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Chapter 11 Interrogation part 2
Tears started forming/ in her eyes, "Confused, lonely, and miserable I had no one I was alone to fend for myself with no support, only with these stupid powers."
Peter felt for the girl, both of them almost had similar backgrounds, falling victim to bullying in school, getting strange powers all of a sudden and finally losing a loved one suddenly. For once in his life Peter could actually relate to someone.
Angelica continued with her story, "Then when I was 14 she found me."
She went silent again, Xavier curious persisted, "And do tell who is SHE?"
"Emma Frost…" She replied
Xavier looked at her, "When did you meet Emma official?"
"It was when I was 14 it's been 3 year since I met her, she came one day to my house explaining to father that in Boston there was an opportunity to help me with this accursed powers of mine." She looked down in dismay, "Father neglected me, always beat me for no reason and when he was drunk he…he…he…"
Angelica swallowed, the tears ran down her face as she recalled those dreadful memories Xavier sensed a force of dread coming from her, apparently what she was about to say next was going to do either two things one, bring back unpleasant memories or two shut her down completely.
"Angelica…" Xavier grabbed her hands patting them gently, "If you don't feel comfortable sharing than don't say it, I'm not prying things that will make you uncomfortable, I just want to know where Scott, Kurt and Kitty are, understand?"
She wiped her eyes nodding, she took a deep breath before speaking again, "*coughs* I…was taken to the Massachusetts Academy for training, that's probably where your students are heading to right now."
"Hmm…very well thank you."
Angelica nodded as Xavier let her hand go, she recoiled it back to herself wrapping it around herself, and it was obvious that those memories were very unpleasant to her. Jean went over hugged her feeling sympathy for the girl, Angelica accepted it.
"The Professor seems nice from what Emma says."
"Yeah, he tries to help people like us with this special gifts, it's not easy for the public to understand us."
Angelica scoffed, "Gifts? More like burdens."
"It's only a burden unless you want it to be." Jean said, "Look I know we got off on the wrong foot but I willing to put this behind me and move on, my name is Jean Grey, I'm a telepath."
Angelica smiled at her generosity, "Angelica Jones also known as Angel or Anj, pleasure to meet you Jean."
She looked over to Spider-Man, "Who's your friend with the webs is he a mutant too?"
"Friend no, acquaintance yes and being a mutant he is not, nor is he human."
Angelica looked puzzled, "What do you mean?"
Xavier was once again stumped, if three years ago Angelica powers were manifesting, how is it that Cerebro had not detected her? That was an issue for a later date for now his attention turned to the wall crawler as he was or should I say hanging with his back to the wall, "Well then Spider-Man I don't mean to ask for a favor but I'm in dire need of your services."
"Say no more professor I'm here to help in best way I can." He said with a thumbs up
Xavier accepted it, though something was off about Spider-Man, he couldn't place it, the wall crawler seemed to have his personality in check yet on the other hand he sensed a presence. He was about to do a scan when Logan came in his office suited up in an orange and black suit.
"Hey Chuck, the birds ready to fly whenever you are."
"Very well, let's go and make haste."
15 minutes into the flight
Storm was piloting the stealth jet with Logan as her co-pilot and Xavier in back in them with Jean in the seat next to them. Firestar and Spider-Man sat next together impressive with inside of the jet.
"Got hand to you Professor, this is sweet ride, sure beats web-slinging by a mile." Peter said
Logan turned to face the costumed hero, "This is an RS-150 Blackbird from S.H.I.E.L.D."
"S.H.E.I.L.D?" Anj asked dumbfounded, "You don't mean the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division?" "I'm surprised you managed memorize that. And yes it the same one." "How on earth did you acquire an RS-150 from the world's toughest security place?" Anj asked
Logan smirked, "You see I've got connection inside of S.H.E.I.L.D. bub and there am not no way I'm giving you his name, I'll tell you this we go back, and I mean way back since World War II with Captain America."
"Captain America you mean the first Avenger." Spider-Man had stars in eyes, "Dude I got like every single Captain America trading card, lunch box and underwear, action figure."
All eyes turned to the web-head who was scratching his head in embarrassment, "I probably said too much…"
Anj, Storm, and Jean let out a small giggle, while Xavier shock his head in amusement smirking, Logan on the hand, "Bub there's something wrong with you if you every single thing that says Captain America."
Peter sank down his chair
'Smooth Parker, real smooth…'
'Shut up…'
Angelica couldn't help but feel sympathy for Spidey, she patted his hand. He looked at her and she gave him a small smile.
"Angelica."
"Yes Professor?"
"We need to know what to expect when we arrive at the academy."
For the rest of the way Angelica explained to the X-Men including Spider-Man what to except at the academy.
Location: Massachusetts
The helicopters arrived at the Academy located in Snow valley, once they were there The Lords Cardinal were waiting. The Lords Cardinal consisted of Sebastian Shaw the Black King, Emma Frost the White Queen, Donald Pierce the White Bishop and finally Selene Gallio the Black Queen, the four of them waited for the return of the Hellions and the knights as Thunderbird said that they captured Kitty Pride and Xavier's group of students.
They were most pleased, now with Xavier students in their grasp they could brain wash them and make them join their side for their cause.
They watched patiently as the Knights were helping their kin off the copters, they noted that some of them were injured, other were coming off with webbing which was surprising, while a small portion came unharmed.
Emma counted the Hellions as they brought the prisoners to them in incubators, 'Thunderbird, Roulette, Empath…wait…where's Firestar?'
"Our mission was complete success my lords." Thunderbird said with a bow, "Though we did have a bit of trouble we lost Angelica and the Phoenix during the fight by a mysterious mutant."
"Oh, what did this mutant look like?" asked Selene eyeing them carefully
"No sabemos (we don't know) what he looks like, all we heard was a male voice." Empath flicked hat upward to reveal his eyes
"You guys are pathetic, at least I got a good look at him." Roulette said, "He was man with a black suit with a white spider in the middle. I believe we encountered the Spider-Man."
"This throws a wrench in the plan, we cannot move on with our plans for world domination without Phoenix force." Sebastian said with displeasure, "That is the key to bring the world to its knees without government interference."
"That hasn't stopped us before Shaw for now these mutants will do and we will have to reprogram them to obey off and erase the teaching of Charles Xavier from their young minds." That comment came from Donald Pierce
"What of Firestar?" Emma interjected, she was her student and she needed her for other plans
"She was useless from the start Emma I don't understand why you wasted your time and energy with her."
"She had potential Selene." Emma spat back, "She would have made a fine Hellion."
"Keyword there 'had'…once we Xavier's students in our control, you'll forget about your useless student." Selene turned her back as she went back to the academy, "She was nothing more than a weapon and once a weapon is not needed anymore it is quickly disposed."
Emma narrowed her eyes at her retreating back, 'you'll get what's coming to you Selene this I promise.'
The blonde soon turned her attention to the Hellions, "Bring them down to the lab, so we begin reprogramming. And Empath."
"Yes my queen…"
"I want to speak to you in private." She said darkly
5 minutes before destination
"Is everyone clear on the plan?" Charles said
The group nodded, the plan was for Firestar and Spider-Man to infiltrate the academy to find the lab that Kurt, Scott and Kitty were going to be in while the X-Men will wait for the signal signifying that the young students are safe.
They agreed that whatever they could find was to notify that the X-Men students were safe with one shot and two shots meaning that they were safe however they ran into trouble.
Angelica on the other hand felt like a traitor to Emma, if it wasn't for she would not be able to control her powers however she was in 'enemy' hands with a weather manipulator, two powerful telepath's, a psychopath with claws and someone who isn't a mutant nor was he human but can put her down with webbing.
In her case she had no choice but to help them, one she knew kidnapping was not right and the Hellions took Kitty code name 'Shadow Cat' by force, two these were teenagers her age who still didn't understand how to use their powers properly making her feel twice as bad.
"We're here."
Spidey and a now masked Firestar made their way to the back, Storm pushed a button camouflaging the jet to avoid detection from radar once they were above the roof. Firestar told them they would have to move fast to avoid infrared sonar, with the back hanger opened Spidey was about to jump when he noticed Angelica's worried face.
"You afraid of heights?" He asked
She shook in fear, unable to speak. Spider-Man sighed he brought her close to him by wrapping his arms around her waist. She looked into his white hue of his eyes, "Just look at me and everything will be fine."
She did as she was told, no sooner than she did wind started hitting her face, her concentration broke as they fell to the roof. She hugged the wall crawler tightly closing her eyes in fear, then suddenly the wind started to decrease in speed, she popped open one eye to see a parachute made of webbing was gently yet quickly making their way onto the roof.
Once down Peter looked back at sky giving an OK sign with his fingers. The jet lifted up and vanished.
"Ummm…you can let go now." Spidey said.
"Huh…oh!" Firestar quickly let go as her face heated with a crimson color, "Come the vent is this way."
Spider-Man used his spider sense to make the roof wasn't booby-trapped, luckily it wasn't as he was led to a wall with a metal vent. It was big enough for the two of them to crawl in, so being the gentle man, "Ladies first."
The redhead girl sighed as she went in on all fours, it was dark so illuminated the place with her powers. Spider-Man had a feeling that was going to be a problem in the near future, he crawled in the shaft while placing back the metal vent leaving no traces that people were there.
Once they were a good distant in Angelica led Spidey to the lab, she explained to Spider-Man that Emma had made go through the vents in order to memorize the location in order to sneak in places if needed, though she quickly added that it was only a training exercise.
Peter explained that sometimes he used vents to sneak into places at times surprising the girl. A bit down the shafts of the vents they heard a feminine voice and male voice arguing with each other.
"I know those voices anywhere." She whispered, "Ms. Frost office is on the 7th floor and I think were on the 7th near her office."
"Great the sooner we get to the lab the better." Spidey said wiping his forehead from the sweat he was producing, 'Sure is powerful warm here, and I'm sweating bullets.'
'At least you can cool off with sweat, I burn easily!'
Firestar turned off her powers as they got closer to the voices, "You did what!"
"As I said before this was four man job and we needed a fourth person, so I used my powers to manipulate Firestar emotion to do my bidding."
Angelica froze on spot a pang of hurt arose in her chest, she listened to the conversation before her.
"She was useless anyway, thinking that I loved her and it was all but a lie. I only used her to help with the mission to capture Shadow Cat nothing more, nothing less and in the end she got might have gotten herself captured if I might add so either way useless."
Angel held back a gasp as the pang of hurt ripped her heart into a million pieces. She wanted to cry right now, felt despair and guilt over having helped the Hellions cause so much trouble at the Bayville Mall.
Now she knew the truth about Empath and he what he did to her, it was no wonder why she couldn't remember some things, he manipulated her emotions causing her to fall under a trance.
Yet the worst was yet to come, as soon as he said those words he was gasping for air, "Don't you dare toy with her again Empath, or so help me I will give punishment worse than death."
Between gasped he said, "…Yeah…*gasp*…it can't…be…*gasp*…worse than what…*gasp* you had plan for her…."
"Hey what's the hold up?" Spidey said in a whisper
Firestar ignored him listening to what Empath had to say, "You were…*gasp* going to use…*gasp*…as an Assassin…*gasp*…against…Lady Selene…"
Now she went numb, the woman she trusted and looked up to as a role model was going to use to kill people?
"Where did you learn that?" Boomed Emma
"You don't think…err…the inner circle knows…?"
Both Spidey and Firestar heard coughing, and light sniffs. Touching her ankle Spidey asked her, "Hey you alright?"
Firestar sniffed lightly as she tried to contain her emotions, "Dandy…let's go…the lab is…*sighs* is on the 2nd floor…"
Spider-Man had to keep an eye out for this one, something told him for whatever reason they stopped on top of this Emma characters office through the vent affected Firestar.
LXD: Chapter 11 done and ready to go. Almost done with catching up, and hopefully something like this will not happening again in near future. Firestar learns the truth and it isn't pretty. Comment, Rate, subscribe…till the next chapter.
