He's Taken My Heart – Chapter 12: The Ultimatum
I woke up with a throbbing headache. It took me a minute to realize that I was stuck to a metal like chair with uncomfortable metal constraints. I could barely move. I had to process where I was and my situation, like how Logan taught me. I looked around and there was nothing but darkness. There was a light that shined down on me.
I tried to remember what happened before this and all I could remember was being punched in the stomach. But I was certain that the person that did this was probably Pietro. Only he can move that fast and leave his enemy that confused.
"Well, look who's awake?" I heard a woman's voice say.
"Who's there?" I asked.
"Take a wild guess, Mimic." Mystique stepped out of the darkness.
I gritted my teeth. "What do you want?"
"I come to relay a message." She walked around me in a circle.
"And what would that be?"
"An invitation to join the brotherhood."
"Fat chance."
"Knowing that Xavier has already brainwashed you, we gave you an ultimatum." With a snap of her fingers, the place lit up and it appeared we were in an abandoned warehouse. With all the lights on I could see what she meant by an ultimatum. Tied up across the room was Kurt, still unconscious. He looked pretty beat up, which made me worry. I bit my bottom lip to not scream his name in fear of what they'll do to him.
Mystique snapped her fingers again and the Blob came forward. "I know how fond you are of him, so we used as a bit of… motivation on your decision."
"What are you going to do with him?" I asked, darkly. "He still is your son."
Mystique slapped me across the face. "Silence!" She looked back and Blob and gave him sort of signal and he gave him one big punch across the face.
"Kurt, no!" I shrieked. "He's already unconscious! Let him go!"
"Not until you give me your decision." Mystique smirked.
My anger rose to a whole new level. I looked at the Blob and yelled, "Let go of him now!"
Mystique shook her head. "You really thought we would kidnap you without knowing the extent of your powers?" She leaned close to my face. "You see those ear plug he's wearing?" She directed my attention the Blob's ear. He was wearing some sort of shiny metal plug in his hear that looked like a hearing aide. "He can't hear you, or your commands. Not even telepathically."
I closed my eyes, bit my lip and clenched my fist. There was nothing I could do. Professor X, I need you.
Professor! Professor!
Yes, MiKayla, where are you and Kurt?
We've been kidnapped my Mystique and the Brotherhood. We're at some abandoned warehouse.
Okay, remain calm. We are on our way.
I opened my eyes again. First thing I saw was Kurt's unconscious body, completely limp. I tried to concentrate on his mind, trying to get him to wake up, but there was nothing. It was emptiness. I guess my powers only work if the person is conscious.
"Why do you want me to join the Brotherhood?" I looked back to Mystique.
"Oh, so naïve. Do you not realize how useful your powers are?" She asked.
"I'm well aware."
"Well then, you know why I want you to join."
"For what specific reason then?"
"Simple. To control the world and show the humans that mutant exist and we are here to stay and there is nothing they can do about it."
"Sorry, I can't even get Kurt to wake up, let alone control more than one person."
"Well, since it will take a while for your powers to mature to that state, that is why I plan to get a hand on Xavier's little mutant detector. You must know of it."
Cerebro…
I could sense Jean in my mind, assuming she's trying find me and Kurt.
Jean, Kurt's unconscious. Please hurry.
We're trying to get there as fast as we can. Just hang tight, Miki.
"There's no way you're gonna get me to use Cerebro to do your dirty work." I said.
"Fine, have it your way." Mystique signaled the Blob again. He lifted his fist.
"Kur-" My words were cut short by a cloth being wrapped around my mouth. It was Quicksilver. I couldn't watch Kurt being hurt anymore. I closed my eyes.
Suddenly, I heard some sort of blast and a heavy thud. I opened my eyes and Blob was on his back, groaning. I looked back and saw that it was Scott and the others.
"We've come to take back what's ours, Mystique!" Scott said.
"Good luck with that!" Quicksilver said, standing in the way between me the others. Avalanche, Toad and Blob joined him as well.
Mystique shape-shifted into a bird and flew away. What a coward.
The others struggled with the Brotherhood. Jean used her psychic blasts to push Blob back, Evan threw spikes at Toad, who was hopping in all kinds of directions, Kitty was dealing with Lance the best way she knows how and Rogue ran over to me and untied me.
"Where's Mystique?" she asked.
"She escaped." I said, simply. "But Kurt is unconscious still."
Once I was untied, Rogue and I ran right over to Kurt. I felt my heart sink deeper and deeper the longer it took to get him untied from this stupid chair. I don't know how long he's been out of it. Heck, I don't even know how long it's been. It had to be close to midnight. I shook my head at the matter because Kurt was finally free. Rogue and I carried him out of the warehouse. The Brotherhood had been subdued and the X-men retreated to the X-Jet.