JED CARTER
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Intangibility & X-ray Vision
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Intangibility & X-ray Vision
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Superhuman Agility, Endurance & Strength
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JOLENE CARTER
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Ergokinesis & Telepathy
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Jolene pushed Jed's offered hand away as she moved to her feet. She dusted her pants off before glancing around at the wreckage that plagued the streets of Mullen. "I'm starting to think we were in that jail cell by choice." Jed said as his gaze followed hers.
"Damn... I was kinda hoping I broke some laws." There were dozens of cars stopped or crashed up the main street of Mullen. Engines smoked, fire hydrants exploded and stores were left wide open. But everything was still, silent... Dead. Her hand rested on the curve of the crowbar that was hooked in the loop of her jeans. Although the town looked nothing above a ghost town, something in her gut told her that she shouldn't feel safe or calm... Maybe never again.
Jed got a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach as he started walking down the middle of the street. Could they be the last ones left alive? Why can't he remember who he is or who she is? Obviously they were related on some level... In a town like this you don't have the same last name out of coincidence. But deep down he hoped that someone else had survived anyone.
"Do you think there could be?" Jolene asked keeping in pace with him a couple steps back.
Jed shook his head slightly in confusion, "There could be what?"
Jolene sighs rolling her eyes before quickening her steps to run up beside him. "Do you have short term memory loss or something? What you just said about hoping there are other people alive."
"This again?" He stops, turning to face her. "I didn't say anything... Sure I was thinking it but I didn't say it."
"Funny. Last time I checked I wasn't Professor X."
Jed pursed his lips, unamused at her accusing him of well whatever. It was odd that she seemed to know what he was thinking. But then again it wasn't like any sort of trivial thought. Something anyone would be thinking of in this situation. Maybe she is just crazy.
"I am not crazy!"
"Dude I didn't—" He froze mid sentence. "Hey look at me." He motioned for her gaze to lock on his mouth. This time he didn't say anything but just thought, I told you I didn't say anything.
Jolene gasped, "Stop. I don't know what you're doing but just stop."
"I'm not doing—"
Jolene threw up her hand shushing him, "Did you hear that?"
Jed ruffled his long hair truly considering that maybe she was crazy.
"God dammit, I'm not crazy! Now shut up!" She cocked her head to the side listening like an owl, slowly closing her eyes. She sifted through the silence and ambient noises to pick up on a feint voice.
"Someone please help me... Mommy... Daddy?"
"Oh my god..." Jo's jaw dropped as she looked over towards Jed hoping her heard what she did.
"What?" Before she answered Jo broke off in a mad sprint in the direction of the voice she heard. He called out after her, "Jo stop! Where are you going!?"
"Doing X-men things... Just stay here! I'll be back!" She ran straight towards a white picket fence, placing her hands on it as she seamlessly hurdled it. Jolene weaved through yards as she listened for the young voice. God she had to be crazy to hear a voice from this far away. He gave her a head ache just trying to comprehend it. Her mind began to wonder in its own vastness as it tried to wrap around the idea that she could hear thoughts or something. With the wondering of her own thoughts she nearly missed the house.
Jolene skidded to a halt before redirecting herself up the driveway and towards the porch. Once she reached the front door she stopped seeing as it was wide open. She had to fight the urge to call out and instead pulled the crowbar from her belt loop and held it ready like she was about to hit a homerun. With a deep breath she crossed the threshold. The voice seemed to come from the second floor so without hesitation she tip toed up the steps. The voice as a guide lead her through the hallways until she was outside the room that she heard the young girl's voice coming from. But that wasn't the only thing she heard...
Taking a moment to gather her courage, Jo's grip on the crowbar tightened until her knuckles were white. With one final breath she stepped into the doorway, "Hey!"
What used to be a woman turned around, growling and gargling up blood as it saw Jolene standing there in the doorway. A fresh meal. It threw its head back before letting out some distorted wail before charging towards her. With a swift move she swung the iron bar, slamming it into the temple or the thing with a long smack and then crack as it twisted the head beyond its breaking point. She had to move quickly to catch it before it fell to the ground. Something in her gut told her to try to keep the child from seeing it.
Jo dragged the body out of the girl's room and tossed it into a hall closet before running back to the room. She slowly and carefully moved to her knees, then rested her hands on the ground so she could lean over to look under the bed. "Hey there. Are you ok?" She kept her voice soft and calming as she extended a hand under the bed towards the girl. "It's ok, you can come out now." She waited a moment before adding, "Your parents probably told you not to speak to strangers. I'm Jolene... So now I'm not a stranger." Jo smiled towards the girl.
Jed sighed as he grew anxious and impatient waiting around. His gaze kept searching the streets, but he found himself constantly blinking and rubbing his eyes as he tried to focus. He didn't know what was going on with his vision but either he was hallucinating things or he could see through cars and walls. At one point he focused on a building, his gaze fading in and out of the walls. What was going on.
He tried rubbing his eyes, even slapping his face to try and get himself to focus. When he opened his eyes he saw another one of them, growling and running towards a street corner. Jed stood upright, moving towards it slowly. He couldn't help but wonder what could have drawn its attention. With the fluctuation in his vision his focus went through the building to see a woman near his age with darker skin and a young kid that could barely be considered a man walking right towards the corner that that thing was running towards.
Jed ran after it as he pulled his crossbow from over his shoulder. There was no way he'd be able to reach the thing if he went around the building. Although he was running in that direction he thought back to how he somehow went right through the jail cell bars. He wasn't sure how it happened or even how it worked... Maybe it was like Jolene somehow knowing what he was thinking. He gritted his teeth as he changed course right towards a brick wall. "I'm going to regret this?"
He turned his head slightly, raising his hands as he braced for impact, even closing his eyes. But when he was still running without coming into contact with any barriers, he opened his eyes to see himself running straight threw cubicles and desks. "Holy shit..." He mumbled to himself but kept running.
He got his crossbow ready and aimed as he emerged from the wall just before the woman and teenager. Jed came to a halt, resting his cheek against the stock to look down the sights just as the creature rounded the corner, sprinting towards them. He pulled the trigger sending and arrow flying, landing it right between its eyes. It seemed like thing fell backwards in slow motion, landing with a thud on the concrete.
Jed rested the bow against his shoulder as he tried to catch his breath. He slowly glanced over his shoulder towards the two with a nervous smile. Witchcraft! He could just imagine hearing that shouted at him. "Uh... Nice to see... Others." He never was very good as socializing with new people which made him wonder why he was so comfortable around Jolene. But something inside him like a feeling of deja vu told him she wasn't new... Not even close.
"Damn... I was kinda hoping I broke some laws." There were dozens of cars stopped or crashed up the main street of Mullen. Engines smoked, fire hydrants exploded and stores were left wide open. But everything was still, silent... Dead. Her hand rested on the curve of the crowbar that was hooked in the loop of her jeans. Although the town looked nothing above a ghost town, something in her gut told her that she shouldn't feel safe or calm... Maybe never again.
Jed got a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach as he started walking down the middle of the street. Could they be the last ones left alive? Why can't he remember who he is or who she is? Obviously they were related on some level... In a town like this you don't have the same last name out of coincidence. But deep down he hoped that someone else had survived anyone.
"Do you think there could be?" Jolene asked keeping in pace with him a couple steps back.
Jed shook his head slightly in confusion, "There could be what?"
Jolene sighs rolling her eyes before quickening her steps to run up beside him. "Do you have short term memory loss or something? What you just said about hoping there are other people alive."
"This again?" He stops, turning to face her. "I didn't say anything... Sure I was thinking it but I didn't say it."
"Funny. Last time I checked I wasn't Professor X."
Jed pursed his lips, unamused at her accusing him of well whatever. It was odd that she seemed to know what he was thinking. But then again it wasn't like any sort of trivial thought. Something anyone would be thinking of in this situation. Maybe she is just crazy.
"I am not crazy!"
"Dude I didn't—" He froze mid sentence. "Hey look at me." He motioned for her gaze to lock on his mouth. This time he didn't say anything but just thought, I told you I didn't say anything.
Jolene gasped, "Stop. I don't know what you're doing but just stop."
"I'm not doing—"
Jolene threw up her hand shushing him, "Did you hear that?"
Jed ruffled his long hair truly considering that maybe she was crazy.
"God dammit, I'm not crazy! Now shut up!" She cocked her head to the side listening like an owl, slowly closing her eyes. She sifted through the silence and ambient noises to pick up on a feint voice.
"Someone please help me... Mommy... Daddy?"
"Oh my god..." Jo's jaw dropped as she looked over towards Jed hoping her heard what she did.
"What?" Before she answered Jo broke off in a mad sprint in the direction of the voice she heard. He called out after her, "Jo stop! Where are you going!?"
"Doing X-men things... Just stay here! I'll be back!" She ran straight towards a white picket fence, placing her hands on it as she seamlessly hurdled it. Jolene weaved through yards as she listened for the young voice. God she had to be crazy to hear a voice from this far away. He gave her a head ache just trying to comprehend it. Her mind began to wonder in its own vastness as it tried to wrap around the idea that she could hear thoughts or something. With the wondering of her own thoughts she nearly missed the house.
Jolene skidded to a halt before redirecting herself up the driveway and towards the porch. Once she reached the front door she stopped seeing as it was wide open. She had to fight the urge to call out and instead pulled the crowbar from her belt loop and held it ready like she was about to hit a homerun. With a deep breath she crossed the threshold. The voice seemed to come from the second floor so without hesitation she tip toed up the steps. The voice as a guide lead her through the hallways until she was outside the room that she heard the young girl's voice coming from. But that wasn't the only thing she heard...
Taking a moment to gather her courage, Jo's grip on the crowbar tightened until her knuckles were white. With one final breath she stepped into the doorway, "Hey!"
What used to be a woman turned around, growling and gargling up blood as it saw Jolene standing there in the doorway. A fresh meal. It threw its head back before letting out some distorted wail before charging towards her. With a swift move she swung the iron bar, slamming it into the temple or the thing with a long smack and then crack as it twisted the head beyond its breaking point. She had to move quickly to catch it before it fell to the ground. Something in her gut told her to try to keep the child from seeing it.
Jo dragged the body out of the girl's room and tossed it into a hall closet before running back to the room. She slowly and carefully moved to her knees, then rested her hands on the ground so she could lean over to look under the bed. "Hey there. Are you ok?" She kept her voice soft and calming as she extended a hand under the bed towards the girl. "It's ok, you can come out now." She waited a moment before adding, "Your parents probably told you not to speak to strangers. I'm Jolene... So now I'm not a stranger." Jo smiled towards the girl.
Jed sighed as he grew anxious and impatient waiting around. His gaze kept searching the streets, but he found himself constantly blinking and rubbing his eyes as he tried to focus. He didn't know what was going on with his vision but either he was hallucinating things or he could see through cars and walls. At one point he focused on a building, his gaze fading in and out of the walls. What was going on.
He tried rubbing his eyes, even slapping his face to try and get himself to focus. When he opened his eyes he saw another one of them, growling and running towards a street corner. Jed stood upright, moving towards it slowly. He couldn't help but wonder what could have drawn its attention. With the fluctuation in his vision his focus went through the building to see a woman near his age with darker skin and a young kid that could barely be considered a man walking right towards the corner that that thing was running towards.
Jed ran after it as he pulled his crossbow from over his shoulder. There was no way he'd be able to reach the thing if he went around the building. Although he was running in that direction he thought back to how he somehow went right through the jail cell bars. He wasn't sure how it happened or even how it worked... Maybe it was like Jolene somehow knowing what he was thinking. He gritted his teeth as he changed course right towards a brick wall. "I'm going to regret this?"
He turned his head slightly, raising his hands as he braced for impact, even closing his eyes. But when he was still running without coming into contact with any barriers, he opened his eyes to see himself running straight threw cubicles and desks. "Holy shit..." He mumbled to himself but kept running.
He got his crossbow ready and aimed as he emerged from the wall just before the woman and teenager. Jed came to a halt, resting his cheek against the stock to look down the sights just as the creature rounded the corner, sprinting towards them. He pulled the trigger sending and arrow flying, landing it right between its eyes. It seemed like thing fell backwards in slow motion, landing with a thud on the concrete.
Jed rested the bow against his shoulder as he tried to catch his breath. He slowly glanced over his shoulder towards the two with a nervous smile. Witchcraft! He could just imagine hearing that shouted at him. "Uh... Nice to see... Others." He never was very good as socializing with new people which made him wonder why he was so comfortable around Jolene. But something inside him like a feeling of deja vu told him she wasn't new... Not even close.