September, 2014
Eyes darted wildly around the room – he tensed, slightly bent his knees and positioned his hands defensively. He had walked into it… just a danger room session Forge had said - nothing out of the ordinary. There’d be Russian payback later. Few foes could illicit alarm in Pete like the one he was about to face. Brian? Nope. Logan? Nah. The combined force of Jubilee, Meltdown, and Surge in some unholy alliance? Cake. His enemy was delightfully diabolical, and knew all of his weakness. No matter what they were out there, in here, Pete was prey. One clue confirmed he was in the kill-box.