DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, Issue #1

[kid A]

Eleyna Robertson

Originally Posted by Gabe
"I know you weren't trying to hurt anyone, Eleyna. I know that sometimes...you don't want to tell other people your problems, because you think it'd make trouble for them. You're...you're the most selfless person I know. Eleyna...what happens to you..it matters to me. A lot. You...you don't have to deal with your problems alone any more. I...I know you might be feeling that you're causing trouble for me, but...but I don't regret anything about today. I want to be there for you, Eleyna. I want to share your problems. And...and I'm going to stay with you. Whatever happens."

Eleyna smiled, somewhat reluctantly, as she listened to Gabe. His words provided some comfort, but it didn't make her feel completely okay with everything. The last thing she wanted was to be a burden, especially to Gabe, but there was nothing for it now. They were in a dangerous situation together and if there was any chance of survival, they would need to stick together to find it. Truth be told, Eleyna didn't know what she would have done today if it hadn't been for Gabe. Most likely, she would have suffered another painful episode (which she now surmised were caused by her mutant abilities). And, having ignored Gabe (like any other day before), she would have been outed as a mutant in this morning's gen-scan at Whitmyer. At least this way, Gabe was here, with her. Eleyna felt a tinge of selfishness for this thought, but there it was. She needed him. And she felt needed.

"Gabe, I... thank you. I'm... I'm not going anywhere either. This morning I told you... I said I'd take care of you, and I swear that's what I'm gonna do, even if..." She stopped suddenly, mid-sentence. Amidst her thoughts and recent memories, something strange had occurred to her. Before Gabe and I left school this morning, in the hall outside Coach Shelton's office... she remembered...

Originally Posted by Coach Shelton
"Don't you kids have someplace to be. Not exactly the right day to be making yourselves noticed, is it." And then he walked into the gym.

Barely audible, and to herself, Eleyna came to a startling realization, "He knows..."

 

[Synchronicity]

Gabriel 'Gabe' Adams, HP 2/2

"Gabe, I... thank you. I'm... I'm not going anywhere either. This morning I told you... I said I'd take care of you, and I swear that's what I'm gonna do, even if..." She stopped suddenly, mid-sentence. Amidst her thoughts and recent memories, something strange had occurred to her. Before Gabe and I left school this morning, in the hall outside Coach Shelton's office... she remembered...

Barely audible, and to herself, Eleyna came to a startling realization, "He knows..."

A frown crossed Gabe's face as Eleyna stopped in mid-sentence. He glanced around quickly, but not seeing anything different in their immediate surroundings, returned his gaze to Eleyna, small frown still present.

"Eleyna? What is it? Is something wrong?"

 

[Unicron818]

Sammy Donaldson

As Sammy rushed the crowd the peoples efferts to remove themselves from his direction of travel was astonishing to him. People who were just bumping him and not giving a crap, now they were diving, running, pushing with all their worth to get out of the way. As Sammy had watched these people and the police as he had been trying to pass them he could feel his heart jumping and his tears of anger sizzle away as quick as they were produced. Running toward the direction of the mall trying to make it passed everyone, hoping everyone was diving out of the way of Corey as well! Suddenly, without wanting to, he had just stopped.

A huge surge had come over Sammy so big he needed to stop. He dropped to one knee not out of pain. Something else. Something so big he had to let it out! It was so rich and it was filling every cell in his body, he could feel it. Feel it in the air around him. So much of it up to his hair down to his burnt socks. It was too much to try to contain within himself. He felt like he was going to burst.

 

[kid A]

Eleyna Robertson

Originally Posted by Gabe
"Eleyna? What is it? Is something wrong?"

She stared blankly at Gabe for a moment, blinking, and then, as if a she had downed three cups of coffee, she began to speak rapidly. "Gabe, you remember this morning? When we were in the hallway outside the gym, and the uhhh..." Quickly, she glanced around to see if there were any obvious cameras or recording devices of any kind. Lowering her voice, and leaning her head as far as she could toward Gabe, she whispered, "Coach Shelton came out of his office this morning and said something to us... remember? 'Not exactly the right day to get yourselves noticed, is it?' Gabe, I think Coach Shelton knows about us. Thing is though, if he does know, he knew about us long before even you or I realized it."

Keeping to a hushed tone, Eleyna stated, "That would explain why he was so upset this morning..."

 

[Synchronicity]

Gabriel 'Gabe' Adams, HP 2/2

She stared blankly at Gabe for a moment, blinking, and then, as if a she had downed three cups of coffee, she began to speak rapidly. "Gabe, you remember this morning? When we were in the hallway outside the gym, and the uhhh..." Quickly, she glanced around to see if there were any obvious cameras or recording devices of any kind. Lowering her voice, and leaning her head as far as she could toward Gabe, she whispered, "Coach Shelton came out of his office this morning and said something to us... remember? 'Not exactly the right day to get yourselves noticed, is it?' Gabe, I think Coach Shelton knows about us. Thing is though, if he does know, he knew about us long before even you or I realized it."

Keeping to a hushed tone, Eleyna stated, "That would explain why he was so upset this morning..."

Gabe concentrated on hearing Eleyna's voice over the humming of the fan, his eyes widening as she talked. As Eleyna finished, Gabe just stared blankly for a moment, his mind turning over the implications of what she had said. After a few minutes, Gabe spoke in the same low tone.

"But..if you're right...why did he help us? Why's he covering for mutants? And...how did he know that you and I were mutants, even before our abilities started showing themselves? Unless..." Gabe's voice lowered even more, so that Eleyna had to really strain to make out his words. "You don't think he might be...uh...different as well? It would be one explanation for how he knew, and why he'd help us..."

Gabe stared at Eleyna, a puzzled frown on his face, as he sorted through the implications of the Coach's actions. 'If the Coach *is* a mutant, he's kept it hidden for a long time. How? And if he isn't, why's he sticking his neck out to help us? OK, he could just be a good guy...but that doesn't explain...wait a second..!'

Shock suddenly appeared on Gabe's face and he hissed quietly;

"Eleyna! The gen-scan...that wasn't anywhere near the first one at the school. So why didn't previous scans pick us up, before we even knew we were mutants? Being a mutant...it's in our genes, right? It's been there all along. So...how have we managed to avoid being picked up years ago?"

 

[kid A]

Eleyna Robertson

Originally Posted by Gabe
"Eleyna! The gen-scan...that wasn't anywhere near the first one at the school. So why didn't previous scans pick us up, before we even knew we were mutants? Being a mutant...it's in our genes, right? It's been there all along. So...how have we managed to avoid being picked up years ago?"

Gabe's questions lingered in Eleyna's mind as she pondered the possible reasons behind the coach's dismissal this morning. He could be a mutant sypmathizer, but why would he put his neck on the line in a world where giant robots and brainwashed mutants hunted and killed the very people he'd be protecting. Not exactly the smartest, or safest way to live his life. On the other hand, he could be a mutant himself, but that didn't make much sense either. It seemed near impossible for a mutant to escape notice for very long, let alone their entire life. Plus, doesn't Coach Shelton handle mutant affairs at Whitmyer?

That was it!

There had been previous gen-scans at Whitmyer. Sure there had, no school could avoid them. But how many mutants had ever been detected? There hadn't been a mutant outed at Whitmyer High for as long as Eleyna could remember. As she thought about it, Eleyna realized she hadn't ever actually been present for a gen-scan. For most of them, she had been out sick (the irony that she was sick due to her manifesting mutant powers did not escape her, either). When she first started back to school, Coach had sent her home again, citing that she may need some rest. It made sense at the time, but now it clicked in a completely different way. Whatever his reasons, Coach Shelton was a mutant sympathizer.

"Gabe! Oh my god, Gabe! Coach! He's, I dunno, he's gotta be... I don't think he's... a mutant, but I-I-I think he's trying to help us somehow..." Almost out of habit, she glanced around the holding cell once more. Whispering, "I've never been to one gen-scan! I never thought about it before now, but I... I really haven't! I was home sick for every single one!"

 

[Nuke261]

Accident Scene at Whitmyer Shopping Village
Once Andrew and Catherine were escorted to the truck they were asked to step inside. 2 officers in the truck helped them up and instructed them to sit. They then asked the 2 of them to strap themselves in with the safety belts, regulations and all that. Once that was done they explained that they had scanned positive as mutants. Until the specifics could be worked out, they would remain in police custody. This was not only for the protection of others but for themselves as well. After all, if they were mutants there was no telling what they could do or if they could control it.

Corey never realized what a great runner he was. He had always enjoyed gym and did well, but he was running like lightning. He ran past everyone around and made his way quickly to the mall. Then he realized he was not sure what to do. He couldn't just sit at the truck waiting for Sammy, could he? That is when he looked up to see if he could spot Sammy. Yeah, it looked like Sammy was doing a good job of ditching the crowd and cops, too. But why was he still smoking like that? After Sammy got past the crowd he dropped to the ground. Corey noticed that 2 of the cops were still chasing him, but Sammy hadn't looked to see them. Corey yelled to him but knew there was no way Sammy could hear his warning. Then Sammy got really bright! It was hard to look at him. Then Sammy was on fire! He was glowing bright and flames were coming off of him!




Reynolds' Family Home
Kyle was able to enter a back door of the police system but it was not going to be simple to get into their operating systems.

Lorenzo dialed the phone number to the school and looked to Jen nervously. He remained calm when the phone stopped ringing and Coach sHelton's extension was picked up. "Agent Parks, Medical Services." The voice was deep and not as cold as Lorenzo would have thought but not the voice he had hoped to hear.




S.W.A.T.-A.M. Truck
Eleyna and Gabe had almost forgotten their captivity as they discussed the med-scan and how Coach Shelton might be involved. Until the truck began moving. Then their stomachs dropped out of their bodies and worry overcame them again. They were both intelligent and socially aware and neither of them were sure where they would be taken or what would happen to them. No one had spoken to them since they had been taken into custody.

 

[Velmont]

"What are you talking about? Are we at Salem? No, seriously. I am tested every three months because I am in the football team, not talking of the other sports I practice. If I was a mutant, I would have known. It doesn't pop up like that, no? And even if it was the case, she just pass her test. That's ridiculous. I think you should fix your scanner."

He turns to Catherine.

"Listen, they'll see there mistake. If you were a mutant, they would have scan you at school. It makes just no sense."

Or does it makes sense? The coach ask me to bring Catherine too. He wanted me to bring Catherine. Did he knew for both of us? Did he hid it? And Sammy and Corey, are they too mutant or finally the scan were for us? Why didn't I simply go shopping with the girl instead of pulling Catherine in all that. She is there because of me. It will kill her. She was scared just to think there could be a mutant in the school. Now, how will she react with the news that his boyfriend and she is mutant?

Andrew calkms himself and try to stay calm, and try to tell to Catherine something that will give her hope and make her relax.

 

[kid A]

Eleyna Robertson

Eleyna and Gabe had almost forgotten their captivity as they discussed the med-scan and how Coach Shelton might be involved. Until the truck began moving. Then their stomachs dropped out of their bodies and worry overcame them again. They were both intelligent and socially aware and neither of them were sure where they would be taken or what would happen to them. No one had spoken to them since they had been taken into custody.

Only when she felt the truck move did Eleyna even begin to realize the full horror of their situation. She was never going to see her family again. They would only recieve word that their daughter was a mutant, taken into custody and sent to a mutant internment camp. Not only that, she would would never see her friends again, never go to school again, never get to live a normal life again. The only singing she would do was behind the concrete walls of her prison. The only running, from A-M officers, hounds and Sentinels. Her life, as she knew it, was over.

And Gabe's poor mother... She had already lost her husband. It was so unfair...

Once the truck had started moving, they had both become quiet. Silently grateful for Gabe's presence, she glanced over to see if he was okay. Seeing him strapped in like that still stabbed her with guilt, but she attempted a smile, hoping that it would ease the tension.

 

[Synchronicity]

Gabriel 'Gabe' Adams, HP 2/2

Once the truck had started moving, they had both become quiet. Silently grateful for Gabe's presence, she glanced over to see if he was okay. Seeing him strapped in like that still stabbed her with guilt, but she attempted a smile, hoping that it would ease the tension.

As the truck began to move, fear crossed Gabe's face. 'This is it. You're going to be taken away to a camp somewhere, shut away and forgotten about. And there's nothing you can do about it.' For a moment, the walls of the truck seemed to be closing in. Gabe sucked in a breath, his hands clenching, and looked over at Eleyna. He saw her face and immediately felt better, the panic subsiding. Gabe returned Eleyna's smile with one of his own; tentatively at first, but becoming a fully-fledged smile within a few moments. His hands relaxed and he gently exhaled, ceasing to strain against the retraints as much. 'Just need to stay calm, to wait and see if anything turns up. Panicking won't help.'