, "HOLD ON! WAIT FOR ME!"
As soon as he got to them he slowed to a stop, and put his hands on his knees to bend over and catch his breath, "This school is too big… if I walk, the movie will be over."
Finally able to stand, be yelled and pointed to Mina, "Bow chicka wow wow!"
Deadpool pushed a button on the side of his utility belt and the sound of pre-recorded studio audience laughter could be heard. "Man, it's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it. Carry on." He waved his hands at them and walked away.
"What did you say?" Colossus stood up straight and changed into his steel form.
"His room. I went to see if his room was bigger." She said innocently while pointing to Cable's door with her thumb over her shoulder. "He took off a while ago, so I thought I'd go check it out before it got reassigned," she lied.
He paused, dropping his metallic form and smiling down at her sweetly, "I love that about you. Your baby instincts are on the right track as usual."
Mina choked on her own spit, she started coughing and her eyes started to water, "What- fuck- you- mean?"
"Language, but don't you worry, my little one, I'm taking care of all of us." He started rubbing her back with his massive hand.
Following his lead into the bedroom she was able to catch her breath, "Piotr, I think we need to talk about this whole living together thing."
Ducking his head down in embarrassment, he rubbed the back of his neck anxiously, "Moya koshka…" He had a habit of using her Russian nickname when he was nervous.
Curse her weakness for metal armed men and their sexy accents, she thought to herself. Colossus had done the same thing when he first asked her out. "Don't you think we moved in together a bit too fast? I mean we haven't really been together that long…"
"Mina, if you think about it…" He gave her a lopsided smile, she cringed inside, "We've been living together for years now. Under the same roof at least."
Her lips pursed and her eyes widened, taking in a loud inhale through her nose, she quickly tried to hide her emotions, "Technically speaking, sure. We didn't really get a chance to know each other. Like what side of the bed you like to sleep on. Or how you like your clothes folded or hung. Do you like to wake up to the radio playing or- or keep the seat up."
He mistook her panicked excuses to move out for self-consciousness in their relationship. Knowing that she had never been away from home, he couldn't wait to show her the house Charles was giving them.
"None of that matters, at least not right now." He said softly. "Mina, I know living situation is not ideal for you. I hear loud and clear. It was wrong of me to ask you to move in when I am living under your father's roof."
She perked up, "Yes! I mean, that's exactly what I've been trying to say. Maybe we both need to take a step back and-"
"I know my place is crowded, more so with me in it…" he interrupted sadly. "I just wanted to wake up next to you every day."
Just like that she was pulled right back in, "Piotr, that's not it at all! We just need to find what makes it work for us, even if we have to stay in separate rooms until we mutually decide at a much later date that we want to live together in a place of our own."
"Way ahead of you. I got us house." He interrupted. Grabbing her arm, he pulled her towards the window near his desk, "See that house over there across the lake? That's our home now. It's not ready just yet, it needs some work done, but when I'm done it will be perfect place to raise children."
Mina could feel her ovaries shriveling, "Yay."
Domino was sitting outside on a lawn chair, reading a book at the place she called her, "secret place." It was an unused shack at the far west corner of the property. Mina was the only other person who knew about it. She had a dresser, a cot, a small stove, a cooler and a TV out there for the times she didn't want to deal with the drama in the mansion. She had already switched out of her leather outfit and into a pair of dark jeans, a spaghetti strap with no bra. She was startled when Mina's voice called for her.
Domino quickly stuck her book underneath the pillow she had behind her head and stood up. Mina looked stressed and overwhelmed. Domino immediately hugged her and they both sat down on the lawn chair. Mina heaved a heavy sigh. This was definitely serious.
"What's the matter, sweetie?" she asked.
"I needed someone to talk to about all of this. You are the only person who ever lets me. Trust me, none of the girls or women at the mansion can relate with me. Rogue thinks she can but... It's Rogue."
Domino rested her cheek on Mina's head for a moment and sat back up. "What's bothering you?"
Mina sighed again. "I'm fucked. Piotr's getting way ahead of me. Shit, way ahead of himself."
"What's that mean?"
Mina threw her hands up, "This whole moving in thing! Argh! I didn't even agree to it! Next thing I know, he's got all my shit in boxes and piled in the corner of his room."
Domino lifted her sunglasses to rest on top of her head, "Bullshit, you didn't agree to it! I was there! We were all there! Which by the way, was how I found out that you two were even dating!"
She wrapped her arms around herself to mock her, "Oooo Big Guy, take me home. Ughn!"
Mina swatted at her, "Mom stoooop! Haven't bitches ever heard of foreplay?!" Seeing Domino's brows wiggle and her mouth opening, Mina quickly added, "Rhetorical question! Don't answer that!"
"So it sounds like there was a communication error. Have you tried talking to him?"
Mina whined, "Yeah, then he went off about getting us a house. Guess where? Fucking guess!"
Domino shrugged, "Well… it's better than his dorm."
Mina's rant continued, "The Lakehouse, Dom. The fucking house from ye old slavery days."
"Yeah, but you can't blame the guy for trying. He's really into to you, Mina. Can you fault him for wanting to settle down? You're a catch!" She winked at her, "You get it from yo momma."
"Dude, I was totally down for the ride until he said the B-Word."
Domino jumped up with her pistol in her hand, cocking it back and looking down at Mina angrily, "No one calls my daughter a bitch!"
Mina scrambled to her feet and put her hands up, "Woah! Hey, no! Not that B- word. He said babies."
"Oh."
"I was going to ask where the hell you pulled that gun from, but I know better." Mina made a face and continued her story, "Then Piotr is getting jealous of Cable, Cable attacked him and Deadpool, Firefly is still cancelled. Damn you, Joss Whedon." She shook a fist while looking up to the sky.
"Well, it doesn't help that you lead him on just a little bit," Domino replied.
Mina rolled her eyes. "Not intentionally, Mom. You know that."
"I told you that I have known him a long time. If he finds you attractive, and you show even the faintest hint of interest, he will do anything he can to get you."
"All I fucking did was heal him! So doing my fucking job lead him on? Well fuck me then!"
Domino patted Mina on the leg. "What else is it that's bothering you? There's something else."
Mina closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "It's fucking everything. This mansion, my dad, Piotr. I would like just one damn day where I can let loose and not have to heal anybody or put on an act. Hell, even get hit on for being me! Not for being fucking, Savior X or... Mutant Theresa or all of that bullshit. Maybe go somewhere where no one knows me."
Domino's eyes lit up and she snapped her fingers. "I know just the place. You'll love it."
Mina looked at her with her eyebrows raised. "Where would that be, Mom?"
Domino smiled wide. "We should go to, Vegas."
Mina scoffed. "Why the fuck would I want to go there? Besides, you've been there how many times?"
"This isn't for me. It's for you. You've never been there. It's everything you just said you wanted. You aren't forced to heal people, Piotr hates that place and won't go because no one there has manners. Cable thinks everyone there is too much like Tony Stark. Even better, it would take your dad days before he could get Cerebro to lock onto you with how much mutant traffic is there."
"Dom…" Mina looked off in the distance.
"Oh your scheming again. Lay it on me." She rubbed her hands together and sat up.
"With our powers combined… we could bleed Vegas dry and come out like bandits." She literally started rubbing her hands together.
"Calm down, Scrooge McDuck. You wanted this to be about fun and relaxation. Given you are my daughter, I shouldn't be surprised that racking up grand felony charges on vacation is relaxing to you. So, are you down or what?"
Mina thought for a moment. "That is tempting…"
Domino put her hand on Mina's, "Hey, just go talk to Colossus. Tell him that you need a little break and you're going to spend a little time with your mom. Tell him you need some girl time. He'll understand. Then while you're gone he can use that free time to work on the house."
"But what if I-"
"Then you just got your house flipped for free. This is a seller's market, baby girl." Domino pushed her sunglasses back down on her face and leaned back while crossing her legs.