DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, Issue #1

[kid A]

Eleyna Robertson

Gabe's eyes met Eleyna's as he spoke his final words, powerful feelings for her poorly hidden behind his would-be casual attitude. Fear was poorly masked by his strained grin, but he seemed resolute in what he planned. Now things had come to this, he seemed almost relaxed, resigned to his fate.

"I know what you're going to say. But...I..I have to do this. It's the only way. The only option left."

He looks so scared! Looking at him and hearing the oncoming sirens, Eleyna could not believe what was happening to them. They had just found one another and now... now they were going to be taken away! She didn't want to hurt him anymore. I'm so sick and tired of hurting the people I care about. Oh, god, Gabe!

She listened in horror as he spoke, realizing what things had come to. She didn't want him to be taken away. She wanted him to live a normal life with his friends and his mother. This morning she had promised him it would be okay, and now... Eleyna made a clumsy attempt to stop him, but the result was more pathetic whimper than strong argument. "N-no! Gabe, no! Please, I d-didn't m-mean for this to h-happen!!! I... D-don't do this!"

Medics immediately rushed to the injured and did what they could to treat them. A police officer approached Eleyna's car with the old woman. As he got closer he called out to them. "Are you al right? Is anyone badly injured? Can you move okay?" Eleyna was a bit concerned as he got closer, fearing another incident like the one only moments before.

She started panicking - her thoughts astray, she couldn't hold on to them quick enough to form any kind of plan. It was plainly evident that she was distraught when she spoke to the police officer. "We... s-something s-slammed into us. I, I, I w-was forced... slammed back into the s-seat, and we... and we... I've g-got a b-bloody nose... t-there's... blood's coming out of m-my ears. Gabe... my... (boyfriend?)f-friend... he's hurt... he's hurt, t-too. I d-dunno how b-bad."

As the police and EMT continued to gather, Eleyna grew more unstable. Pain was returning. Guilt. She had caused this - they were so dangerously close to being caught and Gabe was going to reveal himself because he thought it would save her. Inside, Eleyna knew it should be her, not him. At that point, she felt as though it would be a relief to just be taken away. She didn't want to go, the last thing she wanted was to be arrested and incarcerated for being a mutant. But, if she were taken away, she would not be able to hurt her family, her friends. Gabe. Not anymore. It was suicide, she knew, but she simply didn't think she could handle it anymore. And maybe this way I can at least save Gabe.

Slowly, she unbuckled her seatbelt, wincing as her stomach clenched. Fresh tears welled in her eyes - she reached over and squeezed Gabe's hand. "Hold on, everything will be alright soon, I promise. I..." She stopped almost before she started. C'mon, Eleyna, do something! Distract him so that he doesn't realize what you're doing. She leaned over and kissed him, her last kiss probably, but there it was. Not wanting it to end, she grudgingly backed away and out of the car before Gabe could react. "Officer... I... I think I d-did this. I think I m-might be a m-mutant."

Release.

 

[Velmont]

Now his thought having wander far from that mutant thing, Andrew is calmly drinving the car, trying to understand all what the girls are talking about. Something about mascara it seems, but he lost his interest as soon as he sees the emergency vehicles.

"Look at that! Never seen that much emergency vehicle in one place. That must be a pretty big accident. If it is big, we can be sure we will hear of it in the news."

He turns into the parking and try to find a place to park.

"Do you have any plan, girls? They so little place here, that I'll let you down at the door you want. Just tell me where you go first, I'll join you there as soon as I've found a place."

 

[Synchronicity]

Gabriel 'Gabe' Adams, HP 2/2

She listened in horror as he spoke, realizing what things had come to. She didn't want him to be taken away. She wanted him to live a normal life with his friends and his mother. This morning she had promised him it would be okay, and now... Eleyna made a clumsy attempt to stop him, but the result was more pathetic whimper than strong argument. "N-no! Gabe, no! Please, I d-didn't m-mean for this to h-happen!!! I... D-don't do this!"

She started panicking - her thoughts astray, she couldn't hold on to them quick enough to form any kind of plan. It was plainly evident that she was distraught when she spoke to the police officer. "We... s-something s-slammed into us. I, I, I w-was forced... slammed back into the s-seat, and we... and we... I've g-got a b-bloody nose... t-there's... blood's coming out of m-my ears. Gabe... my... (boyfriend?)f-friend... he's hurt... he's hurt, t-too. I d-dunno how b-bad."

Slowly, she unbuckled her seatbelt, wincing as her stomach clenched. Fresh tears welled in her eyes - she reached over and squeezed Gabe's hand. "Hold on, everything will be alright soon, I promise. I..." She stopped almost before she started. C'mon, Eleyna, do something! Distract him so that he doesn't realize what you're doing. She leaned over and kissed him, her last kiss probably, but there it was. Not wanting it to end, she grudgingly backed away and out of the car before Gabe could react. "Officer... I... I think I d-did this. I think I m-might be a m-mutant."

Release.

For a moment, as Eleyna kissed him, coherent thought deserted Gabe, his eyes half closing, losing himself in the moment. Eleyna! She..I..wait! What's she doing?!' As Eleyna backed out of the car, Gabe's eyes flashed open too late, his frantic grab for her arm missing. Moving with the speed of fear, Gabe whipped out of the car and darted to where Eleyna stood. He knew what he had to do; he just knew without thinking. Despite everything, Gabe forced an expression of resignation and defeat onto his face. He felt oddly detached from his body, as if he was working on autopilot.

"Eleyna, it's OK. You don't have to cover for me anymore. I know that was me, and as soon as they test me, they will too."

His voice, he noted absently, sounded oddly convincing, with none of the shakiness or stuttering that usually accompanied his lies. But then, this lie was for Eleyna. Gabe put an affectionate hand on her shoulder and gave her a small smile, before turning back to the officer.

"Please don't blame her for lying. She's just trying to protect me."

Gabe turned so that the officer couldn't see his face, and darted an imploring, pleading glance at Eleyna. 'Please let me do this...just accept it.. pleaseGodpleaseletmemanagethis! For...her..'

Gabe looked back at the officer.

"I'm..I'm so incredibly sorry about this. I..I never meant to hurt anybody. I hoped I could just keep it under control, but..."

Gabe's hand found Eleyna's and tightened upon it, mingling silent plea and restraint in its grip. He cupped her face with his other hand and lent in, his movement masking his whispered speech.

"I know what you're trying to do..and I wish it were that easy. But I won't be saved at your expense. I couldn't live with that."

Gabe was crying now as he returned Eleyna's earlier kiss, the taste of salt on his lips. After what seemed to him like too short a time, he pulled away and looked back at the officer.

"You can test me if you like. It's true. I'm a mutant."

 

[KaintheSeeker]

Lorenzo's Car
It appeared this would remain a day of excitement. Lorenzo turned away from the street Kyle's family lived on and headed for the sound they had all heard. It was easy to spot with the ambulances and police cars rushing down there. Lorenzo did his best to drive casually but could only get so far due to all the emergency vehicles on the road. As they began to get closer they could start to see debris scattered around. Just a little at first but it became more obvious the closer they got. People were running around in a panic. Car alarms were going off and dogs were barking everywhere. Lorenzo felt a sense of panic and frustration come over him that vanished after only a moment. It was hard to see everything with the squads and cruisers in the way, but Jennifer could have sworn she saw Eleyna's car in the middle of the road.

Kyle glances out the car as they pull by, still not too happy with the idea of being in the area. Something about the blast just set him all twitchy, and this newfound sense of his wasn't helping, it was kinda weird to know where Lorenzo and Jen were without even lookign their way. "I don't know about this guys, I .. wait is that Eleyna's car in the blast zone?" He asked as he looked around the area for any other familiar sights

OOC: His mutant senses kicking anything out?

 

[Radiant]

Kyle glances out the car as they pull by, still not too happy with the idea of being in the area. Something about the blast just set him all twitchy, and this newfound sense of his wasn't helping, it was kinda weird to know where Lorenzo and Jen were without even lookign their way. "I don't know about this guys, I .. wait is that Eleyna's car in the blast zone?" He asked as he looked around the area for any other familiar sights

OOC: His mutant senses kicking anything out?

"You're right. Looks like Eleyna's."

Jen sounds pretty calm, she's sure Elyena isn't hurt, such things are just nothing she's used to.

"See I told you they would be too busy noticing us. Any of you have an idea what could have happened here."

Then she notices the AM marked cars she pokes Kyle in the shoulder and points in their direction.

"Now look at that, from boringville to mutantcentral in just a few hours. What is going on here?"

 

[KaintheSeeker]

"You're right. Looks like Eleyna's."

Jen sounds pretty calm, she's sure Elyena isn't hurt, such things are just nothing she's used to.

"See I told you they would be too busy noticing us. Any of you have an idea what could have happened here."

Then she notices the AM marked cars she pokes Kyle in the shoulder and points in their direction.

"Now look at that, from boringville to mutantcentral in just a few hours. What is going on here?"

"At the risk of sounding like I'm a smartass, I'd say someone knows something is going on." Kyle replies calmly as he tries to keep himself down a bit out of sight. "I very much would like NOT to be here now as at least one person in this car isn't going to like being interviewed by those gents." He glances around looking for Eleyna and Gabe, while trying to 'feel' for anyone who stands out on his 'mutant-dar.'

OOC: Nuke? Anyone 'pinging' on my radar?

 

[Keia]

OOC: Nuke? Anyone 'pinging' on my radar?

OOC: Nuke's out till monday (noted in the OOC thread)

 

[Kangaxx]

Corey Vinyard

Wow, must've been something big. Corey says as he and Sammy peer through the crowd. Then he notices the A-M vehicles, and the machines they're getting out.

Oh no. Not here too! Calm down, this is ridiculous. I would know if I was a mutant. I'd be able to fly and throw balls of fire or something. I can't do anything like that.

As he's thinking this, Corey gets visibly nervous. "Uh, Sam, we should get going before someone.. notices us."

As he talks he keeps looking at the machinery, and trying not to think about flying, balls of fire, or moving really fast.

 

[Nuke261]

Whitmyer Shopping Village
Andrew cruised through the mall parking lot and quickly found a spot to park. It seemed the mall was not as busy as he expected, probably due to the time of day. As he parked and walked the girls into the mall he noticed that the crowd of people surrounding the blocked off area was growing larger. Whatever happened there must have been big.

Accident Scene At Whitmyer Shopping Village
Corey and Sammy were amazed at the amount of people who were showing up to watch the accident. THey must have been parking and walking over because there was not this many people in the mall. Corey noticed the anti-mutant team getting their gear out and started to get a little nervous. He turned to walk back to the mall but realized that he was blocked in be all the people who had showed up after they had. Sammy was excited having never been this close to anything so big. After making a comment about the cops looking like they were extras out of Ghostbusters he noticed how nervous Corey was getting.

Lorenzo's Car
There was no doubt, that was definitely Eleyna's car, they could all make it out now. Lorenzo was trying to find a way to turn the car around, this did not seem like a safe place to be at the time. Kyle was peaking over the car door when Jennifer noticed a policeman walking up to Eleyna's car with an old woman. Kyle's heart stopped and then leapt up into his throat. Jennifer was panicked, she didn't know what to do, not something she was used to. This could easily get bad if Kyle's suspicions were right.

Eleyna's Car
The old woman gasped at their words and the police officer pushed her back away from their car. He put one hand on his gun without drawing it out of the holster, not that either Eleyna or Gabe noticed.

"All right, listen kids. This is not funny. A lot of people are hurt here and we have to take care of that. It looks like you two are a little banged up, too. Why don't you come over to the ambulance and get checked out. I know you're scared but there is no reason to make things worse right now, okay. So just step out of the car and come with me to see the medics." His words were calm but his eyes did not stop moving. Luckily, he kept his gun in it's holster. "We're just here to help you kids, all right."

 

[Keia]

Lorenzo Reynolds HP 2/2

Lorenzo looked at the mess ahead. Police and cars were everywhere. Driving casual, he said, "Lady and Gent, we need to get out of here . . . way too much attention. I know that's Eleyna's car - but it's going to be our butts too if we get any closer. And that's not gonna help Eleyna any, no matter how you slice it."

Lorenzo continued to look for a place to turn around . . . he was not sticking around for the entertainment - especially in his car. Maybe on foot after he found someplace to turn the car around and stash it.