Ashley sat in the woods, the tree she was leaning against was the very one that Martini had been cowering near when she had tried to heal him. The kimono she had been wearing was now drapped over a tree branch. The light armor she wore under it actually felt cool in the warm summer night air ( Read more... )

Caleb stood motionless in the room, he was watching something it seemed from the way his eyes were fixed straight ahead. He'd in fact just channeled a vision on Ashley. She was laying in the hospital and Martini was stumbling in for yet another healing. But this one was it for her. She'd end up dead at the end of it and that would make his job a ( Read more... )

Caleb had a towel slung over his shoulders. He was headed for the gym in the house. He'd already run several miles this morning. But it was hardly enough. When he stepped in the room he dropped the towel lightly on to a chair ( Read more... )

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 ( Read more... )

Sanity was a new and interesting concept for Mark. He had spent the entire night just thinking. What a peculiar sensation it was, to think coherently for the first time in his life. He liked it, although had he examined his train of thoughts from an outsider’s perspective, he would have seen a coldness to them, and a lack of emotion when processing ( Read more... )

He is as silent as the death he brings. Eyes are cold; he was here to do a job. But this one was unusual for Caleb. It required that he infiltrate and get close to the target. As well as integrate himself with the others. It didn't settle well. But Caleb had his orders and he'd follow them to the letter. Waiting for the moment when the okay to ( Read more... )