Subject: [OTL]: HellsX 29 Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 17:20:44 -0700 (PDT) From: D Benway HellsX [29:45] In the Elevator This fic contains characters borrowed for not-for-profit use from Marvel, from DC, from and from the WB and the associated production companies. This fic is not for the easily nauseated, or for the small. See notes for the list of canons violated. Many thanks to XXX and YYY for their editorial assistance. _______________________________________________________________________________ Kitty stood in a back corner of the elevator. Worthington stood in the other back corner, as far away as he could from Henry McCoy, who stood with his back to the doors. Worthington was frightened, and when he was frightened his blood pressure went up and his gums and hemorrhoids leaked small amounts of blood. McCoy was dead calm, but she could sense the power in his heart. She wondered what it would take to make him excited, to really get his blood boiling. "I don't really see why I should help you," said McCoy. "It's your own fault." "I know that," said Worthington. "But think of the team." "It's not like you've been pulling your weight, lately," said McCoy. "It's the strain," said Worthington. "I mean, she's his girlfriend." "She thinks she is," said McCoy. "You know it's one-sided." "That doesn't mean that Rogers isn't fully behind their plans to get married," said Worthington. "You know what he thinks about this kind of thing." "I should think that that is more her problem than yours," said McCoy. "You don't get the way these people think," said Worthington. "She says I took advantage of her, and he believes her because she believes all that shit." "It didn't stop her from fucking you, did it?" said McCoy. "She was kind of out of it," said Worthington. "Warren," said McCoy. "Did you put something in her drink?" "She wanted it," said Worthington. "She was too inhibited to follow through." "So you put something in her drink," said McCoy. "She was drinking," said Worthington. "Something from my lab," said McCoy. "I didn't get it from your lab," said Worthington. "But Rogers' goons might easily come to that conclusion, mightn't they?" said McCoy. "No," said Worthington. "They might come after me because of something you did to our heroic Captain's fiancee," said McCoy. "You've got to help me, Hank," said Worthington. "For old time's sake." "This is the first time you've talked to me in over four months, and all you can do is tell me that you might have signed my death warrant?" said McCoy. "I'm touched, Warren, I really am." "Hank, for God's sake," said Worthington. "Warren, this is exactly the sort of manipulative game you've been playing since prep school," said McCoy. "Hank," breathed Warren, starting to weep. "Please." McCoy took off his glasses and polished them on his sleeve. Worthington's heart rate had fallen, and he was of no further interest. McCoy was excited, very excited, even though he didn't show it. "You may be interested to know what I was doing this morning, when I couldn't see you," said McCoy, replacing his glasses. "What?" said Worthington. "It seems that a certain member of the Avengers contacted me last week, in a delicate condition," said McCoy. "This morning, I brought that condition to an abrupt end." "Oh, thank God, oh, Hank, oh you can't imagine-" said Worthington. "I couldn't, either," said McCoy. "It even put me off my lunch. It's not everyday when you deliver a foot-long larva with a human face on it." "Fuck," said Worthington. "It will be the first day that you see one, too," said McCoy. "It even has your hair." "No," said Worthington. "You can't make me." "I can," said McCoy. "The Professor also thought that you should spend the afternoon with it. It won't bite. It's in a specimen bottle, floating in formaldehyde. Your first-born son." "No," said Worthington, starting to sob. "The Professor does like us to accept responsibility for our actions," said McCoy. "I bet he told you to be discreet," said Worthington. "You just told this skank as well as me. She'll tell everyone." "I doubt it," said McCoy. "No one ever listens to fat girls." They both left when the elevator stopped half-way down, and didn't even bother to glance at her on their way out. [Next: A Day In Manhattan]