Chapter 3: Mr. Sinister Attacks

Kitchen at Xavier's:

The Boy still wasn't awake, but Jean suggested that everyone get something to eat.

Ororo found herself getting use to using Charles chair to move around the Mansion. She got her usual salad, but found she wanted some earl grey tea as well. It wasn't something that she would normally drink.

Xavier found himself starving and eating a massive about of food. He also had a strong craving for red meat, but not the way he preferred it well done. No, right now he wanted it rare. He also found himself wanting a cigar and to be in Yuriko's present. He missed the smell of her, but Yuriko was avoiding him at all costs. She won't sit next to him. She also hissed at him if he got too close. He somehow knew the hiss was a warning and if he didn't heed it; she would attack him. He was truly enjoying being able to walk around where ever he wanted. The world was loud and full of life. He could see and hear things that he didn't know where there. Add that to the new scents his nose was bringing him and he was caught up in his surroundings. He could understand what Victor had said about how kids stunk. Everyone had an individual scent but adolescences in particular had very strong scents.

Yuriko had left the Mansion as soon as they had come up from the Medical Lab. Jimmy had gotten something to drink, and then he started to follow after her. They could grab a bit to eat back at the cabin. He was having trouble tracking her. Of course today was the day; she decided to take to the trees. Jimmy couldn't see her, smell her, or hear her. It was really being to piss him off. "Yuri, Darlin'? Will ya please come out? I can't track ya right now. I really want ta talk to ya. Let me see yur beautiful eyes." She just materialized at his side. He smiled at her. "Can we something ta eat at the cabin?"

They started walking to the cabin. He was now about the same height as his Mate. He was watching her as she moved. She was stiff and silent. She was in pain and not the physical kind. This situation was taking a toll on her mentally. Hell, it was taking a toll in him mentally. He missed being Bonded to his Mate. It was like half his Soul had been cut out. He couldn't sense her anywhere in or on his person and it was driving him nuts. They needed to talk.

When they got in cabin, Yuri got him some lunch including a beer. They started to eat and he took a sip of his drink and started choking. She quickly got him some water, which he thanked her for, as it help sooth his sore throat. "How is ya head feeling Darlin'? Ya got that look around ya eyes, like something is paining ya." He needed to know how she was doing. He couldn't smell a damn think in Ororo's body and not being able to check his Mate's condition without asking her directly was positive ridiculous. He was Feral for crying out loud.

Yuri was drinking her tea, with her sandwich. "I miss YOU. I can feel the Mate-Bond, but the Soul-Bond is broken. I ache for the missing piece of my Soul." She said quietly while looking at the floor.

Jimmy got up from the table and put his arms around her shoulder and purred. It wasn't how he normally sounded or how he normally smelled, but Yuri appreciated the gesture none the less. He started to rub the tension from her shoulders and asked her to sit in front of him on floor by the fireplace. Jimmy was a great mousse. His hands worked the muscles and she did feel some of the tension leave her body.

She turned to her Mate purring her appreciation;"How are you doing, my Mate?"

"I miss both our Bonds; I miss you. I can't feel anything in this body. I can't smell you. I can't smell anything. I NEED my body back, so that Kid needs to wake up. My head is killing me, but other than feeling incredibly blind and deaf I'll deal. I'm hoping the food will help with the headache. I know some of it has to do with Ororo's powers. If I don't' stay calm I'll screw up the weather for miles around." Jimmy was moving back to his chair at the table to finish his food.

Yuri could see Ororo's face, smell her scent, but the Soul that came from her eyes was that of her Mate. She remembered what the female Feral had told her while they were prisoners at Stryker's.

*FLASH*

Yuri was sitting in a filthy cell with another woman. Her name was Nina and she was called Dino. Her mutation made her look like a Dinosaur from prehistoric times. She was a metaphor as well. She literally changed into a small Dinosaur that ate only planets. Her skin was extremely hard in this form. Dino was telling her about the Mate-Bond and Soul-Bond. She had told her how Feral's only had one Mate for life. She told her with tears in her eyes how Stryker had killed her Mate. She hadn't been able to protect him from Stryker's men when they had come for her. Her Mate was a Mutant, but not a Feral healer. He had been able to make plants grow. They were simple Farmers, living off of the land. Her healing factor was very slow compared to Yuri. Dino would return from the Lab, one step away from dying. Dino didn't fear dead, she welcomed it. It would reunite her with her Mate.

Dino looked at Yuri. "Over 20 years ago, a meet a Feral female that explained the Bonds to me, her name was Falcona. Now, it is my turn to explain the Bonds to you. It will be your turn to instruct someone when you meet them. It is the way of our Kind. Remember, Yuri, the Bonds are for life. They can only be broken by death." Dino was looking out the tiny window, trying to catch a fresh breathe. "It is said that our Kind can't live without three components in place: Mind, Body, and Soul. This is called the Tri-Link. If either the Mind or the Soul are broken from the Body, you're on your way to meeting the Creator. We Feral's are blessed with many senses. It is our Kinds strength and our connection with the Creator. However unlike other creatures on this planet, our connection to our bodies and this Earth is stronger. It's not just physical, it's mental as well. The Tri-Link allows us to have our Mate-Bond and our Soul-Bond with our Mates. If any of the Tri-Links are broken, so too will break the Bonds between you and your Mate; this will lead to death of the Body if the links aren't restored. Treat your body well Little Cat and you will survive this place. You have no Mate to protect in here, so remember you must protect your Tri-Links (Mind, Body, and Soul) during his experiments. Don't let this mad man have your blood Little Cat. You are stronger than I am, I can feel it. When you leave this place, avenge me as well as yourself."

Present-Cabin Kitchen:

Yuri felt a pit of fear in her stomach. They needed to get back to the Mansion. She knew in her heart something was very wrong with Jimmy, but she hadn't considered the Tri-Link until he mentioned the headaches. "Jimmy, let us go back to the Mansion? We should be there in case Matthew wakes up and we need let Jean and Hank know about your headaches." She wasn't sure if Hank or Jean had considered the Tri-Link. If what Dino had told her was correct, it was a Feral related issue. Hank was a Feral, but didn't seem to know much about Bonds and Links. She needed to speak with her Pack. Surely Victor and Lupa would know what to do in this situation.

Jimmy got up and they started to head back to the Mansion. Half way there, they were both knocked off their feet. Mr. Sinister was attacking the Mansion. Jimmy was stunned. Yuri pulled Jimmy under the cover of some rocks and a clove of trees. "Stay here my Mate, I'm going to make sure the Boy is safe." Yuri had to get to that Boy; if he was taken there would be no way to restore her Mate's Soul to his Body. She ran as fast as she could to the Mansion.

Present-Mansion Grounds:

The first blast rocked the foundation at Xavier's. The adult all headed outside. The older children were responsible for getting the younger one. Rogue and Kitty were getting way too much practice with this responsibility for their respective taste.

Victor had landed deck first. He saw a creepy thin white faced man with extremely sharp teeth, wearing a black cape floating toward the Mansion. He shot another energy bolt from his hand and it rocked the grounds. This must be Mr. Sinister. What a stupid name Victor thought.

Cyclops responded and fired his Optic Blast at Sinister. It hurt the man on his right side. Victor was determined to keep that wound open. He launched one of the kid's volleyball next polls at the man. He was rewarded by hitting the man on that side.

Yuri was running straight for the Mansion. Sinister couldn't even get a track on her to fire, which was fine with Victor. He didn't see his Brother, but knew they had taken off for the cabin to talk. Lupa was with the Boy, in case Sinister got into the Mansion, which couldn't be allowed. They needed the Boy to switch everyone back to normal.

Xavier was outside, but had no idea how to use Jimmy's body in the fight. Ororo was inside the Kitchen and she too was useless in this fight.

Several things happened all at the same time:

Sinister fired an energy bolt at Xavier. To the man's credit, he didn't just stand there, he tried to move; he was just too slow. He hesitated in picking a direction to dive from the bolt. It caught him in the mid section and he was flung back on the ground. He was breathing, but in a lot of pain.

Victor heard Jimmy's screamed using Ororo's voice from the woodlands. His stumbled out of the tree line into sight. His eyes were solid white, he was pissed, and he was clutching his mid section while glaring a death stare at Sinister. At that moment, the sky opened up and a massive bolt of lightning hit Sinister and flung him to ground. Sinister was smoking. "AWWW, You again! You will taste my Bolts!" Sinister screamed at Jimmy. Sinister was heading toward Jimmy while shooting his energy blasts. Victor started running on all fours toward his Brother. He doubted he could take a direct hit with one those energy bolts and not be badly hurt.

Jimmy's eyes were still white, he raised his hands and focused on making a shield from the energy blasts. He knew he couldn't dodge them on foot. His stomach and ribs were still on fire. He would barely stand up straight at the moment. The next thing he knew he was flying out of the way of the energy blasts. He had made some of Ororo's winds. It was diverting the energy blast and flying him. He concentrated on the pain in his mid section and made another lightning bolt come down on Sinister. Sinister was slammed again to the ground. "Jimmy keep shooting those zap bolts at him" Victor was screaming at him. Victor was in a tree just to the right of him. Jimmy focused on doing just that.

Cyclops was also firing at Sinister, but had to be careful now that Wolverine was in the air and not as graceful about flying as Storm. He had to give the man credit; he COULD throw a mean lightning bolt. He had no idea how Wolverine was using Storm's powers, but he was doing it. Cyclops had tagged Sinister twice and so had Wolverine. Wolverine was still holding his mid section in a painful manner and his winds were slowing down, while he concentrated on the lightning bolts that were coming down on Sinister.

Sinister could tell the Weather Witch was getting tired, so he pretended to be making a bolt for the man shooting red lasers at him, hurled it at the woman instead. A huge Cat like man leaped out of the tree line and grabbed the woman's legs pulling her down. The bolt missed both of them. His second one caught both of them. The Cat Man took the brunt of the fall to the ground, protecting the woman with his own body. The woman wasn't moving and skies were no longer dark. The Cat Man was getting up and running towards him growling.

As Wolverine and Sabertooth fell to ground, Ororo cried out in pain from Xavier's body. It was then that Cyclops realized that all the folk who had been changed, were still connected to their bodies and could feel pain from them. He had to end this now. He adjusted his glasses and fired a full strength beam. It hit and burned away part of Sinister's side armor and some of his side. Sinister was screaming. Sabertooth was at Sinister's side the second he fell to the ground. His claws were pulling the armor off and he dug his talons right into the man side. Sinister started to disappear, but not before Sabertooth torn a chunk of flesh from his side.

Sabertooth ran back to Jimmy scooped him up and ran for the Medical Lab. This was becoming a habit; first with Yuri and now with Jimmy.

….To Be Continued?

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