Disclaimer: I do not own X-men: Evolution.
Summary: A tale of the brotherhood as they grow up to become the supervillains they were meant to become.
Genre: Action/Adventure. Drama
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It had been three weeks since the defeat of Apocalypse. Currently the two largest changes to the institute were Colossus joining the X-men and the inclusion of Magneto, known as Magnus to the students, as a teacher. Scott had also become a teacher, but due to the number of other adults educating and training the younger mutants he normally did not have much to do. Jean had chosen to remain at the institute for the time being, forgoing plans to go to college in the fall. The professor had chosen not to actively recruit further students at the present time, instead focusing on promoting mutant rights as a political agenda in both Washington and in Bayville.
Outside of the institute however, much had changed. S.H.I.E.L.D. Had swooped in and cleaned out Apocalypse's pyramids the same day that he had been defeated. In addition, the organization had spoken with the brotherhood- the entire brotherhood, Gambit, Pyro, and Sabretooth, who had all moved to the boarding house, in addition to Avalanche, Blob, Quicksilver, Toad, and Wanda in an attempt to recruit them all. Surprisingly, the brotherhood had turned Nick Fury down, stating that they would rather work for themselves, which was only possible thanks to another controversial pardon by the President of the United States. The public of most countries had split their opinion of the mutants, with nearly half supporting mutant rights and half denouncing mutants as monsters. Things had finally started looking up for mutants in general, and it was nearly all thanks to the X-men.
Sadly, the hope that seemed to shine so bright following the defeat of Apocalypse would not last forever...
Chapter 1
"Here comes Lance, looking for romance!" Fred sang from the living room of the boarding house.
"Here kitty kitty kitty!" Todd shouted out, hanging from the ceiling, safely away from the reach of Lance's long arms. Pietro snickered as he watched Lance stomp through the house, looking for his keys while simultaneously shouting at everyone to shut up.
"Don't they ever shut up?" Remy asked Wanda from his position on the couch as she walked into the room.
"They do if you gag them." She replied simply before sitting in her favorite chair, which today, happened to be in the middle of the room.
"Oh."
A rumble shook the room, throwing Fred over Remy and out the window and knocking Todd off the ceiling and straight into Wanda's lap.
"Ugh!" She pushed him to the floor and went upstairs to change.
"Thanks Lance! I owe you buddy." Todd said gratefully.
"No problem. Now shut up."
"You got it cap-i-tan." Todd mock saluted and jumped over Remy and out of the house.
"I have to admit Lance, that was smooth." Remy said. "It looked like an accident."
"It was an accident. Don't tell him that though." Lance walked off to another room to continue looking for his keys.
"So, what's up?" Remy asked Pietro.
"Not much."
"Oh. Where's Sabretooth and Pyro?"
"No idea."
"You know, with Magneto giving you guys money now, we could go out and do something instead of just sitting here like you guys always seem to be doing." Remy said hopefully. Anything to end the boredom.
"I guess. It's weird to have money. Wanna go into town and find something to do?"
"Sure."
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Wanda had gone up to her room after Todd had landed right on top of her. Peeling off her clothes, she threw them on the floor and went to find something else to put on. While rummaging through the drawers to her dresser though, she noticed herself in the mirror. Now, Wanda had seen herself in it plenty of times, but recently she hadn't really looked at herself. She stopped and stared and once again got the feeling that something wasn't right. She looked the same as she always had. Running a hand through her hair she couldn't remember what prompted her to cut it.
'Probably just wanted to try something different.' Right now though her life just didn't make sense. She had been feeling this nervous paranoia constantly in the past few weeks and it was driving her crazy. It didn't help that Toad was doing his best to annoy her every day from the moment she woke up until the moment she went to sleep. Her life had stopped making sense ever since she had joined the brotherhood. Expelled from school. Having a green freak stalking her all over. Putting up with her brother, who treated her like she was made of glass for some reason. Fighting the X-men whenever the two groups met, with neither side even knowing why. Her father abruptly ending all contact with her, and then after Apocalypse just as suddenly talking and even visiting again. She didn't have any direction in her life and all structure and routine had been ripped-
CRASH! The entire house rumbled and the sounds of shouting could be heard downstairs. She shook herself out of her thoughts and finished changing.
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Three Days Later
Magneto had just finished a training session with the new recruits of the mansion. He chuckled to himself at the glares they had given him after they had completed the course. It hadn't been too hard. He had just left the elevator and chose to eat breakfast with the other adults.
"Hello there Charles, Logan, Henry." He grabbed a cup of coffee as the three mutants in question greeted him each in their own way. The professor returned the greeting, Hank nodded, and Logan growled before hiding behind the paper. "What is the schedule for today gentleman?"
"Actually, there isn't that anything out of the ordinary today Magnus. I suppose that we will have the day to amuse ourselves however we choose." Charles replied, before focusing back on his breakfast.
"In that case, I think I shall meet with my children and spend at least part of today with them. Hopefully they are already awake, or else I fear I might have to, shall I say, create a proper motivation for them to get out of bed." With that said, Magnus put his empty cup in the sink and walked out.
Logan chuckled to himself. "Those kids are gonna get it."
"I agree. I would not like to be in their shoes. Luckily, I don't wear any." Hank replied with a smile on his face.
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"Where is everyone?" Lance asked.
"Well, Sabretooth's still gone, probably doing whatever it is he does when he isn't working for the boss. Wanda and Pietro are out with their father or something. Pyro is watching movies right over there." Remy pointed to Pyro who was sitting three feet away from Lance.
"Ha Ha."
"And Todd and Fred are hanging out in the city somewhere."
"Oh." Lance sat down on the floor and proceeded to watch the movie with Remy and John. Suddenly the scene changed to that of a news reporter as the broadcast was switched.
"This is Adam Sharp, reporting live from downtown Bayville. I am at the old Pine Dairy building where reports indicate that mutants have begun attacking an anti-mutant demonstration. The police are en route as I speak. It appears that the citizens of Bayville are fighting back at this time. I am told that right now the area is to be evacuated, but the mutant is considered dangerous. Once again, I am at the abandoned Pine Dairy, where..."
Remy shut the television off. "I'm guessing that's where Blob and Toad are. We should go find out what's going on and help them."
Lance and John both nodded and ran out to Lance's jeep. Remy leaped out the hole in the window and jumped into an old Mustang that Magneto had bought, thanking the reputation the brotherhood had which allowed them to simply leave keys in the ignition.
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Fred had split up from Todd earlier when the two had simply decided each do their own thing. What he hadn't counted on was incurring the wrath of an anti-mutant protest. He hadn't even done anything! Simply walking by minding his own business, and then he got yelled at and mocked. Naturally he decided to show the guys that were mocking him a lesson, but he didn't realize that they had egged him on simply to provoke into fighting a rather large mob.
Now though, he was busy swinging at another thug who thought he could take on the super strong mutant. He had already knocked several protesters out of the fight, but that only angered the rest even more. Before he knew it, the more militant members of the mob had armed themselves and began taking shots. The bullets weren't piercing through his skin, but they did hurt. Another bullet hit him, this time near his eye. Crying out in rage, he grabbed a nearby car and threw it at a small group of them that all had guns. They scattered before it hit, but he did at least make a few people change their minds about continuing the fight. He spun around to grab another vehicle, and was completely caught off guard by the optic blast.
"That was just a warning shot. Stop fighting and leave the people alone Blob." Cyclops called out, flanked by Wolverine and Beast.
"They started it! I'm just defending myself!" Fred screamed back at them.
"You need to stop before someone gets seriously hurt." Cyclops raised his hand to his visor in preparation.
Fred smiled as he picked up the car in front of him. "Like you?"
Cyclops blasted the car out of the air, knocking it into the ground as it came towards him. Wolverine and Beast both ran off towards the other mutant. They jumped up on each side of him and as he raised his arms to catch them, Cyclops fired another blast right at the Blob's chest, taking him off guard. He staggered back and was knocked down by Wolverine and Beast.
"Stay down Blob. Once Jean is done dealing with the shooters you won't stand a chance." Wolverine stated. He was knocked nearly twenty feet in the air as Fred smacked him. Beast managed to jump out of the way of the massive arm in time.
"You X-men think that you're so tough. Let's see if you can handle the Blob!" He charged towards Beast who quickly jumped over him and kicked him in the back of his head, causing Fred to stumble and fall flat on his face.
"You're outmatched Frederick. Give up now before this goes any further!" Beast stated.
"Too late X-man." a voice called from behind both Beast and Cyclops. They spun around to see Avalanche sans uniform, Pyro, and Gambit each ready for a fight.
"We're not here to fight. We simply came to stop the Blob from destroying the city or hurting anyone." Cyclops tried to keep the peace, but as usual, it didn't seem to be going well.
Remy stepped forward. "Tell him," He pointed at Wolverine who was threatening a prone Fred, "to back off, and we'll just take him and leave." Wolverine looked up, then glared at Blob one more time before stepping back and letting him get up. Fred walked over to Lance's jeep and got in back, as all of the brotherhood members got in their vehicles and left.
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Greetings everyone. Thought I would get a rather obligatory authors note out of the way right now. As you all can see, this story takes place after season four. It will focus mainly on the brotherhood, and will be both drama and action, with a bit of romance thrown in. However, the x-men will be here, simply because it is important to know what both sides are doing and what agenda each has.
Now, things of note.
Todd is creepy. Seriously. A lot of people think he is misunderstood, but the guy's a freak that hates being clean. He has an unhealthy fixation on Wanda and she doesn't like it. I've determined this because she has said a total of two nice words to him in the series. Plus when they all fought Magneto, she pushed him off of her, wanting nothing to do with him.
As I stated, Colossus has joined the X-men. After turning over a new leaf, Magneto freed his family and let him go.
Evan is currently back at the institute, although still keeps in close contact with the Morlocks. Tabitha is also back, and making the best of annoying Wolverine.
There will be no Romy. Remy is a mercenary working for Magneto who doesn't care about Rogue like that..
What is commonly called the Acolytes is going to be called the Brotherhood. I strongly feel that Magneto would not call the group that he picked his acolytes. I believe he simply called them the brotherhood, or senior members of the brotherhood. In Magneto's mind he decides who the brotherhood is, and he isn't going to give up a perfectly good name simply because he already used it once on some mutants that didn't live up completely to his hopes.
St. John Allerdyce will be referred to as John. In evo, he is named John Allerdyce. Ignoring this would be like ignoring his need for continuous flames to use his power.
As noted by the title, the Brotherhood will not be seeking, receiving, or wanting any sort of redemption. They feel that they are in the right, being ready to work for Magneto and defend mutants from humanity. Also of note, they will be doing many mean and terrible things. The X-men are the heroes, but the brotherhood are the protagonists.
Currently, Mystique has stopped association with Magneto, leaving the leadership of the brotherhood entirely to him. His second in command is a position yet to be filled. Pietro is no longer in charge of the brotherhood in any way.
Rogue has gotten over being possessed and is now doing better than ever with so many of the psyches she used to have in her mind taken out by Apocalypse.
Ages- Scott, Jean, and Lance are 18. Fred is 17. Pietro, Wanda, Kurt, and Rogue are 16. Kitty, Evan, and Todd are 15. Remy is undisclosed, but in his 20s. Pyro claims to 21. The new recruits are all either 14 or 15 barring Jamie who is 12.
I'm sure I have forgotten something or other, but can't remember it at this point. All reviews, both positive and negative are appreciative. Any constructive criticism will be thanked, and will hopefully allow me to provide a better story. If anybody notices any spelling mistakes or other problems please let me know so I can fix it. I am going to try to keep everyone in character, but it will be difficult, considering how complex the brotherhood is. The X-men are a little easier, although I find them to be fairly hard to write accurately as well. (Where did that whole Jean-Xavier thing come from in the last part of season 4? Took me by surprise.)
Whew. Stupid author's note is almost as long as the chapter. Catch you all later.