-Meanwhile in town in a relatively empty pool hall-

Pietro and Anna had escaped the hectic mansion to this local pool hall, one of the very few places a mutant could safely have a good time. The young couple had engaged in several rounds of pool, Pietro always one to impress the ladies was showing off with countless trick shots while Anna merely did her best.

Pietro smirked as he sunk the eight ball, "What do you say if I win this match you do that thing I like?"

Anna peeked an eyebrow and looked Pietro over, "Sure but if I win you have to do that thing you like."

Pietro smiled thinking he had this in the bag, "I'll break." He lined up his shot and sent the white ball hurdling towards the other balls sending them scattering across the table. He did not sink a single ball though.

Anna smirked and lined up her first shot sinking in two solid balls, "Suddenly ah've warmed up." Pietro's eyes went wide as she sunk every solid ball on the table, "Eight ball side pocket," as she called her shot she deftly ricocheted the white ball into the eight ball and watched as it eased into the pocket.

Pietro chuckled, "Did I just get hussled?"

Anna walked to the bar, "Ah'll get ya a drink."

She walked to the bar and placed an order for a couple of cokes, "To love Pietro has its consequences."

Anna looked to her side and saw a tall blonde woman wearing blue jeans and a white blouse sipping on a drink of her own, "Excuse me?"

The blonde looked Anna over; "You know he'll get bored with you right?"

Anna peeked an eyebrow in suspicion, "What makes ya say that?"

The blonde smirked, "He's the fastest man alive. You honestly think one woman could hold his attention? Well… I did but that was a long time ago."

Anna immediately knew she was not lying. Pietro hadn't used his speed the entire time they were in the pool hall, although it was a mutant sanctuary she couldn't have known what his exact abilities were, "How do you know him?"

She looked over at Pietro practicing his shot, "Look at him," Anna turned her head, "I arrived here before you, and he has done nothing to acknowledge my presence."

Anna turned her attention back to the blonde and glared at her, "Well maybe ya should just let go. He's with me now."

The blonde chuckled and got up. She walked over to the silver-haired mutant smiling knowing full well that Anna was trying glare a hole through the back of her head, "Hi Pietro remember me." She enveloped him in a hug.

Pietro looked at Anna, "Um… hi Carol."

Anna was on a level of pissed she rarely got to, "Hey skank hands of mah boyfriend!"

Carol smirked and actually picked Pietro up with one hand. She blew him a kiss and threw him across the room. Anna stopped in surprise and watched as Pietro flew and hit the wall with a loud thud. She was brought back to attention as Carol grabbed her by the throat with an exposed hand and slammed her onto the pool table, "What could he possibly see in a silly little Goth girl?"

Pietro sprung back to life and saw Carol's exposed hand wrapped around Anna's neck. He sped over to her and tried to punch her in the jaw, "Let her go she'll kill you!" but nothing happened. She didn't even flinch.

She looked over at Pietro and shook her head, "Bad move Petey." She kicked him and he flew backwards into the bar with a loud crash.

He got back up after shacking his head, "I said let her go!" he ran towards her and punched her in the kidney.

She only laughed and grabbed him with her free hand. Then she threw him towards the pool hall's entrance. He hit the door with a thud but it did little to slow him down, he flew through the door taking it, and some of the wall, with him.

He staggered to his feet and looked at her through dazed eyes, "As soon as their stops being four of you, you're going down."

Carol walked out of the pool hall, Anna still in her grasp, "Tell me why she means so much to you."

Pietro shook his head, "Cause she's real. She's not some ditzy blonde I picked up at a club. She'd got substance and spunk." Upon finishing his statement he sped towards her and leapt into the air to drop kick her in the face.

She staggered a little and regained her composure, never once releasing her hold on Anna, "You more than anyone should know. You can't hurt me. I'm the strongest there is."

As she finished her sentence a mighty fist connected with the back of her head sending her and Anna flying towards Pietro, using his speed he caught Anna and rushed behind his savior, "Blob! You actually got off the couch to come save us?"

Freddy looked back at his teammate, "You're just lucky we were at the rib shack across the street," Tabby waved to Pietro as he looked to the other side of the street, "And remind me to squish you when we get home."

Carol flew out of the rubble and glared at Freddy, "Oh Pietro do you really need this ogre to fight your battles for you?" she flew towards him and punched him in the stomach knocking him several feet back.

Pietro sped to Tabby's side, "Are you really going to remind him to squish you later?"

Pietro smirked, "First rule of business, never smoke your product."

Anna looked at the battle through dazed eyes, "Is it just me or is Fred starting to glow?"

Pietro and Tabby looked at the immovable Blob and it was true he had a faint orange glow around him.

Carol chuckled and flew high into the air, "I'm stronger than you and faster than you. How do you plan to stop me?" She dove at Freddy using gravity to make her fly even faster. She threw her fists in front of her intending to make sure he stayed down.

She abruptly stopped as Freddy extended both of his arms impacting against her shoulder. She just stopped attempting to fly and push Freddy back. He only chuckled, "You may be stronger, but I'm the immovable Blob!" He pulled one mighty fist back and allowed it to connect with her jaw sending her flying backwards into a streetlamp thoroughly rendering her unconscious.

Freddy looked back to his friend with a smile on his face, "Now aren't you glad you got me around to fight your battles for you?"

Pietro nodded, "Um… Freddy you're… glowing?"

Freddy's smile grew even larger, "Thanks. I bought a new moisturizer."

Tabby shook her head, "No baby you're really glowing. You've got this Orange aura around you."

Freddy inspected his body and smirked, "Cool."

Pietro picked up Anna in a bridal style position, "Well if we're all done I'm going to run her to the mansion and let Bigfoot check her out."

Before either teen could reply he was gone, "Hey! I was supposed to squish you!" he looked down and noticed a little pool of blood, "Oh man."

-A few minutes later back at the mansion in the Brotherhood room-

Lance was lying on the couch lazily watching the TV; he had not been feeling well all day. Everyone knew that when Avalanche used his powers he suffered from headaches in varying degrees, but today, for no reason, he had suffered from a massive migraine.

Kitty walked up to the entrance and knocked on the wall, "Lance are you okay?"

Lance smiled and slowly got to his feet. He turned and faced her, "I'm fine pretty Kitty."

She giggled and jogged towards him, intending to give him a hug. But what happened next surprised both of them. Just as she was about to make contact with him she suddenly stopped and was flung backwards, only to land on the floor, "How? Why'd you do that for?"

Lance was extremely confused he looked down at his hand and then back to Kitty, "I don't… I mean I didn't mean to it just kinda happened."

Kitty rubbed her sore rump as she got up, "Well maybe you should go see Dr. McCoy."

Lance looked back at his hands and nodded, "Yeah maybe."

-A few minutes later in the med lab-

Kitty had escorted Lance all the way down to the med lab, and when they opened the doors they were surprised to see the other four original Brotherhood member down there too.

Lance looked at his teammates suspiciously, "What are you guys doing here?"

Todd smiled from atop his gurney, setting his magazine down, "Saved wolf-girl from a couple of would be mutant hating rapists."

Freddy smiled while opening his fruit cup, "Saved Pietro and Anna from a would be ass kicking."

Lance looked towards Pietro and Anna both of them appeared to be asleep. Anna lie on her back with a few machines around her, while Pietro lie on his stomach with Hank and Jean hovering around him doing something that Lance couldn't quite see, "What's up with Tro?"

Freddy sighed, "Well Bigfoot told us that one of the times this crazy chick sent him flying, he got this huge gash on his back. So he's trying to fix him."

Lance looked at his fallen teammate, "Since you two are the heroes, why are you in the gurneys?"

Todd and Freddy exchanged a confused look, "I have no clue yo."