To Re-Write the Past
Stark Tower. Recently rebuilt after the fiasco that Loki and his Chitauri brought about to New York City, and instead of being able to finally relax, Tony has a bunch of mutants standing in his lab.
"So Professor Charles Xavier, as stated in his last will and testimony wanted to send Magneto back in time to possibly change the course of the future, using my machine. Have I got this right so far?"
"Yes" Storm nodded, not seeing much else to add. After the battle in San Francisco, her and Hank finally approached the subject of the Professor's will. Everything was done accordingly, the school and grounds going to Storm and personal items distributed among his fellow mutants. The subject of Magneto coming up was something none of them had even thought about.
"How did he even know about my machine, oh wait, telepathic mutant. Speaking of which, is there no mutant who could just do it for you?"
Beast steps forward to answer, taking over from Storm who had explained the situation to Tony Stark and his guest Bruce Banner, who at the moment was standing closely by the said time machine, fiddling around with different contraptions.
"Not that we know of. Since Charles' is gone there is no one to operate Cerebro - "
"You're mutant tracking system thingy" Tony interjects.
"Yes. Cerebro was built so that Charles could expand his telepathy to reach out to mutants in need, to find them and bring them back to the school. We have no idea if there is a mutant out there capable of manipulating time, let alone to travel to a precise date in the past."
"But we don't even know if the machine works properly, it hasn't been tested yet, it's just been finished" Bruce speaks his concerns, walking towards the group now.
"The Professor believes it will work, so it will work" Wolverine at long last joins in the conversation, he had been leaning against the far wall, arms crossed, thinking he'd let the others talk it over while he watched Magneto who had also decided to let the other mutants work it out. Logan didn't see why he had to watch Magneto; he was no threat now without his powers.
"Hate to be a mood killer, but your Professor's dead" Stark voiced.
"Watch it bub." Wolverine slowly let his adamantium claws protrude.
"Logan" Storm warned.
"I don't know why you seem so keen arguing about this" Magneto spoke at last, fed up of his old adversary's xmen explaining their reasoning's, let alone having been dragged here against his will "Whatever Charles' plans were I don't want any part of."
Just as Logan's claws were aimed at Tony, they were now directed at Magneto, facing up against the once mutant "Don't you want the Professor to still be alive, after all, it was your fault he died."
Magneto did not answer, simply laughed at the metal coming from the mutant's hands that he used to so easily be able to manipulate. "Then travel with me Wolverine. Make sure I don't do anything I shouldn't. Or are you too afraid to jump into that untested machine?"
Wolverine turned to the rest of the people standing in the lab.
"It could work" Bruce is the first to voice his opinion "The Professor and Magneto don't know you from that time. If it has to be a mutant that goes with him."
"We could send Cap, give him a treat being back in his old time." Tony suggests. A playful smile spread across his face.
"Steve's from the forties Tony, not the sixties." Bruce points out.
"Meh, worth a try."
"It's settled then" Logan looks towards Tony "Stark, start it up."
"You're the boss" Tony mockingly salutes as he and Bruce go to their needed positions to activate the machine.
"Logan, are you sure?" Storm asks, approaching where Wolverine and Magneto now stand, Logan having dragged Magneto into place with himself inside the machine, with only a small amount of struggle from the ex-villain.
"There should be no side effects when you get there" Bruce begins to explain.
"If they get there" Tony half heartily jokes. Bruce just continues.
"You'll have exactly 24 hours as we haven't figured out how to stabilise a longer time period yet."
Storm speaks again, her attention aimed at Magneto "Remember what the Professor wants, let his younger self know what's going to happen in the future."
"And what exactly shall I tell him, that's he's doomed to die at the hands of one of his xmen." Magneto grins.
"Just show him everything, the Professor" she halts "the younger Professor will know what to do."
"Do we even know what are Professor wanted from this?" Wolverine asks from his position.
"Only one way to find out." Storm replies before nodding to Bruce.
"Everyone stand back. Tony" Bruce looks to his colleague and friend who inputs the needed information into the machine from his station.
"Hold on tight boys" Tony announces as the machines starts, a buzzing sound filling the room as a bright white light engulfs Wolverine and Magneto.