[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/FKJKRczH/the-gifted-591b350cc9ba7.png[/img][hr][img]https://i.postimg.cc/Jz4kdvr3/5e1404cdcffb3995779684.gif[/img][/center][hr][hr][center][@Nallore][@FantasyChic][@BlueSky44][@Achronum][@Trainerblue192][@KazAlkemi][@Framing A Moose][/center][hr][center][h3][color=f7941d][b]Washington D.C.: September 10th, 2020 - 12:00 PM[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/WpKJC0mt/image.png[/img][/center][hr][color=f7941d][b]The Amtrak Station...[/b][/color]

	Bonnie's heart skipped a beat, seeing what Flynn did to Cass. Any injuries that Cass took on were difficult to treat, given that her dermal armor made it so that way no surgical or medical tools could pierce her skin. She hoped to god that her organs hadn't taken on any internal injuries, that she had just passed out from the smoke or something like that. Her mind also noted rapidly, like taking a snapshot, that Flynn hadn't actually tried to hurt her, even though she had tried to hit him over the head to knock him out. Maria's arrows missed her and Bonnie thanked her lucky stars. 

	[color=f6989d]"This is Agent Chase - requesting back up,"[/color] Bonnie said into her communicator. She knew back up wasn't coming. The rest of the team was busy on another mission at the moment, but the rogue mutants didn't know that. At least she still had Novikova with her - that was something. 

	[color=add3ff]"Fuck back up,"[/color] Novikova said bitterly. She was drunk, yes, and her girlfriend annoyingly had been mind controlled to be something else. Using all of her pent up rage and aggression, especially since her best friend was trapped in the Quantum Realm still, Novikova manipulated the Earth around Valentine's feet and sent up several earthen spikes. The spikes pierced the mutant's ribcage, but Novikova didn't stop, throwing a small boulder at Valentine's head and knocking the alpha level mutant unconscious. 

	Legion, to his credit, cried in fear. 

	[color=f6989d]"....Okay,"[/color] Bonnie said, figuring that it was better she try and fail than stand there and let Flynn and Maria kill everyone. She took a deep breath and ran at Anastasia, figuring that since she was the last one standing, she had to be the one messing with everyone's minds. Unfortunately, due to the instability of the earth from Novikova's attacks and the jinx in her system, Bonnie tripped and fell to the ground pathetically. [hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/5yqyXQGW/image.png[/img][/center][hr][color=f7941d][b]The Mutant Underground HQ...[/b][/color]

	Casper didn't even notice that James had snapped the pill in half, still terrorized by the ghosts around him and their incessant wailing. He swallowed the half-pill dry, a little sign of the frequency with which he took pills. To some this wouldn't be alarming - it was a skill acquired by people who had to take medications daily - but Casper's ability wasn't from any legal activities at all. He had started with painkillers stolen from his father's study and worked his way up to the worst of the worst. Regardless of his experience though, pills didn't take effect instantly - it would be about another ten or so minutes before the drugs would reach his brain. 

	[color=DBA1DE]"I-I..."[/color] Casper stammered, trying to come up with an answer to James' question. If he were honest, he felt the safest right now curled up into James like he was some sort of infantile creature. 

	Negasonic smirked slightly at Sapphire, turning her phone to show a [url=https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9096852736/h269ADEDC/edgy-meme-about-always-being-disappointed-with-picture-of-dewey-from-malcolm-in-the-middle]meme[/url]. [color=E33B19]"Is this you?"[/color] she quipped, glee dancing in her eyes. 

	Blink crossed her arms, moving from side to side slightly with obvious worry. She had worked with the Mutant Underground in Atlanta and when people were gone this long, it rarely was anything good. She shuddered slightly, remembering when her ex-boyfriend had been captured by Purifiers - or when her friend, Lorna, had been arrested in order to save her. [color=D48FFF]"From what I can tell, it's an abandoned bunker of sorts..."[/color] Blink explained awkwardly. [color=D48FFF]"I think some rich person must have had it built and then let it go to hell. But there's rooms and I think we might even be able to get the electricity working down there."[/color]

	[color=E33B19]"Like I said, it's a lair,"[/color] Negasonic said, scrolling through more memes on her phone without looking up. 

	Colossus was stared at Magik as she climbed out of the car, worry etched into his metallic face but he couldn't do anything for her if she didn't let him. [color=B0B4B0]"Da, I have numbers,"[/color] Colossus told Waverley encouraging, before listing out Havok, Veil, and Spark Plug's numbers. He didn't have numbers for anyone else as they just hadn't been with the Mutant Underground long enough. [color=B0B4B0]"Call, please,"[/color] he then requested. Yes, he could have made those calls but it was important to him to make sure Feedback felt useful. 

	[color=6B576F]"He's probably thinking about sex,"[/color] Illyana muttered harshly, spitting on Vulcan's unconscious form. With the medicine in her system, she was acting more like her normal self - as normal as she could be after all of the tragedies in her life. In many ways, it had been easier to be a hound. [color=6B576F]"Or killing Cyclops and Havok."[/color]

	[color=E33B19]"Everyone wants to kill Havok, that's hardly new,"[/color] Negasonic chimed in. 

	[color=6B576F]"He's his brother,"[/color] Magik added, promptly shutting Negasonic up. 

[color=f7941d][b]Sinister's Lair - Sabretooth's Hallway...[/b][/color]
	
	[color=935DB8]"Thank you,"[/color] Veil told Glimpse earnestly, relieved to hear that her team was okay. If any of them didn't make it out of this place alive, Veil would have blamed herself. They hadn't been ready for this sort of mission and it showed. The team had fractured itself and they had been lucky to handle Sinister's minions with relative ease. Next time, they might not be so lucky. 

	[color=FAFD95]"What was I supposed to do, threaten them to come with me or else?"[/color] Havok asked Spark Plug. [color=FAFD95]"They're both adults. They can make their own choice... even if it's a fucking stupid one,"[/color] he finished with a sigh. 
	
[color=f7941d][b]Sinister's Lair - the Elevator Room...[/b][/color]

	[color=#DAF7A6]"He's immortal?! γαμω!"[/color] Sunshine screamed, switching to Greek for a moment. Her mother had made sure that she could speak the language of her father's homeland and over the years, Sunshine had supplemented her Greek with a working knowledge of its primary curses. It was the main thing she used the language for. If someone asked her to read or write in Greek, she would be completely and utterly lost. [color=#DAF7A6]"That's not fair!"[/color] she added, a few tears welling up in her eyes as they reached the end of the hallway and came into the original room with the elevator. 

	Her eyes narrowed slightly, seeing Max getting into the elevator. There was something weird going on with his eyes - they were glowing. With all of the weird things happening here, and even though none of the hounds had had glowing eyes, she assumed that Max was under Sinister's control. It made sense - he was very dumb, so of course he would have gotten caught and hypnotized. And despite what Max thought of her, he was part of her group. Sunshine wasn't going to let him go.

	She pulled her Yo-Yo out and aimed at the single button on the elevator, throwing the small toy. Thanks to her mutant power of perfect aim, the Yo-Yo hit the button and the elevator doors reopened. [color=#DAF7A6]"I'm going to really enjoy beating you up to get the crazy out of you,"[/color] she told Max, still crying slightly out of rage over Erg. 

	Veil, Havok, Glimpse, and Spark Plug then came into view. [color=935DB8]"... Glimpse, frisk his mind please,"[/color] Veil requested instantly, seeing the strange glow in Max's eyes - and hearing Sunshine's slightly ridiculous threat.