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[youtube]https://youtu.be/iKJUxhdMOtw[/youtube][/center][hr][center][@Nallore][@BlueSky44][@Achronum][@Trainerblue192][@Framing A Moose][@Kirah][/center][hr][hr][center][color=f7941d][b]February 17th, 2021 - 11:50 PM[/b][/color][/center][hr]	It was a surprisingly tedious job to disarm terrigen bombs. The Mutant Underground worked together as a unit, disabling the many bombs hidden on the subway system. There had been a few close calls, but miraculously, everyone had survived. The most troubling part was just the sheer amount of time each bomb diffusion took - and once the bomb was disarmed, they had to figure out what to do with the thing, with their best idea being having Max open a portal for them to throw the bomb through and cross their fingers that tossing them into the sun wasn't problematic. 

	But finally, the end was in sight - they had ten minutes to go and just one bomb remaining - the one at the [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d5/49/67/d5496724c2d25d3a146323ae7cb812b2.jpg]Lincoln Memorial[/url]. They hadn't encountered any resistance yet, and while no one had said it, pretty much everyone was expecting that the X-Cutioner would be at this final bomb. Everything would have to go perfectly. They'd need to defeat the X-Cutioner and disarm the bomb in ten minutes - or every mutant in the D.C. area would die an excruciating death. 

	The Mutant Underground stepped through one of Max's portals, arriving on the steps outside of the Lincoln Memorial. It was nearly midnight, and given that it was the middle of February, there weren't very many civilians around - just a few crazy college kids hanging around and chatting it up. In front of the gigantic statue of Lincoln, there was a single figure with their backs turned to them. Those who had gone to the Glitter Bomb would recognize the X-Cutioner. 

	Ben reappeared at Casper's side, having scouted up ahead quickly. [i]"He's the bomb, Cassie."[/i]

	[color=DBA1DE]"Wait, what?"[/color] Casper blurted out, ignoring his phone vibrating in his pocket - the caller ID said [i]Maman[/i]. [color=DBA1DE]"How can he be the bomb? Is he made of terrigen or whatever? That's impossible, right?"[/color] he asked quickly, hoping that his ghost pal was somehow mistaken. Disarming a bomb while fighting a crazy guy with a fun(?) X-Men themed serial killer name was one thing, it was an entirely different thing if said serial killer [i]was[/i] the bomb. But what choice did they have, really? Casper didn't need the power to see the future to know that they were on their own - his precious father wouldn't send his golden X-Men team here to deal with this, it was too risky, better to send the expendable mutants. 

	[i]"You know those suicide bombers who wear the bomb? It's like that,"[/i] Ben said. He then sighed. [i]"I don't know how we're going to be able to handle this. It's too risky. He probably has a button or something that he just needs to push to activate the bomb early."[/i]

	[color=FAFD95]"Hey, Buzzfeed Unsolved, mind sharing with the class what your ghost pal had to say?"[/color] Havok asked, clearly irritated with Casper. 

	[color=DBA1DE]"X-Cutioner is wearing the bomb - like John Watson in the pool scene in Sherlock, except I don't think he'll be threatening to burn the heart out of us. Also, Moriarty is [i]definitely[/i] in my fictional character fuck list. Like I'd let him put it in [i]hard[/i],"[/color] Casper rambled. [color=DBA1DE]"Of course, I'd want it to be during a threesome with my babe,"[/color] he then added, smiling innocently and goofily at James. Maybe the stress of the situation was getting to him - but also, this was Casper. He was always a bit of a mess. 

	[color=935DB8]"Shit,"[/color] Veil cursed. She had them all cloaked at the moment, using the cover of invisibility to keep the X-Cutioner from seeing them. They only had one chance to get this right. She took a deep breath, trying to think through their options. Would Sapphire be able to freeze the X-Cutioner solid quickly enough? Could Max open a portal under the X-Cutioner's feet that would drop him onto the surface of Mars? Could Sunshine somehow grow stronger so rapidly that she could stop it all? Maybe Casper could channel Ben and the tentacles could take the X-Cutioner by surprise? Could Zarina take control of the bomb before the X-Cutioner could activate it?

	Every plan required extreme speed and perfect efficiency - something they had never managed to pull off before. If only they had Glimpse - her speed and telepathy would have been incredibly handy here at the moment. The only advantage they had was that the X-Cutioner didn't know they were there yet. [color=935DB8]"We only have one chance to do this right. If he realizes we're trying to disarm the bomb, he'll pull the trigger. I think our best chance is having Zarina try to take control of the bomb away from him, but I'm open to suggestions."[/color]

	Sunshine's anger was threatening to consume her, now that she was face to face (well face to back) with the X-Cutioner. She found it so easy to hate humans. They had never done anything good to her, everything humans had done just created more pain and suffering. And here, here was an evil human trying to kill innocent mutants just to attract the attention of the X-Men. She hated the X-Men too now, since they were willing to sit back and let mutants die. They were traitors, not even real mutants anymore in her mind. 

	[color=#DAF7A6]"Maybe I make him so sick his fingers fall off,"[/color] Sunshine muttered. She really wished that she knew more diseases, other than the basic ones. She was [i]fairly[/i] certain there had to be some sort of illness that caused people to lose fingers, but her powers always worked better if she had a clear idea of what she was going for. The common cold? Easy. Some weird type of flu she'd never really heard of before? More complicated. [color=#DAF7A6]"I say we just kill him. He can't see us. So, like, it'll be easy."[/color]