T H E X A V I E R I N S T I T U T E - T H E D A N G E R R O O M
Penelope had frozen, like she often did when thrust into the Danger Room. She didn't like the first word used in its nomenclature; she liked the intense realism of the simulation even less. If the Danger Room could be this real...it brought to mind an old theory about computer programs. If we could simulate life to a near-perfect degree, it was guaranteed our own life was the same. Penelope smirked. Oh yes, she'd done a lot of reading since she came here from the back-waters of Nowhere, Massachusets.
Ryan's cry for help shook her out of it. His forcefields were holding Juggernaut back - only possible because of the sim's toned down nature - and there was a dubious wobble beginning to emerge in the psionic barrier...Danny had vacated with haste towards the closest source of plant-life he could find (a rather convenient florists) and Penelope had enough time to register how good an idea evacuating seemed to be before the barrier exploded under the sheer levels of energy it held, potential turning rapidly into kinetic and imparting itself upon everything in the near-vicinity - Penelope included. She slammed into the wall behind her, rubble and dust billowing out of the dent she made. She growled, and burst out of the hole she made, hunched over and flesh rippling.
Penelope's fingertips split at the end as small bony talons forced their way out from under the skin, barbs of similar construction starting to protrude all over her arms as her eyes turned black, pupils overtaking most of the sclera to afford her better vision; with claws and dark eyes she took off, sprinting toward the downed Juggernaut, who stumbled under her impact as he got back to his feet. Penelope was on him, clambering around his massive frame, using her barbs to latch to his flesh and causing injuries wherever she went; she'd met plenty of dicks in her youth who'd recoiled from her acerbic personality and taunted her as Penny Dreadful - now, with her X-Gene, she revelled in the nickname. She could be Dreadful if she wanted to be. And right now, with her mouth growing at the corners until it split her face ear-to-ear, vicious fangs erupting from her gums, she
wanted to be Dreadful. Penny Dreadful reared back, opening her maw as wide as it would let her, and clamped down on Juggernaut's neck, tearing flesh, veins, and arteries. That ought to put a stint in his activities for a good minute or two. The edges of her maw curled upwards in a smile as her arms slashed away and her mouth spilled blood;
god knows what she looked like to her teammates right now.
Ryan's ears stopped ringing as he regained sight and his balance came back - he thought, as he stumbled to the ground onto his knees and vomited. Shaking his head and wiping barf from his face, he turned to look at Juggernaut - whom Penelope was currently chewing on.
All right, so, I did get hit a lot harder than I thought. He mumbled to himself. Juggernaut caught one of Penny's legs and threw her aside, off of him, he had a lot of surface wouds on his neck and head, blood running down his face.
"Jesus Christ" Ryan erupted, climbing back onto his feet, holding his still quaking head.
I think I got enough juice to hold him in place for a few seconds. You about ready?" Ryan asked Danny.
Like Danny had predicted, the vines that held onto Juggernaut were not strong enough and it took minimal effort for him to break out of his restraints. However as if faith decided to intervene, another teammate decided to jump in and give it a shot, giving Danny some extra time to think.
"About time," Danny said to himself referring to Penelope. She was quite vicious by the looks of the marks that Cain were left after he swatted her away. When Ryan had came to, he wasted no time telling him a coarse of action.
"Yeah I'm ready. A few seconds is all I need. Just make a dome over him so I can grow a poisonous plant inside for him to be trapped with. All he needs to do is inhale the spores and he bites the dust."Ryan Nodded, turning towards Marko
"Penny! Get out of there!" He shouted, as he nodded for Danny to grow the plant within the dome. Said and done, the bubble formed around Marko, he tried to fight, he punched it and Ryan struggled, but he kept the wall up till the toxic spores did it's work and the unconscious body of the Behemoth laid on the simulation floor, as the simulation powered down.
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It seemed as the simulation powered down just in time as Gambit and Drake entered the room abruptly. Danny took a moment to catch his breath only to be told they were going to be sent on a real mission to rescue their fellow teammates. This was one of the reasons why he needed to work out a little more. Just after this simulation he was tired and wanted to rest. Now they were going to be thrusted into a real life situation that he may not even be ready for. Regardless, his fellow X-Men were in trouble and they were the only ones that could get them back.
Without wasting any time, Danny boarded the sleek black jet with the rest of his team where they were greeted by Piotr. The butterflies in his stomach began to flutter about as he saw the man that he had grown fond of since attending the academy. Not only did he have a major infatuation with him, but he looked up to him as Colossus was also LGBT. It seemed that his thought of being tired diminished when the giant Russian began to speak.
"I'm going to get so distracted," he said to himself as he settled into his seat, fastening the seat belt over him. He looked over at the protein bars and grabbed one to read the ingredients. He rolled his eyes and tossed it aside as most of the ingredients were not vegan so he would have to replenish himself when they got back.