The boy is resisting...
We can't have that...
Let's watch the mayhem build.
***
Sweat and blood hit the air, the boy is reluctant to perfect his martial art. The ring is empty. After hours. The only time that determined recruits would be around the Dojo. The sounds of patting echo in the room.
"Come on, you can hit harder!" Haelen suggests as the boy throws punches and kicks at her. Exhausted, the boy still tries to hit her as hard as he can. Shey is watching in the distance, smiling at the show.
"I'm. Hitting! As. Hard! As I. Can!" the boy said as he was stunned by Haelen. Xavier was planted to the ground, still having the power to get up, the boy still is trying to fight.
"You're too vulnerable, Xavier. You need to practice on your guard," Haelen takes off her combat gloves. Shey gets up and walks to the boy quietly. She gets her gloves out and readies her arms.
"I'll teach ya, Xavier," Shey winks at Haelen and smiles.
"Okay... No cheap shots, okay?" the boy puts up his guard.
"Can't make a promise..." Shey says as she readies her fists. The dream fades as Xavier remembers about his mission. The light glimmers in the room. An uneasy feeling surges in Xavier's mind as he rushes through the corridors, in a hurry to find Psycho's location.
A rumble echos through the halls. It turns into a thump. A repeating pattern. As if someone was walking. "Freeze! Oh... It's you, Silas."
"It is."
"Why are you here? I thought you were taken with the rest of the team."
"He only has Jell, Tel, Night Crawler. Roman and Gavin are still in the ship."
"Well, can you help me find them? It'd be great to have an extra hand."
"I do not like working with meatbags," the blue droid stares at Xavier as he tries to think of a way to persuade the droid. Xavier stares at his mechanical hand and has a hunch.
"Hey! I'm not all meatbag. Look! My hand is robotic like yours!" The droid looks at Xavier's hand and stares at his. "See? Not that much different."
"Where do you need me to go?"the droid's eyes turn from red to blue.
"Okay, I need you to find Roman and Gavin. I want you to protect me as I follow you do that. If anyone tries to kill us, attack them."
"Okay."
"Good! Now, let me on your back."
"That is not happening."
"Why?"
"You are heavy."
"And you're 3 tons of metal, I think you can hold me!" the droids eyes turned to orange next.
"Fine," the droids eyes turned green. Xavier notices this. It wasn't a concern at the moment.
***
The room is filled with terror, heavy with death and blood. Jell is tied to the wall with chains, hanging due to the height of the chains. Night Crawler's helm was cracked and dented on the forehead. She was unconscious.
"What are thinking to accomplish here, Nicolas? The crystal will just kill you along with whatever planet you;re on!" Psycho's eyes glared at her.
"Do not call me that..." he grabs his knife and slides the tip across Jell's face. "You know, I'm not the one with the crystal. Your friend, on the other hand, has it." A figure appears out of the corner. Jell is shocked to see who and what it is.
"Zackary!?" Jell's voice fades into her fear. Zackary's eyes were pure red and his mouth was covered with a metal plate. He was a new threat. Jell could see it. His soul was stolen by the crystal.
"Zackary is gone. He's no longer apart of that sh*tty federation. He is nothing but a husk now. What's the best part is that he works for me! Can you believe that? It's like the crystal likes me!" Night Crawler begins to wake.
"Ooh! Just in time, darling!" he grabs her and releases her from the chains.
"What are doing!? Don't you hurt her!" a pistol was put to her Night Crawler's head.
"Oh, you forgot it's opposite day!" he pulls the trigger and out comes a click.
"You sick f*cker"
"Come on! You have to say that was funny! Okay, Blood Seekers!" two red cloaked women walked into the room."Carry this darling to the another cell. Oh and make sure you cuff her. She's almost conscious. And after you're done, hunt down that intruder. He will be easy to find."