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Post by Shadowkat on Apr 4, 2008 19:24:11 GMT -5
Kitty watched silently as k’8 pulled up her sleeve, revealing many cuts all over her arm, scars and scabs. She couldn’t help but frown a little even though k’8 promised no playing around this time. Her face retained the little frown as she watched the girl take out her jagged little knife and rip open a fresh new cut, wishing for Mr. Putty-Man.
She watched as she allowed only two drops of blood to fall to the floor, and then stopped the cut. They formed into two little demons who k’8 already managed names for. She slowly crossed her arms over her chest as she listened as k’8 didn’t let herself be distracted by the fat one, and kept to the situation at hand.
The rat-fiend one spoke an understandable answer in its hisses and gasps, and Kitty debated whether or not to answer herself. “I’m sorry, rat-fiend, but k’8 can’t play at the moment. Could you tell me, where do you all go when you disappear?” she asked, and then looked to k’8, just in case she would have to ask instead. She wasn’t going to be surprised if k’8 would have to, but it couldn’t hurt to try she didn’t think.
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D'mnchyld
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Katie Lazaro
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Post by D'mnchyld on Apr 4, 2008 22:03:53 GMT -5
"Whossssss sssshhee Kaayyyttte? Thinkksss ssshee can taalkss to usssss?" the rat-fiend said closing one eye and staring Kitty Pryde up and down, taking in her size and snarling it's lips as it sniffed the air in her direction. He was sure she was going to scream at the very sight of him, most of k'8 's friends always did when he showed up. He liked to tease and torment more than he liked to have silly fun. 'This lady looks like she could use some tormenting, perhaps her skin could enjoy some peeling' Rat-Fiend thought. "She is with me Rat-Fiend, and I want to know where you go to too. Where is Mr. Putty-man? Where do you guys go when you leave me?" k'8 said in a voice half full of fear half false bravado. The rat-fiend snickered at her but he looked her hard in the eyes before he answered. "Weees'ss go awayss to the hell of thossses'ss thatss isss forgotssen." He snarled at k'8. The girl cringed and looked at Kitty with eyes that showed her to be just a frightened little goth girl. "You notsss asssskess before no?" He voice rose in an un-nerving tone as he asked. His head whipping around at the two mutant humans and his fat daemon pal. "Blu urrrttt-pom!" Fatty exclaimed and crossed his arms frowning as he closed in on Kitty and k'8. All of his eyes began to turn red as he growled deep in his belly and farted out a sulfurous cloud. As his fart spread out across the floor the sound cracking could be heard and the tile looked to be peeling and cracking at it's noxious touch.
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Post by Shadowkat on Apr 4, 2008 22:46:38 GMT -5
Kitty watched almost wearily as the rat-fiend demon spoke to k’8 and looked the team leader up and down with one eye open and a snarl. She kept herself calm enough despite the demon’s reaction to her. Though the demons looked formidable though small, she could not and would not show any reaction. She had seen worse in her time, but even still these demons should be handled carefully enough.
She watched as k’8 stood up to the rat-fiend and demanded to know what Kitty had inquired, even though she could tell that though she was putting on a bold face, she was scared. The little demon snickered at her, but gave her an answer. They went to the hell of those who were forgotten. A thought struck Kitty as k’8 looked up at her, the girl’s eyes showing the fear she had detected. The demon had looked from them to the other as well.
These demons went to the land of the forgotten. That couldn’t possibly be where Kurt had gone, had it? Certainly he wasn’t forgotten, since everyone at the school, especially Emma, had been looking for signs and traces of him even though no trace had been found, as far as they knew. She was confused and she tried to think of it. Mr. Putty-Man had to see someone to mimic them, and he had been to that hell before, and had come back earlier, when Kurt had been gone already for about two days. But he wasn’t forgotten here, or was he? The thought disturbed Kitty; he had been her best friend, and she knew that everyone here liked him loads. It just didn’t make sense to her. But now she couldn't help but wonder, was he really forgotten? After all, she knew that Cyclops had been searching like mad for Logan, but who know?
She was drawn out of her thoughts as Fatty came closer to her and her charge. Seeing his eyes turn red, Kitty stepped closer to k’8 and lightly took hold of her arm as the demon farted a sulfurous cloud of stench and decay. Her face cringed a little at the smell, and then heard cracking, seeing that the tiles were beginning to peel off and crack. To avoid damage to herself and the girl, she phased both of them so that they hovered in the air. “k’8, can you tell them to back off? Or make them go away?” she asked quietly, knowing that the rat-fiend could understand and respond in English hisses, though not the fat demon.
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D'mnchyld
New Mutants
Katie Lazaro
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, that's why they call it 'The Present'!
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Post by D'mnchyld on Apr 5, 2008 0:06:54 GMT -5
K'8 nodded slightly at Kitty, although she wasn't sure if she could really make them do anything and she responded to the rat-fiend saying "I never asked before, you're right. I just wanna know now, which hell is it? Does it have a name?" she stepped out of the tub to get closed to Kitty even though she didn't have to make the effort as her phased body would have passed right through it, but she had all of her attention on the two demons who for the first time ever since the demons had shown themselves to her had her frightened. Then she remembered something.
"You guys better knock it off! I'll never cut again if you don't ease up and stop threatening, now answer my questions Rat-Fiend!" k'8 pulled her arm out of Kitty's grasp and dropped down to the floor pointing her finger at one and then the other of the demons.
Rat-Fiend looked startled at the show of will that the demon spawner was displaying and Fatty flopped down on the damaged tiles and stuck out his tongue before he grinned and shrugged and rolled onto his side. Rat-Fiend opened his mouth and looked around at everyone before he said "Uh, yesss misssss K'8. I'sss beesss sssorryss. The hell isss callssess LIMBO, and it'ss there'ssy we comessss from." he bowed a little as the truth of k'8 's statement struck a cord with the rat-fiend demon. She was his link to this world of fun and the smell of green things.
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Post by Shadowkat on Apr 5, 2008 22:48:54 GMT -5
Kitty watched as k’8 spoke to the demons, and a twitch of a smile came across her face as the girl let loose her hand and spoke with authority to the rat-fiend, holding her cutting over his head. She couldn’t help but watch the slightest bit amused as Fatty flopped down and rolled over, though her eyes turned to Rat-fiend as he went to speak with a little reverence.
At the answer, Kitty’s eyes widened a little at the demon, and she unphased, her feet touched the ground again. Limbo. So Kurt was in Limbo – he had to be. Where else could Mr. Putty-Man have seen him? He was there before he came out in k’8’s blood, when Kurt had already been gone, and then she realized how he must have shown a mockery of Kurt, too. Guardian’s smoke and flame – it could be considered something close enough to remind the little demon of his ‘~BaMF~’. That had to be it, it just had to. “That’s it,” she murmured to herself as she continued coming to her revelation. She now knew where Kurt was.
She shook her head after the realization, and though the need to tell her fellow X-Men about what she figured out was quickly growing, she knew she still needed to finish the business she had been dealing with since she had walked into the kitchen. She would get to the kitchen in time; but right now, what mattered was staying with k’8 and waiting for the demons to poof away. After that, she’d deal with the kitchen, and then she’d have to find the others to tell them: Emma, Cyclops, and Colossus.
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Katie Lazaro
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Post by D'mnchyld on Apr 6, 2008 16:51:51 GMT -5
K'8 smiled a little at the rat-fiend when he showed himself to be ruled by her. 'This could be good' she thought and then as Kitty spoke her mind shifted gears.
"What's it?" she asked looking away from the two demons to see what Shadowkat was talking about. At the momentary lapse in focus the two daemons looked to one another and nodded. Rat-Fiend broke into a run and Fatty opened his enormous mouth. Before the two mutant ladies knew what was happening the rat-fiend had taken to charging right into the fat one's mouth. Fatty, who upon swallowing him whole grinned. Then the two of them burst into a reddish pudding pile with purple veins that began to invert on itself.
It morphed into an entirely new form taking on characteristics of both of the demons. It was the size of one of the kids on the Alpha Squadron and covered in pussy dribbling sores. With it's three glowing red eyes, small wings and fangs, all a gnash and flutter, it screeched as it hurled itself at k'8.
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Post by Shadowkat on Apr 6, 2008 22:07:38 GMT -5
“I know where Nightcrawler is. He i-“ Kitty began, but stopped speaking as she saw the two demons act weirdly, and as she followed what was going on, Rat-fiend had run into Fatty’s mouth and got swallowed whole and then took on a completely new form, a larger one, the size of a child. “What?” she muttered as she saw how grotesque it looked, all pussy and its three glowing red eyes.
As it screeched she saw that it was hurling itself at k’8, and Kitty flash-phased as she pulled the girl out of the demon’s line, and, being corporeal swung her foot around and kicked it hard into a nearby wall. “k’8, do you know how to get rid of it?” she asked, looking at her charge after seeing some of the slimy residue that got on her boot from kicking the demon. She knew they couldn’t leave with this dual demon now around, and because they were joined she didn’t know how long it would last now. She kept her grip on k’8’s wrist as she asked the question, awaiting retaliation from the demon at the same time.
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D'mnchyld
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Katie Lazaro
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Post by D'mnchyld on Apr 9, 2008 21:37:46 GMT -5
"Aaahh!" K'8 screamed as the demon grew into it's gross larger size and rushed at her. Feeling the strange phasing feeling as Kitty pulled her to safety and then watched her kick the Daemon into the wall. Shadowkat's words seemed to be spoken too quickly and then they question registered in her head.
"Uh, uh no. I didn't get a chance to uh- uh, try and work on that yet" she said hastily as she looked from Kitty back to the Daemon and back to Kitty. "Lookit!" she yelled and pointed at the spot where the was pulling itself up to it's knees.
Hissing a wicked evil laugh it said "Kaaaayyyttteeee youss ssssoo maaaakksss usss maaddd. HHHaaaa HHhaaa hhhaaa! WWeee ggetttsss yooou nexxxt tiiimmeess wweee vviissssittsss!!" And it pointed a crooked finger back at Katie as it vanised in a whisp of dark vapor.
K'8 looked up at Kitty, her eyes glassy, and she began to shake with fear.
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Post by Shadowkat on Apr 9, 2008 22:28:05 GMT -5
Kitty eyed the demon as k’8 answered her in a rush, and watched as it pulled itself up to its knees. Control and how to deal with these demons were just another thing on Kitty’s to-do list, but it could wait for now as she heard a wicked laugh. The demon hissed at the girl, vowing to get her back next time, and then it vanished. Looking down at k’8, she saw how her eyes glazed over and how she began to shake.
“It’s okay, k’8, it’s okay,” she said quietly as she moved to envelop the girl in another hug, seeing that she was clearly frightened. Her own demons were frightening her, and maybe because of this it might mean that she’d refrain from cutting, although she’d have to face them someday. She gently rubbed the girl’s back, and then let her go, and looked at the bit of damage done there with a sigh. She had a lot to do.
She had to figure out what to do with k’8; she wanted her somewhere she felt safe, but where she couldn’t hurt herself. “Ok, k’8, where in the school do you feel safe? Because I want you to go there, and stay there until everything is sorted out,” she said, looking at her before gently placing a hand on her shoulder, leading her out of the bathroom and back to the kitchen.
“Nightcrawler is in Limbo,” Kitty murmured as they walked, remembering that was what she was going to say before that demon had come after k’8.
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Katie Lazaro
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Post by D'mnchyld on Apr 11, 2008 15:17:57 GMT -5
"Oh, so he's gotta be with my demons then?" Katie shook her head trying to clear the fear away. "He's in LImbo!?!" she said sounding confused and a little shocked. "They used to say they came from the 'Otherplace' sometimes and I just guessed they meant they came from inside of me. So they're real demons then?"
She composed herself and stopped thinking out loud as she looked up at Kitty and said "Sorry Miss Pryde, yeah I guess I can go to my room, or the rec-room or library even? I'll stay safe though, that thing was scarry I don't think I'll cut for a while so don't worry. Where will you be in case I need you?" k'8 asked.
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Post by Shadowkat on Apr 11, 2008 16:19:15 GMT -5
Kitty nodded a bit. "That's what I'm thinking. Demons are in Limbo, and that's where Nightcrawler is, so yeah, and it would seem that your demons are real too," she answered. "Otherplace is also another name for Limbo, too, so it's technically the same thing," she explained as they headed back to the kitchen. When k'8 suggested someplace she might go, Kitty nodded. "You can go to either, just tell me which. And good, no cutting for a bit. I will be going back to the kitchen so I can check up on everyone, and then I have to find Miss Frost and talk to her about all that's happened, so her office. I also need to see Colossus, but I'll see the headmistress first," she told the girl.
Making it back to the kitchen, she stopped in her tracks. A couple of things were off. First, it was empty. Second, the giant hole in the wall was amateurly filled, and the water was off the floor, though the kitchen was still quite a sad mess. "Where'd everyone go? And Guardian?" she asked aloud, not knowing the answers to either of them. She knew, though, that they couldn't have gone very far. Heather, the boy who had a southern accent, Kevin, and Sara. Oh, that's right - her golem too. She hoped that Sara would keep her word about keeping Amos out of the way, and off to the side, and at that thought she guessed that was where she was. Heather, Kevin, and the southern boy was a different story. She didn't know where they were, but she knew they had to be somewhere in the school. Guardian, she didn't know. He had flown off before she could tell him to come back. Kitty guessed that he was still somewhere around the school, hopefully cooling off. She had enough trust in them to believe they weren't getting themselves into trouble; considering all that had happened where she stood, and to find them all would take a lot of time, and she needed to tell Emma what she had found out as soon as possible.
Kitty shook her head a little, and sighed. "You can go, k'8. Again, I'll be headed to Miss Frost's office if you need me. If you happen to find any of the other kids who were in here on your way to where you'll stay for a bit, let me know, okay? They all disappeared, and I implore you, please be nice to them," she said, looking at her with a bit of a tired look.
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Katie Lazaro
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Post by D'mnchyld on Apr 11, 2008 17:03:16 GMT -5
"Yeah, sure." k'8 said with a frown and turned to head off. Stopping in place she turned back and said "They deserve it though! You know they are kinda stuck up, especially that Heather. I wish I could smear some shit right in her face, she's such a quitter. I haven't forgotten how she quit on me, and on our team. But I promise you I'll be nice. Well, as nice as I can, okay?" She turned and left saying "I wonder who's watching T.V?"
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Post by Elixir on Apr 11, 2008 20:23:03 GMT -5
Tucked away in a corner, still somewhat shaken and frightened, Sara's spirits picked up when she saw Shadowkat. Now that the teacher was there she could hopefully get permission to go see Amos and finish feedng him breakfast and then maybe she could even get some instructions as to what to do. After all, she had no idea how to care for a baby, much less a giant golem baby.
"Ms Pryde," she said timidly, "could I talk to you for a second? I'm worried about Amos. I need to get him the rest of his breakfast firstly but beyond that I just don't know what it is good for him to eat, or that much about caring for him. It's not his fault. It's mine. But the fact remains that he needs me to basically be his mother and I'm afaid I don't know how. Today really shows it." As soon as she finished speaking the tears that she had been trying to hold back burst forth again.
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Post by Shadowkat on Apr 11, 2008 21:32:49 GMT -5
Kitty heaved a little sigh as k'8 commented and then left. Hearing a timid voice, she turned her head to see Sara curled up in a corner. Well, at least she found one of them. "Sure Sara," she said, turning to face her, coming up and getting on a knee to be nearer to her level. She listened to the girl's worries, and grimaced a little when the girl started to bawl her eyes out. Instinctively, she drew the girl in a little hug for a second. Letting her go, she thought for a moment. "Why don't we keep the arrangements we made earlier, hmm? He stays where he's comfortable, but he doesn't disturb is in any way. He may be on the sidelines during practices, and if he causes any problems he's gone. And as for care for a golem, why don't you check out the library? I'm sure they have plenty of resources for you to use," she suggested, putting on a smile so that the girl would feel better.
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Post by Elixir on Apr 13, 2008 14:36:41 GMT -5
"Thanks," Sara said almost inaudibly, although actually more worried then before now that Shadowkat had said that if Amos screwed up he would have to go. He was a baby for heaven's sake. He didn't know how to do anything by himself. He could make a mistake any moment and he definitely would do so before long. What would happen then? Would they abandon him? Would they kill him? Sara would run away with him before allowing that. But now there was nothing to be said. She just had to do her best to protect him. So turning away from Shadowkat she went over to the cabinet and got a box of cereal and then quickly left the kitchen, heading to the tree where Amos hopefully was still tied up. As she left the kitchen she gave a furtive glance back at her teacher...she would need to speak to Ms. Frost about a contingency for what happened if Amos misbehaved.
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