Alright everyone, I had to take a cue from the X Men comic book verse to help me with the cult storyline. The character "Romulus" exists in the comic books and he is as I describe him here. For more info on Romulus, run an internet search. Just know I did not make him or his abilities up. He is the result of some genius at Marvel.
In preparation for Victor's visit to her hotel room, Marie went to a department store, where she spent fifty of the $500 she had left to her name. She bought her first ever piece of lingerie. It was a red, ultra short satin night gown with matching robe that felt like butter against her skin.
She had no clue as to why she was doing this...she never thought she'd be preparing to sleep with a man after only one date.
At the same time, at one of Victor's properties, he was holding a "service" with his faithful followers, the way they'd done every other Friday night for years.
They were all mutants who'd felt persecuted or alienated by their human counterparts in some way. The cult, also known as "The Mutant Brethren", was a secret society whose existence was only heard of through word of mouth exposure.
Ancient documents which the Brethren used as their guides and bibles were written by the father of their cult, an ancient, powerful mutant named Romulus. He was considered to be the last of the "pure" mutants whose blood hadn't mingled with their homo sapien counterparts and he'd been alive since Ancient Rome.
He had a powerful healing factor, super human strength, telekinetic abilities and claws similar to the ones Victor had to keep cut so that he fit in with the human-dominated modern world.
Romulus was a perfect mutant. All strength, no weakness.
He had canine-like features that were very similar to Logan and Victor's wild hair and fangs.
According to the Brethren's books, he didn't die, he simply passed on to another world sometime after the Middle Ages. Before he did, he proclaimed that his likeness would return when his son, thought to be Victor, sired a child with a woman who fit Marie's exact description, right down to her favorite foods.
Since then, the Brethren had a devoted, but elite, following. They were always on the lookout for the mother who would usher Romulus' likeness back into their world, thus "saving" the mutant race and finally ridding the earth of the inferior humans.
When Marie returned to her room, she ordered room service, showered and put on her lingerie. Just as she finished drying her hair, she heard a knock on the door.
She answered to find Victor standing there with a bottle of champagne and flowers. She hadn't ordered any because she forgot that 18 was the legal drinking age in most parts of Canada.
"Hi..." she said as she smiled nervously.
Victor leaned down to kiss her, then handed her the bouquet of flowers, "You look amazing."
"Thanks...are you hungry?"
Victor eyed the silver domed dishes on the table across the room and shook his head before turning his hungry eyes back to hers, "I am hungry...but not for food."
Before she could say anymore, Victor had snatched her body to his for a hungry kiss. She couldn't help but weaken against him as he crushed her supple body against his chiseled physique.
He'd waited long enough. Nothing was going to stand between them anymore. The child would be conceived tonight.
Victor had set Emma up in a room adjacent to Marie's and he could only hope that the telepath was working overtime on Marie's mind.
As his lips moved to her neck, he untied her robe and slid his hands inside. He was slightly disappointed to find that his hands connected with more satin instead of the bare flesh of her stomach.
No worries...he'd have plenty of time to have sex with her while she was fully naked...but now, he needed to be inside of her.
Marie nipped at his bottom lip as he pushed her back against the bed a little bit rougher than he probably should have. Luckily, Emma's mind manipulation ensured that Marie didn't get too alarmed over his rough handling.
He grinned down at her as he removed his jacket and began opening his shirt. Victor slowly began opening his pants as he stared down at her, "I'm gonna give you a night you'll never forget."
Her eyes widened as he began kissing the inside of her thighs. She suddenly grew nervous, "Um, Victor...I'm n-no-t..."
Victor growled against her thigh and murmured, "Fuckin' telepath..."
Before Marie could ask what he said, Emma had sensed Marie's hesitation and kicked her manipulations into overdrive, slightly dulling her motor skills and increasing her sex drive.
He smirked when he saw her eyes glass over and watched her body begin to writhe as he touched her.
She bit her bottom lip, "Oh...Victor..."
Victor leaned down to lay a brief, yet hungry kiss against her lips, "Tell me you want this..."
"I want this..." she whispered breathlessly as she reached down and pushed his pants off of his hips before wrapping her legs around him.
It was about to happen...
Just as the head of his cock brushed up against her glistening wet opening, a violent explosion made him jerk from atop her.
Marie, whose mind was still under the cloud of Emma's manipulation gasped and blindly reached to cover herself.
Victor stood in front of her, growling and snarling as the culprits charged through the blasted doorway.
The first guy wore weird looking glasses and a leather outfit. The second intruder was Logan. Marie screamed his name in shock and surprise and tied the robe tighter around her waist, "Oh my god! What the fuck are you doin' here?"
Logan barely spared her a glance as he bared his teeth at the growling Victor. Marie gasped when six, 9 inch blades appeared from beneath his knuckles. Victor crouched into a fighting stance as his nails grew before Marie's eyes.
She shook her head, "What's going on here?"
Victor pushed her backwards, then suddenly charged, but a red beam shot from the unnamed intruder's visor and hit Victor square in the chest, sending him flying across the room and crashing into the room service table.
Marie screamed and covered her mouth before attempting to rush over to help Victor, but Logan snatched her back and tossed her over his shoulder before running out while Scott made sure no one followed. She kicked and fought, screaming and cursing the whole way.
To avoid the authorities who, were no doubt on their way, they rushed down the stairs of the service stairwell.
Halfway down, they heard one of the doors from the top level open, Scott glanced up to see one of Victor's minions chasing them down. As soon as the guy stuck his head over the side of the stairwell, Scott took aim and blasted him.
He rushed to catch up with Logan, who had already high tailed it outside with the hysterically screaming Marie. Within a matter of minutes, Scott was peeling out of the parking lot with Logan working to subdue Marie in the backseat.
Logan looked back just in time to see Victor burst through the door and roar in frustration when he spotted them speeding away. He turned his attentions back to Marie, who never stopped screaming.
"What are you doing! Who are you? What's wrong with you?"
Scott glanced in the rearview mirror as he drove, "Logan...she needs to calm down before we get pulled over!"
Logan sighed sadly at the trembling, shrieking Marie before taking a small bottle of chloroform out and pouring some onto a cloth. He grabbed the struggling Marie and whispered "Sorry darlin'" before putting the cloth over her mouth until she fell unconscious.
Victor hauled off and punched the mutant that happened to be unfortunate enough to be standing next to him, "I thought I told you fuckers to monitor the X Men's movement! How the hell did they end up in her hotel room?"
Raven was the only one with the courage to step forward, "You know what kind of resources they have at their disposal sir...we can't predict and watch every movement."
He paced the room, growling and muttering to himself, "I was so fucking close..."
"What now?" Emma asked quietly.
Victor turned his glaring eyes to his assembled followers, "Now...we find her before it's too late."
Marie's eyes slowly blinked open to stare at a ceiling that looked startlingly unfamiliar. She ran a hand through her messy hair and sat up a little too quickly making her head spin and throb painfully.
She began looking around the room and slowly slid out of bed before unsteadily stumbling around the room. Marie did her best to gain her bearings as she rushed toward the door.
Just as she put her hand on the handle, she heard the beep of the electronic key. When the door opened, she stumbled backwards, away from Logan, who was carrying several shopping bags.
Marie bumped up against the table and put a hand on her head, "What in the hell is going on?"
Logan closed the door behind him and set the bags down, "Good to see you're awake..." He walked over to the mini fridge and pulled out a bottle of water, "You've been out for a while. You should hydrate."
She narrowed her eyes at him, "I'm leaving!"
He sighed and grabbed her when she tried to march past him. She started to scream, but he clapped a hand over her mouth and looked into her eyes, "I brought you toiletries, clothes and food. I will tell you everything you need to know, but right now, you need to drink something and eat so that you lose that headache. Now...I'm gonna move my hand. You will not scream. You will not try to escape. You're going to take a bottle of water, drink it, then eat a fucking piece of fruit. Understood?"
Marie noted the stern tone of his voice and serious look in his eyes before nodding slowly. Her lips trembled as he moved his hand from over her mouth. She slowly took the bottle of water and drank thirstily before greedily devouring two bananas and a pear.
Logan tossed a bag onto the bed, "Toothbrush, toothpaste and crap are in there."
She silently took the bag and headed to the shower. When she came out, freshly scrubbed and wearing nothing but a towel and wet hair, Logan averted his eyes and cleared his throat. He didn't know how in the hell he was going to concentrate on telling her the story of the cult and the child she was supposed to conceive.
"Have a seat, kid."
The casual tone of his voice was slightly comforting. He called her "kid" all the time back in Laughlin City...that simple little pet name reminded her that she was at least in the presence of someone she thought she knew.
As she took a seat on the bed, her towel rode up a little, temporarily rendering him speechless. When he finally regained his ability to speak, he sighed, "Before I start, you need to know that what I'm about to tell you is pretty hard to believe. I mean...it was hard for me to believe at first..."
"I'm sure you've got a great excuse for kidnapping me and assaulting my...my...friend."
He cleared his throat and laid out the story of the cult. She went from staring at him in disbelief to shaking her head and yelling "No" repeatedly when he got to the part about her being the one who would have to carry the evil mutant spawn.
"No! No no no no! It doesn't make any sense! Are you kidding me? I'm just a waitress!"
Logan sighed, "Kid, it makes perfect sense if you just think about it...you're a virgin and after just one date, you were ready to let him have you. Did you ever feel like you weren't thinking straight when you were around him?"
Marie blinked and looked down as she recounted the past few days. It was true...it felt like she was in a constant, hormonally charged fog when she was around Victor.
She stuttered, "He...he's a charming guy..."
"No Marie...he's not. He's an animal. The charm, the wining, the dining...it's all fake. He's an evil, power hungry animal beneath that suit. He knows he can't be who he really is around you until after the child's conceived. He acts that way because that's the only way he can be successful and fit in with today's world."
Marie stood and shook her head, "N-n-no...this can't be true. You're mistaken...you have the wrong girl..."
Logan took her hand and looked deep into her eyes, "Marie...the whole reason I was in Laughlin City, was you...I was protecting you from him...then he randomly showed up. I know he told you he was on his way to Calgary, but he never told you where he was coming from, right? There's nothing north of Calgary...there's no reason he would be passing through Laughlin City. He was there...because of you."
She swallowed hard and swayed a bit, "Logan...I feel-"
Before she could finish, she passed out and landed neatly in his arms.
"Welp...I guess she believes me now..."
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