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Post by vulpine on Apr 21, 2016 21:47:46 GMT
Location: Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco
From the forest nearby the grounds of where the wedding was to take place a lone figure sat on the edge of a peak looking over the property. This was a happy day for the extended clan of MCGOWAN & MACFAEORAIS alike and many of the family and friends were in attendance whether they knew it or not another was watching from afar.
Vulpine even from quite a distance away had just as good of a seat as anyone who was up close thanks to her superhuman sight and senses. In the time that had come to this moment a lot had happened to Ceri. She had been taken away from those that loved her and turned against her will into a weapon by the project known as Weapon X. Many had tried to find her including her girlfriend but to no avail. Her personality had also changed as the program had brought out the worst parts of her personality along with physically changing her. The flowing Blonde hair everyone remembered had been replaced with Raven Black that was dark as night and she had become more cat like while still keeping her beauty.
She was not their on any mission her company had sent her on but on her own accord. There was a part of her that wanted to go down and tear into those below but the other repressed side of her.....The old Ceri had brought her here. Whether she liked it or not she would witness the wedding....However she wasn't sure if she would be able to keep the predator within contained.
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Post by Wolverine on Apr 25, 2016 23:56:42 GMT
Logan slowly made his way up into the treeline and saw the lone figure standing there. He puffed on a freshly-lit cigar as he kept moving closer to the woman.
"Your ma doesn't know you're here, Ceri, but I could still pick up your scent a mile away," he said as he leaned up against a tree. "You here of your own accord, or did someone send you? Either way, your family wants to know what's going on. Even my old network had trouble finding you, and Maverick and Wraith aren't exactly noobs at tracking. Weapon X? And was your father involved?"
Wolverine did not want to say the name Sabretooth, but even he had to admit that Victor Creed was likely up to his eyeballs in this mess.
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Post by vulpine on Apr 26, 2016 18:55:46 GMT
"If anyone would know how to find me Logan it would be you."She said still looking out towards the wedding but a small smile formed on her face. "I was beginning to think no one ever would."She said as a gentle breeze caught her hair. "
She finally turned around and looked at Logan. "I guess I look a little different then the last time everyone saw me."She continued as she thought back to the question at hand. "Logan you tell me what happened? "She said holding her hands out showing her hands and fingers which now had claws more like that of a leopard as she spoke her fangs were a little more pronounced as she brought a hand up to remove her glasses her eyes had also become more feline. A small growl could be heard when her father was referenced.
"You think he cares about me? He threw me to the wolves and I came out the other side like this." She said as she gained control of herself. "Logan I'm sorry I am not myself....I haven't been for quite some time. Even now I am constantly having to fight this other side of me.....The part that wants to kill......Even you there's a part of me that would like nothing more then to ripe your throat out but I have that part of me under control but it's a constant battle. Weapon X did this to me and my father is in part to blame but he will never admit it." She said looking back in the direction of the wedding." I would love nothing more then to be down there but I fear of what I may do."
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Post by Wolverine on May 2, 2016 23:29:34 GMT
"Wait a minute," Logan said as he let the smoke blow out of his mouth. "Your Ma would kill me for calling our Sabretooth your dad. He ain't. I should have been better about that. It doesn't surprise me that piece of garbage from this world sold you out. That whole mess you went through back in Ireland..."
Neither Wolverine nor Karenza had been near Raven's Rock when a team of black ops fools came calling and snatched up Sabretooth and Ceri. Cormac's son Marcas had almost died that day, and Cormac had vowed to rip Victor Creed's head off in payment. Loki and that witch Cailleach had been there, but they exited before the Weapon X crew arrived, so Logan had to wonder if the Trickster and his new companion might have been involved in this as well.
Logan had to focus again, for Ceri's sake, instead of letting his emotions sweep him away. "Your Ma didn't stop looking. She had your brother Gabe and that girl of his to go after you, but they had as much luck as Maverick and Wraith. Those maniacs had you locked away for a reason, and here you are now..."
Part of Logan's inner voice was screaming to high heaven to end this now because Weapon X likely had a very bad ulterior motive in all this, but Ceri was not some faceless, nameless piece of cannon fodder. She was family.
"The wedding hasn't started yet, so I can get your Ma and Hank McCoy up here if you want," Logan offered as he looked at Ceri. "Wait. That chucklehead your Ma knows from Avalon. Loch Connery. His daughter was taken by Weapon X, too. Maybe he could be of some help. You ain't alone. We'll figure this out."
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Post by vulpine on May 3, 2016 17:41:43 GMT
"No he sure as hell isn't...."Ceri responded with a low growl. "I wish you could have met the Victor of my time Logan he was a very caring man and loved my mother with all of his heart. He was still feral but he was the most human I think I had ever seen him when he was with mom. This world's version of him isn't even a shadow of who my father was.....He is a bastard and the next time I see him it will take everything in me not to tear his guts out and shove them up his arse!" She said as she quickly got control of herself.
"Sorry Logan as I said it's a constant fight."She said as she thought about her family and her girlfriend and tears started to come down her face. "I miss them all....I'm not an animal. I'm not a killer.....I don't want this! I want things back the way they were but I don't know if Ill ever be the same. Ill take any help anyone can give me to get this voice out of my head! I may be like this physically for the rest of my life but I would give anything to get my mind back to me and just me...."She said as without warning she ran into Logan's arms and put her own arms around him. Tears streaming down her face.
"Help me...."
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Post by Wolverine on May 10, 2016 0:00:19 GMT
Logan bit his lip as Ceri ran into his arms. It reminded him of Laura and all the troubles she had been through. He wished Charles were there to help, but Xavier was dead. Wolverine knew he would have to get Ceri help, and he knew Kari might not be happy with his chosen champion.
"Ceri, when I came out of that hell hole, Charles Xavier put my head back on straight. With the Professor dead, we'll find you another telepath who can help you. Not your Ma. That could go all kinds of screwy. I don't know how your relations are with Emma or Jean, but one of them could help. They know the terrain, and they could box up the voices and put in mental shields to help you. I know your gal misses you, and we'll get her to you fast, but I do not want some SHIELD psych in on this, and Shannon could inadvertently let it slip. Maria Hill is not always looking out for mutant's best interests, at least that's how I see it. And that guy Coulson doesn't have enough clout. I don't want them staking a claim. You are not an asset. You are a person. We're going to make sure everyone knows that. Then we can go rip Sabretooth a new one. Together."
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Post by vulpine on May 18, 2016 23:20:07 GMT
"I don't think Emma would be able to get over her negative feelings towards mom and the rest of the family to help me. I know she's a teacher but I think she would be more inclined to put me in a psyche ward."She said still holding on to Logan with tears streaming down her face. "Jean I think would help me....I am afraid of what she might find but I know she will help me."
She then thought of her girlfriend and felt a sadness in her soul. "I miss Shannon so much Logan....I wish she was here now. It's been my love for her which is one of the biggest reasons the programming has been fighting with me for so long." She continued.
"I just want my life back....I want my family....I want my Shannon back in my arms."
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Post by Wolverine on May 23, 2016 23:09:54 GMT
"Then Jeannie it is," Logan said as he thought about the whole Emma-Kari dynamic. Ceri was right about that. Everyone knew it. Hell, more than once Kari had called it a cut-rate Game of Thrones scenario. It tended to get out of hand much too often, and he dreaded what the next act would bring. He just didn't say it out loud all that often. "If anyone can understand fighting what's inside a soul, Jean can."
Logan thought about Shannon and how much having her there would probably help Ceri. How often had Kari, Jean, Kurt or Ororo helped Logan, let alone Jubilee or Kitty? "Getting Shannon here...that might be a little trickier. Not that we can't. She's been trying to take out her frustration at all this by finding Weapon X cells with that cousin of yours. Danny Boy? The one who looks like Captain Kirk. Anyway, half of Doc Nemesis' wetworks crew up and vanished, but Shannon found some of their files and went out to drag in some of that scum. Nemesis is tracking them, but they didn't know the last time I talked to him. Thing is, he's trying to help rehabilitate Omega Red, too, so things with him and me ain't too great right now."
As Wolverine turned and looked back in the distance toward the wedding, he knew he'd have to get past this Omega Red nonsense for Ceri's sake. "Jeannie is in Westchester looking at the rebuild of the school. Let's get Nemesis here to start, then we can get Jeannie back here."
Logan hit his commline and prayed that crusty old scientist was at the wedding by now. "Bradley, if you're at the wedding, ring me back. Have a side project I need help with." As Logan closed the comm, he looked at Ceri and put his hand on her shoulder. "He'll show. I just don't want him bringing the side show with him."
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Post by Doctor Nemesis on May 31, 2016 22:22:08 GMT
James Bradley was a bit more cantankerous than usual. He had brought Omega Red and the force of nature known as Harley Davidson to this wedding, and he was already regretting his decision. Those two were their own brand of annoyingly crazy, and setting them loose on a wedding was questionable at best. Now this request from Logan came over the comm line, and that just made him want to dive head first into the reflecting pool at the conservatory. "This had better be good," he muttered as he made his way to Wolverine's location. Then he stopped dead in his tracks as he saw Ceri with Logan. "I'll be damned. And if the redheaded terror is not here, then things must be bad."
Doctor Nemesis cleared the last bunch of trees and stood looking at Ceri and Logan. "Well, I can call off my troops now, so thank you for letting me join your little party. We have had people out looking for you, young lady. I'm glad you are back at last. Now, I'm guessing if Mama isn't here, you don't want her here yet. How can I be of service? And who should I send my team out after next? Whoever took you deserves time in a very small cell or a coffin."
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Post by vulpine on Jun 1, 2016 23:56:25 GMT
"It wouldn't be a good idea for my mother to be here right now Doctor."Ceri responded as she looked over at Logan. "As you can tell I am far from myself or well as far as the last time anyone saw me. Thanks to Victor Weapon X did their work over on me and I came out the other side looking like this. I would be lying if I said I am fine...I am far from it. Logan already knows I am constantly fighting the feral side of me who wants nothing more than to cause death and destruction....I guess I am daddy's little girl after all." She said as tears started to streak down her face once again.
"I don't want to be like this James....I don't want to be a blood thirsty animal...I want my own mind back!" This isn't how its supposed to be....My family is down there with a wedding soon to start......I need to be with them again.....But I can't unless you can fix me."
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Post by Doctor Nemesis on Jun 13, 2016 23:21:11 GMT
Nemesis took off his ever-present fedora and ruffled his hair a bit as he contemplated Ceri's request to "fix her" before she made a move back toward her family. "Logan, your absence will be noticed. How you are not going to tell your wife is beyond me, but give it your best shot. Let me handle one more thing, Ceri, and then we can head back to my lab on Alcatraz. There you can have as much privacy as you wish."
Bradley then looked at Logan and realized what was missing from this little group. "You had Xavier to fix your head. Where are Ms. Frost and Ms. Grey? I know Elizabeth is away, so calling her would be useless."
"Jeannie and Frost both headed to New York. Jean was going to the mansion to oversee some of the reconstruction, and Emma was supporting the economy by buying more shoes," Logan said as Nemesis feverishly tapped a note on his comm device.
"There, message sent to Phoenix, and one sent to my backup babysitter for Omega Red and his new arm candy. That woman Harley drives me mad! I am sure Colossus will be thrilled to watch those two," Nemesis noted as he turned back to Ceri. "So, back to my lab then? I am having Jean meet us there."
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Post by vulpine on Jun 19, 2016 3:17:25 GMT
"I appreciate it James."Ceri said with a small smile. "I think privacy would be the best option at this point. I know Ill end up OK on the other end mentally but physically? I think its a change everyone in my family will have to get used to." She then walked closer to Nemesis.
"I am ready whenever you are James."
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Post by Doctor Nemesis on Jun 20, 2016 23:47:10 GMT
"OK, time to see if this portal thing works," Bradley said with a slight smirk. "I'm kidding. Of course it works! That's how they moved that gift going to Asgard for your sister's stepping up ceremony," Nemesis added as he opened the portal and motioned for Ceri to follow him inside it. "Logan, if I need you, I'll find you."
"He may be crusty, Ceri, but James here is good with our kind of trouble," Logan added as he gave Ceri a hug before she left with Nemesis. "And I'll figure out what to do about your Ma and Shannon. I promise."
Ceri and Nemesis stepped into the portal and vanished from site as Logan went back to the wedding.
TBC Ceri & Nemesis in a new thread Trouble on Alcatraz
TBC Logan back at the wedding
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