Issue 24: Blink of an eye

[dakota]

As Blink entered the Blackbird hangar, she saw several familiar faces awaiting he. Besides Beast and Cyclops, Psylocke, Cannonball, Iceman and , strangely, Polaris waited in the hangar. " So this is supposed to be our secret weapon against Creed?" Iceman said while folding his arms. " Two Victors on the warpath and I doubt either of them want to stop and play house. No offense, Blink."

"Shut up Bobby." Psylocke admonished.

"Enough people. Time to go." Cyclops said as he boarded the Blackbird.

Cannonball hesitated as the others boarded, and looked at Blink," A mutual friend said you might be looking for these." He held three more of her throwing knives, similar but slightly different than those she carried. He then walked aboard as well.

[kurff]

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"None taken, One of them if my guess is right one is a teammate of mine. the other is the one native to your reality. the 'Mr.Creed' I know is how shall I put this." she paused, "He was a good father but a tad predatory at times and is good at tracking down people. My suspicion is he is hunting down your Creed. I can't imagine why but if he feels anything like I do about being in this world and not really being part of it I can imagine one reason." she replied.

If he did have the same worry she did he needed her as bad she needed him. to have no family was a dreadful thing and to be alone was a fate worse than death. This much she knew and felt even now. It was not time to worry because Sabretooth had weathered much worse to save her. It was time Blink returned that effort.

"Thanks, Mutual friend, huh?" she said to cannonball. it made her wonder of this worlds Blink. It was reminder of just how truly invasive someone may feel about her presence and gave her concern over if she should be here at all.

[kurff]

Anti-Awol

[dakota]

Jul 26, 2014 10:56:16 GMT -5 kurff said:

Anti-Awol

(these are getting annoying, i get the point)

"That is the hopes here, Blink." Cyclops said as the Blackbird came to life and was off.

"So that is the plan then?" Psylocke interjected," We seperate the Creeds long enough for Blink to get through to hers and deal with ours. "

"Sure, make it sound simple." Iceman said, shaking his head.

"if we get lucky, it will be." Cyclops answered. " And if it is not, we handle things. Blink, this going to be a problem if it isn't him or if he won't listen to reason?"

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"It Should not be difficult with all the tools to shut him down. Between Polaris and Iceman being able to pin him down this will be straight forward. We just need to have a shot from Cyclops or Cannonball put him off balance then encase him in ice or in something metal. As for my potential teammate I have few incidents only he and I know about so that should ID him quick enough. If it's not my Sabretooth we have to take down both the Time Broker might be able to help deal sending the non-local home." she considered options and some less than pleasant ones but quickly dismissed them. This group of X-men weren't her old X-men that could and did take lives. That was a time of war and this was no war.

"If my Creed doesn't listen we can strike to disable, encase and capture with most of the powers here on this team." she added, "He might be upset, but he'll be alive..he's been through worse than a bit of ice or some metal manacles."

[dakota]

"And if that doesn't work, we kick his tail into submission." Iceman scowled.

"Let me know how that works out for you Bobby." Psylocke chuckled before looking over at Blink," Do you really think we can reason with your dimension's Creed? He is not exactly known for his diplomacy."

[kurff]

"Yes I do. I'm his little girl and I've changed him as much as if not more than he did me. Funny thing about your kids...they move your world, Betsy." Blink replied. She thought more and more how she did not fit in and how this world had nothing that was hers. No family, no place to call home. Sabertooth and the people in the palace were her last family. Even in the avengers it didn't feel like home she needed familiar people. The more important fact was she needed to earn something here outside of the Avengers or X-men..what that was she did not know for sure, but had a good idea if she survived the plan she had.

[dakota]

Cannonball shivered visibly," No offence, but the idea of Creed being family oriented kinda creeps me out."

"On her world, if I am not mistaken, Victor is much ... tamer I guess would be the word." Hank replied," Though I am willing to bet he would gut me like a fish for saying it." He chuckled.

"Our big concern is why he is here, and what it has to do with our own Sabertooth." Cyclops interjected. " Blink, when was the last time you were in contact with him?"

[kurff]

"You'd be surprised at some of the faces and their roles on my world. I still get a bit confused myself on who the good guys and villains are myself." She smiled at Hank and Cannonball. The whole idea of being in the same room with hank and others that served as allies to apocalypse would frighten some. The time spent as an exile Blink learned not all people were the same. that how and what you did could change you. Looking at how some the other 'Victor Creed's turned out and seeing hers reminded the young mutant there was always a better way and hope.

"Around the same time I joined the avengers. After that Apocalypse robot incident was the last time I spoke to him." she considered, "The two big reasons I can think of are me and hunting or being hunted by your Sabertooth. I know if I had counterpart not on the same side I'd look them up and deal with them. That kind of damage to reputation is hard to fix. Is there a Weapon X program active here and is your sabertooth part of it? Could also be a mercenary thing too for yours if he hires out his services. Might be after a target of interest or rival crime boss that needs to be removed from play permanently. Oh and where are we headed exactly?" she asked curious. The idea did have merit and if anyone was able to affect him. Victor might well seek out and destroy that threat and not tell her to keep her safe. It was better not to get herself too excited or paranoid she might start hyperventilate again.

[dakota]

"Sabertooth is not working with Weapon X, we can assure you." Hank replied

Cannonball added," More likely doing lackey work for Magneto if anyone."

"Relax Sam." Cyclops chided. " Both of Blinks suggestions have merit, but if he knew you are an Avenger now, he would have started in New York I'm guessing. Why he would make an effort to track himself I'm not sure, but there has to be more explanation than a bruised rep."

[kurff]

"Your right, Mr.Creed never did anything with out a plan and would not worry about me being safe among the avengers. Perhaps your Sabretooth has a target in the area and they crossed paths somehow. The question then becomes who or what is the target. Do we have any news feed? That might indicate a special events or people in town that might be targets of Magneto or whoever this worlds Sabertooth might be working for." she added giving Cannonball a brief nod.

"A few of the masters of evil were locked up recently. Any chance Zemo might hire or recruit Sabretooth to break them out or Recruit him to replace them? Especially if he knows wolverine is an avenger it would be a sound choice." she asked. The events did not sit well with her they were real possibilities and whether she liked it Zemo was out there.

[dakota]

The ongoing speculation continued the rest of the flight, the X Men getting insight on Blink and her Sabertooth, while she learned more about the Creed they had faced for many years. As they touched down, the sleepy little town seemed like any other.

"Sam, Bobby, have a quick look around the outskirts, but don't engage on your own if you locate one or more. Call the rest of us in." Scott directed.

"You got it, O fearless leader." Iceman replied, which caused Cyclops to look at a chuckling Beast with what might be a scowl though the visor made it hard to tell.

As the pair left, Cyclops looked at the rest, " Betsy, you and Hank hang here. See if you can sense anything. Lorna, Clarice, let's take a walk through town and have a look around."

Polaris, who had not said a word since they left, merely nodded and followed along.

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"Sure, Let me grab a hoody or something. some how I think my skin tone might get noticed." she nods, "Is there a holo-graphic disguise unit here?" she asked. The idea of being mobbed was not a pleasant thought as she followed after brief look for something to blend in better. If nothing was there she followed and hoped the streets were clear and not populated.

"Lorna, I have question if your willing to answer. Did you get along with my counter part here? You seem pretty quiet..Just..well I'm not this worlds Blink." she paused,"If your spooked about that dimensional counter parts thing I can understand. In a few of the dimension and in my reality there were some active avengers and X-men that were not so good. It took me a bit to fully adjust to that..longer than I'd wished in some cases..like hank, havoc and to a lesser extent your fearless leader." Blink finished.

"Your counter did okay in the end, Cyclops. A real hero or so Magneto thought" she smiled then looked away, "Anyway.." the hope of finding father began to sink in and that sense of concern was once more bring her down..

[dakota]

"Sorry Blink, no disguises with us. " Cyclops replied, then smirked," Blame Beast, he did the packing."

Polaris shook her head as if trying to clear a fog," No, nothing of the sort. It's just... Creed is the last person To see Alex before he went missing, so I need to get some information even if I need to beat it out of him."

"I've heard some stories about your world, Blink. At least I heard Cable's twisted versions." Cyclops said, then motioned for everyone to stop. " Did you hear that?"

The noise came again. From the other side of town came a guttural roar, the unmistakable war cry of Sabertooth lost in a frenzy.

"Let's go." Cyclops said, breaking into a run.

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"Looks like no disguise needed.." Blink followed hoping to see the person she came to find. If it was him the name David would get his attention. It was one the topic he and Clarica did not talk about and with good reason. She had her own as well such as that time in the negative zone.

"Sounds like he is not in a good mood.." Blink added pulling out a pair of crystal pins and charging them.