1962 - Post-Nuclear War - Shawtopia

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[ there's a struggle to pin him down, and despite his efforts to shove them off of him, Emma's power seems to outweigh his own in this regard. the syringe is administered without his permission, and he's yanked away by Shaw's men, isolated in a room, left to stay in the room that he's been given. the locks are shut tight, but no one can take away his ability to reach out and assure the others that he's fine, he's fine.

except that when he tries to reach out, he hears nothing coming back towards him.

panicked, he screams for Erik, screams for Raven, out loud and in his mind both, and he's desperate for the link, the connection again. he can't even feel Shaw anymore, and his hand grabs for his arm, touches where the serum was administered. he breathes, slowly, trying to regain control - his mind is frenzied, perhaps once it calms, once he's able to calm his panic, he'll be able to reach out to them.

the silence continues. it continues well into the night until the next day, and he knows things are wrong whenever he's shocked by the door opening, whenever he's staring into the face of Sebastian Shaw, eying him carefully as he walks in the room. ]

Whatever you've done to me, it won't happen again.