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Blood, Torment and Illumination	By : MyraThorne Category: X-Men: (All Movies) > Slash - Male/Male Views: 3625 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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No one dares to even speak to Victor on the flight back to the Mansion, much less try to approach him. He is silent, perfectly still in his seat with his hands lightly on his knees.
Only one thought kept racing through his mind: Jimmy has been taken from me by Stryker. Again.
After several hours, his thoughts began to settle and grow. So much more was becoming clear to Victor. It wasn�t going to be a simple matter of getting Jimmy straightened out. There were things that Victor had done that couldn�t just be glossed over.
He would need to do something he was never good at: Victor was going to need to atone for his sins.
But first Victor needed to deal with Stryker and Romulus. As long as they were in the world, they would be a constant threat to Jimmy�s safety.
The problem with that was the Professor. There was no way in hell that Xavier would let Victor just go on a killing spree, even if it was the best way to deal with the problem.
Victor was still wrestling with the Stryker/Romulus problem when the jet landed back at the Institute. He stood slowly, taking a deep breath as he rose. He barely noticed that he was the only one who exited the jet.
Little shits must be terrified, Victor smirked inwardly.
Xavier was waiting for him. �Of course, killing is out of the question, Victor.� Apparently there would be no time wasted on pleasantries, like pretending that he hadn�t been reading Victor�s mind. Not that mind reading had actually been necessary, as the burly man was wearing his intentions on his face.
�I had all ready figured as much, Charlie,� Victor growled, following Xavier toward his office. �But I can�t just ignore that these two assholes are both responsible for fucking my little brother up.�
Xavier decided to let the cursing pass for now. �Be careful how you categorize people, Victor, lest you fall into that category yourself,� he calmly replied.
Victor stiffened perceptibly. �Don�t you think I know that?� he finally said softly, not looking Xavier directly in the eyes. �I know that I have a great deal to answer for to Jimmy. But I need to make sure that Romulus and Stryker can�t hurt him anymore. Even if that means I may lose Jimmy forever, at least I will know that he won�t be in danger of anyone else messing him up. I just want him to have a chance at living his own life. I just want to have a chance to make things right between us.�
Chuckling quietly as he sat behind his desk, Xavier looked at Victor over his hands. �And here I was thinking that I wasn�t getting through to you after all of this time,� he mused. �Ironically, Romulus will be the easiest problem to deal with. While you were in Madripoor, I spoke with a man who is somewhat sympathetic to your plight- if only because it will help him put a major world threat behind bars. The trick is going to make sure that we can keep in Romulus in one place long enough for the arrest to take place.�
Victor snorted disbelievingly. �The man is probably thousands of years old. I sincerely doubt that anyone can hold him.�
Xavier smiled thinly. �While not admitting that mutants exist publically, the government has been taking� measures to incarcerate mutants who break the law,� he explained. �Any of the current prisons are incapable of holding most mutants, and place the rest of the prison population at risk.�
�And we certainly need to make sure that our felons are safe,� Victor grinned. �But what about Stryker?�
Xavier sighed heavily through his nose. �Stryker poses a more serious threat because he has protection by the government as the result of some well placed �friends�,� he said. �It would be wonderful to have him incarcerated as well. But the most we can probably reasonably hope for is destroying the Weapon X project. That would give us the time to work with your brother to get him strong enough to defend himself against the likes of Stryker.�
Victor nodded. �So how do we do all of this?�
�We�re going to need to work fast. Erik�s contact in the government told him that Stryker is getting ready to go back to work on your brother within the next few days. Once we deal with Stryker, and then we will deal with Romulus.�
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Daken was pissed as hell. Not only had his entire life fallen apart in the last twenty-four hours, but he was being forced to sit in economy class on his trip over to the States.
And he was giving serious thought to stabbing the five year old in the seat behind him who insisted on continually kicking his seat.
He realized his mistake now. Daken had tried to out fox too many people with far too complicated a plan. The more twists and turns he had added, the easier it had been for everything to go to hell in a hand basket.
Daken has honestly let himself believe that he could set Stryker, Romulus, and Victor against each other and easily abscond with his father. Besides the now very obvious flaws in his plan, he had counted on his father slipping back into madness again.
James�s insanity was presenting a whole new slew of difficulties for Daken. He knew that he would be able to get his father away from Stryker. He knew that he could hide his father from both Romulus and Victor for a long time.
But James was completely mad now. Insanity was not something that Daken even remotely knew how to handle.
His only hope now was that this �Dr. Essex� who had contacted him a few years back would be able to do something for his father.
Daken had no delusions about exactly what type of man Essex was. This was the man who had created the very process that allowed for the adamantium to be bonded to his father�s bones. Essex was well over a century old and worked for a man he called �En Sabah Nur�. Daken�s research into En Sabah Nur was that he was like Romulus, a genetic supremacist who planned to rule the world.
At this point, Daken had enough of world domination. He just wanted to make his father well so they could live the life that Daken deserved.
The plane finally landed in Denver. Daken damn near knocked people over in his haste to get off the plane once the doors were opened, rushing out to go meet with Essex. He solemnly swore to himself that he would never fly coach again.
Essex was waiting for Daken, leaning against a Rolls Royce and grinning. �Daken, my dear boy-�
�When are we going to get my father?� Daken cut him off.
Essex chuckled darkly, turning to get into the driver�s seat. �Patience, my dear boy. We will be going to get your father very soon. There have been some interesting developments that we must discuss.�
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Outwardly, Romulus was a vision of perfect calm as he looked through the files on the table in front of him as he flew in his private jet to the other side of the world. Inside, he was a snarling animal trapped in a cage.
James was his. After seven years together with the man he saw as his mate, Romulus would be damned before he let Stryker or Victor have his most precious belonging.
And if that little shit Daken thought he was getting James�
Romulus snorted softly before taking a sip of his coffee. He realized that Daken was probably his greatest failure of all. He had tried to make the boy in his own image. But the mongrel didn�t seem to realize that there was only going to be one lover in James�s bed, and that was Romulus. Certainly not James�s brother, and most definitely not his own son.
So, Romulus now looked to the simplest laws of all, those of nature. There can be only one alpha in this pack. All others would have to be done away with, as they would only seek to harm his precious James.
Erasing James�s memory was far too risky, Romulus had decided. Though it pained him to face the reality that he may have to part with James for a bit, Romulus knew that the only real way to permanently make James his was to seduce him.
After he had killed all rivals for James�s affections, of course.
And that was not something that Romulus planned to do on his own, help becoming very much a necessity at this point in the game. Romulus glanced up when one of his companions on the plane started to snore.
Romulus grimaced. There were very things in the world that truly irked Romulus. Loud snoring was one of those things. Silas Burr was very lucky that he was so damned useful, or else Romulus would be sorely tempted to toss the man out of the plane.
Kyle Gibney, ever the faithful soldier, reached over and repositioned Burr�s head to make him less noisy. He glanced up at Romulus, before slowly approaching. Turbulence shook the plane, sending Kyle careening off of his feet and onto the table.
�Sorry,� the blond muttered, trying to reorganize the papers that had been scattered by his graceless fall.
Romulus waved him away. �Don�t worry about that,� he murmured kindly. There were only two men in the world that Romulus felt he could relax his demeanor around. The first was obviously James, the other was Kyle. In many ways, Kyle was practically a son to Romulus.
A thought struck Romulus. Perhaps he could use Kyle as a way to reach James. His lover was one to take the young under wing. And Kyle could definitely be used to fit that bill.
The boy could be quite charming when he needed to be.
But there were more important matters at hand for the moment. As those in recovery would say: One day at a time.
�When we land, I will be taking Silas with me to recover James,� Romulus explained. �I need you to handle a very special assignment for me, Kyle. While Silas and I set things into motion at Alkali Lake, I want you to go and check up on the Phoenix Project. Let Dr. Thurston know that I�ve extended his time table by five years. Of course, I will be expecting greater numbers from him with this extra time.�
Kyle grinned. If the boy had been a puppy, his tail would have been wagging ecstatically.
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Carol Hines hated her job. No, saying that she hated her job was being too nice. She loathed her job with a deep, burning passion.
At least, that was how she felt about her day job.
Gritting her teeth, and once more squashing the urge to punch Dr. Cornelius in his fat little nose, Carol made her way through the Alkali Lake facility. That schmuck actually thought that she was attracted to him. He tried to offer her a promotion if she would-
Carol sneered as she fished out her room keys from her pocket. She almost broke the key in the lock as she roughly twisted the lock open. As soon as the door to her private quarters was closed, Carol let out a deep breath as she leaned against the heavy metal door with her eyes closed.
�What is troubling you, Carol?�
To the men in security who watched everyone in Alkali Lake no matter where they were like hawks, all they saw was Carol Hines going about her business in her rooms.
They did not see the purple and blue haired woman hovering in the middle of Carol�s living room. If Carol stared at her too long, she could see her existing in several universes at once, which was a very disconcerting sensation. Carol made certain that she looked directly at her unusual roommate as little as possible.
�Just the usual, Moonlight,� Carol replied, moving to sink down onto her couch. It was ugly as sin, but it was quite possibly the world�s most comfortable couch. Moonlight had in fact assured her that this was a fact. �Men are pigs, and think that I should be grateful to have my job here.�
Moonlight smiled thinly. �Don�t worry, we only have to stay here for a little while longer,� she promised. She lowered to the floor, sitting next to Carol and pulling her into a warm embrace. Carol didn�t know what it was, but Moonlight reminded her of her mother.
Carol looked up to Moonlight, opening her mouth to speak when suddenly Moonlight seemed to split into five different places at once before snapping back into her singular form. �Gah!� Carol cried out in shock, leaping off the couch. �Warn me before you do that!�
�I�m sorry,� Moonlight apologized. �Sometimes that just happens, and even I don�t know that it�s coming.� She frowned. �Things are going to get very difficult soon. I think you should take some vacation time starting tomorrow.�
Carol grinned. �Mm. Now that�s an assignment I can live with.�
�You won�t be returning here,� Moonlight said. She chewed her bottom lip, twirling a strand of hair around the fingers of her left hand. �This facility will be destroyed in forty-eight hours. I only hope I can guide events in the right direction. Everything has gotten so screwed up.�
Carol chuckled as she went to the closet to pull out her suitcase. �You know, sometimes you act very much like the young woman whose body you�re in. I can see a lot of my cousin in you.�
�Cassandra is still in here,� Moonlight said, pulling the twisted strand in front of her face. �Well, she�s still in here from a certain point of view.�
Carol started to walk toward her bedroom, then stopped to stare at Moonlight. �When will I see you again?�
Moonlight looked sadly at the floor. �Never again, I�m afraid. This body won�t survive what is coming.� Again, she chewed at her lips. �I�m very sorry, Carol. I never meant for any harm to come to Cassandra, but I fear there is nothing I can do to save her. But I promise you she won�t feel any pain.�
Carol stared at Moonlight in shock. �But� you� you promised!�
�I promised that if there was a way to bring your cousin back, I would,� Moonlight reminded her. �I fear that resurrecting your cousin is out of the question.�
Before Carol had a chance to react, she saw Moonlight raising her hand-
And Carol found herself on a beach at night, warm breezes playing with her hair. �Moonlight, you bitch!� she screamed.
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Moonlight sighed. The Cassandra part of her understood why Carol had been so angry. The Moonlight side was frustrated that Carol could not see beyond her own selfish mortal desires to see that the fate of the planet was at stake.
Moonlight stood and walked into Carol�s bedroom. To be quite honest, the planet could survive with or without Carol Hines. But Moonlight had become quite fond of Carol, so she had decided to spare the woman.
Soon, Moonlight thought as she snuggled down on Carol�s bed. Soon my part in this will be over.
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