"Did you all miss me?"
"Where did you go?"
Sam said as he looks at the dissipating illusions.
"To our special place."
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Illyana didn't talk anymore about it and as the young mutants are once more reunited, they continued on their way towards where Dani is.
They arrived at the Medical Room but their is no one there, Rahne stops for a moment and then points at the metal door at the back, "She is there."
She then goes in front of the door and tries to open the door with all her strength to no avail.
They looked at Illyana, believing that she's the only one who can slash it open.
Illyana rolls her eyes as she prepares to summon her Soul Sword when the thick metal door suddenly starts to shake and creak. The metal door was then removed from its place as it floated in the air and moved and then dropped at the side.
They all gaped at this scene and turns to look at Andrew who was just there standing with his arms crossed.
"Let's go."
Andrew said as goes in front and starts moving forward. The inside was another long corridor stretching till the end where a thick metal door greeted them once again.
The group slowly moves forward following what Andrew said. They face once again the thick metal door as Rahne quietly said, "Dani is behind that door."
Andrew nodded at that and looks at the whole group and signaled for them to be ready.
Like earlier, the metal door shake and was removed from its place but much faster this time.
The metal door dropped to the side as they turned their heads to look inside.
Inside, they saw Dani strapped to a bed unconscious, alone. Rahne who was supposed to have enhanced senses, decided to not use her brain anymore as she immediately dashed inside towards Dani, followed by the others.
Andrew shook his head at this but didn't say anything and just let the hiding doctor do her thing.
The moment they stepped inside the room, they were immediately blocked by an orange barrier that quickly surrounds each of them in a dome-shape.
*BAAM*
"BITCH!!." Illyana growled as she punched and tried to get out of the energy bubble to no avail.
Dr. Cecilia Reyes slowly walked out of the corner with her arms raised at them as she controls the barriers. She said "What are you all doing here? Me and Dani are just conducting some tests."
"Drop the act woman. We already know that you are trying to kill Dani, why?." Sam said as he gives up trying to get out of the force-field.
"Why? Oh come on, we all know how dangerous her ability is. And don't tell me that you all don't want her gone with all the things that she did to all of you." Dr. Reyes replied with a raised eye brow.
"No! She don't have control over her ability just like us. She doesn't mean to hurt anyone and you know that!" Rahne shouted as she tries to slash the barrier with her claws.
"That still doesn't change the fact that she is dangerous and she is hopeless. My superiors doesn't see any benefits on letting her live anymore since she is useless." Dr. Reyes said as she began approaching Dani with her arms still raised and looks down at her face.
"And who are these superiors if i may ask." Andrew said suddenly.
Dr. Reyes looks at him for a few moments and then said, "The Essex Corporation."
The other mutants didn't give it any thought since they don't know any corporation like that but Andrew on the other hand just rubs his temples out of frustration after hearing that phrase. 'It's that fucker.' he couldn't help but curse.
"Our corporation make profit by creating mutant super soldiers out of you lot and selling them but we only have one true goal, and that is to prove that we–the mutants–are the next step of mankind!" Dr. Reyes said as she began to smile from ear to ear.
"We will do anything to make the mutant kind stand at the top." She said and then looks at unconscious Dani and continued, "But she. She is useless, her ability is useless in achieving this goals, and there is only one end to someone useless."
"Hey.. What are you planning.. HEY HEY! STOP!! STOP!!" Rahne shouted as she banged at the barrier as she saw the doctor reaching for a scalpel.
"I actually intended for her to die peacefully, but since you need to see the truth of what we do to something useless, then.." Dr. Reyes said as looks at them with a smile while holding the scalpel.
"No! no! no! don't do this!" Rahne said desperately.
The other mutants also tries their best to get out of the barrier to save their friend including Illyana.
Andrew at the side just stands inside the force-field as he waited for the nightmare of Dani.
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Dr. Reyes lifted the scalpel and was about to directly kill Dani when she felt the room slightly get colder.
'Huh?' She looks at the window and saw the strong winds blowing outside accompanied by snow. 'It shouldn't be snowing at this season right?'.
She then stops as she remembers the words that Dani said to her, `It brings the snow..ʼ
'The Monster!' Dr. Reyes's eyes widened as she then hold the scalpel tightly with both hands in the air and prepares to bring it down to Dani's chest. But then..
"Wha-What is this..." Dr. Reyes said as she, froze. She tried to struggle and bring down the scalpel but to no avail, she couldn't move.
She then stops as she felt surrounding became quiet, too quiet.
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*CRUNCH!*
The solid concrete wall of the room was then suddenly shattered, debris of earth flew and dusts rise as a creature of what they can only assume as a monster revealed itself.
A bear. a BIG bear.
They can only see its head but that head is already big enough to occupy the whole wall of the room. Razor sharp teeth, brown fur and crimson eyes that seems to emit some sort of special effect as crimson hue of light leaves at every movement of the eyes.
"Wha–what the FUCK!." Berto shouted as he looks at this creature. The others also gaped at this.
They couldn't say anything more as the bear starts to make its move as opposed to its big size, its speed wasn't slow at all as a paw as big as a table quickly moved towards the slowly backing away doctor, who intends to flee.
The paw that houses five black sharp claws quickly caught up to the doctor and slashed her.
*SPLURT!*
*SPLASHH!*
"AHHHH!." Blood splattered as Dr. Reyes screamed in agony as her left hand wss severed from her body and large gash of wounds appeared at her, she immediately began to lose a lot of blood from this and was on the verge of collapse.
The barriers that used to stand strong around the young mutants disappeared without a sound.
Berto fell to his knees as he began to vomit his dinner. Sam was a bit better but he was still pale as he shakes from head to toe. Rahne was wide–eyed as she looks at this but nothing more. Illyana didn't care about the doctor and just looks at the bear who was preparing another move. Andrew on the other hand just watched while he was thinking that he can finally test how strong his ability have become. Dani was still unconscious as her body bounced to the left corner because of all the ensuing chaos.
The Demon Bear wouldn't let the Doctor get off easy as it raised its paw again and slammed it down in a forceful manner towards her.
The doctor who can't recognize anything anymore was then reduced to bones and blood as her body couldn't handle the force and immediately died.
The Demon Bear snorted a thin smoke out of its nostrils as it then moved its snout to the body and sniffed confirming if its dead.
"We need to get out of here fast!" Sam shouted quickly as he helped Berto to stand.
Rahne snapped back and immediately ran towards the unconscious Dani and carried her body to her shoulders carefully.
*CLAAASH!!*
*ROOOOAR!*
The young mutants tried to pass through door they came from but the sound of metal hitting metal stopped them. They looked behind and saw Illyana holding her Soul Sword against the claws of the bear as it roared wildly.
"Bring Dani to a safe place. I got this." Illyana turned her head and looked at them with her eyes glowing mystically in blue, but it's obvious that she is struggling seeing how knees is shaking from the weight of the paw.
The group nodded at her and immediately ran towards the corridor except Andrew.
"What are you *clang* still doing here.." Illyana talked without looking at him as she backed away from the bear.
"What else? Helping a friend of course." Andrew said with a slight smile as he slowly put his arms at his either side and the whole room then started to shake as the solid concrete wall itself behind him, was then removed without crumbling and then with a swift motion, it moved horizontally to his left ninety degrees and slammed at the face of the creature vertically.
*ROAAAAR!*
The bear seems to take almost no damage as it just shook its head from the dizziness and roared more loudly than before. Clearly enraged.
Andrew looks at Illyana at his side who opened a portal for herself as she goes inside it and came out on the backyard in the same portal, now with a baby dragon on her shoulder.
Andrew smiled as he looks at the dragon and thought that it was cute and thought about getting his own in the future. He then slowly floated from the ground and then blasts to the ceiling exiting at the top of the building taking no damage as he had his own force-field on.
Andrew then looks at the Demon Bear at the ground who took no damage from a wall and just keeps growling and destroying the surroundings after not finding them. He then said, "Shall we test how durable you are."
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