Hello trusty readers this is going to be the last chapter for a while I'm afraid. It will be the same as the last chapter in the non-plot thickening, short chapter sense. I am not proud of this chapter mostly cause I finished most of it then just put it off for way too long and this junk is the final product. Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything marvel, or X-men evolution.
Chapter 21
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Relationships suck
The Mutant Apartments, New YorkNight has fallen over New York City. inside the apartments most mutants were occupied with their own lives. Zack had been in the shower where he had been for the last two hours muttering, "Not clean, not clean!" over and over again. Bailey sat in her room in the dark grumbling and cursing at Emma Frost, who was long gone from the apartments. Zack's "roommate" Olivia was talking with Jean-Paul who she had a crush on, of course Jean-Paul could not return such feelings.
Katie slept in her bed while Masque watched over her. Force got ready for her date and tried her best to get her brother Chance to go out and have some fun, no such luck. Caeda was quietly trying to sneak out of her apartment to not run into Paul after their incident earlier that day. Griffin and St. John were in the bar playing pool, St. John and his fire abilities were giving him the upper hand.
Paul was rummaging through Zack's closet looking for some nice dress clothes, he never owned anything considered nice or formal. The only thing he could find that was clean was a pair of tuxedo pants and a white button up shirt. He sighed and chose to wear it.
"Zack I'm borrowing your clothes!" Paul yelled into the bathroom door.
The door swung open and a naked dripping wet Zack stood and looked at the Canadian. "I have something clean?"
Paul quickly put his hands over his eyes and ran to the sink to wash out his eyes. "Not cool! NOT COOL MAN!" Paul groaned.
Zack's skin changed into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. "Sorry about that, so where you headed that you got to borrow a pair of clothes from the Zackster?"
Paul stopped rinsing out his eyes and looked at Zack, "Zackster?" He asked then shook his head after the shape shifter smiled and nodded his head. "I got to go." Paul said before leaving the apartment.
"HEY! You never answered my question!" Zack called out losing his concentration and becoming naked again. He watched the Canadian step into the elevator than felt the breeze of the open air.
The door to Bailey's apartment opened and she stared wide-eyed at the naked Zack before her, before her face changed and she smiled. Zack nervously smiled and covered himself up; of course he covered up his "boobs" too all the while blushing feverishly. He was immediately grabbed and pulled into the redhead's apartment the door shutting closed behind them.
The Underground Bar, underneath the mutant apartments
"Eight ball, corner pocket." Griffin said, taking his shot and missing causing the eight ball to bounce off harmlessly.
St. John took his cue, smiled and prepared his shot. "Left pocket." He said as he pulled the stick back and sent it forward just as the jukebox malfunctioned and made a loud screech causing him to miss. "Crikey! That doesn't count!"
"Hey Griff!" Paul called out as he stepped into the bar and walked towards his two teammates.
"It was you wasn't it? You used that power deal of yours to short out the jukebox!" St. John yelled.
Paul shook his head, "No, sometimes that happens though. Listen Griff I need you to give me a ride."
"I don't have a car." Griffin Riley replied as he lined up his shot. "Left corner."
"What do you mean you don't have a car? You've been in New York for years, how can you not have a car!" Paul exclaimed, his powers going a little haywire causing the cue and eight ball magnetically stay in their place.
Griffin growled, turning to Paul with a glare he explained, "It's New York. Have you ever seen the traffic? New Yorkers don't buy cars we walk or take taxi's, cars are only for the rich and insane, oh and the drunks."
On cue one of the patrons of the bar was cut off from her drinks. "Hic! I have a car if one of you four will give me a-hic-ride." She said, there were only three boys but with the magic of double vision she was seeing two of Griffin and Paul. "My driver has gone home." The woman then fell forward onto her face.
"You kids going to take miss Van Dyne home?" The bartender a big hairy man with gorilla arms and feet asked.
The two FOME members shrugged and picked up the drunken woman. As they lifted her up a pair of bug like wings came out from her back. They looked at each other, "It's a mutant bar and your shocked?" the bartender asked in disbelief before shaking his head.
"What about the game?" St. John asked, "I was going to win!" he griped.
Paul used his powers to sink the eight ball into the left corner pocket, which made Griffin the winner.
Driving the limousine with the license plate with WASP spelled out in capital letters, the two FOME members Griffin Riley and Paul Stevens were "escorting" Miss Janet Van Dyne back to her place of living. Janet had become heavily intoxicated at the Underground bar and needed a ride home, and Paul needed a ride.
"You know boys hic I just went through a divorce…and there's a position open." Janet said with a wink before she vomited.
"Mmm! I'm sorry ma'am but I'm underage, but my buddy here just happens to be legal." Paul replied with a large shit eating type grin.
Griffin gave a deathly glare to Paul but the glare was interrupted by Janet's face coming through the partition to look at the mutant. At the corner was a bit of throw up. She snaked her hand over his chest, "Ooh, so what do you say big boy?"
Griffin put on the brakes and Janet went forward a little, except for her wings saving her from going into the windshield while Paul's head hit the dashboard. "I say Paul gets out."
The younger mutant looked outside the car and smiled, this was the restaurant he had to be at. "Thanks for the ride Griff!" Paul said as he stepped out and the limo quickly drove away.
He entered the restaurant and saw his date and with a smile he picked a bouquet of flowers from the table and walked over to her.
Undisclosed Location
In an average looking skyscraper, identical to the many others that adorn the New York cityscape, men and women walk the halls carrying guns and other weapons used for detaining prisoners. Under the building are hundreds of cells to detain the most dangerous of creatures, mutants.
Today one such detainee has no special abilities. Two guards pull the body of Jessica Soranido into the walkway. The redhead kicks and tries to break free but the two men are stronger than she is.
As she continues to be pulled to a fate unknown the mutants catch her eye. A large sense of familiarity ensues and she asks without thinking "Why do you have the X-men?"
The elevator carrying Jessica and her abductors left the mutants alone in their cells. The assembled X-Men were in low spirits. What else would you expect from prisoners? The X-Man Rogue sat in her cell, her power dampener around her neck she stared through the bars into the cell holding her brother Kurt Wagner.
The other X-Men each in their own cell were no better off than her brother. Scott and Jean held hands through their separate cells, Kitty was huddled on her bed hugging her knees, Kurt was praying or crying she couldn't tell, and Bobby just lay in his prison bed facing the wall.
Rogue's eyes drifted to her lap and her eyes widened at the sight, a queen of hearts card lay between her legs. She picked it up and twirled it in her fingers. Could it be? It couldn't. "Swamp Rat?"
The lights went out and the X-Men were surrounded by darkness. Rogue quickly tucked the card into her shoe and approached the cell doors. Using what light she could make out she searched the room for the source of the power outage.
"Step away from the bars chere." The voice was riddled with a thick accent. Rogue did as told and stepped back as her cell lock began to glow before exploding and making a loud crashing sound on the floor.
One by one the rest of the cell doors were each blown off their hinges setting each mutant free. "Now Cherie for Gambit's reward." Rogue felt an arm snake around her waist and pull her close.
The power returned causing the lights to once again illuminate the room. Gambit, who still was preparing for his kiss, opened his eyes and noticed the X-Men surrounding him rather angrily.
"Get your hands off my sister!" Kurt yelled as he began to charge at the Cajun mutant.
Scott stopped Kurt in his tracks. "I don't like him anymore than you Kurt but we could use his help." Scott said pointing to his power nullifier.
"Gambit can you help you wit dose." Gambit said one of his arms still around Rogue's waist.
Once all the power nullifiers were off the door to the cells burst open as guard after guard poured into the room to take down the mutants. With each mutant ready to take control the guards were easily outmatched.
"So Gambit just what is gumbo anyway?" Bobby asked as he iced a guard's gun.
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Wow that took forever for just that little bit didn't it? Sorry my three fans but stuff kept getting in the way. Moving being one of those. The other reason would be the fact that I uploaded this a week or so back, however, it seems to have not gone through! I hate it when that happens! So here it is, I don't know when the next one will be done.
I know it's been a long time so why not review for old times sake? Come on! Just do it.