Journal Entry #2

I had an interesting day so I guess I'm going to tell you about my present before i delve into the past. Logan was already with Avalanche when i joined them

"Magneto would like a word with you" Avalanche requested

"Why should I care what he wants" Logan asked

"I'm aware you two don't see eye to eye on everything but a temporary alliance would be beneficial to both our sides don't you think unless you really want to see Sinister or the Army of Humanity win this war"

"After all this time I'm supposed to believe that all the sudden he wants a truce. i don't believe it. why now?"

"Hey I'm just the messenger, how should i know what his motivations are. You really want to know come ask him yourself"

"how do i know this isn't a trap?"

"Of course its a trap. That's why I'm going in your place" I said

"Out of the question" Logan snarled

"I don't care if you are the leader, I'm not going to let you make stupid decisions" I argued

"How is you going smart but its stupid if i go?" Logan asked annoyed

"For starters the guy controls metal, you know that thing your bones are coated in! Second of all I Can't Die! and last but not least if he really is looking for a truce then disappointing him off the bat should be a good way to see if he is willing to make concessions." I informed him. There was a fourth reason but it was one i couldn't say out loud especially not in front of the enemy. I loved Logan, of course everyone knew that the part i could never say is that he was my world and I could not face eternity with out him and deep down I knew that I would burn the world to save him. Romantic in thought perhaps but in execution it probably wouldn't go over well. So I protected him as best i could so that i could save me from myself. Besides I am useful but its him the team truly needs he is stronger than me, stronger then all of us really with out his strength i don't know if any of us would have made it this far.

"You know there is no talking to you when you get like this" he grumbled

"I'm glad we are in agreement. Avalanche take me to your leader" i said and started to follow Avalanche Logan grabbed me by the wrist spinning me back to him kissing me deeply my spine tingled and he said softly "be careful" "stay safe" i replied and with one last longing glance at my love i departed following Avalanche wondering what it was Magneto really wanted. A little while later we entered Magneto's fortress. His base was a large metal castle the remains of sentinels scattered around the outside all in all it was an impressive sight to behold looking around there was little doubt that the omega class mutant was a force to be reckoned with even with out an army backing him. As we approached the base of the castle he floated down from somewhere above.

"You are not the one i sent for. Where is wolverine?"

"He's busy so i came in his place. what do you want Magnus"

"You are not the one i want to discuss that with"

"Well i think you'll agree that life is full of little disappointments, i may not be who you asked for i am however all your going to get but I'm happy to take your offer back to Logan."

"Actually my dear you may not be who i asked for but your exactly who i wanted to see"

"What"

"You two are so predictable if i sent for you Wolverine would never let you go, so i sent for him knowing you would never let him come"

"Note to self be more original, ok ill bite. What do you want we both know it's not an alliance"

"I need your help"

"Why should I help you"

"Honestly i cant think of one good reason but that's the beauty of you heroes you always do the right thing"

"since when is helping you the right thing to do"

"just hear me out please, if you don't want to help i know well enough by now i cant force you."

"fine I'm listening"

"our camp was attacked by the human army, we fought off the attackers but not with out great cost. some lives were lost. Others sustained great injury none greater that my daughter Wanda with her injuries she wont last another night. So one enemy to another will you save my daughters life."

"Magnus, after all these years who knew you actually have a heart. Take me to her i will do what i can."

a moment later his magnetic shield appeared around both of us speeding us to his infirmary

"Wow this is the only way to travel" i marvelled quite enjoying the ride.

The ride ended quickly in a room where the Scarlett witch was laying on a pedestal barely clinging to life.

I walked up to her in silence taking a moment to see her pain, one of my abilities allows me to heal others, well not just others i can heal anything that lives myself included at first it took every once of energy i had and then some so initially healing others would leave me in a coma for days. eventually my power grew or maybe just my control and i started to see the pain in others, in animals and plants even the earth itself. Seeing the pain has allowed me to heal only what is needed conserving some energy for myself. I don't know if what i do is a gift or a curse I take some solace in the help it has provided to others, but some days lately have been hard for me all i can see is pain around me the earth itself is crying out as are most of its residents. I do what i can but my power is not strong enough to heal the whole world though i often wish it was. As I stared down at the Scarlett Witch I could quickly tell that Magneto had not exaggerated the graveness of her condition. She had extensive internal bleeding, most of her ribs were cracked, another hour and she would likely die of blood poisoning. I gently ran my hand across her arm releasing my healing energy with in seconds her body became luminescent as her injuries faded away when the light faded there was no outward signs that she had ever been injured at all. The glowing is a bi-product of my healing factor i have never been sure why but when ever i healed something it always glowed a white-blue light, maybe i will never know why. Magneto held Wanda's hand tightly in his own as colour returned to her cheeks and her eyes fluttered open. I could see relief on his face as she slowly regained consciousness it was almost touching, in these violent times it was easy to forget that the enemy were people too, not the monsters we make them out to be in our minds so we don't feel so bad for killing them. My job was done and this tender moment was hardly my place to be a part of so i walked out eager to get back to my own camp. I had only taken a few steps down the hall when Wanda appeared behind me.

"Leaving before i even have a chance to say thank you?" she asked

"I didn't do it for your gratitude, or your fathers for that matter." I remarked

"Well thank you anyway, if you don't mind me asking why did you do it" she inquired

"Your welcome, and i don't, I was just taking Gandhi's advice" i answered

"what advice is that" she asked looking quite puzzled

"Be the change you want to see in the world." i answered continuing down the hall

"I owe you thanks as well" Magneto said appearing behind them.

"If you truly mean that be honest next time, don't lure me here with a ruse." I requested

"Would you ever believe me?" he asked with an amused grin

"Probably not." i said with a chuckle

"will you allow me to provide you with an escort back to your camp." Magnus offered.

"It is not necessary, but if you really wish to do so i won't turn it down." I answered.

"Avalanche." he called out motioning for the young man to join them

"Hey before i go, i know you didn't bring me here to talk truce but we have lost some members of our team to both Sinister, and the army of humanity. I'm sure you have as well and I don't like the thought of them being harvested for there genetic material, or having there powers used against us. Right now i have people trying to locate their bases when we find them would you consider joining forces long enough to rescue our people." I asked.

"My dear, If you want my help you only need to do one thing and i will gladly join forces with you" Magneto answered with his usual bravado.

"What's that" I asked, positive i already knew the answer

"Tell your human pets that they are on there own." he said making it sound so simple

"Yeah... that's not going to happen. though hypothetically if i were to convince Logan that we should do just that as a matter of... lets say self preservation would you accept me as one of your own or tell Logan he has to kick me to the curb too." i asked

"why on earth would i do that especially now that i am in your debt."

"I am not technically a mutant. You get that right. I'm not exactly human either, no one has ever really figured out what exactly i am but what ever I am isn't Mutagenic."

"I am aware that your powers are not mutant in origin but you don't give a person much choice. Whether or not I like you is of little consequence. You can't be killed, your abilities make you very worthwhile to have around, and you have constantly made mutants problems your problems other than a minor technicality as far as I'm concerned you are one of us. In fact if you ever get sick of baby sitting the humans that aren't trying to obliterate us and come to your senses you are most welcome to join us here."

"well that answers that, you say its us that need to come to our senses but i think we are the only ones with any sense left in tact. Sinister is a insane control freak, and you and the AOH really need to realize something. Even if either of you are successful in wiping the other half of the human race out more will still be born 2 mutants still have a chance of giving birth to a human child, just as two humans can still birth a mutant. So in the event that you do win no more humans what's your master plan let the children grow to adolescence and then kill them in cold blood when they don't manifest powers? I'm sure your loyal subjects will love that when it is there child on the chopping block. Peace may not be easy lately I'm not sure it is even possible but as far as I am concerned it is the only answer that makes sense." I informed him, Magneto looked a little stunned at my words though i doubted they'd have much effect as I turned and started walking to the Caves that I called home. Avalanche walked me there in silence i was glad for the quiet something i hadn't got much of in many years. I wondered if helping the enemy was the smartest decision i could have made, but since war broke out the brotherhood had never openly attacked us. Perhaps it was out of respect to his old friend Charles, or maybe we just weren't there biggest concern. A small part of me hoped that maybe one day they would come around to our way of thinking an alliance was exactly what we needed to tip the scales in our favour, sadly though life was never that easy. About a mile from camp Avalanche and I parted ways and i made the last leg of the journey alone the sun was beginning to set as i walked back to camp. Everything was about how i left it other that Logan who was pacing about angrily.

"Your back" he greeted

"Yeah, Did you miss me?" I asked with a grin. He wrapped his arm my waist pulling me in and kissing me passionately then answered "no"

I let out a small chuckle " then I can't wait to see the reception i get when you do miss me."

He smiled at me for just a second before his face turned serious "What did Magneto want?"

"The Scarlet Witch was dying, he wanted me to save her life"

"Wait! What? he sent for me not you."

"I know. It would seem that we are getting a little predictable my love, maybe we should send someone else one is a while shake things up a bit."

"oh. well did you do it?"

"What do you think, of course i did it."

"Scarlet Witch huh? Since when does she play for Magneto's team?"

"I don't know, i didn't even know if she was still alive before today too bad we don't still have cerebro we would be able to find all the people who are scattered there could be an army beyond measure out there."

"I'm not going to have to worry about you going all warlord on me am I?"

"Maybe a little bit, but damn it somebody has to Logan you can't fight this war on your own even though I'm sure you want to, and I for one am getting tired of the fighting we have been in this war for years. Hell it's been so long i don't even know how long exactly we have been fighting for and all we do is try to survive because we aren't warlords or complete nut jobs. I can't do it anymore It is high time we raged some of our friends and countless others right now are being harvested for there genetic material so Sinister can make his test tube mutants. Not to mention those being held at AOH base so the U-men can take their powers for themselves. I want them back Logan and I want them free There is an army out there and I aim to find it I might want to borrow a few folks to do it you know if that's ok with you fearless leader."

"No your right we need help and we need to go on the offensive otherwise we are just sitting here waiting to die I just wish i could come with ya"

"Don't worry when its time to attack you will be I'm just going to find you an army and hopefully a place to attack i really miss Google earth right now."

"sure would make things a hell of a lot easier so would cerebro and we used to think we had it bad back in those days."

"Who knew the impact that just one kid could have"

"No kidding, if you knew then what you know now would you kill the kid when you had the chance."

"I really want to say no, somehow that feels worse than saying yes but even if i did kill him there is still a good chance everything would have turned out like this that kid was an excuse for them and I don't doubt that they would have found another." I walked away as I thought about his question I never want to think that I am capable of ending a life as it is just barely beginning but if that one life could save all this suffering it would be selfish not to do it.