Joshua Foley, A.K.A. Elixir was also in the crowd of active X-men. When he was hypnotized, he was working with Laurie Collins, A.K.A. Wallflower to amplify the lawn's genetics into snares and traps, to tangle up or slow down the Blob's progress. Using his hypnotic dance, he completely incapacitated the entire active roster of X-Men. However, Blob knew this opportunity wouldn't last forever. So the Blob took to implanting several post hypnotic suggestions to the entirety of the team to ignore his doings at the mansion no matter what anything or anybody says otherwise. He had to be especially strong with the local telepaths, like the Professor, Emma Frost, & Jean Grey, yet he still left them with enough intelligence & free will so as not to arouse suspicion from their subconscious selves.
Now back to Elixir. Elixir has the power to alter the genetic coding of anything organic, from humans, animals, plants, & even mutants themselves. He can heal or hurt them, & in essence activate the X-Gene or a Secondary Mutation to further evolve their powers. His powers only work on Humans, Mutants, & any other earthborn, carbon-based lifeforms.
As Joshua was attempting to subdue the Blob, the Blob came up with an idea to make himself stronger. “Focus on the jiggling of my body & the sound of my voice Elixir. When you hear the phrase ‘XXXL’, you will fatten yourself up on any food product you can without arousing suspicion. & when I say the phrase ‘X-Amplify’, you will amplify the powers of a current X-men (yourself included), so long as you leave a ‘Failsafe Gene’ that I can activate to ensure continued loyalty or death-by-fattening.”
“Okay Blob. What should I call you when I’m in this state? & how shall you activate the ‘Failsafe Gene’ that I place in other mutants?” Elixir asks hazily.
“I will activate the failsafe Gene with two steps. First, my voice will reverberate through their ears & bring them to control them to touch my fattened flesh (whether they consciously want it at the time or not). Second, when I am in control of their body, they will replicate fat at a faster level until immobilized while also feeling hornier & unable to release until I give the order, leaving them either dead from strain on the body, or weakened in resolve. Third, call me Lord Blob, & that goes for you too Wallflower. Ya’ got that?
“Yes Lord Blob” Both Wallflower & Elixir responded.
“Question. How can I help? I can’t alter genetic codes like Joshua can.” Wallflower responded unsure of herself while still in a trance.
“You Wallflower shall be one of my mind enforcers using your pheromones to enthrall others humans, & inorganic mutants into my sway whenever I say ‘Blossom’ to you & only you.” Blob commanded onward. “Now Elixir, Wallflower, two more commands for you both. One, when I am speaking to both of you, & you are both in my control, then when I say the code phrase ‘Aphrodisiac Bloom’, you will each fal asleep & dream about serving me to enhance your loyalty, &/or receive new orders. Two, when I am speaking to both of you, & you are both in my control, then when I say the code phrase ‘Venomous Wilt’, you will both return to your normal lives without any memory of what happened while under my control, chalking up any lingering memories of servitude to bad dreams. Now I say to Elixir, ‘XXXL’, & to you Wallflower, I say ‘Blossom’.”
Finally after careful thinking & releasing his two victims to continue their missions, the Blob saw first-hand just what Elixir & Wallflower could do. With Wallflower growing plants in X-mansions’ contained vegetable garden & fruit tree orchard at a phenomenal fast rate while Elixir further enhanced her mutation to make them extra addicting, the Blob could have more food than he ever imagined. As Joshua ate almost every fruit in the orchard & the vegetables down to the scraps & leaving only the seeds behind, he was certainly a bit fatter after altering his genetic code.
Elixir was once a slim, average-sized young teenager with one problem giving away his mutation. He literally had golden skin & hair, that had a few black spots on his hands & feet that could use his power even through clothing. Now however, Elixir was definitely putting on some pudge, like a baby belly. That’s when the Blob got an idea for what Elixir & Wallflower to do next...