Did We Miss Anything? *Open for the Wounded later*

[redeyesummer]

The flight to the airport wasn't entirely bad. Hell, the entire trip was pretty fun if you looked past the anti-mutant problems, bailing Crystal out of jail, and getting drugged. Scott left his car in Warren's bag and was first out, making a dash for the door. Before moving up the steps he glanced at Warren and Crystal. "C'mon

Comments

[time_schizo]

Things were quiet now. Most of those not injured had fled elsewhere. It left Mark without any opponents. He was bored, and was considering breaking into wherever the others had barricaded themselves into when who should arrive but the very mutants he'd been trying to attract in the first place. Their timing couldn't have been any more perfect, minus the little feral bitch who was tagging along with them.

"Hello, boys." He looked like he had been through a war zone, which wasn't too far off from the truth. The pieces were all in place now. Just time for the final checkmate.

[redeyesummer]

Turning his attention towards Martini, Scott frowned. The sight of the ragged man made his jaw drop though. "What the hell happened Martini?!" He sounded somehwere between annoyed and pissed when he spoke.

[animalpriestess]

Crystal rose her head when she heard the familiar voice and gave a soft gasp when the scent of the many people in the house wafted from him.

"Jesus Christ, what did you do?" she cried horrified.

[horsemanofdeath]

Warren had managed to set Wendy on the couch before he heard Martini.

"Dude what the fuck... I mean really. Where's everyone else?" He balled his hands into fists wondering if he'd be able to tackle the man before anything happened. With the way Crystal sounded, and how he looked, he had a feeling the mess was Martini's fault and not in a good way.

[time_schizo]

"Oh, I decided to kill off half the house. The rest are probably either dying, injured, or taken off like a group of scared rabbits."

He shrugged, and rolled his shoulders back to release some of the tension that had built up. "What can I say, I got bored waiting for you two to finally show up."

[redeyesummer]

"Half the house..." Scott's voice fell and he stared in awe. He left Martini in charge, hoping he would keep everyone safe. He clenched a fist with a look of scorn on his face. "Where are the others?"

[animalpriestess]

"You got bored!?" Crystal snarled, a growl ending her sentence as she moved forward releasing her balled up hands, as her claws extended.

"You sick little fuck! How dare you!?"

[horsemanofdeath]

"Why us?" he remembered Martini saying hello boys. Meant Crystal wasn't part of his plans. "Crystal, go try to loo for the others." He hoped whispering wouldn't draw attention to what he was thinking.

[time_schizo]

"I don't know, and I don't care, Scott. You two," he gestured, "are the only ones that matter."

Mark waited for Crystal to draw close enough, then punched her as hard as he could, knocking her down. That felt so good. His temper began to rise. "How dare I?! I'll tell you why I dared, you pathetic, spoiled little twat. Because I have spent my entire life in a prison, that's why! First of walls, then of my own mind. No matter what I did, I felt trapped, trying to have enough control not to wipe the West Coast off the map!" He began kicking her in the ribs. "Well, guess what? I'm finally free, and I've had enough! I don't care who or what I hurt anymore. All that I care about is getting what I want and what I deserve!"

His little villain speech finished, he turned back to Scott and Warren. "Because you two have everything, while I got nothing. So I'm going to hurt you, and keep on hurting you, as long as I can."

[redeyesummer]

At this point, Scott's fists were clenched and his knuckles were turning a pale shade of white. He stayed back next to Warren, not wanting to make the situation or tempers get any worse. There had to be a way to fix it without fighting. There had to. Scott spoke with a clenched jaw and a furrowed brow. "Get away from her Martini. If it's not Crystal, then let her alone." His voice trembled as he spoke. Last time he was in a tight situation, he lost control of his powers and he wouldn't have it happen again.

[animalpriestess]

While Scott didn't want to fight, Crystal felt her ribs swell and heal. The redness in her jaw fade as quickly as it had emerged, and once he stopped kicking her. A cat like growl escaped her mouth and she kicked herself off the ground, lunging at Martini. Claws extended, and slashing up, down. Left, right, and then again down, at a heightened speed, and never once backing away. Moving forward with each move, before she pushed herself off the ground hands aiming for the other mutants throat, fangs bared and claws aiming for flesh still.

"Shut the fuck up, you demented little cunt!"

[horsemanofdeath]

Warren caught the look Scott gave. "I'll tackle her out of the way, blast him."

The winged mutant looked for a good opening, he didn't want Crystal or Martini really hurt, subduing Martini would be nice, then they could find the others and try to figure out what the hell was going on.

[time_schizo]

Mark brought up his arms up, protecting his face as he let Crystal slash and rip open his skin. It was a calculated move, letting her rage blind her to what was coming next. "Right where I want you," Mark whispered sadistically. He brought out one of the knives that had been in his back pocket, and waiting for an opening, sliced her throat from. Then, he stabbed it into her stomach, twisting it for a moment, then shoving it up, ripping through Crystal's internal organs.

Had he put more force behind the blow, he would have reached her heart, but he wanted her to suffer. Catching her limp body, he slammed it onto the floor, and placed a foot on the back of her head. "Perhaps now you'll understand why I always disliked you so. You complain about your problems like they're actually worth a shit. In reality, you have a life most would kill to have." He crashed his foot into the back of her skull, hearing a satisfying crunch. It split open, and what Mark was fairly certain was brain fluid began to ooze out over his feet.

[redeyesummer]

"Warren..." Scott simply said it to warn. Seeing Crystal being mutilated was the final straw. He put both hands to his temples and squeezed his eyes shut, knowing the moment he opened them that the beams would fly out and destroy anything in their path.

He kept his eyes shut and moved his head down slightly, maybe only to catch Martini's foot if his quick calcultion was correct. Scott grit his teeth and opened his eyes; the optic beams on a direct path towards Martini's ankles.

[animalpriestess]

Crystal's body lay for a moment, claws dug into the floor she was pressed too. The most disgusting thing Crystal could have ever experienced was the sensation of her skull piecing itself back together, and her insides stitching together with a sticky slimy sound that only she could hear and feel. She felt skin fuse back together, and jaw reattach to bone, flesh, muscle, nerves, skin. Then - she moved, gasping for breath as if she had been holding it and gave a whimpering stunned gasping breath.

She retched slightly, holding her stomach, and turned in time to see Scott's beam, pushing herself on the floor using claws and strength to miss whatever shards flew her way.

[horsemanofdeath]

Warren managed to scoop up Crystal rolling away from Martini using his wings to shield the both of them.

"You know kitten, you really should learn to pull back." He glanced down at her, how they had landed, she was on one wing, the other was shielding them. "You going to be okay?"