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Post by Foley on Apr 12, 2011 23:19:20 GMT -5
Down in the depths of the base, Soul and Cerebro held each other's gaze in silence. Neither one moving, neither one taking a chance of inadvertly giving the other an open to exploit. There was history between them and they each knew exactl'?y what the other was capable of and just how vicious they could be.
"Stand down, old friend." Soul whispered harshly, "This one is mine. You don't know who he is, but I do. And I know what I owe him."
Cerebro did not blink as he slowly hovered sideways toward the door that he was trying to get to. The one just past Soul. He wasn't fooled by Soul's use of the term friend, not with everything that had happened in the past. "So why don't you enlighten me like you used to try to back in the day, 'old friend'?"
"Because you wouldn't believe me even if I did."
"Try me."
Soul knew better then to try and telepathicly enter Cerebro's mind. When they were younger, such an act would cause Soul to have one killer of a headache. He could only imagine just how stronger Cerebro had become with age and training from the foremost psi on the planet. "Sinester. Sinester and a warped clone of yourself."
"Sinester is dead. Apocalypse saw to that ten years ago after Sinester tried to killed him for once and for all."
Soul chuckled, it sounded like a dry raspy wind through the leaves, "Do you think that matters to a genetist and master cloner like Sinester? I know it's him, because he tortured me for years!!!"
"Then thats all the more reason for me to be the one who takes him down." Cerebro almost pleaded. He was slowly getting closer to the target. "You will just kill him and set in to action some new clone to return. I can take him down, bring him to justice and make sure that all the hurt and machinations he gets his jollies doing stop."
Soul thought for a moment then looked Cerebro dead in the eye. "Never could say no to you. Fine, we do this your way this time. But you fail to keep Sinester contained and he will taken care of my way."
With that Soul turned into black mist before vanishing completely. The two guards that he had taken control of fell like puppets with cut strings to the ground in heaps. Cerebro knew without even checking that they were dead, had been since the moment Soul attacked them and made them his. Cerebro knew that he would have to track down his former friend once his current mission was over. There was just too much dark in Soul for the mutant to be wandering out free. A sad thought but a prudent one.
Just as he made up his mind to get back to work Cerebro fell to the floor, his mind a sea of sheer pain. His first thought was Soul changed his mind and decided to ambush him. But he dismissed that thought after managing to open his eyes and look up to find himself staring a dark, twisted reflection of himself sneering down at him.
"Soul always did go weak as water around you," Mindwipe snarled, "Guess that's what happens when unrequieted love is betrayed. Oh the things that I found in his mind as I was tortureing him! He doesn't know if he wants to try and get you to come back or just kill you."
The pain Cerebro felt increased as Mindwipe stepped closer.
"Me, I know." the clone whispered as he leaned down to get in Cerebro's ear, "I just want to kill you so I can be the alpha 'path in the world. Then I'm going to take your life, everyone will think I'm you and once they show me all their secrets, I'm going to destroy them ever so slowly. That way as they lay dying broken and bleeding I can savour their last thoughts of how you betrayed them."
The pain amped up even more.
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Post by Fire Star on Apr 14, 2011 19:57:33 GMT -5
The new fire star screamed in pain as the ground itself seemed to be attacking her. Were was everyone? She thought? Was he wright? Was I just here for a throw away distraction?" Feeling her arm brake as she looked down in pain. Only to see an empty hole in the ground. She thought about giving up. And let the earth kill her. Who would miss her anyway? But she had come so far to let some unhappy jerk win. Maybe he was right. She would go it alone. But she was damn sure she was walking out of here alive.
The ground under her began to crack and turn red. She could feel herself it hotter. She would not stop till the rock turned to lava. Fire exploded from the column under Mondo.
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Post by dc on Apr 14, 2011 23:01:58 GMT -5
Still slicing and dicing, Wolverine yelled out a war cry as he ran to help the fire girl. "Hey Sparky!" he yelled "Use a little assistance?"
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Post by Foley on Apr 23, 2011 22:31:38 GMT -5
Mondo stumbled around looking like a piece of burning charcoal while Mammomax returned Wolverine's warcry with one of his own blasted through his trunk. Stalking forward, the elephant man somehow managed to get through the slicing thrashing arms and claws and connected with the Canadian's midsection, lifiting him up and off the ground before sending him flying through the air.
Wolverine would've have rammed into the wall if Simian had not managed to swing through the air and caught him before doind a somersault midair and landing on the ground like a star Olymipiad. "Windsweeper my look like Sofia, but she sure as hell can't dance like her!" he said with a grin.
"What does it take to get rid of you, you little monkey fart?!" Mammomax screamed.
"I'm and X-Man, hose nose," Simian replied, "It will take soooo much more then what you sorry wastes got to off one of us. Old man, you cut me up some elphant stakes while I check on Firestar." Without waiting for an answer Simian leaped over to his newest teammate. "'allo girl, better not let the boss catch ya just laying about on yer first day! Just looks plain bad!"
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Post by Fire Star on Apr 26, 2011 21:36:03 GMT -5
She lay on the ground still smoking holding her arm. Her face was covered in dirt and bits of rock in her hair. Pain throbbed through her whole body. Simian was the last person she wanted to see. "Where the hell were you," she whispered. She could have screamed it but she didn't have the strength.
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Post by Foley on Apr 27, 2011 2:36:32 GMT -5
"Oh you know me," Simian said with a lopsided grin as he helped her to her feet, "saw this psychopathic nutso girl and I just had to go dancing with her. Turned out to be the worst date ever. Speaking of worst first dates, why dont we go put Mondo out for the count?"
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Post by Fire Star on Apr 27, 2011 20:55:04 GMT -5
"We!," Robin yelled as she jerked away from him. Which proved more painful then she expected. "Where was we when I was getting killed to death by rocks. Where was we when I needed some help. Oh, off playing bad boy with some Xs of yours. Cerbro said to stay with me. Ya know, new kid here. I was fine on my own yesterday, and now I almost got my life ended by some stupid woe as me guy playing with dirt. No, I will not be some throw away newbie. Iam not the red shirt guy in Star Trek. You can go finish him, team, am out of here." Robin walked through the smoke heading for the direction of any exit she could find.
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Post by Foley on May 4, 2011 14:11:06 GMT -5
"Oh no you don't!" Mondo roared turning his arm into a stone spear, "You dont burn me and run, ya little prig!!!" The arm-spear suddenly sprang forth from the angered mutant.
Simian screamed, "Nooooooooo," and leaped forward. He landed in front of the departing Firestar, proceeded to throw her off to the side all in time for the stone spear to imple itself directly into his chest. His breast bone was shattered and his heart was pierced like a ham on a spit. Simian stood there a moment awe struck that not only had he managed to save his teammate in the nick of time, but he was still alive to see her shocked face. It was then he felt his brain shutting down in the time displaced manner that was the speed of thought. "Oh frag..." he muttered as his legs gave out from under him. Simian was dead when his skull hit the floor fractureing under his hairy skin.
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Post by Foley on May 4, 2011 14:33:47 GMT -5
Cerebro's body felt like someone had skinned him alive then immersed him in salty ocean water. Despite his pain, he was able to see Mr Sinister step out of the shadows, his face gloating with wicked pleasure.
"Good, Mindwipe," he said, "Now kill him."
The pain faded a little as Cerebro watched in shock as Sinister fell to his knees, grabbing his head in total agony. A gurgle of a scream eeked out of his lungs as he flopped down to the floor beside Cerebro.
"Oh," Mindwipe said smiling evilly, "There has been a slight change of plans, 'boss'. I'm taking over the Project and your services are no longer needed, and since the only way someone leaves the employ of the Project is in a box or a petry dish...well I'm sure you know what that means I just have to do to you."
"W-why...why?" Sinister managed to gasp out.
"Why am I doing this?" translated Mindwipe, "Simple. It's all due to my DNA."
Cerebro carefully began building mental blocks to prevent Mindwipe's telepathy from effecting him. It was slow going because he did not want his mirror twin to notice. Of course Mindwipe appeared to be more focused on bragging, even toying with his victems to truely detect Cerebro's efforts.
"You see, my dear creator," Mindwipe continued, "You failed to take into account that Cerebro wasn't always the good guy he is now. Oh, yes, you knew about his history as a force of terror when he was partnered with Soul, but did you know he used to harbor thoughts of world domination? 'Superior power breds superior ambition', my dear Sinister. And since you made me to be in Cerebro's image I have his superior power and my ambition is not only to take over this pathitic planet, but the Shi'ar, and the Kree, the Skrulls, and all the other races of the galaxy. Then the races of the Negative Zone."
"Y-y-you're mad!" Cerebro said through clenched teeth.
"All men of great vision had been called mad by those who failed to understand them or that vision," Mindwipe said smiling, "And I was given my vision by you and our friend Sinister here."
"Then I-I'm afraid I have no-no choice to stop you since I inspired you!" Cerebro replied before sending a powerful backwash of psionic energy through the link the Mindwipe established in order to torture him. The lashing out sent Mindwipe flying down the corrider partways into one of the walls.
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Post by Fire Star on May 6, 2011 20:56:24 GMT -5
Robin just lay there staring into the lifeless eyes of Simian, unable to move. Unable to think or feel, her brain couldn't comprehend what had happened. Anger began to bubble underneath the surface of her skin till it rose from her in the form of fire. exploding out towards Mondo engulfing him in flames. Flames danced into his ears, nose and mouth. During all of this she remained unmoving.
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Post by Foley on Jun 24, 2011 18:22:32 GMT -5
The odd makeup of Mondo's body crackled and hissed like a dry log as he fell to his knees then the prone on the floor dead as a piece of charred piece of pine. Mammomax watched his partner in crime succumb to the flames in silence for a moment. He then turned to look at the shellshocked Firestar and let loose a wordless howl of rage and began to charge her.
He did not make it because he was rammed by the Juggernaut, who managed to send the elephant man skidding into a wall. Juggernaut then looked over his shoulder at Firestar, "You upset that monkey-boy is dead?! Then move yer ass and avenge him!" Juggernaut motioned to the wide array of human soilders and mutant operatives that were giving the rest of the X-Men in the bunker a run for their money. "Ya got plenty of targets to take it out on, red!"
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Post by Foley on Jun 24, 2011 18:49:01 GMT -5
Mindwipe peeled himself off the wall grinning like a madman, as he stepped forward Cerebro was able to see a faint impact impression where Mindwipe had hit.
"Not bad," Mindwipe said with a slight grunt of pain as he left leg limped a little as he moved.
"Really?" asked Cerebro, "Felt like a sloppy punch to me."
The two men, one original one clone, circled each other like gladiators in the middle of a fight before all of Rome. "No" Mindwipe answered still with his leering grin, "It was pretty much the telepathic haymaker that ol' Charlie taught you way back when. Oh yeah, I's got all your memories, buddy boy. Every last trick you do, I know. Every last dream you used to have before you got jaded by command, I have nightly. Let's face it, I'm you."
"No you aren't."
Mindwipe tilted his head to one side, "Yeah, I'm more like the improved version of you. Oh hell, let's just say it. I'm your kid, pops"
"Then let me give you the spanking you so deserve, 'sonny boy'." Cerebro lunged forward, hands out like an animal's claws. He had blanked his mind so Mindwipe would not see what he was about to do since they were pretty much even in the mind power area. The progenitor tackled the clone to the floor and began wailing on him with a fast succession of hard punches. At one point the sound of Mindwipe's jaw dislocating rang out in the air. It was then that Mindwipe summoned up a psi-bolt that sent Cerebro flying up, back and off the clone.
It was Mindwipe to go on the attack. Lifting Cerebro telekineticly, he would punch his DNA-doner amd then pull him back in order to punch him again. After about the fifth time, Cerebro managed to break the TK hold as he was flying forward and savagely kicked the clone across the already hurt jaw.
"What's the matter, Mindwipe, can't taunt when your jaw is busted?" Cerebro snarled as he launched into another series of martial arts kicks that reduced Mindwipe to a crumpled heap of broken bones. "See, you may know all my mind tricks but you never had to learn that sometimes you have to turn off your powers and do things the old fashioned way." Mindwipe tried to stand only to collapse onto the floor again with a grunt.
Cerebro looked around and discovered that while he was fighting his twisted reflection that Sinester had managed to slip off. Well he knew that Sinester's operation was now shut down and sooner or later Justice would catch up to the mad genetist. Cerebro just hoped that it was the X-Men that brought Sinester down and not Soul.
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Post by Fire Star on Jun 25, 2011 22:28:59 GMT -5
Large fire wings grew from her back lifting her from the ground. Giving her an areal view of the compound. Still unable to fully grasp what had happed, she knew she had to help somehow. Throwing fireballs at anyone that was keeping the team from pulling back was all she could think of. "Why did he have to be so damn stupid," She yelled as she caught two men off guard engulfing them in flames. Things seemed to be slowing down outside on the grounds. The ones that were left alive were all subdued. Robin landed as her fire shaped wings disappeared in a puff of smoke. Looking around at the war zone took her breath away. She saw faces that she had seen in the flight over now were showing no life in them. Looking down her eyes locked onto the curled up body of Simian. It could have been her body lying there. Why wasn't it? She saw the bunker that Juggernaut had told her to fight in. But what would she find there? Cerebro and Wolverine went in there and has yet to come out. Would she find them dead as well? She remembered the announcement that she had heard in her head. "Maybe it might work," She thought. She begin to think of Cerebro, his face ,the sound of his voice. Using her thoughts to try and talk to him. Her very shaky thoughts. "Cerebro, can you hear me? Things have cooled outside. We have taken the grounds. What should I do? Juggernaut wanted me to help in the bunker but..." She couldn't control her thoughts as images of Simian's death filled her mind. Without her knowing it. She was giving Cerebro a first hand account of the event.
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Post by Foley on Jun 25, 2011 22:51:53 GMT -5
Cerebro had just finished placeing the mini-power dampener on his cracked mirror reflection when he heard Firestar's first attempt at telepathic communication.
Good job, he sent back to her after he "saw" her battle report, Roundup and restrain anyone left alive that isn't an X-Man.
Cerebro allowed Firestar to feel how proud he was of her for her part of the mission and managed to hide his remorse at the lose of Simian even though he acted in a heroic and typical manner for him. Looked down at Mindwipe and gave the unconscious form a swift, savage kick in the ribs, punishment for being the cause of the death of someone under his command. He then telekineticly lifted the criminal and began to make his way back out to the main bunker to rejoin his team.
As he did, he took stock mentally. This problem was shut down even though there was a fatality and one of the top ten most wanted in the world got away, not to mention that Soul would now have to be moved back from the list of "dead" to alert list. Another check in the plus side was that a potential ongoing threat to the galaxy, let alone the world, was stopped and will be locked up in the Vault for a long long time.
As long as Cyclops or Bishop did not demand debriefing him about this operation he could call it a barely successful mission.
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Post by dc on Jun 28, 2011 23:28:17 GMT -5
Lighhting his stogie, Wolverine smiled at the firebird as she walked past him. He winked an impressed wink at her before smelling the air and knowing it was really all clear.
He walked over to Cerebro and as he blew smoke in his face he said," Hey bub, got any more plans to get us all killed? Or can we go home now?"
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