"Damn seems like the only time i ever get hit these days is when its buy some pissed off mutant." Jason said after picking him self up of the ground. A small but obvies pain was rushing through his jaw, damn near felt like it was knocked out of place. Jason picked him self up off the ground, now in pain from taking deep breaths and pain every time he moved his jaw.

"So you mean to tell me, this is what we amount to these days? People cant handle the truth?" Jason asked walking with a slow limp and moving his jaw as if it was popped out of socket or something. "You attack me for trying to show someone how to keep them selves from getting hurt? From keeping people that want to do her harm away... And yet you mark me as the bad guy?" Jason said raising his voice with every word. "Or are you one of them mutants that think that your almighty self is the one that is gonna take these weak souls to a place where they fear no one?" Jason said standing face to face with Ted, fist clinched ready to attack the indivual that just hit him. "Or are you just upset cause i was talking about your friend Michael and you got some sick feelings towards him cause we all no us mutants gotta couple things wrong with us... some a little more then others..." He said with a small smirk on his face.

Ted's raged was building. He pointed at Shrapnel without moving his gaze away from Gore, "You stay the hell out of this." He lowered his arm again, and spoke to Gore. "So you're just saying that you should avoid having friends, because one or two might turn on you? That's life! People make mistakes! It doesn't mean that everyone is out to get you!" Ted's fists were clenched, and his muscles were turning white. He could feel his instincts inside of him, urging him to hit the guy again.

Michael saw it all about to kick off, and over him. He did not want to be the cause of a bust up, and so stood up and planted himself between Ted and Gore, placing a hand on Ted’s chest. “Cool it,” he said, kindly but firmly to Ted, before turning to face the pair of jackasses.

“Ok, you seem to have a problem with me, well say it to me rather than half whispering it to my friends.” If a fight was going to happen he’d rather they attack him than Ted. If he got hit, nothing happened, but if Ted got hit hard, then all hell could break lose.

The whole thing with Gore happened so fast niether of the Lupin sisters had time to blink. However both overheard what Gore had said but only one felt like there was something that needed to be said back.

Emerald walked up to the two 'boys' just as Michael seperated them. She shook her head at Ted, "Down boy, I know you are a werewolf like me but you need to learn to sound a bit more logical when trying to tell someone off. Or in my case....I'm about to sound somewhat logical and yet somewhat of a Bitch so you could be like that if you want."

Emerald turned to Gore very calmly, though all her muscles where throbbing, much like Teds, wanting to hit him. But Emerald knew that in this situation hitting another mutant wouldnt exactly help.

"Listen, disassociating yourself with everyone, with all of you feelings isnt exactly the way to go for this. Sure michael got up to greet me and Ruby, so what? What should that matter to you? I mean you have yet to show any concern for other people but right when you believe that someone is wrong you try to go tottaly crush someone elses spirit. Real maturity there let me tell you that," The wolf girl stated, growling slightly.

"I have been cut open, down the middle of my chest, my skin peeled apart ot see my insides and You dont see me walking around being a complete and total asshole. Actually I have proably been through a shitload more stuff than you have even though about. I have made myself emotionless once before but all that did was increase my chances of dying in places like this. You have to have some type of hope or feeling in you or you wont survive and if you think that Michael was abandoning Raina for us and that she should dissasociate herself to everyone else I dont know what to think of a person like you. Michael was also just trying to help and all you are doing is making this hell even worst."

Just as Emerald was finishing her sentence the door flew open and Silver streak flew through the room and hit the wall unconscious, just barely missing a few of the others. Silver had a few deep gashes on his arms and across his chest from his left hip to his right shoulder. That was the deepest cut of all. He slumped down the wall and remained there unconscious for a while.

He heard some of the fighting that was going on but wasn't to sure who it was about or what it was about. "Ohh." Silver groaned and raised one arm to his head and opened his eyes. He looked around and saw a few familiar faces in a crowd of mutants. This isn't good. He thought seeing how many mutants were in this place, wherever they were.

He straightened up and saw Michael, Raina, Ted, and some others that he knew and some that he'd never seen before. His powers were really drained from the fight with the robot and all the humans and mutant traitors. The cuts were still there and still hurt just as much.

His tattoo glistened and seemed to pulse. The braclet they put on his arm over his tattoo seemed to be keeping him from retracting his powers to heal faster. His chest was heaving from the exertion and his entire body was covered in sweat, shaking from exhaustion.

Shawn looked around "Hey guys, hows it goin'" he said noticing everyone there. He struggled to get to his feet and feigned an unhurt and normal air about himself.

Raina ignored the others- though fuming- and dashed over to silverstreak who was in a heap against the wall. She saw his wound and but the sleeve of her suit until it ripped and she pulled it making a makeshift bandage. She couldn't speak... her throat was bleeding from the electrcity being shot through her any time she made a noise, but she warned silverstreak with her eyes that things were getting too bad in here. She began wrapping his wound though wincing as she did it- the irony smell of blood in the air.

She pressed a hand to it and though she knew it would cost her, she hummed a little note. Just enough to create a cooling affect on the wound and hopefully keep any swelling down. The collar recognized her using her abilities and a massive shock riveted her body but she hid it well. She sat down next to Streak barely recognisable with her hair chopped off and her skin black and blue. She exchanged glances with him unsure of what to do with the others.

Ted would be thankful that Michael and Emerald intervened, but not just yet. He was still way too pissed off. So he exerted what little self control he had left, and walked away. Obviously, he couldn't walk very far, so when he reached the wall he sat down against it. How long are we gonna be stuck here? Do they just want us to kill each other, save them the hassle?

Streak focused on Raina, who was helping him and put the bandage on him. He looked at her and said in a quiet voice, "Thanks." He looked at her closer and noticed that she also had the bracelet thing but hers was around her neck. He saw that her neck was bruised more than the rest of her cause he knew that her powers involved her voice.

Streak took his eyes off Raina, which was a difficult task because she had been changed so much from being her; how long she was here before him he didn't know. He continued to look at the others seeing that they were about to fight and wondered what was happening to everyone here. This shouldn't be happening we should be helping each other not fighting each other.

Neena blocked out most of the conversation. She realized that if she focused and listened, the possibility of her getting angry were rather high, and there was enough hostility in the room already. The last thing they needed was for a fist fight to start.

And then there was the unmistakable THWACK of fist hitting face. Lovely.....

Neena looked over her shoulder in annoyance.

"Damn seems like the only time i ever get hit these days is when its buy some pissed off mutant."

"Can't imagine why," she muttered under her breath, and went back to scratching out another game on the wall. Only bits and pieces of Emerald's speech penetrated her thoughts, enough to make her rethink her original estimate of the wolf-girl. Maybe the camps wouldn't be as hard on her as she'd thought.

The door opened and another body was tossed in. Immediately she got up to see if he needed any help, but Raina seemed to have it well in hand. Though Neena didn't miss the slight jerk as Raina's collar shocked her. She smiled at the woman, and knelt beside the pair.

"Take it easy on that throat Raina. We want to be able to hear that singing again eventually, full throttle." She turned to the boy. "You gonna be okay?"

She shot a glance at Ted, grateful that he had walked away, but seriously doubting the fight was over. Both Shrapnel and this new guy seemed to have a knack for getting under people's skin. She knew Emerald had a temper, but not how much control she had over it.

Maybe a question from the sidelines would give everyone something else to focus on, perhaps something a bit along the absurd lines. She stood up and walked over to Jason, not yet knowing his name. Ignoring any personal space boundaries he may have had, she placed an elbow on his shoulder and leaned on him, as if he were a wall. She scratched her head, as if confused.

"But, I don't get it. Wouldn't a heart of stone be heavy to lug around? Seems to me it would be too much to be bothered with. Unless of course, you're full of hot air to begin with. Then the two would cancel each other out, right? Only problem with that though, is you'd still be stuck in reality with the rest of the world."

Though she gave the air of being ditzy at that moment, Neena had chosen her words carefully. She wanted to get this kid talking. Even ranting was acceptable. As long as there was talking, fists wouldn't be flying. And if fists did fly, the quirk in her personality wanted to be in the thick of it.

Why?

<"Once I figure it out myself, I'll let you know.....">

Streak looked up at this new girl "Ya, I'll be fine." He said to her. He turned his attention back to Raina for a minute and asked "Can you not talk at all or can you just not sing?" He figured if she couldn't talk at all then she wouldn't say anything.

He listened to the new girl trying to lighten up the mood. It worked on him, even in his immense pain he smiled at her little quip.

Raina smiled silently at Neena- she wasnt sure she'd ever be able to sing. She touched her throat and winced looking at streak. She shook her head. She couldn't speak. She coudln't do anything. She pointed on the wall where someone had been keeping tally of the days, and pointed around the room to indicated that theyd been trapped a few days. She wanted to know how he got caught, but she coudln't ask.

Jason stood eye to eye with Ted waiting for him to take another shot. Thats all Jason wanted was for him to hit him again one more time. But that couldn't happen cause more and more people jumped between the two. Jason just stood there with a smirk on his face cause this was all just way to comical. "Wow, all you wanna be super hero's just standing up for each other... I bet yall have sleep overs to huh?" Jason sad cracking a smile as Ted walked away...just then another newcomer came flying through the room and crashing in to the wall. "Oh great i bet he's another super friend aint he?" he asked with another small grin on his face.

Jason just turned around not really caring about what was happening in the room anymore. He had his idea's of things to come if he had the chance. And Jason was sure to find a chance sooner or later for all of them. As he walked back over the limp was starting to fade away. The kink in his jaw was still there but he could handle that. As Jason leaned up against the wall he felt someone's body weight lean up against him... Ah a nice beautiful voice began to fill his ears.

"But, I don't get it. Wouldn't a heart of stone be heavy .....Unless of course, you're full of hot air to begin with. Then the two would cancel each other ...with that though, is you'd still be stuck in reality with the rest of the world." she said. Jason placed his hand on her arm giving her a tight squeeze. "Your cute, but the truth is... thats just me sweetie. I am stone and all of me and proud to be that way. To me i guess it just makes things easier." He said working his hand up her arm ever so gently. "And when the times right .... It keeps folks like you away from me." Jason said placing his hands around her neck not choking but giving keeping a firm grip. "You think i want people like you around me? You think i want some wet dirty dogs like those to to think there worth five seconds of my time? Now how bout you just go back to taken care of the super friends. And just let me be." Jason said in a soft firm voice after releasing Neena from his grasp.

"Your cute, but the truth is... thats just me sweetie. I am stone and all of me and proud to be that way. To me i guess it just makes things easier. And when the times right .... It keeps folks like you away from me."

Neena tilted her head curiously, never flinching as he put his hands around her neck. Did he intend to choke her? Her mind idly wandered to the last time someone had tried to choke her. That was always an odd sensation....

"You think i want people like you around me? You think i want some wet dirty dogs like those to to think there worth five seconds of my time? Now how bout you just go back to taken care of the super friends. And just let me be."

A sly smile crossed her face. "Well, your head may be as hard as stone, I'll grant ya that. But if you let a simple question like mine get to you that much...." she shook her head and straightened up. "Nice try, kid." She reached out to ruffle the teen's hair, ignoring what she took to be a veiled threat.

Jason just stood there for a second not to sure what just happen but kinda mad Jason look at her in a different kinda way. Jason reached one of his scared covered hands down to Neena's waist and the other cautiously touch the side of her face. "The little princess got a little bark with that bite i see." Jason said softly under his breath squeezing her hip tighter and bringing her closer. "So is that all you got, or is there more?" he said giving what seemed to be his new trade marked grin.

Streak understood Raina's gestures. He felt sad for her because he'd heard her use her powers before and she sounded beautiful. He remembered that time when he first heard her, it calmed him so much. He took a better look around the place and saw the days marked on the wall. No wounder people are getting on each others nerves, they've been here a while. He thought then turned back to what was going on around them. Streak figured she wanted to know what happened to him so he told her about it.

"Well, when they attacked the mansion I hid in between the wall. After a while once everything had calmed down i snuck out from the wall to get food. I'd been there a while."He said the last part with a smile. "I continued to do this for a few weeks because i would still see people wandering around the castle doing patrols and such. One day i just happend to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Someone was making a round in the kitchen right when i came in through the roof."

"Freaked him the hell out." Streak said with a chuckle. "THen i knocked him out."

"Others started to come in and the the battle raged. And i do mean raged. I was beating humans up left and right. Then i made a run for the out side. Some human called in the bots and with them came other mutants.

The mutants were the most challenging. I was doing fine making my way slowly towards the exit of the mansion and one mutant came up from the groudn and clobbered me. Right in the jaw. I flew backwards and in the light of the moon, and the many stars i was now seeing from his punch, i saw more bots coming.

I finally made it to the forest and blended in there. Needless to say there were some pretty intense searches in the forest for a while. I kept hidden pretty well until someone walke into me. " He paused for a little to let it set in and to take a breath.

"They got smarter and they shot me with some type of tranquillizer thing. But i put uup a good fight. Thats where i got these cuts from. The bots caught me by surprise and before i knew it i was cut up, bleeding, unconscious, and here."

"So thats how i got here." Streak finished. "I guess you could say it was becausee i got a little careless at some times. "He sat back and closedh is eyes; breathing steadily and carefully still in a lot of pain. Keeping his eyes closed and relaxing against the wall seemed ease the pain a bit.