Alright here's another chapter! I do not own X-Men Evolution and Leo is owned by LookImUpsideDown. Thanks to everyone that reviewed!
Chapter 2
Sometime in the year 2020
A five year old Selena was restrained on a metal operating table with doctors surrounding her and at each door stood a soldier. She continued to struggle against the restrains but the drugs sapped her small amount of strength.
"Get ready to inject the last set," One of the doctors said and each doctor grabbed a needle gun and positioned it on a different place on the young girls body, "One, Two, Three." At three each doctor simultaneously pulled the trigger and Selena screamed in pain. Her screams reached to the point where the doctors and soldiers had to leave to room, covering their ears in pain. The doctor that ordered the injection walked over to Dr. Halliwell who was sitting on a couch looking through the one way glass, watching his only daughter continue to scream in pain.
"Dr. Halliwell the X-Gene seems to be taking hold of patient zero's DNA but we will not know for sure until tomorrow," He explained nervously.
"Good. When will this stop?" He asked without emotion and gestured to Selena.
"The X-Gene should either take hold or not within an hour." Dr. Halliwell nodded his head.
The Next Day
Selena was curled up on the cot that was in the all-white room that she called her room. Toys scattered the floor but there were no windows or noticeable doors, only a large mirror placed along the wall across from where she slept. Dr. Halliwell walked through the sliding door that only looked like it was there when it was open. His entire aura was off and he had a foreign looking smile plastered onto his face.
"Come on baby wake up," He coaxed and gently shook Selena awake. Selena opened her large innocent blue eyes that didn't have the cold look to them yet.
"Good morning Daddy," She said sweetly, "Are the bad men going to take me again?" She asked innocently, referring the doctors and soldiers.
"No but can you do something for me after I leave the room?" Selena nodded enthusiastically, "Good girl." Dr. Halliwell exited the room and Selena stood in front of her cot. Dr. Halliwell continued to walk until he reached the door that led to the room where he could still see though the other one way mirror, his face once again showed no emotion. He walked past the doctors that stood with their clip boards and pressed the button for the intercom that was in Selena's room.
"Ok Selena I want you to scream as loud as you can," He instructed and Selena giggled like she did every time the intercom sounded. Selena took a deep breath and scream as loud as she possibly could, the doctors were unimpressed as the scream didn't even compare to what was produced yesterday.
"Sir it seems the X-Gene didn't take hold of patient zero's DNA," One of the doctors stated.
"Damn it!" He roared, "First thing tomorrow I want you to try again."
"We can do it today if you would like," One of the doctors offered.
"No I have to keep her trust and I believe that today is the day I promised my daughter that we would go to the zoo."
I quickly sat up in my seat gasping thankfully because I was sitting in a car going 70 miles an hour and it had no top my cloths, and the rest of my body, were not covered in sweat.
"Another nightmare?" Jason stupidly asked.
"No dipshit I enjoy waking up gasping for my life," I replied.
"God I forgot how much more bitchly you are when you wake up." I answered by flipping him off.
"How far are we from Bakersfield?"
"Well considering it's the only town that hasn't been blown up within around 200 miles I'm guessing around two minutes," He answered and I finally got the stupid seat to cooperate so I was now sitting up. Sure enough I could see the only town up ahead, also noticing a drone but by the looks of it, they just got there too.
"Hurry! We have no idea what kind of powers the mutant has and they might not be able to handle a drone by themselves!" I demanded and hit him on the arm. The Jeep maxed out at around 100 and fortunately for the mutant we got to where the drone was in about a minute. Not even bothering to wait for the car to stop I hopped out and surveyed the amount of people there were. Besides the 30 soldiers that were surrounding what I was assuming where the mutant was there were also around 50 people watching. Due to the fact that these stupid ass soldier guys have managed to perfect their circle making I couldn't actually see the mutant so being me I gave one of the soldiers that was standing off to the side a hard tap on the soldier and he turned around in confusion.
"Move," I demanded and to his confusion he listened to me. My theory was that they would listen to anyone who gave them an order. I stepped into the circle and finally looked at the mutant man; I literally couldn't help myself and started laughing. He had thick shell growing from his shoulders down to the bottom of his back and unfortunately my outburst caught the attention of the soldiers and armadillo boy because half of the soldiers turned to point their guns at me.
"Oh my fucking god! You're a fucking armadillo!" I managed to gasp out between my fit of laughter and I swear armadillo boy growled.
"Put your hands up slowly and state your name and species!" One of the soldiers demanded like last time but this time I didn't listen.
"Do you guys get like a script you have to follow or something?" I asked the soldiers and of course they ignored me.
"Put your hands up!" He demanded.
"Ya'know I'm hurt that there are 30 soldiers here but when I fought you guys last time there was only 20. Why'd you go to so much trouble for a fucking armadillo?"
"I'M NOT A FUCKING ARMADILLO!" Armadillo boy roared.
"I will not tell you again! Put your hands up or I will shoot!" The soldier demanded for the last time. My eyes narrowed, I hated being threated. I lifted up one hand and the soldier was lifted off his feet and before he could say anything else I closed my fist, cutting off his air supply.
"Do. Not. Threaten. Me." I punctuated each word carefully and slowly. The soldier that was being suspended started to lose consciousness and I felt the barrel of a gun press itself firmly to the back of my head but before I could react I could see a flash of red light then the pressure of the gun was gone.
"Looked like you could use some help," Jason said from behind me and I turned around. Most of the people that had been watching had retreated to assorted stores to watch from the 'safety' of a building.
"So you want to get the ones on the left and I'll handle the right?" Jason nodded his head and immediately the right side of the circle of soldiers was shoulder deep in ice. I looked over to see how Jason was doing and most of his soldiers were already unconscious or dead so I walked over to armadillo boy, ignoring what the soldiers were yelling.
"What the hell do you want?" He asked harshly.
"For you to join the resistance against these bastards," I said and gestured to the frozen men behind me, "And by the looks of it you could use the help." His head snapped up at the word 'help'.
"I don't need help; especially yours!" He spat and walked away.
"Well when you change your mind in about an hour we'll be their!" I yelled after him then pointed at some small diner that still managed to stay open. To my success he turned his head and looked at where I was pointing. I looked up to where Jason and I saw the drone was when we got here but it was gone; I sighed and concentrated on the ground where all the soldiers were either laying or frozen and they immediately sunk into the asphalt.
"Fantastic Selena you've managed to piss off the one mutant we've found to join the resistance," Jason said and clapped his hand sarcastically. I flipped him off again and walked towards the diner.
"Chill out Jason. He'll be back." I heard Jason sigh before following me. As soon as we walked into the diner all eyes were on us. An old guy walked out from behind the counter and came up to us.
"Can I get you kids a table?" He asked. I looked at the old guy with confusion and hated it. I was expecting him to tell us to get the hell out of there, not be offered a table.
"Uh yeah sure," Jason answered and pulled me along when I didn't move right away.
"What the hell was that about?" I asked as soon as we sat down.
"I have no idea," Jason said, "How long do-," Jason stopped talking when a way to cheerful waitress walked to the edge of our table.
"Hi my name is Cathy!" she introduced.
"Typical," I mumbled and Jason shot me a glare.
"And I'll be your server today. When you're ready to order just wave your hand and I'll be right over and if there's anything you need just ask," She continued on, not even hearing me.
"Why isn't your boss kicking us out?" I asked and earned another glare from Jason.
"Why would he do that?"
"Well we just killed around 30 guys in front of your restaurant," I answered.
"You were protecting Leo and if you ask me they deserved it," She lowered her voice at the last part.
"Leo is the mutant?" Jason asked.
"Yeah."
"I thought he killed his dad and little sister. Why would he be making friends with the locals?" I asked.
"Around two years ago government soldiers stormed his house and his dad and younger sister got caught in the cross fire. The media, well what's left of it anyway, said that Leo did it but everyone in town knows what really happened; so whenever more soldiers come around we all play a part in protecting him," She explained.
"Thanks for the info and can we get 4 of these to go?" Jason said and pointed to something random on the menu. Cathy nodded her head and walked away. Jason and I sat in silence for around fifteen minutes before the bell above the door dinged and we both turned our heads to see Leo. He looked the same as he did around an hour ago accept this time he was wearing a dark gray tank top with a unbuttoned green flannel and a tan duffle bag slung across his right shoulder.
"Told you he'd show," I gloated right before Leo grabbed an unused chair and sat down at the edge of our table.
"Why did find me to join this resistance thing?" He asked getting right down to the point.
"Because you're the only mutant stupid enough to get on the radio," I stated, Jason sent me yet another glare and Leo looked like he was on the verge of punching me in the face.
"She didn't mean it like that, only that you are the only mutant that we've managed to find before the drones," Jason saved and Leo visibly relaxed.
"Why should I join?" He asked.
"This isn't a fucking sales pitch. Either you join and get to kick government ass on a daily basis or you can stick to hiding every time one of them shows up in town," I said, annoyed. Jason was about to try and save the way I poorly handled explaining the resistance but Leo interrupted.
"Alright, I'll join." A shocked look crossed Jason's face and I smirked.
"You will? I mean are you sure?" Jason asked.
"Shut up Jason are you trying to talk him out of it?" I asked and kicked him under the table.
"So why are we still shouldn't we leave before back up comes?" Leo pointed out.
"We will leave when we get our food, which by the way you are paying for because we have absolutely no money," I stated and leaned back in my chair.
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