It Sounded Much Cooler in My Head

Summary Elizabeth Brooks' favorite color is green,he is green,surly they're meant to be.Too bad he's an insecure,unstable madman of a mutant who wants to end humanity and she's a human with an attitude problem.

Warnings: This story is going to contain coarse language, gore, violence, mentions of drug and alcohol abuse, and maybe sexually explicit content some day.

Memo: Man you people are hard to please, some people said chapter 5 was the best yet, and others said they prefered the previous...the PMs and Reviews go one an on... le sigh well, tell me what's what and help me out!

Anyway, we're getting a little closer to some more romantic interactions. OH, this chapter should be feared for it's bouts of random humor.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of X-Men, just my originals and this story.

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Chapter Six: Erratic Not Erotic

Mortimer's moods were positively erratic, always had been, and he would bounce from one extreme to another with no warning and often for no reason. This was something that, coupled with his rowing murderous nature, made him quite dangerous to be around if you were not someone he held in re-guard. For his close associates, his random mood swings served only to be an annoyance. For them, regardless, he was often observed as being that troublesome mosquito that continuously buzzed your ear.

In other words, he would be all but expendable if it came down to it. Only his bit of technological prowess would be missed.

Presently though, his erratic moods were proving a cause more of confusion than annoyance or trouble to Elizabeth. She had attempted sleep briefly but eventually gave up, far to awake to even consider it so here she was pondering Mortimer's mental-state and wondering what to make of him.

They'd had little interaction, frankly she wouldn't have minded a bit more. She was lonely, and he was the closest thing to agreeable to be found in this place and he was sort of… mildly attractive. Her eyes went wide at the realization of her own thoughts, and she abruptly shook her head as if to dislodge such thoughts. Toad wasn't attractive, physically or otherwise. Her mind was just… starved… for attention or something like that.

"Wot cha thinking' 'bout, pet?"

Elizabeth was so caught up in her musings, he hadn't even startled her. "How erotic you are," she replied automatically.

Neither of them said anything for a few moments, and Elizabeth quickly realized her mistake. "…I said erratic you know."

"…Right."

Her face could not have possibly been any redder than if she'd just woke up naked in a crowded Mexican restaurant after eating a bowl full of jalapeño peppers. Elizabeth took another few moments to recover, and Toad said nothing.

"Hey… um… Toad?" she ventured. He seemed in a good enough mood at the moment, of course that could change at the drop of a cat. ….I said hat.

"Wot?"

Man he talked weird. "Um… well… I was wondering why I'm not like… dead yet or ya'know, free." Of course she didn't expect the latter, but better not to say that.

"We 'aven't been able ta git in touch with yer sister," he answered bluntly.

"And if you don't get a hold of her?"

"Then yer fate will rest in my… capable 'ands," he smirked darkly, making Elizabeth shutter slightly, "An' dun expect no special treatment, no matter how 'erotic' you find me. Now, Mags want's ta see ya so get off yer bum and follow me."

Elizabeth nodded and stood. He grabbed her arm, but he was a great deal more gentle than Sabertooth, even on his worse-off days. That was probably half the reason she preferred him, he wasn't typically forceful unless he thought she was being difficult or cheeky.

Her brought her back to the room she had woken up in when she first arrived there. Magneto stood beside a desk with Mystique beside him. The pair immediately made her think of your cliché evil villains and his evil villain cat fluffy. Or Poopsy, or what ever ridiculous name the writer could come up with. The laughter died in her throat.

Sabertooth was in the room as well, standing a short ways behind Magneto, his arms crossed and his usual scowl marring his face.

"How has your stay been so far, my dear?"

That guy… the way he talked… it just plain freaked her out. "Um… fine?" How in the hell do you answer that question?

"And I expect that you haven't been a problem on any of your outings."

…Uh… wha?

"Outings?" Elizabeth questioned.

He nodded slightly, "Why yes, even convicts get to stretch their legs in the day."

"I-I… I haven't had any… 'outings'." 'Hell, I'm luck I'm in the world of the not dead with the guards you gave me. I mean, Sabertooth? What are you stupid?'

He gave her an odd sort of smile, then gave Toad the same odd look although he stiffened slightly under his leaders gaze. Well, this pretty much explained why she'd gotten her bath and junk, inspection day had been nearing.

Magneto looked back at her, "Well, there haven't been any other problems, have there?"

Sabertooth shifted slightly, drawing Elizabeth's eyes to the sudden movement in time to catch a dark warning look from him. "Um…no?"

Magneto turned slightly and followed her gaze to Sabertooth, "Oh, come now, you don't need to worry about him, you are under my protection."

'Are you kidding? If I rat out that pussy cat there are a hell of a lot of things he could do!' she thought. "No, it's been fine other than that… really."

"Well, at any rate, I believe that for a time we will simple have to put you in someone else's care. Perhaps they will know what it means to abide by orders," he said.

"Why are you treating me like this? Aren't I a prisoner?" 'Or are you just playing mind games? Oh you sick bastard, that's it isn't it! Your going to destroy my mentality! You suc! I have to vibrant and imaginative a mind to lose.'

"I do not barter with damaged goods my dear. I am not that sort of business man."

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Kinda short, but the next chapter will have the arrival of a new character. Congrats foxfire222! As for the beta plans(and to the three of you who offered) I guess I'll just do without. Heh...