✓ | 𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 ☁︎ 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿²

16

eneMy of My eneMy

⋘ ──── ∗ ⋅◈⋅ ∗ ──── ⋙

"Does Reeva seriously want me to wear this?" In my hand, it held a phantom mask, perfect size for my face, with the matching painted porcelain skin tone. "I mean, I know my fave can be uneasy but really?"

"You can if you want, but for missions, it's debatable whether you should wear it or not. Identity purposes and that. I say you shouldn't, this is your home, you shouldn't hide yourself."

I was finally out of the hospital, I sat in the bed, placing the mask on the blanket. It didn't feel like my room though, it was like a motel, a temporary placement.

"Whatever," I mutter, before leaving my bed and to the lobby. The ice was cleared and the room was restored, I look to see Lorna and Andy staring at the tv, both Jack and I slowly make our way to them.

"And over 6,000 criminal mutants have escaped. People are asking: what's the endgame here? There is no endgame other than senseless slaughter," The host of the show states, making me roll my eyes.

"How can they lie like that?" The Strucker scoffs, "Most of those people were innocent."

"You expect balanced reporting from that guy?" Lorna raised a brow. "His entire career is built on stirring up mutant haters."

"Yeah, but people are gonna be watching that and believing it. I mean, we're-we're fighting for innocent mutants."

"But we know," Jack says, "Isn't that what's important?"

"After everything we sacrificed. We should make them tell the truth."

I just ignored Andy, but I grew confused to see my brother smirking at him as if he agreed with him; that was the first.

Suddenly, Lorna got a call, but her face seemed to say something else.

"What's wrong?" I ask.

"I, uh, I think it's Fade. Why's he calling me?" She answers, "Hello... What? Marcos? What's going on?"

Safe to say, the call ended short, with her walking away with Jack following her. This only left me with Andy, the two of us stare at each other until I left back into my room. That didn't stop him, either way.

"Lux," He calls to me.

"Go away, Andy."

"Can we please just——"