Toad sat still listening to his breathing. He was used to heart ache before, but not like this. Before it had been self depression, feeling sorry for himself. Now he was hurting for someone else. Racheal had been taken prisoner and he was mad as hell at himself for not doing anything about it. Deep inside he hoped Racheal didn't blame him for leaving her to fend for herself.
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It had been hours since Cyclops had left her holding cell. Racheal was spending her time recounting the past few days in her head. She spent the most time going over her time with Mortimer.
She hadn't realized how deep her feelings for him truly were, until she was kept away from him. She only hoped she would see him again to tell him how she felt.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the unmistakable sound of someone coming. Once again she allowed herself to hope that it was The Brotherhood, and once again she was wrong. This time the visitor was a blonde boy…not much younger than Racheal herself.
"Who are you?" Racheal asked, sounding irate.
"John Allardyce." he answered.
"Well, John, what brings you here? Is it extra credit to come look at the prisoners?"
"The whole mansion is talking about you. I guess I wanted to come see you for myself." he shrugged.
"Ok, you've seen me. You can leave." She turned over.
"Is it true you killed like 50 people, and that you can't control yourself?" he asked.
"I wouldn't believe everything you hear." Racheal turned back to look at him. "You ever kill someone?"
"My gift..." he answered, pulling out a Zippo lighter and flicking it open. "I can control fire." The lighter flame grew into a fire ball and levitated above his palm. "Bad thing about that is, once you burn something up it's pretty much gone for good."
"Yeah, well, there are a few things I wish would be gone for good."'
"Like what?"
"This force field for one." Racheal shrugged. "But I doubt your fire power could get rid of that."
"No," John said putting out the fire ball, "but this might." John pushed a button on the wall that Racheal could not see. Almost instantly the blue force field disappeared.
"Hey!" Racheal exclaimed and jumped thru the doorway. "Thanks." she looked at him, this close she could tell he was almost taller than her. "How can I thank you?" she asked.
"Just remember me, we may meet up again sometime." He took a step closer to her then walked past her out of the room.
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Racheal left the cell room. She looked to her left then back at John but he had already went the opposite direction into some sort of elevator. She was relying purely on instinct as she made her way to the left and down the blue-white corridor.
Walking on her tiptoes as to not make too much of an echo, she went as fast as she could.
"The thing is she could be a great fighter, if only she had a bit more control." It was defiantly Cyclops' voice, and it was coming from behind her. "I can't believe she is still refusing the Professors help."
"We can't know exactly what she is going through," it was a female voice answering him. She spoke slowly and with a faint accent.
Racheal put herself as close to the wall as possible, looking for any way to escape. Within moments Cyclops and the woman would turn the corner and see her.
About to give up and stand her ground to fight, painfully aware she was without any weapon to use, Racheal saw just what she needed. A ventilation outlet covered with a thin wire vent. Not wasting any time, Racheal popped the vent off and climbed inside. She put the vent back into place just in the nick of time.
Racheal watched as Cyclops and the dark skinned woman with artic white hair walked past the vent she was crouched behind.
"I guess you're right." Cyclops answered. "It really is a shame Magneto got to her first."
Racheal's eyes narrowed. Sure, Magneto hadn't been the most gracious of men, but he had been there for her when she needed him. Without realizing it she had grown close to Magneto. She trusted him as much as she could trust anyone in her state of mind, and that was more than she could say for the Professor.
Looking around she could tell the ventilation shaft was big. Fresh clean air was blowing towards her. She took a few cautionary steps forward and noticed that the deeper in she went the bigger the passage got.
It was a tunnel leading somewhere outside the mansion.
Sorry its been so long since an update. Please rr and let me know what you think.
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It had been hours since Cyclops had left her holding cell. Racheal was spending her time recounting the past few days in her head. She spent the most time going over her time with Mortimer.
She hadn't realized how deep her feelings for him truly were, until she was kept away from him. She only hoped she would see him again to tell him how she felt.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the unmistakable sound of someone coming. Once again she allowed herself to hope that it was The Brotherhood, and once again she was wrong. This time the visitor was a blonde boy…not much younger than Racheal herself.
"Who are you?" Racheal asked, sounding irate.
"John Allardyce." he answered.
"Well, John, what brings you here? Is it extra credit to come look at the prisoners?"
"The whole mansion is talking about you. I guess I wanted to come see you for myself." he shrugged.
"Ok, you've seen me. You can leave." She turned over.
"Is it true you killed like 50 people, and that you can't control yourself?" he asked.
"I wouldn't believe everything you hear." Racheal turned back to look at him. "You ever kill someone?"
"My gift..." he answered, pulling out a Zippo lighter and flicking it open. "I can control fire." The lighter flame grew into a fire ball and levitated above his palm. "Bad thing about that is, once you burn something up it's pretty much gone for good."
"Yeah, well, there are a few things I wish would be gone for good."'
"Like what?"
"This force field for one." Racheal shrugged. "But I doubt your fire power could get rid of that."
"No," John said putting out the fire ball, "but this might." John pushed a button on the wall that Racheal could not see. Almost instantly the blue force field disappeared.
"Hey!" Racheal exclaimed and jumped thru the doorway. "Thanks." she looked at him, this close she could tell he was almost taller than her. "How can I thank you?" she asked.
"Just remember me, we may meet up again sometime." He took a step closer to her then walked past her out of the room.
---
Racheal left the cell room. She looked to her left then back at John but he had already went the opposite direction into some sort of elevator. She was relying purely on instinct as she made her way to the left and down the blue-white corridor.
Walking on her tiptoes as to not make too much of an echo, she went as fast as she could.
"The thing is she could be a great fighter, if only she had a bit more control." It was defiantly Cyclops' voice, and it was coming from behind her. "I can't believe she is still refusing the Professors help."
"We can't know exactly what she is going through," it was a female voice answering him. She spoke slowly and with a faint accent.
Racheal put herself as close to the wall as possible, looking for any way to escape. Within moments Cyclops and the woman would turn the corner and see her.
About to give up and stand her ground to fight, painfully aware she was without any weapon to use, Racheal saw just what she needed. A ventilation outlet covered with a thin wire vent. Not wasting any time, Racheal popped the vent off and climbed inside. She put the vent back into place just in the nick of time.
Racheal watched as Cyclops and the dark skinned woman with artic white hair walked past the vent she was crouched behind.
"I guess you're right." Cyclops answered. "It really is a shame Magneto got to her first."
Racheal's eyes narrowed. Sure, Magneto hadn't been the most gracious of men, but he had been there for her when she needed him. Without realizing it she had grown close to Magneto. She trusted him as much as she could trust anyone in her state of mind, and that was more than she could say for the Professor.
Looking around she could tell the ventilation shaft was big. Fresh clean air was blowing towards her. She took a few cautionary steps forward and noticed that the deeper in she went the bigger the passage got.
It was a tunnel leading somewhere outside the mansion.
Sorry its been so long since an update. Please rr and let me know what you think.