DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, Issue #2

[Keia]

Lorenzo Reynolds Hps: 2/2

"Sorry, Zo. I may be out of it but, I love this truck and this is the last chance I have to drive it. Can't give that up, ya know?"

“That’s cool, Sammy,” Lorenzo replied. Nodding his head, Lorenzo slid over, adding “I figured that’d be the case, but I had to make the offer. I feel the same way about my car.”

While loading everything from Sammy’s truck to his car, Lorenzo made certain that the foodstuffs were in the back seat, accessible for anyone during the trip.

"I'm sticking to main roads for now . . . Are we good?"

“We’re better than good,” Lorenzo replied with a smile. As he climbed into the car, Lorenzo looked at the mall with its lights flicking off. “Bummer the malls closing, coulda used a couple of CD’s of traveling music. Still got a decent selection, though. Someone pick something out to start us off from CD’s in the glove box. Unless someone’s been holding out on us?”

 

[Velmont]

"I'm starting to feel claustrophobic. 8 hours lock up in the car. I really need to do something. Anyway, we have no choice. I'll try to sleep now, so if someone need to be replace, I'll be fresh, and I won't see the time pass."

On that, he try to find a confortable position to sleep, but he already feels that sleep won't come that easily, as his mind travel on the vents of the last days: How it was flowing so normal and how his world fall apart in a second. He can't remove the thought that if it wasn't for his curiosity, all would have been a lot more easier.

 

[kid A]

Eleyna Robertson

Eleyna ignored the weapons coach was handing out. Although she hadn't learned how to control it, she knew that her power would be more than enough to do some damage if necessary. Silently, she climbed into the back of Coach Shelton's truck and sat looking out the window. As they drove, the passing scenery became a blur, and once again she grew very tired. Her hand reached for Gabe's and grasped it tightly, followed by her lying her head down on his shoulder. "Do you mind?" She asked, looking up at him from his shoulder.

 

[Synchronicity]

Gabriel 'Gabe' Adams, HP 2/2

As they drove, the passing scenery became a blur, and once again she grew very tired. Her hand reached for Gabe's and grasped it tightly, followed by her lying her head down on his shoulder. "Do you mind?" She asked, looking up at him from his shoulder.

For much of the journey, Gabe had been sitting with his eyes closed and a frown of concentration on his face.'If I can do that thing where I hear radios in my head, maybe I can get the police band or something. I mean, that could be useful, right? I've got to be able to do something..' Slowly and carefully, Gabe tried to tap into his hearing abilities. The babble of regular radio stations flickered in his hearing as he tried to direct his listening, having no real idea of how to go about it. When Eleyna spoke, it took him a few seconds to realise that she had done so. With a quick effort, he pushed the sounds of local radio stations away and looked at her, blinking and sightly disoriented. 'Wow. More time passed than I thought. And...ow.' His head throbbed painfully, and he winced a little, but then smiled gently. "No, of course not." Gabe swallowed nervously, and glanced at Eleyna again, before speaking in a low voice. "Look, I'm sorry if I...said the wrong thing earlier. I...um...I didn't mean to." He put his free hand to his head as his burdgeoning headache spiked again, feeling slow and stupid.

'Well, that was smooth. And so much for hearing police reports - all I've managed to do is give myself a migrane. Nice one, Gabe.' Sighing in frustration, Gabe relaxed, giving up on the radio idea. He held Eleyna's hand a little more tightly, trying to let go of his feeling of uselessness and irritation with how slowly he was learning how to use his powers. 'We've got time, right? I don't need to know how to properly use my powers yet, because I'm not going to need them, right? So why do I feel that I'm going to need them far sooner than I think?' It was obvious that Gabe was worrying about things, and knowing him probably things far outside his control. Again.

 

[kid A]

Eleyna Robertson

Eleyna smiled at his reply. Despite the fact that he didn't mean any harm, she didn't believe what had happened with her parents. She knew they loved her, but they had acted completely ridiculous. Shocked wasn't the word for how she felt afterwards.

"You didn't... I was just upset. Really, I'm gonna be fine. I'm just... I'm exhausted, and moody and upset... I feel like... like I've been riding a roller-coaster all day long and now I'm struggling to stand up. I dunno. Stupid analogy."

Looking up at him, she continued, "Seriously, I'll be fine. I just need some sleep or something." For a split second, her eyebrows furrowed over a concerned look. Gabe looked like he was in a great deal of pain. "You've got a headache?" She reached up to his forhead, grasping it gently. "Let me... Do you mind if I try something?"

 

[Synchronicity]

Gabriel 'Gabe' Adams, HP 2/2

"You didn't... I was just upset. Really, I'm gonna be fine. I'm just... I'm exhausted, and moody and upset... I feel like... like I've been riding a roller-coaster all day long and now I'm struggling to stand up. I dunno. Stupid analogy."

Gabe nodded, seeming to understand at least a little of where Eleyna was coming from. "I think I know the feeling. It's all a lot to take in."

Looking up at him, she continued, "Seriously, I'll be fine. I just need some sleep or something." For a split second, her eyebrows furrowed over a concerned look. Gabe looked like he was in a great deal of pain. "You've got a headache?" She reached up to his forhead, grasping it gently. "Let me... Do you mind if I try something?"

Gabe looked embarrassed as he rubbed his forehead again. "I, uh, I was...trying something with my powers. It, um, didn't work. It did give me a hell of a migrane, though." He sighed in frustration. "I just wish I knew how it all worked. Maybe then I could do something. Be useful." Gabe looked a little startled as Eleyna reached up, but didn't try to pull away. He smiled at her, though it did become a grimace for a split second as his head throbbed again. "I don't mind. Do you have a headache cure or something?"

 

[kid A]

Eleyna Robertson

Gabe looked embarrassed as he rubbed his forehead again. "I, uh, I was...trying something with my powers. It, um, didn't work. It did give me a hell of a migrane, though." He sighed in frustration. "I just wish I knew how it all worked. Maybe then I could do something. Be useful." Gabe looked a little startled as Eleyna reached up, but didn't try to pull away. He smiled at her, though it did become a grimace for a split second as his head throbbed again. "I don't mind. Do you have a headache cure or something?"

Smiling, Eleyna replied, "Yeah, I think I might, actually."

Her hand on his forehead, Eleyna concentrated. She remembered using her powers, and how her headache had subsided after she used them. It felt like she had alleviated the pressure inside of her. Maybe, she thought, I can somehow use my power to alleviate the pressure causing his headache. If I can just... Closing her eyes, Eleyna concentrated until she could feel the pressure inside of Gabe's head. She could almost see Gabe's head, even with her eyes closed. Then, gently, she tried to decrease the pressure, absorb it perhaps, until Gabe's internal pressure was equalized. "Trust me, Gabe."

ooc: nuke, i'm attempting to use her powers in a very minor way. hope it's not a problem. let me know if i need to alter my post.

 

[Nuke261]

As Gabe shut his eyes and attempted to focus his powers, it felt as if his brain were trying to recall every song lyric ever written. All at once. The pressure that built up was immediately overwhelming and he managed to hold back the tears of pain the appeared behind his eye lids. He felt some reluctance to allow Eleyna try and help, not because he didn't trust her but, because he didn't trust his control over his own powers. Yet, as she ran her fingers across his forehead, slowly he felt the pressure ease. It was almost as if it were being sucked out. For reasons he could not explain, Kyle looked into the back of the truck at Eleyna and Gabe. Although they both were mutants and Andrew was back there, too, Kyle could clearly see that Eleyna was using her power. It was the most unique thing he had ever seen. Andrew finally became more comfortable and managed a deep, refreshing sleep. Regardless of the troubled dreams that haunted him.


Sammy, Jenn, Corey and Lorenzo all managed to bring their conversation around to normal topics. For nearly two hours the discussed school gossip, music, movies and several other things other than what they were doing and where they were going. It was the first time any of them had felt normal since earlier that day. As the conversation died down, they began to drift off to sleep, the days events catching up with them. Except Lorenzo who continued to follow behind Coach Shelton, a content smile on his face.

 

[kid A]

Eleyna Robertson

"Feel better?" she asked Gabe, smiling at him the whole time.

Eleyna felt good, for a change. It was the first time she had actually used her power successfully, or rather, with intended results.

 

[Unicron818]

Sammy Donaldson

As Sammy relaxed after some laughes about school stuff. He woundered what would be around the next corner. Glancing in the rear view mirror just looking around at the people in his truck. Never in a million years did he ever be on his way to NY with a truck full of mutant outlaws.....outlaws; just crazy.