Chupacabra
New Mutants
Alejandro Rivera
And from my tortured shape No comfort, no escape
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Post by Chupacabra on Feb 24, 2009 22:03:36 GMT -5
After the incident Alex decided to sneak off and spend time alone to think. He had been trying to find himself without a memory to help him. He liked his team but he hated the pack mentality. He was not a dog and felt he didn't deserved to be treated like one even though the team "leader" was one. Alex walked to the middle of the hedge where he would usually go to be alone and sat in one of the corners. Alex let his hair loose and combed through it once with his hands. He had been feeling very unstable lately. He felt like something inside him wanted out. An anger that made his inside boil. He discarded those thoughts of anger.
The warmer weather made Alex more comfortable outside then before. He hated the cold weather with a fiery passion. But this weather was comfortable. Alex rested his head on hedge behind is head and closed his eyes. His whole day exhausted him. He never felt this tired ever. He decided to rest and enjoy the company of nature
His drifted into a dream, one that would begin a change in him. In his dream he opened his eyes in an endless hallway. Infinite doors on each side. The door in front of him had a Label that said "Mom". His eyes widened and he tried to open the door. It was locked. He bashed at the door with all his might but it was sealed shut. He began to walked down the hallway trying to open up any door he can. The labels on the door had names for different types of family members : Dad, Uncles, Aunts, Brothers, Sister, Grandparents, etc..
He walked up to a door that had the label "Mariah" on it. Alex tried to open the door and the doorknob began to turn. He began to sweat and he swung the door open. When the door opened it was like he was looking through the eyes of someone else. He had no control he could only observe. He had in his hands a puppy. Feeling the warm weather of his native country. A rottweiler puppy that was the most adorable puppy ever. He looked up to someone and when he saw him the words began to involuntarily come out:
"Daddy, can we keep her? Please!"
The person he was talking to had no face and made no sound but the body he was in heard the answer because he jumped with joy. Years passed and he began to connect with his dog. She grew up to be a beautiful companion. He was never without his dog. Always together when he was home. But later he had to leave. He was leaving home and going somewhere else. Then he was on the phone but the weather was colder. He was talking to someone about his dog. He looked up to a familiar building. He had saw it when he was heading to the mansion. It was Stark Tower. He was with someone in the city taking in the views but the person had no features. He went back to his home because his companion was sick. He took care of her like she had taken care of him. When he was there she seemed to had gotten better but he had to leave again. He petted her while a tear glistened on his cheek. Now he was in a room. On a bed. On the Phone. She was 13 when she died. Alex began to cry. Another figure began to comfort him while he sobbed.
Alex woke in a cold sweat. Tears streaming down his face as a small part of his past was revealed to him bringing up emotions of happiness, companionship, love, loss and grief. He began to cry alone in the hedge.
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Puppy~Love
New Mutants
Lurai Garnier
BORN TO RUN
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Post by Puppy~Love on Mar 1, 2009 22:26:59 GMT -5
The remainder of gym class was slightly blurry for Lurai since by the time people had stopped chasing her due to the commotion caused by the Acolytes and the Hellion, she was long gone and still with the football in her mouth. She had gone so far as to run off toward the hedge maze, where was where she normally when if not at the library reading or hanging out with Riker and his friends. She moved on just her feet now as she was less frenzied from having the ball so long- that and having no one try to chase her for it made it less fun.
As she approached the hedge maze entrance her ears twitched, picking up sounds from somewhere in the maze- in the middle she was guessing. By now she knew the maze almost as well as the back of her hand since she spent more than enough time in it. She knew every turn and dead end, and because of it her agility had never been better. The sharp turns she made herself take worked well in team practices and games, so she enjoyed challenging herself in that. A small smirk went across her face as she sniffed the air and dropped the football from her mouth, catching the remnants of the scent of her teammate Alejandro. He is crying? I knew he wasn't tough to begin with. And to think he thinks he can just assert himself into some high position along with me and Riker without earning anything. It makes me laugh, Lurai thought as she started into the maze.
Like it were routine, she sprinted on fours and took quick corners as they came so she could find this pitiful boy. Sometimes she wondered if he was even a mutant. She never recalled ever seeing him use his powers. Maybe it was because she was busy doing her own thing during team practices, but she never saw anything to prove he was a mutant like the rest of them. It didn't take her long to find the center of the maze, both because she knew it and could get through it so easily. The run didn't bother her either.
Lurai found her teammate curled up in one corner of the center bawling his eyes out. She stood up and put a hand on her hip as she smirked, her ears twitching at his sobs. "I knew you weren't as tough as you liked to think you were," she said, her head tilting to the side as she watched the larger boy cry.
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Chupacabra
New Mutants
Alejandro Rivera
And from my tortured shape No comfort, no escape
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Post by Chupacabra on Mar 1, 2009 22:52:18 GMT -5
Alex's head shot up and he had a softer look than usual on his face. He put his head back down and wiped his eyes with his sleeve. The sobbing had stopped but the many mixed feelings were still there. ugh, this could be troublesome later. Just when I was having a moment. Maybe I could....
"Crying doesn't imply weakness. It shows humanity," Alex sighed. He really didn't know what to say to his teammate. Well she is my teammate, "I know I've been closed to most of the team and I've been a bit...uh...pushy and what not and I want to apologize for it."
Alex felt weird doing this but he was tired and she was here. He looked up at her with his dark sincere eyes, "Would you care to listen to my story?" Alex decided he would share what has been haunting him. Maybe it was the memory that returned. Maybe it was something else.
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Puppy~Love
New Mutants
Lurai Garnier
BORN TO RUN
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Post by Puppy~Love on Mar 1, 2009 23:15:01 GMT -5
"Yes, but how it goes is boys don't cry," Lurai said, still smirking. Some things she recalled from books that explained stereotypical society told her multiple times that men are supposed to be the stronger sex. Of course, she didn't believe it for a second and just knew better. However when it came to crying, she was told multiple times that boys never cry because it somehow made them less than manly. She didn't know better about that yet, but it seemed she would begin to learn that fact.
An eyebrow raised as Alejandro apologized for his behavior, and Lurai crossed her arms over her chest. "Yes, well I suggest to you that you assert yourself less. Riker is the Alpha male, as I am the Alpha female. If you want to change things for the better and have us and the rest of the team accept and like you, you would be wise to do anything but what you have been doing since you got here or I assure you, you will not get very far," she said rather sternly to him. She could see he was serious about that for once and so was she. Honestly she had no qualms about having little respect for him or no good opinion as it was something she could consider unnecessary, but she knew that should he cooperate the team might be better off. Lurai knew how the team ran, and at times she found it ran a little oddly because Alejandro tried to do what he pleased.
Her eyebrow remained raised as he offered to tell her his story. She wasn't truthfully interested in his story, but she pitied him enough to take the time and listen. She would grant him that at least if he was willing to try to work with the rest of the New Mutants. Lurai pretented to consider it, already knowing the terms on which she would hear it. After a few seconds, she spoke. "I will, if you prove to me you are truly a mutant. Let me see your power, and then I will listen."
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Chupacabra
New Mutants
Alejandro Rivera
And from my tortured shape No comfort, no escape
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Post by Chupacabra on Mar 1, 2009 23:36:04 GMT -5
Alex chuckled at the remarks about boys not crying. Alex felt that everyone had feeling and how they expressed it was there business but he felt that crying does not make you less of a man. He just shook his head. Then she came with her 'pack mentality' and Alex bit down his lip. Let it go Alex. Let it go. UGH this make me so angry. Feral bitch. His lip began to bleed. He took a deep breath and exhaled while his anger returned. His fists began to clench as he tried to cope. Alex stood at his optimal height. He let her finish speaking and she said she wanted him to show her his power.
With anger behind his voice she slowly began to speak, "Do not, treat me, as a stray, I am a person, not, a, dog!" His breathing became labored, "You want to see my power? you don't have to wait much longer!"
Alex took off his hoody and his shirt to avoid the inevitable ripping. He took his shoes off in a hurry feeling the anger consume him. His eyes red with rage. He felt his skeletal structure pop and creak as he began to transform. Hair began to grow all over his body and his face became canine like. He grew claws on his hands and feet and he stood at seven feet. He roared as load as he could in the air and looked down to his teammate. All he could see was red as he went to grab Lurai's throat in pure malice.
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Puppy~Love
New Mutants
Lurai Garnier
BORN TO RUN
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Post by Puppy~Love on Mar 2, 2009 0:05:16 GMT -5
Lurai stood still and smirked again as Alejandro's mood seemed to change so fast. Her head tilted again as she watched him stand up and speak slowly. I did not think I was treating him as such, merely just laying down the truth. At least I am finally getting to that he really is a mutant, she thought as she sensed that he was becoming more beastly. "Finally," she goaded him, wanting to really see what he was changing into, proving the existence of the mutation that brought him to this school.
She watched him grow hairy, distort his shape and grow claws. On pure instinct Lurai was already crouched over somewhat, her own claws extended a little, her teeth a little more prominent and sharper, her eyes dilating a little as a snarl sailed from between her teeth. Alejandro's roar did not startle her as her animal instincts and training recieved from the school kicked in, and as he reached for her throat she dodged quickly. All the hairs on her body stood up on end as a fierce growl preceded her while she bit down hard on the creature's wrist, her teeth beginning to sink in. The fact that this monster was her teammate no longer mattered; he was going after her and the wolf part of her mind went right into survival mode.
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Chupacabra
New Mutants
Alejandro Rivera
And from my tortured shape No comfort, no escape
Posts: 104
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Post by Chupacabra on Mar 2, 2009 0:16:42 GMT -5
A painful howl left the beasts mouth. The little mut had him by the wrist. It was fast. Her teeth dug into his flesh. Blood began to come out of the wound. Alex's conscience was lost in the boiling hatred. Deep in the creature mind Alex was fighting a battle of his own.
After the transformation his primitive instincts kicked in leaving him without control. DAM. What happened? Did I lose control. NO! I have to get back. I hope Lurai's ok. With genuine worry for his teammate Alex began to fight for control. He could finally see what was going on. He started pushing further but the anger was resilient. Hopefully he could get back before someone gets hurt.
The beast clawed at Lurai's back as the bones cracked in his wrist and he let out another painful howl. He managed to fling her off and the beast grabbed its head and began to scream. The internal struggle seemed evident. Alex was thrashing about as he fell to his knees. Still in beast form he screamed one last time. The eyes of the beast changed as Alex regained control. He laid panting saying in a deep growl, "I'm sorry."
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New Mutants
Lurai Garnier
BORN TO RUN
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Post by Puppy~Love on Mar 2, 2009 0:38:09 GMT -5
Lurai's ears twitched at the creature's howl- her teeth had sunk deeper into his arm to almost the bone, and she could her the crack of it as he tried to shake her off. It was often an effect of biting someone, with the blood and bite came stupidity. A person who knew better knew not to try to shake them off because it would only make them bite harder, which happened here. Even as the bone cracked Lurai's mouth clamped harder, only loosening when she felt claws on her back. A loud snarl could be heard from her as she let go enough for the creature to fling her off of his arm.
Although it was visible that Alejandro was seemingly struggling with himself and this creature he turned into, Lurai did not see it. She was still in survival mode, and she was quickly back on her feet after having been thrown to the ground. Her back stung from the claw marks on her back, and she could feel some wetness that was blood starting to flow a little. The marks weren't very deep thankfully, but they still were enough to bleed. It didn't bother her much as she launched herself at him in the next second. She pinned him down, and was able to keep him down as her slightly frenzied eyes looked into his. She saw they changed as he apologized and as he became himself again, and she snarled at him.
"Never attack me again," she said, her voice a growl before she started to calm down. Her teammate was still a threat should he get angry again, but he seemed to feel bad about it. Although she was still on her guard, she let her body relax as she released him and sat on the ground in front of him. The wolfish mindset was one she enjoyed, but Lurai realized there was a time and place for it. The time for it was now passed, and she would allow herself to calm again.
She crossed her arms and took a few deep breaths. Now that she was calmer, rational thought came into play again. "I accept your apology," she said in her normal voice, her Irish lilt replacing the growls that were there a minute ago. "And now that you have shown me that you are a mutant, I will listen to your story if you still want to tell it," she offered, flexing her back a little to feel out the claw marks. They would heal, so she wasn't worried about them.
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Chupacabra
New Mutants
Alejandro Rivera
And from my tortured shape No comfort, no escape
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Post by Chupacabra on Mar 2, 2009 1:23:38 GMT -5
As she got off him Alex again began to lose composure. He was truly sorry and he didn't care about the injury but the anger was just breaking through. He couldn't control it. He held on to consciousness as long as he could. He could feel himself fall back into his mind.
"RUN, GO GET SOMEONE!!!!" Alex roared at the top of his lungs. The blood red eyes of the beast returned as the wind rustled through the hedge maze. The beast shook his snout as it was trying to shake off the rest of the humanity. It looked down to the injured mut with a devilish look on its face. Blood still dripping from its claws yearning for more. It crouched ignoring the pain in its wrists as it got ready to pounce It lunged going for the neck, ready to sink its canines into the neck of the mut.
Alex had managed to get his words out in time to warn his teammate. It seemed as if the anger had separated into its own entity. Alex beat at the walls of his consciousness. All that surrounded him was red. The red of the anger that had built up inside him for a couple of months. Being treated like a piece of crap dog. The thought of it brought Alex closer to his anger. He could once again see through the eyes of the beast and it had Lurai in its cross hairs
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Puppy~Love
New Mutants
Lurai Garnier
BORN TO RUN
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Post by Puppy~Love on Mar 2, 2009 1:57:17 GMT -5
As soon as she could see that Alejandro was losing it again, Lurai was already up on all fours, her guard still up as he screamed to get a teacher. I can take him easy, she told herself confidently, knowing she could as in a split second she reverted back to the wolf's survival mode. She would handle this herself, and again she was too quick for the creature as he tried to lash out on her neck. Already the agility training she put herself through was showing to work off as she dodged him so that he would probably face plant for missing his lunge.
Not taking any chances nor sparing any second she moved around him on her legs, the nails on her hands more like claws now that she was even more on guard and running more on survival instincts now that Alejandro lost control again. Behind him now, she let her claws slash at the soft area that was the back of his knees, already on the move again to avoid another lunge at her throat that he would probably try again. She knew there was little chance he could catch her.
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Chupacabra
New Mutants
Alejandro Rivera
And from my tortured shape No comfort, no escape
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Post by Chupacabra on Mar 2, 2009 2:08:29 GMT -5
The agile little mut got out of the way from the beasts lunge. It slid on the ground because the beast had little thought of missing. The beast was sliding toward the hedges end and stopped itself with its good hand. It yelped when it was slashed by the mut behind the knees. The beast stood an all fours ignoring the pain and looked at its target. The beast knew it was too fast to catch so it decided to adapt. It stared down its target and slowly approached the mut seeing how it was in the part of the hedge where the only exit was behind the beast. It began to corner the mut waiting for its opportunity to strike. Anger fueled the beast and the more this little mut got away and attacked the more frustrated it would get. The beast slashed horizontally and then slashed vertically trying to anticipate its preys next moves.
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New Mutants
Lurai Garnier
BORN TO RUN
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Post by Puppy~Love on Mar 2, 2009 17:19:53 GMT -5
By now the only word that was starting to form in Lurai's mind was kill. It was apparent that the creature was only getting worse and still posing a threat to the wolf girl. As it tried to stare her down, Lurai's ears stood erect, her hair stood on end and her lips curled up as she snarled at him. It was trying to corner her, but her quickness was ever useful as she dodged his slashes in time to get around him. Her confidence was high and she was sure she would win- she knew herself and she knew how to fight. Play-fighting with Riker and team practices ensured it and she could control her hacks and slashes. The creature was going on madness, and it would be his undoing.
Moving fast, she got around him and quickly sank her bloodsoaked teeth into the creature's haunches and pulled, using a technique wolves used when going to kill animals for food. While she released her vice her claws raked down his thigh, blood blossoming everywhere as she pulled back and gave a taunting, haunting wolf howl. She was on all fours as she prepared to dodge his next attack. The wolf in her was taking over because of the constant threat and it wouldn't be long before it would aim to kill for sure.
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Chupacabra
New Mutants
Alejandro Rivera
And from my tortured shape No comfort, no escape
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Post by Chupacabra on Mar 2, 2009 20:11:15 GMT -5
The muts agility was angering the beast further as it escaped. The beast began to turn around to keep its eyes on the mut but was yanked by its thigh. The beast yelped and tried to back hand the mut but to no avail. When the mut was off of the beasts leg It jumped up on its hind legs and became more infuriated when the mut taunted with its howl. More adrenaline pumped through the beast as it was contemplating its next attack. Blood streamed down the leg of the beast as it began to circle the mut. Slowly making its way closer with blood lust in its eyes. The beast feinted an attack to the right and slashed left trying to be less strait forward and do anything to get its claws on it. The beast reared and jumped in the air on to a hedge and jumped right over the mut trying to grab it.
Alex could see what was happening but was helpless and couldn't do anything about it. He could feel the fatigue his body went through and the blood loss made him feel more weak. With Alex's head poked through the wall that encased his conscience all he could do was observe, with no more will to fight back.
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New Mutants
Lurai Garnier
BORN TO RUN
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Post by Puppy~Love on Mar 2, 2009 20:27:55 GMT -5
Lurai grinned, her teeth bloody as the creature yelped and started to circle her. For the first time in this fight she made a mistake and was thrown back a little as her upper arm was clawed. She growled loudly and moved quick to retaliate when the creature jumped over trying to grab her. While he was still in midair, she went on her back to use her strong legs to kick him into one of the hedges. She snarled as she pounced after him and pinned him again, her hands squeezing his wrists tight with her claws beginning to dig in again as she looked into the beast's eyes. They seemed just as wild as hers, and her laughs were growls as she squeezed his broken wrist even more than his other wrist.
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Chupacabra
New Mutants
Alejandro Rivera
And from my tortured shape No comfort, no escape
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Post by Chupacabra on Mar 2, 2009 20:42:10 GMT -5
Being kicked back through a hedge the beast was stunned. The muts legs were immensely strong. The sharp branches of the hedge stung its back as it was pounced on once again by the mut. The mut had grabbed its wrists and began to sqeeze. A painful howl had left the snout of the beast. The pain from its broken wrist was enough to almost paralyze the beast for a short amount of time. After a few agonizing seconds the beast pushed the mut closer with its knees and wrists and Headbutt the mut. It waited for the right time to put the Mut on its back and release all of its rage.
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