Lost and Found

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

The rebel lair's outer door opens, revealing a black sillouette of a figure.

Mystique pulls two guns, instantly levelling them at the sillouette's chest. "Is he with you?" It's too tall and lean to be James, but she's still pushed the remaining grenade out of her chest and into her lap. Just in case.

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[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

"I've seen zombies, though. Lots of them. And the 'Strange' of my world was a hot Mexican chick."

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

"If I ever find a Stephen Strange on my world, I'm arresting his pasty white ass on the spot. He'll have done something wrong. I can guarentee it."

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

"She couldn't have been more than 21, though. A bit short in the tooth for me. But I don't think I really noticed how hot she was until now. Although I was hip-deep in female troubles at the time so I wouldn't have even been thinking about that... and you can't understate how much of a libido-killer the walking dead can be..."

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

She nods to Silver and Sunspot as they retreat down the hallway. "Vampires, on the other hand, don't seem to get in the way."

So he's far enough past 21 to consider that too young for him. She files that away for later.

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

"There aren't any vampires HERE. This is downtime, it doesn't count. The whole time I knew her, we had zombies breathing down our necks. Good lord, that stinks."

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

Raven nods agreement. "Downtime's good, but there's nothing like realizing that was your last round and damnit, if you can take out the rest of these people in the next fifty minutes, you'll still have at least thirty more before the cleanup crew hits the site."

She shivers a little at the memory.

Time for another cigarette.

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

...

"Are we still talking about gross things or hot things now?"

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

She takes a long drag off her cigarette. "You were talking about gross things?"

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

"Zombie breath, yes. But there was a hot thing before that."

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

She blows a smoke ring. "And Magic before you noticed the hotness."

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

"Right. But back to the gross things. You actually have sex with that psychotic little hairball?"

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

Her eyes narrow. "No. I have sex with an entirely different psychotic little hairball. When the Timebroker stops holding us hostage, I look forward to screwing him until neither of us can walk. Considering my shape shifting and his healing factor, that could take days."

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

"Stop it. Last thing you want is a puking Spider-Man. Although that would explain a few things."

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

"It couldn't make your mask smell any worse."

She takes another drag.

"What things?"

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

"Trust me, next place we stop that actually has a cleanser, this thing is getting washed."

Then, just a look.

"Think about what things about you could be explained by your voluntary rutting with a drooling hairy dwarf that eats people. And then, I implore you, change them."

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

"Trust me, Spinnechen, where I'm from, the last thing I'm going to protest is being eaten by James."

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

"Trust is earned. Sarah's the only one who's managed it so far."

[proteus-maximus.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Man! I was a submarine for you!"

[house-of-mystiq.livejournal.com]

"He only trust kids who don't have enough life experience to show any complexity, Kevin." She gives Spider-Man a scornful look. "Your life must be very dull."

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

"Yes. I spend every day yawning and scratching myself. Now someone tell me who this DaCosta guy is."

[proteus-maximus.livejournal.com]

"Roberto DaCosta, AKA Sunspot. Back when I was on the X-Men Junior Team, AKA The New Mutants, Bobby was a great pal of mine. He can absorb solar energy and channel it in a couple of different fashions - like super-strength."

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

"Hang on... there was actually a team calling itself 'The New Mutants?' What's the shelf-life on referring to yourself as 'New'? After a year, are they just 'The Mutants'?"

[proteus-maximus.livejournal.com]

"Hey, man - it was either that, or something with a tacked-on 'X' in front of it."

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

He shakes his head. "Why? There are 25 other letters in the alphabet. A few more if you use the Spanish version. I know it's the genetic x-factor, but really, it's not like any of you guys are legitimate scientists."

[proteus-maximus.livejournal.com]

"I dunno, it's some kind of tradition. And we did too have scientists! Dr. Henry McCoy. He could science the hell out of a guy. And I've got a degree in Computer Engineering.."