The Return of The Ultimate

This is god speaking, the creator of this story that ended in an abrupt and unexpected manner more than a year ago.

I stopped posting due to the fact I was unsatisfied where the story was going and the turns that it took. But now I realize the biggest mistake was to keep this story at bay for too long, since it heavily relies on the passing of time.

So now, after a year of thinking about it, I’ve decided to revive the Ultimate, with some edits.

Edit one:

The biggest; I’ve removed some minor characters (don’t worry. Ulric isn’t leaving). These characters are Selina, Anona, Faun, and the small twins briefly mentioned in Trinity’s blog.

Edit two:

Katrina’s character has been slightly modified, and I changed her power. Her ability is to touch anything mechanical and digital and automatically know how to work it/know if it’s broken/know how to fix it, etc. It’s almost as if she can communicate with machines.

So here’s the characters we have for sure, and their superpowers. There are ten mutants, which are:

- Red (peregrine falcon hybrid)

- Trinity (fox hybrid)

- Ulric (gray wolf hybrid)

- Andy (telepath and other special powers)

- Katrina (digitally inclined: machine manipulation)

- Axel (super speed)

- Fang (“indestructibility”, super-strength, and a lot more)

- Aaron (microchiroptera [bug-eating bat] hybrid)

- Linda (domesticated cat hybrid), and…

- Trio (explosion personnel [more on this later])

If any of you remember these characters:

- Maxine (telekinesis), and…

- Kyle (pyrokinesis [fire manipulation])

Then it should be important to know that these characters are still around, only they have left the team.

Why?

Well, that’s for you to find out. The new blog, which continues the story (though time has passed), can be found here: http://theultimaterednewmutant.blogspot.com/.

I'll re-open the old blogs soon when I can monitor them more.

I’ve also dedicated a section of my DeviantArt account to The Ultimate, so illustrations can accompany it. It can be found here: http://rixwyn.deviantart.com/. This link can also be found on the new blog.

As of right now, the Ultimate is back up. Officially.

So enjoy!

- J

Aw Crap....

I've been putting off for some time that Maxine has completely gone over her head and decided to put together a prom for the Ultimate. I actually managed to smack her for this one.

Her fault, and it's everyone else's fault for going along with it.

"Aw Red, you are such a hater!" Trin had told me when I squawked. "Do you always have to be so serious?" True that I am kind of a downer that way, but this is asinine! There is no way I was going along with it.
And then Trinity said that I was jealous because I didn't have a boyfriend.
Well...yeah.
I mean, with the whole ultimate finding their significant other out there, I'm feeling kind of down...
Lessee here...we have:

Trinity and Ulric
Anona and Fang
Aaron and Linda

And that's pretty much it. But think about it. Having three couples at the same time? Kinda makes you feel peeved. Especially for someone such as myself, who had found her ideal guy only to discover he was a cold-hearted traitor.

Don't get me started.

So basically, I'm ready to barf. Maxine says it's a formal occasion and everyone must attend. I thought she was joking. Now I'm beginning to think she's insane.
Slow dances? Limos? Fang in a tux? Ulric groomed? Me in a dress?
It's a diabolic recipe for disaster. Max needs a good crack on the head to knock this childish notion out of her.

Le sigh...

Oh yeah. We picked up two new mutants. Little ones. Twin foxes. One's a boy and the other's a girl. Trin picked them up while I was hiding in my room, praying for redemption from prom. They are positively the most cutest things you have ever seen. Trinity's like their mother, Ulric's like their uncle, and Fang is their nanny.

More later. Gotta fly.

- Red

"Mating Season"

Spring time to Red Starbird means allergies and yearly molt. Ulric is shedding his winter coat, as well as Trinity, and both have this sort of thing going on where both their sex drives bump up.
It's mating season, and love is in the air. Trinity's blog sums it up pretty well.
Poor Maxine. With all the tufts of fur and feathers everywhere, she's on wits end. She, for some reason, can't stand it, and must go around cleaning it. Ulric has recently decided that it was warm enough to go around shirtless, exposing his, um, abs and chest.
Okay, the wolf's got muscles! Is that anything of a novelty?
Mating Season means testosterone, which means Ulric has been challenging the guys to a muscle contest, and wanted the girls to be the judges. We all said no, but couldn't help ourselves in the end.
Fang won.
Those guys who didn't join the competition were Cody, Aaron, Axel and Andy. Cody and Aaron didn't because they are skinny twigs and didn't want to embarrass themselves, and Andy didn't because he's just a little one. Axel wasn't into it.
Speaking of which, Andy is walking around the house now, but he has to sit down from time-to-time. His legs are so thin it's heartbreaking. When I first found him, it practically broke my heart to see him so small and helpless. He's healthier now. Much. And he's like Fang's little brother! Also, he and Leanna are becoming inseparable playmates. Selina and Katrina have become something like close sisters, and love sharing poetry, looking at each other's playlists, and drawing on the faces of celebrities. Fang is happier than ever, though still a bit shy around the others. Anona looooooves him! I wonder when they're going to carve their names into a tree trunk.
Though not everyone in the Ultimate household is a happy camper.
Let's just say it's an Ulric vs. Kyle and Red vs. Max kind of deal. Max and I are used to being dominant, and Ulric and Kyle are enemies. Therefor, there's conflict.
Oy Vey...

Some things just can't change.

- Red

Fang on Suppressant (Holy SHIT)

So yeeeeaaahhh...
This past weekend I took the effort to see if there was any way I could inject suppressant into Fang. I had come up with a brilliant idea. Since Fang has been genetically engineered to have the skin of Superman, it's impossible to get a needle through his skin. So I thought, why not try injecting it under the tongue? I decided to give it a whirl.

It was possibly the scariest thing I've ever done.

Remember how Fang has retractable fangs, hence his name? Well, to be exact, the top canines are about and inch long when fully extended, and the base (where they are closest to the gums) are a little wider than the average canine. That's big.
To let you know, I figured this out when I first saw him yawn.
Anyway, sticking a sharp pointed object in Fang's mouth is not the safest stunt to pull off. If he bit down, I might have lost just the syringe if I was lucky. Then Kephason would have had to make me bionic fingers or something, which, while being cool, would kind of still suck.

Anyway...

I prepped Fang for the pain, and he said he could tolerate pain. Still, I didn't trust him not to bite my hand off. Sticking the needle in was tricky enough, and having Fang 's fangs looming over like that made it harder. He growled, but he didn't clamp his mouth shut. I managed to inject it all in.

And then, it happened.

The first time is rather painful, because you don't know what will come. After a few times you get more used to it. But Fang had collapsed on the floor, mainly due to the shape-changing of his legs. It was actually a bit gruesome to watch.
But once Fang was done shifting, us girls began to have a hard time.

Fang was positively drop-dead HAWT.

Like, shit man! Tall, lean, muscular, with beautiful hair, and the Prince Charming of all faces...

He's like the perfect blonde-haired blue-eyed guy from our fantasies. Like really, who hasn't dreamed up the perfect blondie? I'll admit shamelessly that I have.
At first, we thought the fantastical creature on the ground, wearing Fang's baggy clothes, had changed places with the Fang we knew while we weren't looking. But then we came to terms that that was Fang. Fang the Abominable, now Fang the Mr. Hunk.

Oh my. It was too much for us to take almost.

And then we all laughed when Fang stood up, because his pants fell down, and he had a gigantic rip in the back of them anyway to let his tail through. He slunked off all red-faced and embarrassed, walking awkwardly because his legs were different. We were back to staring at him adoringly after he changed into clothes that fit. (Or stayed on. Fang is the kind of guy who likes baggy clothes).

Then we went into town, and he was stared at...by everyone! Even more than Trinity was, and she is usually the one people stare at. Ulric had a hard time getting her attention, because her eyes were set on Fang (Trust me. You wouldn't be able to stop staring either). Some obnoxiously preppy Hollister-advertising girls even asked for his cell phone number, and he retorted that he didn't have a cell. True. He didn't. His claws had destroyed it a while ago.

And Anona was even more in love with him than before, and stayed by his side, occasionally showing mild public displays of affection, mainly to get everyone to stop staring, conveying that he was taken. Fang was trying to ignore everyone, but thought it something of no surprise that he was stared at. He would get attention no matter if he was repressed or not. The kind of attention differed, however. But he did enjoy Anona's small cuddles and hugs, since she was not normally like that, and he, despite the way he looked normally, was actually a cuddler. (If you can get past the whole "Fang=monster" deal, seeing him and Anona curled up on the couch is actually quite adorable).

But yeah. He got us into Watchmen, just by smiling at the girl at the front desk. Good movie, but I didn't dig the whole Mr. Manhattan-in-the-buff thing. Fang hid his head in Anona's shoulder during the more gruesome parts. Andy said that they reminded him of his past.

Ugh.

...Wait. How did a kid get in to see this movie? I swear that he can still trick people with his mind even when he is suppressed. Also reading Fang's mind...

Once the suppressant wore off (I gave him a small dose, and we were home again) Fang kind of moped around for the rest of the day, looking glum. He accidentally knocked over a lamp with his tail, and almost broke down crying with unhappiness.
"Why do I have to be so different!?!" he had yelled, and ran up to his bedroom.
Poor guy.
Anona talked to him, as well as Andy, who is like a little brother to him now. He felt better, but still unhappy. It was the first time he had ever gone out in public, and being able to do so, I learned, was a dream come true.

Well, it's late, and it's time to sign off.

'Night.

- Red

And Now...

I'm 16!
Ha!

Ulric said that now I'm 16, I'm considered "legal".
I can only guess what that sick wolf meant.
For my birthday, Trinity made me watch the entire first series of The 10th Kingdom, which is quite the adorable movie, actually. I got presents from those muties who cared, my favorite being that "Bottled Fart" Axel got me as a joke gift (since it's nothing more than a bottle with "Fart" labeled on the front and the Nutrition Facts listed on the back. I haven't opened it yet.)
And then we played Rockband and eventually got out a Karaoke machine. It got pretty crazy when the guys sang "Surfin' Bird" for me, which is probably the most ridiculous song I've ever heard in my entire life.
Then there was a piñata, and Maxine used her powers to mess everyone up, even Andy. It was Fang who broke it in the end.

Oh. Right. You haven't heard yet.

It was about a week or two ago when we made the discovery. Maxine thought it would be jolly fun to invade Fang's personal area, to see if she could dig up anything worth while. Fang's room is nothing but a mess, with torn curtains and knocked over lamps and such. (His tail is always swaying back and forth, and most of the time it causes things to knock over. The torn furniture is because he can't seem to keep his claws to himself). Anyway, Maxine comes out of the room carrying a warped, bent, stiff composition notebook, grinning maliciously. I knew what it was right away.

A diary. Fang kept a diary.

Kyle had then taken it from Max and opened it. Being the jerk he is, he laughed at Fang's shaky handwriting, horribly misspelled words and incomplete sentences. He managed to translate most of it, revealing things about Fang that proves that Andy was right all along.
Fang broke down crying when he saw. And then I asserted myself, teaching Maxine and Kyle a little lesson about personal belongings.
But Fang was hurt, and he sat on the couch sobbing for almost and hour, clutching his little weathered book close to him. He snarled at anyone who passed, but he let Andy hug him, as well as Anona. Fang blushed when she did (tee-hee). I think they like each other.

Everyone's been nicer to him after that. And Fang has been nice back. He's opened up a little more, and doesn't spend so much time in his room. He doesn't get mad or knock over things with his tail accidentally anymore. Which is good. He's become pretty good friends with Cody, surprisingly.

Everyone else is doing pretty well. Andy's learning to walk, since he's been rolling around in a wheelchair this whole time. Poor kid. His body has been damaged from all his brainpower.

Well, time to go. There's still a little bit of cake from downstairs that's calling my name.


- Red

Hah! Stole Max's Computarz

I can't believe Max can stand having such a tiny keyboard. Her computer is, like, eight inches across.
I assume one gets used to it after a while.
Oh yeah. I'm typing on Max's computer. Not that I asked permission or anything. Just kind of stole it when she wasn't watching it, and she watches it often, actually.
Anywho.
Things have been, as usual, busy, and since I don't spend much time on my computer much anymore, my posts have been pretty sparse...

Everything's chaotic, as usual.

We've all kind of gotten used to having a wild household. "Wild" loosely meaning "Fang's temper tantrums". Fang just kind of retreats to his bedroom now, occasionally coming out to eat and use the loo.
Ulric and Kyle have become enemies now (since both want to be dominate). Linda and Aaron are now dating, though, which is actually quite adorable.
Oh yeah, by the way, I saw Aaron's wings for the first time a few days ago. They connect under his arms and along the side of his body, and they are very obviously bat-wings. He's unsure about flying though. I don't know if he's ever flown before.
I also saw Cody's wings, too, and I was shocked/heartbroken when I saw them. He keeps them strapped to his back with belts, which I removed at my expense, and they're quite small. He can't fly, and will probably never fly, which is, as I said, heartbreaking, because I can't imagine life without wings.
Well, I can, and I have lived that life, but that's besides the point.
Perhaps Kephason can do something about Cody's stunted wings. I mean, poor guy...

Oh yeah. Andy.

Did I mention that Andy gave Fang a hug the other day? It scared the living shit out of me when he told me what he did. Fang didn't hurt him, he said. I checked to make sure he was telling the truth, you know, just to be sure. Andy said that Fang was lonely, and needed one. He can read Fang's mind now, because Andy found a "back door" into Fang's mind. Now that he found that door, he can look into Fang's brain as easily as he can with anyone else. He tries to stay out though, because apparently Fang's head is full of darkness, hatred, anger, loneliness, and sadness. He even had a nightmare of Fang's memories one night, which is why he gave him a hug the next day.
Andy also tells these things to Anona, because Anona seems to be the only one, other than Andy, who talks to the freak. I think she has a thing for him, though I hate to say it...

Recently, I've discovered that Fang can't be mutant-repressed. Not that the drug doesn't work, but the needle can't pierce his skin. He is, like, indestructible.
Fang was actually disappointed, because at the time, we were going out on a family outing, and he wanted to come....

Hmm. I think I outstayed my welcome in using Max's computer. I'd better get off and put back her computer before she finds out and throws me against the wall with her "force".

Ha.

- Red

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Updates

First of all:
I got a new red iPod nano for Christmas!!! Yaaaaay!!!

Okay. So now that I got that out, I suppose you're wondering what life is like with more mutants in the house.

Uhm, it's not easy, that's what.

There have been some minor difficulties that still need to be worked out. Aaron's being picked on by Maxie and Kyle a lot, and sometimes Axel chips in. I mean, give the bat a break! Speaking of which, I have discovered that Aaron does have wings. They fold up in these crevices in his arm. I haven't seen them out yet, so I don't know what they look like. Also, another fun discovery is that he kind of subconsciously uses echolocation. Trinity was complaining about a strange high clicking noise. Turns out it was Aaron.
Yeah. And then there's the issue with Kyle and Anona.
Anona doesn't like Kyle, but Kyle likes Anona, thus there is this love-hate relationship going on between them. I just want to sigh.
And then Cody is an introvert. We try to get him to come out, but he's always ashamed because of his stunted wings and then goes and finds a place to hide. I still haven't seen his wings yet.

And don't get me started on Fang.

No one seems to like him much, and that's because Fang is just the biggest jerk ever. Rude, crude, and nasty to everyone. He beats Ulric when it comes to untameable hair. Like dude! The freak's hair needs to be reserved for the manga art! No one can go around with hair like that and get away with it! But somehow, he does.
The only person who seems to remotely want to associate himself with Fang is Andy. And it's scary seeing a little, frail, ten-year-old boy next to something as destructive as Fang. The freak could take off Andy's head.
But Andy says that Fang is troubled by something. He can't tell what because Fang can somehow keep Andy out of his mind.
I know when Andy is in my mind. There's kind of a small tugging. Fang knows and then keeps him out.
But Andy thinks that Fang isn't what he appears to be. He thinks the freak is trying to deal with something that has hurt him for a long time...
I'm trying to relate. The way I deal with having Aleron betray me is writing about it. Maybe Fang should keep a diary?
Hah. I don't even think he even knows how to read. Hadn't bothered to learn, probably, when he lived down in the sewers.

Oh shit!

Ulric and Fang are locked in combat! They better stay away from the tree!
I don't want this Christmas/New Years ruined because of them!

G2G

- Red

Merry Late Christmas!

I'll have to make this quick because we're finally, finally, opening presents, thus giving me an excuse as to why this is short.
Anyway, I'm sure you knew we were traveling across the country to rescue a few mutants.
Well, they're rescued, and they're in this house as we speak.
So we have six new mutants in the house!
Their names are Aaron, Katrina, Cody, Leanna, Selina, Anona, and (last and whom we all wish would leave) some monster who calls himself Fang.
I didn't pick the guy's name! He by far is the most mutantish of all of us. And the angriest.
Anyway.
Aaron is the first one we found. He is a bat-hybrid, microbat, to be technical. Meaning he eats bugs and uses echolocation. And he has really big, bat-like ears, and has incredible hearing. Like incredible. He has long hair, big eyes, and wears big, thick rectangular glasses. He's tall and skinny, and has fangs and a high voice.
We call him batboy, just for kicks. He's very shy though, so he doesn't talk to anyone much. Trinity talks to him, and she was the first person he shown his ears to, since he mostly wears a big hat to hide them. I suppose he's just trying to avoid ridicule from Ulric, Kyle and Maxine, who would go and pick on him.
Then there's Katrina.
Now she's got wicked cool powers. If you ever need a surgeon, call her up, because there's no other person around who can painlessly extract a brain tumor in seconds without needing to put the patient down for a snooze.
Seriously.
She can "displace" objects without touching them, and she has x-ray vision. As long as she can see the object, she can displace it, and since she's got x-ray vision, there's absolutely nothing she can't see.
We found Cody, Selina, and Leanna together. Selina can turn invisible, clothing and all, and Leanna (who's twelve years old) can make plants grow and can manipulate them. She's got big, hypnotizing green eyes and adorable wavy ringlets of brown hair.
Cody is a bird-hybrid. I haven't seen his wings yet, but I heard they were small and stunted, or so says Selina. He keeps them hidden under his baggy sweatshirt. He's got blonde hair and blue eyes, thus making him look just like an angel.
Then there's Anona, who is, hands down, the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. I say beautiful, because she's not hot, not pretty, not cute, but just down-right true-love beautiful. You can't be jealous though, because she's also the nicest person I've met. Very easy-going. Ulric blushed around her.
Her power is that she can sort of turn into a gust of wind. Not quite though, but that's what it seems.

And then we have mister monstrous and dislikeable. Fang.

Imagine a gargoyle without wings or horns. That's fang. Imagine a human being with gray-lavender skin, red eyes with the "whites" of the eyes being yellow, and having animal-like legs with huge claws at the ends of his toes. He has claws on his hands, and he has fangs. His fangs though, unlike the others, are retractable, like a snake's, meaning that when he opens his mouth up, he exposes these huge canines that would make people run. Fang also has a huge tail that's a little longer than his height. It's big, flexible, and powerful. He also has long pointed ears and (get a load of this) mounds of angel-blonde hair on his head.
He's not furry, just in case you were getting confused. Just hairy, with all the hair being on his head.
His power is simply utter ferocity. And making us want to kick his ungrateful ass.
Sad thing is, we can't, because he weighs about 370 pounds, due to muscles and extra body limbs, and he would probably rip us all to shreds.
Wait. He can also blend into the shadows and sort of...become one. I remember he did that when we first fought with him.
He stays away from us and we stay away from him. That way, we're all happy.
Anyway, it's present time!
I'll post more later.

- Red

On-the-Run, but it's not us this time

Ahhh...leave it to a cup of hot chocolate to warm you right up.
To those of you out there in the colder states, I suggest you go brew yourself a cup. It's heavenly.
But that's not what I'm going to write about.
I've got news.
Dr. Kephason has gotten Andy's brain equalizer finished, and Andy is wearing it. I have to admit it's rather cyber-punk, but that's okay because it looks cool.
So now that Andy can actually focus and think now, he upon my request engaged his built-in cerebro and searched for mutant escapees.
What he told me amazed me.
In New York (my crib yo! Where I was created), there are at least three different mutants, all created by the Society. In Wisconsin there is a rogue mutant. There's one near Wabasha, Minnesota, and another right in New Orleans, where we had been last summer.
Jeez...
So what are we going to do?
Well, Kephason was all for going looking for them. Who knows? They could be found out, and that would be bad.
I myself am not too keen on lugging my arse around the country looking for mutants. We don't own our own personal jet, like in X-Men, that launches right from the basketball court.
We don't even have a basketball court.
Yet, at least.
So we have several options here, in my mind.
First one is to not go on the rescue mission in the first place, but that option is totally out. Second option is that I take Ulric and Trinity and we run across the country, searching for the mutants and taking them with us. Third option is to have Kephason buy airplane tickets and we all go to the aforementioned states and find the mutants that way.
Option three so far has the majority appeal.
Plus we can stay in hotel rooms, and I won't be paranoid when I'm out incognito and flying to find mutants and calling Andy up on my cell for confirmation. My phone is probably tracked, just like everyone else's.
But it's set in stone.
We're heading east people. Not as on-the-run mutants, but as a rescue team.

This is going to be nuts.

- Red

My week so far...

So you’re probably wondering how it’s been going living here under Kephason’s roof.
Here’s my week in a nutshell.

Monday

9:30 am: Woke up to the sound of Papercut playing on my alarm. A dose of Linkin Park to get me started in the morning.

10:20 am: Decide to work out. Go down to Rec only to find Maxine at the Stairmaster. Annoyed, I get on the treadmill.

12:40 pm: Take shower and go to the “Refectory”. Eat ramen and an apple. Stop the boys from causing a food-fight.

1:00 pm: Checked on Andy. He’s doing well.

1:20 pm: Play pool with Trin. Fling cue at Maxine for telekinetically messing up my moves.

2:00 pm: Personal cell phone arrives by mail. Kephason insists that I carry one around. Assemble phone.

2:30 pm: Lounge for about an hour. Try my hand at texting.

3:00 pm: Suppressant for all! Kephason takes us into town. An hour drive.

4:40 pm: See Eagle Eye in theaters. Get paranoid and take battery out of cell phone.

7:00 pm: Dinner at Chipotle.

9:08 pm: Arrive home. Wait for the suppressant to wear off. Play Twister.

10:12 pm: Check email.

10: 14 pm: Attempt to load CD game onto laptop.

10: 15 pm: Am reminded that apple computers aren’t compatible with games. Spend rest of night reading. Suppressant wears off.

2:00 am: Take night flight.

Tuesday

10:00 am: Beat Max to Stairmaster. Woot!

10:28 am: Use treadmill.

10:32 am: Fall off. Decide to use wind tunnel.

10:40 am: Cruse at speeds of 212 mph. New no-dive record folks!

10:52 am: Texting while flying. Nice.

12:04 pm: Eat lunch. Juggle root beer bottles.

12:12 pm: Offer root beer to Maxine. Watched as root beer blasted from bottle. Laughed ass off.

12:24 pm: Kyle lights curtains on fire.

12:30 pm: Axel runs through wall, nearly concussing himself.

12:43 pm: Maxine and Trin duke it out in the Lounge. Maxine breaks TV with force.

1:00 pm: Ulric does up his hair.

Rest of day: Find reasons to not come out of my room until dinner.

Wednesday

11:00 am: Woke up sore. Decided not to work out.

11:43 am: Spend time on the internet. Did unto dim-witted pre-teens.

12:30 pm: Be bored.

1:00 pm: Played Scrabble with Andy. He won with the word phospholipid.

2:07 pm: Drew in sketchbook. Made mental note to get a new one.

3:12 pm: Helped assemble new TV. Max gets Repressed for punishment. Ha!

4:00 pm: Watched The Incredibles on DVD. Made plans for spandex costume.

5:00 pm: Spandex lost appeal. Leather is favorable.

5:13 pm: Screw costume. Don’t need one anyway.

Rest of day: Putted around.

Thursday

Spent all day trying to decide who I should be more pissed at; Maxine or Kyle. Anyway, the wind tunnel is out of commission because of them.

Friday

10:00 am: All-day shopping spree! Went into town.

11:00 am: Haircuts. My hair was relayered. Trin dyed her hair again, Ulric got a trim, and Maxine got blonde streaks in her hair. Kyle and Axel didn’t need cuts, nor did Andy.

12:04 pm: Clothes shopping. Made sure that every piece of clothing was not the same as Maxine’s. Good thing she preferred blue and green over black and red. Jeans I thought would be an issue, but it turns out that Maxine actually likes skinny jeans. I picked up a pair of cargo pants and a few pairs of bootcut jeans.

12:48 pm: Game Stop. Gagged as Max chose a P!nk album. Purchased Meteora. Got new headphones.

5:00 pm: Returned home. Spent rest of day lounging about.

Today

Must stay repressed entire day so Gale can get wall fixed.

10:34 am: Sneak down to Rec to work out.

12:00 pm: Shower and lunch.

12:34 pm: Worker people asked why I’m not in school. Apparently they found out. Told them I’m home schooled. Went to Lounge to play Texas Hold ‘Em with Ulric and Trin.

2:00 pm: Went out an made a gimpy snow angel. Ulric and guys initiated snow-ball fight. Outside lost appeal since we were all repressed. Went in and played the X-Box.

3:30 pm: Practiced handstand. Tried bleu cheese. Brushed teeth right after.

5:10 pm: Went online.

And now here’s where I stand. Everything’s been quite eventful so far, as you can see.
Though something still disturbs me. Not about my life or Kephason (he’s trustworthy).
Well, sort of about my life.
I mean, what happened to Aleron? What about the other mutants down there in the Lair?
Now that I’ve seen the Lair, I can’t take my mind off it. It’s hard imagining what it would be like living down there…
I know the Society is going to have a hard time tracking us, now that they don’t have Andy, but still.
Once Kephason finishes building Andy’s mind Equalizer, I’m going to see if Andy can find out what’s going on.
I won’t ask him when he’s so sick. He has a hard time finding where people are when they’re in a different state. He blacks out.
I bet he was going through hell trying to track Trin, Ulric and I…
Well, I should sign off now. I promised Andy I would play a game of chess with him. Even when he’s repressed it seems the kid knows what I’m thinking.
Then again, I do suck at chess…

- Red

How Life's Going

So I’ve been pretty vague on how things are going, now that I’m living the highlife here in Gale Kephason’s mansion.
Basically, I’m back in society again, but this time I get to be all the mutant I want. A free mutant, but I have a roof over my head and a caribou coffee shop in a convenient location.
A very healthy medium.
But there is a catch—there’s always a catch, even if it’s a small one like this one.
Kephason wants us mutants to take online school courses. Like heck! I understand that getting an education is important, but still! I already know enough to live life comfortably. Science and Geography. That’s all I need to know…
Besides that little pain, life is good.
I need to get used to having more mutants in the house though. Maxine and I sort of duked it out today, over who leads, of course. Well sure she can make force fields and mess up my flight pattern with her telekinetic abilities, but she hasn’t gone into the Lair and come back out like I have.
Nor does she live with a sexually-driven wolf who howls at the full moon.
Haha. She just got a piece of that.
Oh yeah. She loves Ulric (sarcasm). When she first saw him, she thought she’d like to get to know him, and then he started hitting on her. A typical thing, but she acted as if that violated all codes of social conduct to a point beyond measure. Sure. News flash Maxie! It’s Ulric!!! Get used to it!
Andy is doing well. He doesn’t look so peaked now he’s slept, and he’s in a wheelchair now. We keep him on mutant-suppressant until Kephason can build his head gadget doohickey thing that will help him control his powers. But he is happy now, and no doubt he knows right now I’m writing about him.
Cute kid reading minds…

Oh great. Ulric and Kyle are having a fight about who’s got more testosterone, again. They’re daring each other to do this stupidest things, and their speech gets thicker with slang as they keep bickering. Good lord! If they keep it up I just might have to break it up.
Unless Roxie gets there first. She’ll probably give Ulric a time-out for all her brains and leadership skills. Make him go sit in the naughty chair. Use the force to get him to stay.
Oh man I’m awful.
But then again, I bet she’s cracking bad puns about me behind my back also. Possibly ones I’ve already heard from Ulric.

Man. It would be easier if we could all just get along. No need for the elitist attitudes, guys! We’re just a bunch of mutant freaks! We’re not, like, fabulous superheroes who are cherished worldwide, for pete’s sake!

But even though I’d rather have peaceful relationships with them, I have tempting thoughts about dumping the lot into New Orleans and see how they fare.

Speaking of New Orleans, I found this recently (and how it managed to follow me along, I have no idea). It’s a song I wrote, inspired by New Orleans’s bluesy attitude.
Here is my masterpiece…

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My New Orleans Blues Song
Written by Yours Truly

Al and I
Fly o’er the bayou
And Ulric
Was hopefully eaten
By a ‘gator
Trin pines for batboy
Every second of every day

I hope no one has seen us
Fly o’er the bayou
Because then we’re screwed
Which would suck
A lot

And I think the government
Needs to crawl in a hole and die
For letting this city
Fill with the goddamn ocean
They sit like stupid politicians
Which they are

So I think I’ll sing a song
A blues song, I think…
About New Orleans
How it’s sinking, and our vacation, and how this country stinks.
La, la…

And we flew and ran here
O’er unnumberable numbers of goddamn farms
Gone cow tipping
Al and Ulric…

But now I’m o’er the bayou
As I’ve said before
And Ulric is a pain
And Trin wants batboy
And Aleron is starting to go emo
And I’m on nerves end
And that’s our on-the-run adventure so far, the end.

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Not only have I been blessed with brains and brawn, I’ve also got an excessive amount of cold hard talent.
So ha!

…Ah, crap. Gotta go separate the puppy and candle-stick man.

- Red