Shadow of the Past by Unknown Author

Author:Unknown Author
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Michael Jan Friedman

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sidered Jeffrey Saunders. You'll be home soon enough, he thought privately. For all the good it will do you.

For just a moment, the youth almost looked as if he knew what the imposter was talking about. Then the moment passed and he seemed as lost and innocent as ever.

By the time Lucifer regained consciousness in the thick, foggy waters of the Nameless Dimension, Charles Xavier was gone.

Cursing to himself, the Quistalian clenched his gloved fingers into fists. He had believed the mutant to be helpless, at his mercy. And yet, it was Xavier who had gotten the upper hand.

But my enemy hasn't won anything, Lucifer consoled himself. Not really. And I haven't lost anything. Xavier is still trapped with me in this hideous place. He is still my prisoner.

The Quistalian's only concern was Jeffrey Saunders— whose assistance the mutant had enlisted, if Lucifer's suspicions were at all correct. He didn't imagine a retarded man could do any significant damage to his plans, but he vowed to stop the fellow nonetheless.

His first step, of course, was to reestablish his link with his ionic energy construct. That way, he could find out how far the situation at the mansion had progressed.

It wasn't all that difficult for the alien to extend his consciousness through the dimensional barrier and find the one he sought. After all, he had had years to perfect the skill, and the doppelganger had received explicit instructions to remain in Salem Center.

Sure enough, Lucifer found him on the lawn of Xavier’s mansion, along with three of the professor's X-Men and a couple of uniformed state police officers. Jeffrey, the Quistalian noticed, was already sitting in the officers' vehicle with a concerned look on his face.

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.. darnedest thing," one of the officers was saying, a bemused expression on his face. “The missing person report says this Westminster place is almost twenty-five miles from

here."

“Yes," said the energy duplicate. "We are aware of that.”

"And you say you haven't got a clue as to how our friend got here?" the other policeman asked.

“Not a clue," the imposter assured him. "Though, as you can imagine, I wish it were otherwise."

The first officer grunted. 'That makes two of us. Like I say, it's the darnedest thing. Well, thanks for the call, sir. We'll see to it he gets back where he belongs.”

"I trust you will," said the doppelganger.

As the policemen made their way to their car, Lucifer reached out to his puppet and restored their connection. Immediately, he felt the renewed flow of information and knew what had transpired.

You did well, he told his construct.

I live to serve you, the imposter replied.

It was nothing more than the truth, of course. Still, the duplicate's acknowledgement of it gave the Quistalian a measure of satisfaetion-as did the knowledge that Xavier had lost his best chance to interfere with his enemy's plans. With Jeffrey Saunders out of the way, the mutant no longer had the tool he needed to derail Lucifer's efforts.

“You know," said Bobby Drake, “I'm still dumbfounded.

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