Unknown to Shadowcat, her hacking did not go unnoticed. Even worse was that it wasn't the Project Eve and Sil who noticed her hacking, but someone else who had dirtied his hands with both projects.
Mr. Sinister quietly pondered the hacker, tracing it back to the Xavier institute. "Interesting, I wonder how they heard of this project?"
He pondered, as he doubt the cause of the X-men's discovery had any connection to him. At best project Eve and Sil was a side interest he looked into now and again. He had pondered the possibility of the Alien DNA being of use in creating the perfect specimen to defeat Apocalypse. Unfortunately the negative side effect of lethal proliferation quickly doused that idea. Reducing the ratio of the DNA/Human splice got rid of many of the negative side effects, but the resulting being was far too weak to be of any use to him.
He had almost completely forgotten about the two projects in all reality. In fact his only current investment in the projects were a small backdoor bot that monitored their findings, on the off chance those military fools stumbled across something interesting, and a few specially designed minions to keep tabs on Sil directly. Just to ensure none of her progeny manage to escape the project Eve squads. After all it wouldn't do to let Sil's creations overrun humanity, because then who would he rule and experiment on.
So why were the X-men interested? Hmm... They found it by comparing some of the manufactured DNA? Curiosity aroused Sinister delved further into the X-men mainframe, using a backdoor he had snuck into the program via Gambit back when he had that mutant under his thumb. He'd kept it hidden, but perhaps now was the time to use it. Data flashed across the screen before the villains eyes.
"Hmmm ....what’s this? A new male hybrid, but his Alien DNA is different? Curious..." Sinister's eyes widened as he came across the new updated medical file on Jubilee. "A non-lethal pregnancy.... and enhancement of the female mate?! Hmm...minor shape shifting, enhanced healing, empathetic bond.... interesting."
He leaned back and pressed his hands, an evil smile gracing his face. "Heh, who would have thought that incompetent moron Genma would have actually produced something useful in his experiments?"
Pressing a button he brought up the latest revived batch of the Reavers. "I have a mission for you. Retrieve Jubilee from the Xavier mansion, with most of the X-men away on a mission now is the perfect time. I want her UNHARMED."
He shut off the screen and pondered, before picking up another line. A single click was all he heard, but that was all he needed. "There is a Nodoka Saotome living at this residence" Sinister read out an address. "I would like you to retrieve her for me, the normal drop off point."
He hung up after he was finished, knowing that the man on the other end wouldn't reply. It was a toss up now. If his hired help reached her first, good then he'll half part of this Ranma's DNA on hand for some simple experiments. If the x-men reached her first, then it would be a good test of how good the man really was. Either way, he could afford not to retrieve Nodoka at the moment. There would be other opportunities.
No the real prize was Ranma, his DNA held the key. It was far too risky trying to synthesize the DNA mutation from scratch. He needed Ranma for his genetic code, and perhaps to impregnate a few female test subjects to study the strain more. For a moment Sinister held a brief fantasy of combing this Ranma with part of his other favorite project, namely Jean Grey's DNA. But he couldn't do that, the Summers/grey offspring was still his most promising project to defeat Apocalypse once and for all. Although perhaps there was another way... "I wonder what Madeline is up to now a days?"
The question was where could Ranma be? Locating him in Asia would not be easy. Fool he may be, but Genma had an uncanny knack for hiding from those who sought him. Fortunately for him Sinister had an ace up his sleeve, two in fact.
Eve and Sil. Both would naturally be drawn to Ranma, with a little prodding all he would have to do was follow them to the prize. Then snag Ranma for himself. The possibilities were too good to chance this to others, Sinister would capture Ranma himself.
The question was which one to use?
Approaching and allying with Sil would be tricky, especially since Sinister had no intention of letting her mate with Ranma. He'd be walking a tight line with her, trying to keep her suspicions off of his planned betrayal.
Eve on the other hand was more trusting and malleable. However she had the military with her, who would also want to capture or exterminate Ranma. That many people would complicate the situation greatly, perhaps allowing Ranma to escape.
"Perhaps I should contact both of them and then play them off each other? That way the only variable I don't control would be Xavier’s team." Sinister mused out loud. Well whatever the decision, he would have to reach it quickly. Least the X-men reach Ranma first.
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