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The girl introduced herself as Kaitlyn Faust. The woman thought the last name sounded familiar. She closed her eyes momentarily as she searched her memory. Lori. Lori Faust. She was the leader of the Order. Deirdra’s blue eyes fluttered opened and she looked at Kaitlyn as she took a drink of coffee. “Faust, hm? Are you some relation to Lori of is it just a coincidence?” She smiled and returned the mug to the tabletop.

Kaitlyn told the scorpion woman that she was just visiting and the blond smiled. “That’s just fine with me.” The next thing that came from the child was a question. How had she come to join the team? It was a fair question and Deirdra nodded to herself as she recalled Roland being cornered.

“Well, I don’t know if you’ve met Roland, but he was surrounded by cops after robbing a jewelry store. I heard them call him a mutant and I immediately jumped in. I didn’t even really think about. I just felt like it was my job.” The blond bit her lip, wondering if she should tell the child about what happened next. Of course, that would be treating her like a child, which she had hated. “I attacked the officers and knocked them out. Somehow Roland got his hands on one of the cop’s guns. He shot them all. I had no idea he would do it.”

The woman sat silently for a moment as she remembered the events of that day. She shook her head in an effort to get her attention back to telling the story. “He offered me some of the stuff he had stolen, and I told him I hadn’t done it for things. I had just done it to help. More cops were coming, so he stole one of their cars as I transformed into my human form and put on a pair of pants that Roland had stolen off an officer. I had worked as a receptionist at a dental office and after being seen, I’d never be able to go back. So…Roland offered me a place to live, the Sanctuary, and then went on to interview me for the Order. And now here I am, drinking coffee and talking to an incredible mutant who makes quite a bang.” Deirdra smirked.

"How about you?"

Deirdra’s current schedule for the day had been: shower, get dressed in cute exercise clothes, put hair up in ponytail, and then she went for a jog. After she got back from her 2 hour jog, the blond noticed how hungry she was. With a sigh, she dug around for something in the kitchen, deciding on an apple and toast with peanut butter on it, she retired to the dining room.

The room was empty and Deirdra sat down at a random chair in the middle of the table. She glanced down either side of the table and then slouched in her chair. Picking up her apple, she put it to her mouth and took a big bite. When she set it back down, she felt she had forgotten something. A moment of pondering what she was missing and the woman instantly stood up. Talking to no one in particular, the woman announced, “I forgot my coffee.” Turning around, she headed back into the kitchen.

After a few minutes, the scorpion woman walked back into the dining room, sipping happily at a large cup of black coffee. Deirdra was already not a very kind person, but lack of coffee made her want to tear people’s heads off. She needed the caffeine if she was to function. She returned to her seat and plopped back down. Her body was so light, however, that not much noise was made. She munched slowly at what was left of her meal and when she was finished, she sat and stared into her mug.

Reaching into the pocket of her jogging shorts, the blond pulled out her cell phone. She glanced at the screen to check the time. It read 7:21. “It’s not even 8 yet?!” A loud sigh escaped her. “But…I’m already so bored.” Her lower lip jutted out, as if pouting. She slipped the phone back in her pocket and took a big drink of coffee. This was going to be a long day.

They had done it. They had managed to get away from the police and an X-Man. Once on the top of the building, Deirdra took a moment to catch her breath. A laugh made its way out between gasps. She couldn’t wait to go back to Sanctuary. The woman was exhausted and knew that her scorpion would need a rest soon. She’d have to revert back soon, otherwise she may have to lay down somewhere, even if they weren’t out of the clear yet. After a moment, the blond’s breathing was back to normal and her laugh was the only noise she made.

“Well, that was exciting. I can’t say if that’s necessarily a good thing, but it was exciting nonetheless. I've never been so close to getting caught before. I need to learn to kill people without so many emotions bubbling up. That could've gotten me in a lot of trouble.” Deirdra peeked over the side of the building and smiled. “We better keep going though.” She turned to look at Meld, a bit of concern plastered on her face. “Are you all right? Do you need to rest?” The blond eyed her companion worryingly with a raised eyebrow. “Depending on the weight of that metal, I may be able to let you sit on my back on the way home. I could try carrying you, if you need the help. I’m not sure though.”

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Deirdra didn’t even have time to get in a fight with anyone. She sighed angrily and began to retreat. Pretending to lose was hard enough, but to not even get to fight in the first place was even harder. The blond glanced back over her shoulder at the enemies. She took in all the people that had came and put powers to the faces. It would help if she ever ran into them again. She looked towards the man who had gotten shot, that the woman had found attractive. A wink was given, whether it was seen or not, was a different story.

Deirdra began to shift back into her scorpion form. It was very easy to climb walls with her scorpion legs, except for the fact that her body was so much heavier. The only thing that made it so much easier was the fact that the ends of her legs were easier to wedge into cracks and get grips on things. Her legs were stronger than human legs. There was more power and strength in the lack of muscles than there was in her puny, human legs. As the transition from human to scorpion happened, Deirdra noticed a powerful wind picking up.

The blond’s eyes narrowed as she watched the unknown woman. After a moment, her scorpion legs came into being, along with her tail. She tilted her head slightly to one side and turned to the wall. The scorpion woman walked towards it and stared straight up. She glanced over her shoulder at Meld. Her head nodded towards it and she raised one eyebrow at her companion. It was as if asking her if she was coming with her.

Carefully, the blond took a few steps up the side of the wall. Her head tilted back and she smiled at the police man. With a flick of her wrist, a quick wave was given to the pair that she was trying to get away from. She was about half way up the wall, when the wind began to affect her grip on the wall. A few of her stronger back legs began to slip a little. She glared down at the white haired woman who was dressed so nicely. “You. Get rid of the wind. It’s getting hand to keep a hold on these dang bricks.” She turned around and scuttled back down the wall.

“I knew you were a mutant, but I was definitely not expecting a gale storm to come from you.” She watched the woman stand protectively over the dead officer. Deirdra’s eyes fell to the ground. “I never wanted this to happen. I was only trying to help a girl with wings. If I could make him get back onto his feet and breathe again, I would. Please just get rid of the wind. I need to leave.”

Deirdra stared, stunned and helplessly, as Meld killed the police officer. He was stupid, but the blond still felt remorse for some reason. As she sat on the ground with her human legs, the woman’s hands shook. It was like watching Roland killing all those police, only this was gorier. His shooting the people in the head was a tad distressing at the time, but it was nothing. It hadn’t been her fault and it had been less personal. This, this was blood spattering and a fellow mutant watching his comrade die by the hands (well, tail), of Meld, also a mutant.

“My scorpion body, it—It’s gone. I think I’m a tad stressed. You owe me a drink when we get out of this.” A small smirk appeared on her face. The blond stood up shakily and watched as water washed over Meld. Deirdra would’ve been concerned, but she doubted the cyborg would be hurt. The young woman waited to see what would happen next and then noticed another woman approaching the scene. She sighed, frustrated. Why do more people have to keep coming? This is getting to be more intense than I had ever intended.

Deirdra had never been much into emotions; in fact, most people who got to know her well, believed her to be a sociopath. It was never true. The blond had been through a lot and learned how to hide her feelings. It was so much easier to pretend she felt nothing, than to always feel hurt. At this point, Deirdra’s shaking gave off the appearance that she was distraught and scared. She would never admit it, but there was a bit of both emotions. Although, irritation was starting to surface as well.

She looked at the mutant officer as he told her to run. Deirdra opened her mouth slightly, but quickly closed it again. She stood there for a moment, thinking about what to do. The blond shook her head ‘no’. “Part of me wants to, but I don’t know if I could live with myself knowing I left her here alone.” She looked to where Meld had been standing. “I shouldn’t feel remorse for some idiot cop that was trying to arrest a fellow mutant, but part of me feels so bad. I want to be able to help mutants. We’re better than humans, so why should I feel bad? If the need came, I should be able to kill them, shouldn’t I? They’ve never cared about us.” An image of her family appeared in her mind. Her expression was confused, like she was hoping someone else would know.