Chapter 55 - Death Part 1 (1/2)

(Xavier Mansion)

Laura awoke slowly, bleary eyed and head muddled it took her a few seconds before she remember what had been happening to her. 'She was so close to escape, but she had broken down, showed weakness; I should have run when I had the chance.'

The thoughts ran through her head as she stood up. And that was when she realized that something wasn't right. First she wasn't cuffed anymore, the adamantium cuffs that had bound her were gone, but that wasn't all, she had no clue where she was.

She wasn't in a room, she wasn't outside, she had no clue how to describe her surroundings as it was just darkness, nothing but endless darkness that seemed to go on forever. *Sniff* Taking a small sniff of the air to see if that gave her anything she realized that she couldn't find anything, not even her own scent, which wasn't possible.

Her eyes snapped around taking in every nook and cranny of the blackness around her trying to find anything, something that told her she was in a room, as she tried to figure out what was going on. Popping her claws out of reflex at the unknown situation and her pulse steadily rising that was when she realized the biggest change. Her own body was different, the claws were still the same but she was shorter.

Her body felt weaker, she hadn't felt like that in a long time. Looking down at her own arms she saw the un-developed muscles, the frailty she had left behind years ago. 'What the hell is happening?'

As she was caught up in her own thoughts it was no surprise that she jumped when someone suddenly talked from behind her. ”Laura.” Her instincts kicked in right away as she turned around with precise viciousness and rammed her claws into the person behind her.

A small grin of satisfaction came to her face as she felt the soft fat and skin that was punctured before looking up and freezing in horror. Starring back at her was a woman with black hair, wearing blue jeans and a grey shirt.

Laura starred into the eyes that were almost identical to hers as a small trickle of blood came out from their mouth, the woman then toppling to the ground. Lying on her side with a distant look in her eyes Laura finally snapped out of her reprieve and fell to the ground with her.

Tears appeared in her eyes as she started to repeat over and over again. ”No. Please don't leave me….Please don't leave me…” She kept repeating the words as the memory was dug from the depths of her mind.

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(2 Years ago)