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Andromeda:Tell me when it's over.
Nerissa: Oh stop complaining already!
Andromeda:Make me
Nerissa:Make me make you
Andromeda: Make me make you make me
Nerissa:Make me make you make me make you.
Andromeda:Make me make you make me make you make me.
Nerissa:Make me make you make me make you make me make you
Andromeda: Make me make you make me make you make me make you ma-
Me: Shut up and let them read already!
Andromeda and Nerissa: Make us!
Me: *groans* never mind!
Chapter 30
Holding out
"Take a walk you said…" Andromeda grumbled as she struggled against her bonds," Go visit April and Father, you said! Well, fine mess your bird-brained ideas put us in!"
"Hey, how was I supposed to know they were keeping an eye on April's apartment?!"
Daphne complained as she tried to break out of her own bonds.
Andromeda growled low in her throat," I hate this! Damn it, I hate labs! I hate scientists! And I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate,-"
"-That's a lot of hate, Andromeda. I rather suspect you exaggerate"
The two girls jumped in surprise as their captor, Agent Bishop, walked in, a smug smile on his face.
Andromeda growled," What the hell do you want with us, scumbag?!"
Bishop laughed quietly," Your DNA. Specifically, your rather unique and superb mutations."
Andromeda rolled her eyes," Oh puh-leese. Don't you have an election to win or something?!"
"I have never had an intention to run for any sort of goverment office other then the one i hold, which technically is rather classified and therefore, there is no need for me to collect votes of any kind, Ms. Munroe." Bishop informed her.
Andromeda only responded with dark, black profanity, which Bishop decided to ignore.
Daphne chirped," You know, when our boyfriends find out you're holding us for some sort of evil and perverted experiment, they are TOTALLY gonna kick your ass through the roof!"
Bishop gave her a cold smile," Haven't they told you about me? And besides, though they have been quite an annoyance in the past, they've never been able to thwart my intentions."
Andromeda snarled," Shut up! Shut the FUCK up!"
Daphne whistled," Yeah, you've been hanging out with Raphael too much."
"Shut up, Daphne! Bishop, I swear, when I break out, I'm going to ram my foot down your throat so hard, you'll see it come out your-"
"Um, Andromeda? That's really gross." Daphne piped up.
Andromeda snarled," Whatever!"
Suddenly, a machine hummed to life, and a robotic arm moved, scanning them from all directions, collecting information about their physical matiriel which was transmitted to a computer.
Daphne squirmed as she piped up," How come Andromeda hasn't been able to break out of her bonds if she's supposed to be the Hulk? i mean, she's pretty upset right now, you know..."
"Unlike our dear Mr. Bruce Banner, Andromeda's abilities are limited when a certain drug is introduced into her blood stream. It mellows the reaction between her hormonal responses to the mutations in her DNA."
"Say who?" Daphne looked puzzled.
Andromeda rolled her eyes," It means I'm high, Daphne, ok?! Sheesh..."
"O-oh." Daphne frowned at this.
Andromeda turned back to Bishop," What the hell did you do with Eos and Calypso?!"
Bishop turned to her," Is that the female croc's name? Have you introduced her to Leatherhead yet?" a sly smile graced his mouth and Andromeda screamed," ANSWER MY FUCKIN' QUESTION!!!!"
Bishop smirked," my, but you are hot-tempered. Don't worry, they're unharmed at the moment. I'm still decideding what to do with the female croc, and I'm curious about studying Eos's DNA a bit further before I introduce it into any of my test subjects."
"Test subjects… oh gods! You're going to mutate other men?!" Andromeda shrieked.
Bishop rubbed his ear and said quietly," That's not entirely accurate. I plan to create an army of super-soldiers. Somehow, an unknown source was able to give me a sample of what they were able to do with the two different mutations that you provided. Super strength and telekinetic control over another's blood-flow to the heart."
Daphne squeaked," It's not our fault! We never meant to hurt anyone!"
Bishop gave a detached chuckle," I never said you did."
Daphne pouted," I never said you said we did!"
Bishop rolled his eyes," It's going to take more then that to draw me into your mindless chatter, Daphne."
She squeaked," Mindless?! He called me mindless!"
Andromeda wryly replied," If I didn't hate him so much, I think I'd agree."
Daphne nodded before her eyes widened and she pouted,"Hey! That's rude!"
Bishop finished downloading the information from their blood and shrugged as he looked over his shoulder," You'll be seeing a lot of me in the future. So, try not to miss my company too much."
"PERVERT!" Screamed Andromeda as he left.
Daphne sighed," Too bad you're all high on that drug Bishop was talking about."
Andromeda grumbled," Yeah tell me about it."
Daphne cocked her head as an idea began to take form and she smirked," Sheesh, you're such a wimp, Andromeda."
"Don't start, Daphne. I don't want to hear it."
"You couldn't bust outta here if our lives were at stake. Oh wait, our lives ARE in danger!"
Andromeda snarled," You'd better shut up, Daphne, I'm not kidding with you!"
***
Eos couldn't help staring.
The turtle girl sitting across from her was just so different looking, and yet, beautiful all at once.
Her brown skin was like moca coffee, and her hair was like cream. Her plastron and even her shell were silvery white, and her dark green eyes were like the sea.
"You're Sybil Deluge?"
"yes… I am." The girl was also staring at Eos, spluttering," I didn't know there were others like me!"
"Well, neither did I." Eos said wryly," I mean, I and my sisters thought we were the only ones."
Sybil sighed," It sucks, not being able to… to go out like regular people."
Eos smiled kindly," You seem like you've been through a lot… but how did Bishop find out about you?"
Sybil sighed," My stupid album cover! Damn it, I thought maybe people would find that idea unique! A sea-spirit being a humanoid turtle! I mean, the Egyptian gods were modeled after animals! Sheesh…"
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Eos nodded in sympathy. She still had her ability to fly, but she was not strong enough to break out of the holding cage they had thrown her in. Calypso had given up on trying to break out of her cage. The bars were charged with electricity, too, so she did more harm then good trying to break out.
Sybil tucked her feet in under her and slowly asked," How many of us are there?"
Eos smiled softly," Me, my three sisters, my three brothers, my boyfriend, my mentor, Calypso's boyfriend, and… one other guy we just met."
Sybil's jaw had dropped as she rapidly tried to count on her fingers.
"Oh my gosh! There's 13 of us?!"
"Essentially."
The brown haired girl swallowed hard as she asked," What do the guys look like?"
Eos suddenly had an idea. It was a hunch, and she slowly responded," Sybil, I've got some news for you. And it may be hard."
Sybil closed her eyes and seemed to brace herself.
"The dude we just met is a mutant sea-turtle."
Sybil's eyes flew open, as Eos continued," He's pale, with reddish-brown scales and dark grey eyes. He's got brown-red hair and he's really, really tall, from what my boy-friend told me."
Sybil's hand flew to her mouth, her eyes were huge and she whispered," Are you… are you telling me the truth?"
"Yes, I am. I swear it, Sybil. Why? It seems like you… know this guy."
"What's his name?!" Sybil suddenly begged, her whole expression pleading.
Calypso answered her question," His name is Mars Inferno."
Sybil closed her eyes and murmured the name to herself, as if relishing every sound.
Eos leaned up against the clear walls and asked." Have you seen him before?"
Sybil, eyes still closed, smiled in ecstasy as she replied," Once upon a dream."
Eos and Calypso stared.
"Who did, say what?!" Eos blurted.
Sybil murmured," When I turned thirteen, I started dreaming… I dreamt I stood on an barren rock that jutted from the sea… I was looking for someone I didn't know. And then, I saw him. He was standing in the midst of the sea. Fire burned all around him. And he was trying to rescue me. I reached for him, but I could not touch him… and I could not speak. He seemed to try to speak, but I couldn't hear him. I've dreamt this every night since then… and I am eighteen now." She finished.
"How the shell is it that everyone mutant we've met is our age?" Calypso asked quietly.
"It was a mutant baby-boom. I don't know." Eos retorted slightly.
Sybil smiled faintly," I finally know that I was not going crazy… all those years… and now, I'm STUCK here!"
"How did you even get mixed up with that madman?" Calypso spoke without emotion, though her words betrayed her anger.
"Honestly? I don't know. My parents told me that they found me, in an alley. I was like, maybe four years old, maybe younger. Anyways, they saved my life. But they didn't understand where my skin coloring came from. I'm lucky they found me." Sybil added with a smile.
Eos was still puzzling over something.
"How is it that you dreamed of Mars?"
Sybil shrugged," I have no idea… by the way, how did YOU get mixed up with Bishop?"
"No clue really. We were going to visit a friend, but someone was watching her apartment and we all got tranced and shipped off to wherever we happen to be right now."
"That sucks."
"Yep."
Sorry to leave it there, but i'm still working out details of the obvious rescue that must occur.
Andromeda:Hell, yes!
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