Watch Out For Yourself - (PG-13)

Rachel's hand reached down and pulled up the zipper on her shoes as she was finishing getting ready. It was time to search for the big fish once again, a game she was never weary of. She has heard Ackerman was back in town, and that's who was on her roster once again, however he wasn't as big of a concern to her as some of the people who were making a name for themselves. She has noticed a recent spike in strangers who rolled into the town.

"OK, Kyle..." said Rachel as she was about to slide down the shoot. "You stay here and do not open the door for anyone. You know the drill, right? If you need anything, let Stephen know, he'll provide you with whatever you need. Don't be rude to the old man." smiling, she looked up at Stephen.
"This old man still got some tricks up his sleeve, Ms. Mas--Rachel." said Stephen.
"Got it, I am going to go play video games." said Kyle as he took off.
"Watch out for him, will ya?" asked Rachel "I don't want anything to happen to him. He's been through enough crap as it is." Stephen nodded and Rachel left the room, by pressing several buttons on a keypad and slipping out of sight. Rachel had no idea, why she took in the kid, she was turning way too soft and one of these days, she was afraid it was going to come back and bite her in the ass. But she was going to take her chances.

Logan was going to the top of the Empire State Building, he needed to get the lay out of the city and what more of a perfect place then the tallest building on the city. He never stayed any where with out getting the lay out and seeing how this was going to be his new home he was dead set on finding the best way out just in case. He decided to walk today climbing the stare case of the Empire State Building was on hell of a work out, Eli never missed the chance to work out. So with a huge breath and a grin he started up the stares.

Rachel drove on the streets of New York, as she looked around. She spotted some activity in a dark, where three figures were pushing someone around. Rachel turned and drove that way, gaining speed by the minute. Her bike roar caught the attention of the gang. They turned to look but the sound faded just as fast as it came. Rachel was no longer on her motorcycle. She was now, standing behind one of the thugs.

Sizing the crowd, she noticed two tall guys, and one lady. "BOO!" she yelled at the guy.
"Oh shit!" he yelled out, as he pulled out a gun at Rachel. But Rachel smirked at him and motioned no no with her finger. Without waiting for a guy to release the trigger, she grabbed his arm and spun in the opposite direction with addition of her telekinesis she threw he guy away from her. The other one challenged her and ran toward her, Rachel turned into a lion and roared as loud as she could have. The man turned and ran as fast as he could in opposite direction.

"John, let's get out of here, it's her..." said the girl as she helped out the kid and both of them, ran after the other guy.
The kid they were bullying, stood frozen starring at Rachel, who changed into her Nightwisp outfit.
"You are--mut--" he stuttered.
"Don't say it, kid." Rachel interrupted him. "I hate that word."
The kid swallowed hard and continued starring.
"Tha--thanks."
"Don't let them push you around. Stand up for yourself, even if you are standing alone," said Rachel as she turned to Raven and flew toward Empire state building.
Softly landing on top, she saw someone climbing up. Walking over she saw a kid.
"Nice view from here, ain't it?"

The darkness of the void was always hard to cope with. Floating in darkness where no person died and no person lived. Eternal darkness where non can do anything. Then the gantlets alarms rings. "Ring Ring Ring. Ring Ring Ring." Opening his eyes he looked up. Guess night has finally come. I wonder what fun is out at the moment." Opening a eyes hole into the real world. he looked around. "A man running up stairs an a women walking around. Maybe one of them can help me?" Jumping up, The boy quickly got dressed then open the void. "Now, who should I go to first? The girl or the boy? I think the girl would be a good choose. No person who helps a human can be that bad."
The portal open right in front of the girl. Looking right at her he introduced himself. "I'm Angelo, nice to meet you."

Rachel saw a void open up in front of her, it didn't phase her at all. After all, she has seen much in her life of killing. Glancing on a kid who was coming up the stairs, she shifted her attention to the boy who opened the void. "That's all you got?" asked Rachel. "Hi my name is Angelo, nice to meet you?" she repeated his introduction line. What has this world came to. There were barely any int3lligent people left.
"If you are trying to impress me, you are going to have to try harder than that." she smiled.

The boy saw her reaction. Thinking to himself "Yeah, you say that now." Then he opened his mouth once more. "I was always taught that when you meet someone new, you show respect." His looked towards the building right behind her. "Besides, isn't helping the humans something "Not" to do." The women looked annoyed that a random kid jumped out of nothing, but things have changed and meeting someone who can help him would be of great help. Even more if she was as smart as everyone said she was. "I'm not one to jump into people stuff. I have been lost for a while. Plus this whole city is one confusing place. If you can help me out...I surely can make it worth your time. Just ask it."

Rachel scrutinized the boy for a minute or two. He was something she didn't expect from this city. "Well, as they say...mama raised no fool." said Rachel, looking around. She wasn't known for helping mutant kind, but since the day she killed Jesijah, she has made it her mission to help anyone she came across and needed her help. There was something odd about the kid, but Rachel didn't want to dig into that. Whatever was happening in his life, was his business. Rachel would not have any part of it. 

However...he did come to her to ask for help. Rachel rarely turned down anyone, but for a mutant...a person who had powers, ask for help was a rare event. Rachel might benefit from it. "Before I set on this Odyssey with you...know this...I don't trust easily and I don't kill. While I am able to help you, doesn't make us friends, lovers, acquaintances, buddies...or whatever else you people think of these days." said Rachel firmly. "Betray me, and you won't live to see another day. I will hunt you down to the last corners of the earth." She collected herself and stared at him. "Now, what do you need help with?"

Looking relieved about the statement, he "sigh" off the pressure that was building up. Walking right behind her he said, "You know your a very hard person to approach. An I understand what you mean about the friend thing but, some how I'm a little disappointed about it to." Starting to walk forward. "Where are we anyway? With my void i just pop up in random places so I really don't know where I am." 

"You can never have too many enemies," muttered Rachel as she turned slowly following the guy. To make sure he wasn't doing anything behind her back. "Don't be too disappointed, I don't keep close circle of friends. As you can tell I have trust issues, and I don't want to have to fight someone, while they hold my 'friends' hostage. So, you see...I don't have any friends. And the people I do know, are nothing short of a business contact." Rachel explained to the boy why she didn't want to keep friends.

Her life has been one mess up after another, before she killed Jesijah. A man who took Rachel's childhood, her parents, who made Rache to be a killer. She changed now, she could never say sorry to the people whose families she ruined. Because she couldn't face her past, no matter how hard it was. "You are in New York, on top of Empire State Building. Are we just going to stand here and socialize?" asked Rachel.

The boy started to wonder where to go. "Let's go to the bottom of this building?" He said this while scratching his head. Opening a void in front. "This will take us all the way to the bottom of the building." After that he headed for the void. After passing though he enter not the bottom but a dinning hall instead. He looked to get confirmation from the women to see where he poped up this time. Since the people around where speaking English he knew he couldn't be that far of from where he wanted to go. "My bad, think I didn't go down as far as I wanted."

"Are you asking me where to go?" said Rachel as she turned to look at him, confusedly. Rachel didn't know what was at the bottom of the building, but if the kid needed help, Rachel would help him. She just hoped she wouldn't regret her decision later. There was a reason she didn't trust people. Way too many people have stepped over her, when she was little. No one wanted cared what Rachel wanted.

She watched as the kid opened up another one of his voids. Stepping into it, they appeared at some kind of dinning hall. Did Empire State building even had one of those? She was so confused at kid's request for help. That she stopped him, before he could go anywhere else. "Alright," she said, firmly. "Do you really need my help, or are you just wasting my time? Because if you are, I can be helping other people. So, before we go any further, you will tell me everything." said Rachel as she pulled up a chair from one of the tables and took a seat. "Start from, what you need help with and then continue with...where the hell are you taking me?"  

Looking at her, he saw he couldn't drag this on anymore. Graving a chair he sat down right across from her. "To be completely honest I just i was wasting your time. I couldn't tell if you would be able to help me or not. The truth is that, one of my dear friends was killed by some evil girl that I don't know the name of. After digging around for a while I heard that you have information everywhere. The person that I'm looking for was a women who could turn into animals. Also i believe she could negate people powers. After this friends was fighting against her he shot of of his focus beams and it disappeared after she touched it." Scratching the back of his head, he waved his hand for some water. Shortly a man came an gave his something to drink. "I came to you, because a lot of mutants said you might be able to lend a hand." Looking seriously he stared back at the girl waiting for an answer. After being in some random places around the world, if this women had the information he need. Life was just about to get easy."I really don't know where to go from here, so what ever you tell me is more than likely where we will head...Unless you have some prior engagement. I would hate to take you around if you had things to do. Plus there's a guy not far of from here who is running up a flank of stairs fast!" Ending his statement, he looked to see if she would help or laugh at this request. The things he said where all true but, she was the first he has ever told.

Rachel listened without interrupting. The story didn't touch her a bit. She was just like that other girl. She could change into anyone she wanted, however...she wasn't killing anymore. Rachel sighted at the mentioning of him wasting her time. But she didn't judge...at least, not yet. "Whatever--whoever referred you to me couldn't be anymore wrong. I don't keep tabs on people--hell, I don't even know much people, because I stay away from friendships. I am sorry to tell you, but I don't know who killed your friend." said Rachel sympathetically.

Was Rachel really that infamous across New York? She didn't want that kind of attention. However...it was nice to know, she was making a name for herself. "Here's what I'll do. I can help you find this girl, whoever she is, wherever she is, but you have to promise not to lead me to dead ends. Meaning, anymore waste of my time and you are on your own." said Rachel, standing up. Her chakram rang as it hit the chair.

The pain of not even coming close hit him with the force of a wrecking ball. Not only did the boy find nothing but, the person he did find had no clue to who the hell he was talking about. Nearly chushing his glass he tried to come down. "People lie a lot in the real world." He said to himself. After a few minutes of silents he thought about the positives with this. Sadly the only good thing that came out of this was he found someone who will at less help him out. The only thing left is, "Do you know anything about the name Shilo...Shika...Shikon? She said this name when she attacked. That's the only clue I got." The boy started to think what to do. There was really nothing else he knew. With The villains power mentioned and that name. There was really nothing else he could say. His only hope was to see if she had any ideas about this thing called SHIKON.

Rachel saw the crashing feeling the kid had, when she couldn't tell him anything about it. When the name Shikon came out, she turned more tense than she was a moment ago. "Yes, I heard of Shikon," said Rachel. "His full name is Shikon Ookami. If you are thinking of fighting him, kid...it ain't worth it, believe me. He will chew you and spit you out like a chewing tobacco. I have fought with him on multiple occasions. The man is a real hardcore killer. He is--was--head of Brotherhood. But now, I think the leadership is shifting." Rachel could go on about this guy for a long time. 

She wanted to help this guy, but with a few details that she was going off of, did not tell her much. "Alright, start at the beginning," said Rachel. "What did this girl look like? He clothes, hair color, face, anything..." said Rachel. "If she said Shikon, then most likely she is from Brotherhood or some other alliance, which is also bad news. I wouldn't recommend messing with Shikon." said Rachel

The face changed faster than ever but, Brotherhood? "The lady was short, white chick. She had black long hair, but look like a rock star cut. With the added punk outfit." The idea of, he finally found out what Shikon was great but now..."What is a Brotherhood? I've heard it a lot but, I haven't gotten a straight answer on what it is. Also you said something about alliances. What with that? I always though that we mutants work by our-self, with our-self unless a mutual goal appeared." Answers and question exploded everywhere. Trying hard not to ask anything that had no reliance at the moment, he waited to see what would happen. The part on Shikon was solved, but still no guess on the mystery women.

Who was this kid? Did he really have no idea what Brotherhood was? "Brotherhood is a alliance of mutants, who want nothing more than to bring down humans to their knees and keep them on their knees. Their mission is to establish mutant kind as the dominant species," said Rachel, explaining to the kid. "Their numbers are small now, but I wouldn't snoop around if I were you, they will kill anyone who stands in their way without hesitation." 

Rachel still had no idea who the girl he was describing was, but she might have had few ideas of who it might have been. "I suggest, you just leave this one alone. I have lost many people I loved, but I cannot bring them back anymore. There was a time where I would go and try to find out who it was, but long since I gave up. There was no use in digging up the past." said Rachel. "Listen kid, whoever killed your friends, probably won't think twice about killing you as well. So, have another day to fight."

Then, question about alliances came up. Really? "Alliance, groups, affiliations...call them what you want, but they are groups of mutants who share same goals. For example, X-Men seek to spread peace among mutants and humans, while Brotherhood tries to do the opposite. However, there are mutants who do not side with anyone. Like me, I do not take sides, this isn't my war."

Give up, After years of training she said to give up. Looking up "Thanks for all the information, and about this guy name Shikon. But I have done to much to go back now. I might not have the years of experience you have but, I can't give up. I have only one goal in life and if I can't complete it...Everything I have done up to now would be just a waste. The time I put in..."Turning his head..."I'm just not old enough to let it all go right now. You may not understand, and I might very well end up dead but...this is my choose. I want to see it to the end." The boy started to think of everything that has happened so far. With all he had learned, It was time to take the next step. DO or Die, he had to find Shikon. "I'm going out to talk to this guy name Shikon. Its the only person I can think of at the moment, but first I have too see this X-men. They seem interesting, do you know where I can find these people?" Growing a little bit in the inside, it was time to choose where he was going to go. But then the trigger happened. Screaming Like in extreme pain he called out. "NOOoooo!!! Not now...Not again!" His eyes turned jet-black and his hair showed blood red highlights. The shades in his body started to change. Turning, he went from a dark black to a mocha-brown skin tone. Then in the darkness of his eyes a bright red pupal poped out. As the disruption within his power intensified so did the pain that hit him. As the humans started to run away from the sudden screams of a mutant, He looked at her again with his red black eyes. Trying to talk calmly he spoke once more. "Wa-where...Ca-can...I FIND...Tha-them...?I have toooo....Go back to the...Void!!!"

Seconds passed by but, the boy could no longer hold himself any longer. Pressing the control button on his gantlet, he jumped out the nearest window. The gigantic fall down to the ground nearly destroyed all the bones in his body. The power faded within. That's when he put everything he had left into opening up one last void. Dissipating inside, memories of a man with flaming hair appeared in his mind. Never seeing or ever knowing him. The image glued to him. Thinking there nothing left he open up one more void with the mans face. Ready to talk once more.