{"id":11465,"date":"2018-08-09T15:06:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T22:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/?p=11465"},"modified":"2018-08-09T13:30:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T20:30:48","slug":"afternoon-fic-save-the-mutant-save-the-world-part-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/afternoon-fic-save-the-mutant-save-the-world-part-five\/","title":{"rendered":"Afternoon Fic: Save the Mutant Save the World (Part Five)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Part One<\/a><\/p>\n

Part Four<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Erik sat across from the blonde beauty, drinking his coffee. \u00a0The amount of people who walked by and smiled at the couple had him rolling his eyes. \u00a0If he had sat at the same cafe with Charles, they would either ignore them or a few would give them a side glance \u2026 wondering.<\/span><\/p>\n

The cafe was one of their favorite meeting places, small and away from normal New York traffic, but not so small that they were ‘regulars’ and noticeable. \u00a0As far as anyone was concerned they were just a cute couple have lunch, of course it helped that Emma made sure those around them really didn’t pay attention. \u00a0They saw a man and woman, but wouldn’t be able to ID them or tell anyone what they looked like.<\/span><\/p>\n

He could tell Emma was pissed, by the the tapping of the perfectly manicured nail on the coffee cup. “She’s out of control.” \u00a0Emma set her cup down, with more force than needed. “I know Azazel is helping her, which I get, but it’s annoying.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Well it’s worse than you think.” \u00a0He took a sip of his coffee and set it down a bit more gently. \u00a0“She’s going after Trask.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“What do you think she’s been doing for the past two years, sugar?” \u00a0Her eyes narrowed slightly, her one tell that she was trying to get more information than Erik was willing to give.<\/span><\/p>\n

“You had a difficult time before I spent ten years with Charles, you think you’re getting in now?” \u00a0He smirked as he leaned back in his chair. “We have information that she will be in Paris, aiming to actually kill him, and if she succeeds it’s the death of all of us.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“You think Trask will retaliate?” \u00a0She hesitated, Erik was known for his over exaggerations.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Lets just say if we don’t stop her, I’ll get to crow about how right I was about humans, the problem is I’ll likely be dead.” \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Emma leaned forward, now concerned. \u00a0He was right, she couldn’t read his mind, but she had known him now for ten years, and she could tell something was upsetting him. \u00a0“Erik, what is going on? I’ve known you a long time now, honey. I know your rants, speeches, and if only I hadn’t fallen for a pacifist whines. \u00a0This is different. You actually look and feel worried, but not quite.”<\/span><\/p>\n

He stood, buttoned his suit coat, grabbed his fedora and put it on, before holding out his hand. “Walk with me.”<\/span><\/p>\n

With a nod, she grabbed her bag, taking his arm after he tossed some money onto the table. \u00a0They strolled through the nearby park looking like the perfect normal happy couple. “I want to ask something of you.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Anything, within my reason.”<\/span><\/p>\n

He chuckled, the two had built an interesting relationship over the past decade. \u00a0He admired Emma, she handled the Brotherhood with a dignity and strength. Basically, she had every member by the balls and they knew it.<\/span><\/p>\n

“If something happens to me, make sure Charles is taken care of.” \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She yanked on his arm making him turn towards her. \u00a0“Erik what are you planning?”<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’m planning on stopping Mystique…”<\/span><\/p>\n

“By sacrificing yourself?”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Fuck no.” \u00a0He gave her a filthy glare. \u00a0“I’ll kill her before I let her crusade ruin Charles… ” he sighed, “there are days I wonder how this became my life.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sex, sugar. \u00a0Plenty of it.”<\/span><\/p>\n

He gave her a rare smile, the one only family saw. \u00a0“All I’m doing is making sure my partner is taken care of. \u00a0I know you all have plans to deal with me, if something happens to him. \u00a0I’m pretty sure it ranges from putting me out of my misery to letting me conquer the earth and let the humans know how bad of an idea it was to hurt him.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Depends on the day.”<\/span><\/p>\n

He snorted, at the comment. \u00a0“I don’t think Charles is going to handle losing me well.” \u00a0He needed to talk to Logan without Charles, to find out more of what the future held.<\/span><\/p>\n

“You act as if it’s inevitable.” \u00a0Her tone indicated she didn’t like where this conversation was going.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Emma, I’ve had a rough life. \u00a0And as we saw a couple years ago, that gunshot will <\/span>be <\/span><\/i>the death of me. \u00a0Maybe if we had a houseful of kids for him to teach, he would be fine.” \u00a0Erik paused, taking a seat on the bench. “I’m worried.”<\/span><\/p>\n

She sat down next to him, taking his rough hand in her delicate ones. \u00a0“You two will have a long life together, and if I have to kill Mystique myself to make sure of it I will.” \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The two sat back, Emma taking his arm and leaning close to him. \u00a0“I have some good and bad news. The good news Alex is recovering, as is the Mutants that came with him. \u00a0There are a few who are interested in the Brotherhood. Considering they are trained soldiers, this could be good. \u00a0Alex is going to rest a bit before I send him home.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“And the bad?”<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s news that will likely send Mystique over the edge, to finally killing Trask.” \u00a0She laid her head on his shoulder. “And if you say things will get worse if she does, then you need to be prepared.”<\/span><\/p>\n

There was only one reason Mystique would go off that bad. \u00a0“Who did we lose?”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Janus and Angel.” \u00a0She sat back up, trying to not show the tears in her eyes. They were part of the original team. \u00a0The ones who were there for that moment \u2026 the moment that changed everything. They told her many times, that if the beach had gone down differently, who knew what would’ve happened \u2026 and not necessarily for good. \u00a0Janus admitted a few years after the Brotherhood been formed, that Mutant Kind was better off that Erik was with Charles, than the two seperated. And now to lose them \u2026 it was a blow personally and to the brotherhood. \u00a0“We got confirmation a few days ago.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Fuck.” \u00a0He stood, paced a few steps, then turned back to Emma, giving her a kiss on the forehead. \u00a0“I’ll take care of this.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Erik.” \u00a0She ran a hand over her cheeks, then stood and gave him a determined look. \u00a0“We have the same plans for Charles as we do you. Either let him take over the world, or put him out of his misery. \u00a0Because honey, this world can’t survive without the two of you in it.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Be careful.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“I always am, Sugar. \u00a0So how are you getting to France?”<\/span><\/p>\n

Erik gave her a wink, with a saucy grin. \u00a0“Advantage of having a rich boyfriend. We’re going by private jet.”<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Part One Part Four Erik sat across from the blonde beauty, drinking his coffee. \u00a0The amount of people who walked by and smiled at the couple had him rolling his eyes. \u00a0If he had sat at the same cafe with Charles, they would either ignore them or a few would …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[747],"tags":[746,50],"class_list":["post-11465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-afternoon-fic","tag-afternoon-fic","tag-bj-jones"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Da1M-2YV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13012,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/afternoon-fic-save-the-mutant-save-the-world-final\/","url_meta":{"origin":11465,"position":0},"title":"Afternoon Fic: Save the Mutant Save the World (Final)","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"January 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Afternoon Fic This is a quick update to let you know that Save the Mutant Save the World has been finalized and uploaded to the Afternoon Fic Page. The next segment of Afternoon Fic is coming soon!","rel":"","context":"In "Afternoon Fic"","block_context":{"text":"Afternoon Fic","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/afternoon-fic\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/maxresdefault-7-800x450.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/maxresdefault-7-800x450.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/maxresdefault-7-800x450.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12130,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/afternoon-fic-save-the-mutant-save-the-world-part-eighteen\/","url_meta":{"origin":11465,"position":1},"title":"Afternoon Fic: Save the Mutant Save the World (Part Eighteen)","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"October 22, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Part One Part Seventeen \"So anyone else see the irony of a Jew, a Black Man, and a Juvenile Delinquent saving the world?\" \u00a0Darwin gave his comrades a smirk. \"Who you calling Juvenile?\" Alex hit him on the shoulder. \u00a0\"War ages you man.\" \"Unfortunately it does.\" \u00a0Erik looked at the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Afternoon Fic"","block_context":{"text":"Afternoon Fic","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/afternoon-fic\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr_p0cie1prme1wot2xbo2_540.gif?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr_p0cie1prme1wot2xbo2_540.gif?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr_p0cie1prme1wot2xbo2_540.gif?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11476,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/afternoon-fic-save-the-mutant-save-the-world-part-six\/","url_meta":{"origin":11465,"position":2},"title":"Afternoon Fic: Save the Mutant Save the World (Part Six)","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"August 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Part One Part Five This is a short interlude piece ... Mystique let the Vietnamese General approach her. \u00a0She had made sure that she was everything he was looking for. \u00a0Sophisticated, blonde and beautiful. His eyes appreciated what he saw, and with a sassy smile, she spoke his native language\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Afternoon Fic"","block_context":{"text":"Afternoon Fic","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/afternoon-fic\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mystique-x-men.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mystique-x-men.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mystique-x-men.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mystique-x-men.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12132,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/afternoon-fic-save-the-mutant-save-the-world-part-nineteen\/","url_meta":{"origin":11465,"position":3},"title":"Afternoon Fic: Save the Mutant Save the World (Part Nineteen)","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"October 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Part One Part Eighteen Trask sat on the platform, eyes roaming over the crowd. \u00a0He wasn't sure what he was looking for, but his instinct told him that thing \u2026 that woman was out there. \u00a0He kept looking down at his alert, seeing if it was flashing red. So far\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Afternoon Fic"","block_context":{"text":"Afternoon Fic","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/afternoon-fic\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/X-Men-Days-Of-Future-Past-Photo-With.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/X-Men-Days-Of-Future-Past-Photo-With.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/X-Men-Days-Of-Future-Past-Photo-With.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/X-Men-Days-Of-Future-Past-Photo-With.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20927,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/the-dragon-general-posted-in-afternoon-fic\/","url_meta":{"origin":11465,"position":4},"title":"The Dragon General – Posted in Afternoon Fic","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"May 6, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"I finally after\u00a0 ... a while ... got this posted in the Afternoon Fic section of the blog!\u00a0 Go me *sighs* And considering we've just had May the 4th Be With You - figured it was fitting to showcase. PS: Keep an eye out for another story I did that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Afternoon Fic"","block_context":{"text":"Afternoon Fic","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/afternoon-fic\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DragonGeneral.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10674,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/new-afternoon-fic-a-single-shot-by-bj-jones\/","url_meta":{"origin":11465,"position":5},"title":"New Afternoon Fic: A Single Shot by Bj Jones","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"May 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Title: A Single Shot Author: Bj Jones Rating: R Summary: He should have felt the pain on impact, but he couldn't. Shaw had stolen that from him, right along with pleasure. Author's Note: Edited version of the Afternoon Fic *** Link to Fic","rel":"","context":"In "Afternoon Fic"","block_context":{"text":"Afternoon Fic","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/afternoon-fic\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr_luzeyn3MTB1r6evzjo3_400.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11465\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}