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Post by Nightshadow on Jun 13, 2006 22:08:17 GMT -5
Hannah, in cat form, sat on the couch with her tail curled around her. She had called a meeting to look over her newly revised team. Of course, dear Syphon was her co-captain, but after Negate being shifted over to take over Zeta, there were new people on her team. Her clipboard sat on the couch beside her with pages of names and profiles including her own.
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Post by Midnight on Jun 13, 2006 22:20:57 GMT -5
Noel walked in, silently and gracefully. Ever since her mutation, she had become quite a lot better at ballet and any other type of dancing her well-to-do parents had decided to educate her with. She rather liked being able to move gracefully. She actually danced into the room softly, seeing that it was empty. And then, in the middle of the room, she stopped. Her forked tongue flickered out of her mouth and yellow eyes fixed on the cat. "You are not a cat, are you?" she inquired cooly. "You certainly don't smell like one. Not in the way most cats do."
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Post by Chance on Jun 13, 2006 22:25:24 GMT -5
Syphon made her way out of her dorm and into the common room. She had overslept, as usual, and was late for her meeting with Alpha Squad. At first there was some hesitation, and for a few minutes she had thought she was being transfered to a different squad. Man, ever since Radial had up and left things had been so different. Well, she thought, at least she still had Nightshadow.
"Hey," she said making her way into the room. She gave the new girl a quick wave and then smiled down at Nightshadow. "I hate metamorphs," she moaned. "You're minds are too complicated." As if it were normal, Caity sighed and placed her fingers to her temple. A small black cloud emerged and suddenly the voices in her head stopped.
"Much better."
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Post by Midnight on Jun 13, 2006 22:28:56 GMT -5
Noel raised an eyebrow at the new girl. She wasn't abnormal in any physical way and was actually very pretty, but Noel could not figure out her power. "So... you are a telepath that controls smoke?" she guessed lamely, giving a smile to make it all seem like a joke. And since she was no longer alone, she settled down in a large chair that made her seem smaller than she already was.
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Post by Nightshadow on Jun 13, 2006 22:31:29 GMT -5
"Knew I wouldn't be able to fool everyone." Hannah said, stretching as she transformed back to her normal self. "Hey Noel, Caity." She hugged Caity for a moment before turning back to Noel. "We're still waitin' for Tretin and Sierra." She sat down with her clipboard. "We're the only two of the original team, eh, Caity?" She smiled softly.
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Post by Chance on Jun 13, 2006 22:41:28 GMT -5
"Sadly," Caity responded, hugging her friend back. "But they couldn't have picked anyone better to run it!" She gave Hannah a friendly smile and then collapsed into one of the other overstuffed armchairs. Once comfortable, she turned her attention to the other girl.
"Yeah I'm a telepath," Caity said trying to remember exactly what her powers were. It seemed like lately she was getting new ones everyday. "but I also have metamorphic DNA. Basically, when I stand close to mutants I steal their powers." She allowed the smoke to billow out of her open fist and coil around her like a boa. "Only this one stuck around longer than usual."
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Post by Nightshadow on Jun 13, 2006 22:49:22 GMT -5
"Caity, your powers confuse even me." Hannah muttered, glancing over Noel's profile. She was lazily snapping her fingers. Every time her fingers made a sound, a spark would shoot from her hand. "And so you aren't surprised later on, Noel, my more dangerous animal morphs have a habit of taking control, so be on guard." She said casually. "Caity should remember a few times I've gone berzerko in animal morph."
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Post by Midnight on Jun 13, 2006 22:51:17 GMT -5
"So, you can... steal my powers?" Noel said, wrinkling her forehead like she did when she was trying to understand something but didn't. "Do I get them back? And whose power was that?" she asked, pointing at the billowing black smoke. It seemed like a rather creepy thing to have control of. "So you can read my mind as well?"
Noel also gave Hannah a friendly smile. "So, you have sparks, but no fire? How does that work? And did your daughter inherit the morphing ability?"
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Post by cyanide on Jun 13, 2006 22:51:47 GMT -5
Cautiously the girl slunk down the hallways. It wasn't like she could easily hide, not like those who could become invisible or become human chameleons. With her light blue hair and matching eyes, Sierra looked like a teenager that went crazy with the contacts and hair dye. Unfortunately, it wasn't that easy and her DNA wouldn't allow her to cover up either. Several times she had tried to "fit in" and dye her hair brown or black or even blonde, but it was back to Cyan the next day.
She had just joined the X-Men and was put onto the Alpha Team. Hardly had she found this out than she was told that there was a meeting in the Girl's Dorm. She had rushed down there, but slowly and trying not to attract attention. She pushed open the door and walked in with her head down, cheeks already red from embarrassment.
Hi I'm Sierra. Sorry I'm late.
She mumbled before losing her voice. Confident as she usually seemed, this was totally humiliating for her, and she'd never even met these people!
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Post by Nightshadow on Jun 13, 2006 22:55:50 GMT -5
Hannah smiled, stopping her spark snapping, and waved the new girl in. "No problem. You must be the newest X-Men. Just came here, like, this morning, right?" She asked, glancing over at Noel and Caity. Hannah thought for a moment before saying to the room at large.
"Weirdly enough, I think Alpha is made up of all girls. Wow." She looked over at Noel, smiling lightly. "The sparks are electrical sparks. My sister has the literal firepower. As for shapeshifter, neither of my kids have shown any sign of it, but I could be mistaken." She laughed before turning into her trademark black, green-eyed cat again and pacing around on the back of the couch.
((Edit: Sorry, didn't see your edit Midnight!))
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Post by Chance on Jun 13, 2006 22:57:53 GMT -5
Caity smiled, musing back at the time Nightshadow had turned into a dragon and attacked the entire Alpha Squadron. Oh man...good times, good times...
"Okay, one question at a time," Caity joked, turning her attention back to the other girl. "Well, I don't really steal powers, it's hard to explain." Caity wrinked her forehead, thinking about the best way to explain it. "Okay, basically, when I stand next to people my mind telepathically links to them. Once this link is established I can siphon emotions, memories, thoughts and, in the case of mutants, powers. So, basically, your DNA becomes imprinted on mine, including your mutation. In the end, we both end up with the same mutation."
Caity sucked in her breath and then spoke again, "As for this one," she allowed the smoke to be sucked back inside her, "it was a...er...gift from a friend of mine, Midnight. You probably've heard of her, she's pretty famous around these parts." Caity smiled a half smile. Part of her was still angry at Midnight for giving her this curse. But, Caity reminded herself, she had asked for it, and so, it was almost all her own fault.
"And as for your last question," she finished, "I unconsciously read the minds of anyone within 3 feet of me. I apologize in advance, it's uncontrollable. However, with this smoke, I can block out your thoughts. So, as of right now, I'm not reading anyone's mind, just getting lost in my own."
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Post by Midnight on Jun 13, 2006 23:01:22 GMT -5
"Interesting," Noel said. "Is there any way I can stop you from reading my thoughts, without being a telepath or... Midnight?" She had heard of her. She had heard the girl went physco on the lawn a few weeks ago. "You said that metamorphs are hard to read and I am like part snake. Would that make my mind... difficult?"
"All girls?" she grinned at Nightshadow. "I don't think anyone would take us seriously." Glancing at the clipboard, she said, "Oh wait, I'm guessing this is a boy: Eric James?"
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Post by cyanide on Jun 13, 2006 23:05:33 GMT -5
Sierra breathed a quick sigh of relief that no one was angry at her for possibly holding things up. She was even more relieved that the air in the room hadn't started becoming unbreatheable at her stronger emotions. Many times had she been thankful that she practiced them since she was young, and now was one of those times. She didn't feel like suffocating any of her new team members before even getting to know them.
Yeah I'm the newest one. Kinda got lost in this place, and I kinda slept late so obviously I didn't quite make it on time.
However now she was starting to look up at the others in the room. Everyong else seemed normal looking in physical appearance. One girl had snake eyes, and the one who first spoke to her was now a cat walking along the couch. Sierra subconsciously touched her hair, slightly aware that she stood out the most. She smiled at the other girl's remark about the team.
So, if it doesn't sound too rude, what are all ya'lls names? Kinda hard to be on a team with people if you don't know their names....
She trailed off, suddenly anxious again as she began twitching. Her blasted ADD again. Not enough going on around her to keep her mind active and focused.
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Post by Nightshadow on Jun 13, 2006 23:05:35 GMT -5
The cat leapt over onto Noel's shoulder looking down at the clipboard. She jumped down to the ground and morphed human again. "Oh, man, here I was hoping we could be like the Super-Powered Spice Girls! Oh well..." She said dramatically. "Oh, right, I'm your captain, Hannah AKA Nightshadow!" She introduced herself.
She glanced back towards her room, where her infant daughters were sleeping quietly. They were such good girls, really. Lena with her serenity, and Kristin with her eager curiosity.
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Post by Chance on Jun 13, 2006 23:13:18 GMT -5
Caity thought about it for a minute, then answered Noel's question. "You're mind would be...difficult. But I think that I could manage it if I really wanted to, but don't worry. I understand that most people prefer to keep their private lives private, so don't worry, I won't be poking around anywhere that I don't belong." But then Noel said something that made her blood run cold.
"What was that boy's name?" She asked, the hair on her neck standing on end. "Please don't say Eric James."
"'Fraid so babe," a boy dressed in black latex and a black leather jacket said from the doorway. He made his way into the room, flipping a coin and smirking at the girls.
"Didn't realize that this meeting was taking place in the ladies room." He smiled coyly, his green eyes lighting up like strobes.
"Is this a joke?" Caity fired at Nightshadow, snatching up the clipboard. "This boy attacked the institute last week with a bunch of idiots! What the hell is he doing in here, and why the hell is he wearing that ridiculous black and red X-uniform!" Caity felt her anger level rising, and already black smoke was starting to coil out from around her. how could this happen? What was the Professor thinking?
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Post by Midnight on Jun 13, 2006 23:16:36 GMT -5
"Noel, Serpant," Noel introduced herself efficiently. "Pleased to meet you." As she spoke, her dark forked tongue and fangs were apparent. She looked at her X-Watch and started messing with the buttons, wondering if this meeting had a point beyond 'getting-to-know-you'. The watch was actually interesting. Besides giving her an instant uniform device, it also kept the time and had a multiple alarm system. Probably so the instructors could always blame you if you were late.
Then, as Eric James entered the room, Noel watched Caity explode. There was nothing she had against the girl, but she could not help smiling. He was kind of cute, too... "He attacked the Institute?" she asked, surpised. "And I can't say his uniform is ridiculous. Looks rather good on him, actually. Mine is ridiculous." She pressed the button and the silver and black thing snapped onto her.
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Post by cyanide on Jun 13, 2006 23:17:51 GMT -5
The girl had no idea what happened. One moment everyone was getting along fine and talking, and the next minute, a boy was mentioned and he walked into the room, and the tension was so obvious it wasn't even funny. Eric James, and apparently he had attacked the institute before. Oh great, just what they needed. An imposter, and on their team too. For now Sierra shut up and leaned against the wall, uneasily watching the exchanges between the other girls and the new boy that had just shown up.
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Post by Nightshadow on Jun 13, 2006 23:18:06 GMT -5
"I didn't know! Honest, do you think I'd let him on the team if I knew?" Hannah stood up, eyes sparking with electricity. She rubbed her hands together. "Want me to go tiger and eat him? Or maybe dragon." Even there was even the slightest chance of the boy being a danger to her kids, she would kill him right there and then with no regret.
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Post by cyanide on Jun 13, 2006 23:26:39 GMT -5
Okay, so at least she knew two girls' names. Noel, or Serpant, and Hannah, Nightshadow, her captain. Easy enough to remember. Now was not the time for replying though, all attention was on the disagreement before them. The teen's twitched and shivering had stopped now as she was concentrating on the others. She had to admit though, he was attractive. Though she had no way of knowing, Noel thought the same. Too bad he attacked the institute. The other girls probably don't like him. Could this be good or bad?[/b] She wondered to herself. Anyways, he looked to old for her either way.
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Post by Chance on Jun 13, 2006 23:29:10 GMT -5
"Hells yes!" Caity said, taking Nightshadow up on her offer. "And I'll help!" Moving closer she removed the smoke from her mind and allowed Hannah's powers to enter her system. In a minute she had morphed into a siberian tiger, crouched and ready to pounce.
"Ladies, ladies, please," Eric said, backing up a little in spite of himself. "I promise, I'm here to fight the good fight now, honest." He held up his hands like a boy scout and smiled his typical sneer. "Whoops!" Ducking quickly he avoided a swat from Caity's claw.
"Seriously!" His impervious aura quickly hummed to life, keeping him out of harms way.
<The hell you are!> Caity yelled barring her teeth and lashing out at Eric. But then, in mid-pounce, she froze, and a familiar voice echoed into all of their heads.
<Attention Alpha squad> Professor Xavier shouted <The mutant known as Eric James is currently enrolled as a student here at the institute, and as a student he is entitled to all the rights that come along with it. Including the right to be trained on a team. In this case, The Alpha Squadron.>
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