A/N: I won't be able to update for a while, considering vacation's coming up… anyway, here's a nice long chapter to thicken the plot and make you think… Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Well, I'm now sporting a few broken limbs and ribs for my stunt at trying to imitate Blob… in fact I hurt all over—OUCH!
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Chapter 31: Fears of the Imprisoned- Part 1
Hallways #1- 13, Asteroid Evolution, Orbit of the Moon, Milky Way Galaxy- May 15, 1:00 PM
As Kitty and Lance rushed to the rescue, those who were imprisoned in the cells were screaming their lungs out in the pain and sadness they were feeling. All of the captured mutants had been briefly treated before being led to their cells, but that didn't stop them from still feeling pain.
In hallway #1, Amara, the Nova Roman princess, was screaming as she felt the magma of her island's volcano begin to take over her. Amara had been sacrificed to her island's gods and goddesses in order to prevent her peoples' destruction, which would be a direct result of the volcano's eruption. However, unlike the last time, when her mutant powers had appeared and protected her, giving her the strength to calm the volcano down and live to tell what had happened to her. This time, however, she felt the magma begin to burn her alive. She screamed in pain as the magma began to overtake her, burning her skin and causing her to see her life before her eyes at a speed that not even Pietro could match. Amara eventually ended up in the Earth's core, disappearing forever beneath the hot lava that surrounded her body and dragged her down to the very center of the Earth, where no one had ever ventured before or imagined.
The image suddenly switched to a mob scene, where someone whom she barely made out to be Ray protecting her. She heard Ray yell, 'Amara, don't worry, I'll protect you.' Ray had then began to shoot bolts of electricity at the oncoming mob but before he could even get out five shots he was hit on both arms. He fell to his knees in pain and tried to get up. Amara, watching the scene, had been about to get up and help her fallen teammate when gunshots rang out in the darkness and she heard Ray scream in pain. Ray fell backwards, electricity sparking from his fingertips when they collided with the pavement, blood gushing out of a monstrous hole in his chest and a smaller one in his head, right above his hairline, causing his orange bangs to turn an ugly shade of dark yellow, and then brown. Amara screamed and tried to get to her feet, to get revenge for her friend's death, but before she could even move she heard a second round of gunshots ring out and felt the metal bullets implant themselves in her. Amara then felt no more..
Bobby was clutching his head as he felt the red-hot flames lick around him, surrounding him in an ever-tightening circle of fire. Bobby screamed as he felt his powers begin to meld into his body, making him even more susceptible to the fire. Bobby's screams reached a new decibel as the flames, now a dangerous white color, began to cause his entire body begin to melt. Bobby watched as his skin melted and formed a puddle at his feet, felt his organs turn to liquid and join his skin in the growing puddle. Bobby ended up in a huge black puddle on the floor, his ice powers having done nothing to help; except maybe letting death come more quickly than might have been normal, and the fire now formed a ring around the puddle, letting Bobby suffer for all eternity.
The image then switched to Bobby and Jubilee's wedding day sometime in the future, with the whole of the school gathered on the front lawn, dressed in their very best. Bobby saw himself at the altar, Jubilee at his side, and watched, rather than heard, them exchange vows and they were about to kiss and become husband and wife when a scream and maniacal laughter was heard. The next thing Bobby saw was blood and when he turned to his soon-to-be wife and saw her on the ground, her life dripping onto the grass, staining it red and the earth gobbling it up greedily from a head wound. Bobby fell to his knees and cradled Jubilee's body, not caring if he got blood on himself, screaming in rage at the loss of his love.
In hallway #2, Hank was trying to speak Shakespeare to calm himself, but suddenly screamed as he felt needles prick his skin. Images flashed through his mind of the time spend in Area 51 9 years ago after having been captured in battle. The scientists there had been curious; how did a primitive creature like the blue-furred one know so much about life in general; and why did he talk? They ran numerous tests on him, which included drawing blood for samples, and torturing Hank at the same time by saying things in his ears like 'Kill the beast' or 'Make him suffer'. Hank knew there was no escape and rather than try to find one resigned himself to a life of misery and pain, knowing he would never see his family.
Suddenly the image switched to him teaching a class of young mutants at the Institute, all of them resembling in some way the X-Men, Brotherhood, Acolyte, and X-Factor team members. Hank realized that these were the second generation of the four teams from the early twenty-first century, and that they were all waiting patiently for him to begin. Hank smiled, his fangs sticking out, and turned to the board to begin explaining a Shakespearean quote when he felt himself violently tremble. Hank dropped his piece of chalk and clutched himself, doing the best he could to squelch what he knew was going to happen. However, once started the process couldn't be stopped and Hank let out a primal scream and began to change. His light blue skin turned black, his normally gentle eyes turned ferocious and he began to pound his chest like a gorilla. He suddenly jumped onto a desk and picked up a young girl who looked like a mix between Pietro and Lexie and roared in his face, causing the girl, who must have been about fourteen, to scream in shock and utter fear. Hank dropped the girl and moved on to one who was ready to fight, his hands together and forming something that looked similar to Tabitha's cherry bombs. Just as the boy was about to throw what was in his hand Hank leapt at him and pinned him to the wall, his fangs dripping saliva at what he was about to digest. Just as Hank was about to bite he felt intense heat flow through him and quickly turned his head, noting that Scott was at the door, his hand on his visor, and then everything went black.
Torpid, who is a Morlock incapable of speech, was clutching her head and silently screamed as she felt the pain overwhelm her. Torpid is 20 years old with waist length light brown hair, light green-gray eyes, and is short for her age: 5 feet. Torpid comes from the heart of New York City, but when her mutation developed, she was forced to go underground with the Morlocks.
Even though Torpid is unable to talk, her personality is one of a gentle person who will do what it takes to protect those who have taken her in as family. She is one of the persons who will make life in the Morlocks more bearable for those who are new. Torpid communicates through either psychic links, or through sign language, as she has been mute since she was five years old.
Torpid's mutation is a physical one, with her entire right arm bigger than her other one, which is also slightly bigger than a normal person's hand and arm would be. When Torpid takes off the oversized gloves she wears, she can choose to either freeze or paralyze her victim with the slightest touch. The victim will remain this way for at the most an hour and thirty minutes, or when Torpid mentally releases them. The ability to communicate psychically with anyone was a side-affect when her mutation developed, and she values this ability highly.
Torpid, like most of the other Morlocks, has no official uniform for battle, but what she's seen in everyday is baggy light blue jeans with holes in the knees, a dark maroon T-shirt covered by a short light blue jacket, as extra clothing underground is hard to come by. She also wears beat up black sneakers and oversized black gardening gloves.
Torpid, in her mind, could see the Friends of Humanity slowly advancing on her, the rest of the Morlocks lying dead at her feet. Torpid soon found her back to the wall and she knew that even if she could retaliate she would be killed in an instant; her powers were for close-range attacks, and not long-range. All of a sudden she had a rush of courage and ran towards the leader, pulling off a glove as quickly as she could, but never got there as a round of bullets riddled her body and she fell down dead. Torpid could see the image rolling around and around in her head constantly, never changing, always the same; she never saw any of her family again.
In hallway #3, Danielle was experiencing herself being caught underneath an enormous avalanche, which caused her to fall into the Earth. However, unlike last time, her powers didn't kick in and coat her body with a power that would keep her alive for a short time. Dani could only scream as the rocks began to move on their own, coming closer and closer. Dani's fears intensified when she didn't feel anything her powers were gone. Dani's eyes swiveled up to where the rocks were heading her way and when they touched her she screamed in pain; it felt like they were burning her skin. Dani felt herself dying a slow and very painful death, knowing she would never see her grandfather again.
The image then switched to her walking down the road to her childhood home in Dark Hollow and waving hello to her grandfather Black Eagle, who was in a rocking chair on the front porch. Dani and Black Eagle were having an entertaining time, Dani talking about her life and Black Eagle telling her that she should find a young man worthy of her and marrying; she was, after all, responsible for passing her family traditions down to her children and the sooner she got started the better. All of a sudden fire began to swirl around their home. Black Eagle quickly got to his feet and pushed his granddaughter out of the way and out of the circle of flames that soon surrounded Dani's childhood home. Dani could only watch from her sprawled position on the ground in horror as her grandfather burned to death. When the fire had died down, Dani frantically searched for her grandfather and found his scorched, dead body. Dani's body shook with tears, and she sat down, screamed her heart out, and cried over the loss of the only family she ever knew; the only connection to her past and her heritage.
Scott was imagining that he and Jean were out at a nice restaurant when all of a sudden the Brotherhood attacked. They tried to fight them off, but then Todd pulled off Scott's glasses and laser beams shot out of his eyes uncontrolled. Scott was unable to neither control them nor close his eyes, that is, not until he heard the scream of his wife as she was hit dead on. Only then did the Brotherhood leave and let Scott have his glasses back. Scott could only look at the mangled body of his wife and scream.
The image then switched to when Scott was begging Jean to not leave him, as her high school sweetheart Duncan Matthews ((yes, Matthews!)) had returned. He promised Jean that he didn't hate her for her mutation and offered to take her away to find a cure and a chance at a normal life. Jean accepted, and although Scott begged her not to leave, she went and gave him back her wedding ring and engagement ring, and left Scott crying his heart out on the front lawn of the mansion.
In hallway #4, Logan could be heard growling and snarling as he felt himself get pricked with needles that wouldn't be affected by his healing factor. The pain they inflicted and whatever was in them remained with him, not going away or being purged out of his system. Logan heard himself yell in pain as the liquid adamantium was once more bonded to his bones, making himself significantly heavier than he had once been, claws being installed in his knuckles, ready to come out and cause damage at any moment. Logan saw himself being sent into battle at any opportunity that arose, gear on his body monitoring his vitals and telling the scientists everything they needed to know about Logan and his body. His abilities- adamantium claws, body, and healing factor were tested to their limit. However, unlike the real world, Logan was never able to escape and so, day after day, sat in his cold, dirty cell dreaming of the freedom that could be his, if he could only find a way out.
He then saw before his eyes some type of wedding that was taking place in a church that he sometimes frequented when he was in the mood and was shocked to realize it was his. He looked for the bride and saw Ororo walking down the aisle, a shoulder-less white gown complimenting every curve of her body and setting her skin aglow. As he watched her walk down the aisle he suddenly heard the whir of a Sentinel as it landed crashed through the church's roof, killing those who had been sitting right under the roof. Logan growled and, popping out his claws, began to charge it but was stopped when the Sentinel activated a device that negated all mutant powers, along with having a magnet hidden inside of it. Logan could only watch as those whom he considered family were decimated before his very eyes. He then screamed in rage when he saw both Lexie and Ororo picked up by the giant robot, one woman in each hand, examined, and then on being confirmed to be mutants blown to pieces before his eyes. Logan fell to his knees and did something he never ever did- he cried over his losses and wished he could go back in time and save them from the fates they had just suffered.
Forge could only scream as he saw himself being sucked into Middleverse, the result of one of his inventions gone wrong; again. However, this time Middleverse wasn't quite how he remembered it; this time it was filled with monsters of all various sizes and shapes. Forge had no materials with which to build weapons, and so could only run for as long as was humanly possible throughout the world he was now stuck in. When a creature finally caught up to him it grabbed Forge in a large paw and turned the inventor/doctor to face him, which caused Forge's face to turn deathly pale. Forge then screamed when he realized it was a giant fire-breathing mix between a dragon and a brown rabbit. Forge had always been afraid of rabbits, and still is due to a traumatic experience when he was two years old. Forge could only watch fearfully as the creature opened its mouth, revealing row after row of pearly white teeth, or rather fangs, and swallowed Forge in one gulp.
The image then changed to one of Erik using the full extent of his magnetic powers to send a satellite from space into Earth's atmosphere and directly on Forge's parents' home in California. Forge's blood-red eyes witnessed the whole incident from Asteroid Evolution, and since he was under Erik's, or rather Jason's control, didn't realize what was truly happening and could only laugh evilly as he watched his family being destroyed. His parents cried out in pain as they were killed instantly, metal parts still on fire raining down on the surrounding houses of the neighborhood. All of a sudden Forge's eyes returned to normal and he gasped as he realized just what he had done. He began to tremble; Erik had used his genius to help take over the world and in thanks, and per Forge's request, had killed his parents in a volley of fire. Forge broke down into tears; it was because of him that he had lost his parents a second time; this time forever.
In hallway #5, Ororo screamed as she felt a giant earthquake hit the Institute, causing the foundation of the mansion to give out. Ororo was the only one who didn't escape the collapsing Institute and felt herself being crushed under the weight of the entire mansion. No matter how hard the others tried they couldn't get to her or save her; not even Logan. Ororo could hear first her sister, and then her nephew trying to save her but screaming in pain when falling rubble buried them. Ororo's eyes watched as she saw the walls begin to collapse on her faster and faster and then she felt nothing but silent and blessed darkness.
She then saw herself and Logan in a battle against the Friends of Humanity while trying to protect the school and its inhabitants. Although her powers had protected them for the moment, Ororo knew there was absolutely no way in hell that she could survive the next onslaught; she was just too tired. She was too weak from the loss of blood to use her powers anymore. She then heard Logan say, 'Don' worry darlin', I'll make sure you stay safe.' Logan shot her a small grin then with a resounding 'snikt' unleashed all six of his claws and charged, not bothering to hear Ororo's voice telling him to not go. Logan stopped dead in his tracks when he felt himself get hit with a blast that had the power of a small atomic bomb, Ororo's screams of agony falling on deaf ears. Ororo ran to Logan's side and gently stroked his face, trying to memorize the fell of it before the humans killed her. Ororo draped herself across Logan's chest and cried into his torn uniform, the tears mixing with his blood, and that was the last thing Ororo did, as gunshots rang out and hit her numerous times. The FOH then left the two mutants on the ground and continued their advancement on the Institute.
Jean was screaming when she heard Scott say 'I'm sorry, Jean, but you aren't the prettiest woman anymore. In fact, everyone else here is prettier than you are.' Scott then turned and left, leaving a crying Jean in the foyer of the Institute. Jean screamed as she saw Scott go and kiss a woman whom she had always felt a twinge of jealousy for- and was now her enemy- Rogue. Rogue had somehow gained the ability to touch, and she and Scott were taking advantage of it- right in front of the cheated telepath.
Jean then screamed as voices of all races, accents, gender, and volume entered her mind, and her mind was unable to handle it. She ran to Xavier's office and asked for help in gaining better control of her powers- she reeled in shock as her mentor refused to help and demanded that she leave his office at once. Jean ran throughout the Institute, asking for help from everyone she met, even Rogue, and was turned down every time. She then ran to her husband and asked for help, but he, like all the others, refused to help. Jean then felt the pain go up in intensity, and then felt even more pain as her brain exploded inside her head. Jean fell to the floor, unable to feel anything anymore.
In hallway #6, Callisto was screaming as she saw her whole family destroyed. Callisto is the founder of the Morlocks, and the one who introduced Ororo's nephew, Evan, to the Morlocks in the first place. She runs the Morlocks, getting food from wherever she can, and does the best she can to ensure that those she calls "family" survive. She's about 5 feet 9 inches tall with short black hair, a black eye, with the other one being covered up by an eye-patch (she lost the eye in a fight against a mutant a short time before she met Evan). She also wears a black strip of cloth to keep her bangs out of her eye. She is 27 years old and her place of origin is unknown.
Callisto is a natural leader, and is wary of the "surface-dwellers", as she is afraid they might do harm to those whom she has vowed to protect. She was the one who gave mutants whose appearance made them easily recognized as mutants a home, and a family to support and love them. Callisto acts tough, and so seems like the typical "Ice Queen" to those who first meet her, but when you get to know her, she really is a nice person- not always- but she always makes those who need a home feel like they have one.
Her mutant ability's that of her genes making her the perfect huntress, plus the addition of keen senses, superb tracking skills, hyper sensitivity to everything around her, and the stealth of both wolves and lions. Callisto's mind is always calculating plans for the future, and she is the head of the defense systems for the Morlocks.
She is also able to run with a speed that is about half of Pietro's, but only in certain situations. No one outside the Morlocks know she can do this, as she keeps it a closely guarded secret. They also know she only uses it in extreme situations. She also is a trainer in her own right, as she's the one who taught Evan the skills needed to gain mastery over his powers, and teaches the other Morlocks to gain control as well.
She is usually seen in black jeans with holes in them, a worn black T-shirt, black boots, black fingerless gloves, and a black vest, with knives and the occasional gun, whether regular or laser, on her. She uses these weapons to protect the Morlocks as best as she can. Her outfit is also her uniform in battle, and although she lost an eye, she shouldn't be underestimated as she can move with the speed of a huntress and slit your throat if she feels like it, and all before you even know what she is doing.
Callisto screamed as she watched her family being massacred one by one and she was unable to help them. Her legs had both been broken, and Callisto lay on the ground of the sewer and could only watch, unable to move. Callisto's eyes widened as she watched as, one by one, her friends collapsed, all riddled with numerous bullet holes or gaping holes in their chests or head. She felt tears slip out and closed her eyes to try and prevent them from escaping and so didn't notice the bullet that came whizzing at her. Next thing she knew, she was dead.
She then saw herself being controlled by humans, and although she was aware of what she was doing, she was unable to stop. Callisto- the real one- could only watch from inside the depths of her mind as she led the humans through the mazes of tunnels beneath Bayville, intent on destroying her target. When they reached the Morlocks' home she showed herself and told them that she had brought something to end their misery. Then she signaled the FOH in and watched as bullets rang down upon the unprepared mutants. She, too, joined in on the "fun" and, laughing maniacally, shot those who had depended on her for food, protection, a home, and friendship. She then bowed down in front of the FOH's leader and asked for her reward and she got it; she herself was shot as a reward for helping the FOH destroy the Morlocks.
Evan Daniels clutched his head, as he felt the spikes that usually covered his head begin to retract painfully into his body, and could only scream in pain. Evan, a.k.a. Spyke, is Ororo's nephew, and is from New York, New York. He is 26 years old, is about 5 feet 8 inches tall with dark brown skin, and is African-American. He has bleach-blond hair that he wears cut close to his head, but like Ray has a few spikes in it caused by the bit of hair gel he uses, and brown eyes.
His personality is that of having a big mouth, a cocky attitude, and a short temper. He loves to skateboard, and was on the verge of becoming the next Tony Hawk when his powers went out of control and chose to quit the X-Men and join the Morlocks. Evan's archrival and former best friend is Pietro. Evan loves to brag about his stunts as a skateboarder, and will do anything to impress a pretty girl. Evan sometimes has trouble with other people, especially "mutie-haters", and will do anything to protect those he cares about. Evan's a generally nice kid, but when he gets mad, make sure you aren't anywhere in the vicinity.
Evan's ability's to shoot brown bone spikes from any part of his body (chest, back, hands, etc.), the ability to create a bone spike armor around himself (similar to how Bobby covers himself in his ice-armor/form), and the ability to shoot not only regular bone spikes, but flame-tipped ones.
A new ability's that of being able to charge his spikes with energy, similar to Remy's ability, and they will self-destruct on contact. One difference between Remy and him is that Remy can charge any inanimate object but Evan can only charge his spikes. ((new ability!))
Evan's uniform is black with dark brown stripes going from shoulder to shoulder, down his arms, and down his legs. He has black boots, black gloves, and a spiked helmet that he created. This helmet is permanent, unlike his armor, which he now knows how to control. Evan originally planned on returning to the X-Men when he had regained control of his powers, but decided to remain with the Morlocks, and became their protector from those "mutie-haters" who wished to harm them.
Like other Morlocks, Evan wears what he wears for battle everyday, but will sometimes add a dark brown coat to cover up the holes on his uniform.
Evan works as the "protector" of the Morlocks, and will make sure that no humans that hate mutants ever get into the tunnels. Evan has even killed to make sure his new family remains safe. He will sometimes leave to go visit his aunt, but despite her pleas will always return to the Morlocks.
Evan could only scream as he witnessed his second family; people who had accepted and helped him when his powers went out of control- the Morlocks- being murdered in front of his eyes. Evan helplessly watched from inside a bright green gooey substance that he vaguely recognized as having come from a Sentinel, considering he had been encased in the exact same substance years ago, and so was unable to help. He could only watch as the X-Men, X-Factor, Brotherhood, Acolytes, and the new mutants at the school came to try and help get rid of the FOH, but no matter how much power they had they were no match for the FOH, and Evan closed his eyes as he saw the bodies land in front of him, one by one face up, eyes in the back of their heads, and blood all over the tunnels. Evan shivered as he saw Pietro's blood-soaked skin and hair, his eyes pleading with him to save him but then he was struck down and Evan screamed as he witnessed these brutal murders, guilty that he could have helped them; if only he was free.
The image then switched to a battle with the Sentinel that had appeared a few months ago at the school during one of the rare times he had visited. Instead of the mutants wining, with the robot being completely destroyed and the remains dumped, courtesy of the Blackbird in Antarctica, the giant, human-built robot had instead eliminated everyone but him and Ororo. Evan was preparing to launch a hoard of spikes at it, all flame-tipped, when the robot had suddenly shot a laser at his aunt, who even though was in the air couldn't escape in time. Evan could only watch as Ororo was struck in the chest and fell from the sky, blood flying everywhere from a gaping wound in her chest. Evan ran and caught his aunt in his arms and tears leaked from his eyes and dripped down onto his chest. Evan felt helpless because he hadn't been able to do anything to save his aunt's life.
In hallway #7, Jubilee, who had been revived and treated by Jason in the infirmary before being put under mind control, screamed as she relived the images of her foster family's murder by their supposed "mutant-friendly" neighbors when they found out that Jubilee really was a mutant. She and her foster family had moved from their hometown to try to find safety from the ever-growing influence of the FOH, but their neighbors had reported them and the local chapter of the FOH took it upon themselves to finish what another chapter had started. When the mob had come onto the front lawn Jubilee had managed to escape from a kitchen window and to safety in the nearby woods as she watched, with tears rolling down her cheeks, as her family's home was burned to the ground, the rest of her family still trapped inside.
Jubilee then watched as Sabretooth cornered her and Bobby in the middle of Bayville, but oddly enough there were no witnesses gathered around them; no humans coming to see a mutant get killed. Although they tried to defend themselves, the two young adults could only watch as the huge cat-like mutant advanced on them. Bobby attacked first, and although he had his ice armor on Sabretooth was still able to sink his claws into Bobby's chest. A few minutes later, after digging around in Bobby's chest, he pulled out the ice mutant's heart. Jubilee covered her mouth and screamed in fear as she saw her fiancé fall to the ground, dead. Sabretooth then walked away, after throwing Bobby's heart on the ground near its owner, laughing at his victory. Jubilee could only fall down to her knees beside Bobby and cry her heart out.
Façade, a Morlock, could be seen screaming as he clutched his head in absolute pain.
Façade is 28 years old, has short black hair, light yellow skin with tints of gray in it, and black eyes. Façade is third in command of the Morlocks, with Callisto being in command followed by Evan. His birthplace is unknown, although it's sometimes thought that he is of Mexican heritage because of his looks.
Façade, like Callisto, is very untrusting of humans, and is always reluctant to have any relationship with the surface-dwellers at all. Façade was mean and cruel to Evan when he first arrived, but soon warmed up and proved how loyal he was to his family and friends.
Façade's power's that of being able to camouflage himself into any object, almost like a chameleon, and is therefore one of the best mutants when it comes to the business of reconnaissance. He can also blend into any substance, even if it is liquid, and is therefore invaluable when it comes to collecting food for the Morlock community. Façade is also able to make other people and things camouflaged when he touches them, which is a power he earned when training with Callisto.
Façade's everyday clothes and uniform are just light blue jeans, a torn black T-shirt, a gray and yellow jacket, and gray sneakers. He will also sometimes don a black hat to cover up his face, which is a bright yellow and gray.
Like Evan, Façade is one of the protectors of the Morlocks, and is invaluable at scaring the humans away, as he can project his voice from his hiding place and make it seem as if a ghost was in the vicinity.
Façade screamed as he saw himself unable to use his powers to escape from his adversaries, who he saw soon had him cornered in a tunnel underneath Bayville. He saw himself standing there, trying to plead with the humans while their numerous guns were pointed at his head (in reality, something he would never, even if given the chance to live a normal life, do) to spare his life, and after a few minutes where some conversing took place he got a yes. Façade then began to walk away, trusting in the humans' word (another thing he would normally never do), and was promptly shot in the back of the head.
He then saw himself in front of Torpid, who was bleeding heavily from a wound in her stomach, trying to protect her from the advancing Sabretooth. He, however, was crudely pushed aside, and so was forced to camouflage into the walls of the sewer. Façade then tried to grab Torpid and make a run through it as he ran along the walls of the tunnel but he was shot through the head with a metal bullet before he could even get close to Torpid. Façade never saw Torpid or any of the Morlocks again.
In hallway #8, Jamie was desperately trying to get the fears he was feeling out of his head, but because he was unable to use his powers, he was overwhelmed with more fear than he would have felt if he had been able to clone himself. Jamie saw himself trying to make sure the younger mutants were doing okay under his guidance, but all of a sudden he saw them disappear into thin air; there was no evidence saying what had happened to them. He began to panic, and when he tried to explain that it wasn't his fault, Xavier didn't listen; didn't even give Jamie the benefit of the doubt. He threw Jamie out of the Institute and on his own once more, leaving Jamie to fend for himself on the bigoted streets of Bayville.
Jamie then saw himself being abused by his father once more, like when he was younger, but instead of managing to get away by escaping out of his bedroom window onto the fire escape and into the protection of the Xavier Institute his father found him trying to escape and slashed him. This caused clones to pop out of Jamie's body. Before he could try and plea with his father for help, he was slashed again and again with various kitchen knives, utensils, and anything else that his father found to beat him with. Jamie was left to bleed to death on the floor of his apartment.
Dorian, a young Morlock, was also in hallway #8, and like everyone else was screaming in pain at the images that appeared in his head. Dorian, a.k.a. Leech, is 20 years with pale green skin that sometimes looks like scales, light brown hair, and gray eyes. He is about 5 feet 3 inches tall, and is originally from Bayville New York. He became a Morlock at the age of 11, when the Friends of Humanity murdered his mother, and Callisto found him and took him in.
Dorian's personality is that of a shy person who would much rather try to settle things peacefully than fight for what needs needed. He is silent most of the time, only speaking to his closest friends, but when prompted, will talk and answer questions. He looks up to Evan, and one day hopes to be like him, and be able to stand up to his enemies on his own and get revenge for his mother's murder.
Dorian's ability's that of being to mentally negate any mutant's ability for a short period, along with any human power source. Dorian is able to control the length of time a mutant power is negated, but when it comes to human power sources, it lasts only a short time. Dorian was always picked on because of his skin color, and therefore grew up without many friends. The ones he had abandoned him when they found out he was a mutant.
He was the one who ultimately defeated Apocalypse the first time, indirectly, when Rogue took his powers and used them to imprison Apocalypse in his tomb for all time. Dorian is one of the most powerful mutants in the world, although he doesn't know it, because of his ability. The Friends of Humanity desperately want him, but the Morlocks keep him safe.
Dorian's uniform/clothes consist of torn dark blue jeans, a light green shirt covered by a dark brown and green cargo jacket, in which he gathers supplies for the Morlocks and himself. He also wears white sneakers that have holes in them.
Dorian is able to do reconnaissance with Façade because he is able to stop any human's gun from working for a short period so he and the rest of the scouting team can get away.
Dorian could only scream as he watched his best friends Artie and Torpid being shot to death by the Friends of Humanity (FOH); he didn't have the courage to try and stop their murders from happening. Dorian then saw their murderers riddle their already dead bodies with more bullets. He was then forced to watch his hero, Evan, being ripped to shreds by lasers that cut through his armor, and he was then decapitated. Dorian was frozen in place; these gruesome images replayed in front of his eyes over and over, causing his body to become more and more numb. Dorian couldn't bring himself to help; he couldn't blink as watched the massacre in front of his eyes happen again and again.
The image then switched to Dorian's laughing maniacally as he saw himself negating the mutant abilities of his fellow Morlocks, despite their pleas of how they were his family. He then got his hands on a laser gun and began shooting the Morlocks, one by one. He ignored their pleas for mercy, and his laughing rose to an insane pitch. He then saw himself laughing even more as he shot his hero and idol Evan in the chest, then personally decapitated the spiked mutant, his head rolling off of the edge of the land and into the grimy water that floated through the Morlocks' home.
In hallway #9 Artie Maddicks, a young Morlock like Dorian, was screaming in pain as he felt the poison he usually spat out begin to burn some of his tissue, as he was unable to sweat or spit it out. Artie is 20 years old and is Dorian's best friend. He is about 5 feet 2 inches tall, with light brown hair, black eyes, and pale white skin that is made up of scales. Artie is originally from Albany, New York, and came into the Morlocks a few years ago when he hopped a freight train to escape those whom he called his "family". Evan found him, and since then he has been a valued member of the Morlock community.
Artie, like Dorian, is shy with people he's just met, but he warms up quickly, and will talk up a storm, using both telepathic thoughts and hand gestures. Artie's unable to talk because of his mutation, and so he's found alternate ways to communicate: by thought and with sign language. He, Dorian, and Torpid, hang out all the time, and are like their own group of friends.
Artie's mutation is that of being able to slither like a snake, as seen by his black fork-tipped tongue, white scaly skin, and his ability to move along the floor with unmatched silence. Artie's also able to spit out black poison that can burn through any substance, even flesh, and is constantly emitting it through his sweat pores.
Artie's lack of speech comes from his tongue and the poison that can be emitted at any moment without warning. Artie is sometimes unable to touch because of the poison, but knows that sometime he will be able touch and talk again like he used to be able to. He is also able to project illusions and communicate telepathically. ((Artie is one of my favorite minor characters, so I decided to give him some brand-new abilities)).
His uniform/ordinary clothes are that of light khaki pants, a black turtleneck that is worn and has holes in it, a black jacket, and light brown shoes, all of which help him to not let any of the poison touch anyone by accident.
Artie is one of the protectors of the Morlocks like Evan, and is one of them because of his ability to spit poison at an enemy. He often burns the enemy's guns before they are even fired off, and has saved many a Morlock's life because of this.
Artie was screaming as he saw his parents' beating of him when he was younger, and how he accidentally poisoned his father when he was beaten with a belt by emitting it from his skin. Artie tried to apologize, but they didn't listen, and he ran. He hopped a freight train, forever unable to go back to his family again. This time, however, he was unable to escape as the train never left the station. Artie tried to convince the engineer to move the damn train and get them out of the situation but before the engineer could even begin to prep the train to move the mob caught him. The mob pulled him off of the train and dragged him through the town, mocking him, and finally burning him at the stake.
Another image came into his mind that frightened him even more: he saw his hero, Evan, and his best friends Torpid and Dorian being captured by the Friends of Humanity. Artie tried to help them; to free them from captivity, but when he tried to help he saw them shot before his very eyes. Even Evan's armor, thick as it was, didn't stop his death or Dorian's powers from stopping the lasers from killing them, leaving gaping holes in their heads and chests. Artie then tried to run, to warn the other Morlocks about the oncoming danger, but was shot down with a laser in the back of the head, falling facedown on the hard, cold steel floor of the containment center.
Kurt was screaming, cursing in German randomly, as his tail went back and forth at a furious pace as he tried to rid his mind of the images that had taken root there. Kurt could smell the smoke that was coming from the fire at the foot of the stake his hometown in the German Alps. They were trying to burn him to death for looking like a demon and for being a "witch", even though he was a pious Catholic. However, unlike what had really taken place Kurt couldn't manage to teleport himself free from the ring of fire that now surrounded him. Kurt screamed as the flames licked at him without end and slowly let him burn to death.
He then saw himself and Amanda on a date at one of the only restaurants in New York that would allow mutants to be their customers. Kurt and Amanda were having a great time- they were by themselves, there was no one else there to bother them, and Amanda's parents had finally accepted Kurt as Amanda's love interest. Just as Kurt was about to ask Amanda to marry him he saw Erik come flying in the front doors and directly to their table. Erik kidnapped Amanda and flew out of the restaurant with her. Kurt ran after her, and froze as he realized that Erik was planning to kill Amanda to get to him. Kurt teleported to where he felt Amanda was; her aura radiating distress, fear, and shock. When Kurt got to where Amanda's aura was situated he was greeted with her lifeless body, a metal stake going straight through her chest and into her heart. Kurt broke down crying immediately, not caring who saw him or happened next.
In hallway #10, Sam clutched his head as he struggled to not show how much he was hurting, but failed when a scream escaped his lips. He saw his family being cornered in the barn on their farm, and even though his sister Paige was there, her mutation did nothing to help them. Sam was cannonballing there as fast as he was able to, but as he approached the farm, he heard screaming. He panicked and sped up, but when he got there he saw it was too late; the barn had been burned to the ground and even though he saw his sister in the form of a rock, he knew instinctively that she was dead. He was the only one left standing; the one who had to bury them on their farm. He fell to his knees and cried.
He then saw himself and Tabitha at the mall, where he was being a gentleman and carrying her bags. He was just going to ask her on a date when Sabretooth burst through a wall and ran towards Tabitha. Sam tried to knock him away but failed when he saw Sabretooth slash Tabitha's chest and then rip out her heart, right in front of him. The feral mutant then left, after having thrown Tabby's torn up heart on the tiled floor of the mall, laughing as Sam tried to keep the tears in, but was unable to as he saw one of his best-friends and girlfriend die in front of his eyes.
Tabitha screamed as she saw her father- whom she considered insane- appear before her eyes and demand her to steal a million dollars from the Bayville Bank. When she refused she was told that she had to do it or he would kill everyone at the Institute, and especially torture her boyfriend Sam while she would be forced to watch. Tabby agreed, but when she brought the money to her father he merely smirked and pressed a button on a controller he took out of his jacket pocket. Tabby then heard an explosion and spun around, watching as the Institute blew up in a column of black smoke. Tabby collapsed to her knees, crying as she realized that her whole family at the mansion was now gone, and she would be forced to live with her insane father once more; this time with no chance of escaping.
Tabitha then saw herself hanging out with the Brotherhood and Acolytes, Sam having been gracious enough to accompany her. She then heard a metal whirring outside, and the mutants inside tensed up. Before they could run or even prepare for battle Tabby saw a dozen metal stakes fly through the window and strike all her friends- past and present- dead on the spot. She felt tears well up at the sight of their corpses, and then saw Sam step in front of her as he took a stake that had been meant for her. He fell backwards and Tabby caught him, falling to her knees because of the weight of Sam's body. Tabby let the tears fall down her face for all those who now lay dead. She then felt herself get hit and knew she was going to join her friends.
In hallway #11, Ray desperately clutched his head to drown out the images he was seeing, but screamed when he saw those he considered his family at the mansion at a reunion five years in the future. As Ray was talking with Amara he heard a whirring sound and looked up into the clear blue sky, where he saw a dark shape approaching. A Sentinel was approaching, and although all the mutants present at the mansion attacked they were all killed by the combination of a deflection shield and laser guns. When the robot finally fell, Ray saw himself to be the only one left alive, the bodies of all his friends and family on the front lawn of the mansion. Ray fell to his knees and punched the ground, letting tears fall to the ground, adding to the guilt he felt at not having helped the Morlocks when they were attacked years ago. Ray felt himself to be a coward; this was something that would never leave him; not as long as he lived.
He then saw himself and Amara out on a date, which he considered strange, as they had never really talked much after he started seeing Tabitha a while back. Just as Ray was about to lean in for a kiss from the Nova Roman princess he saw Pyro burn through the movie screen at the cinema and head straight for Amara. Ray tried to protect her but was knocked aside by John's flame creatures, and could only watch helplessly as Amara was carried away by the maniac Australian. He found her body hours later, battered and broken, in front of the Institute's gates. He broke down and cried, not caring who saw him.
Lexie was desperately trying to get rid of the feeling needles put into her, rendering her unconscious. She saw herself back at the now rebuilt base of HYDRA. She felt all her memories of her new life, her friends, her father, and boyfriend being erased from her mind. When the brainwashing was done Lexie was sent to kill all the people who had meant so much to her, and kill them she did. No emotion showed on her face as she carried out her assigned task, killing each person one by one.
Lexie then saw herself on a date with Pietro, a moonlight picnic in the park. Just as he was about to propose to her both Erik and Logan burst onto the scene from their hiding places in the bushes around the two young adults and attack them. Lexie felt herself being twisted about by Erik because of the metal coating her bones, and saw Pietro being gored by her father. When they left Lexie crawled over to her now dead boyfriend, and cried when she saw the beautiful diamond engagement ring she had been about to accept lying, now covered in his blood, in his outstretched left hand.
In hallway #12, Warren Worthington III, his dark blue skin sweating profusely as he desperately tried to rid himself of his nightmares. He uses his alias, ArchAngel, to try and promote good human-mutant relations, although he knows it was much easier when he had his white, angelic wings and not his metal wings that he had now. His shoulder-length bright hair hung tangled around his shoulders and his normally bright blue eyes were glazed over with pain and sleep-deprivation. He had not been able to sleep for three days; not since he had been captured while stretching his wings over the New York City skyline.
Warren saw himself being shot at as he tried to escape the FOH, who were flying helicopters, in the sky when they ambushed him while he was over the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. He felt his wings become useless as he was hit between the shoulder blades, and then Warren began a nosedive towards the earth below. He tried to pull up numerous times but no matter how hard he tried he was unable to. Warren soon heard himself make impact with the hard ground below him and then he remembered no more.
Warren then saw himself on a date with his current girlfriend Betsy Braddock at a ritzy nightclub in London. Just as he was about to ask her to dance Erik came in through the walls and, laughing maniacally, took a metal table off of where it was bolted on the floor and threw it at the two mutants. Warren got out of the way in time, but the gigantic table crushed Betsy. Warren yelled her name and ran over to her, throwing the table off her. Warren choked up when he saw her mangled and dead body. Warren's eyes filled with anger and he took off after Erik, dodging all the magnetic waves sent his way. However, he couldn't dodge them all and ended up being sent on a one-way-ticket to the bottom of the Thames River, tied to a metal statue that Erik had had the courtesy to give him as a present.
Rex desperately tried to push the images out of his head, but was unable to as he saw his two best drawings of mythic dragons come to life without his permission. They consequently began to burn his native country, and despite all his demands to heed they refused to obey. They finally came to his family, and even though Rex managed to get one dragon back into its drawing the other one left burned his family to a crisp. Rex fell to his knees in shock, too paralyzed to notice the flames coming towards him.
Rex then saw himself approaching Tyne, in hopes of asking her out on a date, when he saw Devon beat him to it. Rex was left stupefied when Tyne said yes, and dejectedly watched them walk away, hand-in-hand. When he confronted Devon later, they began to fight over Tyne, who was trying to stop the fight from the sidelines. One of Rex's drawings got out of control and attacked Tyne, leaving her hurt. Rex was so mortified that he hurt someone he had feelings for and ran away from the Institute and never came back.
Hallway #13 found Roberto yelling as he saw his family in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil openly revealing that he was a mutant to the media. His face was plastered all over the newspapers, and when interviewed Roberto lost his temper. He shifted into his solar form and shot solar beams from his hands, killing the reporters there and consequently his father, whom he knew had done the whole thing to spite him for abandoning the family path of becoming a stock investor to become a famous soccer player.
Roberto then saw himself kissing Rahne after she had accepted his marriage proposal in the woods of the Institute when the wolves keeping guard over the couple howled a warning. Both adults were on their feet in minutes, and they rushed to see the problem. They found themselves face to face with a Sentinel, and they attacked. Roberto was knocked to the ground, and heard Rahne scream. He got up and saw her being attacked with laser beams coming from the robot's eyes. Roberto took to the air and rammed into the machine with all his strength, felling it to the ground. He then rushed to Rahne, and held her as she died in his arms, wearing the engagement ring he had bought for her and just moments before placed on her left ring finger, tears falling from his eyes.
Betsy Braddock was screaming in horror as she kept reliving images she had been seeing for the past three days, her waist-length, dark purple hair falling in a tangled mess around her shoulders, out of its customary braid. Her usually bright amethyst eyes now a glazed maroon and her light red, jagged scar shining brightly from the top of her left eye to the edge of her chin because of the amount of psychic energy Betsy was unknowingly releasing.
Betsy screamed at the top of her lungs on seeing the Muir Island Research Facility under attack. Betsy rushed out to try and save the younger mutants, but was roughly pushed aside by a Sentinel. She landed on her left leg and heard a sickening 'crunch' emanate from it. She tried to stand on it but fell back to her knees. She saw the sun overhead and her shadow appeared behind her. She closed her eyes and traveled through the shadows, ending up on top of the Sentinel. Betsy formed a handful of her psychic knives, and just as she was about to ram them into the robot its head turned 180 degrees, causing Betsy to lose what little balance she had and fall off the Sentinel's head and shot her with lasers. Betsy flew through the air and off the cliff the research facility was on and crashed into the jagged rocks hidden beneath the ocean's surface.
The image then switched to a date between her and Warren in London on New Year's Eve. Warren and Betsy were slow dancing along with other couples, and then they kissed. When they broke apart, Warren got down on one knee and asked her to marry him. Just as Betsy was about to say yes gunshots were heard outside. Everyone rushed outside and the FOH was there, shooting lasers and bullets like there was no tomorrow. When they were done the FOH drove away and only Betsy was left standing, while everyone else was dead on the ground. Betsy fell to her knees and cried on the chest of the now dead Warren, the ring he had been planning to give her in his right hand.