A Future For Us All (DOFP)

Chapter 2: Old Enemies

After we left the Trask building, Mystique handed me the paper that was given to her. "Now that we know where to go, we need to figure out how to get there." she says.

"I'm sure you won't have a problem," I respond, "you could easily pose as one of the other attendees."

Mystique facepalmed. "Right. We'll have to find someone and make sure they don't show up, and I think I know where to go."

We headed to Europe and found the meeting's attendees celebrating at a bar. Mystique, disguised as Raven, went over to get one of them to follow her, while I figured out who would be with him as a translator. After a while of asking around, I found that he didn't have one. I then left the bar and went to the place Mystique and I were staying at to find her already there. "You're back," I say, "I take it you made sure that guy won't show?"

"He won't wake up for a while," she responds, "I can easily pretend to be him. What about you? Any luck?"

"There was no one for me to knock out," I tell her, "but me showing up won't look suspicious. The other guys think I'll be with him."

"Good. Let's get some rest. We have a big day ahead of us."

~ The Next Day ~

    We got in without a problem and waited with the others when Trask entered the room. He started talking mutants and a sentinel program he was working on. As he talked, he pulled out a pear-shaped device, talking about how it could detect mutants, but wouldn't work in this room if the turned it on. Just as he did so, some lights flashed and it made some small noises. "Unless one was in the room, maybe two..." he says, and Mystique and I glance at each other.

    The others looked around before looking at us, when the beeping got louder as the device pointed in our direction. "I don't know what you're..." Mystique says, still posing as the other man.

    "It seems your little sensor might need to be looked at," I say, trying to play it off, "there must be something wrong with it."

    No one believed us though, and tried to grab us. Mystique quickly revealed herself and attacked some of the men, while I used the water from the glasses on the table to get the others. Shortly after, they had all left the room except Trask and one other. Mystique took the gun from him and aimed at Trask, ready to shoot, until I stopped her.

    "Wait!" I say, "Not yet, remember." she slowly nods as I approach Trask. "Okay, this is how it's going to go: you're going to tell me what I want to know, and I won't try to drown you. Maybe my friend here won't shoot you, but I don't decide what she does." I say before pulling out a picture of Janos. "Now, do you recognize this man?"

    "Why should I tell you two anything?" he asks us, but I start to move the water closer to him. "Okay, fine. I've seen him before, yes."

    "Where are you keeping him?" I ask, "I know you have him. Where is he?"

    Before I could get an answer, I heard Mystique drop the gun and I turned to see that the other guy used some form of taser on her. When I turn back, four more guys enter the room. I quickly recognized Erik and the Charles guy from the beach, the one with glasses seemed familiar, but the fourth I didn't know. Erik moved the taser from Mystique to the guy that used it on her, and Charles was immediately at her side.

"It's been a long time boys," I say jokingly, "Who's your new friend?" They ignored me, however, as Erik summoned the gun to his hand and aimed it at Mystique.

"Erik, what are you doing?" Charles asks.

"Securing our future." Erik responds. Charles and I moved to stop him, but he still fired it after Mystique ran and jumped out the window. He then moved Charles, myself, and the guy with glasses out of the way before following her out the window. When I got up, Trask was running out of the room, and I tried to follow.

"No you don't!" I shouted before I felt someone hold me back. "Let me go!" I said, trying to break free, but failed to do so.

"Hank, stop Erik!" I hear Charles say behind me, along with the sound of someone else jumping out the window. "You won't be going anywhere," he then say to me, "except with us to give some answers."