Seventeen years ago, Raven Darkholme had been part of an american delegation to Japan for a conference on superhuman affairs. She had taken advantage of her trip to make contacts in the japanese underworld. Knowing yakuza leaders were mainly traditional and old fashioned, she had gone to meet them as a man.
She had ended up at a party thrown by a yakuza oyabun celebrating his daughter's engagement. Alcohol had flowed and it would have been rude to refuse. The rest of the night was a blur in her memories but the morning after, she woke up in bed with a japanese woman. She left discreetly and swore off sake for the rest of her life.
It had been the only time she had sex as a male, an event she had never really forgotten. She was older now but she recognized her 'one-night-stand' of Tokyo.
"It's been a long time..." Mystique frowned then a sudden thought chilled her "Don't tell me we...?"
"Indeed, Ms Darkholme. Congratulations are in order, I think. You're the father of a seventeen years old boy... and girl, it depends on water temperature" Sinister grinned "Maybe you should stay male to have children from now on. Young Ranma turned out better than Nightcrawler and Creed after all"
"So my child turns out to be able to switch genders. Not very interesting for a geneticist of your caliber..." She looked at the supposed mother of her son/daughter : a mature but still attractive japanese woman dressed in a tight bodysuit. She appeared to be tired and worn out though. Who knows what kind of experiments did sinister put her through ?
"The sex-changing comes from a mere magical curse. No, your son was born with quite a unique mutation" He cupped her chin with his left hand and forced her to look at him in the eyes "This fact brings me to wonder what potential you've been hiding all this time, my dear Mystique"
She scoffed at him "Go to hell, Sinister. Whatever game you're playing, I won't help you"
His grip tightened and pain surged in her brain "Oh but you will, your opinion is irrelevant to me" He released her, Mystique collapsed on the ground, panting. Nodoka moved to help her stand up
Sinister went to the door and stopped before getting out "I'm leaving you two alone for a while. You can catch up on your lives while I'm working on your granddaughter. But don't worry..." His smile became a sneer "I'll be back for you, you can be sure of it" He laughed and the door closed.
"Bastard..."
"On that we agree..." Nodoka found it difficult to blame Mystique for such a rude remark.
"So, I am a father. I'm sure Kurt and Rogue will flip out when they learn this. I never got your name, we were pretty drunk when we slept together"
"I'm Nodoka, Nodoka Saotome..." Her voice was shaking "Excuse me... This is so unreal"
Mystique's gaze softened "I know. It must be shocking to learn you had a child with another woman" She turned her head to look at the far wall "I'm sure he told you who I am and what I do"
"Yes. Are you really a terrorist ?"
"I was, for a long time. Me and my team have become government operatives now. We were granted a full pardon in exchange for our 'services' to the United States" She decided to switch subjects "So what's his name ? Is it a boy or a girl ?"
Nodoka smiled a little. She was proud of her son and liked to talk about him "His name's Ranma. He's really a boy but this chinese curse transforms him into a girl when he's hit by cold water. Hot water turns him back until the next time" She sighed "You must think I'm crazy"
"Nodoka-san, I"m a mutant who can change her appearance at will. I have fought against real magicians or mystically empowered people before. I believe you" Mystique paused "What did Sinister mean by 'granddaughter' ?"
Nodoka's mood turned somber "He... He took samples from my... our son and crossed them with another, I don't know the details. We are grandparents. I saw her, floating in some kind of big test tube" She shook in anger "How can someone be this callous ? Life isn't sacred to him !"
Mystique continued to stare at the wall "Sinister doesn't care about people... That's for sure. We're just breeders for his grand experiment of creating the ultimate mutant" She turned to face Nodoka "Listen, I can assure you that whatever he's planning to do to us, we won't like it. We must escape. Tell me, have you seen anything that could help us ?"
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(Posted Fri, 27 Dec 2002 17:02)
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