Once again Julian woke up with a pounding head. Except this time she wasn't in her room...or maybe she was. Looking around the room it looked like a teenage boy's room. A boy with little care for his own health, if any care. She sighed and got out of the bed, slowly so she wouldn't cause her head to much pain.
She passed by a mirror on her way out of the room and sighed, her clothes were dirty and her hair a mess. "I'll have to fix that later." she muttered as she opened the door to the room. Outside the room the halls were just as messy. "I suppose this whole place is a mess isn't it?" she asked herself as she walked down some stairs.
She walked into a living room and saw a teenage boy laying on the couch watching tv. He had brown hair, styled terribly. She just rolled her eyes and asked "Where's Pietro?"
He jumped slightly, turning to look at her he sighed. "He's...not here. Who was that girl? Cause she's powerful."
Julian sighed and leaned against the door frame. "Her name's Emily. She's mine and Pietro's cousin. Now where is he."
The boy looked at her surprised. "Cousin? You're related to Pietro? Wait she killed her cou-crap." he stopped talking when he slipped up and said killed.
Julian gave him a blank look "He's dead?"
He nodded "Yea...sorry. Your cousin, Emily, she's one crazy girl and has no control of her power."
Julian rolled her eyes "Why do you think she ran away?" she muttered, turning away. She stayed like that a moment before looking back at the dark haired boy "What's your name?" she asked.
"Lance." he told her, confused by her abrupt change of emotion and not breaking down or freaking out that Pietro is dead.
She nodded calmly. "Can you drive?" she asked. He nodded so she asked "Can you take me back to my Uncle Erik?"
Lance nodded "Yea but didn't you just leave him?"
Julian shook her head "I left Reverb. I have nothing against Uncle Erik."
Lance nodded, "Whatever, lets go." he said, getting up and leading her out to his jeep. The yard was a mess from Emily's outburst but Pietro was gone. Julian grabbed her stuff and shoved it in the back of the jeep before climbing in and buckling up. She glared at Lance when he jumped into the driver's seat and didn't buckle up. He groaned and put on the buckle without saying anything.
The drive was uneventful and neither said a word. They got back to the base and Julian took her stuff and slipped back inside, giving Lance only a nod of thanks. She made it back to her room without being spotted, not that anyone would have noticed her being gone in the first place. She hadn't been gone too long, as far as she knew anyway.
She left her stuff in her room then went to find Pyro. As expected he was in the storage room. Julian hadn't been expecting him to be alone but regardless she ran over to him and gave him a tight hug. He hugged her back and asked "Where 'ave you been sheila?" he asked, worry in his voice.
Julian sighed and sat down in his lap. "It's a long story that doesn't matter." she said firmly.
He nodded "Okay then, what does matter?"
Julian gave him a death glare "What matters is that Pietro's dead and Emily's the one who killed him."
Pyro looked at her, shocked that she sounded ready to kill Emily for it. "Julian tell me you won't hurt Emily." he said firmly.
Julian tilted her head to the side "Wha- How can you not want revenge? John she killed my cousin!"
Pyro closed his eyes and turned his head away from her at the use of his real name. For a split second it looked like he was about to cry. She'd struck a cord in him. He looked at her, his blue eyes cold as ice. "How long do we have?" he asked. He was in.
Julian shrugged "I'd prefer this done as soon as possible."
Pyro nodded, told her to hop up then said he's going to go find her and tell her to come here. Julian nodded and waited for him to return. Julian paced around, waiting impatiently.
Emily soon burst into the room, her eyes already glowing green slightly. "You just don't know when to give up do ya?" she asked, nearly yelling.
Julian stood firm in the middle on the room, keeping the air vibrations tight under her control. "You killed him." Julian seethed, finally letting out the reaction Lance had been waiting for.
Emily sighed "You didn't care about him. Don't act like you do."
Julian shook her head "You don't get it Em! I hate this war! Dad hates me because of what I-what we are! It's bad enough that we're fighting our my dad you killed out cousin!"
Emily clenched her fists, ready to charge at Julian when Pyro ran in, shutting the door behind him. "Emily calm down mate!" he told her.
She glared at him and shoved her hand in his direction, knocking him backwards into a large wooden box. Julian looked at her eyes to see them completely green and a green mist around her hands. Julian shoved a wave of vibrations at her as she ran over to help Pyro up.
He nodded a thanks and looked at Emily, who was getting up quickly, her eyes turning a dark green. "Is that normal?" he asked.
Julian looked at Emily "No." was all she said before Emily blasted a plasma bolt between them, causing them to run to different sides of the room.
Pyro flicked on his lighter and blasted the fire at Emily from one side while Julian sent a wave of hard air at her from the other side. Emily crouched on one knee and put her hands out to her sides, letting the green surround her completely, encompassing her in a force field.
"I think her mind's gone crazy!" Julian muttered.
Pyro looked at Julian, hiding his fear "I won't stop til it's over sheila." he reassured her. Julian nodded, trusting him that even when it seemed she couldn't be harmed, they would prevail. Emily let out a burst of energy that blasted both Pyro and Julian into the wall and the green dissipated completely.
Julian got up slowly and walked over to Emily. She glance in Pyro's direction to see him struggling to get up. Julian knelt down beside Emily and grabbed her wrist, feeling for a pulse. When she didn't feel anything she dropped her cousin's hand in shock. She couldn't say she'd killed her cousin, for in reality Emily's powers had killed her.
Just as Pyro got over to the young girl and put an arm around her, letting her bury herself in his chest the door opened. Pyro jerked his head up but Julian didn't move aside from the tear shaking her body. Standing in the door was Gambit, shocked at the sight of Julian crying into Pyro's chest and Emily laying on the ground. He didn't need to be told she was dead. It was all too clear. He didn't look away as a single tear rolled down his cheek. He walked over to Emily and knelt down on one knee, grabbing her lifeless hand. "M' chere, how did dis happen?" he asked, although he knew it wouldn't be Emily who responded.
Pyro looked at Gambit, not used to seeing him so depressed "She lost control of her power." was all he said.
She passed by a mirror on her way out of the room and sighed, her clothes were dirty and her hair a mess. "I'll have to fix that later." she muttered as she opened the door to the room. Outside the room the halls were just as messy. "I suppose this whole place is a mess isn't it?" she asked herself as she walked down some stairs.
She walked into a living room and saw a teenage boy laying on the couch watching tv. He had brown hair, styled terribly. She just rolled her eyes and asked "Where's Pietro?"
He jumped slightly, turning to look at her he sighed. "He's...not here. Who was that girl? Cause she's powerful."
Julian sighed and leaned against the door frame. "Her name's Emily. She's mine and Pietro's cousin. Now where is he."
The boy looked at her surprised. "Cousin? You're related to Pietro? Wait she killed her cou-crap." he stopped talking when he slipped up and said killed.
Julian gave him a blank look "He's dead?"
He nodded "Yea...sorry. Your cousin, Emily, she's one crazy girl and has no control of her power."
Julian rolled her eyes "Why do you think she ran away?" she muttered, turning away. She stayed like that a moment before looking back at the dark haired boy "What's your name?" she asked.
"Lance." he told her, confused by her abrupt change of emotion and not breaking down or freaking out that Pietro is dead.
She nodded calmly. "Can you drive?" she asked. He nodded so she asked "Can you take me back to my Uncle Erik?"
Lance nodded "Yea but didn't you just leave him?"
Julian shook her head "I left Reverb. I have nothing against Uncle Erik."
Lance nodded, "Whatever, lets go." he said, getting up and leading her out to his jeep. The yard was a mess from Emily's outburst but Pietro was gone. Julian grabbed her stuff and shoved it in the back of the jeep before climbing in and buckling up. She glared at Lance when he jumped into the driver's seat and didn't buckle up. He groaned and put on the buckle without saying anything.
The drive was uneventful and neither said a word. They got back to the base and Julian took her stuff and slipped back inside, giving Lance only a nod of thanks. She made it back to her room without being spotted, not that anyone would have noticed her being gone in the first place. She hadn't been gone too long, as far as she knew anyway.
She left her stuff in her room then went to find Pyro. As expected he was in the storage room. Julian hadn't been expecting him to be alone but regardless she ran over to him and gave him a tight hug. He hugged her back and asked "Where 'ave you been sheila?" he asked, worry in his voice.
Julian sighed and sat down in his lap. "It's a long story that doesn't matter." she said firmly.
He nodded "Okay then, what does matter?"
Julian gave him a death glare "What matters is that Pietro's dead and Emily's the one who killed him."
Pyro looked at her, shocked that she sounded ready to kill Emily for it. "Julian tell me you won't hurt Emily." he said firmly.
Julian tilted her head to the side "Wha- How can you not want revenge? John she killed my cousin!"
Pyro closed his eyes and turned his head away from her at the use of his real name. For a split second it looked like he was about to cry. She'd struck a cord in him. He looked at her, his blue eyes cold as ice. "How long do we have?" he asked. He was in.
Julian shrugged "I'd prefer this done as soon as possible."
Pyro nodded, told her to hop up then said he's going to go find her and tell her to come here. Julian nodded and waited for him to return. Julian paced around, waiting impatiently.
Emily soon burst into the room, her eyes already glowing green slightly. "You just don't know when to give up do ya?" she asked, nearly yelling.
Julian stood firm in the middle on the room, keeping the air vibrations tight under her control. "You killed him." Julian seethed, finally letting out the reaction Lance had been waiting for.
Emily sighed "You didn't care about him. Don't act like you do."
Julian shook her head "You don't get it Em! I hate this war! Dad hates me because of what I-what we are! It's bad enough that we're fighting our my dad you killed out cousin!"
Emily clenched her fists, ready to charge at Julian when Pyro ran in, shutting the door behind him. "Emily calm down mate!" he told her.
She glared at him and shoved her hand in his direction, knocking him backwards into a large wooden box. Julian looked at her eyes to see them completely green and a green mist around her hands. Julian shoved a wave of vibrations at her as she ran over to help Pyro up.
He nodded a thanks and looked at Emily, who was getting up quickly, her eyes turning a dark green. "Is that normal?" he asked.
Julian looked at Emily "No." was all she said before Emily blasted a plasma bolt between them, causing them to run to different sides of the room.
Pyro flicked on his lighter and blasted the fire at Emily from one side while Julian sent a wave of hard air at her from the other side. Emily crouched on one knee and put her hands out to her sides, letting the green surround her completely, encompassing her in a force field.
"I think her mind's gone crazy!" Julian muttered.
Pyro looked at Julian, hiding his fear "I won't stop til it's over sheila." he reassured her. Julian nodded, trusting him that even when it seemed she couldn't be harmed, they would prevail. Emily let out a burst of energy that blasted both Pyro and Julian into the wall and the green dissipated completely.
Julian got up slowly and walked over to Emily. She glance in Pyro's direction to see him struggling to get up. Julian knelt down beside Emily and grabbed her wrist, feeling for a pulse. When she didn't feel anything she dropped her cousin's hand in shock. She couldn't say she'd killed her cousin, for in reality Emily's powers had killed her.
Just as Pyro got over to the young girl and put an arm around her, letting her bury herself in his chest the door opened. Pyro jerked his head up but Julian didn't move aside from the tear shaking her body. Standing in the door was Gambit, shocked at the sight of Julian crying into Pyro's chest and Emily laying on the ground. He didn't need to be told she was dead. It was all too clear. He didn't look away as a single tear rolled down his cheek. He walked over to Emily and knelt down on one knee, grabbing her lifeless hand. "M' chere, how did dis happen?" he asked, although he knew it wouldn't be Emily who responded.
Pyro looked at Gambit, not used to seeing him so depressed "She lost control of her power." was all he said.
