With Allerdyce finally having confirmed for Ethan that the attack against him on the mission was not an accident and that Hendley was the culprit, it meant that he finally had the chain he needed, linking the latest one of these incidents with those preceding it. Ethan is more than aware that the rest of the team, bar Betsy, avoid the mutant hunter ( Read more... )

With the ban on leaving the rooms lifted, Jane had been pretty much ready to get back to his routine. He knew that things were a tad more lax around this place, that the rules and regulations weren't as tight, but it was a lot to let go of in a short space of time. So he stuck to his usual ( Read more... )

With Jack still locked up, Betsy was the one that moved his things into his new room. It wasn't difficult since she was just down the hall from him now. She was even happy to do it. Unfettered snooping was her idea of fun. She even snagged a souvenir. It was just a tee-shirt. Nothing that would be missed but it smelled like him; clean sweat, ( Read more... )

The last time she was there waiting in his room, she was half naked and eager for a little company. This time Jack wasn't so lucky ( Read more... )

The last thing that St John actually consciously remembers from the mission was pain. Not the pain in his stomach, not that burning agony of his overtaxed powers, not even the pain of the bullet lodged in his gut. It was more the pain of a branch sticking into his back and the casual wondering of just why Haylie had left him in a tree when he was ( Read more... )

They did it ( Read more... )

What was really meant by the term extraction when referring to John was teleportation. He was their way into the camp once they were on the perimeter, as well as a scout for that matter, and with only a few hundred yards to go to the fencing it was easy to feel the team getting themselves all psyched up and prepared.

The undergrowth was thick enough ( Read more... )

After burning her clothes and washing for what felt like hours -and the blood was still somewhat in her hair- Emma at last got a chance to actually take in the damage around her. It took a day and a half to fully assess it. Jefferson dorm was closed due to the fire damage, gaping holes that Emma was not pleased about, the electrical wiring on the ( Read more... )

As the dark soldiers pulled out, their scrambler went with them. Panicked thoughts blasted in her head but she only wanted to hear one person. She hadn't seen Jack the whole fight. She didn't know if he was alive or dead but compared to the other frantic voices around her, Jack was too calm to get a read on and looking was giving her a migraine ( Read more... )

The third floor of Jefferson Hall was quiet as the head of the team’s mutant hunter appeared in the doorway of his room. He’d only been coming out of his room for food for several days now. After his little encounter with Roy, both his mind and body had been on something akin to a short circuit. His mind was only now finally beginning to heal from ( Read more... )