-The next morning in Pietro's room-

Wanda sat in a chair across the room from her brother. It had become a small ritual for her; she'd wake up call the mansion to check on Jean and her children, and then stare at her brother until it was time to go to school. Once in a while she'd share words with him, she'd tell him about her day, how her twins are doing, or what the Brotherhood blew up that day, but mostly she would just sit there and stare at him, thinking about how he sacrificed himself for his friends and family.

Wanda got up and walked towards the door. She paused before leaving; she looked back at her brother one last time, "See you tomorrow Pietro."

-A few minutes later in the backyard-

Lance and Todd were hard at work stripping the Nova they won off of Duncan.

Lance removed the blower and placed it on the workbench, "And when we walked into the mansion Wolverine practically tackles Johnny so he had to explain everything."

Todd nodded in conformation, "And you know when he gets scared his accent gets thicker."

Wanda came up behind them, "Like when we had to explain that there's not a goblin that laughs at him living under his bed."

Lance smiled, "The guy lives in the attic, it's noisy up there."

Wanda peeked an eyebrow at Lance, "Remember when you brought him home?"

Lance laughed, "Yeah he tried to make us waffles and blew up the toaster."

Todd lifted his shirt, "Yeah I still got the scar from that yo," he let his shirt fall, "Where is he anyways?"

"Upstairs," Wanda then studied her 'peers' for a moment, "I thought you guys were in trouble."

Lance started cleaning off his hands, "We were and Mystique told us to think about what we did wrong, but we forgot what it was, so we're working on the Nova."

Wanda rolled her eyes, "And where's Freddy?"

Todd smiled, "He got stuck on grocery duty."

Wanda peeked an eyebrow in confusion, "Why did Raven give him that job?"

Lance started counting on his fingers, "John's irresponsible, Todd smells…"

Todd's head darted up, "Hey! It's not my fault," he crossed his arms, "I'm a toad."

Wanda continued for him, "You fight, I don't follow orders. Face it Freddy is the lesser of several evils."

Lance stared at Wanda, "I'm not evil," he paused, "I'm just misunderstood."

Todd nodded, "And evil."

There was a loud crash and suddenly St. John was running out of the backdoor, then the window on the second story opened, and Regan popped out wearing the shower curtain, "I don't care if you had to pee or not! You can do it in the neighbor's bushes like Todd!" she then threw the towel rack at him.

He narrowly missed being impaled by Raven's company towels, "Ready for school Sheila?"

Wanda rolled her eyes, "You guys get suspended, and I get punished."

St. John put an arm over her shoulder, "Relax Sheila, oih'll by you an oihce-cream at lunch."

Wanda hexed the Aussie, "You're all paying for this one."

Lance merely peeked an eyebrow as he watched the other two Brotherhood members walk off, "I'm gonna go get some gas, you want anything?" Todd only shook his head as he crouched on the fender and stripped some hoses.

-The grocery store parking lot-

Freddy walked out of the grocery store checking over the list to make sure he hadn't forgotten anything. After making sure everything was accounted for, he stuffed the list into his overall pocket and continued to push the cart down to the sidewalk.

Although he would probably never admit it, Freddy liked it when he was given responsibilities; it made him feel important and needed, like a valued member of the team.

All was going well, maybe too well for a member of the infamous Brotherhood. And true to Brotherhood luck there was a well-built man standing in his way wearing a tight black sleeveless shirt, and black pants. He had something on his back but Freddy couldn't identify it.

Freddy peeked an eyebrow at the man, "Can you move?"

The man smirked, "Don't think I can boy," he then reached for his back and pulled out one, of several, harpoons, "Name's Kodiak, but you can call me Harpoon, and I don't like your face."

Naturally Freddy took offense to this, but he remained somewhat calm, "Guess you don't know who I am. I'm the…"

Kodiak cut him off, "The Blob, vast superhuman durability, coupled with superhuman strength and a personal gravitational field, should make you a tough opponent."

The harpoon started to crack with energy, "Huh?" and just as Freddy finished his sentence the harpoon darted from his hand and into Freddy's chest.

Kodiak smirked, "I can't believe they told me to be careful with you," he shook his head, "You went down faster than a wounded seal."

Freddy tried to get to his feet, but he was soon struck down by another electric harpoon, "I… am… the…" he passed out before he could finish his sentence.

Kodiak shook his head, "Victim."

-Several minutes later at the local gas station-

Lance walked out of the gas station and noticed a woman sitting on the hood of his prized Challenger. He walked over to the woman and cleared his throat.

She wore tight leather pants and a white muscle shirt; all of her hair was thrown to the side, some of it covering her left eye. She looked up and smiled at Lance, "Hey sexy, nice car."

Lance's cheeks flushed, "Umm… thanks. Think you could move?"

She fell back onto her elbows and uncrossed her legs, "Make me," she smirked, and the ground began to shake a little.

Lance was caught off guard but then glared at the woman, "Who are you? How did you do that?"

She licked her lips, "My friends call me Arclight, but you can call me Phillipa, Lover," Lance's anger was beginning to boil, and the ground shook, "No, no, don't want to rupture a gas line do you?"

Lance calmed himself with a few deep breathes, "What. Do. You. Want?"

Phillipa smiled seductively, then hoped off the car, "Help! Help! That mutant is trying to assault me!"

Lance's eyes shot open and he saw a few people rushing towards him, "Shit," he hoped through the window of his car, turned it on, and peeled off down the street.

She watched as he left, "See ya around, Lover."

-Meanwhile back at the Boarding House-

Todd sat crouched on the workbench drinking from a water bottle when a strange man walked onto the property.

He smiled at Todd, "Hi my name is Janos, and I was just wondering if I could use your phone. You see my car broke down in front of your house and I rang the door bell but no one answered."

Todd examined the man. He had long white hair, and he wore a leather trench coat with fingerless gloves, "Sure," he turned around to grab the phone but was quickly thrown into the yard, "What the hell yo?"

Janos smirked and then threw off his coat to reveal a skintight uniform and several sheathes holding spikes and throwing stars. He pulled a spike from its sheath and starred at Todd, "I wonder…" he trailed off for a moment now starring at his spike, "If I dissect you, would it be like dissecting a regular frog?" Todd did a back flip and looked at the spot he had been standing in with wide eyes. It was now littered with spikes and throwing stars, "Awe shucks I missed," he smirked.

Todd swallowed a hard lump in his throat, "Bad day to be the Toad," Todd kept both eyes fixed on the man waiting for any sign of an oncoming attack.

Todd was rendered speechless as he began to spin, faster and faster until he was just a blur. Spikes and throwing stars were being flung at the amphibian; every now and then one would graze his skin. He was obviously playing with Todd; he could kill him at any time.

Todd did everything he could to avoid being attacked, back-flips, front-flips, leaping off the walls, crouching and sidestepping. Janos was beginning to lose his patience. Todd was fast, very fast. Quick with a small frame and flexible body, if he focused he could dodge every projectile. But as we all know a member of the Brotherhood can't catch a break.

Todd was so focused on his adversary he neglected to watch his step on the garden hose. Now he lay in a heap tangled in the green serpent used to water the dirt.

Janos smiled and impaled his hand with a spike, "You're fast kid," he then impaled his left foot, "But not anymore."

Just when he thought he was done in he heard the sound of metal shattering. He looked up to the second story window to see Raven wearing a teddy, reloading her silencer-equipped rifle a cigarette hanging carelessly from her mouth, "I don't miss twice."

Janos sighed and took a bow before taking his leave.

-A few hours later in the living room-

Lance sat in his armchair while N'Kantu helped Todd to the couch. Freddy came down the stairs, his charred shirt slung over his shoulder. He sat down next to his wounded comrade on the couch. Raven looked over her team; each one on a level of pissed she had seen on only a few rare occasions.

She crossed her arms, "Gambit has a new team, and they are targeting the main members of the Brotherhood."

Lance growled, "But who's leading them? Gambit's not exactly leadership material."

She nodded in agreement, "Some one faked his death for a reason, but that still doesn't explain who."

Suddenly the front door was kicked open and the occupants of the house were now starring at a beaten Regan. Blood trickled from her lip and her eye was beginning to blacken. She was beyond pissed, "Sinister."