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DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, Issue #1
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Nuke261
Rogue Warrior
Whitmyer Shopping Village
Sammy did not know if he would defeat the SWAT team. He did not know if he could free Andrew and Catherine. He did know there was no way he was going down without trying! He turned in mid air, bending his body like a champion diver, twisting to face the truck. He picked up speed and it felt like his body was growing even hotter. He could have sworn he smelled something burning. He soared passed the Police and headed directly at the front of the large armored truck when he felt something strike his chest. He felt something else hit him but did not stop to look. Everything started to get cold and then he hit the ground. The last thing he could see before he blacked out was the SWAT truck driving away.
Corey tried not to yell out as he watched Sammy shot out of the air. Whatever had hit his feet had turned black and just before he made it to the truck he was hit three more times. Then his body dropped out of the air and hit the ground, bouncing once as it hit. The truck drove away and the Police moved in around him. If Corey was worried before he was near a panic now. Sammy was his only hope of getting away. His truck was parked here but Corey did not know where to go or who to talk to . No one else could possibly understand what had happened to them. Then he remembered seeing the others who has skipped school. Eleyna, Gabe, Lorenzo, Jennifer and Kyle. They had all left when he and Sammy had. Kyle had helped him out a few times before, had kept a few of the usual bullies off his back. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a scrap of paper with Kyle's number on it. Now if he could just decide if it was safe to use or not.
Kyle's Family's Home
Kyle could not be more confused. The girl of his dreams was in his bed with the coolest kid in school while he tried to decide what to do with his childhood friend who had dropped in while the group tried to decide how to handle being mutants. Sometimes life really sucked. While the group chatted about things to do Kyle concentrated on Amanda, trying to see if she checked out as a mutant. Nothing at all happened.
Amanda moved over to sit on Kyle's bed. "So you two are going out? That's awesome. I haven't had a boyfriend yet. The closest I ever came was the time Kyle and I hid in the garage during a thunderstorm and I kissed him." She blushed slightly at the story. "We can't just sit around here all day. Isn't there anything we can do. Where I live now there aren't a lot of kids so you get bored pretty quick."
As the kids sat around the room they heard sirens go off in the distance. At first they paniced and then Jennifer realized that it was the old 'air raid' sirens that get used for tornado warnings. Lorenzo, Kyle and Jennifer all looked at each other with wide eyes.
S.W.A.T.-A.M. Truck
Catherine, her face soaked in tears, her hair falling into her face and sticking to its wet surface, slowly looked up at Andrew. Her voice was soft. Her eyes were empty. "Yes, I am all right. For now." That was all she said. The two guards went on with their business and paid little attention to Andrew or Catherine. After what seemed like forever Andrew felt the truck slow down. His stomach turned inside out as he realized they had arrived at the detention center.
When the truck stopped and the doors opened the compartment was flooded with light. Andrew and Catherine had to both close their eyes as they were momentarily blinded. They were escorted out of the truck and then Andrew felt something being closed around his neck. He looked up to see a metal collar being fastened around Catherine's neck.
Detention Center
Gabe and Eleyna were both up on medical beds in their rooms. There were 5 to 7 people hooking up monitors and adjusting equipment. They were each strapped down to the bed. They were resistant, of course, but it was explained that a few of the tests were for muscle response and they did not want anyone to get hurt. So finally through a lot of coaxing, both Gabe and Eleyna had straps across their hands, feet and chests.
The door opened to Gabe's room and three guards brought in a boy. They held him as if he were dangerous but he never fought them at all. Another medical bed was brought in and when they lifted the boy up onto it Gabe saw that it was Andrew Ward! Andrew was strapped to a bed similar to Gabe's and then hooked up to the same equipment he was on.
Eleyna shivered in the cold room and was startled when the door opened and another bed was wheeled in. She was even more startled to see Catherine Kent sitting on the bed in a hospital gown. Catherine was strapped to the bed and the staff quickly began to hook her up to the equipment Eleyna was on. As she looked over at her, Eleyna could see Catherine had been crying a lot.
Sammy did not know if he would defeat the SWAT team. He did not know if he could free Andrew and Catherine. He did know there was no way he was going down without trying! He turned in mid air, bending his body like a champion diver, twisting to face the truck. He picked up speed and it felt like his body was growing even hotter. He could have sworn he smelled something burning. He soared passed the Police and headed directly at the front of the large armored truck when he felt something strike his chest. He felt something else hit him but did not stop to look. Everything started to get cold and then he hit the ground. The last thing he could see before he blacked out was the SWAT truck driving away.
Corey tried not to yell out as he watched Sammy shot out of the air. Whatever had hit his feet had turned black and just before he made it to the truck he was hit three more times. Then his body dropped out of the air and hit the ground, bouncing once as it hit. The truck drove away and the Police moved in around him. If Corey was worried before he was near a panic now. Sammy was his only hope of getting away. His truck was parked here but Corey did not know where to go or who to talk to . No one else could possibly understand what had happened to them. Then he remembered seeing the others who has skipped school. Eleyna, Gabe, Lorenzo, Jennifer and Kyle. They had all left when he and Sammy had. Kyle had helped him out a few times before, had kept a few of the usual bullies off his back. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a scrap of paper with Kyle's number on it. Now if he could just decide if it was safe to use or not.
Kyle's Family's Home
Kyle could not be more confused. The girl of his dreams was in his bed with the coolest kid in school while he tried to decide what to do with his childhood friend who had dropped in while the group tried to decide how to handle being mutants. Sometimes life really sucked. While the group chatted about things to do Kyle concentrated on Amanda, trying to see if she checked out as a mutant. Nothing at all happened.
Amanda moved over to sit on Kyle's bed. "So you two are going out? That's awesome. I haven't had a boyfriend yet. The closest I ever came was the time Kyle and I hid in the garage during a thunderstorm and I kissed him." She blushed slightly at the story. "We can't just sit around here all day. Isn't there anything we can do. Where I live now there aren't a lot of kids so you get bored pretty quick."
As the kids sat around the room they heard sirens go off in the distance. At first they paniced and then Jennifer realized that it was the old 'air raid' sirens that get used for tornado warnings. Lorenzo, Kyle and Jennifer all looked at each other with wide eyes.
S.W.A.T.-A.M. Truck
Catherine, her face soaked in tears, her hair falling into her face and sticking to its wet surface, slowly looked up at Andrew. Her voice was soft. Her eyes were empty. "Yes, I am all right. For now." That was all she said. The two guards went on with their business and paid little attention to Andrew or Catherine. After what seemed like forever Andrew felt the truck slow down. His stomach turned inside out as he realized they had arrived at the detention center.
When the truck stopped and the doors opened the compartment was flooded with light. Andrew and Catherine had to both close their eyes as they were momentarily blinded. They were escorted out of the truck and then Andrew felt something being closed around his neck. He looked up to see a metal collar being fastened around Catherine's neck.
Detention Center
Gabe and Eleyna were both up on medical beds in their rooms. There were 5 to 7 people hooking up monitors and adjusting equipment. They were each strapped down to the bed. They were resistant, of course, but it was explained that a few of the tests were for muscle response and they did not want anyone to get hurt. So finally through a lot of coaxing, both Gabe and Eleyna had straps across their hands, feet and chests.
The door opened to Gabe's room and three guards brought in a boy. They held him as if he were dangerous but he never fought them at all. Another medical bed was brought in and when they lifted the boy up onto it Gabe saw that it was Andrew Ward! Andrew was strapped to a bed similar to Gabe's and then hooked up to the same equipment he was on.
Eleyna shivered in the cold room and was startled when the door opened and another bed was wheeled in. She was even more startled to see Catherine Kent sitting on the bed in a hospital gown. Catherine was strapped to the bed and the staff quickly began to hook her up to the equipment Eleyna was on. As she looked over at her, Eleyna could see Catherine had been crying a lot.
KaintheSeeker
Explorer
Kyle looked at Jennifer, blushing at the story and trying NOT to look or think of Lorenzo as he quashed the jealousy that was coming up. :Yeah like you'd have a chance against someone like Lorenzo, Kyle. You're just a nobody prankster: he thinks as he hears the sirens. "Well that pretty much locks you two down for a while I recoken, Amanda if you want you better head home, otherwise let's all head downstairs and figure out what to fix for dinner, and I can let you two call your folks and let them know where you are. I need to check the news"Nuke261 said:
:Wadda a #$%$ing loser you are Kyle.: he thinks to himself as he heads down.
Synchronicity
First Post
Gabriel 'Gabe' Adams, HP 2/2
'What the heck?! *He's* a mutant?'
"Andrew Ward?! You're the mutant they were having trouble with at the Shopping Mall?!" Gabe blurted out before he could stop himself. 'I don't understand this at all...God, where's Eleyna? I really hope she's OK..'
(OOC: Just FYI, I won't be posting again until Monday at the earliest. Secondly, Nuke, did they remove the restraints on Gabe's hands and feet when they put him on the bed? I'm guessing whether they did or not, the collar's still on, 'cause that's just common sense..)
Nuke261 said:
'What the heck?! *He's* a mutant?'
"Andrew Ward?! You're the mutant they were having trouble with at the Shopping Mall?!" Gabe blurted out before he could stop himself. 'I don't understand this at all...God, where's Eleyna? I really hope she's OK..'
(OOC: Just FYI, I won't be posting again until Monday at the earliest. Secondly, Nuke, did they remove the restraints on Gabe's hands and feet when they put him on the bed? I'm guessing whether they did or not, the collar's still on, 'cause that's just common sense..)
kid A
First Post
Eleyna Robertson
She wasn't getting used to the temperature of the room. Bitter coldness cut at her body, barely covered in the hospital gown. She could have been imagining (delerious?) but Eleyna thought she could see her own breath. The uniform that the guard had provided her with sat folded at the side of the room, taunting her. She wondered if it would actually be warmer wearing it. Restraints pulled tightly at her wrists and ankles, digging into her skin. Eleyna felt consumed by an overwheleming void (Gabe!), which was reflected in the stark emptiness of the room...
...until the door slammed opened, startling her. Another bed was wheeled in. Eleyna's head snapped up, and with teh smallest shred of hope, she asked "Gabe?" Hope, however, was dashed and replaced with shock. Catherine Kent was just wheeled into her holding cell. Andrew Ward's girlfriend, Catherine Kent. What the hell? Catherine's a mutant, now? How many mutants are there in Whitmyer? What the f**k's going on in this town?
"C-Catherine? Is that... I mean, are you alright?"
She wasn't getting used to the temperature of the room. Bitter coldness cut at her body, barely covered in the hospital gown. She could have been imagining (delerious?) but Eleyna thought she could see her own breath. The uniform that the guard had provided her with sat folded at the side of the room, taunting her. She wondered if it would actually be warmer wearing it. Restraints pulled tightly at her wrists and ankles, digging into her skin. Eleyna felt consumed by an overwheleming void (Gabe!), which was reflected in the stark emptiness of the room...
...until the door slammed opened, startling her. Another bed was wheeled in. Eleyna's head snapped up, and with teh smallest shred of hope, she asked "Gabe?" Hope, however, was dashed and replaced with shock. Catherine Kent was just wheeled into her holding cell. Andrew Ward's girlfriend, Catherine Kent. What the hell? Catherine's a mutant, now? How many mutants are there in Whitmyer? What the f**k's going on in this town?
"C-Catherine? Is that... I mean, are you alright?"
Keia
I aim to misbehave
Lorenzo Reynolds HP 2/2
Second Floor Bedroom
Kyle’s Family’s Home
Lorenzo just smiled at the ‘preparing a big one’ comment, then replied, “Well, there is something I want, but if in a similar situation, who wouldn’t. Beautiful girl, bedroom, alone . . .”
“ . . . or not,” Lorenzo finished with a wink. He enjoyed being with Jennifer, the teasing helped to take his mind off of the extremely strange day everyone had been having so far . . . if it was teasing. Lorenzo wasn’t so certain . . . with Jennifer’s teasing or his own. He was interested . . . that was a definite.
Lorenzo nodded to Kyle very so slightly, seeing the concern. He propped himself up on one arm on the bed and added, “Staying in for the time being is cool . . . now that there’s four of us. Cards, games, video games. Kyle, you got any cool four-player console games?”
Lorenzo scooted over on the bed to make room for Amanda. He looked up at Kyle and couldn’t help but tease Kyle a little by saying, “Kyle, you sly dog. Taking advantage of a girl ‘cause of a storm . . .”
Before he could continue, he heard the old air raid siren, and looked to Jennifer, then Kyle.
“I’m not really hungry, yet, but a call to the folks would probably be a good idea,” Lorenzo said. “Thanks, Kyle, I had kinda a forgotten that they might be worried about me. The news would be a good idea as well.”
Lorenzo swung his legs around on the bed and began to climb out, offering Jennifer his arm to help her as well.
Second Floor Bedroom
Kyle’s Family’s Home
Jennifer said:
Lorenzo just smiled at the ‘preparing a big one’ comment, then replied, “Well, there is something I want, but if in a similar situation, who wouldn’t. Beautiful girl, bedroom, alone . . .”
Narrator said:
“ . . . or not,” Lorenzo finished with a wink. He enjoyed being with Jennifer, the teasing helped to take his mind off of the extremely strange day everyone had been having so far . . . if it was teasing. Lorenzo wasn’t so certain . . . with Jennifer’s teasing or his own. He was interested . . . that was a definite.
Kyle said:
Lorenzo nodded to Kyle very so slightly, seeing the concern. He propped himself up on one arm on the bed and added, “Staying in for the time being is cool . . . now that there’s four of us. Cards, games, video games. Kyle, you got any cool four-player console games?”
Amanda said:
Lorenzo scooted over on the bed to make room for Amanda. He looked up at Kyle and couldn’t help but tease Kyle a little by saying, “Kyle, you sly dog. Taking advantage of a girl ‘cause of a storm . . .”
Before he could continue, he heard the old air raid siren, and looked to Jennifer, then Kyle.
Kyle said:
“I’m not really hungry, yet, but a call to the folks would probably be a good idea,” Lorenzo said. “Thanks, Kyle, I had kinda a forgotten that they might be worried about me. The news would be a good idea as well.”
Lorenzo swung his legs around on the bed and began to climb out, offering Jennifer his arm to help her as well.
Velmont
First Post
Andrew Ward, HP:2
There was no need to fight.... that was what Andrew was thinking when he get out of the truck. In a football game, figthing against the odd, that was you must do, at every moment. You never know when the ball will go in your favor. Fight, and scare you opponents. Even if you lose, you'll be able to walk the head high...
But he knew it was more than honor he had to fight for now. It was for lives. His own. Catherine's live too. For now, it wasn't bright. He remembered some movie with slaves. He felt like those black men in the Amistad. A light appeared on a gadget and he was considered a slave. He lost all. What a crazy world is he living in!
He felt something cold pushing in his back. It seems, lost in his thought, that he had forgotten to walk, and the guards was pushing him. They seems reluctant to touch him, just as he was carrying the plague. One guard lost his nerves and pushed him violently. He looks like he wanted to tell some insanity, but nothing came out of his mouth. Andrew finally start to walk.
A door opened and he entered. He quickly saw people bound in some bed. They were not only treated as slaves, but as crazy men too. They pushed him on the bed and straped him. Andrew's thought was wanering again. He saw his last seaon of football. He was a promising guy. That's what his coach was saying. And his teammate. Catherine too, but she would have told it even if he was the worst guy. Catherine... Andrew was wondering what treatment she was recieveing. No doubt the same. And she must be crying. She likes so much the stability of her lives, and she seems to be haunted by the possibility of being a mutant, and now she was living what mutants were living. All that for a small light...
A familiar voice wake him again from his dream. He first thought it was a trick of his mind, but he turns his head, and saw Gabe... he knew this face. It took a moment before he replace him. He was in one of his course. He doesn't remember which one. Not like it would make a difference now.
"No..."
He felt silent a moment. The incident. Sammy and Corey faces. Two other from the schools. Last time, they were fleeing. Was it them who were the mutants who caused the incident.
"No, it's not me. I was just at the wrong place, at the wrong moment. I was just dumb enough to walk near those witch hunter that compose the mutant control teams."
Was it Sammy or Corey, the cause of that accident? And what he was doing here. Why Gabe is there. Who care anyway Andrew told himself.
There was no need to fight.... that was what Andrew was thinking when he get out of the truck. In a football game, figthing against the odd, that was you must do, at every moment. You never know when the ball will go in your favor. Fight, and scare you opponents. Even if you lose, you'll be able to walk the head high...
But he knew it was more than honor he had to fight for now. It was for lives. His own. Catherine's live too. For now, it wasn't bright. He remembered some movie with slaves. He felt like those black men in the Amistad. A light appeared on a gadget and he was considered a slave. He lost all. What a crazy world is he living in!
He felt something cold pushing in his back. It seems, lost in his thought, that he had forgotten to walk, and the guards was pushing him. They seems reluctant to touch him, just as he was carrying the plague. One guard lost his nerves and pushed him violently. He looks like he wanted to tell some insanity, but nothing came out of his mouth. Andrew finally start to walk.
A door opened and he entered. He quickly saw people bound in some bed. They were not only treated as slaves, but as crazy men too. They pushed him on the bed and straped him. Andrew's thought was wanering again. He saw his last seaon of football. He was a promising guy. That's what his coach was saying. And his teammate. Catherine too, but she would have told it even if he was the worst guy. Catherine... Andrew was wondering what treatment she was recieveing. No doubt the same. And she must be crying. She likes so much the stability of her lives, and she seems to be haunted by the possibility of being a mutant, and now she was living what mutants were living. All that for a small light...
Gabe said:
A familiar voice wake him again from his dream. He first thought it was a trick of his mind, but he turns his head, and saw Gabe... he knew this face. It took a moment before he replace him. He was in one of his course. He doesn't remember which one. Not like it would make a difference now.
"No..."
He felt silent a moment. The incident. Sammy and Corey faces. Two other from the schools. Last time, they were fleeing. Was it them who were the mutants who caused the incident.
"No, it's not me. I was just at the wrong place, at the wrong moment. I was just dumb enough to walk near those witch hunter that compose the mutant control teams."
Was it Sammy or Corey, the cause of that accident? And what he was doing here. Why Gabe is there. Who care anyway Andrew told himself.
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Unicron818
First Post
Sammy Donaldson
Aw so cold, and the pain......truck leaving...at least Corey got....a....away...
fade to black
Aw so cold, and the pain......truck leaving...at least Corey got....a....away...
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Kangaxx
First Post
Corey Vinyard
Eventually, he found himself sitting on a bench shuffling a deck of cards. His hands were so used to the motion that he barely noticed he was doing it. He looked at his watch and was suprised to discover that only a few minutes had passed. What am I going to do now? I can't get home without Sammy. (Don't think about Sammy.) I'm trapped again. I have to get home. (How could they just gun him down?) My parents are going to throw the hugest fit. (He was.. no, don't think about Sammy.) There's gotta be some way. There's always a way out...
Corey pulled out his wallet to see how much cash he had left, but paused when he noticed the scrap of paper folded inside it that was his personal phone book. Blinking to clear his bleary eyes, Was I crying? he looked down the list of names. One of them stood out. Kyle.. I saw him driving away with Jennifer and Lorenzo. Would he pick me up? I don't even know him very well. But I can't just sit here in the mall till my parents find out I'm missing. Heh. I wonder if they would try to get the cops to find me.
He probably won't be there anyway. Those guys wouldn't go sit around the house, they'd go to a party or something. I'll just be calling an empty house.
But it's better than sitting here (thinking about Sammy) doing nothing.
Corey got up from the bench, feeling a little better now that he had a distraction, and went to find a payphone.
When Sammy crashed to the ground, Corey felt the rest of the world crash down with him. No... get back up Sammy, fly away! He heard some of the people in the nearby crowd cheer, and he wanted to shout at them, but all that came out was a squeek. He felt a lump forming in his throat as he watched the police gather around Sammy, until he turned and stumbled into the depths of the mall.Nuke261 said:
Eventually, he found himself sitting on a bench shuffling a deck of cards. His hands were so used to the motion that he barely noticed he was doing it. He looked at his watch and was suprised to discover that only a few minutes had passed. What am I going to do now? I can't get home without Sammy. (Don't think about Sammy.) I'm trapped again. I have to get home. (How could they just gun him down?) My parents are going to throw the hugest fit. (He was.. no, don't think about Sammy.) There's gotta be some way. There's always a way out...
Corey pulled out his wallet to see how much cash he had left, but paused when he noticed the scrap of paper folded inside it that was his personal phone book. Blinking to clear his bleary eyes, Was I crying? he looked down the list of names. One of them stood out. Kyle.. I saw him driving away with Jennifer and Lorenzo. Would he pick me up? I don't even know him very well. But I can't just sit here in the mall till my parents find out I'm missing. Heh. I wonder if they would try to get the cops to find me.
He probably won't be there anyway. Those guys wouldn't go sit around the house, they'd go to a party or something. I'll just be calling an empty house.
But it's better than sitting here (thinking about Sammy) doing nothing.
Corey got up from the bench, feeling a little better now that he had a distraction, and went to find a payphone.
Radiant
First Post
Jennifer Allen
"...or not."
Jen smiles warmly at Amanda while the boys make plans. Then the sirens start she hurries to the window to see if anything unsuall is going on outside.
There will be another chance to continue her "talk" with Lorenzo.
Or maybe not. We'll see. Things seem to be crashing down like there's no tomorow.
"you know, I'll call my folks later. They won't be too worried."
With a glance at Amanda she leaves te rest unsaid. With so many Mutant hunters in town she'd rather have as few people know her location as possible.
"...or not."
Jen smiles warmly at Amanda while the boys make plans. Then the sirens start she hurries to the window to see if anything unsuall is going on outside.
There will be another chance to continue her "talk" with Lorenzo.
Or maybe not. We'll see. Things seem to be crashing down like there's no tomorow.
"you know, I'll call my folks later. They won't be too worried."
With a glance at Amanda she leaves te rest unsaid. With so many Mutant hunters in town she'd rather have as few people know her location as possible.
